How do you use a landplane

[Gordon Gould]

I run mine flat also. Flat while it is working. When you start to pull the front blade will want to dig in and it may cause the back end to lift slightly so lengthen the top link a little so that the runners are flat while cutting.

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Mine are fixed at 3/4" below the runners. I don't want to just move the loose material on top into holes or depressions. I want to cut the surface and grade it.

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[Shawn T. W.]

My Bush Hog brand also has fixed blades, about 5/8" below the runners, until I bolted 1/4" thick angle iron to the bottom of the runners ... Not only did I feel like it was cutting/digging too much, as it was clogging up the top above the blades on the right side, but the increased length by 50% makes for a smoother/flatter driveway ...

As you can see from the video I posted earlier, my driveway doesn't have ruts, washouts, washboard ... I mostly use it to keep the weeds from growing in it ... I don't drive on it much either ...