kvmapr
Bronze Member
I need to build a lane along a slope on my property and I found a great thread by 3RRL on the subject of using your box blade to push new roads (http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/89325-pushing-new-roads-trails.html ). But I don't own a box blade so I had to make do with my Middle Buster and FEL.
It's not a steep slope, about 10 degrees, so I felt safe enough giving it a go. But in the end my results weren't very satisfying. I began by cutting a ditch with the middle buster along the top edge of what will become the road. Then I put my left wheels in that ditch and crept along scraping off a few layers of sod and soil with each pass. I hoped to lower more on the top side, than on the lower side, and ultimately get something closer to level.
Well here's a shot of the results.
Basically I created a shallow ditch, as wide as my FEL, that has the same slope as the hill, 10 degrees. So not exactly what I'm looking for.
So here's what I'm thinking of trying next. It seems possible that I could use a box scraper, either backward as 3RRL suggests, or forward (as I would prefer). Going forward I should be able to lower the left side of the box scraper by extending the left side lower link. With the left side of the box lowered by a few degrees I should be able to make multiple passes and shave off a layer of soil at a time. Ultimately I hope to achieve the grade I'm looking for.
Any thoughts on this approach?
It's not a steep slope, about 10 degrees, so I felt safe enough giving it a go. But in the end my results weren't very satisfying. I began by cutting a ditch with the middle buster along the top edge of what will become the road. Then I put my left wheels in that ditch and crept along scraping off a few layers of sod and soil with each pass. I hoped to lower more on the top side, than on the lower side, and ultimately get something closer to level.
Well here's a shot of the results.
Basically I created a shallow ditch, as wide as my FEL, that has the same slope as the hill, 10 degrees. So not exactly what I'm looking for.
So here's what I'm thinking of trying next. It seems possible that I could use a box scraper, either backward as 3RRL suggests, or forward (as I would prefer). Going forward I should be able to lower the left side of the box scraper by extending the left side lower link. With the left side of the box lowered by a few degrees I should be able to make multiple passes and shave off a layer of soil at a time. Ultimately I hope to achieve the grade I'm looking for.
Any thoughts on this approach?
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