DOZER BLADE FOR SKID STEER! YES OR NO?? FULL REVIEW.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2017
- Demo'ed a 96 inch 6 way dozer blade for the skid steer/compact track loader in this video.
Overall the dozer blade works well and I was impressed with it. Watch the video for the full review.
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Nice video. I have a Bobcat T630, which is 74hp and only about 8,600lbs and the blade size is a major factor. You have on an 8' wide blade here. Good to keep in mind that a D3 or D4 Cat dozer weighing in around 18,000lbs at 80 or 92hp only has between an 8' to 9' wide blade. A Bobcat brand 96" dozer blade just came in to a local rental place, so I gave it a try. Even though it was too much blade for the track loader, it worked good. I've ran dozer before and you're exactly right, if a person has no experience operating a dozer, it'll be trial and error for a long time. A smaller blade would work much better and a dozer blade has it's application.
Also, something to consider with the right size blade, there is less wear on the hinge pins and possibly on the machine in general for certain applications. Less heat in the hydraulics in certain scenarios as well if just pushing which makes for less wear. I used the one I rented for a few days in different scenarios on my property and I'm buying one, but a smaller size for sure. The 96" blade was too much blade for a T630. The proper size blade would allow the machine to work efficiently and productivity would be up, providing the operator has dozer skills. I might make a video after I get mine showing the uses and benefits. I've heard the same thing from other guys that it isn't any good but I thought it worked fine. Cheaper than a used dozer in good shape, that's for sure.
Hey! Please read I own a moto cross track and we have it built already we used a D3 would this work for track maintenance reshaping the faces and burns.
Just bought a Kubota svl 75-2. I have never even operated a skid steer before but I’m learning. Your videos really help! Thank you. Could you do a video on how to put a crown on a gravel road or driveway using the bucket? You gave a couple good tips on it in this video!
Love it. Thanks for your recommendation!
I do a lot of residential new construction work and I can see a benefit for backfilling foundations. Quite often we have 10' from property line to foundation walls the angle of the blade could make that much easier for us.. But i still haven't bought one because as you says we can do everything else without it.
They work well for cutting long modest swells , crowning driveways and pulling material towards the center , cutting modest drainage trenches beside long driveways on hills, rolling certain types of material that you need to dry after heavy rains. They can have their place if you do those sort of things. Like all skid steer attachments they are always a compromise between an attachments vs dedicated purpose built machines.
I think it would come in most handy angle blade backfilling trenches
it takes days to get used to it, then pretty nice for ditches and crowns. also, my 333e has snail mode which makes it a lot easier
Hi Kyle yeah I have AA vibrating roller Couldn't be without one We do building pads Once in a while I can get someone to pay for a compact and road What brand do you have
I would like to see you digging a ditch /swale with a skid steer. New Cat owner who is still learning, Thanks
PS to all you can cut swells along a road with a soil conditioner you rise it up high tilted to one side run the wheels down and it Cuts a slope
On an mostly flat area it seems a bucket is idea for everything you want to do, this best feature is the roll, with a bucket I use a 4-1 open as a dozer option, but if driving a flat/road on a hill it's always going to follow the roll angle of your tracks, I used to have a small tractor and go over with the box to get the nice roll angle, the blade works so much better. Guess it comes down to where you are and how much of terrain you generally work in if it'll ever make sense.
I have to try a dozer blade this week. blade has been in the yard unused since 2011 at least. I am hoping the new t870 size makes it more useable then the t250s that we tried it on in the past. we never use the harley rake, its been sitting so long it has moss growing on it. the dealer wouldnt even take it in as trade as no one here uses them
mikeyjock good luck with it, maybe you'll have a different take on it. let me know your thoughts after you try it.
he's alive !
What if I could get a nice used blue diamond, with most of the factory paint still on it for $3000? Would you make room for it in your arsenal for that price?
The nice thing about the blade though is it tilts for cutting slopes. But you could accomplish the same thing with a tilting bucket mount.
Good video and I agree if you know how to run a CTL you can do everything and more with a bucket. Besides most of us have dozer blades on our mini excavators anyway.
Good video!
Someone was telling how great it was but, i have to agree with you
What about cutting grade virgin ground? Soft, or dumped gravel I agree, buckets hands down better….I’m wondering about in a field, I feel the blade might be better w/o a 450g on hand
Could you roll any dirt behind he blade and backgrade like you can with a bucket? Didn't really seem like it to me. I've always wanted to try a six way blade because they look like a neat gadget, but after seeing your review it looks like that's all they are is too "gadgety". I totally agree you can set up a pad or find the slope you need to start cutting the grade you need.
You should try and get a hold of one of those Ashland scraper attachments to review!
You could roll the dirt but it was very touchy. Too much and you'd stop. I agree with you...Its a neat gadget but not worth it in my opinion. Thanks for watching.
Just got this blade at work. We can figure out how to make the blade rotate but cannot figure out how to move it side-to-side any pointers would be grateful
The grading is a whole lot easier if you were to spend the extra money and get the wheel package for that unit. Best investment out there.
What? tracks are king for grading
I work at site prep company we have one ive been there 5 1/2 years it never gets used its got a broken cutting edge on it . I tried to get them to fix it but they are not interested in fixing it . You are dead on some of are guys that have use one siad its a P O S .
Ithink in some applacations for rough work but not for fine grading they say its to hard to control with the weight hanging out there its bouncey . keep the vidoes comming .
