Chris I’ve been watching your RU-vid channel for years now. I’ve seen other channels receive Demos from all sorts of equipment companies in their videos. It is fantastic that a company like Volvo to demo you such a great piece of equipment so that your viewers are able to see the capabilities of such a large piece of equipment like the Volvo 550E excavator. Your channel does a great service to Volvo by showcasing their equipment in your videos. Thank You Chris for all of the fantastic videos that you record for your viewers viewing enjoyment. Also Thank You Volvo corporation for giving Chris an opportunity to show his viewers just what your 550E excavator is capable of doing.
Chris, you have the patience of a saint. Four different dudes on the ground all trying to give commands to the operator while having the arms and hands in all the wrong places.
And they needed some tag lines on that load as well, so they aren't standing so close in case it drops. Would make it easier for them also one on one corner and another on the opposite corner. And one person flagging to the operator.
Look at Chris' following. The way he runs his machines and the efficient way he gets his jobs done, he's clearly the best advertising Volvo could ever want.
Glad to see an operator actually helping get the driver stacked up to go to the next job. Been in heavy haul for 20 years and have had many customers get their machine and just leave me sitting there waiting for a tow truck to stack up.
Chris, It's good of Volvo to give you their demo unit for this job. Maybe at extra counterweight would be handy for loading dump trucks. It won't take long to load Barney with a bucket that size. Enjoy the experience.
And, how it was? A tingling in the stomach? Wet hands? The Desire for Greater? It was definitely a nice and clever action by Volvo! Maybe we'll soon see you starting and finishing a pond project in one day with a 950F.
Man, I’ve been following you for years now, you’ve grown so much it’s crazy. But I love how humble you always are. Keep up the great work, love watching the channel and bussiness grow
I’ve seen these trailer hauling before but never seen how you disassemble em and stack em like this. I’m glad you filmed this process. Quite the operation.
That was stressful to watch, glad no one got hurt. The crew did not seem to understand safety rigging and lifting. Lots of hands and bodies in the wrong places. Congratulations on the new machine, going to be fun to watch it work.
Would have made a much easier lift if they'd have routed the chains through that shackle the right way. The way they rigged it of course it was going to spin 90 degrees.
I'd of lost that bet... I thought the "something special" was a D10 for this project. It's a beast for sure. Congrats Chris! Too bad our crappy old bridges here in NC make it too expensive to move and keep for the long term.
Yeah, to the other person in last video that said a 3 series would show, Even better w this 550 a beast for sure, the size of that bucket alone is nuts
Someone needs to teach those guys about tag lines. So they do not have to get under the load. And stick their hands into places where they can lose them.
She is truly a beast! I only realized it when you offloaded it's real bucket with that itty-bitty-lil bucket and the difference is awesome. Taking down the tree and digging a few five-scoops-with-one-bite. She is a real EARTHBITER! Congratulations and I hope you enjoy every minute on her.
@@letsdig18 Letsdig18 is now Bigdig18plus loland there you are doing hang ten moves with a full bucket , you'll be doing all sorts of tricks with it soon ,just don't find any soft or muddy holes , otherwise you'll become Letsdig forever . You'll need more than Charlie and cement stabilizer if she get stuck ,but I'm sure you are going to move some big dirt numbers on cheers
This reminds me why I love my 7 axle rig so much. I’m home every night can run when I want. When I ran 13 axles over the road. It paid well but had to be permitted everywhere I went to. Even empty. My empty weight was over 80 thousand
Timber! Man that machine pushed over that tree like it was nothing… that is one big machine and fascinating to see its power. Love your pond building videos the most❤
Volvo is a beautiful piece of equipment to operate. The operator comforts are fantastic and the machine is poetry in motion. I am semi retired now but I got excited watching this. I last worked doing mine reclamation in WV operating Volvo equipment among others. Enjoy the ride.
Oh wow. That IS a beast. Heck, this will fill Barney up in 3 scoops. Congrats on the newest member of CG excavation! This was a wonderful surprise and delight for those of us watching you grow your own company. I am very happy for you.
Text said Volvo paid for transport and the dealer paid for set up. Didn't say anything it being a demo. Why would they? He'll never need a 550, the chances of him doing another set of twin deep ponds is slim.
Now Barney has someone the same size to play with !! The great respect you show for your equipment and the trade makes you deserving of this fine machine! Good hard work and honesty pay double dividend .good luck in all you !!
Iv'e been watching your channel since the old Link Belt (SP?) I got my dad watching them and we spent hours enjoying your projects. He would always say you were the best heavy equipment operator he ever saw. Most of all he enjoyed the fact that you knew your machines limits and took care of your equipment, My Dad passed a few weeks ago. I miss him and seeing your videos bring back a smile because he couldn't wait to see your next big machine. Volvo should pay you to operate and endorse their equipment. Good luck!
I thought it was going to be a scraper when he said he would bring in a new big piece of equipment to do the ponds, guess I was wrong this 550 will definitely move some dirt.
