Leveling Land with a Box Scraper Technique?

Regards, Rick from Paso.

Grading with a box blade can be tricky. As the other two fellows said, it requires a smooth hand on the lift control. Also, it helps if the soil is not too wet or dry - similar to plowing. A very important adjustment is the top link - shorten it to make the blade dig deeper (while moving forward), lengthen it to feather out piles without digging in. Another thing: once you have the "rough grading" done, use a higher gear and make circular passes with a very light touch to fine grade right down to the point where a few minutes with a garden rake will make it look perfect.

One thing to try is after you have pulled up some hills is to go around and come down the hill using the 3ph to raise the blade and feather out the cut. The previous cuts will be loose and eaiser to work.

The main thing is not to work too deep at once. Pull up some dirt, rough level it and go get some more dirt. You probably should figure on layers about 4-5" deep at a time.

It's kind of hard to explain. Maybe some one else can jump in and say it better.

One more thing, once you get a layer down, drive all over it to get it packed before adding the next layer.

HTH John