 | | Road grader
|
| Why do the front tires of Road graders tilt sideways? My guess is that 1)it might lower the blade, it won't lower that much 2) to be able to drive on a tilted surface. If the first is true, it would not lower the blade much unless they tilt more (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Road grader
|
| (...) Nathan, I called my brother in law who owns a large utility company, which has about 4 of the Cat 14H Motor Graders, and he said that the front tires tilt for two reasons. The first is when you are going in forward, it gives you a better (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Road Grader
|
| (...) You are the first person to answer that question for me. Is 30 degrees of tilt enough? Thanks. Nathan (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Road grader
|
| "Bubba Brant" <bbrant@anchorsign.com> wrote in message news:InsL4L.1BMs@lugnet.com... (...) I've seen quite a few graders in my time, and they are an amazing piece of earthmoving machinery to watch in action. (...) This is particularly true when (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Road Grader
|
| Nate- Compliments go out to the design of the grader! I like the way you used the pneumatics in the front steering (I guess I was wrong about the length of the piston arm!). On your other creation, the road scraper, do you also plan to use (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Road Grader
|
| (...) Hi Vineet! The model is 80% done and I have run out of yellow studs. Here is Saturday's link- (URL) may decide to make it with a black stripe down the side which would utilize the large supply of black studs I have. Since I never make (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
| |
