grader blade/landplane

Bookman

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I am thinking of getting a landplane to work about 3/8 mile of gravel road I have. They might be called by different names in different parts of the country such as land leveler, land plane, or land grader. I know they are sold by Road Boss, King Kutter, Woods, Land Pride, Rankin, Bush Hog, etc. I have a couple of rear blades and a box blade, but the gravel and crushed concrete on the road keeps doing down. Anybody with experience with a landplane and recommendations as to what I should look for in one, e.g. scariffs, adjustable blades, angle of blades, thickness of steel, width, etc.? My largest tractor is a 35 horsepower Farmall 340. Thanks in advance.
 
What you need is a box blade with ripper teeth.A "land plane" is not the machine for a driveway.Work your driveway with the teeth down to loosen the gravel. Then raise them up for the fine gradeing. If you want it 'crowned',then use you regular blade set on an angle to push gravel to the middle.
 
This is a "land plane". it is not meant for driveways.
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There is a piece of equipment that some people call land plane that is for driveways. Then there is a piece of equipment that some people call a land plane that is for leveling a field. It is long with a blade in the middle. I am thinking of the first piece of equipment. I do have a box blade with teeth. I have used it some to dig up the gravel but it is hard to smooth it out with a box blade.
 
Yes, I know. But there is an implement for drive ways that is also sometimes called a land plane. See http://www.abiattachments.com/driveway-road-grader/tractor-land-plane-implement/ Here is the advertising description from that site: "Gravel Driveway & Road Grader - Smooth Driving Surface
The ABI Land Plane takes command of your dirt and gravel roadway maintenance. This attachment creates a smooth driving surface with no skill required. Built in five, six, and seven foot widths, the 3-point connection is category one ASAE quick-hitch compatible, and is designed for use with most any compact or utility tractor. The ABI Land Plane's rugged design is built for extreme-duty work and superb durability. For extra-tough jobs, the included scarifiers mounted to a 4-inch tube-steel bar, helps provide the ultimate bite, and a welded frame ensures precise results and utmost longevity. Each scarifier can be raised or lowered and the pair of angled grading blades can be adjusted for grading depth, pitch, or blade wear. To ensure your Land Plane will keep working hard season after season, it features heavy-duty wear parts that are long-lasting and easy to replace. Its thick sidewalls are equipped with full-length replaceable skid shoes. Each scarifier features a replaceable hardened-steel tip and each tapered 1/2" high-carbon heat-treated steel planing blade is easily reversed or replaced. To maintain a crown, select the grader that will only cover half of the width of your driveway, operate the grader up & down each side of the driveway and never drive down the center. Two lower arm mounting pins are included."
 
I think you might be referring to the old county/township grader that you pulled with a tractor or horses. It was 6 or so feet wide with two blades about six inches high that you could change from aggressive or flatter and add more weight if needed. To use there is a chain that is set in a v and the clevis you could angle it more or less as to where in the middle of the chain you put the clevis. It sort of self leveled and was good for filling in depressions. Ours came from the township in the sixties maybe earlier and occasionally you can find one on an auction, otherwise haven't seen one for a while. It would take time to build one.
 
I think you might be referring to the old county/township grader that you pulled with a tractor or horses. It was 6 or so feet wide with two blades about six inches high that you could change from aggressive or flatter and add more weight if needed. To use there is a chain that is set in a v and the clevis you could angle it more or less as to where in the middle of the chain you put the clevis. It sort of self leveled and was good for filling in depressions. Ours came from the township in the sixties maybe earlier and occasionally you can find one on an auction, otherwise haven't seen one for a while. It would take time to build one. You could use a section of a spike tooth drag they work pretty good to and are cheap.
 
Similar in principle but with sides like a box blade (but not as high) and uses three point hitch. Take a look at the following for an example: http://www.abiattachments.com/driveway-road-grader/tractor-land-plane-implement/

There are numerous manufacturers.
 

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