Anyone ever use a box blade to remove sod? Have about 3 acres I'd like to start over with. Was curious if a box blade would do the trick.
With the right attack angle and speed - it might work, controlling the depth of cut is where it is difficult.Anyone ever use a box blade to remove sod? Have about 3 acres I'd like to start over with. Was curious if a box blade would do the trick.
I'll have to look into that. Not sure if I could find a place to rent a disc that the subcompact could pull, but I do have a farmer friend if he would be willing to let me borrow his disc. I think it's like a 30 footer or something though. and getting it into town might be difficult. Nice idea, I hadn't thought of that yet.If not a tiller, do you have access to a disc? My experience is I can disc in several passes, gradually getting shallower/less aggressive to first turn over grass, and second break up clods. Then pass over it with a drag, or maybe box blade, to get final leveling.
Yeah, I would be borrowing a tractor from him as well.What size/ model tractor are you gonna use? I would think a 30ft set of discs might give a subcompact some fits
They have discs set up to around 5 to 6ft wide. Might be a little more manageable to use. Some of the mom and pop rental companies have them to rent, as well as some dealership's. Just really depends on the market and location.
Sometimes you can find them on Craigslist and used farm equipment sellers for a decent price.
No.Anyone ever use a box blade to remove sod? Have about 3 acres I'd like to start over with. Was curious if a box blade would do the trick.