How to Operate a Mini-Excavator | Mini Excavator Controls

Heavy Equipment Operator Training - How to Operate a Mini-Excavator. Don’t let the word “mini” fool you. The mini excavator-a smaller cousin to the large excavators-is extremely important in its own way. In this video, we are going to show you how to operate our mini excavators. We will go over the basics of controls, driving, digging and parking in our Komatsu PC35 Mini Excavator. Have a question or comment? Leave one below!
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[@GTA19697]

as an experienced operator myself. One thing that is really important to teach new operators is to always teach them to look behind themselves as they move backwards. always span where they are moving to always know what is around them. alot of operators get lazy and complacent and it can get them in a messy situation with either damaging what they may back into or hurting or killing someone who was walking up to you without notifying you or geting your attention before walking behind you

[@yonelson2392]

Thanks dude!! Appreciate it

[@karlso7314]

I agree but also have a spotter which makes things a lot safer.

[@GTA19697]

@@karlso7314 very true. forgot about that

[@robertluciwcatalano6531]

This is very good advice I work I'm plumbing and sewer work. Sometimes with the digs operating ones of thes really makes you nervous when your not paying attention to backing up. Maybe make some blind spots on them.

[@lekingmachinery1650]

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[@mitkopetrovik259]

I'm an electrician and working with Excavator is not my profession ... but the operator explained it so well that it kept my attention until the very end. Now if someone leaves me on a desert island with such a machine ... I will be able to dig my way out of the other side of the planet;)

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Better just watch all of our videos...you never know what piece you’ll be stranded with!

[@TeslaBoy123]

🤣🤣🤣 try to survive isn't a crime 👍👍

[@gagandeep-ej2fn]

@@HeavyMetalLearningwts ur location of traning i wana join

[@greggklawon3777]

Quick tip... I always move back and forth after putting the stabilizer bar on the ground. Cause usually you’ll be sitting just on the bar and the back part of the tracks. After you work the bar down a little ways below the dirt surface. Your tracks will flatten out and you’ll have more surface area on the ground and a lot more stability.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Excellent tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrCatseyes01]

Or you can just have the blade behind you pushed down a little , adds wieght to the bucket , easier to drive ....

[@bryan5580]

Randy, thank you so much for this video. I had to replace about 40' of the side sewer at my house and thanks to this video, I was able to rent and competently operate a kubota mini excavator, cutting my job time drastically. I had the trench done in about an hour and a half, having never operated any kind of excavator before.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

That is so awesome to hear...we love to hear stories like that!

[@BruceWayne-mb4hk]

I’m glad to hear that it was easy. I’ve never operated an excavator but need to dig in footers for my shed

[@bryan5580]

@@BruceWayne-mb4hk having done it myself, I'd strongly recommend taking around 10 minutes just playing around with the controls to not only familiarize yourself with them, but to get a feel of how sensitive they are. That way if you need to finesse your way around something, you'll have an idea on how much pressure you need to apply to the sticks to get the desired result.

[@plantitfarm9244]

@@HeavyMetalLearning hello, I will be purchasing a pc55 mr next week and this video was very helpful, thank u

[@ProbeGT2]

I bought a little 1.2 ton machine, i can't wait for it to arrive so i can try. This is a kid's dream comming true. That was a great crash course!

[@robertstephanek7063]

Thank you! The first video I watched left me with the ability to open the windows and wonder about the glow plug position. Not much on operation. Yours is far superior. I feel trained enough to get in an open field and develop some muscle memory. The boss has me position the new excavator, but saw I was not as proficient as he. You video gave me the overview I needed! Hit the nail on the head! I can figure out the AC later, after the paycheck is cashed!

[@roywillson1989]

Very well done video. Well executed, clear voice, nice split screen and simple to understand. I wish there were more videos on YoutTube of this caliber.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks Roy! We’ll continue to put out more videos like this.

[@jeffdillon3930]

Very well done!! Could you please go into some depth about digging up against a wall!!

