First time using a land leveler to maintain our gravel driveway. Definitely easy to use.
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- I just purchased a 6 foot land plane from Titan attachments and it is being delivered today. I also had a dump truck load of gravel delivered and now it time fix any potholes, add gravel to any low spots and dress up our gravel driveway.
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I the crown of the driveway was too high. So I graded it to lower the crown. I drive a little car back to forth to work. And the bottom of the car would hit the driveway in spots. I think that's a good indicator that the crown was too high and needed lowered.
The scarifiers are there for a reason.
There's so much material below, utilize it.
If the crown was so high you had to take all the surface rock off, then your base rock was crowned too high too. I’m not sure how best to fix that, but I guess quite a bit of new rock. Maybe (but maybe not!) you could move base rock outwards without making that layer too thin. Depends on what the soil underneath was shaped like. You might be able to dig down in a couple places to check that. If you can’t take it down any more, then you’ll need an inch or maybe two of the surface rock to fix from above. 440 yards by 5 yards wide by 1/18 (for 2”) is still 122 cubic yards of gravel. That’s 6 triaxial loads I think. Big project. Somebody please check my math here.
crown was to high due to wheel tracks compacting on each side...one cure is what you did grade crown into wheel track area....other is to add material to wheel track area....a gentle crown is best want water to get off drive but as slow as possible so it doesnt take any material with it ...
@@garynelson4749 In our driveway, the wheel track went down from compaction and outward migration of rocks displaced and rattling downslope. That was why the first move was to pull that displaced rock back in. Our drive was much narrower than Evan’s though - it’s limited to one-way traffic.
My grandpa used to drive down the crown to pack the middle and keep the weeds back from the sides.
the dog laying down inside the land plane was the absolute best.
The best part of that was when he didn't scream at the dog the way that I probably would have. Patience is a virtue.
Having the right equipment sure does make life easier
Once you use the land plane enough you will learn how to gradually lift it as you’re moving to feather out the material it’s carrying and not leave any piles. Also, you’ll figure out when/how to use it in Reverse to carry grade and spread material more quickly and accurately, such as in that dumpster area. They’re nice attachments, though, and well worth the money.
Your dogs crack me up.
It doesn't seam that long ago you where installing the driveway. Time flies when you're having fun!!
I agree; didn’t realize I had been subscribed that long. Tim
Haha! I was just starting to think 'uh...why don't you put it inside the shop'.😄
Making a screen to drag behind you to really smooth it out is a great last step. Chain link fencing works great for that.
Merry Christmas loved the dog laying on the tractor great add🌲🌲🌲🌲
This is mad, I was just thinking of you Evan and up pops your video 👍
Another good video. Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas.
love to see the progress each year. Reminds me of our farm 25 years ago and the progress we have made one year at a time. Just keep plugging away at it and each year and added piece of equipment makes it get easier and easier.
Trying to convince my folks they need one of these for the property now. Great demonstration. Thanks for sharing Evan.
Amazing piece of equipment, thanks
The driveway looks great. Nice job, Evan The very best of the holidays to you and your family.🌲
Hi, Evan! I absolutely love your new implement! It should serve you well. I love watching your “a man and his tractor” footage.
It is so enjoyable watching you build up your farm because you know what your doing and you do it well !! You and Rebekah are both intelligent, hardworking, and kind people!! I'm excited to see what you have accomplished with the barn! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you, Rebecca, and all the animals.😊🐾🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love my box blade but, I can definitely see the land plane does a wonderful job. You got some great footage Evan. I believe my next new implement will be a 5' land plane. Thanks buddy for sharing your experiences.
That’s awesome, boy you got the dogs workout in! The one was funny when she laced down on the pile, behind the tractor! Lol 😂 🥰
My Grandpa used to have a similar scraper box on their old Massey Ferguson loader.. I remember them saying it was originally a landscaping tractor, but since the box scraped smooth, it worked amazing for scraping up the concrete after the cows..
Enjoyed seeing how it works
I have wanted one of these forever! Jealous! Nice video sir!
Love the sound of a gravel driveway
Nice work!
