Tractor & Harrow Improve a Stone Driveway

Deere 1025R & 3 point hitch drag harrow refreshes our neighbor's driveway.
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[@cans201]

I recently bought one of these 3-point harrows on the strength of this TTWT video. Seeing it in action gave me confidence that it was the right tool to revive my stone driveway that had become hard packed over the years. My driveway was much worse than Shawn's but this drag harrow loosened everything up and even raked up weeds at the same time. Initially, the stone looked dirty but, just as Tim said, a good rain shower will clean it up. I had the harrow mat at it's most aggressive setting but I didn't need to use any additional weight. That did limit my speed at first - the mat tended to bounce on the hard packed surface if I went too fast. However, once the stone started to come loose I increased speed. Some gentle weaves as I drove up and down the driveway stirred up the stone some more and got rid of the ridged lines too - which gave the driveway a neater look. From now on, I think maybe an hour each month will be enough to maintain my driveway and longer stone tracks I have going to the end of my property. I bought the 4' 9" x 5" version of this American Harrow. It seems really solid but it's still light enough to tip the frame on end for storage or it can be quickly disassembled. I thought I would need a couple of truckloads of new stone to revive my driveway. It's already looking good so this harrow has almost paid for itself. Thanks Tim and Shawn for showing.

[@shawnkeith465]

Hey all, its Shawn "the neighbor". Thank you Tim, Christy, and American Harrow for restoring our driveway. After some good rain and bright sunny days, our driveway/parking area looks great! The dirt soaked down, and the rocks that were dug up & stirred around all look bright and white again! Great neighbors and great product!

[@AtlantaSoundGuy]

Today's tractor lesson is being a good servant, wherever you are, with whatever tools you have, and whether you know you are doing it or not. Oh.. And watch Tim drag this driveway smooth. Well done, Neighbor Tim. Well done.

[@ritterjon]

💥 That is a heavy duty harrow. Looks like it does a great job! *Keep on tractoring!*

[@bnewton5922]

Tim you’ve got some great neighbors. Enjoy the start of spring. Stay safe.

[@steventhomson2042]

Good video. Your showing how easy it can be to maintain a gravel drive. Also really like getting to know people and what they do. Great job!!!!!

[@glenbreaks5448]

I like the safety and convenience of that Harrow with its lift frame. Standard chain harrows pulled by a chain can be quite dangerous, although they look harmless enough, no blades whirring or PTO shaft spinning. Years ago a Dairy farmer neighbour & friend told me how his wife was very nearly injured or killed when chain harrowing. His wife asked him to hook up the chain harrows on one of their smaller ag tractors ( 2350jd) as it was a beautiful summer evening and she wanted to Harrow a pasture that had recently been grazed down. The drawbar extension was being used on another tractor so he hooked the clevis into the centre hole on the drawbar casting instead. When his wife turned at the end of the field, the chain caught on the tire and wound up, pulling the harrows with it. The chain harrows came right up on the tractor and pinned her to the steering wheel just as she got the clutch pedal depressed. This all happens very quickly, as you can imagine. My friend heard her screams and came running. It took quite awhile to extract her from the mess. She was badly bruised but ok. Another few feet of tire rotation would have crushed her. Even with the proper drawbar in place, you can turn quickly and have the chain hook the tire. I've experimented with this. A very long winded explanation of why that frame is such a good thing, aside from the convenience of the lift!

[@asphaltcowboy2283]

Nice job on drive and lot. Now it matches the yard! Clean and tidy

[@kentuckycornbread8502]

Wow, that driveway looks perfect after the harrow got a hold of it. Perfect 👌

[@Bob-vb8lc]

Quick and easy work to the driveway. It looks good and another satisfied customer.

[@tylerblazo]

When Tim uploads, I watch immediately

[@wyatt007]

And the immediate like also!!

[@tylerblazo]

@@wyatt007 yessir!!! Gotta show support for one of my favorite youtubers

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks guys!!

[@tylerblazo]

@@TractorTimewithTim hey not a problem Tim!! I just wanna say I’m almost to the point on pulling the trigger on a 3046r cab model with a loader!!! First couple implements are going to be a box blade, forks and frame!!! Extremely excited bc of how much you say forks are a much needed attachment for your tractor!!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Nice video. We have used a Harrow like that on a baseball infield

[@josephdriscoll8527]

I have one without a frame and my next welding job is to fabricate a frame ,this looks so much easier to work with , thanks for the video

[@ku4nz]

A harrowing story for sure. great job.

