Rear Blade Can you identify this rear blade?

[ToadHill]

Semi: your correct if the drive is that bad, a box blade or rear blade is probably the answer. My drive hasn't been that bad.

I use a york rake about twice a year, once in spring and again in fall with the rake canted so the trailing edge is in the middle and it will rake all the loose and not so loose gravel from the sides to the middle. Then make a pass with the rake parallel and not quite setting on the ground to spread the hump out toward the sides.

I also run the tractor down the edges of the drive every spring with the wheels just off the hardpan. This puts enough of a gully along the edges that any rain water will flow away from the drive and not wash across the drive to wash it out.

If we have a very heavy rain, this summer we had one day with 4.5" in about 1.5 hours, I had a little washout but about 1/2 hour with the rake cleared it up.

 

[Semipro]

Thanks to all for the responses.

 

[Sackett2]

4' Blade&Ripper w/Side Offset 3pt. Cat.1 RGBR-4 - eBay (item 180422998268 end time Nov-22-09 17:32:19 PST)

I have the 5 foot version of this.

I like the offset, but don't need it much, difficult to adj, keep the wd40 handy. rippers are OK, worked great loosening up the garden before tilling.
Your better bet is a stout boxblade.

 

[sandman2234]

The roadway I maintain for my sister in law almost requires an offset in order to get a reasonable crown built up. My boxblade keeps it flat, but flat only works till the first rain. That example Sackett2 posted would probably last about a day before I was looking for another. The one suggested by MtnViewRanch is just what I need, though I am not fond of the brand he chose (no reason, just a personal preference, kind of like Ford/Chevy or blue/reg colors, etc) I have bid on a couple of them online, but due to distance versus costs, it has been a non winning battle. Maybe one day I will own a nice one!
David from jax

 

[MtnViewRanch]

David, have you looked at Bison rear blades? Very good quality and as many or more to choose from than Land Pride. Hey, what brands of rear blades are you looking at?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The roadway I maintain for my sister in law almost requires an offset in order to get a reasonable crown built up. My boxblade keeps it flat, but flat only works till the first rain. That example Sackett2 posted would probably last about a day before I was looking for another. The one suggested by MtnViewRanch is just what I need, though I am not fond of the brand he chose (no reason, just a personal preference, kind of like Ford/Chevy or blue/reg colors, etc) I have bid on a couple of them online, but due to distance versus costs, it has been a non winning battle. Maybe one day I will own a nice one!
David from jax

Hey, are you making fun of my blue Mahindra?

 

[sandman2234]

Opps, that was a typo, supposed to say BLUE/Red...and blue is my favorite color, just not when it comes to tractors. (but I have owned more blue ones than any other color!)
There was a Red scrapper blade on Ebay a couple weeks ago. Selling price was only $850 or so, but it would require me driving to NC/Tn area to pick it up. There was a JD in Miami that I really considered, at twice that much money, but with the wife's and daughter's tuition coming up I figured I better wait till that was paid. It sold a week later. I was hesitant about it due to the hint of heavy rust in the pictures. I don't mind a little rust, but this had the earmarks of something a little more. I have a friend nearby and started an email to get a look at it and better pictures, but never send it.
Maybe one day...