Gordon Gould
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- Joined
- Apr 1, 2007
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- Location
- NorthEastern, VT
- Tractor
- Kubota L3010DT, Kubota M5640SUD, Dresser TD7G Dozer
Gordon,
I copied your pic in a post I have about land plane's. I'd love to build one someday and keep that thread handy for 'notes'. I'd love to know more about your land plane, such as steel thickness, weight, size or anything you feel like sharing. I've always admired how well that came out. Yours and Jenkins are two that I want to copy when I build one. Well, if you don't mind anyways. :laughing:
Actually I have a hard time believing how good they work. Here are some notes I had on it. Hope it helps. Steve's units are excellant you are smart to look at them too.
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Grader 4'-6" long, 5' wide ( inside) 575 lbs
Notes
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Lift Arm Braces 28" center to center
Upper Cross Braces 2' apart
Blade Mounts 2' apart, first blade mounted 10" back, front of Blade Mounts are 3/4" below runners
3" X 3" triangles cut from bottom corners of sides for runner angles
1/2" Grade 8 bolts and extra long nuts for tail gate stop pins
swinging tailgate up and forward to hang insde against stops is like box blade ( sort of )
swinging tailgate up and back to hang behind stops allows use like push blade in reverse
Steel
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Standard lengths - Bought and picked up at steel supply house, They make one cut at no charge
3/8" X 12" steel plate 20' (2/10') $210
2 sides, 6pcs 6" X 3" for hitch clevises, tail gate
3/8" X 2" steel bar 10' $25
2 runners
2 1/2" X 1/4" Square tube 24' (2/12') $115
2 upper cross members, top link verticle and angle braces, 2 lift arm braces
4" X 4" X 3/8" angle 10' $69
2 cutting blade mounts
1 1/2" schedule 80 blk iron pipe 10' $46
hinge pin for tail gate ( used 3 short pieces of 2" sched 40 I had for hinges )
Total Steel $465
Figure on another $250 or so for a pair of heavy duty cutting edges.
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