D11 Bulldozer Cuts Road in Rocky Hill!

[@marvindebot3264]

Nice to see a D11 not pushing coal or scraping overburdon.

[@laundrieshanging9077]

Hahahahahah. True

[@marvindebot3264]

@@laundrieshanging9077 Well, that or pulling scrub which appears to be the only other usual use. That was one hell of a push and while I'd be happy doing that with a D6 or an 8 it's a big ask with a D11, brave man he is . . .

[@Fossillarson]

Very true lol

[@treetop5752]

You have to understand that operating cost and relocating this size machine makes mines one of their only uses. Although I did see a guy dig a basement in 1 hour with a 10 once

[@GregChaps-do2nw]

Exactly

[@curvedbridge]

That's cool! Usually it's excavators who make paths on mountains from where I live so it's interesting to see this D11 carve it out. Also props to the skillful driver and team!

[@tutekohe1361]

It’s always much harder tracking uphill rather than downhill. Nice job.

[@troyadamswaymarfarm5224]

Well that was pretty hairy!!!🤪 We did something similar about 20 years back on our station, we ran our 375 up this hill behind the homestead to position a Telstra repeater tower.. the tower is long gone and now we have a massive flag pole to fly this massive flag on Australia Day and Anzac day..🇦🇺

[@michaelbranham5854]

We live in steep mountains, and every man here who operates a D11 on a surface mine, have to cut roads, and level out for the drill. That road would be a walk in the park on a bad day. We also have to grade the spoil banks which require traversing the bank up and down. Those D11s are some capable machines

[@timsank]

Great to see the big girl in her natural habitat moving mountains.

[@troyadamswaymarfarm5224]

You go that right on..👍

[@MrLeslloyd]

Just loved the sound of that big V8 under load,i used to operate a D9H back in the 70's couldn't match this.Keep them coming lads.

[@gmcsd05]

Wow, up an incline with minimal traction loss. Excellent documentation of this amazing machine!

[@donnebes9421]

“We don’t want to disturb things too much” so we’ll just run a d-11 up here.

[@whotknots]

I have seen blokes doing work along the edge of similar precipices while operating old D9's at the SA Opal fields. They were working cuts between 50 and 90 feet deep on the old airstrip at the now defunct Mintabie field and as a spectator it got a bit 'anxious making' at times but didn't seem to bother the operators at all.. I once saw one ripping a cut when the hook on the ripper pulled a whacking great slab of rock up over another slab under the belly plate which lifted the machine up a bit like a huge trolley jack. When the weight of the blade eventually tilted the dozer forward off it's tracks it lifted the tracks almost level about a foot off the ground. The D9 came to rest balanced on it's belly plate on the rock and the cutting edge of the blade. The operator just dropped the blade down and warped it to and fro with the lateral rams until the machine slipped back off the rock after which it was "business as usual' and he hardly missed a beat. On another occasion we found a bit of 'trace' in the wall of a cut which a D9 was working, it was passing close by at the time so the operator stopped and asked what we were looking at. When we explained he just maneuvered the corner of the thundering great blade against the spot and used a warping ram to flick the material out of the wall of the cut as neat as though he was using a knife to hook raisin out of a bun. When I was last in the region some of those old D9's were just rusting away in various places because it is so remote and their monetary value presumably not worth the cost of retrieving them. The main thing about it all was the sheer size of the machines involved because they literally made the solid stone under your feet vibrate as they walked by. Some time later I encountered my first D11 which was ripping a trench for optic fiber communication cable to some remote communities in the North West of South Australia and D9's suddenly didn't seem so huge anymore!

[@00nutt]

D11 is a beast!!! My father was a civil engineer and I remember as a kid seeing my first D10 and I thought that was big!

[@NickOvchinnikov]

Lol, him saying he doubts it'll be done in a day. That's an amazing amount of earth moved

[@balkos450]

Its not often i watch a vid from start to finish but i was hooked the whole way..... very interesting thank you

[@918native9]

Really awesome! You always get to see videos of these 11’s in mines etc but really awesome to watch them push timber and cut roads lol

[@anthonyburke5656]

Thanks, you educated me as to what a talented operator can do.

