1998 Caterpillar D5C pushing in boat landing

[@chopsjazz1]

Well, I saw that coming from a mile away. I knew that thing was never going to float.

[@donnieonsager4223]

Nothing worse than too many supervisors

[@nickvanstraten1763]

You should of put down a sheet of plastic to keep it from sticking to the ground

[@ernieforrest7218]

Or a machine that just isnt big enough. 5:42

[@M21-w1y]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@M21-w1y]

@@ernieforrest7218the “ machine” was doing fine, just had too many idiots wanting to run around it while it’s trying to work 😂😂😂

[@ryanbrice9209]

One man working six telling him he’s doing it wrong definitely a government job

[@farmerbill6855]

File this under the "you can tell a hillbilly, but you can't tell him much" file.

[@TheAngryVet]

Thats great but now how do you get a seemless transition and why wasnt it poured with traction gouges in the slab...

[@AaronRankin]

That would've been a better idea. I was just recording.

[@alanbierhoff6831]

This video is full of the lack of good ideas lol

[@keiths.6251]

Form it up and pump the concrete in at least 5000psi with fiber mesh mixed in!

[@hkr321hkr]

​@@AaronRankin blame it on the dog. 😂

[@18winsagin]

Good dozer man! It looks like it has LGP tracks and around 8-9 ton dozer for spreading sand and gravel . That slab is not easy to push at almost 10K lbs heavier than the dozer. Never knew exactly how landings were built👍

[@tangoindiamike9189]

In our NEXT episode, we watch paint dry!

[@curtnicholson7771]

I don’t know if they did it but I believe having the bottom before the pour finely graded and thoroughly wetted down to keep it slippery and then covered in visqueen would have helped in making it slide in easier.

[@harveynailbanger]

Have poured many boat ramps, we always used unimat fiberglass bags and pumped grout(4000psi mix) into them with a little 3" mayco pump... pumped in place, no muss no fuss. 2 people , once grading is done place the bags pump full wait 48 hours and start launching boats. Takes about 4-5 hrs to do. Unimats look like an air mattress when theyre filled about 4" thick and everybit as tough as concrete slab with 6" hiway wire.

[@stevenm3141]

Does anyone think that they should have put some kind of fabric or something that would slip underneath the slab? This is a good demo of what not to do.

[@18winsagin]

No, it wouldn't make any difference. The bottom of the slab is rough and would just grind fabric into the ground.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

​@@18winsaginNot if you level and compact before laying the plastic sheet.

[@wayneheigl5549]

what are you going to do about the four foot hole between the slab and the ramp. now you have a great slab that you cant get your trailer on because of the drop off at the end of the ramp.

[@AaronRankin]

Holes were drilled into the end of the new slab and the old slab. Then, rebar was inserted into the holes and tied together. Then, it was filled with concrete.

[@AaronRankin]

Concrete can be poured and cured under water.

[@tombishop5835]

What did they say in Jaws I think we need a bigger boat !! that goes for Dozers too!

[@rdmanone]

When I built my ramp it was way easier to pour the concrete right where it was going to rest. Concrete also will cure under water. Didn't have to push anything 😮.

[@tuckerandi]

Never built one but that's what I was thinking

[@markdaniel8740]

Place the hose in the concrete so it doesn't mix with the surrounding water. Be careful when you screed so you don't mix in water. Keeping it wet helps it cure better and flooding is an approved method.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

You can't layer mesh and vibrate under water. Many voids and water channels

[@treehuggerdeluxe5598]

That might work for your pond, by waterways don't always stay at the same level. When the water drops the ramp wouldn't be usable until the water came back up. Pushing em in is how it's been done for well over a hundred years.

[@Chebornek]

@@treehuggerdeluxe5598 What did 'they' use over a hundred years ago to push 15 tons of cast concrete around with? A D5 dozer?

[@concankid4202]

Did I miss something? Shouldn't there be rebar poured in place on the end that can be set in the next pour so that they are attached in perpetuity?

[@AaronRankin]

Holes were drilled into the end of the new slab and the old slab. Then, rebar was inserted into the holes and tied together. Then, it was filled with concrete.

