Cat 140M3 pulling shoulders.

[@BenJaMin-zs4tt]

Well it didn't go as planned.. hacked my first side. Couldn't get into position on my right side. So I tried spilling on the opposite side of the wheels, and that wasn't the same outcome. Took two passes and had way to much material. Other side of the road I.got the bright idea to travel the opposite direction and try my blade position on the left side.. made a huge difference. 1 pass, more control, and a smoother cut. I have another road to cut as soon as the mower gets there.. my other issue is even cut grass needs the cuttings raked off the edge, and we don't have an implement for that.. so hopefully we can borrow one from a farmer before I get into the next one. Thanks so much for your video. It helped a million

[@stephenbarrett3763]

Finally see a true operator at least you know you can use the saddle and use the lean on your front wheels some of these videos imbarrising to a blade operator I'm a old man now but I cut blue top for years, cut pavement and cut paint off pavement I can tell you have experience thank you for your video

[@dylangraham3535]

Graderman in Three Hills Alberta Canada. Great job! Love these videos.

[@graderman140m]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching

[@Madsuper81]

We need a part two, with you working and incorporating the windrows and the finished product. Great video!!👍🏻

[@graderman140m]

Stay tuned for part two. Thanks for watching!

[@permasealfinishing1273]

I don’t know why but I enjoy watching you “make roads”

[@graderman140m]

Happy to hear that thanks for watching!

[@AlexKall]

We do it similarily where I live but we often have a wheel loader with a vibrator bucket that sifts through the material to remove most of the vegetation. Well done!

[@graderman140m]

I’m suer that would work very well also glad that works for you thanks for watching!

[@LuisGarcia-it4rt]

Another great video!!! I have started pulling my shoulders the same way thanks for all your videos!!!

[@graderman140m]

Your welcome glad your enjoying the videos thanks for watching!

[@solomonmethuselah2217]

Great job need some more of your videos of grader operating on job sites

[@briangraham540]

I noticed that this road has alot of washboard so I usually cut the washboard out before pulling shoulders as this can add to the problem with all this material being placed on the road even when laid in lifts ! ( from Canada )

[@graderman140m]

I didn’t show it in the video but I cut the road all the way out mixing all the loose gravel in with the material from the shoulders that way I was getting a good mix road went to crap over weekend dry when I did it 2 inches of slow rain really made a mess of it nothing you can do though

[@BenJaMin-zs4tt]

Well, I have this first pull coming up, they sent the mower out today to cut the 3ft grass. They were supposed to hold on gravel until after a couple weeks of breaking it down, but Friday the trucking company put 200ypm down anyhow. So thats got me worried. We don't have a disker, but my 150awd has a sod mulcher on front and a packer on back... I assume I'll need to peel the gravel to one side before I can start, and my shoulder is about 3ft wide and 10 inches tall, so I assume it's going to be a sh!t show for my first attempt. I've pulled a bit in to fill major potholes, but this will be fun..

[@kevinbeene1124]

Now I need a tiller🤪🤪😀

[@graderman140m]

It’s amazing the job it does and not that big of an investment to buy definitely speeds up the process thanks for watching!

[@umpequenocomentario3137]

Olá um abraço aqui desse Brasileiro 🇧🇷 eu estou aprendendo muito obrigado

[@jimhanifer1177]

Pretty cool 🇺🇸🚜

[@graderman140m]

Glad to hear that thanks for watching.

[@mikewaite5849]

Did you retrieve the should with the disc before the shoulder cut?

[@graderman140m]

Yes I disc the edges with my retriever disc before I pull the edges in generally like to have it disc a couple weeks before I start pulling the edges in.

[@drzflyest4]

What causes all that washboarding in the crown?

[@graderman140m]

Lot of it is poor surfacing gravel and the way people drive.

[@Robert-lb2zv]

Could you please give examples of and or explain under cut… thanks for your time.

[@ClaytonWillisMusic]

cutting under the shoulder of the road, leaving an edge that will not allow water to run off.

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

👍

[@matthewking6936]

Are you contracted through a city/county?

[@samuelngatiri3249]

How much do they pay hr need

[@azizchkour6106]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BenJaMin-zs4tt]

How wide is your moldboard? 16'?

[@graderman140m]

It’s 16ft I run 16ft moldboards on all my machines.

[@BenJaMin-zs4tt]

@@graderman140m I have a 150 awd up in Manitoba, I have a secondary ditch issue I'm pulling next week. I've been grading for 9 years, and I've attempted smaller pulls, but I'm definitely nervous. I'm happy to see your video. Thanks

[@martygrande873]

Can you do video of you grading a wide road?

[@graderman140m]

I can but how wide of a road are you talking about my max road width is 24ft wide and in my opinion there no reason for a road to be any wider then that.

[@martygrande873]

@@graderman140m some off my roads are 14ft wide, almost have to set my blade straight to get it passed the crown..if you have any tips that would be awesome! Love the videos! Very informative.

[@brandonpadget5515]

How many miles can you blade in an 8 hour day?

[@graderman140m]

Well that’s a hard question to answer do to so many variables but I get around 17 and a half miles in a 8 hour day that cutting washboards out and dressing up intersections obviously that’s 35 miles both ways I get 20 miles in a 11 hour day that’s 40 miles both ways and that’s averaging a speed of 5 mph

[@brandonpadget5515]

Wow that moving right along. The part that kills my time is when I gotta make another pass on my main roads.

[@graderman140m]

@@brandonpadget5515 I hear you there anytime you have to cut and relay a road it starts eating up time but hey we get paid by the hour so works out

[@jeffreyturck274]

Sometimes it's hard to watch. Should have taken care of the washboard road surface first before you pulled the shoulders in. You end up with loose material covering the washboard, first rain they will resurface.