Roll top of blade to back and it won't dig going under. if this was done on concert in the shop it would have cut a huge groove in the floor😂. But yeah, most operators aren't aware of this because most don't do back slopes anymore. A lost art. I have a late 60s 14E CAT for my personal snow plow and driveway maintenance. All mechanical and it's capable of this task, just takes more work 💪😜. This is way they had ginny hops back in the day (a labor who walked along cleaning the redheads/bluetops and pulling pins when things needed adjustment for different task. I run this same 872D at work and love it, and I use this for back sloping now and again, changing blades, or just cleaning off as you did.
@YensR yes the beam with the holes locks it in place... you just release the lock and use the blade lift cylinders and the circle shift cylinder to "swing" the saddle left or right which ever side you are moving it to once you get to the desired position you lock it and shift the circle and the moldboard to the same side and pull in the upper lift cylinder
Where is the control to unlock the saddle for the blade to move to the side. And are you able to swing the blade on the left side like that? I'm not familiar with the new graders.
I'll have to practice this on my itty bitty 130G. Only had her a little while and I'm not an operators arsehole so just trying to learn as I go. thanks for the video, something more to think about haha.
Arch I'm bett'in his blade is a little bit bigger. Probably 1" Thick, 27" High and 14' or 16' long Most 140's have a 24" tall blade, that could make the difference. Did you run the 140H?
that is how you set the blad when you have to batter a roadside bank I used to also do the same trick when striping out overgrown brush and such way safer than sending men up the bank to clear it with scrub cutters
they're actually not that bad as long as they are greased on a regular basis there are a lot of wear guides under the circle and on the back of the mold board that we usually have to replace every 500 hours or so.
On all the graders I've operated (not near as new as that machine). I could never figure out how to move the saddle to go vertical. Does it only go vertical on the right side or can it do the same on the left?
Dude, you have some skills there! I just got on a 872GP from cat and I'm loving it! Although I had to swing the saddle out the other day to change the cutting edge and caught and bent my step. But after watching your vid I see where I went wrong.
Thanks very much for this video! "Saddle" - ha! Never knew what this was called - makes total sense. Can you explain in simple terms how you swing it out? I assume you use the third main cylinder and alternate between a locked saddle and a moveable saddle. The lever/beam with the holes in it is the part that can get locked into place, I assume?
i tried this on a 872G and i couldnt get the mould board to swing out.turns out the mb was too long, and lol the boss was like "hey!! you cant do that"!!!...gonna try again on the 772gp.looks like fun :)
I had no idea those parts could move or articulate in that direction. These machines must be very maintenance intensive with all the moving parts.. Err things must break frequently
Those guys are always in the way of someone and whenever the pull out they don't give a crap what's coming they wing it in front of semis and pick ups. They are all steel and protected but that will suck one day.
+Dakota Thorne yeas we have one and i tried this on this grader with a 16' mold board and it just would'nt go....but the 772 with the shorter blade went :)
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@@Coaltrain87. I know operating these takes skill but what I don't get is what is special about what he's doing? He's just moving it around within the limits of the machine.
Lame. Made a big gouge in the grade. You need to do it without leaving marks. Should only take 60 sec to shift the circle out rotate the mix board 180 degrees and return it. That's a why there is teeth all around the circle.
In what application would you ever need to rotate the circle 180 degrees? Who gives a fuck if there's a few marks on the grade the seeding contractor is going to disk it up and drill it anyway. Also we own a 872D and a 772D, the 872 will kick the shit out of the 772 in every possible application that you can run them in... and it's called a "mold board"
Auto correct on phone changed it. If you don't know why you would need to rotate it 180 degrees then you need more experience on different projects. Quality of work matters no matter what the project. I bet you have the same attitude on a finish site. No comment on the D models, only on the gp's like my comment said. Company was good enough to get the new ones
john owen I agree quality of work matters but with operating costs these days if the tolerance on rough grade is +/- 0.10 Ft then there's no need to spend the time blue topping it to 0. In my short 15 years of operating I've never found an application where you could rotate the blade 180 and still be productive with the machine. I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for saying this but we use Trimble grade control on our graders GPS for rough +/- 0.10 ft Grading and UTS for fine +/- 0.02 ft grading. However we do see some pretty high production levels out of our grade control I think our best day of grading with the UTS cutting subgrade for foundation coarse on an interstate repaving project is right around 20,000 sy in 10 hours.
john owen I'm rather curious why you say that. The 872 has a thicker mainframe, beefer engine frame, slightly stouter transmission, and more HP. Otherwise it's practically identical to a 772.
