This is what happens when your friends get you all drunked up on a Friday night.
'Hey man, I know this guy who is selling something.'
' Ya? What?'
' A grader man!'
'Oh cool!'
I spent all day yesterday bringing it home.
I was told the following about it;
- It was built in the forties during the war
- It was used to help build the Alaskan highway.
- The motor was rebuilt in the 80's.
- It has been sitting not started since '03.
What I noticed about it.
- It has a 2cyl gas 'pup' motor used to start the deisel motor.
- It has not one hydrolic cylinder. It is all mechanical.
- The tires still hold air.
- It's not fast.
- Everything works! Well except the front tire lean. Gears may be seized.
- I butchered our road.
- I'm gonna try again today.
- I rescued it from going to the scrap yard.
- It cost less than my dog's vet bills last week after she got into a fight with a bear.
Now, my wife is on a weekend training course in Toronto.
She has no idea I bought this thing.
How in the hell am I supposed to tell her tonight about this giant yellow thing in the yard when she gets back?
'Hi Hon. Enjoy your trip? Pass your coarse? BTW, I bought a grader.'
It just doesn't flow well.
Man oh man...leson of my tale? Don't drink and buy graders...
EDIT: No that's not my 12yr old son actually driving it. Just poseing for pics.
'Hey man, I know this guy who is selling something.'
' Ya? What?'
' A grader man!'
'Oh cool!'
I spent all day yesterday bringing it home.


I was told the following about it;
- It was built in the forties during the war
- It was used to help build the Alaskan highway.
- The motor was rebuilt in the 80's.
- It has been sitting not started since '03.
What I noticed about it.
- It has a 2cyl gas 'pup' motor used to start the deisel motor.
- It has not one hydrolic cylinder. It is all mechanical.
- The tires still hold air.
- It's not fast.
- Everything works! Well except the front tire lean. Gears may be seized.
- I butchered our road.
- I'm gonna try again today.
- I rescued it from going to the scrap yard.
- It cost less than my dog's vet bills last week after she got into a fight with a bear.
Now, my wife is on a weekend training course in Toronto.
She has no idea I bought this thing.
How in the hell am I supposed to tell her tonight about this giant yellow thing in the yard when she gets back?
'Hi Hon. Enjoy your trip? Pass your coarse? BTW, I bought a grader.'
It just doesn't flow well.
Man oh man...leson of my tale? Don't drink and buy graders...
EDIT: No that's not my 12yr old son actually driving it. Just poseing for pics.