I fully understand "Use what you got" and for many highway superintendents a grader is what they got. Very good explanation and detail regarding that, but I have to wonder if a grader might not be the best way. I am a bulldozer guy granted, but even with a ride on low bed and all that it entails, I think it would accomplish the task much quicker and net the same result. Assuming a location is handy to get rid of the overburden, an excavator and dump truck might be even faster. But again, I understand too "use what you got", and for many road crews, it is a grader.
Why is he keeping the blade under the frame when cutting the slopes. By putting the blade out to the side and keeping the tires in the ditch he will have less sliding down action.
Thanks for the video, I volunteer maintain 5 miles of private roads where I live with my JD 570A, this is helpful. The county here parks a maintainer at farms every 20 miles on county roads and pays the owners to operate. So I totally understand using what is in the field. Only difference, our county pulls the wind rows out from flat bottom ditches onto the roadway and calls that 'road base'.. LOL!
I know this was done for demonstration purpose, but we only have a 24 foot ROW from center of road usually with stone walls within 6-8 feet of the shoulder. No room for material. Plus now you have to hay and seed that huge area. We cut al our ditches with an excavator or backhoe and haul material away. Makes for a cleaner job in the end.
Depends on what machinery and man power you have at your disposal, this is one man with one machine in an open area where there is no expectation for it to look perfect at the end of the day, this is more a demonstration of what a grader can do and not what happens in the real world these days, you would do this on your farm or small holding to suit your own needs and perhaps the county might do this on remote unsurfaced roadways where they are not expecting aesthetically pleasing verges but just drainage to get the water off. There are not that many guys who truly know how to drive a grader anymore and to me that is a great shame.
Renato Ciler I noticed it’s front tires are worn out because the tires were spinning excessively in the direction opposite of the front end was slid. You may have missed that the front tires were spinning faster than the rear tires. Some graders has planetary drivers therefore no need for axels or belts.
I would've flipped those rippers over and ripped the hell out of that ditch first. Would've made that sticky clay easier to work and move. Not bad tho considering high moister content in slick dark gumbo-ish clay. I'll take the pink caliche of west texas any day.
I'd fire someone for leaving that mess.
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I agree just bring in a gradall and do a proper job. That's a damn mess my God.
now I have to go see what a grade all is. LOL. I was getting pretty interested in being a blade handler.
It's important to always wear your white hard it the grader when no one's around mmmkkk
I fully understand "Use what you got" and for many highway superintendents a grader is what they got. Very good explanation and detail regarding that, but I have to wonder if a grader might not be the best way. I am a bulldozer guy granted, but even with a ride on low bed and all that it entails, I think it would accomplish the task much quicker and net the same result. Assuming a location is handy to get rid of the overburden, an excavator and dump truck might be even faster.
But again, I understand too "use what you got", and for many road crews, it is a grader.
that looks pretty bad lmao
looks like there just makeing a mess to me. to much dirt moved to dig a simple ditch
Can't stop staring at his sleeves
I would have fired that operator.
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so.. where is the ditch??
Renato Ciler I’d be ashamed to leave a job like that let alone show it to the world
I concur. This is plain awfull
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The gradall most preferred for excavating.& finish batter work on that ditch
I'd do it with a grader for speed and have a gradually clean up
Why is he keeping the blade under the frame when cutting the slopes. By putting the blade out to the side and keeping the tires in the ditch he will have less sliding down action.
Thanks for the video, I volunteer maintain 5 miles of private roads where I live with my JD 570A, this is helpful. The county here parks a maintainer at farms every 20 miles on county roads and pays the owners to operate. So I totally understand using what is in the field. Only difference, our county pulls the wind rows out from flat bottom ditches onto the roadway and calls that 'road base'.. LOL!
I know this was done for demonstration purpose, but we only have a 24 foot ROW from center of road usually with stone walls within 6-8 feet of the shoulder. No room for material. Plus now you have to hay and seed that huge area. We cut al our ditches with an excavator or backhoe and haul material away. Makes for a cleaner job in the end.
Depends on what machinery and man power you have at your disposal, this is one man with one machine in an open area where there is no expectation for it to look perfect at the end of the day, this is more a demonstration of what a grader can do and not what happens in the real world these days, you would do this on your farm or small holding to suit your own needs and perhaps the county might do this on remote unsurfaced roadways where they are not expecting aesthetically pleasing verges but just drainage to get the water off. There are not that many guys who truly know how to drive a grader anymore and to me that is a great shame.
Howbout some decent rubber for better traction 🤔‼️
If the tires on your grader aren't nearly bald, you're not working it hard enough. =P
I think its a 6x4 grader. Front wheels aren't driven...I cant see any shafts, axles or hydraulic motors...
Renato Ciler I noticed it’s front tires are worn out because the tires were spinning excessively in the direction opposite of the front end was slid. You may have missed that the front tires were spinning faster than the rear tires. Some graders has planetary drivers therefore no need for axels or belts.
i cant see any flat bottom or slopes in that ditch it just looks like a bunch of ruts
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roll the blade back and use the cut dirt to help you with traction
and don't do in spring mud season
yip&yip from ex avling barsted 6x6 owner/op, id go broke doin that but i spose its a concil job a
I love 140G motor grader
I would've flipped those rippers over and ripped the hell out of that ditch first. Would've made that sticky clay easier to work and move. Not bad tho considering high moister content in slick dark gumbo-ish clay. I'll take the pink caliche of west texas any day.
Ya always get taller working in wet caliche!
Thanks for the great video! Very educational!
Back in the we cut ditches with a scraper. Yep use what you got.
how to make a mess 101
I live in the county to the west of the county you were working. That looks like the city lake there.
Great teach, thank you. love to operate a blade, looks really challenging.
thats the ditch lmao
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FIRED THE OPERATOR, WHERE ARE THE DITCH?
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Why are your steer tires mounted backwards?
That is proper for rear wheel drive machine helps front grip
Great stuff!!
yea
verynice
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that looked like shit :O why not use an excavator ditch bucket and it is done in 1/10 ot the time to a 1/20 of the fule cost.
I can do beter