Roadking Manufacturing · Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal
Tractor-operated road graders built for Africa
Six models, from a 500 kg three-point linkage machine to a 3 750 kg articulated trailed grader with a 3 400 mm mouldboard. Every one of them turns a tractor you already own into a road-building machine — for gravel road construction, farm and estate access, forestry roads, firebreaks, contours and mitre drains.
- Gravel road construction
- Farm & estate roads
- Forestry roads
- Firebreaks
- Contours
- Mitre drains
- Cane fields
- Game ranches
- Laser & GPS land levelling
Why a tractor-operated grader instead of a self-propelled machine
A self-propelled motor grader carries its own engine, cab, transmission and drivetrain — and you pay for all of it, then pay again to keep an operator and a service programme behind it. On a farm, an estate or a forestry block, that machine spends most of the year standing still.
A Roadking grader takes the tractor already in your shed and puts it to work on your roads. There is no second engine to maintain and no second machine standing idle between jobs. The tractor does the pulling; the grader does the cutting, shaping and spreading.
The range splits into two types. The Cadet and Trooper are three-point linkage mounted — compact, quick to hitch, and designed for work where access is restricted and a trailed machine cannot turn. The Rebel, Major, Commander and Centurion are trailed graders with their own wheels, ballast capacity and — from the Major up — a standing operator platform, for sustained road construction and reconstruction.
All of it is built at Camperdown in KwaZulu-Natal, for abrasive gravel, steep contours and roads that have to be reshaped after every wet season.
Six models - See which size is best for you and required tractor power
Match the machine to your available tractor power and to the width of road you need to shape in a single pass. All blade depths are 520 mm except the Centurion at 620 mm.
Pick your size
Blade width, and the tractor you need to pull it
Cadet3-point linkage
35–60 kW
Trooper3-point linkage
55–76 kW
RebelTrailed
60–90 kW
MajorTrailed · platform
55 kW +
CommanderTrailed · platform
To confirm
CenturionTrailed · articulated
80 kW +
Optional longer blade
| Model | Type | Blade width | Max operating mass | Tractor power | Overall length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet | Three-point linkage | 2 400 mm | 500 kg | 35–60 kW | 2 100 mm |
| Trooper | Three-point linkage | 2 800 mm (3 000 mm opt.) | 1 250 kg | 55–76 kW | 3 180 mm |
| Rebel | Trailed | 3 000–3 400 mm | 2 950 kg wet | 60–90 kW | 5 950 mm |
| Major | Trailed, operator platform | 3 000 mm | 2 250 kg wet | 55 kW minimum | 5 660 mm |
| Commander | Trailed, operator platform | 3 200 mm | 2 800 kg | to confirm | 5 500 mm |
| Centurion | Trailed, articulated | 3 400 mm | 3 750 kg ballasted | 80 kW minimum | 6 500 mm |
The proposition
Why a tractor-operated grader instead of a self-propelled machine
A self-propelled motor grader carries its own engine, cab, transmission and drivetrain — and you pay for all of it, then pay again to keep an operator and a service programme behind it. On a farm, an estate or a forestry block, that machine spends most of the year standing still.
A Roadking grader takes the tractor already in your shed and puts it to work on your roads. There is no second engine to maintain and no second machine standing idle between jobs. The tractor does the pulling; the grader does the cutting, shaping and spreading.
The range splits into two types. The Cadet and Trooper are three-point linkage mounted — compact, quick to hitch, and designed for work where access is restricted and a trailed machine cannot turn. The Rebel, Major, Commander and Centurion are trailed graders with their own wheels, ballast capacity and — from the Major up — a standing operator platform, for sustained road construction and reconstruction.
All of it is built at Camperdown in KwaZulu-Natal, for abrasive gravel, steep contours and roads that have to be reshaped after every wet season.
Compare the range
Six models, listed in ascending capability
Match the machine to your available tractor power and to the width of road you need to shape in a single pass. All blade depths are 520 mm except the Centurion at 620 mm.