Finally Chris has been giving a real demo, this is like the holy grail of demo, an only you Chris could pull this off, you've showed Volvo equipment in your videos for years now, what took them so long, gonna be some sweet in cab coming can't wait, thanks for sharing Chris, your channel has been the best for years 👌🇺🇲💪🤙✊
That is one behemoth of a machine!! Between the size of that bucket and your skill, I expect this job is going to be done quite speedily!! Thank you Volvo!
My company had a Cat 374 delivered recently had custom built undercarraige extanded 2ft on each side it ran down the road 16' wide on the trailer. Spread out to like 20' 6" or so. We had 2 wheel loaders help spread the tracks out. Pretty big ordeal to do that, bolt counter weight, and pin the 30ft stick on.
@@warrenmichael918 I agree $10 to $12 is probably right then add in the permits and escort. It was not cheap and cost prohibitive for the job he is doing but Volvo is footing the bill and probably didn't factor to much into their desire for advertising.
Likely a 6 cy bucket. Compacted in-situ clay is about 109 lbs/cf = 2,943 lbs/cy x 6 cy = ~8.8 tons per scoop = ~3 scoops for a 30T truck. Unless Chris brings on more trucks, that 550 will idle most of the day.
I've done that several times in my working career before I retired and also used an overhead crane making it simpler. Always following the driver's suggestions on how they wanted it done.
@@williamdavidson2233 yeah I thought they was years behind on that cuz that definitely should have had some type of hydraulic to slide it in and out itself without needing a second machine
That's one hell of a machine. I can't help thinking, with the logistics involved moving it about, whether it would only be useful on larger jobs where it was likely to be staying for a while.
That looked painful dealing with that delivery crew. I’d have been calling them over early on and telling them to decide amongst themselves and get back to me which 1 of you is to direct me. All those hands in the air waving about it’s luck none of them got pinned at some point amount of times they put squishy bits In compromising places
When i hauled that stuff and bigger on a trailer like that it was just my rigger and I, no outside operator involved with loading and unloading. No disrespect for another operator. we just knew our equipment and knew what we were doing and what we needed.
Those transpo guys were making me nervous. They were putting out that... 'We don't quite know what we're doing'... vibe. Looks good though! Who knows, you might have a whole line of scrapers some day.
I got goosebumps when I saw that arrive! The specs on that machine blow my mind.. 58 tonne machine with a 27 tonne breakout force. Looking forward to the next videos with this beast. :)
Looks like a tractor you need in your inventory!😊 Betting you can get that 550 running as smooth as the 220 once you get it settings all configured to the way you like them.
I repaired an 11,000v cable that had been ripped in half by an EC480 and the thing was huge! You’ll be filling dump trucks so fast you’ll need another couple to keep up with the machine
The sheer size of the machine and what it takes to transport it makes me wonder if a machine that size would be practical with the work you do. That said, bet that thing would rip out the biggest trees like it was pulling weeds, lol. Will be really cool to see what you do with it on these two ponds Chris.
He has said in the past this size of machine would be a problem transporting, and now we can see how much would go into transporting an excavator of that size.
I'm guessing, the bigger the project, the more efficient such a monster is Of course, that means logistics also has to adapt to what this machine offers in extra loads
Beautiful machine, no doubt about it. The 550 hardly grunts when you dig, must beg fun to operate it. Thanks for the ride along sir, be looking for this series using the 550.
Well, if I ever was surprised at something you did, this was it. It makes me really happy for you and your new company, as with this exceptionally large and valuable machine, I hope that this excavator helps to make your business grow and prosper. As is often said in all blue color jobs, if you buy good tools, it will be money well invested. That is, because you will never be disappointed in the performance of the tool and its ability to get the job at hand finished with both time saved and less money spent doing the job. Congratulations Chris, Congratulations !!!
We used to have to unload and hook up the log trailers in the Bush here in BC for every load. And that was with a Wheel loader, on a small landing. Some guys were good enough to set down a trailer in a minute or less.
Good Lord what a monster! Congrats man. What an awesome piece of equipment. I can see your hand on the joystick now pressing the thumb that isn't there. yet. Looks like the stick is a little shorter than I'm used to seeing you operate. Enjoy the hard-earned fruits of your labor, man. Cheers from Louisiana.
It shows how good your relationship is with volvo getting such an expensive machine on demo. And I would hate to think how much it would cost to hire one of these for a few months or lease it for a year I thought the 220 made many trees look like twigs but the 550 makes all trees looks like a twig
WOW beast is right!!! Man that's a big excavator. You could use another haul truck now with that bucket. I do believe Chris is about to have some fun with a 550!
What an amazing machine. I've spent a total of about 15 minutes in nn excavator - when I was a kid, it was a dream. I got a chance in 2019 when the Extreme Sandbox people were at an event I went to - would love to do more. I wonder if the "it's more sensitive" is a bit like when you drive a different car - a rental for example, and you find that the controls react a bit different to your usual vehicle - but you get used to it, and adjust as you get more time with it? Or is it a bit like using your 15" adjustable wrench on small bolts - it's just unwieldy and not the really the tool you were supposed to use for that task?
