Idk if u guys do it much, bt can u try to get a vid of u guys takin the weight off before u move it, curious on how its exactly done thanks, great vids!
Vantage is spot on with his cycle time for 4 passes. Only in soft material can you make 4 passes in less than 50 seconds with 80-110 ton machines. And drivers got to be on the money its not all hoe. Good load times take team work. One trick I use is to leave dozer a little heavy so I always have loose material at the bottom of cut. Also leave spill over on other side of truck when doing drive bye it creates a chute so truck are always same distance and gives clear area of when they gonna stop.
vantagetes one re-accurring problem I find on production dirt jobs where trucks are being used is management does'nt take time to teach cycle time to truck drivers. Yes, if you let dump dummies pull way the heck away , and if they pull up so far their truck is strait in line with targeted area, or if they wait for the loaded truck to pass bye before they begin backing up they will kill your production. however, these adversities can be trained out. But yes drive bye is optml n perfct world.
@HomebrewCigarsmoker I try to work with them and show why they need to do things a certain way. I find it best to get them on the ground if they have any down time and work with the dozer or hoe spotting trucks etc so they can see WHY it's so important.
Good operator, piss poor managment. Trucks are to far away. They should also have one more truck so the trucks could take time to back in line with the haul pattern behind the hoe . This way the operator would only be swinging 90 degrees. Lots more efficient and more than pay for the additional truck.
@HomebrewCigarsmoker Operator wanted the trucks there, and it takes way longer to have those monkeys back in then it does to swing the extra bit, but I know what you mean.
I tell ya dude, I'm in my early 30's and watching your videos, I'm strongly considering giving up what I'm doing and getting into this!! Is it hard to get into? Training? Love your vids!!
Door open. No AC in this machine. I liked the move over, learned something, each side gives you what you need. Whats the term for that move, when you reposition the machine using the bucket?
I notice the way the excavator moved back by using the bucket and the tracks, is this a faster way than actually driving the machine, I operate a mini excavator and use the same method for turning while on grass as to cause minimal damage
I'm standing on the pavement with the camera, so the trucks can't be on the other side. We could cut the other way but then the trucks would have to turn 180* to get to the fill. Also blind side, cab side what's the difference?
do you mean to swing around and take the bucket over the lory's cab as I know that is not a accepted way to load, forgive me hear if I have gotten mixed up
Yeah, same conditions, I could do it in half the time, the 180* problem is from ignorance, there is no excuse for that. Thats the 1 thing I woould change. I can load 4 pass trucks with hard pack all day in under 40 seconds.
Where exactly are the trucks going to drive besides pulling along side him? If you say back in I'll point out that it takes longer to back in then to swing further. And you can't do 4 cycles in under 40 seconds with an 80 ton class excavator no matter who you are.
@vantagetes Ok, 1st, the trucks are pulling way too far out from the excavator, 2nd, the trucks are pulling to far forward, when he swings he should be dumping off the corner of the tracks, and last, the trucks should be pulling strait in at him then turning out towards the road at the last second, then he dumps almost directly infront of himself. On an 80 ton class, well it wouldnt be much longer, maybe 60 seconds at most on a bad day in some hard ass dirt.
Aye 60 seconds is a closer bet doing four passes. It's hard to see but the trucks are driving on the level and the bit the hoe is sitting on is on a lean and pretty soft. Having a truck half fall in the hole wastes much more time then swinging 180*. The half buckets (trying to just get loam and not mix in common) and his dumping technique is where he should be making up time.
After just watching another vid ofyours, the 850 loading from the pond, i would say a firm 40 seconds, I will go against anyone on their own machine, I will bet paychecks with me only getting up to 1 day of run time on that piece, thats how confident I am. I know what I am doing. I also know there is knowone who can touch me on a hoe loading trucks. I can also bring down a sloap with only hinge stakes to within 3 tenth by eye. 2-1, 4-1, 50 feet deep, its all the same.
@vantagetes If I knew you better I would flat out tell you your full of shit, that machine weighs in at 185,520lbs and even when he pivots on the idlers he doesnt sink. No offence.
