Placing Gravel, and Preparing for Asphalt

We are measuring for Final Grade on 20mm Gravel.

[@justinkopecky9615]

I worked with Vern and my father worked with Vern for years. He is very knowledgeable and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Glad to see your videos Vern.

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Good to hear from you Justin, I hope "Fort Mac" is treating you well.

[@harryparker1235]

Hi mate from Australia. I was a grader operator for 45 years I was old school string line and grade checker use to say to them hope those cans are full of zero. One old operator to another Happy Blading🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Well nice to hear from Australia, 45 years is long time, I'll bet you have some stories.

[@Mud-N-Ice]

Love the old school methods. That is a nice 14.

[@Seabass466]

I love your videos. So much skill & talent

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Hi, Seabass1, Thank You for watching!.

[@GauravKumar-bz6pn]

So Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ Good Job 💐💐💐

[@leopapanagiotou1468]

Did it for 40 years as owner operator in Greece and 5 years i canada 🇨🇦 the grader operator is very good old-school greetings from.canada

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Thanks for the input Leo, and I salute you.

[@justinmcginnis8732]

Great operating sir!

[@karllangner1579]

Excellent job.

[@president2]

Love this please please keep it up, the kids need this!!!!

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Sometimes I think of the young people on the crew as the kids, thanks for commenting.

[@memovargas372]

Looks great! What I do is put a paint mark on my Blade at the desired depth, and run it to the curb works every time. Same with string. Almost like a hyper sonic laser just just by hand.

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Yes, I do the same thing sometimes. I keep a "thick felt marker" in my grader. I use it to put a reference mark on the edge of the moldboard. Thanks for the input.

[@ChrisTridia-rj1zf]

Ash-phalt Nice technique! New learner at a new job.

[@albertogarcia5276]

Nice to see that there in America there is a grade crew. Here in Spain, as a motograder operator, you and your machine are the whole grade crew. You usually have the worst labourer of the construction site to discover the stakes and you will lucky if he speaks your languaje.

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Hi Aberto, nice to hear from Spain. The grade crew is a very important part of street building. Most of the world, including "Standard General" are gradually transitioning to GPS grading. The grade crews will get smaller, and smaller. Thanks for the input, I hope you don't get too lonely on the jobsite.

[@aissadz4295]

Thank you for your time my teacher

[@aissadz4295]

Thanks , great video

[@ConnorWells-dx7ig]

Nice work

[@fatehsiouda6197]

Good job

[@NorthAfricantigers]

هاي امي 🙏👍😍❤❤🇩🇿🇩🇿Hi mom اعجبني عملك و كم اتمنى لو اجد عمل معكم انا عامل بسيط من الجزائر🇩🇿from Algeria I liked your work and how I wish I could find work with you. I am a simple worker

[@gq-cw6xi]

Start at the curb, then you already have an established grade point then the quarters and crown then work your way to the otherside

[@babarhussain8811]

Good operator exelent

[@BongaMasima-bc8yu]

Hei guys i am a new grader oparator this is amazing i hope 1 day i will oparating lyk this guy its woooow❤❤❤

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Thank you for the compliment.

[@Tube_0413]

Dream job

[@CRPFilmsChristianRaymundPastor]

Wow nicee

[@ztngsiri2498]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bobbycox2547]

Great..

[@roberthenderson4466]

A CLOUDY DAY....GRADER SHOULD HAVE THE WHITE LIGHTS ON.......

[@bigdaddyroad]

May I ask you. We have a blend we want to grade in gravel road but it has core stone mixed. Would the grader be able to spread and remove the core stone from the blend? I've learned a lot from you and other guys on how to operate. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

If you have mix of different size gravel, there is not much you can do with the grader to help the problem. I would suggest using a "drum packer" after you lay the gravel out. The drum will push in the larger stones. Good luck on your project.

[@bigdaddyroad]

@@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937 thank you very much. I appreciate your insight.

[@gq-cw6xi]

Wheres the water truck?

[@Mud-N-Ice]

Vern get them to try white paint. It’s a lot easier to read from the seat

[@RunkStillRides]

I’m a colorblind dozer hand. I can’t see orange paint to save my life! I have to have blue or white haha

[@Mud-N-Ice]

@@RunkStillRides neat I love me some white paint I dont know why I had to say it to the legend 😆. Internet inspector moment I had I suppose

[@Bilalngvfdvx125]

I need tension classis...with practical 😌 🙏

[@Bilalngvfdvx125]

Nice I need practice & tecnic..I am graeder operator

[@hrv0.-]

Im pretty new with grader,working on cat 160H for 3 years,and my grader blade is in terrible condition,plate never changed for 20 years,cylinders almost all leaking oil,no parking brake,and lots of other things...im wondering how much often do u guys change your blade plates and when u decide its broke and useless,and snyone can solve why my psrking brake dont work,its leaking air all the time

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

A 160H is a nice machine, if they are well maintained. When you say "plate" I assume you are referring to "blade slides" I replace my blade slides (brass) every 3 months. If you have a constant air leak, it will eventually take out your compressor. Thanks for watching.

