Excavator loading Topsoil

loading topsoil into a fleet of new kenworths

[@davidharris6581]

I remember when we would not have dreamed of loading out of a stockpile with a hoe. That would have been a loader job. Interesting how much things have changed. Enjoy the vids as always. A good operator is always fun to watch.

[@super6954]

Yeah it's same with backhoe loaders hardly anybody wants them now, they are getting cheaper to buy used. it's mostly mini diggers and 5 ton +, in lots of places now. but for 90% of what i do with my backhoe loader the 360 style machine is useless.

[@DIGdaDIRT958]

I love hearing these. The most interesting stories are from other operators.

[@paddym6594]

Takes a lot of skill to operate the Volvo excavators as smooth as that, as they are very sharp, quick and responsive to small movements on the sticks.

[@paulthesoundguy1]

If they used a wheel loader to load the trucks, We wouldn't have received the valuable lesson on how to use an excavator correctly. Such a demonstration is so rarely seen by today's operators. I am blessed and fortunate!

[@robertjackson5966]

your Kenworths are beautiful great video

[@robertlindseyjr8396]

ever notice how everyone is an expert on the stuff you do.

[@cameronsmith4657]

Robert Lindsey Jr yea you right this man been doing this for years all of a sudden they no everything👍👍

[@super6954]

I see it like this, There is the way Chris does it, the way I might do it, and the way you might do the job, all 3 might be slightly different ways. But as long as it gets done in good time as a paid job, how don't really matter . The ones that have no clue other than simulator games, better spend more time on them, and keep quiet. Or go get some real experience and find out operating equipment or farmings not as easy as they think sitting in their arm chairs. There's a sim video here on tube of a guy putting a backhoe loader up on a building flat roof, I'd bet he thinks he can do it for real on a machine that easy L.O.L !.

[@cameronsmith4657]

yea man do they not see them pretty ass dump trucks and other good equipment chris got.I wouldn't care what none of these simulator junkies say😂😂😂 you right about them game players

[@johnnythediggerman684]

I have a similar set up to what Chris has and I see what you mean the simulation games are not realistic at all you have to be in the industry to tell people how to do things

[@janvandenbos7085]

super6954 Has nothing to do with simulation games, Chris is using light excavator with little bucket, why not using 290 with big bucket 😊

[@robertallen7106]

It's always fun to watch you load trucks you make it look effortless

[@maineman11]

The quad axle trucks are pretty cool. Up here, we are only allowed tri-axle straight trucks. We can run more axles, but they would have to be trailer dumps.

[@Dudemieser]

I love the Blue , But that silver does look great. Hell I would take one if it was painted pink! lol

[@frankroden8233]

I didn't realize that you guys are such a big outfit, ya have some serious money wrapped up in equipment. And nice stuff too, no junk either !! Good work boys !!

[@saophina]

It was a great to found a vlog which is made you inspired. Thank for your video

[@tnfescue9134]

Never got close too a truck bed that I saw. Nice movement

[@phildeeds8238]

that was great looking top soil, wish I had load or two of it.

[@letsdig18]

i took 5 home lol

[@brajeshprasad7741]

+letsdig18 v

[@larkinp89]

Pretty sifted at that. 💪🏿🫰🏿👌🏿 #DirtWrX #DigLife

[@waylondunkin3175]

you are a very good operator chris

[@letsdig18]

i try to be!

[@wedoitmjrslice]

That silver truck is sexy

[@cardiackidjones2848]

Yepper so agree! That is one BAD looking rig for sure. Stand proud Chris!

[@user-eg2oz4lw3q]

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[@brownbossofficial4902]

I love this work so much

[@Dinoxt12]

Operator here knows how to run 4Sure.

[@weshopkins9847]

I like the blue

[@dozingnsloping6814]

Those are some nice K dubs

[@Pete-from-Tn]

Best haul we were on. Hauling top soil to a Dam Project for TVA. Hauled 9 days and man it paid unreal. They could not get weeds to grow. But after we hauled in topsoil. Now they can't keep the grass cut. HAHA Nice looking Quads for sure. What length beds are on those?

[@grimthenoble]

Looks like a job for a front end loader.

[@loc12op86]

Smooooth 👌🏼👏🏼🍻

[@openstationloggingkevinbak4625]

Nice top soil some folks call it black gold

[@stephenmccormick3546]

your video are great I'm a operator myself in the uk just wandering why in America you have small buckets on your large diggers.

[@Deere2154D]

Stephen Mc Cormick that's not a large excavator. That's small for here

[@jackcaldwell485]

how are you liking that new trachoe?

