Im sorry if im boring but take an advice from me, dont jump out of the escavator, you maybee dont feel anything now but after years of jumping out the knees will take damage. Step yourself down and use your arms on the handlebars. You will thank me later.
I absolutely second this advice, trust some old dudes who did not listen to the old dudes and are now paying the price. It may not seem like much and it's so much faster but repetitive impacts are brutal on the joints. Riley I just have to say that your ingenuity, drive and skills are really impressive and so much fun to watch. Courtney is as well and the two of you together is a recipe for beautiful creations 😊
Riley you probably already know, but when you were tightening that hydraulic line with the channel locks, you had them upside down and they don't lock as they are supposed to and will slip, just saying !
For our machines when we are breaking, we have a chunk of plexan we hang in front of the main window. It takes any hits instead of the glass. Chunk of that and some bungee cord to hold it up, could save you a damage claim!
At the concrete ready mix company I retired from our concrete truck's hydraulic lines would rub through and leak until the industry got wise years back and started securing hydraulic lines in some kind of plastic or nylon hose looms. Since then hydraulic line rub throughs has become a thing of the past.
just a heads up, when you started hammering your tracks were backwards. the final drives are heavier than the idlers so having them at the rear means you have a little more counterweight. also, if a rock hits your idler it's much less likely to cause damage than it would be to damage the final drives. keep on hammering!
Holy Moly, there is a lot to know, to use heavy equipment correctly. Even at 70, I would pay to work on that road with that team, and equipment. My dad steered me away from heavy equipment when I was young. He was a ship builder, welder, heavy equipment operator, and diesel mechanic at Long Beach ship yard during WWII. When I appeared, he was a motorcycle shop owner. When I expressed an interest in diesel mechanics, he pointed out that diesel parts are big, heavy, and ruin your back. He pointed out that motorcycle mechanics can be done on the bench. Glad I listened I became a computer systems engineer. Computer parts don't weigh much, and you can work on computer hardware from a chair.😎
@@markmitchell457 haha your dad was definitely right. I just had a love for it ever since I was a kid, whenever a garbage truck or school bus went by I was floored. I didn't have any family in the business so had to figure it out myself but operating heavy equipment is something I'm very passionate about. I've worked on everything a little bit, just love to tinker. Built my first computer, my first car and first truck. Haven't rebuilt a tractor yet but I'm sure at some point I'll do that too
@@markmitchell457 I'm in IT as well, have been for 25 years, still think about operating heavy equipment every once and a while, it looks like fun, just wouldn't want to do it day in and day out either... But man, that 330 is insane, that would be a fun one to play with.
Glad to see the progress. Vote for more videos. Good thing Riley is an amazing Operator He is not a stand up comedian. With all the equipment it is time for the real Operator to get her turn. Looking. Great keep up the great work. Thanks
You realize they have no idea of what they are doing Road Construction Wise. Yes? NO? While I LOVE LOVE LOVE your comment 😍. This road will never be truly safe because of Snow/Ice and Rain on a mountain. A solution for this escapes me. If it were only Rain? A swale to catch the rain. Since they are living in a Four season climate. Frost plays a rather large factor in road building for the winter. For the summer? Where does the Rain Water or the Winter Runoff go? These are things that Riley has not even thought about YET! I hope he has thought of this and for the "ditch" to prevent a possible "washout", he has plenty of rocks for the ditch to prevent erosion of the road during heavy rain and or snow melts :) What is that old saying "Never Give Up and Never Surrender"!
I have a 289d and that hose is a constant 6 - 1 years problem. I wrapped it where it goes thru the cab and it helps. But still need to maintain the wrap.
Hey Riley! We love watching your progress on that road! Just to let you know, my husband who has 50+ years of heavy equipment experience as a mechanic and an operator, says you have the tracks too tight on the dozer. It causes undue wear and tear. 1-1/2" of slack is optimum. He's the experience, I'm just passing along the info.😊 Keep up the great work! Love the videos!
OMG, those were the best days! Those two went as fast as they arrived! It's mind boggling how MUCH money MC Hammer made & blew through in such a short amount of time!
@@paige6028 you are right about that. Amazing how two words brings back memories. The gorgeous lady I took to the concert and I had to drive a 100 miles to see it she was crazy about Vanilla Ice
I understand that there is a very good operator living at the end of your road that would like to operate the 330. This individual has long hair and has shown great skill in the past. HINT, HINT !!
Looking good! That big Cat excavator sure is a game changer when you add in the rock hammer. Have you guys considered renting a roller to compact the road bed. A solid road bed won't be as vulnerable to becoming mud every time it sprinkles, and won't swallow all the gravel in the same way, especially since your driveway is going to get a lot less use than a standard road. Put down a layer of dirt/aggregate /etc, then compact it, repeat. The quality of the base is key to any road. And it will really help when it comes to having the ability for heavy vehicles to reach your homestead. Glad Bailey is better. Are the dogs enjoying having Oliver to investigate? Enjoy your summer!
Riley, when you pour you fluids from a 5 gal container, put the spout up top that way you won’t get a huge glug that misses your funnel. Great vid, can’t wait to see the road start to take shape. Like to watch how you get so excited in doing things that many other people don’t usually see.
Great content ! ! ! Be a little careful pulling solid rock with the bucket on the 330. If you put all the power into one bucket tooth you can literally tear the bucket. We did this with a John Deere 800 (which is a 168k lb excavator) and the bucket was 3 inch thick solid steel! Tore like a piece of paper! These machines are incredibly powerful. Keep up the good work!
Your road base should not sit on top soil. Push the top soil out of your way and build on rock and compacted clay. Then place the top soil back over the sides, leaving the gravel of the road on top of compacted clay. Building on top top soil and organics can cause your hill side to slip at a later date.
