Hey, Chris. I really enjoy the videos you do with Charlie. What I like about him is that he’s simultaneously modest and proud. Don’t see much of that these days. The same is true of you too, pal.
Charlie has alot of nice machines and stories to go with them. Thanks for sharing! Chris, it was great to shake the hand of the living legend himself at Bunyan! Thanks for making the trip and taking the time to talk. I hope it wasn't overwhelming and you might consider going back next year?!?! Have a great week!
Another great video! Those still seem like solid machines! Good example of when you have more money in your gps than the excavator lol! Thanks for sharing
I'm with you but the reality is he's ordered not to film if he wants these jobs. He can't make the same money filming for us on youtube in the dirt pit or clearing brush instead of those big high $ fine grading jobs he's doing. It's a shame we can't get more Charlie to but we are lucky to even get Chris or Justin on some jobs I'd be thinking. Enjoy what ever we get I guess
Good videos .good humour and hard workers having a bit of fun taking the piss but serious eat the same time good on you guys .Old jimmy Western Australia
If they ever started using GPS equipment on road maintenance you might be able to drive 30 MPH down the street without having to hold onto the steering wheel with both hands and white knuckles. That might happen where Charlie lives, but I can't see it happening around here.
Alot of places require GPS to even get on the job now. Some guys can do as good by eye but these places and the liability require a paper trail and preprinted finger to point.
How do you double the value of a 90's Cat 300, put GPS on it. How do you triple the value of a 90's Belarus tractor, Put a half eaten Mars bar on the seat L.O.L. Thanks Chris and Charlie for another great video.
That pad he's doing is for harbor freight?!? Does that mean I'll be able to buy a grader with gps for 99.99 after a 20% off coupon??? It'll just be called a Chicago Diesel Ground Flattener with Contop gps. I'm excited for this.
I would be suprised if I wanted a dude to come and dig some stuff for me.. And then all those vintage machines shows up. They are cool for sure but do he really make much of profit I guess those drink alot of more fuel.
Charley is a kind of laid back guy that don't want to be on video and I can see that but Charley you seem like a great great man and and don't want to be out front man.
I know exactly where Charlie is talking about in Dillon Sc. Just was in Dillon last week with a Disaster Relief team. We were wondering if thaiwas an inland port we saw. Also Harbor Fright is a huge place. Neither are from the Sout of the Border.
Isn’t the GPS to track the machine if it is stolen or for getting the right grade ? There is this outfit in Southampton, UK which contracts to locate your machinery if it gets stolen by attaching GPS and radio warnings so if the machine moves they can track it and recover it. They have videos on RU-vid. It’s very fascinating.It is called AutomatricsMTrack.
Lmao! “Charlie bleeds CAT” Love watching Chris and learning about excavators but Im with Charlie on the CATs. I was an owner/operator of nine CATs and now run an Ebay CAT Manual store called Texas CAT Manuals. That used to be my RU-vid account until they took exception to my political views and excommunicated me. 🤣😂😂😂🤔😂😂 So I made this account a couple of days later. If they blow this one up... like my CATs, I’ll be back in a day or so! What is the name of Charlie’s RU-vid channel?
How does Charlie come about all this money to buy this equipment. Is it from his business? Was the money handed down to him? Or does he get all this equipment for dirt cheap?
Great videos with you and Charlie chris, I know you’re all Volvo and he’s all cat but what’s your opinion on bobcat skidsteers? I have a small 90s model 440b and I’m looking to upgrade to a 06 t150, do you have any opinions on them?
This day and time I don’t see how any company that builds subdivisions, warehouses or really any kind of site work can afford not to have Gps systems, at least where I am. There is a huge lack of operators that can actually do anything. Plus your efficiency is incomparable to old methods
yes. But when they moved on to power machines, they still read a grade by eye. The machines took the muscle out of the work which made it easier and faster.even then the next change came when cables and pullies were replaced by hydraulics, but I think reading grades still was a skill that operators had.
If a job calls for 10,000 yards, the contractor has to figure for extra (yield) 4% would be 400 extra yards. If Charlie gets the grade perfect then the contractor does not need the extra concrete and he and Charlie split the savings of not buying and placing the extra concrete. Let's say $100 per yard, the savings on 400 yards would be 40,000, split between Charlie and the contractor that would be $20,000 each.
That's what I said when the salesman call me. I said " E series are a useless piece of nothing" but after looking at it and the $24k price I decided to try it. Not had the first problem with it in 4 years now. Commonly loads 150 to 200 loads of dirt a day. I actually have 2 and find them very reliable for pit operations. It's more reliable than a friend of mines 336 and my 325 DL with a third the hours.
