Rented a mini over easter weekend to clear about half an acre. Got pretty good with it, took a couple hours. Never figured out how to spin the under carriage around or how to rake just the top of the soil. Lot of coordination for sure
Lmao !! I just read another one of your comments and it says , That they have been watching you for awhile now and this confirms you like a BIG ASS FIRE !! Apparently , they haven't seen the REALLY BIG ASS FIRE, you had out on your farm Chris !!! lolololol... Now, that was one Big Ass Fire right there !! I mean REAL BIG !! lolol... Have a Great Evening !! Great as always Chris... Stay Safe....
I think with those forks he could have pushed himself backwards, just not forwards....That's how mine are.....not that I've ever needed to find out though.... ;-)
Southern Homestead Transformation back in the late 80’s I had a bush rock business getting rock out with an old Hough 60c loader with forks .....used to get bogged regularly, used the forks as you just described, to get out going forward I had about 50yards of wire rope rapped around the fork frame, secure the end to the nearest large tree or rock and roll the forks back and then lift the forks up as high as she would go, then lower and take another turn around the frame and repeat until she was out.
@@shitloveaduck if you curl it down quickly and jamb it down into the ground it doesn't have time to come forward, that's why you only go backwards if you are stuck.
Hi Chris from the uk, big fan of your work and channel! Who is the chap you have helping you, (not Tim), often driving the truck or shovelling concrete round pipes?
great video MR firebug. looks like fun on a rainy day. saw a video you mite like virtual railfan yesterday used about 7 cat 330 track hoes to lift and load switch assembly onto rail carts to send down the line for replacement of 1/2 a crossover.
I love watching Chris operate it's like an extension of his arms or his legs he is so fluid with what he does I tell everyone around about him and they're like no one can operate like that and then I show them his video of him in Vegas where he's operating a excavator one track on a balance beam like it was nothing and they're like oh my God there's no way he can do that and then they become fans
I put my gas AND diesel (mixed) in used hydraulic jugs or 5 gallon buckets depending on the application........(I am a pryro from way back) HINT: always use less than 50% gas in your fire starting mixture. (trust me ya don't want more LOL) Can you say INSTANT mustache and eyebrow trim? LMAO
Didn't you know the best time to start a fire was when it is hot, dry and windy? (LOL) That is how we do it in South Dakota!!!!! (July and August being ideal times) I am being sarcastic(maybe) of course, but I do like your burn vids!!!!!
Chip the soft wood and sell it to dairy farms. Chip the hard wood and scrap then sell it for mulch. Up here we get at least a grand for an 18 wheeler trailer of shavings for the dairy barns. You are literally burning cash no?
When ya gonna put a hydraulic cylinder on the old mechanical thumb.. I'm sure wouldn't take that much to plumb something up... that mechanical thumb would drive me nuts..
I do believe that you worked yourself out of a job till they set up a burner. I tell you what, aluminum can go to ash in seconds when they're in a fire. Quarantine has every one looking for something to do.
I mix my used motor oil and diesel fuel together and pour it in my bucket and then dump it in the center of the pile. The inside center of the pile is usually the driest part of the pile. I dip a stick in diesel and light that then toss that into the mixture on the top. Don't always work but I would say it does more then not.
Rented a mini over easter weekend to clear about half an acre. Got pretty good with it, took a couple hours. Never figured out how to spin the under carriage around or how to rake just the top of the soil. Lot of coordination for sure
I think you're favorite phase is "Gonna set it on FIRE!!" Too funny
Love your ability to manipulate the excavator. I swear you could pick up a raw egg with that bucket if you needed to! Nice job!! Jim.
It's lovely to see a nice little fire. Always great fun. And a little can of diesel just to piss someone off ha ha. Love it. Cornwall UK.
I've been watching your videos for awhile now and this one confirms you enjoy a big ass fire like I do! Thanks!!
BadKittyOscar NO Chris and his huge ass fires lol
I can sit and watch bonfire videos all day long.
Mud and fire , it doesn’t get any better , Chris is the man .
Who doesn’t?
Lmao !! I just read another one of your comments and it says , That they have been watching you for awhile now and this confirms you like a BIG ASS FIRE !! Apparently , they haven't seen the REALLY BIG ASS FIRE, you had out on your farm Chris !!! lolololol... Now, that was one Big Ass Fire right there !! I mean REAL BIG !! lolol... Have a Great Evening !! Great as always Chris... Stay Safe....
