Building a Road Through the Woods with John Deere 650

[@madtater5948]

what a great video. raw footage no music just the sound of a dozer we need more of this

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching!

[@PapawMule]

Enjoyed watching this.. done this a lot.. he knows what he's doing.. making every push count..!

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching buddy! I appreciate it

[@Danvers97]

When I worked for the state forestry in GA I ran a dozer exactly like that. Late 90s JD 650. Absolutely my favorite machine

[@art1muz13]

1,000 TIMES BETTER THAN DRONEB ANY DAY THIS SIDE OF ETERNITY! GLAD I FOUND THIS CHANNEL! THANX!

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching! I’m hoping to make a few more videos when the weather gets better

[@edwardlesher185]

Nice job!! Nice and easy.your a good operator.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks man

[@marclange9592]

No road A few can enjoy it. A walking trail......opens it up for so many more. Well done. Like so many have said.. I think I smell the fresh turned earth. I spread grass seed on mine after this and enjoy the green walk. How could you not enjoy this video? I would like to hear.

[@jerryhammack1318]

Great job , those smaller dozers are great for steep slope work around trees. That's what my dad started me out on. At eight years old . I love doing that kind of work. Keeps you focused on doing the job right and safe!

[@davidcook2687]

That’s right! It’s amazing how much work you can get done with a small dozer if you just keep stabbing away. On the mountains you have to stay focused because the trees can hit you from any direction.

[@wyattearp1418]

Enjoyed the video, nice scenery too. Have always wanted to watch one make road thru mountains. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidcook2687]

Thank you for watching!

[@showvlogofficial]

The best opening road sir take care always ur work godbless and more power to ur families and friends

[@davidcook2687]

Thank you very much!

[@feraltweed]

So fun to watch. Wish I could get paid for playing with a bulldozer. I know it’s work but it still looks fun

[@joelongrid7625]

Great video. Love watching the dozer cut through the side hills. Beautiful scenery.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching!

[@HealthSupercharger]

@@davidcook2687 I agree wonderful nature and view, this video inspires me to not hesitate to buy larger land and to build a road for few hundred feet or meters

[@davidcook2687]

@@HealthSupercharger I appreciate you watching! You can’t go wrong buying land sometimes it can work you to death though.

[@billtmarchi4320]

Was a logger in Washington for ten years running 17As D7s and jd 650s. They were great dozers and could go anywhere and get in any situation. Build lots of road just like you are doing. Lots of rock and ran into big huge solid rock too. Sometimes had to abandon and go lower a bit and use more dirt. And the decisions of going above a tree or below a tree depending on what your road was for etc. My boss had four jd650s and had to build new C-frames for all of them Because we would just the Hell our of them breaking rock. That and the small radiators made the older dozers tough to keep cool on the hit summer heat climbing steep hill's and skidding wood. Those were the only flaws we ever had were the :c-!frames and the overheating. Fun to run though. We had a guy stand one up on the winch one time. Going up a go back trail with a new guy in an area where it got real steep and crested on a big boulder were you had to idle and creep teetering on the rock until it got up high enough then it would fall forward and then you could go. Well the new guy tried to jump off and knocked the operators foot off the deccelerator and it stood the dozer straight up on the winch. Our winches had towers on them. Had to get another dozer to push it back on the tracks. Many stories like that. Was quite the experience to be in the woods logging building roads and skidding trees and running equipment. Wish I was still their. Well you have fun and be carefull. All it takes is one little mistake on that steep ground and you could get really hurt. Almost lost mine a time or two.

[@davidcook2687]

It is very dangerous! Most people don’t realize that but whenever you were on steep ground sometimes it wants to give away or when you get in the rocks they can throw you around and get you off track. I will be glad when all of my roads are finished up there and all I have is the easy work left. Thank you very much for watching and commenting

[@chrisschreier8433]

Beautiful John Deere Dozer. Love the sound of her.

[@AmericanTradesmen]

Best sounding dozers JD ever built in my opinion 👍

[@SawmillerSmith]

Some good dozer operators in west Virginia that can build logging roads in the mountains. I really injoy watching logging roads being built and 5he smell of the fresh dirt being turned.

