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[Big Iron]

How could a motor grader possibly have anything in common with an oil rig?

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imagine that a motor grader with an oil rig. thought you might like to see one of the first examples of that on the slope, Rowen 41 if i remember correctly the first one on wheels on the slope no power just wheels. this rig also was the first to get moved with the derrick in the air, i had the dubious honor of the pull truck that time. not quite at sophisticated as the Doyon rig you are hooked up to but just as fun all same (sometimes far more exciting that anything has a right to be). by the way for those of you that haven,t figured it out yet the 16G is the steering wheel for this whole mess.

by the way Randy that sidewalk grading box is about the slickest thing i have seen yet on a motor grader:notworthy:notworthy. i can think of a number of days in my youth i would have killed for that attachment while on the wrong end of a shovel/rake prepping for a sidewalk!!!!!!!

 

[Randy Krieg]

BigIron
Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing those. My Dad always told me the only limiting factor on what a grader could do was the mass between your ears.
Best Regards, Randy

 

[JDOFMEMI]

Randy

Once again, you have given a great explanation of how and why you do the work you do. I learn something from every post of yours. I have used welded on cutting edges for templates to cut grade, but never as slick of a piece as the sidewalk grader you had built. It looks like a great tool.

Thanks for the input. Too bad it seems the troll went away, he might have learned something if he opened his eyes and ears, and put his mouth in neutral.

 

[Jim M]

Excellent pictures Big Iron and Randy. That moldboard extension looks a very handy piece of equipment, and a inexpensive piece of rubber to stop you from rubbing the top of the curb was genius. Please keep the pic's coming as i'm learning new things every time i log on to the forum .


Regards

Jim

 

[Cat is ALL]

What was your process for clearing and grubbing? Did you mulch it all down, or clear it and haul it out or some alternative method? Seems like it would have been a lot to clear/grub.

 

[Randy Krieg]

Mulching

What was your process for clearing and grubbing? Did you mulch it all down, or clear it and haul it out or some alternative method? Seems like it would have been a lot to clear/grub.

The project was cleared using mulching machines. One on a D6N….



The other was on a modified D5G frame…



The material produced works great for topsoiling slopes, stays on the slopes better than straight topsoil during rain.



We hauled the clearing and grubbing material to two different slope flattening areas.
After the structural prism of the road was built with a 2:1 slope, the grubbing was then placed back up against the road slope, compacted, graded and hydro seeded.



This guy looks to be having fun!



Regards, Randy

 

[roddyo]

I wanted to bring a great thread back to life. When you come back around can you explain your choice in tires. Around here everyone runs the bar tread. Can you explain the different choices in tires for different conditions.

 

[Graderfan1981]

Wow, interesting pictures of special grader work, thanks for sharing!

 

[rmllarue91]

Does anyone have any info on the mulching heads on the d5g and D6n. Are they a kit someone sells or semi custom set Up. around here t275 raycos are the normal. they would be more comparable to a steam shovel than the d6 or d5 as for operator comfort. Thanks

 

[Radrock]

I wanted to bring a great thread back to life. When you come back around can you explain your choice in tires. Around here everyone runs the bar tread. Can you explain the different choices in tires for different conditions.

Yup this thread has been reborn a couple of times. It is a great one though. I would like to hear Randy's thoughts on tires as well. I have mixed feelings between bias/radial tires but then again it depends on what you are doing. My biggest complaint in my career has been a lack of matching good quality tires.

 

[hvy 1ton]

Does anyone have any info on the mulching heads on the d5g and D6n. Are they a kit someone sells or semi custom set Up. around here t275 raycos are the normal. they would be more comparable to a steam shovel than the d6 or d5 as for operator comfort. Thanks

I think the D5 is a Supertrak (http://www.supertrak.com/) SK200TR doesn't look like they make dozer based models anymore.