Go to 0:14 and look at the very left of the screen. That's where the trucks would have to drive across which is why we do NOT have them pulling in front of the hoe. The area where the hoe is sitting now has been padded over by 657 scrapers and packed (you can see the marks) hence he is not sinking.
I could win your paycheck without having you even set foot in an 80 ton hoe, you can't do 4 cycles in 40 seconds. About the fastest you can get is 15 seconds a cycle and you're going to be pushing hard to manage that time with an 8 yard bucket like the ones we use. You may be able to turn a truck out in 40-50 seconds (I know because I can do it) but you can't do it in 4 cycles it has to be 3 or less.
Thats what they all say till they see me operate, then they ALL decide to not bet on it. 3 bites, I could do it in less than 40 seconds, I promise you that. You seem pretty cool, most people take me to be too aggressive, when I am not at all, i just know what I can do.
Yeah but I happen to have a performance handbook sitting open in front of me showing machine cycle times ;) From experience 40 seconds is just possible for the first truck as you're already sitting with a loaded bucket (you save around 6 seconds). If you have a second truck pulling in as the first one leaves then your time goes up to approximately 50 seconds per truck. However you usually have a few seconds of gap between trucks to reload the bucket.
Yes exactly, the time it takes for a truck to pull up to you allows you to get another scoop, so each truck you already have a full bucket waiting, so it stays at 40 seconds and when I load trucks, my first bucket is already in the truck before I tell the truck to stop. So I load the first scoop as the truck is moving. That is the hardest thing to train a driver on, to keep moving till they hear the horn. Trust me, I could do it, no problem, I am the best you will ever meet.
I am not in the habit of giving out info, thats why I can do what I can and knowone else can. The problem around here is that there isnt that much work like this, mostly all done with scrapers, or alot smaller scale. BTW, I am 28.
Guy.... where do I begin? Like Jason said if you are the best... prove it. Once he is done with you and a diggin contest, I will be more than happy to school you again. I say put your money where your keyboard is.
Feel free to have them take a video for you then. You know what they say.... Those who can operate are willing to show they can operate, those who can't make comments on YouTube
I'm not shooting my mouth off. I am shooting my keyboard off. You comment on how you can load trucks in 40 seconds with a 80 ton class machine. I have been in many an 80 ton machine. Your numbers are denied
Well you should be better than you are then. I am giving very spacific information and very spacific details, almost like I knowwhat I am talking about, not just saying, "hey dude your full of crap".
Ok details? Last 385 I ran was a 2007 385CL with a 24'7" stick, WBM Wedge Lock Q/A and a Cat 8yd Bucket. And a 5yd bucket on a 235 is a little hefty for a 35. Most 245's run 5's
So a 245 can't pull a 6yd bucket as easily as a 235 is going to pull a 5yd? I have run a 245 with a 6yd bucket, its gonna handle it a lot larger than a 235 would handle 5. Your comparing a 85-90k lb machine, to a machine that runs in the 135-150k lb class. Your nominal bucket on a 245 is 4.5yd, a 235 is 3.5yd. So the extra 3000lb of dirt in that 235 is going to play a bigger role on the smaller machine than it does on the larger. Considering the 245 has the extra 130hp to handle it.
@008hayabusa you are right about your scoop between trucks and loading the first while truck is still moving, and yes drivers who anticipate the stop before they here the horn kill cycle time. But you are not a rarity. I teach all my production hoe hands to do those things. Hate to bust your bubble but it sounds like your just a good solid hoe hand that needs some affirmation so as to decrease your insecurities caused by your father never telling you he was proud of you.
A 235 is a low pressure machine. There is no way you could put a 5 yard bucket on there and run it through hardpan efficently. And I'd love to see you try to put 26" long teeth on a 235 bucket without snapping them off! The frogs aren't nearly big enough to support that force.
On top of that how does your 235 weigh 25,570lbs (almost 13 tons) more than any other 235 I've seen?
