Box Scraper Box blade technique

jezorek · May 2, 2007

After reading about the utility of box blades in this forum, I bought a heavy duty 6ft BB to repair the run off damage to my woods roads caused by the recent nor'easter in NJ. Without bringing in fill from some where, it appears that filling the gulleys caused by the run off will involve dragging the road and filling with the dragged soil. This has the over all effect of lowering the road bed createing banks on either side. I assume that I will have to create some camber in the road to direct future water flow. Widening and creating a proper ditch is impractcal due to the adjacent trees.

It is not obvious to me how to put in the camber with the box scrapper. I welcome your suggestions.

jeffinsgf · May 2, 2007

Lower/raise the adjustable side of your 3 point hitch and grade the road with the high side to the middle.

You're in a bit of a jam if you can't cut ditches and you don't have enough material to elevate the road bed.

A road without ditches is a ditch.

jezorek · May 2, 2007

Jeff,

Without down pressure on the lift arms, does it really make any difference to raise or lower one side. Why dosen't the BB just follow the existing contour?

jeffinsgf · May 2, 2007

There's no down pressure, but the blade will be at an angle right to left. Try it. The arms do not float independently.

That said, when the box gets very full on the low side, it starts to loose its effectiveness. Light cuts, careful attention, and patience are needed.