Side Loading Cat 315 Excavator Onto Peerless Lowboy

[@mikesenuty7162]

I load excavators almost daily. I'd never go over the side in my lowboy. I go right over the back, on a 16 tire Cozad. Otherwise, I'd breakdown and go over the front.

[@brandonnash2741]

At 2:40 spin and lift the lower side instead of just walking it up the side.

[@farmerphil]

Good job loading, I have seen some bad accidents from operators that did not think it out before loading. This was a pleasure to watch. I really like the old lowboy brings back memories. We had an old manual unlock and drop lowboy back in the 1970s what a job on a hot day. Phil

[@weld_dat_fakah740]

When we do this on the rarest of occasion we will have our guys install a ply wood wear layer on the deck and weld a temporary piece of angle steel on edge. It's easy to cut off after and it saves the edges from deformation. A lot of extra work but we charge extra for delivery or pick up where we just can't split the trailer

[@4spdBernie]

Thanks for the good advice Kyle, much appreciated. This job was in Kent, WA and the road is very narrow at the top of a zero-visibility hill. The guys just wanted to keep it safe as possible.

[@6771Randy]

I retired after 33 years and still don't understand why some abuse the equipment like they do. My employer would have thrown me off the job for that stunt.

[@jeffbridges5172]

Thats the proper way to bend the main beams on a trailer! if i would have loaded that way I would be fired!!!

[@markallen4364]

Those old trailers are made to be loaded like that.

[@snobird583]

I haven't read any of the 'comments' yet before I posted this. This is my first impression, the operator needs to go back to whatever school he paid thru the nose for and demand his money back.

[@forchitadolf7765]

very correct

[@michaelmccaffrey2731]

What school?

[@koreanature]

My best friend, Enjoyed watching this video my friend Really awesome views Thank you Stay connected

[@4spdBernie]

I see careful and if that's slow so be it. 40+ years as an operator, and after 12 hours of scoopin' dirt he can load at any speed he chooses. I'll take slow & cautious over fast and careless - so will my insurance agent...

[@mindyaguliar9346]

4spdBernie ..its not about how fast he did it. It's about the lack of skill in which he did it. And what were the truck rims for? Dont answer that question, it's entirely rhetorical.

[@johnrowan3249]

Stopped the vid after ten secs.. Saw the back of the machine. Nothing to learn here..smh

[@harry2660]

Year that's true.

[@BlackOpsManiac1]

John Rowan Fact

[@joeyj774]

John Rowan yup.

[@victoriabutler6727]

Joseph Joyal

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Is it because of all the scrapes on it?

[@goldsmith9661]

Should have just loaded over the back, they could have easily backed the rear end of this lowbed onto the gravel driveway so he could simply load over the back like the trailer is designed to do.

[@madjack1748]

loading over the back is how a little bitch does it.

[@b.nunn.2702]

Korrect😎

[@robertkinholt621]

That's an old low Boy, I use to load mine that way, but the new one, the boss didn't want the side's being bent up, had to take the goose neck off and load up front, unless you could load from rear

[@david427steel]

When there is more paint on the track rails then the counter weight, you know you are dealing with some serious skill. :D

[@alphansobrown3623]

Why didn't the machine travelled with the track across the cowboy?.why he had to turn after loading?.

[@bobbybrown1636]

if he took it apart and then re built it on the trailer prob faster

[@master_vator]

a good operater should never have to take his hands off the controles

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Yep, this guy can't even use his feet. Bonus points for leaving the door open.

[@jeff7764]

@@goodshipkaraboudjananytime you see doors open on any machine, it’s very likely they don’t know wtf they’re doing.

[@gerardaubuchon6699]

I agree with you Red. This guy is no operator. I've been running equipment over 40 years & I would say he's maybe average at best.

[@Adrian-jh5mb]

Hi nice video!!!! I am about to buy a cat 315L and I would like to know what would be the difference between the model cat 315BL and cat 315 L I can't find that information

[@4spdBernie]

Cat products: 3 stands for excavator (product type), 15 stands for 15ton (tonnage), B represents B series, B is newer machine compare with 315, so...B,C,D, the higher the letter the newer the machine. If L is after series letter, example, CAT315BL, L stands for long truck excavator, loooong reach... for deeeep holes. Thanks for stopping by!

