A Week In The Life Of An Excavator Operator | Deep Drainage | Lifting Ops | Loading Wagons | POV

Experience 5 days behind the levers as a UK plant operator, here are just some of the challenges we as operators face out on site on a daily basis.
Although operators can be on the same site for a number of months doing similar jobs day to day, these five days show you can be anywhere doing anything.
Thanks for watching, it’s much appreciated.
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[@StewartMills-p7t]

They call it driving through your arse. When using the bucket as a blade you can fell if you are level when traking it in .this fella is a bloody good driver

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Absolutely perfect analogy mate 😂 love this comment, thanks for watching it’s much appreciated 👍

[@ungovernable1431]

Nice driving mate, always tell a good machine driver when the groundworkers just need to lean on their shovels instead of using them. Keep up the good work.

[@lifebehindthelevers]

I look after them don’t I 😉 there my eyes and ears it’s all a team effort at the end of the day. Appreciate the comment mate 😎

[@ungovernable1431]

Been on ground 20odd years so know how valuable a decent machine driver is👍

[@ericahi7342]

Respect from another HydraDig Operator from Finland!! 🇫🇮 Keep it up, love the content. And you deserve loads of more subscribers!! Thats for sure! :)

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate the support, especially from Finland! 🇫🇮 means a lot thank you my friend 🍻

[@thylacine1962]

Wow. Do you have a youtube channel?

[@trucker-ron]

Amazing skills, Ronan Ireland 🇮🇪 Keep her lit pal

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate it Trucker Ron..pedals always flat big fella 😎💨

[@Lionheart71213]

If I could get half as good as this guy, I'll be in a good place.I know with hard work and dedication I will perfect my craft

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Absolutely well said mate, you got this 🙌

[@Imalrightma]

great video really enjoyed it. impressed by your positive attitude and skills as an operator

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate the comment thank you ✌️

[@thylacine1962]

Damn your good. How good? Bloody awesome.

[@DumindaSrimal]

Good videyo

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Thank you 🤝

[@thomascarr1392]

Enjoyed watching mate, top operator, keep it up

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Thank you Thomas, what an awesome comment 🙌 appreciate it my friend. All the best for 2022 🍻

[@thomascarr1392]

@@lifebehindthelevers You too mate, 22's gonna be a good one! Ps, picked up a couple good little techniques just in that one vid 👍

[@lifebehindthelevers]

@@thomascarr1392 that means a lot mate, hopefully taking something positive away from the videos was one of my mains goals when I started the channel. Amazing 🙌

[@haroldasgailius3689]

Very nice video mate. Thanks and have a successful week

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Thank you, you too 👍

[@bencarruk]

Keep the content coming mate great videos. looks a decent machine that hydradig.

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate the comment Ben, means a lot mate 🙌 JCB have made my life a lot easier with the Hydradig👌

[@nicbarb261]

Good job man. (from 🇮🇹Italia)

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Grazie 😎

[@Reggieuk97]

Great video mate, keep up the videos 💯💯

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate it Daniel, these comments always put a big smile on my face fella 😁

[@andreisofronea6399]

You are so good in what you doing!

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Absolutely appreciate that thank you so much. Enjoy your day 👍

[@livingadamman7994]

Hey buddy nice work using that bucket both ways to spread and level, would you use a blade if you had one for a large part of that levelling work ? What are your comments on brand of machine over different factors, power, specs, economy, noise, comfort and what not? Cheers from Australia !

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Hello there, appreciate the comment and thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Ideally a dozer would be perfect, but we just have to crack on with what we’ve got. It was really important that we get a really good compaction for this road, I’ve always found using the bucket that way helps a lot. The case excavator in the video was a very used hired one, but they always seem to work brilliantly no matter the age/condition/hours. Every brand has the pros and cons I’d love to do a video on that if people were interested in that 👍

[@mr.jheavyequipmentoperatio9245]

Nice video and good skills too keep it up mate

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Really appreciate this comment, thank you 🙌

[@ചങ്ങലവണ്ടി]

Good work brother

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate the comment my friend 👍

[@ellisdando1061]

Good Video 👍

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate it Ellis 🍻

[@ellisdando1061]

@@lifebehindthelevers no Problem 👍

[@scotty41674]

Something I really want to get into 👌

[@Welsh360excavations-Davies]

Fair play nice video lad , keep them coming, from another machine driver you have hydraulic oil flowing through your veins like myself 😂👌

[@lifebehindthelevers]

What a brilliant comment, really appreciate that, thanks! 😎👌🍻

[@ShamsulAlom-j3d]

Thank you for this video. I'm considering a career as an excavator operator and I'm looking for courses.

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Thanks for watching and good luck for the future mate 👍

[@jamesjimmy2005]

Tidy lad

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Appreciate it James 😎

[@connorcoulthard8819]

Hi mate what’s the best way to get into plant operating as everywhere is looking for experienced people and not beginners but you can’t become experienced if they don’t give you a chance thank you love the videos

[@lifebehindthelevers]

There isn’t really a best or easy way, it just depends on yourself. What you may lack in experience you need to make up in other areas, just be a reliable, hard working, keen operator. Sometimes that means a lot more to companies than having an unreliable, lazy experience operator. Hope this helps mate, appreciate the comment 👍

[@connorcoulthard8819]

@@lifebehindthelevers thankyou

[@stcrosstv9434]

Hello. Great video Please I will love to learn how to operate one. I've been looking online for some place to learn . I'm in southampton. What advice do you have for me

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Hello there, appreciate the comment thank you. If you search for your local training centre I’m sure they will advise you on how much training you will need and your options going forward to possibly securing a job. They may even be able to put you in touch with local plant hire companies. Good luck 👍

[@dt3963]

Are you ever expected to get out and do any Labour work when you m’re a heavy machine operator?

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Il always get out the machine if someone needs a hand with something. It all depends on the site or type of work your carrying out though. Usually there’s no need for the operator to get out, so they can keep the excavator grafting 💪

[@danbelltrainer]

Do you enjoy your job?

[@ചങ്ങലവണ്ടി]

I am from india can i get this job

[@lifebehindthelevers]

With the correct channels you can do whatever you dream to do 👌

[@Omnitrio1]

What's the average day rate in UK for blue card digger driver 10 tonne plus? Iv been driving mini diggers and 7 tonne machine for 12 years on private jobs as well as ground working and steel frame construction. I'm sick of the graft and looking at becoming a skilled driver. Are blue card drivers strictly assigned to just a machine iswell. I.e are you expected to get out and get on the shovels or is that only with small companies? Thanks for the content.

[@lifebehindthelevers]

Hello mate, great question but so hard to answer though. Some companies allocate a machine to you as it tends to get looked after better that way. But i personally wouldn’t expect a machine until I’d put some time and graft in for that company. Plant hire companies and agency’s will argue you aren’t insured to be out the machines and on the ground when your on hire through them in case you get injured in the process. Day rates fluctuates so much, there’s too many factors to get into to put a rate into writing on here. Sounds like you just need a change mate, you just need to put yourself out there see what and where works best for you, might not happen straight away but there’s plenty of good companies out there looking for good operators Appreciate the comment and good luck mate, all the best. 👍

[@Omnitrio1]

@@lifebehindthelevers thanks so much. I will get onto it in the new year.

[@jianwang5101]

good vedios! i'm very interesting about you guys job and my job is do somethings about machine contronl systems, i totally want to know how you guys work and the problems you think, can you give me a contact like whatsapp so i can talk with you, very appreciate if you can