love that pull type grader you made. i'm going to have to build one of those for the 755. I'm awkward as all get out with a box blade on a three point, which is why i don't have one. but that pull type really does the job. nice work sir!

@digdrivediy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! I've wanted one for my 755 as well so if you get it done first be sure to send me those plans! Thanks for watching and commenting I really appreciate it.

@takeastandorbeenslavedby-left

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy, scar fire, learn how to say it. Scar fire. You sound like someone from idiocracy

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

@@takeastandorbeenslavedby-left Took me all day to figure out what you're talking about. So, am I saying that wrong? I'll stick with "ripper teeth" then :)

@stevefitzpatrick8121

3 жыл бұрын

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This is my 5th comment on this one video.... Neil i can not begin to explain how much i enjoy watching you grade ANY driveway! Your process, strategy, commentary, the usage of tractor, box blade pull type.... This is perfection! By reading thru other comments im not wrong that you are the King of Box Blades! Thank you so much for this masterpeice!

Neil, this would be a great project that I would love to be there in person to learn, ask questions, use the equipment, etc. this would be worth the price of admission! Learn from the Master of the Driveway!

Great video! I hadn't seen anybody do circles in the grading process.... that's good point!

I respect your love for older John Deere tractors. I recently purchased a John Deere 790 4wd, and I want to restore it. It is mechanically in good condition. Just could use a fresh paint job. A pull type box blade is something I have wondered about, and you validated my thoughts when I found your channel. I remember my dad using a bigger version to grade his turn roads when he was farming.

Rewatched! You are the box scraper KING! You can make any driveway look pristine!

One of the better videos on how to do this and tools used and use of them.👍👍

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Clark!

At first i thought you were a nut, then watching further on the video i realized you really know what you are doing. I ran a skid steer and backhoe for my whole career and i have to say you have mastered the art of leveling, it really is harder than most people think. phenomenal job Neil.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Not the first time I've been called a nut! Thanks for the kind words. I really enjoy doing this kinda stuff! Appreciate you watching!

I'm watching again.... soothing and informative commentary, love the box blade and grading of the ground.

Wow that turned out great. That little pull behind grader box seems to be the ticket! 👍🏼

The circle approach, your attention to details is thd BEST!

This is good knowledge and quality work...I trick I've learned running big construction loaders like john Deere j210 or Case 530/580 is if you have a hydraulic top link and a float mode on your 3 point set the 3piont in float and adjust your grade with the top link you can pull material and spread it in one pass and speeds up rough grade work and gets you gang close to an almost finished grade.

Great video! I love the guage wheels on the grader box. My go to implement for my gravel business is my landplane. Nice work!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! I've used a land plane as well and they are certainly a useful tool if you're doing a lot of this type of work. Glad you enjoyed the video!

The attention to detail is CRAZY!

Back again.watching this great video! Love the circles in the grading process.... the driveway looks good!

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron!

Them 318s are beast of garden tractors. That's why I own one!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

There's no doubt about that statement! That's why I find it so difficult to own just one of them! The 318 is my all time favorite and I've owned 6 or 8 of them. Thanks for checking out the video!

@Staki6908

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy What do those usually go for around your parts?

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Staki6908 I'd say $1000 is the average. You can find super nice ones for $1500 or worn out ones for $650. I always go for the ones that have some attachments and you can get a good deal usually.

@gavinstraight2187

3 жыл бұрын

I love mine to,but that's a 316

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

@@gavinstraight2187 Good eye. Yes, this one happens to be a 316 but I have 3 other 318s so I often lump them all by saying "318". Actually, this 316 is my Frankenstein tractor. It has a 25 hp Robin Subaru engine in it and it is much more powerful than any of my other Onan powered tractors. There's a very old video on this channel of the Robin engine running in the tractor right after I got it done.

Nice work! And you commentary is definitely the voice of experience. Newbies would benefit greatly from listening closely.

Circles. Brilliant. Seems like a great way to do the initial scraping/cutting while keeping the material in the same general area. I'll try it out in the next couple of days.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Yeah, it works great if you've got the room to do it.

