Best Attachment for Grading Gravel Driveway

[zmountaineer]

I use a power rake (Harley rake).

 

[Smokeydog]

Used grader blade, yardbox and EA land plane on 1/2 mile driveway with 350’ elevation change. The EA land plane is by far the best for driveway maintenance. Good videos on Everything Attachments website.

 

[thoner7]

Actually my road packs pretty hard - probably as hard as yours. The finish material is a mixture of crushed ledge products from 3/4" down to stone dust. All the angular edges and sizes lock together very well after being wet and compacted. My after grading pictures look like loose material because the landplane cuts and remixes the top layer of the road surface. Here is an in process picture

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I also have lots of road to maintain. I have a rear blade, box blade, and land plane. The landplane gets used the most by far. I have no trouble maintaining the crown with it but use the rear blade to build or rebuild an overly worn crown. I use the box blade the least - almost never, for road maintenance except for a severe washout. For new road construction it is great.

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Gordon,

I've seen pictures of your land plane at work, but have you done any write up on how you built it? If not, what about some up close pictures? I'd like to build one but have questions. I'm curious how high or flush the scrapers are and what that flap looking thing at the back is?

 

[AGTtactical]

Thanks for all the great advice fellas. Sounds like I'm getting a Land Pride Grading Scraper (aka land plane) GS2572 or GS2584 for my 72" wide L6060 to maintain my road which is covered with #34 rock. GS25 Series Grading Scrapers | Land Pride

Will also get an EA Land Shark 96" rake for my raking work, and it should be more than adequate to pull any spilled rock back into the road, where the GS2584 can smooth everything out. If I find I really need a rear blade, I can buy one for it. I don't have any ditches or need to make them, and no snow here, so I think a rake will be more than sufficient. Land Shark Hydraulic Landscape Rake Demo - YouTube