[@chain746saw]

That's freaking amazing! Looks like a blast

[@ggale2721]

I came across your channel by accident. Great video, thanks for uploading.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching!

[@unknownwelder6815]

Love living and spending my time in the mountains, awesome job! I kinda wish I had a dozer to reach my favorite bear hunting spots lol.

[@davidcook2687]

I’m getting lots of bear pics on the trail cameras up there. The dozer does the trick and the winch has got me out of lots of jams. Thanks for watching

[@morgansword]

Happy to hear that it is your property/your rules on grades and fills. Nice material is what I see on my screen. Hoping that the nicer timber is on the top of the hill or at least at the end of this trail. Dozens of nice building sites with a "view" of more trees and other mountains that mean something to the owner. The undercarriage is talking fairly loud saying come visit me soon. Sounds like a very happy cummins engine doing its best to provide power to that machine. All around nice size, not too big or small to do some serious road pioneering there.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching! I has some nice views up top but it’s straight up to get there. I now have a decent road but it still needs some more work

[@TimBigBendFishing]

Saw this and looked super familiar. Then read your description. I am in Jackson County. Gotta love these mountains. Had fun watching this video, you should make some more! Well wishes, Tim

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching Tim! I’m going to try to make a few more when it warms up. Jackson county is a very pretty place

[@koda7820]

All mountains look familiar in the south.

[@ronsteltz7538]

I love the mountains and grew up in the east coast in areas like that. Virginia and West Virginia.

[@davidcook2687]

You grew up in a nice area! I love the mountains too. Thanks for watching!

[@RRaucina]

I learned 25 years ago that a 550 JD dozer with rippers and 6 way blade can't make much progress in pioneering a road in mountains and forest. Bought a JD 690E excavator at auction from United Rentals for $30,000 and 4000 hours. Pioneer in a path with the dozer or excavator, second pass to widen and rip out the trees along the edge and compact it, clean up with the dozer and backhoe. 6 miles of road later, I paid for all the machines and they are able to be sold for near what I paid. Grooming the cut banks with the excavator makes for pro work and ditching for drainage is easy. Look at my site for a few videos.

[@harrytaylor6854]

i enjoy watching these smaller dozers i have a 74 500 c IH great little dozer but very hard to find parts

[@robbobcat7286]

nice looking dirt

[@hfdzl]

Road pioneering, one of the joys of construction!

[@countryboyscooter3402]

Interesting, reminds me of the trails at the Black mountain off road park trails in Everts KY!

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching! Ky has some pretty places

[@jeffgarner1448]

I would love to have a side xside and take my wife and explore those roads and those beautiful woods that would be so awesome

[@davidcook2687]

It is a fun place to ride. I rode my ranger up there Saturday and it was muddy from all the rain.

[@bobw7066]

That little dozer is doing a great job, good operator not overloading the machine. Thumbs up.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks a lot!

[@brianbloom1799]

Nice machine, That thing can move some dirt, You would think He had a D9. He's making one hell of a road for coming down a mountain side.

[@davidcook2687]

That dozer will do some pushing when it’s going downhill! Thank you for watching!

[@rogersantiago2707]

Watched from the Philippines Jan 23 2022 good job

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks a lot!! God bless!

[@mikedraper5260]

Hi David just found your channel . .Kept me busy watching . First time watching a dozer doing cliff hanging ..Ignore the negative crap ,some guys just want to be the best . Up here in Orillia Ontario hiding out till I get my cover shot .

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate you writing in! I’m hoping to have more videos soon

[@Nudnik1]

Doing the same thing in Sylva NC hills. Using CAT trackhoe and 289 CTL. Nice soft dirt few rocks here unlike Virginia all rock. Alot of land slides from cutting into slopes here. New laws permit s required. Nice work Thanks. Not a key board criticism guy.

