Love this. I finish welded the last Caterpillar 657B tractor case and frame assembly at Decatur, IL in March 1982. Good to see the old B models still earning their keep.
Before that did you guys weld the 641s what year did they move scraper building to Decatur I ran.41s they are tough hardly ever broke down I guess Cat never made a 47 White shirt decision that would have been a good digger especially the last two or three years They built 41s with the newly invented 8 speed transmission
Well that would certainly sort the men out from the boys as far as the machines were concerned. I noticed even the 'push dozers' were having to struggle in that stuff, - I sure wouldn't want any of that in my back garden. I bet they had to do a tidy bit of welding on those scraper bowls at the end of the days work.
Used to swing a wrench on the yellow iron. Never drove any other than to move it for what ever reason. Most of the jobs that I was on had one pusher and a few had no dozer in the cut but the scrapers had loops on the front and hooks on the back and they would push and pull each other through the cut. Wouldn't want to drive them for a living. Not sure I'm man enough to bounce around in those 10 to 12 hours a day.
I don't think it's a question of whether you are 'man enough' to drive one of those scrapers all day, - I think it's more a question of how much you value your kidneys. Unfortunately the 'human body' was not designed to be shaken, thrown, and generally bounced about in all directions for long periods of time even if you are 'belted' in. The money might be good but I think I value my health more, especially in later life.
Did that on an old HD41 Allis Chalmers in a kaolin pit in Georgia. Had a V12 in it with two straight pipes. Late in the evening it would have a foot of fire coming out of those pipes and the turbos were glowing! Old tractor wouldn't run till you got it smoking hot. Good video...... Lots of iron........
Hard to believe there is only one scraper operator, the first one in this video, who is smart enough to open the apron door all the way so the pushers can load the bowl instead of turning the scraper into a bulldozer and pushing the material down the cut instead of getting a load. Who would want to make that job last😜
when I was 9 yrs old, two cats sat in a field for like forever. My plan was to take parts out of one and fix the other and take it home with me. It made sense back then. Still makes sense now.... 48 years later.
nothin more beeuteefull!! than that yellow iron! drop that pan raise your skirt! and let them 10s drive ya home!! fantastic vid boys! dam I wish I worked for you guys!!
I spent many years in a rock cut.. Loading ripped or blasted rock is very rough on the operator and equipment. The 651&567 are great rock scraper's with a large bowl to get the boulders inside and heavy enough to be stable in rock cuts when loading.
Excellent video! Damn hard work. That looks tough on the tracks and GETs. Looks like Saddel Back Mountain, in the background. Keep it up, SoCalEarthMovers, I love your videos!
LOL, me too. That's a very dangerous place to work on the ground, and the worst possible time to be there. I'm not the most experienced operator, but I've been on civil sites in my home city in Oz for 4 years. Being around big scrapers and dozers doing bulk earth moving is about as dangerous at it gets. Maybe he thought his hi viz and hard hat would protect him.
It must be quite a lot of fun pushing and ripping up earth with a monster D11. It's an impressive machine. I've never seen one in the flesh. In Canberra, Australia where I live, I don't think there are any. There's a few D10s, more D9s and 8s though.
surveyor best seat in the house!!! he can stand there all day and nobody can say a thing about it, its like being front row at a game. yes the person taking the video has a very nice seat also, but he can't reach and touch one if he wants to. thank you for the video
Has it always been that way for the bulldozers to have to push the scrapers through the dirt? The scrapers just don't have enough power on their own? Very interesting. Very professional how everyone seems to just know exactly what to do. Very efficient too.
I have no desire to operate those old scrapers with open cabins, especially in terrain like this. I guess Summer in SoCal gets hot like here in SE Australia. That's definitely a young man's job. Those machines would be punishing enough, but they're out in the weather. They may be classic, rugged machines, but the fact they neglected to add a cabin, heater and cooler is a damn shame. Most American cars at the time had air. It would have been a simple process to enclose those scrapers. This is a damn cool video though. You guys in the US have all the big gear.
Tuff Day at the office here 4 sure...I see they are using there older scrapers on this bone pile...smart move...this is kind of detail I would call punishment... and sing oh my back... oh my poor old back what did I do to get this... as I would climb up and down those dam big old potatoes.
Looks kinda rough to me, cushion dozers banging into each other, scrapers waiting in line to get into the cut, raising the scraper bowl before closing the apron.... Was the cut so short that they needed to hog the dirt so much? Even then, those scrapers are pulling out without a heaping load. I guess a person needs to be there, know all the factors before he can do more than make assumptions.
I would like to see an aerial view of this site and I can't get my head around how much it must cost to have all those machines operating at one time like this .
Those scrapers wasn't as tough as the terex. Tts24 was a hard working push pull. The one I operated had the 12-v71tt in front and a 6-v92t in rear. Nice machine. It got sold to someone in Colorado. With our Terex dozer.
