Bobcat E45 Loading Asphalt

Loading the International 4300 with some asphalt with the E45. We were taking out the asphalt because we are redoing the driveway with pavers.
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[@Constructionqueen41]

Nice video! Fun to watch, thanks.

[@BuddlerC]

great job :) your asphalt is very thin ?!

[@kylebrown2039]

Nice video

[@MichaelLaHonta]

Nice sliders in front of that garage door.

[@lukevarel417]

Smooth operation

[@DirtNinja]

Thanks!

[@allied1394]

Nice work clean and simple and not digging up the ground under the pile drives me crazy when people do that they leave a 3 foot crater where the pile was for no reason

[@DirtNinja]

Haha yup. Especially when your paying by the ton to get rid of the asphalt!

[@Operator9010]

Where are you gonna dump that? Does it get recycled ?? Great video!

[@DirtNinja]

At a gravel pit. Yes they grind it up and use it as road base.

[@elijahharp]

im looking to purchase an e45, cat 304, or kx040. i noticed you've gone to cat now... were the bobcats reliable enough? because they are thousands less expensive. thanks for your videos btw, i always enjoy them.

[@DirtNinja]

+Elijah harp Thanks for watching. Bobcat makes a decent mini-ex. We did have some quality issues with ours and thats one reason we switched to Cat. Knowing what I know now, If it was me id go with the 304. But thats just my opinion.

[@ootsam]

+Elijah harp Try each for a day or so before you spend that much money. I found the Cat 304 to feel weak and the drive sticks are so stiff that it was very hard to get full function when using my feet to drive/maneuver. The kx040 fits through narrower access points and runs circles around the cat IMO. I ended up with a bobcat e42 but have already had to replace the hyd pump and now hear a murmur in the (doosan) motor.

[@elijahharp]

I just received my kx040 w / 6 way blade. I plan to post some videos. Only 7 hours on it now, but I'm impressed so far. I'm used to renting both a wacker neuson 38z and a komatsu pc60. This machine obviously outdigs & outreaches the 38z, but it also doesn't feel incredibly underpowered compared to the pc60. It's a pretty good compromise between the two.

[@moultonditcher6187]

In our area,Southern Ontario,this all goes into a tub grinder.

[@enriquetaramirez5340]

moultonditcher. B bj. Ftt5 5tbbd

[@RockCreekEnterprisesNM]

Nice. which do you like better the 45 or your 50?

[@DirtNinja]

The 50. More power, reach and stability

[@thequattro20v]

Hmm, did the same thing with my Yanmar today. Have it on video too, same angle. :)

[@DirtNinja]

haha, great minds think alike!

[@thequattro20v]

BobcatNinja2124 Yep, my version now on youtube. :)

[@DirtNinja]

thequattro20v Just watched it. Nice work! I think I need a tilt rotator! haha

[@thequattro20v]

BobcatNinja2124 Mayby next season? :)

[@e.manuelgoldstein5034]

The operator was doing a good job, however he never used the thumb, which I always use when loading. Welding a plate across your thumb can make it more effective. It is also a good idea to weld another protective plate near the bottom of the thumb cylinder, because the hydraulic inlet is very vulnerable. I carry two thumb cylinders for this very reason. Normally I will break load and haul out about 1000 tonnes per year of mostly concrete, but I do asphalt as well. Hopefully my two cents worth has some value to you.

[@MiniSodaDev]

This may be a stupid question but why on most medium dump trucks used for landscaping why do they have the dump bed with side walls only half the height of a average one?

[@DirtNinja]

Generally these size trucks cant haul to, too much weight so Its really useless to have the sideboards higher. I have seen a few trucks this size that are used for mulch with much higher sideboards.

[@meatoosmexy4u]

nice man

[@DirtNinja]

Thanks!

[@richardrasmussen7334]

Kx040

[@brycec2162]

Are you going to the e45 and t750

[@DirtNinja]

No we were just leasing them for the summer because we had a lot of work

[@matissCG]

when i will be escavator driver i will come back to this video and say i made it. untill then wish me luck