[AT] Smoothing a gravel road

[Cecil Bearden]

You can smooth fairly good by back dragging with the loader with the front 
of the bucket down and the baack up so as to wedge the fill as you back 
drag.  The box blade will smooth it up but will have some dips as the 
wheelbase of  the tractor causes the front end to go down and lift the box. 
If you have a long slot for the top link in tyhe box blade you can level 
real well.  for digging the link is in compression, and to dragging it is in 
tension.  In between will smooth out the high spots.

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:18 PM
Subject: [AT] Smoothing a gravel road


>I recently had my road torn up then fixed and new gravel brought in. In
> the process they left it a little rough in a couple of places and I plan
> to bring in some more gravel to fix a low spot.
>
> I pulled out the little Farmall DX29 and started playing in the rock
> with the front end loader but soon realized that what little I did know
> I have long since forgotten. I grew up around construction equipment and
> worked a D4 on finish work while in high school
>
> What I need are comments on how to smooth a gravel road. I have the
> front end loader, scoop, and box blade. I would like some suggestions on
> how to smooth out the gravel road and if I need other tools and how to
> make them.
>
> -- 
> Don Bowen           KI6DIU
>
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