Stable Blade tutorial for Caterpillar Motorgraders and washboard rant. 

Fair rant m8,, it can be a very thankless job but also very satisfying at the same time, i am very appreciative of your knowledge of how the modcons work & how you reinterprete into practical learning for others , well done i learnt alot from this vid , keep it up & feel good in the fact that you have helped so many , drivers on the road & operators .

This old operator shared with me when he noticed washboard really exploding as a problem was after Posi-traction or Limited Slip Differentials became a standard feature on vehicles. Vehicles were able to keep up speeds in areas where in the past they would be forced to slow down.

I have a section that goes from 60mph asphalt to gravel and I could re-blade it every day. Nothing will help because no one slows down, so I just knock the tops off. Funny story... I didn't know what stable blade was and for the life of me couldn't figure out why the machine's cruise kept slowing down. Figured it was glitchy. We don't spend alot of time training guys. Finally asked the Cat guy and he said it was a feature.... Ahhh... nice. Another way to keep bounce out without the computer is to offset the rears and of course to have plenty of angle in the mole board. Love you're work. Thanks much.

Very informative...and the rant was well said!!

You're 100% correct on the washboard. People just need to slow down Nathan! That grader sure is fancy! 😁👍 I enjoyed the video my friend 🔧

Really good video bud. Nice insight to grader operations that I know nothing about but have always been curious about.

I would like a very technical and scientific explanation on why motor graders "wheel hop". They all do, from very old to very new.

Thank you my man you were a very big help to me n keep it up n good work God bless you

I remember when I was younger in the 80s the county grader guy would use the ripper or scar fire whatever it is called lol and cut out the wash boards and potholes then grade it smooth and it would last a while before they came back now days the guys barely know how to use a machine lol they love grading the dirt out of the ditch and putting it on the road lol thanks for sharing buddy wish we had somebody like you around here doing roads I understand it’s the traffic causing the wash boards I heard the guys say what you said to people need to slow down and not cram the breaks at stops lol

Got a commercial for Air Sprint private jets at the start of your video. 😉 Onward and upward! 👋🇨🇦

Nice and good work

I seen a washboard kill several people in Valdez, AK. The driver lost control and went off the road.

I completely agree with speed of traffic being the biggest part of washboarding as well as needing moisture when correcting it and getting it packed in good. Have you looked into Sharq cutting edges? I swithed about 5 years ago and will never go back to standard blades. I can change out blades in about 10 minutes. I run the regular flat blades in the winter for snow removal and the swith to the more agressive "cheese grater" looking ones for summer use, they do a much better job cutting out washboard and also leave a nicer finish pass.

Material has a lot to do to make Wasboard especially in Sandy ares's as you need a binder ( certain amount of clay content ( from Manitoba )

I like info, I like to see more of the view of the grader blade in action would’ve been a lot nicer, showing the blade cutting. A drone view would’ve been nice too.

I was on washboard yesterday in a 1 ton dually truck. My back teeth are still rattling LOL!

Torque hop,, suspension twist and spring back!

Nathan what you are saying is wheel hop from hard braking and hard throttle response causes washboarding

hi my friend , seus videos chegaram ao BRASIL .

I've been on that ferry ! Tore the rear jacks off my trailer getting off.

Interesting, does the ferry run a regular schedule or run as needed due to sparse traffic. I’ve been visiting Saskatchewan via the internet and hometown Saskatchewan, interesting stories and places. Hope to see more on the 60 soon.

Could i make a content suggestion? A blade angle series for dummies. We wont all get the opportunity to drive a flash new grader with electronic this and that. But the how and why of blade angle remains the same whether its a new grader or a 50s gallion or even a blade behind your tractor. Tips and tweaks for hard or soft incorporate or spread and which way to tweak if its not cutting right would make for a great series.

After growing up on washboards, I'm surprised to hear that anything can be done other than scratching off the tops after a rain. So if a few quick passes last for 3 cars, how long would a proper cut and pack fix last?

I'm going to send this video to the hutterites near my place because they are always in a hurry with the big trucks then like you said they are on the brakes hard coming to their turn off then hammer down and yes the wash board gets nasty at times 🤬🤬

What is the purpose of a windrow left on the side of the road?

I put a Ford pickup on it's side once on a gravel road. The washboard spun me around and away I went.

What is blade cushion ? And what is it for

I’ve been a blade operator for well longer or so long I’d need to do math day after holiday weekend so math not happening I’ve been chosen to train morons how to wrap their non operator brains I mean you got people who shouldn’t be allowed around a machine little lone in it running but I’m gotten old and I can’t be the super operator I’ve always been just kidding I have gotten old and I m not as spry as I was So my bosses I have a bunch figured I need apprentice but most people aren’t any type of operator come to find out In my blade experience before my fancy pants 16Gs bells and whistles when getting under wash board I could see at the back of the cutting edge the wash board coming thru the way I set up blade is for cutting edge to be perpendicular to road (90 degrees) you wouldn’t believe how many people have know idea what perpendicular means. Where I’m blading in rock quarries the washboards are a lot larger both in depth and distance apart to peaks what my point of this is in my opinion it’s better to learn the manual way before you go to automatic way all the new machine bells and whistles are nice features but BUT how do you run the machine when your bells and whistles aren’t working right or at all I’ve had one apprentice go home cause GPS was down and he couldn’t cut grade or he didn’t have the experience or no how to not be digital what I’m saying is it better to learn a manual skill and perfect it than have no clue and depend on grade control to get by sorry I rambled just had knee replacement s so I’m RU-vid surfing my wife thinks I’m nuts watching machine operation videos …..maybe….. but it’s what I do BE SAFE big Jon

Washboard is due to the use of over inflated tires, which bound against the road surface. People install "Washboarding themselves"!! Lol

Hello bro i am garder operator

Why would they blame the Grader operator

oh shit so power sliding around bends & fish tailing up straights is ok then 🤣

Good info but in my opinion there is too much yakking in this video. RU-vid is a visual medium. Watching a guy yak, well who needs a video for this?

14 min of blah blah blah before you get to it, we all run graders, we all know the basics. FFS!

Do all my series have this option I run a 150 never seen this option