Pretty awesome Chris !! I bet your Papaw would have never thought , that the little boy he taught how to run all those machines , would one day be a "Celeb" for Volvo Machines !! I'm sure he's proud of ya !! Thanks for taking us along with ya, and showing behind the scenes of how things are set up for the show !! Great as always Man !! And, On too the Next.......
In Norway they have used remote controlled machines for cleaning up an old testingfield for ammo. There were about 6 machines on the site, and all the drivers were inside a building about about 1 kilometer away (if I remember correctly). They were sitting in copies of the cockpits looking at big screens, all in the same room, drinking coffee, talking sh*t and having a really good time while working on the site.
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As I am a swede its great to hear that you actually recognize that some of the equipment is from Sweden, thanks a million.
You, Dirt Perfect and Deisel Creek have a million subs between you, so I'm guessing you'll be getting more than just a card at Christmas from Volvo! Thanks for the entertainment guys, looks like you are as much star material as the equipment!
Chris, I really do appreciate you focusing on one booth at con Expo most channels give you just barely a glimpse of everything I very much appreciate you staying at one place, in this case Volvo and going through it piece by piece I really enjoyed it one of the things I learned it's where this stuff is made at that was eye-opening your whole podcast was very informative enjoyable thank you for doing podcast different from the rest I rate this 9] )-@#=]
Easily one of the most interesting episodes Chris has posted. It seems there's a lot of logistics and planing that goes into events like this. Including serious lead time getting equipment and other items staged well ahead of time. Thanks for the tag along Chris.
I was really impressed with the remote function box. As you noted, it would take some getting used to but it's definitely a useful tool for the right circumstances. Nice behind the scenes of all things Volvo from the show.
Watching this excavator video is like watching a high-speed action movie. The way the machine moves and responds to the operator's commands is simply incredible
They sure have an enormous amount of equipment crammed in that expo. It would be wild if you or Mike got an electric to demo cause you know all your viewers would like to see that happen. Maybe Volvo will see this post and think the same thing. 👋
The dump truck in the beginning looks like Uncle John's. Thinking maybe Chris will buy it to have one road worthy besides the off road dump. About to watch it now.
The fossil free steel comes from a Swedish prototype steel plant which uses hydrogen rather than coke. Presumably the carbon in the steel comes from another source - haven't looked too deeply into it since I read the original press release last year. ETA Looking forward to seeing you guys try out the 230 at the customer centre.
Do you know anything about steel making ? The carbon is not added, but removed. Ore is turned into high-carbon pig iron which is then refined to mild steel and other alloys.
Great to see you again Chris! Had a decent cameo there at the beginning of the meet & greet 😂 thanks again for all the time and energy you put into this! Now we have our first Volvo excavator also; they are a great company to work with.
I've been thinking about the electric excavator for a while. I still think it's an interesting idea and has a fair bit of potential to be had. Only limiter being run time and charge time plus the accessories needed. But at the same time, maybe make it more of a machine that has a fixed place, such as in a transfer station to feed a grinder/shear for garbage reduction. A longer stick and boom for a scrap metal yard to feed a hammer mill or load/unload trucks and rail cars. At the intake for a lumber mill to load bark/wood chips. Keep the batteries or cut down on the number of cells while having it attached to an umbilical power supply. If it needs to be moved, disconnect the umbilical use the batteries to move to a new location, plug back in. I can also see it being handy just with batteries for very niche needs that don't require extended usage. Especially when there is concern about noise and exhaust in a confined or enclosed space.
For everyone asking about the battery: EC230 E is equipped with four 66-kilowatt lithium-ion battery packs that enable the operator to work four to five hours in general purpose applications. With a high-power fast charge on a lunch hour, the machine should last through a full eight-hour shift.
Wish they would of had us come in early in the morning and showed all of us what Volvo had to offer and some information on the machines so we all could of filmed that and each other, would of been a good time and informative
Ok fun times over, time for you two to get back behind the sticks😁. All kidding aside, its awesome that you and D.P. to take time from working to go and have fun and do the meet and greets. Just wish I could have made it to Vegas.
thats awesome. i still think it would be fun for a big collab with all the volvo operators/creators from around the world working on some big project together.
