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Read articles →This is a real-work episode following up a previous driveway-grading project, focused on solving a specific drainage problem where driveway shoulders were sitting higher than the road surface. The owner uses scarifiers to break rocky soil, then switches to box-blade smoothing with the LX2610 in four-wheel drive and low range throughout. Honest about still learning, he narrates his decisions in the moment. Best for new tractor owners tackling similar drainage or grading challenges.
An owner-operator sharing ongoing, learn-as-you-go experience from their own property, with no apparent commercial affiliation.
The soil up there is rocky, so it is better to loosen it with scarifiers or a grapple before trying to move it with a bucket or box blade.
Four-wheel drive and low range the whole way through the grading work.
He does not think he needs one, since his root rake style grapple is already engineered to dig through ground and rocks six to seven inches below the surface.
Take some of the shoulder out to drop its elevation, creating a sloped edge so water runs off into the forest and toward the creek instead of onto the driveway.
