Lmao. Ole lady passed through the den and asked. “Where’s all the damn backup alarms!!” She’s too cool. Another great video. Oh,, when you put the camera towards the road,,, going backwards it reminded me of the sound a roller coaster I used to ride back in the late 60s early 70s called the shooting star at Lakeside amusement park in Salem Virginia. Damn I’m old. Lol. Thanks! God bless and peace from Virginia. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
Nice to see the grater getting some use again. You're equipment skills are exquisite as always! Keep up the great work. Thanks to Timmy as well. He seems to be getting more comfortable having a personality on camera (not just being a tripod). Lol
I like Fiat allis today, New Holland, I worked for years with an FG140, at the time an excellent machine. This FG65 of you is beautiful, congratulations on your zeal! strong hug 🤝👍
Enjoyed this video. You don't get to see a grader in action very often compared to excavators and skid steers. The design of the grader looks like it hasn't changed much in decades. What an interesting machine...
Having changed many a grader tire its nice to see your front tire rotation is going the correct way lol, a hundred years ago when I was in my twenties it took the operator a half hour to convince me to put them on the wrong way. He was also the guy who made sure I could operate equipment enough to load them or drive it back to the shop for repairs. All road construction mechanics should have to be taught the basic of operating a vehicle by a old driver that can show them how and WHY things do what they do and take him to the bar on friday, but that never happen and I am sticking to that story.
I am always amazed at how many skills you have and how many things you do by eye. Also how many things you know how to do...lol.. I have several thousand hours in skid loaders and 10k lb and less excavators but I always walk away with something from your vids or wish I had half your knowledge.
Good job and video Christopher, but l think your camera is on it's way out. Remember the movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger how the bad guy would change to a cleat shadowy type scene that's how your camera was making you look about 75% through the video, every time you walked your predator like shadow was left behind. Spooky l say!!!
You could teach the Dirt road maintainers up here in Michigan a lot- they leave the shoulders higher than the roadbed on both sides, then barely scrape the top of the washboard into the bottoms.. and never roll it...
I like your attention to details Chris. It's the kind of detail that is lacking in some shires (we call them shires over here in Oz, you call them county's) over here and the dirt roads are sometimes a mess in the winter due to lack of crown runoff angle.
Thanks for the great ,is that a private road and the home owners all pay for maintaining it ,or is it a county road and the county subcontract you to do it ,cheers from down under.
I’m impressed with how much traction this machine has. From my inexperienced eye it seems to be very light on the front end but still does a great job at grading. What am I missing?
In the little town I live in we have some deep ditches and the water runs down the roads. If they would grade the grass and dirt build up off so the water can get to the ditch
it was a little hard to tell in the video, but when you were by that mail box where you cut that little channel for the water to come down the hill... it kinda looked like you still had a secondary ditch by the mail box.. looked like a small one, but that is all it takes to keep the water on the edge of the road and not into the ditch... but like I said the camera shot didn't show to clearly... I work for a township and we still contract the grading out, and we are constantly tell the operators about those secondary ditches and to get rid of them..
Did u know if u would drop those rippers in front and take out those pot wholes they won’t come back as fast? But just filling them up they will b back next week
I may be wrong, but it seems to me the grader may be one of the more difficult pieces of heavy machinery to learn to use effectively. Many different adjustments you need to make to the blade as you go along to ensure you get proper drainage and the correct crowns on the roads. Especially since you're doing finish work with one.
I know what you said was true about the water on the road. But sometimes you had that blade So Full around the 17:50 to 20:00 Time I wa thinking, aw🤭😲. 💩💩. 👷♂️... 😱😅😂 But ya done good👍✅
I have a 1500 ft driveway should I have someone use one of these instead of a dozer? I am either going to have it or concrete not sure. It's going up hill to a ridge....
Those little graders are nice. Alot of paving companies use them to grade for parking lots. The scarifier would come in handy if you needed to rip some hard ground. I noticed the Yanmar in the background. I'm not gonna ask about it because I'm guessing it is a future video.
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Yes the rippers will dig under a pot hole. Think of a pot hole as a bowl, if the rippers just scratched the surface and material was put over it the pot hole would return with traffic traveling over it blowing whatever material was in there but dig the rippers under the pot hole the bowl goes away making a flat surface.... Hope that helps.
