Home Built Grader

[NoTrespassing]

I don't know if this has been shared yet.

 

[2manyrocks]

All that fabrication work and still has the original Kohler K series engine.

 

[Catmando]

Cute! Does it weigh enough to really grade well?

 

[crashz]

That is really cool!

 

[rgr33]

I am in total awe of guys that can fabricate something like this, and I know there is a lot of guys on here that can.

I couldn’t even get past the planning stage on a job like this.
Shoot, I was pretty happy when I made a set of pallet forks for an 8n I once had.

 

[NoTrespassing]

 

[tacticalturnip]

That is really cool, and really impressive.

 

[Cycledude]

Looks like the grader would work pretty good but he definitely needs to add a few inches of new gravel to the road so he would have something to grade.

 

[BravoXray]

The same guy built a dozer out of a Cub Cadet, and is now building a forklift.

 

[ArlyA]

Nonetheless, that grader he built sure is nice looking.

 

[Bushbunnie]

I had a small grader like this for our campground. It was called a "Basic". A John Deere 3 cyl diesel engine. Worked like a champ. When I worked for highways dept, we called them asphalt graders.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I had a small grader like this for our campground. It was called a "Basic". A John Deere 3 cyl diesel engine. Worked like a champ. When I worked for highways dept, we called them asphalt graders.

That's really cool, I've never seen such a small commercial grader!

 

[bcp]

Looks like a front end loader is an option on the Basic grader.

Model 601(L) Hydrostatic Articulating Grader

Increase your grading and demolition work with the Model 601(L) Hydrostatic Articulating Grader available at Basic Equipment in Eatonton, GA.

www.basicequipment.net

Bruce

 

[ArlyA]

Looks like a front end loader is an option on the Basic grader.

Model 601(L) Hydrostatic Articulating Grader

Increase your grading and demolition work with the Model 601(L) Hydrostatic Articulating Grader available at Basic Equipment in Eatonton, GA.

www.basicequipment.net

Bruce

Those look muuuuuch larger than the one OP built.

 

[Vigo327]

I am watching the current forklift build, which is a lot closer to something i would attempt than the entire DIY grader. I did almost buy my buddy's 1950s Galion grader a few months back for <2k, but it needed a lot and was still on the big side for how i would use it, believe it or not. I was spitballing the idea of building a loader onto it such as what's shown on the Basic website. Time will tell if i regret letting that one pass by.. im not likely to ever get as good of a deal again on one.