Land plane questions

KanakaRick · May 11, 2017

good explanation, Woodland..... I think I will stick with the original plan of getting the drag land plane. I now have a better understanding.

aeblank · May 12, 2017

I have seen a land plane with both a 3-point and a skidsteer mounts on it.
If you know a welder, some framework/SS plate could be put on the back to facilitate pushing, and then you could pull. It would add some stiffness and some weight.

Fallon · May 12, 2017

aeblank said:
I have seen a land plane with both a 3-point and a skidsteer mounts on it.
If you know a welder, some framework/SS plate could be put on the back to facilitate pushing, and then you could pull. It would add some stiffness and some weight.

I'd go with a 3pt & then add a SSQA mount to the back down the road if you felt it was worth it. SSQA plate is $150 maybe $200 for a beefier one delivered. A local welder could easily Fab up some mounting struts for it for a couple hundred if you can't weld & fab. Wouldnt affect the 3pt aspect at all.

aeblank · May 12, 2017

That's certainly what I was getting at.

Or, do a ssqa to 3 point quick hitch. The skid steer can drive backwards and do it. Maybe $200 for the adapter. Xaf has one.

Fallon · May 12, 2017

aeblank said:
That's certainly what I was getting at.

Or, do a ssqa to 3 point quick hitch. The skid steer can drive backwards and do it. Maybe $200 for the adapter. Xaf has one.

I made one. Welded a quick hitch to a SSQA plate. Pushing $400 in raw materials if you buy new. They were over &1k for a prefab one. Although I think Titan or somebody started making a cheap one in the past year or so.

KanakaRick · May 12, 2017

Talked to the guy selling the Terraplane, and apparently it has fixed blades that are non-adustable. He tells me the plane is set at a 2" cut and you just raise or lower the 3 pt hitch to vary the depth. I would think that if the plane wasn't riding on flat on the surface of the driveway (because I wanted a shallower than 2" cut- due to my ground up asphalt driveway), I would run into the same issues I would be having with my box scraper making washboards, rather than curing them. Told him I was possibly going to take a look at it tomorrow, but it is a 50 mile drive for me, so I would like to know ahead of time if I should bother going to see it. Does it make a difference?

aeblank · May 12, 2017

I would not be happy with a fixed depth. Mine is set as shallow as it goes. 2" would make a mess in my sand.

Of course, ymmv.
Good luck.

tkevan · May 13, 2017

aeblank said:
I would not be happy with a fixed depth. Mine is set as shallow as it goes. 2" would make a mess in my sand.

Of course, ymmv.
Good luck.

Yep, fixed blades would suck. I made mine adjustable. 0 to about 2".

Gordon Gould · May 13, 2017

tkevan said:
Yep, fixed blades would suck. I made mine adjustable. 0 to about 2".

I have to respectfully disagree. Adjustment capability is good though. In most cases when pulling with a tractors and having roads with minimal surface thickness 2" is way to much.

I wonder how often you adjust your blade height ? Or did you just find a height you liked and left it there ??

gg

jenkinsph · May 13, 2017

Gordon Gould said:
I have to respectfully disagree. Adjustment capability is good though. In most cases when pulling with a tractors and having roads with minimal surface thickness 2" is way to much.

I wonder how often you adjust your blade height ? Or did you just find a height you liked and left it there ??

gg

I agree that height adjustment is not very important but fixed at 2" is not acceptable. Anywhere from 0 to 3/4" fixed should work okay.