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Technical Details for the 54" Grader Blade
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Reinforcing angle is welded behind the front edge of the blade to provide added strength.
Replaceable cutting edge greatly extends the useful life of the blade.
Cutting edge and blade form a continuous curve.
Rolls rather than pushes material, providing greater capacity
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| Breakaway Feature |
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Two large coil springs allow the bottom of the blade edge to be pushed back if a solid object is struck.
- Operator does not receive a hard jolt
- Reduces chance of damage to the blade
- Locking pin is provided so that the blade can be locked in the vertical position
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| Hydralic Lift and Angling |
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54-in. front blade has a working range of 10-in. above the ground to 3-1/2-in. below the ground.
Blade can be used straight ahead or angled left or right up to 27 degrees.
- Allows moving bladed material off to the side and out of the way
- Allows blading in a back-and-forth operation (no need to deadhead back to origin)
Blade is angled, raised, and lowered by using the tractor hydraulic system.
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| Adjustable Skid Shoes |
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Adjustable skid shoes on each side of the blade allow the operator to select the correct blading height to match various conditions and job requirements.
Adjustable to 8 different heights (7 at 12.7 mm increments, 1 at 25.4 mm increment)
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| Quick-Tatch Front Hitch |
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Hitch slips over and locks onto frame with attached snap-pins.
- No tools required
- No loose parts to find
- Same hitch works with all front-end attachments: blade, broom, snow blower, and snow thrower (Patent #5,240,085)
- When used on X Series tractors, the front quick-hitch can be installed on the tractor when the mower is installed
- Use of the front blade while the mower is installed is not optimum because ground clearance will be reduced and the mower deck may be damaged
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| Hydraulic Angling Cylinder |
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Hydraulic angling kit is available
- Infinite positions up to 27 degrees left or right
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| Tractor Requirements |
Compatible with:
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X700, X720, X724, X728, X740, X744, X748 Ultimate Tractors
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X465, X475, X485, X495, X575, X585, X595, 425, 445, and 455 Garden Tractors
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318, 322, 332, 420, and 430 Tractors
Not compatible with:
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320, 325, 335, 345, 355D and GX300 Tractors (Tractor requires dual hydraulics.)
Requirements and recommendations
1) If not already equipped, tractor requires front Quick Hitch with hydraulic angling option.
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- Note:
- If not already equipped, 430 Tractor requires BM16360 front mounting bracket prior to installation of the front Quik-Tatch hitch.
- 2) If not already equipped, X700, X465, X475 and 425 Tractors require BM20761 hydraulic coupler kit.
- 3) For enhanced traction and performance, rear ballast is recommended.
- 4) Tire chains are helpful and recommended when blading snow.
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| Specifications |
| Cutting Width: |
| Blade straight |
54-in. (1.4 m) |
| Blade angled 15 degrees |
52-3/16-in. (1.3 m) |
| Blade angled 27 degrees |
48-1/8-in. (1.2 m) |
| Angling Positions: |
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| Rights and left |
0 to 27 degrees |
| Range of Lift: |
| Above ground line |
11-in. (280 mm) |
| Below ground line |
3-1/2-in. (90 mm) |
| Blade skid shoes |
8-position |
| Material thickness: |
11-gauge steel |
| Blade |
0.12-in. (3.05 mm) |
| Replaceable scraper edge |
0.188-in. (4.76 mm) |
| Blade trip |
Spring trip |
| Blade float |
Hydraulic |
| Approximate weight |
50 lb. (23 kg) |
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