[@davidcook2687]

Sylvia is a pretty area! Sounds like you have some good equipment I would love to have a trackhoe. Be careful there is some steep mountains over there

[@Nudnik1]

@@davidcook2687 I may get one of those JD 650G like yours we got 200 + acres now need to make pads for small homes. I am NYC operator not used to hills... respect for you up here.

[@Nudnik1]

@@davidcook2687 we are up 4000 ft 45° slopes..I had to change my pants a few times already.. lol 😅

[@davidcook2687]

@@Nudnik1 that’s the exact same way it is here The top of the ridge is at 5000 feet but it’s drops straight down to a creek behind my house. It’s steep and rocky and in the winter frozen or muddy but I do love it

[@22cal22]

Beautiful area. Would loove to drive through it.

[@frankchristy1525]

you make that look easy nice job

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks buddy!

[@78Gatorbait]

Great job, good video work. Had to skip along some but watched quite a bit

[@davidcook2687]

Awesome, thank you!

[@grahamcrosssr1005]

That was awesome. but what happens when it rains

[@davidcook2687]

So far it’s doing good. I cut water breaks on the steepest parts that takes out most of the water

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Pretty country there

[@davidcook2687]

I love it here. Thanks for watching!

[@LLImprovement]

I'd love to try build a road like that with my 973c.

[@mhenhawke5093]

Thats a pretty rough looking road, hope your going to pave it.

[@AmericanTradesmen]

I think I’d rather run my 550G instead of my 650K, love that old dozer. Nice work and good video 👍

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks! I enjoy watching your videos,I have learned a lot about working on dozers from you. I think I have watched every one of your vids. Keep up the good work!

[@AmericanTradesmen]

Thanks buddy!

[@makingithappen5178]

You live in a very beautiful area. I also live in a beautiful area, but we have snow about 7 months a year.

[@makingithappen5178]

By the way I just subscribed.

[@RRaucina]

Nice dirt! Looks just like my JD 550g. but once you pioneer in a road with a 690e excavator, you will be spoiled. Doubles dozer life too. And I am working in 50/50 rock and soil with boulders the size of cars.

[@davidcook2687]

Thanks for watching! Next peace of equipment I buy will be a excavator you are right the rocks are hard on a dozer.

[@RRaucina]

@@davidcook2687 Buy the biggest excavator you can afford, at least 45,000 pounds. don't mess with those little ones unless you are working in a city. Although a heavy backhoe can do quite a bit also.

[@briscoesjug1026]

Great vid....just found your channel I see all the keyboard dozer operators stopped in also to give their 2 cents🤣🤣

[@davidcook2687]

Yes you got that right! Half of them have wouldn’t even know how to start a dozer

[@semco72057]

You are working in the toughest terrain for a dozer and that machine seem to be earning it's keep by working as good as it did in that mountain.

[@davidcook2687]

Yes that was some tough dozing I still have a few more roads like that to put in but I’m waiting on better weather

[@wishiwasdiving]

That was awesome. Thanks for the vid. I'm just learning to work my D4. You showed me a little of what I'll be able to do. Hope the road goes well.

[@acresofrock3305]

Give that thing the fuel ! It’s a G model , you can’t hurt it !

[@rmeshr4282]

I’d take a load of that dirt. Looks rich

[@davidcook2687]

It’s some good stuff

[@whotknots]

That top soil looks as rich as granny's fruit cake!

[@williamburdon6993]

Thats a pretty impressive piece of equipment for its size

[@skipfarris3442]

A G model is the best model to have

[@YankeeClipper79]

That is some good looking soil

[@skipfarris3442]

I log down in Logan, Mingo,and Wayne co mostly. And some in eastern Ky. I know ya struggle I build these type roads daily.

[@davidcook2687]

You know the struggle all to well! Logging is a dangerous job! Be careful out there! Thanks for watching!

[@nathanscott7910]

It won't win any races but it sure does handle the work quietly. It sounded like he had it half throttle but it pushed like it was wide open. I'd love to have one.

[@DaleDirt]

Oh GREAT , Now I want a Dozer too . I had a little JD450 ... I sold it when things got slow . Now he won't sell it back . How rude . Nah , he's smart . Dozers are awesome . That forest package is a essential . It would be dangerous without . I am talking winch and all .