[@Adrian-jh5mb]

@@4spdBernie thank you very much

[@bobbybrown1636]

when was the last time he serviced this beast

[@4spdBernie]

Yeah I 'hear' ya. This was the last job that month. Owner has since serviced unit.

[@aodhanmc3413]

For all who say about the operator being slow and he's right to go at his speeed and not others thats how accidents occur, putting a machine on to a lowloader is the most dangerious part of operating heavy plant, all it takes is a blow out from tyres and you can be through of balance.

[@2546steveo]

everybody nowadays wants speed but the old saying holds true...more haste less speed!!!!

[@jlo3734]

I know a newbie when I see one ☝🏼

[@4spdBernie]

Just click the ads, lol.

[@MBRINC10]

It sounds like it is bad on the trailer. Does that tear up the trailer by loading that way?

[@jeff7764]

Yes especially when you don’t know how to do it properly.

[@gregsimonson4312]

Hard on trailer decking

[@mindyaguliar9346]

What is this, this guys first time trying this? What in the world were the rims on the ground for?

[@caleberry1]

I want your peerless lowboy. Any chance it is for sale or know where I could find one? I’ve looked everywhere

[@4spdBernie]

Still in use, lol. Thanks for stopping by!

[@williamrekow7513]

If my boss doesn't go for it, I have a line on one near Boise Idaho.

[@Jerz609]

There's always the guy pointing and trying to give instructions but won't attempt to load it. 🤣🙄

[@johnanderson2451]

I like to watch people like that

[@michaeldewitt2230]

I agree, 30 seconds at the top

[@Norminator1]

Yeah so noticed a couple comments suggesting operator should of gone of the front , I do this every day in the city and the contractors we pick up for would for fire us on the spot if we took the machine on to the street and damaged the pavement!!

[@doctorpc4x4]

Yep we would stick a couple of blocks of wood under the lowboy to stop to much twist and on we went

[@Knightmoves28379]

He'd came out faster just unhooking the lowboy and driving it on ..inwhich I have loaded them many times like this, a lil different way..I just jack the tracks up using bucket, then drive it on, spin around and jack the rear up as I twist it straight.. This dude is slow

[@stuhllol547]

why not use the pedals??driving like 5 year old boy,not like operator.i could cry when i see switch the hands between joysticks and pedals..and use the bucket to turn

[@stuhllol547]

hans hartmannsberger okay,sorry...great operator

[@darcysmith7788]

you don't unhook to load over the beaver tail

[@Knightmoves28379]

Actually You should unhook due damage, broken pug hooks etc..can throw the tracks off..although I have done this many times. it is quicker and can be done a bit differently and much faster is careful, its up to the experience of the operator..Most drivers of low boys dont have the know how thats why they make it to unhook and load also inwhich is unlawful due osha..Out ina field is diff. but ona highway.. not too bright. I got 28 years of experience...just saying

[@Knightmoves28379]

Ofcourse u dont unhook if u gonna load over the beaver tail...thats not the point..

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[@fox13z400]

the info bar of this video should have read, "The fine of art fucking up a vintage '69 Peerless Lowboy trailer by side loading and excavator." Not the fine art of side loading a...

[@B422TMack]

We had a lowboy trailer similar to this one in the video & it was easier for us to load the excavator & dozer from the side than the rear of the trailer . we loaded from the side quite often .

[@pfow2006]

side loaded on a peerless tri axle with singe jeep many times, rookie move, and not good for the trailer, but try climbing over the back with iced grousers, or try getting back under the trailer with a single axle jeep and 50 ton machine on the deck on ice. but for crying out loud at least block the trailer side rails first to minimize the stress.

[@alvie2]

the fine art of destroying the owners' lowboy

[@kevanrice1496]

HES FIRED IN MY BOOK

[@B3burner]

What state was this recorded in?

[@Rasdon112]

Great Operator And Great Video

[@mindyaguliar9346]

VI Truckers United ..obviously you're not a operator.

