Heh guys, I hope I'm in the right spot. I have a 5t backhoe and I'm trying to figure out how to get my driveway straight. I have an old Mitsubishi ws500 articulated backhoe with a 4 in 1 on my 2 acre property. The machine is a bit sloppy and the hydraulics drop a bit. I have about 150m of driveway which I want to re shape.
My issue so far has been that the bucket just follows the bumps and I don't see how a grader blade would be any different, seeing as it would be hanging off the front. To be fair, my skills aren't great and that is unlikely to change, this is a hobby.
So something relatively idiot proof would be ideal and a smudge bar would seem to be the answer. I can angle the blades vertically by hanging the backhoe out the side so the only thing I need is to be able to angle the blades to pull dirt to the middle(if there is terminology for this, please tell) I was thinking of doing this with additional grab points for the 4 in 1, ie 4 grab points total on the smudge bar so I can grab on a diagonal both ways if that makes sense.
Would this sort of thing work?
Do you think multiple 50mm ish high blades on the angle would shift dirt sideways or would it just fall over the top like a straight smudge bar?
The ones I have seen use shs, would I need to use angle or something that cuts deeper to work with hard road base? Or rippers?
Does anyone have a better idea?
Looking forward to hearing from you guys and thanks in advance
My issue so far has been that the bucket just follows the bumps and I don't see how a grader blade would be any different, seeing as it would be hanging off the front. To be fair, my skills aren't great and that is unlikely to change, this is a hobby.
So something relatively idiot proof would be ideal and a smudge bar would seem to be the answer. I can angle the blades vertically by hanging the backhoe out the side so the only thing I need is to be able to angle the blades to pull dirt to the middle(if there is terminology for this, please tell) I was thinking of doing this with additional grab points for the 4 in 1, ie 4 grab points total on the smudge bar so I can grab on a diagonal both ways if that makes sense.
Would this sort of thing work?
Do you think multiple 50mm ish high blades on the angle would shift dirt sideways or would it just fall over the top like a straight smudge bar?
The ones I have seen use shs, would I need to use angle or something that cuts deeper to work with hard road base? Or rippers?
Does anyone have a better idea?
Looking forward to hearing from you guys and thanks in advance