That’s a great piece of equipment really did a great job with your driveway. Wishing you and Rebecca a Merry Christmas
Driveway looks better, good job, looks like you made a good worthwhile purchase for the farm. You and Rachel have a Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 you two!
Nice work, Evan. I do not have a need for one yet but I might in the future.
thats pretty neat.....love your videos
Great implement for your driveway!
Looks good doing a nice job
Good job sir.
Driveway looks much better now!
Well done!😊 👍🏻
Great purchase ! Merry Christmas!
That's a really cool piece of equipment, great job!
Great job Evan, driveway looks great. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
Wow that box blade is awesome! I've never seen anything work that good! Enjoyed watching! Merry Christmas!
Very happy with your content,love watching your channel.
i love that the pooch just lays in the fresh gravel on the leveler in the driveway :) something my dogs would do
Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and family.
The driveway turned out nice!!
Evan love the work you done on your Roads and a landplane his a must for gravel road , Mery christmas to you and your wife and familys too .⛄☃
....lookin' good, nice job..
Looking good be safe merry Christmas to you all
WOW, what a Great job... Practice makes perfect... Our right-of-way sure needs this done, too - Thanks for sharing....
Great video I'm glad you wore some paint off the new tool .
Merry Christmas and Happy Newyear stay safe
That thing works great!!
Great job...but of course once again your dog stole the show...so funny and cute!
Nice job Evan. Thanks for sharing. I watch about 3 of your videos a day
Looking Good Really enjoy your videos 👍
What a difference after you went over the drive way. All looks good.
Another great video keep it up Evan are used to live in that state of Illinois Pontiac now I live in Tennessee love every bit of it
from the Netherlands thanks for the video
Your driveway is looking good.
Enjoyed the video, and just subscribed. Thanks for sharing!
Looks great 😊👍
Thanks for sharing
Wow I always was curious if the land leveler works better than a box blade. Looks way better to me.
Kevin, you like this channel?! So you see how a channel succeeds without click bait titles and no drama thumbnails! Your channel would be more successful with out the click bait, try it and you will see!
@Rebel Robinson Mine has scarifiers and I can drop the blades below the skids. This allows me to rip the old gravel out of the ground.
It looks real good to me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Rebecca. Blessings for 2022. From Texas The Lone Star State 🌟
Really enjoyed that, thanks. And I learned a bit, too :-)
Merry Christmas to you and Rebekah ...
Great product and great results.
It looks like you made a wise choice, Evan. I purch!purchased a set of Titan pallet forks for my NH 25S and have been very pleased with them. I wish I had found Titan before I bought my grapple. I think I could have saved myself some cash and not given up anything in quality.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Love Titan equipment......I could watch videos line this all day long.
Hi Even,looks like the scraper u bought is doing a real good job of your driveway/Ed from Vermont
Your dogs crack me up! 🤗
Evan, the best time to use that with the rippers is when you've had a good rain. Doing that, you'll increase the compaction on the driveway.
Good video
Try backing up with it down when you are leveling areas, works well for me, just leave enough room to pick the grader up and over the excess pile at the edge- say against a fence or the driveway apron at the shop or barn.
Merry Christmas to you, your wife and all of your family and loved ones.
thanks for the videos.
I have a land plane and love it. Does a great job.
Glad to see this video, I am glad I bought a box blade instead of the land plane
Viewed, Liked, Share, Subscribed... Love the driveway maintenance, love the land leveler usage!
Land planes are hard to beat for maintaining a gravel drive. It makes it easy to touch the driveway back up by making a few passes to even everything back out. It's definitely one of my favorite attachments!
Nice TYM65, I have the same one. With stereo and air, I can go all day long during alfalfa season...
Love it!
Great machine! Also makes a good dog bed!
Thank you for showing the planner at work. Never seen one used before. It's a great grader
For the 3 point hitches. Love your help, my little guy. Mini Australian, he would be getting in the bucket also, wanting to have me throw the rocks for him. They are such great dogs, never get in way when I am on my Backhoe. I usually have him sit on my lap, he loves to just sit there as I'm grading, just watching very intensly. I'm trying to teach him how to operate tractor.