The rippers on the front can be used for several things, they can scratch the surface of the road so the material bonds better and they can be used to get under a pot hole to remove it completely. Think of a pot hole as a bowl if you only scratch it then put material over it guaranteed you will have it return but dig under it and traffic can’t blow out the material in there.... Hope that helped....
@@letsdig18 I grew up on a gravel road. I would drop whatever I was doing and would always be standing at mailbox. So I could wave and watch Francis the grader man!
They really aren’t designed to grade or back blade backwards not saying it can’t be done just not really designed for it, the reason being is when you back blade you could catch a huge rock hidden in the gravel and snap the mold board ( I’ve done it... lol...) but anyways from what I was taught when I first learned how to operate one was that the blade and cylinders can’t take the pressure as when going forward... I hope that helps.
They work when you want to recover the material, if you're not bringing in stone just reusing whats already there. So it's rare they get used. Rear rippers can actually do some work...
@@TheSoloAsylum that's about the only time I ever used them was to recover a road. You just have to remove every other shank for harder packed materials, if the scarfiers are mid or front mount. I always prefer rear mounted scarfiers. More power is applied pulling them than pushing them, and you have more weight to the rear of the machine.
Lmao. Ole lady passed through the den and asked. “Where’s all the damn backup alarms!!” She’s too cool. Another great video. Oh,, when you put the camera towards the road,,, going backwards it reminded me of the sound a roller coaster I used to ride back in the late 60s early 70s called the shooting star at Lakeside amusement park in Salem Virginia. Damn I’m old. Lol. Thanks! God bless and peace from Virginia. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
Nice to see the grater getting some use again.
You're equipment skills are exquisite as always! Keep up the great work. Thanks to Timmy as well. He seems to be getting more comfortable having a personality on camera (not just being a tripod). Lol
I like Fiat allis today, New Holland, I worked for years with an FG140, at the time an excellent machine. This FG65 of you is beautiful, congratulations on your zeal! strong hug 🤝👍
That was a really cool camera angle in front of the blade! 👍🏻 nice work!
Exactly. I was thinking that would a good place to have a camera mounted with a monitor in the cab
I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. I wait everyday for a new video. Looking forward to more videos of the projects to come.
Nice work grading the road!
Enjoyed this video. You don't get to see a grader in action very often compared to excavators and skid steers. The design of the grader looks like it hasn't changed much in decades. What an interesting machine...
Glad to see the old strobe light is still working!
Awesome videos, Thanks for doing them for us! Would love to see more pond building and used equipment pre auction shakedowns.
It’s nice to see a smaller grader doing work for a change.
That beast turns better than my F-150! Awesome video again!
that engine sounds great, a clean old grader with new tires and steering hoses, its awesome to watch you Chris
Nice video on this process , I like the camera angles from the equipment. Thanks for sharing !
You did a very nice job with the Motor Grader Chris, water problem solved, filled the holes in the road rolled in.....👌
Like the camera view on the blade
Nice work Chris and Tim. Great camera angles. Be Safe big guy and skinny guy. 👍👍🇵🇪🐕❤️❤️
It's already been said about the controls. I never realized how much input was needed with the blade controls. Another great video.
Another professional job. Great video and camera spotting, speed up here and there.
Having changed many a grader tire its nice to see your front tire rotation is going the correct way lol, a hundred years ago when I was in my twenties it took the operator a half hour to convince me to put them on the wrong way. He was also the guy who made sure I could operate equipment enough to load them or drive it back to the shop for repairs. All road construction mechanics should have to be taught the basic of operating a vehicle by a old driver that can show them how and WHY things do what they do and take him to the bar on friday, but that never happen and I am sticking to that story.
I am always amazed at how many skills you have and how many things you do by eye. Also how many things you know how to do...lol.. I have several thousand hours in skid loaders and 10k lb and less excavators but I always walk away with something from your vids or wish I had half your knowledge.
Love the blade shot
That was a great view in front of that blade
not sure why anyone would dislike your vids...great work
I love the sound of the mold board turning
this video goes to show.. you are the GRADEST!! even if somebody does come along and pound you work into the ground..
Good job and video Christopher, but l think your camera is on it's way out.
Remember the movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger how the bad guy would change to a cleat shadowy type scene that's how your camera was making you look about 75% through the video, every time you walked your predator like shadow was left behind.
Spooky l say!!!