You just made me super tired remembering the setup of our John Deere shows. The hauling, cleaning, shining the tires, waxing but we had a week to get ready but I did enjoy the days the show ran. This was in the time John Deere was buying all their distributors and keeping all the info correct for the customer. Your doing a super job especially with the remote machines.
The YT channel "Awesome Earthmovers", has playlists of videos of the transportation of the big machinery for the Conexpo, it's all really very impressive to watch.
That was really interesting, particularly the EV. It may be hard for some of us to see the advantage of the battery, but for plant, long term construction, and quarry work particularly, I can see where electric could have a big edge.
I can see some applications where electric might make sense; for example city emergency infrastructure excavation, where a machine may dig an hour or so, then wait until the crew repairs the sewer, water main, whatever problem, then backfills and done. For large project, continuous digging, no way.
I always wondered why more mine sites have not gone all eletric, as the machinery is basically in a confined space on known routes all day, doing the same thing over and over.
I probably fits in more applications than some would think. Loading dump trucks there's a bit of idle time waiting for the trucks to back in or leave, If the bucket ain't moving, the pump stops... utility/municipal where they do smaller projects not miles of trenching. Metro locations where noise overnight gets angry phone calls and letters etc to the mayor and city council or whoever.
Hold on there Chris, you have AC on yours as well, just open the windows and doors. It's called rush-in-air. I had to pull your chain just a little bit. You did better than I was expecting stacking those 3 blocks.
Awesome video Chris. So much preparation goes into the show. I really like to see the new technology for electric & hydrogen fuel cell machines. Here in Australia our rail network is not so good, so we rely a lot on road transport. I guess the future 18 wheelers will be a little similar to the off road hydrogen fuel cell electric truck you showed. Take care & cheers 😊
Awesome video Chris, im just gonna be honest, not a fan of the electric machines, quiet and all but then ya gotta stop to charge, gotta hall the charger so that's another expense if you can't haul it yourself, but they are cool though, I'd be curious to see what the breakout force is, well Chris it's a good thing you just got your new one an you have the old one, thanks for sharing an I look forward to seeing the next video as always, God bless 💪🇺🇲🤙✊👌 Bucket list of mine is to go-to Conexpo, wanna meet ya at the show, maybe next show I can make it!
I've been waiting for this video wanted to make it this year but health problems didn't allow me thank you for such a indep Part of the show so we could see it all your a quite a celebrities thank you very much love you videos
The remote has all kinds of options. Say building a block wall you could stand next to the wall and make sure the block is level and inline. Then reach over get another block and keep going. I thought it was ridiculous at first but now no. you could build a block retaining wall by yourself if you had to.
Lots of questions…. Where do you charge it, under heavy load how long do batteries last, what do replacement batteries cost? Then I guess from a safety perspective any issues with batteries shorting out?
Danny Freeman is one big man Chris, 6’7” ? Thank you Chris for a great video . All the gang was there Clint, Mike and Matt . I follow follow them all.🥰
It is Shaping up to be a Fantastic Expo - man oh man - all that New Equipment and Brand Spanking New Excavators with Air Conditioning - they truly Spoil You - wow - I think some of it needs "Deep Pockets" ! Thanks also for You Explanation on things and the Interviews - was soooo very Interesting indeed ! Love = Put Stick into Hole Game - ha ! The People Love You ! Many,many Cheers from Australia and like they say over here = GOOD ONE SON !!!!
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Pretty awesome Chris !! I bet your Papaw would have never thought , that the little boy he taught how to run all those machines , would one day be a "Celeb" for Volvo Machines !! I'm sure he's proud of ya !! Thanks for taking us along with ya, and showing behind the scenes of how things are set up for the show !! Great as always Man !! And, On too the Next.......
In Norway they have used remote controlled machines for cleaning up an old testingfield for ammo. There were about 6 machines on the site, and all the drivers were inside a building about about 1 kilometer away (if I remember correctly). They were sitting in copies of the cockpits looking at big screens, all in the same room, drinking coffee, talking sh*t and having a really good time while working on the site.
As I am a swede its great to hear that you actually recognize that some of the equipment is from Sweden, thanks a million.