[@donrancourt1158]

Hi. I am legaly blind and will never have the opportunity to use one of these but really enjoyed your video. Love to see machines work. Thanks for the great vid. It was very well done.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

You're welcome. And we've had a blind client out to run our excavator before. He did amazing and I was just in shock how well he did. Here is a video of that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onaVnmyZpJiLntU

[@vonheimlerstrudel]

Yeah!!! He definitely floated an air biscuit at the 7:40 minute mark.

[@RoamingShark]

Excellent introduction! Just spent my first hour ripping out some gone-crazy shrubbery with a Kato mini. Learned everything I needed to know from your video! Maybe this will be how I make a few extra bucks during retirement. Appreciate you taking the time and money to help all us DIY'ers.

[@Aphorism89]

Rented a mini excavator for tomorrow, dont even know how it will look lol, so this is extremely helpful. Thanks!

[@jamesleon98]

How did it go?, was it easy ?

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Glad I could help! Good luck

[@zzz1945]

Same situation today n the weekend. Only operated forks. Thanks for the vid n wish me luck hahah

[@itsoktoberight4431]

Lol same here, last-minute research, why didn't I look all this up ages ago!

[@lloydr.6271]

Practice, practice, practice. Thanks. We're getting one for the farm as contractors are always so busy with maybe 1 year waiting list. Good clear instruction.

[@kingsqueak2221]

Thank for these videos, I've rented a mini ex and a track steer and it was very helpful and I managed not to roll them or go through the side of my house.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

LOL....glad we could help! Thanks for the comment!

[@GeeZeeGZ]

I'm looking at renting one to dig down to the foundation of my house (mini ex), was it very tricky? I've operated forklifts and genie booms, scissor lifts etc. I'd be digging down about 6'

[@kingsqueak2221]

George Zed I didn’t think so, no. Just go slow. Ideally you have a spot you could practice a bit. The biggest risk against a building is being too rough on the sticks and smacking something or digging up a line you didn’t know was there. Be real easy on the sticks, finesse is the hardest part.

[@TheRoadTaken]

I'm considering collapsing my swimming pool. I've watched hours of youtube videos on this but the biggest concern I had was the heavy machinery. After finding your channel, I believe I can do this myself and save some money (and to be honest, have some fun with the project). This video has given me the confidence to try it.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment, and glad we are able to help educate you on equipment. Just be CAREFUL! It takes years to become proficient as an operator so you want to be cautious when operating. Keep safety first and foremost as your top priority! Also, if you are renting a Mini-Excavator don't think that because it is "mini" it is safer, the opposite is generally true. With a smaller machine it doesn't have as much weight and a very large base so it is very easy to tip one over or get in real trouble so always respect the limits of your machine.

[@TheRoadTaken]

@@HeavyMetalLearning Due to space constraints, a Mini is more than likely in my future. I will respect the limit of the machines. I have no plans on winning any Darwin awards (if you know what I mean).

[@brucebecker692]

Daryl Lackey collapsing my swimming pool this weekend. After watching this and other videos, I think I’m ready. Rented from Sunbelt; they had the easiest rental process and best prices! How did it go if you did it yourself?

[@TheRoadTaken]

Bruce Becker overall it went very very well. I rented a bobcat and a mini ex. I wish I knew enough about the sizing to tell you what size machine. I’m guessing here but I think the bobcat was a 450 and the mini ex was a 7500 (Yanma 35?). The bobcat was primarily to move dirt and debris around but the mini ex with a 750# breaker star of my demo. Be careful with this though as that much weight at the end of the mini ex makes it very unstable. You want to keep the break as close to the mini ex as possible. Also be careful with the hydraulics of the breaker. They just kind of hang out there and can easily get pinched. I pinched 3 hoses on the last day within 3 hours of each other (hurrying trying to beat a storm - costly mistake). You’ll also want to get an grinder with a curing wheel. I picked up Sears branded from Lowe’s for $30 and it worked perfectly for the rebar - go slow with cutting. I used two cutting wheels total. Wear fire retardant gloves and eye protection. The ambers that fly off will burn fabric (staying from experience here). Overall the project wasn’t that tough, just tedious. Omg get quality ear protection especially for the breaker. That is very loud. And wear eye protection for this as well. And boots. You need boots because you will be walking on rubble. I broke down the wall on the adjacent to the steps in the shallow end mainly because it was the only way I was going to get into the pool with the mini. Once I had the wall broken down, I used the bobcat to dig out a ramp on the outside of the pool wall so that when I essentially entered the pool I was at ground level in the shallow end. I took lots and lots of pictures which I’ll share if interested.

