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@nealleffler75225 жыл бұрын
perfectionist had to reverse those clips i see...thanks for the videos chris
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
haha yeah I screwed up!
@jonschneck45595 жыл бұрын
@@letsdig18 at least you did not slide completely off and high center it on the ramp
@raywilson8004 жыл бұрын
Chris done forgot more about backing a truck than most of these steering wheel holders ever knew! Keep diggin😎
@Crazyreseller5 жыл бұрын
We had the same issue with our tag trailer. We stripped the wood off and took 1/4” angle iron upside down on the ramps and beaver tail. No issues since. Good luck!
@travismarett71005 жыл бұрын
That's why we welded 1/4" stock every foot up the dove on the trailer. Been there. No fun.
@arborist4605 жыл бұрын
Lol I said the same thing...see one come off and I was standin there like Tim helpless
@JhaeMo7775 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of saying that same thing, and, lowering his blade .
@jerrystott77805 жыл бұрын
I was just going to comment the same thing.
@travismarett71005 жыл бұрын
@@jerrystott7780 It makes a world of difference.
@jerrystott77805 жыл бұрын
@@travismarett7100 we used to use half inch rebar, but the machinery was quite a bit bigger, the application is the same though.
@markcleveland37902 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, next time, just chain-bind a couple of chains across the ramp part of the deck so the tracks will have something to grab and not slip. Love your content.
@pattonph12 жыл бұрын
I have been doing this stuff since 1968 . I am very used to this loading wet and angled. Carry about 6-10 burlap bags They work wonders
@davidnull55905 жыл бұрын
For myself: four old car tires we keep with the trailer, the tires help with the traction and also keep the grousers from eating the ramps.
@jruser5 жыл бұрын
A couple years ago I saw a video of an operator trying to load a D6 LGP in freezing rain. After a couple nasty slides, out came the old tires and up the ramps she went.
@regsparkes65075 жыл бұрын
That's what I said to the computer monitor,..." go get some old tires Chris." but he didn't hear me !!
@TrevorDennis1005 жыл бұрын
I've seen equipment trailers with small tires up front. I guessed they were a loading aid, but not seen them actually used in this sort of situation. I bet a few hundred dozers and other heavy stuff, get loaded on trailers everyday, and in every condition, so you may depend others have had this problem and found a fix. That could have gone _very_ nasty, and Bossman Uncle John would not have been smiling. I expect we'll see some old tires added to the Letsdig18 transport accessory list before too long.
@skitzochik5 жыл бұрын
wow ur actually really good at driving a big rig...and the reverse maneuvet into that driveway was admirable. well done guy
@ncfarmer57264 жыл бұрын
Hook a chain or two across the dovetail for tracks to grab. Or cross 2 chains in x to trailer and to track. Chain keeps from tracks from sliding and will winch you up and eaiser to correct if sliding
@knuttsackjones30943 жыл бұрын
I had this problem once here in Wisconsin in the winter, a dozer with ice covered tracks trying to climb onto an overdeck trailer. I could get almost to the breaking point where it would nose down and then lose it. I had a guy with me so we ran chains from the blade forward to the Drings, when I slipped I picked the blade up which forced the nose down so it’d bite more and it climbed right up no problem. It’s a real pain with a smooth drum roller or sheepsfoot compactor, those won’t bite on anything
@jasonmckee50303 жыл бұрын
Been there and done that.. I ended up welding some angle iron on my dove tail to give the dozer cleats something to get a hold of.
@TheSoloAsylum5 жыл бұрын
We had rebar welded down on the ramps for the tracks to grab. Works perfect and you cant hurt them. I currently have square bars welded on, I like the rebar better.
@donbraden85335 жыл бұрын
I'll bet you were saying a few choice works in the cab of the bulldozer 😂😂😂😂
@mrs.eliteearthworks5 жыл бұрын
In this video: letsdig18 gives new meaning to “set ‘er sideways”
@kemac7225 жыл бұрын
No easy way about it but what an old man man told me to do is wrap a chain around the trailer and the ramps you know like all the way around and hook it in the middle and that chain gives you an unbelievable amount of traction when it’s slippery
@jiminycricket22305 жыл бұрын
Yesterday I couldn't spell truck driver and today I are one!! Nice backing job Chris!!
