Weekend at logger Wades loading trucks and dredging a pond
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Start the Day off loading out trucks and then move over the hill to the pond project we started last winter. All work is done with the Volvo 140.
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When I got started in the excavating business, I went to work for a guy that was a great machine operator and he understood dirt. He put me on a machine in a catch pond to let me learn how to operate the machine without having to think about what lever does what. I swung sand out of that catch pond for 13 hours straight only stopping to eat lunch and to pee once. Lol. After I could run the machine to his liking, I had to sit beside him and he would show me the process and the methods he used to do the job right and quickly. Then he put me on jobs that weren't time sensitive and let me do the work. When I could operate satisfactorily he started sending me out on my own. This probably took about a year or so to learn. Working on my own I learned the importance of planning the job out in my mind before I ever dug the first scoop of dirt. He was a great teacher and operator and put me in the position that I'm in now. You kind of remind me of him in some ways. Keep teaching those young guys.
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@@DirtPerfect This is exactly how our boss works and boy is he a taskmaster to begin with ;-) But when you prove yourself, he looks after you. Had me on the 18t vibe roller between a D6 and grader setting down road stone between kerbs. Three machines "dancing" around each other setting a road base for tarmac the next day. No radio, just knowing each other and a few hand signals. Oh and a gang checking depth as ew proceed!!! Had a crowd taking a video of us too :-)
That guy sounds like a pretty awesome guy to work for you didn't have a shovel in your hands for years.
Regardless of what job or work you do, nothing can beat hands on experience, time, and dedication. Books can't teach that.😊
My thoughts on experience: A new person has no bad habits to try and change. They can be molded into what you would like to have with a little guidance. Explain what you want and watch how they react to the directions and later give them input on how you feel they could improve.
I love watching a experienced operator on any piece of equipment because, like you said you can learn the little things that make a big difference. That being said I have been running equipment since I was a little fella with my daddy being one of the best operators I have ever seen, and I am a firm believer in passing on knowledge. I put my son on an excavator in the middle of a chalk mine at age 3 and let him learn the way I did. He is 11 now and can run equipment as good as I can now.
Scratches on the counter weight are like callouses on your hands. Work happens. Scratches are experience. That snapping turtle was sitting there looking for his wife and kids.
Like that
The right attitude goes a long way with me, no matter an employee’s experience level. A master of a trade who is a pain to work with makes for a miserable experience.
Machine is a beast of burden - you ain't scratching it, you ain't using it!
You keep doing what works for you and your family! It’s your company, as long as it good for DP, that’s all that matters!
You always keep learning. My Father-in-Law said he learns something new everyday. He was an Operator for 60 plus years.
Yup I agree
I was always told that the day you don’t learn something is the day your dead.
Ugh that blue/grey clay brings back memories. Our horses used to sink up to their shoulders in that stuff (horses have a lot of weight and small feet). We couldn't afford to rent an excavator at the time so one day my Wife says "I'm gonna dig that out with the tractor". Yeah 4WD 32hp tractor and a 60" wide FEL bucket.. No way was that gonna work! Hah.. She had a soupy hole 5 feet deep and that little machine dragged out about 10 yards of filth and didn't get stuck. We back filled with red clay and packed it down by driving over it. Gosh darn it it worked like a charm. Took all day but heck, no more sinking horses!
Counter weight is a big hunk of pigeon and it doesn’t cry when it gets scratched. Without moving parts it is just there to keep the rest of the machine and operator safe!
I work in a completely different field, 20 years in IT and software development but what you are saying and showing is spot on whatever the work. Training and knowledge is useful, experience is better, the peak quality is having the good attitude that there is always something new to learn. That is the real wisdom and your comments and past videos actually show you do that. I don't mind inexperience in my team providing they are enthusiastic to learn and get better, your videos and people show that in spades, or perhaps I should phrase that buckets. :)
You are so right with what you are saying
on experience, vs education. almost 50 years as a truck driver in the Washinton area taught me, you never stop learning. And formal education just won't cut it..