[@Warrior1990L]

As a certified heavy equipment operator of 6 machines it is highly I'll advised to give anyone the idea that it is acceptable to dig from the side. You did mention that the machine is not as stable but that is a very lethal piece of advice as the mini as well as a 300 are HIGHLY prone to tipping and being unstable from side digging. For teaching anyone that has never used any machine I would just not recommend digging side on at all as this will give a dangerous impression that it's only a "little" dangerous. Everything was awesome but as this is instructing new comers to these machines any piece of advice that leaves room for interpretation of safety will cause injury. Not casting stones just figured I would share my knowledge from the field as to help make better and safer rental users :)

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Appreciate you constructive feedback. While I would say I generally agree with your statement, I don't think I would call it a "lethal" mistake for not digging square to your tracks (if the machine was not designed to dig that way there would be lock-outs to prevent it), so I agree it's good practice but no reason to scare a new operator when not necessary to just teach them the best technique. Thanks for the comment.

[@Warrior1990L]

@@HeavyMetalLearning oh it is not to scare. I just see it happened to often where the comfort level becomes the issue not so much the information. I've personally seen a few minis roll over due to complacency. Usually those that roll in that fashion are full bucket loaded added to the speed and weight pulling the mini over. Its practice that if it's not considered a lethal choice it can become lethal so it's more about the level of danger that the machine can be in without an experienced operator at the helm a small tip can turn into a big roll especially when you are fighting the balance. As a way to combat side digging with new operators you can recommend also using a 1 o'clock or 11 o'clock track positing and digging at diagonals to the tracks is a much safer and more stable way to side dig

[@josephetchison3742]

Thanks for your videos'. I have a new New Holland e57c and have never used a excavator before. I was a little nervous about even loading it and using it but your videos have helped me so much. I will be loading on a 22' diamond c 20000 GVWR tilt trailer and using my 1997 f350 7.3 dually for my tow truck. After watching your video's I believe I have a set up that will work and the more practice the better off I will be. Thanks for the emphasis put on safety also.

[@seven0sevenizdashiz]

Thanks man. I’m applying for a job and my friend said make sure to put on the application excavator experience. I said I’ve got some backhoe experience. He said that’s good put that and put excavator. Now thanks to you I can fake it til I make it!!!....if I land the job

[@petersamios5409]

Excellent video. I'd add one thing. I'd add a box in one of the corners that just shows a block diagram of the controls being moved (as seen from above). The ones being moved would be in bold as you are moving them. This would be sort of like showing the steps for a dance routing with the footsteps along with the dancers doing them - old school. Once again - thanks much.

[@scottallen7268]

Thanks so much for this video! There aren't many like it, but this is exactly what people need to get started. The rest will come with practice. Machine will be delivered this morning. Can't wait.

[@leslieking3974]

It’s a joy to watch this. Will explore nearby job site to prepare a hill site for building my place.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

NICE!

[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

Thanks for the upload, to be fair it's complicated and simple at the same time... i'm glad i didn't rent one, it would have taken me few days to learn how to operate it. The difficulty was working in tight space demolishing a structure, the guy i paid to do it did it in less than a day. It would have taken me 2/3 days, and loads of fun but i could have done damages to neighbouring properties.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment! Agree, prob a good idea to bring in a pro.

[@waynes.2983]

The boom swing is for digging off center, such as digging roadside ditches. You should train new operators to use that feature.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Great advice!

[@TheDieselndust]

Wayne S. I also use that feature to dig a beam alongside a concrete form.