[@mikldude9376]

Great video chaps , nice view at the top , and the sound of the big cat effortlessly pushing is very cool . Thanks for posting .

[@scruffy6151]

Well done on making the road up the hill. Love the sound of the engine just purring away while it is working.

[@mattgaming8717]

You keep saying " its getting the job done" D11: its what I do

[@jhanlarosh6620]

Great job keep the videos coming and we will keep watching from north central Kansas USA

[@muhammadrafanzah2023]

Good job brother, we're all Indonesian people support this channel

[@Indeewoods]

That slope off the side of the road where you said you didn’t want to go off of,that is the angle of the slopes I spread topsoil on every day with a D7R LGP. It can be sketchy work for sure especially when you have large rocks just under the surface,ice flows and snow thrown into the mix. We are reclaiming coal mines here in Canadian Rockies .Never a dull moment in these mountains/foothills. I used to run D10,s/11’s at a production coal mine and the hills that were a bit scary on a D10 seemed not bad in a D11. They are longer and much heavier so less nible but they do climb better. I find it’s much easier,safer and less scary if you back up the hill then push down. It’s so much easier pushing down and you let gravity do it’s thing spreading the material when building a road. If I’m going to go for a slide I want to be able to use my blade and ripper to help stop me. It’s amazing what these dozers can do.

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Absolutely! Unfortunately we had to clear a track to get the dozer up there to begin with, the road was finished off on the way down😁👍

[@davidberry6046]

Switchbacks? What switchbacks? We're just gonna bugger right on up the hill, in the best Aussie tradition! God love ya, Mate!

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Haha we were thinking we might have to do a switch back but thankfully avoided that😁

[@PA3456]

She makes light work of it. Plenty of the done in the Pilbara, great times and great video mate 👌🏻

[@coupster5464]

Ripper Vid.. I enjoy watching the farm work but seeing the big rig pushing rock was special.. just to help perspective, could you let us know what's the height of the rig from ground to cab top, width and height of blade... Those final images.. the 11 perched up on top.. that's got be an image, framed, for the pool room ! Many thanks

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Thanks mate, the dozers are 4.5meters high and the blades are 6.5m wide and 2.3m high😁

[@melbice9906]

Great to see some solid Australian content, many thanks 🙏

[@jamesharris40001]

Have you seen the crocodile hunter? Great lad

[@BillyTheKid689]

Good job Phil, cracking view. Matt, thanks for sharing, great video.

[@black07rr]

A lot of people don’t understand how intimidating running a dozer on a slope be. I played around quite a bit on some D6T’s, and they seem huge if you’ve never been in one.....I’ve moved D11’s around in my younger days, I couldn’t imagine working a slope in one😳

[@johnsheridan6452]

Spent the last year in a D9 and D10 working a gravel pit. 75’ down to to the bottom of a 3:1 slope.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Did some work with my dad's TD-25 on a slope. Not sure what it was but I understand what you mean. It's like loading a machine on a trailer. Seems like it would be no biggie but there can definitely be some clench factor too it depending on the trailer. Watched my dad and another guy loading a backhoe onto a trailer once. Can't remember why but dad was in the backhoe seat and the other guy was driving the tractor. The guy got about 1/2 way up the trailer ramps and decided he needed more power so he pushed in the clutch and pulled the throttle wide open and popped the clutch. Thankfully dad was quick with the backhoe and got it out and down before the machine went off the side of the trailer. It was scary to watch that's for certain as this was an older machine and it had no ROPs.

[@CodeineRadick]

I slope 2:1 slopes regularly up here in the oilsands. It takes getting used to but once you realize you are more likely to slide down rather than tip over, it gets more comfortable. Plus if anything does go wrong you just reverse and anchor your upper track side.

[@black07rr]

@@CodeineRadick I actually have a video of my buddy in a d8 rolling onto it’s side, he wasn’t sloping, working on a rock shelf, it gave way and he was slight sideways to downhill side, he accelerated to try and spin doze blade downhill but obviously dozers aren’t know for stellar acceleration and his track sank and it came over to its side like a elephant laying down

[@hawaiiansunrise8984]

#1 best D11 video I've ever watched You Blokes have Big Balls.

