I built a lot of those for the oilfield. Great for cleaning up a location and after a fain,drag the dirt roads.

@lonniemedaris7870

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely works good for the dirt roads especially after a rain.

@richyg3993

Жыл бұрын

I use one for my run. A little different design but same purpose. I have 80 locations I watch over and a 7 mile dirt road trek in and out of my run. I hit every location with my drag on about 80% of the time. I haul my drag to the highway after work and haul it in first thing in the morning. I can tell you my roads are butter 😂 the only thing I don’t like about our drags is that we use thick nylon rope and 2 D ring shackles to mount to the truck. This solid metal connection looks a lot nicer 😎

Wow that takes a long time. The homemade drag we have is chain pulled with three blades. It's just 4 in pieces of angle iron to make up the three blades and a couple of 6-in pieces of angle iron on top that make the rails front to back. It's heavy enough that it doesn't need to be weighted. And because you drag it with chain it lays flat on the ground. And because it has three blades it can't dip in front or back it floats flat. The second and third blade fill any roots or holes. Much more effective and stable than one or two blades. Super easy and cheap to make. I mean the welding takes 15 minutes after you cut the five pieces to length.

@kolbymartin9743

2 жыл бұрын

I promise I'm not spam or anything, moving back home to southern Ozarks and have about a quarter mile dirt road that goes uphill to the house I'm remodeling. Would you mind sending me pictures of what you've made? I'll leave my email address if you reply, thank you so much for your time!

@lonniemedaris7870

Жыл бұрын

I agree cheap and easy to make. But this was free.

Made one has rear wheels to adj. Hight. I do not have it but side plates would hold more to fill lower spots

@lonniemedaris7870

2 жыл бұрын

It is very narrow and not too heavy so the smallest amount of uneven ground will cause it to float and dump dirt unnecessarily. It may be an issue to pull with my little truck if I add much weight to it.

Great

@lonniemedaris7870

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That's exactly what I was looking for. Did you put any weights on it?

@lonniemedaris7870

3 жыл бұрын

The top rail is 8 inch steel channel so 8x8x16 CMU Block (cinder block) will nest for additional weight but the ends are open and the block will eventually fall off as it works towards the edges. Will have new video coming next few weeks with dimensions, modifications for additional weight, etc...

@Nevertrustalawyer

3 жыл бұрын

Like any blade that cuts, there is an appropriate “cutting speed”. I think you’re driving too fast, if the blade jumps, you’re just making a mess.

@lonniemedaris7870

3 жыл бұрын

True, but have to maintain enough speed to avoid the engine stalling out.. pulling with a manual transmission/4 cylinder combination with a high rear differential gear ratio. Further it is very light weight for its intended purpose, probably less than 200 pounds and only about 5 feet wide, which surely contributes to all the "jump" at the cutting edge. I do appreciate your comment - Thank You!

@pepepinzas

2 жыл бұрын

@@lonniemedaris7870 hi, sorry for my bad english.... congratulations, i really enyoy the video and your efford. i have spent at least 3 years now, triing to keep a rustic road in a aceptable conditions, triing pulling with mi nissan diesel 4x4 all kind of stufs... since tires, logs, pieces of steel, etc... NOW, i have a very good idea of whats next for me! i'll try with a 9 feet wide blade, and at least with a 700 pouds of weight (with lot of concret on it), and will try to gen my road smoot finally... hope my truck is strong enuf to do that.... i'll try to make some videos.... regards!

@sicknick6080

2 жыл бұрын

@@pepepinzas Let me guess ,you remember the beer and forgot the video huh? I like this guy

The ball hitch isn't meant to take a lot of force. Better to make connection into the receiver channel