1,000,000+ Yards of Earth Movement | JR Vinagro

Let’s go watch dirt!
In this episode of the vlog, Aaron and the BW crew (Eric, Kjell, and Angel) headed out to Worcester, MA to visit J.R. Vinagro on a HUGE commercial development project.
The job site they visited was just shy of 100 acres where JR Vinagro was building out a four-story commercial development for an undisclosed company. They had about 1.5 million yards to cut and fill. Talk about a lot of dirt to move!
What was unique about this project was how fast their customer wanted to get this building up and ready. JR Vinagro was expected to have 1/3rd of the building ready in just 6 weeks, and in 8 weeks they had the whole building pad graded.
The key players on site were a CAT 6015B and a CAT 395. They were mainly running Volvo 40 ton trucks, but there was at least one Volvo 60 ton truck.
Aaron also talks about the importance of contractors utilizing rock on site to crush, instead of needing to import extra material. It helps save a lot of money and material when done properly. Unfortunately they weren't running the crushing spread on the day of the visit, so there's no active crushing footage.
The second site took the crew out to Providence, Rhode Island to see JR Vinagro’s recycling/processing/wood yard where there are ENORMOUS piles of firewood. (They do over 2000 cords a year)
They haul the timber from land clearing projects and put it through a machine that splits it into firewood. WAY faster than using an ax.
The second wood yard brings in all of the brush, stumps, and “not good” wood. They throw it through a processing machine that shreds it and turns it into fine mulch that landscaping operations and people will buy to keep their trees and bushes nice and happy.
Everything they do there is about recycling and used to turn into reusable products which is super cool. It’s not just cutting trees down. There’s thought behind it.
PS. Bonus content in this episode includes an original Caterpillar 988 and 988F. Enjoy!
If you’d like to learn more about JR Vinagro, click here: jrvinagrocorp.com/
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--VIDEO CHAPTERS-
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Building Project Explained
3:55 - Excavators, Haul Trucks, and Dozers
6:02 - Rocks
7:30 - Firewood Machine
9:00 - Creating Mulch
10:27 - Project Summary
11:25 - Bonus Content
12:06 - Outro

[@AaronWitt]

Quiz: How many pieces of firewood was I surrounded by at 8:50 mark?

[@romans9720]

69

[@martymorse2]

Thousands of cords. Sweet operation.

[@lunchbox1398]

1 mil meters of it out together?

[@tigerbatman7881]

I farted. It felt heavenly. Smelled like shit tho

[@tigerbatman7881]

@@romans9720 your correct sir. You win the prize of smelling my fart.

[@cerberus_the_rapper3096]

Nice to see Vinagro getting some love. One of the biggest contractors here in New England, and from my home state of RI!!

[@andrewarcadipane264]

Good to see local boys getting some love

[@AaronWitt]

Oh yeah!

[@nobleroofinggeneralcontrac7961]

How fast the company wanted it done translation Wal-mart or Amazon

[@thegoldensteed]

Great fun seeing jobs here in my home state!

[@350speedfreak]

Need some tub grinder footage lol. Nice work!

[@greggkahler2103]

Outstanding a lot of action

[@AaronWitt]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@tommybokelman5565]

Man if this is your full time job you have a awesome job. Traveling around the world Seeing cool sights every day. And your hard hat looks like a bald old man the way you put all the stickers. lol

[@AaronWitt]

It ain’t a bad gig

[@delvingoddard2359]

I love watching your videos keep them coming mate.

[@AaronWitt]

Thank you for watching!!! We’ve got 15 more in editing now

[@3000gtalex]

Great video that pile of brush and “bad wood” we typically call slash 👍

[@scottunderwood3481]

Seriously impressive company and recycling facility. Keep up the great content.👌

[@joehussey2693]

Wow

[@wameruconstructionandequip8161]

Awesome video!! 👍

[@AaronWitt]

thank you!

[@BOBCAT2001ify]

Seriously need to check out WL French Excavating in Billerica, MA. One of my personal and favorite customers. They’re a name everyone knows in New England. Very big in the Boston market. They have 395 they just added! Nice to see some home state jobs.

[@AaronWitt]

yep we hope to see them one day soon

[@stevenwescott1422]

That handful of mulch has been dyed. It doesn’t come out like that naturally. Not that it’s bad. The end user likes the look of that product.

[@ryanpeeples6998]

this is cool

[@HarryHov]

Yup right near my house

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Sounds suspiciously like it’s another amazon warehouse

[@AaronWitt]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@BaldyBriand]

Data Centre?

[@Sicktrickintuner]

@@AaronWitt Yep 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

There's no way Amazon needs another warehouse. They've annexed all of Milford, how much volume are they actually moving?

[@patg.7563]

It is. It's located in Charlton MA

[@damienwalker1026]

I just noticed over 50K subscribers. Well done. I like the new video.s as well. More vision of the machines in work rather than just scooting over them.

[@AaronWitt]

we're doing our best to improve!

[@Duvstep910]

Awesome stuff 🇯🇲 wish i could quit my job and film awesome machines like you

[@TimHollis3006]

Great video

[@AaronWitt]

Thanks for watching

[@tugboat2739]

Enjoy your videos

[@AaronWitt]

thank you very much for watching

[@avenheavner108]

Great video man I really loved it!! I would love to see a watch me work episode of that 6025B working that thing is a beast and I would love to watch it work! Great video again and keep up the great work! I’ll. Catch you on the next one!