[@greggb1416]

Looks like you’re “on top of the world”, there “down under”..., Great video. Thank you, sir from Montana, USA Just stumbled upon your channel, liked & and subscribed... now will probable be up all night catching up on your videos...

[@DXT61]

This is where the phrase "King of the mountain" comes from.

[@gfp3141592]

We have a saying here in the US. You don’t have to be crazy to do stuff like that, but it sure helps! Great work, very treacherous. Love the sound of that big V8 growling away.

[@gethinjones1348]

Awesome video mate, those D11 really are something else! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@michigannative2951]

Very neat!. Your country is really cool! I had a great time visiting Adelaide and took the Gana train into Alice Springs and saw the Olgas and Ayers Rock super awesome. So you should put a solar station and sell night viewing for a small fee of course, but mate you could have a small fortune setting up a station for sky viewing!. However that’s a very nice job and thanks for sharing this video.

[@roberthiggins6401]

Not for the faint hearted, especially the last part! Well done Phil. Beautiful view. Cheers Matt.

[@hzgts308]

Nice work, mate. We have a point to point internet setup on a mountain a similar size to that. I've been thinking about cutting a track with the D85 so we didn't have to walk it. Looks like the country up near Moree. I'm down near Mudgee.

[@maxgermasi3302]

Very nice video, thanks for sharing it. It always impress me the capabilities of such machines. I travel a fair bit in the Vic High Country and I always wonder how they push those dozers up and down those steep and gnarly tracks. Thanks

[@jonathanparkln8224]

What a view from your office for the day wouldn't get tired seeing that great video just watched it twice 😄

[@KUBOSK]

Awesome, interesting, great work. Greet From Slovakia.

[@TheRonnyL]

Incane…unbelivable saticefying to watch you guys working. So clever and humble… Real good men!

[@Mojoman57]

New sub. First video and I really liked it. I kept thinking though, stay in close with the drone and let me see the machine work. One or maybe two big cinematic sweeping shots - ok. But the machine is the star of the show. Gonna check out some more. Thanks.

[@martyhill6609]

Been clearing and road making around Murwillumbah in steep country in my D4 and it can get pretty hair raising at times. Good on-yah Phil..

[@cmdmd]

Oi, thank you for making this video. I am considering the purchase of a small patch of land in the Northwestern USA and I know it will require this kind of work. G'day to you sir.

[@ColbyLovv]

I like watching the power of big equipment doing their thing. Would have been nice to see more of this in this video.

[@jascollinscork]

Fantastic video of sheer power AND drivers skill!! Also I think the driver showing off the size of his balls with a job like that 🤔😀

[@lesflynn4455]

That's an impressively huge big of kit even in videos. The big girl came up close to the camera pushing some small trees over, and there's a tiny man in the cab who's probably 6'3. That thing moves earth like nothing else. The fact it can still do its job on a 45 degree grade is very impressive. I've been in a padfoot on 30 degrees and that was sketchy enough. Mate I think you could actually cut a new road through the middle of a built up city with that dozer, pushing buildings out of the way.

[@jorgefonseca9225]

With that beast 💪nothing stops that CAT! Great vedeo and great work fellas take care of that toy👏👌👍👍 cheers from Norway

[@mikehunt5934]

It never looks as steep in pictures as it does in person. I've been on some scary slopes and photos never capture it

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Very true, there is a few comments saying just drive the dozer up and push the road down, im pretty confident they would change their mind if they saw it in real life haha 😂

[@paulhomsy2751]

When a wide angle lens is used, a mountain looks like a molehill. These shots are all taken with a wide angle and the grade is flattened automatically by the perspective created by the lens.

[@frednurk8590]

Looks an awful lot like my driveway, but a bit shorter. Gotta love those boys with more balls than brains, and even bigger toys.

[@Wedget]

Job well done boys, however it pails in comparison to the old logging roads the old time dozer operators formed in order to snig logs out to the landings and make roads for the trucks to haul the loads out,for a lot of years the cable blades were the luxury of the day and rippers were unheard of as the dozers had a winch instead.Quite a lot of the country in Far North Queensland was Basalt Mountainous country which created its own problems. Anyway have a great day fellas👍👍

[@ellieandadambullion7708]

This is about as much excitement as I can handle for the evening.

