How to spread topsoil / compost

[Industrial Toys]

Sometimes the simplest, free, piece of junk will work the best at levelling. It's also nice to drive around in circles not having to pay too much attention to what you are doing.

 

[wcampbell47]

Ford850 just hit on something. On my box blade if I extend my top link the inside blade will lift off the ground an inch or so and then the back blade just back drags. On my box blade there are two blades - one on the back for pushing backwards, and one on the inside for cutting forward. With the inside blade tilted back should work well for you needs.

My most recent method of spreading dirt evenly is to place several piles of dirt in a straight row with the FEL. Then with my twin blade grader lowered to an appropriate depth back over the piles. I have dispersed a whole truck load in this manner before spreading. Works great for me.

Extending the top link does elevate the front blade so that going forward it does not cut but merely levels.