Rear Blade Rear Blade

[Slamfire]

Before tryin' to spread the 3/4 stones, make yourself some kind of gauge wheel. Then with the blade suspended between the tractor and the wheel, you have a road grader imitator.

 

[Doc_Bob]

Before tryin' to spread the 3/4 stones, make yourself some kind of gauge wheel. Then with the blade suspended between the tractor and the wheel, you have a road grader imitator.

A gauge wheel? How?
Bob

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Bob, be careful and go slow and you will probably be alright with the loose stuff. Try to make a cut in packed or hard dirt and it will most likely bend. I bent my Midwest back blade the first time that I used it, and it is the heaviest one that they build and a lot beefier than the one that you have.

Good luck with it.

 

[roxynoodle]

I believe my neighbor's landscape rake has gauge wheels on it. If it is not storming tonight I will try to get a pic of it for you.

But, I am thinking if you have a FEL or box blade, that might be the best tool to use for moving the gravel initially, then spread it level with the rear blade. That sure would put a lot less stress on that blade.

Try not to laugh at me too hard, people, but when I built my pole barn I didn't have a tractor. I put more than 20 tons of gravel in the pole barn with a shovel and wheelbarrow, then spread it level with a rake. I have also done that to fix the driveway. Thankfully not anymore! However, that does make me wonder if a landscape rake would be a good implement to use to level the gravel? Would that be better than a rear blade?

 

[Bedlam]

A few links to gauge wheels.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/88912-another-guage-wheel-question.html#post993848
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-rear-blade-gauge.html?highlight=gauge+wheels
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/83887-gauge-wheels-rake.html?highlight=gauge+wheels
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/82689-gauge-wheels.html?highlight=gauge+wheels
Hope this helps. I have a blade that looks similar, they are a bit light duty, but if you go slow, and really watch it, you should be OK. I turned mind around and used it for snow. it was 6 foot wide, I added a foot to each end of it, and also some wood rails to the top for height. My drive is stoney, and it catched alot , thus slight bends, and many repair welds.
I last year, slit a piece of metal pipe, and welded it to the bottom, so it would skip over the rocks. That worked good. Yet another idea, found on TBN.
Good lucks with it. I know the price was right.
Al

 

[Thomas]

Morning Bob.
"Can you tell me what I can do with this thing?"...take good care of it and your back well be thanking you in years to come...and once your neighbors find out your list of things will grow...believe me...ditching,leveling,snow removeral,driveways,lawns,farm work etc....