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From initial inspection, a Harley/power rake on the front and a vibrating roller compactor on the back and that would just about be a 3-in-1 machine for just about any driveway install or repair.
seems like a machine target at municipalities with dirt roads. eliminates the need for a skid steer, its fast too for moving between rural roads past paved section.
My first impression was that it's a better version of that specialized grading tractor you see almost every paving company using to put the final touches on a place before they lay the blacktop down.
That’s an odd looking rig, but I bet it’d be damn handy for municipalities with dirt or gravel roads to keep up building driveways & parking lots. Probably be handy on those horse arena builds too.
Wow! Depending on what capabilities you add to front and back quick connects, it is possible to sideline three or more pieces of equipment with a single error message.
Looks like a neat well thought out machine. Plenty of lifting power. Remote hydraulics on front and rear. SSQA on both ends. Now if the boom just telescoped out like a telehandler this thing would be even more versatile.
With the skid steer quick connects on it, I can see putting the brush cutter on it and getting way up in the vines and tree limbs where the skid steer can't reach.
$169,000 which imo for what it can do is pretty impressive, Would be great for a County DOT who doesn't want to spend a ton on different machines as this has multiple attachments for it including a brush.
My thought for the rear attachment was a vibratory roller. If you're working a driveway, carry a yard of gravel or dirt in the bucket place it as needed to fill holes, grade it out, then pack it in. It seems like it was designed for the small business that can't afford several pieces of equipment or haul several pieces of equipment at one time and does not do major job site operations similar to what Chris is doing
👍Other than needing a piece of duct tape on the reverse beeper, it seems to have a useful array of functions. Maybe not so great for the super muddy projects, but, general driveway and horse coral work seems to be a good target for it. Watch out for finger cramps on the magic joystick.
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That thing is made is taylors sc by a company called caulder bros manufacturing. Been to the plant many times. That machine is almost 100 percent built from scratch under one roof. They also make a great residential paver and other equip
Also been to Calder bros a few times to pick up screeds. Tim Vernal assisted with the design of the Silver16 screed and the 1750/1860. We own 1860 #1, the prototype. It's been back to SC three times I think for updates.
The company I work for bought one about 10 years ago to fill a gap in our equipment. Overall not a bad machine but to lightweight for heavy grading work. The bucket and boom aren't heavy enough for digging at all we broke the bucket to cylinder mount more than once in heavy use use .what you were doing with it ti does well but won't replace za skidsteer for digging or heavy use .we replaced it this year with a small grader like you have beside the drive way.You did good for not having much seat time in it 👍
Honestly I could see that thing being useful to you in a clearing job Chris, after root raking, instead of the skid steer to slick it up and even a pad, this can move scoops of gravel to low areas and grade while carrying the scoop to the low spot. I don't know how reliable/durable this is. But I think it has potential.
Rather than lowering the hood they could raise the seating position by six or twelve inches. It would require an easier redesign and would help with the forward visibility as well.
@@pedrobatista4439 No seat suspension was the 1st thing I noticed when he opened the cab door. 2nd was the hard "pointy" corners, especially where the dash meets the door opening. The door latch holds need at least a piece of that white slippery "plastic" that they make cutting boards out of (Starboard, HDPE___, etc) until they find a more complex and costly solution to save the exterior door handles.
@@lt1nut Yeah I noticed that too. This looks like it's a very new machine/concept that they're trying. I'm willing to say that it may actually be just a prototype. Still has plenty of room for improvement. I'm sure they will invest on all the little details once this machine gets some popularity.
I could see this rig as a do-all for commercial snow removal. Put a large blower on the front, use the blade for cleanup and put a salting hopper on back. You could even put a big pusher on the front. Put a bucket on for loading trucks when you need to haul snow off site. Cool!
It looks more cost effective than a standard grader. Straight blades are underrated. Rolling the materials make things so much more level down long stretches.
That is an interesting piece of equipment, I could see all sorts of uses for that, especially for a small municipality, or as mentioned clearing snow, a power broom or like here in is we don't often get deep snows! The blade would make short work out of a Walmart parking lot, then use the bucket to stack the windrows
When you were trying to get it to idle down, I still prefer a good old 30 dollar cable. In the future you'll get a 2000 dollar bill to fix the throttle. I spend 30 and back to work same day
@@iconoclad that is why I checked with others to confirm that either CZcams is messing up his videos or that Chris has either a bad memory card or camera. I had replayed it, I didn't want to tell him he had faulty video equipment prematurely. But thank you for trying to be helpful. I appreciate that.
I used to work for a small city, and that would be great as multi use combo equipment for shouldering, blade patching, and mat'l handling, culvert pipe replacement. You're such a skillful operator that you seem to seldom need a motor grader on your jobs. you do a better job grading driveways with a skid steer than most motor grader operators.
