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    Winter Fuel Treatment?

    I run straight #2 diesel and add White Bottle Power Service. I use the recommended dosage on the bottle to get me safe to 0F temp in the 500 gallon storage tank. If running in colder temps I add an additional dosage in the grader tank as I use it. Several years ago I was always blending fuel...
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    Fiber Optics Phone Cable laid in road

    Not sure how things are done in the "World", but here the local phone company is laying Fiber Optics phone cable. They have always been near the road, on the roadbank. This time they are laying it in the road. They bore under the culverts. Supposed to be 12ft below the bottom of the culvert...
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    Roadside ditch treasures

    Shows us what you've found? I've never found anything of great value. But over the years have gained a few shovels, miscellaneous hand tools, log chains, etc. Yesterday I found a car bucket seat in a ditch I was cleaning. Today I was cutting a road bank and found this treasure.
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    Air Support

    Had Air Support tagging along today while grading......
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    Building Pad

    I don't even consider myself a Dozer Operator, but I'll post these pics here. I spent Sunday thru Tuesday running a JD850K dozer. Friend of mine owns a JD850Kwt. He got a job building a pad. The land owner has a 850 but no operator. So I got hired on to run his dozer. Ryan is smooth as a...
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    A Big Job - Allis Chalmers Film

    Not sure where to put this. Very informative film of construction in the 50s. Enjoy.
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    Early Spring Road Maintenance

    I feel a bit guilty starting this thread while my Canadian friends are still moving snow. I like to blade my gravel roads when they are frozen so I can move the loose gravel back onto the traffic area without bringing dirt. I especially like to do it when it's just below freezing at night and...
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    First Winter Storm, maybe....

    Friday daytime temp high 43F. Friday evening wind 25mph, low temp 9F, 3-5" of snow. Saturday daytime temp high 12F. Daytime wind 30mph. Daytime 1-3" of snow. Saturday evening temp -8F, 20mph wind. Our roads are bare. Little or no frost. I'll try to run without chains. That depends on...
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    Washing Grader

    We had a spectacular weather day today. 70F and no wind. I took advantage and power washed the grader. I like to push snow in a squeaky clean grader.
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    train snow plow

    Stumbled onto this pic on Facebook. No information.
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    Snow pushing on mud....

    Had 2" of snow last week with 40mph winds. Had periodic drifting. Nothing major. But required driving the grader over most of my roads. Didn't verify but am guessing 80-90 miles of travel. Used two gallons of windshield washer fluid. No rear mirror visibility. Minimal side view. Only...
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    Snow Rotary Ejector Pre-Cleaner addition

    Deere offers three engine air breather choices when buying a new machine. 1. Standard breather box with Rotary Ejector. 2. Heavy Duty breather box with Rotary Ejector. Which simply is a larger canister and filter element. 3. Either box can be also outfitted with the Snow Rotary Ejector...
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    Trimming Slope youtube video

    An interesting video. Especially seeing the different machines. Never heard of a "K" series CAT. :)
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    JD's new Premium Circle

    Check this out. Sounds like a great idea!!!! Haven't saw one in person yet. https://www.deere.com/en/motor-graders/
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    Russell Grader

    Check out this ole kid.
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    Austin Roller

    Looking for information concerning this Roller?? Internet friend of mine has a friend with a Paving Company that found it, painted it, parked it at the entrance to their business. Anyone know anything about this machine or where I'd look to find information? It's an Austin brand. Thanks in...
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    New JD672G Grader

    The Township I work for traded Graders. We had a 2011 JD770G machine with 2,500hrs. Had purchased it new. Ordered a new JD672G on 14 June 2019. It delivered on 14 August 2019. I was in the middle of a road elevation project. This first pic was taken 5 minutes after unloading it. Forgot to...
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    Drag Racing Backhoe

    Video speaks for itself. :)
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    Excavator Operator's Prowess

    My neighbor runs an Excavator as well as Dozer and Backhoe. He also helps me with Grader duties if we have a snowy Winter. He can pretty much run anything. Great young man that I'm fortunate to have as a neighbor. He sent me this picture today..... What's his point?????
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    Purchased 555A Ford TLB

    Bought a backhoe couple weeks ago. It's a 1984 555A with 4n1 loader bucket, 15ft extendable, 24" heavy duty hoe bucket. Tach says 5242 hrs but if it's accurate they have been extremely hard hours. The extendable dipper has been broken at the elbow joint. The repair appears rather old with...
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