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  1. michael james

    Out with the old....

    Out with the old beast,,,and in with the new, Hi guys, haven't been on HEF for awhile, been waiting patiently for my work to replace my tired old beast. After juggling (polite term) finances for the last four years, it has finally happened,
  2. michael james

    mid mounted or rear scarifiers???

    Which do you operators prefer, mid mounted or rear scarifiers on a grader, pretty certain l will be getting a new grader via a tender process after june and they are both options for me.:)
  3. michael james

    experimenting with threads

    https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?19773-New-Komatsu-Grader-Machinary-Demo
  4. michael james

    embeding a video

    <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eTgxDsAHl-Q?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> bugger, didn't work
  5. michael james

    Moldboard lengths

    Anyone out there got any opinions on moldboard lengths when maintenance grading gravel roads? I had to use a hire grader for a couple of days and it had a 14 ft blade on it, I've only ever used 12 ft blades, and l found it very different. Two things l noticed was that the front end wanted to...
  6. michael james

    New Komatsu Grader/ Machinary Demo

    Here are some pic's from a komatsu field day l went to yesterday, mainly of the 555-5 grader as well as some other gear. It was held at Yan Yean in Victoria.
  7. michael james

    photo resize test

    test
  8. michael james

    test

    test
  9. michael james

    New Komatsu Grader

    Here are some pictures of the new komatsu dash 5 graders.
  10. michael james

    picture test

    picture test
  11. michael james

    uploading videos from youtube help

    hi, can anyone tell me how to put a you tube video into HEF, when I try to upload a URL, it keeps coming up as invalid, I am not sure if l am doing it incorrectly or what, any help would be appreciated, cheers.
  12. michael james

    testing 123

    click
  13. michael james

    new komatsu grader

    click on attachment to see reasonable quality video of new komatsu grader. Please reply if it does not work.
  14. michael james

    photo test

    first atempt to post photo.
  15. michael james

    Shoulder grading,

    Hi there, any of you guys out there do any sealed road shoulder grading, and just wondering how many miles\kms of road do you do in, 10 hours? Also, does any one run a windrow eliminater behind a grader doing shoulders, I do, some times I like it, some times its a pain, any thoughts on them.
  16. michael james

    final trim work

    Hi, could any one of you proffesional grader men out there be willing to tell me exactly what final trim is,(in reference to reconstructing a road ready to be sealed), and give a brief description on how its done. I'm not sure if the technique I've been shown is right or not.
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