How to run a skid steer- Basics from cab, controls & operation for the Noob

First steps in running a skid loader for the beginner. Inside the cab, basic controls & operations to get you familiar with the machine before heading out to a jobsite. Big thanks to Volvo for sponsoring this series
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[@aaronburford5701]

Absolutely love the skid steer work, spreading of gravel moving dirt, etc. I'm fascinated by this peice of equipment!

[@bobbyhempel1416]

I've been using a skid-steer for about 12 years never used 1 arm but I have learned a lot with this video so thank you very much for making it it will help a lot of people if they just watch it

[@jackjmaheriii]

The skid steer stuff is my favorite. This is a weird looking machine but the ease of use seems perfect for the rental market.

[@ShootLuckGaming]

I love skidsteers, so tiny, cute, nimble and strong :D

[@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871]

Totally, love these eps where he takes his better half out to try these things.......Seeing them work and teach the audience together is jus golden

[@jrshaunwhite]

I know for sure these videos dont reach out the masses of the demographic that watches the channel but id love to see the part 3 and 4. And the difference of operation from iso to the H pattern in actual motion. But thanks for all the content ive come across your channel not to long ago and have been binge watching your videos for hours a day. Keep up the great informative videos, I love it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the suggestion and glad you love the videos!

[@Oma11550]

Thanks for this great video. I’m about to drive a skid for the first time and this gave me additional confidence.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Heck yeah happy to help 😁

[@sparkysimian]

Ha! You started talking about dumping a full bucket on yourself and reminded me of when I was learning. I was cleaning out a pit of hog manure though. Put a scoop of solid at the back of the spreader, and then fill the rest with liquid. I learned that lesson on a scoop of liquid.

[@Dirtmonkey]

LOL- thats A lesson you won't forget

[@roynelson7613]

The last three or four videos that goes with this segment your wife handled everything like a boss bro that's probably because she is the boss LOL I woke up to these videos on my TV and I had to come back and leave a comment thanks buddy for all the great videos you put together Sema the latest and greatest you have helped hundreds of people with their businesses I've heard them say it myself always a big thumbs-up you guys Light number two of you being on the tube👊👊👊👊👊👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@williamatkinson4324]

Great Video's Stan! One video I would like to see is recommended use for Skid Steer tires, your recommendations on what is the best for landscaping/ excavation/ grading. how to choose the right tire for your company. The same for tracks on a tracked skid loaders. I was going threw that process my self and felt this would be helpful to everyone in the mastermind group, everyone with a skid Loader or Skid Steer.

[@brucehoyer5030]

Im glad someone thought of that, climbing over the bucket is not safe at all and it's very annoying!

[@texanerection492]

I love the videos about skid steers

[@heathbauer3005]

Love the equipment videos

[@victorwindborg6617]

Thanx mate fore the upload this help me alot 👍 way to go lady

[@vishnooramdin5871]

great skidsteer training vidio.I drove a skidsteer on a basic fundamental course.Had lots of fun.I am more of a forklift guy.

[@jephthahjunor2815]

Wonderful keep up the good work

[@pjs5191]

Please don’t wait a week before showing part 3. Wanna see the pro get in there. It’s been a couple years since I’ve been in a skid steer and I miss it everyday!

[@theguyguy3528]

Volvo looks nice!

[@motogun1040]

AWESOME!!!! I learned alot

[@joshuarkristof80]

Sorry but the cat 299d2 I was in yesterday I was speechless how it performed better how I felt when I got out after 9 hrs. Very impressive.

[@daktari3055]

This guy is a fast talking teacher. He sounds like a Manuel. Look at her face. She’s trying to take it all in.

[@pyro323]

That looks like fun

[@MJ-pt4lk]

Nice one Stan 🤙

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks!

[@brandynkennedy1818]

Another great video!!! Thanks for all the tips guys. I wish I had training the first time I ever ran equipment lol, it's not to fun learning the hard way!!! Great job guys

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Brandyn!

[@terencehughes513]

Thanks! Great Info! I plan to purchase used one soon. 753 bobcat. more affordable that this nice Volvo.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Terence 👍

[@Zack-dk3pt]

interesting skid. i like iso controls because i believe that a configuration that allows for a newbie to get in and figure it out on their own with minutes is more practical than a machine that has them spending hours mind fucking themselves before getting used to weird controls. h configuration is like trying to rub your stomach in circles while patting your head while jumping up and down on one foot.

