The worlds Most Advanced Road grader!

[@dexewing1]

Great job with the road! I can tell it's smoother after your grading. The Roadrunner is pretty ingenious. Makes use of what you have already (skid steer) without having to purchase another separate unit that needs maintenance as well.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Exactly 👌

[@andrewl7467]

It would work great on a gravel road. Because it would flow better than sand with leaves mixed in. Having the wheels out front would be a must with a skidsteer. Great upload.

[@froter1]

I KNEW you'd end up getting a road grader attachment! Very cool , Stanley ! . This is a game changer for all your needs and a potential money maker for neighbors , or anyone that has rural land 👍❤️💯 I'm happy for you my friend 👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on Joe! This thing is awesome.👊👍

[@Doubie.]

Good to hear your daughters growing and learning weather that stresses you out less or not isn’t as important in the long run at least she’ll be closer to home if so you can see her more it’s important people always try to continue to learn improve and change weather they fail or not

[@Dirtmonkey]

True that!!

[@Derf1313]

Ya know Stan, one of the many reasons I watch is Honesty. I believe we come into this world naked, & leave naked, the only thing we have in between is our reputation... It kinda hard, in this day & age, to have personal ethics. Kudos to you for sticking to yours!! When ya asked about cost, at first k thought he was gonna add a decimal place, lol. Heck I've seen box blades for $15-2000, lol! This def seems to have a place, especially if ya don't have a center mounted grader blade on a tractor. Please give us an update on how this works out... & As always, Thanx !!

[@Dirtmonkey]

"I believe we come into this world naked, & leave naked, the only thing we have in between is our reputation..."- That is very accurate.

[@Tractorsareawesome]

This is a very simple but effective attachment. I’d like to see a closer up of the material you work with. I’m from TN so our roads are typically hard packed clay, creek gravel, or standard crusher run. I’d like to see how this attachment fairs to some harder ground. I’d also love to see a comparison of this unit vs a standard 6 way blade.

[@graveldrivewaysleanderTX]

You’ll be amazed with that serrated edge blade you see in the video will do to harden patch material.

[@mikefrench3800]

Same here in the Ozarks along with lots of rocks

[@johnypitman2368]

my sentiments exactly great idea but I seriously doubt that the attachment is heavy enough to cut hard pack or road base

[@Tractorsareawesome]

@@graveldrivewaysleanderTX I’d like to see it lol

[@Tractorsareawesome]

@@johnypitman2368 yeah

[@williamjanik7743]

Great content as always. I'm happy for you and your family that your daughter has chosen to move closer to home. The video of her lifestyle was fascinating. Hopefully you'll make one of her living off the land in this new setting.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Aw thanks man! I’m glad she’s back too. And that’s the plan 👊

[@briantampa1164]

Sweet skid loader attachment Stanley!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its a pretty wicked grader for sure

[@chuckb9867]

I like that it could work on parking lots too the price seem very reasonable for what it was doing for you I like how you show the mistakes I love honesty waiting for your next video

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on thanks man! Glad you’re here 👍

[@sk00t3r8]

being a motor grader operator that attachment is only designed to cut 1 way, there is no option to articulate the blade left or right ,, once you understand that you will be able to compensate when cutting or trimming a road

[@Dirtmonkey]

yep- you are 100% on that

[@RHomer-ov5pz]

Stan, that piece of equipment is really cool. Will it build a freeway. No. But for driveway maintenance vs cost it's a well built for the job.the biggest problem that a skid steer has. Is it has no suspension. So it wants to work on the same plane it's sitting on. This grader makes it much easier to transition and create what you want. Well done...

[@1950harleycharley]

Cool video. Thx for sharing this never before seen grader.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jonathanraynes2365]

It will be nice having your daughter much closer to home. I am sure that you and your wife will sleep better at night, I know that I sure would. Take care my friend, and thanks again for the videos.

