Land plain blade height help

[94BULLITT]

Yes, not sure why they make them like this, stops you being able to use both sides. They must be for different machines with different hole placements. Good for us though, gives an unused edge.

I am not sure how I would reuse them unless I weld them on.

 

[yelbike]

I am not sure how I would reuse them unless I weld them on.

That's what I had to do but then they aren't adjustable.

 

[john40981]

I was going to weld them on to a 3" X 3" X 1/4" angle at the back then weld that to adjustable plates each end so height can be adjusted. I thought it would take a long time for me to wear out a blade so I didn't need to have the blade removeable by bolting on. If I did eventually need to replace a blade I thought I could just weld a new blade on top of the old blade.

 

[sandman2234]

I am a little late to this post, but thought if you guys wanted some pictures to look at, my Dava Grader build has about 80 picture thumbnails.
Click on the small picture and a larger one should appear.


http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/175396-dava-grader-process.html

David from jax

 

[john40981]

I am a little late to this post, but thought if you guys wanted some pictures to look at, my Dava Grader build has about 80 picture thumbnails.
Click on the small picture and a larger one should appear.


http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/175396-dava-grader-process.html

David from jax

Nice build David, I like how solid it is, run over what ever is in the way and not worry about it bending anything. I was making mine out of what I had lying around but I don't think it will be strong enough so I will need to buy some heavier steel I think. My tractor is 68Hp so it will put a fair strain on things if I get into some big rocks or more likely tree roots.

 

[john40981]

well after a few weeks of night and weekend work I have a finished land plain finally. Just finished the paint job today so I thought I would show some pic of the finished product with a bit of a time line of getting to the end. I used some steel I already had and had to buy some all up it cost about $600 to build. The 5 grader blades that I used were free It is 6'6" wide and 8' long estimated weight about 500lb plus the 44gal water drum adding another 400lb if needed. We are in sandy soil so not sure if I will need the extra weight by it's there if I do, just need to fill it.

after all the hard work I hope it does the job

 

[classacthollow]

The nice thing about the blue barrel is you could add a sprayer to it and do a wet down. Nice job, I will be starting one soon.

 

[john40981]

The nice thing about the blue barrel is you could add a sprayer to it and do a wet down. Nice job, I will be starting one soon.

What a good idea, I hadn't though of that but would be an easy adaption and with our dusty sandy soil a good option. Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[94BULLITT]

Nice job John.

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[Jeembawb]

Good work - I like the storage in your welder trolley too.

Are the cutting edges fixed or adjustable John?

Jimbob