Keith Dunlap , yeh , now that WAS a fire , I loved it .
It's crazy how you can do stuff like that and not melt hoses or anything lol.
there actually steel braided hose with a rubber exterior, but ya dont wana keep em in a fire any longer than ya need to
Just another day in paradise!
Just wish I lived close to there so I could get that “scrap” cedar. I hated to see it burn like that.
Concur.
Sitting next to my space heater and enjoying your fire.
This guy is smooth as can be with heavy equipment
Hey letsdig18! You've had bigger and stucker! Ride ride ride!
Chris can build a good fire!
Oh that really grinds my gears, diesel fuel in a gas can your supposed to use a milk jug.
Congratulations 2 million followers.
Dirt Perfect just changed the season to " Volvo Clearing Season !
You've probably answered this but do you have any trouble with the hydraulic hoses heating and getting brittle? Cracking?
Wouldn't do it to mine lol
I got to believe people would buy that for fire wood...
Chris, is that's what's known as an old stuck in the mud?
TOBM: The Original Burning Man
Great job on the video Chris have good tomorrow
I think with those forks he could have pushed himself backwards, just not forwards....That's how mine are.....not that I've ever needed to find out though.... ;-)
Southern Homestead Transformation back in the late 80’s I had a bush rock business getting rock out with an old Hough 60c loader with forks .....used to get bogged regularly, used the forks as you just described, to get out going forward I had about 50yards of wire rope rapped around the fork frame, secure the end to the nearest large tree or rock and roll the forks back and then lift the forks up as high as she would go, then lower and take another turn around the frame and repeat until she was out.
@@shitloveaduck if you curl it down quickly and jamb it down into the ground it doesn't have time to come forward, that's why you only go backwards if you are stuck.
Floating forks or not won’t catch me stuck at least in that situation.
If there’s no excavator around you get creative.
That 544 needs some Skidder tires
Man I could use all the slabs like that I could get.
Hi Chris from the uk, big fan of your work and channel! Who is the chap you have helping you, (not Tim), often driving the truck or shovelling concrete round pipes?
Lol I really love how they fixed the broken windows lol please tell me that's just waiting on new ones 😂😂😂
Haha that's been like that for like 2 years
@@letsdig18 lol must have ordered the windows from far away
Have you ever popped a window on the Hitachi from being to close to long to a fire or any other machine?
Is the thumb hydraulic or mechanical
How far away from buildings and trees do you keep your fires?
Love the videos!
At 14 04 you picked up a log and it turned over in the bucket,there was a noise like a dog barking and i thought for a sec you got a dog in it. LOL
powerful excavator
I love me a good fire
Good fire .
A shame to burn cedar. Could donate a coupla hunnert pounds of the bigger chunks to your high school wood shop.
Is this guy trying to make a fire, or send a smoke signal?
Pile was packed down too tight, as no air could circulate. Once you started moving it and restacking, she'll burn.
You ever melt any hydraulic lines when working in a fire like that?
no
i would have chipped it and sold it for garden mulch added value from nothing pure profit
fire fire hehe
Is it so difficult to understand that a pile of wood that has been in the rain all night won't burn easily?
I bet that fire was so fucking hot I bet you can feel it thirty-five 50 feet away burning you
It would be better to recycle these wood waste into pellets or chips. Do you have consumers in the area?
Should have used petrol not diesel
I wish we could burn where I live it would sure make jobs alot easier
hey put it in gal milk jug clear for the eyes to see what you hiding lol
why u driving davids truck
Hey Chris why don't you dump some fuel in the bucket and pour it on top
He does that too sometimes
You waste more than you accomplish
he should learn to drive a loader that was not stuck
I know how to burn dirt... put it in a volcano
And some gas in a diesel can just to piss some people off. 🤣
Beat me to it 😂
Hahaha made me laugh out loud too 😝
Yep brilliant
Diesel in a gas can lol
Does anybody else watch MrAJWORKS from latvia? always a pretty sloppy mess in his area ..and chris , he likes his volvo's too!👍
Yup! Love watching him dig water channels through the forest.
Lee Harris , yeh I like watching his channel too 🇬🇧
How do you not burn the heck out of your excavator?
