Bobcat Driveway Refresh with Soil Conditioner and Vibratory Roller
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This is a really small job I did recently, and thought I'd use it as an opportunity to show some of the equipment I use and how I haul, access, and use it. Enjoy!
Big thumbs up for the ingenuity on that trailer, especially how the fork attachment fits in an otherwise unused space. Well done!
Love the sound of the scraping of the driveway! The conditioner is eating it up and making it look great!
Your voice on commentary is soothing!
Combination of your commentary and the machinery executing makes this one of my favorite videos!
This is a great video that I continue to watch and enjoy!
I’m a little jealous of your trailer
Not sure where you're located, but it might be for sale. 🙂
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices I’m outside Houston
Another comment about your voice explaining things! Its the best... Great Content and Great video!
Love the trailer setup.
It’s kinda crazy but when your not working on your spare time u can take a little sand paper and just knock the rough off on the wheels and take some primer and paint on it and then that back red part it wouldn’t take no time to shoot it. I’m just saying it does make a lot of difference walking out of the house to go to work and see a nice rig. It makes a big difference to the costumer too. I learned this when I worked for a country club and some of their equipment was 30 years old but looked new
yes yes yes it says a lot. all my old stuff looks new.
That's a honking load on that trailer! I just ordered a quick attach rake to replace a landpride chain drive fixed mount. I do lot's of driveways and roads in the White mountains. Nice videos.
Nice set up I have been wanting to so that to my trailer for years my rake is a little different but I think it will work thanks for the motivation looks like I have a winter project
Kurt Sweetser Thanks! The great thing about that platform is that you can put anything up there that fits, and isn’t too heavy. I wouldn’t put the roller up there, but I have carried my blue grapple bucket there, which weighs about the same amount as the soil conditioner. Good luck!
Never knew how bad i wanted one of these until I saw this video :)
Very nice trailer setup, thanks for sharing.
agree
Nice Job Merritt Service! I like the video!
Cody Pajari - Thanks, buddy! 😁
dang, i love the additional pin setup. just got my quick attach rake and it doesnt have this, definitely will set it up like you have it
Looks fantastic!! Love the rig/ trailer. implements. Quite expensive. To start out with a business like this would be a mortgage payment. Inheriting or slowly acquiring machines and implements would be another approach. New with 80k truck, 80k loader, and multiple implements in the 10 to 15k range including the trailer that's a couple hundred thousand dollars sitting there. Even used if lucky to find items at half price 100k min.
Nobody could afford to start from scratch like that in order to do small jobs like this one. I got the truck and bobcat with buckets for free. Spent around 5k on the trailer and 16k on the two big attachments. And a little bit on the pallet fork. That was hard enough. Buying a new truck or a new Bobcat was not even a remote possibility at that time. Slowly acquiring is the way to go.
good video thanks for sharing
Rewatched!
Gread job
Nice job
I would like 72" for Jcb 260 2015
I have been looking forward to a quote. Would wheels align with unit's wheels?
With the Jcb 260?
Hydraulic handling.
I will post videos for sure as usual.
Great trailer wow!
Have you had any problems with the roller? I am looking at getting one but everyone is trying to talk me into a plate tamper instead. I love the fork set up on the side of the trailer.
Compacting loose top gravel doesn't do much for it, does it? It the gravel doesn't have anything to pack into, it just stays loose.
Generally that is true, though it is still better to pack than not if you can. It is more about the moisture than anything else. The more moisture there is in the material, the more good it does you. I raked and compacted the steepest driveway I've ever seen while it was raining, and it held like a champ through some nasty rains for a really long time.
Nice job. Wouldn't it be easier to drive back on the trailer and take the Harley rake off rather than hooking up the forks to unload it from the side?
You could, but then you'd tip and roll over backward when you go back down to get the vibratory roller with no weight on the front. Rolling the machine over is against company policy. ;-)
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices have u tried it?
Those ramps look long enough to descend backwards without tipping.
Or travel with the rake on the bobcat and put the roller on the opposite side as the bucket.
@@jeagle64 The roller is way too big and heavy to fit on the side. Everything is just right the way it is. :-)
@@jeagle64 I agree man , hell that's way to much time and energy with all that from the side stuff.
It's taking him 45 minutes to load and unload oath that just seemed like a lot of wasted time and energy to me. I would have the rake on the skd steer too. can't get the rake off without taking the forks off. Strapped to a pallet. Geez You gotta have 30 yd of space on the sides of the trailer to get to the attachments! no way man.
Terrible idea in my world
what did you charge for a job like that
Nice job. What does that cost to do
What is the point in running a soil.conditioner over gravel?
Ive never seen it used on any thing but dirt or clay to prep soil.
Hi Wayne. The soil conditioner breaks up all the fine material in the hard pack and redistributes it evenly, same as it does in soil. You’re not just filling the ruts, you’re actually removing the ruts altogether. Fix the underlying drainage problem while you’re at it, and you end up with a pretty durable, long-lasting surface. Thanks!
Are there 3 hydraulic hoses on the roller? I only have two hookups! Pls explain. Thanks
The third hookup is the case drain. In attachments that produce a lot of pressure, a case drain is included to prevent excessive hydraulic pressure from damaging the attachment. It is a line that dumps excess hydraulic fluid back into the reservoir. I had to get this case drain installed on the Bobcat when I bought the roller. I think most new loaders come with it already installed.
