Issue With ABI Land Plane ... I Think.

Fladogman · Sep 10, 2023

Have you tried going in reverse? It might do better at smoothing off the high spots

nyone · Sep 11, 2023

Fladogman said:
Have you tried going in reverse? It might do better at smoothing off the high spots

This is a good idea.

You could also just back drag with your bucket. A front bucket is quicker to adjust the angle on and you can see what your doing better.

wirlybird · Sep 11, 2023

nyone said:
This is a good idea.

You could also just back drag with your bucket. A front bucket is quicker to adjust the angle on and you can see what your doing better.

Back drag won't work. There are mounds and ridges of hard packed, untouched ground and general uneven areas I want to try to level out.
That's why I wanted to raise the blades so I could more "shave" the areas and work the problem areas down with multiple passes.
As it is set now it is making more of a mess than anything! I think a deep aggressive cut is too much for this type of area.
I think I am going to redrill the bolt holes for the adjustment so I can raise the blades more and see how it goes. It's all a learning experience.

wirlybird · Sep 11, 2023

Fladogman said:
Have you tried going in reverse? It might do better at smoothing off the high spots

Yes, it works somewhat but doesn't really cut down the high spots. My goal was to try to "shave" off the high areas and get it to distribute the dirt to low areas with multiple passes.

MtnViewRanch · Sep 11, 2023

How about trying to simply hold the implement up with the 3pt?
Set it on the ground, then raise the hitch until there is no weight pushing down, but the blades are at ground level. Worth a try.

nyone · Sep 11, 2023

wirlybird said:
Back drag won't work. There are mounds and ridges of hard packed, untouched ground and general uneven areas I want to try to level out.
That's why I wanted to raise the blades so I could more "shave" the areas and work the problem areas down with multiple passes.
As it is set now it is making more of a mess than anything! I think a deep aggressive cut is too much for this type of area.
I think I am going to redrill the bolt holes for the adjustment so I can raise the blades more and see how it goes. It's all a learning experience.

It never works to just shave off the top of the high spots and dump in theblow spots. You need to rough up the whole area and smooth. In the end it's going to be quicker and easier.