grading a long lane

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...to migrate back to the higher side.

defying gravity is an art...!

 

[Gordon Gould]

How high did you make your sides on your LP?

They are 12" X 3/8" plate. If I made another they would be at least 14", mostly for more weight but also to allow more room for loose material like sod and leaves mixed with dirt or gravel to pass thru. The 12" height is fine for gravel road work at it's present weight. If I add extra weight to it the land plane cuts harder and a lot more gravel passes thru and higher sides would be better.

 

[Kyle241]

I use a BB for my drive which is only 350ft or so. The very first time I used it, I was not impressed but the next time I put the tines down to loosen up the top layer and then went back over it with the blade and it did a great job. Personally the BB is plenty for me and I would not have multiple attachments for my drive and instead put the money elsewhere on another attachment, e.g. grapple, chipper, etc. but that all depends on what needs you have.

 

[johnnyvol]

They are 12" X 3/8" plate. If I made another they would be at least 14", mostly for more weight but also to allow more room for loose material like sod and leaves mixed with dirt or gravel to pass thru. The 12" height is fine for gravel road work at it's present weight. If I add extra weight to it the land plane cuts harder and a lot more gravel passes thru and higher sides would be better.

I hope you don't mind but I've taken your design to a friend who has a fabrication business and he's going to build one for me. I decided to make the skids from 12x2x3/8 rectangular tubing for extra weight. I'm interested that you would have made the sides taller. Do you routinely have spillage over the sides or is it more of a every now and then type of thing?

 

[94BULLITT]

They are 12" X 3/8" plate. If I made another they would be at least 14", mostly for more weight but also to allow more room for loose material like sod and leaves mixed with dirt or gravel to pass thru. The 12" height is fine for gravel road work at it's present weight. If I add extra weight to it the land plane cuts harder and a lot more gravel passes thru and higher sides would be better.

I want to make one but have not had the time to. I was thinking about 14" high sides for the 4240.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I hope you don't mind but I've taken your design to a friend who has a fabrication business and he's going to build one for me. I decided to make the skids from 12x2x3/8 rectangular tubing for extra weight. I'm interested that you would have made the sides taller. Do you routinely have spillage over the sides or is it more of a every now and then type of thing?

I don't ever get spillage over the side that I can remember. But if I am recuttiing a road edge along a sod line to make it wider or just to clean it up or doing a road with lots of leaves and/or sod in it then the box fills up with this junk and the clearance under the top cross members could be higher to get better flow thru. If the loose stuff builds up and hits the cross member it gets damed up. You can avoid this by just lifting the 3ph a little or changing your top link length a little but it takes more passes to get the job done. Make sure you don't put an upper cross member over a blade or you will really have a pinch point that will catch stuff.
edit: It is just an ocassional thing and never a problem with clean gravel only when sod and leaves are mixed in. I thought making it heavier and higher would be two good things that would not hurt anything.

Help your self to any thing you see - I don't mind a bit. Square tube idea is great.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I hope you don't mind but I've taken your design to a friend who has a fabrication business and he's going to build one for me. I decided to make the skids from 12x2x3/8 rectangular tubing for extra weight. I'm interested that you would have made the sides taller. Do you routinely have spillage over the sides or is it more of a every now and then type of thing?

The sides on this unit are 22" tall, and I routinely have material over them. A lot depends on the type of material being graded, moisture content and if I'm lazy that day and don't pay attention. There are a lot of times that I don't pay attention.

 

[jenkinsph]

I hope you don't mind but I've taken your design to a friend who has a fabrication business and he's going to build one for me. I decided to make the skids from 12x2x3/8 rectangular tubing for extra weight. I'm interested that you would have made the sides taller. Do you routinely have spillage over the sides or is it more of a every now and then type of thing?

Using the rectangular tubing is a good idea, plenty heavy, and doesn't hold the rocks letting them fall on the grass areas. When I built my small landplane I used rectangular tubing for the skids and add the wear strip on the bottom which also wraps around the end of the tubing to close it in. Here are a couple of pics of the build.

 

[johnnyvol]

I don't ever get spillage over the side that I can remember. But if I am recuttiing a road edge along a sod line to make it wider or just to clean it up or doing a road with lots of leaves and/or sod in it then the box fills up with this junk and the clearance under the top cross members could be higher to get better flow thru. If the loose stuff builds up and hits the cross member it gets damed up. You can avoid this by just lifting the 3ph a little or changing your top link length a little but it takes more passes to get the job done. Make sure you don't put an upper cross member over a blade or you will really have a pinch point that will catch stuff.
edit: It is just an ocassional thing and never a problem with clean gravel only when sod and leaves are mixed in. I thought making it heavier and higher would be two good things that would not hurt anything.

Help your self to any thing you see - I don't mind a bit. Square tube idea is great.

Thanks. I understand now why you said you'd build the sides higher.

The sides on this unit are 22" tall, and I routinely have material over them. A lot depends on the type of material being graded, moisture content and if I'm lazy that day and don't pay attention. There are a lot of times that I don't pay attention.

I took those pics to my friend as well.

Using the rectangular tubing is a good idea, plenty heavy, and doesn't hold the rocks letting them fall on the grass areas. When I built my small landplane I used rectangular tubing for the skids and add the wear strip on the bottom which also wraps around the end of the tubing to close it in. Here are a couple of pics of the build.

Yup, I saw those pics and that's where I got the idea to use rectangular tubing. :thumbsup:

 

[94BULLITT]

Big rectangular tubing is not stocked were I live:thumbdown: I have a few other ideas though.