Using a Land Plane to Maintain our Gravel Driveway. I tried using the Rippers and Failed.
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2 жыл бұрынUsing the Titan Attachments 6 Foot Land plane and the TYM T654 to level out the gravel driveway.
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@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to several commenters. They pointed out the teeth on the end of the ripper shank were installed upside down. Looks like someone at the factory messed up. I am going to try to fix them so that it digs in like it should.
@joeberry4179 2 жыл бұрын
wow, I never noticed, my LandPride rippers do point down, like dragging your foot.
@user-ot2rt2fe5y 4 ай бұрын
Should be reversible teeth knock pin out turn 180 degrees put pin in
@coffeebuzzz 2 жыл бұрын
Evan, that land plane needs to sit flat when ripping as it's the depth gauge for the ripping tines. Reduce the number of tines you are using, maybe down to three, and add some weight. Drop an IBC onto the plane and add water till you get the required weight. 3 point links can lift up but can't push down, you need implement weight for downforce.
@mytech6779 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know about that TYM[?] but my 1968 IH Farmall has active down pressure on the three point. (And as a side effect the pump must be used to lower it, so if you shut it off with a raised implement it will stay raised no matter how you cold work the controls.)
@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын
I found out the tooth on the end of the ripper shank are on upside down. That why it didn't dig in. I will have to try to fix them.
@cjandjoannegodkin3787 2 жыл бұрын
If you let the goats near those trees, they will be happy to take care of all the leaves they can reach. Goats are great for clearing underbrush 😊😊😊
@richnusser6079 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Evan, long time follower. What a Beautiful place you and Rebecca have. It’s so nice to have the tools and machines to work your place easier. You’ve done a great job making it beautiful. I’ve followed you from the beginning of the house build. You guys put out great content and I sure enjoy following along. Thank you for taking us along.
@tlb84gaming5 2 жыл бұрын
When we cut down trees or branches on or farm. We will pile the branches or trees in the goat pasture as long as they are goat safe to eat. They love tree leaves, it makes a great treat for the goats. Then we remove the leafless branches a few days later.
@michelehumann811 2 жыл бұрын
Use vinegar, salt and dish soap to kill the weeds
@olddawgdreaming5715 2 жыл бұрын
It's always a pleasure seeing what you have accomplished after trimming and leveling work around the farm. Really looks great, thanks for sharing with us Evan. Stay safe and have a fun weekend. Fred.
@rickdavid1795 11 күн бұрын
Wow that’s a long driveway. Looks good
@lorenmeyer5290 2 жыл бұрын
Everything around the homestead looks wonderful Evan!
@PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL 2 жыл бұрын
Nice and clean ....
@southtexashay777 2 жыл бұрын
Your music just put me in the mood to go make a new farm video. Great job hope you and Rebecca are doing great. Have a blessed one.
@kellykopsa384 2 жыл бұрын
That hard rock'n music is perfect for road grading!
@kansasfarming 2 жыл бұрын
Always remember, pot holes are a way of life, fix one and 5 more show up. A little round up on those stubborn weeds
@HerkCC 2 жыл бұрын
That looked like a lot of fun! I have had some success with pouring in dry quickcrete in pot holes.
@deannaoverstreet4146 2 жыл бұрын
Evan great job! Looks wonderful! Your property is beautiful!
@teenagefarmer 2 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot better. Always enjoy your videos.
@sherimcgill5139 2 жыл бұрын
It’s fine Evan, it took about 4 or 5 times for us to learn how to do it.
@cathiwim 2 жыл бұрын
Think of all the untamed areas on your acreage and make a list of them. Then get to them one by one and clear them out, and give the goodies to the goats. They will love it! It doesn’t take long for the birds to replant everything
@billbray8797 2 жыл бұрын
With the cost of diesel, I have started to use roundup on my driveway for weed control. I still on occasion use blade to level and correct washouts.
@larryconley9438 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job Evan keep the great videos coming
@jimbucher1049 2 жыл бұрын
Great Job ! Looks very nice...Love your videos !
@johnzink3309 Жыл бұрын
Thx
@bevnelson3678 2 жыл бұрын
Looks great Even.
@throngcleaver 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought a 7' land plane from Everything Attachments and LOVE that thing! After doing the driveway, I put in a new garden using a 6' tiller, then leveled it nicely with the land plane, after it dried for a few days. Now I'm looking to level a few acres of grass that I mow, so the mower doesn't beat me to death at high speed, even though it has sprung suspension with shocks. I'm super happy that I finally bought one! You guys have a great channel, Evan! Thanks for sharing what you do!
@juliannedispain1637 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of hard work but your driveway looks really nice. Another great video.
