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[@aaronburford5701]

I love the sound of the box blade over the driveway and gravel. It looks so much better after the grading process....

[@cjones1262]

The box blade and the grader both have their uses. The box blade is great for what is being done here. If he were putting down new material after then the grader is the tool for that once you start getting it all down. They are both great tools and have their own uses.

[@raymondparr1]

it nice to see your looking after your family like that, thats a big help keeping them drive in working order.and you have your own as well. also the woods. sometimes there cannot be enough hours in the day and you also hold a job down as well.. well done you mike

[@armstrong489]

Glad you talked about the Clevis style 3 point attachment pins versus the stud type. That fully welded clevis hitch on the box blade is so much stronger & the difference in a great built boxblade & a "value" one. Many people don't realize why one 6' BB might be several hundred $ more than another. Quality of steel, thickness of steel, fully welded (not pieces bolted together just to make shipping cheaper), strengthening gussets, not just some cheap Chinese ripper shanks, etc. I love Everything Attachments implements out of North Carolina, but glad to see that RK (& King Kutter) build/source quality. If there was an RK store closer to me I would definitely be a customer!

[@brucebello2049]

Well, that was a trip while it lasted, take care Mike

[@FrostyMcG]

Great video Mike. I’ve got a 60” Land Pride grading scraper that has the rippers of a box blade but the open end and angled blades of a land plane. Only had it for about 6 months but seems to do the job! It’s all an experiment! :)

[@ritterjon]

Taking care of family! You've got yourself a nice neighborhood Mike. Lots of family close by is a wonderful thing and yet enough trees to separate you. Keep on tractoring!

[@Living-The-Dream]

That box blade really does the trick!👍🤠

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Good job: right tool for the job. As you mentioned with materials going sky high recently,a little(or a lot) of maintenance throughout the year could be by far the most cost effective solution.

[@jmendel9653]

You mentioned in the other video that you were concerned that they were running too long. Actually I wish they were longer. I enjoy watching them and look forward to whatever you have planned. I'm anxious to see how your "hunting stand/ great escape" tower will turn out. Sounds like a good spot to sit in the woods, watch deer and have a cold one. Keep up the good work and its ok to go longer. We'll all watch.

[@sofakinggood5829]

Mike, Great video. I bought a pair of log tongs, what a game changer. I plan to buy the skidding tongs next. Can't believe I waited this long. Thanks, Jim

[@johnreinburg859]

Mike, you have skills! I know your sister is happy!

[@lloydpainter1701]

Mike, you make it look easy. Another inspiring video! Keep them coming.

[@greggb3079]

Hi Mike, love all your video's and have seen the one with the RK Landplane. I might suggest that a set of serrated blades on the Landplane. Although they are "spendy" you might become a bigger fan of the Landplane vs., the box blade even on that bigger rock road. There are some clips on YT that show those blades in action...

[@charlieronk7909]

Nice job!! Hydraulic top tilt and side tilt make all the difference in the world it really speed up the process

[@henryrodgers3409]

Nice video Mike . Your mom and sister are lucky to have you next door . Can't imagine what it would cost having to pay someone to maintain that driveway . That gravel driveway would drive me nuts getting my truck dirty almost every time I drove on it . LOL That tip about the hook up is good to know in buying a box blade .

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good morning Mike, great video and information on the equipment. Tools to keep the place in repairs are great . It's great you have access to the tools you need. Nice work on the driveways. Thanks for sharing.

[@smarthome2660]

I used to do this with an old metal box spring with eight cinder blocks strapped on top and pull it with my 4X4 pickup. I did it every May - June on a half mile driveway.

[@flapjackson6077]

I could only afford a box blade, and it’s the bomb! It can do everything a land plane can do, and much more! A land plane excels at at finish grading, but a box blade excels at everything else, and can do a pretty damn good job at finish grading. For anyone who’s looking for their first, perhaps only three point grading implement, the box blade is far and away the go to implement. And personally, I’ve found the rippers are great for breaking up deeply packed gravel and dirt, but for most grading operations, using the just the blade (more or less aggressively, according to the situation) will do a fantastic job. Learn to use top link AND side link to your advantage. Box blades are the very best value for your buck.

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

i was wondering what you preferred in those situations. i think a box blade is more versatile..but a land plane is best for a particular situation. Thanks Mike

[@teejay2726]

I think helping family and friends is what brings the good feelings to a man's heart and mind. Great job.

[@roryjones485]

We don't really see them in Wales we just use a 4in1 bucket on front good tool impressed use the backhoe attachment to cut the ditch job look awesome Mike

[@deanbacon8245]

I agree , I use a land plane after just as a finisher

[@markwhite6782]

To each his own but I use an 8 ft landscape rake to reshape my driveway. Put a 30 degree angle with a slope to shed water and it looks and does great.

[@gabemalcolm4429]

Good points, Mike 👍

[@davidseyffert901]

I like the videos thanks for the hard work

[@tudorwynphillips6458]

Cheers Mike, good video.

