As a motograder operator thank you Justin for making a motograder documentary.

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Haha! Your welcome 😁

Mate thank you for a great video of one of the best graders manufactured by caterpillar, nothing beats a big CAT .

@PAmining

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely my friend! Thanks

We rebuilt one of those jewels in our shop back in 2015. Next to the 12H, it’s a hulk! I’d like to walk that yard and see all the other iron you have there! Thanks for the review!

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Largest Cat grader in it's day! Thank you :)

Thank you for producing this video

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome :)

Awesome looking and intimidating machine. I've never been next to one but by looking at this one you can really appreciate the massive size of this very important piece of equipment on the mining field. Thank you for covering this machine in your series. 👍

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Your welcome buddy! Glad you enjoyed it!

There’s still a lot of this model in operation in my country. They are solid as a rock . Good vid Justin .

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

😃 that's awesome. Still many in operation over here too. Thanks!

Thanks for another outstanding equipment documentary. I learned a lot from this one. When I was in the construction industry quite a few years ago, operators would always say that the hardest machine to operate is the articulated grader. I did not realize just how many controls the operator has to utilize. I would imagine there is a fairly long learning curve to master a grader like this CAT 16G. I’m curious to know if the newer models say 2015 - 2023 feature most of the controls mounted on joysticks.

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome buddy! Glad you learned a lot! And yes, all the newer graders are joystick control :) Thanks!

Great documentary once again 👍👍👍 the 16G... Mainstay of the UK opencast haulroad maintenance...

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

That's awesome. Thank you! 😁

Another great video Thanks Justin That’s one big Grader.Keep up great job making these videos Thanks.

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! As long as people enjoy them I will keep making them :)

Thanks PA Mining. Heavy Duty!

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

😎😁 your welcome!

Thanks for the grader video

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Bad ass video man!!..does it ever bring back memories!!!..those old 16 G’s were monsters and were remarkably tough!…they were just so power and quick…you could plow off 30’ of road top so quick and they were surprisingly easy to control!…I saw those 16G’s do things that a D8 couldn’t…my hood buddy who was a superstar grader man could rip rock out of ditches with it and he could gravel a road with 22 belly dumps on him!..she never laboured once!..just begged for more!…I ran lots of 14G’s and when I got to run the 16’s it always amazed me the production difference of the two…I can only imagine the surprise an old hand operator from the 60’s running old straight frame 16’s got when he sat in a 16G for the first time!..it’s probably been 15 years since I got the opportunity to run a 16G and if I was offered the opportunity to run one today it would be hard to pass up!..great machine and great video!!

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! What's always amazed me is the operators that are skilled grader guys! It's amazing what you can do with one of you know what your doing. I would say the 16s were more popular for large construction. Thanks for sharing the memories too :) Peace!

Very good. Thank you.

I'd love to shine a haul road up with that baby but all we had was a 120 but it was a good machine. More than likely I'd be in the old Euc backdump though. You know how it is. And I'd sure like the old school lever setup over the wobble stick stuff now. And a 3406? WOW! Happy week to you and Thanks and God Bless

@jasoncolvin7849

10 ай бұрын

They're pretty cool!! I wouldn't consider myself an "operator" but I can swab a quarry haul road or move snow off to the side... I've racked up a few hours on a 16g but nothing to retire on

Awesome!

Great video and a very interesting subject Which I knew nothing about thank you Keep posting bloke

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Haha, excellent! Hope you learned something interesting! Thank you!

Nice looking machine Justin, never been in a grader, yet. That R-50 in the background give Me chills though!

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

I believe that was an R65 (close enough) lol. Yes good trucks in their day! Thanks!

Very cool Thank you

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! 😎

Looks like a fleet I remember in the 80s behind the house…eucs….A and B model 777s…92s…10s…and at one time wisedas that I didn’t see but the 1st steam cleanin outfit I worked for had cleaned…2 Eucs hit head on in 3rd grade and Remember seein the picture in the paper like it was yesterday….I would stare at the hollerfill watchin em come n go and notice things like the slanted body supports vs the cats more straight ones….we rode bikes with dad right through the lot with iron movin everywhere and was in awe of how many pieces were there I hadn’t seen….man how I miss those days…shots knockin pictures off walls…meant $$$ was flowin…

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Haha thanks for sharing the memory man! The older iron was always tough!

@charlesmullins3238

10 ай бұрын

@@PAmining I got family in cannonsburg if that’s around your arepa Justin..been wantin to make the trip see some tree buddies and would be nice shake the hand of the dragline king!..😂

@PAmining

7 ай бұрын

Blahahaha!! Sure thing my friend!

40 years on one. Best grader there is to this day! H model good but has computer fitted and computers tend to say no! 😂

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It's in good shape

Awesome video 😎 is this one still in service

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

It absolutely is! Thanks 😎

Excellent as always! Did this machine also have HFWA?

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean by HFWA, can you elaborate? Thank you!

@404nitro

10 ай бұрын

@@PAmining Hydraulic Front Wheel Assist That is how a lot of older farm tractors are referred to since the early ones with front axle drive assist used hydraulic fluid and wheel motors rather than an actual differential and drive axle like they all have had for the last few decades. I live on a dirt road that the country grades. They use Champion, Volvo and Deere graders here and at least some have the HFWA feature which helps them in winter time snow removal/grading.

@williammain3247

8 ай бұрын

You got me with assist instead of drive. 😅 I was looking for a drive to the front wheels being so large of a grader. I bet a grader this size does not see much asphalt.

@PAmining

7 ай бұрын

Yes they all had that. Thanks!

great video!, this grader looks much more difficult to run compared with bulldozers, backhoes, and dumptrucks as it has 8-10 levers next to the steering wheen then the usual 3-4 foot pedals and 4-6 hand levers to the side, and who the heck decided to put the engine guages BEHIND the driver?? you would screw your neck up trying to read them while in operation! . please do a video on a steamroller, Ive never seen a videon on those. THANKS!!!

@PAmining

10 ай бұрын

Haha, it definitely is an odd design! And if I come across an old dinosaur roller like that I will try to do something . Thanks!

That is a big girl.

cat 16 g ,h graders i operated same models in wa mines in Australia same as cat 16h , m models up in nt Australia mine give me the old school cat graders any day & same as the cat D11R ,D10R,D9L,D9G DOZERS 👍👍

Same year as me. And just like me, Cat equipment has gotten uglier with time. 90's was the last good looking equipment era.

@PAmining

7 ай бұрын

I grew up in the 90s and personally have a soft spot for 90s era Cat equipment

And all of this must be electric within 5 years... Running on 3 lithium 18650 cells.

@mikekopie9897

10 ай бұрын

Exactly! We have nothing but corrupt idiots at the wheel of our country.