[@revy1063]

Awesome guide, I am renting a mini excavator this weekend to dig up a large mountain garden and this video is helping me a lot.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Glad it helped! Good Luck!

[@darreldodd2612]

Your helping me learn to operate the machine helped me a lot.

[@robertluciwcatalano6531]

The older ones kinda suck when trying to stay warm but this one is a beauty. Thankfully the look of the controls on the inside haven't changed.

[@m.jenkins8503]

Excellent training. Well thought out, good split screen shots and plenty of different situations.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Awesome to hear....thanks for the comment!

[@alainb4734]

Great job ! Thank you very much. Easy to learn even for french people and very well recorded. Greetings from France & Switzerland

[@6guitarplayer]

I was mesmerized the whole time! Love it! I did notice one safety mistake and I didn't catch it until the very end! Your ring!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

oh yeah....good call....but I think it depends what your role is because I don't think most operators are required or need to remove rings. Not the same hazards as laborers and carpenters etc

[@davids4425]

The gent clearly stated that he was not an expert at the beginning of the video but I enjoyed watching. I'm old and haven't run a backhoe or excavator in many years. All I know is using multiple levers and foot pedals. Love to try a joystick machine sometime.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thank you! Yes, there sure have been a lot of developments in the equipment but all the basics still apply. You should visit one of our sites so you can get back in the seat!

[@lv.99mastermind45]

My unit when I was at bragg still had the old Mercedes See Trucks, where the backhoe was operated from outside with just three levers

[@darreldodd2612]

Thank you for helping me learn to operate the machine.

[@cristiovanni]

Right to the point, sharing knowledge peer to peer. This is what the internet used to be about!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@hirammaraveles8315]

Thanks for the vid, very helpful. Im trenching for a sewer lateral connection tomorrow and it'll be my first time on a excavator.

[@kevinkillingsworth4359]

Thanks for the video! I'm renting one of these this weekend to dig up a bunch of brush stumps. Getting a jump on the controls definitely helps since I only have it for one day!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Good luck!

[@rylinelias9112]

Had no clue what I was doing but said yes to running a 50G, thanks to yourself I now get a pay raise 😂🙌

[@zulqarnainnaqvi9395]

Beautifully explained Sir. Lot of love and respect from people of Pakistan

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thank you!

[@cornfields-crosshairs4182]

Concise and adequate ......Thanks for sharing!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

You're welcome....thanks for the comment!

[@61breck]

You had me at the soft jazz......Now to go out and get it off the tilt trailer. Great video, Thank you.

[@shermrock345]

So i just saw you guys on mechanic Steve's page at the festival in Texas. I saw a add for a mini-excavator and clicked the Video and i immediately said he looks familiar. Great demo man.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Awesome...thanks for the comment!

[@Life_is_Awesome_Civil]

Thanks for teaching you

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

It's my pleasure

[@sladdis862]

@Albert Landry Bullshit:P

[@sff364]

There is grammer mistake thanks for teaching me not you oKkkk

[@constantinclipa1360]

I got to expert level in 2 months....had a great teacher

[@maicochannel4661]

Thanks for sharing this tutorial..im Equipment operator from Philippines..

[@rehanhaider3229]

From Pakistan Love you Mr. Operator your video is very much informative for me its really very helpful for me i m very Great full to you

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@markbrommer9373]

I have one on my property for stuff . and ,my 9 yrold son actually asked me to start him a sand box with my Mini Excavator. I did and every wk he says Dad Can U fill back some dirt w the blade to make his roads better, so I did.Blade works Great

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Awesome....thanks for the comment!

[@SEEAFRIKA]

I THINK I AM GOING TO GET ONE OF THOSE FOR MY PROJECTS AND FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, PRETTY SIMPLE TO HANDLE THANKS FOR SHARING

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

thanks for the comment....good luck!!!

[@jofasable]

A gentleman teacher.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thank you!

[@yogaadisetiawan3335]

Mini excavator, Komatsu 👍👍🙏

[@weets69]

Thoroughly enjoy all your training vids. Very simple and precise. 👍

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks!

