My First Time Tailgate Spreading Stone

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  • @PatrickJDaley
    @PatrickJDaley Před 3 lety +5

    You did very good for your first time! Raise the box til you feel the material shift, then roll forward and trip the latch and watch your spread!
    The guy loading is very gentle, hardly shook the truck! Smooth and even!

  • @uggy7
    @uggy7 Před 5 lety +32

    It takes alot of practice to get it right Chris, you did a good enough job for a first timer. 👍👍🐕🇵🇪❤️

    • @randymack1782
      @randymack1782 Před 3 lety

      watching to learn again, I did this a bunch 30 is years ago with a friends dump truck, a 1963 Ford with 12 foot bed, now wanting one of my own, but not done this in so long trying to get reacquainted.

    • @bobboby2400
      @bobboby2400 Před měsícem

      Not if you're a natural most people will need practice

  • @benharmon4207
    @benharmon4207 Před 5 lety +58

    First tip : raise the box till you hear the stone shift if you have the the window down you can hear it slide and hit the gate start the truck moving before popping the gate for a smooth start to the spread. second: on the last load did it feel like the truck was surging if so you had the box too high cause the stone to get stuck at the gate then breaking free leaving a pile then a thin spot and repeating till the gate isn't over loaded.

    • @gregkahle9046
      @gregkahle9046 Před 5 lety +1

      Excellent info! Thanks

    • @dogbreath3511
      @dogbreath3511 Před 2 lety

      Ben. It sounds like you have done that about a thousand times. Great advice.

  • @Malandrin
    @Malandrin Před 5 lety +111

    spreading stone pure Andrew Camarata style, nice job Chris!

    • @TyroneBootlace
      @TyroneBootlace Před 5 lety +18

      Andrews the man alright, in many ways too. :)

    • @leonblittle226
      @leonblittle226 Před 5 lety +21

      Andrews old school, he doesn't mess about just gets the job done with the tools that work and doesn't call out repair crews to fix things that need attention from the AvE Thumb Detector !

    • @lucyandjumper7558
      @lucyandjumper7558 Před 5 lety +14

      Camarata wouldve taken out a few trees also im sure..lol

    • @0778drz110
      @0778drz110 Před 5 lety +2

      @@lucyandjumper7558 and poppin' a wheelie

    • @schlepd911
      @schlepd911 Před 5 lety +1

      Ha ha!

  • @paulautry9795
    @paulautry9795 Před 3 lety +1

    Always watch out for power lines and tree limbs . Never let a customer talk you into doing anything unsafe. Be very aware of your lean. Mine flipped over the other day and it was a flat grade. We had had a lot of rain, ground was soft on right side of driveway. Flipped so fast I didn't have time to think. Almost got fired, whew. Great job 1st time. My first, SEVERAL, I was none to proud of. Again, GREAT JOB, Driver!!!

  • @delcasaleexcavating9508
    @delcasaleexcavating9508 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice job " truck driver". !! Gotta love Timmy and his quick witted sarcasm ! Lol. But seriously Chris...you did a fine job for a first timer !! Tailgate spreading ain't easy especially if you don't have the right kind of PTO in the truck and the automatic transmission makes it easier ....

  • @HughzieTube
    @HughzieTube Před 5 lety +34

    Good work Truck Driver.
    That's a big ass loader when its filling the truck 3/4 full on it first scoop!

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon Před 5 lety +4

      And it's a Volvo ! Chris surely choose this place for it !!

    • @thisisconstruction.
      @thisisconstruction. Před 5 lety +3

      That’s a big truck too

    • @sisutrucks
      @sisutrucks Před 5 lety +1

      that loader could fill that truck in one scoop if the material is heavy enough. our 220H can do over 16 metric tonnes. two scoops and i have a load on my en dump tri axle semi

    • @colincostine9775
      @colincostine9775 Před 5 lety

      That looks like the nine and a third yard bucket.

