For more information on Champion Motor Graders, contact: Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing 8844 Mount Holly Road Charlotte, North Carolina, 28214 Telephone: 704-392-1038 Fax: 704-394-0802

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2004

CHAMPION MOTOR GRADERS,
COMPACT MOTOR GRADERS WITH TRUE ALL WHEEL DRIVE

Gary Abernathy puts a new Champion C80 B Motor Grader through its final paces before shipping.

Charlotte, NC - The construction industry will always need All Wheel Drive. According to convention, All Wheel Drive becomes critical in poor soil conditions or when operators need better traction, more precise control over the machine, for finish grading or on tougher jobs when rear wheel drive alone will not do it.

“Our machines,” said Gary Abernathy “are the only proven All Wheel Drive Compact Motor Graders on the market today. With the resources we had behind us for the last 11 years as part of Volvo Construction Equipment, we were able to develop and field-test a true AWD system on our machines and put them into production. The engineering talent and resources that went into all of our AWD models (C66 B and C86 B) make them the best available in our category. With the design of our hydraulic system, we don’t have to sacrifice power for speed.”

Gary also indicated that if a contractor required All Wheel Drive due to the operating conditions, the price differential between a compact unit and a standard-sized grader in the 36,000 lb. range could be as much as $70,000.

“I appreciate that these are two very different machines but if it's All Wheel Drive you are looking for and the ability to maneuver on the job site is the issue, then our C86 is the logical choice.”

Champion Motor Graders, the newest company in the construction equipment industry with a long and successful history, has their head office and manufacturing facility in Charlotte, NC. At this plant, they manufacture motor graders with an operating weight of 12,000 to 15,500 lbs.