[@rocknta]

Atta boy!!! Tear the Hell outta that trailer.👍

[@4spdBernie]

Thanks for your note! Operator is a nice old dog who really knows his stuff.

[@4spdBernie]

Thank you!

[@philz7462]

I seriously was smoother than that at the age of 14 on hydraulics.....

[@John_Linn]

What a great way to tear up your lowboy

[@nicholaszahra77]

Side-loading doesn't have to be this difficult... I could do it in 30 seconds tops. That being said, I love side loaders. Ramps are so much more dangerous especially in wet weather.

[@snobird583]

Looks, at least to me, like your the only knowledgeable poster in this thread. Some of the reply's are obvious they have no clue about what you said above. BTW, I could do it in about 30 sec as well, give or take a 'sec' :)

[@johnbergeson8180]

I always prefered side loading. About 30 seconds is all it ever took me to side load an excavator or a dozer. It takes me longer to side load a backhoe or a skidsteer or a petibone forklift, but even those I can side load faster than what it took this guy to side load this excavator.

[@marktheman2939]

I'd like to see him sideload a big excavator and try to use the truck rims what a joke man put your bucket over put it on the trailer spinning around chain it down go down the road

[@madjack1748]

crawl up to deck, pick up and get halfway on, spin around pick up ass end and walk onto the deck. place bucket down, walk tracks opposite and swing machine, boom done. rear loaders are still trying to back into site and the RGN guy is finding a flat spot for the deck to drop while sideload is chained down and about to leave site

[@hunterinalberta]

Very nice.But you should have a least a safety vest and maybe a hand held stop sign for traffic.You cannot just walk out and hold your hand up.

[@clintonadrian4958]

You can actually. Tried it. It works.

[@marshallcollins8634]

@ hunter Alberta Thank you for your whinny comment SAFETY NAZI . You probably wear your hard hat to Lowes because you are picking up deck screws for your wife to use, while you safely watch from inside.😂😂😂😂. Don't you have someone to protest for.

[@equipment-enthusiast]

I'm always amazed at how some operators just can't use their feet on the travel pedals and constantly using their hands for everything.

[@mindyaguliar9346]

Alan Walker74 ..I'm not defending this guy because this was awful but some older machines have a lot of slop and when your doing something delicate like this, sometimes it's best to use your hands for the track placement.

[@TheJrocket88]

This guy is slow as hell, but now that its loaded they should take that junk excavator to the scrap yard, and put it out of its misery

[@Alecks1990]

thats more like "accidentally NOT destroying the trailer" ....

[@bobbybrown1636]

i think all of that equipment is done

[@martijnjonkers2179]

Shoud've supported the deck. This way the low loader is under too much stress

[@b.nunn.2702]

It would've been a whole lot safer, quicker, easier on the trailer and excavator to just load it from the rear! People do this Crap all the time. Just because you can load it that way doesn't mean you should. But hey, that's just my opinion 🥴

[@robertkinholt621]

Easier way to load, just swing boom around, place ur bucket on the ground in back of you push up move your tracks same time push your bucket, only thing left is Chris Cross ur tracks, suck ur bucket up and down, your done, boom it and leave

[@4spdBernie]

I hear ya - but this is how the owner does it - so if it goes for him it goes for his employees.

[@midnightrider2342]

I could have unhooked the lowboy, loaded the trackhoe, and pinned back up quicker than this "side-loading" shit. AND, that's just me (all by myself).

[@2546steveo]

mmm it only took five minutes...........

[@midnightrider2342]

Seemed like an eternity watching it, tho. You're right, didn't take that long to side-load it. Just seems like a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on the equipment doing it that way. I'm guessing they were worried about scarring up the highway with the tracks if they did it normally .. maybe?

[@plcwboy]

Why would you unhook the lowboy before you loaded?

[@midnightrider2342]

@plcwboy: That's how a lowboy trailer is designed. There is a mechanism where you detach the fifth wheel pulling portion of the trailer from the trailer itself. After you do this, the trailer drops on the ground, the truck pulls away from it, ramps fold down, and you load your heavy equipment on it. Then you back the truck up to it and pin everything back together so you can haul it. Some people "side load" equipment on the trailer to save the trouble and effort of separating the trailer. If you use a lowboy a lot, you can "detach" faster than someone can "side load". Granted, there are rare times where side loading might be more convenient (lack of room, etc).

