Great stuff, teaching, editing, transitions, music, keeps me engaged, learnt a lot just from that video, doing my dozer at the moment, your aiding me in the process big thanks you
Awesome, thanks buddy. I been a bucket guy for 12 years and with your videos I'm learning years worth of blade stuff in minutes. Love it!! Keep it up!!
@@DieselandIron you are doing a really great free thing. I have guys on my "ditch digging" crew that is driving trucks for me that paid a school thousands of dollars of tuition learning what you could have taught them 30 minutes a night for free! Keep it up! Knowledge is always a good thing.
@@sdk4422 thanks man, I really appreciate that. With how bad the trades are hurting for people right now I'm just trying to do my part. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!
Thanks Kyle! The only difference between me and you is seat time. I'm not anything special in a dozer, I just have a couple thousand hours planted in the seat. Thanks for watching!
New operator in trade school here, was wondering how do I stop making valleys/humps on a slot? Our assignment is to have a slot that is flat with a pile at the end we can drive over with the dozer.
Seat time! This is the hardest skill to learn in a dozer. The best advice I can give you is to slow down a bit until you are able to grade smooth. Once you can grade smooth, bump your speed up a little and do it again. Bump your speed and do it again. Eventually, with enough time, you will be grading in 3rd gear all day long!
You going to be doing the livestream this weekend? My son and I made it out to our first site today to do some recording for the first time this year. Spring is finally here and the machines are coming out from hiding!
Awesome video. I’m pretty new to dozers so how do you maintain grade once you get to the bottom of your slope when you’re first cutting? Seems like it would be easy to dig too deep
Hoping to get into the heavy operating union here in Illinois. Any advice on where to go to learn the industry in the meantime? Grew up on a farm and have always been familiar with running equipment.
While you are waiting I would start applying to small to mid sized companies and start getting some seat time under your belt. The apprenticeship program can be a little difficult to get into right now with all of the Covid stuff going on. I wouldn't let the union hold you back from starting your career.
Do you still reply to comments? I want to know if you have a video on handling angles when matching what you have. Like at 9:24 you are pushing the top soil on your right side forward to the little mountain. How do you handle when the dozer starts to tilt a bit because the right side is higher than the left? Wouldn't it cause accidental cutting on the left side of the blade unless you tilt the blade back to center? Or would it not do that because you are taking that material away, preventing the dozer from tilting?
@@DieselandIron OH hell yeah it's basically the topic in the first minute. I'll be watching that now! Thanks man! I might actually be let on a dozer now at work if I know just a bit more. These old heads have a bad habit of not letting us younger dudes learn the machines and it's caused quite a problem here at my company.
I did exactly that. My initial pushes were close up to the pile and I had been working myself further and further back with each pass. Thanks for watching!
Ok, thanks They are turning farm land into a parking lot type of area. I don't work a dozer but I use this technique to move snow long distances with a wheeled loaded. Like in a big parking lot. The bank on each side holds the snow in front of the blade.
I just love wearing out the undercarriage. I actually go home in the evenings and heat my house by burning dollar bills because I have that kind of wealth to throw around.
@@DieselandIronIt’s easy to pick out the nonsite work people. Think everything is worthy of a pan or automatics along with a loader just to strip some topsoil lol. Don’t want to use the dozer and wear out the undercarriage now. Especially because they aren’t made to ever be used ever because you might wear out the undercarriage lol. Automatics on a little topsoil stripping job lol. That’s gonna be an expensive model!
That's exactly what I did. Everything out in front of the machine in the slot had already been stripped which is why I was taking time to build up a good sized pile to push down the slot.
Great stuff, teaching, editing, transitions, music, keeps me engaged, learnt a lot just from that video, doing my dozer at the moment, your aiding me in the process big thanks you
Happy to help! Thanks for the comment my man!
Awesome, thanks buddy. I been a bucket guy for 12 years and with your videos I'm learning years worth of blade stuff in minutes. Love it!! Keep it up!!
I appreciate that! Let me know if there's anything specific you've got questions on. I'm still learning myself!
@@DieselandIron you are doing a really great free thing. I have guys on my "ditch digging" crew that is driving trucks for me that paid a school thousands of dollars of tuition learning what you could have taught them 30 minutes a night for free! Keep it up! Knowledge is always a good thing.
@@sdk4422 thanks man, I really appreciate that. With how bad the trades are hurting for people right now I'm just trying to do my part. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!
Great demo!! I use the same method pushing snow down a 700' driveway. It just works for moving material.
Thanks Wayne! I appreciate the support brother!
Good work brother. You have been a role model to me. God bless you. I am Oladimeji from Nigeria.
Thank you for watching and thank you so much for the comment! Always happy to help someone's career!
That’s a great way to move a lot of dirt fast with a straight blade
Good video Bryan👍
Thanks James!
That time-lapse looked awesome 👌
Thank you!
thank yuo for making this channel this is very informative and niche specific for anybody specifically looking to get into this field of work
You got it!
Awesome video man. These are super informative and the way you explain stuff makes it easier to understand!
Glad to help! Let me know if there's anything you'd like more information on and I'll try to do a video on the subject!
That's some fantastic dozer work you did there I hope I can be that good eventually, looking forward to all your future dozer videos 👍
Thanks Kyle! The only difference between me and you is seat time. I'm not anything special in a dozer, I just have a couple thousand hours planted in the seat. Thanks for watching!
YesSiRr!! ON'yah Bryan!! Lol! Nice one Mate!! Awesome stuff! Thankz for the tips Big Fella!! Take it easy and be safe!
Thanks Phil! You da man!
Great video as always! Enjoy your weekend my friend! Definitely owning the drone footage!
