50 inch mid mount

[scott willey 34]

any interest in a 50 inch mid mount grader blade for 518 500 or 522 tractors?

[ebinmaine 67,265]

I take it you're looking to sell one Scott?

Or do you build them?

 

[scott willey 34]

I have a customer trying to sell me one but I don't need it

[ebinmaine 67,265]

Ahh yes.

 

I think if you listed in the classifieds it should move.

 

I believe they'll fit other models as well.

[Stepney 2,325]

Far as I know my 50" mid mount is an XI unit. the dozer belongs to a 260 series. They both interchange fine. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I believe they'll fit other models as well.

Xi only unless you want to do a bit of fabrication...

 

20 minutes ago, Stepney said:

Far as I know my 50" mid mount is an XI unit. the dozer belongs to a 260 series. They both interchange fine. 

The 260 series dozer blades (pictured below) can be retrofit to the classics easier than trying to fit it to an xi series... Unfortunately the 260 and xi series are unique amongst themselves... Unlike the 70s-2007 classic series.

[Stepney 2,325]

1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Xi only unless you want to do a bit of fabrication...

 

The 260 series dozer blades (pictured below) can be retrofit to the classics easier than trying to fit it to an xi series... Unfortunately the 260 and xi series are unique amongst themselves... Unlike the 70s-2007 classic series.

Have to check my model number. I'm 99% sure my grader is for an XI. Thats what it was sold to me as. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

1 hour ago, Stepney said:

Have to check my model number. I'm 99% sure my grader is for an XI. Thats what it was sold to me as. 

The biggest differences for the xi and classic mid mount grader blades would be 1) the angle lever is wider on the xi 2) the lift point , the length between lift point and rear hitch bar may be different as the rear axle bracket/hitch is a completely different beast (the xi has  fore (blade) and aft (tiller) attachment points vs the single straight up point on the classics)... I have never owned a WH older than an 86 312-8 but I had 2 xi and a friend with a 267 not much of anything was interchangeable between the 3 models that's what makes finding attachments for the non classics a chore....  I've been wrong before and if I am now I apologize ... But could your mid mount been for a 500 series classic (520H) and a 500 series xi (518 520 522 and 523D)?

[Stepney 2,325]

No need to apologize, I could well be wrong myself. 

The fellow only owned 200 series and XI, and maybe one old 300 series. My angle lever does stick way out. But I had it on a Charger 9. Not sure really. I'd have to check my papers. 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,032]

The 5xi grader blade will fit C-Series and 300, 400 and 500-Series by moving rear bar 5" ahead.

I cut out the rear mounting bar and drilled new holes to relocate a new longer bar with pins.

I left the side frame rails long so the original bar ends I cut off can be drilled out and the bar moved back so it can still be used on a 5xi.

 

The 5xi blade will fit the long frame models as it is but the blade when angled is too close to a front tire leaving no room for graded material.

 

Garry

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

On 10/12/2019 at 6:42 AM, gwest_ca said:

The 5xi grader blade will fit C-Series and 300, 400 and 500-Series by moving rear bar 5" ahead.

I cut out the rear mounting bar and drilled new holes to relocate a new longer bar with pins.

I left the side frame rails long so the original bar ends I cut off can be drilled out and the bar moved back so it can still be used on a 5xi.

 

The 5xi blade will fit the long frame models as it is but the blade when angled is too close to a front tire leaving no room for graded material.

 

Garry

Basically it's NOT a simple swap but requires some fabrication as I eluded to above.

[953 nut 55,062]

Your heading is 50" Mid-Mount. Is this a picture of what you are talking about?

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Look at that 520 pictured on the operator's manual ...