Oops! F-750 Dump Truck Hauling Concrete Away with Volvo EC 55B Mini Excavator Load Out

[@jimmyhorton1504]

I like that you keep it real and show the bad with the good. Very down to earth approach. Keep on trucking!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Jimmy! Wouldn't be real life if I didn't show an oops now and then. Thanks for watching!

[@StevenBeondy]

That’s awesome taking your Daughter for a ride along in F750 😊😊

[@johnpyle8027]

I didn't know you had the F series like that. You are the only one I have seen actually use it. I assumed people pulled 5th wheels with them, I didn't see a purpose till now and thought them to be useless. That makes a pretty awesome little dump truck!

[@digdrivediy]

It is a great little truck John. Feels like driving a pickup truck with the automatic but it will comfortably haul 10 ton.

[@genedameier8746]

I like watching someone who not only shows us what projects he is working on, but also shows us his screw ups. For I know, we are all human and we ALL make mistakes. I like the old saying: "You have to learn from other peoples mistakes, because there is not enough time to make all the mistakes yourself." Glad you were not hurt. (I thought you were going to have to use a bolt cutters to cut the chain.)

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Gene. I appreciate that so much. One of my goals of making these videos is to accurately represent what goes into all these little projects and jobs that I get to do. Part of being accurate is being honest about the little screw ups and mishaps. I love the old saying that you quoted. I don't know that I've heard that before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care!

[@dirkmckown7646]

If I had a big dry erase board I could draw you a picture of where you went wrong. Can't get enough of these videos.

[@digdrivediy]

Ha! I find a huge dry erase board to be the best way to illustrate these shortcomings 😜 Great to hear from you Dirk!

[@davebrittain9216]

What a nice little dump truck! As soon as you started dumping I saw that chain and was almost yelling whoa whoa! lol

[@digdrivediy]

We were getting $900 but no longer selling them.

[@davebrittain9216]

@@digdrivediy 900 for what?

[@digdrivediy]

@@davebrittain9216 oh sorry. That reply was supposed to be on different comment! My PC must have messed up!

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate the comment Dave. I love this little truck!

[@davebrittain9216]

@@digdrivediy I am looking for one myself. Has to be the right one for the right price.

[@methings287]

A good way to get a hand chopped off. Exactly what I thought when you first reached in. I was like, nooo.... Glad it worked out. Awesome footage. You do a great job.

[@digdrivediy]

Yes for sure. I find so much of this stuff looks more sketchy afterwards! :) Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Ahhh man I hate when that happens. Fortunately the bucket didn’t swan dive onto the hood of the truck. Mine would have! I saw that snag coming... I thought first that the big chunks on top were going to slide back and wedge under the tailgate... then I thought you forgot to release the tailgate... then I saw the chain was engaged... all of that processed in about 2 seconds. Had you been operating that dump truck from my recliner, you could have easily avoided that snag!!! But one thing you did prove... concrete chunks don’t tailgate worth a darn!

[@digdrivediy]

Gives new meaning to the term "hindsight"! Boy, you're right though, those chunks don't flow out of there too smoothly do they!? Well, I'm glad that nothing worse happened from all the hiccups on that little project. Just serves as a reminder that even the simplest of jobs or tasks can still create huge problems if not careful. Thanks again for watching!

[@TheDRM10]

I seen the chains set right away. Glad wasn’t to hard to fix. Not that any of us couldn’t have made the same mistake!

[@digdrivediy]

I know; right?! You'd think I would have seen that when I set up the camera! I was glad to get out of there without having to go get help too! I'm never going to claim it will be my last time for that mistake too! Thanks for checking it out.

[@mountainviews5025]

I think that your driveway is the prettiest gravel driveway there is I'm so glad no one was hurt by the bucket thumbs up my new friends

[@digdrivediy]

Awe shucks! Very nice of you to say. I grade my driveway probably a little more often then most folks would! You're right about that bucket too. I'm glad it fell in the truck and nothing happened to anyone or anything.

[@tonynieuwlandt1290]

Wow! when that bucket came off I instantly thought of all the times I've been next to, or in the hole, or close to a bucket in motion. Just like that, DONE....very lucky. Be safe out there.

[@digdrivediy]

Yeah, no joke! I think what contributed to this was mainly the fact that it had a piece of concrete pinched in there and the force was greater than normal. Plus, this bucket has a different style of bucket connector which makes it more prone for this type of thing I believe. But you're right, we tend to take unnecessary chances and not think too much about it. In this case it was a nice reminder of the dangers at hand without the misfortune of someone getting hurt. Thanks for checking it out Tony!

