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Great pics of the grader Mario :cool: that'd be an ideal piece of equip to have in the LGCC fleet. :)
A grader like that still have rear offset steering?

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Now that is interesting! We've cut a standard grader in front of the cab, lowered the halves down an elevator shaft and reassembled for use in the lead mines of eastern Missouri. But they were big enough underground to use full-size machines. That squished Cat in really cool!

Ken

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I said it works underground, not as in, top secret underground machines. ;):lol:
Besides, this ain't Facebook and I'm just sharing pics with my forum family:D.

If your tunnel project was going to be longer you might need one:)
I took the grader for a spin today and yes, it still has rear steer and all the typical grader functions. The left stick has directional rocker for fwd/rev. Push left and right for front wheel control. You twist your wrist left and right for the rear steer. Pull stick forward or back for left circle cylinder. Thumb buttons for wheel lean and up shift downshift.
The right stick, left to right moves the blade left n right, twist the stick to turn the circle and a thumb button to lean blade back n forth, circle side shift, and of course the other circle cylinder.
When I first heard of the 2 joystick, fly by wire machines. I thought, how in the heck are they going to get all those lever functions on a traditional grader onto 2 joysticks! Well they did it, and it's real easy to get use to. Every motion makes sense for what you need to do.


I'm not sure where this conversion was done. I'm assuming somewhere in the U.S. It's definitely squished. It's equipped with a certified ROPS of course and the cab structure is beefy. Problem is, that makes the windows small and hard to see out of even going forward!:eek: I had a real hard time seeing the blade! Only in certain positions. Hmmmmm. Come to think of it, I think the poor view is more than the cab design. It's probably because I'm sitting about 2ft lower than usual! :lol:
with wheel lean, rear steer and so much shorter, this thing will definitely be nimble getting around underground.

We've had to disassemble and drop scoops down the shaft and reassemble. I've heard stories of larger scoops having the main frame cut to fit them underground and then weld back together to live it's life and die down there.:)

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aww come on Mario, cant be as bad as hauling into a land fill in a 100*weather with no AC in the truck :(

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I've been there Steve and your absolutely right, first driving job as a kid, running roll off packer boxes to the landfill:(:(:)

Thanks for the pictures Mario, that graders a bit different.

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I remember the Mack dealer having a loaded trash truck, for over a month! Nobody wanted to touch it!:lol:

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Well Steve, that's the usual landfill smell we all know. Things get nasty when you start disturbing stuff that has been in the belly pans for god knows how long. :eek:. That smell is unbelievable. it'll make you gag and knock you back a step. Even breathing through your mouth I swear it's so nasty you can taste the awful scent.
If I had a smello phone, I'd call ya just to share.:lol:

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My pleasure to share. For a small town, small branch operation, we do have a lot of unique equipment come through here.

:lol: Can't blame them. Same thing goes for working on sewage trucks, no thanks!

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Always fun working around sewer trucks!! And 3hp sewer transfer pumps when some turns on the switch!!! Lot of sh!t comes out of a high pressure 3" pump real fast!! Lol!!

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kinda like a 4mm pressure side line LOL!!!

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Turns out the company that makes the underground grader also builds all kinds of custom designed and modified equipment. Check out the website....http://gfworldwide.com/under-ground-...-120m2-tier-4/

Had something a little interesting today. Brand new 988K ready for shipping on this cool, wet day.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psvhqpavni.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pspjn2ipjr.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pse0cdufrp.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2voah3o4.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pswk77tkc1.jpg

Hauled by a type of truck I've never seen before. Tri drive with supers, not duals :eek::confused:.

Guy says it's got 2.7 million miles on it. Nice truck.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psgxaqwnik.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psjkidh9sa.jpg

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Nice rig!

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Nice loader and truck

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Holy h3ll that loader is a true workhorse!

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I'm liking the TRAILER............many AXLE's.......mmmmm:D

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AWESOME pics! Super nice Loader and Rig set-up.

-Terry

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very euro eh bo!!! sweet KW only prob with the super singles is when goes
POP!!! and that fiberglass repair:confused:

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yup, when a tire blows, so does the fender. Makes removal of the tire easier :rolleyes::lol:.

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Sweet loader. Did you take a memory card full of pictures and some measurements?:D

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You'd have to get one of hose Fund-it deals going to afford all the tires and wheels! ;):rolleyes::p:D