It's impressive to see how little verbal communication there is between the men, especially when changing from one type of work, to another. Switching from digging the hole, to sizing the hole, switching heads on the excavator, to laying in the pipe. To me, this speaks a lot about how each man knows not only their responsibilities, but to the next mans. Owners of companies love this, because it tells them that the men's efficiency is close to the top of the scale. If your owners don't know this, they should, then it's something that you need to point out to them. If they don't already know this, it points to their inefficiency.
how do u like Kobelco machines? as someone who just operates i’ve always been partial to Cat because when we rent the service is second to none.. and I like komatsu excavators.. For mini excavators kubota i prefer cause the big cabin (cat has tiny tiny cabins). curious of your opinions! and for backhoe cat too (hate backhoes tho!)
I have never had any love for Kobelco. Maily the 35 tone and up. the smaller ones are on pare with the rest of the company's out there. Komatsu and John Deere are the same rigs with different paint. I have never run a Kuboter mini mostly the Takachuiche (as I call them). The company I work for has the most in the USA out of all the companies. and yes CAT has a small cab in there mini line. Back hoes have there place. but I am not a fan when you can get a mini in to places that a backhoe won't go. I learned on a old 580B CASE 3 stick and pedal swing. I know all the controls, CAT, John deere, CASE, and FORD they don't make any more.
In my limited experience, there's a shortage of operators who take as good care of their laborers as you are here. I didn't see last long on an irrigation crew, and I take ownership for wussing out, but the frustration of learning the job with shoes full of rocks because the mini operator was piling spoils on both edges, spilling back into the ditch that was only wide enough for one foot was just one too many for my clumsy ass.
@@brentsikes1398 How’d that Trench Tech run? I’ve been looking at a used 2700, but I don’t know much about them, other than the fact that they are mechanical. Basically look like a Trencor. Do you do your trenching in house or contract it out?
That is laborers work should not have to be getting in an out of the machine as it detracts from the production time of the equipment this must be a non union job
@@MrJenten10 I run loaders and crawler loaders on a pipe crew and I get out to help anytime I’m not busy. No one has any respect for operators who hang out in their cabs all day when not operating. In fact we run those guys out quick
@@jeff7764 So if i get out of my machine at age 63 to help load something, shovel, sweep, etc etc and i get injured, hit by a car, fall in the ditch etc etc, the first question the safety people are going to ask is what were you doing out of the machine loading manhole covers ??? We pay laborers 100 k plus to do that... And now i am not eligible for comp. Beyond that the laborers on my job are fantastic and there is never a need to get out of the equipment. where in the world do you work ? Are you non union?
Over here in New Jersey we very rarely have the opportunity to work in open areas like that and it's mostly granite or bluestone. We run a totally different operation putting in water main. We just have one Hoe digging and one Loader with a side dump backfilling. And nowadays the contractors are trying to do it with one Operator digging and backfilling. A lot of us very experienced Operators won't go on utility jobs anymore just because of that. Digging and backfilling is too too much for one man. Good luck guys. Enjoy your day.
The zellers shovels really arnt bad shovels to run tbh I ran a 225 for a little bit and the only complaint I had was how low tech the cab was definitely not a deere but it was nice to run
Preston Pipelines. I see your trucks rolling through Milpitas all the time. Now I see that your office and yard is by the train tracks in Milpitas. I guess you guys are the new Ernie Pestana.
Hi. I just started watching your Chanel I'm on dialysis so I'm disabled. But that's the way I used to operate. I have 32 years of experience, I miss it you're taking me back to my times as an operator, you're very smooth and cautious .That's how I am too. I'm trying to get on the transplant list. I'm praying everyday for it to work out. You keep up the good work. And may the lord keep you safe. 🙏🏼
I liked the video right when you explained that it wouldn't lift the asphalt. I dig drainage tile and i figured it was to see wire trenches but it's dual purpose. You are crazy good
Yep, I recognize the logo from the loader that sailed by - definitely Preston. They like to use those rotary sheeps-foot attachments for compaction too. I always crack up when I see these urban pipeline jobs, where they're using a tiny excavator and a huge loader on the same project. The loaders take up the entire street.
They do both. So the equipment is owned by another partner company and we pay rent for them to be on the job. But they are company equipment, if that makes any since.
We have a company that does it but the 2300 is a good trencher. They sawed 32in wide and 8 ft deep. They cut 600 ft that day in solid rock so pretty good . Where are you located at?
We have a Vermer trencher that only gets used on rock jobs or places that are open with no crossings to deal with. I have around 10 miles of trench time on it.
@@chopboss go to your local operators engineer hall an inquire about there schooling they have thru apprentice classes here it is a year in class an out in field classes. Depending on wages there u can get with a company that does infrastructure work some do pipe an dirt work some just utilities an road work. Several different scenarios but u just got to get out an start on a pipe crew or u can pay a company to go to school. Good luck lot of different roads to go down
@@chopboss Lots of different paths, mine was to start as a laborer for a small company that had union operators but non-union laborers. Worked hard and learned as much as I could, let them know I eventually wanted to be an operator, and after a few years they got me into the union as a journeyman bypassing the apprenticeship program. But that heavily depends on getting in with a good group of guys who are going to help you out.
Power lines aren't generally run over the center of a road lmao. As for the quick change, you can see and hear it latch and the first time he curls out after changing buckets it's over the end of the trench line with no pipe, shoring, or laborers underneath it that could get hit anyway. Armchair operator nitpicking just to nitpick.
Still slappin and snappin that bucket to the stops i see,,,,,, when you get to the point where you want to dump the bucket on the spoils pile open 3/4 and PUSH that dipper out PUSH that dipper out ! You will accomplish 2 things 1 you can maintain the bucket angle when returning to dig and you can already be on the swing back, i would have a headache if i had to listen to that bucket slappin and smackin all day wow.....
Being 6 ft deep 52 54 inch cover you all move slow no utilitieses to cross 1500 ft a 8 9 hr day caught the pipe layer 3 times out of your so called shoring box loader man an top man should already have the poly on the pipe we would have the pipe laying to the left of ditch u could cut that down to 8 mins with mo utilities per pipe. That lifting device is not allowed by osha in indiana they have failed before on the locking device just saying i never seen that many people on a water crew. 2 loader operators what a waste of profit. Osha watchin u- tube
