Thread: The Road Graders

Hi All

Things are moving along with the road grader the truck turned up tonight with the front boom section and I unloaded it.
I unloaded it myself seeing all the staff had gone home (grandkids for the non-followers) this in itself maybe a problem and result in a dispute with my workers as I am not in the union. Anyway took it off and done a temporary W.IP so as to show that a little progress has occurred over the last couple of days
Colbra

Originally Posted by colbra

Hi All

Things are moving along with the road grader the truck turned up tonight with the front boom section and I unloaded it.
I unloaded it myself seeing all the staff had gone home (grandkids for the non-followers) this in itself maybe a problem and result in a dispute with my worker as I am not in the union. Anyway took it off and done a temporary W.IP so as to show that a little progress has occurred over the last couple of days
Colbra

But Col, Did the second truck arrive safely with the other one??? Crowie

Originally Posted by crowie

But Col, Did the second truck arrive safely with the other one??? Crowie

I don't know Pete! I put the light out and come up in side... had a cupa and sent a reply back to you about taking that picture of me setting on the set at Woy Woy LOL
Col

I bit more progress with the grader but there is a little bit of a story with it
Earlier this year I sold my radial arm drill the reason being that I was not happy with it.
It was a scheppach there were to many moving part that were not engineered all that well so I got rid of it.
I also had a sige mill drill that was too small to use with any success on heavier metal cutting jobs but was very good for milling wood and a very accurate drill that was moved up to the work shop
The problem occurred today when I tried to drill the front hole for the axle assembly in the front boom section.
The mill would not go up high enough to clear room to drill the hole and I did not want to drill the hole by hand with an electric drill in case I did not get it straight so with a bit of setting up the larger vertical and horizontal mill done the job as per the attached picture
Colbra

Originally Posted by colbra

In January this year I started to build two road graders (two grandsons) this is what I have completed multiple x2 my work rate is very slow and perhaps I can see why Telstra got so terribly disappointed in me after 42 yrs service
Colbra

PS I have been traveling about the place for seven months out of the last eighteen home now till next Feb I think

It’s been two weeks since I put a WIP in on my road grader, as pathetic as it was I explained things at the time! or more to the point made some good excuses…… any way I had mentioned in another post that I am not going to build the two grader as proposed….. Owing to the time fact and getting nowhere with the project the big problem for me was the youngest grandson who has been asking for months when will the grader be finished.
So I will complete one and then tackle the other one so just to make a mends to the young fella I built a small one this week and now he is happy
this leaves me clear to make some progress with the original project of which I have made some progress as well… as a matter of fact I am now traveling at the speed of a startled gazelle and may have it finished in about 4 weeks
The other reason for building it was….. tomorrow I am meeting Crowie and would have nothing to talk about.
Colbra

Blimey Col....You're making me feel bad causing all this hard work.
See you in the morning for that cuppa I promised.
Cheers, crowie

G'Day Again Col,
As we discussed yesterday, could you post a few extra photos of the 2 graders, thanks...
Cheers, crowie

Hi Pete will send them tonight still in the City
Col

Originally Posted by colbra

Hi Pete will send them tonight still in the City
Col

Enjoy your day in the big smoke, be safe, have fun.....

Originally Posted by crowie

G'Day Again Col,
As we discussed yesterday, could you post a few extra photos of the 2 graders, thanks...
Cheers, crowie

As requested attached pictures of my grandsons grader will now continue with the model grader and maybe in 3 to 4 weeks could be finished after 18 months toy is only dry assembled and has to be painted as per instruction from the little bloke who has the flue today

Colbra

That's no good for the young fellow being sick. I have being enjoying the work in progress.

Originally Posted by Christos

That's no good for the young fellow being sick. I have being enjoying the work in progress.

Thank you Christos
Col

Originally Posted by crowie

G'Day Again Col,
As we discussed yesterday, could you post a few extra photos of the 2 graders, thanks...
Cheers, crowie

Sorry Pete I forgot to do the photos of the larger model grader I had put it away it is only a dry assembley like the small one at the moment and I keep it out of the way in the cupboard. will do them in the morning

Col

Good morning Col for this new month....
Thanks for the photos of the small grader and yes as Christos said, the little bloke will have a huge smile soon.
On the other photos & details, I'll just have to wait and that's okay.
Cheers, crowie