OT-Anyone seen a dirt pan laying around East Texas?

641Dave

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I'm starting to move sandy loam up from the pond to where I'm going to pour a slab for my workshop. I was introduced to what dirt pan/ scraper was by looking up some old post on here.

I'm wondering how realistic it is to hope to find something like the overland scraper or something similar to pull behind my 641 for a fair/cheap price?
 
If that's a 641 Ford I don't know if they make one small enough for that tractor to effectively use. Lot of those in our area and the smallest ones I've seen would need a good 80-100 HP tractor. Good luck.

Rick
 
I have a 10' Speed Mover that I pull with my 4020 and it is an excellent combo in my opinion. I had a pole shed put up a couple of years ago and used it to level the site (had a transit available) and when I finished there was no more than 1" difference in elevation anywhere on the site. But, not knowing how far you have to move the dirt, not sure a speed mover would work very well. I don't think your 641 would handle anything bigger than maybe a 6'.
 
Why would the scraper in that ad need a 3 point hitch? It shows 2 wheels in the rear and ONE pole out front for a hitch point.
 
On the pan shown, the three point drawbar controls the digging depth and the hydraulics provide the dumping.

Harold H
 
I pulled one just like that with an LA Case and a 4 wheeled version like that with a late model A JD.
Built this dam and pond with the A. And this is red clay soil.
Richard in NW SC
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this is my "little" scraper, I pull it with several different tractors this Case 530 (41hp) handle's it very well it was built in California I haven't seen many of them but are good little units,, cnt
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I have that same Ford scoop.
They are pretty handy.
I used to have a Dearborn scoop behind my 2N and moved a lot of dirt with it.
The later scoops are reversable which makes them more versatile.

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There is smomething called a fresno, or tumble bug, or even a rotary scraper. When it is pulled it fills with dirt, then dumped. For the price of scrap metal I have one if you want to drive to California. Stan
 
You could borrow my son's- he got it in August so it's like new. Takes a pretty big tractor to pull it though- he needs an Oliver 1950-T on it to pull it through the living room carpet... That's some pretty tuff stuff to dig...

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Donovan from Wisconsin
 
I had a good hyd model with vert cylinders and two wheels
that i used behind my old A JD. Was about 5 ft wide and
worked great. Had to really be careful tho if you got too
deep it would kill the A off so fast, then with no live hyd
besides. It was fun though! I built a small terrace with it and
a 45 loader.
 
I have one like the one in the link,it was sold
with an 8N ford in 1948,8N will pull it if you
put dual wheels on . Now I use a 310 case on it.
much better , but if you want to make a 5 or6 in
cut you will need much more HP . I use a 730 diesel
case and a good cut will put the front wheels
well in the air.

george

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Yeah, one of those dirt pans is what I have in mind. I have a box blade and a three point scoop bucket like mention. It works fine but I'm planning on moving allot of dirt at this place over the next couple of years.

I saw one tumblebug and saw a video of one working on youtube. It looks like it would do the job pretty well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh54vkmNPP4

Thanks fellas and let me know if y'all see one of these close to Texas.
 

Dave,

I have one of the rollover scrapers , quite
effective in their day for cutting back creek
banks or road banks before the backhoes became
popular,but it is not a tool to move dirt long
distance . For distance put rubber wheels under
the load ,much cheaper.

With any amount of material to move , a truck
and a method of loading would be best, a crawler
loader or a large backhoe .

george
 

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