Posted by Stick welding on February 16, 2013 at 11:45:21 from (96.53.210.246):
In Reply to: home made box blades posted by Wile E on February 16, 2013 at 09:54:23:
Some implements are just better to buy. I bet the steel would cost a lot more than $150 and then you'd have to get it rolled, and preferably broke(bent) to have a flush mount grader blade. The grader blade will probably cost about $75 or more by itself. If you don't put a grader blade on it, it's not worth building. Just like a bobcat with a bolt on edge for clearing snow. It would wear out in no time. I would think the cost of steel and forming it would be be closer to 4 or $500 and that's not including any of your time and other expenses to build it. Too light of box blade will bend up like a pretzel if it gets caught on something.
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