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A Hydraulic Box Blade is BETTER Than a 3 Point Box Blade In My Opinion

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6 ай бұрын

A Hydraulic Box Blade is BETTER Than a 3 Point Box Blade In My Opinion
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@BooYahPower
@BooYahPower 6 ай бұрын
Any update on the house site
@revd6239
@revd6239 6 ай бұрын
Man, I never thought I would get a kick out of watching this type of work but it's pretty cool! GREAT video!!!
@SouthPawEd
@SouthPawEd 6 ай бұрын
The difference between a good 3pt box blade operator and a guy just running a box blade is knowing how to use the cutting edge on the back of the box blade. 👍 That cuts out your washboard, while the front cutting edge does the fine grading. Amazing work as always Pete. You guys are a full-on landscaping operation, and it's awesome that you can keep expanding what you offer to customers.
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
Yep. Operator makes a difference but a 3 point still don’t hold a candle to a hydraulic box when it comes to grading or fine grading. If this were true then all your major grading companies would be using them and they don’t.
@SouthPawEd
@SouthPawEd 6 ай бұрын
@GCITurf Those pull-behind/hydraulic box blades are the ticket. Next best thing to a motor grader when a motor grader just isn't in your plans.
@ohhpaul7364
@ohhpaul7364 6 ай бұрын
Distance between points of contact with the ground is the greatest benefit of length in making the road feel "level" as you drive on it. Look at how a motor grader is built, they keep the wheels as far apart as possible with the blade in the center of them. This makes the high spots easier to cut down with the lower spots and fill those lower spots as the blades raises while you are on higher spots with the wheels. It might look goofy and be harder to transport, but making the tongue of a trailer/towed item longer makes it easier to maneuver but there might be a small work around for that too by increasing the length of the tail wheels you currently have on it. If you can alter each of those wheels to raise and lower independently, then you can set an angle to the blade to cast right or left. I am not sure if that is possible with the way yours is currently built but it could be altered to work that way.
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
I’ve operated full size and mini motor graders dozens and dozens of times. It’s my FAVORITE piece of equipment to operate. Might buy one someday day!!!
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 6 ай бұрын
I love this video and the content. I am a real fan of driveway maintenance with box blades! Thanks for your commentary,.content and this video! Please share more of these.... It is true instant gratification when completed. Love it!
@rickvaughan8993
@rickvaughan8993 6 ай бұрын
Well a 3 point box blade with the tractor equipped with hydraulic lift and tilt cylinders would also work pretty good. And for a homeowner I believe is a less expensive way to do this.
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
yues sir considerably less expensive
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 6 ай бұрын
Your Box Blade is the best! I can see the material moving and impacting the driveway! Instant satisfaction!
@Masshole78
@Masshole78 6 ай бұрын
Been using equipment like that to build smaller tee box flat areas They are great for sandier soils. Any update on the house any new products. Great work pete. Big time inspiration to all who watch. God bless. Keep up the professional work
@tiko722
@tiko722 6 ай бұрын
Its funny how my eyes get weaker the older I get but my arachnophobia is still strong enough to notice the spider building his web in the window at the end while you were sitting there explaining your thoughts.
@logansimpson5980
@logansimpson5980 6 ай бұрын
Great video
@jdfleetguy28
@jdfleetguy28 6 ай бұрын
Enjoying your channel. Especially enjoying the Deere content. Now that you have had a chance to put a few hours in the 4075R, would love to hear more about it, how it compared with your 4066R etc. I had a 2019 4066R, and now planning to get a new 4075R very soon.
@kyguy4485
@kyguy4485 6 ай бұрын
How does it compare to using your ventrac for this type of work?
@TinkerTroll05
@TinkerTroll05 6 ай бұрын
Looks good, Pete! Regarding 3pt vs hydraulic box blades, you'd mentioned wanting to get longer rippers to be able to rip without grading. With a 3pt BB you can accomplish this with stock-sized teeth by simply tilting the back of the bb up (shortening the upper link)... That doesn't look to be an option with that hydro bb. The hydro/drag-type bb does seem to leave a nicer finish with fewer passes (probably due to the wheels), but I was able to get a perfectly smooth finish on my own driveway using my 3pt bb... and I'd never used a bb before. It just took a few more passes (at a higher speed). It's just a learning curve, that's all. The advantage to a 3pt bb is that when you're done grading you can drop the back of the bb (lengthen the upper link) and "smooth" the surface after you're done grading. Regarding dragging stuff to the middle, a scraper blade does help with that but you can get pretty much the same effect by simply tilting the bb to one side. You started to do just that with your bb at the 7:32-7:33 mark. Just drop one side down (leaving the other side up off the ground) and let it cut the surface. The material will "spill" over to the "lifted" side and move material to the middle. It's not as fast (or arguably as aggressive) as a scraper blade, but it certainly works.
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
Appreciate it. I’ve used a traditional 3 point box blade multiple times I understand every concept of using one. The rippers must be longer in order for them to rip without actually grading. Same holds true for the traditional box blades I’ve used for years and years. On the tilt you are half way correct friend. It will work material to the inside BUT you also get spill on the outter edge in which I want to eliminate. I think I’m just to ocd and to peculiar sometimes…
@TinkerTroll05
@TinkerTroll05 6 ай бұрын
​@@GCITurf I don't have a problem with the material spilling over... My little SCUT/toy-tractor (BX23S) can't even pull a 4' bb full of gravel without spinning out. It has the power, but not the weight LOL Speaking of OCD... I said I got my driveway perfectly smooth. What I *didn't* say is that it took me the better part of 3 days because it wasn't **JUST** right.
@SideOfRanch
@SideOfRanch 6 ай бұрын
Should they lay down new gravel after this?
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
plenty of gravel on this driveway so they dont need more
@DanielCruz..
@DanielCruz.. 6 ай бұрын
Hey Pete love the content, what's the "best of the best" Bermuda seed?
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
I’m partial to mine - gciturfacademy.com/collections/gci-grass-seed/products/copy-of-gci-turf-alpha-elite-bermuda-grass-seed
@DanielCruz..
@DanielCruz.. 6 ай бұрын
@@GCITurf at least yours are always in stock and not discontinued like these other brands
@robvolpi3247
@robvolpi3247 6 ай бұрын
Pete, are you close to Wilson, NC?
@GCITurf
@GCITurf 6 ай бұрын
2.5 hours sir
@revd6239
@revd6239 6 ай бұрын
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