Always a joy to watch a good equipment operator.

[mwilson]

We live on a private road, therefore we landowners have to pay for road maintenance and plowing.
Hired a local semi retired grader and operator. He knows what to do.
I'm sitting out here playing traffic cop so he can grade unmolested.....

An idiot was hired a few years back and all he did was take the crown off of the road. Ralph is now putting it all back to right. Pulling sod and such away from the ditches first and disposing of it.

 

[mwilson]

Can't grade sod and leaves so off it goes..

 

[SnoKing]

Running a road grader right/correctly is an "ART" that takes years to prefect!

 

[TFucili]

There are people who can run a machine, and then there are "operators". I can stand and watch a really sharp operator for a long time.

 

[NIsaacs]

There are people who can run a machine, and then there are "operators". I can stand and watch a really sharp operator for a long time.

When it comes to a skid steer, grader or dozer, I am the guy that can just run it, but give me a log loader, log truck or skidder and I am an operator

Mike, what model grader is that? Here is a pic of my little Fiat-Allis.

Nick

 

[SnoKing]

Mike, what model grader is that?

Nick

Road

Snoking

 

[mwilson]

Nick, it's a Champion. Didn't notice the model but I peeked in when he had the side open and it looked like it had a "C" series Cummins in it.

14' moldboard I believe.

 

[mwilson]

Nick, was still at the mouth of the road yesterday so I looked...Model 720A, Series IV.

 

[TFucili]

A good friend of mine ran a blade for Maricopa County for years and years. He could make a grader whistle Dixie.

 

[mwilson]

My cousin relocated to Ruidoso, NM last year. Called me last week and said he met a guy that runs grader for that county. Got a new Cat 16G this year. Just an animal..he is out with that machine all summer doing county roads.
.

 

[mwilson]

Just checking nomenclature for a new all wheel drive 16 Cat grader and found a 24..

C18 Cat Acert Power, roll down through the specs for that big boy..


http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/motor-graders/m-series-motor-graders/18341590.html

 

[w6pea]

Interesting thread, thanks for post it. And yes there is an Art to operating a piece of Heavy Equipment.

 

[Wayne M.]

In NYC, there's a special title for that. MGO- Motor Grader Operator. They're in my local.
We have a few Champions similar- 12' board IIRC and they have 6B's.