Building a grader blade

[littleredrider 409]

Looking for plans ideas parts for a grader blade. Had the snow plow on, but can only do so much. Usually it digs in too much and makes it worse than when first started. I got my welder working nice, (only after owning it for 4-5 years) and once I find materials, want to build one. I searched the web, but thanks to photobucket can't look at any pics. I think the pull type would work better, but I'll take whatever.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,374]

Here's the one dad built 30+/- years ago and I just fixed a couple months ago, if you're interested in this style I'll you some measurements, it's basically a "copy" of the Brinly rear blade buy probably heavier duty, last pics was how dad originally built it before running it over with my Kioti last winter, Jeff.

[littleredrider 409]

It gave me some ideas!!! One thing I couldn't picture was the mount for the blade. Since it's not the same a snow plow the mounts and bracing is little different. But I like the idea on yours...

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

http://myoldmachine.com/topic/3094-mid-mounted-grader-blade/?page=2

[chris sutton 610]

Koen beat me to it, I was just going to give you the link.

Hope its helpful to ya

[Lee1977 6,885]

Here is one I built a few years ago. I cut a 5' road grader blade down to 4'. The pivot pin is a 7/8" king pin from a Ford truck. The frame is 2" channel with a short piece of 4" channel between. A 2"x2"x1/4" angle attaches to the blade.

 

 

Edited July 23, 2017 by Lee1977

[WVHillbilly520H 10,374]

If you zoom in on the clevis hitch in the second pic in my above post you'll notice there are extra holes drilled , they are for tilting like a road grader to pull side ditches, a little something extra the mid mount and front blade can't do plus the 2 pieces of flat iron on the back are for adding weight such as a cinder block ect, if you don't have the rear clevis hitch I'm sure it could be fabbed to hitch into the dozer/tiller hitch but you would still need the rock shaft and lift cable to raise and lower, I'll try to get a pic of it mounted to the 520, Jeff.

[Sarge 3,464]

I plan to basically build the same style for the big D with an old road grader blade that has it's outside ends worn down . Cut those off , build a sub frame to hook into the rear axle's brackets for the 54" front blade and use the center lift to control it . There is also the option of just buying one of the 1055 cutting edges in an 8" version , some are over 1" thick so it would be pretty stout and are available up to 72" wide - vendors on the big auction site have them all the time . I used a 60" piece of pre-beveled 1055 1/2"x60 cutting edge to repair the worn out 54" blade for the D - works excellent and in some cases too well , lol .

 

Sarge

[WVHillbilly520H 10,374]

Here's the Cub Cadet style which is a rare find, Jeff.