[@averill23]

We use millings for our driveway, at $7 a ton, they work great!

[@lloydpainter1701]

Millings?

[@averill23]

Screened Millings, ground up asphalt. @@lloydpainter1701

[@lloydpainter1701]

Diamond Performance thanks!

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

When the time comes around to do this job again, I expect to see you have bought a good dump truck and are hauling in loads of rock for your sister's drive. Waiting for that video! If you buy the rock straight from the supply pit or yard and haul and spread it yourself, you can cut the cost down a lot. Doing a little each time you have to grade and it will spread out the work load and the cost over time plus make a great drive in the end.

[@tlm3574]

Ditch the dump truck. I did and bought 14' dump trailers. Haul more and the license and insurance is nothing compared to dump truck. Plus they are easier (by far) to load .

[@glenturner5356]

Nice job mike always looks great when it's had a fresh grade 👍

[@mjex1965]

nice work! i noticed your toplink was rotating though. jam nut was probly loose

[@tlm3574]

Rear blade would clean rock out of ditch and deposit it onto crown. Box blade takes off crown and deposits it in ditch.

[@Bubba45347]

ever thought about getting grindings of the road when they repave the roads some times they get rid of the grindings

[@tommclemore6409]

Great job !

[@jerrygibs8120]

Thanks Mike for taking us rollin on that 'Train Ride'. 😀

[@jpass12]

I will soon buy my first tractor and will be needing a box blade to maintain a 1/4 mile driveway. The driveway goes over a small hill then down to the main section of my land. My plan is to have a dozer do the first cut at an angle where the whole road leans towards one side (the low side), then I will maintain with the tractor. I'm thinking a 35HP Kioti, but I'm not sure if that is powerful enough since my land is at 7,300 ft of elevation. The cabin build will start very soon. I will start my own channel on YT with the progress and trials and errors since this will be my first attempt at this. Hopefully withing a couple of years I will build a 1/4 acre pond to stock with trout, etc.

[@WoolysWorld]

Man, you put in some work in your day, great to see, I'd live a big property like that , looks awesome

[@brendawiseman1232]

Good morning mike from Allen and Brenda from canada nice i love when you work in the t he woods

[@WilliamsonRidge]

I like my box blade I just need a bigger one now that I have a bigger tractor

[@pullordienow8392]

I have a driveway much like that but in some areas there are hidden and not so hidden spots of bedrock and I think I would be scared to run over that!? What's the pros say!

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Seems like everyone with diesel in their veins is getting the "itch". I know I am.Last 4 weekend I've been at my farm either making progress or sticking tractors in mud holes which isn't all that bad: means I get to crank up the dozer to recover tractors too:) Yesterday I got the ford 2910 out and sprayed some fence row and around barns etc with herbicide,used tireject(love that stuff) to fix a thorn hole on the front tire of my JD 5320,rode fence line in my ford ranger farm truck and fixed some fence. Had some good video too: on a bad memory card :( Major bummer.

[@russellbowman8051]

Looks Good if only it would stay that way!!👍👊

[@paulsoutherland8701]

Mike, can you explain a little more about the height of the teeth vs height of the blade. Looks like the blade may be a little lower than the teeth?

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

You ever think about some weight on the box blade? I have a 48” behind my JD 1025. I notice it bounces a lot. Thinking it might help keep it down firm on the ground. Just not sure if it would help, your thoughts?

[@robertstroud15]

I have rk24. Should I go with a 4ft or 5ft box blade for rough driveway?

[@ilmo2313]

Milling is good for driveway if you can get it.

[@bigbigby4657]

Bring on part 3...☺ On another thought, have you ever contacted the State, County or Local City and asked if they had extra torn up/ground up old pavement they needed discarded and have it dropped off on that driveway instead of the local landfill? Whenever they might do local projects, of course. Just a thought.👍

[@kramrevaew]

Hi Mike, Sorry only just caught up with this video as I am looking at buying a Box Blade for my Kubota BX231. Just wandering if you have thought about a hydraulic top link to assist with attachments like this?

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

I watched the video again....as I try to learn how to use my implements better, do you ever use your bucket in tandem with your box blade on a driveway like that to help smooth it out? Or does that make it worse?

[@scottka]

Nice video, Its Burger King Chicken Sandwich Time!!! BKCS!

[@johnlewis9046]

Can you angle it to pull edges into the centre,seems to be a lot of good rock on the edge . Like your video have seen every one you have made over the last year.all the best John

[@michaelcallas8138]

John Lewis

[@HometownAcres]

If only there was a more permanent fix that wasn’t paving it for $150k. Great video Mike!

[@matthewnebel1072]

Have you ever considered adding a hydraulic top link since you have the rear remotes on the RK tractors. I would think it would be nice to adjust from inside the cab.

[@calamaridog]

The problem is you don't have the right Land Plane for this particular job. The EA brand is heavier duty and has the scarifier shanks like your box blade does. That driveway could use a few inches of #57 on top of the solid base you already have.