I can see that being in your equipment line up in the near future . that would be very handy. you could put a snow plow on the front, forks and 4.1 bucket. the back could have a logging unit on it.
Hey Chris It's a wheel loader without the articulation, the 4 wheel steer will make it great to run on grass, no skid-steer sod cutting. One thing I did notice, you better have a lot of touch-up paint for the front end, can foresee a lot of chipping on the hood!! It's a cool little Hot-Rod!! Later brother, : }{ :
If you ran a campground, or park area with gravel or chip-sealed roads, this. Would be great. I imagine small paving companies will love it too. Seems like a great solution to a problem not enough people will have to turn a profit, though…
Rotary brush on the front. Snow plow on the front. Cool looking machine. Looks like a compressed grader with a bucket on front. Nice do all for small farms and ranches that don't have the need for full time big machines.
I am kinda digging this little thing. I'd have that bucket just above the ground knocking down anything my tires are getting ready to hit. I'd love to carry my grader with me all the time on my paving projects but too often than not it collects dust, having a bucket would make more sense having it out there.
Interesting machine,all according what it cost,might be beneficial to small farm,definitely got the attachments. Every day new adventure for you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
That thing is pretty cool Chris! I’ve seen a couple of them in my area here in PA and they look pretty handy. Looks like it would be a lot of fun to run.
I think for doing the unimproved logging trails here in the winter that would be an asset beyond a boss plow. You could move the banks back, level, and in the spring take care of the ruts and run off. Nifty, if it's inexpensive.
it accully makes life easy instead take a grader and a loader 2 trips on a trailer that thing deffently saves the 2 trips on a trailer and dont have to switch get out the grader to get into the loader that unit deffently saves all that time and going back and fourth to each machine
I could see that thing being very useful here on the west coast for ranchers keeping up on their roads. Great for tight spots. Good little all around machine. Put a hay grapple on the front of that thing and you’re set. Thanks for sharing.
Fix up a heavy roller to go on the rear hitch that would roll out the spread stone, and have a water tank to spray on water (as well as add weight for rolling). Might then be an "all-in-one" road/drive/pad machine. Who better to get to demonstrate this machine, other than Chris "letsdig18". Glad to be able to go along with you.
I've seen a thing like this before. My kneejerk reaction before seeing the video is that it does an OK approximation of dedicated equipment in one footprint.
I've never seen one like that before and I haul heavy equipment for a living. It seems like they could make a couple improvements but overall I kind of like it 😂🇺🇸🇺🇸
I own two of them. A 2000 and a 2006. They were originally built by a company in south dakota called PSI. They basically borrowed puckett brothers design and improved the flaws.. and yes i had a puckett as well. Mauldin bought them in 07 or 08 and further improved the design. They are a mainstay in sport court construction industry. With a topcon laser plumbed in and the right operator they will leave a pad water wont stand on!!
I see a future in this pretty beast in snow removal.. Hydraulicly powered snow blowers come to mind. The backup camera would save my neck twisting with a rear mount blower. A front mount blower could nibble through drifts far above its usual capacity. Snow buckets or pushers or combo units could be fitted. I am from New England. It will fit in our twisty little streets just fine. . Land clearing is also a natural job for it. A mulcher on the front, the ripper for dealing with roots and grader blade to finish up with. It will handle anything which nor to rough or steep. It seems more road worthy than many skid steer options. It could be driven, not trailered between job sites. I hope to see more of them. God bless you all.
It looks like it might be a handy piece to have around for long driveways up here in the midwest. Tune up the road when needed and push snow off in the winter. Then if you have a nasty winter, drop the bucket off and hook up to a snow blower.
Cupholder!! Definitely "American Made!" Just loving it! That other worldly design design ready for Mars! Maybe a smaller version for tight quarters landscaping!
Very versatile little machine. It was nice of them to ask you to demo it, and give feedback. Grading in air conditioned comfort = PRICELESS. Being able to move a bucket load of dirt/gravel where you need it = BONUS.
This thing's trying to be a 'Jack of all trades', but it's a 'master of none' - the mouldboard will get in the way when using the bucket because of its width, but you can get rippers for the back of a skid steer and grader attachments like the Level Best (also "Made in the U.S.A").
Pagen16 in Owner's manual Scarifier Lift Tool Bar is used with the Scarifier and/or the compactor attachment. Move Slider (A) all the way in EITHER direction THEN Move Slider (C) Up to Raise Scarifier or Down to lower the Scarifier.
I can see the utility of that for single machine grading & regrading roads & drives, especially the latter with the ripper for breaking up uneven, potholed stuff. Looks to be a good deal more than a solution looking for a problem. ETA I see there's even a roller attachment for the rear - one reason for the hydraulic connectors.
