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Message: <blockquote data-quote="janb" data-source="post: 4372" data-attributes="member: 300"><p>Forget the dozer blade, unless you do swales in very tight space, then consider 'tilt-tach' I have a 6way, but the skid (CTL in my case) is too short to do a good (fast) job grading with a blade, ez to get whoop-dee-doos, even with metering 'feet' on back of blade. elect controls are much too slow for quick grading, a real Dozer is much better, and cheap to rent if you don't have one. A friend bought a 9000# rubber tracked mitsu, and it is really productive (and quiet) exhaust comes out under seat, to the rear!!*** The '4:1' combo is king !!!, They really excel when used as a 'metered scraper' (slightly open while grading forward) you can skim a perfect depth of cut (or sod) using it like the 'bigboy' scaper', rolling material into bucket from bottom.** My favorite is 'back-blading' with it wide open, and rear (dozer) edge slightly deeper than front (inside of bucket), which smooths and sorts clods! *** of course you can't beat them for pulling fence posts and moving rocks and trees. but get a tough one, and don't bend (skew) it!*** I use a 'Rezloh' cutting edge on the front, they're awesome too! (~$850), I still can 'smooth' with my 'open bucket' straight edges</p></blockquote><p></p>