Pursuant to Bob’s admiration of Bluenoser’s hydraulic blade extensions

That should work. Is the cutting edge bolted on? Maybe it would be easier to remove the OEM blade and make a new wider one and bolt it back in place? Check around and see if there are old grader blades. If you are moving soft soil that might work.

If you stop to think about it for a minute, 3″ x 5'  is a lot of material and that amount is cubed every 12″ or so. The blade loads quickly which also gives down pressure, so you've got a lot going on in a short period of time. And if you're doing a nice finish grade then you're going slow and real busy on the hydraulics.

Good point, will she push it? that is a lot of extra weight. The other thing I noticed, when I had the root rake on (teeth are about 8- 9″ – penetrating depth) is if you are on uneven ground you do not get yourself in a position where you get hung up and have dificulty truning or backing out. I found this out when working clearing the old orchard and building roads in the wioods. The extra blade length will limit your mobility if things are not relatively flat.

I forgot about the root rake and manouvering, good points to remember. I would not add an oversized cutting edge. If your goal is to move larger amounts of material with a minimum amount of roll-out then I suggest you do a “U” mod to your blade instead. This can be accomplished using only 3/16″ AR-400 steel plate, and you will be much happier with it.

David wrote:

I've got an oxy/acet. cutter, and a drill: but I could not make what Bluenoser did.

He installed longer blade lift cylinders. Pics are in the old forums.

I think this is the link ya'll are talking about:

http://www.ctoa.net/modules/ne…..8;forum=21

Nope. Nice try Hal but it's the wrong end of the dozer. That thread is about  my TPH mod where I did away with the tractor's hydraulics and installed my own.

Somewhere there is a thread by Bluenoser about his transom mod and longer cylinders.

But sisnce the OP may no longer be interested, I'd say we're

I could not figure out how to copy the link but it is

– old forums

-buldozer mods

-dozer blade lift cylinder mod

-posted 2009/5/25

Bob,

I never think of it as beating a dead horse, I just call it tenderizing the meat!

Rich wrote:

I never think of it as beating a dead horse, I just call it tenderizing the meat!

Ahhhhh hahahahahahah! Beautiful!

Blue: just copy and paste the link.

http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..51030d.jpg

http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..57e405.jpg

http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..9afa94.jpg

http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..6c5ea5.jpg

or maybe the whole pic: