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I have the same thing: 1000' of gravel drive. Don't want all my nice gravel pushed off to the side, so here's how I do it: Grade two passes, one in each direction, with the blade angled in towards the center of the drive. This pulls most of the loose stuff in away from the edges. Then make one more pass down the middle with the blade reversed to smooth out the ridges, kinda like smoothing out the frosting on a cake. For winter, if you live in the snow belt, you gotta angle the blade off to the sides, so you need to hope for a good hard freeze before you plow snow. This keeps most of the gravel frozen in place. If the ground is still soft, you might invest in some plow shoes. These are brackets that bolt onto the backside of the blade, skid along on the ground while plowing, and keep the blade from digging in too deep. Another good tip for snow is to keep the front face of the blade smooth and painted. In the fall, clean off any rust and slap on a couple good coats of oil-base paint. Snow will slide right off the smmoth paint surface.
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