[@kscray]

So I have a lot of experience on skid loaders and one thing I found with the single boom JCB is that when grading the right side over time will start to drop making it harder to grade unless u want a pitch to the right side of the machine. Great vid though

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Kyle

[@davelindstrom6005]

Why would you start your statement with the word "so"?!?!?!? There's not a "so" there! Please learn how to speak/type the English language properly!

[@kscray]

@@davelindstrom6005 thanks for the advice Dave however I don't give a sh!t

[@mikesbobcatservicesllc-mic6927]

Kyle for grading would you recommend Standard 2arms instead of single arm.

[@kscray]

@@mikesbobcatservicesllc-mic6927 a single boom with low hours and tight pins and bushing will work good however when they get older then the left side tends to drift down a start cutting into the ground from my experience. I prefer standard 2 arm. Even when they are old and wore out they still seem to grade decently.

[@williamlipczynski7648]

Stan these are great videos but I can’t find part 3&4 any help please love all your videos please keep up the great work.

[@JDSWeather]

It'd be really cool if Volvo made a mini all terrain forklift aka telehandler utilizing the single boom skidsteer that'd be awesome

[@leifwilson7053]

check out the JCB Teleskid. JCB makes skid steers for volvo

[@KarasCyborg]

@@leifwilson7053 His comment was satire.

[@ryanwagner1831]

My local Volvo dealer is Romco equipment co and now I’m considering not only Volvo’s excavators but their skid steers and compact track loaders as well 😇🇺🇸🖖🏻💪🏻💰💯

[@trumpit9174]

Do not buy a Volvo skid steer you'll regret it

[@nels2626]

I just sold my mct135c. The main pin on the bucket broke in half. No big deal right? It was only $1500!!!! I had one made at a machine shop from a larger used pin I had in the shop for $100 . I put the machine up for sale right away. This is not a machine for small businesses. Parts are absolutely rediculous.

[@ss982290]

do you have a playlist with these "how to run .............." videos, its realy usefull to have when your preapering yourself for edeucation.

[@countryboylawncare9889]

NICE 👍🏻

[@PaulJordan318]

Great video🤗❗️My 1st time in a skid loader was memberable. The boss, veteran operator told me I could use the skid loader. I was 15. I was pumped, so I head straight to a pile of broken concrete, but before I could get there my boss, & the veteran operator are waving to me to go to the sand pile. I’m 🤔ing what’s with these old goats🤨⁉️I don’t want to mess with the sand. I want to go, & load the tandem dump truck with the broken concrete. Boss tells me to but the sand in a hole that’s 4’ deep, so I get the my 1st load of sand, & I bring it to the hole. I bring the bucket up, so I can see where the tracks are in relation to the edge of the hole, so I can dump this sand. Not watching the bucket I dump about 200 lbs of sand right on top of my head. I’m buried up to the high side of my chest. I look over @ my boss, & the operator. There laughing there asses off. I spent my entire lunch hour cleaning out the cab, my shirt, my shorts, & my boots from all that sand I dumped on myself. To this day I watch when I bring the bucket up, & my boots are always laced up. That was 36 years ago. Bother the boss, & the operator are died now. I learned, so much from those guys. I miss ‘em both greatly😔‼️

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you and thanks for sharing Paul !

[@tonyt5498]

40 years ago Syncrude and Suncor in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada had a policy where if you left the machine without the bucket being flat on the ground you were automatically fired.

[@bakedveal2624]

My job still practices that rule. Forks/bucket flat if you are not in it.

[@bubbag4697]

I worked at syncrude. .still a valid point today.

[@PaulJordan318]

Tony T… I bet to this day you don’t leave the boom up off the ground😁🤔❔

[@davelindstrom6005]

Nothing more than simple enforcement of proper safety protocol... it may be a pain in the ass, especially if you lose your job over it, but they're not in the least little bit wrong for enforcing safety.......

[@_.Mike.__]

Great video Stan! When's your new Volvo getting delivered?

[@shawnfox8002]

If it has a hoe attachment it has a lock or if the tractor has a fixed hoe then you have a big cable lock like a couple hands ( fingers cup ) that locks the boom in place so only the front bucket needs to be on the ground .

[@12vLife]

Thanks for this. Looks easy. How different from Bobcats you rent at home depot? If you flip one of these over you need what? a tow truck?

[@jerry4012]

Thats like the cadillac of skid steers. Air conditioned cab, in a skid steer, amazing.

