I am a veteran,mechanic and, a heavy equipment operator. What you built is better than most factory small graders! Fantastic quality. Thanks again for sharing your amazing machines and display of engineering!

When you want to stop and go back, be sure to gently taper out any pile on the blade. Just lift the bit about a 1/2 inch and continue on foreward till the berm is gone and the bit is airborne. This way when you have to cross it again, you won't have a high spot under the bit when the steer axle climbs your burm. Once you get those high spots built in, it takes twice as much work to get them back out. I run both direct lever type and the newer type "jet" controls(joystick) for Idaho DOT and several other heavy equip. types. That little grader is amazing and perfectly sized for your application. Keep up the good work.

I didn't know I needed one of these until 11 minutes ago.

Guy probably has the smoothest driveway in town. Hopefully the neighbors have been nice to him..

That’s amazing. Great job. I have thousands of hours in graders, and this is one of the best projects I’ve ever seen.

Now that's the coolest thing I've seen today.

Run a grader for 20 years, that one there is too cool.

Outstanding use of old equipment! Old cadets never die, they simply get redesigned and used further. Well done!!!

What an awesome build, the fact that it actually works in a practical capacity puts it over the top!

WHat a AWESOME HOBBY!!!! I like that grader! HOW MUCH!!!

WOW. SO COOL. Just mowing my lawn or pushing snow with my garden tractor I find very relaxing. I can not imagine how I would feel with that fine machine. BRAVO.

I was surprised to see it actually cutting and not just scraping the top. The attention to detail on your workmanship is nothing short of spectacular! I don't have time to read all the comments, but surly someone has already recommended you patent your design before the concept of a mini-grader is copied by a large manufacturer. Doing so and then selling your patent would have yourself sitting pretty nicely financially. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Good job!

This should be sold to a manufacturer. It would b great taking care of your own driveway. Maybe a landscape contractor could use for grading out small areas, etc.

You sir... you piss me off !! I can only wish for having enough spare time when I retire to build cool stuff like this !!!! Love the garage door opener on the grader "sorry honey, your car is going to have to stay outside".

Very well thought out and constructed! Nice paint job also. Tires alone are a great factor in it's performance!

Truly a class act!!! congratulations on a beautiful project

That's a great way to put the high spots in the low spots.

What a great build, I don’t know if this person lives in a snow area but a detachable front plow for snow removal would be cool.

This is the best looking cub I’ve ever seen!, Now I wish my 125 had not burned up! At the time was glad to see it go.

I think this great and shows others to use their talents and imaginations and anything is possible. Only part that has me scratching my head is the mower hood with the headlights pointing out back. Thanks for sharing.

Lol this is awesome. I've run many graders and always wanted a small one for my 1/4 mile gravel driveway. That sir would be perfect! On big graders the front chevron tires are run opposite way of back normally. I was always learned it helps keep the fronts from wanting to slide out.

Lol so cool. I would be grading every piece of land I could get to. I would put in driveways for free. An amazing machine

This is the end goal of having mountains of tools and access to the internet. Edit: OK but that forested driveway is what I'm actually loving though. Beautiful.

That is awesome! I bet that would get a lot of attention at engine/tractor shows!

I bet this guy has the smoothest driveway anybody has ever seen!! That is quite a creation you made, very cool!

Very, very nice. You did a great job of making something really useful out of old equipment. I suspect you enjoyed the heck out of your efforts and now you can keep the driveway in shape year round.

Simply fantastic, my father always told me one mans junk is another mans invention... well done!!!

This is cool. I would definitely like to see the building of this awesome machine. Nice work, Thank you for sharing!

I'll bet you lay awake at night when it's raining, worrying that there might be a puddle somewhere in your driveway! Cool build!

It also have 4 lamps in front and 2 lamps rear. How easy to work even on evenings. Amazing.

I like to consider myself a fair to middling fabricator. But I got nothing on this guy! I am also a JD guy. But this is SO freaking cool! Love it!

Whoever disliked this is just salty that they don’t have one

When mom says your grounded but dad says you can still go out in the garage.

Perfect execution! Nice design, good weld connections, and hydraulic sys layout. Kohlers do last forever! Thanks!

holy cow how cool! i would LOVE to see a full build start to finish.

That's a lovely machine, I would love to have one to take care of my driveway. Super work and it sure looks like the finish is in place also. Thumbs up.

This guy is just having the time of his life

I’d make it my daily driver. Nice work man

That is thoroughly impressive! I have the sneaking suspicion that this isn't exactly your first fab project... Well done! :)

Very nice. The best home built I have seen yet.

I like how he placed the cab over the engine backwards from the Cub Cadet for back up lighting and the truck hitch as the frame for the blade. INGENIOUS. Anyone else spot any other hidden Easter eggs?

