Taylortractornut
Elite Member
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2002
- Messages
- 2,909
- Location
- Iuka Mississippi USA
- Tractor
- 3550 Fard Backhoe and a 1948 Farmall Cub,
Renze the grader wheels had to be angled by feel. Depencing on the cut and the material you were in. I used a longer steering cylinder and could really put the angle into it. I also got a hold of a set of high ribbed implement tires off a Ford tractor front end. They really increased the steerablilty of the grader. While Ihad the grader and the larger tractor here I graded alot of road and re terraced a small garden I use. With the rear steering axle I also got the added benefit of the blade following the tractors
tracks. When using a drag scraper you can turn too sharp and the corners dig in and duck walk and the blade wants to jack knife. when turning you can steer the lever over left or right and the blade would track and follow in more of an arc. I recently found a mud axle Hydraulic assist 4 wheel drive unit for a combine. Its got planetaries I thought of making another grader for our 4000 Ford at work when it get overhauled. That way when doing the grading I could use the pto pump to run the rear axle with the steering and the drive for the extra push should make a good combination. I really wished I still had my old pictures of the grader at work. Im planning to build another one some time this summer to go behind my 30 HP Yanmar.
tracks. When using a drag scraper you can turn too sharp and the corners dig in and duck walk and the blade wants to jack knife. when turning you can steer the lever over left or right and the blade would track and follow in more of an arc. I recently found a mud axle Hydraulic assist 4 wheel drive unit for a combine. Its got planetaries I thought of making another grader for our 4000 Ford at work when it get overhauled. That way when doing the grading I could use the pto pump to run the rear axle with the steering and the drive for the extra push should make a good combination. I really wished I still had my old pictures of the grader at work. Im planning to build another one some time this summer to go behind my 30 HP Yanmar.