I was on a job in 1976 in Valencia Ca. and another company" Eibinstiener" had one of those blades. The name tags were gone from the machine but I remember the Terex green color and the detroits. We never knew who made it,now I do. It was used to cut haul roads for scrapers. One of my all time favorite machines. Thank you for showing this. I've told people about this machine and some didn't believe me.
I used to work for SaskTel District Construction - all rural all the time and I loved it. Often we'd get called to lower or reroute an underground line deeper as they were fixing a road, building big stuff etc etc and that sound of twin 871's going all out (which they loved) reminded me of the twin motor Terex scrapers/dirt buggies. The Cats always need a D7 pushing, the Terex with twin Detroits would SCREAM through anything and laugh at the idea of needing a push. Seeing that MONSTER grade reminded me I HAD seen one like it near Grande Prairie, but not working - big iron up there. Knowing this rig once worked for Morsky made me just smile as they loved their Detroits and it was always great to be on site with them. The job got done with no bullsh*t - just tons of iron thrown at it stuff until it was done. You made me smile so much to see and hear this beast light off and WORK! I can only imagine the big jobs Morsky saved it for. Seeing you run it offset and saying why? Thank you. Wow. Good video. Gonna share it. Thanks for running a proper beast of a Green Machine! Thanks for the history! Thanks for making her work- you have to keep them working so they don't quit. You keep their hearts beating. Wow... GO RIDERS!!!
Love to see the old equipment at work . Been running equipment for 32 years. Remember running old 75 ton wabcos with v16 screaming Jimmy's when i was young and still love the sound of them . Keep up the good work and look forward to move videos!!
It has been a long time since I seen what I think was the original one built. I know a contractor from the Dakota's by the name of Don Pyle that built it using a Terex scraper and I think a Cat 16 blade to build terraces. I know he was good friends with the owners at Holland (belt loaders) and they helped him with the engineering. He also told me he sold the design to RayGo. The last time I seen Don was in 1995 in Billings, MT. I was passing through and he was there for a LICA Convention. He had the grader there on display as well as his Ford 8n converted with a flathead V8 that he used to pull a scraper. I got to know Don in the early 80's when I was a young contractor and a LICA member
🚜🔥😲 This grader is absolutely mind-blowing! I've never seen anything like it before. The way it moves and operates is simply mesmerizing. It's fascinating to witness such advanced machinery in action. I can't help but wonder about its capabilities and how it compares to other graders out there. This video has definitely sparked my curiosity and left me wanting to learn more. Amazing stuff! 🤩👏
Detroit 2-strokes are basically immortal. this was one of the easiest will-it-runs I've ever seen on UA-cam! Gotta love screamin' jimmies. That grade is in perfect working order too. Should be preserved right as it is.
@@ironman3406 Oh I bet. Verifying fluid levels, making sure the racks weren't stuck, that the injectors weren't gummed up, etc. They both barked right off for ya, though, soon as they got a whiff of the good stuff and they sounded amazing under load!
Two contractors in the states had similar machines that were "Homebuilt". Never seen them in action as they were broke most of the time or so it seemed. I believe they became obsolete when Cat introduced the 24G. I operated one of the first prototypes of the 24G in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. This green machine has some very interesting features such as the double articulation and the two stick control for the moldboard.
Homemade things tend to be broke down often lol - 24G or 24H? I thought the 24 came out as an H series to start its life..it’s a cool piece of history for sure! Thanks for taking the time to watch
@@ironman3406 In my mind (of course I'm old and memory not as good) I thought the first 24 was a G. But perhaps that was because there was no float feature in the hoist control until a couple years later. But thinking back it seems like you may be right. May your windrows be straight and elevation true. 😎
Back in the 80s I worked at Ritchie Brothers in Nisku. I believe it was this unit was in the sale. Bill Graham owns or owned all of that equipment, he had the largest collection of working, antique roadbuilding equipment in Canada i believe. I have a few videos of a lot of that equipment working at a demonstration about 15 years ago.
Thanks for watching however this unit was not purchased at an auction it was donated to the museum by the Morsky group. Yes the show your referring to was likely in 2005 at Wetaskiwin that was a very good show.
Hooo-boy! I found myself one hell of a great person to watch, waaaayyyy out to the West of my slice of the True North to watch! Sauce the engines, grab the liquor (or maple syrup) and I'll be here to enjoy the ride!
I have seen one in person, in the early eighties they were using it for haul road maintenance, both engines were straight piped because they got tired of replacing the mufflers. Very loud and awesome.
My farther-in-law bought a Raygo Giant from the coal mines in Wyoming back in the 1980’s. It was serial number 18 he was told that there were 23 built. We still have it , hasn’t been started in over 30 years.
