Very helpful to us beginners. Thanks for not talking down to us. Thanks too for going thru it remembering what it was like to be a beginner, and pointing out the potential scary parts of the process. I appreciate your focus on safety but also confidence. We used to say, never compromise safety for ANY reason, but remember your mission. You’re a great teacher!
Todd, I just want you to know that I watched your EXCELLENT video about loading and unloading an excavator about a month ago . . . This one video was INVALUABLE to me today. The first excavator I ever crawled into the cab of I had to load by myself on my trailer. I'd never ran an excavator before, but having your video to recall and remembering the tips and tricks you shared help me to get my brand spankin' new machine safely loaded and unloaded. Thank you, Sir! Keep up the good work! Thanks for being so nice to all of us newbies!!
I made my own rule number 1 after my first loading adventure. My trailer has to be really close to level from side to side. Trailer had a layer of red clay dust from the dirt road coming into the job site in the evening. Had a light rain that night and had to load a Daewoo 130 the next morning. With a slight side lean, mud slicked trailer, and steel tracks, that thing didn't wanna go anywhere but off the side. It was the first time I'd been on anything with tracks. I think that morning was the most awake I've ever been.
I have loaded my machine 957,852,076 times but I watched this video anyways because now I can say I watched every single video on Digginlife21. This is the very last video for me. I have watched every video on here. I love this channel, cant wait for the next one. Thanks Todd
“Awe, this ain’t where I wanna be” I thought that was hilarious as my bobcat E 80, I’ve been there before climbing a pile, feeling I’m flipping over, but didn’t. Thanks for your nice video.
Wow. You are such of a good teacher. I recently got a 3 ton excavator and I learned from watching many video on UA-cam. But you mr has a way to make anyone comfortable with learning everything about excavation. Thank you for that and keep it up.❤
Absolutely awesome video. Love how you took the time to walk us through every detail. Even videoing in the rain. Found your videos last week and haven't watched anything but you vids since love your content. Working on paperwork right now to start my own excavation business!
Excellent training video! Maybe I missed it in the video, but don't forget the seatbelt. It takes about 3 seconds for a piece of equipment to slide off a trailer!
Thanks for this video. You’re a good teacher, I learned a lot here. I did get a little confused between mast, stick, and boom as you used that terminology. To my novice understanding, the boom is the crooked arm closest to center of gravity, and stick is the straight arm that the bucket attaches to. A mast is something on ship or a crane, right? I am a novice, please correct me if I’m wrong. That said, you articulated a lot of the finer points of ex loading/unloading really well, and I feel a lot more confident getting my mini on and off a trailer. It can be an alarming process even on a mini.
Yes trying to haul-move anything on a trailer with no weight or hardly any on the hitch is asking for a bad day, A much better day starts with following this Guy's advice 100%👍🇺🇸
Best video by far for how to load and unload an excavator. One thing I do extra because I don't have a big heavy dump truck. I'm running a 9,000 pound f350 12 ft flatbed and a 24 foot gooseneck dove tail. I keep a few 4x4 blocks and I always chalk my truck and trailer tires, even ground or not. It keeps your truck from rolling away, but it also keeps tracks from moving your truck and trailer opposite of your track direction. I had a scary situation unloading my dozer for the first time. Tires weren't chalked and I moved my tracks one way and mt trailer bed shot the other direction. I tried to correct and the trailer just went the other way faster and harder. The more I corrected, the worse it got. I finally just shut the machine off, let everything quit moving, chalked my tires with anything I could find and resumed. The difference was night and day.
I think you did an excellent job on your training session. You should have said pull a boom back to transfer weight to the rear when unloading. Just my opinion. I'm an over-the-road truck driver that's had to pick up this equipment with an r g n with no experience. Perhaps you could send this video 2 RGN companies. So that dirt rookie truck drivers like I was didn't have to learn things with fear in our heart that we were going to screw up. Because I was in RGN driver I learn to operate a lot of equipment. Loading and unloading for the first time was always scary
Great info. As a seasoned operator I still found interesting perspective through the details as it made me think of other perspectives. Important….always wear the seat belt, as mentioned. As the machine shifts it will hold you stable so you maintain control with feet or hands and not overtravel as you try to stay in the seat.
