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

Do you know how to use a box blade with a hydraulic top link? We are doing another "how to use your box blade" video, but with a twist. "Leveling yard with box blade" is today's theme. The twist is the tractor hydraulic top link! The hydraulic top link changes everything. You can make money with a tractor. TYM Tractors
Category 1 Hydraulic Top Link 18 1/8" - 26 3/8"
amzn.to/3rJ5S2d
Hydraulic Top Link Valve Type Hose Kit
amzn.to/3bENrGp
Support the channel by using this Amazon Link. It costs you nothing else. amzn.to/3JbCHjQ
Solar Generator: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=186580...

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Check out one of our sawmill videos! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppume62qq79om9U

[@jameshill6083]

Can you show how to install the hydraulic link.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m56nkIOVgtF8rqc

[@kickford]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We could be friends! Thank you for your comment. It made me smile.

[@notgolfman59]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you very much.

[@chauvinemmons]

Welcome to a satisfying and long learning experience

[@Ingveyisnthome]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you.

[@tractorjackie]

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!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thaddeustroyer]

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.

[@jerrygilliam7349]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I love it. The extra control makes a big difference.

[@donniedotzler7387]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You sound like me. I grew up on the farm, but went into the Army. I retired and had to figure out how to do stuff, again. LOL!

[@larryivins8066]

That looks really good. I'm a landscaper and I have a little bit of knowledge. Working ball fields once you've cut your high spots Do like you were saying leave your box blade to level, you can do A figure 8 pattern. that will help you also.

[@Lochlee]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Have fun! I am like a kid doing this stuff.

[@MoneypitHomestead]

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!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Once you have the hydraulic top link, you will never not have it.

[@mr.samurai901]

I spent many hours running a John Deere 1050 with a box blade for my dad as a teenager. It was always fun with him running his dozer, and me smoothing out the finished product when he had whatever project we were doing shaped. I always used to go in circles, and when the soil I was dragging got too full of trash I would drag it just outside my work area and make a pile. If there was a treeline I could often get away with piling the debris pile inside the trees. We did a ton of landscaping projects, home irrigation, and even built a couple of small golf courses with all Par 3 holes. Our tractor was cool in that we had big Goodyear flotation tires. They prevented marring up the final grade with tire treads.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I loved hearing your story. I have similar memories of my dad working. I miss him.

[@mr.samurai901]

@@TonysTractorAdventure Thank you!

[@watershedoverlook]

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 KZbin tractor info sponge! This was super helpful, more great stuff Tony. Subscribed. Thanks! 👍👍

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Hey, thank you. A tractor can be a Swiss Army Knife for sure.

[@unclefuddelmer9224]

DITTO Water....

[@comlbbeau]

There's no substitute for actual seat time, manipulating the controls and making adjustments. There's more finesse to operating the box blade than most people give it credit for.

[@davida.p.9911]

Awesome job Tony! Thanks for sharing! ☺

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you my friend. Fun day

[@nicholasmendoza6159]

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.

[@jccchapman7604]

Could you please elaborate on that?

[@MrDoyle07]

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!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That is probably the best way, I have ever heard it put. Thank you. Tony

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

KZbin lets me see when they put something on hold. They will not let people put links in comments anymore. I put a link in the description of the video that takes them to the Ag Store on amazon.

[@MrDoyle07]

@@TonysTractorAdventure That is where I got mine. Very helpful people. The first one I got was what was recommended for my tractor but, I had to get one with a little more extend to compensate for the Pat's Easy change on my lowers. The recommended one would not lift the front of my box blade enough to get the rear into an aggressive enough position. I sold the original on FB Marketplace. Two people were made happy by it all!! 😁

[@albertda]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@robertrantucci6927]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. Fun stuff.

[@tonybradfield4247]

That was very helpful my friend just got a box blade for his 3520 JD , I’m fired up after watching your video and can’t wait to show him what I have learned

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you so much

[@GKSounds1]

⁠Hi where can I buy the hydraulic link from and I would I able to use it on Kioti 3520?