@allenbreedlove2395 жыл бұрын
Doing a fine job driver !! Glad you got the dozer on there ! Thanks for sharing
@barryrhoads87164 жыл бұрын
The most dangerous part of operating heavy equipment. Getting it on and off the trailer.
@davidmorse84325 жыл бұрын
To load a dozer on a slick trailer, sprinkle some sand all over the trailer bed. Trailer ramps should have metal cleats welded on them for traction. Many turnover accidents happen loading on a slope with muddy or wet tracks. Most critical is the breakover point.
@Edward_John5 жыл бұрын
Swami says there will be a boat load of advice on increasing traction on a trailer.
@shitloveaduck5 жыл бұрын
Ed Byrne You called it! Hehe
@chefdan875 жыл бұрын
Kitty litter should do the trick....
@FishingFlip5 жыл бұрын
Your a really good driver and really good operator I hope to aquire as much skill as you when I get older
@bigscout15845 жыл бұрын
Think I see rubber mats on the tail soon
@AQLandscaping5 жыл бұрын
"How boutcha there driver" that gave me a laugh. I'm going to use that one on the radio at work tomorrow when I pass another mixer see if he responds lol
@ricardokliwoodclimaco30985 жыл бұрын
lol
@mandy82115 жыл бұрын
Always carry mudflaps with you to lay on the steel. We use them on the 4 axle cosad to load the excavator when it rains which is a lot out here.
@yetisdeuce13155 жыл бұрын
That's what I was about to say. Old mudflaps work pretty good...can be bolted or screwed down with fender washers too. Cheap/free and easily replaceable.
@eoinosullivan90745 жыл бұрын
Or conveyer belt
@williamuskoski13855 жыл бұрын
Can also put a chain with a binder in the middle across the trailer
@fulltiltgrading83664 жыл бұрын
Been there more times than I care to remember! Always carry a bucket of ag lime with me on wet days now. Works awesome 👍🏻
@30farms702 жыл бұрын
When I first started running equipment, the guy I worked far had a D6 High track slide off the trailer and almost flip. I got a roll of toilet paper out of the truck and asked him if he needed it. He didn't think it was as damn funny as all of us did.
@petewood23505 жыл бұрын
Next time you are at the Quarry, ask them if they have some old conveyor belt, cut it up and bolt it to your steel ramps.
@flannel8725 жыл бұрын
Great idea, I was thinking just carry a bag of cat litter in the truck, but your idea would be a long term solution.
@rodneyadams75155 жыл бұрын
Throw a chain over the tralier and tighten it with a binder. Should give you plenty of grip
@tirbomax5 жыл бұрын
^^^ THIS!!!!
@TutorialPanda5 жыл бұрын
Most of the time I'll carry a "safety" chain that is pretty much scrap. I'll use it in this fashion due to some tracks will chew through the chain lol
@sirkingdra5 жыл бұрын
Might be worth bolting done some textured rubber mats or something on the dovetail. Like a few old mud flaps or something to give something for the metal tracks to get traction on even when wet. A guys gotta have nerves of steel having a heavy machine slip and slide like that loading it on a trailer.
@VernonTwins5 жыл бұрын
Had the exact same problem one time with a Komatsu 31p-20 with pyramid tracks or some call them swamp tracks in MS. Wet Wood and steel is slick sometimes. Hey Chris get you some worn out boat trailer tires and lay them down on the wood part of ramp. But then again just something else to carry around but it sure saved me one time.
@arkansas13365 жыл бұрын
Great job using the 'road's cross slope' to assist the bulldozer's track system for loading. "Where there is a will there is a way!"
@Tylerscummins5 жыл бұрын
Might try throwing a chain across the ramps or end of the tail and hook it tight on the rub rails when its slick like that. The grousers will catch the chain and you can stay straight on the trailer. It wont let you slide like that. Just like having steel traction bars welded on the tail.
