Restoring Gravel Driveway With Frontier Land Plane

[@fedup3582]

Some advice. Don't let it load up as much as you did in those soft spots, unless you are purposely trying to carry a lot of dirt to fill a particularly big hole. Only load it enough to keep the material flowing through it, it will work much better. I am speaking from experience. I have 2 land planes that I use a lot. You will also notice that you don't need so much horsepower to pull it when you don't overload it.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Yeah it just wasn’t flowing when the material was muddy. For sure used all the horsepower when built up.

[@flashbazbo3932]

Dittos. You can see in a couple shots the Land Plane is not level, fore and aft. It must ride "flat" for the best material handling. Great job.

[@Patrick-jt4dk]

Don’t forget to crown the road by lowering one lift arm.

[@Patrick-jt4dk]

I have one as well and I’m using a larger tractor too 120Hp One thing that helps a lot is to install a Hyd top link on ur tractor. To cut down hard material make just the front bite and to smooth out lower the back and when coming up go slow when raising and taper it out. One last thing add about 1000# to it and that helps the most.

[@aaronburford5701]

Love it! The camera view, the sound of the land plane scraping the dirt, the grading process was perfect!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

I appreciate it!

[@aaronburford5701]

​@@WorldsOkayestFarmerwatched; liked, Commented, Subscribed, shared, rewarched, Loved it!

[@aaronburford5701]

​@@WorldsOkayestFarmerlove the color of the topsoil!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

@@aaronburford5701 much appreciated just did a big driveway today

[@aaronburford5701]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer please show that and let m know when you share. I absolutely love driveway repairs.... the strategy and the execution of it all!

[@rongray4118]

I utilize the rock rake and regular rake to weed out the big rocks if they pop out. Great video!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Ron Gray thats a great tip thanks for sharing

[@bobatchison1613]

Nice job on the driveway. One option you may want to consider is a set of rear blades for your landplane. When you have a full load of gravel and you pass over a pothole or group of potholes you can lift the landplane, pull forward a little, drop the landplane in front of the pile then back up and cover the potholes. It will lessen the trips up and down the drive. Good luck with your channel!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thanks a lot for the kind words and outlook. With the teeth my plane plan is to rip out the holes and re grade. I hate just filling holes because it’s fairly temporary

[@fedup3582]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer drive slow when using the scarifiers. They will pull out the rocks well, but it is hard on the shanks. Speed kills them. Speaking from experience.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

@@fedup3582 broke one already

[@joeb.8994]

Great job. All you need is a great machine and patience!👍🏽👊🏾

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thank you

[@stuartkorte1642]

I’d find it hard to do business with local guy. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! Love the content, appreciate you sharing, the video and commentary are great!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thanks for the feedback! I feel I have a ways to go.

[@ctskidoo]

One thing I do is put a few degrees of tilt at the end to create a crown. Then I take l rear blade and tilt to knock down the edges of the road so water can drain easier

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

John Bialek yes thats a great idea

[@HighRoad317]

Great footage!!! Good times!!!!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thanks Michael

[@KevinGrumpyCuzz3243]

The driveway like great 👍 but those land planes are better used in dry conditions. When you use them when it's wet, they tend to load up and clog.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thats true for sure

[@5075E]

Looks like your front blade was digging more than your rear blade (tilted forward). Ideally, you want them doing the same amount of work.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Daniel Meyer yeah i was messing around with it.

[@Just_Chuck_It]

I just used a land plane for the first time with a BX23s. I need to level it out because only the rear blade was digging. And my left side tail was dragging too. Only had the tractor for 2 days. Lots to learn.

[@RetiredUnderachiever]

That’s awesome 👏 good Information! Actually made me think of a good point with all that gravel the plane was actually holding and the size tractor one uses because the tractor had to be able to move all that gravel your dragging. Wow!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

There is ways to cheat such as lift a little so not dragging as much material. Smaller tractors need a smaller one. 7ft is pretty good size. Its very fast thats what I like about it

[@johndale2]

This is a good implement for working on driveways if used the right away. It’s not set correctly and that is causing the front blade to cut too deep and the back blade is doing nothing. Level it out before you start working using the 3rd arm. Set your depth with the bolts and plates on the side skids. If you see the material building up that much, you’ll know you need to make an adjustment.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

And it doesn’t flow like it should wet but still works great! Thanks

[@jamescurtis9267]

Land planes like gravel, but hate sod, leaves, sticks, and mud. They level by having the gravel flow over the blade not under it.

