The fully extended, bucket loaded off the right side track... tip, is a good indication that the machine needed the top mount counter weight to do that maneuver in a stable manner. Looks stable enough in line with the tracks. The adjustable width under carriage would save a lot of head aches with over width haul permits, but she is still a big heavy one... Thanks for the guided tour, Chris.
It has been 13 1/2 yrs since I last ran any equipment ( got laid off in 2009 and retired a couple of years later ) But under the right job conditions . I wouldn't mind running that machine . Thanks for the ride along !
Fabulous machine, in my nearly 30 years of operating I’ve never been on a machine that comes close to a Volvo and I’ve operated them all over the years. Best of luck with her.
Just think how much faster Chris could have dug out the Bealy Good pond with that beast of a monster. He'd have had to buy a bigger Barney to haul all the dirt.
This got me thinking of everything you have to consider on a job. Bigger machine needs more dirt hauling to keep up. 2 Barneys would be better than a bigger one. Then you need an extra driver too. Even 3 depending how far the dirt is being hauled. So along with the cost of the bigger machine you then have the cost of another hauler and the driver to operate it. Which also means an extra trip to haul another Barney to the job site. Becomes easy to see why you only go for these if you are always doing big, large scale jobs.
Really like the feet free option, as Chris says ideal when your clearing out gullies, river edges and pond edges. Also in the cab it was really quiet compared to being on the outside, companies have done a lot of R&D into all round operators comfort over the last few years. I think they have finally realised that is a place of work, you could be potentially spending 8 to 10 hours a day sat in one of those things. With feedback from people like Chris and Mike at DP, who have a lot of followers, the companies that make these are going to have to take note.
In my understanding that’s possible because that cabin doesn’t have pilot hydraulics in controls, everything is wired and hence easy to add more comtrols to it with software.
Thank you for the demonstration of the Bigger VOLVO excavator. I had the privilege of meeting the President of Volvo at Con-Expo a few shows back. Very humble nice gentleman. Volvo Reminds me of (BE) BUCYRUS-ERIE back in mid 80s up till their End of Construction equipment build. The (500-H) it could have a standard 6 yard bucket. The track control reminds me of the old multi purpose control that the early machine had. In (BE) controls a full power pump to a foot pedal for Dipper arm. Was told by an operator that it was for pushing pipe home. Log loader set that foot pedal to be control of the Heel function.
Volvo people,hey Chris we will leave you to try this out ,be back a few hours 🤗 They come back in 2hours and Chris is sitting there smiling and showing them a Pond he built for them 😛 All that tech ,you seem to be processing that well . Like everything,there's a right machine for the jobs you do and you have proved the 220 to be the best fit ,is there a new 250 in the line up ?
Hi, At one time in the 1980s, I was driving a truck, the machine of similar type to yours, had a 26 yard bucket, 4 buckets full and I got the beep to go to tip. Massive machines (O&K brand), you would have loved having a go on one.
I was just thinking about Bealy Good when someone else commended on him too. He called your other excavator a transformer but this one really looks like one. Glad to see you looking better and feeling better too. Now I would like to see how you use this one. Let's start digging.🤗
Hey Chris, would that big machine even fit on top of a pond dam? Just wondering brother! What’s the reach difference between the 550 and the 220, just wondering?
I wonder if the on-board computing would allow you to write a macro -- to repeat actions. Seems like that would be handy for digging pipeline, or smoothing an area. With WiFi, perhaps you could operate remotely from pickup truck where coffee won't spill so easily.
He would have needed a team of haul trucks to keep up with him since two scoops would have filled his one truck. Then you run into traffic flow issues especially backing down the dam to dump. All the extra hauling costs to get equipment to job sites plus extra fuel burn might have actually made it not profitable. The key to any job is right sizing the equipment and fuel burn rates offset against labor rates of workers. His 220 and haul truck are a pretty good compromise on the size jobs that he does regularly.
@@markpashia7067 well said, I was thinking those questions and I answered them just as you did, it comes down to using the correct tool for the job. A cabinet maker generally does not use a sledgehammer 😳‼️
Chris , it has your name on it. Joy stick works well with sock feet . Just replace the 977 Cat in for this. It might take a couple more $ to make the trade but you can manage it! I’ll put a little check in the mail as soon as I can find a few $. Your friend Gary.
The biggest volvo I've driven was 30 tonnes Chris loading volvo dump trucks on site in London a nice excavor to drive smoothly 👍 hey your missing your thumb 👍 nice Chris
Chris just looking???? "Just like mine only 2 1/2 times bigger!!!! " That's a big bucket. 4 scoops to the dump truck??? Hope you eye is well. Have a great weekend.
As Chris walked around the machine I kept expecting to see a LetsDig18 decal plastered on its side... 🤣🤣🤣 Its too heavy for pond clean ups but I like the big bucket. Its seems to move surprisingly smooth.
Coming to a job site near you. Chris Guins and his new EC550E. Clearing faster than before. Want a 10 acre pond? No problem. Can't wait for the clearing or pond to be dug? No worries. He will have you covered there also. He'll bring out the monster EC950, and stump trees and dig your pond at the same time.
Hey Chris !!! Better hope that ""VOLVO "" doesn't get buried in a swamp for you to get out !! HAHA Will a ""THUMB" & your ""GRAPPLE "" fit on there too ?? Be a good ""PARTNERSHIP "" with John on this buy !!! 🤔🤔 Nice to see it operate even in the mud !!! 🙂🙃😊👍👍👍👍👍
I saw an excavator that has a cab that folds down to ground level to accommodate an operator who became paraplegic; joystick travel mode would be a great feature for that person and others in similar situations.
Really like Volvo’s new excavators but I think they could have integrated the Co-Pilot into cab a lot better and moved the tractor display up towards the middle or top so it wouldn’t be obstructed by the Co-Pilot. Looks like it could have already used the extra weight added. I know it’s packed and wet but with that bucket I believe the tractor would have been better with it.
Informative video.nice machine.you fit right into that seat with no problem.lot of visibility looks like.that is big bucket,but what’s to stop you to go bigger.uh huh uh huh.keep on doing your thing.😎😎😎👍👍👍
Geeze I could spend 100hrs just figuring out all the new fancy settings and getting it all dialed in. Hopefully they put in savable profiles or users. It be nice to just click a button to go from truck loading settings to setting pipe in creep mode.
The question is will it pluck a tree out of the ground with out digging around the tree? Would it pull stumps out of the ground with out the tracks leaving the ground? You showed us that a bucket of dirt would lift one side of the tracks off of the ground. It may really need that extra counter weight. What would it cost to haul it to a job site? A new truck and trailer? Permits coming and going? But I'm sure it's fun to operate.
I'm sure that Big Girl there can Dig some dirt quick !! lololol... Would be nice to have something that Big for a job like Bealy's size lake was but, dammit man !! Can't imagine the price tag on that one...lolol... But, Oh the power it must have !! lolol... Don't know when you was there Chris but, Volvo needs to get your New one lined out for ya !! I'm sure they will get to ya pretty soon if they already haven't yet?? But, Great as always Man !! Enjoy seeing the New Machines from time to time when you get the chance..... Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next...
