LPGS build

[CDN Farm Boy]

I've got about 1200 ft of gravel drive that has nicely grown up with the strip of grass between the tire tracks that my wife is rather fond of. I had been maintaining it with a rear blade just fine but this year the grass strip has really grown so the rear blade won't work any more. My wife's instruction to keep the grass was easy argument for me to build a LPGS to maintain the tire tracks.

I'm going to do things a bit different than most. Rather than building one the width of the tractor, I'm building it the width of the tire tracks in the lane -- 3'

Scrap yard is only 5 min drive from my house with lots of pickings to build from.

I'd wanted to find some 12" channel for the sides but could only find 8" or 9" in decent lengths or a 20' of 12". The guys can be a pain if you want them to cut stuff they'd rather try to get you to take the whole thing. Managed to find a 10' length of 15" that would work better than the 9".

660lbs and $260 later I was on my way home

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

6' cutting edge that has never seen dirt. The teeth on one side is a bonus and hopefully will help loosen things up better.



Cut the 6' down to two 3' sections and mocked up mounting angle for them.



The 10' length of channel was cut down to make two 5' long side panels. Also cut a 4x6 angle off the leading edge to keep it from digging in. Trying to cut thru the 1" flanges of the channel with the plasma was not fun. Then again, it was my first day using one.



Setup for drilling for the blade mounts. I'll be able to have the straight blades either flush with the sides or 1" below. If I got my calculations right, if I were to mount the blade with the teeth down, they'd be either 1.5" or 2.5" below.



4x4 cross tubes front and back set in place

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Progress as of end of today: All welded up, just need to mount the blades and fab up some brackets for the 3 pt hitch. Need to figure out why my plasma isn't cutting properly before I can make them. Either operator error as I've never used one before this or my machine is a dud.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Trying to figure out the horizontal spacing for the lower link mounts...looking for input.

I want this to fit a quick hitch for when I finally get one but am coming up with different measurements. I have literature here for 2 different brands, one lists 25 3/4" between the mounts and the other says 27 1/4". My Kubota snow blower measures 27 1/8" while my rear blade is 26 1/2". On the EA site, Ted says 26 1/2" is the common width for lowers

 

[bcp]

Here are the ASAE specs:



26.81 to 26.94 inches

Bruce

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Thanks Bruce, very helpful

 

[bcp]

Note that it isn't frame width, if the pins are mounted on only one end. The width includes the nut or shoulder.

Bruce

 

[Sodo]

I agree with the wife. A long two-track driveway is an indicator of the good life.

What the heck does LPGS mean?

 

[rswyan]

I agree with the wife. A long two-track driveway is an indicator of the good life.

What the heck does LPGS mean?

Land Plane/Grading Scraper I believe ...

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Note that it isn't frame width, if the pins are mounted on only one end. The width includes the nut or shoulder.

Bruce

That's what I'd figured but clarification is always good. I had been thinking of single mounted pins but am now reconsidering for clevis mount