LGB Angled Grader !

[MtnViewRanch]

David, good explanation on adjustments of controlling the cutting action. I also agree with you about the wear plates, why bother having bolt on ones? Most of us will never wear them out and I would venture to say that if I were to ever wear mine out that I could weld on new ones quicker than I could unbolt and bolt on new ones.

If the time comes to where you do need to turn your cutting edges over, you may find that you cannot get those blades again for $35 each and you will be happy to drill some new holes.

 

[sandman2234]

David, good explanation on adjustments of controlling the cutting action. I also agree with you about the wear plates, why bother having bolt on ones? Most of us will never wear them out and I would venture to say that if I were to ever wear mine out that I could weld on new ones quicker than I could unbolt and bolt on new ones.

If the time comes to where you do need to turn your cutting edges over, you may find that you cannot get those blades again for $35 each and you will be happy to drill some new holes.

Thanks for the compliment.
Probably can't get replacement blades now for $35 each, much less in 50 years when I do wear them out! I actually purchased mine from Dura-Grader when I went to pick up Wayne's unit for him.
High abrasive steel can be purchased in thin flatbar and just scabbed over an existing runner if need be, if the runner hasn't been worn too far. Replacing my complete runner would be a lot of trouble because of the bend incorporated at each end, but adding a thin piece would be easy. I would probably just use some hard surfacing rod to weld up the worn spots, but any rod choice would work long enough, I suspect.
For versatility, I would tend to concentrate on being able to tilt the unit. We added some extra holes to my pto hookups for this reason, hoping to be able to run it down a ditch and bring dirt back to the road surface, but so far the skid is being a problem, as it is keeping the blade from digging when the unit is leaned over. I am considering adding a plow type of device (or a harrow) to the path of the lower skid so I can move dirt up out of the ditch and get it back to the road surface. All I need is a couple inches of trench to drop the skid into so the blades will cut when the unit is tilted heavily.
David from jax
David from jax

 

[jenkinsph]

My wear strips are tacked on to the bottom of the skids and I agree they may outlast me. When I built the plane I wasn't sure how low to set the blades so I set them 1/4" below the skids, after some experimenting I decide that the blades should be flush with the skids and added the 1/4" flatbar to accomplish this.

I have been out working on the pad pictured above, think I have it about as close as I can get it. Fixing to wet it down and roll it for the last time. Hope the laser agrees with me.lol

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Steve, are you building your shop or having it built?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Thanks for the compliment.
Probably can't get replacement blades now for $35 each, much less in 50 years when I do wear them out! I actually purchased mine from Dura-Grader when I went to pick up Wayne's unit for him.
High abrasive steel can be purchased in thin flatbar and just scabbed over an existing runner if need be, if the runner hasn't been worn too far. Replacing my complete runner would be a lot of trouble because of the bend incorporated at each end, but adding a thin piece would be easy. I would probably just use some hard surfacing rod to weld up the worn spots, but any rod choice would work long enough, I suspect.
For versatility, I would tend to concentrate on being able to tilt the unit. We added some extra holes to my pto hookups for this reason, hoping to be able to run it down a ditch and bring dirt back to the road surface, but so far the skid is being a problem, as it is keeping the blade from digging when the unit is leaned over. I am considering adding a plow type of device (or a harrow) to the path of the lower skid so I can move dirt up out of the ditch and get it back to the road surface. All I need is a couple inches of trench to drop the skid into so the blades will cut when the unit is tilted heavily.
David from jax
David from jax

Sounds to me that you need yourself a good rear blade.

 

[goochy]

WOW !!! what a week !! home away from home ! Our cabin , its about 4 miles from lake !!!! put almost 20 hrs on JD last week !!! Made $170.00 in cash in less than 2 hrs . Also did alot of trading , dirt , gravel, and got grass cut , for doing dirt work for friends . I did have the BIG lot , it was rough!! Took 2 hrs to do it . Tractor and grader did GREAT !!!!!

 

[sandman2234]

Sounds to me that you need yourself a good rear blade.

Yes..

 

[evo803]

All of these things work well from what I have seen, I prefer something a little more sturdy as I use mine commercially. On mine the blades are mounted on 5/8" x8" x 96" flatbar set at 45 degrees with 3x3x 3/8 angle boxing it in on each side. Most lighter models use a single piece of 4x4x3/8 or 4x4x1/2 angle to mount the grader blades. Probably more efficient and less cost and seems to work well too. Its all good though.

I am building a pad for my new shop the last day or so and the landplane/grader proved to be great for smoothing out the fill between the layers and compacting. Using my 110 fel to place the dirt, the 4520 to smooth and level and a Case vibratory roller to compact everything. Moving a total of about 360 yards of engineered fill for this project.

What a nice response to the OP saying his equipment is inferior.
And who cares what project you are doing. Also you had to list that your tractor is bigger. WOW....what an ego !

 

[jenkinsph]

What a nice response to the OP saying his equipment is inferior.
And who cares what project you are doing. Also you had to list that your tractor is bigger. WOW....what an ego !

Why not ask the OP about it? Through pm's I took the time to help him with his tractor and implement selections.

Also, he wants more side jobs and any demonstrations of what he can attempt may help him out.

When you catch up with me on congratulating people about their new tractors, helping them with their problems, answering their questions, we can talk. I answered two pm's this morning before getting to the forums.

 

[jenkinsph]

Goochy,

From the looks of the third and fourth pics it looks like you got a good smooth finish. Nice looking place too. Sounds like you had a great vacation week.