I agree with you 100%. Those are the educated people with enough experience to get into trouble.
I like the guys that buy a good beefy four-wheel-drive truck then refuse to take it offroad because it might get scratched. In my opinion, you don't want it scratched park it in a garage, and don't drive it.
Lol true
@@DirtPerfect gotta luv the ones that bitch moan whine that their shocks,springs squeak creak on anything but blacktop/concrete. gawd forbid that $50k grocery getter ever sees anything more then a trader joe's gravel lot
That’s part of the “ Little Man Syndrome “ !!!!
You know what they say, "Haters are gonna hate" .. I am a retired master carpenter, Haters complain if you have to use a catspaw you aren't that good of a carpenter.. I used to hear it all the time.. Funny part is, I owned the company and it was my employee's doing the ragging, LOL.. Not often the owner work's his ass off more then the help.. LOL .. That's another reason I like your channel, You are always doing the brunt of the work... But on that old pond mud, a lot of my farming buddies, say's that mud is great for growing crops in, cause of all the bacteria & decomposing plant matter in it.. I know it smell's real bad, Yet I do see if you let it set long, there is gonna be lots of grass growing on/in it...
You can teach the technique , but you can’t give them the talent that comes from experience .
This was a Mudperfect job. Lol God bless
Well said ! If those people worried about scratches on their machines and are continually painting and prepping them then they don’t have enough work on. I’ve never seen a good machine that doesn’t have ‘wear and tear’. Just like your favourite boots. Keep up the good work. Flamin’ mud!
You do many more of these kinda jobs and you'll need some mats like ol Chris!
You don’t need mats as long as your careful
Teacher D P 👍🏻🇺🇲 Mike 🙏 Gotta teach them youngins 👍🏻👍🏻 How I learned to drive a wrecker 🙂
God Bless John & Carl ❤️ 😥
Your attitude towards people with experience is what helps you be successful. Attitude and flexibility towards your work can overcome a lot of obstacles. Thanks DP.
Thanks John
I have to agree with John your attitude sets the latitude
@@kenthammarstrom8255 you wwwwwh
Hi Mike,
You had me cracking up. After the third time you said I'm done ranting, I cracked up. My wife would have said I do the same thing. 😊👍
Blessings
Ed from Chicago 🙂
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I don’t let the equipment do the talking , I let my work do the talking! You just went to the top of my list! Good job as always! Be safe!
Awesome! Thank you!
Tell them to kiss where the sun don’t shine !!!!! I think you are just kicking tale and getting the job done !
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Really looks great. I thought I was seeing things you with a mountain dew in your hand instead of a Pepsi. At least you kept it in the family. Thanks for the video
This is one time I am glad. We still don't have smellavision. Lol God bless
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You da man DP! People will always criticize. I would love to see what they could do in the same situation. You have the correct mind set! You and your gang of characters start my day with ball busting and laughter! Keep up the GOOD work!
I’m a young operator and small business owner but I learned by getting my cdl, operating and driving trucks go hand in hand a lot. After years or driving and loading dump trucks with various equipment I got enough basic knowledge to start operating and learn more from there.
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO DP ❤😊
Captain is always good for a laugh. Good video.
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Experience is king. I have 8 years in the Navy and I have two degrees. Which I have used very little of my schooling verse my training on the job. I learned more on the job than in schools.
Michael, it’s all good I would not let it bother me. Sling mud buddy. 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
I think the experience vice school education comment is an understatement. I tell my folks wisdom is worth more than knowledge. I wish our institutions (colleges and universities) required job experience between bachelor's and masters and then again for doctoriates. How can you master a profession without experience? I took 7 years between my bachelor's and masters and everyday I appreciate it because there is a lot of problems that there just isn't a book answer for. You have to learn from mistakes in order to grow. Well said comment.
C&C is giving his boys some of that experience that you spoke of. Come to think of it, that's where you started. I agree with everything you said.
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Hey DP, you asked for comments. I'm not a professional operator, I'm a low voltage tech. The way I see it, if you have a few scratches from swinging over your blade, that's a design issue. If you are hitting the counter weight on trees or other objects that's carelessness and a completely different conversation.
