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Read articles →This is part two of a real-world head-to-head, not a spec-sheet comparison: the owner uses a Kubota B2601 to box-blade a second, equally rough section of a neglected private road, then directly compares results and time against the land plane used in part one (three hours vs. one hour for similar stretches). It closes with a clear personal verdict, box blade over land plane if he could only own one. Best for owners deciding between these two implements on rough, ungraveled ground.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions and timed results from maintaining his own private road.
The box blade is better for rough, ungraveled ground with clay and rock since it collects material and fills ruts, doing in one hour what took the land plane three hours.
The land plane has no box to collect and carry aggregate, so it can only shave the surface, requiring scarifier tires and much more time to break through hard clay.
If the driveway has 4 to 6 inches of gravel with a proper base and foundation, the land plane is the ideal implement built for that one purpose.
The owner says he would buy the box blade hands down, since it is more versatile and can also be used for tasks like clearing snow.