That’s a huge bucket, it’s going to move a lot of dirt quickly but I believe the excavator needs a bigger counterweight. I can’t wait to see this excavator at work.
Mr Jimmie won't be moving this one will he?? Awesome video moving the BEAST onto the site and set up. WHen you took aim at the tree I knew there was NO DIGGING REQUIRED! Like your said, Why take 1 scoop when you can now do 5 with 1.
550? 😱 Smoking ... Dang that beast is heavy. Quite an ordeal to move it. 12 axles rolling, 8 lights a flashing, Five golden hands, three pilot cars and a pinched pinkie on the right hand. ..... and that's just one way. Love it
@@randywilson6869 fair enough. I feel like he could've moved up with chris, a lot has changed since. You only find these things out by trying though, can't blame him
Chris you are the man. How awesome of Volvo to demo such an impressive machine. Maybe they will make you a really sweet deal on it when it's all said and done
Do you just have a fuel truck come on site? This is going to be fun. I surely wouldn't like to do lift and place with men on the ground in a machine that I had no time in. You seemed cool 😎
Thank you Volvo for letting Chris demo this it is about time y'all stepped up before him forasmuch as he steps up for y'all and showcases y'alls equipment and Excavating and talks about the speed and power of them I am very thankful that he gets to do this cuz I really want to see how this machine performs with a good Scoop on it it looks like it actually needs more counterweight also during the unloading process I would not have had anybody else operating that machine but Chris no matter who was there once again thank you Chris and Volvo for this opportunity can't wait to see this machine in action
That's probably what Volvo was hoping LOL I know it would be hard for me to give it back but good God at what it takes to move it hopefully he can get a heaping scoop to where it only takes 3 to fill Barney only thing that may hold him back is counterweight
@@lmsendit9531 adding a day at either end of the job plus an enormous cost to move it and add a other run for the bucket. Then you can't capitalise it unless you run two site loader trucks so it must be close to the same thing as running 2 smaller machines or just taking longer. I was really surprised it couldn't pick a bucket of mud at full reach
Maybe it's just the perception given by video while watching those vehicles pass while unloading that small toy... but that bucket appears almost the size of DP's C8500 dump truck bed. Yeah, I bet that will make digging go just a bit quicker... as you said, why take 1 scoop when you can do 5 at a time... that 220 bucket looked like it should be on a mini next to that bucket.
Chris! Ever since you mentioned that its going to be big and move a lot of dirt, I was waiting. Then you had to move it two days and I was like Oh my God! NOOOOO LOL. I was literally here waiting in PHX AZ. Now I see it. Thanks for teasing us and making us wait. jk its not your fault. This is going to be amazing.
Chris, you are a very patient man! I would have gotten down and brought a halt to all operations, conducted a safety briefing and a refresher on CRANE SPOTTER HAND SIGNALS!! I really love the driver at about 12:20 giving you "down" command with right hand, while his left arm is under the tongue piece you were folding over onto the main trailer spar. The variety of signals from the rest of the helpful crew during the rest of the loading must have kept you extra cautious with the joysticks.
Well holy guacamole Chris, I know Volvo has even bigger excavators, but this is still impressive. “Who’s Ya Daddy” is on site & ready to go🦾😬 Great video watching the unloading, packing up the trailers & extending the tracks out, quite the operation. Volvo know when they’re onto a good thing with sponsorship. Take care & cheers🐨🦘🥰
As a kid i used to spend some weeks of the summer with an old lady and an older gentleman, the latter who had lots of excavators and other machinery. I remember the biggest one he got, a Volvo just like this one (but of course not the same model) that was the biggest they had at the time. The scoop was as tall as he was and big as a swimming pool. He was eager to try it out on a big boulder that he'd been fighting with with one of his lesser excavators. The boulder fit neatly in the bucket but he was confused and later disappointed when he couldn't move the arm an inch after getting the boulder in the bucket. And there wasn't enough power to even lift the machines back end like he was expecting to be able to do to walk the boulder out of it's place. He rarely used the machine and got rid of it a year later, it was underpowered for its size. Glad to see things have changed since then.
It’s truly a beast. Looking forward to seeing you put it to use on the pond build. Kudos to Volvo for the demo unit. They knew they were putting it in good hands!
Bingo ,as predicted ,I should have placed a bet in this ,but it's going to be interesting ,go for it Chris Those rigging guys should know better than to put hands under a suspended load without having a safety block of wood under it . You would think the hoses that dropped down would be latched before setting it over . She's a big girl ,needs big and strong hands to man handle her ,the machine I'm talking about 😃 Chris be firm but kind to her lol
Pretty cool toy Chris! You showed a whole hell of a lot of patience while working with the fellas here. It is quite a process breaking down the trailer.
Wow - the Beast is here - it was a Very Exciting Operation with the Trailer Gear etc - wow ! And a Larger Bucket as well - yes - that will speed things up for sure ! Also You had the Track Frame extended out - that was also a Brilliant Job ! Yes - Volvo makes Fantastic Equipment ! And it pushed over the Tree and picked it up with the Bucket like it was a Match-Stick - soooo Impressive ! Great Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
