John Deere X580 Driveway Work - Box Scraper & Ripper Use

Finally get to use the new X580! I got some good use out of the Brinly box blade and my home built ripper! Watching the ripper move through the ground is very satisfying, highly suggest watching it all! especially when I just get to cut after cut of its best moments! Enjoy!
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[@booobtooober]

I'm impressed with that 580's pulling power with those rippers in the ground

[@johnserrano9689]

I've always loved the little tractors working their balls off like that lol By far one of the most useful tools mo ey can buy. I run my Deere 1050 with 6' box blade for our driveway. Even running a little under 6000 pounds, with 40 HP she starts to spin up picking up that front end even with my FeL mounted when I have it in 2wd, making full on 4wd necessary at times when I hook into roots an big "potato's" haha I can't even imagine that x5 Deere hooking into anything like that. But I will say (as I also have a mid 80's Ariens garden tractor setup with Firestone Flotation 23's for the smaller jobs) the garden tractors being far smaller are incredible with their extremely maneuverable size and don't slaughter the lawn like the full on Deere does even when dry. Just like life, we must use the right tool at the right time, nothing short of a balancing act

[@mdcornett]

This is fantastic! Inspired me to get my road cleaned up and work on my garden. Thanks for sharing!

[@davybondohome8460]

Awesome job Josh I built a ripper like yours for my Case 446 now I'm building the box blade I hope it works as good as yours, Great Video Thx

[@hydrospeedex]

Everything worked like it should......Nice job..

[@aaronburford5701]

Liked, Viewed, Subscribed

[@joshshusta2862]

X570 and x580 videos 📹 I like the most But all of them are very good

[@mitsmith9255]

Awesome.

[@joshs.7453]

This was a cool video, Josh! How long did it take you to work that driveway? I've got a second drive that needs help, but there are some pine tree roots in the way, so I may have to go a different route with it for now. I just bought an X580 and am waiting on it to arrive next week. I can't wait to get to work with it.

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

took a couple hours maybe to get it all ripped up nice, a whole day of driving to the quary and back 8 times to get 80,000lbs of gravel, then probably another day to get it all spread out. wasn't too bad, but I wouldn't want to do it with a 500 series again. The rear lift isn't where it needs to be for a job like this.

[@bobknight33]

Can you run the sleeve hitch with the mower deck on? I gather you can and best if deck raised to highest setting so it does not go up / down when running sleeve hitch.. Is this correct?

[@nbookie]

I assume after 3 yrs you got it working correctly. Any updates?

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

The ripper? Well I upgraded the tractor, now I have an X758, I modded the ripper to a 3 point setup, works amazing now, can get it to weight like 360lbs now!

[@ryanpolk5518]

Is it normal for the trans to whine like that? I have a k71 and curious how much I can push it. Under load mine sounds the same… can it be run like that for awhile?

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

Yeah, it is hydraulic wine from the pump “Hydrostatic wine” as it’s know…My X758 does it too. No problem working them, that’s what they are made for. Just make sure you do your part and keep the fluid filled to spec, proper fluid for outside temp range, and change fluid when required. Sounds worse in the video, but the tractor is at full load too, so the pump is working it’s hardest.

[@nopriors]

Did you make the box blade Josh?

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

No, the box blade is Brinly, I only made the ripper.

[@nopriors]

@@JoshsGreenGarage thanks Josh

[@threetwoleft]

Whats that hitch you are using? How are you controlling the position of the attachment? Thanks!

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

It’s the OEM power integral sleeve hitch. Basically a sleeve hitch, with a bar that connects it to the deck lift rockshaft. You control the up and down with the lift control under the steering wheel

[@johnknight2409]

What part of Alaska do you live?

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

Interior, Fairbanks area

[@johnknight2409]

@@JoshsGreenGarage I am in North Pole myself and have a Kubota LX2610

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

nice! id love to have something bigger like that! just no need at this point...

[@russbowman6801]

Compared to a real 3 point hitchup, this ripper is limited to soft soils. For one thing, the upper armson a three point hitch are not attached to the center of the support bar as yours is. Secondly, a three point hitchup uses streight arms, not curved ones, the curved arms are obviously flexing here. Everything is thin steel straps, not able to handle the stress of ripping tough tough soil. The rippers themselves flex because they are attached to a thin and narrow support bar. I think this ripper shown here would work OK on pre-worked soil or softer soil like loam, but for your application on a tough surface road, I would use the money to rent a tractor with a good three point set of rippers and tear that ground up quickly. It was very instructive to watch this though, and I appreciate your efforts.

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

Well, I guess it is a really good thing I got an X700 now with a 3 Point now... I wouldn't say this was limited to soft soil though. When it was still sleeve hitch style like in this video, it ripped that compacted gravel that was untouched for probably about 40 years or so. It also went through some virgin ground with ease. No part of that ripper itself is built lightly, nothing flexed, ripper or hitch, and the shanks are the same you would find on any other box blade, no flex, they are secured to a 5/16 wall tube, and a 3/8 flat bar. Now as for the sleeve hitch itself, yes, it is a bit weak. I have now converted this ripper to a 3 point setup, and it is every bit capable and worthy of being called a ripper in my opinion. End of the day the X700 isn't really up to doing a heavily trafficed gravel road, but it can do a private drive or driveway no problem. This ripper has been put to the test and can handle anything the X758 can throw at it.

[@biggetl1319]

Did you make the ripper bars?

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

No, the shanks were purchased, no way I was going to drill 3/4 inch holes in that thick of material. All the holes I did have to drill were a pain. Plus I just don’t have equipment to make the curve. Everything except shanks, the sleeve hitch piece, and pins were me though

[@hudsondebelak5166]

you need a machine with hydraulic down pressure. consider and old 318, 316

[@JoshsGreenGarage]

I’d like an older machine too, but that’s about impossible in Alaska… maybe when I get back to the states… this worked as I had imagined it though, so I’m happy! And also when it comes to ripping through dirt, it digs down effortlessly! One day I’ll have an older machine… hopefully a bigger machine one day too!