Wow what a beast! And run like it had just been used yesterday and parked for the night. I'm sure you was loving running that around getting to play. I know I'd enjoy it. Awesome piece of equipment. Very much worth preserving for people to see and enjoy.
Hey pal - it was a monster alright super awesome to play with. There is lots of great stuff out there plus 3 more sites with just as much at each one that will eventually get moved in. Maybe we will get it set up something like northern pike steam show eventually!! Thanks for watching bud, and for commenting.
WOW awesome to see that run. I've been there before, many years ago, and saw it sitting there. Didn't think it would still go !!!!! It's too bad the HCHS couldn't have gotten ahold of one of Syncrude's Champion 100t's to go with this collection.
I saw that up there, and saw it was recently worked. I was there 3 times the last week hauling stuff there. But I didn't know I would see a video of it working. Lots of nice stuff there, but it needs a little TLC. We ran the 988 loader there, but it needs a tune up and grease job.
Hey there thanks for watching - I’ve heard some more stuff showed up in the last week. The 988 we figure has some timing issues that need to be sorted out. Thanks for hauling more great stuff in!
I have seen one 6x6 grader, many years ago, that I can remember. It was standard configuration, other than the 6 wheel drive. I have never seen one with front and rear engines, and articulated steering, or that the front could be offset from the rear. It pushed that big blade full pretty handily. Very interesting. Thank you. The straight pipes on those 2 Detroits, I'm sure were rough on the ears of anybody within 100 yards of it grading.
ACCO Grader. The grader is equipped with two Caterpillar engines, one in the front with a power of 700 hp. With. and the second in the back for 1000 liters. With. The car was equipped with three axles, each with 4 wheels. The weight of the machine corresponded to the capacity - 160 tons. The width of the dump installed on it is 10 meters.
Actually wasn’t too bad - there’s less blade functions than in a normal grader - once you’ve got the steering all sorted running the blade is a lot like running the blade on a dozer. Thanks for watching
Salut à toi. Je découvre ce soir ta chaine. Et la RayGo Giant. Quelle belle machine. Merci de nous l'avoir fait découvrir. Je "clic" et j'active la cloche, je vais venir voir ce que tu proposes. Bonne continuation.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m glad you enjoyed this video, it certainly is a unique machine and I’m glad I had the opportunity to operant it. Talk to you soon.
Seems there was a era in the 60’s and 70’s when manufacturers wanted bigger. Dozers, shovels, draglines, scrapers and apparently graders. In the late 40’s and 50’s it seemed R.G. LeTourneau was the leader of the pack in bigger is better. All of these machines are a tribute to the building of the infrastructure of America. Especially when I drive thru mountainous areas I think about all the surveying, engineering and finally construction of these highways and all done without the aid of computers. Thanks for sharing.
I totally agree about R.G. LeTourneau, and the "bigger is better" era. The railroads joined in, too. Union Pacific had 8500 HP turbine locomotives built from '58-'61, and even a twin 16 cylinder built from '69-'71, known as the Centennial class, producing 6600 HP, and geared to run 90 MPH.
Looks like you found Mad Max road building machine! Interesting concept with the crabbing interest of angling the blade the traditional way. Never seen one like this before. At first I thought it was designed to clear snow off airport runways back on its day!
Very impressive! I've been following Diesel Creek and stumbled upon your channel, guess I'm going to have to take a look at your other videos :) Thanks!
Hello and welcome - my channel isn’t quite as big as Matt’s over at Diesel Creek - but we all gotta start somewhere. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you’ll enjoy the stuff I publish.
Hi thanks for the showing that grader off. There is or was one in New Zealand.i came across a video of it. Not shaw were it is ovet here or if its still going..not shaw how old the video was of it
Seen it 100 times. Detroit diesel ran hard put away wet! It doesn't matter how long they set, throw a battery on it, check its fluids and it'll start every time! Impressive every time!
that's my kind of machine.. simple no computers.. nothing there but the basics.. seems it could move some serious dirt, looks like it was made from 2 Terex scrapers. would love to try my hand running one.
If this is the same grader that I saw in Medicine Hat in 1981. It came from Saskatchewan. They had to road it across the border because it was too big and heavy to transport in Alberta at the time. It was used to help build the second set of lanes across the river on the TransCanada. I was working as a pushcat operator for the company at the time. I always wondered what happened to it afterwards.
It most likely is the same machine. We were working for a Saskatchewan company. One of the guys said that they had to sneak it into Alberta using back roads to get around the scales, because at the time you couldn’t carry that heavy of a load in Alberta.