As a Brit with a lot of Volvo experience and trips to Goteborg, I love Sweden and its wonderful people. Fantastic country 👍
you now they sold they volvo brand a long time ago right!
What a fabulous tour guide you are Chris. Enjoyed your demonstration of the electric machines. Smiling and having a great time. Thank you so much.
You, Dirt Perfect and Deisel Creek have a million subs between you, so I'm guessing you'll be getting more than just a card at Christmas from Volvo! Thanks for the entertainment guys, looks like you are as much star material as the equipment!
Awesome to see all you guys together Chris - thanks for taking us along.
Thanks Chris, for being such a great Ambassador for the Great Volvo Co. Well done and what fantastic new machines they have. Greetings from Australia
Chris, I really do appreciate you focusing on one booth at con Expo most channels give you just barely a glimpse of everything I very much appreciate you staying at one place, in this case Volvo and going through it piece by piece I really enjoyed it one of the things I learned it's where this stuff is made at that was eye-opening your whole podcast was very informative enjoyable thank you for doing podcast different from the rest I rate this 9]
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Easily one of the most interesting episodes Chris has posted.
It seems there's a lot of logistics and planing that goes into events like this.
Including serious lead time getting equipment and other items staged well ahead of time.
Thanks for the tag along Chris.
Really great to see you guys together! Thanks for sharing this, Chris!
I was really impressed with the remote function box. As you noted, it would take some getting used to but it's definitely a useful tool for the right circumstances. Nice behind the scenes of all things Volvo from the show.
The Haul trucks are produced in Braås plant in Sweden, really fun place to visit, I have driven A35 on their test track some years ago
Hey Chris, cool show, thanks for taking us along !
Thanks for the video Chris 👍 awesome behind the scenes 🙂. Take care of yourself and Winston ❤️❤️👍.
Nice to see you and D.P out of the dirt once in a while....Hope you guys had a blast...See ya on the next one !
Watching this excavator video is like watching a high-speed action movie. The way the machine moves and responds to the operator's commands is simply incredible
They sure have an enormous amount of equipment crammed in that expo. It would be wild if you or Mike got an electric to demo cause you know all your viewers would like to see that happen. Maybe Volvo will see this post and think the same thing. 👋
Enjoyed every moment of it! Thanks, Chris, well done!
Fantastic coverage of the Volvo 'new' innovations. How well they work on the job will be the proving ground. Great turnout for the meet-and-greet.
I’m hoping for a “Let’s Dig 18” electric loaner. Proof in the pudding so to,speak!
@@tomrogers9467 That would be good to see and have his comments on same.
Thanks for showing the show. I do hope you had as much fun as it looked.
Thanks Chris for taking us with you wish i was there would like to meet you in person 👍😎
Glad Mike is there with you!
thanks Chris, that was a great tour you three did, Mike and Lars.
First time on that remote machine, standing on the opposite side and bam, nailed it. What a pro.
Great Video Chris Thanks for bringing Us along!!👍👍
The dump truck in the beginning looks like Uncle John's. Thinking maybe Chris will buy it to have one road worthy besides the off road dump. About to watch it now.
I can just see Chris sitting in a recliner operating the remote control excavator taking down trees 😆
Great video Chris thanks for a look behind the show
Nicely done Chris, thank you for sharing 👍🇺🇸
Chris welcome to Vegas !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Very interesting video Chris thanks for sharing it 👍
That was pretty neat. Cool stuff. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎
Hi, Chris from New Zealand. Thank you for the scenes of Conexpo and your videos.
Thanks for sharing your adventures, Chris. Tobaccoville NC USA 🇺🇸
If anyone can do it I would trust Chris to the task! Thankyou for sharing this version of your trip!
Think they need to add a couple cameras and a VR headset to that remote unit. Then you could operate it just like setting inside.
Looks like you had a fun time. Thanks for the video.
The fossil free steel comes from a Swedish prototype steel plant which uses hydrogen rather than coke.
Presumably the carbon in the steel comes from another source - haven't looked too deeply into it since I read the original press release last year.
ETA Looking forward to seeing you guys try out the 230 at the customer centre.
But then you’re burning all the fossil fuels to ship all of that steel around! All about the perspective lol
Do you know anything about steel making ? The carbon is not added, but removed. Ore is turned into high-carbon pig iron which is then refined to mild steel and other alloys.
