A Dream 52 Years In The Making... My Very Own Cat
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I love that this adult man is willing to admit that these are toys and he's bought them for fun.
Most of my young life my folks extolled on me the virtues of having an education so I wouldn't wind up a ditch digger. So I got myself appointed the the Naval Academy, flew fighter jets for a while and went onto a career in electronic and computer engineering. I've retired and moved to the mountains. I soon found I needed a small backhoe... then an excavator. I didn't buy them to have fun.... but boy do I have so much fun doing work with both of them. It's just an absolute blast. Most fun I've had since since my last Zone 5, full stroke cat launch with waves breaking over the bow. Were Mom and Dad wrong? Probably not. Doing it for a living could be harsh.
you have misunderstood this video, these are not "Toys" they are serious pieces of equipment, designed to do BIG jobs. These cats helped to transform America into what it is today. In fact where ever in the world a Cat lives, they are changing and if used properly are changing their world into a better place. These are NOT toys but by golly they sure are fun to drive.
@@ramosel Thank you for your service. Yes those things can be a lot of fun to operate, while doing some serious work.
Yes, fun and teaching his grandchildren how to upkeep the possible land or property they make some day inherit. Or possibly giving them an idea of how to make a living in the future off of operating heavy equipment.
Wish we all had someone that would teach us something with such a great potential to benefit your future life.
Do you know anyone that has done so much to teach others such a possibility
@@robertedwards7749 no. It's a toy, and if you don't think so, you've never owned one or operated it. Equipment operators don't work jobs. They play in the dirt and get paid for it. You know nothing. Next time you see a guy with some nice equipment, compliment him on his toys and you'll see him grin like a proud child.
Scott has an amazing narration voice. So quintessentially American. I feel like he could narrate a Civil War diary and keep us all riveted!
If you enjoy his voice go watch “Blacksmith’s Boy - Heel And Toe”. It’ll warm your soul!
@scottperezfox
I concur fully!
I recently stumbled onto John Ortberg while searching Bible studies.
They could be brothers, not only by voice, but their calming voice.
Some people just have that gift.
Sounds just like this old house..one of those guys..not Bob vila
The memories you're making with your grand babies are priceless and they will remember forever. The true meaning of being immortal.
My daddy use to take me to the strip coal mine on Saturdays and I would ride all types of machines with him. Made me fall in love with big heavy equipment. I miss my daddy and I thank him for letting me mess up and learn lessons along the way… proud for your machine EC, those boys will always love and learn something with those big toys we like to call. God bless you and your family
My dad was a heavy equipment mechanic and certified welder. Weekends I spent with him going to job sites. Most of the time nobody was there but even when people were there… I got to run any of the equipment I wanted to run. While dad was working… I was playing. The days when people were working I would sometimes get to share the cab with some very knowledgeable operators that taught me a LOT. I was an expert dozer operator before I had a learners permit to drive a car. 😂 It’s something that’s carried me through life. I’ve run just about every type of heavy equipment and I LOVE IT. I work with great people and get to do some amazing things. I wish more people had opportunities to get those kinds of experiences as children. You really do soak up more info when younger.
@ chris, never liked the strip mine process, too many discarded the environmental impact upon streams when $$$ drove the outcome.
@@billupstateny9151 well I was spending time with my daddy, I live in the south where in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s was a big industry so I was just along for the ride. They were good paying jobs for a LOT of men around here. We do what we have to to make a living.
@@TsunauticusIV that’s awesome! Glad you got you some great experiences and trade!! God bless!
I had to read that a couple times because my brain kept seeing that your dad took you to a strip club on Saturdays 😂
You seem to make videos that tug at my soul. When my son was 10, I had him in a Bobcat 440B mini skid steer pushing snow. He's now 17 and has operated numerous pieces of equipment with me. I'm a firm believer that some kids just aren't meant for college, and like to work with their hands. I started an excavation company with and for him. I work my regular job in the mornings, and we go do jobs when he gets home from school and he loves it. I will be retiring soon and he will be 18 soon so we will embark on this full time together. I can't explain how gratifying it is to watch him work in a heavy machine and see the intent grin on his face while doing it. It makes it all worth while.
Straight dad goals. Amazing!
"Some kids just aren't meant for college" THANK YOU for stating truth. I look around some days and can NOT describe most to be a "young man". Girly or sissy like would be better.
such a precious thing....photo of Mother driving a Cat! Families are Forever!