Why? if you can get it in the bowl its scraper dirt. Scraper application is only limited by the mind when it can effectively be used, not many good minds around anymore to get the max out of them.
I like these vidoes but these mashines are too big and toow powerfull. mankind was never given the authoroity to do this type of stinds. It is very froghtning. Thanks YOUS!!!
can any of you "experts" out there tell me why the four dozers alone here couldnt shift more dirt than 3 scrapers, seems a waste to me to have two dozers pushing a scraper instead of thier blades
the two dozers pushing had peterson blades which are meant to push scrapers not bulk dirt. the other dozers were ripping up the sandstone so the scapers could pick it up. i'm sure the fill area wasn't a short push away or they would have probably used dozers to move the material.
Love this. I finish welded the last Caterpillar 657B tractor case and frame assembly at Decatur, IL in March 1982. Good to see the old B models still earning their keep.
Before that did you guys weld the 641s what year did they move scraper building to Decatur I ran.41s they are tough hardly ever broke down I guess Cat never made a 47 White shirt decision that would have been a good digger especially the last two or three years They built 41s with the newly invented 8 speed transmission
Nebergahl had to weld in a Left section on a 57 it was painted white
Well that would certainly sort the men out from the boys as far as the machines were concerned. I noticed even the 'push dozers' were having to struggle in that stuff, - I sure wouldn't want any of that in my back garden. I bet they had to do a tidy bit of welding on those scraper bowls at the end of the days work.
Christopher Lovelock you hit the nail on the head with your comment. Thought exact same. Cheers!
Used to swing a wrench on the yellow iron. Never drove any other than to move it for what ever reason. Most of the jobs that I was on had one pusher and a few had no dozer in the cut but the scrapers had loops on the front and hooks on the back and they would push and pull each other through the cut. Wouldn't want to drive them for a living. Not sure I'm man enough to bounce around in those 10 to 12 hours a day.
I don't think it's a question of whether you are 'man enough' to drive one of those scrapers all day, - I think it's more a question of how much you value your kidneys. Unfortunately the 'human body' was not designed to be shaken, thrown, and generally bounced about in all directions for long periods of time even if you are 'belted' in. The money might be good but I think I value my health more, especially in later life.
my last job before I retired was in simular material...rough,,,long hours ...and teamwork involved is very special indeed
Did that on an old HD41 Allis Chalmers in a kaolin pit in Georgia. Had a V12 in it with two straight pipes. Late in the evening it would have a foot of fire coming out of those pipes and the turbos were glowing! Old tractor wouldn't run till you got it smoking hot. Good video...... Lots of iron........
A/C's are not afraid of work!
Nice. Would love to have seen that.
Old guys told me in the 70s run her til you can't see over the flames
Hard to believe there is only one scraper operator, the first one in this video, who is smart enough to open the apron door all the way so the pushers can load the bowl instead of turning the scraper into a bulldozer and pushing the material down the cut instead of getting a load. Who would want to make that job last😜
One of your best action vids so far imop. The surveyor in white certainly has some balls!
Jeez!! I don't think I'd ever imagine seeing a D10 struggle at anything before!!
when I was 9 yrs old, two cats sat in a field for like forever. My plan was to take parts out of one and fix the other and take it home with me. It made sense back then. Still makes sense now.... 48 years later.
nothin more beeuteefull!! than that yellow iron! drop that pan raise your skirt! and let them 10s drive ya home!! fantastic vid boys! dam I wish I worked for you guys!!
I spent many years in a rock cut.. Loading ripped or blasted rock is very rough on the operator and equipment. The 651&567 are great rock scraper's with a large bowl to get the boulders inside and heavy enough to be stable in rock cuts when loading.
Unload with a 57 high then lower your bowl immediately so the rear transmission doesn't snag one them
Excellent video! Damn hard work. That looks tough on the tracks and GETs. Looks like Saddel Back Mountain, in the background. Keep it up, SoCalEarthMovers, I love your videos!
I do not operate any machines myself but i really enjoy watching your videos. :)
I expected to see that surveyor become a red stain on a scraper tyre a few times
Gradesetter , not surveyor . Surveyors generally don't dodge scrapers . I've been there for 15 years , Local 3 Sacramento
LOL, me too. That's a very dangerous place to work on the ground, and the worst possible time to be there. I'm not the most experienced operator, but I've been on civil sites in my home city in Oz for 4 years. Being around big scrapers and dozers doing bulk earth moving is about as dangerous at it gets. Maybe he thought his hi viz and hard hat would protect him.
As a kid I ran cable scraper in this type material, Seward, Alaska.
Sukut's Irvine job few years ago that's me on the D11
@Geo Thomas If there's one thing this man can do better then you ever will be able to do... That's ripping rock.. Lol
It must be quite a lot of fun pushing and ripping up earth with a monster D11. It's an impressive machine. I've never seen one in the flesh. In Canberra, Australia where I live, I don't think there are any. There's a few D10s, more D9s and 8s though.
