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D-allis Iowa
Orange Level Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Location: Akron, Iowa Points: 494 |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2012 at 6:38pm |
I got this about a month ago. I sure am anxious to try it out.
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Calvin Schmidt
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4525 |
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Looks real nice. Does it have the range transmission? Looking for pictures of D graders with BEHLEN power steering.
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D-allis Iowa
Orange Level Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Location: Akron, Iowa Points: 494 |
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I am not sure what range transmission is. My brother has an older round tube D and I think it is like his.
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dpower
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Madison Ne Points: 1576 |
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That is a nice one. Calvin i will try to get you some pictures of our Behlen unit on our D when i get a chance.
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B26240
Orange Level Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: mn Points: 3860 |
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D allis that has to be about the nicest D- grader around!!
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D-allis Iowa
Orange Level Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Location: Akron, Iowa Points: 494 |
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I bought it from my neighbor who took it almost completely apart sand blasted it down to bare metal gave i dont know how many coats of primer and paint. He completely overhauled the engine as well. New correct tires and chains. All new hydraulic hoses ect. He used it a few years to grade his drive. It was in old Allis News years ago. He loved the machine but then moved to town. He can come here and play with it when he wants to.
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AC 200
Bronze Level Joined: 07 Jan 2012 Location: Higginsville MO Points: 12 |
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That is nice. Would like to have to do some gadin on the farm.
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Rod in MN
Silver Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Rice MN Points: 290 |
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D-allis-iowa HI nice looking D. What size tires are on it. I'm looking for 4 used tires to put on a Russlle grader for late 20's early 30's . The rim's are 24 inch have any leads
Thank You Rod in MN
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Ken McGregor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Strathroy, Ont Points: 142 |
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Can someone please tell me why the front tires are on "backwards" to the rear wheels?
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Ian Beale
Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 973 |
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Depends on whether drive or freewheel according to the usual instructions on the tyres
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Ken McGregor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Strathroy, Ont Points: 142 |
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Thanks....I knew there should be some logic to it ;>)))
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Calvin Schmidt
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4525 |
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The range transmisson ruduces the speed either by or to 30% in all gears. The lever is on the left and goes down to engage the low range.
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Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed
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Ian Beale
Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 973 |
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Calvin Schmidt
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In the line that the way to more power is "Cubic inches and cubic money"?
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D-allis Iowa
Orange Level Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Location: Akron, Iowa Points: 494 |
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I thought I would add a few more pics along with the tire size.
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JohnCO
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niwot Colo Points: 8992 |
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What a nice machine! |
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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DonBC
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Courtenay, BC, Points: 913 |
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That is a very nice D grader and complete with all the options including power steering. With all those options it possibly has the hi-lo auxiliary transmission as well.
I have one question for you or any other D grader owners. Are the left and right blade controls together on one side of the steering wheel or is the left control on the left side and the right control on the left side? My D grader had the controls separated on each side of the steering wheel and I found that ergonomically it was the most awkward machine I had ever operated. I had never operated a grader before but I had operated a variety of TLB's, dozers, front end loaders and snow cats for ski hill grooming and the controls felt natural on all of them. Now, I am a professional engineer and not an equipment operator, but I grew up on a farm and seemed to develop a 'natural feel' for any machine that I was put on except for that D grader. It wasn't until I swapped some hydraulic lines around and placed the blade controls side by side on one side of the steering wheel that I developed a 'natural feel' for the blade in one hand while steering with the other hand.
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DonBC
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Courtenay, BC, Points: 913 |
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Whoops, I should have read my post more carefully. It should have read left control on left side and right control on right side.
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Calvin Schmidt
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4525 |
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Don, The blade controls should both be on the right side. The outside one is the right side and the next or center control is the left side of the blade. Inside one on the right is the scarifier. On the left side is the blade side shift, blade rotation, and the front wheel tilt.
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Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed
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DonBC
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Courtenay, BC, Points: 913 |
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Thanks Calvin. I don't know if my grader originally was supplied with the controls separated on each side of the steering wheel or if someone changed the hydraulic lines to that setup. I can't see that anyone would want the blade controls separated. I am predominantly left handed so I have set my blade controls to the left side.
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