[@Dirtmonkey]

You said it well. Its better now that shes a hundred miles away and not 4,000

[@CZAnthonyX]

that machine is something! Im loving all the new attachments for skiddys! Becoming even more versitile! Keep up the great work! Any snow last week at all? Had a few flurries where i am.

[@Dirtmonkey]

We got fluries but nothing much. I am good if it doesn't snow for a few weeks

[@trucktractor9347]

Yes would love to see a video on road crowning!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

you bet! I can do that next spring

[@petersmart1999]

That design is very similar to our trail drags we use for snomobile trails,exact same principal! We have used our old unit to grade the road to our storage barn,does a great job erasing the potholes!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Very cool!

[@vinniegillotti9347]

Scope out Yellowstone track system they make grooming stuff for cross country, ski trails and snowmobile trails I just hauled a tractor trailer load of them from Sheridan, Wyoming to Vermont.

[@Aepek]

The stuff they make, awesome and seer; if ya need it, someone makes it…..just gotta find them! Thx Stan, cheers✌🏻

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its always fun trying out cool new gear and equipment

[@briancoffey6814]

That is a design I have had in my head for a while looks like I should have put it on paper. They done a good job building it and you sir are genuine. Keep doing you showing things naturally as mistakes make you smarter.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on Brian!.

[@TqSNv9R0iG5Ckxew]

The Bobcat branded version includes a pair of laser sensors to independently adjust the height on each side. Easily one of the biggest time savers available for a concrete pour.

[@jonathanraynes2365]

Looks like a very solid attachment and is a good buy at a price tag of $8k. From your video it looked as if it did a nice job of resurfacing the road, but hard to tell how the crowning of the road came out on the video. Yes I would like to see you do a more in depth video on getting that attachment to actually set a proper crown. I would imagine that the first pass or two is to clear all the leaf litter and debris. I have been going a lot of grading over the last 30 yrs or so, and I would buy that attachment. I am in CA and they are building most new housing developments are “high density”, meaning that you are lucky to have 5’ on the side yards. I am wondering if the make an attachment that is about 36” that would mount on a Boxer or other mini track loader. I am going to look into it. Thanks for another helpful video!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad it helped.

[@420zyzer]

im glad u sent this video out ive been curious since seeing she short on it

[@Dirtmonkey]

Cool! Hope this answered any questions for ya

[@420zyzer]

@@Dirtmonkey most definitely except for my on ice question but just seeing it work. looks like it very well could

[@na5dw]

Great videeo. Look forward to a video on building a center crown.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Noted! 😊

[@markashley9955]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for being honest about how long it takes to get the job done. Looks good.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Always 👊

[@emergencyvehiclelightingso3975]

This was the best grading attachment I ever owned. So simple and super effective. Indestructible.

[@graveldrivewayrecovery]

Was?

[@emergencyvehiclelightingso3975]

@@graveldrivewayrecovery since have sold all equipment.

[@firedog759]

Thanks for keeping it REAL Stanley

[@Gary67242]

love the fact that you keep things real !.... thumbs up

[@kevinorr6880]

I love Road Runner grader. I've wanted one for a decade.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Now I know why, things awesome!

[@Adamwood21212]

Dude, the Steele mixer is awesome. So happy you came across that and put it on one of your videos!

[@Dirtmonkey]

It is a pretty neat mixer

[@ghostdog662]

Motocross and bike trails will love this machine

[@Dirtmonkey]

I can see that to.

[@danmcclellan2451]

Definitely a nice piece of equipment to have 👏👏✌️ congratulations!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@Unknown-pc9yq]

Seems like a tool that you and a few neighbors buy as a group and use it or go in with someone like a hunt camp. Seems well made and fair priced.

[@Dirtmonkey]

well said.

[@Unknown-pc9yq]

@@Dirtmonkey what would you charge someone for the job you did on your property? I have no reference so to me it would be at least $500 bucks and that's probably very low. How long did it take you?