[@cha-ka8671]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

They are solid work horses for sure. Let us know how the yard turns out. Tony

[@ryanshane79]

Very nice job a lot of people don't understand that you could do almost anything with a box blade if you know how to work it properly

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It is versatile.

[@pilsnrimgaard2507]

Just bought a new tractor box blade and this was awesome...THANKS!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I am glad it helps.

[@John-bb4wk]

tony!! I laughed my butt off at that TIK-TOK BIKINI JOKE!! VERY FUNNY!! I'm a new TYM tractor owner but love mine. best tool I have ever bought. just put a thumb on. ordered a tooth bar. have gotten more done in 30 days on my 3 acres than I have on 3 years of man-well labor. keep up the great work on these videos... is NEW-BEEZ are learning a TON!! THANK YOU!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you, my friend. We are building our dream one step at a time. God bless.

[@girlfriend677]

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!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. We try to get better with each video.

[@jeepman41]

Hydraulic top link now on my wish list! Already have the rear remote on my RK 24. May as well use it!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You will love it.

[@sipthewater]

Nice for landscaping. My cat III with an 8 ft. boxblade does it all. My category II with the 6 ft. blade is nice for most projects like foundation clearing and I have a plate that attaches that can excavate a foot trench all the way around.

[@michaelvaradi9829]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It will let you fine-tune the box blade with ease.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

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

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It is a game-changer. Once you get one, you will never go back.

[@cody481]

I dug a nice little pond with mine. No backhoe needed.

[@CliffsideStables]

@Tony's Tractor Adventure Homestead very true! I really use the hydraulic top and side links on my 1979 Ford 340 Industrial tractor. It has breathed new life into my old tractor. Tim

[@mr.samurai901]

Wow, a hydraulic top link? Being able to change the pitch of the blade would make for incredible grading abilities! Back in the day, me and dad had a worn out Gannon rollover box blade we used in preference to new ones. This was because it would flatten the ground without taking any bite. This top link would allow me to dig in with a box blade or roll it back and only smooth with it.

[@richardbaker6194]

Thanks. I used my box blade this afternoon to level a spot behind my shop building 😎

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I love working the box blade. It has become my paint brush!

[@judypace4856]

Wow The top link hydraulic is amazing!! Great job !!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you.

[@derrickian7008]

I really enjoy your videos I dream about soil like that you make it look so easy I'm going to follow all of your videos and try to make my desert land as pretty as your areas without all that green stuff keep up the great videos thank you!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you again my friend.

[@mdd770]

Great demos and explanations. Thanks!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I can't wait for spring. We are building now, and it is a mess here.

[@me1assassin]

Informative. Now add an hydraulic side link, so you can tilt one side up and down. 😁

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have thought about it. I am not sure there is enough room on this tractor.

[@jimbob4456]

That will double the price

[@juliusarnold2844]

You are a great instructor!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I appreciate your comment.

[@ally4675]

Thank you for doing this really helpful!❤

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You're so welcome!

[@bassmaster1930]

I bought a hydraulic top link when I bought my tractor. It was about 400 bucks I think. Best money I ever spent. So easy to play around with box scraper and fine tune everything.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have had one for years, but I finally bought the proper one for the T25.

[@noonerstrickland1743]

That was a great demo of the box blade, probably the best I’ve seen. That property is beautiful. Is that a river or lake in the background?

[@odellmac2134]

Very informative, I'll have to utilize those tips.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I am glad it can help.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good evening Sir ( thank you very kindly for your very nice words on last night live stream with Ed, My Cluttered Garage )👍😉 That is a great video description and great tips about Your Box Blade 😉🧐👍 Keep up your great sence of humor Sir 👍😉 Great Job from your camera lady 👍😉 Keep up the great Job and have a blessed Sunday 😉👍

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you so much my friend.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@TonysTractorAdventure 👍🙏😇

[@Wheelloader__]

Awesome job Tony. I have a hydraulic top link on my tractor. It’s a game changer. With a regular top link you do a job and think yeah that looks ok. Cause you didn’t want to stop and adjust it 50 times. Hydraulic top link when you’re done it looks perfect.and you never left the tractor seat.