[@GrampysTractor]

The harrow really did a nice job of fluffing the gravel. The ability to use it off the 3 point hitch makes it a super tool to use. Great video Tim and Christy

[@DnSAdventures]

Looks great! When I was growing up in Indiana I played basketball almost everyday out in the driveway. Whenever my dad did this to his drive, it took my ability to dribble away for a good week or so until it compacted down again haha. Just bought myself a subcompact tractor as well. Learning a lot from channels like yours, thanks for the video! - Shane

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Congratulations on the new tractor!!

[@DnSAdventures]

@@TractorTimewithTim Thanks! It is my first, so a lot to learn. :)

[@neverlookback5922]

Just took my plow off last week to do spring cleanup getting ready to mow. 😎😎

[@tinachambers4887]

Hi Tim an Christie always nice to have the right tool for the job have a day love from TEXAS

[@markonious]

cool stuff. God bless you both.

[@earlyriser8998]

nice job.....we envy your crushed stone driveway here in Texas

[@ericlaker1983]

True statement I can always count on Tim to get me motivated on a project 😂. After long hard winter drive is a disaster. I need to spend some time on mine. I have never thought about using a harrow. I have a heavy base lime dust. But maybe this idea could help with level. In the lane. Thank you Tim and Kristy!!

[@daves2960]

Driveways and arenas are great places to use a harrow. The next step may be a LR5060L landscape rake. It allows one to get more aggressive if needed but gently floats nice over material with position control 3 point similar to a harrow.

[@frankwilliams1157]

It looks great Tim

[@jackhembree2503]

Keep up the good work!! That was certainly a harrowing experience!!

[@Kcolby47]

The harrow does a nice job and the pallet seems to help it level better as well. Nice affordable solution. Blessings.

[@RichardGilbert2727]

I can't see that this work was needed. However, the harrow seems a fine tool. I bet it would be great for ripping up and killing the inevitable weeds in this driveway. Good alternative to weedkiller. It reminds me of the harrow my father used decades ago in Florida to rough up his acreage in the fall for seeding winter rye.

[@melaniekeen3611]

Love using our harrow. Amazing results in our horse pasture

[@handyhenry9164]

Thanks for the video. I appreciate the impromptu interview-Nice real life scenarios! Keep up the good work :-)

[@chrisnash2154]

I bought a harrow last year, but I use it primarily to spread the horse/cow manure that they leave all over the field, (works great). Up to this point, I have only used it with the, “spikes” up so I don’t rip up the ground, but I was wondering when would the spikes be useful and now I see!

[@moochmoochie7103]

Hi Tim my friend watches you and he recommended you and I’ve been loving your channel

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@moochmoochie7103]

Your welcome

[@Kevin-lm9ex]

Yup me too. Tim i notice the 1025 still gets alot of work wven with your new toys

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Folks love seeing the 1025r in action. For this job, the tight turning radius really helped.

[@Kevin-lm9ex]

@@TractorTimewithTim i love mine but just bought a second larger property and toying with idea of bigger machine.

[@richpicone7788]

Love neighbor projects!

[@pc5569]

Nice attachment tool for a driveway that was basically in good shape. Looks to have done exactly what your customer asked for.

[@deanbacon8245]

That harrow did a great job , a super neighbor as well it's just that he's acclimated to the five foot elevation , lol

[@michaelmeiser3276]

Looking forward to my 2038R coming in next week!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Congratulations!! The wait is hard, I know!!

[@michaelmeiser3276]

@@TractorTimewithTim Very hard to wait but TTWT and some others have made it more bearable!

[@VikingShipExplorer]

Your video came at the right time. I need to run the harrows I have and level out my road. Deep ruts and never done this before. I will be running them behind my truck and use my snow blade lift system to raise and lower the harrows so I can turn around without running the harrows on the Grid road. A winch will lift them like a 3-point hitch. In my case I think a land plain would be better, but I have to use what I have for now. Thanks for the video...wish me luck...lol.

[@royscarbrough3589]

And the moisture keeps the dust down and allows things to settle nicely

[@bob2973]

Tim , i ordered me a Artillian Diverter kit yesterday for my JD 2520 , I told Dave i bought it from them because i seen you have good luck with it. :-)

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

The Harrow does great job.thank you for sharing

[@ronharrison1776]

Does a nice job .

[@RobinRK1962]

Morning Tim, I've been using an old set of spike harrows attached to the underside of my sleeve hitch grader blade. I've found that spring is the best time to do my gravel driveway, just after the frost is coming out and it's soft, it brings the stones up to the surface. I'm looking into getting about 20 tons of crushed asphalt put in, it will make it cleaner around the house than what gravel would be.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great results. Excellent message.

[@gordonbrown6616]

Nice job, enjoyed the back story

[@DS-gj5vh]

I've been using the pasture harrow on my driveway for years, have four tires on it for weight works great......