Like several have said, it's a machine. I understand wanting to take care of the equipment, but you also have to be willing to to get in and get the job done.
As always, great work in the dirt and on the camera work!
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I wouldn't worry about a little paint rub Rookie. Lol God bless
Good work dp but best part was Phil hollering make her walk it to you Michael 🤣 😄
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I keep forgetting to mention this Mike if you read this I would absolutely love to have Big Mama and Big Daddy of logger Wade on the podcast I'm not sure Big Daddy would come on willingly but Joanne would I do believe. I would absolutely love to hear Mama and Daddy's rendition and here about Wade bringing brought up by them
Is this a 2 for Tuesday. 2 uploads one day. Awesome I’ll take it.
Lol it is
My family was in excavation for 50 years. Every hoe we had, the counter weights were always scratched up. We did alot of demolition, and towards the end worked for the railroad. We were always in tight spaces and things happened. That just part of operating. Unless you are trading every couple years your equipment will be scratched up and paint wore off. Some of our best machines were older, scratched, and almost wore out.
As long as they still get their regular maintenance and daily grease the scratches shouldn’t make it operate any less effective. Working for dealer a number of years I found the outside of the machine isn’t what told the condition. It was opening the lower panels and seeing when the last time the panel under the cab was off to have those items cleaned and items removed thus preventing expensive hose replacements same with rear access panels dented up ones that was easy to remove because they didn’t have several pounds of dirt and crap on them showed the people took a lot better care of them than someone who just washed the machine off on the outside but not inside. A machine with a good paint job but every hose in it is ready to blow or all the valves are sitting in mud and sticks and is covered in flaky rust. I’m going to go for the higher hour scratched machine thats seen some maintenance live fro the operators
you are 100% correct, every day you run a machine or do any job you learn something
Preach it DP! Grain hauler's are the same way and then complain about long lines!
I like keeping my truck and trailer clean but corn and soybeans are dusty so I figure it shows I'm working. Great video once again and thank you for sharing!
Big difference between scratches on the bottom end of a counterweight, and a machine with no paint on the back, and every panel caved in or missing.
Yea that’s where I would start getting Concerned. Is when the counter weight is bald in the back and the side rails area ll beat in (not dented bent in!) I worked for a Komatsu dealer that’s we would have to take and get those side flanges bent a shop in 4-6 foot long pieces and cut the old rails out and weld them in and repaint them because they had been bashing trees and retaining walls with them. Mud pumping and the occasional brush dragged along the bottom along the lower panels and the rub rails is normal in my opinion. At CAT and CNH they didn’t even really deal
With these other than spray can the rental fleet in the winter or before it was sold most contractor/owners would maybe rattle ca the worst scratches on the Machine above the first few inches of the sides and rear counterweight. One of the Komatsu dealers offer a grey bed liner they cover the lower 6 inches or so of the machine with to reduce this wear but it usually still wore off the lower bottom panels at about the same rate. For the most part it was most operators /owners practice we dealt with to address these during winter down time. The lower panels would be pulled off made sure they still fit or weren’t torn or bent so bad they wouldn’t fit anymore the machine cleaned real well sticks leaves mud and other items that had gotten it too for he lower access panels was removed not only to help with better cooling of engine and hydraulics but to help prevent extra what and wear on hoses and valves. if a panel was really bad or really rusty they might be pressure washed off and repainted at this time same with rub rails and lower rear counter weight but they did this practice with all machine from akidsteers to dozers as well not as a visual maintenance as much as a Preventive maintenance measure. The direct opposite of this was the few company’s that ran bridge equipment that run primarily creeks, rivers and river banks and cleared right aways or those that used the machines that were used solely in land clearing and brush burning as part of other operations and they were the old worn out machines and in jobs the were these poor machines often did not see much maintenance love other than the daily greasing and oil changes demanded by the maintenance personnel and were often worn out and at the end of their useful lives.
Scratches paint is not damage it is part of the wear on the equipment/ character.
