Rake And Bake! Land Leveling with the Cat D3 and Root Rake!

This was a fun project with the D3. I love running this machine more and more.

[@brentkingnwagent1347]

Great job Lindsay. Watched again.

[@smithworx1091]

@brentkingnwagent1347 thanks a lot brother

[@JetSnake128]

That's a nice little dozer. If I won the lottery the wife would probably wanna go on vacation with me, but I'd rather buy a D3 to play with on the family farm, lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@smithworx1091]

🤣🤣 you definitely deserve a dozer bro. Appreciate you watching

[@dougbrewer2257]

Looks like root work just fine Job well done Linsey, Sam be proud of you

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks brother. He should be. He taught me everything I know 🤪

[@tristardiggin]

​@@smithworx1091I'm always proud of ole Lindsey...😂

[@markr9895]

I like that root rake. Never used one. Sweet tool.

[@smithworx1091]

Yes sir. Worked very well for this job

[@tonymiles3106]

Lookin good, great work....glad your getting used to the D3

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks Tony. It will just about drive itself lol

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Awesome video man!! Love the root rake. Keep up the good work!! I see you’re headed for 4000 subs already! Growing is growing!

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks bro. It's slowly but surely growing. It just comes and goes. No rhyme or reason

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@smithworx1091 yeah I feel the same. I’m trying to get to 1000 and so on. It’s climbing daily and some days not so much.

[@tristardiggin]

"It's hard to be positive when your stupid like me" now that is a classic. That would make a good T shirt...😂😂😂

[@smithworx1091]

🤔 don't think I haven't thought about it! 🤣

[@davidpritch718]

Nice and humid after a little shower. Nice job.

[@smithworx1091]

Yep! Thanks brother

[@redfish7644]

Well ,, that can’t complain bout that job , easy to keep that bush hogged now 😎 nicely done 👍

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks buddy. Tractor should have no issues.

[@gregallsup9522]

Awesome Job!!

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks brother!

[@tmitche72]

Another one great work an video 📹

[@smithworx1091]

Appreciate it bro!

[@jimmytew9468]

Lindsey it's looks great. I've been saying that root rake if used right can make the ground look good. I would have done the same thing. Well except for one thing. I wouldn't left my windows down.🤣 Be Safe Out There Buddy

[@smithworx1091]

Appreciate it Jim! If I leave my windows down or dig a hole, it will rain! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@jimposey2224]

Good job ! God Bless 😊

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks Jim!

[@jamessingleton311]

It does look good

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks James! I was happy with it

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Man I wish this dozer had a shake option on it. That’s so nice. You can’t shake the handle hard enough to make that happen on this D4H.

[@smithworx1091]

I did that when I first got it. Then I started pushing buttons and figured it out 🤣

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@smithworx1091 yeah it’s awesome!

[@Justalittleoutoftown]

Looks good. I think those welds are going to hold.

[@smithworx1091]

I snagged some roots pretty hard a few times. It stalled the dozer. So maybe I'm good for a while 🤣

[@johnstark3058]

I have turned down bush hogging jobs in the past because the ground was so uneven, and stumps and debris everywhere, i would have spent most of the time avoiding obstacles and scalping areas, and gouging out other areas, so i understand the guy not wanting to use his tractor in there.

[@smithworx1091]

I wouldn't have wanted to do it with a tractor myself. There were several hidden stumps that would wreck a bush hog

[@sthdz2932]

Nice d3 i want one specked just like that! How much did it cost you with everything?

[@smithworx1091]

Thanks brother. It's a very nice dozer. When I ordered this one it was 211k. The root rake didn't come in when the dozer did and they shaved some more off the price because I told them I didn't want it and they came down to right at 199k. I gave 3000 for this root rake from a different manufacturer.

[@PurpleNovember]

Interesting. I wouldn’t have even bothered to try grading that area without mulching up the vegetation with a good mower. I’ve fought that stuff before and it always balls up and gets in the way. I guess an operator should be smart enough to just push it out of the way. Are the ruts too deep for a power rake? That hard clay sucks work with sometimes

[@smithworx1091]

They were deeper that what really shows on camera. I had no idea what all was in there so that's why I didn't want to bush hog it first.

[@PurpleNovember]

⁠@@smithworx1091yeah I don’t like having a rotary cutter out front like that. I would usually use an 8,000lb tractor with root rake and good flail mower for stuff like that. Even a heavy duty mulcher makes me a little nervous going in blind. Do you think you could have done that job that quick without the rake on the blade? That rake makes it look so easy.

[@smithworx1091]

@timl.9990 you already know I don't like bush hogging lol. I think the rake made this job so much easier and doable for what I have. With breaking the ground up and then the wide tracks kinda laying everything back flat, I think it did better than a tractor and disc would have.

[@PurpleNovember]

@@smithworx1091 Definitely worked better than what I have. Last time I tried something like that there wasn’t a rake on the dozer and it was my second time on a dozer. It would have been a lot easier and faster if I mulched first but I thought I could save time and money, instead it bit me in the ass. The tractor I have now is only about 8,000lbs so I have to mulch before grading. I still can’t believe how good that root rake works on that dozer. That would have been a two day job for me, possibly three.

[@smithworx1091]

@timl.9990 I really like the rake. I think if I worked in sandy soil, I probably wouldn't need it. But it seems to work very well in all this sticky clay

[@timkelley6616]

You need a power rake for the skid steer.

[@smithworx1091]

Think it would work in sticky clay?

[@goodboyringo9716]

Where did that music come from ? Where is the Merle Haggard ? ha ha ! Window down is nothing bro . My wife's Godmother bought a new 3000.00 SS refrigerator and as she wash washing it and a scrubbing pad was in the rag and she scratched both doors completely up. She's an older lady so just remember crap happens.

[@smithworx1091]

If I could use Merle, I would. I could make some really good videos with that kind of music, lol

[@DonMutchler-om5pg]

Did you sell your grapplesaw?

[@smithworx1091]

Negative

[@georgeniebergall7074]

I am positive that 99% of your audience is looking to see the machine work and you talk more on this video then you ran the machine you’re saying

[@smithworx1091]

I'm positive that 99% of the time I make videos the way I want to.

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Hidden stumps on a dozer can be rough!

[@smithworx1091]

Yeah I spun the dozer sideways a couple times lol

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@smithworx1091 yeah it can about throw ya out of the seat.

[@Southalabamaoutdoors]

Lindsey, show us More work Less talking...

[@smithworx1091]

🤣 when I was editing, I did think to myself, "Was I ever going to shut up!