Grading Scraper

[Too many Kubotas]

I also looked up the model number and quickly realized "Oh, a land plane".

My first thought was that a grading scraper is a belly loader type machine.

 

[Duds13]

It does!

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Different names for same equipment ...

Similar to ... brush hog, bush hog, slasher, rotary cutter ...

So I'm only partially losing my mind

 

[Fladogman]

A rear blade is much different than a "grading scraper" ... Lots of times called a "land plane", Bush Hog calls mine a "road grader", the blades are fixed ... Looks like this, and is only 60" ... Which my 25 HP SCUT with tiny 26" rear tires pulls in high range without any problems ...

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For a rear blade ... I'd also recommend a much wider than tire track blade ... Here is a 72" behind my 50" wide SCUT ... Not much extra sticking out!

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Ahh, I misunderstood what you were talking about . I don't have a landplane , just a rear blade which I use 90% of the time and a box blade

 

[sandman2234]

The Landpride GS1560 weighs 511 Lbs, with the 4 scarifier shanks ...

My Bush Hog Brand 60" doesn't weigh as much, but my Little SCUT pulls it no problem.

Shawn T. W.
Did you add those pieces of angle iron to your 3pt landplane or were they their when you purchased it? If you added them, what was the purpose?
If I continue to use my homemade landplane very much, I am going to have to replace the skids on it or weld some metal onto the runners. Mine runners started out as 3/4 x 2 inch flatbar that came off of my "Ugly Trailer" project.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

I am going to post a link to my old Duragrader link (call it a Dava grader)

DO NOT CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO MAKE THEM LARGER AS THE PHOTOBUCKET LINKS ARE NOT ANY GOOD.


You should be able to see them pictures on the link clear enough to see the angle iron that I used to make my skids.

Dava grader in process

A couple of years ago, I picked up a Duragrader for another member after Katrina wreaked havoc on their shop and business. While I was there, I picked up a set of blades in anticipation of building one for myself. The project got put on the back burner more times than I can count, especially...

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David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Here are pictures of the sides and bottom skid so you can see them better.
David from jax

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Shawn T. W.
Did you add those pieces of angle iron to your 3pt landplane or were they their when you purchased it? If you added them, what was the purpose?
If I continue to use my homemade landplane very much, I am going to have to replace the skids on it or weld some metal onto the runners. Mine runners started out as 3/4 x 2 inch flatbar that came off of my "Ugly Trailer" project.
David from jax

For two reasons ...

#1. I wanted to reduce the amount the blade hung down, or dug in ...

#2. I wanted a longer runner to avoid the slight dips the factory (they way I bought it new) 32" runners left, so the 50" now eliminated that ... 50% longer runners!

 

[Tomtint]

Your tractor will pull a 60" with no problem. They don't weigh that much to begin with and if used correctly, don't fill with much dirt to weigh them down. You Heff want one wider than the rear tires.

 

[sandman2234]

Your tractor will pull a 60" with no problem. They don't weigh that much to begin with and if used correctly, don't fill with much dirt to weigh them down. You Heff want one wider than the rear tires.

Made me laugh!
I designed and built mine with mostly existing materials with "MORE WEIGHT" in mind as a good thing. The heavier it is, the less it bounces as you pull it too fast down a hardpacked dirt road.
Most 25-35 horsepower tractors won't even lift mine off the ground.
However, since most of these are produced by companies trying to make money off of them, and steel costs money, they are mostly built with a lot lighter material than what mine is made out of.
David from jax

 

[Shawn T. W.]

This designed for compact tractor's ...

Mines the 60" ...

 

[Too many Kubotas]

This is funny. When I see "road grader" I'm picturing a six wheeled machine with a blade near the rear tires and the front axle a long way ahead of that.

Thankfully my land plane isn't limited to road use, and I often use it as a grading scraper. Guess we've come full circle.

 

[oosik]

I pull a Rhino 950 rear blade. Weighs - 1015# and eight feet wide. All rear blades cut a full width path, only, when pulled SQUARELY behind the tractor.

My 8 foot blade ( 96 inch ) cuts a 72" to 74" path when angled to remove snow from the driveway. Same when angled & offset to pull material out of the ditch to augment the crown.

I VERY SELDOM pull the rear blade squarely behind the tractor. Most always angled and offset to move some form of material or snow. I have an 84" x 820# Land Pride LPGS. I use it to make everything smooth.