[@northstar2007]

Does the new machine fill the trucks quicker for you? some nice looking KW's there too, the blue is rather fetching

[@letsdig18]

ive not loaded it yet, but 4 scoops should fill it

[@lindro123]

not sure how the weights for the trucks out there work but when do they have to drop the quads?

[@lancesnyder2613]

Lindro 889 im guessing depending on weight of truck about 15 ton?

[@lancesnyder2613]

Lindro 889 can prolly haul 20-22 ton with quad?? Atleast that's about how Michigan and Indiana work

[@larkinp89]

Those hold 16 yards loaded properly and they are required to drop the axles when loaded in general here in Virginia

[@leoslandscape24]

Chris Those two trucks are your ?

[@gavincoffman3914]

good video ... Also r those your trucks

[@nebevorgneerg2241]

Thats a big trucks

[@TommyMillerVlogs]

Awesome!!

[@brendanmccabe149]

Tools & Timber It saves time. You would rather have the trucks gone when you do that.

[@RRRIBEYE]

Hey Chris, looks like you got the hydraulics sped up to more your speed! - and did you also get the new pin on the bucket? Looks tight!

[@super6954]

It's the 160c not the 290, if you look at the model number on the large screen and pause the video. Thats why it's faster and has no slop in the bucket pins.

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@christiankentaro5597]

Hey, I want to know what is the bucket size of this excavator?

[@jasonm9023]

Bet ya can't wait till your loading with the 290

[@jonathanwhiteacleanwaterop8210]

Hey Chris, Love you videos and let me just say, you are one heck of a smooth operator! I would dare to say the GOAT (Greatest of all Time) in running equipment. I know the Silver T880 was your companies, what about the other two blue T880's? Are those by chance also your companies?

[@letsdig18]

no they are hired trucks

[@ReolSPro]

satisfying to watch

[@jamestaylor7467]

Wow cool excavator how much do you have I have seen Heep's of videos of your excavators

[@janvandenbos7085]

Chris you are an smooth operator, what an amazing loading speed 😲😲😲😲😲😲😛😂😜😂😛😜😂😛👏 why are you not using the 290 with the bigger bucket ?

[@tnfescue9134]

Just truck that topsoil to Tennessee. I will get rid of it for you since it's in the way and all

[@davestinson5691]

good lookin set up. an where I'm from i could sell that awsome topsoil as screened. wish i had 1000 lds of it. ramped up an walked in. nice video bud

[@letsdig18]

thats where it was all going.. too a landscaping yard LOL

[@moultonditcher6187]

How much an hour to push that truck down the road?

[@travishuberts6418]

That topsoil almost looks like sand

[@letsdig18]

its sandy topsoil

[@daltonk.3094]

letsdig18 -> Where was this video shot at? I do a lot of mining on the coast in the southeast U.S.; and I've never seen topsoil that sandy, not to mention how clean the whole pile looks. Did you screen this pile of topsoil to get it that clean? Just curious, what does a yard of topsoil like this run in your area?

[@travishuberts6418]

letsdig18 makes sense. I guess I'm just used to black top soil where we are

[@abdulaljuh5923]

+Travis Huberts b hb. 9

[@briangardiner1015]

That looks like the 220. Man those Katie Whoopers are sweet lookin trucks, whoever owns them you can tell they know how to impress.

[@kasnitch]

wonder how the 290 would do loading those trucks ?

[@letsdig18]

4 scoops and been done at lunch LOL

[@andrewhunt4777]

How many pounds of soil is going in those trucks??

[@letsdig18]

not sure 20 tons?

[@keithbrettell2058]

Where's your new dump truck? Are those all company trucks or outside contractors?

[@letsdig18]

the silver one

[@eduardogomez3456]

Where are you located ?

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Great video Chris. Which excavator was that one? Didn't look like the 290.

[@letsdig18]

160

[@jamesshanks2614]

Tags get down on public roads when not turning hard.

[@shawnorr309]

what is your fleet currently i know you own the silver T880 (sweet truck btw ;) love KWs) but what in all truck wise does your company own? lowboy, quad, regular day cab 5th wheel?

[@letsdig18]

just that one

[@shawnorr309]

letsdig18 so you sub out hauling to other trucking companies? im guessing a friend helps you move your bigger excavators around also? and in your opinion, im looking into getting my Class A in a few years if i ever do local hauling which tranmission would be better 6 speed automatic or 10 speed manual?

[@tractormanmike1830]

My opinion would be a 13 or 18 speed. A 10 will get the job done but the higher gears are spaced out quite a bit, the extra gears really help when pulling heavy loads.I've never driven an auto to know how they pull a load. Good luck on your class a, are you going to school or going through a third party tester

[@shawnorr309]

tractorman MIKE possibly school

[@Blazer02LS]

Make sure you test on a stick. If you test on an auto you legally can't drive a stick until you re-test on one.

