Lets See Your DIY Tow Behind Landplane

sandman2234 · Jul 6, 2023

nyone said:
The smoother the surface is the faster the vehicles drive...the faster the vehicles drive the more gravel gets pushed out of the turns. It's a slippery slope

I ran the plane over the dirt road just past my house, and intentionally stopped in the middle, lifted it and left a big pot hole in the middle of both straight stretches. One of the worse culprits about speeding actually stopped in front of my house, walked to the back yard where I was doing something else, and asked me "Why didn't you fix that pothole when you graded the road"??? Being the smart-ass I am, I told her I ran out of diesel, and didn't have the $100 to fill up the tank! Her comeback, "could you just put a couple dollars in it so you could finish it, because that pothole is really bad!"
Now, realizing that I don't live on that road, and the total amount of cash given to me over the last 23 years has been $30, the times I run my plane over it is for free. I waited almost 6 months before I filled that pothole, just to see if she really wanted it filled. Guess not, lol.
David from jax

nyone · Jul 7, 2023

For me it's the delivery drivers (mostly amazon) they take my corner "at speed". They are so bad at driving I lined a few areas of my driveway with boulders and they have been hit more than once..on the drivers side front corner of the van.

scootr · Jul 7, 2023

The smoother you make the road the faster they drive on it. The result here is washboard created by wheel hop at speed.
Been grading my road for 23 years. A neighbor bought a new tractor and started doing it. He's doing it wrong but at least I'm not doing it.

PhysAssist · Jul 30, 2023

Yamezz said:
I built mine from galvanised stock and added the ability to pick up the plane with the FEL, which is very helpful - from moving it about the yard, transporting it while the box blade is already attached to the 3PL, to doing a quick job without having to change implements.
I also made it longer than store-bought units to help achieve a flatter finish.
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Could you please share the dimensions?

ArlyA · Jul 31, 2023

PhysAssist said:
Could you please share the dimensions?

I love using gallivanted steel but not welding it.

Yamezz · Aug 9, 2023

Sorry, I only saw your request a couple of days ago and hadn't had time to measure it up.

The overall length is 1,980mm, 'cut' width 1,475mm, overall width 1,625mm.
The frame uses 180x75mm PFC and 50x4mm SHS. The blades are 75x6mm.