I was raised in the Sierra Nevada Mountains finding a level spot was a rare occasion. I had a massive amount of fun watching operators from the San Joaquin Valley attempting to operate in the mountains for the first time frequently with catastrophic results.
Great video! I just bought my first excavator, actually have to upgrade my 14k gooseneck to tow it. Hyundai R60CR-9A. Great tips on the loading process. I looked forward to trying your method.
Enjoyed your video but was really looking for some different info. I was wondering what the laws were unloading steel tracks with clients on black top roadways were. I hauled heavy and specialized and we couldn't load or unload on any black tops unless we had some type mats. There is a guy loading and unloading on our county road with steel cleatted tracs. He used one with rubber tracks the day before which I wasn't concerned with but today I checked it out and they were steel. Just didn't really know if there were laws governing this. Im sure weight is a factor also.
Mega thumbs up man, getting the cat 301.8 or yanmar vio17 soon and you speak my language, explained perfectly and learnt a few things I never thought of
New subscriber here and sadly too old to benefit from this but love it anyway.I think your way of explaining things is perfect and very detailed. I wish I could have done this type of work when I was younger and perhaps that's why I love machinery video's now. Cheers from Australia.
What do you mean " too old ". I bought my first exc. five years ago, had never looked at one before, I'll turn 70 next november and I have been working successfully in my area for the last two years and a bit. Great machines and lots of fun. Go for it!
Never too old to benefit from somebody with experience teaching, may not use it yourself but could possibly hand the knowledge off to a young buck down the road👍🏻
A quick note that you didn’t touch on regarding tongue weight, positioning on your trailer also depends on what truck you are using! With a dump truck you can watch the rear end barely squat and the front end doesn’t lift up, because it is a very heavy duty truck.. if that was a 3/4-1 ton truck your front end would almost be off the ground. Once you load a few times you’ll learn where you want your machine for your ride, but if you load all the way up front on a smaller class truck, your front brakes won’t do as much because they don’t have the traction that is needed Great video for the noobies!!!
Very good video. But like mentioned already, with a bumper pull trailer and a 3/4 truck.... There's no way in hell that I could load anything that far past the front of my axles. Still, a very good video. Thanks for posting.
Perhaps you can also show the control system. All the new equipment has updated controls and truck drivers picking up these pieces have no idea the safety features built-in in order to operate
Great video, can you comment on this layman idea of using the stick to assist moving up the trailer ramp over the transition between the ramp and the trailer bed? like the reverse of unloading from the trailer.
@@DigginLife21 Hes saying load onto the trailer backwards and assist with the mast against the ground to avoid the break over angle and improve stability. Not a bad idea except youre going up the ramps backwards. I have a 10k# Kubota KX040 and considered this method because my trailer is a deck over gooseneck dump trailer with 7 foot slide out ramps and the breakover angle is just too extreme if i dont slightly lift the dump bed.
i have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos, thanks for the little details you give. got a question, did i hear you right on changing the hand controls to work more like a backhoe? i own a backhoe and had just bought a new sany sy95c and they haven't delivered it yet; but on the yard testing it i realized the controls are not like a backhoe as far as hand movement and getting on one from the other will be confusing. whether my machine would or wouldn't be able to do this i don't know but did you actually change your yanmar? thanks for your input.
Good instruction. The only thing i can say to improve, is that although repetition is useful for teaching, there is a little too much. I find i'm getting impatient for the next step. I may not be typical though.
I always use an extendable hood prop, works real good between the brake pedal and seat of the truck. Basically like having someone hold the brakes for You during loading and unloading. You will never have issues with a run away truck and trailer again!