We have one and I find that at least the bobcat one is extremely hard to finish with. I run a dozer and all.types of equipment. I find that it it a little too aggressive and because the distance from the blade to the tracks is so short that if you chop then you need to stop and start again
Dozer Blade is great if equipped with laser but if your eye balling might as well just use a bucket
Benching the machine has become a lost art, the tilt buckets are a pain in the Ass once they have allot of wear in them and some of them don't take that long to wear
I agree, the bucket is much more proficient. If your going to do slopes dozer is the only way to go.
For a lot of things the Dozer attachment is way better than a bucket. Building roads cutting in roads feathering dirt over backfilling trenches the angle blade is way faster than bucket
YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT, BUCKET WILL WORK FOR ME.
Hi Kyle have you ever used or looked into a noram Mini road grader
Not that brand...I'll check it out 👍
I could see it working on small landscaping jobs involving fine grading or even on small roads/ driveways where you need to level things up or put a crown in the road. Other than that, I feel like the machine would just be too small to be useful when compared to a traditional dozer. I also use your trick that you mentioned in order to get the machine at an angle for ditching, slopes, ect. It seems to work fairly well, but it can be hard to be accurate sometimes.
Brandon Barker possibly w those scenarios but I don't even think it's worth it IMO. thanks for watching!
Thank u had the same thoughts you just verified them
Seriously thank you. I was wondering if it was worth it. You confirmed my suspicion. Thanks
Some people have commented that they like them and find them useful. Personally I wouldn't spend the money on it. thanks for watching!
I have a dozer blade and over 10 skit sters Every attachment you can imagine I agree a bucket And a soil conditioner Combo Will finish any job You can get a tilt tach from quick attach If you need to angle your bucket I have thousands of hours of experience I thought I would use the dozer blade on extremely rough rocky roads but you're better off using a A set a Bobcat rippers and then buccanning out the rough rocks If you're going to do fine grading you'll need to have Dave at V blade build you brackets
Have you or do you have a vibrating smooth drum roller yet Mike? those are the cats machow if you ask me. Had our soil tested too and they were around 95% after we used it.
@@AveryExcavating these conversations are invaluable! Thank you!
Okay, so you're using the blade for push dirt up in a pile and comparing it to a bucket. A dozer blade isn't a bucket nor is a bucket a dozer blade.! Use each for what they are designed to do and I think you'll find better results
RayneStorm Wayne dozers are made for pushing what are you talking about?
@@brandonshreve6070 I think he is saying, making a pile of dirt isn’t much of a comparison. You’re also on flat land.
My Dozer blade is way better for cutting in roads than my bucket
I also use it a lot building pads
What brand of blade did you use?
@@ronaldpigeon4713 Bradco
Bucket doesn’t tilt or angle, and the ground you’re working with is already flat. Try making a hillside flat without a dozer.
You say that you have hundreds of hours in a skid steer with a bucket right, well for the most part running a blade is the same as a bucket, with the exception that you can't scoop with a blade and a bucket doesn't have a side shift option! When I am grading wether it's a bucket or a blade they both have to be full!
Jpaydirt has a sweet channel with a D9H
They are all purpose built. Never going to cut slope with a bucket. You could build a ditch with that but imagine doing it with a bucket.
Two words... Scraper Bucket
A skidsteer doesnt have the length, weight or traction to effectively handle a dozer blade imo. A compact dozer weighing 16k# is the minimum required to be efficient at doing dozer related activities.
Looks almost useless. Welcome back.
I ordered a 2340 blade when I purchased my Massy 1705 back in October this year. The dealer told me it should be around 2 weeks to receive it. It's now 17 December still no blade. Have called dealer to many time to count also contacted Agco directly don't buy this blade
U can cut grade with a 6way. If u want to stalk pile then bucket is the right tool for job. U can cut a v ditch with a 6way and the machine doesn’t need to b sitting flat to work. This guy is not as knowledgeable as he thinks how do u compare the 2 and ur front to back method is limited.
I can do wherever whit a regular bucket 👎🏼
Worst case it doubles as a snow plow.
we use a snowplow for a dozer job and saved us money made the snowplow blade a multipurpose use
You should try a Skeer Grading blade! skeersystem.com
Nice, expensive?
you must be bored.... hahahaha!
Gillett Excavating, LLC very....lol the ground is frozen and I'm waiting on permits
frost laws come of in a week or two here
Apparently this guy just does flat rough grading. Could us a lesson for sure.
No thanks, I'll stick to a bucket
James C yup. I have been curious about a dozer blade for these for months. glad I was able to test it out
Kyle Riegle I wonder if steel tracks would make it more usable.
FishFind3000 I gotta say doubtful w steel tracks - the Machine is just to light to use a blade efficiently IMO
skidsteers are not dozers im not sure why people think they are but their not
Nope but they are a very handy and versatile machine.!
Won't argue that at all but the attachments being made are getting a little crazy
Wynden Schlichter
Dozer are skidsteers ...you don't steer them by a turn the wheels and it's they're not their
@@zeke112964 thats some funny shit theyre,lol
This guy cant run a track loader worth anything. I got a jenkins iron and steel 7foot and wouldnt trade it for the world. Put roads/driveways, pads, formed yards way faster than with a bucket and trying to get the machine “level”. If Avery Excavavting needs any help learning or making another verdict ill be happy to teach em. And yes im only 26 but bring it on gramps oh and using a Kubota with that much counter weight and still chopping really shows your inability as an operator and makes your review not only wrong but not worth a plugged nickel.
Hell no !!! They are a joke
Awful camera work. Grab an inexpensive gimbal and save me the migraine.
Dozer blade is a joke and a total waste of money not useful in any situation sorry to say