SSQA (front mounted) Land Plane

[konakid]

I decided to ask this based on a pending purchase of a tractor that has a removable BH - but supposedly it isn’t all that easy and quick to remove (Kubota B26). It would be nice if there was an easy and quicker way to level up and maintain my gravel driveway than switching out to the 3pt.

I was told there is a front SkidSteer Land Plane that is available. Does anyone have any experience with one of these? And if it would work on a B26 (it will have 3rd function hydraulics)

Worth it?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Interesting.........

In my case the BH is off in seconds, but the damn 3 point stuff takes me "forever" to put on...

Mostly cause I have to remember HOW to put it all on again

The SSQA Land plane might be cool.....BUT now that I think about it, having to drive backwards kinda sounds like a PITA ......at least for me personally....Dunno

 

[GrumpyFarmer]

I am not sure I am following(I don’t have a land pane, but….)…Are land planes designed for one way directional use or two way?

Is the idea to drive into the work/ dust in front of the machine?

if buying a skid steer implement for a B, I’d make sure on the implement weight before purchase.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I am not sure I am following(I don’t have a land pane, but….)…Are land planes designed for one way directional use or two way?

Is the idea to drive into the work/ dust in front of the machine?

if buying a skid steer implement for a B, I’d make sure on the implement weight before purchase.

Oooooo....I didn't think about "pushing it".......That might be cool.

My head immediately pictured "dragging" it backward?????


Hmmmm..............

 

[mikester]

If you can lift it with your FEL you can probably make it work.

You get more bang for your buck and better grade control with a hydraulic TNT kit and use a grader blade with gauge wheels.

 

[biketopia]

I was picking up some firewood last week from a fellow with an SVL-75 and noticed he had an SSQA land plane for it. Asked how he liked it with his skid, he mentioned that it did ok going forward (the SSQA version has blades on both sides) but felt he had much better results dragging it, which resulted in a lot of utilizing the camera and mirrors. On an open-station tractor, not, the end of the world, though. I believe the Catawba version he had would do both SSQA and 3-pt. I love my Catawba 3-pt land-plane behind my B2650. If you got one that could do both, at least you have options.

3 Point & SSQA Land Leveler Combo

Maintain gravel roads, driveways, farms, ranches, and contractor work areas with a land leveler combo built for 3 point and SSQA use.

cattachments.com

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Has to be a BIG difference using a landplane with a skidsteer vs a tractor. Stuff like traction and steering would be lousy with a tractor ??

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I've done it, it doesn't work half as well on a tractor loader as it does on a skid steer.
The geometry and traction is better.
And it works MUCH better on the three point of the tractor than the skid steer.