Prepping for Concrete with Caterpillar

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Is CAT the top dog equipment brand? That is the impression I have been getting - am I wrong? More CAT equipment action • Heavy Equipment Breaki...
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@janderson8401 Ай бұрын

During the building boom of the 1950s my uncles decided they needed To have their own machine so the wouldn’t be stuck waiting for someone else to did the foundation, they got an Oliver tractor with a bucket loader and converted it to a track machine. They also bought a small Ford dump truck and a tiltbed equipment trailer.all three were still on what had been my grandparent’s property until the nineties and that trailer which moved since 1970 was still sitting behind the barn in 2017

@milesgillespie3798 Ай бұрын

My boss’s ethos is always get the largest machine that’s viable to do that job. If you think you need a mini excavator to get the job done think hard if there’s any possible way to get a 35 or a 50 in there to do it. It will go twice as fast, with less wear on the machines and the extra cost to rent or hire a large machine is offset by the time saved.

@Goalsplus Ай бұрын

Good to know.

@OpossumPiper Ай бұрын

The Tractor Wars video is a definite must watch for anyone who is interested in tractors or heavy equipment and the history of American industry.

@TpetPlayr Ай бұрын

If you're into reading, I can recommend with two thumbs up the book; "Mover of men and mountains" by R.G. Letourneau. He was the one that invented the 200 ton scraper that he later sold the patent to CAT, and he was a driving force, and good friends with the guy that owned the company that morphed into CAT. It's an amazing read, and a must read for guys that love construction history.

@MikeHarris1984 Ай бұрын

I watched the history of a bobcat awhile back myself... and its really good! MUST WATCH!

@TokyoCraftsman Ай бұрын

The “Dealer in your area” advice is the same advice I give when asked about chainsaws!

@Omnis2 Ай бұрын

What I learned from KZbin machinists is that once your equipment gets big enough, spare parts and company support doesn't matter. You just need a good mechanic and someone to make whatever you need, plus enough money to run a spare machine while the chips are being made.

@SuperAWaC Ай бұрын

I am a machinist and it's a waste of time and money to make something that you can just buy off the shelf in the vast majority of situations, even for the big stuff.

@wayneswonderarium Ай бұрын

@@SuperAWaC $50,000 vs 10h shop time and a few grand in materials? 🤔 Of course, I'm not talking about building entirely from scratch.

@SuperAWaC Ай бұрын

@@wayneswonderarium it depends exactly on what it is. i really shouldn't have to say there are exceptions because that should be obvious but i guess it isn't

@bigb8425 Ай бұрын

I'm glad they chose to make the patio a traditional square on this project. It's worth it.

@10MinuteADU Ай бұрын

I discovered the power of heavy equipment for the first time when I bought a used mini excavator to demo a pool and build an ADU. I love my excavator!

@forgotmylogininfo Ай бұрын

You might want to watch "Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend", it's a relatively low budget movie. But it seems to be mostly accurate. Most Americans don't know it but Lamborghini started out in tractors.

@cf5914 Ай бұрын

I work for an underground utility and what our guys can do with a CAT mini excavator is amazing.

@saltwaterinmyveins Ай бұрын

Before ‘08, I was very successful in clearing, grading, pipe work, demolition, etc. grew up in it. Tried Cat several times absolute disaster! Deere or Komatsu for me.

@TheBurnsStuff Ай бұрын

Fun fact, Cyril and Louis Keller are the inventors of the skid steer. There's a video about them that explains the history of the Bobcat skid steer.

@TheBurnsStuff Ай бұрын

I was a bit early on this comment lol.

@CorwinBos Ай бұрын

By us its Kubota and Bobcat in town and both are great dealers with good service. Ive run Cats, Kubotas, Bobcats, John Deeres, and probably a few more, and honestly, I dont have a preference. They all dig dirt, and as long as you take care of them, they are generally pretty reliable.

