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Re: (ET) dozer blade and driveway maintenance

I also find dragging the blade backwards helps in smoothing, but do you have to move gravel back in the driveway from the sides? In that instance, with the blade angled, the side-to-side tilt is opposite what is needed to keep the driveway crowned.
BTW, I bought a box scraper blade that does a good job of moving the gravel around and smoothing it out. It just isn't enough though to cut ditches. 

- Steve

Klein Robert W NPRI wrote:


I use my C-185 (E-20) dozer blade all the time to work the gravel in my 
driveway.  I have found that it's much better to drag the blade backward 
for a real nice level finished surface.  I use the fwd action to remove 
high spots AND snow.  As for moving the pivot point, you are right to be 
weary of digging the blade in and scissoring up. I would think that the 
lower the pivot point to the ground the better off you are.

Robert W. Klein II
SSGN Deputy Technical Manager AWS/AWSS
1176 Howell Street
Newport, RI 02841
Phone: 401-832-1948
Toll Free:  1-800-669-6892 Ext. 21948
FAX:  401-832-7877
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-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces 
cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of steves
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 7:30 PM
To: et
Subject: Re: (ET) dozer blade and driveway maintenance
Thanks all for the replies and ideas. Changing the angle of the mount through modifying the bracket, the mounting 'ears', or tire size would seem to correct the problem, but I'm wondering if it may cause other problems. Because the mount angles slightly upwards, it does tend to keep the tires on the ground and perhaps helps to keep the blade from digging in. Changing the geometry may tend to make the front end of the tractor to scissor up.
The ideas of the rubber blade tip is good for the snow. For moving gravel and cutting ditches I'm thinking now of making a bolt-on or replacement blade tip that hangs lower on the ditch side when the blade is angled towards the center of the driveway. 'Course I'll have to take it off when I need a straight blade or plow snow. 

This requires more thought......

- SteveS







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