Grading and levelling driveways, races, tracks and building pads — pulling material into low spots and cutting down high spots, rather than moving large volumes of dirt the way a box blade or dirt scoop does.

Tilt and angle adjustment lets you crown a driveway, cut a shallow drain, or angle material to one side without repositioning the tractor — worth it if you're doing anything beyond flat, straight passes. A fixed blade is fine for simple, flat maintenance grading.

A grader blade is better for fine levelling and finishing. A box blade, with its enclosed sides, is better for actually moving and redistributing material such as building up a track or spreading metal. Many customers end up using both for different stages of the same job.

As a starting point, match the blade width to roughly your tractor's wheel track plus a little overhang on each side. Going too wide on a compact tractor makes the blade harder to control and puts more strain on the linkage. See our Tractor Size Guide for hitch category and PTO details.