[@plcwboy]

That is a fixed neck trailer in the video, not an RGN.

[@rusty1569]

In the time that just took you could of dropped the deck and been loaded without twisting the shit out of the trailer in a way it wasn't designed for.

[@4spdBernie]

This way is just more fun, lol.

[@fatboy6846]

one way of trashing the trailor,bucket should have been kept on the floor until he reached the pivot point

[@normantillman7811]

Not a very good operator and what is up with the rims I have done this hundreds of times. (1) walk up to the trailer at center of load area. (2) reach across the trailer to the ground using the bucket lift until tracks are higher than trailer walk forward using tracks and arm at the same time until you have the full idler are more on the trailer. (3) Stop swing around 180 degrees set bucket on ground and lift till excavator is level then walk backwards until center of excavator is center on trailer. (4) then slowly spin around on trailer with tracks. (5) center excavator on trailer fold up boom and chain down. I can do this in less than 3 min. BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE TRAILER AND SHOULD BE USED AS A LAST RESORT FOR LIMITED LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS.

[@4spdBernie]

Ok people: I took this vid 'because' the subject is intersting. All these 'how to do it right' comments this vid has attracted amazes me. Personally, I hear you all, and likely loading inprovements are possible, but so you all know, the owner is a self-made dirt-guy millionaire! Unless you all are also rollin' in dough, maybe it's YOU who need the lessons....

[@wspycher1006]

And he's operating a 315? And why does he use the hand controls not the foot petals. I've only been operating for a few months and I find it easier with foot controls. He should come try the 330B L I operating digging diets not bad try lifting 70-100 feet trees and swinging them on a 20% side hill

[@caleb505]

wspycher100 Older machines with lots of hours tend to have a bunch of "slop" in the controls. With a lot of slop you can be more precise when loading and unloading by using your hands versus the foot pedals. Our John Deere 690 has close to 20,000 hours on it and has seen it's better days. The foot controls are extremely jerky. This machine looks to have a good deal of hours on it too and is well past it's glory days.

[@somchaykamkang5022]

....... .

[@7camscdan249]

+Norman Tillman easier said than done.. Make a video and show the world how easy it is.

[@haleiwahi27]

Nice to see his way to side load this guy as a training video and in case of a situation where you just cannot just load it from the front. BUT and I say But because this guy is obviously a thinker, but if for ANY other reason, if I caught him loading my excavator that way, he'd be out of a job.

[@redfredrickson5419]

Thank you Todd White

[@Deepak-nk5vh]

Red Fredrickson k

[@williamrekow7513]

As far as I know that style of lowboy does not have a removable tongue, and cannot be loaded from the front.

[@soisaidtogod4248]

TOO HARD TO DRIVE UP THE BACK, LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED FOR?

[@davbolin6215]

put blocks under the front corner of the trailer and use your boom to help u get on it be there and done that ,make easyer on the trailer

[@7090charlie]

Holy Hell...Worst operator of the year award goes too.....This Guy!!

[@rodneygreen3574]

I haven't run equipment in a while but damn that was hard to watch!!! I also noticed that guy couldn't use the peddles and the joysticks at the same time??? Not on my low boy!!! WOW!!!

[@mikesenuty7162]

Probably not an operator, just a heavy truck driver. With limited experience actually operating the equipment more than loading and unloading

[@backwardsworld667]

That was an epic fail.

[@Eric-zb6nx]

Why?

[@4spdBernie]

This is how it's done in Kent, WA USA, lol.

[@Eric-zb6nx]

@@4spdBernie goodbye deck boards. small equipment is faster with a tag than detachable. In ontario a lot of small companies haul 200 series with 35 ton tag and tri. i have a 160 kobelco haul with a c12 eaton 8 speed 30 ton tag and that about all she'll do. In from kent ontario canada lol

[@4spdBernie]

@@Eric-zb6nx Kent, lol. Thanks for stopping by and stay safe & healthy!

