Absolutely correct. The key is the maximum distance from both sides of a center point of blade contact to terra firma. Makes little difference whether it is at a center point beneath a tractor with 96" between wheel bases or behind a tractor on a three point floating with the same center point. Take a blade and put a "rider" wheel off the back and you'll be amazed at the eveness you'll get from a driveway. Anything to remove the up and down repetition of the tractors travel results in a smooth outcome.
Road graders and the end of winter
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Thanks to HR Mutt and Moss Road who helped me locate(actually they did all the work) and revive this thread.Kadonte if you are still visiting this site, how did the grader work? and are they in production yet? Tim
The grader has worked far ahead of all expectations. I've put a lot of hours in using it. It takes only a pass or two for a well crowned and even gravel roadway. The local excavators have me do their drives when I have the time, and word of mouth side jobs seem to be endless. Used in conjunction with the hydraulic top link its a breeze to drag feather and flatten. The shoes seem to provide a good constant reference point left to right when doing wide areas such as parking lots and such. If I were to do another the only change I would make is to extend the overall length, ie: greater distance between front cutting edge and rear blade assy.