Looks like it'd be great for an all arounder at the farm. Come in handy for winters, up north. One or two passes down a typical driveway and snow's gone.
Would say , It has it's place just as any other machine. Think the Bucket would be handy when grading, being able to pack a little rock as your grading...Guess it's a pretty cool machine !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening.... On too the Next....
Chris said that this was in someone's rental fleet. Having been in the equipment rental and sales business for years, I would be leery about renting this piece to any Tom, Dick or Harry that had never operated it before. The machine looks like it would be great for a small contractor to own and have an experienced operator run it. Most operators are not as versatile as Chris or as talented. He did a great job.
Awesome looking piece of machinery it's always nice to have a company drop something off for you to try and able to get some of your own things done on their equipment and fuel
Thanks for the great demo!! Have worked around larger graders for years and operated a few. But while I have seen these multi-purpose machines parked on trailers or at dealers on display, this is the first time I've seen one in actual operation. You really have a nice touch with that grader blade even if it is on an unfamiliar machine!! I liked the 4-wheel crab steer for a tighter turning radius and how much that loader bucket could pick up. The connection points for the hydraulics at the front and back are good although don't know what attachments they have for this machine either on an OEM-basis or from the third-party route. I've never liked those rear scarifier/rippers or front-mounted for that matter on any grader. Too many operators use them wrong on roadbed work for my taste or they try to rip/scarify at too fast a speed and damage the overall machine. Appreciate all the various video angles and sorry you had some video issues at a couple of points.
"Very simple, yet destructive" Really funny. Looks like a useful piece of equipment. 👍 Is this orson wells, War of the Worlds. The camera is being interrupted by alien transmissions. Lol
If you noticed, the top and sides easily come off to work on it. I've seen other machines that are build around the motor and and repair is a days worth of labor taking parts off to get access. This thing is awesome for a multi-use!
I was raised in Greenville SC where the Mauldin family lived and started this company, I worked there in the 1970s as an assembly, person, they only made asphalt pavers and rollers then.
I agree, it is "a little goofy looking" but it seems to be able to do all it's intended to do, and do it fairly well. I think you'll have to look into what sort of accessories they have intended for those skid steer mounts... Could be some killer capabilities. Besides, I think it'd be just plain fun to operate. :)
It's like an Elgin sweeper met a JLG and a loader and got some grader mixed in too. Neat machine for sure! Handy for municipal road maintenance and even snow removal I'd bet. Like something you'd see at an airport almost.
Just yesterday, I watched a video of someone doing work with an excavator in South Korea. Just like that machine, it had a lot of functionality in a very small package. It had tilt and rotation functions as well as a claw that could be used to move things around integrated into one convenient package. The bucket attachment is right under the claw and can actually still be used with a bucket attached. That claw / tilt / rotation unit can be detached and even had quick couplers for hydraulics so that you wouldn't have to get out of the cab to detach it. I've got to say, our manufacturers have got a long way to go.
@@Mazeau24 Seems to be almost the same product, but with a different brand name. The video I was looking at are from the Engcon Tiltrotator brand. Could be that it just hasn't caught on in my neck of the wood.
Cool machine. Very expensive machine as well. One in Massachusetts with 36 hours on it is $170 grand. It has a 130hp engine. It may be spendy but it's definitely a versatile machine. Be great for our area here in Idaho. I can see it being handy for many things on the farm.
Definitely looks like it has enough power to take a much bigger bucket. I don't know about the loader arm though, that might need beefing up when using a bigger bucket
Me: Hey Chris what's that thing you got there? Chris: I think its a Swiss army knife with wheels on it😂🤣 Me: But who made it? Chris: Some guy with a lot of left over parts and a vivid imagination 🤣🤣
@@ryanhoward1013 I agree. His equipment spends more time down than working. It looks like Volvo would give him an excavator, bulldozer, and dump truck. With all the money he's spent it looks like they would replace the thing. Free of charge. I mean he gives them free advertisement in every video.
That's awesome and it looked fast. I guess if you wanted to start a small driveway business and only had enough money for 1 pcs of equipment that'll get ya started. I was wondering: can you drop gravel and grade at the same time?
should be a good all round machine. May not replace a skid steer or grader for larger job, but if your a small contractor starting out would defiantly save the cost of a machine. With compatible hydraulics there's a lot of options for the front or back for attachments. Power broom, roller, brush hog, bulldozer blade on the front, take your pick really. those working on snow clearing i can see would love it. Bucket or V blade on the front, blower on the back and your set
U could put a Bush hog or lawnmower on the back or a set of pallet forks like a hydraulic pallet pump truck or a grab bucket to drag logs or a four in one to lay stone by feathering through the open buckle
I can’t wait to see what she’ll do brother! I think it’s really a awesome machine, just bet the price isn’t so awesome ! lol 😂. I wonder how it does on scraping the grass down to the topsoil?