Well done Neil, great job mate, nice equipment. Hello 👋 from UK 👍🇬🇧

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words sir! So great to see folks checking in from all over the globe! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Take care!

Wow another great video I don't live anywhere near where there's driveways like that but I watched every second of it and had a good time doing it

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ed. I'm grateful to have you watching!

Thanks for posting this. I have been wanting to either build a drag type land plane or box blade and this gives me a few ideas. 👍

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey no problem Tony. I'm actually planning to upload a video this week that will be a "blueprint" of sorts for those that want to try a build similar to mine. Maybe that could be of help to you also. Thanks for checking out the video.

Quality work! Just now discovered your channel, definitely subscribing. Great job on building the pull type box blade, seems to get the job done well!

@digdrivediy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! I appreciate the kind words. That grader box certainly does do a good job and it still continues to be my favorite thing to play with. Thanks again for the feedback and for subbing to the channel. It makes creating the videos more worth it when you have this type of interaction.

I liked your discussion on the 3-point Box Blade and how it's hard to work with it on a bumpy road. I had the same problem and thought it was just me. I started to back the box blade and push the gravel vs pulling it. That worked much better. I still need to put down more gravel in the driveway and I liked your comments on ripping up the old before applying new. I will do that. Thanks!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve. I couldn't agree more with your comment about pushing vs pulling. I don't know if I mentioned that in the video but I should have. I hope you were able to get something of value out of this. Thanks for checking out the video. I'll probably have another driveway video very soon!

Great video as I learned so much about graders and the techniques for using them. It gave me good appreciation for this tool. Keep up the fantastic videos!!

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks so much for checking out the videos!

That pull type grader is super cool!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is my favorite for sure.

I've watched I bet 20 videos on scraping and resurfacing your gravel or limestone driveway you've not only explained the most throrally but your finished product was also the most asteically pleasing. I have 100 ft of driveway out to my polebarn and also my driveway it's our first house with that much of driveway and it's got be scraped and stone added. I have a box blade and 6ft finish blade for my massey 135 but I can really use both when It comes to tearing stuff up but the finish work I'm awfully your video gave me some confidence cause i know someone who had the drawbar finish scraper you leveled the driveway with. What a good video thank for making it.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Bryan! Thanks for such thoughtful and kind words. You know, I find it somewhat difficult to thoroughly and accurately represent on video what your brain goes through in the process of doing a project like this. I'm glad that you found the explanation contained here to be helpful and encouraging. If your neighbor has that pull type box, then go after that driveway! Good luck getting it all shaped up I'll bet it will be easier than you think!

Great job, that pull type box grader along with the tight turn radius of your smaller tractor work perfectly for your circle technique, and ends with spectacular results.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch CampNut. I do like the maneuverability of the little tractors.

Next to TTWT and Just a Few Archers Farms this has become my new go to favorite channel. Everything your doing is very inspiring to a yung DIYer like myself.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's quite a compliment and I really appreciate you saying that my friend! Thanks so much for watching and dropping a comment. I hope you continue to enjoy it here!

@homesteadspirit9209

2 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy id and I will. Thanks for the response. Id love some day to just see a full equipment tour of everything you have and use. Im a big fan of those.

Excellent. The circles are a huge advantage.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of the circles! Get dizzy sometimes!! :)

Good Job, nice result. Thanks for circle tip

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. Can't live without the circles now 👍🏻

Great job!! Really like your pull grader box! Nice fabrication!!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry!

The pull type box is my first choice, does a good job.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice! I agree they just work so well. Simple and effective.

Thank you for all your work into this video ,.. lots of good tips blessings

That little hydraulic box scraper really does a nice job on the edges. Leaving edges all ripped up and lumpy is a real peeve for me and you did a great job on all that detail work

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we would get along just fine. I like a nice crisp edge as well and these little boxes do a nice job as you observed. I like 'em to look nice. Thanks for the comment!

I love the pull grader you made. I have been thinking about building a 3 point hitch boxblade, but after watching this, I plan on copying your design.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

It's a sweet setup Andy. Good luck and send me some pics or something.

