@gangesexcavating LET ME EXPLAIN I promise you I can bite up enough clearing trash that the machine will barely pick it up. (this means more production) A hyd thumb will not pick up that much. plus most hyd thumbs pivot on the same pin as the bucket. thus there is not much space for material. plus hyd thumbs have pressure relief valve that will let the bucket over come the thumb. In my application When I'm done with the the thumb thats it until the next job.
@gangesexcavating And yes you can manipulate a man. thumb If you are a skilled trackhoe operator. JUST BECAUSE ITS NEW DOES NOT MEAN ITS ALWAYS BETTER.
@gangesexcavating Exactly.For example for land clearing and for some demolition work it's ideal.But when you are working on a busy building site you need a hoe that's flexible and able to preform a variety of different tasks.So it's best ho have one equipped with a quick hitch,have several spare buckets for different applications,have a hammer and maybe a rotating demolition grab.
I hate manual thumbs, that is what i have on my backhoe and it is almost useless, hydraulic thumbs are the way to go, i think a excavator without a hydraulic thumb is almost useless.
@tractortom401 Dude you are crazy It shows that it take about 5 min. to do it. and you can make that time up with more productivity that the manual thumb has.
The shown thumb are the quick,cheap and dirty alternative to nothing, they are as clumsy as a club and about the best thing that you can give them credit for is they give capability of crudely grabbing a log or some demolition debris and tossing it around. There is no manipulation of your work and they get in the way for any other work.
Come up to BC and build some logging road on Vancouver Island westcoast, LOL
well that was easy lol
johndeeregreen9987 1 month ago
we quit doing this 20 years ago on our 490D John Deere.
gangesexcavating 1 month ago 5
@gangesexcavating LET ME EXPLAIN I promise you I can bite up enough clearing trash that the machine will barely pick it up. (this means more production) A hyd thumb will not pick up that much. plus most hyd thumbs pivot on the same pin as the bucket. thus there is not much space for material. plus hyd thumbs have pressure relief valve that will let the bucket over come the thumb. In my application When I'm done with the the thumb thats it until the next job.
IHDieselfan 3 weeks ago
@gangesexcavating And yes you can manipulate a man. thumb If you are a skilled trackhoe operator. JUST BECAUSE ITS NEW DOES NOT MEAN ITS ALWAYS BETTER.
IHDieselfan 3 weeks ago
Great bit of operation to find the hole first time!
mrbluenun 1 month ago 2
Hi letsdig18,
If I have not said so, I hope you are Healthy, Wealthy and wise in 2012. Oh the last item is not compulsory!
Take care,
mrbluenun
What an interesting video. Thanks for the upload, really appreciated, as I for one have not seen this before.
mrbluenun 1 month ago
Experienced operators don't need thumbs.
gidrozin 1 month ago
@gidrozin yeah but it helps speed the job up and if your pricing by the job not the hour its the smarter tool to have
7810ftw 1 month ago
@gidrozin deoends on what you are doing.
gangesexcavating 1 month ago
@gangesexcavating Exactly.For example for land clearing and for some demolition work it's ideal.But when you are working on a busy building site you need a hoe that's flexible and able to preform a variety of different tasks.So it's best ho have one equipped with a quick hitch,have several spare buckets for different applications,have a hammer and maybe a rotating demolition grab.
gidrozin 1 month ago
Welcome to 1978...
kortison 1 month ago
I hate manual thumbs, that is what i have on my backhoe and it is almost useless, hydraulic thumbs are the way to go, i think a excavator without a hydraulic thumb is almost useless.
tractortom401 1 month ago 2
@tractortom401 Dude you are crazy It shows that it take about 5 min. to do it. and you can make that time up with more productivity that the manual thumb has.
IHDieselfan 1 month ago
@IHDieselfan what the hell are you talking about.
The shown thumb are the quick,cheap and dirty alternative to nothing, they are as clumsy as a club and about the best thing that you can give them credit for is they give capability of crudely grabbing a log or some demolition debris and tossing it around. There is no manipulation of your work and they get in the way for any other work.
Come up to BC and build some logging road on Vancouver Island westcoast, LOL
Sorry to insult you.
gangesexcavating 1 month ago
looks like a pain in the ass to me
zerobooty 1 month ago 2
I like the new how to videos; it is a lot of good stuff to know
casecx700 1 month ago
nice bucket:)
4inches4u 1 month ago
chris it would be cool to have a video of raising it back up
Thehungryman100 1 month ago
Can a cylinder be added on to that assembly on the stick to make it hydraulic?
UnitCrane514 1 month ago
@dkchapps it can hold more pressure
yz125man101 1 month ago
@ dickchaps so you can squeeze things when you need to, and so it can be out of the way when you dont need it
SpidermanRun 1 month ago
@SpidermanRun funny how his name turned into dickchaps
hammerdwn20 1 month ago
Quite a chore compared to a hydraulic thumb. hahaha.
TheWeakness12 1 month ago
Me first..........I really like the new "how to videos"!
1212boochie 1 month ago
whats the point of having a manual thumb? like how does it work? just from the bucket can move?
dkchapss 1 month ago