LandPlane,, My DIY

   / LandPlane,, My DIY
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#61  
Well, no playing, and testing today,,,
we got 3 inches of rain in 20 minutes last night,,, the kind of rain that runs over gutters,,

Today, the landplane had to go to work,, for real.
I did not have time to fab the height adjusters for the grader blade, so I welded it solid (temporary)
The blade was set at 1/2" below the runners.

About 1/8 of a mile of my driveway was obliterated by the rain.

Here is a before pic,,,

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Here is the driveway, after four passes with the LP,,, two up the driveway, two down.

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Most of the driveway received 4-6 passes,,
the LP did a great job of moving washed material back UP the driveway.

My 60HP 584 IH tractor has only had to pull hard a dozen times in the 20 years that I have owned it,,
TODAY, was one of the full power days. AND, when going uphill,,, 4WD was a necessity.

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I easily moved 15 tons of material back up the driveway.
After using the LP, the JD 650 and my DIY roller firmed up the material.

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The rolling is a necessity, not just a nice finish. The LP leaves a "loose" finish to the material.
The roller compacted/firmed road is much easier to drive on.

Prior to today, I had planned on not adding the second grader blade.
I have now decided the second blade is needed,,, for weight, as much as grading.
The back of the LP seems a little "light",, the 325 pound blade will help anchor it,,,
 
   / LandPlane,, My DIY #63  
Technique might be worth sharing, keeping a crown is pretty helpful to prevent erosion. Your plane looks to be quite a bit wider than half your drive. Are you just jacking it up so its not riding on the "center" skid?
 
   / LandPlane,, My DIY
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#64  
Technique might be worth sharing, keeping a crown is pretty helpful to prevent erosion. Your plane looks to be quite a bit wider than half your drive. Are you just jacking it up so its not riding on the "center" skid?

Yea, other than when I was pulling full loads of material, the left runner never touched.
It took several minutes of adjusting to get the LP to set only on the right runner.
That is one of the reasons I want to add the 325 pounds of the rear blade,,
I think it will help keep the right runner down.

I do have three 100 pound hang on weights (the black ones), I may try to hang them on the right side.

And, I have a few 135 pound wheel weights (the red ones),,, something ought to hold the right side down,,,

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   / LandPlane,, My DIY #65  
Yea, other than when I was pulling full loads of material, the left runner never touched.
It took several minutes of adjusting to get the LP to set only on the right runner.
That is one of the reasons I want to add the 325 pounds of the rear blade,,
I think it will help keep the right runner down.

I do have three 100 pound hang on weights (the black ones), I may try to hang them on the right side.

And, I have a few 135 pound wheel weights (the red ones),,, something ought to hold the right side down,,,

Weights_zps87ccf0d8.jpg

Any updates on the build?
 
   / LandPlane,, My DIY
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#66  
Any updates on the build?

Well, My SIL ordered a freight container, and he had a pile of gravel that needed leveled,,,
I took the LP over, and two swipes of the LP,,, the gravel was bubble level.

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I have two more blades to install, and I have not yet decided how they should be positioned.
 
   / LandPlane,, My DIY #69  
Nice job and rolling is a must especially on hills, well on the shared road anyway as some folk just cannot get used to driving on gravel.
 
   / LandPlane,, My DIY #70  
Does the 22 degree angle work well to move material to the center of road? What do you estimate yours weighs?
 

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