[@davidcook2687]

I love it. I’ll be glad when the weather gets better so I can do some more work with it. To bad he won’t sell it back!

[@scarab9762]

I've got a 450C. Love it!! I prefer rippers over the winch. I live on the side of a mountain 160 acres. The 450 has been an amazing machine but this 650G is making my mouth water!

[@mariooperadordemaquinaspes5556]

Good work like👍👍

[@davidcook2687]

Appreciate it buddy!

[@bobbyhorn7059]

John Deere g model dozers were the best small dozers John Deere ever made.

[@davidcook2687]

I really like it! It’s easy to work on

[@thewitness9305]

you are correct bobby those G models where the best. Ive ran em all G's h's and even the j models. The Gs are beast, only con would be the turning on the hdyro steering vs the G's Lever steer.

[@stevewalker692]

Very cool!

[@boiidbii9352]

So cool to see 👷👍🏼

[@danno180]

Will this road wash away down that steep slope in a heavy rain? How do you reinforce it?

[@lancemerwin7864]

Yup been there done that , 😉 and when you say it’s steeper then it looks on camera, you ain’t shitting , I’ve been building logging roads for the last 8 year’s, and some of the places I’ve been in the Catskill mountains, I’ve seen operators walk off the job , so they call me in to get it done 😎I’ve been doing them with the 450G same machine , (get er done )do a lot of bunching with it too , 4 slides on it is about all she can handle

[@davidcook2687]

Oh yeah the camera don’t give it justice. Those G models are great especially with a winch

[@kristystaats8390]

Wish I had a dozer like yours

[@davidcook2687]

It’s a good little dozer you would like it. Thanks for watching!

[@vincebarton5118]

Limb risers were working and bet the pucker factor was high on that job sometimes

[@josephperkins4163]

Give it the diesel and keep going! You spend half the time backing up! Pick your line and go!

[@fayegibbs8339]

i agree davi

[@johnnywhite1224]

Nice work I know that is Steeper than it Looks on video

[@davidcook2687]

Yes the camera just don’t give it justice. Thanks for watching!

[@kevinbridges3729]

I never cared much for John Deere dozers and scrapers. But I do like John Deere blades. As far as dozers and scrapers go I prefer Caterpillars and Komatsu Dozers.

[@majestictree4238]

Watch out for those widow makers they like Dozer cabs.

[@upnorthoutdoors1229]

Why didnt you cut the road before you pushed it? Seems like a waste of merchantable timber.Nice country wicked views thumbs up.

[@davidcook2687]

The property had already been logged there was a few areas they missed where I build the road. Thanks for watching!

[@timadams3486]

Everyone loves a dozer

[@Josephlell]

Going to have to get it wider wider wider

[@bennapier9260]

I could watch pushing in roads all day. I'm curious what you did about the huge rock in the road

[@davidcook2687]

I had to bring my backhoe up there and dig some dirt from the bank and build up around it. It is still a tight area but you can safely go around it now. I wish I had some dynamite to blast it out with.

[@BUDSBEAU]

is this road going to be for cars and trucks ? let us know how it continues to progress.

[@davidcook2687]

It’s only for a atvs and 4wd trucks. The switch backs on it are tight it makes it hard to drive a truck with a long axle length around them. I need to do some more work on it. Thanks for watching

[@Josephlell]

I guess you could call that job security cause that right you'll be there a while

[@jasonsmith9401]

How many yellow jacket nests did you run in to? 😁

[@koneseta6355]

Are this guide with some old road line ?

[@davidcook2687]

No we just flagged it out and started building it. Thanks for watching!

[@s10er8]

How did you get fuel to the equipment up there?

[@davidcook2687]

I filled it up before I started and it got most of it put in. What little I needed after that I used a Polaris ranger to haul up there.

[@tomtucker8849]

Can't go wrong with an angle blade dozer. I'd leave that big ole rock alone disturbing it would more than likely be a disaster in the long run.

