For a residential gravel driveway under 1,000 feet, a 20 to 35 HP compact tractor with a 5- or 6-foot box blade or land plane does the job. Weight matters more than HP; aim for at least 2,000 lb bare-tractor weight and ≥ 1,000 lb of 3-point lift so the implement bites instead of skating.
Driveway work is about ground pressure and implement quality, not horsepower. A land plane (also called a land leveler) is the single biggest upgrade over a basic box blade for restoring a washboarded gravel surface in one pass.
Attachment classes covered on this page: box-blade, rear-blade, land-plane, Engine HP, 25 – 45 HP, PTO HP (min), 15 – 30 HP, Bare weight (min), ≥ 2,000 lb, 3-pt lift, ≥ 1,000 lb, Box blade, 5 – 6 ft, scarifiers, Drive, 4WD, R4 tires. Recommended models are filtered live from the tractor and implement records, so every tractor shown meets the horsepower, hitch, and lift thresholds this page publishes, and a newly verified model appears here automatically. Each figure comes from manufacturer documentation with its source and verification date on the record.