Road Building Land Leveler

Road building land leveler MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers 13-1-10 "I built this precision land leveler to build up and maintain the 600-ft road leading into my farm," says Jim Granier, Concord, Calif., who says he first tried using a 3-pt. mounted box scraper and a bulldozer with a 6-ft. blade. "I ended up with a washboard surface that made you sick. I had to come up with something better." The wheels, axle and support arms on his home-built leveler were salvaged from a 1977 Volkswagen Sirocco. A 3 by 8-in. hydraulic cylinder on either side controls height of the blade. Power is supplied by an electric-driven hydraulic pump that mounts above the scraper blade. "Each hydraulic cylinder is controlled by a push button switch and an electrically actuated valve. This al-lows me to raise or tilt the leveler to match contour of the road or land. There are three push buttons. One raises the unit, one lowers the left side and one lowers the right side," says Granier. The leveler itself is a 6-ft. box scraper which can be easily detached from the frame for use on the tractor's 3-pt. when needed. All other parts, including the hitch, were made from salvaged parts. "The road I put in is made from crushed volcanic rock. I smooth and level it a couple times a year," says Granier. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James P. Granier, 4058 Cowell Rd., Concord, Calif. 94518 (ph 415 686-3108).

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