Land plane, how low to set the blades?

   / Land plane, how low to set the blades? #1  

jenkinsph

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I am building a landplane which is 96" wide with 60" runners. It will weigh about 700 lbs. My questions are should I make the blade angle adjustable and how should I set up the grader blades as far as depth?

I have seen both angled blade and straight blade drags, my intention is to use it for driveways some but primarily for ground planing and smoothing. I am not concerned with building a crowned roadway either.

Should the grader blades be slightly below the side runners or even with them?



Steve
 
   / Land plane, how low to set the blades? #2  
I built mine 3/4" below the runners. Mine is 5' wide and weights 650 lbs
 
   / Land plane, how low to set the blades?
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#3  
waterguy,
I have a heavy duty 7' boxblade (Frontier 1284) which weighs about 1200 lbs to do the heavy cutting. I am hoping to use the landplane for finish work and touchups. How much weight did you try first?




Steve
 

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