Im sure you figured it out long ago but your RFO tire is pretty slack. Proper tire air pressure is very important to the handling of the trailer especially with a heavy load on. Good video!
First time i loaded my International 175 track loader on a metal ramp/metal deck trailer, lets just say that pivot point with metal to metal with a minimal lean to the right got really interesting. I saved it when it slipped but ended up on the deck almost sideways, oh yea ive only owned it for 30min and had an hour of experience but once i got it straight and tied down is when i got nervous😂
I don’t own one but I am looking to get one so if it is okay with everyone I will be watching this video several times. I am looking for one under 10000 lbs so I don’t have to have a cdl I am looking forward to your next video thank you.
One thing worth mentioning, is if you have a smaller machine and a smaller truck, loading it like this will probably put too much tongue weight on the truck.
Bless your heart! You saved my proverbial. Loading my mini onto my trailer down a slope. After filling my pants I thought of you and backed the mini off and my vehicle stopped sliding down the road. Say what you will, but I will never do it again. Love your channel thanks!
Great video. looking forward to see more advices and tips. have you loaded mini/midi ex in a dump truck/ tipper using long ramps, thinking that you don`t have a trailer available ?
Shouldn’t you have the blade to the front of the trailer. Not as serious on smaller excavators but shouldn’t put as much pressure on the sprockets. Better to have it on the solid rollers?Just asking but good video
I loaded our Komatsu D53-17 onto a duck tail low boy. We just keep it on our farm so moving it isn't a regular thing. Loading it was a bit un-nerving, but unloading it was far more stressful. You literally cannot see anything over the sides and you feel ten feet in the air. I had a spotter but that didn't east the knot in my stomach completely relying on someone to be my eyes. Minor adjustments in alignment when you barely fit on the trailer is terrifying! I did it, but didn't care for it one bit.
I got a f350 dually coupled with a triple axle trailer. Normally hauling a kubota 57 mini shes close to 15k. I put my truck in neutral, parking brake, chalk the wheels and load that machine blade first and bucket pointed to rear. I think Im about to move my axles forward about 3 to 6 inches to help with weight distribution. And maybe put air bags on the truck its just seems i have to much weight on the truck.
Hey we just watched your live broadcast after you sold Wilbur.. you said he was going to have a new channel. We wanted to check out how he was doing. Do you have a link? :D
I appreciate your content and all the time and effort that goes into making it but I am curious about your opinion of machine position on the trailer vs tongue weight. Rule of thumb is between 10% and 20% of your trailer and load on the tongue. I'm guessing you're better than 60% in this configuration. Also; newbie or veteran, be mindful of overhead power lines when loading and unloading at new jobsites!
@@DigginLife21 Yes...but the point is, there is a big difference between loading the drive axles/suspension on an empty dump truck like you have, Vs. loading the drive axle on a 2500 or 3500 HD work truck like a lot of people hauling smaller minis are pulling with. That 10-20% rule is for a standard truck with "bumper pull" hitch, and a gooseneck is loaded a little more tongue heavy. On your truck you are basically trying to load the suspension (with the trailer), similar to how it would be loaded with a minimum load of dirt or gravel, right?
I wish I knew some real numbers, like what is the tongue wt capacity on the truck? How much does the trailer tongue weigh before the excavator is loaded. How much tongue wt after its loaded. What percentage load is on the tongue once loaded. Total load capacity of trailer tires and max air pressure. I don't expect for you to get all those for me- I used to drive a truck so I always wonder those things.
Learned early on never drive up a skid steer on a trailer! Back on so if you mess up drive off and always have a block or blocks under the tail of the trailer and that helps the trailer with the ramps and doesn’t push the pull truck!
Next, I'm gonna go watch a 13 year old Cambodian kid load a mini excavator into the back of a 40 year old wood bed pickup without ramps while smoking a cigarette with his free hand.
Wonderful informative video. I have had to teach others how to load but I have also tip them over and off a trailer. Good job. Keep them coming big time.
