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Dirt and Rocks
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Приєднався 25 тра 2023
Welcome to the channel! Here at Dirt and Rocks, we create videos about running a small excavation business in Northern Alabama. Whether we are on the jobsite, in the shop, or running the roads, we try to provide viewers with a look into the day to day adventures of running a business and getting a hard day's work done.
www.serenityvalleyfarms.com
www.serenityvalleyfarms.com
Mini-Excavator Brush Cutter Pushing Back The Woods
Today I have a job to push back the overgrowth on some land where it is getting more difficult to mow along the edge of the property
***EQUIPMENT USED***
Kubota KX040-4 mini excavator
Blue Diamond 36" Brush Cutter
***PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT***
GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod
DJI Wireless Mic
Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset
Adobe Premiere Pro
MacBook Pro M3Pro Laptop
***EQUIPMENT USED***
Kubota KX040-4 mini excavator
Blue Diamond 36" Brush Cutter
***PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT***
GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod
DJI Wireless Mic
Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset
Adobe Premiere Pro
MacBook Pro M3Pro Laptop
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Me vs. Dead Pine Tree
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Today I am taking down a very dead pine tree. This is one of my least favorite tasks as I have had it go sideways before. Hopefully, today will go smoothly. EQUIPMENT USED Takeuchi TB285 Excavator Husqvarna 572XP Chainsaw Big Tex 14GX Dump Trailer PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod Sony ZV-E10 DSLR Camera DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset Adobe Premiere Pro Ma...
Skid Steer Grading Explained in 4 Minutes
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Today we are going through the basics of how to grade with a skid steer loader. I have the Kubota SVL65-2 skid steer out on a job for a local trucking company. We are placing some gravel for a new driveway, so this is a perfect opportunity to go through some basic fundamentals of grading with a skid loader EQUIPMENT USED Kubota SVL65-2 PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod DJI W...
How I Load Dump Trucks with an Excavator
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Today I am explaining my approach to loading dump trucks with an excavator. It's certainly not the only way to get this task done, but it is a way that works pretty well for me. Put your excavator loading tips in the comments below! EQUIPMENT USED Takeuchi TB285 Excavator Ford F750 Dump Truck PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset...
Building a Driveway with a Mini Excavator
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Today we get to transform a muddy sloping area into a new gravel driveway for our customer. EQUIPMENT USED Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator Rhinox 48" Tilt Bucket 2019 Ford F750 Dump Truck PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod Sony ZV-E10 DSLR Camera DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset Adobe Premiere Pro MacBook Pro M3Pro Laptop
Orchard to Grade, Mulch to Deliver, Logs to Move
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Today I have a lot of little tasks to get taken care of. Trees for the fruit orchard are on the way in about 10 days, so that area needs to be graded off. We have a load of mulch to deliver, and we also need to get some logs shifted around in the woodyard to get ready for another delivery of logs. EQUIPMENT USED Takeuchi TB285 Excavator 2015 Ford F-350 Big Tex 14GX Dump Trailer Kubota R640 with...
We're Going To Drain The Swamp
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Today I have an extremely muddy mess to try and straighten out. Clearing has been done on this property, but it was not graded out, and the area is holding water all over the place. Today's feature track is `Stopped Or Gone` by @derinaharveyband3469 . You can find them on your favorite streaming service, or on the web at: www.derinaharvey.com/ EQUIPMENT USED Takeuchi TB285 PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT ...
Fixing Drainage On A Gravel Driveway
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Today we are fighting through the rain to fix a drainage issue on a gravel driveway in front of a newly constructed shop. We have the Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator on site with the grading and tilt buckets to get this done! EQUIPMENT USED Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod Sony ZV-E10 DSLR Camera DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset ...
Job Rained Out...How Can I Salvage the Day?
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Today I am needing to find something productive do. Heavy Rain has washed out my grading job, so time to find a way to spend the day... EQUIPMENT USED Ford F750 Dump Truck Big Tex 22PH 25 5 pintle trailer Kubota R640 Wheel Loader PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod Sony ZV-E10 DSLR Camera Canon EOS M200 DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset Adobe Premiere Pro MacBo...