I bet it's a better price than buying a dedicated loader and grader and hauling two pieces of equipment for a job. I can see this being attractive to people who won't do a lot of large grading projects where something like this might not be as effective as a dedicated loader or grader but it's only one piece of equipment.
At least it didn’t go into “limp mode”.
It has a 130 HP Cummins Tier 4 engine with a 5 gallon DEF tank so it could be prone to the same type of failures.
Yet!
Too soon bro, too soon.
😂😂 delete it
It’s a Cummins…. Should be good! Lol
"It looks a little goofy."....That's what my granddaddy said about the first horseless carriage he saw. :)
That's what my wife says when I dress myself.
indeed, a horseless carriage is what this resembles very much. 100% utility. Painting it at all looks more like a failed attempt at beauty.
You old af
From initial inspection, a Harley/power rake on the front and a vibrating roller compactor on the back and that would just about be a 3-in-1 machine for just about any driveway install or repair.
seems like a machine target at municipalities with dirt roads. eliminates the need for a skid steer, its fast too for moving between rural roads past paved section.
That’s a great idea!
Snow work.
If a snow blower attachment hooks up in the front then I'm ready to purchase one
@@ronshauling2000 you could probably get a SSQA blower for it
My first impression was that it's a better version of that specialized grading tractor you see almost every paving company using to put the final touches on a place before they lay the blacktop down.
That’s an odd looking rig, but I bet it’d be damn handy for municipalities with dirt or gravel roads to keep up building driveways & parking lots. Probably be handy on those horse arena builds too.
It is made by a company that makes 1st class asphalt pavers.
@@TheGophernutzz If they would put a ultrasonic tracer on the end of the blade this would be a beast.
Chris you’ve dropped your camera one too many times. Time to get a new one!
I was thinking the same thing lol
Agreed
@@BravoSeven What ever the cause... It gets pretty annoying when something this interesting comes up on the channel!.
@SeanoHutton I agree. I've noticed this with his last several videos. And it's getting worse.
Oh good, I thought my wifi or phone was about to go into "limp mode"
Wow! Depending on what capabilities you add to front and back quick connects, it is possible to sideline three or more pieces of equipment with a single error message.
Looks like a neat well thought out machine. Plenty of lifting power. Remote hydraulics on front and rear. SSQA on both ends. Now if the boom just telescoped out like a telehandler this thing would be even more versatile.
That would be the x2 model if it was already available lol
We used it to load a dump truck with some excess stone once. It truly is a great machine.
With the skid steer quick connects on it, I can see putting the brush cutter on it and getting way up in the vines and tree limbs where the skid steer can't reach.
You can run plate compactors/rollers on the rear thats what the hydraulic lines and quick connect would be for
Probably less expensive than 3 individual machines, the problem is when the DEF puts it into limp mode you're COMPLETELY screwed.
$169,000 which imo for what it can do is pretty impressive, Would be great for a County DOT who doesn't want to spend a ton on different machines as this has multiple attachments for it including a brush.
My thought for the rear attachment was a vibratory roller. If you're working a driveway, carry a yard of gravel or dirt in the bucket place it as needed to fill holes, grade it out, then pack it in. It seems like it was designed for the small business that can't afford several pieces of equipment or haul several pieces of equipment at one time and does not do major job site operations similar to what Chris is doing
It’s for a rear roto tiller
It's definitely a machine to work on driveways.
A good prep machine for paving jobs.
my first thought was a snow blower if you were using it for plowing, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@philp7358 Don't you place the snowblower in front then to make the work easier?
👍Other than needing a piece of duct tape on the reverse beeper, it seems to have a useful array of functions. Maybe not so great for the super muddy projects, but, general driveway and horse coral work seems to be a good target for it. Watch out for finger cramps on the magic joystick.
You know your a big deal super star when companies start leaving $100,000 equipment on your property with the keys in it.
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That thing is made is taylors sc by a company called caulder bros manufacturing. Been to the plant many times. That machine is almost 100 percent built from scratch under one roof. They also make a great residential paver and other equip
Also been to Calder bros a few times to pick up screeds. Tim Vernal assisted with the design of the Silver16 screed and the 1750/1860. We own 1860 #1, the prototype. It's been back to SC three times I think for updates.