Great video... didn't even blink. I can hardly believe how big your rental is. Is Oliver cooing at you and Courtney and the dog it just wanting in the equipment?? He is adorable! See you all next time. From Central Okla.
The scale of the Krazy Kids projects is increasing rapidly, like a Cat engine gone runaway. I’m thinking that next summer, we finish flat-topping the mountain to create a hundred acre plateau. Then the compound can really expand and create a legacy for Oliver and all his numerous siblings. Keep on earth moving, you’re off to a grand start. 🥸👍✅💥💨👀
Those hammers are not meant to be used for prying or moving material. You’ll break the hammer tool and damage the bushings inside. Hammer at 90 degrees and clean up with the bucket afterwards. Great video!
Pressure wash the radiator and hyd. Oil cooler , or blow the debri out of the radiator and oil cooler with an air hose, this is regular maintenance in dry dusty weather.
Good morning Courtney & Riley & baby Oliver & Friends! So thrilled you Guy’s have people to help you on the Homestead! Riley always makes things look so easy like changing tools & breaking the huge rock (Finally)!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
I enjoy your videos, time lapse excavation work is very cool - we get to actually watch it change quickly. Repair videos also very cool - showing that it can be done. I’m doing some similar excavating, but on a much smaller scale
I can see Riley shopping for various spare hydro fittings, couplers, repair unions, hose, hydro oil and all the jib jab tools for getting repairs done on the property now that the collection of equipment is creeping up. 😊
Another piece of equipment that you could use would be a stone crusher. Take those rocks that you are breaking and crush them to use on the drive way to build a great drive surface. I enjoy all of your videos. God bless.
We always love watching your videos. It's amazing how much progress you have made. With so much work being done is there a chance of bi weekly videos? It was nice seeing Courtney and Oliver's cameo appearance. We miss seeing you in the fray of things Courtney. Extremely important job you have with Oliver just saying we miss you. Deb and I have the 5 and 7 year old grandsons this weekend and now I think I know why God made women so much tougher than men. Have a great week.
Riley, the overheating issue could be from dirty restricting airflow through the radiator, I power wash all my vehicles once a year to help cooling and ac performance. You can also try a better antifreeze like Evan's Coolant.
I had a cold chisel come out of a spot like that and fly 20 feet up , strike the tin on the inside wall and leave an imprint sideways.... you got lucky it never spit it out and nailed you
My dad used to operate heavy equip. He was an engineer. He worked for the Corps of Engineers. He helped build Hoover Dam. This reminds me of him. Thx !
You might want to let some grease out of your dozer tracks. You want some droop between the top rollers so that the track chain won't have all that tension on the links. It wears out the pins and links extra fast and they aren't cheap or easy to replace. The info should be online as to how much droop, according to that particular model. When tightening tracks, always tighten some and then move the machine back and forth so the grease can equalize things out. Repeat until you get the desired tension. Excavators are similar, but again, read up for that particular size and model machine.
Great Job!! It's nice to see the repairs along the way. When all you see is the plus work, then you try it for yourself, the minus keeps you from starting some projects!! Great Job again!
Hey Riley, I saw you installed a hose protector on your hydraulic hose. You might look into using some straight coolant hose in the future. You can split it with a razor blade knife at whatever length you desire and you won’t have a sharp edge at the end of the protector. Apply with heavy duty Ty wraps. A good choice is Gates 24024. This would work on most any hose for all of your machines!!
Riley and Courtney, you will be so happy when you have your road project completed soon. Then the drive up the hill in the winter will not be such a challenge. The rock hammer sure breaks the rocks into bite size pieces and will make a great base for your road. Blessings to you all.
When I was living in Taiwan I saw one of those big hammers working on a three story building across the street when I left for work at 0700 and when I got home at 1900 the building was completely gone. The next day it started hammering into the ground 30 foot long sections of railroad track to earthquake proof the new foundation. That took about a week and it drove everybody insane listening to all that hammering.
You'll find the eagles were using a thermal your tin roof was causing. The roof would have been warming up and with all the trees around you causing the thermal. So the parents were teaching the kids what to look for. Oh and the road is coming together nicely.
Seeing you caryying your youngster round in the carrier brought back memories of walking round Hong Kong, skipping through the mass transit system, mixing feeds on the top decks of Hong Hong buses to the amazement of several elderly Chinese women before returning to our then home in Yokohama. Youngesters of baby carrier ages are so much easier than when they get hypermobile in their own right. Warning then the real 'fun' starts!
Liquid to air cooler will solve the hydraulic overheating issue. If the unit has one you can add an electric fan to it like a car radiator and tie it in to the ignition so it stays on while you are operating.
I don't know why.. but I love hammering with an excavator..I have done it for years... and I don't get bored often. I worked in Squamish and Whistler BC. I had two Cat 330 for myself so that I don't have to change from buckets to hammer and vice versa. The hammer had automatic greasing .. so that saved time as well. It was one of my most enjoyable jobs.
The shot of you working the machine through the trees is like watching some prehistoric creature reviling over it's kill in the fastness of the high Rocky mountains
This is epic Road Building! I want to come help. How about a Camp Ambition Strikes for the slightly less ambitious. Oliver is a a doll! So glad for you both, or rather three!
Digging all that Rock it’s like Barney & Fred Flintstone! Fred’s favorite time was quitting time ! Have a great 4th of July weekend and don’t use the hammer as a pry tool.Use the second excavator to move the material.
there's usually a sticker on the rentals that says grease every 2 operating hours. very important if you own the hammer but most rentals only get greased when they're at the dealer haha
11:21 Put a capful of Dawn dish washing soap into that little pond and it will eliminate the surface tension of the water and the mosquito larvae will sink and drown.
