Seeders Driveway Maintenance - Box Scraper?

[budepps3760]

I'm considering just holding off on any purchase at this point. The LPGS units are double the price of a Box Blade and that's for a lighter LPGS as well. To get into the 1000# range or higher, I'm looking at $2000+. I'm not quite ready to spend that. My fixed blade does a good enough job and is advantaged by already being in my shed

-Jeff

Go to govdeals.com and keep an eye out on the attachments as they become available for bidding. As long as you are not in a hurry (and thus desperate) something will come up within the specs that you are looking for. Also look at tractorhouse auctions in your area as well as craigslist. Just be patient and purchase what you need as items become available.

 

[CADplans]

I also refused to spend the $2K for a landplane,, but,,,,
I ended up building one that would cost north of $3K,,, IF I could buy one this heavy.

The DIY LP will do more in an hour than a rake and rear blade can do in four hours,,, I have had both.

Actually, the first time I used the LP,
I recovered close to 50 tons of gravel that had been moved to the ditches over the years of snow plowing.

It took me over half a day to move all that stone,, I was ready to dig the ditches out with a backhoe.
I am glad I built the LP,,, even over buying one. :thumbsup:

The LP does leave a "fluffed" driveway, I roll it with a DIY roller as a final pass.

 

[JeffroL]

Folks, to quickly resurrect this thread - will a land plane / leveler deal with a deeply grassed over driveway? I've got a 40 year old driveway that has a ton of gravel down there, but due to years of grass cutting, run-off, etc. is almost completely grassed over. Do I need scarifier shanks to rip that up? Would a leveler get rid of that do you think? I'm back to considering a full-time tool to manage this because the ratchet rake is just a pain in the butt to get on/off and spills a lot of gravel off the side of the driveway.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Folks, to quickly resurrect this thread - will a land plane / leveler deal with a deeply grassed over driveway? I've got a 40 year old driveway that has a ton of gravel down there, but due to years of grass cutting, run-off, etc. is almost completely grassed over. Do I need scarifier shanks to rip that up? Would a leveler get rid of that do you think? I'm back to considering a full-time tool to manage this because the ratchet rake is just a pain in the butt to get on/off and spills a lot of gravel off the side of the driveway.

Pictures please. This will help in making recommendations. :thumbsup:

 

[Fallon]

Folks, to quickly resurrect this thread - will a land plane / leveler deal with a deeply grassed over driveway? I've got a 40 year old driveway that has a ton of gravel down there, but due to years of grass cutting, run-off, etc. is almost completely grassed over. Do I need scarifier shanks to rip that up? Would a leveler get rid of that do you think? I'm back to considering a full-time tool to manage this because the ratchet rake is just a pain in the butt to get on/off and spills a lot of gravel off the side of the driveway.

It depends on how wide & heavy the LPGS is. A really heavy one that isn't to wide will dig in. If it's not heavy enough you'll need scarfiers or something else to tear up the grass & stuff so it can start planeing.

 

[Egon]

Go with scarifiers.

 

[CADplans]

Spray with Roundup,, wait a month (possibly 2 months) and the regular LP will do great.
Once the roots start to die,, the grass will be easy to move.

 

[JeffroL]

Pictures please. This will help in making recommendations. :thumbsup:

I will snap some photos on Sunday and post them. Good call. A picture is worth 1000 words.

 

[JeffroL]

I've hit this area with roundup several times, even the "1 year killer" stuff w/ salt. I SWEAR that stuff just let's this wiry / foxtail grass come back totally uncontested making it worse.

 

[ovrszd]

Many varieties have become "Roundup Resistant" over the years. I have found when treating a small area around my trailer loading dock that diesel fuel works best.