As a transport driver, i love doing this in front of the operators to clean the board.

I had no idea there was so much engineering built into these. I reckon this is a more complicated machine than they sometimes appear to those not in the industry. Thank you Nathan.

I had to search up how to do this…I was shown, years ago…awesome refresh.

@ironman3406

Ай бұрын

Great, thanks for watching im glad is was helpful

Thanks for sharing Nathan!! I'm all for more videos of this type! I would have never thought you could get the blade in that position!

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoy - thanks for watching

Enjoyed the video Nathan! 🙂👍 Always enjoy seeing iron in action. Take care, be safe and have a great 4th. 🔧🔩

Fascinating

Looks like you can make a comfy spot for an afternoon nap!

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

After the blades been in the dirt and it’s nice and cool on a hot day it’s great - like laying in a hammock

After learning how to do it a few years ago, I do it all the time now for swapping cutting edges on my blade, it's funny to see some peoples reactions to the blade being swung out that way but then they're probably surprised to see me working 🤣🤣🤣

Just had to change blades for the first time today and this was a little tricky, should have watched your video before hand lol. Good stuff man thank you for the video

@ironman3406

4 ай бұрын

Hope the next time around it’s less tricky now that you can watch along at the same time. Thanks for watching

Great video Nathan!

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud - like I said I do it similarly too you. Thanks for watching

Great video!

@ironman3406

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hey great video. I’ve been running a grader for about 10 years now and I’m currently running a 14m. One of the videos I have never actually seen before or hear many people talk about is the names of the actual moving parts of the whole grader. That would be a sweet video. Even though here’s a lot of different names people have for the same parts. Thanks from Squamish BC

@ironman3406

6 ай бұрын

Hi Jeff thanks for watching and for the suggestion for a video, I think that I could make that happen.

Something that I’ve wondered and haven’t been able to get a definitive answer with logical reasons are which way to have the tires tilted and how that helps. Good job with this video. Clear explanations with multiple angles definitely helps me understand .

@ironman3406

5 ай бұрын

Hey thanks watching and for the kind words, I try to do my best with the tutorial videos I make. You typically want to lean your wheels in the same direction that material is coming off the moldboard. This will help counteract the side draft the machine has when making hard cuts. Hope that clears it up a bit for you.

@ShannonFreng

4 ай бұрын

@@ironman3406 Side draft? I always wondered what that meant.

@ironman3406

4 ай бұрын

@@ShannonFreng the blade is running at an angle, if you start cutting too heavy it can take weight off the front axle and skate the front axle in the same direction the blade is angled (side draft ) so the front end is always trying to fight that force, leaning the wheels helps.

@ShannonFreng

4 ай бұрын

@@ironman3406 Ah, so it wants to push the front end off to the side, eh? Thanks.

@ironman3406

4 ай бұрын

@@ShannonFreng yup no problem

Didn't know that the blade could come out like that?👍

Good job Nathan

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

Well thanks Dad (aka Ironman1693)

Thanks bud that's awesome stuff. Thank goodness for hydraulics.😁👍

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

You can do it in the old knuckle busters too

Great video I’ve seen the guy at the coal mine do some amazing things with the grader out there he was really skilled with the track hoe to I swear he could have plucked a hair off a head lol and you wouldn’t know it thanks for sharing buddy I always wanted to try to operate a grader but didn’t get to it broke down before I got a chance

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching as always sir

Great video man Appreciate the full detail and all different camera angles. Aas a instructor I will be using this video as a great guide to follow incase students forget and or need assistance when alone Next video maybe show how to use angle to make a ditch or clean up a ditch Thanks again You should do more videos with all the machines in the yard. Looks like your a natural trainer 👌👍👏

@ironman3406

3 ай бұрын

Hello there!! Thanks so much for the kind thoughts I really appreciate that, it helps me know that I’m not waiting my time. I try and do videos as time permits as I am a full time trainer who is always on the road, the challenge in our yard is demonstrating any kind of earthmoving tasks because they won’t let us excavate on the property. But I have had that request many times so if and when I have the opportunity I will make it. Thanks for watching and I am glad you found this one useful.

@davidgideon5120

3 ай бұрын

@ironman3406 right on man. I am heading this week to do an assessment for two ppl on a cat 140K grader. I've only ran 140m, so the more information is better. I'm in northern Ont. Thanks again and keep up the great work!!

My best job ever doing road work for my father-in-law the old gallions took a while to get up in that position we two graders that way you could pull down the back slope then the second grader could windrow it for the loader

Thanks - Very detailed and every operator should be able to follow and execute. I learned how to get blade into banking position by trail and error. Watching the older operator doing it for several years. Off topic - how often would you lube the various parts of the circle and mold board slide ? Thanks again for very informative operating techniques of the Cat graders !

@ironman3406

10 ай бұрын

Hello there thanks for watching. I typically go with a weekly service when a grader is doing municipal type work, that includes greasing all grease fittings, spraying dry granites spray on the mole board slide, in between the circle and the drawbar, on the circle gear and circle pinion gear, and on the inside of the circle where the circle turns inside of the drawbar. I prefer the dry graphite for this because dirt and dust won’t stick to it creating and abrasive grease mix.

olá tudo bem, trabalho aqui no BREASIL a 120 L tração 6x6 é uma ótima maquina

Highbank 🤗🤗🤗 Now I what to do that with my 1954, 8T 🥺

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not you can do it on the old gals, just a little more work involved, maybe I’ll do a video of that sometime

@Fatamus

Жыл бұрын

@@ironman3406 O' I would 😍love to see it done. I've seen old brochures showing it done but I haven't tried to do it ... yet. 😁

PARABÉNS pelo vídeo , o triste da história é que não entendo inglês kkkkkk

@ironman3406

2 ай бұрын

I am sorry you could not understand- thanks for watching. I’ll try to remember to turn on the subtitles next time.

@neurivancardoso9705

2 ай бұрын

@@ironman3406 , ok thanks , I'm studying english

Is this possible on all graders? Champion 710a?

What type of grading would you use the blade in the upright position for? That for grading ditches??

@ironman3406

7 ай бұрын

Back slopes mostly

Thought you had ape hangers out front for a sec😆

@ironman3406

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for watching

It's best to go right to keep the cylinder clean. LOL.... I can't side shift right, it's a polish brain fart thing. So my cylinder stays full😅

@ironman3406

2 ай бұрын

That’s fine but it’s a lot harder to go right when you have a left hand blade extension. Thus why I went left.

ask me why my light bar is so crooked and my tires are cut? LOL

So….. all that and it’s just to clean the blade

@ironman3406

5 ай бұрын

No that’s just one of many reasons. You can easily change blades this way so you’re not lying in the dirt. But more importantly you can blade steep backslopes, moving the blade out can provide lots of flexibility in how you can blade with the machine depending on the job at hand.

Please make it simple to understand

@ironman3406

Ай бұрын

Not sure how much more simple I can make it? It’s a step by step process. Are you a grader operator?