@@lesflynn4455 ones the company I work for are broken down more than they are running
surveyor best seat in the house!!! he can stand there all day and nobody can say a thing about it, its like being front row at a game. yes the person taking the video has a very nice seat also, but he can't reach and touch one if he wants to. thank you for the video
Tough going on the machinery but getting it done. Great video.
Has it always been that way for the bulldozers to have to push the scrapers through the dirt? The scrapers just don't have enough power on their own? Very interesting. Very professional how everyone seems to just know exactly what to do. Very efficient too.
You don't realise how big those machines are until you see the guy standing there
i used to drive them in 1970 to 1980 best job ever
Wow.. Thats got to be some of the worst soil to work with...but their gettin' it done!
I have no desire to operate those old scrapers with open cabins, especially in terrain like this. I guess Summer in SoCal gets hot like here in SE Australia. That's definitely a young man's job. Those machines would be punishing enough, but they're out in the weather. They may be classic, rugged machines, but the fact they neglected to add a cabin, heater and cooler is a damn shame. Most American cars at the time had air. It would have been a simple process to enclose those scrapers. This is a damn cool video though. You guys in the US have all the big gear.
In that boney crap you don't know what sucks more, the cut or the fill.
Wow that's moving some dir.... material.
Tuff Day at the office here 4 sure...I see they are using there older scrapers on this bone pile...smart move...this is kind of detail I would call punishment... and sing oh my back... oh my poor old back what did I do to get this... as I would climb up and down those dam big old potatoes.
My back hurts just watching this lmao
Just more ! 👌👍
it's all fun and games,till they break em.
then they call us Real Men Out...to fix em..
Magnificent video and good job
It's all got to go and catch 'em on the fly!
Looks kinda rough to me, cushion dozers banging into each other, scrapers waiting in line to get into the cut, raising the scraper bowl before closing the apron.... Was the cut so short that they needed to hog the dirt so much? Even then, those scrapers are pulling out without a heaping load. I guess a person needs to be there, know all the factors before he can do more than make assumptions.
Some people will say Iam sick, i love operating scrapers. I cut my teeth on 621b's in the National Guard. Then we got the 621g's I loved it all
Reversing dozers make me really happy for some reason.
Turning with the rippers hurried is a risky move
looks like fun I'd hate to be the mechanic!
At 3 minutes those guys in the D10's ram into each other backing up for another pass!!! HAHAHAHHAHA!!!!
These guys take it as
I wish i could of been on this job operating a pan with a cable apron.
I would like to see an aerial view of this site and I can't get my head around how much it must cost to have all those machines operating at one time like this .
Looks like the A/C has stopped working on the front push tractor!
Those scrapers make the D10's look small.
Looks like a tuff cut
pile the sandstone in big piles and use 944's and 789's for final move.
Riiiiiight.....and the mobilisation cost for that kit would be?????????????
Gavin84w using 2 dozers to push scaper is a huge cost also.
No where near the cost of 994 & 789!!!!
Why would you pay to move it twice" Cut to fill. Done. Scrapers are a very cost effective way to move dirt
Some aprons still wide open even after scraper is loaded and takes off
Looks like some real serious cuts here. Is this pre-highway construction or pre-development work?
Nice video but that ripping shit made me an old fkn man back when i was young lol.
should try it in blasted blue granite..mountain tops.... rough hard and bumpy
That was awesome, was it speeded up any of it?
Was that Bobby Alexander I saw on the dozer??
Those scrapers wasn't as tough as the terex. Tts24 was a hard working push pull. The one I operated had the 12-v71tt in front and a 6-v92t in rear. Nice machine. It got sold to someone in Colorado. With our Terex dozer.
how are you able to get so close to film and watch? do you work for a company?
All in a days work....
That is a nasty cut...
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Seems better suited for an excavator.
Why? if you can get it in the bowl its scraper dirt. Scraper application is only limited by the mind when it can effectively be used, not many good minds around anymore to get the max out of them.
Wear and tear.
I would agree. good size excavator preferably a mass X and teeth I think would work better in this scenario.
If it fits, it ships.
Do you realize how many excavators and trucks you would need to get the same volume moved?
Much faster this way
least a few...
I like these vidoes but these mashines are too big and toow powerfull. mankind was never given the authoroity to do this type of stinds. It is very froghtning. Thanks YOUS!!!
What was the project?
can any of you "experts" out there tell me why the four dozers alone here couldnt shift more dirt than 3 scrapers, seems a waste to me to have two dozers pushing a scraper instead of thier blades
the two dozers pushing had peterson blades which are meant to push scrapers not bulk dirt. the other dozers were ripping up the sandstone so the scapers could pick it up. i'm sure the fill area wasn't a short push away or they would have probably used dozers to move the material.
One scrapers moves three time as much dirt as one dozer and much faster.
is that a D11T with GPS!
Flat tires lol load in neutral don't slip or spin on that rock
horrible.... empty scrapers....
Lol😂