@ChunkyMonkaayyy Ай бұрын

That’s what my buddy says. You have to go with the best service and parts place you can find close to you and try buy whatever brand they sell/support.

@StubProductions Ай бұрын

Takeuchi makes good machines

@CorwinBos Ай бұрын

@@StubProductions Never ran a Tacohoochie so I can't speak to them. But everything I've heard, they are solid. Problem for us is no local support 🫤

@wayneswonderarium Ай бұрын

I would avoid a Deere like the plague unless you don't think we should have a right to repair machines we own. I guess maybe if you're renting it then you don't really care who's footing the bill for the maintenance.

@7.3powerstroke6 Ай бұрын

I hate bobcat no power etc., cat is number #1 for me, then john deere, then kubota.

@HogshooterHotrods Ай бұрын

Equipment has evolved just like our cars, my grandpa used horses to plow and cut hay in his early years and before he passed he was in an air conditioner in a cab on the tractor!

@Awizzo4shizzo Ай бұрын

I myself overlooked the small machinery of the jobsite until I spent time working as a mobile hydraulics service tech. Suddenly I was a kid again, learning about cool giant toys! I get giddy at the chance to bring equipment onto my jobsites now.

@davidquirk8097 Ай бұрын

It used to be, and Ithink it still is, that Cat were the largest producer of Earth Movers, ten time bigger than the next player, Komatsu who in turn were ten time bigger than John Deere. JCB like to think that they're big but in 2016 (the last time I worked for JCB) Finning made more profit than JCB turned over. What drives Cat is the attention to process, doing it the same way over and over. I worked in Engine Development for Cat for eight years on a wide range of products but in each case the process was the same. It didn't matter if it was a four litre engine or a sixty four litre engine the steps were the same, Design, Test, Develop, Validate.

@johnsrabe Ай бұрын

You’re doing fine, Nate. It’s been fun seeing your progress. And I like you’re doing this one solo. Scott’s great but he’s got his own videos.

@samh4434 Ай бұрын

So, I got some opinions. Got about 20 years of experience in operating equipment. Like vehicles, equipment from different manufacturers will depend on the year and how many innovations they tried to cram in to that generation of the model. Got a 2000 New Holland L190 that is absolutely bulletproof, couldn't ask for a better loader. Their 2017 c227 is a pile of hot garbage, avoid at all costs. Spent about 650 hours in a CAT 299D3 rental once, and Nate's dead on about their build quality and user friendliness. Wish I could've afforded to buy one, but the John Deere 325g, which I currently run, is comparable in those same terms. Again, the salient point is year and make fluctuate in build quality, but if you find a good one, keep it.

@rustyshackleford5060 Ай бұрын

Keep up the good work

@benhatcher2603 Ай бұрын

I've watched both of those docs and agree that they're worth a watch.

@cyclesingsleep Ай бұрын

I have CAT 302.7CR and 303.5CR mini-excavators. They both have problems straight from the factory, which the dealer mechanics are not given the tools or authority to fix. Their tracks are twitchy and so can not be counted on on steep/dangerous grades (unsafe) and their blades become very slow to respond or non-responsive when grading downhill or back-dragging downhill. ...very disappointing especially with local, dealer management deciding there is nothing that they can do. Translation: your problem, not ours. The Kubota, Komatsu, and Bobcat mini-ex's I have operated do NOT have these problems.

@pshamlow Ай бұрын

For the story of the invention of the crawler tractor, see the Wikipedia article about Benjamin Holt.

@JC-yt1pm Ай бұрын

Cat is awesome but I still love a lot of my Kubota equipment.

@tonyn3123 Ай бұрын

I have been around heavy equipment in my entire 47-year career. Cat definitely stands out worldwide, however, I am hearing from equipment operators that the large Komatsu track hoes are more durable and smoother to operate than the Cat models. Take it for what it's worth. It's just what I have gleaned from operators in my state. Thanks.