Nice vid mate... G'day from Chillagoe, Australia!

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Grant! Love hearing from our friends in Australia.

I might be weird but i love watching videos like this lol thanks for taking the time to put this together I'm sure it took a lot of time setting up the camera's and editing

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I happen to think you're not weird at all! Matter of fact I'm counting on folks like you that like to watch this kinda stuff! And you're right, it takes an embarrassing amount of time to film and edit. But I enjoy the process and hope that others can find it either helpful, entertaining or both. Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care.

Hi Neil have looked at this video before but watched again and enjoyed more. Maybe you remember me commenting on your Bruno Build(Awesome). I have a 318 that I'm restoring and goinging back with the green with auto clear coat but with the larger tires exactlally like yours. I had the same problem as you with the bearings on front . I've got a '99 model with the metric and got a set of 1" wheels(older model but nice no rust)so had to get the metric bearings before I sprayed them and put the 18" 5 rib tires on. i have the awesome deck 50" with it so before taking off I wanted to save original tire sets both front and back. This tractor only has 750 hrs and runs awesome. Its a time piece but I cant help hot rodding I do on all my projects. I've put a 3-point hitch on it with a cat 1 catagory. I have a awesome dozer balde 54" redone but wanted a little more capibility with the three point hitch. I'm really looking at a small 48' Box Blade from Aignite less than 1000.00 shipped or possibly a Land Plane from Homestead Implements 48" for 1300.00. My project is just a fun hobby but I would be using it on two driveways in VA and NC. Any info on the box versus Land Plane would be appreciated? Thanks for all your great videos! John

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching the videos. John! I've tried to land plane and didn't find that. I liked it as much as my pull type greater box. 3 point boxes work okay too but they just don't have the leveling ability that a pull type box has. If I had to choose only one between a 3-point box and a land plane, I would choose the box just because you have the ability to move more material with it, whereas the plane doesn't do that. The box blade is like a flat edge shovel and the plane is more like a rake.

Very clever design of your scratch-built scraper. Looks like it;s built to last also. Nice work!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir. So far it has proven the test of time and has always been on the ready when I need it. I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to share the kind words. Take care.

Looks great, thx for the tips!

An alternative to the pull type grader if a guy doesn't want to or can't build one is a land plane. I do gravel driveways with my JD 5075E and 1025R using the loader and box blade exactly like you, the dropping the box blade and running the land plane. I have a hydraulic top link and can dial in the dual grader blades perfectly and quickly on the fly. Very easy to run and only need one tractor on the job. Yours does a nice job as well. Always more than one way to skin a cat.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

There certainly is more than one way to do it. I have tried one of those planes before as well and I didn't have terrific luck with it but I didn't give it much of a chance either. I would like to have a bigger project where I can play with one. Having the hydraulic top link would make a big difference for sure. Appreciate the feedback Daniel and thanks so much for watching!

Good job. Very nice video. I appreciate the effort you put into it. Thank you.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

That is really nice to hear. Thanks for checking out the videos.

Excellent video!

Beautiful job. I've never used the pull type but I prefer pull type discs for cultivating and I've been wondering. you answered a lot of my questions. Thank you.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for watching it!

Outstanding video! Good job!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback.

Great work! Love the pull type box, makes a great finish. I got some great info. I noticed in one video you compacted by driving the 755 over the drive. I find if I do that with a loaded bucket I get much better compaction. Also I back drag with the bucket down just lifting the front axle up and using a slight down angle seems to work good. And your absolutely right about cutting the hard pack out. Your the only guy I've seen do that and it's a must otherwise it's like dumping salt on a glass table, new material will just push out to the edge.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Stephen! I like your analogy of salt on a glass table. That is exactly right! I load the bucket to compact most of the time as well. Just all depends on if I'm trying to compact or just sealing things off. I love doing this kinda stuff and hearing from other folks about the topic. Appreciate your thoughts and feedback and thanks for watching!

Fantastic video

Great video Neil! The homemade grader looks to be pretty enjoyable to use.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes, it is a blast to use. I hardly ever get tired of it!