5 Hours, 20 Loads: Excavator Loading Trucks
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Today we are moving dirt down to the orchard site while we continue working on reshaping the big hillside to make the yard bigger. Equipment Used: Takeuchi TB285 Excavator Ford F750 Dump Truck Caterpillar D3C XL Series III Dozer PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT GoPro Hero 11 Black w/ media mod Sony ZV-E10 DSLR Camera DJI Wireless Mic Cardioid Boom Microphone Headset Adobe Premiere Pro MacBook Pro M3Pro Laptop
Eastonmade 22-28 Running Great, Stihl MS250 Chainsaw...Not So Much
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Today we are running some production on the @EastonmadeWoodSplitters 22-28 Wood Splitter for the first time since adjusting the hydraulic pump to speed it up. I also have a problem with my Stihl MS250 Chainsaw to talk about. Finally, I had a great opportunity to talk with a DnR viewer which I enjoyed very much! EQUIPMENT USED Kubota R640 Wheel Loader Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Splitter with 7 way bo...
Bid a Gravel Driveway, Fix an Eastonmade 22-28, Move Logs
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Today's list of things I get to do: We have a gravel driveway build, and I am going to go through the process of how I cost my business, and bid jobs. The Eastonmade 22-28 is running slow, so we need to fix that, and I have a pile of logs to move so that I can get back to cutting and splitting firewood. EQUIPMENT USED 1999 Mahindra 4505 DI 2012 Takeuchi TB285 Excavator Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Spl...
SVL65 Skid Steer Review - Abandoned Dog - Broken Window
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Today we are doing a viewer requested review of our Kubota SVL65-2 Skid Steer while we use the land plane to do some gravel driveway maintenance. We also have a new family member now, and there is a broken window on our Takeuchi TB285 excavator that need some attention. Kubota SVL65-2 Info: www.kubotausa.com/products/construction/track-loaders/svl65-2 @skidco running an SVL65-2 with a brush cut...
Eastonmade Log Splitter Stuck! - Father/Son Firewood Duo - Gravel Delivery
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Eastonmade Log Splitter Stuck! - Father/Son Firewood Duo - Gravel Delivery
Gravel Driveway Repair: Skid Steer & Low Budget
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Gravel Driveway Repair: Skid Steer & Low Budget
Gravel Driveway Maintenance With a Box Blade
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Gravel Driveway Maintenance With a Box Blade
Spread Gravel In A Dump Truck: 7 Minute How-To
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Spread Gravel In A Dump Truck: 7 Minute How-To
Land Plane & Tractor Maintain a Gravel Parking Lot
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Land Plane & Tractor Maintain a Gravel Parking Lot
Excavator Removing Debris: House Burned Down
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Excavator Removing Debris: House Burned Down
More Firewood...Less Labor: Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Splitter
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More Firewood...Less Labor: Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Splitter
Building a Pad to Get a Family Home For Christmas
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Building a Pad to Get a Family Home For Christmas
Excavator Clearing Trees to Get a Family Home for Christmas
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Excavator Clearing Trees to Get a Family Home for Christmas
Excavators, Dozer and Skid Steer Clearing Land
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Excavators, Dozer and Skid Steer Clearing Land
Gravel Driveway Repairs and Resurfacing
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Gravel Driveway Repairs and Resurfacing
Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Splitter - First Split! (@EastonmadeWoodSplitters)
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Eastonmade 22-28 Wood Splitter - First Split! (@EastonmadeWoodSplitters)
Takeuchi TB285 Clearing A Steep Slope
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Takeuchi TB285 Clearing A Steep Slope
Mini Excavator & Skid Steer: Rip Rap on a Hillside
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Mini Excavator & Skid Steer: Rip Rap on a Hillside
Kubota R640 w/ Log Grapple & KX040 Clearing Brush
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Kubota R640 w/ Log Grapple & KX040 Clearing Brush
Cat D3C Dozer: Putting In An Access Road
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Cat D3C Dozer: Putting In An Access Road
Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator: Taking Out Trees
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Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator: Taking Out Trees
Looks great
Thanks! Appreciate you watching :)
Looks great keep up the great work and appreciate the commentary thanks for the awesome video!!👍
Thank you so much for watching :)
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Question, did you use the "float" feature in the skid steer when grading? And how much gravel did you grade in the video? Thank you
I did not use float. I think it was about 35 or 40 tons total. Thanks for watching :)
The place you are cleaning up is looking so nice and quiet. Working in the nature and finishing satisfying projects I guess is a pleasure every time. This video makes me think about spending more time in nature :) Thank you!
Yes! other than being very hot outside, it was a nice way to spend a day.
Glad to see you have the A/C going while you are making money !!! Its been super humid and hot here in Arkansas.
yeah, it had a little trouble keeping up there at the end. Crazy hot here lately. Thanks for watching!
Always good to see a new video from you. Love the down to earth way you explain things .
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
Such a versatile tool. Not everyone needs a huge machine .
Yeah if you are looking for something you can easily pull around with a 3/4 ton truck and get a lot of different things done, a 4 or 5 ton mini-ex is great for that. Thanks!
