[AT] Smoothing a gravel road

[charlie hill]

Yep back blade(ing) or back dragging works pretty well.    When using a box 
blade to smooth I always try to keep the box partially full of material 
(rock, dirt, whatever the surface is).  That way if you go over a little 
hole some material falls in and the blade along with the weight of the 
material packs it pretty well.

Charlie

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From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 6:07 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Smoothing a gravel road

> 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>
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> 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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