Never thought of the circle technique but it looks awesome! Great video

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sometimes I can make myself dizzy I do so many circles. I haven't found a better way to do it than that really. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@unclefuddelmer9224

3 жыл бұрын

Circling with your pull-behind looks to work great if you got the room Or are want to widen what bade layer you've got already. I'm gonna have to find one 4Sale simply Cuz I'm not an engineer type. Happy grading y'all, < N. PA farm country ✔️🇺🇸

love the box scraper you built ! wish l had one 👍

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Berry! They are great.

Beautiful job!!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. It was fun to do too!

Looks great. Awesome job.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks KB!

My family farms and we have a larger pull type box scraper. We use it behind a 120 hp tractor. We use it on our driveway and road when we have rough conditions due to rain . Nice job very well detailed and well planed .

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Anthony. Those bigger ones are terrific as well. You can actually move some material around too I bet when you've got enough horses to load that box full. When I was doing full time excavating we had a 12' box that we pulled with a 1468 International and it was the best tool we had for finish grading. Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by the channel.

Cool video, seeing it before, after and all the in-betweens really shows the detail you put into it.

@digdrivediy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony. Yeah, it does seem like a bit much when you look at it this way. I always just "do it", so being forced to think through it as a video made me realize how much there is to it. Thanks for watching and your supportive comments!

goin in circles and different angles is good to take out the "wave" out of a road

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a great way to explain it! You're spot on John. Thanks!

@midcoasttractorservice9182

3 жыл бұрын

Using the correct equipment for the job works too lol

Sir, Thank you for the mentoring. I have to do same to our road and have had zero training irt rock work. Your video was entertaing and VERY informative. THANK YOU

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry! I'm glad you found it of interest. Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to say hi! Good luck with your road work.

Did a awesome job I use a skid steer for a lot of my road repairs we do but we have a tractor in the shop that we should blow the dust off and put it to work in the beginning to loosen up the ground !

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Get that tractor out!!!

Very good job

Did enjoy this and is very helpful!

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful.

Very nice, well done!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tad.

Great tips. Looks good.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I was always told to spread out the driveways , and get them leveled, with doing circles your working all the fines outta your material, but I absolutely agree with ripping up the existing material. I got the same 755 minus the loader

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

That's true, some of the fines do settle out as you're grading in circles, but I actually like that in most scenarios. I like having some loose stone on top rather than the hard pack as it doesn't track up in your tires when wet as much. Some people may prefer to have the hard pack with fines in the top layer I suppose. Lots of variations for different situations I guess. Much if it depends on what type of stone you're working with too I guess. So glad to hear from another 755 owner. They really are a good tractor. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!

That... was... awesome.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryce!

Nicely done. Very informative

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

Another great video!!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

Thanks for the video!

Great job learned bunches

Excellent video. very informative.

Looks Great. The pull type is like a speed mover.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I had to Google "speed mover". Hadn't heard that term before but yeah, looks to be the same exact concept. Thanks for checking out the video.

Very cool concept

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Tim.

I’ll converting my box to pull type box thanks to this video. It’s very challenging when the working edge isn’t independent from the tractor

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I think that will make a great tool for you. As a matter of fact, I'm in the process of gathering materials to convert a 6' 3 point box into a pull type. Look for that video to come along sometime this fall I hope. Thanks for watching!

Great video…..very professionally done.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Richard!

Well done sir. Well done.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Hey Hi from Ontario Canada. I have to say this was one of the most informative videos I've seen on this subject. I like your approach on recording your work from above, and later editing with comments for us the viewers, (as opposed to talking over the machinery as you work, and usually making up stuff on the fly just to fill time as you go along). You have obviously put a lot of time into reviewing your on site work after the fact, and editing your video with comments on reasons why you did what you did - that is an important thing for the typical DIY guys that don't have $50k of equipment, or tons of hours working experience. Your efforts shows to the conscientious viewer. Thank you. And btw, I totally get working in circles with a smaller machine.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Boy, you know how to compliment a video! Thank you for such a thorough and respectful comment. I try my best to put into a video what goes on in my head as I'm working on a project like this and have found it can be somewhat difficult to do. My goal is to be educational and entertaining but the ultimate satisfaction is receiving a viewer comment like this which validates my efforts. Thanks for watching I really appreciate it.

