Before/after photos, road building.

[teg]

Been spending so much time read TBN, thought I would take some time and post a project... One of the first projects I did when I got the land was to make a road to get close to the creek. This past wk/ed, I extended the road down to the creek. The before photos did not really capture how steep the slope was. A car could not make it down there... now it can.

Used my L2800 w/FEL, a 6' foot BB... it took 11 tractor hours, 2 days and a 1/2 case of beer... ran into lots of rock, roots and moving lots of dirt from the high side to the low side to make the slope less steep. An average of 2 to 3 feet of fill on the low side.

 

[Crash101]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

 

[flstnhd]

Looks great teg. I have a similar project I'd like to do once I get a bit more familiar with my BX24 (first tractor) and get a box blade. To level out the slope do you have one side of the BB lower and make several passes ?

 

[daBear]

Looks great Reg. I have a similar project I'd like to do once I get a bit more familiar with my BX (first tractor) and get a box blade. To level out the slope do you have one side of the BB lower and make several passes ?

That is the way I do it with my box. However, it will make you wish you had top and tilt installed. That is my next tractor project, TNT for me.

 

[teg]

I did have to adjust it, I planned ahead to do most of the cutting first. Then leveled it out for most of the rest of it. It takes a little time but I got time (just don't have $$$ for TnT). I moved a lot of dirt with the FEL, load it up first, then drag the BB to where I wanted the dirt.

 

[teg]

update: Finally put down some gravel on the road and decided to share the photos...

 

[sandman2234]

Sure looks good with that gravel on it!!!
David from jax

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

looks great, thanks for sharing those pics........gives us idears

 

[Runner]

teg,

Sure is a beautiful place. Makes me wish I had a creek to "get down to".

Nice work.

Thanks.

 

[MacLawn]

teg, man, that is great! Flathead is right - definitely givin' us idears all right... look out my woods... no creek to go to, creek is another 100 yards across neighbors land... but, maybe I can make a shortcut to his shop! He made a real man cave a few years ago, and we hang out there doing all kinds of projects. That boy can make anything! I just hang around and help a little... now, road to his place... thanks teg!