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Ainsworth
87797 432nd Avenue
Ainsworth, NE 69210
402-387-1800
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Albion
2361 State Highway 91
Albion, NE 68620
402-395-2173
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Auburn
73136 Hwy 75
Auburn, NE 68305
402-274-4941
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Aurora
609 Q St / W Hwy 34
Aurora, NE 68818
402-694-2191
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Broken Bow
44098 Hwy 2
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-872-2497
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Central City
1026 G St / W Hwy 30
Central City, NE 68826
308-946-3041
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Crete
2185 County Road H
Crete, NE 68333
402-826-4347
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David City
1707 N 4th Street
David City, NE 68632
402-367-3636
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Elkhorn
11550 N. 204TH ST.
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-238-2211
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Geneva
736 South 13th Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-3139
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Grand Island
4050 W Stolley Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-8777
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Gretna
15151 South Hwy 31
Gretna, NE 68028
402-332-4967
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McCook
1207 West B Street
McCook, NE 69001
308-345-2730
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Neligh
1110 E Hwy 275
Neligh, NE 68756
402-887-4158
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Norfolk
3303 W Norfolk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-7333
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North Platte
2700 East Walker Road
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-5080
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Oberlin
126 N. Penn
Oberlin, KS 67749
785-475-3833
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O'Neill
49110 Hwy 20
O'Neill, NE 68763
402-336-1800
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Ord
711 U Street
Ord, NE 68862
308-728-7770
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Osceola
13006 N Road
Osceola, NE 68651
402-747-2051
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Plainview
53471 W Hwy 20
Plainview, NE 68769
402-582-4840
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Ravenna
42185 Hwy 2
Ravenna, NE 68869
308-452-3254
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Seward
977 280th Road
Seward, NE 68434
402-643-3616
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Spalding
81863 N Mill St
Spalding, NE 68665
308-497-2511
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St. Paul
1339 Hwy 281
St. Paul, NE 68873
308-754-4419
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Syracuse
257 N. 30th Road
Syracuse, NE 68446
402-269-2241
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York
3221 N Lincoln, PO Box 129
York, NE 68467
402-362-6607
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Lincoln
150 NW 40th Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
402-438-6189
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How To Gravel A Country Lane
How To Gravel A Country Lane.
If you have a dirt track on your property that you’d like to make useable year-round, then gravel is the way to do and this video is for you.
For this video on how to gravel a country lane we matched a Frontier LP1207 Land Plane (US CA) with adjustable scarifiers with a John Deere 4052M Compact Utility Tractor (US CA). It packs 51.5 engine horsepower (38.4 kW) and comes with a hydrostatic transmission for ease of use. We’ve also added a D170 Hydraulic Loader (US CA) to this tractor that can lift over 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg), along with a 73-inch (185.4 cm) material bucket because there are all kinds of chores around the place where a loader and bucket are just indispensable.
As you’ll see on the video, we had about 150 yards (137.16 m) of bare track that ran from a pond on the back of the landowner’s property, all the way to the top of a hill. Erosion had taken its toll. So this country lane on the back of his property had become a lane full of ruts and bumps we needed to smooth out and firm up before we could spread any gravel.
The scarifiers on the land plane do a great job of churning up bumps and dips caused by erosion. Once we churned and flattened out those heavily eroded areas, we came back and smoothed everything out using the land plane’s blades, creating a smooth, level surface all the way from the top to the bottom of the lane. No wonder a lot of people call this tool a driveway leveler.
After we scarified and smoothed the surface with a few passes of the land plane, we were ready to lay gravel. Now, we could have spread the gravel ourselves with the hydraulic loader and bucket on our tractor. But with a lane this long, having the gravel truck spread it was a much better idea. So we had the dump truck driver back down our lane, then gradually spread the load of gravel as he traveled back up to the top. Then once the gravel was down, we used the land plane to smooth it out for a firm, even surface.
When finished, we had a graveled country lane that was better-equipped for handling all kinds of traffic. And the landowner will give it a little maintenance every year to keep it that way.
Talk to your John Deere dealer about which Land Plane is right for you and your tractor.
As always, remember to read the Operator’s Manual before operating any piece of equipment, and follow all operating and safety instructions.
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Ainsworth, NE
87797 432nd Avenue
Ainsworth, NE 69210
402-387-1800
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Albion, NE
2361 State Highway 91
Albion, NE 68620
402-395-2173
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Auburn, NE
73136 Hwy 75
Auburn, NE 68305
402-274-4941
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Aurora, NE
609 Q St / W Hwy 34
Aurora, NE 68818
402-694-2191
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Broken Bow, NE
44098 Hwy 2
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-872-2497
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Central City, NE
1026 G St / W Hwy 30
Central City, NE 68826
308-946-3041
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Crete, NE
2185 County Road H
Crete, NE 68333
402-826-4347
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David City, NE
1707 N 4th Street
David City, NE 68632
402-367-3636
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Elkhorn, NE
11550 N. 204TH ST.
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-238-2211
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Geneva, NE
736 South 13th Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-3139
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Grand Island, NE
4050 W Stolley Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-8777
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Gretna, NE
15151 South Hwy 31
Gretna, NE 68028
402-332-4967
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McCook, NE
1207 West B Street
McCook, NE 69001
308-345-2730
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Neligh, NE
1110 E Hwy 275
Neligh, NE 68756
402-887-4158
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Norfolk, NE
3303 W Norfolk Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-7333
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North Platte, NE
2700 East Walker Road
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-5080
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Oberlin, KS
126 N. Penn
Oberlin, KS 67749
785-475-3833
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O'Neill, NE
49110 Hwy 20
O'Neill, NE 68763
402-336-1800
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Ord, NE
711 U Street
Ord, NE 68862
308-728-7770
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Osceola, NE
13006 N Road
Osceola, NE 68651
402-747-2051
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Plainview, NE
53471 W Hwy 20
Plainview, NE 68769
402-582-4840
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Ravenna, NE
42185 Hwy 2
Ravenna, NE 68869
308-452-3254
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Seward, NE
977 280th Road
Seward, NE 68434
402-643-3616
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Spalding, NE
81863 N Mill St
Spalding, NE 68665
308-497-2511
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St. Paul, NE
1339 Hwy 281
St. Paul, NE 68873
308-754-4419
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Syracuse, NE
257 N. 30th Road
Syracuse, NE 68446
402-269-2241
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York, NE
3221 N Lincoln, PO Box 129
York, NE 68467
402-362-6607
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Lincoln, NE
150 NW 40th Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
402-438-6189
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