Awesome video. Looks great to me.
Thank you! Cheers!
I don’t comment much as I watch on TV and I am technology deficient. But I wanted to let you know I enjoy your videos. Thanks and God bless
I really appreciate your taking the time to comment. Thank you very much and thanks a ton for watching:)
Missed ya brother hope all is well. Glad to see you working, and making videos.
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching
Great video. Looks like it cuts good!
Thanks! yeah it got me through the job pretty quicly for its size. Appreciate you watching!
Some people don’t understand that you have to charge to make a living. Pay for your equipment, fuel, etc., etc. Last time I looked they were not giving it away. Great video. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!! Edit it also cost a lot of money to keep the equipment in tip top shape!!
Yeah no kidding, the last few years have really done a number on the cost basis for having and running this stuff. You have a great week too!
Thank you
thanks for watching :)
I'm an ex-gravelhauler ,why didn't you just have the truck spread the limestone first and then use the skid to dress it up?
Hi, thanks for watching. There was about 2 inches of rain the night before at the local quarry. The material (crusher run) had the consistency of wet concrete unfortunately. When he tried to tailgate it, it plugged up the tailgate and we actually had to use the loader to push the gate back enough to get the chains off. Appreciate the comment and thank you for watching :)
Thanks for the video. Looking at this tilt and the mongo and diesel. Trying to decide now. Thanks again for the info.
Glad it helped, thanks a bunch for watching :)
Tilt bucket, 4-way blade and hydraulic thumb, it's like your cheating. LOL. Here I am with my old Kubota KX 161-3 with a weld on thumb and fixed blade. 😭
lol, yeah I try to find the tools that move me as quickly as possible through the project. The tilt bucket is problably near the top of that list. Thanks so much for watching :)
I'm having a hard time grading 3 inch gravel rock any advice
Typically, when we are working with material like that, we are using it as a base layer to stabilize the road bed, or because we are building it to handle heavy traffic. We are always putting a finish layer of something smaller over the top of it, usually something with fines. Large material really doesn't grade well, but the flip side is, it usually is not going to be the finished surface either.
Thanks for sharing... the quality of your videos is great!👍
I appreciate it, thanks so much for watching them :)
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Welcome back !!!! I had to drop a pretty large oak tree this weekend myself, it had been hit by light twice and i decided it needed to drop in a controlled manner .
yeah, I have one more next to an outbuilding that needs to go, they make me nervous every time
Glad to see you back !!!
Thanks! and Thanks for watching :)
Hey young man. I was getting a little worried about you. Haven’t seen you for a while. Hope everything is good with you. I hate them pine trees they make a mess. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!!
Appreciate it! Doing ok here, just needed to slow down my pace for a bit. Thanks and have a great week!
Good to see your back. Hope everything is going good your way.
All good here. Thanks for watching and commenting!
One of the things that gets overlooked is the visual cues that allow an operator to kinda eyeball the grade and then come in and fine tune by hand. It can take longer with the hand tools but it gives a little better control at times. At least for the fine tuning. An inexperienced operator can spend a whole day just trying to level out a pad with the bucket when a rake can make it flow faster. And you dont have to be all that perfect....there are some areas where it will be close enough. Not that you want to be shotty but you want to be close and it's not exactly perfect. It is often hard to get exactly perfect off a long stretch. An inch in a long grade is not always a big deal unless you are doing small sections that need the perfection vs the long road or long area that needs to be close within a .3 percent of the actual grade.
This is a really insightful comment and I appreciate it. Great advice, and well put. Thanks so much for watching!
Man missed your videos and this popped up in my feed hope all is going well.
Hey thanks for checking in on me. Been dealing with a shoulder issue for the last month or so. Hope to start releasing vids again soon. Thanks!
@@DirtAndRocks one of my favorite channels rest up and we’ll see you back out here soon.
What was the cost?
This was part of a larger project. I didn't quote it separately. I think it was about 9 hours of machine time, and 4 hours trucking time. The client already had the gravel stockpiled on site. Thanks for watching!
A buckin is when your on a horse or bull riding your butt off holding on tightly
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Rewatched again! Cant get enough of this content and video! Great channel, strategy and commentary! Love it!
Glad you enjoy it!
Would this truck be considered non cdl?
What I can tell you is that its GVWR is 33,000 pounds. I don't want to give advice on whether or not a certain type of license is required as state laws have nuances in them and I am definitely not an expert.
