Homemade road maintenance "tool"

2orodd · Oct 18, 2016

Hi, this is my homemade road maintenance tool. it is made out off old truck tires and steel cables, all for free :thumbsup: Dont know what you call it "over there". I find it much easier to use this than a grader blade. Because it will not pull up rocks an other stuff, it also follow the terrain in a smoother way.

first round

2orodd · Oct 18, 2016

3rd and last trip :tractor:

smstonypoint · Oct 18, 2016

Ingenious.

Thanks for posting.

Steve

bcp · Oct 18, 2016

More photos. please.

How many tires to make it?

Bruce

Rustyiron · Oct 18, 2016

:welcome:
"Over here", I'd call that pretty slick! (nice):thumbsup:

Citydude · Oct 18, 2016

Great idea!

jwmorris · Oct 18, 2016

I used something similar for years. I have put to together, one 4 sections of a catwalk and one 6 welded together with chain links to attach a drag strap.

Recently built a land plane that works better for filling badly damaged paths.

Wagtail · Oct 18, 2016

smstonypoint said:
Ingenious.

Thanks for posting.

Steve

I agree! Well done. :thumbsup:

PILOON · Oct 18, 2016

Yep! I like that.
It has desirable weight and probably will never wear out and conform to minor deviations all while filling in holes.
Being rubber it will ride over obstacles without snagging and bouncing.
Shorten one side to mound towards the center to effect drainage.
About the only improvement I could think of would be to add a spacer between each layer to effectively create multitude cutting edges.
(sort of like a razor, one blade shaves but 3-4 is smother)