Pick your size
Blade width, and the tractor you need to pull it
Cadet3-point linkage
35–60 kW
Trooper3-point linkage
55–76 kW
RebelTrailed
60–90 kW
MajorTrailed · platform
55 kW +
CommanderTrailed · platform
To confirm
CenturionTrailed · articulated
80 kW +
Optional longer blade
| Model | Type | Blade width | Max operating mass | Tractor power | Overall length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet | Three-point linkage | 2 400 mm | 500 kg | 35–60 kW | 2 100 mm |
| Trooper | Three-point linkage | 2 800 mm (3 000 mm opt.) | 1 250 kg | 55–76 kW | 3 180 mm |
| Rebel | Trailed | 3 000–3 400 mm | 2 950 kg wet | 60–90 kW | 5 950 mm |
| Major | Trailed, operator platform | 3 000 mm | 2 250 kg wet | 55 kW minimum | 5 660 mm |
| Commander | Trailed, operator platform | 3 200 mm | 2 800 kg | to confirm | 5 500 mm |
| Centurion | Trailed, articulated | 3 400 mm | 3 750 kg ballasted | 80 kW minimum | 6 500 mm |
The models
Grader range in detail
Model 1 of 6
Roadking Cadet
The biggest, baddest little grader ever
A go-anywhere heavy-duty three-point linkage grader for agricultural road maintenance where access is a restrictive factor. The blade swivels through a full 180°, so the Cadet can back-doze and push-pile as well as grade forward. Available in manual or hydraulic blade rotation — both versions are the same machine underneath. Supported by farmers throughout Africa for the past fifteen years.
Blade width
2 400 mm
Blade depth
520 mm
Max operating mass
500 kg
Tractor power
35–60 kW
Overall height
1 200 mm
Overall length
2 100 mm3 400 mm incl. depth wheel
Min travelling width
1 850 mm
Max width
2 400 mm
Mainframe
Pressed steel boxed frame supporting a Cat II three-point linkage hitch mechanism and 180° blade rotating mechanism.
Blade
Rolled 12 mm hard steel plate with ballast box and 2 × 180 mm × 16 mm reversible cutting edges. Supplied standard with 160 mm reversible high carbon steel cutting edges.
Controls
Blade tilt by repositioning lower link pins or using the tractor levelling box. Blade swivels through 180° by repositioning a pin in the quadrant plate at the blade centre pivot.
Hitch
Category 2 three-point linkage, compatible with grade EN9 clevis pins.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, one coat self-etch primer and two coats Roadking yellow.
Optional accessories
- Rear depth control beam and wheel
- Hydraulic slew control
Model 2 of 6
Roadking Trooper
Fully hydraulic gimbal-bladed compact grader
A versatile, highly durable compact grader that rotates and tilts its blade hydraulically. The full three-axis hydraulically operated blade movement mechanism gives lift, angle and tilt capability well beyond its class. Ideal for game ranches, forestry estates, cane fields and contouring operations, and designed for use where limited accessibility inhibits a trailed grader. Equally at home on flatlands, turning corrugations and potholed track into smooth usable road.
Blade width
2 800 mm3 000 mm optional
Blade depth
520 mm
Max operating mass
1 250 kg
Tractor power
55–76 kW
Overall height
1 200 mm
Overall length
3 180 mm3 400 mm incl. depth wheel
Min travelling width
2 200 mm
Max width
2 800 mm
Mainframe
Pressed steel boxed frame supporting a three-point linkage hitch mechanism and a double beam type universal three-axis angling assembly.
Blade
Rolled 16 mm hard steel plate with ballast box and 3 × 200 mm × 20 mm high carbon steel reversible cutting edges.
Controls
Remote controlled via direct connection to the tow tractor's hydraulic system and three-point linkage. Full hydraulic control of blade lift, angle and rotation, plus optional hydraulic tail wheel control.
Hitch
Category 2 three-point linkage, compatible with grade EN9 clevis pins.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, two coats epoxy primer and two coats 2K yellow.
Optional accessories
- Two-port to four-port spool controlled hydraulic adaptor
- Hydraulic tail wheel control
Model 3 of 6
Roadking Rebel
Adjustable blade pitch, rotate and tilt
The Rebel is unique in its class: it adjusts blade pitch attitude as well as rotating and tilting, which puts it at the front of the medium-weight economical grading field. Built around a full-bearing rotating table, a 3 000 mm mouldboard and 100% hydraulic lift and tilt. Dry mass is 1 950 kg with up to one tonne of ballast under full load — designed for the farmer who wants a low-cost, high-speed answer to a road building and maintenance programme. Best used behind a 4WD tractor.