Is the machine functioning as it should and well maintained. YES that is what truly means everything. Keeping the equipment clean and functioning with minimal on the job breakdowns keeps the cash flowing in not the paint job.
Enough said. Keep up the great work.
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Dave
absolutely correct with your statement mike. TIME IS MONEY
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100% with you on your experience philosophy DP. More young people should get some experience from the ground up to better understand what ever field they are in.
But how do you gain experience when no-one will hire you cause you have no experience.
Screw the haters. That’s my opinion. You do great works and have a great channel. I’m glad you take the time to share all you work and thoughts with us.
Lol thanks buddy
Morning to ya. The only way for someone to get experience at any job is to roll up them sleeves and get dirty and do the job. Before long you start to get that experience everybody wants. It takes time to get that experience. Have a wonderful day love your video's
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I have been around excavation for about 15 years. I now have been building a septic division for a plumbing and well pump company. I have lives by the seven Ps.
Piss poor planning produces piss poor production.
Every job is about setup and planning your steps. Thats why i work so efficently i get shit done because i take 5 minutes to plan everything out.
Although when work gets going you have humps to get over. Some things do the way you planned but now you have a plan you can deviate from and come back to after you get your problem solved. Thats why i like watching you and letsdig18 yalls planning is great. Keep up the good work
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That's a lot of muck !!! Hey a little. Mud here and a scratch here and there gives it that broke in look +++ Keep on mucking bud @@@@
People who have unscratched machines either don't work or only work in clean environments. But their attitudes don't matter. You are right, your work matters and you do good work.
If you have time and room let the gray stuff lay on top and dry out some . If not seams it never drys out long as it's under ground . Seen a few old drill pits . 30 plus years old and still like the stuff you dug up . We sank a skidder in one couldn't even tell it was there till I hit it . I'm saying it been there 30 years from talking to landowner .
you are correct my machines worked all ight thats all that counts frank....
Hands on experience for new guys, and watch and learn, like you said.
With your rant about truck drivers same here on the west coast!!🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦🤷♂️🤦🤷♂️🤦🤦 the buddy system, and wait for each other. Some do that. That’s a bunch of bs. I’m a dump truck driver but I don’t play that game. Load and go! 😂😂😂 when I get loaded my boss says take your time going but hurry back👍🏻😉
I have seen you operate lots, you are good and very smooth, with a lot product in a short time,and I like the name of you truck ,very respectfully to your dad.
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As long as you are happy and you are doing a great job. I wouldn't care what other people think.
I also was in the excavation business and your work should do the talking for you if you need new paint for that you are in the wrong business. man, I think you do a great job keep up the good work.
Nice job for Captain, digging those tracks out Lol 😂
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Mud will wash off with a whole lot of water your equipment is used not abused keep the vids coming
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Counter b weight/mud trowel
Years ago (68-70) I worked at a full service gas station. Every few months we had pull the floor grates in the the service bay and shovel and/or bucket out the mud in the grease trap. We called the residue "la blah" That stuff stunk like some of the stuff you dug out on that job.
I agree bud experiences is everything and y’all are great operators and I got my experience on a farm and operated a mini excavator and small dozer and cleared ground and dogged ditches and made a couple bank too
I don’t think I have ever seen such shiny, pretty dump trucks.
Love watching your vids.I agree with you about getting experience on anything .An old Army Dentist showed me, a 17 year old how to anticipate his moves and to see ahead of him .That was a life skill I still use to this very day and now I'm 70.
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You learn perfect world with education you learn real world with experience.
That's some pretty good rubble road base!....DP..😎✔👍
Lol love the Rant!!!! So true.
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100% WITH YOU ON THE CW SCRATCHES!
Thanks for the videos definitely love to learn how other people do things always something to learn don't matter how long you've been doing it 👍
Thanks for watching
Experience is the best teacher in about all aspects of life. It is pretty sad that the majority of today’s work force either don’t want to work or don’t care what kind of job they do.