    • @jasonswift7098
      @jasonswift7098 Před 5 lety

      looked about 12 ton per scoop.

  • @MidasImperius
    @MidasImperius Před 5 lety +1

    man, i miss working in a sand pit like this. loading trucks, feeding the crushers, doing repair work on the machinery, and driving about in an L180g, L220h, cat 980h or whatever i'd be assigned to that day. was a fun job.

  • @DIRT-BOSS
    @DIRT-BOSS Před 5 lety +6

    Cool video 👍 Thanks for the truck bed angle.

  • @trevorannen
    @trevorannen Před 5 lety +1

    As a driver that does this on a regular basis i can say you did a good job a general rule of thumb is about the second ram little more or till you feel the load shift but not to much or youll lock the gate if you get to much weight on it

  • @oldmill322
    @oldmill322 Před 3 lety

    Nice job, crushed limestone is one of the easiest materials to spread, I don't mean that in a bad way, regular road gravel in michigan is sticky and wants to plug up in the tailgate. I like how you backed over your first spread and then started moving forward to tie onto the first spread. I spent 30 years driving and spreading with gravel trains in Michigan, two trailers one truck doing what you did. Spread the pup, back up and spread the lead over the tongue while still hooked up. You do a great job with your videos.

  • @nemo227
    @nemo227 Před 5 lety +2

    At 4:30, "I've never spread stone before so . . . " Maybe not with a dump truck but a couple of years ago you did a masterful stone/gravel spreading job on a parking area with the skid steer. It was artistry.

  • @clydeacor1911
    @clydeacor1911 Před 5 lety +5

    Just lift the bed until you feel the load slightly shift and hit your tailgate that's when you know that you're high enough. Good job for your first time! You've been around them enough to get the concept, just need to hone in on your fine skills.

    • @kimberly1567
      @kimberly1567 Před 4 lety +1

      The entire process is very similar to when my wife backs up to the dining chair I have pulled out and am holding as my wife starts to slowly ease into her chair. Her hamstring muscles work smoothly until 65% to 70% of butt weight physics takes control and the remaining 30% -35% of motion increases and becomes a free fall to an abrupt stop

  • @DigginLife21
    @DigginLife21 Před 5 lety +4

    🔥Those were great spreads for anyone...experienced or not. I raise the bed until I hear the load slide back against the tailgate...then raise it about one more foot. About 40 feet along I raise the bed the rest of the way up to keep it consistent. Lay with it Chris!!!

  • @ScottTheMarine
    @ScottTheMarine Před 5 lety +5

    I wished our ABC looked that nice. Nice job spreading. 👍

  • @jamesvos3089
    @jamesvos3089 Před 5 lety +1

    Bigrig18, listen for load shift then go, if spreading thin or cant raise bed high a little burp of the throttle will shift load to keep flow going. Already better than a few guys I ran with. Next lesson "backing over grade stakes"

  • @jameshampton5228
    @jameshampton5228 Před 5 lety +12

    Hey man everyone has to start somewhere.. u never know how u are going to do till u try it 👍🏻

  • @owenhobbs3827
    @owenhobbs3827 Před 5 lety +6

    Tailgate spreading is how I've always had them do my driveway. The good ones will get it so even, I barely have to touch it up with my tractor.

  • @Pete-from-Tn
    @Pete-from-Tn Před 5 lety +1

    I always raised the bed, until you feel the rock shift and hit the tailgate. Then roll forward, with the lift going up. And did a many loads backing up. When doing a driveway, that I had to start in the main road. And back through trees. Works great after you do it a time or 1000.
    One like that big Cat was what loaded me Thursday. Don't take long with those to get a load.

  • @Dirtmonkey
    @Dirtmonkey Před 5 lety +11

    Great video and nice camera angle ! Nice job, thanks for sharing

  • @JayJay-de8vq
    @JayJay-de8vq Před 5 lety +7

    Yea looks good maybe tighten the chains on the gate a little to fine tune the volume of stone. Job well done as always!

