Monitoring system for a grading machine

A method for analyzing wear on a grading machine, comprising:

• receiving a wear analysis procedure initiation command;
• driving components of the grading machine through a wear measuring movement;
• measuring movement of the components during the wear measuring movement;
• determining wear data based on the measured movement of the components during the wear measuring movement;
• and
• providing a notification if the wear data exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A system for a grading machine, comprising:

• a blade, wherein the blade includes a blade sensor configured to measure a position or a movement of the blade;
• a blade carrier assembly coupled to the blade, wherein the blade carrier assembly includes a blade carrier assembly sensor configured to measure a position or movement of the blade carrier assembly;
• a circle coupled to the blade carrier assembly, wherein the circle includes a circle sensor configured to measure a position or movement of the circle;
• a drawbar coupled to the circle, wherein the drawbar includes a drawbar sensor configured to measure a position or movement of the drawbar;
• at least one lift cylinder and at least one lift cylinder rod, the at least one lift cylinder rod being movable relative to the at least one lift cylinder, wherein the at least one lift cylinder rod is coupled to the drawbar, and wherein at least one lift cylinder sensor is configured to measure a position or a movement of the at least one lift cylinder rod relative to the at least one lift cylinder;
• and
• a controller, wherein the controller is configured to drive the at least one lift cylinder rod through a wear measuring movement, wherein the controller is configured to receive position or movement information, regarding the wear measuring movement, from one or more of the blade sensor, the blade carrier assembly sensor, the circle sensor, the drawbar sensor, or the at least one lift cylinder sensor to determine whether the position or movement of one or more of the blade, the blade carrier assembly, the circle, the drawbar, or the at least one lift cylinder rod is outside of an acceptable range and identify wear in a wear component based on the received position or movement information, and
• wherein the controller is configured to determine wear data based on the measured movement of one or more of the blade, the blade carrier assembly, the circle, the drawbar, or the at least one lift cylinder rod during the wear measuring movement, wherein the wear data corresponds to wear of one or more of:
• one or more ball studs between the at least one lift cylinder and the drawbar,
• a circle wear strip between the drawbar and the circle,
• a pivot pin bushing between the circle and the blade carrier assembly, or
• a blade wear strip between the blade carrier assembly and the blade.