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  1. Grader4me

    Cutting a Straight Edge

    No, moved to Nova Scotia a few years back. Was living in the Chipman, Minto area
  2. Grader4me

    Cutting a Straight Edge

    Digby area in Nova Scotia. Our company was hired by the DOT to regravel some of their roads
  3. Grader4me

    Cutting a Straight Edge

    Here is a pic of a narrow road that I did last summer. Grandpa summed it up on the right approach
  4. Grader4me

    50m x 50m pad construction

    Nice looking job. Well done
  5. Grader4me

    Cutting edge wear

    I have them cut all the time as well. I do agree that once cut it does take the temper out of the steel somewhat as they wear down alot quicker. Having said that tho ..why not get the most out of your blades rather than changing them when the center wears down. Center wears out quicker for a...
  6. Grader4me

    Ending a pass?

    Yup
  7. Grader4me

    Is anyone running Sharq P300 cutting edges?

    I have run them. Didnt like them at all. A nice gravel road with no rocks they would be ok. Hit a rock and they bend at point of contact. They wear out quickly as well. Didnt seem to be much to them. Been about 4 years ago since I had them. Easy to change tho. On the wedge system.
  8. Grader4me

    New John Deere Grader coming.

    Holy smokes...bad combination ..lol
  9. Grader4me

    New John Deere Grader coming.

    I did live close to Moncton but now living in Cambridge Nova Scotia. I worked on the trans labrador highway last summer
  10. Grader4me

    New John Deere Grader coming.

    7 I run one all summer. It is a 2017 john deere 772 gp it came with the levers on the arm rests but we had it retro fitted with the joysticks. As far as reach goes..the arms are ajustable in and out and up and down so you can adjust for your comfort. With the joysticks I found there was alot...
  11. Grader4me

    New John Deere Grader coming.

    Yup. Im running a 2017 john deere 772 gp with the joystick controls and topcon gps. Haven't been on here for awhile but will post some pics when I figure out how to do it ..lol
  12. Grader4me

    A quick change cutting edge? SharqEdges

    With the P300 i find that some of the stones catch between the teeth and drag along leaving gouges when feathering out loose material, and thats the only issue I have with them. I've run serrated blades, sandvics, etc. When I started with this job I'm on now this blade system was already...
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    A quick change cutting edge? SharqEdges

    I'm running those blades now.The swiss cheese blades are ok for cutting, but when feathering out the material some of the small rocks won't roll off, leaving streaks on the road. I've tried every angle/tilt. On a road with no rocks example crushed gravel then they work beautiful. Also have to be...
  14. Grader4me

    CAT 24/M grader

    This is a pic of the 24 m that I operated a while back not sure how to get the picture right side up..lol
  15. Grader4me

    Inching Pedal in M series

    You know something? I felt the same way..wanted to get on one of those puppies before I died..lol. Well..I did ....and I was disappointed. Just not what I thought it would be. I can get into more detail about it if you like..
  16. Grader4me

    Inching Pedal in M series

    I run a 24m this summer..no inching petal in that puppy..whats with that??...lol. In the other m series graders that have the inching petal..I only use it when starting and stopping, but most times I do the same as Radrock explained. When leveling gravel forward and reverse on the fly..yes...
  17. Grader4me

    Please help, blade sharpness issue

    lol..been there but no grass fires....I don't think.. Keerym and Nige...good information and the diagram is perfect.
  18. Grader4me

    Please help, blade sharpness issue

    In any other season yes I agree to rip them first, but these are winter haul roads (ice) and they just keep them scratched up for a smooth driving surface and traction. By using the correct blade angle you can always keep the blades sharp and do a good job scarifying ice roads.
  19. Grader4me

    Please help, blade sharpness issue

    I just got finished on a job in Fort Mac Alberta. To get to where I was working we had to travel on the haul roads for the mine site. I noticed the Cat 24 "m" that was blading the road had his blade rolled all the way ahead. He had serrated blades on. The cutting edges were obviously dull and by...
  20. Grader4me

    Machine Control

    Nice :drinkup
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