We had 2 one with the shorter 11' stick and the small counter that weighed 90,000 and the other with the 13.5 stick with the larger counter that weighed 110,000. I worked for another company that had a 235 with a 6 yard bucket, it handled it even better thanthe other 235's, that surprised me, but that one had like 14" teeth on it. I never once broke off a tooth, and I would wedge that bucket under a layer of rock or a tree stump and roll it out till the machine wouldnt move.
C or D series? And it doesn't matter if it's a 235 bucket or not the hydraulics don't have the power to force a bucket that big through the dirt, nor to handle the weight of a fully loaded bucket assuming you managed to get dirt in there.
I loaded trucks all day 10 hours a day, 4 passes on a OTR truck, had to use level buckets because of over loading. The 110,000 was a c model, the 90 was a b model. I meant I wasnt sure if it was a 235 bucket because you claim the floor wouldnt support the teeth.
@vantagetes gonna have to go with hayabusa on this one I consistanly get 40-50 sec load times with 4 scoops. Call Kiewit arkansas division and research hindsville project load times. Infact I was doing 3 passes in 35 sec. Its all about length of stroke and how fast you empty the bucket. BUT, hayabusa you need to calm down and explain your self logically to give your argument lagitamacy.
You probably have enough trucks where you always have one getting ready to back in (double cut) and are sitting on a bench. You also probably don't have scrapers bigger than the trucks traveling right beside them making backing up a safety hazard. The conditions are no where near the same.
Jefffall I see is one of the super operators that knows and done it all, he was born operating machines from day one. Hes PERFECT a legend in his own mind
You're forgetting to factor in the time it takes for the trucks to back into the 90* position. If you're only making three passes and lifting from subgrade to above your cab then you can make up the swing time as your cycle time will be mostly limited by your lift speed. I agree loading at 90* is faster than 180*, but waiting for trucks to back in is slower again.
Backing in wastes time (approximately 20 seconds per truck to be exact) rather then just having them pull up and stop beside you. The extra swing only adds around 4 seconds per cycle since you're still waiting on your lift. Either way this isn't me operating I just took the video. Go watch the 385 videos if you want to see me in the seat.
given how close u are why dont u runsmaller machine to pull or doze the material out of harm way ? i noticed something similar when u were running the 385b i think it was. great vid as usual gotta get me one of those cameras
Idk if u guys do it much, bt can u try to get a vid of u guys takin the weight off before u move it, curious on how its exactly done thanks, great vids!
lambejr1 10 months ago
@lambejr1 I have one with the 385, same idea.
vantagetes 10 months ago
008hayabsa if you had 4 level buckets why not use 3 heaping way increase your cycle time.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
Vantage is spot on with his cycle time for 4 passes. Only in soft material can you make 4 passes in less than 50 seconds with 80-110 ton machines. And drivers got to be on the money its not all hoe. Good load times take team work. One trick I use is to leave dozer a little heavy so I always have loose material at the bottom of cut. Also leave spill over on other side of truck when doing drive bye it creates a chute so truck are always same distance and gives clear area of when they gonna stop.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
@HomebrewCigarsmoker Those are good tricks but only work if you have the support equipment to do it, this year we've been short on blade power.
vantagetes 1 year ago
vantagetes one re-accurring problem I find on production dirt jobs where trucks are being used is management does'nt take time to teach cycle time to truck drivers. Yes, if you let dump dummies pull way the heck away , and if they pull up so far their truck is strait in line with targeted area, or if they wait for the loaded truck to pass bye before they begin backing up they will kill your production. however, these adversities can be trained out. But yes drive bye is optml n perfct world.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
@HomebrewCigarsmoker I try to work with them and show why they need to do things a certain way. I find it best to get them on the ground if they have any down time and work with the dozer or hoe spotting trucks etc so they can see WHY it's so important.
vantagetes 1 year ago
Oh 008hayabusa congradulations captain track-hoe your not saying anything any hoe OPERATOR cant do. Afraid id id take your check.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
Good operator, piss poor managment. Trucks are to far away. They should also have one more truck so the trucks could take time to back in line with the haul pattern behind the hoe . This way the operator would only be swinging 90 degrees. Lots more efficient and more than pay for the additional truck.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
@HomebrewCigarsmoker Operator wanted the trucks there, and it takes way longer to have those monkeys back in then it does to swing the extra bit, but I know what you mean.
vantagetes 1 year ago
Now that's precision...awesome operator!
bassplaya1549 1 year ago
Who were the two boneheads that dislike this vid????