[@LegoWormNoah101]

More of a Mercedes when you got radio!

[@nels2626]

Very expensive parts!!

[@JovenMitra1984]

The skid steer loader I know how to operate .. amizing volvo.skid steer loader.keep safe travels.operation.

[@dcmkcbbq]

My machines are not fly by wire, so after I shut down, I like to bleed the hydro lines to zero by moving the valves to depressurize the system. No reason to leave 2-3K psi in the system when you don't have to.

[@davelindstrom6005]

Good call, makes a lot of sense to reduce wear & tear on hoses, valves and pumps!

[@ronhughley6510]

Fyi you should label them part 1 part 2 part 3 etc etc if your making a series so there easier to find. I watched the first two but cant find the last 2. Also keeping the same title helps too.

[@omniviking]

So have you ever posted parts 3 or 4? very interesting videos, keep on keepin' on

[@dethmaul]

I want part three too! I want to see him rock that thing. Skid steers are fucking cool!

[@jdshenanigans9265]

I still own a gehl old skid steer i was disappointed when i used a newer bob cat with the bucket still emptying backwards and still seeing Volvo still not rectifying this on going issue is suprising my old gehl i made an anti backtip grate . My first go on a skidsteer many moons ago .three hours in i had three or four large 20 to 40lb stones land on the cab and two made it threw the front opening one hit my left leg . I can honestly say i was lucky it did not break my leg .cant belive they have not modified the buckets or designed and anti tilt back . Disappointing but looks a nice skidsteer

[@theeffindip6162]

Ok it’s just like a forklift kinda looking to buy a bobcat is there any real difference

[@phillipmoore6295]

I never ran a Volvo skid steer (their off highway trucks are great). But a ran, Bobcat, Gehl, John Deere, Cat. Personally I like foot controls, but maybe that's because it's the most popular machine where I am. Question: How is that machine with implements like hammers, drills, grapples, etc. How is the fine wheel control. I once had to demo several flights of stairs after the building was gone. Climb up to the top flight, demo the landing, and back your way down and around the flights hammering all the way. No walls or rails. Control is key. (to survival) IUOE Local 15

[@Walterz930]

Why is the s Patton for left hand when most people are right hand there should be a way to switch it

[@mckinneysoutdoorservice1231]

volvo makes good equipment

[@snakeplissken2018]

Most common and the best controls are the old standard foot controls

[@brianaragon8557]

Boss what the use of foot pedal?

[@Obaby956]

How don’t you have over a million subscribers??

[@blank40vit]

volvo forever

[@johnmyers8488]

Stan, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Nicky is such a beautiful lady and a really good sport. Your one lucky guy.

[@nathanbrodeur]

Lifting the bucket or forks when the skid steer is not moving is the safest cause it reduces the risk of property damage to next to 0

[@45NUTS_PART_DEUX]

I am old fashion Case H pattern

[@ThaylorHarmor]

If I was the instructor I would have some kind of wireless communication system because being so close to a new operator.

[@claytonjameshall7746]

One. Arm why?

[@woodpecker7130]

that thing is a cadalak compared to our jd24a

[@scottwinslow8772]

Is this Richard Rawlings? lol

[@Dirtmonkey]

Lol, thanks for watching Scott

[@adrianbranham2023]

👍

[@Videogamerforlife69]

half bucket loads. the job is going to take all day

[@FARMERHARDY]

Our skid is H Edit what about foot pedals for bucket

[@WyattH]

FARMER HARDY that is hand foot control

[@WyattH]

This skid steer does not have that

[@nfisheremti]

i don't see parts 3 and 4 :(

[@NextMRV]

I knew all these tips and protocols except for exactly what type of controls you can use but that's about it and I'm 13 and I know this

[@stogieltd]

