Learning curve

[Haywire]

Man, you can really make a mess with the FEL and box grader trying to learn how to use them. LOL My driveway was better before I started messing with it.

Ian

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Man, you can really make a mess with the FEL and box grader trying to learn how to use them. LOL My driveway was better before I started messing with it.

Ian

You will get the hang of it! :thumbsup:

 

[tommu56]

Man, you can really make a mess with the FEL and box grader trying to learn how to use them. LOL My driveway was better before I started messing with it.

Ian

Actually I feel the same way!
I have a 8' girder that I drag behind the tractor to fix my "repairs":laughing:

tom

 

[MF 1532]

You'll get the hang of it , just need some more seat time . I have done good on my parking lot with both tools . The box blade , once I get it full of rock , and my 3 point hitch lever lower stop set I am good to go(this keeps you at a constant level.) The fel is good to scatter stock piles , and the bucket in the float position and tractor in reverse ,does a good job leveling . This has worked for me , I am sure you will get some other tips posted here , hang in there , good luck .

 

[whistlepig]

Takes a while to get used to the FEL. If your driveway and yard isn't frozen hard when you push your first snow its really not a fair fight. Loader and tractor treats snow, soft soil, and unfrozen gravel all the same. Much the same with a blade.

 

[Don87]

Takes a while to get used to the FEL. If your driveway and yard isn't frozen hard when you push your first snow its really not a fair fight. Loader and tractor treats snow, soft soil, and unfrozen gravel all the same. Much the same with a blade.

Ain't never been a truer word spoken.

Blades will tear up the ground just as fast(if not faster), than an FEL............the reason why, is that you expect it with the FEL, (and you correct). But most people 'think' that the plow will ride on top (which isn't always the case).

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

It takes time and practice. About have to tear some stuff up to fix it. I mostly use my FEL bucket back dragging to do finish work. When you get the pitch/angle of the front edge of the front bucket right and back drag it's easier and also back dragging in the float position or raising the tractor front wheels slightly off the ground.

 

[TripleR]

There is definitely a learning curve and I think I am still on the wrong side of it. Get lots of practice, take the advice given and don't get discouraged as we have all been there or still are.

 

[Gordon Gould]

There are so many variables. What material you are working with, what equipment you have, how packed the material is, how wet or dry it is, how rough it is,....... and most important what you are trying to do with it. It takes a long long time to become a true expert. Very few of us are. Those that are give us great advise here on TBN. But it doesn't take to long to get the basic hang of it. Enough to get the job done. When I get a new impliment I try to find a couple small jobs first. To get the feel of things. Instead of the whole driveway I might just work on one pothole or area. Only make small cuts and try different blade angles and adjustments. If I'm not getting the result I think I should I change something.
Don't get discouraged; as said above the more you repair your repairs the more you learn. If you do a TBN search on boxblades you will be swamped with info. Try some of the stuff you read and continue to use the stuff that works for you. You will get there.

gg

 

[jimbo64]

Ain't never been a truer word spoken.

Blades will tear up the ground just as fast(if not faster), than an FEL............the reason why, is that you expect it with the FEL, (and you correct). But most people 'think' that the plow will ride on top (which isn't always the case).

plows should have adjustable skegs on them which allows the distance between ground and blade to become a variable.

 

[BeezFun]

Man, you can really make a mess with the FEL and box grader trying to learn how to use them. LOL My driveway was better before I started messing with it.

Think of yourself as an artist. Anyone can make a boring, flat driveway. It takes creativity to get the right balance between gouge marks and small piles.

 

[Cobra75007]

Think of yourself as an artist. Anyone can make a boring, flat driveway. It takes creativity to get the right balance between gouge marks and small piles.

ha,ha,ha

 

[Haywire]

Gotta go back out there with the box blade and give it another go. Need to try lifting the box on one side to scrape up the middle of the drive and deposit it on the edge.

I was also out at the asphalt road trying to take the accumulated lip of dirt off the edge so that water on the road runs off rather than running down and then cutting my driveway. I figured out that it was essential to get exactly square to the road, otherwise the bucket touches down on one corner and the rest is hanging in the air. I bet that narrow county road has lost 18-24" of width due to dirt encroaching from the sides. The rain runs out of the fields uphill of the road and brings silt onto the road and then deposits it on the edge as it runs off the other side.

Ian