Austin-Western Grader

[doncampbell]

Here is a picture I took of a pretty good looking old Austin-Western grader parked along the road in Northern Michigan on one of our rides in the country.

 

[ovrszd]

Somebody put in a lot of restoration time on that machine!!!

 

[doncampbell]

Not to mention the pretty big investment in the new tires .

 

[stretch]

What's with the For Sale sign...who'd want to sell a nice machine like that? :naughty

 

[cat d9]

Don,
Does it have the IH engine or the Detroit Diesel

 

[Super Roel]

Austin Western grader .

Here is a picture I took of a pretty good looking old Austin-Western grader parked along the road in Northern Michigan on one of our rides in the country.

I have a few pictures from a similar machine in military livery .
This was from a historic with old iron .

 

[doncampbell]

Very Nice !! I love graders TOO !! Not sure what it had for a engine , but I would have loved to buy it , I think it was priced at $3,500.00
I almost got to drive my first grader last summer, maybe this summer . Possibly a Cat no. 16

 

[doncampbell]

I have built about 15 all steel model graders and enjoyed making the parts and watching them take shape on my workbench. Here is one of the all steel grader models I built.

 

[Super Roel]

Graders ,

I have built about 15 all steel model graders and enjoyed making the parts and watching them take shape on my workbench. Here is one of the all steel grader models I built.

Hello Mr. Campbell ,

Thanks for your reply , i was for almost 40 years grader operator , i just retired , and i have more than 100 gradermodels , towed , tr.grader and motorgraders , and a lot off graderbrochures and pictures , but what you mentioned about a Cat no 16 thats is great machine and i hope you enjoying it .

 

[doncampbell]

Hi Roel,
Sounds like you got a great collection of grader toys and literature. I also love looking at literature. I guess I got this liking of machinery pretty bad. It's almost like a drug, but to get a fix I just head to the shop and build a few more model machinery parts, ha,ha.

 

[vanderlei]

old grader

hello mr. Campbell!their replies are breathtaking! you cat has manufactured some 12 grader with cabin?'ve seen the pictures of their projects and graders are my favorite machines!:notworthy:drinkup