The Jim Nantz of KZfaq! Your voice with commentary is the best! Great video and content. I am obsessed with driveway work with box blades! Love the process!

One of the most useful tools that I have on my tractor at all times is a 12” magnetic “torpedo” level. All the big box stores carry these and they are cheap. With the level you can level the implement to the tractor, even if the tractor itself is not level. So if the tractor is say, a half bubble off level, just adjust that side link to where the implement is the same and you have leveled the implement to the tractor, side to side. In the case of your side hill, just park the tractor on the hill and adjust the implement to where it is level. You’ve now leveled the implement to the grade. Check and adjust every few passes. When the tractor and the implement are both level, you’ve removed all the slope. Also useful for checking the top link adjustment and leveling front to back. Same as above, just position the level front to back, and adjust the top link until the tractor and the implement both match. This is really useful when you’re setting the stop for the 3pt hitch for something like a brush cutter or mower. I use this method setting the height of the 3pt for my brush cutter so that it cuts level and not front high or low. I also used this method leveling and clearing a place for an equipment shed that was also on a side slope. Hope this helps you!!

I just bought a 5 foot countyline blade box for my 1025r.....And Im very happy with it....it dosent overload the tractor very often at all...(thats very easy to manage)...and a wider blade functions a little better....Im clearing a river bank...so a six foot would be too big....and my little tractor would not handle it any way.....love the 5 footer

December 2021, this is still one of my favorite implements to have and use.

Awesome video I just bought a box blade yesterday and put it on my tractor today

When working on a hill side you can adjust the three point so the box blade is angled with respect to the tractor...this will allow the box blade to work the high side of the path first...once the road is cut level, then adjust the blade back into the flat, default setting!...always seem to fight roots!

Good job! Just one piece of friendly advice though......SLOW is your friend when using a box blade. Breaking up the ground not so much...but during redistribution to the low spots slow is your friend. Nice looking Tractor too btw....I have one just like it :)

Thanks Doug, I was wondering about that for a gravel drive with a gradual slope drop

Nice job !!! Im patiently waiting for my 48" box blade..... can't wait to get out and play . As for the down pressure with the 3point thats a No. Unless you add a hydraulic ram..... don't think down pressure would be any good. It would just lift the back wheels. Any way ..... nice job !!!

Iowa...nice dirt. We have more rocks than dirt here

Very beautiful property!

Your dirt is so different than the sand/clay mix we have in AZ. I rented a tractor like yours to level my yard and as soon as the bucket started picking up dirt it would stop the whole tractor and the thing would start spinning tires like crazy. I ended up picking up a 3025e - bigger tires = more traction, and hoping that'll work better than the 1025... The sandy topsoil for me vs the clay like under layer is a pain to grade... I can't wait to get a box blade. Hope the 25hp is enough to pull a 5 ft blade since my tractor is a bit wider... my eyes when you loaded up the box towards the end: O_O

nice property

Nice video

What is this trail like after a pouring rain? The reason I ask is because I want to make go kart trails for my grand kids.

Does this tractor have down pressure on the 3 point hitch?