@psidvicious Ай бұрын

I remember before the “mini-equipment” really took off, it was the backhoe/combination that filled that market niche. Even today a backhoe is still a very respectable and capable piece of equipment that should be considered but the skid steers and mini-excavators are fantastic at what they do. They’re also very user friendly and take practically no time to develop some feel for.

@tylerbarrett6652 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this... I guess my biggest hang-up with all this equipment is that it seems like the engineers/designers go out of their way to make maintenance/repair next to impossible. They cram everything into the smallest amount of space and in so doing block access to stuff as simple as the oil drain plug or oil filter... making it necessary to remove a hydraulic pump or a fuel system or some monsterous skid plate before performing just basic maintenance. I guess they are getting better over time... but sometimes it just makes you scratch your head and wonder.

@kaboom4679 Ай бұрын

Most are to one degree or another , although it can vary by type of machine and model . Now , if only the car and truck manufacturers could read ...

@sir.cannabis1173 Ай бұрын

German engineering

@calmac06 Ай бұрын

I went from CAT to Takeuchi and will never look back. Just my experience.

@Respect1st808 Ай бұрын

So grateful to have machines for pretty much any job.

@hddoug72 Ай бұрын

2 foot radius on the corner and my 743 I bought new in 1990 still going strong.

@thomasginn4709 Ай бұрын

They never call in sick or come to work late and they can do the job of 4 good men on a bad day ... My experience tells me it is all about the tool and the knowledge with using that tool that makes the world of difference

@MackB12 Ай бұрын

Oh they call in sick!

@Ichabod_Jericho Ай бұрын

Wait till you get the bill of health from your mechanic. Make sure you’re sitting down when you see the number😅

@psidvicious Ай бұрын

@@Ichabod_Jericho That’s why you shouldn’t dismiss the idea of rental equipment. The market is highly competitive which makes for a great price for the consumer. When it breaks, call them and they bring out another one and take the broken one away, no charge.

@MackB12 Ай бұрын

@@Ichabod_Jericho yea exactly lol

@michaelmontgomery727 Ай бұрын

A wonderful benefit is that they make them tiny too. Little backhoes that are smaller than a Smart Car. And now it's possible to rent the various machines yourself or hire an operator with machines.

@bradcavanagh3092 Ай бұрын

Kubota seems to dominate the market for small equipment down here in Australia and in that segment Cat is for people with more money than brains. For full-size machines I've observed a lot more Hitachi excavators and Deere graders on jobs in recent years than Cat.

@talon0863 Ай бұрын

I like older Yanmar, Takeuchi, Hitachi and IHI that don't have all the electronics. Bobcats Ive seen were not the most reliable. Stay on top of the maintenance. Huge upside if you can do most of the wrenching.

@superdznuts99 Ай бұрын

All I can say is find out what you need and then buy the next size bigger

@nannesoar Ай бұрын

Thanks Nate, that was a great video!

@MrDerekmoney Ай бұрын

The storage lot reference was a blast from the past!

@gtbkts Ай бұрын

Just rewatching this video, and KZbin recommended me that Tractor Wars video a week or so ago as well. And the Bobcat video was phenomenal. I tried to find more, but they were all just fake, 10 min videos after those two

@jonathanbeale3978 Ай бұрын

JCB from the UK was started before Cat, 1945 in fact. It manufactures across the world and makes machinery for the US Army. I believe it is a world leader in electrical and Hydrogen powered diggers

@Hey_Its_That_Guy Ай бұрын

Caterpillar was founded in 1925 with the merger of Holt Manufacturing Company (founded in1883) and and the C. L. Best Tractor Company (founded in 1910).

@mattywho8485 Ай бұрын

JCB is over-priced rubbish !

@TheMidwestWaterproofing Ай бұрын

love it

@miquerto Ай бұрын

They are all good these days, but it depends on what service you have locally. That's not to say they are all the same. Go try out machines from dealerships near you. If there is a CAT dealer nearby, but no Bobcat dealer in your part of the state, then go with CAT. Service is part of it and differs everywhere.