[@joeltucker3024]

Boy that be a nice place to build a cabin right on the top that's beautiful up there good job with the dozer hello

[@josephoneil3093]

You definitely have the proper machine for the job. CAT power!!! Cheers from Indiana, US of A

[@StevenCampbell1955]

I had a D11 move earth and stumps from a roadway . All up it took a couple of passes each way, say an hour. This was after a fellow in a D4 with great expectations and a pile of Self-Selling convinced me his machine could do the job. I cancelled 'D4 guy' after watching him muck about for four hours trying to remove a couple of stumps. My advice to prospective employers is to get the biggest bloody machine you can find and Do The Job Properly, first time.

[@Brad772006]

What a beautiful piece of land. I'm just guessing that a tower is going to be installed up there. Nice dozer work also.

[@bradmcmanis3231]

Badass you'd be proud 40° is nothing but but pucker is Defined LOL great video I'm subscribed now 👍👍👍👍

[@evldvl1]

Ol man use to snig logs with 9's, on mountains with 45 degree angles and then some. Great video, awesome footage!!

[@6666tank]

Cool shots of the tractor. But why did you need the road? Mark Orange NSW

[@gordonagent7037]

Man, what a site to have a house, bloody beautiful. Great job of pushing dirt uphill.

[@ericmattinen4728]

Heck of a nice camping spot!!! Great views for star gazing!

[@johnwood702]

Certainly a great view at the top. Certainly see why it was done. 👍👍👍👍

[@rascalszx2]

*To the tune of "Coming Around The Mountain"*: "I'll be puckering around this mountain as I go."

[@charliemyres5450]

Very interesting! Obviously and expert operator. Won't the track become a bit of a water-shute when it rains? Some drains on the outside would be nice to see.

[@howardhill9528]

Do you call that mound a Drumlin, we have a few like that in Ontario Canada, just not all the flat ground around like this one . Amazing views and video Thanks

[@bryanblood7063]

That's d11 is a dam modern marvel what a machine. I live in Michigan and was an electrician. In 2013 I was able to see a d9 in action and that to this day is the biggest piece of heavy equipment I couldn't imagine a d11. That thing did great what's crazy is there's tankers that can ship them things to where you are unless there assembled in your neck of the woods

[@seancollins6524]

Class job looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@woos31]

That's my kinda dozer work! Although I'm sure it's far different with an 11 than with a 6 or 8, as a D8 is the largest dozer I've had a chance to pilot but badly want to run the biggest models. Not a lot of mining or earth moving where I live so seeing a 10 on a lowboy in transport is rare lol.

[@lathamindustries6316]

Hey Matt. Need to come visit Gippsland for endless hills like that.

[@jodydavis161]

That D11N is so big it sounds like locomotive train

[@gurraflex6478]

a real powerfull machine and nice motor sound but the best is the view (imagine sitting on top and watching the thunder in a car at night)

[@ehsantop2442]

Very good operator 👍👍 D11 is the best 💪💪

[@jdxtube68]

That's a radical climb! I bet he was clenching all the way up. Where in Australia is that? Great videos and great operator!

[@garatt3430]

You blokes would fit in well with us in the Pilbara as development operators,10 & 11T’s all day long grubbing top soil,trying to find subsoil and prepping for drills,strip rate is 0.9 to 1,waste to ore,you’d be busy every day like you are in this video,good job.

[@johneaston2348]

One of your best and most interesting videos

[@grantmorden2405]

Butt puckering for sure. The scenery must be awesome from the top. Great job mate.

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Ten thumbs up! Beautiful beast imposing its will on Mother Earth.

[@gabrielruvalcaba2310]

Oh please .. such an interesting incline. Please get back with future video on rain season as you climb hill with your 4x4

[@lowellfunk8974]

Great video, what was the purpose of the track? Love seeing the heavy equipment in operation and neat to hear from the operator first hand too. Cheers from Alberta Canada!

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Hi mate, thanks😁 private Telecommunications are going up on the hill👍

[@lowellfunk8974]

@@thejacksonbrothers Thanks for replying. Keep up the good work!🙂👍

[@CodeineRadick]

@@lowellfunk8974 Paddys or Brewhouse? 😂

[@ashleejackson5286]

That’s a good-looking dozer operator right there…! 😁

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

I’ve herd that 3,567,000 before THANKS

[@ashleejackson5286]

@@JMAC-rs6ey haha!