The kid never leaves the body. We’re all just grown kids, trying to make the best life for OUR kids. Great story
What a gem you found! Men just have bigger toys than boys.
Don't reserve the fun for just the grandboys! I always enjoyed working out with my father. He only had us two girls so, even though I'm sure he would have anyway, he was stuck if he needed help. And I have a catalog of tools in my garage that amaze the folks that come here to do work...especially when they say 'oh shoot! I forgot to bring the....' and I go and get mine for them to use.
I am 27 years old. The father of my dad died when I was 5 and my other grandpa never took interest in doing anything with me.
Buying a bulldozer to run it with the grandkids sounds like one of the most beautiful things I have heard for a long time.
Nice little tractor Scott! Low hours and clean with wide pads! And those grandkids! What a rich blessing to share it with them!
Every hobby I love as an adult, was learned from those weekends at my grandpa’s land. You cannot quantify the impression it makes on your life.
Awesome grandson toy to have for your grand kids. Makes for a special grandpa in their lives.
Young men in the trades, regardless of where you are in the world, should take the opportunity to get in 'the seat' of whichever machines are being used whenever possible. During the 2008 crash I couldn't get a job as a bricklayer anywhere so I fell into concreting and road construction and learnt how to operate a 360 excavator, forward-tipping dumper and tarmac roller. I did that for close to two years and the experience was invaluable because the company I was working for paid for my tickets and when there isn't many adverts looking for bricklayers in the London area I can take work operating a machine (excavator jobs pay the best in the UK out of all the yellow iron). It's basically another way to make money when work becomes tight.
2 things in life you can’t buy… having a grandpa with a dozer and sitting on you dozer with your grandson. Happy days.
My grandfather was an architect, I remember watching him draw plans and joined him visiting job sites. I miss those times.
Except you literally do have to buy the dozer lol
You just earned a couple more Grampy Points with those kids. Wonderful that in your hindsight you can offer some stick time on these machines and have quality time together all in one. Warms my heart!
You Scott are a good man, a good friend, a good husband, a good father, and ,a great grand father 😊
Well done sir!
Hands down
My favorite video.
The looks on those boys faces is priceless.
The narration is superb not because it's written well but because you see it expressed in those little hands driving that dozer and when necessary the correcting touch on the controls to keep things safe.
Sir
Those children will never forget you letting them drive that machine and only helping when necessary.
I know because that's how my papaw taught me to drive a tractor in the hilly hayfields of east Tennessee. A little instructing, clutch first, then the brakes. Turn left to go left. Turn a little wide so we don't lose the wagon. And then it was my time to do it.
My uncles were there that day, so he jag plenty of help and so he walked aside the tractor, a 50's era Ford 8N, and talked me through the hard places, only taking the wheel when it was the toughest places and from the running boards, he never unseated me.
I'm 55 now.
I was 7 then.
I can still see us in that hayfield and hear him telling me you're doing good son.
Now that changed a bit on the way back to the barn. An old heifer was in the path and she just wouldn't move, I slowed and stopped but not in time and we bumped her and I got my pants seat ate out but that old cow was fine, it literally was just a bump, and she didn't stand in the way ever again when she saw us heading in or out with the tractor.
Those boys are mighty blessed to grow up under your lessons sir.
Mightily blessed.
Thank you for always reminding us that there's a calmer, gentler way to teach and letting and old man walk down memory lane for a bit.
My grandparents have a cottage with piles of old equipment and vehicles around and although we weren't allowed to run it ourselves, I remember being in the back of the MF backhoe while my Grandpa moved dirt or dug holes. The smell of diesel exhaust, grease, oil and old leather gloves always bring back happy memories.
Thank you 😊❤😊 for buying and letting your grandkids sit on lap and pull steer levers. 😊❤ Thats how I started on a old Case 580- CK back in mid 1960s. I started working for my uncle doing side sewer installation with his new Case 580- C
Then went to operator Union (302)
Ran all sorts of rubber tired Backhoe brands. The one I loved the most in 1979
Running a Dynahoe-190 the labora called them ( Dynapigs) Hoe packing mainline sewer and digging side sewer stubs 😊
I feel un love with that 190 very heavy duty strongly build Backhoe 😊❤😊
I saw one for sale in 2003 in a used equipment magazine. I had wife write up sales contract for the Backhoe, the owner was a very broke home builder, who needed money badly. The Dynahoe had very leaky cylinder seals and NO brakes.
