Motor graders are marvels of engineering. It’s a classical understatement to say that motor graders are multipurpose machines. They’re used for grading, shaping, bank sloping, ditching, mixing, spreading, side casting, leveling and the list keeps on going. These four programs share operating tips that can help you do your job better, safer and with more personal satisfaction.
This video contains discussion on the following techniques that you can combine with your own experiences to get the job done better, faster and safer: Road Building Basics, Working Slopes, Parking Lots, Cul-de-sacs and Spreading materials.
Nearly half of the roads in the U.S. are gravel. In this program we’ll cover maintaining and blading gravel roads, pulling and cleaning ditches, clearing culverts and maintaining shoulders.
Motor graders are excellent machines for moving snow. This video illustrates several techniques that can save time and improve efficiency while opening and widening roads.
Here’s a collection of operating tips that you can use in your day to day operation including wheel lean, frame articulation, spreading windrows and reducing duck walking.
Every municipality that owns a motor grader wants to find additional ways to capitalize on the investment. This video demonstrates road maintenance and road building techniques many grader operators never believed possible. Produced by John Deere but applies to most equipment. Limited supply of VHS available.
Modern motor grader controls and functions are shown in this video designed to improve operator skills. Produced by John Deere but applies to most equipment. Limited supply of VHS available.
Includes topics such as pre-start walk around and daily service on machine, operator’s station with its controls and safety system and safety tips when operating the machine. Produced by John Deere, but applies to most equipment.