@danielwessinger1495 Ай бұрын

Tractor Wars is a great video

@greymarket6834 Ай бұрын

i grew up in a family construction service and me and the other grandsons were the construction equipment. ive dug so many ditches by hand

@ChunkyMonkaayyy Ай бұрын

My buddy says the same thing as Dirt Monkey. You have to go with the best service and parts place you can find close to you and try buy whatever brand they sell/support. Unless you’re a DIYer.

@Guysm1l3y Ай бұрын

Ha! That Tractor Wars video must have gotten on the good side of someone at KZbin because I got it recommended out of the blue too.

@lheigert Ай бұрын

Tractor Wars added to my watch list

@jimruble5749 Ай бұрын

Keep it up Nate. I like what you do and that you are so honest and genuine.

@GRUBB-MUDD Ай бұрын

Yo, salute to the real 1

@kaboom4679 Ай бұрын

Lots of intangibles in the overall designs , that can set a piece of equipment apart for some operators and jobs , or , make them a royal PIA for others doing different work . Visibility and sight lines are important , and what isn't an issue for some jobs can be almost counterproductive for others . The same with the ergonomics of the controls and the particular features of each model . And lately it seems , a lot of manufacturers have finally gotten the memo , about not burying filters , dipsticks , and , tank and case drains , behind major complex mechanical assemblies . YMMV tho .

@tysleight Ай бұрын

All I know was the Deere skid steer I was on last week with .9 hours sucked! My older Kubota has way better sight lines and the bucket doesn't have to be totally down and flat to open the freaking door. The AC was nice but otherwise that Deere was terrible to use.

@thomasechols8834 Ай бұрын

Case was founded in 1842 and made both agricultural and construction equipment, Cat was made from the merger of two companies in 1925, those companies being Holt ( formed in 1892 ) and Best ( formed in 1910 ). Case is the first company to make what is called the Backhoe Loader which is probably the most common piece of equipment used on construction sites to this day. Jerome Case also a Politician and Banker as well as investor and all around good citizen helping when times got difficult. You should really do a video about his history because He is an early craftsman in many ways.

@overheardatthepub1238 Ай бұрын

You mention Tractor Wars, but don't link it anywhere. Nor the bobcat doc. Not cool.

@overheardatthepub1238 Ай бұрын

And I didn't either, for shame. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5jXeYSLnp10rLM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJfKdqVjo7V2rJo

@benjaminbrewer2569 Ай бұрын

Nice homage to heavy equipment.

@JD-xm3mg Ай бұрын

45 so the corner doesn’t crackkkkkkk

@viliamitaufatofua5166 Ай бұрын

Cat mini excavators are junk now. Skid steers are meh. The John Deere 333 skid steer is top notch and the 50G excavator is as well

@badcat4707 Ай бұрын

❤😻 Cat - erpillar / has my name in it and on it 😹😸😺

@securitydinosaur Ай бұрын

CAT may be good, still there are other companies making construction equipment, Volvo e.g. :-)

@mrDavo111 Ай бұрын

I dont think theyre the best, just have machines for every size. Spare parts, servicing, and people have experience using them. Just a continuous "self feeding" cycle

@kelseyjones13 Ай бұрын

I see you have cows for neighbors?!

@HandTightGarage Ай бұрын

Who even is this guy?

@essentialcraftsman Ай бұрын

EC's son Nate. They started the channel together and built the spec house together

@killsalot78 Ай бұрын

this might have been the least satisfying video I've ever watched from this channel

@jamesmcgraw9570 Ай бұрын

Kumatsu worldwide

@bhami Ай бұрын

Tractor Wars: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5jXeYSLnp10rLM . To me the most fascinating thing about that early industrialization is how there was zero evidence of modern safety standards. Things like huge, unguarded drive belts were everywhere.