Packing/sealing a gravel road after 'resurfacing' / land plane

[Tomtint]

So yesterday I picked up a 2 ton Bruthling B200 non vibratory roller for what I felt was a good deal. Im going to do some maintenance on it this weekend and if the ground isn't frozen ill try it out

 

[Smokeydog]

Similar north facing hillside driveway. Managing fines important to maintaining durability. Landplane doses this with minimal disturbance the best.

Rented a ride-on vibratory roller once and did a good before getting a landplane. Looked for a used roller for awhile. Now after years of using the landplane has increased durability and lessened the need for compaction.

 

[Tomtint]

I had the mechanic I use for our o5her equipment come and take a look at the roller I bought yesterday.. the original seller was pretty straightforward about it’s known issues and the only big one was that the battery did not charge and he suspected there was a draw somewhere.. Well..they had the terminals backwards… one of the cables was almost completed melted and it cooked something in the charging system. .. But for now, new cables, new filters and fluids, ew battery and there is no draw when ignition is off…so it won’t kill the battery, but everytime I crank it, it will deplete the power of the battery itself. ..I’ll figure that out this spring

 

[alexpops]

I had the mechanic I use for our o5her equipment come and take a look at the roller I bought yesterday.. the original seller was pretty straightforward about it’s known issues and the only big one was that the battery did not charge and he suspected there was a draw somewhere.. Well..they had the terminals backwards… one of the cables was almost completed melted and it cooked something in the charging system. .. But for now, new cables, new filters and fluids, ew battery and there is no draw when ignition is off…so it won’t kill the battery, but everytime I crank it, it will deplete the power of the battery itself. ..I’ll figure that out this spring

new alternator/voltage regulator?

 

[Tomtint]

new alternator/voltage regulator?

Not sure. The motor runs without a battery so it makes its own spark. It does not have an alternator and I honestly don't know enough about charging systems to know where or how to check a voltage regulator.

 

[paulsharvey]

Not sure. The motor runs without a battery so it makes its own spark. It does not have an alternator and I honestly don't know enough about charging systems to know where or how to check a voltage regulator.

Is it gas? Normally only the smallest sod rollers are gas powered. If diesel, in many cases, the single thing that needs power is the starter. Some do have electric fuel lift pumps, but many don't

 

[Tomtint]

Is it gas? Normally only the smallest sod rollers are gas powered. If diesel, in many cases, the single thing that needs power is the starter. Some do have electric fuel lift pumps, but many don't

It's got a 20 hp gas motor.. it's called a Carroll Stream . Looks like a Honda knock ofc of some sort. V twin horizontal shaft.

 

[alexpops]

in that case it's probably a magneto set-up, which will still have a regulator. there will be magnets on the flywheel with a fixed stator to produce current for ignition and charging. see if you can find a service manual for the engine or a similar honda/briggs. there is a gap requirement between magnets and stator as I remember. Alternatively, anyone that works on small engines should be able to diagnose the charging system since all magneto set-ups are similar. the attached shows a kohler setup ad on fleabay

The rectifier bridge is in the regulator if I remember correctly, so if the harness is putting out AC, the regulator/diodes should be all you need.

 

[LouNY]

It's got a 20 hp gas motor.. it's called a Carroll Stream . Looks like a Honda knock ofc of some sort. V twin horizontal shaft.

Many of those motors have a very minimal charging/lighting circuit, as small as 15 or 20 watts.

 

[HammerGrips]

A landplane seems pretty worthless for this kind of grading. What you need is a multiaxis blade that you can create a crown for drainage. Shaping the road in a way that the water flows off to the side, rather than down the hill, will make it last a lot longer.