Gradall - Digging for Profits 2 

We had Gradalls here in Australia I remember one particular machine back in the 80s owned and operated by the then government owned Railways it was a model G660 truck mount What impressed me about the machine was the rotating arm the dual control feature and how stable it was whilst working without any outriggers . It’s the only one I ever saw and have not seen any since a great machine.

My Dad would buy these from the state of Alabama in the 60s and 70s. They had Gas Minneapolis Moline gas engines. i spent plenty of time running one. In the 80s we got a twin engine 880. It would move some dirt. Then in about 2010 I bought a G3WD. All great machines. week before last I was traveling out of Chicago on I-90, a contractor there had one every few miles, maybe 10 of them. It was good to see that many in private use.

Impressive machine. I remember seeing them in the 70’s. You don’t see them any more. Maybe rotting in a field but not much would be left I imagine.

Local contractor I know has around six of these, two on tracks. Thanks for showing this great film!

Why they're not still used mainstream is beyond me

I can remember these machines working in Wellington , New Zealand in the 1960s - 1970s. They were used by the city council for road works and trenching etc. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Matamata New Zealand

My dad owned and operated on of these when i was a kid. He dug the footings for the i205 i84 interchange in portland among many other prijects in the area. it was a very precise machine

I recall the machine in the 60s . I haven't seen one since the late eighties.

I remember seeing those in the early 80's in the Pittsburgh area.

Gradalls make so much sense

Thanks for posting!

The first series 4100XL is Damn fine machine!

These things are still used in Canada to clean out ditches.

I live in New Philadelphia Oh, great video where these are built.

I ran a kohring bantam and gradall xl 1500 for ten plus years for state of ky, very versatile from cutting a perfect precise slope or ditch to tearing crossdrain culverts under pavement to loading huge rock and teatig out trees, wush i could gind someone needing a gradall operator. Was considered one of the best. I went to a dozer when the state played out, can run most anything,but loved a gradall and dozer best

Keep the videos coming my new friend ! 🍺♥️😎

Narrator is the same guy who did the Clark Michigan series loader promo.

We had a G-880 and 2 660's in our company We used mostly for Highway embankments and Slab removal,

I saw one of those in road construction ahead

انها رائعة جداززانا احبها ولها في حياتي ذكريات مع تحياتي. عبدالله السواف❤

Great video, thanks🤝🏻🤝🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 please, do you have some video about Gradall G1000?

Plenty of jobs these are better than a conventional 360! Are you a Warner descended from the Warner & Swasey Warners BTW?

"Волшебная ручка"

Interesting machine, never seen one before. I guess the sliding mechanism would suffer from high wear.

What is the trade-off? Low truck loading height? Seems like Case Extend-A-Hoe combines backhoe and this.

there so neat, even today the modern ones are neat, thanks for putting this up for us ! keep that hardhat on !