@jhayward19405 жыл бұрын
Metal on metal wet and slick makes for fun loading. I feel you buddy. Been there.
@catdriver15275 жыл бұрын
been there, done that, went sideways off the trailer....no harm done, just broke over the dovetail and as soon as the tracks hit square on the trailer, it slowly went sideways and off the side. unhook trailer, chain up upper track to pintle hitch, and pull back on both trax lol....boss asks me "what took you so long to move the dozer?"......weeelllllll, lemme tell you a little story lol
@rickysafer28955 жыл бұрын
Chris that is one wet slippery trailer, glad to see a video of what it really takes to get to all the jobs.
@uggy75 жыл бұрын
Old rubber tire sections for traction , problem solved. Scrap yards have all sorts of goodies, cheap. Felt your frustration Chris.
@dpsears240z5 жыл бұрын
That's as good as a KZbin notification. Everytime the mailman hits that pavement he will remember to watch the new LetsDig18 video. Thanks for all the videos Chris.
@cenlaaerialimagery62914 жыл бұрын
I worked a crash where a fella loaded his D-6 on a wet steel trailer. He said he wasn't going far so he didn't tie it down. Made the turn onto the state highway flipped the whole thing off the trailer upside down. Busted sprockets, blade rotaters busted up good.
@mikenixon91645 жыл бұрын
Tipped one over on a wet trailer deck, pretty exciting.
@bkb56683 жыл бұрын
Call around and find some old used restaurant kitchen rubber no slip floor runners and throw them down on the ramps and deck before loading steel tracks, it works crazy good and is much safer.
@ronshauling20005 жыл бұрын
I've had to wrap chains on the ramps before to give my machines tracks something to grab onto for traction. Just hook the chain on one side of the ramp and wrap it around and around and around until you run out and then hook that end (use a binder if you need to). Then do the same on the other ramp and drive up.
@Ragnar18223 жыл бұрын
I read some the comments.. They all do work.. But I have been there.. And the fastest cheapest way to fix that is. Big bolts screw them into the deck.. And the tracks will catch the bolt heads.. Them if any break off just replace the bolt..
@spacebike4203 жыл бұрын
Tie one chain across the trailer at about the top of the beaver tail and then hang two chains down the ramps from the first chain. Drive on up!
@justinwade24285 жыл бұрын
Weld some half inch square stock on sides of ramps it will help from sliding sideways since your ramps have wood in the middle
@cgfarmer40125 жыл бұрын
Chris, thanx for bringing us along buddy. I bout crapped my pants there 1 time.
@MrSaemichlaus5 жыл бұрын
If you could get a chain attached to the bottom of the tracks, you might be able to just drive it on and somehow get the chain out from under the tracks afterwards.
@silentepsilon8885 жыл бұрын
so many comments about increasing traction, using rubber mats, old tires, weld rebar across, when really the whole problem came down to speed ... or rather a lack thereof. Next time floor it, run the dozer up the ramps at 3 to 4 times the speed and get it up there before it even has time to think about sliding sideways. Sometimes you just gotta trick the equipment a little bit. :D
@charlieodom91075 жыл бұрын
Time to change out that dovetail for one with grip bars welded across! A company I used to work for had a deck over like this that I refused to use due to the danger of equipment sliding off while loading or unloading. I would only use a trailer that had traction bars welded to the dovetail.
@TermiteBenny5 жыл бұрын
I don’t like ramps and beaver tails with boards. I’ve had this problem before. Now I have open slat bars for the ramps and beaver tails on trailers. A lot less trouble
@keithdunlap27015 жыл бұрын
I was thinking aww Hell No !! I've done been Hacked or something....lololol... Had me Freakin" there for a min Chris !! lolol....
@tiredoldmechanic17915 жыл бұрын
See if you can get some used belting from that gravel pit to make it easier to get on the trailer.
@kyle121119945 жыл бұрын
Weld some rebar across your ramps!!