The sales contract said if brake and seal replacement were more than the money I put down on her. Then thats all I would pay the owner. He agreed, and I sent him all the repairs bills. I just did one of the front bucket dump cylinders ( not bad for a 1978 machine) that I have owned sense 2003. The other dump cylinder it leaking also NOW. Have to pull her off, they are very easy to remove ( important to keep the pins greasy) the only thing about removing is the cylinders are very very heavy. For people that don't know the Dynahoe brand. It was made up till the mid 1980s then Bucyrus Erie stopped making the construction line and just doing larger mining equipment manufacturing. They made the biggest dragline in the world ( big musky) for the Ohio coal company. I bought my Dynahoe to have something from Bucyrus Erie 😊
Plus I wanted a toy for back yard. But it earned its worth removing 7 large maple stumps in my not so big back yard, to make a garden area. Now its a parking spot for my 1971 SeaGrave Fire engine
That I bought for kids to get in drivers seat. Even parents are amazing that "YES" they put manual transmission in Fire Rigs
My biggest joy is having two Detroit Diesel engines in both of them. The backhoe has a ( 353 DD) and the Fire engine has a (8V-71DD) both two strokers
I am even looking to by another FD engine
A 1980 Spartan with a ( Silver92seriesDD
With the Allison push button automatic. Better for Parade driving than a clutch powered Engine 🚒 then my wife can drive it in parade 😊 the whole cab lifts up on the Spartan for full engine access. Thats my story on buying old equipment and Fire rigs that have served there community proudly 😊
Your little speach at the end brought me tears!! My dad was road builder for 38 years and logger for 12 years! I was 5 years old when he first had me at the controls of a d6 logger.. Fast forward 5 years im operating a hitachi 160 digging holes all by my self. Then when i was 16 he had me running a link belt 5040 logloader. I can pretty much jump in any machine an figure out the controls. My dad passed away last april 2024... Ive came to an agreement with my self. that is to follow in his foot steps. From meeting some of his friends and co workers they all said he was the best operator they ever seen.
I really admire your desire to pass along manhood to your grand sons. Not only is it a magical time for you both it really helps shape them. They might never touch yellow iron when they grow older but they will always have that memory and can say they ran one once. Or can just accurately speak about what equipment is or what it does. With all the other noise in the world this is just a great wholesome video. Thank you for sharing with us.
Episodes like this are Absolutely priceless! Brings tears to my eyes as I type this humble Thank you 😢.
Keep up the good work Mr. Wadsworth.
Cheers 🍻, G.
In beautiful Boulder City Nv. USA 🇺🇸
This guy is so awesome , He is a wonderful teacher , his grand babies are very fortunate to have him in their life . I just hope they realize that .
Doing one hell of a job grandpa! Just damn good!
My Pop was my hero. He taught me how to operate equipment, run a chainsaw and fix things when they broke. Those are some lucky boys for sure! You never forget those times with grandpa!! Thanks for good memories today man!
Great video and you have a great voice for narration. I rode many hours with my Pops on a JD450C. He could run that thing blindfolded. He taught my brother and I a good bit on how to run machinery. Thanks for posting.
I truly appreciate how wholesome your videos are
My youngest daughters friend runs autonomous dump trucks in an open pit gold mine in northern Ontario. They are massive. He sits in front of a computer and monitors for his shift. Has no idea of the feelings, the dust, the smells and the power of these amazing machines.
As a man who was around his grandfather a lot. He shaped me into becoming who I am. These little guys will someday look back and know this was the best time, being with grandpa. ❤
I love your videos. Got me hooked with your sawmill years ago and still watching.
My grandfather’s prize possession was his 1960 Oliver OC4 bulldozer. I rode in his lap when I was little. When I was 22 in 2001 we rebuilt it from the frame up and To this day it’s a vital piece of equipment in our forestry work putting in many hours pulling logs, my sons are 5th generation on that machine. It’s always good to have a bulldozer!!
Buying a bulldozer is on my bucket list. My grandfather had a 1150 case bulldozer for years on the farm.
Congrats! Yes, sometimes all it takes is an introduction to something & it sticks with you for life (as you well know) I really must try & find the few old photo slides I have of our old farm & the dozer. My father made lots of implements for that, a tree push, a big roller filled with water he made out of old railway wheels all welded together etc. I loved the farm as a kid, such a shame I never got the chance to grow up on it & learn all the things I wanted. Enjoy your time!!
