Grading Driveway with a Box Scraper | Branson Tractor | Bush Hog Box Scraper

Grading Driveway with a Box Scraper | Branson Tractor | Bush Hog Box Scraper | Box Scraper Basics

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Nov 2 - 2021
I need to grade the driveway before winter's freeze sets in so I attach the box scraper to the tractor and make a few runs up and down the driveway. I discuss some of the basics of box scraper design and use.
Equipment Used:
Branson 4220i Tractor
Bush Hog Box Scraper (6' wide)

Пікірлер: 25

@aaronburford5701 3 ай бұрын

Loved this video! Rewatched!

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

Back again! The road looks great after the grading..... love to see the material build up in the box! Great camera view!

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites to watch. Back again 2 days later to comment. Great video!

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

I like the way the dirt builds up in the box!

@aaronburford5701 4 ай бұрын

Rewatched! Fascinated by driveway work and repair! Love the box blade process. Great content and video!

@aaronburford5701 7 ай бұрын

Love Box blades on driveways... great camera view and content.... watched this many times

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the step by step instructions. I love to see and observe grading of driveways, and hearing the gravel being scraped, etc.

@hervedelnorte7928 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Happy you enjoyed it!

@seanmitchell4382 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, and tutorial! Really enjoyed this. Great job explaining the workings of the box scraper. Nice, clean edges as well, look very nice. Perfect time to do it, before the ground freezes for Winter. Will ease snow clearing, and ensure a smooth road into Spring. The adjustable teeth remind me of those rear leaf spring adjustable 'shackle' kits with pre-drilled holes, that muscle car owners used to raise the rear height of their cars to accommodate oversized tires. Canadian Tire used to sell a lot of those back in the 60s/70s. lol You don't see it that much any more, because counties and townships generally stay on top of road maintenance, but I used to notice the worst 'washboard' potholes appeared at stop signs. It seemed cars braking and accelerating, will contribute to those repeated potholes. Very nicely done!

@hervedelnorte7928 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun, I wasn’t even planning on the video until the last minute. Would have been better if I could have had someone follow me with a camera but nobody else was around. But hopefully I got the gist of it across. I’m not very good at it. It’s also good for flattening piles of earth or moving soil from one area to another over short distances.

@seanmitchell4382 2 жыл бұрын

@@hervedelnorte7928 Very nicely done, especially given you didn't plan the video! I'm impressed by the ruggedness of the design. A well-built product, that should serve you for many years. Really enjoyed this!

@rp1645 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining a manual set up box spreader. Walking through adjustments. It reminds me of a combo scraper/Grader/Dozer with blade on back. Like a big earth moving machine

@hervedelnorte7928 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. A crude first attempt at least. Hopefully of some use to others.

@MrBrittvideo Жыл бұрын

Just a great video. Thanks for taking the time to explain what others might consider common knowledge. Great watch for someone new to tractors and/or box scrapes.

@hervedelnorte7928 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stanley! A crude attempt anyhow.

@yukonpeteneff Жыл бұрын

From my experience starting with both the front blade and rear blade being level, not necessarily the top of the sides of the box, is a good starting point. From there small adjustments to the top link are all that are ever needed in most situations. That 1” top link adjustment was massive. I generally make 1/4” adjustments and see a big difference in the way it performs. Try smaller adjustments from blade level and see how that works for you. These box blades are a very useful and functional implement.

@hervedelnorte7928 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that advice. I don’t use the box blade frequently enough to really test its many possible settings on different substrates but the top link adjustments are key. Of course levelling the tool back to front and side to side is needed as a starting point unless you want to dig more aggressively. But certainly many options for various settings. Hydraulic controls would make adjustment much simpler but I don’t have that option currently. Maybe someday😁

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

The road looks so much better after the bow blade process!

@johnoswald6192 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thanks. Trying out the box blade on my 3620R tomorrow!

@hervedelnorte7928 Жыл бұрын

Thanks John and good luck with your effort. I just did some grading the other day and it worked out quite well.

@comlbbeau Жыл бұрын

I seem to have better success pulling the box scraper at a slightly higher speed. Also, any time the front wheels traverse a dip in the surface you will leave a high spot behind you where the box scraper lifted. Those high spots are easily remedied by operating the box scraper in reverse and utilizing the rear cutting surface to smooth out the raised areas. You're right, though, using the box scraper is as much an art as it is a science.

@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!,