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Wayland

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I started a new job and they want me to dispose of a Gallion Motor Grader #118. It does not run but is complete just parked and allowed to sieze up. Quite Sad :( I have trouble just scrapping things. Does anyone have any ideas as to who would need parts from this thing. It has some kind of Cummins pump on the side but I am not sure what motor it is with the exception that it is Diesel. Any Ideas??
 
A lot depends on where you are at. I know of a place in Ohio that if your close enough would probably buy the whole thing from you since he has a salvage yard for stuff like that
 
Wayland,

Galion is spelled with one L. They were built in my home town Galion, Ohio. The factory was called the Galion Iron Works when I was growing up (60's).
Bought out by Kumatsu (sp) sometime in the 70's. Been closed for awhile now.
 
I am kind of like you I hate to take the torch to anything. I decided I can't keep everything forever. I have gotten rid of all the junk iron. The next to go is the maybe I can use it in the next 20 years. Problem with that I may not be around. Sometimes you just need to do what the boss wants. Stan
 
I wish this machine was up north as I too know where it could go. It is in south Florida. My tractors are still up north but it is hard to take 75 and sunny. Any Ideas on the engine???
 
There is not much use for a motor grader anymore. Just some road maintenances and that is about it. The new laser controls used with a modern dozer allows them to do finish grading.
 
Does it look like this one?
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Wayland, You should start a post about the grader on heavyequipmentforums.com

JDS, I have a buddy that works at the Cat plant that builds graders that would strongly disagree that there's not much use for graders anymore. Cat is still cranking them out in very strong numbers.
 
There's a place in Canada that turns graders like that into pull types. I've seen a couple of them and they look impressive. The cab and engine are gone and if I remember right the rear axle is gone. Just an idea for someone with ambition. It'll take more than an antique tractor to pull it. Jim
 
Heavy equipment operators say finish grading takes the most skill of any machine but a good operator can do things with a grader that you'd never think possible. You can get lasers for graders too but a dozer is no substitute and a grader is no substitute for a dozer. Some applications may interchange but for the most part, they each have their place.
 
Drove a runner off here in West Tenn. last fall. Weighed out over three thousand dollars worth. Not much demand for the old graders. I think the motor was something like C 160 s or so. In their day the heads for that engine sold good. For parts or salvage now days there is just not many folks that fix a 40 year old grader so no demand for parts.
 
jm.,
I wonder if that's a regional thing? Off the top of my head I can think of 3 Cat's and 1 Wabco that sold in my area of IL in the last two years. The Wabco was over 40 years old and the Cats all over 50 years old. None brought huge money, but they all brought more than scrap.
I agree it's unlikely anyone would buy the one the OP has to restore, but there's probably someone out there that would buy it for parts. If nothing else a salvage yard might be interested in it to part it out.
Pops
 
There are some guys around here that buy them to blade driveways, to put dirt against irrigation pipelines, feedlot work and some hire on to the townships to do dirt roads.
 
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