[@1965ace]

Job specific, my road has 3/4 minus which might give any grader fits but a rake is the perfect answer with proper addition. This thing might be great for prep work with very small base material.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I will be trying it with 3/4 clear as well.

[@TruckandTravel]

Nice piece of equipment. It's not the time that matters, it's the quality. Looks 👍 good.

[@Dirtmonkey]

"It's not the time that matters, it's the quality." words of wisdom right there

[@patrickmurphy7485]

Yes on crowning show

[@Dirtmonkey]

You got it

[@pcatful]

Cool! Grading work looks great! I recognized your "Home" place part way through. Funny I was living sort of like your daughter, when i was young in Hawaii. I know what you mean by "carport".

[@Dirtmonkey]

Haha yep! Pretty sure she loved it though

[@1farmer608]

I’m glad you said skid loader attachment. I was totally about to go on my tractor with grader scraper rant again like I did on Instagram when you posted the video of this thing. Never mind lol. A tractor with a top and tilt will do the same thing and be a lot cheaper if you don’t already have a skid steer. If you do then it’s a great attachment but if you want to be a bit cheaper just buy a tractor and grading scraper.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I need to get myself a tractor for the farm.

[@davewood406]

From what I’ve seen land planes really come into their own on subsequent maintenance passes. Drop it down and drive pretty much. This one just adds the crowning ability. I’d bet someone that owns a land plane uses it more often since it’s so simple, resulting in having a road that’s never a massive chore to fix outside of a big flood event or something.

[@1farmer608]

@@davewood406 well ya that is true. I already own a tractor and land plane and definitely can’t afford a skiddy and that roadrunner. I’ve been using the land plane for 5 years to rebuild a driveway full of rocks. I’ve found that it’s a simple learning curve and you can get good results fast and cheap. I’d personally rather spend years rebuilding a driveway then doing house chores so I picked the land plane route. If I had a skid I would buy the roadrunner. I am curious on how well it would do on my glacial till driveway. Got big round rocks and zero dirt lol.

[@davewood406]

@@1farmer608 never having seen the mechanicals of this tool beyond the video. I would worry that the adjustment gimmick on extremely rocky ground is asking for trouble. Just a hunch though. Asking too much of a standard land plane and you might have some hammering and/ or welding to do, where this thing is probably more complicated if you bang up the works and bind it up.

[@1farmer608]

@@davewood406 yep. I already messed up two front rippers. Also the road runner doesn’t have ripper shanks.

[@OneStepHomestead]

KZbinrs do that cause they haven't figured out that they are the content, not the items they cover. many believe they need perfect everything when in the end.... most people watch for the host of the show. those are also the same KZbinrs to buy and spend through the roof for nothing more than views ill tell you honestly I only watch for you and your crew..... I don't care what you guys are doing. I hate those brick walls but I still watch you guys for your efforts and being yourselves. my favorite 4 videos off the top of my head are when you talked and showed your fox, your fish, your daughter, and her better half moving home and helping, the Frankie estate thing where you clean out that land. the live with Alex and Tim the other day..... ok there's more than 4 sorry. also love your white shepherd.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! I love hearing some feedback. It's much appreciated.🙏

[@oldschoolstyle4]

What a great piece of equipment. You can literally make a living doing this on dirt roads. Love that content!

[@TqSNv9R0iG5Ckxew]

Bobcat (brand) makes a similar attachment that adds laser sensors to automatically raise & lower the blade to a tripod-mounted construction laser. A machine like that could do a more precise job leveling a grade for a concrete pour in minutes compared to what would take hours for me to do with conventional methods.

