Old grader

My son just purchased this old grader to use on his driveway. The guy that he purchased it from had been using it for his gravel driveway but did not need it any more. Has anyone used one of these and have any advice on how to get the most out of it on a gravel driveway? I wonder about how old that thing is. Thanks. I also posted this on the Implement Alley Board, so I am sorry for the repetition if you read both forums.

If you can unbolt the whole front end without destroying it you can bolt a hitch to it and hook it to a 3 point tractor hitch. If you wire the lift wheels you can control the cutting depth by raising or lowering the 3 point hitch on the tractor. If you do this it is a good idea to slot the holes in your tounge, or make it for a ball hitch so it does not bind up and bend your hitch if raised extreemly high. This was done to numerous ones in our area, and most of the front ends were thrown in the scrap iron pile.

Perhaps the biggest mistake when starting out is trying to cut to deep. They will do a pretty good job for you if used correctly.

They are made for pulling and a real test of driver skills trying to back one up in soft fill.

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