[@Senkino5o]

By the way I worked for Komatsu Australia and we called it a backfill blade, have em on every machine which ends in a 8 or 5 under 5 tons - AKA PC18, 35, 45, 55, 88, 138, 228, etc. PC stands for Power Crawler, and yes every other Komatsu abbreviation makes more sense than 'power crawler' which dates back to the 50s when Komatsu was a deadass Japanese-only outfit and is an example of jinglish that just hasn't gone away. Almost all machines from 138 down have blades, we had at least a couple 228s (20-25tonners) with blades, I went through a workshirt cutting the plowbolts out with an oxy torch from beneath while on a creeper, hard to avoid the burn doing that. All the models with MR or US in their title are minimal or zero swing radius machines - that means you should be able to swing the machine all around and your counterweight should remain inside of your tracks. On the other hand standard body excavators will have 'LC' in their name, such as PC450LC-8. LC stands for long counterweight or long carriage, they do not have blades. Komatsu mini-excavators (PC55 and down) are actually mechanically Yanmars, the powertrain, turbo, maybe even the pump (not sure) are Yanmar, this is the same with Hitachi and probably a bunch of other brands. Komatsu Skidsteers/Bobcats have Kubota engines and are made in Italy, same as the backhoes, you can identify them with a serial code ending in F - F stands for f***ed because all Komatsu Backhoes and Skid loaders are garbage, you need extend-o arms to work on those Backhoes, we had a skidsteer came back with 9hrs on the clock having lost a tyre off the rim, then the door broke and locked one of our mechs in for half a day. You get the picture. Komatsu does best with its larger excavators and mining equipment especially the ol' American=made Dresser haul trucks, the articulated trucks are good, the wheel loaders are pretty good (not as good as Volvo) and the dozers are a go to if it weren't for CAT. Pretty good gear.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

This is awesome info....thanks for sharing!

[@warrenstone8538]

It only takes about 10 minutes to learn how to operate a machine. It takes about 10 years to know how to handle the situation that you will find yourself in and how to handle the dirt, that's always an obstacle. Have been operating machines of all types since 1985.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Yeah...that’s probably fair!

[@intensivemanagement]

How long would it take to learn how to grade my gravel driveway and stack boulders to make a wall? I have a class A CDL and can operate a roll off so I don’t have 2 left hands 🙌

[@michaelcostello6991]

Very interesting insight on how these things work.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@austinwohlmuth702]

These videos are really help full.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@667mfleen]

here in finland we use rototilt. you can rotate and tilt the bucket in every direction on our machines weeery handy.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Yes, those are awesome features!

[@chrs1212]

Soooo cool, thanks for the very in depth, well organized tutorial!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wataman5669]

i make a video like his kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6GYo3-uf9Vkf9E

[@Eli-be3cb]

Wow this was a great find. Thanks for sharing, really helped a lot.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@petemegaris3600]

Great video as usual Randy very thorough thank you

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks!

[@Urickhunt]

all top operators have a cigarette in their mouth unlit. doors open and air con at full power, no seat-belt and a rock station mixed with static at all times

[@rocketman0420]

Working a site with a mini ex operator right now, can confirm this is true 😂

[@austinwohlmuth702]

That sounds like me.

[@ryanbarnes504]

Extremely accurate. Don’t forget the dick bag grader operator with their black and mild

[@troymeredith9936]

How it works here is that the machine gets the crap scratched out of it the operators smoke in the cab with the aircon running then open the doors when it's dusty as hell with air con running again,then work in the mud all day and not spin the tracks to get it out at all ,then I pick it up and drive on the road and make a big mess ,sound familiar any one.??

[@ttihomirx]

Dont forged dirty windows and reflection jacket on the seat

[@fdepsantander8780]

I WAS EXPECTING THE THUMB TO BE CONTROLED BY HAND... THX

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

In many they are. Komatsu has it as an option on their minis, the new PC35 we got after this video had thumb controls on joystick.

[@Chrazzari]

Great video. Noticed that the video in video was a bit out of sync. Was trying to follow your hand movements while watching the dig. Would love to see it done on an incline/decline also. Great demonstration, thanks heaps!

