Is there an implement that can smooth roads and not load up?

[bdog]

I have probably a little over a mile of dirt roads I maintain on my property. They are not used heavily we have a concrete driveway.

I have a box blade and also a LPGS and they both do a great job on the roads but they both load up with material. The box is 10' wide and the LPGS 8' and if I go smooth out a section of road I get to the end and I am carrying a yard or two of dirt and grass/weeds. I then have to try and feather it out and get rid of it. Over time the ends of my runs are getting built up. I go both directions to try and spread out the extra dirt. I thought the LPGS would be the ticket but it still collects material.

Almost like I need a LPGS with short blades and no sides.

 

[rustyshakelford]

Man if you were closer I'd send mine over. I built it. 10'wx9'L. It smooths but doesn't load up. If you ever come down this way swing by and use it.

South of college station. We don't use it much. It's just rusting now. Originally built it to smooth out our place after running the disc over it

Brett

 

[CalG]

The town uses a York rake on our gravel roads after grading.

So do I.

But it's the rake with the frame and gauge wheels. Direct 3pt mount is for the birds.

The town road crew pulls the rake behind a pickup truck. ;-)

Model HT : York Modern

HT models to suit any need.

 

[crk133]

Hydraulic top link with your gs set the front higher then the back.

 

[jaxs]

It sound's like you are running both implements too low. Raise the blade on first pass then lower slightly on each succeeding pass.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Vegetation will always be a problem of some sort.

Try the LPGS by just setting the implement level on the ground, but only just touching the ground. Do not have the position control lever all the way forward so that the cutting edges are always cutting full depth. You want to actually hold the implement from dropping.

You can see in the 3rd picture that I load up also if I let the blades just keep digging

This works very well for me with both of my machines that I use LPGS with.

 

[CalG]

Vegetation will always be a problem of some sort.

Try the LPGS by just setting the implement level on the ground, but only just touching the ground. Do not have the position control lever all the way forward so that the cutting edges are always cutting full depth. You want to actually hold the implement from dropping.

You can see in the 3rd picture that I load up also if I let the blades just keep digging

This works very well for me with both of my machines that I use LPGS with.

When all you have is sandy clay, smoothing a level road must seem like child's play.

When there are stones the size of VW bugs poking out, it's best to scratch over them, or bring in bank run to cover them.

 

[s219]

I have probably a little over a mile of dirt roads I maintain on my property. They are not used heavily we have a concrete driveway.

I have a box blade and also a LPGS and they both do a great job on the roads but they both load up with material. The box is 10' wide and the LPGS 8' and if I go smooth out a section of road I get to the end and I am carrying a yard or two of dirt and grass/weeds. I then have to try and feather it out and get rid of it. Over time the ends of my runs are getting built up. I go both directions to try and spread out the extra dirt. I thought the LPGS would be the ticket but it still collects material.

Almost like I need a LPGS with short blades and no sides.

You need to adjust the top link to control how much material the box blade will remove and carry. It sounds like you have it too short and the rear cutter is removing too much material. I can adjust my top link through a range from aggressive (short) where the box digs and fills up, to mild (long) where the rear cutting edge only smooths and no material gets carried. Somewhere in the middle of that range is the ideal setting for each job. With a hydraulic top link it's easy to find that and change it on the fly. With a mechanical top link you lose the convenience but of course it's still possible.

 

[mark kram]

Personally I hate road maintenance. I learned over the years that if I never drive in a straight line up and down the lane I could stop maintaining it. I haven't put a blade on it now in 10 years.

 

[bdog]

I don't use the LPGS with my tractor. I use it on my tracked skid steer. I can tilt it up or down and raise it or lower it wit ease. Normally I set it where the runners on the sides are level as in touching the ground in the front and back and then let it float vertically.