[@Nderak]

Its a video about an excavator loading trucks.

[@chersey.3579]

Do you still have that blue kW

[@letsdig18]

sold it

[@michelinman8592]

I'm confused, are all of the trucks owned by Guins, or no?

[@letsdig18]

no

[@michelinman8592]

Thanks for the reply!

[@bryantcreech7423]

Cool bulldozer

[@jamjames1971]

hey Chris I need about 3 loads of that lol

[@letsdig18]

i got 5 lol

[@jamjames1971]

letsdig18 lol alot of good that does for me hehe your there and im in St.Louis lol

[@andrewtuggle635]

PNC Trucking needs 5 to 12 load or maybe even a hundred loads of gravel delivered but I'll ask them

[@jonathanmadrigal1408]

This job would of been faster with the wheel loader

[@janvandenbos7085]

I am very curious , about the 290 excavator, may be Chris you can do an update ? 😎😜😛😂👌

[@waylondunkin3175]

what about that blue kw do y'all own it to

[@letsdig18]

no thats someone elses

[@waylondunkin3175]

letsdig18 oh ok thanks man and again your a very good operator you make it look easy and smooth as silk

[@mrchambers06]

1rst truck to much swing, not to mention that crap looks like sand.

[@Bazza1973ify]

Still got the little 140 Chris? I know you didn't like driving that one as much, or did you trade it for the 290?

[@rude252]

sold the 140

[@PODGOD83]

820 24

[@robertwinchester7443]

truck 1 , 12 buckets, truck 2 14 buckets , truck 3 , 12 buckets , tonnage , don't know

[@letsdig18]

i just load till they all look the same

[@Bazza1973ify]

or is it you lost count again Chris? Lol 😂

[@certifiedlawnpros]

robert winchester that's way to much focus for this early in the morning

[@garysavage5675]

robert winchester I want a recount

[@steveholton4130]

It didn't seem like you were filling to water level! Light loads?

[@Tbear37144]

seems to be moving faster!

[@MyOLD36chevy]

On earlier Videos you talk about your farm is it on any of your vireos?

[@toolstimber5953]

Why moving to other side of the pile rather than directly loading the truck?

[@connorhall3312]

Tools & Timber so when the truck arrives you have the shortest distance from pile to truck and while the trucks are gone transfer as much dirt as possible to the smallest distance

[@toolstimber5953]

Connor Hall , yes got that but still wonder whether it is worth it due to more fuel consumed? The excavator engine runs all the time and if it idles during low load, that might save some fuel, but on the other hand if you are paid by the result, that might change the picture

[@phillipsaunders8062]

Tools & Timber them trucks are getting paid by the hr, probably $75-100 per hour plus fuel

[@michaelmcintosh4167]

Why are you spinning all the way around and what was that 65 buckets per truck...I'm an operator as well cant ya tell haha know matter what another operator is going to talk shit...nice look bro effortless 😉

[@Dudemieser]

Where can I send my resume?

[@user-eg2oz4lw3q]

ל'

[@jacobwalter7926]

I’m

[@NomadicSociety]

hes a ex. operator BUT i prefer getting loaded by amateurs who are really slow and careful and have no clue how much to put on and just stop loading me when i say that im full enough----- ive been at it 29yrs, my brake time is my getting loaded time and im paid by the hour and love it when it takes a operator an hour to load me just sayin! the less i do the more i make - less fuel , less wear and tear less , tire wear and MO $$$ ! yeah buddy !29 years- thats the way! u kin take your tonnage and stick it!! TRUTH! now watch my s#%&--- just click my name lol

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Why does everyone use excavators to load trucks? A 10 or 12 yard loader is way faster.

[@Mrbink01]

You sir, are an idiot

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Explain then why a excavator is faster.

[@letsdig18]

because i dont have a loader

[@vttrucker]

loaders that big are in mines. cost too much for how little you use them. Plus why rent a machine for such a small pile

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

medium size loaders come with these large buckets as well as large and mining loaders, ie Cat 950 M. Or get a 938M with 6.5 yard bucket. Still improves load times.

[@christianlawson9675]

Your slow need to speed up and feel them trucks up more waist of trucks

[@brianb8401]

typically, i like your vids, but 10 mins of the same shots with no naration gets a bit tedious ,really love most your vids, just one mans opinion

[@Amanwithoutaface112]

bucket is to small. you took like over a dozen scoops and truck still wasnt fully loaded and other trucks were there waiting

[@aaronsharp8857]

you know you could load the truck faster if you loaded the dirt next to the truck instead of doing a 180 swing almost every time..lol