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mtrgrdr · Dec 8, 2009

For anyone who wonders what a motor grader's front axle oscillation, frame articulation, moldboard highlift, tandem pivot, seat belt (and frame warranty) are for... see the attached photo. All of the above features are being used to the full extent in this application along a rural road in South Carolina.

plowking740 · Dec 8, 2009

just proves that you are only limited by your imagination. many operators would never attempt that. I would seriously think about it , and after looking at this I might even do it.

Excellent picture .

drthead · Dec 8, 2009

oh my goodness. I had that happen one time, but it was not planned. it happened when someone dared a salesman to run a motor grader! Kidding aside, that is incredible. I wonder how long it took him to get the machine in that position.

smoothoperator · Dec 8, 2009

Sometimes I get that way just driving through the front gate!!!

smoothoperator...prepare for takeoff

Cattech · Dec 9, 2009

One Question! Why?
Would'nt it be alot easyer to use an wheeled excavator with a tilt-rotator to do that?

Grader4me · Dec 9, 2009

Cattech said:
One Question! Why?
Would'nt it be alot easyer to use an wheeled excavator with a tilt-rotator to do that?

Lol..welcome to graderville! Just one of the many things that you can do with a grader. I've done this many times, but will admit I havn't had the front end up quite that high on the bank. I really don't think this operator needed to be that high either. Notice that a portion of his blade (toe) is grading air..

If I had to place my front end that high to be able to reach the top I still would have made full use of my blade. Looking at the picture, I think he could have kept his front end down and acheived the same results.

amtronic · Dec 9, 2009

From the "Hey, ya'all, watch this!" series?

perley03 · Dec 11, 2009

Where in SC is this? I worked in Aiken for nearly 2 years as a government contractor before I started running heavy equipment.

hiballer627 · Dec 15, 2009

More slope action. Not as extreme.

len740 · Dec 16, 2009

hiballer627; nice pics keep posting like too see slope work.!!!!

Grader4me · Dec 17, 2009

hiballer627 said:
More slope action. Not as extreme.

That looks better..good job! I just usually keep the grader in the ditch line and swing my blade up on the slope like you did in your first picture. If I can't reach the top then I'll place my front end higher.

SAH · Dec 17, 2009

thats pretty cool.i've never seen that done or heard of it being done, but i've never really been around graders that much other than fine grading building pads with a laser setup.

9420pullpan · Dec 17, 2009

YouTube - MOTOR GRADER

tripper_174 · Dec 17, 2009

Good grief! Is the guy in the video still employed???

Grader4me · Dec 17, 2009

Wild isn't it? I seen this video before, I think that I posted a link to it on here quite awhile back.

DoosanFan · Dec 18, 2009

If you can do it...

Motor Grader · Dec 18, 2009

mtrgrdr said:
For anyone who wonders what a motor grader's front axle oscillation, frame articulation, moldboard highlift, tandem pivot, seat belt (and frame warranty) are for... see the attached photo. All of the above features are being used to the full extent in this application along a rural road in South Carolina.

We dont often get to see graders being that aggressive...very cool shot mtrgrdr. Were you there? Customer or demo?

Look for a new fleet of Champion C80's running around the great state of SC. We delivered 6 a couple months ago. God I love SC! Tell your Governor to hang in there....he's ok in my book.

Scrub Puller · Apr 29, 2010

Yair...how things change. On irrigation channel job back in 'seventys our operator used to put one of the original old Cat twelves at about forty five degrees on a 2.5:1 and cut out the steps and stairs. Thought nothing of it back then. I just thought that was how it was done. Pretty hard on tyres though scrubbing sideways. From memory his hire rate was nine bucks an hour fuel and tyres.

charlie · May 7, 2010

grader

wow thats awesome I didn't know graders could do that .

heavylift · May 8, 2010

I worked on a dam in the 70's ... that the blade was attached to a d-6 cat with a cable ... don't know why... but the top of the dam is fairly steep... 2 to 1 maybe
The dozer was on top and would just follow the blade as he did his thing.
The blade was pushing the dirt to the top as he cut... not much ... I think he was more or less finishing it off... so it could be seeded...

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