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Talntedmrgreen
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 Posted - 12/01/2012 : 21:58:29
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Got 20 minutes to myself today, after hanging Christmas lites, and threw the Dutch grader on the HB to run my path through the woodlot.
I had opened a trail several weeks back with the 3212H/FEL, but it's challenging to smooth things with out down pressure. Figured this was a great chance to get teh HB good and hot, test the lift, tranny, etc.
No hiccups! The hydro leak I had yesterday mysteriously vanished during the run, so it will make the fix more interesting. I ran all the other machines tonite, and what was a washboard trail is smooth as silk now  Gonna have to find more work for the old girl. Tomorrow will be in the '60's, so we'll have to burn some petro somehow. |
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Richard
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 08:52:45
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| That does a good job. you said you were a FDT sellout and here we see you working away on an FDT. I have that mounting frame for the grader but no blade. If I get a blade for it I can foresee needing some small ripper teeth to break the ground. Has this been done before? |
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 10:13:29
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Richard, this is the Dutch blade in this thread ...http://www.michaelstractors.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2130&SearchTerms=Dutch,blade
Mr Green, did the grader come with the tractor? I wanted one badly but could not get Ron Miller to throw in his NOS grader. |
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 10:48:59
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Yeah, the blade pictured is a serrated, 'tooth' style blade. Several years ago a Simple Tractors club member 'Dutch', now passed, had a batch of these made up, for use on the Simplicity grader hitch.
They are extrememly effective, best I can tell. This is my first time using this vs the OEM grader. A local fellow had several fo Dutches blades, still new, and I was able to visit with him and pick one up.
Some history...
http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=15386&SearchTerms=dutch,blade
Edit...sorry Phil, this post was in the works for a few hours  Baby came a callin' No, the grader I had, but the Dutch blade I picked up earlier in the year, and had yet to use. The guy had two, but one was spoken for when I got there. There is one on CL up here in MI...but the guy wants a bundle. Not sure who the owner is.
http://annarbor.craigslist.org/grd/3375510064.html
And here's an OEM grader...still steep IMO
http://battlecreek.craigslist.org/grd/3362907720.html |
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skunkhome
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Talntedmrgreen
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 17:22:47
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| 72" would be the cat's pajama's if a fella had a large area to work over. I know with the aggressive bite of the serrated blade, it's quite easy to stop the tractor with heavy foot pressure...something larger would probably do so rapidly. If I had a regular or large job, I'd be adding a lot of weight to the machine and maybe a different pair of shoes, depending on the surface. They are extrememly effective tools. |
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skunkhome
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 17:51:36
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| Oh I was thinking you could cut itt down to a manageable size. |
Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
Edited by - skunkhome on 12/02/2012 17:52:26 |
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Talntedmrgreen
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Posted - 12/02/2012 : 20:19:32
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| Haha...I follow ya. You're talkin to a guy without means to cut steel so I shop without that frame of mind |
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HB test run...Dutch grader