Your video is a great how to do it video, for that Land planner.
thats a really nice tractor.
We used box blades forever and then bought a land plane. They are a game changer! Easy to use! Works great.
Would without a doubt buy products from any company that packs their stuff this well, even when its big and beefy metal like this, shows concern and benefits for their customers
And you really made a great job with that driveway if it has lasted so long and that well, you drive a lot on it so must have been a great basejob made
And I think that somebody found themself a new gravel dogbed :D
Evan, the land plane is really needed for a gravel driveway and you did a good job for the first time using the land plane. If you would like some tips, go to Outdoors with the Morgans and Mike would be happy to show you some tips he has learned using his land plane on his property. He is in western Pennsylvania.
New toy for Evan, should have been under the tree, oh what the heck. Merry Christmas to you & Rebekah
Evan , another great vid, we have been watching you and Rebecca for quite awhile now. The progress you have made is nothing short of amazing. I certainly don’t want to stick my nose in your business, but you might wanna put your cover on your electrical service panel in the pole barn for safety sakes.I think it would be a good idea, you just never know, something could fall into the panel or any number of things could happen. keep up the good work and thank you. Merry Christmas🎅
It will be interesting to see after another rain and a few weeks how the driveway looks when things have settled back down.
In just a few days it is already looking better from driving over it.
Looks great, you did a good job. We put 3 inch gravel in as a base and covered with alot of #2 gravel. We are always pulling up the bigger gravel with box blade. It always goes back down tho. I think your equipment is alot better than a box blade for driveways.
Hi Evan, The Landplane also works when you drive backwards... Ideal for where the dumpster is placed. Start from the driveway and push back! It will smooth out that area in reverse is better.
I love my land plane I've had it a couple of yrs they are built like tanks
like others have said just lift up on the 3 point and it'll feather out the material.
I know another TH-camr has one and his driveway is 5 miles long. That's a better implement than the box blade
Great job on driveway. Basically did your whole driveway with no linch pin in toplink pin glad pin didn't fall out.
Very cool
greetings mr. evan; the reason the grass/weeds is coming through the edge is because the limbs are hanging close enough to make drivers dodge them thus allowing the weeds to come through where the drive is not being driven on.....................g
I'm happy for you that you got that awesome piece of machinery. It's always so good to get another video from you. In regards to the weeds growing on the driveway, there is an all natural way to kill them. I watched a video from a TH-cam channel called Fy Nyth and she made a concoction of agricultural vinager (20 percent acid), a small amount of dish soap and some kind of orange acid. She out it in a pump sprayer and my goodness, it sure did kill all of her weeds! Maybe you should check into it. She emphasis that it HAS to be 20 percent or greater or it won't work. Normal kitchen vinager is only like 5-6 percent. Anyhow, the driveway looks fantastic! Merry Christmas 🎄
Corpus Christi TX
When it rains/snow melts this next spring and runs across frozen ground, take pictures. Then you can see where you need to do any ditching or driveway crown. A couple of dirt roads near me that get huge amounts of traffic (but are in the far corner of the county so they don't get looked at enough) quickly deteriorate due to sections of poor crown or no ditch available so the water puddles on the road. Drip line of some trees keep the road soft and easy for pot holes to appear. Some of those holes have been as big as a truck motor.
When you were leveling for the garbage truck, back over the area from the driveway with the plane down, ie back blading. Gets flat easier and feathers out better.
The dog liked the fluffed up gravel.
Being able to do the work inside the cab of the TYM had to make the work so much better…one might even say fun…lol
Yes, this was an enjoyable task.
everything I've ordered from titan came with the metal frame which is nice. I just ordered a land plane from someone else and it was on a pellet only, risky but made it ok.
Been using a land plane for about 4 years now, and they are the bomb, wouldn't be without one. I do gravel driveway repairs. As a side note, please get your electrical panel cover back on in the shop before something really bad happens. We electricians notice those things. They work very well for dirt as well. Thank you, Dan.