Using the E50 to tear up an asphalt driveway. We will be replacing the tar with a paver driveway. Like what you see? Check out The Dirt Ninja on Facebook here: / thedirtninja
Try putting the blade down more next time. Makes a nice fulcrum for breaking slabs and cleaning up the bits is easier with something to load against. As plus you won't be bouncing around as much. Atleast tipping forward, not much to be done when trying to get the teeth to punch through.
Do you do a lot of asphalt removal? If so, might be a good idea to invest to a ashalt cutting wheel for a excavator. This was pretty easy place as you had just grass on the sides where you could start the demo. But that ain't always the case. Just started stonework season my self, trying to do some vids this season. :)
As others I assure you it would have been much quicker and neater to use the skidsteer, get under the the asphalt and fold each peice back till u have 4 or 5 pieces stacked up, then take then away
i watched a few vids on with your E50 and wounderd a few things. Whats your boom langth and size wise how much bigger it this then a 328? thats what i run at work alot and it will barly clear are 5 ton but loads are F450 fine, and you have to stand up and look down on some digging cause its only got a 8 foot boom.
right from the start u coulda got square with asphalt saved the landscape and as every ones telln ya put blade down can make large pieces pop up less mess and will save the tracks and drives from takn all the lift and on minis never dig off the side but you look young and trainable unlike lota these clowns
BobcatNinja2124 Great videos and I've learn tons from you but in this instance, trust me skidsteer is waaay better. You can start with the forks (take off a fork if necessary) and work your way along the curb. Then just come up with the bucket and start rolling it over while scooping. Just remember to work from the edges inwards so its easier to break. Same amount of time, but with tri-axle loaded. Also forks are very handy when you wanna grab those more delicate pads like in front of the garage where you don't want to risk rolling the asphalt into the homeowner's door.
+MrOpcode gotta agree with Dirt Ninja on this one. Once you've done with with the precision of an excavator you almost don't wanna go back to the skid steer method. The forks work, but I'd rather not have such huge pieces in the truck taking up so much air space in the body, a little small and more in the truck
so why tear up such a good looking Driveway to put back a paver one. They must have plenty of money to burn. that Driveway was 3 grand easy to put Asphalt on I bet.
@thequattro20v Thank you for the suggestion! We don't do a lot of asphalt removal, I would say that we only rip out this much asphalt every few years.
Nicely demonstrated the process of rip asphalt driveway apart. Keep it up the good work.
Nice that's such a nice machine! You got to show us some before and after of the driveway!
LOL THE GUY WALKING PAST WITH THE BROOM
Another Great Video, Looks like the weather is working with you. Wish i could say that about Michigan LOL
you do sort of what id like to do when I'm older
Why is the asphalt removed? Don´t look very old.
Im thinking of buying the e50 have you been happy with the machine
Try putting the blade down more next time. Makes a nice fulcrum for breaking slabs and cleaning up the bits is easier with something to load against. As plus you won't be bouncing around as much. Atleast tipping forward, not much to be done when trying to get the teeth to punch through.
I’ve never seen somebody run a mini so well
Do you do a lot of asphalt removal? If so, might be a good idea to invest to a ashalt cutting wheel for a excavator. This was pretty easy place as you had just grass on the sides where you could start the demo. But that ain't always the case. Just started stonework season my self, trying to do some vids this season. :)
@airsoftsniper06 We remove the sub base and put in our own base.
As others I assure you it would have been much quicker and neater to use the skidsteer, get under the the asphalt and fold each peice back till u have 4 or 5 pieces stacked up, then take then away
@TAWZace Haha, yea i guess they do, pavers look a lot better though!
i watched a few vids on with your E50 and wounderd a few things. Whats your boom langth and size wise how much bigger it this then a 328? thats what i run at work alot and it will barly clear are 5 ton but loads are F450 fine, and you have to stand up and look down on some digging cause its only got a 8 foot boom.
@BobcatNinja2124 yea I will admit they do. How long do you think that driveway had been there?
+Dirt Ninja were they getting the driveway repaved?
why tho the ashplat looks fine
@TAWZace Probably less than a year. lol
Great video.
Kyle
why not let the bobcat just start grabbing and loading whats point of backhoe not needed
Awesome operating! I could have watched that all day long lol.
@AlwaysDigging16 Thanks!
that drive wat look nice still
right from the start u coulda got square with asphalt saved the landscape and as every ones telln ya put blade down can make large pieces pop up less mess and will save the tracks and drives from takn all the lift and on minis never dig off the side but you look young and trainable unlike lota these clowns
The smaller the pieces the more you can fit in a dump truck
and not damage or bang up the dump truck
do you remove the sub base aswell or just compact it over again and start fresh on top of that ?
no not if ts good gravel
why not a skid steer with a bucket with teeth? my driveway was just torn up in 25 minutes 1500 sq ft driveway.
@needy80 Yes
Its quite a bit bigger. Its a 5t machine. Diggs to 11.5ft and I can load out Tri-Axle with it
torn up and loaded up in 25 min.
Green Knoll Lawn Care I,jl
@1toomanyhobbies yea you can deff bet that and the guy prob had to pay for it all.
Why not use a ground saw and the skitster I have don it.
That works. But this is faster.
BobcatNinja2124 Great videos and I've learn tons from you but in this instance, trust me skidsteer is waaay better. You can start with the forks (take off a fork if necessary) and work your way along the curb. Then just come up with the bucket and start rolling it over while scooping. Just remember to work from the edges inwards so its easier to break. Same amount of time, but with tri-axle loaded. Also forks are very handy when you wanna grab those more delicate pads like in front of the garage where you don't want to risk rolling the asphalt into the homeowner's door.
+MrOpcode gotta agree with Dirt Ninja on this one. Once you've done with with the precision of an excavator you almost don't wanna go back to the skid steer method. The forks work, but I'd rather not have such huge pieces in the truck taking up so much air space in the body, a little small and more in the truck
so why tear up such a good looking Driveway to put back a paver one. They must have plenty of money to burn. that Driveway was 3 grand easy to put Asphalt on I bet.
Little common sense goes a long way dunnit.
i just subbed
what a waste of a nice new drivway it's in much nicer shape then mine
@TAWZace You can bet a woman was involved... :D
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