[@4spdBernie]

Yes, it is an old machine but is paid for. Operator is a nice old dog who really knows his stuff.

[@mindyaguliar9346]

4spdBernie ..I can't tell.

[@castillo908]

como pueden decir que es un gran operador para empezar las bandas estan todas guangas y ademas es una maquinita yo subi una 325 L igual por un lado del lowboy y me tarde menos este operador esta frio si quieren le doy una clase gratis cuando quieran

[@joeyvieira9618]

Rip trialer. 🙏🙏🙏

[@iat186]

"OSHA Approved"

[@4spdBernie]

L & I as well, lol

[@4spdBernie]

Thanks for your note. Operator is a nice old dog; not interested in new tricks - but - please me messsage when you post video of you loading your way and I'll ask him to watch

[@truckertom3323]

100% pure skill got it on first time,no if's or but's.

[@12315111970]

This might very well be the worst side load I have ever seen. Not saying sloppy, imperfect things don't happen, but to film it and pit it on line? Oof.

[@40cleco]

That machine seen a hard life....taking it out on the trailer, fuck.

[@aykutyldz2258]

Bravo super very nice

[@cooljohn1977]

why do all that work when you can buy a low boy trailer

[@asanjungel5693]

Nice

[@HoaTran-nj9gh]

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[@paleface8]

I hate when operators try to load equipment ! Just go pee or something and when you turn around , the lowboy driver will already have it done !

[@TwoScoopsRB]

Older model machine , moves kinda slow

[@ronalddb7]

My eyes hurt

[@4spdBernie]

Hope your fingers are ok and they don't hurt...please click the ads, lol. Thanks for stopping by!

[@RCPropaganda]

well that could have been done a little better.

[@oldfish64]

If you block the lowboy, it's ok. they're going to warp the lowboy.

[@MrJeff524]

ill watch any body load anything as long as the title does nt have volvo in it.

[@handlebaru4750]

wow epic...

[@keijokuijo]

hip fucking hurray!

[@mannyanaya4189]

Those wheels don’t belong on that trailer!!!

[@battlekid90]

O sweet Jesus ! This is hard to watch .

[@deere7227]

Amen

[@mariomendoza244]

I think you should have greased it before you load it up you should have called my grandma to load it up

[@christophersmith8850]

Why

[@davidtom4079]

Mate have been loading excavator on low boy side ways as seen on video too easy

[@cooljohn1977]

i hope he dont whoop the frame on the low boy trailer

[@lopezguy9587]

Warp my friend warp

[@braden3087]

No need to say anything

[@mikesanchez2046]

Cozad and Murray will tell the first thing is never side load 👎

[@jimmartin7881]

It's a fixed neck Peerless and in the snow your not getting hooked back up once you're loaded with a mechanical neck, I made that mistake one too many times. In the winter I side load my Murray all the time, I block the trailer beams and walk the machine up with cribbing. I just like the mech. because I don't need a wet line on my trucks and I got it for a song.

[@mindyaguliar9346]

Way way over complicated. It hurts to watch.

[@kiesha86]

That must be a third world thing.

[@fabiolima1367]

tá apredendo né.

[@victoruche4944]

Not good operator. You don't a rim or jack to side load excavator. I think he's just a machine driver not excavator operator. an operator will do it better.

[@ankhnybayarbattulga9991]

you don't know!

[@xyznd4796]

Ankhnybayar Battulga that is not how you do it.The operator is unexperienced. I can load an excavator without using the rims very easy

[@josemartinez4577]

He does not no how to load the excavator

[@blacktooth6242]

Guy hand waving for nothing lol d operator not even looking at him 😏🙄😳🤭

[@4spdBernie]

Controlling heavy (Kent WA drivers in their leased Lexus SUV's, lol) traffic on this narrow road zero visibility at top of hill.

[@BlackOpsManiac1]

This is hard to watch.

[@ryansingh6152]

He did it wrong

[@4spdBernie]

Nobody cares. Just click on the ads, lol.

[@ericramsay7711]

i would have kicked him off the machine the minute he grabbed the sticks , he,s slow

[@андрейволков-е4ы]

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