😦......... *Literally speechless* .... Dude, that thing is insane Nathan! Glad to see you even got to run it for a while, how bad-azz is that! Can't wait to see the other treasures in that yard!
I’ve been waiting for you to see this one, knew you’d appreciate it. Dude I was on cloud 9 and do honoured that I was the guy who got to operate it after sitting for so long. Thanks for watching Zane, hope you’re staying safe out there. Happy wrenching buddy!!
hola gente gracias por compartir y mostrarnos esta maquina tiene mucha potencia puede mover bastante tierra se ganaron un subscriptor saludos desde Argentina
The twin stacks on a green machine was what stopped me. Hoping for some screaming jimmy! Also saw the Allison shifter at 4:58. The colour is more reminiscent of early Terex to me might be wrong tho.
now that super grader is so cool. i want one for my sand box please. god i love G.M. 71's diesel power on heavy equipment and G.M. E.M.D. diesel power on locomotives . take good care of them and they will out live the owner .
Seen one like this working back about 1976 or so when highway 49 was rebuilt from jct 38 to jct 35 would plow up road bed to dry out and pack it was quite the deal
Hi Team, from Down Under New Zealand, that was very impressive alright. Bugger I was hoping to see how it moved slowly out of its depressions of siting for the last 15 odd years. 🙂 Very cool !
so that's where the Big Ol'e Rayco Giant Grader went to I can remember seeing it a few times once setting along the road in Alberta where I had to take a load and twice in a RB Auction flyer
Interesting machine, first I have ever seen this machine in my life. Must of been fun to operate that monster on a job sight. Thanks for the tour and demo, and I did subscribe and like, nice old iron for sure.
Tonka Toys made a Mighty Tonka Grader I'm sure is modeled after this one! Ive seen HUGE graders in the taconite mines in Minnesota keeping the haul roads driveable! Perhaps this machine was in a tar sand mine!
This particular one came from a heavy civil contractor here on the prairies - I’m sure others lived in mines. I know the tonka you are referring to, Thanks for watching
I seen it now I need it.🤗🤗 No; I want two RayGo GIANT super graders. 🤯 just blew my mind. You know how to entertain. O'hwha Ma Gawd. KA-BA-BA-BOOM 🤯 Love the video 👍👍. Thanks bud. Don't look like much front wheel lean but the offset-draft looked "AWESOME". That would take about a minute and a half to get used to running that puppy and at least a two and a half man ground crew for moving fines around😉. DaHam bud that is a sweet machine
Great presentation,! So awesome to finally see a video of the Raygo Giant in operation. I believe I've only seen pictures & maybe a silent video of these machines before. Amazing grader, & definitely unconventional design! Kind of similar to the ACCO grader, but only one of those was made, as I understand. The two Detroits sounded as I hoped they would. What is the background song played during the early part of the grader run? Cool song!
Hi there thanks for watching - it really is a unique piece of equipment. Yes as far as I know there was only 1 ACCO built. The song is called Chasing Waves by City Rat.
@@ironman3406 Thanks! The RayGo Giant grader's blade (moldboard) appears larger (in all dimensions) than the blades on some medium size bulldozers. The grader layout seems like a good design, especially for mines & large excavation projects, & I wonder why the design didn't become more commonly used for large graders?
@@shadovanish7435 the idea probably died off when CMI acquired RayGo, and then later on again when Cat acquired CMI. It’s a niche market when it comes to super graders, Cat is really the only player left with the 24.
@@ironman3406 Caterpillar's 24 series graders are very large, but appear to be a conventional design. Champion also built a (conventional design) very large grader called the 100-T, which was Detroit powered (V16-71T). Letourneau also built some very large, innovatively designed, one off machines in the '50's & '60's (I think) that were diesel electric powered (no hydraulics, only electric motors used to power machine functions), & one or more of which were graders, as I remember from the UA-cam video.
Wow such a one of a kind units all in one place and are they operational for the most part ? must be some interesting stories of how all the units were acquired
My 8T No12 has eighteen inches added to the top of the moboard for deep snow and still is no where near the height of that behemoth.🤗 Just my size ... The cab on the 8T is a bit cramped for me.
I was on a job in 1976 in Valencia Ca. and another company" Eibinstiener" had one of those blades. The name tags were gone from the machine but I remember the Terex green color and the detroits. We never knew who made it,now I do. It was used to cut haul roads for scrapers. One of my all time favorite machines. Thank you for showing this. I've told people about this machine and some didn't believe me.
That's a GM TEREX Machine...