[@calebmiller1875]

Haha oh lordy figures something went wrong when dinners ready! Looks like a nice resting place for our old sidewalk thanks!

[@digdrivediy]

It was my own dern fault too! And you're right, what a fine place to get rid of some old concrete but yet it still has value in it's new home. It was a nice little evening project to tackle so glad we got it all done. Thanks for checking out the videos!

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

Who is playing the rock n roll in your videos? Sounds pretty good. Good guitar tones.

[@markkenes4848]

Great vid !!! Hey a few snags but that's what real life is all about !! Hey you could have edited all that out but you didn't. Like everyone says we are only human and make mistakes. If we didn't make mistakes how would we learn ?? Great vid and let's see more of em !!!!

[@digdrivediy]

You're exactly right. I debated for a long time about whether or not to leave that little mess up in the video. I figured I can't go wrong just being honest and showing what really can happen. Thanks again for the kind words Mark.

[@dirkmckown2407]

That was FANTASTIC!!!!

[@digdrivediy]

You could sit and watch me screw stuff up for hours couldn't you? 😄 I'm still shocked to see you here in the comments. I love it. I didn't know you could work a computer. 😋

[@larryshedd5734]

Not a dump truck driver that hasn't done that or got chunk of concrete caught up in tailgates. My uncle was driving my dump while we were digging his pool. Was gone long time. Well he forgot to unlock tailgate and dump the dirt on slopes of lake. Well he finally got back to job soak and wet. My dump stood up on tailgate. Then went rest of the way over on roof. He jumped out in time before in hit on roof but he was over the lake. Took Gradall over and got it out. Just damages to hood and windshield got lucky there but stupid stuff happens. But learned when hauling concrete I chain my tailgate almost flat so stuff slides right out.

[@digdrivediy]

Holy SMOKES! That's a heck of a doozy! I'm glad I didn't have a situation like that where the front end came up. Fortunately this time around was just a cheap reminder for me. Thanks for taking the time to share about your dump truck and for watching me play with mine!

[@larryshedd5734]

@@digdrivediy I was 16 when I bought my first dump truck. F 700 8 yard dump. I drove it to school and then hauled swimming pool dirt and sold it. That was in 1977. Have fleet of trucks now Gradalls and equipment in Florida.

[@digdrivediy]

@@larryshedd5734 Man, that is cool to hear stuff like that. I sometimes wish I had went that route and made an attempt at an actual business. Always daydreamed that I would but I never got the nerve to try it. I'm humbled to have you watching my videos! Thanks again for sharing.

[@larryshedd5734]

@@digdrivediy cut a bunch of yards from 8 years old to 16 years to buy pickup and dump truck. 10th grade got out at 10:45. 11th got out at 10:09 and 12th got out at 9:30. So had plenty of time to put coins in phone booth to see where my Dad was to go haul dirt. Got paid $ 25 per hour from pool company and sold the dirt for 25 to 30 a load. But gas was cheap back then insurance and tag was cheap. Now days you are making insurance company Rich. So you could haul 2 to 3 loads an hour back then average 175 per hour hauling 3 loads an hour.

[@gregkneubuhler5798]

Way to go 😬. That's like driving on the perfect edge of a lawn about to be redone 😁

[@digdrivediy]

Haha! We all have our moments. You're lucky your moments have been edited out and I left my own in there :) Fortunately for me the outcome wasn't any worse!

[@2ndMomentumGarage]

Air brake the way to go for the single axles for the hydraulics work just fine too?

[@digdrivediy]

If you want to pull a trailer then air brakes all the way. I prefer air brakes even without the trailer really.

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

Neil Neil Neil ... I go and tell you how good you did on your last two videos and you go and do something like that! Lol 😂 just Murphy keeping you in check. We are all human and humans sometimes forget. Thanks for showing the real story it will make me feel better next time it happens to me 👍🏻😎

[@digdrivediy]

Ain't it the truth! Just when my head gets to swellin' a little I pull a bonehead move 😂 Luckily it didn't cost me anything this time around but it is a good reminder to not ever get too comfortable. Plus what better video to follow up "The Best Dump Truck Driver" than this? Appreciate you guys watching as always! 👍

[@aaronburford5701]

Is there anything you don't do? Great content and video!

[@scottsoper]

Stop! Stop! The chain is on! One is always going to make a mistake at some point: the trick is to keep them small! The bucket coming off was just scary!

[@digdrivediy]

Ha! Yeah that bucket thing is a problem. We need to work on that still.

