That is an excellent suggestion. My only concern is that with the rake down, I would move too much gravel down the hill. I will have to give that a try.

I would you use the rake from the bottom up. On the initial runs I would just make passes in any direction but the tidy up passes would be with rake only going from bottom to top. Any gravel you drag at that point would fill in the ruts made by the scarifiers. You only need to adjust the rake to carry a little bit of rock as it goes. Or you can carry a lot depends on your mood at that point! Cheers!

I have not tried doing a crown. My driveway generally is canted in one direction or another.

I purchased the 5'.5" model. I am using an ATV with 750 CC displacement. It works great. Y ou can see the recommended minimum size ATV/UTV fo each size here: www.abiattachments.com/product/gravel-rascal-atv-driveway-road-grader/

I do not think that they are offered by ABI.

Hi Travis. Excellent suggestion. I had considered getting one of those.That would probably work well for a surface grooming, but it would not have dug down deep enough to bring the gravel back up from where it had been pushed into the base material.

I was nervous about spending that much money as well, but it is well worth the price for me. I have 3/4 of a mile of hilly, gravel driveway. I have used it several times now and it does a great job smoothing out and grooming the gravel. I have stopped for the winter, but am looking forward to next Spring. Being able to fix imperfections on my driveway before they get serious is extremely valuable. I expect that I will recoup my investment quickly as paying someone to bring equipment out and do work on my driveway is $300 to $500 a day, depending on what I need done.

Hi Cliff, You are correct, additional weight was what was needed, as well as a steady speed doing a pattern that eliminated the effects of the tool jumping caused by hitting larger rocks. The Gravel Rascal weighs 370 pounds which is plenty to penetrate most surfaces, but I am still learning how to set it up properly. You can adjust the weight on the rippers or the rake by raising the wheels/lowering the tool further. In my case, I don't think I used quite enough weight on the first attempt with the rake, resulting in the wash-boarding. The second time, when I did the serpentine pattern, I made sure that I increased the weight on the rake to get the impact I needed to smooth the surface down more deeply to eliminate the wash-boarding and re-lay the gravel smoothly.

The cheapest way to add weight, if you are a DIY Guy, would be to get some scrap metal and make a bolt on bar that holds weight lifting weights. They are cheaper than suitcase weights and can be bought at Walmart or any of those box stores, for cheap. I have the TR3 and had the TR3e Luv them both but couldn’t keep both so I stuck with the TR3. Haven’t regretted it and it makes quick work out of bad driveways in no time! I have some videos of it on my page, check them out

Yes it is. I just make sure the rake is down, otherwise as it disconnects, the back goes down and it is impossible to reconnect.