@edwinellis16694 жыл бұрын
You should carry a couple of rubber conveyor belts good for wet weather loading of steel tracks.
@raincoast23965 жыл бұрын
Amazing what the addition of a little moisture will do. Slip slidden away.
@george88735 жыл бұрын
Still amazed how fast those dump trucks of yours accelerate, especially when hauling a heavy load.
@alphonsotate2982 Жыл бұрын
Modern automatic can out pull stick now it is more continuous in shifting plus it uses tyranny fluid tourx converter hydraulics to move and shift the truck
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
Tried that once and the dozer tipped over, so I almost shit my pants when I saw you on that wet ramp. The cheapest way to avoid that dangerous situation will be to have som rubber matts to lay under. Fast cheap and easy. Course no one would like to see you tip over with some of the machinery.
@chalemi3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure "the guy" was real happy to see what happened to his property frontage. Not to mention cleating the highway.
@trevorm70135 жыл бұрын
Horse stall mats work really well and hold up against the steel tracks
@eliteearthworksllc5 жыл бұрын
Well that was exciting! The dozer was not going on without a fight lol!
@mrandrewdennis15 жыл бұрын
Elite Earthworks LLC for sure
@leannewacker5893 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness. I couldn't have held my breath much longer.
@robertbradford27345 жыл бұрын
I would attach some traction lugs to those ramps and dovetail.👍
@DIRT-BOSS5 жыл бұрын
Does the Dozer make it up this time? Lol I'll watch it twice 😉 definitely feel your frustrations on slippery trailer ramps😡..Saw some scuffs on the counter weight..better buff out!!
@markreetz10015 жыл бұрын
Trailer pointing a little downhill helps a bunch. Good job!
@jeffsmith93283 жыл бұрын
Been there many times. Wood filled ramps and beaver tail just doesn’t get it with steel pads and wet wood
@scal3guy5 жыл бұрын
Steel tracks on wet wood ... just like ice skating ! nice skills there driver ;)
@coryhodge93695 жыл бұрын
We deal with that sliding issue in pa alot I take two chains and wrap them around each ramp a few times works like a charm if your interested in trying it
@jj14795 жыл бұрын
We ended up wrapping a chain around the ramps before an hooked another chain from the rubrail across the dove tail to the other rubrail just to get some traction.
@robfraley42105 жыл бұрын
Yes sir, I am Telling You.. it was to Slippery to load... I have Video to Prove it and I did Not tear up the yard on purpose.!! 😱🤷🏻♂️ That old Kohring Dragline C C Magnum had in the mid 80s had Smooth Tracks on it, NO cleats, you couldn’t load it in the drizzling rain or mud. 🌧👷♂️🛑
@steveallarton984 жыл бұрын
Rob Fraley I know what you mean ! I always load crawler machines with old conveyor belt laid out on the ramps and up onto the deck, as flat pads have only point contact where the slope of the ramp meets the level section of the deck - that’s why they slide. Oftentimes they will go on better backwards.
@DonnaMSchmid5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha... Wait'll Uncle John sees THIS! **giggles**
@jonathanunnasch18255 жыл бұрын
I’ve been there with my Dozer not wanting to load when very muddy or rain. Scary moments....
@sgtmayhem5 жыл бұрын
Its scary in a big chunk of metal slipping and sliding along a slope. Rubber track pads help, but not in clay mub or ice.
@killzu73865 жыл бұрын
Just going 2 sent it 😂😂😂😂 going to need a little grass seed there 😂😂 😂
@eric-ph5uy5 жыл бұрын
Best double-shot ive seen all Year...
@MikeGetsItDone5 жыл бұрын
In a pinch, run a few of your chains across the dovetail for additional grip as you climb it up on there. Of course cleats are in your future, I'm sure. And 4:25 "Batta Bing Batta Boom"
@edmcwv4 жыл бұрын
Good job backing up.
@truepcs5 жыл бұрын
Chains and binders mounted across the deck of the trailer for traction, done it countless times.
@brianmillar50755 жыл бұрын
Chris next time if trying to load in the wet bring about 6 old car tyres with you they will give you a bit more grip on the trailer deck and the tracks will grip in them.
