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hi s i have never used one but the tines look quite wide apart and would require several passes then a Hervey roller used afterwords.
o i presume its you that has posted on arbtalk?
Have a look at the drainage of your lane first Chris. Your repairs might not be lasting long due to a high water content. We had a track on the farm that I dug over with a 360 it looked great for a couple of months until it went back to square one because of the wet. Now I have made sure it drains well and my repairs last much longer. If your tractor has a loader bucket I think you can get bolt on tines or have some made up to do the same job at a fraction of the cost.
As Benedict rightly says, potholes are the result of the road insufficiently shedding surface water. Using the grading box that you have the link to is a short term solution - it will flatten out the potholes but not deal with the issue of surface water.
A double camber or single cross-fall is necessary to shed the water. Then some form of drainage to take the water away is necessary.
As long as the surface water can't get away you are going to still have problems.
We used to have many sizes of grading boxes with the finished edge profile cut to form the camber. I will make enquiries to see if I can source one of them for you for a tiny fraction of the one in your link.
What width is the lane?
Yes posted on arbtalk too.
David Benson said:
The problem is that the lane is in a very low lying area that is just a few feet above the water table (theres a river about 30m away). Putting in a drain would be very expensive considering the size of the lane, I only rent the yard, I don't live there. The lane is approx. 12-15 feet wide.
Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt said:
If its a drainage issue could you try a pourous concrete - IE mostly 2-30mm bits to fill potholes?
A box grader would work but from what I've seen the roads still rut up and crumble after a while if the cause is not dealt with.
Hi Chris,
I just read your other post reference this post and that you had more success with feed back else where.
Did you finally manage to locate a grader as we were looking at one last year http://www.blec.co.uk/products/power-box-rake-italian-2-wheel-tractor
As soon as I can demo one we will probably order one as levelling by traditional means is a killer and the grader will save us an extra employee!!!
Regards
Yes I decided to buy the one in the link and it works great, it rips up the compacted hard core with a few passes and leaves a nice level finish. Im very pleased with it.
English Sheep said:
Ok cool.
I am now looking for somebody with the Blec as I just realised your grader is towed behind your tractor.
We would be using a two wheeled tractor.
I haven't used one personally but I know of somebody who uses one on an annual basis and is happy with the results. This is in a high traffic area for both machinery/vehicle access and public use, therefore deals with the aesthetics as well as the damage.
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