My Dad had me in a Case 1845C when I was 7 years old operating helping him around the house. My first word was "yoyo", trying to say Uniloader... thw babysitter figuredit out when my mom couldn't and my Dad was grading out the front yard. Great memories and helped make me the operator I am today making a good living, still working with my Dad. Hoping to do the same with my boys 😊
As a farely new subscriber to your channel, this video really hit home-I’ve been around/operated/worked on heavy equipment my whole life. I could literally sense your excitement when you made the deal, and watching you with your Grandsons’ on the dozer, well I’m sure Grandpa had ALOT more enjoyment than them. I really enjoy all of your videos
One of the best all round channels on UA-cam and by far the best builder diy life channels
Love it
Thanks 👍
Douglas County Native here. I knew I had found my channel when you mentioned Cy Swan. A great video that reminded me of getting to operate my grandfather's D4D as a kid. I think I need a Cat..
What a great purchase. I found a similar deal on a tractor with 190 hours that had been sitting in a shed for over 10 years. I changed all the fluids and filters, lubed everything I could find that needed grease and it runs great. A dozer would be a great companion for that tractor. It's great to see you teaching your grandsons, also.
I just got to play for a day on a lovely gray market Cat D3G. What a dream, I wish I could find one for myself. Perfect little machine. Thank you for sharing!
There is just something relaxing and enjoyable about running heavy equipment. A friend of mine lets me run his equipment whenever I want and I enjoy every minute of it. You get better with every hour of seat time and it builds confidence.
That’s exactly what I want to do with my grandchildren. I sold my dozer 10-12 years ago, but I’m going to get another one. Nice score! That’s a pretty clean looking little machine. 👍🏼
This is the godly redneck. He was very lucky to find a machine in that fine of a shape and be able to purchase it at a decent price. Have fun but definitely stay safe. God bless.
A truly beautiful video. I bought a mini excavator & mini articulated wheel loader. My 9 yo son loves operating them both. It’s great to see others who appreciate old yellow iron.
Great to see you teaching your grandchildren to possibly up keep the property that they may someday inherit, or giving them the experience that they may someday want to turn into a business running heavy equipment.
Hopefully there will be someday thankful for what you taught them, wish we all had someone that had taught us a valuable skill
When we were younger we'd ride our bikes to school and stop off at the corner store which had a construction over flow lot directly across the street. We would all take turns pretending to drive the machinery a grader and a dozer usually. I finally got to ride on a dozer when I was 8 when my neighbors built there house. I was instantly hooked and it became a life long goal to learn to drive one. I was 34 before the opportunity finally presented itself. They really make shaping the earth fun and easy.
Your dedication to family is a wonderful thing to witness. You and your family deserve one another, in the best possible way.
I envy your time spent with your grandsons. I have two that I was hoping to pass down some of my knowledge to now that I'm retired. I don't get to see either one of them and feel such a loss from not getting to watch them experience learning skills. Glad to see those boys anxious to work with their Grandfather. God bless.
My dad bought a very large "fully loaded" backhoe a while back. He always insisted he "needed" it, although we all knew that was ridiculous. It's great to hear you admit you just got this machine because you "wanted" it. If you have the money, it's ok to buy things because you want them.
Congratulations on the purchase and have fun!
Couple years ago I yarded that exact same model CAT (same grousers too) outa the blackberries. Threw a starter at it, rebuilt a couple cylinders, cut off and welded on all new blade hardware, replaced the clutches and brake pads...and gave her a new coat of paint.
Love running that little dozer.
This video brought back a lot of memories for me. My grandfather had a sawmill most of my childhood and owned a small bulldozer. It was red and I don't remember the brand but he always called it his Cat. I used to love watching him run it and occasionally getting a chance to ride along.
just saw this video by accident. Very well done and love your time with your Dad and grandkids. It reminds me of my time with my Grandpa who was a CAT Skinner in southern Oregon. Summers where spent in the woods with him grandma Essie and my twin plus little brother. So many good times and stories from them and my grandpa Russell. Miss you Grandpa.
The way it moves is awe-inspiring!
My dad had a D-6 for logging for a few years, but sold it. About 12 years ago I bought one and did some clearing and sold it. What a great tool.
You sir are God's gift to your grandsons !! Well done sir !
Great video with your grandsons. Perfect machine for them to do some learning. Not too fast, not too slow, just right.
