Your explanations as you go are very thorough for those who may never have been on a machine. That is a gift that only comes from the passion you have for the industry. Keep on sharing it! Great video! 🇺🇸💪
Back dragging for final passes or placing material is fine. We have to get these guys out of the habit of thinking that's the way to put down an accurate grade.
Sorry I spoke too soon made a fool of myself you explain a way better than I did LOL good thing you're the man on camera .. I pause the video as soon as I heard that and didn't continue to watch truly apologize
Nice dozer! We just bought a 2006 Komatsu 61px and we posted a video of changing the cab mounts. I don't recommend buying a used dozer if it needs cab mounts. That was an awful job!
Ride control allows the boom arms to "float" as you drive. Instead of being rigid and jarring the snot out of you, the hydraulics go soft and allow the boom arms to move up and down which dampens the bouncing. It's a feature that is turned on and off with a button in the cab.
What you said about good loader operators is completely false.. I ran loader everyday for about 10 years and never use traction control there was a time where there was no traction control on loaders fella lol it's called keep wait on the tires if the tires are spinning you need to be putting weight on the tires
By weight on the tires for non-operators meaning lift up on the more while in the pile keeping weight on the tires also using the decelerator pedal as much as as possible and especially for the operators that the equipment is in yours lol
One of the most common mistakes I see with new loader operators is not keeping the floor where they are loading from flat. It makes it more difficult to get a full bucket and you end up packing down material that should have been loaded out.
Its alot easier to grade loader buckets then going through tri axle piles doing half a lane at a time i find working with a packer helps as well when doing finsh grade prep for ashphalt but everyones different
That's one of the fun aspects of the industry. Everyone has their own flair they add to a given task. I still learn on a daily basis from watching other operators. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks Dave! I really enjoyed the D5K's. The D6K's seemed to be too jittery to finish grade with for whatever reason but the 5's were great. I think GPS is an excellent tool that can increase production for good operators and help mediocre operators. I think it's important when production isn't being pushed hardcore to take the automatics off and practice grading by hand to stay current on your skills though. It's too easy to rely 100% on GPS and lose your finesse as an operator.
They are convenient but some are much more sensitive than others and take some getting used to. I've run a 966 that wasn't so bad but also a 972 that articulated very aggressively just by touching the joystick. It's hard to beat the precision of the steering wheel.
WOW, backblading !!!, according to some expurts on some of these channels it's instant dismissal, LOL. They obviously have never had to use a dozer to its full potential so would be classed as learners still. Back blading docent hurt the blade if it done properly, after all its still the cutting edge in contact with the ground, not the bottom of the blade like so many seem to think is happening. Been operating dozers and things for over 50 yrs and back blade when needed if thats what the job requires.
Getting into the Union is notoriously difficult due to politics. I would recommend getting your feet wet at a non-union company and then transferring over once you've built your skill set.
All of my in cab footage, intro's and outro's and hyperlapse's are done with a GoPro 8 Black. I use a Gecko suction mount and a magnet mount depending on the situation. For my shots where you can see my hands and my time lapse shots I use a Sony Action Cam with the same mounts as the GoPro. All of my fancy slow-mo and cinematic stuff is shot with a Sony A7III. Drone shots were done with my Phantom 4 although I just upgraded to a Mavic Air 2. I bring the gear when I operate😂😂😂
I think millings are harder than they look at first glance. Because it is all loose material you don't have the resistance you do in harder packed materials and it requires more finesse when grading
GPS auto grade made me a better grader. It helped me get a better feel for what flat is. But I know many operators that used GPS for too long and it was detrimental.
