blade grader

British

noun

another name for grader

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It would appear that the V shaped ditch is somewhat the easier to construct with the blade grader while the trapezoidal is readily excavated with the slip or fresno scraper.

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If a road has been graded so that the profile is satisfactory or if the existing profile of the location is satisfactory, and the surface is to be shaped to a prescribed cross section, either the elevating grader or the blade grader may be employed.

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This requires that clods be broken, weeds and grass that are mixed with the earth be removed by harrowing and forking and that the surface be carefully smoothed with a blade grader.

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Outfit Use of Blade Grader.—Heavy blade graders designed to be drawn by a tractor are suitable for shaping the earth road.

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After the mixing has been completed, the surface is smoothed with the blade grader and is kept smooth until it dries out.

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