I’m dealing with that same grey clay on a pond now. Some wet some dry. Picked up some really good pointers from you. Thank you
I agree with you 100% when you got the express behind the seat and know- read hand signals that makes yourself so much easier on yourself and your partner
100 % agree on counter weight. Few minor scratches adds character. I bet those blade cylinders catch hell n that slop. What a beautiful place. Wish I could work for someone like yall
You made me chuckle! Gravel deliveries are the same way. Unless they loaded the trucks the night before, you would think there would be a 5-6 minute delay between trucks, but, NOOOOOO. They all show up at the same time!!! I guess dump truck drivers have a "pack mentality".
Lol yup
I thought i had logger wade twice now but not getting his videos. He's a hoot.funny n hard working.i have had my grandsons on the mini n loader tractors since they were 12.there doing good.i dug some of that mud out of my ditch n it smells like the barn yard or worse.haters,hate,piss on em.i agree scratches can't be helped if your working your machines n we don't do it on purpose. That's a working man not a rookie. millennial brake the mirror?
Experience is worth its weight in gold
The mud on your counterweight, is a sign that you are working and feeding and looking after your family!
that was interesting , and informative . thank you
Another great video and ya saved a couple of critters. Safe travels
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Glad you spotted that turtle. I spied him earlier in the video crawling toward the mud and the dozer. Happy that you relocated him!
Just another throughly enjoyable video thank you 🇬🇧
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Two videos in one day, thanks Mike.
love the hold video keep it up
You are a great operator. I look forward to whatever you are working on.
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If Wade was an Aussie, he would be referred to as a BOGAN LOL Gotta love his positive attitude though
What a great view while loading!
Yes it is
I like the way you taking kept up the good work
it's been two years but your comment on experience is spot on. I have 35 year in my field and 7 years managing. In my field I grew up in an aviation shop with my dad and uncle, went to college for automotive, worked in several dealers starting at 18, worked with the dealer's race team for several years, built and raced my own cars for 25 years ( did it all from fabrication to head porting and flowing) and ran my own business for 25 years. The people that were my friends were Ford and Chrysler engineers. So much experience that 99% of the mechanics out there never get. But it seems that everyone with a computer is an expert. So many internet arguments. My first racing mentors used to tell me that the first rule of racing was "never argue with idiots". Rarely do I answer posts on the internet any more in observance of that rule. I could never be a CZcamsr for that reason and I appreciate what you do. It doesn't take long watching your videos to see that you have the experience and integrity. Tough sometimes your mechanic videos make me crazy but I bite my tongue. ;)
A scratch on your counterweight does not mean anything except that you have been working. What I find funny is when operators get stuck in an excavator. Honestly as long as I can rotate the boom and use the arm, I do not get stuck because I can always pull myself out. Then again, I got started before joysticks came along and have gone through swamps and climbed mountains with my excavator. I have seen some younger operators get stuck on flat ground. lol.
We love it when you get done
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Great video beautiful property 🇺🇸
The ground is so much different than here in Oregon wow. Really great explanation on the video.
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Your so right on the experience and you said the main thing, being able to picture the stages and the final product. I've been around some very capable operators that just couldn't get the picture in their head. The counter weight is going to in a perfect world, I don't think we live in one ,lol, thanks for what you do.
Thanks for watching
You do great work. It's a piece of equipment & you do a good job of maintaining it. You're right it's the work that counts & you're customers are happy!!!.. (y)
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Thanks for the education of the securing an old pond dam.
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Your ability and your work is what's important NOT the scratch s your 100 percent right
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41:44 That huge section moving as the dozer pushed had me waiting for it to continue sliding and bury the excavator. Despite all that vegetation, it's not enough to keep it stable. Get enough rain and that whole section would certainly slide and become a hazard down the hill.
your take on equipment and work ethics are right on, if it's to pretty to use should leave it at the shop, truck drivers are the same in whatever industry you work in, always run in packs
Good video again my friend good job operating excavator you know how to run it be safe
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I can see where Wade gets his drive,Phil is a non stop worker. Thanks for sharing. Kevin
Yup