"Teeter Totter" Grader 6-Way Control

Teeter Totter Grader 6-Way Control MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “I can control the blade angle on my home-built pull-type grader 6 different ways which results in a nice clean finish ” says Brenden Janssen Vega Alta The grader rides on a pair of 12 1/2-in wide by 31-in tall lugged implement tires and is equipped with a 10-ft wide by 33-in high blade made from 1/2-in thick steel The frame is made from 3 by 6-in tubing The unit hooks up to the 3-pt hitch’s lower lift arms The 3-pt hitch is equipped with an oscillation joint that’s used to control the hydraulics and to roll the blade forward The oscillation joint is designed similar to a fifth wheel hitch and consists of one heavy wall pipe inside another that are connected by a pipe bushing The back part of the frame is used to tilt the blade left or right to raise and lower it and to tilt the corners “The design between the front and back creates a sort of teeter totter effect ” says Jannsen “Letting the 3-pt hitch down all the way allows the blade to roll forward for a more aggressive cut into the ground ” The implement is equipped with 5 hydraulic cylinders on back – 2 control the blade’s tilt 2 control the blade angle and one pushes the wheels up or down which causes the blade to raise or lower “I use it to grade driveways and roads to remove snow drain potholes do landscaping work and make small ditches It takes a tractor with 70 to 150 hp to pull it I hope to sell this model and then build another one big enough to pull behind my 400 hp 4-WD tractor and use it to do custom work It’ll have a 14-ft blade with wings up to 16 ft wide ” Steel hydraulic main lines keep the design clean A full length 18-in high brush guard on top of the blade is tapered at the top corners to protect hydraulic hoses located behind the blade “The brush guard allows me to get a bigger bite when plowing snow ” says Jannsen who notes that he spent about $16 000 to build the unit including labor and materials Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brenden Janssen P O Box 75 Vega Alta Canada T0G 2H0 ph 780 674-5920 or cell 780 674-0033

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