WABCO MOTOR GRADER OPERATION 1960s CONSTRUCTION TRAINING FILM 63934
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2018
- This 1960s color film is about WABCO Motor Graders (LeTourneau-Westinghouse) and made by WABCO Earthmoving Equipment, Peoria, IL. The film opens with motor graders in action along the side of roads, including a 440H. A closeup of mud rolling in front of the blade from the operator’s point of view is shown (:04-1:54). Preventive Maintenance. The Operator’s Guide is shown for the Models 666 and 777; the H and NH series; In-Line 71 Engines Detroit Diesel; Model 330, 330H, and Model 440. The WABCO demonstrators wears a white company long-sleeved jumpsuit and silver hard hat. He uses the dipstick to check the levels for the hydraulic oil, diesel fuel, and crankcase oil. He removes the radiator cap and checks the water level (1:55- 3:48). The air cleaner is unhooked and the tray emptied. He hand-checks the hose clamps. The individual battery cells are checked. The petcock on the fuel filter is opened and the fan belts checked (3:49-5:38). Tires are inspected and a tire pressure gauge shown. The hydraulic brake lines are checked, brake master cylinder checked by sticking his finger in and seeing oil on it, free travel of the clutch pedal tested based on the holes, and the hydraulic line checked for leaks. The page in the operator’s manual is shown (5:39-7:15). The moldboard boots and cutting edge are inspected, universal joints moved, and loose bolts tightened with a wrench. The page in the operator’s manual is shown (7:15-8:45). The seat and gears are shown from the top down. He makes sure both gear levers are in neutral, sets the governor control, turns the key, and the H-pattern gear shifting is explained. The operator’s manual shows the positions (8:48-10:10). The demonstrator gets in the cab of the LW-777. He verifies the engine shutdown control is pushed in, gears in neutral, starts the engine, and shifts the ground speed control to neutral. The power clutch brake pedal and accelerator/deaccelerator pedals are explained. The torque converter dipstick is checked. The engine shutoff level is shown (10:11-12:18). The 4440H is lubricated using a hand pump for some and a mixture of diesel fuel and engine oil poured through a nozzle. The points are shown in the operator’s manual. End play and anti-coast brake adjustments are made with a wrench. The oil clutch dipstick is checked (12:19-15:56). Basic Operations. The motor grader is shown in action, with the blade moving dirt. The scarifier attachment has 11 teeth that can be removed. The teeth are lowered into the ground and break up the material at those points (16:00-18:56). Bank sloping uses the blade adjusted to a different position via the lift links. The final bank result is shown (18:57-20:02). The steps to V-ditch cutting are shown. The motor grader is backed in high speed to the beginning point. The lift links are adjusted. A flat-bottomed ditch further flattens out the V-ditch cut, with each step detailed and shown. The lift links are adjusted (20:04-30:13).
The grader shown in the film was built by Westinghouse Air Brake Co (WABCO) and RG LeTourneau Inc. Le Tourrneau was bought out by WABCO in mid-1953 and not long after acquired JD Adams of Indianapolis, Indiana, which had been building graders since the 1880s and which had also invented the leaning front wheel concept, still used on motor graders today. The range consisted of the models 220, 330, 440, 550 and 660 spanning 60 to 190 horsepower. Primary production of the motor grader line was at Adams’ original Indianapolis, Indiana facility with the Adams plant at Paris, Ontario, Canada, providing overflow production. The final range of Wabco motor graders (LeTourneau-Westinghouse having officially changed its name to Wabco in 1967) included the 444, 555, 660B, 666B, 777B and 888B. WABCO ceased making motor graders in 1983.
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I road 3+ miles to school on the county’s LW triple 7, that our neighbor, Mr. Hansen was the operator. He told me he had 668 miles of gravel roads to maintain for farms, school buses & agricultural equipment. I helped him install a retractable amber beacon to clear trees yet warm on coming traffic prior to hill tops. Later, we installed a “Swamp Cooler” with a 12 volt truck blower fan to cool the cab. He was tickled how well it worked.
