I have a Bayou 300 4X4 and I want to move (push, drag, carry) some gravel around. I understand they will be light loads but I have two question:




Of all the options on the market what is the easiest to install and use?

What is the most economical unit?

Thanks
Greg

 

I had to spread out about two yards of gravel in my driveway a while ago using a 450 Honda Foreman. I fixed a heavy board under the little trailer I use and braced it with 2x4's. All from the scrap pile. It became a home made heavy duty grader, that worked out pretty well for me. I put it a foot and a half in the front of the trailer tires and about 2" off the ground. That way I was able to spread the gravel without trying to pull away the whole pile. When the contraption got too heavy to pull I just backed up and "cut a smaller slice from the pile. I could not jutify $850 for a york rake that would have worked super. If you have to move the gravel instead of spreading it than you should look into a good small trailer. I also have a snowplow for the machine, but that DOES NOT work for spreading gravel. It tends to dig in and flips foreward.
good luck
Easygo