Chisel Plow Makes A Great Pothole Patcher

Chisel Plow Makes A Great Pothole Patcher CHISEL PLOWS Anyone who can weld can turn the frame of an unused chisel plow into a useful heavy-duty “pothole patcher” says Perry Easley owner of Easley Welding Kirksville Mo He uses the 10-ft wide pothole patcher on his Kubota skid loader to smooth out gravel driveways He removed all the shanks leaving a rectangular frame Then he cut 120 4 by 1 1/2-in rectangular “teeth” out of 1/4-in thick steel plate They mount horizontally on the crossbars spaced about 6 in apart and staggered between bars To mount the unit on his skid loader he made a cardboard pattern and then welded three lengths of 2 by 4 steel tubing at an angle running from the frame to a mounting plate that’s equipped with quick-tach brackets “It does a good job of loosening the surface and smoothing out any clods and rocks ” says Easley “One time I used it at a local tractor pull where they fell in love with it When the tractors spin their tires they pile up a lot of dirt but my pothole patcher did a great job of dragging the dirt back into the holes “On gravel roads it rattles around some but it does a good job of loosening the gravel and filling in the potholes After a pass or two it looks like I’ve put new gravel on the entire driveway ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Perry Easley Easley Welding 1603A N Green St Kirksville Mo 63501 ph 660 626-3730

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