25mfd 1 year ago
I tell ya dude, I'm in my early 30's and watching your videos, I'm strongly considering giving up what I'm doing and getting into this!! Is it hard to get into? Training? Love your vids!!
69adrummer 1 year ago
@69adrummer It's hard to get hired with no experience.
vantagetes 1 year ago
@vantagetes how hard would it be if you went into an apprenticeship, not that im gunna give up flying
poskyflyer 1 year ago
@poskyflyer If you follow direction well and pick up the machine quickly it's not that hard.
vantagetes 1 year ago
Spill pile...and loading a rock truck...great skills.........
MMilitia2006 1 year ago
cool, i like your videos man
soulflower666 1 year ago
@soulflower666 Glad you enjoy them, anything you'd like to see in the future?
vantagetes 1 year ago
@vantagetes oh, maybe some more snow plowing, that way i can see also Calgary in the backround.
thank you
soulflower666 1 year ago
nice machine.have a deere the same comands as the CAT?
krapencar 1 year ago
@krapencar Yes it has the same joystick pattern
vantagetes 1 year ago
Door open. No AC in this machine. I liked the move over, learned something, each side gives you what you need. Whats the term for that move, when you reposition the machine using the bucket?
MANAOKAUAI 1 year ago
@MANAOKAUAI pivot turning, it prevents tearing up the ground and it easier on the undercarriage.
vantagetes 1 year ago
I notice the way the excavator moved back by using the bucket and the tracks, is this a faster way than actually driving the machine, I operate a mini excavator and use the same method for turning while on grass as to cause minimal damage
xxHarveyMoonxx 1 year ago
@xxHarveyMoonxx Yes it is
vantagetes 1 year ago
Is the 850 identical to the hitachi 870? been driving one and it looks just like this one, only with a shorter arm and larger bucket.
rotortilttt 2 years ago
Looks to be the same, also looks like Hitachi rebadged the 870 series to the 850.
vantagetes 2 years ago
@rotortilttt thats the problem you're a driver :X
darensmiles4 1 year ago
@darensmiles4 problem?
rotortilttt 1 year ago
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@rotortilttt If you do not know the difference between a "driver" and an "operator".... you're a driver...
darensmiles4 1 year ago
why load trucks to your blind side, looks like lots of room to load to cab side
catskinner619 2 years ago
I'm standing on the pavement with the camera, so the trucks can't be on the other side. We could cut the other way but then the trucks would have to turn 180* to get to the fill. Also blind side, cab side what's the difference?
vantagetes 2 years ago
do you mean to swing around and take the bucket over the lory's cab as I know that is not a accepted way to load, forgive me hear if I have gotten mixed up
xxHarveyMoonxx 1 year ago
I will say this, I saw you loading haul trucks in another vid, you are pretty decent.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Not to talk shit but your guy on the hoe is slower than malassis, jesus christ, is he new?
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Nope, but he shows up every day and is steady.
vantagetes 2 years ago
@vantagetes It just took him 1:35 to load that 740, without exaggeration I could do it in half the time, alllll day.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
However he's also loading a truck that is higher than him, from subgrade and spinning 180* =p
vantagetes 2 years ago
Yeah, same conditions, I could do it in half the time, the 180* problem is from ignorance, there is no excuse for that. Thats the 1 thing I woould change. I can load 4 pass trucks with hard pack all day in under 40 seconds.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Where exactly are the trucks going to drive besides pulling along side him? If you say back in I'll point out that it takes longer to back in then to swing further. And you can't do 4 cycles in under 40 seconds with an 80 ton class excavator no matter who you are.
