Hooked the back blade to the M today and bladed my road. I have never done this before and I learned that there is a definite learning curve. It seemed that I was either taking to much material OR not enough material. Any tips or tricks that will help? I understand that it's probably just getting used to the belly pump controls, which I did start to get the hang up feathering the leaver but any help would be great. ~Anthony
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With gravity drop it can be tricky. I lower mine all the way and then raise it slightly by pulling the control rod back and forward rapidly. By forward I mean until it hits the stop. Takes practice. If you have relative smooth ground, use sleeves on the rods to return to the same depth. If the ground is loose sometimes I back up the blade or turn it around if you have one of those.
Matt Tieken
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If I am just trying to smoothe things out, I will turn the blade around and drag that way. It makes a good finished surface.
john *.?-!.* cub owner
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don't forget to crown the road a little so water runs off the sides, rather than falling the wheel tracks and stripping the gravel off.
Janicholson
Well-known Member
A really good way is to make a guide wheel for the back of the blade that allows adjustment. The wheel allows the use of a chain top link and control of cut depth is done easily with the hitch. This system keeps the deep then dump, then deep situation. Jim
CenTex Farmall
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Thinking the same thing.
There are (or were) deep washouts, close to 6-7 inches deep and the road is not crowned, it's low. I think all my material has been pushed to the outside by the plow guy and sits in the ditches and mounds outside the tire tracks. I'm just a little nervous about cutting into those side berms to attempt to crown the road and end up doing more damage than good...having gravel dropped is expensive. ~Anthony
Zachary Hoyt
Well-known Member
If the road is lower than the sides that is your problem. Even if
you got the middle smooth it is never going to be right till the
sides are brought in. We had neighbors who used a gravel road
across our land for their timber sale, the loggers were supposed
to repair it when they were done. The sides were several inches
higher than the middle in a lot of places when they were done
and a lot of the gravel was in the ditches. All they did was run a
dozer down the road and back out once, so it made the middle
of the road flat. When it rained it was like a canal. I rented a
box blade and spent two days backing down into the ditch,
dropping the blade and pulling the gravel back into the road. I
was pretty unhappy at the time but now it is a lot better and can
actually be used as a road again.
Zach
you got the middle smooth it is never going to be right till the
sides are brought in. We had neighbors who used a gravel road
across our land for their timber sale, the loggers were supposed
to repair it when they were done. The sides were several inches
higher than the middle in a lot of places when they were done
and a lot of the gravel was in the ditches. All they did was run a
dozer down the road and back out once, so it made the middle
of the road flat. When it rained it was like a canal. I rented a
box blade and spent two days backing down into the ditch,
dropping the blade and pulling the gravel back into the road. I
was pretty unhappy at the time but now it is a lot better and can
actually be used as a road again.
Zach
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