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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide road graders for fire road maintenance?
Road Graders (Type 1 & 2)
Yes.
KDT provides road graders (motor graders), Type 1 and Type 2 with a 12-foot or larger moldboard, with operators to maintain access and camp roads on wildfires and to clear and regrade roads after hurricanes and floods.
Typical configuration
- Type 1
- 165+ HP
- Type 2
- 120–164 HP
- Moldboard
- 12+ ft
- Order options
- 4-wheel drive, 14 ft moldboard, rippers
- Method of hire
- Daily, wet, with operator, plus mileage for mob/demob
- Transport
- Driven short distances or hauled on a lowboy
Every crew, engine and water tender on a fire comes in on a road, and heavy incident traffic tears those roads up quickly. A road grader keeps them passable: it cuts and shapes the road, fills ruts, clears berms and keeps ditches open.
On a wildfire, KDT's road graders handle road maintenance and rehabilitation, by the day and wet with the operator, plus mileage for transport. It is typed by horsepower: Type 1 is 165 HP or more and Type 2 is 120–164 HP, both with a 12-foot or larger moldboard. Add 4-wheel drive, a 14-foot moldboard or rippers when the roads call for them.
After hurricanes and floods, graders clear sand, silt and light debris off roads and regrade washed-out gravel routes so supply trucks can get through. KDT supplies them with an operator, fuel and maintenance, or as bare rentals.
Available as
- Type 1 road graders (165+ HP)
- Type 2 road graders (120–164 HP)
- 4-wheel drive, 14 ft moldboard or rippers, as ordered
What's included
- Qualified operator
- Transport to and from the incident
- Fueling and daily maintenance
- Moves as road priorities change
Where it's used
- Maintaining incident access roads
- Base camp and staging area roads and parking
- Road rehabilitation after containment
- Clearing sand, silt and debris from roads after floods and hurricanes
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide road graders for fire road maintenance?
Yes. We supply Type 1 and Type 2 road graders with operators to maintain access roads, camp roads and fire roads for the length of the incident.
What is a Type 1 vs Type 2 road grader?
For wildfire, a Type 1 road grader is 165 HP or more and a Type 2 is 120–164 HP. Both carry a 12-foot or larger moldboard.
Is a motor grader the same as a road grader?
Yes. Wildfire orders call it a Road Grader. It's the same machine contractors call a motor grader or maintainer.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.