Paddy
Veteran Member
If you live in hilly country, you know the value of a good ditch along your gravel drive way. With a 700' long drive you need a plan. In the days past, I would go out during a good rain and start digging/channeling by hand tools.
I want to build a simple 3PH attachment that will make a nice sloping swale along the drive. I envision this tool to make the trench aswell as clean it out.
I have tried using the grader blade tilted to the max. Too much stress. If you hit a root or big rock she will bend the blade. So here it goes...
My grader blade is a 7' with slots for adjustment left and right. In fact if you remove the bolts that allow for the blade to extend side to side, you have just the center part that has the angle adjustment. I want the weld up a triangle to bolt on instead of the grader blade. The bottom point would have a gental radius. The tractor would need to straddle the ditch but would place the forces best for the tractor.
My tractor is 45 hp so she can dig....and rip cat 1 impliments in to pieces. Sound OK? Have you seen any other DIY options?
Patrick
I want to build a simple 3PH attachment that will make a nice sloping swale along the drive. I envision this tool to make the trench aswell as clean it out.
I have tried using the grader blade tilted to the max. Too much stress. If you hit a root or big rock she will bend the blade. So here it goes...
My grader blade is a 7' with slots for adjustment left and right. In fact if you remove the bolts that allow for the blade to extend side to side, you have just the center part that has the angle adjustment. I want the weld up a triangle to bolt on instead of the grader blade. The bottom point would have a gental radius. The tractor would need to straddle the ditch but would place the forces best for the tractor.
My tractor is 45 hp so she can dig....and rip cat 1 impliments in to pieces. Sound OK? Have you seen any other DIY options?
Patrick