First machine my hubby operated back in the 70’s at the coal mine in Walden, Colorado
I've known about twin powered scrapers all my life but this is the first twin powered grader I've seen, pretty impressive ol gal.
It’s a unit for sure thanks for watching
I used to work for SaskTel District Construction - all rural all the time and I loved it. Often we'd get called to lower or reroute an underground line deeper as they were fixing a road, building big stuff etc etc and that sound of twin 871's going all out (which they loved) reminded me of the twin motor Terex scrapers/dirt buggies.
The Cats always need a D7 pushing, the Terex with twin Detroits would SCREAM through anything and laugh at the idea of needing a push.
Seeing that MONSTER grade reminded me I HAD seen one like it near Grande Prairie, but not working - big iron up there.
Knowing this rig once worked for Morsky made me just smile as they loved their Detroits and it was always great to be on site with them. The job got done with no bullsh*t - just tons of iron thrown at it stuff until it was done.
You made me smile so much to see and hear this beast light off and WORK! I can only imagine the big jobs Morsky saved it for. Seeing you run it offset and saying why? Thank you. Wow.
Good video. Gonna share it. Thanks for running a proper beast of a Green Machine! Thanks for the history! Thanks for making her work- you have to keep them working so they don't quit. You keep their hearts beating.
Wow...
GO RIDERS!!!
Love to see the old equipment at work . Been running equipment for 32 years. Remember running old 75 ton wabcos with v16 screaming Jimmy's when i was young and still love the sound of them . Keep up the good work and look forward to move videos!!
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
That is a beast of a machine. I love the sound of the engines.
Thanks for watching
I never seen a gradter like that one before. It's cool to see it in motion.
Thanks for watching
I'm not sure but I believe that a grader that size was used mainly for open mine road maintenance
@@terryburgettburgett965 and large land levelling jobs
It's a GM TEREX ....
@@wolfguardian8312 no it’s a RayGo GIANT
What a beast! There is nothing like the sound of 2 screaming Jimmies in tandem - thanks for the demo.
Thanks for watching
Ya @4$ a gallon running TWO Detroits would bankrupt anyone in a few days 😂 gone are the days of 5¢ diesel
It has been a long time since I seen what I think was the original one built. I know a contractor from the Dakota's by the name of Don Pyle that built it using a Terex scraper and I think a Cat 16 blade to build terraces. I know he was good friends with the owners at Holland (belt loaders) and they helped him with the engineering. He also told me he sold the design to RayGo. The last time I seen Don was in 1995 in Billings, MT. I was passing through and he was there for a LICA Convention. He had the grader there on display as well as his Ford 8n converted with a flathead V8 that he used to pull a scraper. I got to know Don in the early 80's when I was a young contractor and a LICA member
Thanks for sharing
🚜🔥😲 This grader is absolutely mind-blowing! I've never seen anything like it before. The way it moves and operates is simply mesmerizing. It's fascinating to witness such advanced machinery in action. I can't help but wonder about its capabilities and how it compares to other graders out there. This video has definitely sparked my curiosity and left me wanting to learn more. Amazing stuff! 🤩👏
Thanks for the kind comments and for watching - it would be interesting to see how it compares to a modern Cat 24H.
That is the coolest grander I've ever see . Awesome .
Thanks for watching
Contraption with a Ford cab on it is absolutely amazing. Straight up one of the coolest things I've ever seen 100%👍
That thing is so cool...I'd take thst over my pull grader...I drive by Devon lots on my waybto ritchies...I didn't know that was there.
Detroit 2-strokes are basically immortal. this was one of the easiest will-it-runs I've ever seen on UA-cam! Gotta love screamin' jimmies.
That grade is in perfect working order too. Should be preserved right as it is.
Thanks for watching - there was a bit of work before the cameras were turned on to make sure the engines were ok.
@@ironman3406 Oh I bet. Verifying fluid levels, making sure the racks weren't stuck, that the injectors weren't gummed up, etc. They both barked right off for ya, though, soon as they got a whiff of the good stuff and they sounded amazing under load!
Two contractors in the states had similar machines that were "Homebuilt". Never seen them in action as they were broke most of the time or so it seemed. I believe they became obsolete when Cat introduced the 24G. I operated one of the first prototypes of the 24G in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. This green machine has some very interesting features such as the double articulation and the two stick control for the moldboard.
Homemade things tend to be broke down often lol - 24G or 24H? I thought the 24 came out as an H series to start its life..it’s a cool piece of history for sure! Thanks for taking the time to watch
@@ironman3406 In my mind (of course I'm old and memory not as good) I thought the first 24 was a G. But perhaps that was because there was no float feature in the hoist control until a couple years later. But thinking back it seems like you may be right. May your windrows be straight and elevation true. 😎
@@bobherman3292 windrows be straight and elevations be true!! I like that thanks
Everyone have a safe & good day
cool clip, keep them coming
Geez! Just look at that thing. I have never seen or heard of these and it is absolutely beautiful!