He was forced to retire as he turned 75 years old and I operated it for two years at 70 cents per hour. He told me that after the “See Bee’s” that slang for the construction battalion in WW-11, he had a Collie named cookie that road with him rain, sun or snow for 14 years. Then after the dog passed, he called the grader “Cookie”. I made a decal and painted “Cookie II” on the back of the cab. Mr. Hansen road with me on 3 occasions and was proud of the stencils name. He passed away 5 years almost to the day he last road on “Cookie II”. He had no family, was never married and a 1965 Chevy C10 Apache pickup that left to me in a hand written will. His 5 acre farm had little on it but he donated it to the county. They turned in into a small park as the entire East side was lake front after a damm was built in 56-59 after flooding. Hansen Park, I don’t know if’s it still there, but mostly a fishing spot or boat ramp. It missed his entire property by 24 feet. The width of a gravel county road he said.
The county held services and paid for his burial. Outside the military, then Army Corp of Engineers, I honestly don’t think he ever made more than $12,000 per year, and I never heard him cuss once.
I came across this video archive by pure accident and watched it twice. Cried both times as Mr. Hansen & I share the same birthday, tomorrow. I never new until they put a headstone in place. I scratched a motor grader at the bottom and a collie on the opposite side years ago after his funeral. Never told anyone. I made the carvings with a “Barlow” brand folding pocket knife he bought a Western Auto. A hardware chain store like ACE.
This stays here for a machine, a man & his dog, 5 decades ago and his kind instruction which was, the machine will tell you if you are doing it right. You just have to listen! he would say. He said it was a dance in the dirt, feet & hands making the moves while Cookie made the music. He only time he would get angry and come close to cussing, not much else other than “Jar-Headed” drivers that passed him too fast either direction. He would cool off after a few minutes then say, “Even God made a seat for every ass” or my favorite, “I can tell God loves stupid people also, because he made a lot of them”.
I had to share this one, just once. Still have the knife and the oil / diesel soaked wood bed C10 Apache pickup. Old growth pine...Almost as old as me. Mr. Hansen would say. White top, Red truck, metal door panels, power glide automatic with a 2bbl 283 cu in V8. Hansen said he bought it new after a crane accident left him with a slight limp on his left leg. I paid $312 for the truck, but to drive it home cost me $200 more for the V8 engine.
That was his dry humor. RIP Mr. Hansen! Thanks for the service video!
Oh yea, his coveralls were gray, with a white felt cowboy hat & gray thick band.
Dean that was cool as heck for lack of better terms trying not to curse everyone needs a purpose in life and apparently that was his and I can identify with that he was lucky to have a friend such as yourself and someone to remember the way I see it you're not really gone as long as someone remembers you and as for western auto I know exactly what you're talking about I guess that kinda dates myself
Thanks for the kind words and like most, we have all lost someone who shape a part of their life. Roads where all gravel, areas just dirt was called “No Mans Land”, and phone line come from the highways out to each house / farmer. Our phone was wood with a crank. When it rang, 4 or 5 neighbors would answer. Party line. Many have never heard of it. Life was much simpler. I remember some crime happened in the country, but they spent two weeks looking for the house keys, never used them. I got a $300 bank loan from the president of the bank. They directed me (14 years old) into his office but he was on the phone. He knew me, dad & grandad. He never got off the phone & wrote on a paper “What did you need?” I wrote to barrow $300 for a motorcycle, and slide it back to him. He read it, wrote in a bank note, handed to me and quietly said “ Take this to to cashier & say high to your dad for me” he continued on his call. I walked out, gave them the note, signed and they gave me the money. I never forgot how easy that was! Retired farmer / auto tech.
NE Kansas. In the fruited plains of native Indian country. Kansas is Shawnee for “People of the Southern Wind”, While Topeka is in Shawnee county. Powhatan, Kickapoo and Pottowatimee tribes abound. Omaha is an Indian Nation, Wavubshee, and a motor home company, Winnobego and they have a nice casino. Sioux City & Sioux Falls share different tribes of Sioux. Dubuque, IA was a French fur trading post 30 years before Louis & Clark had a boat.Many have forgot the past, and been said to repeat the mistakes. Marxism comes to mind on Tuesday 2020.
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What a testament to a life well lived and the impact you have on people.
Thank you, for sharing your and Mr. Hansen's story.