[@saintaugustine1715]

That is a great attachment for grading road and for as many passes you did you were not working with a road that was semi graded already how man years you said the road wasn't Taking care of so to my knowledge you did really food for the amount of pass you did and for the ones that will complain I would say I would like seeing you do it in less passes great job and I am sure your daughter will love it too have a great day

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍😊

[@johnmartin7182]

This is great video and so informative thanks for your awesome content as always

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for being here 😊

[@KarasCyborg]

Pretty neat. I've seen 6-way dozer blades which have a lot of sloping ability, but they don't have that box blade mechanism or wheels out front. Just wonder the price point between this and a laser grader. Usually, to crown a road, I bring in topsoil (screened down to 1/2" with expanded metal) and dump it down the center of the road, and then just use a skeleton bucket to smooth /feather the sides down. Then wait for local traffic to wheel pack it.

[@Stretch1931]

I love your daughter, finding herself. She went from veganism, dealing with do no harm to any living creature, to being a self-providing hunter/gatherer. Life is one big experiment.

[@RunninOnCoal]

I've been interested in one of those for years. Great video!

[@braxtinturney2025]

Best on market I've watched them for a few years but there expensive and I'm not ready to dump that much cash......yet Great content as always.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I thought it would be actually even more expensive than that

[@rickscott4879]

I like your comment about the KZbin Cowboy equipment operators not cashing their checks that's why we like you Stan

[@clintbrown4691]

Wow. Looks well built. I can see a lot of other uses, fine grade for building pads yard installs.... I like the versatility to go from skid steer to 3 point! Noticed if you pick the wheels up they show the angle of how the machine is sitting. Good video!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks! 👍

[@daveleach4357]

I like it! So much better than just back blading.

[@W4114C3]

I think you could get similar results with a harley rake with a power tilt. and have more uses for it. that said it looks like a durable piece of equipment for the right person.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I have a harley rake and althought it works great- It won't do what this does

[@tqmixing1168]

You have to come to New England during snow season

[@Dirtmonkey]

sounds like it gets fun there #deepsnow ?

[@rogerozdarski2935]

Yes. When we get a noreaster. We can be buried

[@tqmixing1168]

Yeah especially in Mass and RI

[@encorepermian]

Buying one now, really like that dual hydraulic option.

[@stevekarch8505]

Did you end up buying?

[@gregfuller4318]

yes it would be nice to learn both of the crown thank you

[@Dirtmonkey]

You got it!

[@paybax]

Awesome. They have been on my radar for 3 years. Love it.

[@isaachill4725]

"I don't know if they didn't have friends in high school or if their mom didn't breastfeed them" Love the channel, and I would love to see a video of how to crown. God bless Stan.

[@Dirtmonkey]

😊 Glad you like the channel my friend!

[@jcgoogle1808]

@@Dirtmonkey Yeah, appreciate the honesty. Some of these dirt guys doing residential/farm work think that because they're an operator/mechanic, who can barely do simple addition, after monday morning quarterbacking some piece of equipment or another actually believe they know more about machinery and structural design than an engineer. Then they build something and it falls apart. But it didn't fail,.. because the rebuilding it several times is just "fun research and development". LOL Like some of the other comments, it'd be nice to see this thing operate in a gravel road/driveway that needs to be reworked to see how durable it is,.. maybe putting a complete road/driveway in from subgrade prep, base, to finish grade/gravel.

[@flipflop4364]

You need to find some gravel and put on that d irt road. That machinery did a fabulous job. I’m interested for sure.

[@exaggeratedphotography4387]

Let’s see a video on crowning a road with that attachment.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I sure can work on that

[@jesstrueblood2317]

This is my opinion, I'm sure there will be feedback but everybody talks about a crown in their driveway. That's fine if you live in a climate that doesn't get much snow. If your grading a driveway which is typically no more than 14' and most are in the 10' to 12' range your going to plow the crown out of the driveway the first couple snows. I haven't seen a snow plow that compensates for a crowned driveway. My opinion is sheet drain it off one side or the other so your flat bladed snow plow will scrap the driveway clean.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats exactly what I did in this video. You nailed it with the plow removing the crown

[@tonynewton7902]

Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Tony😊

[@christervikstrom5431]

One thing I've been thinking about, I often see that you don't have ditches, greetings from Sweden.