I am in the habit of never trying to work anything hydraulic at a low idle . The pump will surge at low idle whether it is driving or trying to operate the boom. I really like the way you try to pass your knowledge on to others.
The biggest mistake I see people with lowboys do is they have the bucket up and the boom arm is extended when they strap down. People please if you are transporting an excavator you must boom down and put the bucket on the trailer. Excavator, Minicat, JCB wheelcat, whatever you must lower your boom and put the bucket on the trailer. If your boom and bucket are extended your center of gravity will be off and you can strike a bridge or tunnel and damage your machine or damage the roadway or the tunnel and you can crater train tracks or canals above you. One chain around a raised bucket is not going to cut it lower that boom and place all your chains around the boom and the bucket when you strap down.
Very helpful to us beginners. Thanks for not talking down to us. Thanks too for going thru it remembering what it was like to be a beginner, and pointing out the potential scary parts of the process. I appreciate your focus on safety but also confidence. We used to say, never compromise safety for ANY reason, but remember your mission. You’re a great teacher!
Todd, I just want you to know that I watched your EXCELLENT video about loading and unloading an excavator about a month ago . . . This one video was INVALUABLE to me today. The first excavator I ever crawled into the cab of I had to load by myself on my trailer. I'd never ran an excavator before, but having your video to recall and remembering the tips and tricks you shared help me to get my brand spankin' new machine safely loaded and unloaded. Thank you, Sir! Keep up the good work! Thanks for being so nice to all of us newbies!!
My pleasure Tim!!!
Thanks for the lesson neighbor, I am going to have to rebuild my drive so I will be renting a loader. Your a darn good instructor.
Thanks Andy 🙏🏻
I made my own rule number 1 after my first loading adventure. My trailer has to be really close to level from side to side. Trailer had a layer of red clay dust from the dirt road coming into the job site in the evening. Had a light rain that night and had to load a Daewoo 130 the next morning. With a slight side lean, mud slicked trailer, and steel tracks, that thing didn't wanna go anywhere but off the side. It was the first time I'd been on anything with tracks. I think that morning was the most awake I've ever been.
I have loaded my machine 957,852,076 times but I watched this video anyways because now I can say I watched every single video on Digginlife21. This is the very last video for me. I have watched every video on here. I love this channel, cant wait for the next one. Thanks Todd
😂😂😂. I really really do appreciate those of you that enjoy my channel that much. It truly is heart warming
Your probably one of the best teachers on youtube regardless of category. A+++
I’m 56.
I’ll be renting a mini excavator soon and I was dreading unloading and loading it.
This helped immensely!
Thanks!
Great Video, Thanks for taking the time and showing everyone this. Love watching things like this so I can learn how things are done.
Thanks my friend
Just got a mini excavator and this is the channel I've been looking for.
Just bought a 26G John Deere this is an awesome video Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us beginners ..
Anthony in Alabama
Roll Tide
“Awe, this ain’t where I wanna be” I thought that was hilarious as my bobcat E 80, I’ve been there before climbing a pile, feeling I’m flipping over, but didn’t. Thanks for your nice video.
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to explain these processes in an easy to digest manner.
You're very welcome Rocky!
Men, you are awesome. Thank you for take your time for this. I'm from Argentina. Cheers!
Thanks for watching
Brilliant video, thanks, from a (very) new user in Aus! Appreciate your effort & time to help folk like me.
Wow. You are such of a good teacher. I recently got a 3 ton excavator and I learned from watching many video on UA-cam. But you mr has a way to make anyone comfortable with learning everything about excavation. Thank you for that and keep it up.❤
Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻
Absolutely awesome video. Love how you took the time to walk us through every detail. Even videoing in the rain. Found your videos last week and haven't watched anything but you vids since love your content. Working on paperwork right now to start my own excavation business!
That’s great David!!! Best of luck 🙏🏻
Thanks for the video. Could I pull this same trailer with a dually?