vantagetes 2 years ago
@vantagetes Ok, 1st, the trucks are pulling way too far out from the excavator, 2nd, the trucks are pulling to far forward, when he swings he should be dumping off the corner of the tracks, and last, the trucks should be pulling strait in at him then turning out towards the road at the last second, then he dumps almost directly infront of himself. On an 80 ton class, well it wouldnt be much longer, maybe 60 seconds at most on a bad day in some hard ass dirt.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Aye 60 seconds is a closer bet doing four passes. It's hard to see but the trucks are driving on the level and the bit the hoe is sitting on is on a lean and pretty soft. Having a truck half fall in the hole wastes much more time then swinging 180*. The half buckets (trying to just get loam and not mix in common) and his dumping technique is where he should be making up time.
vantagetes 2 years ago
After just watching another vid ofyours, the 850 loading from the pond, i would say a firm 40 seconds, I will go against anyone on their own machine, I will bet paychecks with me only getting up to 1 day of run time on that piece, thats how confident I am. I know what I am doing. I also know there is knowone who can touch me on a hoe loading trucks. I can also bring down a sloap with only hinge stakes to within 3 tenth by eye. 2-1, 4-1, 50 feet deep, its all the same.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
@vantagetes If I knew you better I would flat out tell you your full of shit, that machine weighs in at 185,520lbs and even when he pivots on the idlers he doesnt sink. No offence.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Go to 0:14 and look at the very left of the screen. That's where the trucks would have to drive across which is why we do NOT have them pulling in front of the hoe. The area where the hoe is sitting now has been padded over by 657 scrapers and packed (you can see the marks) hence he is not sinking.
vantagetes 2 years ago
At 13-14 seconds, the truck should be right under the hoe at that second, there are hoe tracks right there.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
I would bet my paycheck I could do it closer to 40 seconds than 60.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
I could win your paycheck without having you even set foot in an 80 ton hoe, you can't do 4 cycles in 40 seconds. About the fastest you can get is 15 seconds a cycle and you're going to be pushing hard to manage that time with an 8 yard bucket like the ones we use. You may be able to turn a truck out in 40-50 seconds (I know because I can do it) but you can't do it in 4 cycles it has to be 3 or less.
vantagetes 2 years ago
Thats what they all say till they see me operate, then they ALL decide to not bet on it. 3 bites, I could do it in less than 40 seconds, I promise you that. You seem pretty cool, most people take me to be too aggressive, when I am not at all, i just know what I can do.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Yeah but I happen to have a performance handbook sitting open in front of me showing machine cycle times ;) From experience 40 seconds is just possible for the first truck as you're already sitting with a loaded bucket (you save around 6 seconds). If you have a second truck pulling in as the first one leaves then your time goes up to approximately 50 seconds per truck. However you usually have a few seconds of gap between trucks to reload the bucket.
vantagetes 2 years ago
Yes exactly, the time it takes for a truck to pull up to you allows you to get another scoop, so each truck you already have a full bucket waiting, so it stays at 40 seconds and when I load trucks, my first bucket is already in the truck before I tell the truck to stop. So I load the first scoop as the truck is moving. That is the hardest thing to train a driver on, to keep moving till they hear the horn. Trust me, I could do it, no problem, I am the best you will ever meet.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Ah if only I had a quarter for every time I heard that =D I'd be retired and I'm only 24 haha.
You should try to put some videos up so people can learn.
vantagetes 2 years ago
I am not in the habit of giving out info, thats why I can do what I can and knowone else can. The problem around here is that there isnt that much work like this, mostly all done with scrapers, or alot smaller scale. BTW, I am 28.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Guy.... where do I begin? Like Jason said if you are the best... prove it. Once he is done with you and a diggin contest, I will be more than happy to school you again. I say put your money where your keyboard is.
