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Welcome back to the channel. I spent the May long weekend in Devon, Alberta where there is home to a massive collection of antique earth moving equipment. Among the collection is a RayGo GIANT super motor grader. In this video lets see if we can get it running and operating again?? It has been sitting 10-15 years. There were 7 GIANTS built not including the prototype, The “Harris Blade“ as we call it was the first one built followed by the 7 GIANT's. This particular machine is the last one built, serial number 7, and used to belong to Morsky Construction here in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Harris Blade still lives and is in California. 3 other GIANTS that we know of are located in South Carolina, South Dakota, and North Dakota, the other 3 we do not know if they have survived or not. If you know of one anywhere drop a comment below. RayGo Inc., was best known for its compactors, ventured into the super grader market in 1969 with the introduction of the RayGo GIANT. Weighing 53 tons, or 106,000 lbs. It featured double articulation and 2 GM 8V71 - 318-hp engines at both ends, each driving a single axle. Although it was suitable for heavy-duty leveling and reclamation of surface mines, its blade was fixed to the central frame instead of the usual circle mounting. The operator's cab was mounted on the rear frame and suspended over the rear articulated joint, giving the operator a panoramic view of the blade and the front power unit. CMI purchased RayGo in 1985. Rights to RayGo products passed to Caterpillar in 1987. The excavators that are behind me in the intro are Hopto's, not sure how many were built but they are a unique rig also powered by twin 8V71's. We hope to get one running during our next work bee so stay tuned for that. If you want to see more of this site head over and check out the Heavy Construction Heritage Society of Canada on Instagram. Huge thanks to the whole gang that was out for the weekend and shared their various video angles and still photos to create this video. Alex, Matea, Nikki, Landon, Simon, Tyler and Anthony, you all shared stuff with me to make this video. Don't forget to like and subscribe to see more great heavy equipment content. Thanks for watching. Soundstripe music license codes: SICU9KH05CY326AF - Toony by Liberty AOSDIOOUWOXQRHCV - Chasing Waves by City Rat