The company I work for bought one about 10 years ago to fill a gap in our equipment. Overall not a bad machine but to lightweight for heavy grading work. The bucket and boom aren't heavy enough for digging at all we broke the bucket to cylinder mount more than once in heavy use use .what you were doing with it ti does well but won't replace za skidsteer for digging or heavy use .we replaced it this year with a small grader like you have beside the drive way.You did good for not having much seat time in it 👍
Honestly I could see that thing being useful to you in a clearing job Chris, after root raking, instead of the skid steer to slick it up and even a pad, this can move scoops of gravel to low areas and grade while carrying the scoop to the low spot. I don't know how reliable/durable this is. But I think it has potential.
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That’s a great road maintainer for gravel roads that’s what we use them for here and you can use sweepers other skid steer att. On it
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Still a pretty looking machine. Would be interesting to see long term reliability. Either way good pr for them
Rather than lowering the hood they could raise the seating position by six or twelve inches. It would require an easier redesign and would help with the forward visibility as well.
x2 ,,, likely emmissions in the raised hood area , so your thought of raise the cab IS a good thought for sure
Just a seat with suspension would take care of that lift.
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No seat suspension was the 1st thing I noticed when he opened the cab door. 2nd was the hard "pointy" corners, especially where the dash meets the door opening. The door latch holds need at least a piece of that white slippery "plastic" that they make cutting boards out of (Starboard, HDPE___, etc) until they find a more complex and costly solution to save the exterior door handles.
@@lt1nut Yeah I noticed that too. This looks like it's a very new machine/concept that they're trying. I'm willing to say that it may actually be just a prototype. Still has plenty of room for improvement. I'm sure they will invest on all the little details once this machine gets some popularity.
Smart company!
Sees your frustrations lately with the equipment you are using and goes on the attack!
Smart American company 😎
Great point and I bet you are right
@@brucejenkins1617 the ones made in Japan are pretty sharp but everywhere else is hot garbage
@@kylancook3477 emissions are emissions they are all junk no matter who makes them. Just a money grab.
I didn't know that anyone ever bought a new grader, all the ones i ever see always look about 20 years old.
The rate his equipment are throwing codes may be that grader l saw off the side of the road will be brought out of retirement.
Living in Alaska I see new graders all over the place. They are so easy to come by.
@@Sackmatters Perhaps that's where they breed, and then fly South for the winter.
Heck yeah. I think the camera is in need of some repair
Glad you told him and not me.
He has places he can hide the body.
He's had to repair just about everything else recently. Some things twice.
Maybe it's just the SD card
Probably just Go Pro Emission problems, it will probably go into limp mode soon.
@@KARMA-vu8ii the lithium level must be low in the battery.
I could see this rig as a do-all for commercial snow removal. Put a large blower on the front, use the blade for cleanup and put a salting hopper on back. You could even put a big pusher on the front. Put a bucket on for loading trucks when you need to haul snow off site. Cool!
It looks more cost effective than a standard grader. Straight blades are underrated. Rolling the materials make things so much more level down long stretches.
Hey Chris! You have done snow plowing videos in the past and I'd just bet this machine would be perfect for those snow days you get plow jobs for.
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Chris looks like a nice piece of equipment for small driveway projects! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
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That is an interesting piece of equipment, I could see all sorts of uses for that, especially for a small municipality, or as mentioned clearing snow, a power broom or like here in is we don't often get deep snows! The blade would make short work out of a Walmart parking lot, then use the bucket to stack the windrows
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When you were trying to get it to idle down, I still prefer a good old 30 dollar cable. In the future you'll get a 2000 dollar bill to fix the throttle. I spend 30 and back to work same day
Anyone else getting occasional picture corruption? I have on the last few videos. I have a good stream speed, no slow downs or stutters.
All you have to do rewind 10 secs and you will see that is how it was uploaded. Not a streaming issue.
@@iconoclad that is why I checked with others to confirm that either CZcams is messing up his videos or that Chris has either a bad memory card or camera. I had replayed it, I didn't want to tell him he had faulty video equipment prematurely. But thank you for trying to be helpful. I appreciate that.
Yea it's his cam its about time for a new one lol
One thing about Mauldin, it's simple machines for the most part. They're made in South Carolina. I have 3 of their pavers.
@@larrykeenan598 yep.
Chris, you're getting glitches in the video when you are handheld, something is getting loose in your camera
I was wondering if it was my connection.
That's not just my connection?
This thing is so new age in it's looks I thought it was just the matrix glitching.
It might also be a bad SD card. It happens when the camera isn’t moving at all.
Seeing that too, and I know it's not my connection or device. CZcams does compression on video uploads and it may be something wrong in that process.
I used to work for a small city, and that would be great as multi use combo equipment for shouldering, blade patching, and mat'l handling, culvert pipe replacement. You're such a skillful operator that you seem to seldom need a motor grader on your jobs. you do a better job grading driveways with a skid steer than most motor grader operators.