Back in the 80s I worked at Ritchie Brothers in Nisku. I believe it was this unit was in the sale.
Bill Graham owns or owned all of that equipment, he had the largest collection of working, antique roadbuilding equipment in Canada i believe.
I have a few videos of a lot of that equipment working at a demonstration about 15 years ago.
Thanks for watching however this unit was not purchased at an auction it was donated to the museum by the Morsky group. Yes the show your referring to was likely in 2005 at Wetaskiwin that was a very good show.
@@ironman3406 The show was at the discovery center at devon. I just live in beaumont.
A shout-out to Bill Graham for saving this exciting collection cunning equipment!
Hooo-boy! I found myself one hell of a great person to watch, waaaayyyy out to the West of my slice of the True North to watch! Sauce the engines, grab the liquor (or maple syrup) and I'll be here to enjoy the ride!
Glad you found the channel, thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing. I have seen photos of these beasts but didnt know any still where running!!! Love the sound them Detroits make!!!
Not sure how many others still are operational…. Thanks for watching
Two screaming jimmy’s in one hog! That thing should be illegal. I suffered hearing loss watching it. Great video. Definitely one of a kind
Haha it was loud - thanks for watching
I have seen one in person, in the early eighties they were using it for haul road maintenance, both engines were straight piped because they got tired of replacing the mufflers. Very loud and awesome.
Coffee cans over the exhaust after parking it, has saved many a muffler...😂
Thanks for showing the articulation points and how it all functions! Glad something like that was preserved :D vantagetes brought me here.
Thanks for watching - glad they sent you over to enjoy it
My farther-in-law bought a Raygo Giant from the coal mines in Wyoming back in the 1980’s. It was serial number 18 he was told that there were 23 built. We still have it , hasn’t been started in over 30 years.
We’re pretty certain that there are only 7 plus the prototype - can you email me a picture of it ? Email is in my bio
Sorry I don’t see your email address
@@ronniemoore1499 ironman3406b@gmail.com
cool clip, keep them coming
Cool piece of history. Love Detroit music. Had a C6 671 power on a farm drainage plow for years
Wow, what a completely different design compared to a traditional. LOVE the dual screaming detroits!! What a sound!
I was a truck driver and the company i worked for put a 6v71 Detroit Diesel in my truck with a 7 speed and i loved it.!!!!!
That grader is so Euclid terex,wow what a machine
The prototype was based of TS24’s - thanks for watching
Holy sh*t! Looks like an earth mover & a grader got together when no one was looking 👌
Agreed - thanks for watching
It’s always awesome to see a old piece of equipment Come back to life! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching
Great images of a unique workhorse in action.
Wow what a beast! And run like it had just been used yesterday and parked for the night. I'm sure you was loving running that around getting to play. I know I'd enjoy it. Awesome piece of equipment. Very much worth preserving for people to see and enjoy.
Thanks - I did enjoy very much! Thanks for watching
Nothing like the sound of a screaming jimmy diesel. The good old green leaker
Great video!!
I love old industrial machinery especially massey ferguson!
That machine will be ideal for nipping down the shops in!
What a Monster! looks like some sweet ol iron hiding out there!
Hey pal - it was a monster alright super awesome to play with. There is lots of great stuff out there plus 3 more sites with just as much at each one that will eventually get moved in. Maybe we will get it set up something like northern pike steam show eventually!! Thanks for watching bud, and for commenting.
WOW awesome to see that run. I've been there before, many years ago, and saw it sitting there. Didn't think it would still go !!!!! It's too bad the HCHS couldn't have gotten ahold of one of Syncrude's Champion 100t's to go with this collection.
Nice film Nathan.
Thanks for posting.
Looking forward to the next session
Hey bud many thanks! Look forward to our next beer together
what a beast of a machine - great to see it shown in use
Thank you for watching
By far the coolest grader video I have seen yet...😁
I saw that up there, and saw it was recently worked. I was there 3 times the last week hauling stuff there. But I didn't know I would see a video of it working. Lots of nice stuff there, but it needs a little TLC. We ran the 988 loader there, but it needs a tune up and grease job.
Hey there thanks for watching - I’ve heard some more stuff showed up in the last week. The 988 we figure has some timing issues that need to be sorted out. Thanks for hauling more great stuff in!
@@ironman3406 I think the 988 needs plunger lift adjustment.
