Track maintenance all in one machine

[D14]

Is there such a machine?

Loosening teeth/tines that can be lifted in or out
Following by some kind of levelling mechanism to drag the stone around
Following by some kind of heavy roller? Ideally this could be unhooked and used separately.
All to fit a tractor.

 

[Dave W]

Yes oxdale make a real good box grader with removable ripper legs

 

[Brisel]

Murray Machinery

Gold Award Winner at the Royal Highland Show Technical Innovation Awards 2023 Silver Award Winner at the Royal Highland Show Technical Innovation Awards 2020 The purpose of the Murray Machinery Gravel Road Grader is to reinstate gravel roads which have fallen into a state of disrepair, to a...

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[Brisel]

Agricultural - Oxdale Products

Whether it be cultivation, transport, or even just fencing, we've got every tool you need. We use the best materials and experts to make sure each product is of the utmost quality and ready for your land.

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[Joe S]

there is the perfect machine for that job bar the whole fitting a tractor bit...360 8-13 ton kinda mark

 

[Flatwheels]

Is this the type of thing

https://stronga.com/road-grader/

 

[Flatwheels]

Sorry Brisel you had already put it in the your reply

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

I was going to post a short (.mov) clip Andrew Klose sent me when I was looking at one around 4 years ago, but the site won’t let me. So I’ll try on my laptop later.

Edit: uploaded it to the tube...

 

[quavers]

https://www.murraymachinery.com/products/gravel-road-grader there a video on u tube some where of it working

 

[Goweresque]

https://www.murraymachinery.com/products/gravel-road-grader there a video on u tube some where of it working

 

[Goweresque]

I'd be more impressed with these shiny toys if they were ever shown working on the sort of tracks I have, which aren't made of nice uniform aggregates as in the videos, but comprise old lumps of concrete, bricks, chunks of tarmac, big stones etc etc all mixed up with smaller material. If they can do a job on that I'd buy one.......................

 

[JackoTS90]

Just buy a cheap land leveler that goes on the 3 point linkage, then let cars roll/compact it. Bet it would do just as good of a job as something 5x as expensive, providing you don't need laser levelling and that gaff.
a hydraulic toplink in ''float'' can help the situation also, by letting it move. it is also handy when shaping because you can make the cut more/ less aggressive depending on application, such as a less aggressive cut (finishing work) or aggressive (shaping work).

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

I'd be more impressed with these shiny toys if they were ever shown working on the sort of tracks I have, which aren't made of nice uniform aggregates as in the videos, but comprise old lumps of concrete, bricks, chunks of tarmac, big stones etc etc all mixed up with smaller material. If they can do a job on that I'd buy one.......................

When your tearing into something that the only thing that could do it justice would be a crusher / road reclaimer followed by a vibrating roller.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Sounds like a PTO track crusher thing might be the first job to get hired in.

 

[D14]

there is the perfect machine for that job bar the whole fitting a tractor bit...360 8-13 ton kinda mark

We've got a 13t 360 and its no good for this.

 

[Joe S]

We've got a 13t 360 and its no good for this.

How? Drag the teeth though it, put a grade on the road then get a vibrating roller to put it together? Done many o mile like that at work with the diggers

 

[D14]

How? Drag the teeth though it, put a grade on the road then get a vibrating roller to put it together? Done many o mile like that at work with the diggers

The road is on a slope so naturally the water runs off the lower side into a field and subsequently into the field drainage. When we've repaired it with a 360 we struggle to maintain that natural slope which then means it pools water. We've even tried it with a proper seasoned operator on it who only drives 360's and again it lasts for a while but then ends up a mess. Our thinking is if its a tractor operated machine we will just routinely do it probably once a month as it will be far quicker than a 360. The track length is 700 metres and gets high volumes of traffic on it, circa 5000 movements per year. Looking at all these videos above it looks a much quicker job with this kind of system and because once we've done it, it will then get done routinely it should be a quicker job. I am liking the Murray machine the most to be honest as I think there would be scope to rent that out to recoup the investment. Has anybody on here got one?

 

[Andrew]

The road is on a slope so naturally the water runs off the lower side into a field and subsequently into the field drainage. When we've repaired it with a 360 we struggle to maintain that natural slope which then means it pools water. We've even tried it with a proper seasoned operator on it who only drives 360's and again it lasts for a while but then ends up a mess. Our thinking is if its a tractor operated machine we will just routinely do it probably once a month as it will be far quicker than a 360. The track length is 700 metres and gets high volumes of traffic on it, circa 5000 movements per year. Looking at all these videos above it looks a much quicker job with this kind of system and because once we've done it, it will then get done routinely it should be a quicker job. I am liking the Murray machine the most to be honest as I think there would be scope to rent that out to recoup the investment. Has anybody on here got one?

For 5000 passes a year I’d consider getting a contractor with a road mulcher and incorporating cement at the same time.