I hate to start a new thread for box blade tips given there's already an active one, but I felt my questions were probably too basic to add in the other one.
I picked up a used Land Pride 5ft BB today with intentions on repairing some potholes in my gravel driveway. First question isn't so much a BB one so much as a 3pt question. A guy told me when using the BB to make sure my 3pt was in float. I've always kind of operated under the idea that the 3pt was always in "float" and there is no down pressure. The tractor I'm using is an L2501, so the only down pressure is the weight of the implement, isn't that right? So if I drop the 3pt to the lowest position it will pretty much ride the contour of the driveway? That's the impression I had, but the more I got to thinking about it the more I questioned what I thought I knew.
My second question is this: I've never used a box blade before. From what I've read and the videos I've watched I'm thinking I need to just set the rippers a few inches below the blade, make several passes to loosen the top layer, especially around the potholes, and then smooth it. Does that sound right? Anyone got any alternate advice or tips? My drive way is about 35 years old and has been pretty well maintained most of those years. I was assuming there'd be several layers of packed gravel I'd be able to bring to the surface, but I was a little surprised today when I got the BB home and played with it for just a few minutes that when I ran the rippers over it, it seemed like I began seeing chert immediately under the gravel.
I picked up a used Land Pride 5ft BB today with intentions on repairing some potholes in my gravel driveway. First question isn't so much a BB one so much as a 3pt question. A guy told me when using the BB to make sure my 3pt was in float. I've always kind of operated under the idea that the 3pt was always in "float" and there is no down pressure. The tractor I'm using is an L2501, so the only down pressure is the weight of the implement, isn't that right? So if I drop the 3pt to the lowest position it will pretty much ride the contour of the driveway? That's the impression I had, but the more I got to thinking about it the more I questioned what I thought I knew.
My second question is this: I've never used a box blade before. From what I've read and the videos I've watched I'm thinking I need to just set the rippers a few inches below the blade, make several passes to loosen the top layer, especially around the potholes, and then smooth it. Does that sound right? Anyone got any alternate advice or tips? My drive way is about 35 years old and has been pretty well maintained most of those years. I was assuming there'd be several layers of packed gravel I'd be able to bring to the surface, but I was a little surprised today when I got the BB home and played with it for just a few minutes that when I ran the rippers over it, it seemed like I began seeing chert immediately under the gravel.