I was thinking about farmers and silage they make for livestock.
I’ve seen them around not sure how well it would do as a loader but hey it’s a good sized grader regardless
I can see that being in your equipment line up in the near future . that would be very handy. you could put a snow plow on the front, forks and 4.1 bucket. the back could have a logging unit on it.
Correction blower.
@@douglasmiller7618 I ment plow. blower might work as well.
Forget the “new” machine……….that’s a NICE LOOKING HOUSE!!!!!🤓💰👀
thanks, a lot of hard work and long days to get that
Always love the camera filming the grading blade. So cool.
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Hey Chris It's a wheel loader without the articulation, the 4 wheel steer will make it great to run on grass, no skid-steer sod cutting. One thing I did notice, you better have a lot of touch-up paint for the front end, can foresee a lot of chipping on the hood!! It's a cool little Hot-Rod!! Later brother, : }{ :
Front loader needs a roll back limiter and autolevel....
Maybe add a few inches to the height of the bucket.
@@stuartedgar5921 I was thinking that, and a camera on the boom that lets the operator see the bucket...
@@stevendavidsonrn Also a set of LED lights on the end of the boom so the operator can see the load at the end of the boom if working at night.
If you ran a campground, or park area with gravel or chip-sealed roads, this. Would be great. I imagine small paving companies will love it too. Seems like a great solution to a problem not enough people will have to turn a profit, though…
You could rig up a trailer hitch that fits on the front or back to move trailers around.
Rotary brush on the front. Snow plow on the front. Cool looking machine. Looks like a compressed grader with a bucket on front. Nice do all for small farms and ranches that don't have the need for full time big machines.
I am kinda digging this little thing. I'd have that bucket just above the ground knocking down anything my tires are getting ready to hit. I'd love to carry my grader with me all the time on my paving projects but too often than not it collects dust, having a bucket would make more sense having it out there.
Interesting machine,all according what it cost,might be beneficial to small farm,definitely got the attachments. Every day new adventure for you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
That thing is pretty cool Chris! I’ve seen a couple of them in my area here in PA and they look pretty handy. Looks like it would be a lot of fun to run.
Well that's a novel piece of equipment.👍👍🇬🇧
I think for doing the unimproved logging trails here in the winter that would be an asset beyond a boss plow. You could move the banks back, level, and in the spring take care of the ruts and run off. Nifty, if it's inexpensive.
I looked them up, and they are not cheap. like $150k for a new one.
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@@jennifersmith842 People always said I was too trusting, but I will never change who I am because I live in a dishonest world.
@@formhubfar aww 😊 hmm
Dang, Chris, I think you need you one of these. You could definitely gets some driveways and gravel lots built.
it accully makes life easy instead take a grader and a loader 2 trips on a trailer that thing deffently saves the 2 trips on a trailer and dont have to switch get out the grader to get into the loader that unit deffently saves all that time and going back and fourth to each machine
Had a blast listening to your commentary, where the dip stick to the fan. Greatly enjoyed this video.
I could see that thing being very useful here on the west coast for ranchers keeping up on their roads. Great for tight spots. Good little all around machine. Put a hay grapple on the front of that thing and you’re set. Thanks for sharing.
Fix up a heavy roller to go on the rear hitch that would roll out the spread stone, and have a water tank to spray on water (as well as add weight for rolling). Might then be an "all-in-one" road/drive/pad machine.
Who better to get to demonstrate this machine, other than Chris "letsdig18". Glad to be able to go along with you.
I've seen a thing like this before. My kneejerk reaction before seeing the video is that it does an OK approximation of dedicated equipment in one footprint.
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I've never seen one like that before and I haul heavy equipment for a living. It seems like they could make a couple improvements but overall I kind of like it 😂🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just wait, now that you said that. You’ll end up hauling one in the next week or so 😂.
Yea me too.
@@firewalker1372 😂😂 I wouldn't be surprised
I own two of them. A 2000 and a 2006. They were originally built by a company in south dakota called PSI. They basically borrowed puckett brothers design and improved the flaws.. and yes i had a puckett as well. Mauldin bought them in 07 or 08 and further improved the design. They are a mainstay in sport court construction industry. With a topcon laser plumbed in and the right operator they will leave a pad water wont stand on!!
I see a future in this pretty beast in snow removal.. Hydraulicly powered snow blowers come to mind. The backup camera would save my neck twisting with a rear mount blower. A front mount blower could nibble through drifts far above its usual capacity. Snow buckets or pushers or combo units could be fitted. I am from New England. It will fit in our twisty little streets just fine. . Land clearing is also a natural job for it. A mulcher on the front, the ripper for dealing with roots and grader blade to finish up with. It will handle anything which nor to rough or steep. It seems more road worthy than many skid steer options. It could be driven, not trailered between job sites. I hope to see more of them. God bless you all.