[@davidweatherall1486]

Very informative. Thank you

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cascaderetriever7618]

Excellent video!

[@chickenhawkfarmstead8478]

Great tips i can't wait to get back on my tractor and move some dirt/graval

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Me too my friend. 5 days of rain ahead. 🌧

[@mwilson9041]

My dad and I just got a king Kutter 5ft tiller for our JD. After years of using a 22 inch walk behind front tiller not self propelled, the thing is as old as my father who is almost 71yrs old. We live in Illinois and right now the weather sucks and keeps on sucking which really sucks when you have a brand new toy you want to play with.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I understand, my friend. I am sitting in the house waiting for the rain to stop. Three days of rainy weather ahead.

[@67hundredthz]

I been operating skip loaders with a gannon box preferably JD 210 for about 25 years in construction and i recently bought my first tractor and heard for the first time a gannon box which i know is just a brand name called a box blade. I had the the hydraulics installed and got a box wiith hydraulic rippers. Its basically the same as a skippy or fergy in construction only the 3 point hitch isnt as solid but i was able to do all the same stuff on my tractor i just had to baby it a little but piece of cake works awesome. One thing though you said using the back of the box isnt really for cutting but actually thats how you cut when you need to cut. Pitch it back roll it forward and back her in. Good video though itll help beginners no doubt

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have seen too many tractor 3pt hitches bent by pushing backward and hitting something on one side, collapsing the 3pt hitch. That is why I don't recommend it. A skilled operator can finesse a tractor without breaking it.

[@67hundredthz]

@@TonysTractorAdventure you re absolutely right. I have basically 10 hours using a 3 point hitch compared to probably 5000 ish hours using a direct setup on a skip loader and i certainly see the huge difference. Luckily i was able to understand this before doing any damage to the hitch. Its no problem though with less speed and smaller bites and the fact the im not pushing for high production at home its all good bro. Thanks. I have about a 460 ft long gravel driveway and my 1626 mahindra shuttle does everything ive asked so far. Looking forward to putting on the bush hog next thatll be all new to me. See if i can find some stuff on youtube to point me in the right direction. Ok im off to run the big iron you have a good day sir

[@galehess6676]

@@67hundredthz just set your rear wheel low enough so that when the front blade tips are where you want them, they are about 1/2 inch lower than the blade tip at the rear. Or, so they say. Can do what you want, but that makes for better discharge of grass out the rear, instead of level or a higher front (would drag the clippings kind of, not releasing them as well). Counter weights, maybe 300#.

[@67hundredthz]

@@galehess6676 thanks for the tip

[@dantihon3997]

Good Info, Thank you !

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You are welcome

[@prezobamy]

Thanks for this video - some good tips.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate you.

[@davidweatherall1486]

Great demonstration

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@Thisandthatdude]

There’s no better explanation on KZbin on how to use a box blade and I’ve watched a lot of videos...haha

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

[@ATR-42]

great video! thank you for making this. Subbed!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Hey, you are welcome!

[@fedup3582]

Box blades work very for some things, but I found that a land plane, can do most things that the box scraper can do, and do it better and easier, usually.

[@Platinum1812]

Awesome video! Thank you. I'm on the verge of getting a sub compact tractor to level our new yard and this was just the instruction/explanation I needed. It looks like the box blade with a hydro top-link may be all I need besides the loader/backhoe. Also planning to install a beach volleyball court with drianage. Compared to contracting it all out the tractor will pay for itself the first year. God willing.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you so much. Watch this video on building a road. A rear grader blade can do a lot too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYbNoJSChZt1q8U

[@chauvinemmons]

Don't stop at just the top link you need one side link as well to tilt the blade.

