Land Plane or Box Blade

[Dano33]

Thanks oosik! Your post is making me feel better about plunking down a nice chunk of change for an implement I have never used. I do like the fact that most people seem to love their land plane, so I hope to have the same kind of luck as most others have had.

 

[hlyautey]

I am very impressed with this groomer: Kiser Edge - Base Safe Arena Drag! - YouTube

 

[oosik]

You won't regret purchasing the land plane. It does a great job at what its intended to do and its probably the easiest implement to learn how to use. Woods is know for their high quality and construction standards so you will probably never experience a failure with their land plane. I have Land Pride because that's what my Kubota dealer sells and we have little else thru any local dealers. AND I hate buying cheap stuff knowing that I will probably destroy it or it will simply fall apart from use. I do a lot of work out in the field and over the years I've learned to buy the most HD tools & equipment I can find. That way they stand a chance of surviving my procedures and the natural environment. When you purchase a quality product, you can expect to pay a quality price and the implement should, with due care/maintenance, last a lifetime.

 

[/pine]

Just an opinion...but if the areas you wish to maintain are not really flat...regardless of the implement (bb/lp etc)...hydraulic top and tilt will greatly increase the efficiency and lower the learning curve of any grading etc. type attachment...

Good Luck...

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Just so it is clear for the OP about what a top & tilt set is. They are the hydraulic links that you see on the 3pt hitch. Normally the center top link and the right side side link.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Your sod may be heavier and thicker than mine and require the ripper shanks but just for reference you can see that my LP/GS does a pretty fair job removing sod from my gravel parking area and road w/o any rippers. So you should have no problem I would think with a unit with rippers.

I agree with \pine on the hydraulic top link and side link (Top and Tilt). They will help tremendously with type blade you put on to do dirt work.

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[crazyal]

If you don't have a pair of remotes I would hold off on a TnT setup for now as it could cost you as much as the grading scraper. Get use to it first and then you can decide if you really need both.

 

[Dano33]

Wow, Gordon's pic looks great. I agree that the plane will probably be all right on its own, however the ripper shanks are certainly a nice piece of insurance.

In regards to the top and tilt, I posted about this in the John Deere forum. Long story short, I was ready to add this option to the 4720 I just ordered until I was told that it would add an additional $3K to the total. Needless to say, I passed on the option.

Truth be known, I have had my 4310 since 2002 and have gotten to be pretty good with a neighbors box blade without using top and tilt. Yes, you sometimes need to make several adjustments and yes, it can be pain to get off the seat a few times, however that pain is not worth 3K in my mind. And from what I am told, a Land Plane typically needs even fewer adjustments than a box blade.

I guess I will find out soon enough.

 

[crazyal]

I wanted the top function to allow my land plane to float but after using it I found that it wouldn't work without adding weight to the rear. I tried leaving the top link off once and the rear would just lift up. I ended up going with a Befco over the Woods and Land Pride simply because it was heavier and I could get it shipped to my door for less than the other two.

 

[bubbacuse77]

I've never owned a land plane but I do have Box Blade with a top and tilt and like the others have said, you never understand how you lived without a top and tilt once you have it.