Now that was awesome!
I never knew that even the newer ones could do that!
thanks man i operate an 872g and have been grading for quite awhile and just couldn't figure that out, now i know and will be playin monday
just tried this and suceded 🤗🤗🤗 thanks for anazing piece of work
That was some smooth operating. Thanks for the vid!
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Roll top of blade to back and it won't dig going under. if this was done on concert in the shop it would have cut a huge groove in the floor😂.
But yeah, most operators aren't aware of this because most don't do back slopes anymore. A lost art.
I have a late 60s 14E CAT for my personal snow plow and driveway maintenance. All mechanical and it's capable of this task, just takes more work
💪😜.
This is way they had ginny hops back in the day (a labor who walked along cleaning the redheads/bluetops and pulling pins when things needed adjustment for different task.
I run this same 872D at work and love it, and I use this for back sloping now and again, changing blades, or just cleaning off as you did.
Lucky!!! I love my D series but I can't wait to get my hands on a GP.
Wicked. Nice to see some really skill at work.
@YensR yes the beam with the holes locks it in place... you just release the lock and use the blade lift cylinders and the circle shift cylinder to "swing" the saddle left or right which ever side you are moving it to once you get to the desired position you lock it and shift the circle and the moldboard to the same side and pull in the upper lift cylinder
Damn, I had no idea a grader was capable of doing that. Very handy if you need to grade a fucking wall.
yeah I hear you on the visibility part especially with a GPS monitor in there but the power/ traction is awesome.
hell yea sweet vid bud sweet vid! cheers
Where is the control to unlock the saddle for the blade to move to the side. And are you able to swing the blade on the left side like that? I'm not familiar with the new graders.
I'll have to practice this on my itty bitty 130G. Only had her a little while and I'm not an operators arsehole so just trying to learn as I go. thanks for the video, something more to think about haha.
Good work and had work done
This is what I need. to know .thanks for this so much
Dam skippy!! Goo NAVY!!
great video
Very good your job
Is that a 14' or 12' moldboard?
Are you using the foot throttle here?
That was cool as hell.
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I don't get what's going on.
@@dickJohnsonpeter he is just showing the limits of the machine.
Arch I'm bett'in his blade is a little bit bigger.
Probably 1" Thick, 27" High and 14' or 16' long
Most 140's have a 24" tall blade, that could make the difference.
Did you run the 140H?
that is how you set the blad when you have to batter a roadside bank I used to also do the same trick when striping out overgrown brush and such way safer than sending men up the bank to clear it with scrub cutters
Beautiful
I'm a transport driver and I love doing this in front of operators before I load it....haha
@YensR and extend the lower lift cylinder and the moldboard will stand up
on a 140h with a 14 foot blade we swing em to the left to change the cutting edge but don't get out near as far.
they're actually not that bad as long as they are greased on a regular basis there are a lot of wear guides under the circle and on the back of the mold board that we usually have to replace every 500 hours or so.
@hammerdwn20 yeah... most guys use a shovel but i'm lazy and this does a better job
On all the graders I've operated (not near as new as that machine). I could never figure out how to move the saddle to go vertical. Does it only go vertical on the right side or can it do the same on the left?
+Drew6709 both sides
Both but have to find the pin lock ... after that you can move it
That little bugger she's a lookin good.
Any toturial how operate the machine?
Dude, you have some skills there!
I just got on a 872GP from cat and I'm loving it!
Although I had to swing the saddle out the other day to change the cutting edge and caught and bent my step. But after watching your vid I see where I went wrong.
Cat doesnt make an 872GP that's john Deere lmao
@@garretlux4850 dildo he clearly meant he ran cat grader before if you can’t comprehend that then go back to school
he went from a cat to a JD
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@Coolzombi yes most graders have this feature. I've run a few Dresser and Champion graders that wouldn't
I think the 24s can't do it either
Magnificent
@calaverex thanks
Nothin wrong with the M series but its a little more difficult to maneuver the machine with 5 sticks than 2
Your damn good if you can do that with an Old Fat Alice!
Thanks very much for this video!
"Saddle" - ha! Never knew what this was called - makes total sense.
Can you explain in simple terms how you swing it out?
I assume you use the third main cylinder and alternate between a locked saddle and a moveable saddle. The lever/beam with the holes in it is the part that can get locked into place, I assume?