[@dougmoore7116]

Thumbs up

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

MIKE, got the SAME issue with my road! Great job with the driveway, and you're also good with " time management skills " I appreciate your Channel, and I'm ALWAYS learnin somthin!

[@williamskaggs1887]

Hey Mike have you ever looked into getting road millings or do they that over there here were I live in IL sometimes you can get the for free if they don't have to haul them to far they make a darn good road / driveway .

[@ArturoGarzaID]

How much does that box blade weigh? I have an old one there that’s 5’6” long is that considered a 6ftr or 5’? Never used it. It looks like it was made with 1/2” thick metal. I’m worried it’s a little too heavy for my tractor.

[@davidirwin7253]

I understand now why your “RK’s” are in all your videos...went to my local farm store saw some RK tractors the guy gives me some brochures and your picture is on them 😆😝

[@mikehornsby599]

Great job enjoyed that!!

[@andrewdykstra3929]

Land Pride has rippers on a land plane. Would you recommend this attachment?

[@comlbbeau]

I think conventional wisdom is that if you need scarifiers you should probably be using a box blade.

[@paybax]

andrew dykstra Yes that’s a great attachment. I repair and maintain gravel driveways for a living. The rippers are great for shallow potholes. The key from this video was how big of rock you have. A land plane will skip and jump over big rocks and therefore not do a great job but the box blade will. On 95% of the driveways I do a land plane/grader scraper is the best tool. I dig out the pot holes first with my toothbar.

[@oswaltedmund6257]

If you only had to buy one , I would buy a land plane with Rippers. I have one and I disagree with mike it’s better than a box blade for drives.

[@1988ZER]

@@oswaltedmund6257 but whay kind of driveways. rough ones like this?

[@Rockstar5199]

It depends on material I think? I have roadways that are filled with similar material as what is in this video except my material also has much bigger stones as well as they are filled straight from a quarry without the material having been screened. Land plane is useless on them. I'm wondering would a box grader also be useless on that type of material with large stones? You can't get box graders in Ireland but I'm thinking of importing one.

[@oby-1607]

Long driveways like this will test your tire wear warranty.

[@Green1976FJ40]

What do you do with the piles of material left over when you stop and backup

[@talonman300]

Lift the blade slowly and it will evenly spread them out for you.

[@billonthehill9984]

Big help here Mike. Been hankering for a box blade for quite a few years now. This is the 1st video I've ever seen on it... My 990 John Deere is similar to your tractor, except for the open cockpit on mine... Bill... :~)

[@donwillis4166]

How you making out with the big oak tree?

[@barryespeseth7355]

What the heck did you do before you had the RK attachments with all the roads yo have to maintain? And what are you going to do if you loose them?

[@joshuagraupman1634]

How long is the driveway? My parents driveway needs same work done, and they have about a 1/8-1/4 mile long.

[@snymat_68]

I think I remember him saying between his mom and sister's drives it's 3/8ths of a mile.

[@jasoncy31]

$25,000? How long is the whole driveway? We want to build a 12' wide x 400' driveway and have about 6k budgeted for rock 12" deep (I'll rent the dump truck). Your sister's driveway must be really long!

[@idahomike100]

What if i have roots in my toad

[@CaptCrunch106]

That’s no driveway! That sir, is a road!

[@johnpyle8027]

Moving the house closer to the road would be cheaper! Maybe she could move in the house you bought or with you guys? ;o)

[@petermavus4131]

BB is King

[@jackmccracken9264]

Mike does your sister or her husband every help you with the drive way. Or do they pay you for doing it. I understand that your mom don't pay you but maybe for the stone. But you never see your sister or her husband helping you

[@ericlaker1983]

Add a load or two a year. It's called maintenance. Not a big deal. Really.

[@chancebernhardt4815]

We got tired of the gravel on our drieway so I sold 6 of my paint horses to a ranch out in California we delived them he gave me cash thats what I requested came home, hired a company to come in and they layed Asphalt 10 inches deep thats what I wanted the driveway is 4.5 miles long and ends into horseshoe driveway at the cabin, we did that back in 1996 havent had a problem yet oh the horseshoe driveway is heated never any snow we make our own power 24/7 365 we have a 200 foot tower with a 200k generator that cost me 10 bucks at the billings airport they had two so I took them both 20 bucks hell of a deal I give power to 12 of my neighbors they helped paying for the underground cable so we put all cable in the ground 8 feet down dont have to ever worry about trees taking out the lines and when we service the tower we turn on our 100k generator Lp fed that I have for back up and thats fed from a 2000 gallon underground tank thats in a cave we have on the land it was fun winching that back into the cave but we did it we haven't had a power bill since 1986 I believe but what we have left over a check goes right into the business account of 3800 each and every month from the power company now ain't that great need any help I got this huge tractor just sitting on the property in the barn or the D11T sitting next to it

[@susanparadis285]

you need a crown in the road not you head

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

No, this road all leans toward ditch, if you crowed it some of the water would stay on road

[@kingtut5923]

what a 40 000 dollar tractor , pay the neighbor it cost you less