Anyone in mid-Michigan want to rent a landplane to me?

[MtnViewRanch]

I know this is going to sound stupid, but what is a landplane and what does it do?

Here ya go. :thumbsup:

 

[RG1]

I know this is going to sound stupid, but what is a landplane and what does it do?

Here's a good video you can watch too-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIed2lzfQ-g

 

[GPintheMitten]

Hey, a big Thank You to 'the old grind' for the use of his driveway smoother. I don't know what exactly to call it but it worked great.

It is a platform about 4' x 4', made with about 1.5 in steel Sq tube on the outside square with angle iron cross members then a sheet of steel plate on top. It floats behind the tractor and picked up about an inch or so material and continually drops it in low spots. It has a 3 pt hitch with a chain on the top link to allow complete float but you can pick it up when you need to.

At first I wasn't sure it was going to be able to fill in the dozen or so potholes I had but after several passes I could see them shrinking.

Sorry no before pics but later today I'll get an after.

The advantage that old grind ' smoother has is that it doesn't disturb deeply so the drive remains solid.

I'll probably build something like it next winter.

GP, use mine .. 'er for that driveway. Or, just come and check it out on mine to see what it'll do. I'm guessing you'd consider copying one, and I know you can weld. Thursday or Friday too soon? (Got PM?)

 

[the old grind]

So much for the critique I was waiting for :laughing: and the success of 'repurposing' the lid from the 'apple-box unloader'. :drink:

We'll have to get together and conjure up another or two, whether 'new & improved' or not. As you saw, I'll be good for a while so hang on to the prototype. Be sure to redo after each rain. (It'll take several go's to work the fines into the lowest spots.)

Any thoughts of using 'crusher run' vs the coarse limestone (8-9?) if you add anything? Will help spread (shovel as needed) whatever/whenever you add. May take a while to crown & direct runoff ... if your place ever dries up (%!$&*# high water table ...)

btw: You might want to leave out pics of the unsightly gizmo or we might get flamed for bad design by someone who thinks every detail was planned. ... (Good start, tho' eh?)

 

[GPintheMitten]

Here's an after pic.

Excellent start. Ok, you talked me into it... I'll hang onto it and give another go after the next couple of rains before I bring it back.

I was thinking about asphalt millings but maybe crusher run limestone would be better?

 

[HEC]

Having built two of them have you considered building one? My rough estimate is about $110/ft of width so a 4' would cost about 450 to build. Lots of steel and fabrication shops have drop piles that will have steel large enough to build a 4' land plane at a reduced price. I built the one below for about $400.

Wish you were closer, I could use a small tiller.

Wow, a very nice job

 

[GPintheMitten]

Thanks. I wish I took a before pic. There were numerous potholes. The old grind really helped me out with his apple unloader smoothy thingy. Yeah gotta build one.

Wow, a very nice job

 

[rasorbackq]

Maybe someone can post a pic of this apple unloading thingy

 

[GPintheMitten]

I'll post a pick of the business side that rides on the gravel. Probably get it tomorrow.

 

[rasorbackq]

Post several so we can all build one or dream of building one.