It looks like it might be a handy piece to have around for long driveways up here in the midwest. Tune up the road when needed and push snow off in the winter.
Then if you have a nasty winter, drop the bucket off and hook up to a snow blower.
I think the DEF sensor on the GOPRO is playing up!
It was feeling left out!
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Cupholder!! Definitely "American Made!" Just loving it! That other worldly design design ready for Mars! Maybe a smaller version for tight quarters landscaping!
@Cindy SparkleFarts haha or a grreaat friend of several friends!
Very versatile little machine. It was nice of them to ask you to demo it, and give feedback. Grading in air conditioned comfort = PRICELESS. Being able to move a bucket load of dirt/gravel where you need it = BONUS.
I like that you can dump gravel and grade in one pass. Very cool machine. Plus simple is better. I'd buy it
For snow removal , put a power brush on the back and or front
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This thing's trying to be a 'Jack of all trades', but it's a 'master of none' - the mouldboard will get in the way when using the bucket because of its width, but you can get rippers for the back of a skid steer and grader attachments like the Level Best (also "Made in the U.S.A").
Nice only machine and multiple attachments for a homesteaders with large acreage
Pagen16 in Owner's manual
Scarifier Lift
Tool Bar is used with the Scarifier and/or the compactor attachment. Move Slider (A) all the way in EITHER
direction THEN Move Slider (C) Up to Raise Scarifier or Down to lower the Scarifier.
Dump a scoop, grade it and rake it at the same time.
I can see the utility of that for single machine grading & regrading roads & drives, especially the latter with the ripper for breaking up uneven, potholed stuff. Looks to be a good deal more than a solution looking for a problem.
ETA I see there's even a roller attachment for the rear - one reason for the hydraulic connectors.
Looks like it'd be great for an all arounder at the farm. Come in handy for winters, up north. One or two passes down a typical driveway and snow's gone.
Would say , It has it's place just as any other machine. Think the Bucket would be handy when grading, being able to pack a little rock as your grading...Guess it's a pretty cool machine !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening.... On too the Next....
Smaller turning radius than a regular motor grader and with the loader and other attachments much more functionality.
Chris said that this was in someone's rental fleet. Having been in the equipment rental and sales business for years, I would be leery about renting this piece to any Tom, Dick or Harry that had never operated it before. The machine looks like it would be great for a small contractor to own and have an experienced operator run it. Most operators are not as versatile as Chris or as talented. He did a great job.
Maybe he intended to say "demo fleet?" At any rate, I am surprised at what some people will rent out to seemingly random folks.
Awesome looking piece of machinery it's always nice to have a company drop something off for you to try and able to get some of your own things done on their equipment and fuel
Thanks for the great demo!! Have worked around larger graders for years and operated a few. But while I have seen these multi-purpose machines parked on trailers or at dealers on display, this is the first time I've seen one in actual operation. You really have a nice touch with that grader blade even if it is on an unfamiliar machine!! I liked the 4-wheel crab steer for a tighter turning radius and how much that loader bucket could pick up. The connection points for the hydraulics at the front and back are good although don't know what attachments they have for this machine either on an OEM-basis or from the third-party route. I've never liked those rear scarifier/rippers or front-mounted for that matter on any grader. Too many operators use them wrong on roadbed work for my taste or they try to rip/scarify at too fast a speed and damage the overall machine. Appreciate all the various video angles and sorry you had some video issues at a couple of points.
"Very simple, yet destructive"
Really funny.
Looks like a useful piece of equipment.
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Is this orson wells, War of the Worlds.
The camera is being interrupted by alien transmissions. Lol
If you noticed, the top and sides easily come off to work on it. I've seen other machines that are build around the motor and and repair is a days worth of labor taking parts off to get access.
This thing is awesome for a multi-use!
Looks like something to polish roads and driveways . And even build small roads .Maybe snow removal too ?
Maybe leasing equipment is the way to go. So when it breaks down, it's someone else's problem.
It needs a drive-over mid-mount brush-hog mowing-deck.
I was raised in Greenville SC where the Mauldin family lived and started this company, I worked there in the 1970s as an assembly, person, they only made asphalt pavers and rollers then.
It's for paving work. What you do with it is you grade road base with it. The bucket is for taking a scoop of material and fill in the low spots.
I agree, it is "a little goofy looking" but it seems to be able to do all it's intended to do, and do it fairly well. I think you'll have to look into what sort of accessories they have intended for those skid steer mounts... Could be some killer capabilities. Besides, I think it'd be just plain fun to operate. :)
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Dear Chris. Whata is wrong with the Video? There are a lot of crashes. Is the camera broken?
