Recent content by gillesdumais

here is my old grader with the blade straigth not tilted

i am planning to build one eventually as well and GS2572 is a good exemple of well designedLandshark Also. if i do i will use 1/4 or 3/8 side plane the heavier would be the better and 5 foot long at maximum to save the 3 point if it swing and turning also as most model available are 4' long...

how did it work finally. i changed my L2501 for MX6000 so my homemade grader is 60'' wide by 60'' long and new tractor coming 73'' . So i have to build another one. i was planning to build like your with grader blade in the middle. dimension planned 74'' wide by 72'' long or 78'' long for...

Re: Disc Harrow or Foward Tiller new field with rock & root after passing with Box Bl i got most of the rock out already with my homemade grader, i will seed then apply a Roller homemade again. build a garden 3000 sqaure foot and make the row with my homemade bed former that i made last week

i build a drag grader with spike tooth 1/2'' X 1'' flat bar and leveled my field perfectly , cutting small roots from cherry tree removed, pulling rock to surface and roots also while filling the holes and removing bump. i started with a box scraper but after doing a lot of research over the net...

here is the soil before and after grading with this homemade drag plane.

i tried it out and it rolled nice on dried soil . I am gonna use it only once after seedling grass seed over 2 acres and roll it at least twice over to get the seed well pushed down and a very good compacted soil. but before i will level the soil once more with my homemade 3 point or tow drag...

i finally made my weigth approx 200lbs and my pins to attach to 3 points

i finally build my roller and finished it this morning with 1 3/4" 1/4'' thick pipe and Bearing it rolled fine on snow for testing. tomorrow i will build a 200lbs weight to had to this APROX 500LBS attachment to make ot 750lbs total weight. Pipe roll is 8'' inside diameter 1/2'' thick filled...

Re: Disc Harrow or Foward Tiller new field with rock & root after passing with Box Bl Hi Egon It is very hard already to pull the Land Pride Box Blade BB2560 471 lbs behind my 3500lb tracter loader HST L2501 full throttle 4WD at low speed with only the Ripper , Shank , Scraper or Scarifier...

Disc Harrow or Foward Tiller new field with rock & root after passing with Box Blade I just bought 2 acres of land that was full of small cherry tree , weed and grass. i cut all the tree , removed the stumps and passed many time with a Box Blade BB2560 behind my L2501 25HP Tractor 62'' wide...