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
You could teach the Dirt road maintainers up here in Michigan a lot- they leave the shoulders higher than the roadbed on both sides, then barely scrape the top of the washboard into the bottoms.. and never roll it...
I like your attention to details Chris. It's the kind of detail that is lacking in some shires (we call them shires over here in Oz, you call them county's) over here and the dirt roads are sometimes a mess in the winter due to lack of crown runoff angle.
Tim was hired for camera man Slash equipment operator 😂😂
I use to sell Case and Fiat Allis equipment for EF Craven and the FG65 was/is an awesome machine. Well done!
The city of Tucson AZ use to have several of those to maintain alley ways.
Thanks for the great ,is that a private road and the home owners all pay for maintaining it ,or is it a county road and the county subcontract you to do it ,cheers from down under.
Great video and camera placings bro. Yes water can be your friend or your foe.
That road is packed like concrete pretty impressive to see that
Good job Chris
good job!
I guess it could be said that you guys were rocking and rolling all day long.
ultimate dad joke
That is the strangest spelling of Valvo I’ve ever seen. Interesting.
JasonWorksAlot:
Isn't the proper spelling "VOLVO"?!?!
Like the last one on the blade nice angle
That little grader does a good job with a good operator.
It’s acute little guy
Cute little grader:)
Thanks for the video.
Nice!!! (Learned me sumtin!! Tanx!!)
I’m impressed with how much traction this machine has. From my inexperienced eye it seems to be very light on the front end but still does a great job at grading. What am I missing?
Nice grading job
The fluidity of solids..
I wished my county would learn to grade like that!
Thanks like the video man .
Thank you.
In the little town I live in we have some deep ditches and the water runs down the roads. If they would grade the grass and dirt build up off so the water can get to the ditch
Looks like the old grader still gets the job done
Nice ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’d like to see those rippers in action! I’m guessing that given the size of that machine it’s ripping capabilities are limited.
it was a little hard to tell in the video, but when you were by that mail box where you cut that little channel for the water to come down the hill... it kinda looked like you still had a secondary ditch by the mail box.. looked like a small one, but that is all it takes to keep the water on the edge of the road and not into the ditch... but like I said the camera shot didn't show to clearly... I work for a township and we still contract the grading out, and we are constantly tell the operators about those secondary ditches and to get rid of them..
Love the videos! Keep it up! I think you need to retire the Nokia camera. Lol. Can’t wait for the next video
its in 1080 now yall just watch too early LOL
Hey Chris like your videos
What is good I like your vid so relatable
Nice job takes some time I bet to be a good operator on a grader? 👍👍
Still working after the rain when you can't be in the 250!. What is your absolute favorite, cannot get tired of running machine y'all have?
Good way to spread gravel from the truck but look out for those low hanging overhead wires! Have you ever clipped one?
Cool operation. Does anyone manufacture graders anymore? Its been decades since the last one i saw, even stored somewhere between uses.
Did u know if u would drop those rippers in front and take out those pot wholes they won’t come back as fast? But just filling them up they will b back next week
You should use some of that tire slime for the motor grader tires
Howd that grader pass inspection with 2 different racing slicks on the front?
A crown is nice but when you plow snow it's,a pain, I tilt the road towards the ditch side, road Level, snow plow level, less stone disturbance.
give me 40 acres and i'll turn this rig around.
Buen maquinista no le hace falta de nada su tranporte su gondola niveladora i rodillo
I may be wrong, but it seems to me the grader may be one of the more difficult pieces of heavy machinery to learn to use effectively. Many different adjustments you need to make to the blade as you go along to ensure you get proper drainage and the correct crowns on the roads. Especially since you're doing finish work with one.
I've heard multiple excavators say they're the hardest piece of equipment to learn to operate efficiently
I know what you said was true about the water on the road.
But sometimes you had that blade So Full around the 17:50 to 20:00
Time I wa thinking, aw🤭😲. 💩💩. 👷♂️... 😱😅😂 But ya done good👍✅
What year is that motor grader. It does a really nice job. Chris have a good week
Set the sun causing them shadows down here in Augusta Georgia I forgot what the sun looks like LOL 😂
after watching that front right tire is that thing going backwards
Chris, what GVW do you have for the Ford flatbed ??? And do you ever get hassled by the State troopers or D.O.T. with that right towing equipment ?