[@lathamarea1437]

now that the slope has been compromised any concerns about washout and landslides.?

[@jameswalsh4128]

Well she made light work of that Great job matt thanks for sharing 👍

[@marcelodacusin4055]

great job,,, watching from Philippines..

[@blinko656]

Love the video great work, sounds like you need a little injector cleaner in your diesel tank. Not being critical great job

[@glentaylor6825]

Love that D11, plenty of pushing power

[@davidrobins4025]

What a fantastic view - a great place for a house! ? That operator is very good. Be sure to show any future work done on the top - please.

[@billybobs841]

Great video may i ask wat drone you use in your videos im lookn for a new drone

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Thanks mate, I started off with only a dji mavic mini then I bought a mavic air 2 a few months ago👍 the air 2 handles wind a bit better and has a few more tricks up it’s sleeve but the mini is very impressive and great for begginers😁

[@billybobs841]

I found a DJI Mavic Pro Platinum Fly More combo plus another fly more combo but no drone wit it cause it flew away but 500 its 2 controls and sun shield..2 parabolic range booster... 2 car chargers 2 of the mulit chargers 7 sets of propellers 5 battarys and 2 sets of filters i think that a decent deal

[@billybobs841]

Thanks for answering me ... i appreciate your videos they are verry interesting... keep on maken them ill watch r sure..do yall have cattel

[@thejacksonbrothers]

@@billybobs841 I wondered about going for a pro but I was buying new and the air 2 suited me better and had a few updated features then the pro, the pro does have a bigger camera though which would be nice😁, sounds like a good deal to me👍. No we don’t run cattle

[@billybobs841]

Ive got 60 cows pluz 40 sum calfs and i do hay i roll it. ...but i had 2 buy the drone its fun ....ive always wanted to go on a cattel haul in a road train

[@shannonm4964]

It’s amazing man can build something so heavy That can move such weight on such a hill

[@orgeirjonsson3014]

That's good material for road making but always more difficult working uphill, even for that beast :)

[@mikegeorge991]

Looks Fun!! Wish I was Closer To Help Out… Virginia USA

[@michaelbranham5854]

Work like that here in virginia is a normal occurrence. And reclaiming is even worse

[@stuartsprigg8914]

Buddy nice work mate. That hill would make a pretty sweet spot for barbie and a few beers! Or you just putting a coms tower up there?

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Thanks mate, mainly for private Telecommunications😁

[@abc-ke2yq]

Cheer's

[@bpm9295]

oh man, sitting in the cab watching the overhead drone video feed - now THAT is rad

[@paulhomsy2751]

The reason the grade doesn't look as steep is that in order to have all planes in focus you're forced to use a wide angle lens which in turns flattens the grade. A wide angle shot of a mountain for example, doesn't do the mountain justice, it makes it look like a tiny version of itself.

[@howardiknow1133]

Done a bit of that stuff, and with a real dozer like yours too...can't beat a tidy N...and they sound right😀

[@vancochran7344]

Did you put your DSL Dish on the top? I bet it draws in a signal well!!!

[@JP-xd6fm]

Hi, here from Spain, Now we got a lot of wildfires around here. Do you think this machine can make corridors to stop the fire on time?, and or How many you would need to be effective? Thanks mate

[@icarustanovic3097]

Great position for reconnaissance and artillery! 9 of 10.

[@MrhatAus]

Is this for Radio Communications for the farm or was it made for the view ?

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Private telecommunications👍

[@MrhatAus]

@@thejacksonbrothers good one guys thats what i do for a living

[@kevinclark6289]

What was the purpose of having that road on a steep hilltop? Communication satellite equipment?

[@MegaBulldozerCambodia]

Amazing I like your video ❤🎉

[@bernardjackson7119]

That machine is impressive in what it does

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

You betcha I subscribed to this channel!!…

[@chewy6942]

What’s is the purpose, will there be a small cabin at the top or is it just to hang out at?

[@thejacksonbrothers]

Hi mate, it was for telecommunication purposes👍