@@lacombar It may be hard for you to comprehend but producing pig iron is part of the steel making process & there's this thing called 'carbon steel'.
@@GARDENER42 carbon steel is a refined pig iron (in oxygen rich environment, to burn the excess carbon, which produces CO2, btw).
Very awesome video.ty for sharing with us.really enjoyed it.some cool things coming to construction.
That is really cool. Thanks for the walk through
Great to see you again Chris! Had a decent cameo there at the beginning of the meet & greet 😂 thanks again for all the time and energy you put into this!
Now we have our first Volvo excavator also; they are a great company to work with.
Thank you Chris!!
Thanks for the informative " behind the scenes " video.
This is special.
I've been thinking about the electric excavator for a while. I still think it's an interesting idea and has a fair bit of potential to be had. Only limiter being run time and charge time plus the accessories needed. But at the same time, maybe make it more of a machine that has a fixed place, such as in a transfer station to feed a grinder/shear for garbage reduction. A longer stick and boom for a scrap metal yard to feed a hammer mill or load/unload trucks and rail cars. At the intake for a lumber mill to load bark/wood chips. Keep the batteries or cut down on the number of cells while having it attached to an umbilical power supply.
If it needs to be moved, disconnect the umbilical use the batteries to move to a new location, plug back in. I can also see it being handy just with batteries for very niche needs that don't require extended usage. Especially when there is concern about noise and exhaust in a confined or enclosed space.
if it's a mildly fixed machine, the battery is a waste, might as well fully tether the damn thing.
That is interesting new technology at the Conexpo 2023, thank you for sharing it.
That was cool. Most of us have no idea how much work goes into setting up things like this.
Chris is having way to much fun ,playing with the demo toys ,The meet and Greet looked awesome and all your loyal fans
Love the shot of the announcer practicing, that's the side of show-biz you rarely see!!
THANKS!
For everyone asking about the battery: EC230 E is equipped with four 66-kilowatt lithium-ion battery packs that enable the operator to work four to five hours in general purpose applications. With a high-power fast charge on a lunch hour, the machine should last through a full eight-hour shift.
Chris, GREAT VIDEO. Thanks for sharing it👍👍👍👍👍😺🫠🐺
Play-time-Chris vids are great.
well done Chris.. thanks
Nice job Chris. I enjoyed the behind scenes look at the show
cool stuff, thanks for the video
Excellent bro even the meet n greet looked to go well. Safe travels
Wish they would of had us come in early in the morning and showed all of us what Volvo had to offer and some information on the machines so we all could of filmed that and each other, would of been a good time and informative
That was enjoyable! Thanks
The new EC500 is bit of a beast! Should be a good replacement for the old 480.
That was really interesting. Thank you very much. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Thanks Chris 😊
Chris this is a great and informative video!!
This just proves that you are a great spokesperson for volvo!
Ok fun times over, time for you two to get back behind the sticks😁. All kidding aside, its awesome that you and D.P. to take time from working to go and have fun and do the meet and greets. Just wish I could have made it to Vegas.
thats awesome. i still think it would be fun for a big collab with all the volvo operators/creators from around the world working on some big project together.
Absolutely Awesome !!!!!! Thanks Chris you ROCK !!!!!😂
Great shots!
@25:12 would be funny you'll make a pond by radio control. 🤣
You just made me super tired remembering the setup of our John Deere shows. The hauling, cleaning, shining the tires, waxing but we had a week to get ready but I did enjoy the days the show ran. This was in the time John Deere was buying all their distributors and keeping all the info correct for the customer. Your doing a super job especially with the remote machines.
Pretty cool vid Chris , well done !
My personal opinion, they couldn't have picked a better public figure to bring out the what it's worth to their show.great job.
I seen Brian from Brian’s Farming Videos at the end. Cool to see another UA-camr on your video
It’s was nice seeing all the boys there.
Great video😊
Looks like you had a lot of fun , especially on that little kids excavator...lol. My little grandson, Siah, would love it.
Mint selection 😊😊
Great content as always Chris. I’d love to see a time lapse of the setting up the expo.
The YT channel "Awesome Earthmovers", has playlists of videos of the transportation of the big machinery for the Conexpo, it's all really very impressive to watch.