[@AaronWitt]

That’s for watching!!

[@gtpmike2000]

Just a heads up Garrity milling is doing a big job using 2 milling machines 1 12 footer and an 8 from the mass line from route44 in johnston

[@BHersey69]

I've worked with Joey's boys top notch 👌

[@wavykev5892]

Was at the same jobsite with these guys at the old Quincy medical center cool guys💪🏾

[@AaronWitt]

sweet!

[@travissweeney788]

Woosta,the r is silent, big project,I'm 45 mins from woosta in southern,n.h,everyone around here generally goes to Worcester Boston area for good paying jobs in construction

[@benjaminallen2370]

Did I hear you say Row-DIElann?!? Thats the way!!

[@icebawkz]

wOOSter!

[@shipguy3964]

wooostah

[@CAT972]

Great video as always. 1 problem you didn't show the crusher set-up

[@AaronWitt]

They weren’t really running when we were there unfortunately

[@RobertLidstroem]

Ok just subscribed since i saw your videos for 5 mins. Im in construction, sort of, scaffolder..... The video that talks about your company. What do you and the people around you know about the dirtworld? Have you worked in the business? Since Aaron keeps cleaning his hands everytime he touches a crawler and in the oilsands video he said to the cameraguy "dont back into that, your jacket will get dirty" 🤣🤣🤣 Just wondering! As said, love the channel, the insight, the videography!

[@lancethomas4566]

Longer videos!!

[@privilegedwhitemale306]

Did he hit the LS George Buenos Dias?

[@mcspikesky]

New sub, great videos. Appreciate seeing behind the curtain on some of these mid/large scale projects underbellies. I highly dislike the music on the machinery shots, mechanical noises are much better. It then doesn't feel like a hype piece, more natural.

[@AaronWitt]

Glad you’re here thanks for watching. We’re working on the audio

[@mizzo_beeto]

Wooostahhhh charges a dollaaahhh.25

[@martymorse2]

Nice hat Aaron. Did you run the Boston Marathon? What year?

[@AaronWitt]

I ran it this year for the first time and it was awesome

[@martymorse2]

@@AaronWittOne of the guys from our University of Illinois Wheelchair Racing Team won it this year. It was his second win there since 2019. I was the Head Coach and founder of that Team. From 1982-2005, i was fortunate to coach 12 Champions at the Boston Marathon. I attended my first Boston marathon at the age of ten. Best road race in the world.

[@w.harrison5295]

I’m surprised they don’t sell the logs to lumber mills. It seems like a better profit margin would exist there as opposed to making firewood.

[@AaronWitt]

Too expensive to haul far to the mills where they’re at

[@haydenbond8281]

Do you only do big job sites I got a job site in ny I’m working at and we’re doing dirt remediation

[@AaronWitt]

It’s somewhat random how we arrange visits

[@Mr.XYZ6775]

When everything is done I hope they plant new trees throughout the finish property🎄🌳🌲🌴🎋

[@AaronWitt]

Yep they make it look nice and pretty

[@jennifermatchett1330]

I have scene the site

[@jennifermatchett1330]

In Real life

[@robertandreoli9764]

Aaron Amazon building a lot in the northeast

[@ragman0696]

Is that the PIG gu6?

[@habiscusjosine984]

Check out W.L. French

[@AaronWitt]

I hope to one of these days soon

[@ericstone8812]

Wista Massachusetts aka Wooo Town

[@thomascarr1392]

Does anyone know exactly what their building out of interest?👍

[@markdibiasio8101]

It’s an amazon

[@kturcotte]

J.R. Vinagros yard is in Johnston, RI not Providence

[@AaronWitt]

Yet another thing we’ve gotten wrong

[@leeross38]

Why are they top loading trucks instead of putting the trucks below. I dont get it

[@AaronWitt]

they're in a tight spot. Top load is common on site development projects that can't be phased perfectly according to what the best earthmoving is

[@leeross38]

Thank you for your responce. I really enjoy your videos. Coming from a 46 yr dozer hand, i saw where they could have put the trucks below the to avoid top loading but maybe didnt see the whole story. Anyway i always like your videos. Thanks

[@thatsinteresting8810]

Is this footage old I think I was working on it lol

[@AaronWitt]

It was from a few months ago

[@patrickasare3666]

Earth movement of development that is what I (ASARE PATRICK 🇬🇭 WANT MOVE TO 🇦🇺 ) called soil oils

[@x1181andc1079]

Gotta say - tired of Amazon warehouses

[@jakesnyder5682]

Make your videos longer

[@VerraNewsNetwork]

think about how much land clearing theyre doing, so sad

[@AaronWitt]

trees grow back and the US has been positive for tree growth for 40 years I think everything will be fine

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

Thanks for being honest that you don't know how to pronounce Worcester. I would try to explain it but I don't think I have the keys I need in my keyboard.

[@AaronWitt]

Hahaha thank you I’m from AZ not back east

[@wendellmoore3285]

Nooooooooooo. Nooooooooooo. Music. Can't. Hear you ??????????

[@Gggggggvvvvvvvcg]

You should go to a junk yard

[@travissweeney788]

Woosta,the r is silent, big project,I'm 45 mins from woosta in southern,n.h,everyone around here generally goes to Worcester Boston area for good paying jobs in construction

[@sluvington]

Leeches!!!

[@travissweeney788]

@@sluvington slackers!!! They need real help or wouldn't happen