    • @AquaPeet
      @AquaPeet Před 3 lety

      Or floor it like a maniac! lol

  • @maineman11
    @maineman11 Před 5 lety +1

    I would have tightened up the chain a little, but you have a grader on sight, so you're in good shape. Tip: if you don't want or can't have the bed up higher, remember that you can always stab the throttle to start the material sliding towards the gate. Otherwise, not a bad job for your first 3 times. Might make you a driver yet, Chris.

  • @jeffhoser7717
    @jeffhoser7717 Před 5 lety

    Seeing that bed shot that loader operator is first class ! Pille is even aqnd in the middle which makes the ride and the dump easy ! The driver ? Well he needs more seasoning ! [ grin] Great video Thanks for sharing ! Not everyone would reveal they don't ' know it all ' !

  • @barryhansen6854
    @barryhansen6854 Před 5 lety +1

    7 out of 10 there Chris as they say " practice makes perfect" still not too bad for a first timer.

  • @kevincosgrove4147
    @kevincosgrove4147 Před 5 lety +4

    Surprise you guys never done that before so many people I know say it’s so much easier awesome work keep it up and keep them coming

  • @williamlemaire9882
    @williamlemaire9882 Před 5 lety +3

    Good to see ya learin new stuff Driver!!

  • @roflstomps324
    @roflstomps324 Před 5 lety +1

    I find it is usually best to have the truck moving and the dump up a good ways, so when you get to the area you want to drop it over, it comes out smooth. From the looks of that drive, they need it on thick. I've seen some bad first times. This was fine.

  • @janetolch8129
    @janetolch8129 Před 5 lety +1

    Loved the camera angles, good job for a first timer 😊

  • @charlesdowdie121
    @charlesdowdie121 Před 5 lety +4

    Pretty dang good job spreading stone out of the dump bed. Donit more and you'll get better at it. Love the videos as always. Always looking forward to the next video man.

  • @stephangiroux1435
    @stephangiroux1435 Před 5 lety +2

    Not bad for time tailgating. I always found around the second stage of the hoist was the sweet spot

    • @schafn
      @schafn Před 4 lety

      Each truck has its own sweet spot. I had a 1972 Mack with a scissor lift and I had a benchmark on the lift for when to put the truck in gear and open the tailgate. I don't know what trucks are like these days but the Mack didn't have live hydraulics. You had to have the clutch out for the PTO to work and raise the box. Once the box was in position you had to put it in whatever gear you wanted depending on how thick you wanted the rock to spread. Then you'd ease the clutch out and when the truck started moving flip the switch for the tailgate. About then you'd better have the lever pulled to raise the box too.

  • @jeffmiller1205
    @jeffmiller1205 Před 3 lety

    Yesterday I was a donut maker now I are a truck driver! LOL Excellent job, we`ll keep ya around.

  • @thisisconstruction.
    @thisisconstruction. Před 5 lety +3

    I love pits. Sometimes you find hidden treasures someone tried to hide haha

  • @raywilson800
    @raywilson800 Před 4 lety

    Use to l couldn't spell truck driver and now l are one! Jack of all trades and purty much master of all too! Don't see that very often. Good job! Keep diggin😎

  • @JeremyTVOK
    @JeremyTVOK Před 5 lety

    Neat video. I’ve bought a lot of gravel but never saw it from that aspect. Cool angle showing from inside the bed. The work you do is one of my two dream jobs.

  • @southernhomesteadtransformatio

    John needs to take a permanent vacation......Load #2 WAS PERFECT!

  • @allenbreedlove8906
    @allenbreedlove8906 Před 5 lety +3

    Just need to raise the bed a little higher at first and you got it !! Nice job man !! Thanks for sharing love that dump truck .

