Land Plane

[Red Horse]

Anyone have experience with land planes? Specifically the ABI 7'. I from time to time take care of a couple of gravel common driveways that are basically gravel or graded base (3/4 bluestone/stone dust). Usually I use my Land Pride Power rake-old school model with 3/4" wear bars on the roller, not "nubs" like are the only thing available on the new models. I'm thinking though a land plane is much quicker in particular if done on a frequent basis.

Opinions?

 

[workinonit]

I use mine quite often. It's one I built. Can't beat it for leveling drives, etc.

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[Smokeydog]

Best tool for gravel driveway maintenance. Can easily pay for itself in maintenance time, road durability and gravel cost.

Long sides and angled blades work best.

 

[metalbender]

My home built plane is six ft wide by six long, weighs in at just over 900 lbs. Four passes on the half mile drive gives great results.

 

[jyoutz]

I use mine quite often. It's one I built. Can't beat it for leveling drives, etc.

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Nice job. I’d hate to price the steel to make that today though.

 

[pokey1416]

I use one at work and like it real well. Little wet on this video, I've broken two ripper tips so far. I haven't tried it yet this year with the new hydraulic top link so I'm thinking I'll like it even better.

LPGS try out

 

[CADplans]

Landplanes are GREAT ,, BUT,, there is one MAJOR problem with them.

I re-did my driveway in 2018, and other than moving snow a couple times,,
there has been no other gravel moved in 4 years.

If you have the landplane, it is difficult to see it parked in the weeds.
The LESS you move gravel on your driveway, the better.
That landplane is a MAJOR TEMPTATION to regrade, even when the driveway is fine.

 

[oosik]

I have a 150 foot section on my mile long gravel driveway that needs regrading - every year. It's a spot where a large field drains down onto. This year, I've promised myself, I'm going to ditch that side of the driveway and drain all the water away from the driveway.

I have an seven foot wide Land Pride LPGS. First I use my rear blade and scrape the ditches back up onto the road surface. Then with the LPGS. I end up with the driving surface as smooth as a babies behind.

 

[pokey1416]

You have the absolute right idea and where I’m missing the mark - getting the gravel back up and onto the road. Backblade is my next purchase

 

[oosik]

pokey - like all land engagement equipment - WEIGHT is your friend. Get the heaviest rear blade that your tractor can handle and your pocketbook can afford. My rear blade is a 96" Rhino 950 @ 1050 pounds. When I "do" the ditches - it's offset, angled and tilted. It's all manual - hydraulic costs $1250 more and that was five years ago.

When I plow snow it just offset and angled. Five years ago the blade cost $3700. Buy once - cry once.

If I need to do surface grading on the driveway and move material - I add a 400# block of concrete to the blade. Otherwise - it's plenty heavy for snow and ditches without the concrete block.