Box Scraper Box scraper for hard pack dirt/gravel road

[Code54]

Where are you all getting your blades from to do the land plane builds?

 

[Gordon Gould]

Where are you all getting your blades from to do the land plane builds?

If you are very lucky you can find them used but usable at an equipment dealer or town/county garage. I was never that lucky. The last ones I got here

Beaver Valley Supply Company - Cutting Edge Chart

Have bought from a tractor dealer too but seemed to be high priced.

gg

 

[fried1765]

I don't think shorter length is too much of a factor for driveways and gravel roads.

Bruce

The length of the machine is just as important for driveways and gravel roads, as it is for any road.
Potholes, and bumps all form similarly in natural surface traveled ways.
When the machine length spans a hump or dip, the belly blade cuts, or fills better, to produce a more even surface.

 

[Egon]

Land plane's just may be designed for different types of work than what is involved in maintaining granular surfaced roads.

On a road surface the materials have to be mixed and then layed back down. The mixing is to enable compaction. Land planes drop the fines on the bottom and scatter the coarser material on the top. This looks real good but ain't what is needed for compaction or a durable surface.

Fried knows what He's talking about!

 

[CADplans]

Where are you all getting your blades from to do the land plane builds?

I went to the CAT dealer, they sell several grades, from cheap to great.
The CAT blade price will surprise you as to how low they are.

CAT had a snow plow edge that would be great at only about $35 each,,
I do not know why CAT sells snow blade replacement edges.

I got 7 foot motor grader blades, 5/8" thick,,, THAT was a pickup load,,, LOL! :laughing:

 

[Egon]

I don't think shorter length is too much of a factor for driveways and gravel roads.

Bruce

You want a smooth even road grade?

 

[bcp]

So, all these LPGS implements that are only about 4-5 feet long must be really worthless for grading a drive or road.?



Bruce

 

[fried1765]

So, all these LPGS implements that are only about 4-5 feet long must be really worthless for grading a drive or road.?



Bruce

Quality of the work, or lack thereof, is really the only difference.

 

[Egon]

Well depends, want it to look good or be done to last?

 

[jenkinsph]

Quality of the work, or lack thereof, is really the only difference.

How about some pictures of your work?