Russell Hi-Way Patrol Grader - Drummond, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 46° 40.117 W 113° 08.984
12T E 335560 N 5170584
This grader is on display out front of the Country Bumpkins Restaurant on Front Street of Drummond, Montana. Drummond straddles I90 south of Missoula and north of Butte.
Waymark Code: WMM15H
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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The Hi-Way Patrol was an early grader manufactured by the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company. Intended to be pulled by a team of horses, it weighed 1,050 pounds and came with a 6 foot by 14.5 inch blade that could be manually angled in azimuth, pitch and side to side angle. Judging by the number of them still to be found, they were quite a popular grader in their time. The serial number, hard to read, appears to be #H 7253. If that is correct, this is a No.2 , manufactured between 1923 and 1926.

Russell was bought by Caterpillar in the 1930s and production of their graders was continued by Cat.

Type of Machine: Road Grader

Year the machine was built: ca 1925

Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link]

Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
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