@cliffblackburn8102 2 жыл бұрын
Looks great ✌️👍😎
@jakeschisler7525 2 жыл бұрын
On my box blade the tines dig in very well. In Florida on one side of the building i needed the rock removed so i could replace the metal and had to get down over a foot. While doing so with pressure pushing down sounded like i was going to break them off. It did it pretty good. That land plane is what i need for my driveway but it's not in the budget this year.
@brucemartini2288 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the vid's. Keep em coming😁
@joycemetheny8338 2 жыл бұрын
I'm anxious for you to start on the wood shed !!!!!
@Heimdall_5 2 жыл бұрын
Love the music in the background on the second pass fly through!!
@edsecorr7812 2 жыл бұрын
Great job looking great love your videos
@Kelsdoggy Жыл бұрын
That is frustrating.thanks for sharing it was a good journey
@Sword-Shield 2 жыл бұрын
The rippers seem to have the wrong angle on the dangle!👍🤣✌💯
@joeberry4179 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at buying a land plane in the future. It seems to do a really good job of that driveway. I currently use a box blade and it works but it really loads up the box with gravel and then my driveway is plumb naked, great video by the way.
@MrTBALLS Жыл бұрын
Evan I'll give you a little tip. You have the best thing there is to get rid of the thorns on your honey locust. You have your torch on the 20 lb cylinder. Simply lite it and start at the bottom of the tree and burn them on up as high as you can reach. Saves getting stuck with them and getting them in your tires.
@marydanen5220 2 жыл бұрын
Great job it looks nice. God bless❤
@johnmorgan455 2 жыл бұрын
You need less ropper but you need to lower the right side only. After you fix your hole leave the right side minimally lower. Make two passes each direction the second about two feet to the left.do the same the other direction. That will give you a slight crown to your road. And you wont be ripp ik ng your fabric.
@johnmorgan455 2 жыл бұрын
I could do you if I knew your dm address
@kellyjoyce2399 2 жыл бұрын
Looks good
@marydanen5220 2 жыл бұрын
The goats would love those branches.
@Dan-qy1rg 2 жыл бұрын
You certainly improved your driveway, mine is a mess. We live up a steep hill and the road washed through the years, so I need to look into getting a road crew in here. I have around 2500 ft. of drive, so it's going to take some serious money to fix it right. I enjoyed this video, thanks and have a great week.
@cathiwim 2 жыл бұрын
You might also need some culverts depending on where water is going.
@carolannbolinger3795 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@powrguy1696 2 жыл бұрын
You gotta be lovin' that cab, Evan, with all that dust. Can you imagine doing that in the old days, on one of the old tractors?
@littlemogocreek 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Evan, I've been hanging to see this video since the Insta posts came out as I'm looking to get either a box blade or a land plane. Learning from you and some comments below I think the land plane is the way to go so thank you once again for the great content.
@finniganshomestead2956 2 жыл бұрын
You should invest in a hydraulic top link .... it makes life with a box blade, brush hogan anything else you dangle of the back of a tractor so much easier
@tonycosta3302 2 жыл бұрын
You can use the propane torch that you use to make holes in the garden fabric to kill those weeds. Give the weeds a quick hit of heat and the won’t grow back.
@ithacacomments4811 2 жыл бұрын
God bless you and yours! Oh, He already has!!!
@derekadams729 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Evan great job on the drive way. Maybe next time you keep the rippers mid height and add some weight to the leveler machine. Then you won't rip up the fabric.
@AfterTheRains 2 жыл бұрын
Always makes life feel better when you get rid of daily annoyances.
@ShadowMoonFarms 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mmanut 2 жыл бұрын
Huge improvement ‼️. Vinny 🇺🇸
@borrowedlife 2 жыл бұрын
Evan, try welding wider rippers with decreased angel and leave them close to the leveller height. You probably won’t need as many rippers either.
@josephbrown-ut9ty 2 жыл бұрын
JudithB Looks great! I just mow the center strip of grass on my driveway! LOL!! Still mowing yards here, all the way to the cliff edge, long grass has laid down so its a mess to mow, add in wild roses and bull briar and its a job! Then got to cut back all the brush/weed trees that have grown the last 2 yrs. Maintaining is a lot easier then cleaning up the mess for sure!!
@jamesmason8944 2 жыл бұрын
Check to see if there is a setting lever for the three point linkage hydraulics. It gives the option of draft, floating or position. Position setting might hold the leveller firmer into the gravel.
@rayyoung7780 2 жыл бұрын
You’ve it lookin’ great.
@solitarybell2836 2 жыл бұрын
Nice work Evan, I think you just enjoy driving that new tractor hahahah😂 either way looks good man!
@jamesmorrison1884 2 жыл бұрын
Looks good Evan roundup be the best get rid of the weeds. Have a great day.
