It’s raining again this morning. April showers may bring May flowers, but they also can create wheel-sucking mud and potholes in the many narrow dirt roads that we have in the back areas of Maine.
Frugal Mainers know that the perfect device for giving those roads the delicate maintenance that they need in the spring is an old, towed grader such as the one shown here working on Tuesday:
They can be towed by a truck, tractor, or even horses if necessary. This one was towed by a truck:
But, the grader operator needs to have excellent eye-hand coordination to steer while adjusting the height and angle of the blade. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on March 21 [back view] and April 4 [side view], 2023.)