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Detailed Grading Technique

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Grading a gravel driveway from ROUGH to BUTTERY SMOOTH

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What happens here

The creator explains his grading technique, which utilizes both the front and back edges of the Bobcat's bucket. When moving forward, he uses the front lip to lightly scrape high points and precisely place small amounts of material into minor depressions. When moving backward, he uses the back edge of the bucket, like a dozer blade, to drag and smooth the material. This method allows for greater control over material placement and achieving a level surface, as opposed to using the 'float' position which offers less precision.

Goal: Precisely level and smooth the driveway using the Bobcat bucket

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat T180 Compact Track Loader Bobcat — Performing precise grading operations
  • Front Bucket — Scooping, spreading, and leveling gravel
  • Shovel — Minor adjustments or cleanup around the Bobcat
  • Gravel and Small Rocks — Material to be graded

What they say

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when I'm going backwards, I'm using the back part of the bucket to then drag the material and lift that up [music] as I see fit. So I'm kind of floating the bucket in two different positions. So right here's a great example. You can see how smooth that gets that [music] gravel as I'm back dragging. Well, that's because I'm using a combination of that back edge and that front edge combined [music] to just get her nice and smooth. Some of you guys might be wondering if I'm using the float position and I don't when I'm doing grading like this. I like to have more control than the float position allows me to. I'm actually using a combination of the front edge of the bucket filled with dirt and the back part of the bucket kind of like a dozer blade. So when I'm going backwards, I'm grading as much as I am going forward. Heat. Heat. As I'm going forward, I'm using the bucket to pick out any high points and knock those down. Then when my bucket gets filled, I'm remembering where I need a material in the low points and I'm filling those in so that I can blend the driveway out as fast as possible. Heat. Heat. Now over here. So, let's get it so we can

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