What size grader blade for john deere 855 tractor?

Answer 1

Depends on what you are doing with it, I use a 60" Land Pride grader blade on my 855. I mainly use it for snow removal and when you get into deeper snow or drifts it will pull the tractor to the right (or in the direction you have the blade turned) as there is not enough weight up front to keep it steering straight. It has enough power to handle a 72" but I personally wouldn't go larger than 60" unless you are planning on adding alot of weight to the front for better steering traction. The 60" works great but will give you problems in snow over 6" or so with steering, I can't imaging using a 72 as the issue would clearly be worse and I think it would be a handful. If you are using it for light grading with stone, you may be okay with a 72" but the 60 is probably a better choice overall. I wouldn't go smaller than 60". Hope this helps.