HELP! I CAN'T GET OUT!! Stanley, please make a video on how to: Get the bucket down on a machine that quits running... How to get out if your engine quits and you can't get your bucket down. This is what happened... At around 6:30 pm I get a frantic phone call. "HELP, I CAN'T GET OUT! THERE'S NO WAY OUT! HELP ME!" Understand, I don't work for this company but I've become the "go to" person when they need help. This was one of the most unnerving phone calls I've ever received. The boy on the skid steer had gone into a pile of dirt to load his bucket. As he began raising his bucket the machine runs out of diesel. He now can not get the bucket down to open the front hatch to get out. This man winds up in a full blown claustrophobic attack because he doesn't know how to get out, he's stuck and panicking! I explained to him how to get out and I started asking around, I would even stop by job sites where they were running a cabbed machine and ask them if they knew how to get out in case of a roll over, or any other reason you can't open your door. The results were alarming! I've also tried to find a video that covers this but I can not so I think you could do the world a favor. Stanley, please make a video addressing these issues, and just for fun stop by some job sites and ask them if they know the answer. This bit had potential but he quit his job because he couldn't bring himself to get back into the skid steer. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS! People look to you for instructions and inspiration and I for one always watch your videos as a subscriber and you always get a thumbs up from me. -Russ

[@Dirtmonkey]

This is a great suggestion Russ, thanks !!

[@roxyraccoon8856]

OK, watch this video to the end because a very IMPORTANT point is made. Then, @11:20 Volvo has competition: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ_diKODocyUZ80 and head to head with a Bobcat: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ-YlIVojbqKi8k

[@richardm1631]

Hey Stanley you should buy a steak dinner for being test driver

[@jeffhardy2602]

I don't think I'd know what to do with my feet in this thing.

[@pjs5191]

Jeff Hardy same here I’ve always run hand and foot controls. The couple times I ran an iso machine it took a lot of getting used to.

[@mikesbobcatservicesllc-mic6927]

OK so I watched the video can I have a job now?

[@chrischillin5762]

I want to make money from a skid steer

[@simonsantander248]

EVERY TIME SOME ONE APROACH YOU... CROSS YOUT ARMS SO YOU PROTECT YOUR SELF LEGALLY.

[@phillipbonner5215]

Way to go Nikki😆😅😀😁😼😺👌🎓

[@joseph-ur2ks]

she must of seen a telly handler working to think that

[@elmerfudd9966]

Damn we're trying to learn how to drive the skid loader not see you drive it

[@rayrooney1]

Isn’t that just a jcb robot

[@glennhalljr7746]

I got a skid steer she can drive

[@mapleleafcustoms5977]

Worst......Instructor.......Ever.......I felt so sorry for her but she was a champ!

[@kensampson604]

Did Volvo copy JCB?

[@jeanstutz3883]

Jcb build skid for volvo. This is basically a JCB with a volvo paint

[@brucehoyer5030]

I see you get in from the side now, doesn't that defeat the purpose of a skid steer, that thing is huge!

[@survivalguyfyi5718]

Not only is that machine expensive, it’s UGLY. Looks like something out of Dr Seuss. I think the best looking Skid steers are Case SV series and Kubota. I think Case is the nicer machine. Never run either one though. All I’ve run was a big JD skid steer. Worked great but I hear they are like New Holland’s. Always breaking non stop. I looked at CAT. Visibility is horrible and I hear parts are insanely expensive just like Volvo. I looked at BobCats. They seemed like good machines but I did not like the dealer at all. I want to get a skid steer set up with a heavy duty bush hog on the front so I will need the shatter proof front glass. They said they could set me up with one but would not sell me a cutter for it unless I rented one first. Okay, that does me no good and I’m not too keen on having to drop an extra $300-$500 a day to please them. Now if they would let me try a rental out for a day free of charge with the extent of purchasing one I could see that.

[@MetaView7]

Please get a tripod

[@xenonram]

3 points of contact... Come on, she's stepping up 12" into the cab.

[@footballbeast761]

Andrew Delashaw I love how they’re using a 27 year old clean cut desk worker to show how to use the equipment 😂 let a foreman from a gravel mine hop in there and show someone how it’s done if you really wanna learn the ins and outs of operating machinery

[@christinapankey1415]

Pitiful help

[@dakotacollea5433]

This is painful

[@shaundrocher6565]

personally I don't like this video. The best part of my job is operating the equipment. I do almost all of the operating because nobody else knows how!

[@francam853]

Starting out using words like "ISO" and "H" is not helpful to the noob! Just intimidating, when it can be much simpler. You're assuming an awful lot. Most women--including me--and many men don't know "hydraulics", or "throttles", etc. Take away the technical words and it's pretty simple.

[@ccchefwaxx6335]

HOW ABOUT NOT YELLING INTO THE CAMERA???? THUMBS DOWN.

[@gyrodeputyowl1711]

Watch video 1 and it explains it. Safety, access convience, visibility. They are amazing

[@brumbywal8432]

You really need to pick someone who shows just a little more interest in learning.