Excellent training video! Maybe I missed it in the video, but don't forget the seatbelt. It takes about 3 seconds for a piece of equipment to slide off a trailer!
Wow, thank you. This is an excellent video. I plan to get a mini excavator, but I do not know what you have explained here. Thank you again.
You are welcome!
Interesting to see how much work and thought goes into this, thanks for explaining.
Construction Trucks my pleasure
Thanks for this video. You’re a good teacher, I learned a lot here. I did get a little confused between mast, stick, and boom as you used that terminology. To my novice understanding, the boom is the crooked arm closest to center of gravity, and stick is the straight arm that the bucket attaches to. A mast is something on ship or a crane, right? I am a novice, please correct me if I’m wrong. That said, you articulated a lot of the finer points of ex loading/unloading really well, and I feel a lot more confident getting my mini on and off a trailer. It can be an alarming process even on a mini.
Schubert Lane
Thanks for the lesson, I did appreciate all your suggestions they was very helpful.
Yes trying to haul-move anything on a trailer with no weight or hardly any on the hitch is asking for a bad day, A much better day starts with following this Guy's advice 100%👍🇺🇸
Love your videos. Sooo much talking in this video. Can we get a new video of you loading and loading peoperly. Keep up the good work
Best video by far for how to load and unload an excavator. One thing I do extra because I don't have a big heavy dump truck. I'm running a 9,000 pound f350 12 ft flatbed and a 24 foot gooseneck dove tail. I keep a few 4x4 blocks and I always chalk my truck and trailer tires, even ground or not. It keeps your truck from rolling away, but it also keeps tracks from moving your truck and trailer opposite of your track direction. I had a scary situation unloading my dozer for the first time. Tires weren't chalked and I moved my tracks one way and mt trailer bed shot the other direction. I tried to correct and the trailer just went the other way faster and harder. The more I corrected, the worse it got. I finally just shut the machine off, let everything quit moving, chalked my tires with anything I could find and resumed. The difference was night and day.
Thanks for sharing!!!
I think you did an excellent job on your training session. You should have said pull a boom back to transfer weight to the rear when unloading. Just my opinion. I'm an over-the-road truck driver that's had to pick up this equipment with an r g n with no experience. Perhaps you could send this video 2 RGN companies. So that dirt rookie truck drivers like I was didn't have to learn things with fear in our heart that we were going to screw up. Because I was in RGN driver I learn to operate a lot of equipment. Loading and unloading for the first time was always scary
This video is the best. A lot of helpful information for beginners. I laughed my ... off 2. Funniest video I watched all day.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video! I also carry a small board to put under the bucket on a street so the back of the bucket doesn't gouge up the asphalt.
Great info. As a seasoned operator I still found interesting perspective through the details as it made me think of other perspectives. Important….always wear the seat belt, as mentioned. As the machine shifts it will hold you stable so you maintain control with feet or hands and not overtravel as you try to stay in the seat.
I was raised in the Sierra Nevada Mountains finding a level spot was a rare occasion. I had a massive amount of fun watching operators from the San Joaquin Valley attempting to operate in the mountains for the first time frequently with catastrophic results.
Great video! I just bought my first excavator, actually have to upgrade my 14k gooseneck to tow it. Hyundai R60CR-9A. Great tips on the loading process. I looked forward to trying your method.
diverdarrell it’s always worked well for me!!! Let us know how ya do with it
cant wait to get a machine. thanks for the video
that tipping point is such a crazy feeling. we just got a new sany sy35u and ive only had to load it/unload it twice but man does it feel sketchy.
Enjoyed your video but was really looking for some different info. I was wondering what the laws were unloading steel tracks with clients on black top roadways were. I hauled heavy and specialized and we couldn't load or unload on any black tops unless we had some type mats. There is a guy loading and unloading on our county road with steel cleatted tracs. He used one with rubber tracks the day before which I wasn't concerned with but today I checked it out and they were steel. Just didn't really know if there were laws governing this. Im sure weight is a factor also.