[@AaronRankin]

Concrete can be poured and cured under water.

[@cwb8047]

That was interesting, even if I microwaved the watching. I've never built a Boat Ramp before, so I'm not sure that I can offer to much. And I don't see any where that you asking for advise. It's kind of a natural reaction to offer advice where none is being sought. But, I have moved building's and houses. I suppose there's got to be some similarities. Someone mentioned that this is how its been done for a long time. And that's how most of learn whatever it is we do. Watch then Do method of learning. I would suggest possibly adding another method of making it easier to move. Perhaps, using rollers of some type under the slab. Such as they have used for 1000s of years to move big stones and slabs of stone. They use Inflatable rollers bags to move huge boats and Barges. In the case of Ancient times , they used Trees/logs. Ive used pieces of PVC pipes to move medium size buildings/Sheds. We can move them with just human power and some times levers. Just my thoughts, Im certainly not saying anything about how your doing it is wrong. Thanks for sharing. 🤜🤛👍

[@curetiamhices289]

15:35 was that a crack going across the concrete?

[@dwpinspectot]

I like the idea and the purpose of the ramp. in observation if they had put an even 1" or better layer of pea gravel then their vis-queen layer between the soil and slab that would have broken the friction and allowed the slab to run as if on marbles.

[@RogerCollins-z1c]

Wasn't that part of their frame that's facing towards the water which they're trying to push

[@philliphall5198]

Should have poured it on top of plastic and would move easily

[@RudyF6]

That was my first thought too!

[@curiousgeorge7386]

Agreed

[@JohnClarke808]

Must have never done concrete work. That slabs probably around 8 tons. Plastic would have just ripped.

[@18winsagin]

Wouldn't make a difference

[@Nonsensenoalph]

I have operated just about every size dozer up to a D9 or equivalent in other brands and if it is in first gear it will either push what you are attempting to move or the tracks will spin

[@johntrue7113]

Make it in 2 sections or more?

[@philbenson6041]

Im sure after sliding it into the water. All the voids underneath will make it crack up in no time

[@randbarrett8706]

Does that matter? If all it needs to do is prevent boat trailers from getting stuck in the mud then maybe it’ll be fine

[@toobad9946]

What's the point?

[@rontech1671]

I've done this before! I used pee gravel under the slab, then poured the slab on the gravel. Also I would have poured it a lot closer! Lol

[@hkr321hkr]

Now your talking. An actual idea. Who are these people 😢

[@gabejb]

Wait, why did they push it so far into the water? There's a huge gap now in the ramp!?!

[@AaronRankin]

In the comments I explain. But basically it gets filled with rebar and then filled with concrete to join the two pieces.

[@Ray69Smith]

Looks a we bit steep ??🤔

[@markmckenna1353]

how much for the new clutch?

[@ironmike742]

It would be nice to see an update

[@AaronRankin]

Next time I'm down there, I'll make an update. Thanks for watching.

[@kenhurley4441]

Hi Aaron. Would it have helped if you'd put a heavy plastic down first then pour the concrete? Okay,,,, best question gets a free fishing trip with you?

[@AaronRankin]

They have tried plastic before, and it doesn't seem to make that much of a difference.

[@tomtom6319]

That slab will slowly keep creeping down that slope

[@markdaniel8740]

If it doesn't break up first. No chance that it is on a firm grade. We always need at least 2' turn down footing.

[@nickfoster2201]

Looks to me the slab sunk to steeply ! Should of made up a slope base into the warter less steep, then pushed a flat, ribbed concrete slab onto it

[@kevbev1524]

I think some wood between steel and concrete would have helped absorb some of initial impacts. And some smoother bottom forms or finish 😊

[@Beachnative42]

Yep, It's called a plastic sheet or covering the bottom of the form with garbage bags, Notice the incline of the ramp as they push it in, way too steep. They could have first used a boat with a deppth finder for accurate depth reaings then rent a baged coffer dam and do the bottom of the water much better. boaters are gonna have fun on this ramp

[@floydwilliams3321]

Why did they push it so far in because the water drops

[@donlittle5655]

I was wondering the same.