@ladythunderbird1483 2 жыл бұрын
Looks real good. Im no expert Evan but I did notice your driveway is concave but your rippers were straight across. (It shows on your video)if you keep your rippers on the driver side short and the other two long (with the end one longest) you will get a curved effect and all your rippers will dig in before you rip up your fabric. (shown on your video that just the one on driver side dug up fabric)this of course only applies when your on the side of road, the center is less curved. As observed on your excellent video. You really are an accomplished cinematographer, I’m hoping folks in that area will notice and someday you get an award for it.
@ronniewalker2881 2 жыл бұрын
Good 👍 job man good video
@charlenethomas9966 2 жыл бұрын
Hey 👋Evan and Rebecca liked the video have a great evening 😀✌
@gregj2647 2 жыл бұрын
You should consider a chipper that attaches to the back of the tractor. You could make lots of good mulch with all the tree trimming you’ve been doing.
@mwilliamshs 2 жыл бұрын
Need a hydraulic top link. Can get downpressure and pitch your grader blades for a heavy front cut and let the rear smooth it out.
@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын
I found out the teeth on the end of the ripper shank are installed upside down. That why the rippers didn't dig in.
@bendigr 2 жыл бұрын
The most effective homemade option is a mixture of white vinegar, salt, and liquid dish soap. Each of these ingredients has special properties that combine to kill weeds. Both the salt and the vinegar contain acetic acid, which serves to dry out and kill the plants. This is better than those Roundup type of weed killers.
@mytech6779 2 жыл бұрын
You are right that acid and salt will damage plants(weeds), but you really need a basic chemistry 101 class as the rest of that is somewhat off.
@bendigr 2 жыл бұрын
@@mytech6779 it's not off. I've had basic chemistry and have been exposed to all types of "chemistry" in my career. Try it. It works for me perfectly. Common sense 101.
@mytech6779 2 жыл бұрын
@@bendigr I did not say it wouldn't work to damage the weeds. In fact I explicitly said you were right that it would damage the weeds, so maybe add an English 101 class to that. Your prior exposure to chemistry is totally immaterial to the fact that your demonstrated current understanding of chemistry is terrible.
@bendigr 2 жыл бұрын
@@mytech6779 Go away. worry about yourself genius.
@tjt1992 2 жыл бұрын
Spray the weeds with Roundup about two weeks before you grade, it will rip them right out. Driveway looks great!
@genewilliams7497 2 жыл бұрын
The weeds and vegetation are GOOD!! On the edges. The keep the gravel from washing out just mow them. If you put enough crown in your drive you really won’t need to stir the gravel as you are doing. All you are actually doing is contaminating the rock. Fabric is worth the time or $$$. You really get nothing out of it at all. It’s all about you crown height so the road bed doesn’t hold and water
@thomaskapetantsis4951 2 жыл бұрын
Try using a sweeper it works perfect .ground sweeper.
@munyaradzilee 11 ай бұрын
nice house
@Seana123 2 жыл бұрын
From where you where a year ago to now is crazy
@troyfarmer5164 2 жыл бұрын
Hello, I watch your videos whenever you post one and I really enjoy the content as well I learn some things. When you trim your trees, the question I have is, why not invest in a wood chipper? Or just rent one, that way ypu can spread the chips wherever you want, I do not know the expense, its just a suggestion, keep up the good work on your farm.
@jimhance6648 2 жыл бұрын
You need a heavier land plane with better scarifiers. Looking at the video, you also need to adjust the angle of the plane so it is flat back to front.
@chrispileski6640 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, top link needed adjusting I think. Also, spot spray with roundup on the weeds that didn't come up, that's what I do.
@throngcleaver 2 жыл бұрын
Evan found out that the scarifier teeth were installed upside down from the factory, hence the angle of the dangle was wrong.
@Tonetwisters 2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine that pot hole is your health and you're having that same kind of success (or lack of)... that's REALLY frustrating. I always love your tractor videos, especially when the drone is involved!! Nice guitar bed, too! Drive way looks MUCH better! Jimmy Evans believes Jesus is coming back around Rosh Hashanna but of course, doesn't know the year. Everybody, come with us!
@stevekoonscolretired.usarm6345 2 жыл бұрын
Sure looks good!! Those greenbriers are MEAN!!!
@22gonefishing 2 жыл бұрын
Do the rippers move some with the pins in, maybe put a wedge in the slot in back to get the rippers to point down a little more.
@marcerivest6204 2 жыл бұрын
What l use for my driveway is Roundup and Parr 3 .
@gl309495 2 жыл бұрын
It may seem like the cart pushing the horse, but try working with the rippers pointing the other way (rearwards) and push the land plane (go backwards).
@m9ovich785 2 жыл бұрын
Three Point is not designed to PUSH, Things can get broken...