Does it matter if the Blade is towards the tongue if the trailer or the back of the trailer?
Just got my first mini today ! Got it loaded and unlocked and it was a bit intimidating for the first time. But got it done. Cheers 😊
Well done Erick!!! It’ll get easier each time you do it
this is awesome! im looking to become an operator in Seattle thanks for this helpful video I learned a lot
I’m glad to help
Very, very well done!! Thanks!
This was a great deal of information and the direction and video reference as you progressed through the steps were awesome. Thank you for sharing
Great video.. Would you ever get a full tilt trailer? Getting rid of that tipping point on the trailer.
Is a CDL A license required for towing that rig?
Can I use this as a training video???? Can’t believe you detailed this out the way you did thank you.!
Go for it!
Mega thumbs up man, getting the cat 301.8 or yanmar vio17 soon and you speak my language, explained perfectly and learnt a few things I never thought of
New subscriber here and sadly too old to benefit from this but love it anyway.I think your way of explaining things is perfect and very detailed. I wish I could have done this type of work when I was younger and perhaps that's why I love machinery video's now. Cheers from Australia.
It’s always still fun to watch. I’ve got several friends with similar channels
What do you mean " too old ". I bought my first exc. five years ago, had never looked at one before, I'll turn 70 next november and I have been working successfully in my area for the last two years and a bit. Great machines and lots of fun. Go for it!
Never too old to benefit from somebody with experience teaching, may not use it yourself but could possibly hand the knowledge off to a young buck down the road👍🏻
Genial el video!!!FELICITACIONES
U r a good men bro , congrats from Azores Portugal
Really good advice. The first time I loaded a machine it was a bit hairy. This video would have helped way back then
Hopefully it’ll help people in the future
GREAT VIDEO'S!
A quick note that you didn’t touch on regarding tongue weight, positioning on your trailer also depends on what truck you are using! With a dump truck you can watch the rear end barely squat and the front end doesn’t lift up, because it is a very heavy duty truck.. if that was a 3/4-1 ton truck your front end would almost be off the ground. Once you load a few times you’ll learn where you want your machine for your ride, but if you load all the way up front on a smaller class truck, your front brakes won’t do as much because they don’t have the traction that is needed
Great video for the noobies!!!
With a bumper pull the weight positioning is critical like you stated, on a gooseneck you can load it up and front of truck wont lift
Very good video. But like mentioned already, with a bumper pull trailer and a 3/4 truck.... There's no way in hell that I could load anything that far past the front of my axles. Still, a very good video. Thanks for posting.
@@baronvolkov6172As someone who tows a 17k 5th wheel with a one ton standard bed truck, it definitely can cause the front to lift some.
Perhaps you can also show the control system. All the new equipment has updated controls and truck drivers picking up these pieces have no idea the safety features built-in in order to operate
Great video, can you comment on this layman idea of using the stick to assist moving up the trailer ramp over the transition between the ramp and the trailer bed? like the reverse of unloading from the trailer.
I apologize. I don't understand the question
@@DigginLife21 Hes saying load onto the trailer backwards and assist with the mast against the ground to avoid the break over angle and improve stability. Not a bad idea except youre going up the ramps backwards. I have a 10k# Kubota KX040 and considered this method because my trailer is a deck over gooseneck dump trailer with 7 foot slide out ramps and the breakover angle is just too extreme if i dont slightly lift the dump bed.
i have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos, thanks for the little details you give. got a question, did i hear you right on changing the hand controls to work more like a backhoe? i own a backhoe and had just bought a new sany sy95c and they haven't delivered it yet; but on the yard testing it i realized the controls are not like a backhoe as far as hand movement and getting on one from the other will be confusing. whether my machine would or wouldn't be able to do this i don't know but did you actually change your yanmar? thanks for your input.
Good stuff! Thamks!
Good instruction.