Okay, I've finished the pre-work checks and oh look the workday is over see you guys tomorrow.
was thinking the same thing. Never knew anyone that started the clock at 3 a.m. for checking up's.
I'm sure they went in slow motion , and extra detail for this instructional film .
You're exaggerating. It's only lunch time.
That's an awesome, MST3K- quality joke 🤣😂
This very experienced equipment operator is making it look easy. Even today, with Laser levelers and GPS technology, watching skilled heavy equipment operators is mesmerizing. Excellent film.
Thanks, Periscope! As an equipment operator and an Army Engineer I really like this type of video. My Uncle was a Sea Bee in WW-2 and I took my machine skills from him. Thanks again!
God bless you and your uncle for your service to our great nation.
@@PeriscopeFilm I was just a Nam vet but Unc was in the thick of it. Told me he ran stuff with one hand and held a rifle with the other. Sure miss that rascal too.
@@PeriscopeFilm Thank You and knowing our machine versatility
Simplesmente lindo! Muito obrigado amigo por compartilhar essa obra de arte. A música de fundo é muito linda, a motoniveladora também! ❤👏
I love watching these old videos! I love the safety ones too, good watching!
Delightful old film, thanks.
I LOVE these old videos!
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Memories of working with my dad. He and we had lots of old Wabco and LeToueneau machines. As well as Cat, Deere, Case, International and Allia Chalmers. I still have some of that old stuff!!
Old stuff is worth a million $ if it still runs.
My dad worked at wabco Indianapolis from the later 50s until the mid 80s, when they shut down to stop a bunch of people from retiring. Dad was less than two years from a locked in pension from the 30 and out program, but basically got nothing. They really screwed a bunch of people. He built hydraulic cylinders at the end of his career, I think he literally assembled graders before then. He probably had something to do with this one in the video.
Good Job. Thank you brother. God bless you 🙏🏽
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Love these old school Military Info Movies. Im a 63 year old Vet . Brings back good memories for sure. Thank You Periscope Films 🇺🇸
enjoyable and satisfying to watch
A good blade man is worth his weight in gold. I ran a blade but was never more than passably proficient. But in the hands of a skilled operator, can make those graders sing.
The LeTourneau- Westinghouse (WABCO) grader was the Adams Co. purchased by L-W in the early 1950's. I believe Adams in- vented the 1st road grader that was a horse drawn mach- ine w/ steel wheels.
Thank you!
The motor grader , the best tractor to run . The first rig on the job and the last one to to leave !
Got to drive one of these recently. All mechanical beast.
My Dad ran a "Blade" for 39 years for the county. The first one I remember was a 666 Wabco And the 2 things I remember is #1 the way the tandems would get to bouncing in 8th gear & #2 the way those controls would "Kick". They were very hard on the wrists, hands & arms... I will always remember Riding in old #57 when school was closed due to snow storms, It was exciting bucking drifts with the V plow and wondering how many runs it would take to get through. Thanks for sharing!
I ran a Wabco some but an old knuckle buster Cat # 12 more and if the levers started flopping on their own you had to take a boot heel to get them stopped.
It is surprising to me that alot of people don't refer to it as a "blade " yet I always have.
666 MARK FO THE BEASTS. DONT USE THEMS NO MOORES!
Remember operator one early seventies just for snow remove remember using the motherboard to get out of the Dutch had to use my legs for the lever
Awesome video. I had no clue how complex these thing were to run.
We had an old Wabco with a 671 Detroit, great old tool 👍🏻
That operator really had his stereo turned up loud or else the orchestra was hiding on the other side of the road.
In 1980 I was in the Army Reserves and ran a 1957 grader. It has three speeds forward with a high and low range. On training weekends I would drive it about 30 miles up the Northway to Saratoga and a scout camp. About 30 mph it would start to hopping and then you let it slow down. No one wanted to run it so I got a lot of time on it while the real "guys" waited for the D7.
I finally got a 7 in 72. The 1st was a 5-ton water truck then a crane with a clam bucket charging an asphalt plant. Then I got out and anything was fair game.
UMM, EXCUSE MEE, BUT HOW IS IT POSSIBVLE TO HAVE SOEMTHIGN FROM 1957 IN 1980. IT DOES NOT ADD UPP!