[@LarrySmith-rr5lk]

Looks like you’re working in Paradise

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

they are very good tools for making a gravel dirt road smooth. you can also set a really nice crown on roads too. good move on the price match.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Soybean Farmer thank you sir. Hope your season is great I have been so busy haven’t had much time to watch much KZbin. How do you crown with them just adjust the 3 point at a higher pitch in the middle?

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer on the three point one of the arms should have a manual screw adjustment allowing you to raise or lower that arm. You're going to set the angle so you're bringing the material back to the center of the road. Crowning a road properly forces the water to run off to the ditch on either side and eliminates puddling in the road. First work the road flat and fill in the potholes like you did, then set the crown.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Soybean Farmer makes sense

[@johnsadler8637]

Concur on the need for crown - I do 3-4 turns on the right side to drop it about 2” and keep to the right to bring gravel to the center, then level it up to round the crown down at the end. It looked like your back end needed to be dropped an inch - might have been the reason your material bunched up in front. That and it was a little muddy and sticky. That was a fairly gnarly condition for a driveway. It would be interesting to see after a couple rains.

[@UpchurchBeefs]

Man that driveway looks 100% better great job man. I was going to ask why you didnt use the rippers first but you answered that. How much did you charge for the resurfacing if you dont mind me asking?

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Chase Davenport hey thank you! This was the first time so I don’t really have my charging figured out or what the end result would be so I charged $250 on that one maybe took me just over and hour

[@HighRoad317]

Great work.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thank you

[@jpass12]

I should receive my Homestead Implements 72" land plane mid October. My tractor is a Mahindra 1626, so 72" is as big as I can go given the horsepower qty. I have a soon to be built (next two weeks) 1450' long driveway and grading with a box blade or econo blade would be too difficult and time consuming. The existing driveway easement will cease soon so I had to hire someone to cut a new driveway. This time through my property. The shortcut easement was good while it lasted.

[@marchindy]

Wow that did a great job. Ive seen them on videos before but not in person, glad you showed us how they work. Hope you are well with the airline job. I'm going to retire in August, sooner than I thought, but I got a good package to leave. Can spend more time on the farm. Take care.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

marchindy thank you very much I took a leave of absence for 6 months getting 60% pay and working for myself! Things are great I go back in October. Still working military also. What are you retiring from airlines also? They have some good buyouts going on. Good luck with your farm I have a ton of videos just not enough time in a day to make them. If you want to see some more farming I have started editing some videos for my friends farm big operation. Scott Paxton on youtube

[@marchindy]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer yes retiring as A and P mech. 31 years at a major in ATL, too good to pass up as all the numbers worked for me. Glad things are good for you and I'll check Scott's channel as well.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

marchindy very cool I don’t think I knew that. I’m guessing delta since it’s a hub

[@bucksgarage1]

Do you think the gravel would roll over the rear bar better if it were dryer?

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Buck's Garage yes it will I did my driveway which was all gravel no problem. The center of their driveway was higher wet dirt so that was a lot of build up. It still wasn’t an issue. I didn’t even put any extra gravel down.

[@fedup3582]

It works better when it is dryer but too dry and hard packed hinders its cutting ability. When working on soft roads or in muddy conditions, lift it a little so it won't cut as much and load up so much. You only want to cut as much as will keep flowing over the blades. Even at reduced cut, the blades will carry plenty of dirt to fill holes.

[@wildturkey5838]

What he doesn't mention is that the blades are angled to move material from right to left which helps move ridges and fill ruts. I bought one used and it really helps smooth gravel driveways and topsoil dumped on new lawn.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Wild Turkey great implement for sure

[@tedhilleary4918]

Very nice. Just got mine and tried it out today, thought I was doing something wrong because it was digging pretty hard and piling up without the rippers. My drive is about the same as the one in this video. Looks like I just need to work it more. Thanks for the video, very informative.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Tha k you very much the material flows better when dry but you can manage wet material also

[@chriskennedy9494]

V clips are not installed correctly, They are used as a wedge between the scarifiers and the frame slots .

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Got it now thank you

[@Willard2265]

These tools must be used when the gravel is driest. See how it all builds up and doesn’t fall like it supposed to? Holes definitely need ripped as well. Granted you have to work with what you got so maybe it was just a wet season and needed done.