Hi so how far out of Devon is this place located? We are in Edm. Thanks
Thanks for sharing this video with a great machines. First time I see a big machines like that 😳
I have seen one 6x6 grader, many years ago, that I can remember. It was standard configuration, other than the 6 wheel drive. I have never seen one with front and rear engines, and articulated steering, or that the front could be offset from the rear. It pushed that big blade full pretty handily. Very interesting. Thank you. The straight pipes on those 2 Detroits, I'm sure were rough on the ears of anybody within 100 yards of it grading.
It’s a rare bird no doubt - thanks for watching
ACCO Grader. The grader is equipped with two Caterpillar engines, one in the front with a power of 700 hp. With. and the second in the back for 1000 liters. With. The car was equipped with three axles, each with 4 wheels. The weight of the machine corresponded to the capacity - 160 tons. The width of the dump installed on it is 10 meters.
@@MrDozer1967 the largest grader ever manufactured
What a beast. After running a normal grader I would think that you would have to think out every movement.
Actually wasn’t too bad - there’s less blade functions than in a normal grader - once you’ve got the steering all sorted running the blade is a lot like running the blade on a dozer. Thanks for watching
Salut à toi. Je découvre ce soir ta chaine. Et la RayGo Giant. Quelle belle machine. Merci de nous l'avoir fait découvrir. Je "clic" et j'active la cloche, je vais venir voir ce que tu proposes. Bonne continuation.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m glad you enjoyed this video, it certainly is a unique machine and I’m glad I had the opportunity to operant it. Talk to you soon.
Seems there was a era in the 60’s and 70’s when manufacturers wanted bigger. Dozers, shovels, draglines, scrapers and apparently graders. In the late 40’s and 50’s it seemed R.G. LeTourneau was the leader of the pack in bigger is better. All of these machines are a tribute to the building of the infrastructure of America. Especially when I drive thru mountainous areas I think about all the surveying, engineering and finally construction of these highways and all done without the aid of computers. Thanks for sharing.
They sure wanted big iron alright!! However so many did not survive the test of time. Thanks for watching
@@ironman3406 I also have to ask if you’ve made progress on your 60?
@@oldamericaniron5767 not as much as I’d like to - work has been very busy for me and has not allowed much time to work on my projects.
I totally agree about R.G. LeTourneau, and the "bigger is better" era. The railroads joined in, too.
Union Pacific had 8500 HP turbine locomotives built from '58-'61, and even a twin 16 cylinder built from '69-'71, known as the Centennial class, producing 6600 HP, and geared to run 90 MPH.
Love this old equipment!
Looks like you found Mad Max road building machine! Interesting concept with the crabbing interest of angling the blade the traditional way.
Never seen one like this before. At first I thought it was designed to clear snow off airport runways back on its day!
Haha mad max machine - I like it!! Thanks for watching
What a absolutely gorgeous machine!.😊
Ironman 3406,
Wow what an awesome DD powered beneath of a machine that I never knew existed. Thanks I enjoyed it. Boe
That's one big motor grader totally awesome i love old equipment
Right on - thanks for watching
Very impressive! I've been following Diesel Creek and stumbled upon your channel, guess I'm going to have to take a look at your other videos :) Thanks!
Hello and welcome - my channel isn’t quite as big as Matt’s over at Diesel Creek - but we all gotta start somewhere. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you’ll enjoy the stuff I publish.
Man that field is like a kids tonka dream come true
I truly am glad I found this channel! You Canooks are putting out some mighty golden content ay!!
Thanks for watching sir - hope you’ll tour around the channel and see some of the other good stuff we get up too.
Definitely warants a like!!! Great time with awesome equipment!! Would make one back of a snow clearing monster!!!
I’ve had a couple other people say that too thanks for watching
Awesome! I would love to see this fully restored!
I wanna get there in a BAD WAY!!!! Dunno who this contractor was but he sure went big!!!! COOL ODD IRON RULES! Cheers from Santa Cruz Ca
It’s a pretty awesome place!! If your ever in AB it’s worth checking out. Thanks for watching
The music of those screaming Detroits is the only soundtrack needed! Never though I would see one of these running!👍
That was AWESOME!! Only other weird equipment I have ever seen was a 290 Army earth moving tractor at Fort Leonard Wood MO. 1973.
Thanks for watching im glad you enjoyed it
Oh the memories of years gone by!! 🤔 Neat old school stuff! 👍
Well dang that is a monster, love to walk around that yard
You boys are having some fun
Hello sir - yes we had a really great time, it’s a wicked unit to operate. Thanks for watching
I'm glad this video popped up. What an amazing placevthsnk you for sharing. Subscribed.