  • @bigdawg1944
    @bigdawg1944 Před 5 lety +1

    Great job Chris, sorta had a hunch you were good at spreadin it! ☺

  • @CraigRippon
    @CraigRippon Před 5 lety +5

    Andrew Camarata would probs be more than happy to come over and give some lessons ;-)

  • @larryb5986
    @larryb5986 Před 3 lety

    Dont feel bad. Been driving a dump for about 10 yrs now... Havent gated a thing, So yes I too am a bit nervous too if asked. This video is almost 2 yrs old Bet you've gotten better. For me asking questions how to do it or watch videos such as this DOES help.

  • @stevenrichey5068
    @stevenrichey5068 Před 5 lety +2

    Get the bed higher...wait till you hear the rock slide before you start moving. ..then open the gate...the second load was good. ..keep it up. .. 😄😀

    • @nedflora1154
      @nedflora1154 Před 5 lety

      Yup wait till you hear the stone hit the gate

  • @kellygingras2170
    @kellygingras2170 Před 5 lety

    Get box in air a little more and you’ll have it! I first learned how to spread stone with a rope I had to pull to trip tailgate. You did great I’ve seen seasoned truck drivers leave me piles two feet high!

  • @coltongarber8087
    @coltongarber8087 Před 3 lety

    That was pretty good Chris that's better than i would've done

  • @hydraulic-hum
    @hydraulic-hum Před rokem

    thanks for the drive along in the road truck..

  • @natesv04
    @natesv04 Před 3 lety

    Good job for your first time, there's only one way to learn. I was taught lift the bed till you hear it falling against the tailgate, then pop gate and take off.

  • @Crappiestalker
    @Crappiestalker Před 5 lety

    Take the bed up til you hear the rock slide then lower it alittle then get rolling pop the gate and watch your rear Conners. Take the bed up and at the end band the once to clear the floor of the truck bed. How I do it and been in a dumptruck for 20 years but I do the same with a back dump trailer but slower they can flip over on there side easy. Good video.

  • @stephanieedmonds1667
    @stephanieedmonds1667 Před rokem

    just go for it , I did it for 35 or more , 1978 in Enka love it Lucky be all over set watch you now you be ok

  • @neilspedding5880
    @neilspedding5880 Před 5 lety +1

    Love the trunk bed shoot. Keep up the great vids

  • @sassafrasvalley1939
    @sassafrasvalley1939 Před 5 lety

    Tell uncle, “ I got this! Take another week off.” By the time he’s back, you will have it.
    Keep postin.. I’ll keep watching.

  • @ArizVern
    @ArizVern Před 5 lety +1

    Imagination with the camera, good job.

  • @csnelling4
    @csnelling4 Před 5 lety +4

    Not bad for an apprentice truck driver Chris 😉👏👏👏👍🇬🇧

  • @buckburton7318
    @buckburton7318 Před 5 lety +6

    Damn good job, even if it hadn't been your first time it would have been a good job.

  • @jaysidhu3313
    @jaysidhu3313 Před 5 lety

    just want to give you a tip: you should lift the box higher until gravel hits the inside of the tailgate. than open the tailgate locks and hit the gas pedal.....make sure you are in 2nd or 3rd low. depending on how tight/loose the chains are

  • @johnapel2856
    @johnapel2856 Před 5 lety +2

    Almost like you knew what you were doing!
    Thanks.

  • @leol1682
    @leol1682 Před 5 lety

    Very good job Chris ,like how you work .

  • @anthonyjames8835
    @anthonyjames8835 Před 2 lety

    Just a word of advice load the tailgate and bring your bed back down to the top on your cab that way you weight is lower and you'll keep a better flow without raising the bed to high but now bad tho for the first time doing it

  • @phillipbonner5215
    @phillipbonner5215 Před 5 lety +2

    Pretty damn good for the first time ever spreading Stone.

