Grader

Have you ever seen a truck like this?

Working the job they’re kinda hard to miss

If you know his name, well you can shout it now

And if you said “Grader,” well all I can say is “Wow!”

Some people call them Graders, some people call them Blades

They’re very good at getting the road readied up to pave

And when it’s very cold outside and there is lots of snow

You may see one cruising by, using its blade to clear the road

The main part of the grader is this straight blade you see here

One side in front of the other as the driver sits and steers

The front is called the toe and the back is called the heel

The blade’s job is to level out the dirt behind the forward wheels

Have you ever seen a truck like this?

Working the job they’re kinda hard to miss

If you know his name, well you can shout it now

And if you said “Grader,” well all I can say is “Wow!”

Here’s a special feature many trucks don’t have

If you watch real close, I’m sure you’ll understand

The front wheel goes up and over this great mound

While the blade stays where it is, nice and level with the ground

Another of this truck’s really unique abilities

Is to do a special trick, it’s called a wheel lean

By leaning his wheels just a bit or even quite a lot

The grader operator here can control how his blade cuts

So, have you ever seen a truck like this?

Working the job they’re kinda hard to miss

If you know his name, you can whisper it now

If you said “Grader,” well all I can say is “Good Job!”