Well that blade is a lot easier to change that I would have thought
i tried this on a 872G and i couldnt get the mould board to swing out.turns out the mb was too long, and lol the boss was like "hey!! you cant do that"!!!...gonna try again on the 772gp.looks like fun :)
It can be done on all
I can't remember. lol. but probably I usually do to speed the process along a bit.
it takes some getting used to, man that blade reacts fast and the visibility sucks but other than that its great
Can you do this with an M Series Cat?
Yes
I do it all the time in the military on our 120Ms.
Как же мы далеки до такой техники! 21 век а Россия всё в жопе, молоток, кувалда, да лом, вот это наш инструмент.
I had no idea those parts could move or articulate in that direction. These machines must be very maintenance intensive with all the moving parts.. Err things must break frequently
It's a John Deere on the John Deere can work on it
yes it can.
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Yes sure did and currently doing so. grins
parabéns.....
Interesting.
Well we don't have one that big plus I'm on 670 G trying to learn this!!!
Mai sikhana chahata hu . Please help me.
sounds like it needs a lil grease on the turn table...
it's a D series no grease... but it was hauled to the shop and all the nylon wear plates were changed right after I recorded this.
Of course the skidee guy is in the way
Those guys are always in the way of someone and whenever the pull out they don't give a crap what's coming they wing it in front of semis and pick ups.
They are all steel and protected but that will suck one day.
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wow 90 degrees turn
HA!! If you use the machine to do work ,your not lazy...your SMART.LOL
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Can you do that on most motor grader ?
God damn skid steer operators...
That train passing by seem too long
140m; can I do the same thing you just did?!
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A good operator is able to do it without gouging the ground..
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I can do that and only leave a small shovel type mark on the ground you left 2 or 3 giggle !!
Cat 140M
Wow.... Try it with a 16' blade
+Dakota Thorne yeas we have one and i tried this on this grader with a 16' mold board and it just would'nt go....but the 772 with the shorter blade went :)
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THAT! Boyz, is what you call a BLADE hand.
Most of the graders the Navy uses could do it, if the pins weren't rusted in place.
THE NAVY???? do you have to wear breathing gear.?
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Never heard of the SeaBee's?
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Not bad for your $375,000.
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LoL.. Agreed.. The M sucks big time.
What is so great about this? How does this involve any special skill at all beyond being able to operate a grater?
Try it you will find out not as easy as it looks
@@Coaltrain87. I know operating these takes skill but what I don't get is what is special about what he's doing? He's just moving it around within the limits of the machine.
@@dickJohnsonpeter what he did takes skill been running them for years and it's not easy he just made it look easy
@@Coaltrain87. its not that hard lol
@@johndowe7003 I forget everyone is an expert on here
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i can do that on an old ass fiat haha
I was impressed until I saw that M...
wheres your damn hard hat ???
For what ?
Deere. AKA over priced as fuck...
Lame. Made a big gouge in the grade. You need to do it without leaving marks. Should only take 60 sec to shift the circle out rotate the mix board 180 degrees and return it. That's a why there is teeth all around the circle.
Btw 872gp is junk. 772gp is the better option
In what application would you ever need to rotate the circle 180 degrees? Who gives a fuck if there's a few marks on the grade the seeding contractor is going to disk it up and drill it anyway. Also we own a 872D and a 772D, the 872 will kick the shit out of the 772 in every possible application that you can run them in... and it's called a "mold board"
Auto correct on phone changed it. If you don't know why you would need to rotate it 180 degrees then you need more experience on different projects. Quality of work matters no matter what the project. I bet you have the same attitude on a finish site.
No comment on the D models, only on the gp's like my comment said. Company was good enough to get the new ones
john owen I agree quality of work matters but with operating costs these days if the tolerance on rough grade is +/- 0.10 Ft then there's no need to spend the time blue topping it to 0. In my short 15 years of operating I've never found an application where you could rotate the blade 180 and still be productive with the machine. I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for saying this but we use Trimble grade control on our graders GPS for rough +/- 0.10 ft Grading and UTS for fine +/- 0.02 ft grading. However we do see some pretty high production levels out of our grade control I think our best day of grading with the UTS cutting subgrade for foundation coarse on an interstate repaving project is right around 20,000 sy in 10 hours.
john owen I'm rather curious why you say that. The 872 has a thicker mainframe, beefer engine frame, slightly stouter transmission, and more HP. Otherwise it's practically identical to a 772.