Another great video!!! I guess we have to get ourselves a John Deere 755 or something of a similar size/capability.

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

Ha! They're great though 😊

Love it, thank you.

Awesome video!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit and I appreciate the comment.

bobcat does really well too.

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

*sort-of. Plus I don't have a Bobcat though. Thanks for watching!

As always, great job. I need to get some practice with my grader box. I always have trouble with leaving a row of gravel that come out of each side of the box.

Really enjoyed it and it was very helpful

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason. Appreciate you watching.

Great video , thanks.

great video ,best ive seen so far

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I really appreciate that and I'm glad you liked the video.

Genius, this video is awesome I love the combination of the Kubota and the John Deere, lot of effort and time went into this especially with the drone nice circles interesting technique. Tennessee Yankee

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tennessee Yankee! As I type this I'm sitting at a Lake House on Norris Lake in Carryville, TN! We love TN!

@TNYankee2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy me too. So much I moved here from MI in 2018. I live on Watts Bar Lake. Enjoy.

Nice job!

@digdrivediy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and commenting!

Insight and ideas.... Thanks!!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it can be helpful.

I use an old township blade behind a tractor. I pull everything to the center from the sides then work it back out and then put a crown in the driveway so the water can flow to the side of the driveway into the lawn

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

That is certainly a great approach. It is difficult to do the crowning sometimes with this setup unless you just build up the center first and then grade. Thanks for checking out the video!

really nice job!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks R D!

Liked and subbed because you did such good editing and filming. Professional job.. Thanks

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that Steve. Thanks so much for checking it out and for subbing!

Nice instructional video.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel. Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

Old 316 doing work!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, this 'ole girl is still my main workhorse. What might surprise some people though is that it has a 25 hp Robin engine under the hood making it a bit of a "sleeper" lol. At least it doesn't run out of power pulling that box like my Onan powered tractors often do. Thanks for checking it out B-Rad!

I never thought of it much before, however now I know why when people just throw some gravel into a pot hole, the pot hole is back soon. One has to rip it up first so it will bond!

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly! Got to get that all mixed together.

What a great video. Now I'm sitting here cogitating on how I can modify my box blade so I can also use it as a pull type.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks! You won't regret it if you do!

@johndowe7003

3 жыл бұрын

Add a removable drawbar to it and some removable wheels mounted with 2in receiver hitches and call it good, adjust height with the three point hitch

Nice... really nice.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it.

I'm working on my father in law's old 316 he left abandoned outside for about 18 years. I would love to build one of these box blades, as they have about 100 acres in maine with a rutted out gravel driveway. Very neat idea!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear of another old Deere getting brought back from the dead! You'll find all kinds of great uses for it. Good luck getting it going and with your box blade when you get started. You won't regret it! Thanks for watching!

This was perfect. Tons of info for a green guy like me.. 👍

Hi again its Peter from the UK really satisfying video well done Peter UK 🇬🇧

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I recently purchased a property with a 700' long gravel road that is shared with a couple neighbors that say they hate me lol .. it doesn't help that the road is full of potholes and ruts , looking for a solution to smooth everything out (including my relationship with the neighbors) lol I think i need the heavy ripper box blade to break up the many years of built up gravel, and it seems that a lightweight pull behind would also be great for the finesse and finish.. Thanks for the video...

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

This is the best I've see that best models what I need to do for a nice result at my place. I will need to crown a bit as this is Alaska but nice vid and perspective, thanks a ton:) All I have is a box blade but I'll keep an eye out for a pull type down the road someday. A++

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Great video! Man I wish you were still building them. I would love to grab one.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. Yeah, have had quite a few folks want them just can't justify it anymore. Thanks for watching!

Makes me want a gravel driveway

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Hey, you can dump gravel on top of about anything :) Thanks for watching!