[@kevinhumphrey932]

Is that dozer powered by ford

[@StevenGSchassler]

They underestimated the shear force necessary to break the poured in place slab-soil interface. A % of the cement, small aggregate and cement mixture seeped into the subgrade and set up during the vibrating and curing phase. Lord knows how many tons of 'excess baggage' this little dozer is trying to push assuming it can 'break' the subgrade bond. I wonder if they placed a plastic poly layer below the rebar?

[@StevenGSchassler]

Also, a thin layer of "pea stone" or gravel on the ramp subbase would have provided a 'roller' effect with no harm to ramp design.

[@alanbierhoff6831]

Never send a D5 to do the work of an 850 lol

[@pauldavies3764]

Would'nt it have made more sense to have cast slab in final position?

[@charlesjohnsjr.5809]

Underwater?

[@pauldavies3764]

@@charlesjohnsjr.5809 unaware of that!

[@motorv8N]

Thanks for posting! Been launching boats for 40 years and never stopped to think how they put the ramps in. Does that have rebar in it? I was stressed waiting for it to crack

[@M21-w1y]

You can take a deep breath and relax now. It’s safely in the water😂😂😂😂

[@glenshauf9990]

Rebar both ways every 6 inches

[@MrShadowhideyou]

Who pulled the boat ramp out of the water again?!

[@williambarry8015]

Interesting process. I had no idea how they did that sort of thing.

[@Slingbld]

This is not how it's done.

[@keithjurena9319]

Even with the smoothest base prep, getting a slab to break free is an issue. With a packed clay base, sufficient water pressure through holes in the middle of the slab will slide like a greased steak in a skillet. Clay and water are slippery..might be difficult on the dozer

[@bobbyc9960]

A sheet of plastic under the concret could have helped in preventing the concret grabbing to the ground

[@richardlambert1544]

Obviously they didn't think this through like pouring the slab close to where it should be

[@markschoeppel5660]

I've watched ramps get put in but it never looked like this😅

[@DeuceGenius]

That old dozer got some power.

[@stevenfoust3782]

You can always guarantee plenty off yard work after any machine is brought in for a simple project

[@danbaldwin9964]

Why wouldn't you build it on a movable platform

[@bobbg9041]

Oh shit. I thought you said pin the rebar with 6' rods down in the dirt. You didnt want it to move.

[@andrew4x4x4]

"Eating my yard up" you have a bulldozer in your yard and a slab poured 30 feet from the water. Yea, there's gonna be some yard work.

[@stevenfoust3782]

Probably would be easier to move if you broke it into tiny pieces first

[@brookswilson1072]

I think they needed to break the suction of the earth by trying to lift it a bit before shoving it forward.

[@Backflipspagetti]

Watched this on my TV, and had to come read the comment section lol!

[@robertblunt9517]

Look we used to do this all the time in lake village but we just use a backhoe to push ours in but you pulled your slab too big you do it in about half

[@DavidJr20132014]

When is the transition at , 😂😂

[@robertaldaron8617]

I've owned and operated an excavating and heavy equipment company for over 25yrs. If any of my employees ever tried this stupidity with my dozers, they'd be looking for another job. Period.

[@robertaldaron8617]

@@carlformsma8075 I'm smart enough to know the difference between "your" and "you're" and how to use both correctly in a sentence.

[@luvtildeath7233]

Concrete sets up in water…….believe it or not😂

[@WC1978]

It actually cures harder in water as well.

[@markdaniel8740]

Less likely to get the hairline cracks

[@rustybonin1641]

pour that on 2 layers of visqueen with a bunch of dawn dish washing liquid between the 2 layers and that slab will slide like butter😉

[@randallsmerna384]

What did I just watch?

[@Mangsaab1954]

God damn the pusher man

[@AaronRankin]

Steppenwolf 👍

[@billharriss5412]

Need to make a fish structure out of that old D5😂😂

[@mitchelldarnell5334]

Never throw away an old dozer. They will go a long long time.

[@bobbg9041]

Did you bring the cake spatulas? This layers not budging

[@darleneshedden4288]

What about assist from a Bad ass boat

[@dancutter8197]

Never rebuke a scorner. Because, Because, he will hate you and he will take revenge. Good job man, You are in the water with the ramp. Thank you.

