I agree, a land plane pays for itself by not needing to keep buying gravel!
My driveway
https://rumble.com/v6utmg1-land-plane-in-action.html
My driveway
https://rumble.com/v6utmg1-land-plane-in-action.html
Need advice on gravel driveway repair
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Blue2Orange
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Equipment
BX2380 with LA344S & QH05. SB1051. SG0554. BB1248. RB0560, Vassar dirt bucket
Just added another 80 tons (bit short of 80 cubic yards) of what we call 3/4" blue rock gravel. ~2 inch depth x 10ft wide coverage over ~800 linear feet. Unlike the mix of #1 & #2 gravel the previous layer of blue rock does not develop gullies after heavy rainfall requiring maintenance after every heavy rainfall on my relatively steeply pitched driveways. Average grade is ~6%. Bit too much of a crown left on the driveway after the previous (2018) application of blue rock. No need for a significant crown with blue rock.
New to box blade operation. Thanks to the people here for hints and advice. What worked for me was tilting the box upwards so the the rear push blade became a dragging reverse blade while driving forwards. Still required fine 3pt ride height adjustments to deal with the transitions and high/low points. First few runs just down the middle cutting the crown and reattributing the gravel to the sides. Image is the mid section of the between couple ~90 degree curves of the driveway after our last monsoon rainfall. The new norm. Drought or monsoon. No need to fire up Kubota.
New to box blade operation. Thanks to the people here for hints and advice. What worked for me was tilting the box upwards so the the rear push blade became a dragging reverse blade while driving forwards. Still required fine 3pt ride height adjustments to deal with the transitions and high/low points. First few runs just down the middle cutting the crown and reattributing the gravel to the sides. Image is the mid section of the between couple ~90 degree curves of the driveway after our last monsoon rainfall. The new norm. Drought or monsoon. No need to fire up Kubota.
Blue2Orange
Active member
Equipment
BX2380 with LA344S & QH05. SB1051. SG0554. BB1248. RB0560, Vassar dirt bucket
Forgot to mention. After using the FEL and Vassar dirt bucket to haul gravel to low areas and ease the transition between steep and flat I still needed to load up the bucket when using the box blade. With it tilted upwards you don't move a lot of gravel from the pile to where you need it.