The only thing i can say to improve, is that although repetition is useful for teaching, there is a little too much. I find i'm getting impatient for the next step.
I may not be typical though.
Thanks for the input👍
Wow vary helpful video... 100%
I always use an extendable hood prop, works real good between the brake pedal and seat of the truck. Basically like having someone hold the brakes for You during loading and unloading. You will never have issues with a run away truck and trailer again!
Love ya man! Another great helpful video.
Wish I could have seen it the first few white knuckle and butt puckering load unloads I went through blind!
828biggs great to see ya Biggs
Im sure you figured it out long ago but your RFO tire is pretty slack. Proper tire air pressure is very important to the handling of the trailer especially with a heavy load on. Good video!
Great Video, the best I've seen. I'm new to the excavator game much different than loading tractors. Thank you
FloppyChuck great to have you join the family
Why did you not show the tiedown points just curious, that is a whole science in itself from my experience
First time i loaded my International 175 track loader on a metal ramp/metal deck trailer, lets just say that pivot point with metal to metal with a minimal lean to the right got really interesting. I saved it when it slipped but ended up on the deck almost sideways, oh yea ive only owned it for 30min and had an hour of experience but once i got it straight and tied down is when i got nervous😂
Good video
Thanks for the visit
I don’t own one but I am looking to get one so if it is okay with everyone I will be watching this video several times. I am looking for one under 10000 lbs so I don’t have to have a cdl I am looking forward to your next video thank you.
One thing worth mentioning, is if you have a smaller machine and a smaller truck, loading it like this will probably put too much tongue weight on the truck.
Bless your heart! You saved my proverbial. Loading my mini onto my trailer down a slope. After filling my pants I thought of you and backed the mini off and my vehicle stopped sliding down the road. Say what you will, but I will never do it again. Love your channel thanks!
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video. looking forward to see more advices and tips. have you loaded mini/midi ex in a dump truck/ tipper using long ramps, thinking that you don`t have a trailer available ?
Awesome video as usual my friend. Keep them coming
Michael Hartzell you know it
Thank you very helpful.
Shouldn’t you have the blade to the front of the trailer. Not as serious on smaller excavators but shouldn’t put as much pressure on the sprockets. Better to have it on the solid rollers?Just asking but good video
I loaded our Komatsu D53-17 onto a duck tail low boy. We just keep it on our farm so moving it isn't a regular thing. Loading it was a bit un-nerving, but unloading it was far more stressful. You literally cannot see anything over the sides and you feel ten feet in the air. I had a spotter but that didn't east the knot in my stomach completely relying on someone to be my eyes. Minor adjustments in alignment when you barely fit on the trailer is terrifying! I did it, but didn't care for it one bit.
Im about to get into the lowboy field. Everyone told me I couldnt do it. I need to prove them wrong. Any tips thank you
Don't give up. Be sure to get a little bigger truck and trailer than you think you will need
Good stuff, bud. What state are you in?
NC
DigginLife21 me to. I’m in the triad area. Where about are you?
Asheville
I got a f350 dually coupled with a triple axle trailer. Normally hauling a kubota 57 mini shes close to 15k. I put my truck in neutral, parking brake, chalk the wheels and load that machine blade first and bucket pointed to rear.
I think Im about to move my axles forward about 3 to 6 inches to help with weight distribution. And maybe put air bags on the truck its just seems i have to much weight on the truck.
Hey we just watched your live broadcast after you sold Wilbur.. you said he was going to have a new channel. We wanted to check out how he was doing. Do you have a link? :D
Nice person 😁
Awesome video. Could you show how you chain it down ?
Nice share..sir.
VERY THOUGHTFUL.. RULE #1 ALWAYS CHALK YOUR WHELLS 1ST. MULTIPLE PLACES. SAFETY FIRST..
