mntnvew
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Hi all,
I just got my first real tractor, Boris, a Belarus 825. I am going to rebuild my driveway and wanted to get everyone's input (I know it is a common topic, but wanted to get comments on my specific situation).
Basically I live in SW Montana and we get a LOT of wind. In the winter we will get a few inches/feet of snow, then it will get blown away in a day or so as it isn't too long after a snow storm that the everyday wind is back in action. (if the wind even subsides while the snow comes, sometimes it is ground blizzard conditions). So we can get some HUGE drifts.
With that said, the previous owner of this property had a taller driveway constructed when he built the house in 1992. He stated he had the driveway built up so much to ensure the wind would just blow the snow off of it, instead of it creating a drift on the north or south side.
As you can see by the photos I included, the driveway is pretty much shot.
Now that you have a little background, here are some of my general question areas:
1. I was going to get a 8' box blade, 8' rear/angle blade to tackle this project. Is that reasonable?
2. The ditch can get kind of steep on the one side, will the BB and RAB work for me? (I dont want to tip my tractor over obviously, do I need to worry about this if I were to tackle with the tractor wheel in the deepest part of the ditch?)
3. What "expert" oh-crap's can anyone pass along (you know the things only experienced tractoring folks have learned over time)?
4. The height of the driveway over the surrounding area is about 8-10 inches. Can I acheive this with a BB and/or RAB? Do I need some special hydraulic RAB to do this? (I contacted my local road builder and he wants 5k to rebuild this 2/10 of a mile stretch of driveway, he would use a full size grader to do this he said) I cant afford a 3-4k RAB with all the trimmings. Could I use hyrdaulic top and side links to accomplish this? I guess it is the offsetting capabilities that allude me. However I am not even sure if I need offsetting capabilities for this project.
Any general comments, notes, opinions, etc... that could help out a green horn just getting into tractoring are much appreciated!!!
Boris, is almost 10' tall, has loaded rear tires & FEL.
I just got my first real tractor, Boris, a Belarus 825. I am going to rebuild my driveway and wanted to get everyone's input (I know it is a common topic, but wanted to get comments on my specific situation).
Basically I live in SW Montana and we get a LOT of wind. In the winter we will get a few inches/feet of snow, then it will get blown away in a day or so as it isn't too long after a snow storm that the everyday wind is back in action. (if the wind even subsides while the snow comes, sometimes it is ground blizzard conditions). So we can get some HUGE drifts.
With that said, the previous owner of this property had a taller driveway constructed when he built the house in 1992. He stated he had the driveway built up so much to ensure the wind would just blow the snow off of it, instead of it creating a drift on the north or south side.
As you can see by the photos I included, the driveway is pretty much shot.
Now that you have a little background, here are some of my general question areas:
1. I was going to get a 8' box blade, 8' rear/angle blade to tackle this project. Is that reasonable?
2. The ditch can get kind of steep on the one side, will the BB and RAB work for me? (I dont want to tip my tractor over obviously, do I need to worry about this if I were to tackle with the tractor wheel in the deepest part of the ditch?)
3. What "expert" oh-crap's can anyone pass along (you know the things only experienced tractoring folks have learned over time)?
4. The height of the driveway over the surrounding area is about 8-10 inches. Can I acheive this with a BB and/or RAB? Do I need some special hydraulic RAB to do this? (I contacted my local road builder and he wants 5k to rebuild this 2/10 of a mile stretch of driveway, he would use a full size grader to do this he said) I cant afford a 3-4k RAB with all the trimmings. Could I use hyrdaulic top and side links to accomplish this? I guess it is the offsetting capabilities that allude me. However I am not even sure if I need offsetting capabilities for this project.
Any general comments, notes, opinions, etc... that could help out a green horn just getting into tractoring are much appreciated!!!
Boris, is almost 10' tall, has loaded rear tires & FEL.
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