Burnout8506 2 years ago
I dont video, I work I have plenty a boss that can vouch for me.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Feel free to have them take a video for you then. You know what they say.... Those who can operate are willing to show they can operate, those who can't make comments on YouTube
Burnout8506 2 years ago
You can think or say whatever you want, I am having an inteligent conversation with someone, not just butting in to shoot my mouth off.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
I'm not shooting my mouth off. I am shooting my keyboard off. You comment on how you can load trucks in 40 seconds with a 80 ton class machine. I have been in many an 80 ton machine. Your numbers are denied
Burnout8506 2 years ago
Well you should be better than you are then. I am giving very spacific information and very spacific details, almost like I knowwhat I am talking about, not just saying, "hey dude your full of crap".
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Ok details? Last 385 I ran was a 2007 385CL with a 24'7" stick, WBM Wedge Lock Q/A and a Cat 8yd Bucket. And a 5yd bucket on a 235 is a little hefty for a 35. Most 245's run 5's
Burnout8506 2 years ago
Yeah, the second company I mentioned in another comment also had a 245 that ran the same 6 yard bucket but not as easily.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
So a 245 can't pull a 6yd bucket as easily as a 235 is going to pull a 5yd? I have run a 245 with a 6yd bucket, its gonna handle it a lot larger than a 235 would handle 5. Your comparing a 85-90k lb machine, to a machine that runs in the 135-150k lb class. Your nominal bucket on a 245 is 4.5yd, a 235 is 3.5yd. So the extra 3000lb of dirt in that 235 is going to play a bigger role on the smaller machine than it does on the larger. Considering the 245 has the extra 130hp to handle it.
Burnout8506 2 years ago
@008hayabusa you are right about your scoop between trucks and loading the first while truck is still moving, and yes drivers who anticipate the stop before they here the horn kill cycle time. But you are not a rarity. I teach all my production hoe hands to do those things. Hate to bust your bubble but it sounds like your just a good solid hoe hand that needs some affirmation so as to decrease your insecurities caused by your father never telling you he was proud of you.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
You can say I am conceded or that I am a "pro" or that I think I know more than everyone else, but I know WTF I am doing.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
And my floor grade is really good, smooth enough to drive an OTR truck on with no clean up from a blade or dozer or loader.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Well sure that's a lot easier when your teeth aren't 22" tip to bucket =D
Let me send a couple videos of me in the seat to show you what's possible with a 385, it's too easy to pick on Old Tom.
vantagetes 2 years ago
We used teeth that measured I believe 26 inches from tip to floor, and they were 12 inches apart.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
What were you running that had 26" teeth.
vantagetes 2 years ago
235cat with a 13.5 stick and a 5 yard bucket, weighs in at 110,000
008hayabusa 2 years ago
I am trying really hard to not cry all over my keyboard I am laughing so hard right now.
vantagetes 2 years ago
Dont be a smart ass, explane yourself.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Yes the teeth were way over sized but we dig alot of hard pan, so we had to go that big so they would last.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
A 235 is a low pressure machine. There is no way you could put a 5 yard bucket on there and run it through hardpan efficently. And I'd love to see you try to put 26" long teeth on a 235 bucket without snapping them off! The frogs aren't nearly big enough to support that force.
On top of that how does your 235 weigh 25,570lbs (almost 13 tons) more than any other 235 I've seen?
vantagetes 2 years ago
We had 2 one with the shorter 11' stick and the small counter that weighed 90,000 and the other with the 13.5 stick with the larger counter that weighed 110,000. I worked for another company that had a 235 with a 6 yard bucket, it handled it even better thanthe other 235's, that surprised me, but that one had like 14" teeth on it. I never once broke off a tooth, and I would wedge that bucket under a layer of rock or a tree stump and roll it out till the machine wouldnt move.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
C or D series? And it doesn't matter if it's a 235 bucket or not the hydraulics don't have the power to force a bucket that big through the dirt, nor to handle the weight of a fully loaded bucket assuming you managed to get dirt in there.
vantagetes 2 years ago
I loaded trucks all day 10 hours a day, 4 passes on a OTR truck, had to use level buckets because of over loading. The 110,000 was a c model, the 90 was a b model. I meant I wasnt sure if it was a 235 bucket because you claim the floor wouldnt support the teeth.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Thinking about it now, the c model also had wider grousers and longer tracks. (Cant remeber the measurments or the tech terms)
008hayabusa 2 years ago
It had a pretty healthy bottom, maybe it wasnt a true 235 bucket.
