Trev
Platinum Member
- Joined
- May 24, 2002
- Messages
- 918
- Location
- Williamson, NY (near Rochester)
- Tractor
- Currently tractor-less
<font color=blue>Hi Trev:
You can do away with those little dips and constant blade adjustment by having a float position on your lift arm control valve.</font color=blue>
Actually /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif I do have a float position.. maybe I just need more practice. My land is kind of rough and uneven, so in float position what I often find is that I'll be watching the right edge of the blade and all looks good, but when I glance over at the left edge I see that I'm pushing up a good foot or more of dirt. Or, the blade will ride up on the high portion, and leave the bottom portion (under the right side in my example above) untouched.
I've had some luck with the float position on flat land, but even then it will occassionally dig itself right in to the point that I lose traction.
I wonder if the lower cutting edge of the blade is at a bit too aggressive an angle? I haven't looked at it closely enough to tell, but probably that cutting edge can be replaced?
Well, just more seat time as I learn what I'm doing. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I understand now why heavy equipment operators make a good salary.. there's some skill involved in this! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bob
You can do away with those little dips and constant blade adjustment by having a float position on your lift arm control valve.</font color=blue>
Actually /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif I do have a float position.. maybe I just need more practice. My land is kind of rough and uneven, so in float position what I often find is that I'll be watching the right edge of the blade and all looks good, but when I glance over at the left edge I see that I'm pushing up a good foot or more of dirt. Or, the blade will ride up on the high portion, and leave the bottom portion (under the right side in my example above) untouched.
I've had some luck with the float position on flat land, but even then it will occassionally dig itself right in to the point that I lose traction.
I wonder if the lower cutting edge of the blade is at a bit too aggressive an angle? I haven't looked at it closely enough to tell, but probably that cutting edge can be replaced?
Well, just more seat time as I learn what I'm doing. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I understand now why heavy equipment operators make a good salary.. there's some skill involved in this! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bob
