Rob,
 
My John Deere X500 has a 16 horse engine (Yamaha air cooled) which has  
enough horses, but the tires are small. Even with the differential locked in I  
can't go up hill and I'm not talking much of a grade either. The grader 
works as  advertised, but I can only go downhill. A four wheeler will also do 
the job if  you happen to have one of those.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/21/2009 9:19:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rlowe at vt.edu writes:

Rummy,
Yeah, 220 feet is a challenge.  I've got a small  16hp Yanmar tractor
that should be able to handle it.  It's bigger  than my riding mower but
still not big enough for any serious land  disturbance.  I rented a 60hp
tractor from a buddy of mine and  regarded and dug out ditchlines a
couple of weeks ago.  The  powergrader might be what I need to maintain
it now. -  rob

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Rob,

Go to their web site and order the DVD. It will  explain everything. I
found 
I was looking for other driveways to do.  The more I did it the better I

became  at it. 220 feet is quite a  rise. It will take quite a few horses
to 
drag the DR  powergrader  behind it. I found going uphill almost
impossible 
with my John  Deere  X500. It's the smallest tractor they make, but it
suits my  
needs  perfectly.

Rummy


In a message dated  5/18/2009 7:46:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rlowe at vt.edu  writes:

Rummy,
Might give it a try.  My driveway is twice  yours,  (1/4 mile and rises
220 
in elevation).  Just spent a  week regrading with  a rented tractor (mine

didn't have enough  ass).  thanks for the tip. -  rob


-----Original  Message-----
From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf  of
R22RumRunner at aol.com
Sent:  Fri 5/15/2009 3:09 PM
To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject:  [Rhodes22-list] Speaking of  weather.

Today was to be the day that Rum  Runner gets her coat of  paint.  
Unfortunately mother nature didn't  cooperate. With  humidity levels in
the 
mid  80's it 
was not a good  day  to paint. Hopefully we will dry out and cool off a  
little for  a  day or more so that the deed can be accomplished. I was 
hoping  to  
be  able to post a photo of the new hull, but you all will  have to wait
a  
little  longer.
In case anyone on the list  has a gravel driveway  that's as long as mine

(600 feet) you might  be interested to know  that the DR Power Grater
really 

works.  I spent two hours today  dragging the thing behind the John  Deere

and 
the  driveway looks  superb. A load of gravel  to top it off and I'll be 
good 
for quite  a  while. I was  reluctant to spend the money on it, but I 
couldn't 
find a   single  negative comment anywhere and now I know why. The darn  
thing  
works as  advertised. Our driveway was a real  nightmare before today.
Now 
it's user   friendly.

Rummy
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