[@johnfry9010]

Cool , love my little PC30 kamatsu .

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Yeah...they’re awesome!

[@aironnoles5588]

As an young mechanic we young mechanics use to think this was a useless peace of machinery due to it having a small bucket but after operating an D1 Dozier (a.k.a. the hand shovel ) I appreciate this tiny machine a little more . It's like we thought that a few D1s were faster than this machine but now I think not .

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@siuealangi9624]

Clear and simple. Thank you for sharing.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

You're welcome....thanks for the comment!

[@Tiffanysfarm]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us ❤. I plan to rent an excavator to dig up 15 stumps. This will be my first time using an excavator. Lord help me 😅

[@bud1412]

Good video, feel better about renting one, thank you.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

You’re welcome...be safe

[@oldguyriders]

Excellent instruction.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@stefanratiu5843]

Nice job, thanks for presentation

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thank you!

[@missjennemeg1]

Thanks. I need to learn how to use one of these for my garden landscaping projects.

[@renatosanchez5968]

Great video! Thank you very much for the simple instructions. If I could make one comment, I believe part of instructions with this machine should be the suggestion to use a spotter - a second person on the ground maki g sure the operator does not hit anything. Thank you again.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Great tip!

[@joearreola5293]

Awesome and clear instructional video..👍👌

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Glad you liked it

[@tujuprojects]

Once you change your pins and bushings first time, you learn not to put dirt into them, like you did with second scoop. Your lessons are in the maintence hall, there you learn to dig. 😊

[@MikeWhitton]

awesome clear instructions, Hi from AUS!

[@gypseygeoff]

Basic but a start ,as for the blade at the back,doesn’t matter it will depend on application,if learning blade at the front may be a advantage,but it’s horses for course ,hard digging blade at the back to stop rocking ,be careful on slopes if your on offset ,👍🏼👍🏼

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@SongADayPodcast]

16:30 that was a nice shot with the bowling ball, but we all really want to see you take a shot from behind the three point line.

[@nodrogskram1857]

I approve of this message 👍🏻

[@atunaisaraico5664]

This is good BUT perhaps in your video if you could focus the camera on the various internal parts when explaining its functions so it is clear and visible to the viewers.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment and feedback. Yes, we have heard that before. We'll see if we can do better on future videos. Unfortunately we only have so many cameras so it's tough to cover all the angles but I totally agree it would be helpful to have some more closeup shots of the controls. Thanks again!

[@atunaisaraico5664]

@@HeavyMetalLearning just a suggestion and am optimistic it would work i.e to bring the rear camera lower and increase the magnifying power of the lenses or zoom as long as it gets a clear shot of all the small parts involved in starting this machine. And just so that we can hear you loud and clear on video while explaining and describing the different parts involved with its functions.

[@disonotshukudu9341]

Good teaching

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Glad you think so!

[@amaurycarpentier5509]

Thank you for your good explications

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

You’re welcome!

[@pigweed000]

Very informative. Well done. Thank you.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@thecrazymanfromireland]

As a professional excavator driver when operating a mini Digger with a Blade Allways Have the blade at the Back when you are Digging, there are 2 reasons for this no 1 you have more Digging pressure for the Bucket to dig and less chance of pulling Wheelies, no 2 you wont break your Back with the Digger bouncing and being unstable, please feel free to test this out as you won't be long finding out whats best 😂😂😂😂

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment and feedback!

[@thecrazymanfromireland]

@@HeavyMetalLearning super channel it really helps drivers / operator's well done ☺☺☺

[@PaulM-ls6qj]

Coming from the lowlands (Netherlands). On the mini’s here you see a lot of extensions bolt on the blade to make it even more stable. Just 4 or 5 inch extra helps a lot in soft and wet dirt or clay. And the crazy man is right. Keep your blade in the back while digging. One or two bounces you Will survive, But getting kicked around in that cabin all day wears you out.

[@fordman2698]

I always wondered why my dad sometimes left a mini ex with the cab turned around. That explains a lot.

