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picassomcp

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I am looking to add a crown to a driveway at a rental property. This driveway is about 350' long and pretty narrow with ditches on either side. I tried using my skidloader to backdrag gravel from the edge of the driveway to the center, but I'm backed up to the opposite ditch before long. I also have a back blade for my tractor but it doesn't tilt in a fashion to create a crown. Any ideas?? Looking to keep it cheap as I probably won't use it very often
 
You should be able to adjust your 3pt arms to get the desired angle. Turn one arm a few turns shorter and the opposite arm a few longer and try it. Won't take much. Keep adjusting until you get the amount of tilt needed.
 
Can you adjust the lift arm that would normally level the arms enough to put a tilt on the blade? Don't know how much tilt you could get but might be worth a try?
 
Straw boss hit it, if you have an adjustable rock shaft.

If not, shorten your top link real short, then angle your blade which direction you want. The leading edge will touch before the rear. Not the easiest but it will work.

I have a JD350 dozer that I thought would be perfect for grading and backblading an 800 foot driveway. In the end, it is quicker to use my landscape rake on the back of the tractor. I also have ran a tractor for 30 years and a dozer for only 4. Maybe I'll get better on the dozer.

hope this helps
Rick
 
Check this one out. Hydraulic tilt and all. Looked like a good idea to me.
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Usually only one of the lift arms is adjustable but it should work as long as the driveway is loose enough to dig up.
 
I too have many gravel rental drives. This is the best thing for pulling gravel from the edge and putting it in the tire track. Lower the right lift arm. To increase down force, I add cement blocks. This thing is self leveling. If you had a box blade with starfires to rip up the outer edge it would be even nicer. I made this from used mobile home I beams. Only cost me a few welding rods. My dad made his from RR iron. That was heavy enough he didn't need down force.

If you want rock to stay in place, add clay dirt to the tire tracks, then put new rock on top. After a rain and the rocks get worked in to the clay, it has a better chance of staying there.

I fix pot holes with clay and rock. If you want to prevent new pot holes, remove the rock on the edge of the road and keep water from collecting on the road.

BTW, I use my grader for many other things besides drives. It works great if you have rutts in yard. All a little loose dirt in rut. This will level dirt and not remove grass.

George
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what kind of tractor do you have? if it has a 3 point hitch it should also have a adjustable lift arm others have told you how to make it crown your road, "cheap" an 'roadgrader' dont go togeather the cheapest one ive ever seen is in this county its a old open station allis chalmers a smaller size grader perfect for driveways ect he wants 6500 for it , it runs and operates thats about it, the fruther you stand from it the better the paint looks
 
Also when using a back blade don't be conservative with the angle. They cut better and move more dirt with a sharper angle. Drag some to the middle then flatten it and you will have a crown.
 
Some great ideas here. I like the idea of adjusting the 3 point hitch arms to create the crown. This rental property is about 20 miles away, I was hoping to use my skidloader as it is easier to haul. My tractor options are a 460 Farmall or a 706 Farmall. Both a little heavy to pull behind my half ton pickup. I guess I'll just have to grab a 12 pack and hit the road with the 460! lol. I guess i could probably be there in a little over an hour. Any skidloader ideas?
 
I made a snow blade to fit in the front bucket of my backhoe. Try to angle the blade and it pushes the front end sideways. Don't think skidder is a good idea unless you make an A shaped grader like my dad with RR irons. Then no way to crown road.
 
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