[@jamesmarth8358]

Great job on the driveway. A friend of mine here in Minnesota works for a company with the Christian Athletes also.

[@ccswede]

I noticed the center area of the driveway was darker indicating dirt. At our ranch we had a 2 mile road to get back to the house. With time the tire paths sunk and force the dirt to the center and sides so when graded there was no rock just dirt. Just a problem of putting a road over farm land without massive soil stabilization. You mentioned the land plane you also have the Ventrac but not sure you have a power rake. The harrow did a great job for his situation.

[@shawnkeith465]

Your absolutely correct, especially down the straightaway. The harrow broke up the dirt and then spread it evenly across the width of the drive. Much better now with no crown.

[@philsmock4943]

My first thought was land plane but your harrow did a great job.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

In this case, harrow was easier. No need to ‘move’ any rock. Land plane woulda been fine too. Loved having a good place to show what the harrow would do.

[@tucksmith8300]

Looks really good Tim

[@matthewgroff433]

That harrow would be nice to "dress up" our driveway, especially if I had a tractor. It would help to spread out some of the stones that get pushed to the side when driving on them and might even clear out the grass that is growing. I let the grass grow to help with the wash out problem we have, mentioned below. I have the opposite problem with our stone/gravel driveway. When we get a heavy rain we always get a wash out at the one spot, Of course, the driveway where the wash out occurs is on a slight hill/hump. It is even worse in the Winter when it snows and then get a little melting and then freezing. That spot Always ices up and we have a hard time getting up past that spot in the Winter. Even my uncle has a hard time clearing the snow with his Cubota BX series Tractor either with a snow thrower, front end loader, or with the plow. Even when he had an old 4x4 pick up with a plow on it, he had a hard time getting past that spot. Keep the informative videos coming!

[@stephendixon4619]

Nice work!

[@4-LOW]

That worked pretty well!

[@E_R_I_K]

Tim you should have offered Shawn to use the power rake you showed recently to get the gravel out of the grass :)

[@shawnkeith465]

All for that!

[@wmsterlingwright]

Thanks Tim! Very timely for me. I have a driveway with crushed concrete, not just gravel, but I think this method may work for me as well. I have a neighbor with a harrow that I can borrow. Hopefully I will get some results. My stone has gotten more embedded than this drive, but I will at least give it a try before spending hundreds on new material.

[@RCPSU4]

Might not need new material. Land plane or box blade might be the better choice, depending on tractor weight and hydraulic flow. Power rake would be overkill in my view.

[@michaelmartin9618]

I really like this attachment. It appears to have done a great job on the driveway, but I’m looking forward to you using on lawn preparation and leveling..... if you get the opportunity to do so.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Will do.

[@stevengardepe6037]

Looks good

[@ingmarfisser6162]

Hi Tim i live my self in the netharlands and have a litle tractor a iseki tx 1510 and i have a weidesleep were i Also keep my driveway in a good condoition. Love the vid keep on the great work

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Visited a viewer in the Netherlands in 2019! Really enjoyed it!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

New subscriber here from S Illinois. Love the channel. I don’t currently own a compact tractor but it’s in my future plans. 1025R would be awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hey, I grew up in southern IL. Went to Edwards County High School! Welcome to our channel!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Cool we are just across the river from St Louis.

[@Thecowboy1950]

Looks good 👍👍

[@fredkaminski6138]

I liked that it's 3 point. Able to pick it up. I see that you left your cab roof and windshield on, I'm thinking about doing the same with my 2520.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Gonna remove the cab today.

[@peterkober6758]

Tim Christi thanks makes most want get out and use our tractors God Bless All PaK

[@davidshipulski4532]

Making me want a 1025r more!

[@davelater857]

Another great job

[@RCPSU4]

It's interesting after seeing the harrow in action on a driveway compared to the land plane and box blade. Each one seems to have it's own advantage for maintaining a stone drive.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes, agreed!

[@MARKE911]

I really need one of these. What works best when grass has started to grow into the gravel? A harrow rake or a land plane or something else?

[@fullers1966]

The drag should work good this year in your garden but then again you do have the tillers

[@randalmiddleton8068]

Nice attachment for a great driveway. Say TTWT how about trying to demo a dump trailer for compact tractors? Haven't really seen anything detailed of how well they actually work, such as the hydraulic systems, tire flotation when loaded, etc:.. I believe that's an item you've never had to check out.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The main supplier of these trailers has not been very cooperative in working with me. Sorry.

[@stevedeweysmith]

Nice drone views.

