Price Check Vintage Towable Road Grader

[jwms123]

Looking for a source for information about vintage a towable road graders........This grader has two rear rubber tires...It's very heavy with heave duty metal....It was given to us by a local road dept.....They used it for many years....It's at least from the 1950"s.....everything works....used it last year to maintain roads at our hunting cabin.....I do not know if it has a mfg. name plate or not....Where would the plate be located.....After info is received, and a fair price is in place...It will be sold....We are in Penna. within 20 miles of 18704..... Thanks for info in advance...

 

[Industrial Toys]

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES

I am jealous! Always wanted me one of these!

Only question I have is:

Can I tow that home with my 3/4 ton GMC?

 

[MIKE R]

Pictures would help.

Sounds to me like a Cat grader that was originaly designd to be pulled with a dozer.

It is probably worth about $1000 but pictures would help us put a better price on it.

 

[Tx Jim]

One manufacturer of towable road graders was Adams.

 

[arnoldziffel]

We have one.

Bought it 15 years ago. We paid $500. It came with steel wheels which we had converted to rubber tires.

We maintain a 1 mile long private cottage road that has 70 cabins. We "do the road" twice per year. Over the years it has been pulled with a Case 2 WD tractor/loader/backhoe and on occasion a Ford 9N.

Does a great job.

We too are selling ours this year and we've been kicking around $2500 as a price.

 

[Tomtint]

A guy at the end of my road has one. It has car tires ( maybe a retrofit) and he pulls it with a L3750. There is another person who stands on the grader and operates the blade angle and cut. He maintainers about 3000 feet of road before we move here. Now I do if with a skidsteer or the land plane behind my L3700. The skid is faster than all the other options but the LP does the best job

 

[Gator6x4]

In the early fifties I worked for a large nursery while in school. We would use one behind a Farmall M. Did a great job on all the roads we had to maintain. We learned quickly who ever was riding the grader was going to get very dusty, if you did not scrape shortly after a rain.

If memory serves the one we used the wheels could be leaned over by turning wheels to make cleaning side ditches a breeze.

 

[ovrszd]

There are several around here. Some large, some small. Here's some pics of a restored one that our County owns. It's the biggest I've saw.

 

[ovrszd]

Oh forgot to mention, since all you are looking for is a value, might try posting a thread on this website. Heavy Equipment Forums

 

[jwms123]

There are several around here. Some large, some small. Here's some pics of a restored one that our County owns. It's the biggest I've saw.

Thank you Richard, could you tell me where I should be looking for the Mfg. Plate.....I will take it this weekend and post them... That my help....Thanks for the information

 

[zzvyb6]

This is an Adams Terraplane. Plate on left support might say Adams Road Patrol No 3

 

[jwms123]

I would think so...You my want to change the tires and bearing's.....I will send pictures

 

[Tomtint]

This is an Adams Terraplane. Plate on left support might say Adams Road Patrol No 3

Yep, that looks just like what my neighbor used before I got the duty.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have never seen any so complex as the "workman". All that stuff would of course have to be precision controlled by computers, lasers and satalites through a smart phone ap!

 

[jwms123]

I will take pictures this weekend...Post them Mon/Tues ......Thanks for all the info ......jwms123

 

[jwms123]

Thanks for all the info the members provided.....I will take pictures this Sun...They will be posted next week along with the Plate information if I can find it......

I forgot to tell you all, that we pulled this with an old A/C.."B"... Always in low gear at a low speed.....The blade is in excellent condition....I am shocked to see the results from this Thread....Even had interest from Canada....I was going to put this on Craig s list....I really do't want to.....I really don't want a bunch of tire kickers coming to waste my time......Thanks again for all the help.....jwms123.......

 

[jwms123]

As promised the pictures are attached......The grader is yellow...unknown Mfg....Front end has been reinforced....Excellent job... All wheels turn with no trouble....This would make a great road grader for a hunting camp, farmer, etc....Asking $2500.00....Or best offer ..Any question just ask...Just e-mail me.....jwms123@yahoo.com....Can be seen by app. only.......Any Sunday 9.30 am-1.30 pm...Terms cash or c/ check. Sold as is.....This grader is in working condition....



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[arnoldziffel]

I assume your asking price is $2,500 not the $25,000 posted?


Good Luck on the sale.

 

[jwms123]

Thank you for bringing that to my attention.Please note it's been corrected to read $2500.00 or best offer....jwms123

 

[D7E]

Oh everyone is looking for a nice lighter one like that . I'd like that, convert to hyd and put a semi trailer axle under it