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Caterpillar Road Grader ?'s

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Al L. in Wisc.

11-08-2004 03:03:06




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I was driving down the road last week and saw a Caterpillar grader along the road. Stopped and inquired about it - not for sale. Old grader and I think graders are "neat". I have operated one for a whopping 45 minutes. Ok, now to my ?"s. Would a Cat grader be worth $2000; runs, tires are maybe fair, pony motor (which I have just learned on this site, starts and then switch to diesel) may/may not run; glass is fair; 1940"s model. I am thinking about purchasing a place in the country and could use it to do landscaping around an old barn where water needs to be diverted/grade for pole building site prep/road to machine shed/pole bldg. and snow plowing this winter if we are fortunate enough to get a good snowy winter. What could anyone offer in the line of things to look for? Tips, any advice, value of such, seems to me it could pay for itself by not having to hire such work done. Any collector value to such an item? Any/all info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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TimV

11-08-2004 07:19:21




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 Re: Caterpillar Road Grader ?'s in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 11-08-2004 03:03:06  
Al: The old Cat graders were known as "finger-slappers"--they didn't have hydraulics on the blade, but instead were run with a series of levers that engaged gears to raise, lower, swivel, etc. the blade. If you didn't engage these gears firmly, (or if they were worn), they would disengage and the lever would flop back, slapping your fingers! Graders in general tend to go quite cheaply at auctions, because they're such a pain to move. While the grader you mention is probably worth $2,000 in parts alone, you might be wise to look for a pull-behind grader. There are tons of these setting in fencerows that you can pick up quite cheaply. They require a second operator (one on the pulling rig and one on the grader) but get you away from having another large engine to maintain.

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Bob/Ont

11-08-2004 05:28:30




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 Re: Caterpillar Road Grader ?'s in reply to Al L. in Wisc., 11-08-2004 03:03:06  
If it's working Al, I think it would be worth more than that. The best place to see a good selection is to look for an Equipment trader mag like the auto trader but for heavy equipment and farm machinery. But be prepared, if you have to repair anything it sometimes costs $1000 or more to say hello.
Later Bob



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catmandoo

11-08-2004 06:15:27




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 Re: Caterpillar Road Grader ?'s in reply to Bob/Ont, 11-08-2004 05:28:30  
acmoc.org,post your question there.



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stephenD2

11-10-2004 17:00:25




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 Re: Caterpillar Road Grader ?'s in reply to catmandoo, 11-08-2004 06:15:27  
please go to acmoc.org



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