Search results

That is NOT fair!

The amount of input to this thread indicates one of the primary uses of compact tractors. I suspect that mowing and/or "bushhogging" would be at the top of the list but roadway maintenance would be very close to the top.

The thing that makes LPGS (Land Plane Grading Scraper, I believe) work so well is the built in depth control with the side skids. That's also where rear gauge wheels shine also, built in depth control.

potholes and washboard would not be truly repaired by just filling them with more material; the road had to be graded down to fully eliminate them and then brought smooth again by grading the loose material and packing it back in place. Yep!

County road maintenance never intentionally tear's up compact soil any more than required to fill low spots. That's exactly what I'm proposing with the ripper shanks going an inch or two at the most. Yeah, the rut thing brings back old memories of the two miles of mud road and five miles of...

Absolutely! The principle is having a wheel(s) following and supporting the blade which tends to keep it stabilized vertically. That's what its all about!

I feel that dragging loose material to fill in a washboard is only a temporary fix. Traffic will eventually knock the loose material up out of the washboard and the problem is back. I suggested using ripper teeth to break up the washboard and inch or two depth so that it doesn't reoccur at...

A box blade with ripper shanks would be a try also. The rippers would hopefully loosen up a couple inches of the surface ridding it of the ripples leaving it smooth. Gauge wheels behind the blade help tremendously also.