Using a road grader

Anonymous-0 · Jun 30, 2013

I have a mile long dirt road and just bought an old Allis Chalmers grader to grade it with; however, I have never used a grader before. Any tips, tricks or good sites? The road is only 8 feet wide so I don't think it needs to be crowned, only sloped to one side.

JOB · Jun 30, 2013

Here is a site where you can get the best help there is.
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ben there · Jun 30, 2013

crowning the road sheds water better than just a single slope...i grade roads with my dozer but principal is the same...angle your blade forward into the ditch and bring material up to the center on both sides...then gently blade the center...take a small bite till you get used to way material rolls off blade...not rocket science...just takes practice.

Dick2 · Jul 1, 2013

What model grader? Hydraulic or gear drive controls?

I owned a Galion with hydraulic blade controls. Besides grading roads and ditching, I found it very handy to angle the blade, push the point down behind a rock, apply a little forward pressure and raise the end of the blade to roll a rock out on top of the ground. The only hole left was just the size of the rock, so it was easy to fill.

DonBC · Jul 1, 2013

Even if it only 8' wide I would still crown it with about a 4% slope (1/2"-1').

Anonymous-0 · Jul 2, 2013

I don't have the link, but go to the General Gear website, then to galion graders, and find the manuals button. Open that and about half way down there is a listing for an operators manual.
They want $12.95, used to be a free download, they call it "cartoonish". Probably from the illustrations, but there is a lot of good information on operating procedures.

Dave Sherburne NY · Jul 2, 2013

Angle the blade and go slow. To Fast and you will create a washboard effect.

Leroy · Jul 2, 2013

Are you where you get snow and ice buildup in the winter? Crown would help you stay on with ice while one way slope would want to make you slide sideways off.

Heat Houser · Jul 9, 2013

If your top of the road is in smooth shape, you will lower the blade to the ground, mostly leave the end of the blade pointing to the read alone, and do most of your cutting with the end of the blade pointing to the front.

The top really messed up? You will be running both ends to get it leveled out and shaped correctly.

If you have clods of dirt in a windrow that you are trying to spread out, position the grader so that the front wheel will run on it. It will help break them up. (note that I did not say clods of grass)

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