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Mostly scrap built (but still awesome) land plane
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NS Gearhead
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So, should I add wear strips under the runners? I'll just be doing my driveway and a neighbor or two, wich are quite small... and maybe the trail around my property if that ever gets finished...
If so; mild steel? Hard plate? SS?
I honestly don't know how fast steel wears in this kind of aplication... if it'll last 20 years, their's not much point... but if it's only going to last 5...
If so; mild steel? Hard plate? SS?
I honestly don't know how fast steel wears in this kind of aplication... if it'll last 20 years, their's not much point... but if it's only going to last 5...
mark02tj
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I'm having a hard time visualizing what the jacks are used for? You don't have the "adjustable casters" shown in the mock-up so that's why I'm not sure what you're doing.
I'm liking it so far though!! I'm debating whether or not I want a land plane or a box blade. Of course, I WANT both, but I need to figure out which will be most useful for me. (I don't want to hijack your thread with that discussion though!!)
I'm liking it so far though!! I'm debating whether or not I want a land plane or a box blade. Of course, I WANT both, but I need to figure out which will be most useful for me. (I don't want to hijack your thread with that discussion though!!)
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NS Gearhead
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Fair enough. The mock up is just what I've got so far. Their will be a rigid tongue just like a trailer. Lift the end of the tongue, and the entire thing will lift. At the very back those trailer jacks will be hard mounted with some of these bolted under them;
10 in. Pneumatic Rigid Caster | Princess Auto
Turning the jacks down will push the casters down until it lifts the plane up. This can be done evenly for transport, or to turn around at the road, or one side could be lifted to create a crown in the driveway. I'll have a chair mounted over the entire thing so that my neighbor can work the jacks as I'm driving the tow vehicle.
Just picture a "low rider" dragin' frame... accept I'd be gradin'
CNC Dan
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NS Gearhead said:
What kind of rock/sand is in your soil? Where I live it's all granite. Mild steel won't last long at all. I have used Lincoln ABR hard facing rods for metal on dirt applications with good results. There are others that are better, but they are more for specialty steals that need a lot of preparation before welding, so my LWS doesn't stock them.
I have heard that Stoody is a good brand of hardfacing rod, but I haven't used them myself.
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I had a rock truck for 15 years and the bed was 3/8 inch T1 steel and it had narry a scratch in it. And it got a workout. I doubt with the weight of your plane you would get very much wear with the use you have described. You can always hardface it after the fact if it begins to show wear. CNC Dan already described that though. More likely with the minor weight of that, it would merely polish the runners.
jenkinsph
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I would use it as is without hard surfacing, you can add it if you need it later. I haven't seen enough wear on my landplanes to get too concerned.
mark02tj
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Just picture a "low rider" dragin' frame... accept I'd be gradin'
Got it! Sounds pretty cool! Are you going to pull this with your TJ?
I was pulling brush around here with my TJ until I got my Deere. Now I'm buying implements instead of Jeep accessories.:laughing: We both know that JEEP means Just Empty Every Pocket. I don't know what DEERE means yet but I'm sure it's something similar.
Fallon
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I'm assuming you can weld, so the easy way would be to just wait and see. Weld something on if/when it ever starts wearing out.
Or you can just go with the heavier is better theory & weld something on now.
I've been watching too. Hope to do a similar build within the next year or so.