Just went along a local machinery retailer and they have a Blaw Knox G 800 on their front lawn. Is this a rebadged lee boy that they could not sell. A small Volvo,since they bought Blaw Knox. This dealer also sells champion so is it a champion.
Hello buddy605, It is a VT LeeBoy motor grader. Same as the LeeBoy 785. It's not a matter of them not selling it. VT LeeBoy has a new business line called LB Performance and through this business line you will see both "LBP" and "BlawKnox" branded equipment. I know, its complicated. To throw another twist into it you will soon see the LBP branded G700 grader. This grader will be the Champion C80C grader. We have recently closed a deal where LBP has acquired our C80/86 model graders. Champion will still be manufacturing. Its a new time, a new world out there. It's not as much about competition anymore as it is surviving and still offering world class products to our customers. I'm excited about the recent developments. Stay tuned for more information: http://www.lbperformancepaving.com
it sure is getting complicated. On a unrelated topic how is the engine emissions affecting your industry.
In earlier years Blaw-Knox has built self graders, I don't know when they stopped producing it. Here is a photo from an older one: http://s868.photobucket.com/user/me...r Crawl 2011/BlawKnox002_zps75dffcf3.jpg.html
Has Blaw-Knox built in earlier times own graders or does they built in lizens?