Pull the breakaway latch on the trailer to lock your trailer breaks
I appreciate your content and all the time and effort that goes into making it but I am curious about your opinion of machine position on the trailer vs tongue weight. Rule of thumb is between 10% and 20% of your trailer and load on the tongue. I'm guessing you're better than 60% in this configuration. Also; newbie or veteran, be mindful of overhead power lines when loading and unloading at new jobsites!
I definitely prefer more weight on the tongue. If pulling up our steep inclines I like having the weight on the drive axle for better traction
@@DigginLife21 Yes...but the point is, there is a big difference between loading the drive axles/suspension on an empty dump truck like you have, Vs. loading the drive axle on a 2500 or 3500 HD work truck like a lot of people hauling smaller minis are pulling with. That 10-20% rule is for a standard truck with "bumper pull" hitch, and a gooseneck is loaded a little more tongue heavy. On your truck you are basically trying to load the suspension (with the trailer), similar to how it would be loaded with a minimum load of dirt or gravel, right?
Cool brother way to teach the new people 👍
james dees thanks James
How long you been doing this? I got a mini x e32 last summer and got a track skid steer t770 a week ago
I’ve been operating equipment daily for about 11 years . You’ll be able to make a good living with those two pieces
I hope so I went brand new on them because it was so easy to finance. 2000 a month payments
I got a 35i I luv it. Best all around machine. My second.
FYI if a hydraulic line breaks there is NO check valve that will save anything from bleeding off .. 10:15.
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You can also idol the tractor down. It helps a lot.
Yep! That you can!!!
Why is the blade not in front of the trailer?
I once rented a dump trailer and excavator, and once inside I could not swing the cab around. I had to load with the boom in the rear.
Some of the newest cat excavators have the removable track controls and you can drive it just like a skid steer loader
I wish I knew some real numbers, like what is the tongue wt capacity on the truck? How much does the trailer tongue weigh before the excavator is loaded. How much tongue wt after its loaded. What percentage load is on the tongue once loaded. Total load capacity of trailer tires and max air pressure.
I don't expect for you to get all those for me- I used to drive a truck so I always wonder those things.
Good explanation. I took a ride like that one time with a backhoe: Never made that mistake again. Chock blocks are your friends.
Denny Little Thanks for commenting Denny 🙏🏻
Great job you're helping me out a lot and I am a beginner and I've learned quite a bit from you already keep up the good work
Learned early on never drive up a skid steer on a trailer! Back on so if you mess up drive off and always have a block or blocks under the tail of the trailer and that helps the trailer with the ramps and doesn’t push the pull truck!
j glesby well said. Thanks for commenting
The ramps are nice, but very easy to drive aboard without ramps.
Next, I'm gonna go watch a 13 year old Cambodian kid load a mini excavator into the back of a 40 year old wood bed pickup without ramps while smoking a cigarette with his free hand.
Wonderful informative video. I have had to teach others how to load but I have also tip them over and off a trailer. Good job. Keep them coming big time.
Michael Koop Thanks Michael 🙏🏻
Nice school ty sir
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Love you to God bless
Thank ya Michael!!!
Will be a lot easier if you go with blade first 😉
That is what I would assume - both tracks will have equal weight/grip - going sideways, I could not be sure both tracks have equal grip.
The like is hit bossman 😎
liked the video
Thanks GG🙏🏻
I am in the habit of never trying to work anything hydraulic at a low idle .
The pump will surge at low idle whether it is driving or trying to operate the boom.
I really like the way you try to pass your knowledge on to others.
On'ya mate! 😄😄😄
The biggest mistake I see people with lowboys do is they have the bucket up and the boom arm is extended when they strap down. People please if you are transporting an excavator you must boom down and put the bucket on the trailer. Excavator, Minicat, JCB wheelcat, whatever you must lower your boom and put the bucket on the trailer. If your boom and bucket are extended your center of gravity will be off and you can strike a bridge or tunnel and damage your machine or damage the roadway or the tunnel and you can crater train tracks or canals above you. One chain around a raised bucket is not going to cut it lower that boom and place all your chains around the boom and the bucket when you strap down.