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Weird Grader Applications

Graderfan1981

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Anyone have knowledge (or better yet pictures) of strange applications for a grader. I found this one the other day in California. I can't say that I have seen a grader used for clearing tumble weeds!!:beatsme
I find that a good idea, a grader can do this very well!!!!! A grader is for me the most interesting machines, he can so lots of different jobs..... but not every people know that!!!!
 

old-iron-habit

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That back blade looks about as productive as using a garden rake to hunt tree squirrels.

I seen a near new roto blade working last fall in Charlotte,N.C. on a freeway repair/resurfacing job. As I slowly drove by in the manditory traffic jam it looked like they were roto-milling the asphalt shoulder with it.
 

Graderfan1981

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That back blade looks about as productive as using a garden rake to hunt tree squirrels.
Yes thats true... the blade belongs to the front, so the driver has better view to the front blade.

When someone has photos from roto blade in working, I'm happy when you post it :)
 

hmearth

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That thing is used for car parks and all those silly little roundabouts as the suburbs get sillier. NOW to think that we/I used to use 12E's 12 G's 140's to do the same thing makes me wonder now..... LOL :D
We do use it in tight places where a grader would struggle llike car parks and it also goes on full auto
 

KMM4x4

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In Russia have graders CATERPILLAR, VOLVO, John Deere, KOMATSU. The best as say graders CATERPILLAR. New graders CATERPILLAR many work in Siberia.
 
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