Land Pride grading scraper

[crazyal]

I've thought about making one without the teeth. I plan on getting a box blade, they of course have teeth. The box blade would be for doing major road work and the grader for finishing up and for times when I want to touch up the road.

I've noticed some people use a chain for a top link. I'm sure on flat ground it wouldn't be a problem but how well do graders transition things like from flat ground to the start of a hill? Is that why you would use a chain or leave a hydraulic top link in float? If so I would think that Hydrolink would be a good compromise if you didn't have a top n tilt.

 

[Jaylegger]

Well after calling Land Pride directly today the plot thickens somewhat and it becomes clear the only to definitively answer my 60" question is to buy one and risk being under tractor-ed. After speaking with Land Pride and discussing my tractor and usage they feel the 60" would work. The reasoning being that the tractor can easily lift the attachment and unless I'm scraping clayish type material I should have enough power/traction. This info coupled with info gained here from actual users has me at odds though, perhaps a flip of a coin is in order.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The 60" unit may work for you, sort of depends on your circumstances and would be great if it did indeed work. Get the 48" unit and your sure that you have a unit that will work for you. Unfortunately without actually using one at your place, it would be a gamble to get the 60" unit.

 

[Jaylegger]

The 60" unit may work for you, sort of depends on your circumstances and would be great if it did indeed work. Get the 48" unit and your sure that you have a unit that will work for you. Unfortunately without actually using one at your place, it would be a gamble to get the 60" unit.

Agreed, but I'm stuck on the 5' width due to this being the size of the boxblade I've been using to grade two roads and though only a small difference in size not only will the 48" require more passes the extra width theoretically should provide smoother more consistent transition side to side. Perhaps I can negotiate an out with the dealer on the chance I need the smaller one. I also have to admit that after watching the youtube video of the GS1548 bouncing around behind the Kubota sub-compact I'm convinced a heavy unit is needed.

YouTube - Land Pride GS1548 Grading Scraper on a Kubota BX Tractor

 

[brandoro]

Agreed, but I'm stuck on the 5' width due to this being the size of the boxblade I've been using to grade two roads and though only a small difference in size not only will the 48" require more passes the extra width theoretically should provide smoother more consistent transition side to side. Perhaps I can negotiate an out with the dealer on the chance I need the smaller one. I also have to admit that after watching the youtube video of the GS1548 bouncing around behind the Kubota sub-compact I'm convinced a heavy unit is needed.

YouTube - Land Pride GS1548 Grading Scraper on a Kubota BX Tractor

Did you notice that in the last third of the video he had the scarifiers raised and the unit pulled much more smoothly. I think the area you were trying to smooth out would have to be horribly rough before you would need the scarifiers. I have actually never used the scarifiers on my GS, maybe I should try them sometime to see how they work. I find the GS does a great job just with the two blades. I often pull mine in 2 WD with no problems at all and extend the hydraulic top link to use one blade barely skimming the surface to make that last smoothing pass.
The blades are adjustable so you can reduce the cut they are taking should you have traction issues. I don't think you will.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Agreed, but I'm stuck on the 5' width due to this being the size of the boxblade I've been using to grade two roads and though only a small difference in size not only will the 48" require more passes the extra width theoretically should provide smoother more consistent transition side to side. Perhaps I can negotiate an out with the dealer on the chance I need the smaller one. I also have to admit that after watching the youtube video of the GS1548 bouncing around behind the Kubota sub-compact I'm convinced a heavy unit is needed.

YouTube - Land Pride GS1548 Grading Scraper on a Kubota BX Tractor

Here's my 5 footer, if the ground is right, it will stop my 5000lb tractor.

 

[Jaylegger]

Did you notice that in the last third of the video he had the scarifiers raised and the unit pulled much more smoothly. I think the area you were trying to smooth out would have to be horribly rough before you would need the scarifiers. I have actually never used the scarifiers on my GS, maybe I should try them sometime to see how they work. I find the GS does a great job just with the two blades. I often pull mine in 2 WD with no problems at all and extend the hydraulic top link to use one blade barely skimming the surface to make that last smoothing pass.
The blades are adjustable so you can reduce the cut they are taking should you have traction issues. I don't think you will.

I did noticed the difference with scarifiers down then raised, the roads I grade get very compact and hard and I sometimes have difficulty getting the teeth to dig in on my boxblade therefore I feel they'll be necessary on the grader/scraper otherwise the blades will simply bounce over the terrain. I'm hoping the scarifiers are not needed due to not wanting to disturb anymore gravel than necessary though. My boxblade did an outstanding and beautifully smooth job on the roads but after 12 or so gradings under my belt it's limitations are evident.

Thanks for the input

 

[Jaylegger]

Here's my 5 footer, if the ground is right, it will stop my 5000lb tractor.

I've been reading many of your posts on the topic and have attached a high weighting to them. Man that 5 footer looks huge. I wonder how the sandy roads, it appears you work on, effect the grader size to traction ratio.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I've been reading many of your posts on the topic and have attached a high weighting to them. Man that 5 footer looks huge. I wonder how the sandy roads, it appears you work on, effect the grader size to traction ratio.

My roads are mainly DG. (decomposed granite) During the summer when they are rock hard, is the only time that the grader noticeably works how they are said to work, where you can see the material moving sideways along the blades. When the ground has about any moisture in it, the blades cut enough the the majority of the material is cut and flows up and over the blades. I'm sure that some moves sideways, but there is so much being cut that it is not noticeable to just look at it flowing backwards. If you have noticed in some of my pictures, the ground will actually build up in the box to where it will get on the cross members. On my 5 footer that is 18" and on my 7 footer that is 22". When there is that much dirt in the box, there is a LOT of dirt being moved and often the box will have to be lifted a few inches to allow for more material to flow out. It just happens that when the ground is in those damp conditions is the best time to grade the road. The ground repacks very well vs grading when the ground is bone dry and hard.

I would think that in my conditions when I grade, (usually damp) that I would have the best traction available. Can't say 100% about other conditions because I have only used the grader at my place. And yes my graders are a bit bigger than most of the ones that you see here on TBN or what most dealers have.

 

[Dozernut]

Jaylegger
I have the Landpride GS1560. I can pull it with my B2630 (26hp) until it loads up with damp material, this is with the teeth up, then it loses traction and won't pull any further. I have found that the GS1560 works behind my L4610 (50hp) tractor just fine. The GS1560 is going to be too much for your Massey, if you don't have a larger tractor to hook it up to, go with the 48".