[@tomsommer54]

Oh yeah Tony. Now that I have a hydraulic top link, I would never go back to manual.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Right! I never knew what I was missing.

[@reggydunlop5770]

Great tutorial. Thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

[@artillerybuff2000]

Good video, thank you!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You are welcome!

[@tigermanmccool4037]

I just put the valve assembly on my Ford 3000, I can't wait to get the cylinder on there & go play in the dirt. I don't have a front bucket but got a scoop & the top-link is going to help big time , thanks for the pointers Tony on box blade

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I am glad it helped.

[@caydensoutdoorlife4547]

Thank you for this video! Helped me out a lot! Can’t wait for the next video!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you my friend.

[@masterblogger1crucialtimes838]

Good Job!

[@ramchillarege1658]

Great Video. Thanks.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad you liked it!

[@livinginbuckeyearizona976]

Thanks! Big help

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad it helps

[@alvinjharris5230]

Excellent Video

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@ghallums]

Great job

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you, my friend. I love the box blade.

[@rickdavid1795]

Great video Thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You are welcome

[@WilliamsonRidge]

That’s some great guidance of how to use a box blade! Man I’d like to get me a hydraulic top link too!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate that. The top link makes life better.

[@TomBTerrific]

I have a small BX tractor. It’s not as easy as one thinks when dealing with uneven ground surfaces. Takes some time and patiences.

[@robertmccully2792]

In the day we called that setup a skip loader..Now every one has a skid loader.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We always called a skid steer a skid loader because the tires drag on a skid steer. It is funny how things are called differently in different part of the world.

[@daveknowshow]

that looks real nice.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you very much. She has grass on it now.

[@deanbarr5740]

Thank you Tony, I have dual rear remotes and two detent valves on my tractor so all I need is a hydraulic cylinder for the Too Link, right? Can you buy these? Or do I just buy a hydraulic cylinder and have the ends fabricated to fit my tractor? Thanks buddy. You did a great job leveling up the yard.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

There is a link below the video. Just make sure the measurements are right.

[@p.b.sHUNTING]

Those Hardee's are made in my home town. Related to the Hardee's on my grandmother's side.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That is neat. They make really well-made products.

[@MrBillmechanic]

YOU ARE AN AWESOME TEACHER! THANKS. YER SAVING ME A LOT OF TIME.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you for your comment.👍👍👍🙏

[@MrJdog1232]

Awesome work, ive got a new tractor a kubota l2502. Nice and compact vut big enough to get the job done. - One thing im struggling with is getting the healthy green weeds all the way out! It seems like the more i drag i just collect a bunch of dirt in the gannon and have a pile of dirt and weeds. Is it just not yet ready to try and drag these green ones? Im assuming i should wait till summer and the sun dries them out. I can make 4 passes on my 5acres and it looks like i did nothing cause the weeds are still standing :(

[@CD-mc8gv]

Great video it explained a lot! Also noticed you have the Pats quick hitch. Wanted to get your thoughts on those please when you have time. I almost bought a speco quick hitch which requires the width to hook up to the implement pins to be between 27-29.25” . Problem is all my implements are different and not one of them fall in these ranges which means I cant use the speco. Any help and advice is appreciated. Also about the hydraulic top link. Thank you

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Pat's are great 90% of the time, but not always.

[@nwestark]

Cute little lawnmower! lol

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You think the size of a tractor makes up for other shortcomings 🤣🤣🤣 .

[@jimbachleda2073]

Love it thanks much :)

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I look forward to the spring already. I have a few more jobs to do. We are trying to get the roof on our pole barn for now. studio.kzbin.info8CBJgXaG2DY/comments?o=U

[@serg14biggie]

Nice tractor!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You are just saying that! 😁

[@TheDadPenfield]

Nice video. I don’t know how anyone runs a box blade without the hydraulic top link. I am continually adjusting it like I adjust the height of the lift arms, depending on conditions. A box blade is not a box blade without the rear blade. The rear blade is not there to cut or push backwards. It can be, but it is not designed for that reason. You clearly showed what it is used for in the video. It is used to smooth the dirt if the top link is extended. The front blade is for cutting if you shorten the top link. The rippers are used to loosen up hard dirt or break up grass. After you break up the grass or loosen hard dirt you should remove the rippers. If the rippers are down, the top link is extended and the lift arms are raised, and you go forward, you can puncture your tires. I did and it cost me $450.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It sounds like we could be friends. 😇I appreciate your comments.

