Is there a trick to this?

[wushaw]

Yes, This is what I thought I needed to do. Shave off thin layers until I get the drive an even 4" below current grade. This is to match the existing drive approach that the city poured after a road repair.

I own a nice new box blade with scarifiers....so I guess, after reading all the posts, that I should drag the teeth through the hard packed gravel until loose.
Then shave and scoop with the FEL...Then drag some more if needed.

Who lives close by that wants to give a lesson?

_-Garren-_

Tearing up somebody elses drive way....sounds like fun

That shiny new BB is your best tool for ripping it up, then pulling material where you need it or put it in a pile off to the side when you get to dirt then remove whatever you need to remove and use the gravel for your road base.

 

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Yes, This is what I thought I needed to do. Shave off thin layers until I get the drive an even 4" below current grade. This is to match the existing drive approach that the city poured after a road repair.

I own a nice new box blade with scarifiers....so I guess, after reading all the posts, that I should drag the teeth through the hard packed gravel until loose.
Then shave and scoop with the FEL...Then drag some more if needed.

Who lives close by that wants to give a lesson?

_-Garren-_

Spend some time experimenting with that box blade and see what it can do. Tilt the box back then forward, put the teeth up then down, see the different ways it can work the ground, just play with it for a while. By the time your done with this project you'll find this is a mighty handy attachment