[@hrv0.-]

@@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937 it leaks all the time,it's almost a year and half and I work without parking brake,and got lots of problems because I always have to find a secure spot to park my motor grader,and I have to pull down mine blade and it's bad for hydraulics and lots of other stuff....I didn't mean on blade slides I mean bottom of grader blade...do u change that or u put it somewhere on asphalt and try to fix curves on blade?

[@hrv0.-]

@@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937 and as a "newbie" I'm pretty good,I love to be precise and love to work in tight street or house yards...

[@gq-cw6xi]

Change the cutting edge before it starts burning off the bolts, ​@@hrv0.-

[@DavidLeon140m3]

Stringline dosnt lie

[@smokingbluedream]

A little slack can make it lie all day a rotating laser and a lenker rod you’re a one man show checking and the rod does the math for you

[@user-ie8nr9wj2h]

Bomak 2019

[@user-sy4ci9rs7p]

Bonsoir je suis Jean-Paul Netus opérateur depuis des années

[@Motomann25]

Little trick I learned if you put a boot on and you roll your blade back all the way your boot can ride right on the lip of the curb and you'll be able to stuff your curb perfectly to the lip without getting any Rock on the top of your curb then you just hit it with your roller usually it beats down about 17 hundredths.

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

It sounds like you have worked in the industry for a while. Thanks for the input.

[@gliderider7077]

Lol your comment about if the trucks all come in at one time, WE all know the drivers can only run in packs together 😂. At least in the states they do, kills me when you see them all coming and going together.. like women to the restroom

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

It sounds like you have seen a few things in life. The restroom analogy is interesting, there may be something to it.

[@gq-cw6xi]

Its not just in the states, our turbanned drivers in Canada do the same usually half hr earlier than expected or at coffee time, if they are booked for 7 am and show up at 630 am i make them wait. Piss on them, do what you are told or go home.

[@MuhammadIrfan-gj9fb]

garding ka tarika

[@user-ie8nr9wj2h]

Silandri bomak

[@Polysingh_]

Don't you run grade control

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

Hi Gyanender, the company that I work for "SG" is transitioning over to grade control. SG owns two 140 M Cats, and a John Deere that could potentially use GPS grade control.

[@Polysingh_]

@ONLY a million mistakes: Vern Kyle Grade control is a lot easier eliminating ground staff but you are very nimble and good grader op, might be because of age and experience:)

[@onlyamillionmistakesvernky7937]

@@Polysingh_ Thank you for the compliment, and yes. it may be the age, and experience.

[@ztngsiri2498]

Hello, I am a grader driver and I am 41 years old and I am looking for a job

[@gq-cw6xi]

Grader driver huh

[@tassi13827]

This is a dumb way to put gravel down. Should use a large dozer with a spreader box. Gravel would be just about on exact grade and only require final finish grading.

[@svistcool]

Hey Larry , do you have a video of your dozer with a spreader box? can you share a link ?

[@tassi13827]

@@svistcool Sorry, don't have a photo. We used a couple on the interstate many years ago. They work great, very efficient.

[@tassi13827]

@@svistcool Found a youtube of a spreader box. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2fHpH2paL5me5o

[@justinmcginnis8732]

Theres a reason ppl use graders for stone and not dozers. If u were experienced u would know why

[@tassi13827]

Guess you are not experienced, We used spreader boxes for both gravel and crushed stone. You can't believe how much time was saved fine grading because of the spreader boxes attached to dozers that placed the exact amount of material needed.@@justinmcginnis8732

[@australianoutback]

Dudes using too kuch paint OHHHHHNOOOO!!!

[@Mr3801]

sorry yours senting to sleep sound like the from Beavis and Butt-Head Teacher David Van Driessen

[@paulpatterson1288]

It’s not ash phalt it’s asphalt

[@matthewking6936]

Ash fault 😂

[@OR-hunter]

Its called asphalt not ashphalt. How long have you been doing this job?🙄

[@ignaziocaputo1465]

😊Gps