[@skipfarris3442]

Push dirt back over it make a long little knowl to keep ya tracks on dirt. Saves ya rollers and spine

[@toadamine]

How much does this cost per mile for a one or two, maybe 3-4 miles?

[@bearbait2221]

nice job. But no gravel. Here in Alaska 1 to 20 feet of top soil than gravel. You have top soil to bed rock.

[@davidcook2687]

Yeah it don’t take long to hit bedrock here!

[@RiverValleyAcres]

Blazing trails through the woods is definitely one on my favorite things to do. It’s also one of the most dangerous things I do lol

[@davidcook2687]

It’s fun but dangerous those trees can come out of nowhere and hit you. Thanks for watching

[@buck3409]

I recently bought a 1995 450G that looks almost exactly like your dozer. How do you like your 650 ?

[@davidcook2687]

It has been a good dozer so far I bought is used. It don’t like cold starts but it’s a diesel so. How are you liking yours?

[@buck3409]

@@davidcook2687 I like it a lot. Ive pushed some big trees with it that I never thought it would. The engine must be one in a million. Ive put about 30 hours on it since I bought it and it hasnt used a drop of oil that I can tell. No smoke no blow by. And Ive run it very hard at times. The amazing thing is it has over 11000 hours on it. The 2 previous owners swear it has never had any engine work. It was used by a forestry company so they say it sat idled for many of those hours cause they dont turn the dozer off while burning a tract.

[@oldman9164]

we will build the cabin right here

[@carlhelmick7711]

Hey David cook did you finish that road. Can we get another look at it . Just asking.

[@dDayye]

Surprised you didn't hit any yellowjackets.

[@Jacob-zd4gj]

I have a TD8 with the same set up. I love it. Great machine. That one looks good to. Is that not a power shift?

[@jerryhammack1318]

Yes that is a powershift transmission

[@fordedgelover]

Is this the one you and diggin life 21 did a video on?

[@davidcook2687]

No it was just me. I just looked up diggin life21 he has so good videos. Thanks for watching!

[@garybland9974]

Are you cutting these Trails out for RZR riding

[@thomasfaucette1660]

i wonder where that is what state ?

[@davidcook2687]

It’s western North Carolina close to the Tennessee line

[@Josephlell]

What are you going to take up goat path

[@buck3409]

a lot of smoke from the exhaust there at 23 minutes. ?

[@davidcook2687]

I notice it smokes going down step hills when I’m in second gear. It’s a old dozer I wish I knew what caused it?

[@samuelcantley5500]

Is that a frac job

[@makingithappen5178]

A curious question. Can't that road be destroyed by a downpour?

[@davidcook2687]

Good question! Yes it can. I have built roads on steep mountains that have washed out in hard rains. That road has held up good so far because I have put water breaks in the steep spots.

[@makingithappen5178]

@@davidcook2687 Ok, thank you.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

And if it gets washed out he’ll rebuild it

[@davidcook2687]

@@dirtfarmer7472 that’s right!

[@garybaker730]

Where is this at ?

[@davidcook2687]

That is on our family land in western North Carolina

[@owenroark2961]

@@davidcook2687 I’m from the same area you guys log ?

[@Josephlell]

What are you going to travel on that road with not a tractor and trailer log truck

[@davidhead5943]

Are they a home going in there

[@Josephlell]

Hard on your back but those machines will push a road but you got to give me some fuel

[@Josephlell]

I don't know price throttle and Granny gear

[@Josephlell]

Try getting a full blade it won't hurt it

[@gt5945]

Don’t be afraid to pull the throttle back a bit

[@samuelcantley5500]

We frac driver s know all about these roads

[@billysullivan8601]

If you’re getting paid for this, you should give it back. Lol. Cause this ain’t work. This is fun.

[@tg5298]

Ya. For about 5. Minutes. Trust me

[@kenjett2434]

Nice dozer the JD 650 I use to have a 350 C I used for logging. But who ever is at the controls is certainly no pro operator. Does ok for an amature though that is steep rough ground.

[@josephjohnson9237]

oh your gona piss off some tree hugger lol.