[@user-NO_ONE840]

Practice makes perfect thanks for the video

[@Dirtmonkey]

You bet!!

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You . As we all know there is No substitute for experiance and practice. We must ALL do what Works for us, Happy ?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Well said!

[@andyjones6361]

The leaves and pine straw played havoc with your test. Looks like a pretty cool attachment

[@JohnR9965]

Nice piece of equipment!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sure is 🤓

[@jrmlandscapes4566]

You can always tell when the end of the year is coming with Stan. He’s always getting some neat tax shelter toys.

[@matty2helpfull]

Thats cool as heck and I'd absolutely love to see a video on crowning

[@smoothlandin]

So I can buy one for my tractor now and then use the same one when I finally buy a ctl? Priceless. Would use this 2-3 days per week. Definitely looking into it further, thank you so much.

[@Dirtmonkey]

glad it helps

[@thepreppingnethinim1254]

That expensive piece of equipment and the best tool is a pipe wrench to put it together

[@62classic4d]

Boy howdy Dirty Munky,, you turned that troublesome corner into an Arkansas Interstate in no time,,!!!

[@bradolsen8629]

Stanley, you are a happy boy😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Dirtmonkey]

I love my Job!🙂

[@dalebargen]

Do you plan to gravel that road? Looks like it could be pretty messy after a rain!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Maybe one day

[@Stretch1931]

$8K versus the cost of hiring a road crew ends up saving you a lot of money! Plus, once you own the equipment, you can have multiple treatments to the paths as well as offer to let someone borrow/rent it on their property.

[@mikenixon9164]

It's a combo box scraper grader.

[@Dirtmonkey]

yep. sure is

[@krisgarcia9132]

I love your videos good stuff! This thing looks sweet! You guys should make a video of fixing a long gravel driveway filled with potholes. I need one of these things and can’t find a video of it repairing any gravel driveways.

[@jeffpeck325]

Any thoughts on comparing it to 6 way dozer blade ? We use a 6 way for crowning and swells, it would be interesting to hear your input on which is faster or more flexible. PS hate leaf's when grading, due to clumping , just the nature of fall and woods though. looks like it would work good with clean material or rock under 1.5" with fines.

[@paulc8581]

Don't forget ur SEATBELT.....lol good job

[@Dirtmonkey]

😂👍

[@danmcclellan2451]

Such beautiful property ✌️ how many acres is it ? I live in Michigan and it reminds me of northern Michigan! Definitely got the job done 👍🏻

[@Dirtmonkey]

140 acres. Michigan reminds me a ton of Minnesota.

[@jsuperman7672]

Looks good, nice work.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@VowellVentures]

Stupid question time!!!! When you start the cut to set your crown angle, do you then reset it when the tracks get onto the cut area, or does the grader have a pivot to let the machine articulate behind it since the shoes and wheels are still on the original surface angle and the machine is on the new cut angle? Newbie in a track loader here, but loving the thought of something like this for my road!

[@Dirtmonkey]

no. Its fairly forgiving that way

[@robertvannicolo4435]

Stan looks like to me might of been better getting a tilt attachment with a dozer blade

[@Dirtmonkey]

I still can get that as well. new day- new tool ! hahah😊 What guy has to many tools or to much equipment-? none!😂

[@robertvannicolo4435]

@@Dirtmonkey so true I trip over all the buckets and attachments for my loaders

[@williammackey7243]

would be happy to see a specific video on crowning

[@jeffmiller1656]

One, the roads you are doing are already in pretty darn good shape(compared to what I am used too). Two you have all nice dirt, in my area the ground is pretty much pit run rock that works its way up to the road surface, how will it work on that??