Blade width
3 000 mm3 400 mm optional
Blade depth
520 mm
Max operating mass
2 950 kgwet · 1 950 kg dry
Tractor power
60–90 kW4WD recommended
Overall height
1 150 mm
Overall length
5 950 mm
Min travelling width
2 400 mm1 800 mm blade off
Max width
3 000 mm
Mainframe
Section MS boxed frame arched over the blade to the rear wheels, with twin ballast chambers.
Blade
3 000 mm rolled 16 mm MSP mouldboard with ballast box and 20 mm reversible high carbon steel cutting edges.
Controls
Remote controlled via direct pipe connection to the tow tractor. Hydraulic tilt and angle movement, mechanical or hydraulic blade rotation, mechanical blade pitch adjustment.
Wheel equipment
2 × 12.5 × 15.3 10-ply agri-rib tyres on a solid beam axle.
Hitch
Height adjustable cradle with 32 mm swivelling Din-Eye connector.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, two coats Palinel anti-corrosion primer and two coats Palinel 2K colour.
Optional accessories
- Blade lengths up to 3.4 metres
- Hydraulic blade rotation — subject to the tow tractor having sufficient ports for the additional circuit
Model 4 of 6
Roadking Major
Heavy-duty workhorse with standing deck
An all-South African heavy-duty workhorse for repairing bad roads and building new ones from bare veld. The Major brings together unrivalled blade tilting ability, a height adjustable hitch mechanism, Roadking's blade pitch attitude control, all-round hydraulic operation, a roller-fabricated steel full-bearing turntable, a standing deck and three-piece reversible cutting edges — a combination first introduced to South African agricultural graders by Roadking.
Blade width
3 000 mm
Blade depth
520 mm
Max operating mass
2 250 kgwet
Tractor power
55 kW min.
Overall height
1 500 mm
Overall length
5 660 mm
Min travelling width
2 200 mm
Wheels
750/16or 12.5 × 15.5 flotation
Mainframe
Boxed beam arched over the blade to the control platform.
Blade
Rolled 16 mm hard steel plate with ballast box and 2 × 1 500 mm × 200 mm × 20 mm high carbon steel reversible cutting edges.
Controls
On-board remote control via direct connection to the tow tractor's hydraulic system. Full hydraulic control of blade lift, tilt and rotation, with mechanical adjustment of blade pitch angle.
Operator station
Fabricated steel platform with tread plate foot platform and sprung ergonomic adjustable seat with restraints.
Hitch
55 mm or 32 mm Din-Eye hitch ring in a height adjustable nest.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, two coats Valspar anti-corrosion epoxy primer and two coats Valspar epoxy colour coat.
Optional accessories
- Three or five tyne hydraulic ripper assembly
- Hydraulic blade rotation assembly
Model 5 of 6
Roadking Commander
Fixed-platform heavy-duty hydraulic trailed grader
An ultra-reliable heavy-duty construction and maintenance grader built for production levels of firebreaks and mitre drains, and for the construction and maintenance of agricultural gravel road infrastructure. The fully hydraulic Commander carries unrivalled blade pitch and tilting ability and Roadking's height adjustable hitch mechanism. Chassis articulation and a hydraulic side-shifting blade assembly are available as options.
Blade width
3 200 mm
Blade depth
520 mm
Max operating mass
2 800 kg
Tractor power
to confirm
Overall height
2 200 mm
Overall length
5 500 mm
Min travelling width
2 200 mm
Max width
3 200 mm
Mainframe
Boxed beam arched over the blade to the control platform.
Blade
Rolled 16 mm hard steel plate with ballast box and 3 × 200 mm × 20 mm high carbon steel reversible cutting edges.
Controls
Remote controlled via direct connection to the tow tractor's hydraulic system. Full hydraulic control of blade lift, angle and rotation, with mechanical blade pitch adjustment.
Operator station
Fabricated steel platform with inboard ballast containment, sprung ergonomic adjustable seat and safety protection rail.
Hitch
55 mm bugle eye or 32 mm Din-Eye hitch ring in a height adjustable nest.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, two coats MSP primer and two coats QD enamel.
Optional accessories
- Three or five tyne hydraulic ripper assembly
- Articulating chassis
- Hydraulic side-shifting mouldboard
- Hydraulic pitch control
Model 6 of 6
Roadking Centurion
Articulating steerable mainframe, hydraulic side shift
The largest machine in the range and the most capable. The Centurion adds a full hydraulically actuated frame articulation joint ahead of the control station, a hydraulically operated sliding side-shift mouldboard, hydraulic blade pitch control and independent walking beam suspension on four wheels. Built for production levels of firebreaks, contours and mitre drains, and for the construction and maintenance of agricultural gravel road infrastructure.