@@ilovecops5499 You have never served in the US Army Reserves. We ate C-rations older then that.
That’s so cool…I wasn’t away the grader could shape outside slopes like that.
Great tool the old Wabco 👌🏻
Very cool
Ironic that a WABCO grader has hydraulic brakes
The good ol' Wabco!
At 10:50...would you look at those fine working boots....
That’s great music.
We have a GALION A500 grader, some of my most fond memories where made on that machine, getting stuck in ditches and peeling away heavy black soil was the way to go. We still have it, and use it each year, for our cotton irrigation ditches. Their one unique machine thats for sure!
Do you mean in general or just Galions are unique?
@@tomcander3669 just the nostalgia of the machine, and I suppose you could say they were unique, we bought it from a cat dealership, where it sat and nobody wanted it because it wasn't a cat. All the cat graders of the time still had dog clutches for controls, galion were all hydralic
@@Honey_Crumbs well....for a long time Galion was the leader in Graders but same old story...got bought out and ran down the shitter!
All of these safety and maintenance checks on the machine and yet none for the operator. WOW, we've come a long way.
@Mike B So were debilitating injuries!
WABCO- (W)estinghouse (A)ir (B)rake (CO)mpany
That’s a mighty intense soundtrack for a primer on graders. They’re going for a “Rite Of Spring” type of deal, it sounds like.
Never use the emergency shut off.
Except in an emergency.
Well ya don't say...
Good old GM/Detroits.
they missed one thing: always park your grader with the mould board level with the ground and don't expect the hydraulics to hold up when you stick your feet under one that's up in the air
EDIT: realized these machines are fully mechanical, which is pretty wild when Galion were fully hydraulic at the time
I got a "Shake Hands with Danger" flashback at the thought of your foot -under -mould board scenario.
Had no idea WABCO made graders. Just knew them for making train air brake and railroad signal (US&S Co.) equipment.
Not just graders, but haul trucks, scrapers, a variety of construction and mining equipment under the LeTourneau, Haulpac, and other brands. WABCO acquired those companies, it never directly got involved in that line of equipment, but only by acquiring/owning existing makers, and eventually using the Wabco name in place of former names.
@@stanpatterson5033 graders wer adams b 4 wabco drove a adams 660
Everybody knows that the best graders are Tonkas.
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Huzzah!
It's like flying an airliner!
Seems like a more simple life back then.
I worked at the wabco plant in toccoa ga until it closed in seventy nine
I’m expecting to hear a booming voice talking over the intro music saying This is action News!
Motor graders for dirt roads around home could use the wisdom here
I've threatened to take 1/2 the seat out because of some 'operators' work.
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Enjoyed this training film. Anything old in all subjects is appreciated. Should be called a engine grader, motor is a electrical drive system like in a alarm clock or a starter in vehicles. Gona apply now in road dept
I think 'motor' is short for 'motorized' since this type of equipment was available to be towed by tractors, bulldozers or animals once upon a time.
So please enlighten me, is my Harley an engine cycle ?
So I guess 5w30 MOTOR oil must be for an electric motor?
General Motors, American Motors, Ford Motor Company.
@@2LV855 No, your Harley is a piece of crap.
The wabco my father had owned with the heavy highway company was affectionately named the knuckle buster. 10 hours on that bastard and your hands were almost useless afterwards
You had to be serious with those rigs. But you could tell how much pressure ypou were putting on the blade by how hard it kicked.
Great
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That drain plug don't need to be that damn tite.
Anyone else recommended this?
29:20 Brave cameraman
11:02 Did they Not have proper Safety Footwear back then or wth ?? theres an accident waiting to happen .
White overalls and polished tan shoes,,,,,,,,,,,,, really ?
no joystick -- means this video is past it.
He mucked out the ditch and buried the good gravel
I could bet that the person in the film doing the inspection would have no idea how to actually work it.
That's a big ass seat.lol
I was an.oiler when I was younger and them.opeeators never checked anything lol if the other oilers and me didn't have it setting there idling they just waited on us to get around to it right after the head mechanic got done chewing our asses out for them not being running fuel and greased every evening every machine in line and we cut them off as well don't miss 1 or you would hate life but that's just the waay it was
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This Man was NOT wearing proper footwear for being on a Jobsite.