[@paulpresto8140]

I was thought not to dig on the drive wheels

[@blakegassaway2863]

Excellent Vid, Thanks for sharing your Knowledge & EXP.

[@JAKimmet]

The how to vid is cool, It would be nice to get a seasoned operators perspective on common mistakes new operators make and how to be a more efficient operator.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

I like that idea. As we do more collabs with others we’ll see about doing some videos with all of those lessons learned. Thanks for the comment!

[@barney3667]

Excellent video, thanks

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Thanks for the comment!

[@markbaumann2561]

THANKS. great job explaining the basics !!

[@btrent9244]

Very good. Thank you.

[@lukesimmons1893]

So after watching this video I was able to use a rental excavator much more efficiently I put in a seeping pit and drainage pipe on my property. Although I have to admit one facepalm moment. When the machine was delivered they had the cab turned 180 so the blade was behind the seat. I'm guessing for stability in transport? So anyway, my stupid butt operated it for about an hour on the assumption that this was just some weird model that had the blade in the back. Even made mental note of how weird it was that the forward/reverse was opposite the direction of travel. . . Then finally spun around and it sunk in. Had a good laugh at myself. But still finished the job, so I guess alls well that ends well!

[@dankglass6548]

I like bobcat and cat controls better for the thumb. Much easier when you are actually using your thumb then your feet in my opinion

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Yeah, I can see how some people prefer that.

[@bepechypr6772]

that is really so good practice by mini excavator . just I wanna a video by you to practice the hammer step by step demonstration ....thanks alot

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

We’ll see what we can do

[@wataman5669]

i make a video like his kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6GYo3-uf9Vkf9E

[@hloni_saved_by_grace3904]

Excellent video😊

[@romangolovach3520]

Thank you that what i need it

[@danijel124]

Im hobby operator and didnt even know you can hit the tracks or the stabiliser (never happened to me) but thanks for the heads up ;)

[@Pharesm]

Fabulous video! Much thanks!!!

[@roadstar92220]

Would luv to see how you dig a trench while on a side angled grade.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Good test.

[@46rambo49]

part of every operation of any piece of equipment around our outfit is "pre-check' or walk around, look for obvious problems and check the fuel and DEF levels along with hydraulic fluid levels and air intake clean out just incase you sucked up a cat or some other critter ;-) or crud. Word of the day- smooth" !!!

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Excellent point!

[@joseperez2894]

not for the sake of fun. this company takes care of pre trip inspection u just have fum.

[@invictusmaneo464]

Tohle budu potřebovat!!! Budeme všichni tady na baráku, tak budu muset zvětšit sklep... Aby se to tam všechno vešlo... Inspiroval jsem se tím vašim hrdinou Tejtem... Musím tam vykopat tu honírnu s masážema... Kateřina bude makat!!! :D Vole, tak musím to nějak všechno zaplatit :D

[@GVEWAY27]

Very well detailed how to video. Good work 💯

[@fordman2698]

At first I thought a mini ex was only in one make and model, which I think was a Cobelco open station. Then we rented a Cat, and I learned that it was just another name for smaller track hoes. We also borrowed a couple more Komatsus and Kubotas to do a few more odd jobs around the house, but Cat was probably my favorite out of the four. I'd still like to play around on a Deere or Case mini.

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

Yeah, lots of different manufacturers out there. We love our Komatsu!

[@mandataruu8685]

coolest CEO ever.. a legend

[@HeavyMetalLearning]

I could agree with this!

[@mandataruu8685]

@@HeavyMetalLearning okay :-)))

[@alexisvazquez1889]

Secret tip if you put the lever down on the blade it goes with the grade of the yard well the mini excavator I operate does I don’t know exactly with other mini excavators but it’s good when back filling or pushing dirt

[@alexisvazquez1889]

Just got to push the lever down fast and dont push the lever slowly it will work 👌

[@lowescottage]

Clear, well explained, many thanks.

[@kknazark]

Very good teaching, Thank you for the video, expecting more videos.

[@alaskanbladesmith1665]

Great vid, thank you