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Grader is used mainly for:

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  1. Trimming and finishing
  2. Shaping and trimming
  3. Finishing and trimming 
  4. Finishing, trimming and shaping 

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Option 4 : Finishing, trimming and shaping 
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Grader:

  • A Grader is a construction machine with a long blade used to create a flat surface.
  • It is also called a road grader, a blade, a maintainer, and a motor grader.
  • It is used to prepare clean and level the land and spread the materials over the land as equally distributed as possible.
  • It is used mainly for finishing, shaping, and trimming.
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