[@chadhughes474]

Hi Tim, I have a brick barn that needs the yard graded so we can plant grass seed. It’s located in Eagletown on SR 32 about 10 minutes from you.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Cool. Email Tim at tractortimewithtim dot com

[@doseven]

Wow Tim, looks like yall got your hydraulic hose covers from python mart! Those babies are huge!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Just the Deere factory ones...

[@markcalvert6949]

Tim, now that you have a Kubota why don't you do a metered pulling test like you did for the JD 1025R a year or two ago? That was a great video!

[@HuserHelpers]

I think I might look into a harrow now. Have you tried it on your garden after a deep tilling?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Not yet. Probably won’t use it there...hate to pack down freshly tilled fluffy soil. I will use it for areas preparing for lawn seed. And maybe after seeding if I use a broadcast seeder.

[@HuserHelpers]

@@TractorTimewithTim sometimes I feel some of the fluff needs to be taken down, like in the corn patch, but I understand what your saying. Great video of driveway work, and excited for garden work in the next couple of weeks. Take care, Jason

[@monicamarino2122]

Why does he not put a Pipe under the driveway for the Drainage , to go to the field ? Thank you 😊

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Could do so...but wouldn’t be buried very deep if at all.

[@shawnkeith465]

Thought about that Monica, but just a small channel directs that water from the left side of the long drive and yard, across to the right side and into the field. The rocks that were dragged in actually take out the "reverse" speed bump in a sense, but the water still flows out nice!

[@spieraugust]

Would there be any value in unshipping the front-end loader before doing this work? I imagine it might make tight turns a bit easier

[@nathanbrodeur]

Tim why not use the power rake on your driveway as well

[@monicamarino2122]

Tim ; What size is the Gravel on the Driveway ? Thank you

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Probably 3/4”

[@shawnkeith465]

We use #8 driveway stone which is 3/4 to 1'. Whoever lived here before had used some larger stones that can be ankle twisters. The harrow brought many of these us to the surface so there easy to pick up and put aside.

[@moerichard3110]

Your left front tire is almost flat. Keep up the good vids

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I think ‘almost flat’ is a bit of an over-statement.

[@makers721]

We talk the same way in central Ohio 🤣

[@sp9345]

Hi Tim, is this model harrow for sure the 6’5” model or is it the 5’7” model? Visually compared to the 1025r it looks closer to a 60” wide implement and not a 72”, but maybe its optical illusion? I would like to purchase one for my B2601, just trying to decide what width to order while looking at storage space. Thanks, Shaun

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Now that you’ve challenged me, I’m not sure! It may be the 5’7” model! Not near it now so can’t measure. You could call American harrow and ask. They will know what I have!

[@sp9345]

@@TractorTimewithTim , lol no problem. I will ask them when I call to order. Im sure either one will be fine, its more storage space being taken up. Take care~

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Be sure to mention ttwt for a 5% discount!

[@justinlane1287]

I am not sure but it looks like the left side front wheel is low on your tractor great video

[@jesseg6708]

Do video about new RK 25 with all standard features, please. Think about buy.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Sorry, not too interested in RK machines. We try to focus on companies who make their own tractors. Much more commitment in those cases.

[@jesseg6708]

I guess you could always do a TYM T25 review. It’s their newest tractor.

[@brianwilford5460]

What other implements could produce similar results?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

land plane is next in line for more aggressive work.

[@jamesberg3106]

Tim, do you believe this setup would work to set dethach a lawn?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes.

[@shawnkeith465]

James, I think you just thought up a new episode! The drone shot did not show our baseball field/soccer pitch which could use a good de-thatching! Ha-Ha!!

[@jamesberg3106]

Shawn, I am angling for one, not sure I can get the finance committee to go for it. We live in a small farming community, 2600 people, so I don’t know how much business I could generate

[@kevingebert4316]

Anyone else notice you had a low left front tire? Guessing next video is fixing flats :)

[@bigchew3149]

Soccer ...Isnt That What We Call Foot Ball ??

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. You guys don’t know what you are talking about!!! (Just kidding)

[@kevinstewart4806]

I hate to walk across them sharp rocks now 10 ouch on my bare feet

[@joelabney8299]

What is Spaulding doing wearing shorts???

[@joelabney8299]

Driveway looks great that would save a lot of money on replacement gravel. Neat episode

[@valleytractorservices9310]

For a driveway, I see almost no advantage of this over over a landplane. They're about the same cost and this will wear out where the landplane has replacement cutting edges.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

...but this has other usages.

[@terrysurface8663]

video was kind of a drag!! Just joking! Thanks

[@chrispearson4325]

What is the the additional arm and pivet on this 120r loader?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Self leveling loader.

[@adammiddleton4037]

Strangest guest ever on the program

[@shawnkeith465]

agree

[@deanwilson7047]

You are a good person Tim Id crack one with you