[@rockeerockey6941]

Great content, keep these coming

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks!

[@rockeerockey6941]

@@digdrivediy Shows the need of a swinging tailgate.

[@digdrivediy]

@@rockeerockey6941 I wished this truck had one for sure. It would be so much nicer for hauling logs too.

[@cyclonus01]

Man thats a beautiful truck. What year and is it the original paint?

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks! Really it looks better on video than it does in real life but I still think it does look pretty sharp. It is a 2000 and the cab is original paint but the bed has been repainted. I hope to repaint the cab and bed again over the winter if all goes according to plan.

[@martinwyke]

Mistakes are how we learn, sharing our mistakes is teaching others.

[@digdrivediy]

That's exactly right. I don't think anyone is immune from a mistake. I'll bet I think about those chains the next time I dump something now! Thanks for watching!

[@tacostwowheels4934]

Looks good!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks!

[@jdh395]

it's good to see that i'm not the only one that forgot to undo chains on tailgate lol even a world famous youtuber the great Neil from Dig Drive DIY has pulled this caper ....sorry Neil had to rib you a bit...i carry crow bar in my dump truck for just such and emergency ...emergency that is ....

[@brettstock7734]

I have done that with the chains on the truck too. I ended up backing against a tree to take some of the pressure off

[@digdrivediy]

Glad I'm not the only one Brett! That is a great idea to back up to a tree. Don't know that I would have thought of that one. Hopefully there isn't a next time for me to try it but... :) Thanks for watching!

[@jdhogyellowhelmetproductio358]

COOL!

[@ChrisDeyounksSr-c6b]

oh man!!! who did that!

[@percyfreeman6948]

I enjoy watching your videos . But this is a rookie mistake. You only do it once unless you are not that bright lol. The first thing I notice when you were backing up is that you left the chains on and I thought that big piece of concrete was going to role right over the back of the tailgate. One has to get in the habit of never ever leaving the chains on after spreading stone . And when walking around the back of the truck to look at wear your chains are and if the tailgate is locked properly. I have seen trucks tip over doing exactly what you have done there and it is a very dangerous thing . You were lucky you were dumping on the flat especially in a single axle.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks, I appreciate that you like the videos. Any you're exactly right, this is a rookie type of mistake but unfortunately I think I've got too many years under my belt to be considered a rookie any more. I wish I could blame it on that though rather than just absent mindedness. My problem came from being in a hurry and as you said, not removing the chains after the last job where I had been spreading. And, as I mentioned in the video, it was just "dumb, dumb, dumb" on my part! But, that is the reality of working with heavy equipment. As soon as you start to get comfortable, something is likely to happen to remind you of how dangerous it can all be. I too have seen trucks stand up on end from loading the gate with material that won't come out and it is a scary scene for sure. Now, I'll have this as a strong reminder for the next time for sure and hopefully it will make someone else think about checking their chains before they dump. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Take care.

[@donaldswink6259]

Hi Neil, there’s one mistake you’ll never do again.

[@digdrivediy]

You're right about that Donald. So far this has stuck with me!!!

[@leeman20s98]

I thought that big piece of concrete was going to take out the tail gate pivot point on top.

[@digdrivediy]

Yeah, I cringed when I watched the video back. Glad I can't see in there when I dump or I'd be too afraid to ever haul anything in there!!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏

[@LitlD]

Good example of: "Kids, don't try this at home.....".

[@digdrivediy]

Most definitely! Lots of things to be watching out for in this one!

[@jaybrooks2502]

I got my finger almost removed from the tailgate! Be careful

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , FIND U TREE PUSH THE YATLGATE ON IT LIGHTLY

[@digdrivediy]

I was close to that for sure!

[@1ton4god]

That is totally a porksausage move... in case you're wondering my nickname porksausage. Ran over three hogs in Texas 30 years ago in an MX truck! Like kill me! But I don't want I turn them into porksausage

[@digdrivediy]

Haha! I may have to start using that phrase then 😂 That is quite a story! Fortunately there were no hogs harmed in the making of this video!😋 Appreciate you watching.

[@neftalirosado6167]

The dump truck operator is baaaaaaaaaadd operator 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@digdrivediy]

What a dope!

[@neftalirosado6167]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@digdrivediy Dope ? Ok , you are very smart 😂 😂😂 Congratulations 👏🏼

[@digdrivediy]

@@neftalirosado6167 That's more like it!

[@neftalirosado6167]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@digdrivediy Next time take out the chains first and always walks with a hammer ! 🔨 😂