Hydraulic Top-n-Tilt - Grade A Driveway Like A PRO 

All that rain must have increased the pond, so let’s have the update!!

You are right about needing a "full blown ditch", if you want to avoid lots of scraping, not to mention gravel loss. Nice videography, by the way.

You have a knack of creating video's that strike home with me. I've got a 1200' long gravel driveway. We moved into our newly built house last Nov and after watching a ton of video's on box blades vs land planes I purchased a box blade. After using it a couple of times to try and shape and smooth out our driveway, and not being happy with the results I purchased a land plane. Watching how you used both, really hit home with me as I now have a good idea of how to maximize the advantages of both pieces of equipment. I've got a TYM 574HC, which is very similar to your LS, and your going to force me (just kidding) to get a tilt kit. I've got the hydraulic top link, but have to manually tilt to get the crown, so... Love your channel, thanks for sharing.

Add gravel to raise the road above the grass. Then grade

Top and Tilt = game changer. Great video Adam!

Sad to see the Kioti go. I found your channel while researching a tractor. I appreciated the amount of research you did and ended up buying a Kioti CK3510. It's been a great tractor. Thanks for the videos. I enjoy watching.

The key with a driveway like that is to cut exit "gutters" into the side so that the water can be shuttled out and into the grass before it has a chance to build up speed and power. I've done "bump outs" in the past that are just very long speed bumps that are angled across the road. While it's only a rise of a few inches, it creates a dam that forces the water off of the driveway before the flow can get strong enough to start eroding anything. Since you already have the crown and gutters, look for a place along the slope where you could excavate some of the grass on the side and create a channel the water can exit through. Even one is better than none if it helps prevent similar instances.

Great job!! Great choice of background music - ahhhhhh!! God bless you and your family!! I'm so glad you chose to build this channel!! Big thumbs up!! 👍🙏♥️

Started with a machine you’re comfortable with and progressed nothing wrong with that

This, sir, is a very clever spot to place the microphone.

A ditch bucket would be nice but not mandatory. Take the excavator and cut the bottom of the ditch along the road were you want the water to flow next take your tractor and place one side of the tractor wheels in that excavator cut and produce the angle cut from the road to the bottom of the flow line. You have enough tractor to accomplish this cut. You possess above average operator skills for a man not raised on machinery! Thanks for the videos!

Instead of digging a ditch on both sides (which would be the best solution but a lot of work) you could also just build the road up a little which would create kind of the same solution.

I have the top but now you have me wanting the tilt. And i want to be 6’5”

Great job putting new life into the driveway. You learn as you grow in skills as well as developing connections, these avenues are a profit to your channel. The changes in equipment allowing you to work smarter not harder with positive that moves you forward. 😊👍👍👍

I started watching your channel because I bought the exact same Kioti. Having said that, I totally understand thethe upgrade. One day I may do the same. Love your channel and one eyed customs.

RAIN IS GOOD!...Adam, You need a tilt bucket for ditching like Mike Morgan

Good job on the drive way. Good eye on the camera work getting down and actually showing what is being accomplished. Doug iz the man! I will say that ANY One that is looking for a tractor used or new, go with over 30 horsepower! A old farmer told me that and you proved him true. Pond update!!!

I have a back blade with hydraulics and a land plane. Most of our roads and driveway is dirt and big stone. I have been adding gravel and been scraping off the dirt. You are correct , it’s a full time job. I have a Ford/New Holland 2120 that I put a Curtis cab on. I have been farming and building for 50 years ..you can never have enough tractor. I’m eyeballing a 75-90 horse tractor ….

I could use a bigger tractor but I’ll never get rid of my old Ford 1700 for sentimental reasons. My grandfather bought it new in 1982 and I grew up with it! I still remember your videos about getting the Kioti…

Just remember, like you briefly touched on, a drive is a drive and a swale/ditch is a swale/ditch. As soon as you try to get one to do the job of the other, you'll get nothing out of either. Only exception is probably going to be with concrete. But practically speaking, recommend you plan to start cutting and excavating sooner rather than later. We know you can do it! :)

Road maintenance never ends. All you said, plus more rock, but there's bigger fish to fry. Looks wonderful 👍

Ah, the Kioti went to a great home. Nice and flat, with plenty of shade.

Out with the old, in with the new and improved. Sentimentality is fine and I have lots of it, but sometimes it only goes so far. You made the right decision no matter what happens a year from now. 😊

The driveway looks great.

Looks great

Excellent video Adam. You and Mike Morgan have really impressive skills running land planes and box blades. As your channel has grown so has your need for upgraded equipment. Your upgrade to a larger tractor is just part of the normal progression. Anyway, stay safe healthy and dry. Bill H from Cranberry Township

Big rain ..... please pond update ?

Great decision on tractors. The LS is amazing.

MOVIN ON UP! Good stuff dude

We have a similar type of driveway and one thing that has helped a lot is having multiple swails at different points to divert water instead of running the full length to the bottom

Get you a V bucket for the excavator and bring that ditch material on to your driveway and build the drive up so it’s higher,that way the water runs to the ditch not cutting into the drive edge.

Hi Adam, brilliant job, looks great

To make a ditch you grade the dirt onto the grass, also I have seen an outfit that was putting fill into an area and they mixed it 50X50 with cement powder and the area that was going to be a road was very hard. They put in 10 to 25 feet of fill though so it had lots of base.

You are inspiring me to get my access road repaired. Consider installing a rolling dip or two.

