Grading Grading bare limestone

[John_Mc]

I would definitely put some water bars along that trail to divert the water off of it. Getting the water off the trail before it has the buildup speed and start corroding things is the key to getting any repairs you make to last.

 

[TugHillDog]

I used a boxblade to level and grade the roadway going down past my house. I finally built a 3pt landplane to make the job easier.
A box blade will require a little bit of a learning curve, but if you have time, it will make sense as you work with it. It will take several passes to become flat and smooth.
David from jax

So true. And the box blade will transport material well. A landplane attachment will be the ticket for final surfacing and is far less finicky to operate.

 

[Gord Baker]

Hello. Is boxblade the right implement to fix deep ruts, potholes and erosion on a trail that is pretty much bare limestone? I have 'inherited' a JD5400 in more or less running condition and a box blade.
Unfortunately, I do a very different thing for a living but I'm willing to learnView attachment 3810861View attachment 3810862. All I know is that mini-excavators have no trouble digging through it.

I don't think a box blade will do it. Get a D4 in and have it leveled first.

 

[Dadah]

True. Unfortunately, this is the path that water takes in heavy rains. I'm not sure what kind of drainage is right for this since it's not a driveway, just a trail/occasionally used road through the property that I want to keep passable but it's not worth investing heavily

You just need to high center the road/trail so the water runs down the sides and not down the middle. Some tractors have the capability to angle the box scraper side to side along with from to back. That would allow the box scraper to dig deeper on the edges.