You are incredibly skilled !

Awesome! When I got a sub-compact Kubota, bucket, yard rake, landscape box and auger, all the neighbors were asking favors.

Those old Cubs were built to last. I really wanted to see how you tied the two rear ends together. The fact you were able to just spin one of the rear tires really makes me curious.

That is pretty freakin' cool! That's a lot of time and energy invested into designing and building that thing. It makes you wonder a bit if there is a market for a mini-grader like that. I would think that one of the companies making lawn tractors or smaller construction equipment couldn't make a case for marketing something like that.

Nice tractor power and awesome machinery in action, good job again bro 😀 😀

I can’t say I’d ever have a reason to use it but I now know I want one. That is some damn good engineering there sir. You should show some video from under the hood and the hydraulic setup. I don’t think I’m the only one who would be interested in seeing more in depth. Edit. I’ve read some of the comments I’m definitely not 5he only one who would be interested in seeing more in depth of the build.

Operator here. That's a total badass machine you built

How could anyone give this a thumbs down? Excellent build Kind Sir!👍

The grader is one of my most favorite pieces of equipment this is perfect for driveways and small roads. Great job!

Who would hit the thumbs down on this?!?! That is amazing! Well done sir... well done!!

This has to be the best build I have saw in a long time. My hats off to you sir you are a talented man.

My first thought, Wow! that is neat! Then the practical side of me said, its probably too small and light to actually work. Then I thought, I'll be darn! It does work! Nice job!

Very nice build.ive been wanting to do this for a couple of yrs now. Still collecting materials. Thanks for sharing

Pretty cool, I would of never thought of doing something like this. And a very clean job doing it.

Daaaang!!! I’ve got about a 1/4 mile of driveway to upkeep. I’ve been doing it with a tractor and box blade for years. Wish I had the mechanical ability to build one of these. Great job! Great video!

Superb and from what I can see, completely flawless build ...in a word WOW!

A very excellent display of your ingenuity and machine skills. Top of the day to you Sir.

Another testament to American ingenuity! God bless you Sir, job well done!!

Amazing!! Very nice and great craftsmanship!!

I would never have thought to build a grader, but I like how your brain works. Great job.

Should make it where you can swap the blade out with a mowing deck! Butter!

You, dear sir, just won KZfaq. Congratulations! That machine is awesome!

Old men with white socks and white shoes become little boys again wanting their tonka toys and playing in the sand box.

I never knew I needed one until now... Awesome build

You can tell this guy was a legit grader operator by his passes.

Neighbor: I just bought a DR grader This guy: hold my beer

Extremely nice build. What was your profession prior to this build? If you don't mind me asking .I've ran graders in the past, I liked running the John Deere the best. It had a good power to traction ratio.

I love this. I think I've watched this video and build 20 times since it's posted.

Put tracks on it and it would go anywhere. Cool machine.

Now THIS is exactly what I've been looking for

You sir, are the man!!! Your work is fantastic!!!

That is one nice machine ,Off the chart Build,Godbless

Friend of mine built one. I only saw 1 picture of it, but works awesome from what I've been told.

45 dislikes come from people who have zero skills and let envy rule their lives

Now that is a slick little set up.... Bet it work great for moving snow

Pure Genius! The joy and satisfaction you got from creating this must have been amazing. What's next?

Who ever build that is a fricken Genius!

Very nice machine. Interesting. I’ve never seen anything like it

I have to say that’s just awesome.

Your Grader and Bulldozer are absolutely BADASS!

Smoothest driveway in the county!

Great Build Sir. Hats off

Super cool. Great job. I would love to see some videos of the build.

excellent job, wish IH/Cub Cadet made a grader. Taking orders? Don't need one, but I'd one lol

This thing is awesome! Great job! Nice fit and finish!

Wow wow wow very impressive great fabrication

I also did not know that I need one of these till I got home today. Don't know how I've been getting along all this time.

Very nice! I bet it plows snow pretty well too! Great work!

Glad I did not see this video before I gave up my 1450 Cubs in lieu of a zero turn. Nice build!

Now that’s a beautiful rig

Excellent job. A nice chrome stack might look nice on it 😎🏁

Spectacular friend. Congratulations👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤.Like

this is 100% the coolest garden type machine ive ever seen

gonna need a nice cozy cab for that and the dozer for winter work.

That's amazing craftsmanship. I'd be very proud of it.

Can you put down pressure on the blade? A scarifier might not be a bad addition

This would be awesome for repairing my log roads. Awesome job on building it.

Guy just loves his Cub Cadets.

Great way to maintain a long right of way, driveway . Choice one