This is awsome I am 35 with 2 sons doing excavation in idaho. It's so awsome getting to show them how this all works
Love, love, did I say I love today’s video. Grandkids, I want y’all to come like my comment when y’all get old enough for UA-cam! You guys got a good one.
Love this story you have shared about leaving a Legacy. Thanks for sharing it with us as a reminder.
What a super video!Today I spent 30 minutes showing a young employee how to run a wheel loader and as I sat on the steps teaching that 20 yr old I remembered my Dad teaching me the same way…. running a D6 with a pony motor with my Father at some property he purchased when I was young! What a great day in SC today!
Awsome story! Showing and teaching the next generation, what a rewarding experience.
Great story, even as we get older the adventure continues, I remember going to visit my Uncle Charlie who had taken a an old Cat that the motor had gone bad. He put a big block Buick in it and put it in that old tractor. he had a 100 acres outside of Rogue river and He used it to keep the fire trails cleared. He gave me a ride, what a thrill. That was about 60 years ago. I never did get to learn to run one but that doesn't mean I still would learn to do that even now.
Some of my best memories of my grandad were going on the old massey ferguson tractor he had. great times your grandkids will always remember
The music, the story, the video shots, outstanding. Great job.
This really made me smile. Thank you!
Love it, I have always jumped at the change to run equipment, even got a chance to demo a house with a JD120 excavator, nice to have fiends with "yellow Iron!" Much of that desire came from my grandpa and the curiosity he fostered in my young mind.
I'm envious of your relationship with your grandchildren! I've got a lot to learn. Your talents and wisdom seems to have no bounds. Thanks for everyone of your lessons. Keep up the good work!😉
❤ loved when my stepdad let me run the dozer, we (dad, 2 step brothers and I) built a fishing pond in our timber, later, it allowed us to rent out the timber to a cattleman and his small herd.
Simply awesome! The tractor, the pride and especially the joy of making memories and sharing your time with the grandkids. You are a lucky, and good man.
Love it. When I was 25 I had one. My nephew set on my lap while I pushed out a pond. He fell asleep. We had a good time. I want another one. Just got a mini excavator. I want a dozer again too. I have always done it for a living. I want my own business. Now more than ever. Awesome!.
I grew up on a dairy farm. My dad was so trusting he’d let me drive small tractors with him alongside when I was seven. By 12 years old I graduated to driving solo and could already efficiently back up a hay wagon or manure spreader. Lifelong memories indeed. You’re a good man EC 👍
You are the man Scott 👍🏻 king of the kids and leading by example. Doesn’t get better.
These young men are blessed with a great Grandfather. Love Yellow and Orange Toys
I am up in the Seattle area, and love watching you, and Matt at Pacific Northwest Hillbilly, do things that I have long wished I had the ability. I am always amazed at some folks' ability to find great machines, be they cars and trucks, construction equipment, or wood and metal shop stuff. I just turned 61, and I am medically disabled from my job as a locomotive engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad. I don't need a new job, but I want to do what you guys do as a hobbyist. The is probably the best video you have put out yet, because you are bringing a new generation into crafts that a lot of people don't want to do anymore, and that's a shame; machine operators are some of the better paid union jobs around.
That is a sweet dozer, 6-way blade, long UC and very low hours. I remember when they came out.
Cat also made a backhoe that you could attach on the rear.
I might have the original brochure somewhere. If you want I can scan it, send it by email.
Of all the Cat dozers I have operated, the D6B was the best. The serial # was 44A3961 with
long UC, angle dozer blade and Hyster winch and direct drive.
I operated Cat D4C/ D6B/ D6C/ D8H 22A/ D8H 46A/ D8K all with great memories.
Thanks for sharing this video!
Thanks for the great content and all the amazing videos!!!
I have been running equipment for over 60 years now and still enjoy it. I really like the older CAT equipment that I own, the D6D, D4C, Cat 12. My John Deere 710 D tractor, loader, backhoe is an impressive machine.
50-some years ago, my father bought an old Allis Chalmers WD45 with a trip bucket. Though my dad is gone, we still have the WD and continue to use it on our little farm. Some damn good memories of that old iron, but mostly the ones of dad teaching me how to run it "gently". Dad would say, "she's an old gal and needs to be babied". And now I have a grandson....
I have a small dozer like that they are awesome. When I load it on a trailer I have a few old tires on the deck of the trailer. This reduces the "Slam" when the machine goes over on the trailer. Have fun with the new Cat.
