How to Use a Land Plane on a tractor??? / Land Leveler with Tractor

[@exploringplaceshistoryantiques]

The camera work and drone footage on this video was excellent! Nice job Tonya!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. Tanja is so good a the camera.

[@hiddenacresoutdoors-tracto1510]

We just picked up one from Everything Attachments. Love it so far. Looking forward to tearing up and regrading the yard with our box blade and land plane soon. We'll probably use the box blade for the rough grade, the landscape rake to take care of any trash, and then the land plane for the final grade.

[@terrymangum7635]

Another great addition to your attachments. Looks very good. Enjoyed as always Tony.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad you like it

[@garymessina1609]

Can't say you did a bad job looks good from here good job great video thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It is a lot like operating a box blade, but a little bit easier. Still, I learned a few things from just watching my video. I can see things that I couldn't see on the tractor.

[@ibwaldo]

Something to keep in mind is the difference of the cutting edge(s) on a box blade versus a land plane. A box blade is a general purpose material mover and the cutting edge is straight. A land plane is a specialized tool used for leveling material and the cutting edges are at an angle. This helps to return material from the outside edge back towards the center. With this in mind, you want to have the right side of the land plane (while moving forward) on the edge of your driveway or project area. Now I doubt it makes a huge difference, but use this specialized tool as designed to really make your projects shine. I will say I have a box blade as it is the most versatile, then I want to get a rear blade for snow removal (here in Oklahoma, we don’t typically get enough at one time to need a specialized tool) and for its ability to shape materials (like returning materials from the edge of the road back to where they’re needed), and then I’ll get the land plane to have a tool that shines on maintaining the driveway with little operator effort.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Sounds correct. Thank you

[@MRGreen79]

I agree with the investment in implements right now. I just purchased more myself. including a stump grinder, Grapple, and rotary tiller. Thanks for the Video.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Great investments! You will get years of use from them.

[@brosselot1]

I just bought one myself mine is a Tar River it also has the rippers on works great

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I went without the rippers. They cost a lot, plus my box blade has rippers. I may regret not getting them.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Nice job . Been considering a land plane myself

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

This was my first try, but it seems easy enough to pick up. It is very user friendly.

[@Wheelloader__]

Cool tool Tony. I agree. Buy implements. I’m getting quite a collection.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We are buying implements, durables, putting up food, and looking at solar power for grid outages. Our power is going out 3 to 4 times a week at our current house.

[@johnmedlin5894]

Yep, been buying implements for the last three years.

[@stanwebb3480]

Great Camera work Tanya....Is that you on the drone to!!!! WoooW !!! You have it Down Lady!!! Tony you are just ok on the Tractor.... Just kidding!!!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Stan, I know where my bread is buttered, and I know I got the good end of the deal. LOL! Tanja does such a great job with all the camera work. She does the drone too.

[@FabbedFun]

Like spreading hot butter! Good job, and I hope you're at a full 100% soon!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I am getting stronger every day, my friend. In a couple weeks, I don't think I will even notice the surgery results anymore.

[@Sackmatters]

That is one neat implement. I feel like it would do amazing on top soil or a fresh driveway. In my personal opinion for a old driveway or tight dirt I’d use a box blade with the scarifiers to disturb the material and finish with the plane. Great video and making me want yet another attachment.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I think a person should buy tools in our current economic climate, no matter what my wife says. LOL! I could have ordered the scarifiers with this unit, but it adds a good bit of price to the implement. I already have a box blade with scarifiers. I think me and you are on the same page.

[@Sackmatters]

@@TonysTractorAdventure Yes sir I believe we are. I’d love to try one of these planes out. It’s a little hard to get things up here …. Alaska issues. Take care Tony.

[@kipcudd7253]

These come with scarifers or rippers just like a box blade. Box blade will move the material where you want it but land plane is better for maintenance without dragging too much material to places you don't need it. It will fill holes and ruts without having to buy more rock. It brings the rock back to the surface and if you roll it afterwards it'll look like you had rock brought in for a new drive. Love them !

[@Sackmatters]

@@kipcudd7253 I’ve had my box blade for a while and love it. It has changed my entire property and then some. It’s extremely versatile. I’d like this for a final grade at my cabin. It seems like it’s the last step I need for finishing the long process I’ve already started. I’ve got right clay and some rock in my location, side of a mountain in Alaska. I’ve got almost all of the rocks gone I just need that final little step and I think this is it.

[@kipcudd7253]

@@Sackmatters I had both the land plane and the box blade and they both had rippers on them. I used the land plane for existing driveways and the boxblade and loader for new drives. And I had a soil pulverizer for final grade work for lawns, and redoing horse arenas, softball fields, basically anything that had hardpan clay soil, plus a tiller, post-hole digger, a 6-way angle blade. I was going to get an excavator but health problems ended all that, heart attacks at 58, I'm 67 now but still miss my little tractor with a backhoe.