Burning better quality wood than what Lowe’s sells at its number one high dollar wood.
Lol
better Q lumber that pretty much any hardware store agreed...
You got a bunch of closet pyros in your subbers, me included!
Yeah. that is right; always the same people show up and comment!!!! lol @ Baby Catcher
Chris
My marshmallow is going to cook before I can get close. 🤔😎😁
I like Excavator 👍👍
You burn all your hydraulic pipes then you start complaining to us
In the UK we would sell that off cut wood for power stations
GET A LEAF BLOWER, YOUR PROBLEMS WILL GO AWAY.
Ahh...nice crackling fire.
"Well, now we know where NOT to drive the loader." Ha!
Thanks.
great video MR firebug. looks like fun on a rainy day. saw a video you mite like virtual railfan yesterday used about 7 cat 330 track hoes to lift and load switch assembly onto rail carts to send down the line for replacement of 1/2 a crossover.
I love watching Chris operate it's like an extension of his arms or his legs he is so fluid with what he does I tell everyone around about him and they're like no one can operate like that and then I show them his video of him in Vegas where he's operating a excavator one track on a balance beam like it was nothing and they're like oh my God there's no way he can do that and then they become fans
Man that loader they dont take care of it ..
Love it! Keep them burn pile videos coming. After all, the scraps are not going to set aflame without help. Thanks Chris.
Great video Chris you and John and Tim, y’all stay safe brother
...they know who to call when they need a big ass fire..lol...great video..
Follow the beaten path. "Jungle Fire, Keeps on burning!" Got marshmallows?
An ever diminishing ring of fire and a stuck loader, now that was fun. Great video bro. Stay safe
All you needed to really git 'er going was the spare tire from that Ford Truck and you woulda been cookin in no time
Chris there is a Pyro inside you. LOL Love your videos. Thanks
I have no idea what you are talking about LOL
I put my gas AND diesel (mixed) in used hydraulic jugs or 5 gallon buckets depending on the application........(I am a pryro from way back) HINT: always use less than 50% gas in your fire starting mixture. (trust me ya don't want more LOL) Can you say INSTANT mustache and eyebrow trim? LMAO
Didn't you know the best time to start a fire was when it is hot, dry and windy? (LOL) That is how we do it in South Dakota!!!!! (July and August being ideal times) I am being sarcastic(maybe) of course, but I do like your burn vids!!!!!
Made a different mess trying to clean up a mess. Lol
I think you love playing with infernos.
Chip the soft wood and sell it to dairy farms. Chip the hard wood and scrap then sell it for mulch. Up here we get at least a grand for an 18 wheeler trailer of shavings for the dairy barns. You are literally burning cash no?
I always enjoy a good fire burn.
That single piece at 9:40.
You're just showing off now lol.
Your fire heap is packed too tight and lacks a good air supply in the middle and bottom and that causes a slow start.
Happy earth day friends, woo hoo!
First great video 👍
Tires work great for making big fires . The more tires the better the fire
It must be easier on your tracks to turn by putting your bucket down??
good john deere payloader
Good Lord... you guys seem to get more rain that the gulf
Love the fires
Thats some good lumber y burn it and not sell it ??
I miss the ole hitachi, you sure fixed her up!
New here. Who owns the sawmill?
All of that mud is a pain in the ass!!!
Why do you have that EVIL excitement when talking about fire.....
That looks like fun
Great Vid Chris!! Didnt CT3 help you on the Hitachi?
When ya gonna put a hydraulic cylinder on the old mechanical thumb.. I'm sure wouldn't take that much to plumb something up... that mechanical thumb would drive me nuts..
I do believe that you worked yourself out of a job till they set up a burner. I tell you what, aluminum can go to ash in seconds when they're in a fire. Quarantine has every one looking for something to do.
I mix my used motor oil and diesel fuel together and pour it in my bucket and then dump it in the center of the pile. The inside center of the pile is usually the driest part of the pile. I dip a stick in diesel and light that then toss that into the mixture on the top. Don't always work but I would say it does more then not.
Looking Like a wet day. Brush pile burn pretty good. Be careful out there be safe. 👍☕️🍩🍀
You ever got
Deisel on your pants while lighting and burning...that'd 'not be good' lol
Oh man do I shrug to see all that cedar burn. If I lived in the area I would've paid you for that.
a couple old tires in the center works wonders
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