Let's see some Super's with the Haban blades and share your thoughts on them

[jimbob200521]

Let's see some pics of those Haban blades, manual angle or power angle! I MAY have one coming my way and wanted to see some pics but more importantly I want to hear some feedback from people on how they compare to 42 or 54 blades on the GT Cubs. I have a 54 on my 1864 with loaded rears and 75lb weights on each tires with chains and it takes a pretty big pile of snow to stop it but I have been stopped. I'm curious if the Super would be that much (or any at all) better at pushing snow. Thoughts gentlemen?

[cubcadet]

Here's my 2072 with the haban power angle blade from last year, it does great.

[Gaden]

My 1872, can't give a comparison as this is all I've ever had, but it is darn near unstoppable if I have enough weight. I've moved and smoothed a lot of dirt with it, and it's become indispensable to me.

[jimbob200521]

Hey thanks for the pics guys, you've got some good looking machines there!

Anyone else care to chime in on the Super Haban vs GT blade setups?

[BThein]

The only pic I have is one of my former 1872 and Haban blade,did a great job for me .I tried to recreate it with a 2072 and another Haban recently but had to sell the project mid-stream.I will get one together again as it is an awesome combo .
Bob

[ivel03]

Here's a pic of a Haban on my 2072 pushing ice cubes! A few years ago the lake froze over from the -10F temperatures and when it finally broke up the waves piled it up to over 3 ft high along the shore. I used my Cub to push the ice back out into the lake and finish melting.

I've used my Haban blade for making ATV trails in the woods and digging out small trees (less than 3"). It works better than a similar blade on the front of a buddy's Polaris ATV. I've moved quite a lot of dirt and gravel with it and only snow a few times so i can't speak to how it does with snow. I would guess that it does a great job but i don't really know for sure. For some reason that setup pushes more than a 4 wheel drive ATV.

The buddy with the ATV also has an 1810 with a IH blade and the Haban easily pushes twice as much but i don't know that it's the blade itself as much as the tractor setup as i have Loaded Ag tires with chains and weights whereas he only has Turf tires, chains and weights. I almost always run out of traction before i run out of power (see below for more details!) and since the pic i've added aggressive tire chains which dig holes in a hurry if you're not careful. I think the longer wheelbase of the super also gives me an advantage.

One thing to note is that the GT/IH style blade lifts from the top with a rod over the front axle and foot rests with a pulling action. The Haban blade has a rod that pushed from under the foot rests and front axle which in turn pushes a lever on a hinge point to lift the blade. Overall the mechanism on the IH style blade seems simpler with fewer moving parts and offers greater ground clearance. The hinge point is about directly under my front hydraulic outlets and does limit my ground clearance by several inches - likely not a big deal plowing snow but i have gotten hung up in the woods making ATV trails. The rod that runs from the rockshaft to the pivot point is a hollow tube with flattened ends - i've bent that and even folded over the end once; but the Haban was very overloaded at the time so i cannot place the blame on the equipment.

Bottom Line - You should get one.

[RandyD]

982 with Haban. OK but could use power steering. It does not see much action.

[dirtcowboy]

Heres my 982 with manual angle haban blade. I pushed snow with it last year and it outpushes my 42" IH blade on my 682. The blade is heavy duty and have had no problems with it. I like how high it raises and is great to use on the supers. Mine was missing the handle to release pin and to angle it. I made my own handle off of pics of other haban blades. Works great.

[jimbob200521]

Thank you for the input guys! I keep hearing from people on and off this site that they easily outpush the IH blades on GT's but I can't really figure out why The tractors don't weigh so much more that I could see that making a huge difference, and assuming each machine has a similar/same weight setup on it, chains, etc they should be pretty even but I guess I'm missing something. Anywho, thanks for the pics and input guys, keep it coming!

[ivel03]

No idea if this is why but the back of the IH blade sub frame attaches probably 6" further forward on the GT vs the SGT. The Haban blade sub frame connects to the Haban mounts closer to the rear wheels. I think the longer wheel base combined with the sub frame attaching closer to the rear wheels likely helps. Also i think my 2072 is geared lower than the 1810 i have to compare it to in my example.

I don't know if any of this is really it but maybe it's a combination of all of these factors?

Someone should squeeze a 42" IH blade on a SGT and do a scientific test to see if it's the Cub or the blade that makes the difference!