It went in limp mode 🤪😱
@@rogerkerkmann 😂
It's like an Elgin sweeper met a JLG and a loader and got some grader mixed in too. Neat machine for sure! Handy for municipal road maintenance and even snow removal I'd bet. Like something you'd see at an airport almost.
Interesting machine. With it being compact I could see it being useful. Nice of the company to let you show us!
It's called a maintainer for road grading, that company makes asphalt equipment, pavers and rollers as well
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do you mind if we get to talk more off here and get to know eachother with time and patience
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Just yesterday, I watched a video of someone doing work with an excavator in South Korea. Just like that machine, it had a lot of functionality in a very small package. It had tilt and rotation functions as well as a claw that could be used to move things around integrated into one convenient package. The bucket attachment is right under the claw and can actually still be used with a bucket attached. That claw / tilt / rotation unit can be detached and even had quick couplers for hydraulics so that you wouldn't have to get out of the cab to detach it. I've got to say, our manufacturers have got a long way to go.
Not that much its called a Rototilt and we see it more and more often
@@Mazeau24 Seems to be almost the same product, but with a different brand name. The video I was looking at are from the Engcon Tiltrotator brand. Could be that it just hasn't caught on in my neck of the wood.
Cool machine. Very expensive machine as well. One in Massachusetts with 36 hours on it is $170 grand. It has a 130hp engine. It may be spendy but it's definitely a versatile machine. Be great for our area here in Idaho. I can see it being handy for many things on the farm.
That looks like a great little machine for light work where you don't want the expense of a full size grader.
Look like a cool pieces of equipment, can you use the your attachment from your skid steer on this unit or do you need to get different ones.
The paving contractors up here in the northeast use these things like crazy, wild machines
Paving,site work, landscaping, I could see that being a real money maker 3 in 1 machine 👍🇺🇲
That thing is pretty neat..I could see where it would be handy for clearing timber brush areas with the right attachments ...pretty cool..
that grader definitely could be a sweeet addition. especially if you figure out all the uses of the front and rear aux hydraulics
It looks like a heavy duty build! It's pushing that gravel good!
Definitely looks like it has enough power to take a much bigger bucket. I don't know about the loader arm though, that might need beefing up when using a bigger bucket
Somebody put a lot of thought into that things design.
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On the back it might be a hook up for a mill head for like stabilization. Since it's main job is probably prep work for roadways. Multi-tasker
You could put a brush hog on the front or the back of that and do tree lines road areas
Me: Hey Chris what's that thing you got there?
Chris: I think its a Swiss army knife with wheels on it😂🤣
Me: But who made it?
Chris: Some guy with a lot of left over parts and a vivid imagination 🤣🤣
Do they make dozers or excavators he may be looking for something that works
@@ryanhoward1013 I agree. His equipment spends more time down than working. It looks like Volvo would give him an excavator, bulldozer, and dump truck. With all the money he's spent it looks like they would replace the thing. Free of charge. I mean he gives them free advertisement in every video.
@@nathanscott7910 The new dozer is the latest piece of equipment that has broken down twice that's a Komatsu
who may or may not have been drinking at the time
@gary meyers very good point. Not a bad idea.
That's awesome and it looked fast. I guess if you wanted to start a small driveway business and only had enough money for 1 pcs of equipment that'll get ya started. I was wondering: can you drop gravel and grade at the same time?
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should be a good all round machine. May not replace a skid steer or grader for larger job, but if your a small contractor starting out would defiantly save the cost of a machine. With compatible hydraulics there's a lot of options for the front or back for attachments. Power broom, roller, brush hog, bulldozer blade on the front, take your pick really. those working on snow clearing i can see would love it. Bucket or V blade on the front, blower on the back and your set
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Watch that new machine go in to limp
Mode lol just kidding that would be
So frustrating.. love the show.
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It is goofy looking for sure. The grader function seemed pretty good but I don't know anything about graders. Thanks Chris. Ed
U could put a Bush hog or lawnmower on the back or a set of pallet forks like a hydraulic pallet pump truck or a grab bucket to drag logs or a four in one to lay stone by feathering through the open buckle
Great for snow clearing also. Snowblower in front. Broom in the back.
Greading you have a roller whit hydraulic vibration i the back.
I can’t wait to see what she’ll do brother! I think it’s really a awesome machine, just bet the price isn’t so awesome ! lol 😂. I wonder how it does on scraping the grass down to the topsoil?
I bet it's a better price than buying a dedicated loader and grader and hauling two pieces of equipment for a job. I can see this being attractive to people who won't do a lot of large grading projects where something like this might not be as effective as a dedicated loader or grader but it's only one piece of equipment.