I got to drive my granddads Allis Chalmers tractor from when I was 4 or 5. As a kid I spent countless hours watching heavy machinery on jobsites and as an adult I have jumped at the chance to operate anything I was allowed to. I can now rent and run pretty much anything I need for any projects around the house or to help friends. You are definitely arming those kids with valuable skills.
Always good to find better tools to subdue and shape the earth. Keep up the good work, Scott.
So glad you have come to the age where you see the absolute miracle and joy that little children are.
As soon as I seen Wes coating those bolts with anti seize,I knew the right man was on the job.Love that dozer.Love that those kids are running it,what a thrill!
I caught that as well and knew right away that he was in fact a heavy equipment mechanic.
We've got a 1947 D7 dozer for a pet/farm dozer. That LGP will go anywhere. They will cruise through swamps that you cant walk across
some of my greatest childhood memories is riding along on the giant clearing equipment
what an absolute joy for those kids!!
I've been watching your videos for quite a while now and have never commented. But the part at the end about spending time with your grandchildren teaching them and having fun at the same time made me remember how my own grandfather did the same. I didn't realize it at the time but he really went out of his way to provide us with special experiences we would remember our whole lives and your video reminded me of that. It has been 27 years now since he passed and I still remember learning how to replace a set of brake pads, change oil, sharpen mower blades and so forth. All of which would have been much more quickly done if I wasn't around but he waited until I was there to take the time to show me. Your grandchildren will surely feel the same many years from now. Just wanted to say that, thanks.
The final is so nice with the boy!!!! I can imagine the boy filling!!! Big Brazilian hugs from me to this great family and friends!!!! Bristol - England
I love my caterpillar d2 dozer. I bought it from my great uncle that bought it basically new when he was a teenager to log timber in northern Minnesota. Still use it at my place today!
My dad operated a D9 when I was in the 4th grade, still remember riding along with him fondly.
Bought a nice 2001 D3G XL with 3200 hours on it a couple of years ago. Great little machine for clearing small trees and heavy brush and grading. Love my dozer.
What a great story I'm 65 now but i was a young teenager when i too got the same introduction to operating equipment. You know at the time i wasn't planning on that becomingy career but life plays tricks on you and i spenty life as a heavy equipment operator in both Oilfield and Timber. Lile you i really miss that part of my life but for health i just can't do it. So I'm religated to watching others on UA-cam. Have enjoyed your channel for over couple years or more.
There’s no better feeling in the world than being able to make your child/grandkids day and this is probably one of the best ways possible I used to farm with my grandpa I loved every minute of it
Same time period I bought a roll of bailing wire with a D6 tied on it. Pony motor for starter. Got pretty good at putting tracks back on. Memories are the best part. Thanks for video. 75 now
What a great life story. I completely identify with your “dozer envy” lol. What a barn find for certain! I’ve always enjoyed your delivery and production work. Even as a 30 year carpenter and multi-skilled man, I enjoy usually learning something new from you.
EC, i have rented mini excavators and my boys learned to use them in minutes. they were better able to control them than i could. i would stand near the trench and make hand movements that they would copy with the bucket. i would never left them alone but they both were faster and more capable than i.
I suffered through many-a-year with those miserable 4D size batteries. But they just don't last very well at all. ( They're only good for 2 years ) Now I've converted all my tractors and trucks to BCI group 65 batteries, and am delighted with the result.
An absolute great video my friend. Didn’t take long to get the rust off those tracks. The low ground pressure and the self cleaning tracks are a neat set up.
On a side note I teach college student freshmen to operate heavy equipment. It is very rewarding to watch them develop the skills necessary to operate and understand the fundamentals of the business.
It is great that you are introducing your grandkids to the heavy equipment world. It is a very fun trade. Dave.
I sure wished life for everybody would slow down just like your voice over makes it seem. People who have never had the pappaw or dad who was there and showed them what life was all about sure has missed almost everything. And sitting here at almost 60yr old I still have precious memories of my pappaw and dad learning me how to run that big yellow iron and I pray I never forget what that meant to me and pass it down to my grandkids.
Thank you sir for bringing up the next generation!!
Making great memories for the grandkids. I used to run a D-4 Cat on a dairy farm backing loaded hay wagons down hill into a shed for unloading. It was much better handling a loaded wagon than a tractor. Blessings to you.