3-Point Hitch GC2300 + ABI Land Plane

[mewaschuk]

Been using the ABI AILP60 Land Plane for a few months now on my GC2300. Thing works awesome. Have a gravel driveway ~1800ft long. You can get this thing to scarify, fill in washouts or do light grading really just by adjusting the top link. The only real issue for me is when the box is completely full my turf tires have trouble pulling that much weight and I can loose traction. Recommend to anyone looking for a grader.

BTW this thing is heavy and built to last !

 

[Bremse]

I have always wondered how these compare to a regular boxblade (that is what I use for grading/smoothing out my gravel driveway). Can you offer any insight? Thanks!

 

[oosik]

Bremse - I can give you my experience. Size wise I'm a couple steps bigger then mewaschuk but its all proportional. I have a mile long gravel driveway. I will use my Land Pride GS2584(LPGS) to smooth things out and my Bush Hog 720 ROBB(roll over box blade) to scarify, transport material from here to there and dig.

Any land plane grading scraper is, pretty much, a one type job implement. You hook it up - you pull it - it smoothes things out. It has almost a zero learning curve and is a good implement for driveway maintenance. The LPGS WILL NOT move material - other than to smooth out lumps. Mine has rippers also - so I can scarify and smooth.

The box blade will have a considerably longer learning curve but is a multi-purpose implement. Smooth things out - move material - dig - scarify if it has rippers.

Personally - for year round driveway maintenance - I prefer my Rhino 950. It a rear blade - 96" wide & 1050#. If snow removal is not a concern then I would definitely go with a box blade.

Unfortunately - my personal preferences enter into this evaluation also. I've used front blades and 3-point mounted snow blowers to move snow on my driveway. They both do the job - I prefer my rear blade. If you prefer a front blade or blower to move snow - then the LPGS or box blade may be all you need to do summer maintenance.

I have and use my rear blade - my LPGS and my ROBB - all for driveway maintenance - year round.

 

[mewaschuk]

scarifiers work great to loosen and provide material for filling in washouts. the way the blades are positioned you can shorted the top link and run just the front edge to really cut with full weight of the implement and the down force (more like a box blade with small footprint this way). never used a boxblade but can imagine anything easier or better suited for this type of work.