[@deanbarr5740]

I can see the usefulness of having one Tony. I've never used one, yet, but I have a box blade I'm really like. I think a plane like yours, you would probably make less passes than with a Box Blade. Both are nice implements to dress up driveway and/or gravel road.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I think the box blade is better for moving material, and from my limited experience, I think the land plane will do a better job leveling gravel roads.

[@kevin_raney]

You have all the fun toys... Bond, Farmer Bond..

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We are trying. I am investing everything into tools and food reserves. My belly shows my food reserve is good. 😁

[@rogeliovargas1228]

@@TonysTractorAdventure good.

[@kevin_raney]

I'm in the same boat. I've packed on about 50lbs of emergency reserves.

[@stephenlehr6020]

I recently got the 84" one, without the rippers like you. I have rippers on my County Line 6ft box blade and figured that the rippers are all the same (I think......?) so I could always move them over to the land plane if needed (will have to test fit them sometime when I can remember to do it...). Haven't had the chance yet to use it but it looks like yours was working well for you. And I don't disagree with you at all on getting more attachments!!! Have a good one!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

We are putting back food, and buying durables.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

I went with the box blade simply because it is what I could afford. For my old trails it probably was the right choice, but that leveler looks amazing for that type of work. Maybe one day I can grab one of those too!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I still think the box blade has its place! It is much better at pulling materials further. A box blade is a bit more nimble as well. A land lever levels ground easier.

[@midcoasttractorservice9182]

I have the Woods GSS60P Grading Scraper and by far it is my most used implement! Mine has adjustable depth blades and scarifiers so it is much more versatile than most. It is also way more expensive than most lol. it takes time and just keep dragging it back and forth and when the gravel loosens up then just the friction of Gravel on Gravel will start pulling more up. Another thing I do to really put a great finish on the job is to angle the grader back so just the rear blade drags and put it in high gear and make a high gear finish pass as I call it. I have a few videos of me using it.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Great info. Thank you. I have a lot to learn.

[@midcoasttractorservice9182]

@@TonysTractorAdventure Gotta start somewhere bud. I had no idea two years ago lol

[@jockmcgee7591]

Hey Tony, Love your channel as you do an awesome job! Of course it is all in the camera lady...LOL. I have one just like you and it is hard to tell if you had the right side about 1 to 2 inches lower so the driveway will be crowned. That keeps the driveway from puddling up and drains well. Just a suggestion.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you, my friend. I learned a lot from watching the video too. I built the road with too much crown, but I took off too much doing this. Thank you again.

[@jamesfrederick3575]

I wish you would explain how it works, the function of it.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I explained in the video, this was the first time I used it. I will pass on what I learn as I learn it. Stay tuned. 👍

[@christhomas9837]

I like your trailer.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I need to do a review on it is

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good Morning to both of you 😇👌 I hope that you will recovery quickly Sir 👌👍😇 OUTSTANDING camera views and drone view too 👌👍🧐 A real tractor therapy session 😉👌Have a safe week mon ami and keep up your OUTSTANDING team work with your lovely wife Sir Cheers 🍻🍻

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Good morning,my friend. Have a great weekend. Tony

[@LeyJean]

How well has the Titan Attachments land leveler held up? I see mixed reviews on their attachments.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have not used it enough to say.

[@pikepunk1]

I have an 84" land plane on my Kubota MX5200 with hydraulic top and side link. I've outworked a D4 dozer and a 100hp skid steer moving dirt and gravel on a few occasions. The travel speed of the tractor is so much higher for smoothing and breaking up dirt clumps with the plane. With the rippers down you can put a LOT of dirt into the plane very quickly. I should have bought stock in the things because I've sold a few. This thing completely replaces a normal box by 2x, but not a blade. The hydraulics make all the difference in the world to be able to forward and back drag on every pass.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That is good information my friend. Thank you.

[@patrickbass3118]

Great info, friend. This video had me drooling after I had just leveled a driveway with nothing but a loader bucket and a landscape rake

[@seanspangler7963]

How is your pool doing on your homestead hope it’s still doing good for you

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

The pool is at our current home. It's fourth year just finished.

[@OGAOutdoors]

Tony looks like it did a good job. So does a lot of the same job as a box blade, but eliminates accidental moving of a bunch of material where you don’t want it?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I think the box blade still has its place, but I think the land plane is better for smoothing. Still, I can back up close with a box blade. First impressions. The land plane is easier to us than a box blade.

[@andrewlara6814]

Another good video. Do you find when going over sharper down hill sections that as the tractor drops and the back of the implement comes up you are making a mound at the crest of the hill? I’ve been thinking about building a land plane and was considering giving it a top link hook up like a bush hog so the land plane could better follow the terrain.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't really have a good understanding of it yet. As time goes on, our drive will be even longer. All the way to the back of the property, so I think I will get a better understanding of it soon.