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

I like it!!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@stevebulach5198]

Hi Tony, Great vid on the box blade & the Hydro top link is a winner :). Do these little tractor have a draft feature for the 3PL, if so, is it possible to show how this feature works?? Keep up the great work, Cheers from Aus ;)

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Most modern tractor do not push down. When in the down position, they use the weight of the implement to pull them down floating up and down. The amount of cut is dependent on the weight and cut angle of the implement. I hope this helps.

[@jgrimberg1979]

@@TonysTractorAdventure great video. I have a kioti ck3510 and just installed my box blade. Can you explain what lever controls the raising and lowering of the hydraulic link? Do I need a special control lever?

[@emilmakin1401]

@@jgrimberg1979 Thanks for that question. I just bought the CK3520 SE HST. Would like to know which lever to use also to raise and lower Top Link???

[@tonyparris5278]

I thinking about smoothing out an area but it has slope and a lot of mature trees was thinking of using the landscape rake to keep from hanging on roots as much, unfortunately I don't have rear remotes for a top and tilt also thinking about taking out every other tine. What would be your opinion. May be tight in some spots for L3901 and 6 foot rake.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have never had much uses for a landscape rake. It is not really meant to move dirt. Let me know how it turns out.

[@shexdensmore]

This would be a great video for drone recording. That way you could show the directions a lot better.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You are not wrong. I have a very nice drone too. I forget sometimes

[@donniebargo964]

Very informative video sir you did a good job on this one. My balls where I work got physically angry with me today when I told him that I did not buy a John Deere 80 horse power tractor off of his friend at me tractor period about an LS tractor like the other LS tractor that I have and my daughter bought a Branson at the Branson tymlos dealer in Corbin

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@MaineOutdoorsChannel]

excellent .... I learned so much from this video

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you.

[@stephenkowalski837]

Great presentation if you are on flat land. How do you deal with uneven ground?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Make it flat!🤪

[@waynemackenziesr5005]

Nice information. I have the 394 myself but didn't spring for the rear remotes. Any advice/guidance on adding these? Also wondering if a float function would work on a 3 point implement like a box cutter?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

You can buy the rear remote kit for the TYM T394 from your dealer. It is bolt-on. I think you are asking if a hydraulic top link would have float. It would not. The implement would fold up from forward movement. I hope this helps.

[@waynemackenziesr5005]

@@TonysTractorAdventure yeah I cant afford dealer prices. Plenty of affordable options out there. I just wanted advice on sele ting an aftermarket solution.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

No recommendation on the aftermarket for actual rear remotes. Summit has some power beyond remotes extenders that provides some flexibility, but they are not cheap either.

[@Lazy-F-Acres]

First time tractor owner here - bought a 25 hp to maintain 11 acres and so far the box blade has been awesome. Now that I know about hydraulic top links, my 51 year old back will thank both me and you. I see that Tractor Supply carries a bunch of different brands/models, but what’s a good brand and length to shoot for? Are hydraulic lines and fittings usually included?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Watch this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3Skm5dpj9-DicU

[@Lazy-F-Acres]

@@TonysTractorAdventure will do, thanks Tony!

[@newsnowadirondacksredux360]

We would use two old box springs with two cedar poles tied to each and pull them behind a drag to level ground.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have seen set ups like this.

[@davidlees4900]

outstanding video!!! Can you tell me how to determine what size of hydrolic top link that I would need. I have a LS 68 HP. Thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Check out my channel. I did a complete video on that subject.

