DIY land leveler / land plane

[jodieadair]

I decided to jump Full on into metal fabrication, I've always worked with wood but that just doesn't cut it with tractor attachments.
This is my first attempt at welding, It works well so far. We'll see how it holds up over time.
I may add an adapter to use with the front quick attach for better control.

 

[jonsstihl]

Nice work but most land planes I have seen the cross bars are set at a slight angle to help move dirt but it should work anyways. let us know how well when you get it dirty.

 

[jodieadair]

This one is more like the skid steer style that mainly levels, it isn't meant to dig or scar the ground.

 

[rangerfredbob]

Looks good, the main thing I can see that might need some more reinforcement is the 3 point mounts, the angle for the top link may fold one way or the other over time if there is any elevation change, and I'm pretty sure the lower link pins are going to twist the angle iron judging by the equipment I have that has been acquired used and home made...

I need to make something to get my land flat... I spent a whole summer getting my open area nice then by the time the grass and stuff was established and nice the gophers and voles ruined it again...

 

[CoyPatton]

Looks good, the main thing I can see that might need some more reinforcement is the 3 point mounts, the angle for the top link may fold one way or the other over time if there is any elevation change, and I'm pretty sure the lower link pins are going to twist the angle iron judging by the equipment I have that has been acquired used and home made...

I need to make something to get my land flat... I spent a whole summer getting my open area nice then by the time the grass and stuff was established and nice the gophers and voles ruined it again...

A few suggestions, the gophers and moles are most likely after grub worms or other insects and worms that are after the grass roots. So get either a sprayer or a broadcast spreader and treat your yard for grub worms. Generally the same treatment treat for a variety of grass root eating varmints.

You may have to use some method of getting rid of the moles and gophers also be it ‘peanuts’ or traps as they may continue to use those tunnels (especially if the have build a home in your yard and there is a source if food nearby.

Get a roller to smooth out the raised areas. Once the moles and gophers are gone, you may need to add some soil to level the yard (displaced soil never seems to fill the space it came from).

Also plan to reseed/over-seed your yard as the root eating varmints are hard on the lawn as are the tunnels.

 

[ruffdog]

Being that 3pt has no down pressure, you may want to add pockets for concrete blocks or other weight.

 

[rangerfredbob]

Thanks, I went after the gophers and moles hard a few years ago, there's been a couple straglers and they seem to have multiplied, have probably 5-7 gophers and 2-3 moles right now based on the hole locations, and probably 1,000,000 voles since they're jerks and just make a mess... This isn't in the yard, there's one or two moles in the side yard but all the gophers are probably in a 3 acre area... I'll look into grub treatments, going to keep up on my suffocation setup (2 stroke weedeater engine on a pot with the exhaust routed into the pot) and maybe make a 4 stroke version (lawnmower with something getting the exhaust in a concentrated area), and get better at setting traps, or at least get more than 3 traps going.

 

[metalbender]

Sounds like a Sask prairie boy road trip with a .22

 

[rangerfredbob]

Not enough acreage for bullets, pocket gophers don't stick out far enough for long enough for that anyway, at least out here.

 

[AlaskaL3130]

I decided to jump Full on into metal fabrication, I've always worked with wood but that just doesn't cut it with tractor attachments.
This is my first attempt at welding, It works well so far. We'll see how it holds up over time.
I may add an adapter to use with the front quick attach for better control.

Looks like it should a decent job of leveling. I壇 suggest putting a radius on or at least grind the corners off the 90 degree angle cuts to get rid of the sharp corners. Those pointy corners tend to catch things and can cause nasty cuts if someone falls on them.