Thanks for watching and subscribing
Hi thanks for the showing that grader off. There is or was one in New Zealand.i came across a video of it. Not shaw were it is ovet here or if its still going..not shaw how old the video was of it
If you ever find out where it is of if it still exists let me know, we are trying to track down as many as we can to see how many survived.
Seen it 100 times. Detroit diesel ran hard put away wet! It doesn't matter how long they set, throw a battery on it, check its fluids and it'll start every time! Impressive every time!
As a 18 year old I wish I could've grown up in old irons hey day. still cool to see old Detroits more reliable than a Volkswagen TDI haha
that's my kind of machine.. simple no computers.. nothing there but the basics..
seems it could move some serious dirt, looks like it was made from 2 Terex scrapers.
would love to try my hand running one.
Not many around lol so if you ever get a chance don’t turn it down - thanks for watching
That was exactly what I thought. It's a modified pan truck
Everyone have a safe & good day
that would be so cool running that big grader you are so lucky lol
If this is the same grader that I saw in Medicine Hat in 1981. It came from Saskatchewan. They had to road it across the border because it was too big and heavy to transport in Alberta at the time. It was used to help build the second set of lanes across the river on the TransCanada.
I was working as a pushcat operator for the company at the time. I always wondered what happened to it afterwards.
It could be - hard to know for certain
It most likely is the same machine. We were working for a Saskatchewan company. One of the guys said that they had to sneak it into Alberta using back roads to get around the scales, because at the time you couldn’t carry that heavy of a load in Alberta.
It looks like a scraper with the bowl taken out of it. Definitely cool. Love the Detroit’s.
The prototype is as built out of TS24’s and then these were manufactured - thanks for watching
I was gonna say the exact same thing, but now I know 😃
@@ironman3406 that makes perfect sense then. Thank you for clarifying that.
Nice video my friend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have operated a lot of equipment, but this would be awesome to run!
Awesome machine!
Wow, twin Detroit Diesels soundin' they're gonna tear something up...and that RayGo Giant can certainly move a lot of it...
It certainly moves some earth - thanks for watching
😦......... *Literally speechless* .... Dude, that thing is insane Nathan! Glad to see you even got to run it for a while, how bad-azz is that! Can't wait to see the other treasures in that yard!
I’ve been waiting for you to see this one, knew you’d appreciate it. Dude I was on cloud 9 and do honoured that I was the guy who got to operate it after sitting for so long. Thanks for watching Zane, hope you’re staying safe out there. Happy wrenching buddy!!
God I love that sound! I saw a few clips on Instagram the other day and I'm glad I found this vid
paul ,brian,and wayne would love to see this video !!!!!
As far as I know it’s been shared with the family :) - thanks for watching
@@ironman3406 great vid keep them comin!
hola gente gracias por compartir y mostrarnos esta maquina tiene mucha potencia puede mover bastante tierra se ganaron un subscriptor saludos desde Argentina
Thanks for watching glad you found the channel.
The twin stacks on a green machine was what stopped me. Hoping for some screaming jimmy! Also saw the Allison shifter at 4:58.
The colour is more reminiscent of early Terex to me might be wrong tho.
Similar color, but not Terex, lots of Terex similarities but manufactured by RayGo. The original prototype was built from TS24 parts.
So much cool equipment there
Yea there certainly is - thanks for watching
now that super grader is so cool. i want one for my sand box please. god i love G.M. 71's diesel power on heavy equipment and G.M. E.M.D. diesel power on locomotives . take good care of them and they will out live the owner .
If your serious there is one for sale in South Carolina - thanks for watching
Fantastic machine, hopefully you'll get the revs right in operation.
Seen one like this working back about 1976 or so when highway 49 was rebuilt from jct 38 to jct 35 would plow up road bed to dry out and pack it was quite the deal
Where about is the highway 49 located
That's a lot of cubic inches on this RayGo grader,...568 x 2 Love the sound of these beasts!
Oh man. Used to pull grain out of the Iowa fields with an old KW cabover on top of an 8V71. She was a beast.
They do make sweet sweet music - thanks for watching
That is an awesome collection some of those I have heard of some of them I haven't
There’s some rare stuff out there for sure - thanks for watching
Hi Team, from Down Under New Zealand, that was very impressive alright. Bugger I was hoping to see how it moved slowly out of its
depressions of siting for the last 15 odd years. 🙂 Very cool !
You get to see it, just from the cab - thanks for watching
Back in the 70's Magnus Construction from Tisdale Saskatchewan had one of these. I have seen it work, and also know the operator
This could be the same one as Morsky construction had it before we did. Maybe they bought it from Magnus?