Thanks man! I appreciate that. The drone is my favorite toy!
Great video insightful 👌👍
Nice work my friend
Thanks Richy!
You should do a video on how you get your case excavator and compact track loader to jobs site/what you haul them with.
I can do a video on a hauling setup. Give me a bit and I'll see what I can do
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
New operator in trade school here, was wondering how do I stop making valleys/humps on a slot? Our assignment is to have a slot that is flat with a pile at the end we can drive over with the dozer.
Seat time! This is the hardest skill to learn in a dozer. The best advice I can give you is to slow down a bit until you are able to grade smooth. Once you can grade smooth, bump your speed up a little and do it again. Bump your speed and do it again. Eventually, with enough time, you will be grading in 3rd gear all day long!
You going to be doing the livestream this weekend? My son and I made it out to our first site today to do some recording for the first time this year. Spring is finally here and the machines are coming out from hiding!
I will be doing the live stream from the home studio. Glad to hear you guys were able to get some action! It's nice to have the good weather show up!
awesome time of year!!
@@dirty.diggers Sure is
I see what you are doing with the dozer but l would have used a laser scraper for this job but l understand what you are doing with that equipment..
This wasn't worthy of all that. It was a simple lot extension for a farmer. Thanks for watching!
What a slow way of doing it . I have done a lot of that stuff with a dozer ( D9 )
Gotta get the job done with the tools you're given!
Awesome video. I’m pretty new to dozers so how do you maintain grade once you get to the bottom of your slope when you’re first cutting? Seems like it would be easy to dig too deep
That's where the skill comes in! Check out this video for a bit of an idea:
ua-cam.com/video/N4Qrw--bPdc/v-deo.html
It is very great video.
Thank you!
Hoping to get into the heavy operating union here in Illinois. Any advice on where to go to learn the industry in the meantime? Grew up on a farm and have always been familiar with running equipment.
If you are dead set on being in the union, then find the nearest union hall to you and apply for an apprenticeship.
While you are waiting I would start applying to small to mid sized companies and start getting some seat time under your belt. The apprenticeship program can be a little difficult to get into right now with all of the Covid stuff going on. I wouldn't let the union hold you back from starting your career.
The union isn't for everyone.
Do you still reply to comments?
I want to know if you have a video on handling angles when matching what you have.
Like at 9:24 you are pushing the top soil on your right side forward to the little mountain. How do you handle when the dozer starts to tilt a bit because the right side is higher than the left? Wouldn't it cause accidental cutting on the left side of the blade unless you tilt the blade back to center? Or would it not do that because you are taking that material away, preventing the dozer from tilting?
I always answer comments! See if this video answers any of your questions:. ua-cam.com/video/N4Qrw--bPdc/v-deo.html
@@DieselandIron OH hell yeah it's basically the topic in the first minute. I'll be watching that now! Thanks man! I might actually be let on a dozer now at work if I know just a bit more. These old heads have a bad habit of not letting us younger dudes learn the machines and it's caused quite a problem here at my company.
I hear ya. That's what I'm working to change in the industry. We have to teach more! Thanks for watching my man!
Good work friend,,
Thank you sir!
quick question here......did you start near material pile and work your way back for first strip of soil ?? ...and thanks again , from the uk
I did exactly that. My initial pushes were close up to the pile and I had been working myself further and further back with each pass. Thanks for watching!
Why not windrow the top 6” or so of soil first to loosen it then get under it?
The material is hard all the way down. With this hard packed clay there isn't any getting under it unfortunately.
@@DieselandIron, thanks for answering. Makes sense. 👍🏼
Is that all free hand? Are you running any kind of autos?
No, this was all freehand.
What are millings?
Millings are ground up asphalt that come out of one of these bad boys:
ua-cam.com/video/Z3N8qSaEqbA/v-deo.html
Ok, thanks They are turning farm land into a parking lot type of area. I don't work a dozer but I use this technique to move snow long distances with a wheeled loaded. Like in a big parking lot. The bank on each side holds the snow in front of the blade.
how someone can learn how to drive a bull dozer?
If you don't have access to equipment you can rent one. Outside of that you would need to hire in at a company to train you or attend a trade school.
You make it look easy but I know it takes a lot of time in the tractor seat to get that good.
Thank you! It's just a lot of seat time. Nothing I do is particularly special, I've just spent a lot of time doing it. Thanks for watching!
You do nice work iam ok in a dozer but not to your level
Thank you for the compliment! It just takes a lot of seat time. You will absolutely get there
Why wouldn’t you windrow the topsoil and use a loader to pile? Either you don’t have a loader or you love wearing out undercarriages prematurely.
I just love wearing out the undercarriage. I actually go home in the evenings and heat my house by burning dollar bills because I have that kind of wealth to throw around.
@@DieselandIronIt’s easy to pick out the nonsite work people. Think everything is worthy of a pan or automatics along with a loader just to strip some topsoil lol. Don’t want to use the dozer and wear out the undercarriage now. Especially because they aren’t made to ever be used ever because you might wear out the undercarriage lol. Automatics on a little topsoil stripping job lol. That’s gonna be an expensive model!
Some don't understand
Yes....
Start stripping close to to the pile and work towards your back.
Your wasting time, fuel , and machine pushing so far!
That's exactly what I did. Everything out in front of the machine in the slot had already been stripped which is why I was taking time to build up a good sized pile to push down the slot.
@@DieselandIron i guessed thats how you started it also !! more videos please from uk thanks...
Painful to watch
And yet you did. Thanks for the view!
Look man if you’re going to explain something just cut to the chase … damn you do this on everyone one of your videos ……
What's the problem now?