Does a Rear Blade Exist that Does All This?

[toxcrusadr]

The Homestead scraper appears to be the closest thing to the Leinbach blade that I have seen. 6 way adjustment with pins.

Thanks, I didn't even have that one on my list. It looks comparable to the Bush Hog, both have pins for adjustment, both have max 15 deg tilt (some other go up to 23). A little less offset (18" vs 23") and 96 lb lighter. Price is nice considering no shipping cost. And USA made. It's on the short list!

 

[jyoutz]

Do not get a blade that requires loosening/tightening bolts!
I had an 84" King Kutter blade like that.
A real nuisance! to use.

Yep. I had one like that too. I ended up never offsetting the blade because it was too much work, especially once a little bit of rust sets in on the bolts. And I often want to change the offset and angle a few times while working. This is easy with pin offset, but otherwise isn’t practical if you have to remove nuts and bolts. LP does make a pin offset blade, but it’s their heavier and more expensive models.

 

[fried1765]

Yep. I had one like that too. I ended up never offsetting the blade because it was too much work, especially once a little bit of rust sets in on the bolts. And I often want to change the offset and angle a few times while working. This is easy with pin offset, but otherwise isn’t practical if you have to remove nuts and bolts. LP does make a pin offset blade, but it’s their heavier and more expensive models.

The EA "Six Way Deluxe Scrape Blade" was a nice piece of equipment.
Hopefully someone will copy that design.
I have suggested so to the folks at Homestead.

 

[jyoutz]

The EA "Six Way Deluxe Scrape Blade" was a nice piece of equipment.
Hopefully someone will copy that design.
I have suggested so to the folks at Homestead.

There are lots of six way blades. My Bison does everything the EA blade does.

 

[fried1765]

There are lots of six way blades. My Bison does everything the EA blade does.

I agree,....that there are lots of 'em.
My KK blade was/is a six way blade.
The point I was trying to make, is that SOME are much easier to use/adjust than others.

 

[jyoutz]

I agree,....that there are lots of 'em.
My KK blade was/is a six way blade.
The point I was trying to make, is that SOME are much easier to use/adjust than others.

True. And after owning one of the bolt “adjustable” blades I would never own another. They simply don’t have the utility of the six way adjustable blades.