Another option for the driveway would be to put drain lines from the high side to the low side and have the rain water exit to daylight out in the grass away from the road. You would need a number of drains but it would keep the water from building up to the point of washing a deep gulley. The low side of the road could have a cut out into the grass to accomplish the same thing. Thanks for the video.

GOOOOOOD SATURDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!…nice video Adam. Having just had two tri axle loads for limestone delivered & used my manual land plain on my 600 yard drive. You convinced me to get hydraulic controls for the back. Glad to see your channel grow with you equipment. Keep up the great work Have a day

How did your pond stand up to all that rain, Adam?

hi there good job on the drive way , we finely paved ours after 30 years . good and bad of that also , best to all john

Glad you like the new tractor, Adam! I'm impressed with the new hydraulics you've added. I'm a fan of the 'Full Third Function'. Was wondering if you have checked into the availability and or price of recycled Asphalt Millings. We use them a lot out here in the NW. Your dirt /dozer guy may be able to help you out with sourcing and laying down the millings. Grade your base good, then spread the millings and then roll them down with a heavy smooth drum roller. They are a fraction of the cost of a full-blown blacktop road, and they stand up way better than regular gravel. We used them on a heavy truck and equipment yard for 5yrs. now without any problems. (And there's a bonus - NO DUST in august!!) HAPPY TRAILS!

Howdy Adam! I burned some of the wood I bought out of your stand last night. I couldn't be happier with it. It light very easy and burned really good and put off nice heat. I'll drive the half hour to get more when this load is gone. Thanks for a great product Adam. Take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

Hey, You should think about making your driveway wider with defined ditches on both sides and at least to pipes to take the water from the high side to the lower side into the yard.

Nice video

It’s interesting that this video did not have the pound in the background one time. Hope it’s full due to all the rain!

Add Em I was just wondering if that old barn is part of your property love your videos keep up the good work

How’s the pond doing?

Not a fan of Limestone for a driveway. Mine is only about 100' X 15' and I had 9 tons of of # 78 Granite put down, about 4" thick. Quarry owner suggested the gravel based on what I wanted Small business contractor leveled, delivered, dumped and spread it. Came later with his tractor and a leveling rake and smoothed it all nice and even. Total cost for the gravel and work was $950. Very happy with the much improved driveway over the pea gravel original.

Ask Doug use his big roller drum use as driveway. Pack like pavement road

Great video Adam. I know they make a V ditch bucket for excavators. That Might be the way to go.

You don’t need the tilt bucket to establish ditches. And you don’t need to remove that much material . Your current mini excavator is more than capable.

Bud dig your drive up and install a few drainage pipes along the way. Looks good new sub and or follower.

Bigger is always better ,,,, in tractors!

Have you considered running a roller / compactor over your driveway apart from just your vehicles?

Bombering is a technical term that means making a flat surface arched, that is, raised in the middle. The term comes from the French bombe, which means "to make something convex". The term is used, among other things, for the shape of roadways, railway banks and ship decks

Can you please do a video on the correct way to grade an area at the side of a house. Mine slopes toward the house and I think the landscapers are bamboozling me as to the proper method. The least work for the most money.

Asphalt!

Hi Adam, I think you need more stone and it wouldn’t wash out as bad. We need a pond update

Have the same size LS (no cab). Perfect size for our place, 1000hrs, and do not want to trade in. You get attached. 😂

Rent some curb and gutter forms and pour some concrete gutters.

You should giveaway the Kioti Tractor

What is in the fenced off enclosure? gas lines or perhaps your neighbors well?

Once you have a cab, you will always have one.

Have you looked into any sort of geogrid? It should help the gravel from washing away.

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instead of stone use asphalt millings , almost no wash out

When are you going to give an update on the pond? Is it still holding water?

Hey Adam I have been thinking of a top link kit for the back of my tractor. Can you do it off of one 3rd function hydraulic port on the back or do I need to run new hydraulic lines ?

You should start your own quarry, oh wait, wrong RU-vid channel.

Is that pipeline equipped with Starlink? Never seen that done before.

I was wondering if your going to be doing a pond update anytime soon? Also what will you be planning on doing with the pond going forward (if the leaks are fixed)?

Bye bye little tractor 👋

Adam, with all of that rain, did it help fill the pond / lake...... just wondering 😀😃😄😁 btim from the gazebo 🐄🐖🐔

Do you own that building next o your driveway? I never hear you talk about it.

What kind of quick hitch do you have on the tractor? Do you like it?

Is that a house at the beginning of the driveway where that john deere is at?

Exactly how many feet of driveway?

I really like my landplane until I look back and find I've been dragging a 4" diameter rock for the last 100 yards...lol

Can the economy get much worse? Good move on keeping the bigger tractor!

selling your old tractor will you buy another tractor, such as Kubota, John Deere, or LS Tractor,

You’re still running all the water down your driveway! It needs to leave the driveway not run down it, swales go in the yard not the drive?

USE BIGGER GRAVEL

Any thoughts of paving the driveway? Paving it would be great for the kids to be able to skateboard, rollerblade, play basketball or other fun activities. While also providing a smooth ride in or out.

Tar..

6" of rain per hour and the guy doesn't even mention his pond or show what it looks like. Is it still there, or did your dam bust and the county road is now gone? ha

You should pave it with a drain and get years back on your life!

The pond saga continues. This channel has turned in to a mystery. I’m unsubscribing if the next video doesn’t include a simple yes or no if the pond is leaking or not.

Exactly how many feet of driveway?