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Originally Posted by J-Mech
You cannot and should not use down force on a front blade. You will bend the piss out of the rod that lifts it. The front blade lift mechanism is not designed for down force. You should always run a front blade in the float position. If it "floats" over material, then you will have to find another way to break it up. Besides, a blade works just like a plow. If it is sharp and adjusted right it should try to dig in. There are times it won't, but we have to keep in mind it's a very small blade. It will sometimes "float" over what we are trying to scrape off. In that case, you need a bigger tractor with a bigger blade.
Don't run the front blade with it locked down, or while using downforce.
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Timely info!! I just got the blade installed on mine Sat and never knew there was a lockout for the float (never used the Cadet over 30 min). Anyway, it would pick the front end up off the shop floor. Put it back to float and went and played with the blade for about 45 min., worked OK I suppose.