Largest Graders

[MKTEF]

I know that Champion was shipped by boat in one piece to the nearest big town, Mo i Rana.
There it was roaded along the road up to the mine.
They closed parts of the road and did the trip in many short ones.

 

[catken]

Northart

That twin engine blade was called the Harris Blade and Ken Harris did bild it.

 

[Deas Plant]

Big machines

Hi, BigBen2004.
To see more about these machines look here:

https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=2664&highlight=Operator+cabs&page=5

 

[Mike Stobbs]

Here is a link to the Cat 24H we rebuilt in our shop the first of 5
http://www.pbase.com/impalass/24h

 

[Countryboy]

Welcome to Heavy Equipment Forums Mike Stobbs! :drinkup

 

[02Dmax]

sweet pics of the 24H. how's the price of a rebuild compare to a new machine I wonder?

 

[Super Roel]

Acco grader

Acco had made an other big grader before the grader on the picture above , that was an proto type , i have an picture of these .

 

[Grader4me]

Acco had made an other big grader before the grader on the picture above , that was an proto type , i have an picture of these .

Welcome to the forum Super Roel. Don't be afraid to share some of those photos that you have!

 

[Deas Plant]

Do you mean this one?????????????????

Hi, Super Roel.
As Grader4me said, welcome to the forum. Re Acco's protoype grader, do you mean the one in this thread:

https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=105&highlight=ACCO&page=2

If you have any more photos of any of Acco's machines, I doubt anybody would want to shoot you if you posted them here. In fact, folks here might even think you are a good fellow and offer to buy you a beer. LOL.

Please, feel free to post your photos.

 

[Super Roel]

Acco grader

Yes it is the same grader ,but i have some other pics from Acco , but i may not send them in , i am an junior member .

 

[Super Roel]

Acco grader

Yes it is the same one , but i have some other pic,s .

 

[Super Roel]

The last pic is from the dozer .

 

[Countryboy]

Welcome to Heavy Equipment Forums Super Roel! :drinkup

 

[D11RCD]

Do you know what the purpose of building that big of a road grader was for?

The Acco grader and dozer were built for a large project in Libya.
The grader was used to flatten rough surfaces.

 

[Deas Plant]

Acco grader and dozer.

Hi, D11RCD.
As I understand it, neither the Acco grader nor the Acco dozer have ever moved a bladeful of dirt 'in anger'. Sure, they were built for a contract in Libya but a trade embargo was slapped on Libya about the time they were completed and they never got to go there. I think the trade embargo was over the Lockerbie plane bombing but don't quote. I do know that a trade embargo was placed on Libya when it wouldn't extradite the people thought responsible for the bombing but I'm not sure of the time frames.

 

[Super Roel]

Hallo , the machines standing now as a big museum .

 

[bigcatpip]

Here is a link to the Cat 24H we rebuilt in our shop the first of 5
http://www.pbase.com/impalass/24h

look like you guys put some work into that rebuild..great pic

 

[alco]

Hi, D11RCD.
As I understand it, neither the Acco grader nor the Acco dozer have ever moved a bladeful of dirt 'in anger'.

It's my understanding that the grader has worked a few beach reconditioning jobs in Italy, but that's all.

Brian

 

[Deas Plant]

I do stand to be corrected.

Hi, Alco.
I do stand to be corrected. I hadn't heard that it had done even that much. I understood that both had been mothballed when Acco wasn't allowed to go ahead with his contract, which must have been a pretty boot in the wallet for him

 

[alco]

Hi Deas,

No doubt that would have hurt the pocketbook all right. Can you imagine if that had happened in this day and age with all the money hungry lawyers out there?

Brian