Thanks!
I’ll be darned. How much did it cost to have it installed if you don’t mind me asking. Where are you at in Virginia? I’m up in Maryland. Thanks
What size is your soil conditioner?
Hey Merritt do you find the front mounted wing kit on the QA rake helps alot? I picked up a used rake and it doesnt have them considering adding them.
Hi Tyler. Yes, the wing kit is pretty important, especially if you’re a little bit of a perfectionist. The wings keep it from windrowing, and they really do simulate a box blade. I wish they were a little easier to take on and off, because you’ll need to remove at least one of them if you angle the rake, as the one on the leading edge will push material sideways that you don’t want pushed.
You can see it in the video link below in the first few minutes. There I have a wing on the left side but not the right. The right side is leaving a little ridge because the material rolls out, and the left side pushes the excess material forward. I definitely prefer it with the wings on. Good luck!
ua-cam.com/video/fVcMKaL1rRo/v-deo.html
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices thanks for the info! That was exactly what I was thinking when your fully angled. Do you decide before you start a job which side you'll keep it on? I had pretty good success fully angling windrowing material without them on larger projects.
Tyler Bemis Usually I have them both on or both off. At the time of that video, I had bent one of them up, so could only use the good one. 😬
Tyler Bemis If your goal is to windrow, which it will be sometimes, then it will be fine without the wings. I’m more often trying to create a clean edge, so I usually have them on.
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices I get what your saying I think I'll order a set to try them out thanks for your help!
I have a similar set up. How deep are you going with the power rake? I'm probably too deep I think with mine.
Hi Lyle. How deep you rake depends on a few things. It is only designed to go a few inches down at a time, so it is hard to accidentally overdo it. The biggest factor is how much base material there is. If I know (or find out) that the gravel base is nice and deep, I go ahead and rake it pretty deep, because it is that underlying base material that makes this process work the best.
Now, if the gravel base is really thin, you've got to be more careful because it usually isn't helpful to dig up the bigger rocks in the subsoil. Sometimes I'll see it kicking out ballast, river rocks, or whatever other material is under the gravel, and I'd rather avoid that stuff if I can. If the base is really shallow, I usually recommend that they get a few more inches on top. This process (as a standalone process) works best on some of these old driveways where people have done nothing but dump a new load of gravel every three years for the past 30 years, and the base is nice and deep.
Good luck!
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices do you think the side plates are a must have? I didn't order mine with them and it leaves windrows to clean up.
Lyle Casteel Definitely a must have. I take one of them off if I angle it (the front one), or both of them off if I’m using it to cut a swale or low ditch from the side, but otherwise I leave them on all the time. 👍
Lyle Casteel - Oops, I replied from the wrong account. 😬 Anyway, still yes. 😉
Can't hear most of what ur saying. Why haul so much weight when not needed? Should turn the straps the other way I stead of trying to tighten between machine.
What size soil conditioner is that? I'm looking at purchasing one from them guys.
Jacob Bradburn It is the 72”. Normally you’d get the smallest one that covers the width of your wheels/tracks. Good luck!
Jacob Bradburn Also, have a look at my newest video at ua-cam.com/video/fVcMKaL1rRo/v-deo.html if you haven’t already. It gives a pretty good look at the soil conditioner in action.
The truck is 9900 gvw and your trailer axles are 6 lug. Are the axles 5,000 each for a gvw of 15,000?
TERRORoftheLORD - Close. 5200 each for a gwv of 15,600. They are actually 6000 lb axles outfitted with 5200 lb brakes, which allowed us to use the smaller wheels, which brought the deck closer to the ground. My trailer guy, who is super good at this, went out of his way to make sure I could haul all my stuff safely with my current truck. If I had had a dually, he wouldn’t have worried about it so much. Since I don’t, he designed...this.
@@MerrittSkidSteerServices The gvw on a dually will push you into cdl. Not sure on Fords but Chevy is 12,000, and Dodge has even their single wheel 3500's at 13,200. Or is that not a problem because you already have a cdl?
It's a balancing act for me. A big enough trailer to haul 12,000 lbs of gear and still keep the truck and trailer below 26,000.
TERRORoftheLORD - Definitely a balancing act. All this past week I have been hauling around a Bobcat 770 with a forestry mulcher with this truck and trailer. I’m still within specs and my registration level (25.5k), but if I want to do it much more, I’m definitely looking at more truck and trailer, which means getting a CDL. I think I’m going to go ahead and get it, then I can stop worrying so much about the weight.
TERRORoftheLORD - I don’t know what the Ford dually numbers are either, but my trailer guy said that the gwv on the older Ford dually trucks (ones the same age as my truck) aren’t much higher than what I have, so that would be one way to go. Allegedly, the gvr’s on the newer Ford duallies went significantly higher.
TERRORoftheLORD - You didn’t mention what truck you have. This trailer (including the removable platform) has an empty weight of 3500 lbs, which officially gives it 12,100 lbs of payload. Then figure 10% of the weight will be on the truck if you load it properly.