Gradall - Digging for Profits 2

Copied from VHS that was copied from the original 16mm film.
Late 60's-early 70's Warner @ Swasey / Gradall promo film, featuring the obviously new G-660 model.
Soundtrack is absolutely incredible. Featuring music by Stephen Chapin and Bob Donovan, among nameless others.

[@garymuse9009]

We had Gradalls here in Australia I remember one particular machine back in the 80s owned and operated by the then government owned Railways it was a model G660 truck mount What impressed me about the machine was the rotating arm the dual control feature and how stable it was whilst working without any outriggers . It’s the only one I ever saw and have not seen any since a great machine.

[@michaelmccaffrey2731]

Why they're not still used mainstream is beyond me

[@mikeznel6048]

Lots of towns and counties still use them.

[@ShredForth]

Replaced by rubber tired excavators with wrist buckets or tiltrotators for a lot of the applications they’re best at. For the deep excavation that they’re showing large track hoes are so much more powerful that they just aren’t used for that anymore. Where I’m located I only ever see them maintaining ditches now or occasionally doing surface work (sidewalk/curb/gutter removals and grading for reinstatement.

[@hueyman624]

My Dad would buy these from the state of Alabama in the 60s and 70s. They had Gas Minneapolis Moline gas engines. i spent plenty of time running one. In the 80s we got a twin engine 880. It would move some dirt. Then in about 2010 I bought a G3WD. All great machines. week before last I was traveling out of Chicago on I-90, a contractor there had one every few miles, maybe 10 of them. It was good to see that many in private use.

[@RomeKG471]

Local contractor I know has around six of these, two on tracks. Thanks for showing this great film!

[@robpeters5204]

Impressive machine. I remember seeing them in the 70’s. You don’t see them any more. Maybe rotting in a field but not much would be left I imagine.

[@btbucks]

I remember seeing those in the early 80's in the Pittsburgh area.

[@richardandrew2869]

I can remember these machines working in Wellington , New Zealand in the 1960s - 1970s. They were used by the city council for road works and trenching etc. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Matamata New Zealand

[@michaelmckinney401]

I ran a kohring bantam and gradall xl 1500 for ten plus years for state of ky, very versatile from cutting a perfect precise slope or ditch to tearing crossdrain culverts under pavement to loading huge rock and teatig out trees, wush i could gind someone needing a gradall operator. Was considered one of the best. I went to a dozer when the state played out, can run most anything,but loved a gradall and dozer best

[@jerrylarson723]

I recall the machine in the 60s . I haven't seen one since the late eighties.

[@JRBUISEXCAVATING]

DPW’s and the railroad love them, they’re not to popular amongst most contractors these days.

[@brandonman2020]

Last company I lowbedded at a year or 2 ago had me regularly hauling a fleet of them around, iirc that company had 30 of them across the province ditching

[@philip4x4guy]

My dad owned and operated on of these when i was a kid. He dug the footings for the i205 i84 interchange in portland among many other prijects in the area. it was a very precise machine

[@matthewheinze1231]

The first series 4100XL is Damn fine machine!

[@LB-oz9hv]

These things are still used in Canada to clean out ditches.

[@thepubliceye]

I live in New Philadelphia Oh, great video where these are built.

[@mattwarner5632]

really hate the way he says "nYew Philadelphia" tho

[@mattwarner5632]

it's called NP or New Philly at most please get it right sir

[@David-wu7jj]

Gradalls make so much sense

[@BeamerTheFox]

there so neat, even today the modern ones are neat, thanks for putting this up for us ! keep that hardhat on !

[@jamesgeorge4874]

Narrator is the same guy who did the Clark Michigan series loader promo.

[@ryanv3751]

Thanks for posting!

[@PeterPeter-sp9ck]

Great video, thanks🤝🏻🤝🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 please, do you have some video about Gradall G1000?

[@abikerinpa]

Keep the videos coming my new friend ! 🍺♥️😎

[@jeremy63391]

I saw one of those in road construction ahead

[@michaelreischman9429]

We had a G-880 and 2 660's in our company We used mostly for Highway embankments and Slab removal,

[@user-gn3rt8iw8i]

انها رائعة جداززانا احبها ولها في حياتي ذكريات مع تحياتي. عبدالله السواف❤

[@TheSynthnut]

Plenty of jobs these are better than a conventional 360! Are you a Warner descended from the Warner & Swasey Warners BTW?

[@mattwarner5632]

Absolutely no relation lol

[@user-jr9vp8dq8k]

"Волшебная ручка"

[@williammain3247]

What is the trade-off? Low truck loading height? Seems like Case Extend-A-Hoe combines backhoe and this.

[@mattwarner5632]

@3:45 "After considering the use of a Gradall and a backhoe, he decided that the Gradall could do the work of both --- and we was right."

[@johnwarwick4105]

Interesting machine, never seen one before. I guess the sliding mechanism would suffer from high wear.

[@mattwarner5632]

Check the end of the boom; there's a set of ball-bearing rollers on the outer boom, and another set on the back end of the inner/sliding boom, allowing it to ride smoothly.