I'm chuckling to myself, as I caught myself grinning away with joy to see that young man drive that Hitachi down the road. He IS going to be another well trained and good operator when he get's to be a bit older. Well done Chris!
Gabe was tracking it like a boss! That’s awesome and made his day I’m sure. Good to see young kids interested in heavy equipment. Nice job clearing too! 👍🏻
Thats awesome! I started at 9 years old. First machine I ever ran was a 942 liebherr. I dug a small hole and my grandad backfilled it. I will never ever forget that as long as I live. That young man will remember his dad and most likely Chris as well, for helping him practice his skills.
Thanks for the explanation on why it is not advisable to leave random trees that had been growing in the woods when you clear land. I was not aware of that problem.
The young man operating the giant machine wow love that could you imagine the excitement in his heart wow I'm extremely proud of that young man and you for letting and teaching him good man thumbs up my friends just that makes this your number one video
Got my 4 year old on my Vermeer mini skid. He has to stand on a 5 gallon bucket but he can already move logs with the log grapple. I love to see kids starting young. I started on grandpa's backhoe when I was probably 5. Good times
One of my clients had his son setting on a IHI mini @7 running it. His feet didn’t reach the floor but he was handling the joys with no issues. I remember his eyes being wide open like Reggie Singletary from the Chicago Bears.
I got a picture of myself at around 10yrs old sitting in an excavator when we built our house. The contractor let me play with it a little. Drove up a driveway just like that, and dug a couple holes. Been hooked ever since. 👍👍
Most 7 year olds that I know are lucky to be playing with a Tonka truck in a sand pile. This little guy gets to run the "Big Boy" toys and he's loving it. Chris you do know he works pretty cheap keep training him.
Its all about seat time and a sharp young eager mind is easy to teach. You and the boys dad are setting him up with a life of success and honest work. He'll never be out of a job with skills on a machine. The world is your oyster when you've proven you have what it takes to run a machine.
It was always so exciting for me when my dad brought home the crane and bulldozer after a job was done. I don't think he ever let me drive it- but I remember sitting in the seat pretending. lol! He even took my sister and I to work with him once! We were probably around 10, and we mostly played- but he did give us a ride in the bulldozer, and he drove it down the ditch embankment backwards!! Scared the crap out of me but at the same time I knew he wouldn't do anything that would hurt us. I can remember it like it was yesterday.
Chris is the king of the side off load.......Still can't believe owner will let you do that. That kid tripped me out. Chris asked "think you can handle that?" Kid says with authority "I got this!" Trees don't stand much of a chance with that Tachi. It don't cull many..........
I laughed when you were on this site before, and I said to myself, Chris will be back to this place soon when the homeowner decides that he needs additional work done. Money in your pocket!
I let my nephew run the mini ex since he was 8. He really likes grabbing with the thumb. Friday in the summer we clean up small jobs he is the grade man. Teach 'em young.
ahh to be a kid again I think all kids should learn like this, around his age I was running an old 55 michigan to load at the pit. Teaches respncibility....
Your 100% right Chris trees that don't see wind (we don't need no roots) Love the little guy!!! You say you started then, pop out the archives videos and let us see some of them when you were a little guy, HA! HA! HA!
I’ll be darn, good job kid... 3:35.. A guy in Utah let me walk his D6 Dozer when I was 11 This was in 61 so “Old D6 with the pony motor and cable operated blade.
Man what I would give to have a machine like that for a day out on my property. I have a small backhoe on a subcompact tractor that does the same thing to trees around 3 or 4 inches in diameter. I would love to take down some of the bigger ones like that rather than with my current method of using a chainsaw and a stump grinder.
Surprise, surprise... when he got into the cab I thought, wow, you're going to give the kid a thrill riding with you. But, hey, he took off by himself which made me shut up... good video.
In a few months, parents are going to be reading their kids' Christmas wish lists and asking, "Why on God's Green Earth does my kid want an excavator!❓.
I also learned young, road in equipment ever since I was a 1 year old and then when I turned 5 my grandfather sat me in his cat skid steer with a cinder block on the seat behind me because it had a weight sensor and then he let me run it by myself.
Of all the stuff on RU-vid I never thought I would see a seven year old driving a multi-ton excavator down a road... Hasn't the kid heard of Tonka Toys? Do they still make them any more? When I was his age I played trucks and cars in the dirt. He obviously knows the machines. Very impressive.
The trackmotors are some expensive machanik, so as most as possible you whant to work over the idlers whitch "only" are som big steel wheels and some beerings. They can handle mutch heavyer forces than the track motors can.
Enjoy the videos a lot and have a killer case of excavator envy. Amazing how the newer machines you operate are more efficient than the older Hitachi: don't really care though as I just want an excavator. Wife keeps telling me I don't need one though: I keep saying what does "need" really have to do with it :) Got a backhoe,dozer,crawler loader,loader landscaper,a dozen tractors. But no excavator.....
If Chris is using the Hitachi it is his side job. On Saturday and Sunday. If he is in a Volvo it is his weekly job. He has been doing this for at least the last couple years I have been following him.
Chris said it would cost 10k to have one installed! Its probably not set up for one already. I bet he upgrades to another excavator before he add a hydraulic thumb to this on...
So, all the volvo machines are on other jobs? if the hitachi supposed to augment and allow chris more jobs or is he not running all the volvo stuff full time.