@marckimbrell46455 жыл бұрын
Glad you said you are going to fix then yard, because I would be pissed if I was the home owner. Shows the quality of the guy you are.
@sandy16535 жыл бұрын
When I watched you back that dozer all the hell far away from the trailer I thought you were fixing to get one hell of a run up and charge at the trailer.
@boitanoexcavation35645 жыл бұрын
So much for that pretty green grass 🤣😂
@arborist4605 жыл бұрын
1/2 square stock welded up the ramps and trailer...personally I like the action though so just keep on and don't worry bout it
@TrevorDennis1005 жыл бұрын
That made me smile. We have some fairly hairy airports in NZ, with Wellington and Queenstown being top of the list. Passengers absolutely hate landing their on a windy day, but I am told by a pilot friend that the crew love it, and feel cheated out of some fun when conditions are easy. I wouldn't mind, but the fact is they do get it wrong sometimes. Too many helicopters crash in New Zealand, and I am never flying in a helicopter or seaplane again. My most terrifying experience was flying out of Picton in a seaplane. He hugs the hillside to get extra lift. I am sitting next to the pilot and can see bugger all out front, and a wall of mountain just off the wingtip. The pilot is the same height as me, so can't see anything either. A year later he flipped it landing with a tailwind in a choppy Pelorus Sound. I think the plane stayed sunk, which is good because he can't terrify anyone else now! www.stuff.co.nz/national/85065175/water-taxi-saves-pilot-after-floatplane-crash-in-marlborough-sounds
@toddreynolds88755 жыл бұрын
Have flown into both. Queenstown is beautiful. Did the shot over jet boat. That was awesome
@davelariviere6825 жыл бұрын
That is a nice dozer. My uncle loves his.
@watchthe13695 жыл бұрын
Time to bolt some wood down to the steel ramp, plywood maybe? Carry a few replacement planks in the middle of the trailer too.....
@bradplumb645 жыл бұрын
WHAT, a dent in the excavator!!??
@janvandenbos70855 жыл бұрын
Yes Brad a dent on the counterweight i saw it to......😟
@jamesdickson36164 жыл бұрын
You need two strips of conveyer belt it works ,we use them in Australia
@boondock54x45 жыл бұрын
Dammit, boy! We'll make a big truck driver out-a-you, yet!
@mischef185 жыл бұрын
Slip sliding away, heck I think there is a song there too. Ya got it sorted that is the main thing and made for a cool video.
@forrestaddy96445 жыл бұрын
Nice of you to prep the road shoulder for seeding - and for free, too.
@thebad3005 жыл бұрын
some heavy rubber mats on the ramps would come in handy or some round bar ribbs
@Badgermatt-nc5nr5 жыл бұрын
Puckered enough to make a diamond out of a lump of coal?
@Breakitbryce5 жыл бұрын
I took old conveyor belt and bolted it on. Works wonders
@zacktexley9535 жыл бұрын
At 7:23, I'd of s*** my pants going sideways down those trailer ramps. Been there...done that. Lol.
@johnsidor22064 жыл бұрын
MAYBE a suggestion Chris use rubber mats to load a track veh
@janvandenbos70855 жыл бұрын
Very wet and slippery conditions tracks slipping away Chris.....i saw a dent on the excavator on the counterweight.....😎🤔
@donaldbeaty23315 жыл бұрын
I have stretched and boomed a chain across the the trailer where the tracks have something to grab without slipping.
@papalilburn5 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing there were fresh "button holes" pinched the the seat of the dozer! LOL!
@Jacob-zd4gj4 жыл бұрын
I bet that guy was thrilled about his yard after driving back and forth and turning on it lol.
@randallsmith50675 жыл бұрын
Love Tim narrating
@Tailss14 жыл бұрын
We'd get fined driving/loading steel tracked vehicles on the road like that around here.
@johnm.evangelis6935 жыл бұрын
I don't know about you Timmy but I think Chris needs a CAT dozer!!!