008hayabusa 2 years ago
@vantagetes gonna have to go with hayabusa on this one I consistanly get 40-50 sec load times with 4 scoops. Call Kiewit arkansas division and research hindsville project load times. Infact I was doing 3 passes in 35 sec. Its all about length of stroke and how fast you empty the bucket. BUT, hayabusa you need to calm down and explain your self logically to give your argument lagitamacy.
HomebrewCigarsmoker 1 year ago
Are you guys Union?
008hayabusa 2 years ago
Where was this job, and what is the Development for ?? and very cool 5 stars
diggerdave51 2 years ago
It was along Country Hills Blvd, we were adding another lane and putting in an intersection.
vantagetes 2 years ago
i ran 800c with a twist wrist on it , just a hair smaler and it aint only a bulker buddy...she was a finishing hoe.. i know cause i done it
gizzardrob 2 years ago
i got 152 loads of blast rock in 9 1/2 hours with a 385 and 777's.
i sure as hell wasnt loading over the boards....
JEFFFALL 2 years ago
You probably have enough trucks where you always have one getting ready to back in (double cut) and are sitting on a bench. You also probably don't have scrapers bigger than the trucks traveling right beside them making backing up a safety hazard. The conditions are no where near the same.
vantagetes 2 years ago
Jefffall I see is one of the super operators that knows and done it all, he was born operating machines from day one. Hes PERFECT a legend in his own mind
billymp79 2 years ago 8
bullshit.
loading through the tailgate and spinning 90 is waaaaaaaaay faster that spinning 180 degrees and loading over boards.
whoever told you that is a fucking idiot.
JEFFFALL 2 years ago
You're forgetting to factor in the time it takes for the trucks to back into the 90* position. If you're only making three passes and lifting from subgrade to above your cab then you can make up the swing time as your cycle time will be mostly limited by your lift speed. I agree loading at 90* is faster than 180*, but waiting for trucks to back in is slower again.
vantagetes 2 years ago
why are you spinning 180,when you could have them trucks backing in so you could load them through the tailgate?
ive seen 3 of your videos now,and they all suck.
thats a bulking machine,and youre just wasting a shitload of fuel.
JEFFFALL 2 years ago
Backing in wastes time (approximately 20 seconds per truck to be exact) rather then just having them pull up and stop beside you. The extra swing only adds around 4 seconds per cycle since you're still waiting on your lift. Either way this isn't me operating I just took the video. Go watch the 385 videos if you want to see me in the seat.
vantagetes 2 years ago
I see what he's doing. He is loading over the side so the trucks don't have to turn or back up.
wailnshred 2 years ago
heavy bucket of dirt! lifted the track around 3:45
hammerdwn20 2 years ago
Good operator, he didn't even attempt to kill the flowers.
69rd96 2 years ago 4
is your 385 bigger than this machine? and if so by how much
fox13z400 2 years ago
as big as this.
85 tons monsters.
Dezzino 2 years ago
Is that standard procedure for you all to run the machines with the lights on?
MikeO9236 2 years ago 2
Hey, if you dont mind me asking, what type a camera are you using for these videos?? The clarity and colors are awesome. Thank you for posting.
daithi1075 2 years ago
This flim is great, thanks for posting
tuimdizmend 2 years ago
Great operator! what a precision!
Nice vid : )
Dezzino 2 years ago 2
given how close u are why dont u runsmaller machine to pull or doze the material out of harm way ? i noticed something similar when u were running the 385b i think it was. great vid as usual gotta get me one of those cameras
spgprivate 2 years ago
You have to run the machine you have, not the machine you want.
wailnshred 2 years ago
little close there
uberstinky09 2 years ago