Typo... right is supposed to say " rig"
So i never understood how those thing's or bulldozer's leveled or even out surfaces. I have a rough idea how, and what are those teeth in front for?
Are these controls on the fg 65 the same as the maudlin mg618?
I have a 1500 ft driveway should I have someone use one of these instead of a dozer? I am either going to have it or concrete not sure. It's going up hill to a ridge....
Very nice camera work grading looks good too ehhh
👍
Just by chance I met the dump truck with the grader on the trailer on 39 when I was on the way home this evening
thats who was calling me when you were here haha
Well when I seen him I kinda figured that’s who it was lol
Again it was good meeting you today
Is that your mini on the side of the road?
What would you use the teeth on the front of the grader for? Would you ever use them?
🌲👍
Those little graders are nice. Alot of paving companies use them to grade for parking lots. The scarifier would come in handy if you needed to rip some hard ground. I noticed the Yanmar in the background. I'm not gonna ask about it because I'm guessing it is a future video.
maybe it was in the previous video hmmmmm
@@letsdig18 AHhh The Culvert video.
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youll find a job easy, they hire mexicans that cant even speak or write in English here in america, russian no problem
@@johndowe7003 yeah it's unfortunate the Americans just won't do the jobs that the Mexicans will so that's just how it is.
@@jknewb6276 yup, had one blonde fellow ask me for 20$ an hour as a laborer and i told him to get the fuck out with that ridiculous request hah
Have you graded any 'B' or 'C' roads?
Do u drop your front rippers down for the pot holes
Yes the rippers will dig under a pot hole. Think of a pot hole as a bowl, if the rippers just scratched the surface and material was put over it the pot hole would return with traffic traveling over it blowing whatever material was in there but dig the rippers under the pot hole the bowl goes away making a flat surface.... Hope that helps.
What do the front rippers do
The rippers on the front can be used for several things, they can scratch the surface of the road so the material bonds better and they can be used to get under a pot hole to remove it completely. Think of a pot hole as a bowl if you only scratch it then put material over it guaranteed you will have it return but dig under it and traffic can’t blow out the material in there.... Hope that helped....
Your like Charlie ya run it wide open and in high gear
Is the culvert stopped up under that driveway causing water to run out of driveway onto the road?
looks like state route 18 to me....you get a county job or what?
Was there a particular job that the grader was originally purchased for? Thanks for always entertaining and showing us how it is done!
we were doing a few horse arenas and roads
Do you remember title of video from when it first arrived? Or was this pre youtube? I am always amazed how good of job it does!
@@letsdig18 I grew up on a gravel road. I would drop whatever I was doing and would always be standing at mailbox. So I could wave and watch Francis the grader man!
I think the job was 2 or 3 years ago
No it wasent .@@briangardiner1015
Asphalt clippings would work wonders out there
Dress the gravel road a little yearly or do major work on it every 10 years.
Steering hydraulic hoses all fixed, excellent!
Greater work, thats cheating.. use a garden rake to spread the gravel out by hand. Haha. Have a good one buddy.
Has anyone ever invented a 2 way graider that lets you grade while backing up?
They really aren’t designed to grade or back blade backwards not saying it can’t be done just not really designed for it, the reason being is when you back blade you could catch a huge rock hidden in the gravel and snap the mold board ( I’ve done it... lol...) but anyways from what I was taught when I first learned how to operate one was that the blade and cylinders can’t take the pressure as when going forward... I hope that helps.
Not singling you out. I've just never seen it. Does anyone ever actually use the front ripper bars on the baby graders? Never seen them used haha
it dont have enough power to break up anything with them lol
They work when you want to recover the material, if you're not bringing in stone just reusing whats already there. So it's rare they get used. Rear rippers can actually do some work...
@@TheSoloAsylum that's about the only time I ever used them was to recover a road. You just have to remove every other shank for harder packed materials, if the scarfiers are mid or front mount. I always prefer rear mounted scarfiers. More power is applied pulling them than pushing them, and you have more weight to the rear of the machine.
Just always been curious. I've also never run a grader except for about 3 hours plowing snow in one. That just doesnt count lol
Calf catcher.....
Эту гору кверху нар равней зделать бы как он быстрой ездиет
you'd get millions of views if you made a video of running over stuff with your roller.
Ohh come on.. Jpaydirt could do that in his sleep!!