[@cashxx]

Are you sure those V Clips are correctly installed? I have a Land Pride Box Blade that uses those stupid things, but on it the clips are down in the hole with the ripper and you press the V Clip together and pull it up out of the slot with the ripper. That makes more sense to me than the way they are on your land plane. Those will fall right off with a slight bump by the looks of them.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

cashxx I’m not sure no instructions I will try it thanks for the input

[@69headwound]

You are right

[@chriskennedy9494]

V clips are not installed correctly, They are used as a wedge between the scarifiers and the frame slots .

[@fedup3582]

Also, don't let the material build up over the frame. A small rock can fall in the hole and you won't be able to remove the clip without smashing the small rock with a punch, and I will guarantee you smashing that little rock is a real chore.

[@Noname123rr]

Why this looks fun

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Its enjoyable

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

I have seen these before, but never used one. Looks like it did a pretty good job. Can it be adjusted to crown gravel driveways? In my area, the crown is important for water runoff. You sure got a great deal on it too!!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

DeHaven Family Farm thank you! It will not crown straight and level.

[@ralfie8801]

I'll bet you can make it crown by lowering the 3 point arm on the right side a crank or three to make the plane deposit material in the center of the driveway. It would be a learning curve on how to set the grading height to dig on the outside and deposit in the middle, but it should be doable.

[@fedup3582]

You can build or maintain a crown. The angled blades work the material across the width of the blade, helping to fill ruts but also to build a crown. Just lift the trailing end slightly and drive to direct the flow of material in the direction you want it to go. I have been using mine for years to build and maintain crowns.

[@robertbailie1873]

How about a tape measure in the tool box?

[@BOAExplore]

I need this done on my land in Kentucky

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Too far from me lol but if you have a tractor its a useful attachment

[@vinson6337]

Very nice!

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Thank you

[@nightsailor1]

Should have used those rippers to brerak the pothole side wall adhesion.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Sometimes I think I didn’t on this one because it will rip up big 6 inch base stone

[@robertpereira6550]

Thanks will try this with my tractor and plane I just got

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

You wont be disappointed

[@wildturkey5838]

He also needs to extend the third point to push the rear blade down some so it will do some work.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Wild Turkey yeah first time it went well. Can adjust the left and right to pit a crown in the middle for water shed too

[@midcoasttractorservice9182]

If you don't rip the gravel all the way to the bottom of those potholes they will come right back!

[@midcoasttractorservice9182]

@Jim Marcum The problem with doing that using my sub compact is that the grader gets so heavy i can't pull it lol. I load the bucket and that helps tho.

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

Should i get a box blade or land plane? I need to fix the barnyard and mile gravel road.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

TwoHappyChildrenFarm if you want to move material get a box blade if you just want to level out ground and rip out pot holes get a plane. It just grades and the material falls out the back. A box blade will work but it can also be used to drag material you have to raise the box blade to gauge the material coming out.

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer Thanks.

[@5075E]

Both

[@Earthmover511]

Can I ask how much you charged for the job?

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

That was the first one I did and I was learning so I charged them $350 I was able to drive there and it only takes an hour. I charge differently depending on how big the driveway is but it only takes an hour or a bit longer on big driveways. I trailer my tractor sometimes have a helper. I charge around $600 now I feel it’s reasonable

[@Earthmover511]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer Man thanks that's real helpful, I'm thinking about starting my own tractor service.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

@@Earthmover511 there is a lot of work out there. You don’t need a tractor this big either it’s actually too big but does it fast.

[@HumorousHearsay]

What do you charge for jobs like that? Where I live people seem to charge $50 to $75 per hour. I don’t, but some charge from the time they start loading tractor at their home till they’ve returned home and unloaded...

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Chris Jones every job is different this was a a long driveway took me about 2.5 hrs I gave him a discount since it was a learning experience for me but prob $500

[@UncleDonDon]

Adjust to lower the rear blade level with front blade.

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Don Riedel yes thank you i was trying some different angles. It was not letting wet material flow over

[@beachboardfan9544]

I'll never understand why people do biz with john deere, they're actively trying to f*ck over every single customer...

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

They only get one over on me on service I didn’t buy this tractor from a dealer

[@bernadettebrewer316]

Smooth looking job, but ear protection works even better when it's over your ears! :-D

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Huh? Lol

[@tcbkkb1]

vs Boxblade???

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Depends on what you need to do i could get away with either. Box blade is good for dragging material and smoothing out pockets this is good for grading and reclaiming gravel

[@tcbkkb1]

@@WorldsOkayestFarmer right on thanks man! lovein the leveling

[@jeffwhiteside1124]

John deere is so overrated

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

@@jeffwhiteside1124 ok

[@tonyisaacson426]

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