  • @randomdude8381
    @randomdude8381 Před 5 lety

    Your the type person that what ever you do your naturally good at it for someone that’s never done it before that ain’t bad

  • @alansmlth7989
    @alansmlth7989 Před 3 lety

    I remember my first dump truck . 1974 Chevy. 18 foot tandem dully axel Motor was a 454. 5 and 4 shifter

  • @user-em8nn4dr8e
    @user-em8nn4dr8e Před 5 lety

    I think u did a great job tailgating stone for the first time

  • @antonybattle4147
    @antonybattle4147 Před 3 lety +1

    Hanson quarry sims!! He’s a great loader!

  • @chackos123
    @chackos123 Před 5 lety

    Nice job! I run a dump truck every day and only spread stone a couple times a year. That's about as good as I can do. Alot of the time it's trying to spread recycled class 5 though and it clumps and sticks together pretty bad if it's damp at all.

  • @youshouldknowthis3424
    @youshouldknowthis3424 Před 3 lety

    Great shots and Good Angles !

  • @Todd.Roberts
    @Todd.Roberts Před 5 lety

    Pretty good job for your first time spreading stone . If that’s the quarry I’m thinking about in K town I been to that abc pike a few times over the years

  • @2fast65
    @2fast65 Před 5 lety +1

    Truck driver no house wife maybe just kidding you did good the nice thing about it is you are the guy on the grader that will make the driver look good have a great day be safe.

  • @raybrdjr
    @raybrdjr Před rokem

    seems you need to close the tailgate a lil tighter to slow them rocks down. we usually go 2" on stone

  • @had2galsinthebooth
    @had2galsinthebooth Před 5 lety +4

    I agree with everyone else,pretty damn good!

  • @donaldswink6259
    @donaldswink6259 Před 3 lety

    Great job spreading that stone on your first time.

  • @lynettekent9712
    @lynettekent9712 Před 3 lety

    Don't know why so many drivers trip then go,in that situation back past your start point,hoist to start height,right gear,right chain setting,up to speed then trip just before end of last spread,time it,constant revs/speed= nice even thickness and don't be in to much of a hurry putting up ya hoist. Exactly the same truck and trailer spreading,hoists up,speed,chain setting,trip ya trailer,count-time it,trip ya truck,hoists not up to quickly,watch everything around you, everything that's happening, go again!

  • @jameslecompte5100
    @jameslecompte5100 Před 5 lety

    That mining truck sure would pack in dirt for a pond really well with a full load of rock!

  • @rickjohnson1632
    @rickjohnson1632 Před 5 lety

    We called that stone ( with fines in it, grade 8 ) I’ve hauled 1000s of loads . As far as spread dumping goes for the most part , as long as you don’t leave a huge pile where you start off at and you put it down fairly close well , that’s good. Go get another load. Man, times have changed, I never saw a tire washer in a gravel pit. Fancy .

    • @cathiwim
      @cathiwim Před 4 lety

      Rick Johnson we have the here in TN too.

  • @mrs.eliteearthworks
    @mrs.eliteearthworks Před 5 lety +1

    Not too shabby!

  • @TyroneBootlace
    @TyroneBootlace Před 5 lety

    Not bad for the first attempt. Cheers for sharing

  • @arkansas1336
    @arkansas1336 Před 5 lety

    You did a fine job....you're going to be the grader operator and you'll learn how to do it to make it easy on the grader.

  • @fhuber7507
    @fhuber7507 Před 3 lety

    Better than the driver that delivered my gravel.

  • @rkmk1441
    @rkmk1441 Před 3 lety

    Pretty good for your first time

  • @johnward9146
    @johnward9146 Před rokem

    I just today had a rookie dump 22 tons in about a 50 foot span, that sucks, gonna take a lot of blade work with the tractor to spread that

  • @johnstone1086
    @johnstone1086 Před 5 lety +1

    Great job brother

  • @williamhouk6880
    @williamhouk6880 Před 3 lety

    You did great Chris! That stone with the Fine mixed in is a pain to haul let alone gate. It's too freaking heavy and it likes to clump up and plug your gate blocking your flow. Wait till you get a load of 57's that flows out your gate so even it'll look like you've been doing it all your life! Yeah, you did real good for a first timer, Especially with the material you were hauling!