[@daveevans7957]

All you had to do is pour on top of heavy plastic and it would not have adhered to the ground

[@richardway3761]

This why you never let anyone else use your equipment!

[@jeffheath4435]

You boys have never been credited for being too smart.

[@Ron-vd5dy]

Lol

[@chriscaulk1444]

Not a bad idea slick off established ground with dozer not too soft! Apply a layer of plastic to make bottom slick and radius front! Use hi grade stainless pins to pour next section to connect and make surface rough for traction.

[@kwequip]

That slab probably weighs as much as that little D5

[@timothyboone5003]

That’s some nasty looking water. Where’s this at?

[@AaronRankin]

The water looks nasty because it stained my cypress trees. Like a tea bag makes water brown. It actually perfectly ok to swim in. Wacaamaw river.

[@donaldshimkus539]

I think if he just wiggled it side to side it might go.

[@johnsymcheck1369]

This is not how you pour a ramp . The base will not be strong under the slab there will be voids the slab will crack a nd eventually crumble . It should be poured in place

[@hkr321hkr]

First duelly to back in gonna wipe out that dumb side wood dock thing for girls 😂

[@stevenfoust3782]

I’m sure it will never crack after it’s moved to its new location

[@rawiriwhare7405]

Friction seems to be winning

[@berthowell9323]

He ain't even trying to push it

[@stevenfoust3782]

There is a fine line between clever and stupid

[@jimwortham8634]

Video one minute was enough for me

[@shannonwhitaker9630]

Noboby had these sense to break the slag off the front and sides and wet down the area.

[@shannonwhitaker9630]

Do this type thing just at sun rise when the drunken meth-head pot smoker “gawker-supervisors” are zonked out too…lol P.S. Never put yourself between tracks and a hard place.

[@richardway3761]

Sounds like the tans is about gone.

[@bobbg9041]

2:38 winning!

[@paulthompson1216]

Should have sprayed some Pam before dumping the concrete.

[@AdirondackCampingAdventures]

A couple layers of plastic under it would have made it slide much easier.

[@charleskuder3968]

Four fools!!! that tractor is to small, he probably burned that transmission up already.

[@iandaniel2153]

Bit of a gap there eh!

[@AaronRankin]

It gets filled in.

[@bobbg9041]

5:02 whatever you guys did to that come do my sidewalk and driveway Because thats not moving.

[@patricksterling7389]

So yeah lets stand in a pinch point between a big chunk on concrete and a bulldozer with an operator at the contols. This is how serious and substantial OSHA violations happen not to mention potential fatalities.

[@benjamincresswell3713]

Great job. Careful & Accurate. Perfectly executed.

[@johnmanley9485]

Really didnt think this through

[@hkr321hkr]

Ive never been so stressed. Why not plan a little 😂 everything except the concrete is wrong. The finisher is standing back in aww like the rest of us 😅

[@sirroi3310]

Well if y'all were drinking it might of went well

[@randywilliams324]

D9 would have been more up to the task

[@stuartlast8156]

Need something bigger than a D5 !!

[@andrewbieger5004]

Hate to be a Monday morning quarterback, but the slag at the bottom edge leads me to believe the bottom surface of the slab is rough as hell. I would have raked out the dirt smooth, compacted it, add 6 mil plastic and pour on top. He is trying to push a loaded dump truck with the parking brake on.

[@mervyncrowley4427]

So why didn't you do it?

[@rahmawati-pp8uc]

When they made it, they should use plastic under the concrete,

[@Jamesswanson-zn2yu]

But concrete cures underwater 😕

[@kennyk3989]

This is the prime example of insanity…keep doing the same thing over and over and still getting the same result

[@tomwiggins1225]

A bigger Dozer would help

[@m.m.7511]

To bad the thing broke in half. Hope they didn't pay for that.

[@mrwilson7617]

Water shot underneath would have had that slab sliding easy peasy

[@ktmdays]

That looks dep approved

[@thankswillie]

nice,next time get d8,,..lol