Do YOU Really Know How to Use a Box Blade? | Hydraulic Top Link | TYM Tractors

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Awesome video, I can tell you, I have been maintaining a long private road for over twenty years. With a small box blade, land plane, then modified my box blade to set further back and away from the tractor to control the spreading of material. Then I bought a large 6 ft box blade and finally installed a hydraulic top link. It is the best thing I've ever installed on my tractor, except my loader. Lol. The only negative thing I can say is I'm a damn fool for not installing this top link twenty years ago. I drop the box, and control all the material to fill holes with pitching the top link out, then back in to grab more material. I hardly ever lift the box now, unless I'm turning hard. It's just freaking amazing.

As someone who is about to buy his first tractor, this has been a phenomenal instructional video. I learned a Great deal. Thank you!

Great instructional vid!!! I've added a hydraulic lift link to work with my hydraulic top link. The combination gives excellent blade control when handling material and shaping the ground.

You dont know how much you have helped me. Thanks so much for a really great video that showed the many ways to use the box blade and the hot link also.

1st! Thank you, excellent demo, great explanation and awesome video. To be honest, I didn't learn anything new (this is just for me) but I did notice that so far of the multitude of "self help box blade videos" I've seen you are the only one that has explained everything I have learned and put together from ALL the videos out there. So cudos to you for a very good, well edited and shot demonstration. In my humble opinion this is "the best all around" box blade video for all the people wanting to learn how to box blade. Woop woop. A++ Lessons learned 1. Hydraulic top link a must 2. Angle of blade makes the difference 3. Rippers are your friend 4. Staying on the tractor makes the work go faster. Now if I may add 1 thing I learned (I hope this is ok)... add some weight to I your bucket or in you case here your grapple. The extra weight will help the 4 wheel drive "front tires" pull you through some of the harder dirt or "more full" box bladed areas instead of bogging down with rear tires and having dump the box just to keep moving, traction is our friend. So about 1/2 a bucket of dirt/rocks or a 2-300 lbs log/rock will do the trick. Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much for this video. It's exactly what I needed to see before I tackle my hard packed field. It's also heartening to know how long I should expect it to take, how many passes it takes, and that the tractor will bog down here and there. So appreciated!

Another fantastic video, and I have been thinking about putting a hydraulic top link on my Kubota, and I think you have convinced me to do it. It looked like it really worked great on the box blade. Thanks for sharing!

The box blade is really the reason I got my tractor...to keep up a mile long hard-pack gravel road. Results so far are good but I've got a lot to learn...I'm currently a YouTube tractor info sponge! This was super helpful, more great stuff Tony. Subscribed. Thanks! 👍👍

I am loving my T264. It is the Mighty Mouse of tractors. I just spread and leveled 40 yards of crusher dust to fill in an area of my yard. It was swampy. Now, its hard and dry. Throwing down some loam I'm stealing from one of my fields today.

Great video, I have had a box blade for a few months and used it a few times, this will help me immensely.

Getting my box blade today. Thanks for the great video. Huge driveway and road to do here. Have to cut ditches and everything. Fun times lol

Great demo …. And I love that hydro drag link!

The hydraulic top link is like a genie on your tractor with a magic wand. That might be the single biggest value feature I have added to my 3039R. Excellent teach, Brother!

Great video, guys! Love the process. It's amazing the amount of work you can do with a 20 hp tractor. My 1964 Yanmar 2000 isn't nearly as capable, what with no hyd remotes!!

Awesome job Tony! Thanks for sharing! ☺

That hydraulic top link is something I’ve never had but always wanted. I bet I get one now!

Great demo. Thought about a hydraulic top link for a long time. I think it'll save me lots of time.

Excellent explanations for me. I have not used one in 50 years. I purchased with a top link. You will save me hours on the tractor. Thank you.

The back cut of the blade is the most important part of the box. If you want something flat or a nice flat grade(up or down hill) it is an absolute must. It keeps the tractor on a flat surface.