My land plane/land leveler

[Stomper]

Ever since I got my tractor I have wanted a land plane. Even though I dont have much driveway but I do have a landscaping project coming up. So I figured I may as well put some of the steel that has been laying around my shop to good use. This is what I came up with. Tried it out today and it works great.

 

[twomany]

Your grounds must be soft and stone free. lucky you!

 

[Stomper]

It is stone free where I have to level. Its only made out of mild steel but then I only have 150 yards of driveway plus parking area. It will also be used to level black dirt when I landscape my yard. If the runners wear Ill weld on some flat bar. If the angle wears Ill replace it. But for what I am going to use it for it will most likely out last me.

 

[twomany]

In my area of "stone", that rig would last about 100 feet in either yard or drive.

I used to drag a foot and a half thick piece of concrete about 4 feet wide to knock down the ripples in the steep incline of our access road. That wore down and broke due to encounters with rock and ledge. Now I use a York rake ;-)

Lucky you!

 

[Stomper]

Mine is all crusher run 1 inch and down size about 6inch thick base. This is going to be used to keep it looking good. Hell i used to use my diy cross country ski trail drag and it is made out of 2 x2 x 1/8 angle. I have been using it for years and it is still fine. I just needed something with a bit more weight.I was concered that it was going to be too heavey but it works good

 

[skeets]

And here I thought me using an old set of metal bed springs was a good idea

 

[Stomper]

Thats just the point, if it works good for your purpose and does what you are trying to accomplish, it is a good idea. Not everyone has the need or money for an expensive heavy duty peice of equipment. I built this to do what I need it to do not what someone else needs it to do. IMHO if the bed spring works.....bonus.

 

[skeets]

Yep they served well and it is surprising how tuff those old bed springs are. And the neat thing is you have 8 different sides to use,,lol

 

[shootem604]

My repurposed tire to box blade scraper will have to do here just to smooth out the gravel on top of the hardpack - my existing drive is on an alluvial gravel fan - but the rocks are watermelon to volkswagon size so none of them are going to budge no matter what I use.

 

[torch]

I made mine with mild steel blades as a proof of concept. It worked but the blades wore like crazy and I soon replaced them with AR (abrasion resistant) steel. Those ones wear well.