crash325
Elite Member
It's been a couple of years since any work has been done on our dirt road. Couple of years ago some grading was done and some fill added. Being dirt with a lot of traffic, the road ruffs up fairly fast.
This year we are trying to do a little more. But as normal $$$ are very limited. No one has to chip in $$ or help with the work. As normal some folks think they deserve a good road and will not work or pay.
Big problem with a dirt road, the better the road, the faster folks drive and the faster it gets torn up.
The old road grader in the picture costs $750 a day. Pictures shown were early on the 4th day. He was real close to where I was working when the wheel & tire blew off. Sounded almost like an explosion. I tried to lift the axle out of the dirt with my FEL. When the tractor was on 1 wheel it still had not budged. Spent about an hour or a little more jacking it up, then putting the chain & boomer on it. The operator drove the grader about a mile and I carried the wheel (Cast Iron) & tire hanging off my FEL. I don't know what it weighs but the links in my 1/4" chain stretched out a little.
Next day the owner / operator brought out a smaller "Fiat" grader, nice little machine and works good.
There is 1 spot that turns into a lake about 50' wide and up to 3 feet deep. At present I'm digging a "T" or funnel shaped drain. Going down 18" to 2' and a little over 2' wide where they come together. Rocks don't look that big in the picture, but there are quite a few 2 large to fit in the BH bucket.
The tractor at an angle is a little more angled than it looks. I'm depending on the rear tire laying against the bank to stay upright and not laying on its side.
I would like to know what year the old grader was built. Tried looking on the net with no luck. Maybe 1 of you folks can help.
More later if anyone is interested. The "Fun" will continue tomorrow.
This year we are trying to do a little more. But as normal $$$ are very limited. No one has to chip in $$ or help with the work. As normal some folks think they deserve a good road and will not work or pay.
Big problem with a dirt road, the better the road, the faster folks drive and the faster it gets torn up.
The old road grader in the picture costs $750 a day. Pictures shown were early on the 4th day. He was real close to where I was working when the wheel & tire blew off. Sounded almost like an explosion. I tried to lift the axle out of the dirt with my FEL. When the tractor was on 1 wheel it still had not budged. Spent about an hour or a little more jacking it up, then putting the chain & boomer on it. The operator drove the grader about a mile and I carried the wheel (Cast Iron) & tire hanging off my FEL. I don't know what it weighs but the links in my 1/4" chain stretched out a little.
Next day the owner / operator brought out a smaller "Fiat" grader, nice little machine and works good.
There is 1 spot that turns into a lake about 50' wide and up to 3 feet deep. At present I'm digging a "T" or funnel shaped drain. Going down 18" to 2' and a little over 2' wide where they come together. Rocks don't look that big in the picture, but there are quite a few 2 large to fit in the BH bucket.
The tractor at an angle is a little more angled than it looks. I'm depending on the rear tire laying against the bank to stay upright and not laying on its side.
I would like to know what year the old grader was built. Tried looking on the net with no luck. Maybe 1 of you folks can help.
More later if anyone is interested. The "Fun" will continue tomorrow.
