Posted by jd_adict on April 12, 2015 at 09:44:39 from (216.46.151.14):
In Reply to: Spring Road Work posted by Heyseed on April 11, 2015 at 14:21:04:
I operated a road grader for 23 years for a local municipality. started with an old champion with a 671 detroit and a nasty shifting trany with rocker switches on the side of the shifter for hi and low the other for reverse I got treated at the end with a brand new 2007 volvo that was unbelievable. the hydraulics were very quick and responsive, very nicely laid out for the operator with the low cab, and lots of power. It had a power shift transmission that was amazing. It would go 50 km an hr snow plowing. and my boss found out one day trying to catch up with me that it would do 50k in reverse. the mirrors and visibility was perfect. I could grade twice as fast if I wanted but there is a proper speed to go that would make the road turn out like glass. If you went to fast in the spring the moldboard would start to chatter and it would be hard to get them bumps out of the road all year. I really enjoyed grading the roads in the early spring but when it was time to be in the field planting corn I could barely wait to get home to get into a tractor. My last Volvo was a great machine and one of the last good ones made before they closed the plant. Its good to hear there are other local guys reading on this site.
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