What a beast of a machine!! ty for doing this video it was alsome!! Stay safe!!
Thanks for watching
so that's where the Big Ol'e Rayco Giant Grader went to I can remember seeing it a few times once setting along the road in Alberta where I had to take a load and twice in a RB Auction flyer
Thanks for watching, its still close to there.
Yeah ))))))))))))))))))))0 We need full tour of this awesome machinery))))))))))))
Interesting machine, first I have ever seen this machine in my life. Must of been fun to operate that monster on a job sight. Thanks for the tour and demo, and I did subscribe and like, nice old iron for sure.
Thanks so much for the like the sub and the watch much appreciated
Tonka Toys made a Mighty Tonka Grader I'm sure is modeled after this one! Ive seen HUGE graders in the taconite mines in Minnesota keeping the haul roads driveable! Perhaps this machine was in a tar sand mine!
This particular one came from a heavy civil contractor here on the prairies - I’m sure others lived in mines. I know the tonka you are referring to, Thanks for watching
I used to drive the 318 Detroit for years. Didn't know they were talking about horse power.
I seen it now I need it.🤗🤗 No; I want two RayGo GIANT super graders. 🤯 just blew my mind.
You know how to entertain. O'hwha Ma Gawd. KA-BA-BA-BOOM 🤯
Love the video 👍👍. Thanks bud.
Don't look like much front wheel lean but the offset-draft looked "AWESOME". That would take about a minute and a half to get used to running that puppy and at least a two and a half man ground crew for moving fines around😉. DaHam bud that is a sweet machine
Thanks for watching Dan - there is one for sale in South Carolina. Glad you enjoyed watching I sure enjoyed operating it
@@ironman3406 I truly wish I could but I have to fix me first.
What a Beast. Hearing protection a must.
WHAT DID YOU SAY???? Sorry, I'm a little hard of hearing.
Thanks for watching
Love the old machinery, still haven't found a barber green bucket line trencher yet
Old ta77
Great presentation,! So awesome to finally see a video of the Raygo Giant in operation. I believe I've only seen pictures & maybe a silent video of these machines before.
Amazing grader, & definitely unconventional design! Kind of similar to the ACCO grader, but only one of those was made, as I understand.
The two Detroits sounded as I hoped they would.
What is the background song played during the early part of the grader run? Cool song!
Hi there thanks for watching - it really is a unique piece of equipment. Yes as far as I know there was only 1 ACCO built. The song is called Chasing Waves by City Rat.
@@ironman3406 Thanks! The RayGo Giant grader's blade (moldboard) appears larger (in all dimensions) than the blades on some medium size bulldozers. The grader layout seems like a good design, especially for mines & large excavation projects, & I wonder why the design didn't become more commonly used for large graders?
@@shadovanish7435 the idea probably died off when CMI acquired RayGo, and then later on again when Cat acquired CMI. It’s a niche market when it comes to super graders, Cat is really the only player left with the 24.
@@ironman3406 Caterpillar's 24 series graders are very large, but appear to be a conventional design.
Champion also built a (conventional design) very large grader called the 100-T, which was Detroit powered (V16-71T). Letourneau also built some very large, innovatively designed, one off machines in the '50's & '60's (I think) that were diesel electric powered (no hydraulics, only electric motors used to power machine functions), & one or more of which were graders, as I remember from the UA-cam video.
@@shadovanish7435 you are correct there is one of those Letourneau electric scrapers at the same place as this Raygo.
Ole Jpaydirt should try to scoop this beast up. Lord knows what he can do with this thing. It’s a monster.
What beauty . Iwas waiting for a hose to blow after all that idle time ...........nothing like that in Aust
Thanks for watching
Wow such a one of a kind units all in one place and are they operational for the most part ? must be some interesting stories of how all the units were acquired
A surprising amount of stuff out there runs yes, and lots of very unique stuff. There will be more videos to come stay tuned.
Great for levelling out large windrows
Absolutely thanks for watching
Grease bathe those cylinders once you park her up it might save them for our kids to drive that beast. I Love the content. keep it coming please.
Thanks for watching more to come
My god!! Look at the size of the moboard on that thing. What a beast.
Haha it’s a “giant” yup haha 😂 thanks for watching sir
My 8T No12 has eighteen inches added to the top of the moboard for deep snow and still is no where near the height of that behemoth.🤗 Just my size ... The cab on the 8T is a bit cramped for me.
@@Fatamus Not to mention Noisy! They men were tough in those days!!
@@kenuber4014 tough and deaf too.
@@Fatamus HaHaHa....What??