Box Blades & Graders in Hearne, TX

Check your tractor's rear lift capacity and the width of its rear tires. A box blade should run at least as wide as your tire tracks, so you don't leave ridges behind. Bad Boy box blades come 4 to 7 feet wide. Weight counts too. A heavy blade on a light tractor will push the front end around on soft ground. A light blade on a big tractor rides on top of hard dirt instead of cutting. Your operator's manual lists what the 3-point hitch can lift. Bring those numbers when you call the store to ask about a Bad Boy blade or grader.

Start with the box blade, then finish with the land grader. The box blade has scarifier teeth up front and a steel box behind them. It rips into high spots, carries the dirt and drops it in the ruts. That's the heavy work. A land grader doesn't dig in hard. It rides over the surface and skims off what the box blade left behind, so you end up with a flatter finish. On a short drive, a box blade alone may be all you need. On a long lane, you'll notice what a second pass with a grader does. Both fit most brands of tractor.

Most of it is grading: driveways, building pads, gate entrances and pasture lanes. A wet spell leaves ruts where trucks and cattle walk. Low spots hold water. A box blade cuts down the high side of a rut and pulls dirt into the low side in the same pass. A land grader then leaves the surface smooth. Leveling a pad before you put up a shed or barn is another common job. Keep well back from ditch banks and drop-offs. On a grade, slow down, and go by the operator's manual for your tractor and implement. Browse our implements on j5tractors.com to compare blades and graders.

Both tools usually hook to a standard 3-point hitch, with a top link and two lower arms. No special mount needed. Check your tractor's hitch category against the implement's before you buy, since a Category 1 and a Category 2 hitch use different pin sizes. Box blades usually have adjustable skid shoes or a depth setting, so you control how deep the scarifiers bite. The Bad Boy box blade manual also calls for a ROPS-equipped tractor with the seat belt fastened. If you're not sure your hitch matches a particular blade, call our Bryan store and ask before you buy.

Our Bryan store sells both Bad Boy tools, and Highway 6 is the road from Hearne to Bryan. It's a Bad Boy store. Land graders come in 5, 6 and 7 foot widths. Bad Boy also builds grader blades and landscape rakes, and Bryan can order any of them. Putting in a new driveway, leveling a building pad or smoothing pasture ruts all call for one of these implements. Come by the lot to see what's there in person. Talk through which blade fits the grading job ahead of you before you buy.