Hello, your first BIG mistake was the fact the dump truck didnt chain his gate when he dumped the load. The dump truck should have dumped the load while driving forward, NOT leaving it in a big pile. Huge mistake they made.
Hi, thanks for watching. There was about 2 inches of rain the night before at the local quarry. The material (crusher run) had the consistency of wet concrete unfortunately. When he tried to tailgate it, it plugged up the tailgate and we actually had to use the loader to push the gate back enough to get the chains off. It was not an ideal situation, but I don’t think I would classify it as a mistake either. Bad luck and bad circumstances to be sure. Appreciate the comment.
Rewatched! Love the content.... Love skid steer work!
Thanks!
Nice video! Kubota makes a great skid steer for grading.
Most definitely. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great job
Appreciate it :). Thanks for watching and commenting!
What do charge for brush clearing?
I usually charge by the job so I don't have feel like I am in a rush. If you are charging hourly, I would add 20-30% to the hourly rate to cover the extra wear and tear
Do you have a video about the valve brake that you're talking about?
I don't think so. It is right on the front of the valve block when you open up the compartment on the right side of the machine. This video shows it ua-cam.com/video/Rd382rVsPms/v-deo.htmlsi=Nzr_yZToPvnWEhel
rewatched again! Love your step by step instructions and commentary! Great content! Need more sir
Thanks for watching. Working on some new stuff for you!
@@DirtAndRocks Looking forward to it!
You are a rookie that's for sure! 1st make sure your subgrade is prepped to the proper elevation before putting down rock, then start from the road with your rock and go inward, that way when the next trucks come in they will pack the material as they drive over it! put some stakes in to get your depth for the rock, once you have established a grade on one side grade the the driveway using half of your bucket, one side on the graded side (empty) and the other on the cut side.(go slow) back dragging is for rookies.
thanks for your comments, and I appreciate you watching.
Very good explanation of the basics of grading. Thank you!
no problem, thanks so much for watching :)
I was just asking about this truck on Todd’s channel. Glad to see it is still going strong. Thinking about building one with the 7.3 gas motor for a roll off truck. Best option I can find for under $100k that can handle some decent weight.
yeah we have had zero issues with it. It has been a great truck. Thanks so much for stopping in :)
Can you add a lift axle to haul more?
no, the GVWR of the truck is determined at the time the truck is manufactured. I guess you could technically take it to an "approved" outfitter who could make the modifications and re-rate the GVWR, but that seems like an insane amount of trouble for something that might only up your capacity by a few tons. And honestly, I run about a ton under max most of the time because at full weight, material is heaped up too much to suit my liking. I believe you'd be better off just getting a tandem axle truck and getting that capacity up to 12-15 tons that way
And you forgot to mention the most important part, a helper to stand and hold your shovel and watch
yeah....well he did pay me when I finished the job so..... thanks for watching and commenting :)
Any specific reason you didn't have the gravel roughly spread by the truck at delivery or didn't they offer?
Overhead obstructions in the way. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Skid steer may be overkill for what I want to do on my little 1.2 acres. Been thinking a bobcat would have more utility for the small projects I envision, in addition to bringing a piece to grade in preparation for concrete. How dumb to think you could "just make do" with a bobcat one time?
Funny thing about equipment is that once you have it, you find a lot of uses for it. Thanks for watching!
Great tutorial
thanks for watching and commenting :)
Great video! Biggest tip I ever got was to push material around with a full bucket. Like a dozer. Just like you did.
Awesome, thanks for watching and subscribing
Wrong tool for the job 😂
Thanks for watching and commenting
Float mode helps so much. Its what i use alot on my cat. I also lift the bucket point it downwards and use the tip of the blade to start the initial spread
Thanks for the comment and thank you very much for watching :)
You find tracks help over wheels ? I have an old case 1845c I have more luck with my Tractor box scraper for leveling than the wheels skid steer
i ran an 1845C with tracks over the wheels many many years ago. I don't know whether it give any advantage grading, but it definitely was better over bad terrain. These were like solid rubber tracks as best as I can recall. Thanks for watching!
Instead of going through the middle of the pile start from the outside edge and push through then you don't have to hump over pile every time and much more efficiently.leave bucket and in or 2 above level and watch how effective that is pushing material.flat on the reverse grade depending on the size stone.
Appreciate the comment, thanks for watching!
First thing is we're you start and it's not on seat of a magic machine that will do everything.
appreicate you watching and commenting :)
Just checking out everything Eastonmade as I get closer to receiving my 22-28. I'm pd in full for a couple of weeks now so hope to hear it is being shipped soon.
You will not be disappointed. Thanks for watching and commenting! Excited for you to get yours :)