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Crem

02-15-2007 21:27:04

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My son just purchased this old grader to use on his driveway. The guy that he purchased it from had been using it for his gravel driveway but did not need it any more. Has anyone used one of these and have any advice on how to get the most out of it on a gravel driveway? I wonder about how old that thing is. Thanks.

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MLD

02-16-2007 07:00:39

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Re: Old grader in reply to Crem, 02-15-2007 21:27:04

Your going to need two people to operate it. One on the grader & one on the tractor.

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Mn Dave

02-16-2007 05:42:11

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Re: Old grader in reply to Crem, 02-15-2007 21:27:04

Looks to be an old township grader. These were prevalent during the teens and twenties. They were owned by the township and usually the township owned several of them and left parked at various parts of the township, and then who ever had time would hook on and grade the roads.

The best for you to grade your driveway is to angle the blade and pull in the shoulders of the road to the middle from each side, then set the blade straight and spread the windrow out in the middle of the road. You want the shoulders of the road sloped so the rain water will run off into the ditch. Also you want a "crown" on your road to shed water. If you don't have enough gravel on your road you will need to have some hauled in so you have something to work with.

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Crem

02-16-2007 06:24:44

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Re: Old grader in reply to Mn Dave, 02-16-2007 05:42:11

Thanks Dave. What area are you from in MN? I live near La Crosse, WI and the grader came from across the border in MN.

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Mn Dave

02-16-2007 16:54:24

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Re: Old grader in reply to Crem, 02-16-2007 06:24:44

I live near Le Sueur, Mn. I get through La Crosse now and then, nice country.

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Bill-KCKs

02-16-2007 00:24:20

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Re: Old grader in reply to Crem, 02-15-2007 21:27:04

Does it still have a nameplate on the frame? If it's a Russell, they were bought out by Caterpillar in 1928.

I have a Russell Hi-Way Patrol No. 3. I need wheels before I can use it. Mine had been converted to rubber tires and the wheels have rusted away. Unfortunately, they cut the steel wheel spokes down to weld on the "new" rims.

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Tom Railsback

02-16-2007 07:28:24

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Re: Old grader in reply to Bill-KCKs, 02-16-2007 00:24:20

If it doesn't have a nameplate, let me know as I know where there is one just like it I can check for ID.
I would think you could replace the linkage that raises and lowers the blade with a pair of hydraulic cylinders so you could operate it by yourself and probably do it so that you could switch back to manual controls if you wanted.

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Tom Railsback

02-16-2007 13:05:48

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Re: Old grader in reply to Tom Railsback, 02-16-2007 07:28:24

I think it's a "Western". The frame is the same as the one I know about, but the lift mechanism is different.

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Crem

02-16-2007 16:26:37

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Re: Old grader in reply to Tom Railsback, 02-16-2007 13:05:48

There is not a name tag to be found. I can send you a larger picture or a picture with a different angle if it would help to identify it. Thanks.

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Crem

02-16-2007 06:44:58

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Re: Old grader in reply to Bill-KCKs, 02-16-2007 00:24:20

Could you possibly find some replacement steel wheels at a flea market? I think that these are a little smaller than the old wagon wheels.

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