Boom Pole and Leaves

[woodlandfarms]

..."I've got myself so broke, I couldn't get out of sight if it took a quarter to go around the world".

I saw him at Warner B's the other day, walking with Quentin Tarrantino. Truly a match I would have never made... But I do love star sightings....

 

[MossRoad]

I saw him at Warner B's the other day, walking with Quentin Tarrantino. Truly a match I would have never made... But I do love star sightings....

Yeah, that does seem an odd pairing, especially after some of the interviews I've seen with Q.T.

 

[ldabe]

See, that's why I like the PT...find a use for it to do anything!

Anybody know how long that boom is from the QA plate? I have some
left over tubing from my QA Hitch project...I see a boom in my future!

Yep, I'm that cheap to make my own. Between purchasing the PT and paying for this house we're currently building..."I've got myself so broke, I couldn't get out of sight if it took a quarter to go around the world".
(Guess what movie that line is from...)

Love using the PT to grade the driveway every few days...the guys on the site really like it!

Red,
What are you using to grade the driveway?
How long is the drive?
Do you have any pics?

 

[sandman2234]

I usually use the Steiner with it's optional blower to blow all my leaves over into the ditch, and mother nature takes care of them from there. My Mother in Law has a lot of pines, and the straw takes a little more time, but it is do-able. If I get too many leaves, I blow them into a pile and scoop them up into the back of the truck, or on a trailer and haul them off. There has to be a pretty big pile to make me want to get off the Steiner and use my hands!
David from jax

 

[Red Zebra]

I saw him at Warner B's the other day, walking with Quentin Tarrantino. Truly a match I would have never made... But I do love star sightings....

Must be cool seeing the big names like that.

Ok, We kept everyboyd in suspense: The line is from Heartbreak Ridge....Clint Eastwood.

Hey, Idabe: I'm using a small excavating bucket of my own design. I also use the LMB. Turn them downward, put in float, and the bottom edge drags along the gravel. It's not as efficient as a box blade but holding my own with it.

The drive is 600+ ft. Luckily its staying in decent shape except for the 30ft where it slopes upward to meet the asphalt road. The trucks stop here to check traffic then end up spinning tires trying to get moving again.

 

[ponytug]

Perhaps this belongs in a new thread, but...enquiring minds would like to know, how are you doing your road work?
With the LMB are going forward or backwards, and
How is your bucket positioned? i.e.
bottom vertical,
45 degrees away from the direction of travel,
5 degrees above the road, with the lip dragging or,
parallel to the road (into? away?)

Do you do anything to pack the loose material back into the road?

Do you do anything to create/maintain the crown?

Any and all tips welcome to improve my road maintenance techniques!

Thanks in advance,

Peter

...Hey, Idabe: I'm using a small excavating bucket of my own design. I also use the LMB. Turn them downward, put in float, and the bottom edge drags along the gravel. It's not as efficient as a box blade but holding my own with it.

The drive is 600+ ft. Luckily its staying in decent shape except for the 30ft where it slopes upward to meet the asphalt road. The trucks stop here to check traffic then end up spinning tires trying to get moving again.

 

[Red Zebra]

Perhaps this belongs in a new thread, but...enquiring minds would like to know, how are you doing your road work?......
Peter

Sorry for late response....

I turn the buckets so the edge drags (placed in float) and then back up/pull gravel from high spots to low. The area of my drive way needing most attention has 1-2" size stone.