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I took this idea from another forum. The grader looks far better.   The width of the tires is really the only thing that has changed. 
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Still has the working suspension.  ...and the great turning ability  Overall it is a great improvement.
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Those tires look great! What was the donor model?
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Looks like a Nirscot 725 art truck
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So that makes it a 16G HF? Haha. It looks awesome.
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Ethan, looks great here is my version, built by Mr. Bill Gorsky, years ago. Tie bigger tires really look great on this model, much better than the skinny versions. Someday we should all get together and demand a bigger grader with a proper setup from the toy manufacturers. Looks like a red spot on the cowling, the fire ext fell off, it has been replaced.  
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Gd10r wrote:Someday we should all get together and demand a bigger grader with a proper setup from the toy manufacturers. Hopefully we will see another 16 grader, maybe an M series. Tonkin? Colter ddbcustommodels.com
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Ross Fowlie wrote:Those tires look great! What was the donor model?
Ross Yes, it was the Norscot 725.
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I don't like it and it's not very realistic!
With tyres like this a grader cannot get enough grip!
And for a grader low groundpressure is not really an issue because they normally only work on stable grounds like sand en crushed rock!
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Jorn de Wals wrote:I don't like it and it's not very realistic!
With tyres like this a grader cannot get enough grip!
And for a grader low groundpressure is not really an issue because they normally only work on stable grounds like sand en crushed rock!
Jorn I based the idea from this grader. Here in the Midwestern US these wide tires are quite common on graders. 
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You Could use the tires off the Old Cars Fiat-Allis FR20  The tire issue has been brought up before NZG 16G question
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diecast_dirtboy wrote:Gd10r wrote:Someday we should all get together and demand a bigger grader with a proper setup from the toy manufacturers. Hopefully we will see another 16 grader, maybe an M series. Tonkin? Colter ddbcustommodels.com Was a 16M in the right scale on there voting list? My preference would be CCM along the same lines as the 390, that would be a nice model for sure
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WCollins, that is a sharp setup, and really BLUE. Thanks for sharing. Graham
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Graham is right! That blue 16G is HOT!
Gavin, I checked the list after reading your post, they have the 160M listed.
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