That was really interesting, particularly the EV. It may be hard for some of us to see the advantage of the battery, but for plant, long term construction, and quarry work particularly, I can see where electric could have a big edge.
Great opportunity for the diesel generator manufacturers to increase sales.
I can see some applications where electric might make sense; for example city emergency infrastructure excavation, where a machine may dig an hour or so, then wait until the crew repairs the sewer, water main, whatever problem, then backfills and done. For large project, continuous digging, no way.
I always wondered why more mine sites have not gone all eletric, as the machinery is basically in a confined space on known routes all day, doing the same thing over and over.
I probably fits in more applications than some would think. Loading dump trucks there's a bit of idle time waiting for the trucks to back in or leave, If the bucket ain't moving, the pump stops... utility/municipal where they do smaller projects not miles of trenching. Metro locations where noise overnight gets angry phone calls and letters etc to the mayor and city council or whoever.
@@tomrogers9467 are you kidding ? *SAFE* high power electrical tethering is not available right out there on the street...
Would've never known Volvo bought out Ingersoll Rand rollers, good bits of info 👍
Looks like you had a good time
very awesome Chris
Operator Chris is a natural presenter in front of the camera. The networks will come calling for sure.
Hold on there Chris, you have AC on yours as well, just open the windows and doors. It's called rush-in-air. I had to pull your chain just a little bit. You did better than I was expecting stacking those 3 blocks.
Awesome video Chris. So much preparation goes into the show. I really like to see the new technology for electric & hydrogen fuel cell machines. Here in Australia our rail network is not so good, so we rely a lot on road transport. I guess the future 18 wheelers will be a little similar to the off road hydrogen fuel cell electric truck you showed. Take care & cheers 😊
Awesome video Chris, im just gonna be honest, not a fan of the electric machines, quiet and all but then ya gotta stop to charge, gotta hall the charger so that's another expense if you can't haul it yourself, but they are cool though, I'd be curious to see what the breakout force is, well Chris it's a good thing you just got your new one an you have the old one, thanks for sharing an I look forward to seeing the next video as always, God bless 💪🇺🇲🤙✊👌
Bucket list of mine is to go-to Conexpo, wanna meet ya at the show, maybe next show I can make it!
Looks like fun!
nice video chris
I've been waiting for this video wanted to make it this year but health problems didn't allow me thank you for such a indep Part of the show so we could see it all your a quite a celebrities thank you very much love you videos
I live not far from Shippensburg Plant. Yes, it used to be ingersoll rand. I didn't know wheel loaders are made there.
Voted the best LetsDig18 video ever.
The remote has all kinds of options. Say building a block wall you could stand next to the wall and make sure the block is level and inline. Then reach over get another block and keep going. I thought it was ridiculous at first but now no. you could build a block retaining wall by yourself if you had to.
Some day I have to go to conexpo would be so interesting
Lots of questions…. Where do you charge it, under heavy load how long do batteries last, what do replacement batteries cost? Then I guess from a safety perspective any issues with batteries shorting out?
So Chris did you buy a new Volvo wheeled loader with a grapple??? Really interesting tour, thanks for taking us along!!!
Danny Freeman is one big man Chris, 6’7” ? Thank you Chris for a great video . All the gang was there Clint, Mike and Matt . I follow follow them all.🥰
It is Shaping up to be a Fantastic Expo - man oh man - all that New Equipment and Brand Spanking New Excavators with Air Conditioning - they truly Spoil You - wow - I think some of it needs "Deep Pockets" ! Thanks also for You Explanation on things and the Interviews - was soooo very Interesting indeed ! Love = Put Stick into Hole Game - ha ! The People Love You ! Many,many Cheers from Australia and like they say over here = GOOD ONE SON !!!!
Great video, guys! Just wish I could have been there! BTW, who got the best time on the post game?
Hey, Chris @ 06:16 It's called " Rehearsal " ( thanks Spell Check )......lol......Thanks for the behind-the-scenes about the show.
I wonder if they are ultimately going to switch over to linear actuators for the electric versions .. got to be a lot more efficient
Plenty of pines on Mount Charleston 25 minutes away. But they are in a National Forest.