[@davidlees4900]

Thanks I will watch it

[@EronIler]

Be careful not to tilt the rear blade too far forward (digging in) by drawing the pin in. It changes the pivot point. I bent the top link rod into a J shape on a 75 hp tractor trying to rip a field. It also bent the heck out of the box blade top supports. You saw the torque when the back blade also dug in. Keep the box parallel to the ground and allow the rippers to do the work and you will not exceed the design of the box blade.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate the thought. I hate that for you and I know that hurt your feelings. I am pretty sure, I don't have enough tractor to bend either my top link or box blade. LOL. My box blade is rated for 40hp and so is the top link. I over kill everything if I can. It keeps me from tearing things up.

[@FireBosspilot]

@@TonysTractorAdventure ??? I don't think Eron Iler commented to insult you, he made what I thought was a useful comment to aid people with less experience than yourself.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't think you read my post correctly, I didn't take it as an insult. A big tractor can do big damage. I stand by my post.

[@EronIler]

Just a word of caution so others don’t make my mistake. It was obvious how it happened right after it did.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate the information. Good info is always welcome.

[@jccady]

Hey Tony, I purchased my T264 in large part to watching your videos. The hydraulic top link with the box blade seems the only way to go. I did run into 1 issue though. With a 3 point boom on my top link got smashed into the back of the fuel tank on the tractor. This bent the tubing that runs to and from the the check valve box. Apparently after a couple of bangs against the back of the tractor, it was enough that adjusting the top link just sent hydraulic fluid spraying everywhere. Anyway, I installed it with the box up as it was in your video, would the little box down be a better orientation to prevent crushing the top link? Or this something else I should be considering? I obviously can't see the top link when it is being mashed up in that space. Thanks for your feedback.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

While standing at the side of the tractor, I look for any pinch points while raising and lowing the top link. I adjusted my hose to not bind. I I bent it one time when I switched implements. After adjustment it has been fine

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

You did a excellent job. Great finished product. But you rarely, if ever see any box blade/ tractor combinations around my area. Everyone around here would bring in a D3 sized Dozer for a job like this. Better? Worse? Who knows? It must be a regional thing. I'm a Hoe guy actually. I'm horrible on a Dozer.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't own a dozer, but I have two tractors. We don't see dozers around here that small. I have several friends with dozers, and the smallest owned is a D5. None of them would move their dozer for a job this small. Anyway, I didn't charge because I messed it up getting getting logs out with my bigger tractor.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

And, thank you. I appreciate you.

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

@@TonysTractorAdventure either way, like I said it must be a regional thing. D3 sized Dozers are all over the place around here ( north Jersey), truth of the matter is you did a fine job anyway. Your tractor is much more versatile anyway. I prefer a crawler loader myself (cat 939 or a JD 450C ) to a dozer for anything but very finish trim work. Happy Easter.

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

That hydraulic top link is definitely the way to go. Makes a tractor/ box blade so much more useful

[@steffen707-]

@11:25 when you begin leveling, do you have the 3 point in float mode with the box tilted slightly up so the teeth don't engage? That back blade at a slight angle looks like it would feather in nicely.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Tractors of this side don't have a float mode. The three point hitch has no down pressure. Just the weight of the implements

[@hispanicuscorpus]

OMG, this what i need

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Right! The hydraulic top link is awesome.

[@grampabadger]

Sold my neighbor an old box blade because I never use it any more. He refused to hear all my suggestions, so it is funny watching him dig up and ruin his driveway while he learns how to use it correctly.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Some times that is how people learn. I am pretty hard headed from time to time. LOL.

[@KeckerErt]

What are the top 5 tips your neighbor shouldve listened to?

[@quantumstone992]

That's the best way to do it. I probably would do it the same way. 😂😂😂. God bless

[@Stonercowboy69]

How much you sell it for?

