Crowning can be done with a box or scraper blade. With a box blade, you would need to set the tilt with the adjustable lift rod, or with a hydraulic lift rod if you are lucky enough to have one. With a rear scaper blade, get one with tilt. You may find the tilt settings on the scraper blade are more severe than you want the crown. Here again, use the adjustable rod for the proper setting.

Box or scraper will depend on your soil conditions. For hard compacted gravely clay, you may need the rippers of a box blade to get enough penetration to cut the crown. Start at the outside edges of the drive and work your way towards the middle. Cut gradually, remembering that with each pass, the tractor will begin to follow the contour you are cutting. This is where the hydraulic lift rod really comes in handy, because you will want to be adjusting your tilt angle as you work towards the middle.

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