@joelwoerner2825 2 жыл бұрын
Moisture, moisture, moisture Dry ground/gravel hard to work that way
@none5355melvinMadigan 2 жыл бұрын
I have a Box Tarter and the teeth work great Maintaining my driveway
@dropshot1967 2 жыл бұрын
I think the goats would enjoy some of the branches with leaves
@billyspears5254 2 жыл бұрын
You can use the grapple attachment to clear those briars
@todd1482 2 жыл бұрын
Change the pitch on the 3 pt. Shorten it up just a bit and it will dig. Awesome property
@kingkong7617 2 жыл бұрын
Roundup will take care of the weeds that are left and they won't come back for a long time and the driveway looks really good.
@ShadowMoonFarms 2 жыл бұрын
Roundup kills the animals and bees and pollutes the groundwater.
@stevekorte5815 6 ай бұрын
A little round up might be helpfull! :)
@justgawkin2418 2 жыл бұрын
coffeebuzz has the right idea -- you may also consider starting in the center of the driveway and working your way out to the side taking a small bite each time. The other thing I'd consider is doing away with those ripper blades you've got there and go to a straight point ripper like an old harrow (only beefier obviously). You may have to make those, don't know if they can be bought.
@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын
Several people mentioned the tooth on the ripper is installed upside down. Looks like I need to fix each tooth',, and maybe it would work better.
@PoplarRidge 2 жыл бұрын
Your giant thorn bush is multi flora rose. It's awful and I hate it! LOL - I have lots of it on my property and making some videos of using my pigs to help me eradicate it!
@lukemiller5529 2 жыл бұрын
We have a 1/2 mile long driveway and we got it paved. You should get yours paved
@richardwilkens4577 2 жыл бұрын
I would get some vegetation killer and spray the edges of the driveway that's what I do keeps the grass and weeds off the driveway all year
@rustymckinley3398 2 жыл бұрын
Evan, i enjoy your channel. Those are called scarifier teeth and they are upside down on the ripper shank if you flip them over they will perform better.
@CountryViewAcres 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I will look into that.
@straightarrow8394 2 жыл бұрын
I use roundup and/or 2 4 d for the grass and seeds.
@straightarrow8394 2 жыл бұрын
That's weeds not seeds.
@lucyramos1 2 жыл бұрын
It looks really good. You did a good job Evan. Don’t you hate it when you want something to happen and it does happen. Thats a Homer Simpson reaction ➡️ Doh 🤣
@margaretbedwell3211 2 жыл бұрын
The driveway does look a lot better, I'm sorry those things didn't dig in like you wanted. They did look like skis in the video. I wonder if you got a lemon on them. They should hang like you showed in the video when you pushed them down so it makes me think they are not weighted properly. Just a thought. Have a Blessed day.
@ralphjaneheywood2565 Жыл бұрын
Hi Evan, Your rippers look like the bottoms are pointimg uphill. These should be about 5degs down, Also you need to put some weight on your plane. Rufus, New Zealand
@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын
the teeth are installed upside down on the rippers. I have another video where I fixed them
@wileycoyotesr8623 2 жыл бұрын
Would using the fence post-hole digger attachment to bore out the pot hole work. Just go down deep as your think necessary. A vibrating roller would really pack the driveway rocks down.
@setupdude 2 жыл бұрын
You could spray the grassy area with heavy salt water, that what DOT use on the highways sides.
@normanleighton6526 2 жыл бұрын
yes rock salt spread and then watered will kill off the weeds and unwanted grass .
@captnsquid8151 Жыл бұрын
Pot holes? Just add a bucket of gravel. Yeah you do not want to go in deep. I am impressed with the land plane.
@brucemartini2288 Жыл бұрын
I cant imagine the mass of leaves you must get in the fall
@stehan1422 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Evan, Why don’t you make some new rippers out of some stainless 3/8ths plate use your torch to cut out the rough shape, but maybe make them straight down (not a 90 degree angle with a big shoe on the riding surface) use your mill to drop mounting holes in it and a half inch end mill to finish the job. That would make a great video to see as well. Just some thoughts on my end. What do you think?
@walterchapman2884 2 жыл бұрын
The driveway looks much better. With gravel it's a no win situation but to try to pave it or put Asphalt on that long a driveway you'd have to be rich So it is what it is
@lymanharrold166 2 жыл бұрын
Give the branches to your goats, they will love them, including your prickly vines
@jameswilburn5406 2 жыл бұрын
Adjust the angle of the box so the ripper points can engage the surface. If you look at the video you can see that the rippers are skating upward. You want them to be ulled down into the gravel. You should only need an inch of engagement.
@grizdatson4729 2 жыл бұрын
Love ya vids, I wonder why you dont throw your tree trimmings to the goats to sort out? We do that will all our tree trimmings. Channel is awesome, cheers from Oz
@dougstewart6288 2 жыл бұрын
You have a propane weed burner. Mine works great for starting brush fires and killing weeds on my half mile driveway.
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