From a Ret Airline type who's use to machines being as light as possible, this is a REAL treat watching the harmony of people using HEAVY equipment in concert to produce a LOT of work..... I just wish I could be there for the sights and sounds and to feel the ground shake.... I'm impressed - THANK you!!!!!
Gotta be one of the top five videos I’ve seen, awesome footage the operators are fantastic. Like I like seeing the dozer and wheel loader are working in a tandem. No boring music to listen to only the sound of the wheel loader and the material hitting the trucks bed! Also like seeing the mixture of rock and sand is loaded, and the dozer push the pile! Keep up the good work So Cal
It's a honor to watch a good loader man. Wasting no moves. Running with throttle wide open, line the trucks up just right. The man I worked for, for a lot of years if you didn't do it like that you didn't run a loader for them. So many loader men waste so much time traveling around, not lining the trucks up right. Good to see it done right.
So many things RIGHT in that trap loading operation it is not funny, that is as efficient as you will ever see a trap loading operation, loader op runs a very tight V pattern to get from the face to the truck and minimum tyre revolutions also, good truckies spotting correctly and no bunching at the loader, dozer working well with the loader, well done to that crew, pleasure to watch and thanks for posting Ken
Gavin Handley and running over all the rocks spinning tires that's all good too ? Its not smooth like a loader that size should be in all reality kinda jerky but who knows maybe he's new on inexperienced to an extent
operatore brillante si vede che ha in pugno la macchina non gli da un attimo di respiro ,veramente bravo ,quardando altri video si apprezza ancora di piu' la sua bravezza
Impressive operation. The dozer is working independently while the loader is getting the first pass - no truck waiting. Once the truck is there the dozer pushes into the bucket to ensure full buckets. Three pass loading in under 60 seconds.
Either this 990 is only filling in for a 992 that's broke down, or this is the weirdest set up of equipment ages and sizes I've ever seen. I can't get a good look at the dozers ,but they appear to be at leat D10s and maybe 11s .When using such a large dozer to push to a loader .Usually you are using a 992 ,993 or in very rare occasions possibly a 994. and what's up with those old B model 773s?
In Cats larger loaders you are meant to use the throttle lock and just set it at high idle and then use the left peddle which controls the impeller clutch and then the brakes as you depress it further
I'm talking about the tire spin when he changes directions. I know the rear tires of a loader tend to do that anyway, but this it's definitely a bit excessive.
This is the only other operator I've seen use the aggressive teeth positioning for entering the pile besides myself. Great operation...somebody is making money!
One of the better operators on these RU-vid videos. But, he would HAVE to change how he treats both the loaders and the trucks tires. Puts trucks up on windrows and too much loose material. Runs loader tires up on the load bank and leaves too much loose material for tires to run over. Might seem picky, but the tires are a big part of production costs over time. There are ways to take care of tires and load just as fast. Especially since the load face is loose rock being fed by a dozer!
Never seen dozers push shot rock to a loader lol easy work for him but I guess nice lose stone is better than stressing the loader out but then again there built to dip it not only scoop it
Jim vet, of course it's staged, by a smart site foreman. Matching up the right machines to the job, then going somewhere else to plan ahead, while staying out of the operaters' way. Very good operators, no wasted motion.
This is decent loader operator. Could be made to be great if he or she is not too old or stubborn to take instruction. First thing he or she needs to do is burn his truck drivers up for spotting too far away. He should be dumping his bucket and backing out padding the bed on the first bucket. Never going forward after the truck spots. Waiting too long on the hydraulics. Never should be a pause or hesitation. The finest loader operators in the world are found in the WV VA KY surface mines. Cycle time and tonnage is the name of the game. 200+ 785cat loads per 9.5 hour shift with a 992G are common run of the mill days. 250+ records I know of. Without a dozer in the bucket all day. That's gravy. Still this is a nice job though.
reynoldsmusic1 he does fill it on his own when there's no truck there, having the dozer force feed him simply speeds up cycle times... bigger payload in the bucket and half the time than if the loader was operating solo...
Less than one revolution of the wheels to load & less than one to unload, tells you he has done the official cat training course, would like to know how long it takes before the drivers head trips out.
The video is intended to look like a smooth operation" To me it looks like there pulling from there back fill , / stock pill they had to do working to get down to the compaction grade: All the more reason why it is easy going: Generally it is after all of the rough cut is done, does it tend to go faster: The loader hand & Cat skinner operation isn't norma in how it is being played out" No doubt it is playing to the speed in the cycle times being made: Other wise no, it's way faster then what actually takes place: Personally, not to be fooled" Generals go through a lot of operators for all sorts of reason: One of which it is a neck & back busting job even in the best of conditions: By the size of the back fill' although I can not really say being I couldn't see the lay of it" Running end dumps generally aren't a high end production mover" that is unless there is a fleet of them in concession: SoCa earth movers to me have this staged:
What the? this is a great example of a "trap loading" operation, the material has been either shot or ripped by the tractors, obviously tons moved is the name of the game here, with the loader not having to waist time "digging" the material the cycle time is increased = tons. Another advantage with this is the truck spotting stays consistent for a longer period so the truckies get better at getting in the right spot each time because it remains similar each load.