  • @johnm.evangelis693
    @johnm.evangelis693 Před 5 lety +2

    Wow Chris that L250H has a 15 Ton bucket...

  • @randybobandyscheeseburgerp4387

    There’s a couple of drivers in my area of BC who can spread it so nice that you don’t need a dozer or a grader to spread it. It can be packed right away

  • @janvandenbos7085
    @janvandenbos7085 Před 5 lety

    Nice job Chris spreading stone, that big loader first scoop 3/4 of the truck full 👌✌😎

  • @thomaslee7682
    @thomaslee7682 Před rokem

    Sims NC!!!! I was in that quarry last week

  • @johnc.pepper5358
    @johnc.pepper5358 Před 5 lety

    The best way is to raise your bed all the way first then lower it ta about the 3\4of the distance and make sure that your break is off and then have your tailgate 1\2 way of the last spread

  • @glendafranz8090
    @glendafranz8090 Před 5 lety +1

    Not bad for the first time!

  • @chuckjohnson8407
    @chuckjohnson8407 Před 5 lety +3

    Good job of tailgating its not easy

  • @Guust_Flater
    @Guust_Flater Před 5 lety +2

    Last load did look a little bit wet and sticky. 👍😃

  • @dougcooper5740
    @dougcooper5740 Před 3 lety

    Raise the box higher to break loose the load and stack it against the gate and be at speed before you trip the gate, then watch the Rock flowing out and raise the box as you go.

  • @tomthompson8875
    @tomthompson8875 Před 3 lety

    Hell here in Pa. It's all drop and go go go none of that.

  • @thewhiteknight02
    @thewhiteknight02 Před 5 lety

    Looks fine.

  • @michaelwaters7562
    @michaelwaters7562 Před 5 lety +14

    You should contact Andrew Camarata for tips. He does this stuff all the time!

    • @richc6278
      @richc6278 Před 3 lety

      Andrew is nothing compared to this guy!

    • @michaelwaters7562
      @michaelwaters7562 Před 3 lety +1

      @@richc6278 apparently you've never watched him then. He tailgates stone all the time

  • @DKTractors
    @DKTractors Před 5 lety

    Great camera shots inside the bed!

  • @Lukelins1
    @Lukelins1 Před 3 lety

    I am always amazing at how fast a hydronic ram can lift a big load.

  • @roycemyers2777
    @roycemyers2777 Před 5 lety

    We haul over 20 on tri axles here in Indiana. Guess our next truck will be bought from down there.

  • @robertcirincione6099
    @robertcirincione6099 Před 5 lety +1

    The material was a bit too wet to tailgate spread. Not bad for a first time.

  • @chax2004
    @chax2004 Před 3 lety

    Drove a tri axle in nj. Used to run 25 ton.

  • @f.e.9453
    @f.e.9453 Před 2 lety

    Good job man

  • @ceasergert2780
    @ceasergert2780 Před 2 lety

    Looks great

  • @michaelkamphaus1725
    @michaelkamphaus1725 Před 5 lety

    It's funny what they call rock in different parts of the country. Where I'm at the rock you got put on is called cm6 and that loader is alot nicer of a guy than ours.

    • @swamprat69er
      @swamprat69er Před 5 lety

      It kinda looked like either Granular 'A' or 3/4 crusher run. I'm in Ontario, Canada.

  • @mirage4014
    @mirage4014 Před 5 lety +1

    Hi Good Morning from Germany , thanks Chris perfect timing before sleep again :-)

  • @danilojones7193
    @danilojones7193 Před 3 lety +1

    Mannn you did that greattt, say it was your fist time, keep up the Great Work, 🥳🕺😁