[@RealJeep]

I have been wanting to get one for my T25. Do they make smaller ones?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I think the T25 will handle this just fine. It is heavy, but doesn't require a lot of pulling power. I will try it on the T25 when I get a chance.

[@caseyjones298]

how high are the blades off the ground ?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

They are not off the ground. That would defeat the purpose. I may not understand your question.

[@scottyb4606]

I recently bought this 84 inch model. It frustrated me a little at first because it dug up so much material so fast. I recently found it is the best weed abatement tool I ever put behind the tractor assuming no or few rocks. It is curious how both blades angle to the same side. I think it could be better if the 2 blades angled to opposite sides. Nice tractor. Looks like you are having fun!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I was having fun. I can see this getting a lot of use.

[@bryans5339]

Do you keep it in 4wd while pulling your land plane?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yes I do.

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

Whoop whoop

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Whoop!

[@douglasjackson1998]

HowboutchAAAA!

[@terryk3118]

Always look forward to your videos. But IMO rhis had too much video and not enough explanation. Glad your surgery went well. Looking forward to your next video!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I agree with you, but we are in the minority. Videos with less talking and more action are our biggest hits. This particular video has over 5,000 views in 24 hours which is pretty good for us.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Another way of thinking; this is my first time using this implement. I really don't have much knowledge about it.

[@terryk3118]

Well, at least I'm in good company! You got a lot of views because your building a great channel.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you my friend. It is an interesting journey.

[@gdavis8588]

Is this one of the attachments renamed iron craft?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It is not. Titan attachments are a separate company.

[@kipcudd7253]

Did that not come with scarifers, not that you need them for what you're doing but all I've seen of these and I've tried had ripper teeth like a box blade for harder driveways or hardpan soil. I know they don't work good in weeds, grass without ripping it up first or tilling. I know you have to pay attention to how level you got it. Got to have even amount of material flowing over both blades. Great tool for driveway maintenance.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It can be ordered with scarifiers, but they cost$$$ I already have them on my box blade. I mainly got this for my long drive, future longer drive. I may regret not getting them, but time will tell.

[@jenschristianjerupolsen90]

Try using a chain instead of a stiff top link 😉

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have saw that done before on mowers. It will not work on land planes, because the need pressure pushed to the rear of the cutter. With chains, if the front cutter hangs a root, it will tilt the whole unit forward.

[@jenschristianjerupolsen90]

@@TonysTractorAdventure I am a big fan of the chain, though the equipment needs to be weighed down a bit... But it follows the contours of the road beautifully... Especially with a little long/slack chain.. 👍

[@ronaldkessinger3189]

Gish Tony, if I am looking at the right land plane....$2500 is a bit salty for us small time users.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I understand. I never tell people to buy anything on our channel. This land plane will be used a lot in future builds. We have a good bit of road to build in the future. I don't think it is right for everyone, but it fits us.

[@ronaldkessinger3189]

@@TonysTractorAdventure It would fit my needs too if I did not have to pay for it...Good luck with your future projects. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@rhymes_with_i_dig]

So, I see these land levelers or land planes with basically two designs: (1) blades angled in opposite directions or (2) parallel blades angled the same way. Why?? The last thing I want to do is buy one type and find the other type works better‼️😆

[@davida.p.9911]

Looks like you did a pretty good job, Tony! 😎 I'm assuming these are the new box blades?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I am no expert on the land leveler/plane; however, the land leveler/plane is made to level not moving a lot of material. The box blade can move a lot of material from one place to another. I can also back up close to something with the box blade. I got this mainly because of the longer drive and the even longer future drive. They are not getting cheaper.

[@meetdandyan]

In india is different land label

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It has a few different names here too!

[@charlesbowers2358]

I don't think the land plane is the tool for your driveway. You worked hard to get the water to stop washing the driveway out. With this you were removing the crown from your road which will allow the water to run down your road and wash it out. I think it is a good tool used as a LAND plane. Enjoy watching your videos. Hope all is going well after your surgery. Have a great day!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I learned at the very last how to keep a crown using the land plane. It is a learning curve for sure.

[@silverbackag9790]

Just drive down one side at a time and not the center.

[@johnkemp4370]

They will pull dirt one direction, it is just not dramatic. They also take multiple passes which is easy . A mistake with one is easily correctable.

[@JD2CYLINDERNUT]

There’s also adjustment on some land planes. Then you can raise or lower the outside skids to achieve material going to the center for crown. I’ve maintained a gravel road for 20 years and the land plane is the easiest tool I’ve found.

[@markbaker6760]

Hope you would like some honest feed back. Video is to long.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you for your feedback. The antilytic data indicates you are in the minority. I do appreciate you taking the time to help, and I take it in the way it was given. Tony