RonMar
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Looks even better with paint
How far below the side skids does your front blade extend?
How far below the side skids does your front blade extend?Road Grader
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RonMar
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Havn't started assembling mine yet. Need to do pinion bearings on my truck rear diff this weekend. I will probably start next week sometime as I want to get my drive in better shape and take the humps out of our circular turn around area so I can add some gravel to it.
After looking over some pics of a "bad boy" grader up in the box blade photo comparison thread,
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/implement/Number/667861/page/9/view/collapsed/sb/5/fpart/11/vc/1/o/all
I was thinking about 1/2" below the skids would be about right. I may have to think about that a little bit more after seeing your results. The pics of the one in the thread I linked to appear to show both the front and rear blades going below the skids. I think I like the way you did it with just the front blade cutting as it looks like you could more easilly control the ammount of cut with the toplink as you described. With the rear blade also going below the skids, you would have to lift the front quite a bit to stop the rear blade from cutting.
After looking over some pics of a "bad boy" grader up in the box blade photo comparison thread,
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/implement/Number/667861/page/9/view/collapsed/sb/5/fpart/11/vc/1/o/all
I was thinking about 1/2" below the skids would be about right. I may have to think about that a little bit more after seeing your results. The pics of the one in the thread I linked to appear to show both the front and rear blades going below the skids. I think I like the way you did it with just the front blade cutting as it looks like you could more easilly control the ammount of cut with the toplink as you described. With the rear blade also going below the skids, you would have to lift the front quite a bit to stop the rear blade from cutting.
montejw
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LetsRoll said:
Nice job. What thickness plate did you use for the sides? I want to build one of these myself, been shopping them and they are pricey.
Monte
PILOON
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I followed this discussion and perhaps have a suggestion.
Instead of welding the front blade, how about welding a 'backer' (say 2" sq tubing) with some vertically welded guides (say 3/8" angle stock), one pair to extend the height of the square tube backer and another pair , maybe 6" high on the front face of the blade location.
One would then use a pair of threaded rods or long bolts & nuts to raise or lower the corners of the front cutting blade.
This would permit scalping the curve or hump on the road bed.
Onother method would be adjustements to the skids.
Same idea except lowering a skid would create a hump on the roadbed for drainage.
The skid would probably merely need a heafty vertical leg welded with a couple of bolt holes at say 1 or two inches higher than the down the down position.
Kinda the way most snowblower skids get adjusted.
Actually if your roadbed is twice the width of the grader/scraper you would only need one adjustable skid as you'd always run the high skid on the center to have your 'crown'.
Good thinking and nice work.
Instead of welding the front blade, how about welding a 'backer' (say 2" sq tubing) with some vertically welded guides (say 3/8" angle stock), one pair to extend the height of the square tube backer and another pair , maybe 6" high on the front face of the blade location.
One would then use a pair of threaded rods or long bolts & nuts to raise or lower the corners of the front cutting blade.
This would permit scalping the curve or hump on the road bed.
Onother method would be adjustements to the skids.
Same idea except lowering a skid would create a hump on the roadbed for drainage.
The skid would probably merely need a heafty vertical leg welded with a couple of bolt holes at say 1 or two inches higher than the down the down position.
Kinda the way most snowblower skids get adjusted.
Actually if your roadbed is twice the width of the grader/scraper you would only need one adjustable skid as you'd always run the high skid on the center to have your 'crown'.
Good thinking and nice work.
montejw
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LetsRoll said:I cant remember, there 5/16 or 3/8 inch thick side skids. I think there 3/8". It's been a year since I've built it.
Thanks. I need to draw one up and calculate the weight from the steel needed. My tractor is smaller than yours.
Monte
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I picked up two 7 foot grader blades from Duragrader when I picked up Wayne_Freeman's long lost Duragarder. They only cost me $5 a foot, or $70 for two of them. I thought that was a little high, but compared to yours, I got a steal!!
My Duragrader got put on the back burner due to the ownership of the road going to my sister in law's house changing. The city took over it, because the owner didn't pay the taxes. We have been lucky in getting them to keep the major potholes filled, and that is about it. The guy mentioned that I wasn't properly licensed and insured to be doing roadwork, when I took my tractor out to spread a load he dumped. I have been letting them and the owners on that road handle it ever since. The largest tractor down the street is about 13 hp.
David from jax
My Duragrader got put on the back burner due to the ownership of the road going to my sister in law's house changing. The city took over it, because the owner didn't pay the taxes. We have been lucky in getting them to keep the major potholes filled, and that is about it. The guy mentioned that I wasn't properly licensed and insured to be doing roadwork, when I took my tractor out to spread a load he dumped. I have been letting them and the owners on that road handle it ever since. The largest tractor down the street is about 13 hp.
David from jax
montejw
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sandman2234 said:
Are you talking about just the cutting edges?
Monte
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Just the blades, not the whole contraption. I planned on building my own when I returned to Jax to keep my sister in laws roadway graded.
I mentioned this due to the original poster paying $300 for the blades and some other misc parts.
Sorry for not making that clear.
David from jax
I mentioned this due to the original poster paying $300 for the blades and some other misc parts.
Sorry for not making that clear.
David from jax