WALT
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I have not posted in awhile, but thought I would share a simple attachment I made for screening driveway sand.
At my present home, with paved driveway, my sand needs have been reduced from 4+ yards a winter to +/- 1 yard.
My rolling inside sandbox was near empty and I would need sand for this winter. I had around 10 yards of gravel left over from past projects in a pile behind my shop, and set to figuring out how to screen it for sanding use.
I made a 2" x 4" frame that slides atop of my BX2200 tractor bucket and attached 1/2" hardware cloth to the top of it, with 1" x 1/8" fender washers and #8 x 2" round washer head screws. I also added 1/2" plywood to reinforce the corners on top of the 2" x 4" frame.
To use, loosen the pile first, set your bucket angle approx, 45 degrees and start shoveling. Shovel at the top to let the sand flow down the screen. After 9-10 shovels, raise the loader to shift the sand to the back of the bucket and continue until the bucket is full, removing the screen.
For the safety weenies among us, do this on level ground with the appropriate counter weight on the rear.
With a full bucket, I drive back into my shop and dump into my inside sand box. Dry sand spreads much easier than wet sand.
As my 61 y/o back can vouch for, 6 full buckets screened 1 yard+ of sand for the driveway. If I needed more, I likely would not do this, and would buy sand as I have done in the past. I attached 4 pictures to illustrate my actions
Live Free or Die:
WALT
At my present home, with paved driveway, my sand needs have been reduced from 4+ yards a winter to +/- 1 yard.
My rolling inside sandbox was near empty and I would need sand for this winter. I had around 10 yards of gravel left over from past projects in a pile behind my shop, and set to figuring out how to screen it for sanding use.
I made a 2" x 4" frame that slides atop of my BX2200 tractor bucket and attached 1/2" hardware cloth to the top of it, with 1" x 1/8" fender washers and #8 x 2" round washer head screws. I also added 1/2" plywood to reinforce the corners on top of the 2" x 4" frame.
To use, loosen the pile first, set your bucket angle approx, 45 degrees and start shoveling. Shovel at the top to let the sand flow down the screen. After 9-10 shovels, raise the loader to shift the sand to the back of the bucket and continue until the bucket is full, removing the screen.
For the safety weenies among us, do this on level ground with the appropriate counter weight on the rear.
With a full bucket, I drive back into my shop and dump into my inside sand box. Dry sand spreads much easier than wet sand.
As my 61 y/o back can vouch for, 6 full buckets screened 1 yard+ of sand for the driveway. If I needed more, I likely would not do this, and would buy sand as I have done in the past. I attached 4 pictures to illustrate my actions
Live Free or Die:
WALT