[@PeaceIntheValley]

Hey Tony, do you like the Pat's quick hitch or the more traditional quick hitch better? I see you the Pats's on here.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

If everything you have matches one setting on your quick hitch, then the quick hitch is better. If you have implements from different manufactures, Pat's are the way to go. Pat's work on everything.

[@tommybrown6432]

Did you need to get a longer top link cylinder after installing the Pats quick hitch? I’m getting ready to install them on my tractor.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Same one

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I use it on my bigger tractor also.

[@Kim-tc7vj]

Hey Tony, I noticed that your 3pt lower arms have an additional part on it. They look so much easier to use than a BIG U yoke QH other companies want you to use. Who makes those Quick Hitch attachments?? Kim S

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

These are Pat's quick connects. We had good luck with them.

[@tylerdistl9807]

Can you pass along any info on the metal tube frame building behind you at the beginning of the video. Thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't know anything about it. It looks nice.

[@Tonnsfabrication]

I went to the TYM dealer on saturday and looked at the 574, not sure if I should get a shuttle or hydrostat? It looks so handy watching you run that hydryo, I was just under the impression the shuttle offered more power to the ground? In any case that top link is going to be on it when I get it, very nice.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

HST it much better for power to the ground and precise work. The clutch will grab and jump a bit on all tractors. The HST is smooth at power transfer. The HST is also better at loader work. The T654 offers power Shuttle which is very smooth. Let me know what you get.

[@Tonnsfabrication]

@@TonysTractorAdventure I looked at the 654 online( he did not have one on the lot) I like the size of that tractor and the hp. What really draws me to the 55hp is the Kukje engine, not so much that it has cummins related design but the fact that it's mechanical in it's fuel delivery and does not rely on a computer chip to function. In any case you've played a big role in my decision to choose TYM, I've watched about all of your vids 10 times and after going to see it in person I feel pretty solid about dropping the $$$ on one.

[@daved2403]

I'm assuming you want fairly dry soil when doing this? Also, how do you deal with grass clumps when breaking new ground. I end up with lots of loose grass and clumps that don't seem to want to smoothly level out. Thanks!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

One trick if starting with new grassy soil, is to mow the grass very low. Tilling the top 1-2 inch of soil prior to leveling is another way to get around the grass clumps. You want your soil to be moist, but not muddy. Super dry soil hardens and is hard to work with.

[@daved2403]

@@TonysTractorAdventure Thanks for the quick reply. I'm trying to fill in large (30 feet by 30 feet wide), deep holes in my pasture by stealing soil from higher ground. I just removed the top soil from that higher ground, so the issue I'm having is my tractor tires are sinking in some on each pass, making it hard to level. Should I have scraped the top soil aside and grabbed the underlying clay instead? I thought about, but would have required a lot work to do that and then replace the top soil on the high ground.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We have a ton of clay here.

[@RAL5210]

I just bought a new TYM T264 w/ backhoe. Today I used the backhoe for the first time to dig up two dead brushes. When In put the tractor back in the barn I tried to adjust the boom an stabilizers to put the lock pins in, but the BH controls were dead (except I could move a lever slightly and the buck and or the stabilizers would slowly move down). I disconnected a reconnected the quick connects to the backhoe, but it had no effect. Do you have any idea what I can do to fix this?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yep. Turn the hydraulic flow back on. The lever between your legs. I have done the same thing. It is easy to do by dragging a pants leg across it.

[@RAL5210]

Yes, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! That fixed it ........ If you’re ever in Williams AZ ..... dinner’s on me

[@twiggshomestead6497]

I have a ton of pavers, bricks, football size rocks in my field soil. Landscaper owned the property prior to me and made a mess of it. I have a 25hp Kubota tractor. What kind of implement will help me gather all of the pavers up? Some folks suggest I use a moldboard plow to flip the soil and pick up each paver by hand down each pass of the plow. It’s an option especially if I hire help. Could this also do that?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I would recommend a grapple. You can go through skimming the ground with the teeth of the grapple and then pick up the pavers with the grapple.