Blade width
3 400 mm
Blade depth
620 mm
Max operating mass
3 750 kgballasted
Tractor power
80 kW min.
Overall height
3 200 mm
Overall length
6 500 mm
Min travelling width
2 400 mm
Max width
3 600 mm
Wheels
4 × 12.0 × 15.3
Suspension
Walking beamindependent
Mainframe
Boxed beam arched over the blade to the control platform, with a full hydraulically actuated frame articulation joint ahead of the control station.
Blade
Rolled 16 mm hard steel plate with ballast box and 1 × 2 000 mm × 20 mm high carbon steel reversible cutting edge plus 2 × 800 mm sections. Hydraulic pitch control and hydraulically operated sliding side-shift mouldboard.
Controls
Remote controlled via direct connection to the tow tractor's hydraulic system. Full hydraulic control of blade lift, angle and rotation, mechanical ground-set blade pitch adjustment, hydraulic side shift and hydraulic frame articulation.
Operator station
Fabricated steel platform with inboard ballast containment, sprung ergonomic adjustable seat and safety protection rail.
Hitch
55 mm bugle eye or 32 mm Din-Eye hitch ring in a height adjustable nest.
Finish
All steel chemically cleaned, two coats Valspar epoxy primer and two coats Valspar epoxy enamel.
Optional accessories
- Six tyne hydraulic ripper assembly
- Rotating beacon light
- Taillights and reflectors
Also in this category
Land levellers
Two trailed land levellers for precision land forming, both articulated on walking beam suspension and both compatible with laser and GPS guidance.
RK3000
Roadking RK3000 Land Leveller
Articulated offset walking beam
The smaller of the two levellers, on an articulated offset walking beam and wide flotation tyres, supplied laser-ready and GPS compatible.
Chassis
Articulated offset walking beam.
Tyres
400/60 × 15.5 wide.
Guidance
GPS and laser compatible, supplied with a laser equipment post.
Blade
Reversible cutting edges with height adjustable side skirt cutters.
Hitch
Height adjustable Din-Eye clevis hitch.
Mass, dimensions & tractor power
to confirm
RK6000
Roadking RK6000 Land Leveller
Tandem walking beam, 6–8 m fold-up mouldboard
The larger leveller, on an articulated tandem walking beam with road-going travelling tyres and a fold-up mouldboard that opens from six to eight metres. Supplied with a GPS-ready solenoid interface for direct integration with a machine control system.
Chassis
Articulated tandem walking beam.
Mouldboard
6–8 m fold-up, with reversible cutting edges and height adjustable side skirt cutters.
Tyres
400/60 × 22.5 travelling.
Guidance
GPS and laser compatible, with a laser or GPS equipment post and a GPS-ready solenoid interface.
Hitch
Height adjustable Din-Eye clevis hitch.
Mass, dimensions & tractor power
to confirm
Where they work
Applications for a Roadking grader
Gravel road construction
Cutting, shaping and maintaining new gravel roads, and reconstructing roads that have lost their form.
Farm & estate roads
Keeping access roads passable for haulage through the wet season and after harvest traffic.
Forestry estates
Maintaining extraction and haul routes through plantation blocks under heavy timber traffic.
Firebreaks
Production-rate cutting and maintenance of firebreaks ahead of the dry season.
Contours & mitre drains
Forming and re-forming contour banks and mitre drains to move water off the road surface.
Cane fields & game ranches
In-field and access track work where a compact linkage-mounted machine can turn and a trailed grader cannot.
Manufacturing
Built in Camperdown, distributed across Africa
Roadking Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd designs and builds heavy equipment at its works in Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal — road graders, trailers, tankers, trenchers and agricultural implements — with distribution across Africa and internationally. The company holds Level 4 B-BBEE accreditation.
Every grader in the range uses reversible high carbon steel cutting edges, ballast boxes rather than cast-in weight, and standard hitch fittings, so a competent farm workshop can keep the machine working without sending it back to a dealer.
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Tell us the tractor you are running and the roads you need to maintain, and we will recommend the model that fits. Dealer and distributor enquiries welcome.
Telephone
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Works
Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal