Posted by Fawteen on October 06, 2016 at 09:02:37 from (72.65.98.186):
In Reply to: Box Blade again posted by Bob in SD on October 06, 2016 at 07:52:54:
You'll also find a hydraulic top link VERY handy. Tilt the blade forward (front of box lower than the rear) to make it cut and tilt it backward (front higher) to drag out and smooth for the finish pass.
My box blade is narrow enough that it takes 3 passes to cover the entire width of the drive. This works well for me as I make the two outside passes with the ditch side of the box tilted down, dumping the spoil out on the center side to create the crown, then level it up and tilt it back to make a pass down the center to spread the loose gravel out.
In the Spring, after a winter full of potholes, I'll leave the blade level left-to-right, tilt it forward with the scarifier teeth all the way down and just tear the dickens out of the full width of the drive. When I have 3-4" of loose gravel across the width of the drive I'll do the three-pass finish described above.
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