Deepdrop
Bronze Member
The front yard along my driveway is very uneven and makes it difficult and potentially dangerous when I'm trying to have a catch with my son. Plus it looks bad. I've been reading about tools that I could use to lower the high spots and raise the low spots. I don't care about tearing up the lawn in the process. The land is rocky, so I don't want to buy a tool that might be destroyed if it encounters a rock.
The area runs along my driveway for about 200 feet and is only about 30 feet wide until I hit woods. Most of the high spots are farther away from the driveway and the low spots are closer to the driveway.
I'm thinking if I can flatten the high areas with the proper attachment, I can use my loader to move the dirt to the low areas near the driveway without risking getting too close and ripping up the asphalt with something like a box blade.
The tools I've read about include: grader/scraper, back blade, box blade, land plane. I'm not sure of the subtle differences among these, as I'm new to tractors and attachments. It would be nice if I could find other uses for whatever I buy. The only one that seems to have that possibility is the back blade, which I understand can be used to move snow.
I know that I need a heavy implement to dig in and move the high spots, but I probably also can't go with something too wide, just because I'm working in a pretty small area, not a large open field.
I've attached photos. the two trees behind the plywood board are both coming down if that matters. Thanks for any advice on this.
Dan
The area runs along my driveway for about 200 feet and is only about 30 feet wide until I hit woods. Most of the high spots are farther away from the driveway and the low spots are closer to the driveway.
I'm thinking if I can flatten the high areas with the proper attachment, I can use my loader to move the dirt to the low areas near the driveway without risking getting too close and ripping up the asphalt with something like a box blade.
The tools I've read about include: grader/scraper, back blade, box blade, land plane. I'm not sure of the subtle differences among these, as I'm new to tractors and attachments. It would be nice if I could find other uses for whatever I buy. The only one that seems to have that possibility is the back blade, which I understand can be used to move snow.
I know that I need a heavy implement to dig in and move the high spots, but I probably also can't go with something too wide, just because I'm working in a pretty small area, not a large open field.
I've attached photos. the two trees behind the plywood board are both coming down if that matters. Thanks for any advice on this.
Dan
There are so many implements for the tractor when you get into landscaping. All cost $$$$ but like cglaser said a rototiller, box blade and a landscape rake with wheels makes a nice versatile combination of implements for your tractor.