[@MattFoushee]

Now throw some lasers on it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

You read my mind

[@Gooditalian]

Once you get good at it you could do this kind of work on the side. People always are looking to have there road graded. It will pay for it self in no time.

[@Dirtmonkey]

absolutely.

[@Dakotalogger]

It’s great your Daughter is home I remember watching the vid of you Guys In Hawaii eating different fruits. I like the grader,might have to get one. You know your the reason I have a Sno power😂

[@Dirtmonkey]

if Im the reason you bought it then I hope you like that sno power!😊

[@Dakotalogger]

@@Dirtmonkey yes I like it and will probably by buying an F14😂

[@billvandorn5332]

Outstanding Stan. Saw one similar with only a single but larger moldboard connected to a laser level. I didn't get to learn about it so I'm sorry I can't share any info

[@Dirtmonkey]

Sounds interesting!

[@graveldrivewaysleanderTX]

Can’t wait for our new machine with the new electronics so we can get this.

[@bradcoffman7684]

Thank you very nice attachment thumbs up

[@gregquirk4161]

I would watch the video on crowning a road. Thanks for another great video from a fellow non perfect human.

[@boostbeast8731]

This would be awesome for logging roads.

[@scottaylward3670]

Definitely a game changer for alot of people

[@Dirtmonkey]

for sure

[@jamesrichard6458]

Stan you are an excellent grader, you and Tim should have a school of grading a week or 2 a year. Kinda like a Hockey or Football skills camp people would pay to be there. Jeremiah 29:11-13

[@Dirtmonkey]

Never thought of that. Hard to teach what just takes lots of practice though haha

[@mitchadey]

Your "disrepaired" road looks way better than our government maintained roads in Manitoba!

[@Dirtmonkey]

oh man- thats not a good sign then haha

[@cherishctz]

Cool attachment!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Agreed 😎

[@robertwalendziak3216]

Nice toy, looks to make grading easier.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Definitely!

[@ericmattinen4728]

Hey Stan! That's an awfully expensive way to rake leaves! Just kidding. Looks like it works pretty good, especially if you have a skid loader. I imagine it would work quite well on a tractor with a 3 pt hitch and live hydraulics. I like the elevation indicators, makes it easy to adjust. Don't let your hippie daughter freeze to death out there, get her cutting lots of firewood!

[@smallvulture2781]

ya its be cool to see a crowning vid

[@Dirtmonkey]

can do bud!

[@christianness8983]

Please feature a Level Best grading blade or box in a video. They make ones for both tractors or skid/track loaders too, and they're higher quality than this, plus they're built to also work with laser guidance. Great video as always!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Higher quality than this? This thing is built like a tank. I can't imagine something built better than this one

[@richardgooding498]

Nice tool. Have you seen the DR Power Grader. Never used one but the reviews looks good. 👍👍🍺

[@brianwilton8555]

great video and great machine

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks man!

[@angusblack9900]

It looks like the cutting edges need to angle toward the center in order to build up your center crown. I believe an 8 ft box blade with hydraulics would work better and cheaper

[@Cutgator-ps7sk]

this better then your power rake grading gravel roads . i find long tow box blade with wheels does the best i have a domore grader it has is usage

[@joeynagy8657]

I would like to see how you build a crown I used to do finish grade with a little baby 1970s John Deere grader ahead of the paving crew and everyone that knows how to build a crown does it just a little bit different but ends up with same results it’s a lot like the Simpsons intro different every time but same result at the end lol

[@petersmart1999]

When i first worked building roads the guy I worked for ,according to everyone I talked to was the best dozer operator they had ever seen! He wpuld lay in the lifts and the paving crew would bring in their grader for final grade! The grader operator wasnt moving any crush,little bits here and there.All in all he placed it all within 2 to 3 tenths on the entire job! This is before gps! I could watch that guy all day,truly amazing! Case 850d widepad.

[@Dirtmonkey]

There are some talented people out there.