Chris you should build a ramp out of dirt, on your farm, so you back the trailer to and load your machines easily when they are all wet. I think you have the technology.
Yea' just use a few concrete highway dividers, surrounded by dirt then grass or gravel, and never have suspended loads on forklift loading or unloading, just drive-in or drive-off and drive-off _ and level access for all equipment, to never need ramps when at home or from any Shop ( do same at Shops whenever possible ) Elementary' old world technology !
D7 doing what it was built for... pushing enormous amounts of dirt. Clint and company did a marvelous job on it. Really noticed how much dirt you were pushing once you went into timelapse.
It's friggen' incredible that it's 20/25 degrees hotter up in Chris's are than here in Homestead florida just above the 18 mile streach to the Florida Keys. Most of the eastern U.S. is hotter than we are. At least we have an average 15 knot wind blowing in off the Atlantic ocea. It definitely makes it more livable down here. I would be surprised if Chris is guzzling a couple gallons of water a day or more to stay hydrated.
Fantastic workhorse. Moves dirt with ease, great investment Chris. Made back when reliability was dominant, now days with all the government regulations heavy equipment is crippled by one little thing or another, occasionally sometimes making them critically inept. Long live raw horsepower.
Hey, Andres here watching from Puerto Rico. Do you think and if you can and have a chance to you show us an update on the big pond with the island where you used the huge Volvo dump truck? Love the videos. Thanks!
the part 19:08 to 20:10 was really satisfying to watch. It was easy to see the transformation, you cutting the hill and filling the low parts. Great footage
Quite a workout for the D7 to make a 5ft cut and 5ft fill at 200ft of pushing. But you're making the machine work efficiently. It'll be like the snap of your fingers and suddenly "wham", done! Thanks for the video, made me remember why I decided to retire 3yrs early.
Cab views are cool hands and feet constantly moving, but the tripod view shows what all the movement does with the machine. Great video as usual, Chris!!
My dad had two Allis HD16’s cable operated when I grew up. Had a D6 hyd. And an Allis HD9 with a Drott Tilt dozer on it as well. Watching your video feels just like riding up there with him again. Thanks for posting these videos with the old iron….. Steve
Love watching the D7 do what it was designed for. Only thing that would make it a little bit better would be a carry blade like Mike's 850. It's obvious that ground is very hard and compacted. The job just wouldn't be quiet big enough for the truck and excavator process. But almost a long push for a dozer. I think you have a great piece of equipment in the D7. Shame you don't have a cab with ac.
One thing about the old girl she's a beast for sure I would love to see you get a old d8 I love the old stuff especially a old cat there's just something about the sound of them plus all that old stuff it just keeps going up in value love the old crane and shovel great videos
That's hot! Sheep's foot - decided to behave. D7 is such a great machine to watch - the sound is awesome. Komatsu is a neat, clean a 'cool' worker. Looks great LetsDig18 - horses are impressed too.
Love to see the old iron being put to work in a job it was built to do, despite it being considered used up and obsolete by today's standards. Some jobs require a delicate tack hammer while others call for a big old sledge.
I wondered if the horses were still in the pasture. Love the one standing on the graded area as if to say "I dare ya". Looks wonderful, Chris. This is going to be a nice arena for them. Thanks for sharing.
The next Work Day by the Horse Arena building. You work with the Roller and the D7 to grading the great Place. Good Work, and a Hors have make a Expert from the new Soil condition. Very good Work . Thanks for this Video.
Hi mate love watching your work and love your old d 7 and d 6 especially yours they are in such great condition would love to own them my self keep up the good work
Yep that's a nice job. You got everything there. Even got some spectators. They like to watch your work. I take it and yes that Dozer it can push. Looking forward to the next one.👍👍🙂🇨🇦
D7 is a sweet running dozer, solid performer for sure. Look forward to the slicker up phase of the project, bet it’s going to look great. 112 degrees is hot, not fun to work in, been there done that, don’t wanna no more, thanks for the update, enjoyed watching.
The D7 is the toy for this for sure bro. Coming along even with the temp way up there, about 44 and a half in our temp scale and would be cooking in my part of the world, that is something they see in Australia. Enjoyed the video anyway. Safe travels. Ken.
Man that’s a lot of dirt moving today and i think the D7 is enjoying being off the farm pushing dirt like everyone says C-C equipment did you a solid on your buy 👍😎🇺🇸 NY
Some jobs are just made easier and faster by a bigger machine. Which falls right in with "No replacement for displacement". On top of which to fire off that quick and reliabily, for sure the D7 was an excellent addition to the fleet. Even if it's a "ambient contions cab" machine. Still better and more reliable than many newer pieces.
thanks Chris for another excellent video of the dozers moving dirt, that is extreme heat conditions, glad you can get into the aircon and cool down, take care ..
You just can’t beat old reliable iron. Life was good for all the equipment manufacturers until the government had to stick their nose in it. The one thing I do see on the D7 is it acts like the blade needs to be tipped forward a little more. The dirt isn’t rolling like it should. It’s just stacking up in front of the blade
You do an awesome job with your work I found your channel a week ago so I've been watching the heck out of your videos.i bet you could pick up an egg with that excavator like you did your lunch.big fan ohio
How to make your measurements easier and more reliable than measure adjust, measure adjust. You will use Pythagorean theorem and solving for systems of equations. It sounds high class but it's just shop math. Let's solve for your situation here, let 10cm = 100ft, you can use inches but you will need a tabletop. The 'Thagster said that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 so 10cm^2 + 10cm^2 = 200cm solve for the square of that and you get 14.142cm. Now pick a starting point and go 10cm from there and go out 10cm staying close to your reference, in this case you had a fence line as a reference to help your line stay straight. From your first point go out 14.142cm and dot an arc then go to your second point that is 10cm from your first point and go out 10cm towards the 14cm arc and start dotting another arc. There is only one point that will land on the intersection of both arcs. Well there is only one that will make any sense. You can now use this method to locate the other corners of any building footprint, and you will never need to measure and adjust again.
I believe he is pushing the dirt that’s being cut out to the point where it needs lifted and then uses the small dozer to do the lift and better grade Ray from Oregon
34:00 If anyone feels "light headed" from the heat, take your shoes off. Your body will feel 10 degrees cooler, instantly! Water is not enough, drink a Gatorade.
Firemen found that you soak your forearms in cold water . It chills the blood to cool the body. They have custom camp chairs with waterproof pockets filled with water
You should talk about the capabilities of the machine you’re using. Tells us what it can do and features please. I would love to learn while you’re working.
@CK61380: He'd be hoarse by the middle of a .5 hr video, due to the noise level he has to overcome on the D7. It's only somewhat better on the Komatsu, due to the enclosed cab.
Just curious...has Chris ever used the those ripper teeth on the back of the blade? Seems like when reversing you could be ripping as well. May not be applicable to this type of job.
