Flat,level, and hard packed clay should be a nice base for the arena. Great work as usual. I still love watching how you organize a job and get things done
Chris, maybe you should just do a in-depth video of Donny and a day in the life of transporting LD’s equipment. The truck, engine and a whole let’s meet Donny!
That video on the day it was delivered....awesome..put it to work the same day...Clint had a blast on the 320 with the stumper....Kevin couldn't believe the size of that huge huge tree dropped with the 320. 👍🇺🇲⭐GoTeamLetsDig18⭐🇺🇲👍
I've been watching your videos for years. Love all the equipment and you do a great job putting your content together. I'm glad to see how far you have come through the years.
I would say the D7 will earn its keep on this project, has to be nice to just cut loose and push dirt, and having a couple good dozers to work with. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
Man Chris I know like that Komatsu but it sure sounds funny on occasion….now that Cat is music to the ears. The OCD of being out of square by one foot on a pad that size and you making adjustments is a testament to your perfectionist mentality!
Perfect example of why math is important to learn, the Pythagorean Theorem in action. Thanks for sharing that. You & Robert move dirt together really well. That's going to look so nice. Thank you for a great video, Chris. And it was nice to see Mr. Donnie as well.
Finding the 953,D6 and D7 in good -great serviceable condition give you such great flexibility both in jobs you can do and time to hold several jobs ready to go just moving yourself!
Had an uncle in the coal industry. He taught me when running a dozer not to use the steering clutches when turning but to angle the blade right or left. Keeps from messing up the final drives. When you drop the dirt use the steering clutches to position your self for the next push
There are a few companies that make cabs for almost any Cat dozer of any vintage complete with air conditioning and heat. An enclosed cab would make things a little more pleasant especially on hot summer days. It would also help keep bugs out of your teeth and prevent being stung to death by the yellow jackets Chris often disturbs.
That trailer will pay for itself pretty quickly. Every time you haul the Komatsu dozer now is a time you don’t have to pay for transport. If we couldn’t transport our machines, we’d go bankrupt. Sometimes we have to travel 200+ miles.
How about all of us letsdig18 Followers Put comment about how Chris got us into his channel Myself I used to work around dirt work with heavy equipment operators as a swamper greaser All around gopher So first time I saw him he was ditching out a swamp an taking out beverdams Which I think is cool Bring back the memories of Chris
Awesome music on your Timelapse, Chris! 👍🏻 Love watching the dozers pushin dirt, just think if yall would’ve had the D-7 and the D-6 goin at it! Be two monsters movin some soil, fast! 👌🏻
Not being a dozer operator, And watching Chris having to bob from side to side to see the blade. I've always wondered if it would be advantageous to swap the cab and engine around.? So that the engine is at the rear and the driver Is sitting more or less over the top of the blade and has better visibility to see what they're pushing. Leave, Same or Better, Everything Be Kind ☮️🙋🏻♂️
I have a PJ trailer with the 10' hydraulic dovetail and haul a dozer about the same size on it. I hate unloading because of the tracks slipping on the tail. I have discovered that to eliminate the slipping, throw two old tires on the tail where the tracks come down after breaking over the pivot. They land on the tires and stick very well. I haven't had a machine slip on the tires yet.
Great to see the D7 back in action bro, you and Robert work in well together. Yeah the big dozer sure moves some dirt when moving dirt is called for. Any more than basic maths and I am lost. Safe travels. Ken.
The new Order, building a great Horse Arena. A little Challenge. Then You and the D7 Dozer a unity from much big Power. The Result to see in the Video. 💪👌👍
I grew up around farmers and Dad graded being coalminers I also went to work in the mines there is nothing like that old iron getting it done could watch it work all day
The D7 sure does move some dirt but it looks like a good rip to the soil would help out a lot. Yes Like the idea of a day with Donny. Could be interesting to see what he has and what he moves during a typical day.
'dressage' arena? These horse farm jobs are always really satisfying jobs to watch for the viewer - and I think you too, if I remember correctly from the last one (where you built a smaller horse thingy here a few of years back?).
That D7 is a BRUTE of a machine. It baffles me how something so big is so “easy” to control. The steering levers look like they have such a light pull on them to make them work so effectively. Things that make you go “hmm….” Lol.
2000yds is quite a bit of work for the D7 but it’ll feel good when you’re done. It’s good seeing the results you’ll accomplish pushing the dirt the long distance.
TweeD7 going off to a job. Kenny Komatsu taking Robert for a ride across the grass - start of a good project. Think about short pieces of orange fiberoptic conduit for marking lines or corners. 100ft x200ft was the size of my parent`s half acre lot where I grew up.
Some Ol' Dirt Cutting Boyz from way back !! lolol... Looks like that clay is a touch hard there Chris !! But, the Ol' 7 is getting her cut right on down , shouldn't take to long at all to get that one laid on out, looks like ya got a good jump on it already !! Great as Always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
Think that's the 3 4 5 rule mainly to lay out buildings for square, how much can you cut from the high point of the grade before it creates a problem? PS , looks like the high side has a good drop off in the opposite direction which should make things easier
are you also gonna spread the hundreds of tonns of sand and dig the point footers for the horse Arena with the mini ex? have you looked out for a mid sized excavator - the largest you can haul yourself like a Takeuchi TB290 or are you satisfied with the work of the 5 ton mini
I've been hoping Chris would keep a swamper on job for him Be very helpful keeping tracks clean making measurements on cable shot He or she could keep his equipment Clean in cab windows seat ect ect Last guy I work for he wanted his Glass Clean every morning Plus inside his cab guy smoke cigars want his ash try dump out Every day sometimes 3 times a day when I greased if I got messy With it he'd have calf with wire tail But was great guy to work for If we where doing tree jobs I'd cut Limps he kept me busey doing Everything sometimes he would bring his own dozer it was cable operated Stick shift not many guys on job Could use it
