SKETCHY MOUNTAIN SIDE MEGA FIRE, MUST SEE!

In this video I finally get to burn all the brush and trees that I have taken down to make way for the new road and building site. Get the hotdogs and marshmallows ready because this is a BIG OLE FIRE! Let’s GO…
#tristardiggin #tristardigging #cat313 #caterpillar #miniexcavator #stowers #excavator #catd5 #dozer #burn #brushfire #big #landclearing #heavyequipment #sketch #sketchy #satisfying #relaxing #mustsee #cantmiss #roadbuild #tree #creek #gravelroad

[@valleylandworks3379]

Looks pretty wet! Amazing you got that fire going. Wonderful message Sam. God bless.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks!😀 I agree that fire was a doozy to get started. Glad you enjoyed the message… God Bless

[@fishermanii4137]

Wow.. Wonderful message. We are in Gods hands. Just had 6 inches of snow fallen.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks and I definitely agree with that! Still getting snow! 😳

[@swagtech_]

wow ! Nothing beats the efficiency of these heavy-duty workhorses.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, I agree with you on that! 😀 it’s amazing what these machines can do in a short time…

[@shawnatkinson2086]

Another great video Sam, that project is comin right along. Might need a new swing seal-appears like yours is pushed out allowing the grease to escape. Probably not practical for every job you do, but single bar grouser tracks sure would be a help in the mud/hills on that job. Great message at the end, thanks for always helping build others up in the faith

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Shawn, I took the 313 to the CAT dealer for them to check it out. Really concerned it may be the swing motor leaking hydraulic oil into the swing gear housing causing the issue. More traction would definitely be great on a job like this. Hey, I’m glad you enjoyed the message and I appreciate your encouragement… God Bless, Sam

[@jasonmccoy3724]

Love ya Sam great word keep encouraging and keep digging

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Jason and glad you are enjoying the message. 🤣 God Bless

[@fullers1966]

What you just preaching on is exactly what I needed to hear today God bless and take care

[@tristardiggin]

That is great! I’m glad the message was a blessing. Love to hear when a message was directly for someone… God Bless

[@roxyevans3176]

Good Video as usual. Great Message. This Scripture was read Monday at my Aunts Funeral. Nothing can separate us. That's how much Christ loves us so we have Blessed Assurance.

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Roxy and that was well said, we definitely have Blessed Assurance… God Bless

[@mainelydirt]

Lookin' good Sam. That's a slippery slope and a hot fire!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Jim! I was a slipping and a sliding all over the place…🤣

[@Dozerguy71]

Great video SAM ! Keep up the good work! Good message God Bess!!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Justus, I appreciate it! God Bless

[@gregorycook9991]

Thanks, Sam, just what I needed to hear. Keep sharing the word. Have a blessed day.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Gregory, I needed that one as well… God Bless

[@jeffreyletempt7189]

Sam, I really enjoy your videos. You have a great can do attitude. Please keep up the great work.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Jeffrey, I appreciate that. Some days I just want to take my can do to the house! 😀🤣😂

[@kevingardner4737]

Sam we need two videos a week.!

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Kevin, sounds like you trying to work a man to death! 🤪🤣🥵

[@brandoneads5496]

Great encouragement. Thanks for the message and as always anther great video. hope you get that grease issue fixed.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Brandon and I hope it’s nothing major on the grease issue… God Bless

[@spencer6764]

Awesome Sammy Thanks for sharing 👍

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Jon! 😀

[@drakelivestockfarms7478]

Oh that looked slick and you proved it was many times in the video. Might be a good idea to look around and remove dead trees before you start burning in the future. Good message. I needed the encouragement.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, that was one slick mess for sure. Glad you enjoyed the video and was encouraged by the message… God Bless

[@user-dr3pj1tz9m]

I’ve enjoyed all of your videos and this one is no different. Keep your tenacity and that overcoming spirit. Looking forward to the next one!! May the Lord bless you and strengthen you and your family!!😊

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you! I appreciate that… God Bless, Sam

[@toddsmith2766]

Job is looking good and GODS word is great amen

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Todd! 😀

[@Patrick-jt4dk]

I put a 20# fire extinguisher on the steps going to the engine. The mount is bolted down secure and out of the way and quick and easy to get to. FYI

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Patrick, that’s definitely a good place for one. I’ve got one in the cab in the holder behind the seat. Hope I never need one but we have them just in case…

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Great video and great message as always Sam! You’re doing amazing. Don’t stop!!

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you ole Buddy, I appreciate it!

[@johnelliott6738]

Gosh, I feel your pain of not being able to start a brush pile. Been burning brush, with my dad, for 50yrs without a problem. I have 3 large piles of Larch tops & branches and cannot get it started!😮

[@tristardiggin]

Hey John, that is right! Hard to get going. I just start out with a small campfire size and try to grow it from there… Thanks, Sam

[@AtlantaSoundGuy]

Your new nickname is going to be "Smoky" -- Thanks for doing what you do and sharing with all of us. You may or may not agree, but you have a ministry, and it is reaching people and places we cannot fathom. Also -- I'm going to keep feeding my 302 a steady diet of driveway gravel and ditch dirt...Eventually, it'll grow up and be a nice 313 like yours 😎

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Cujo how’s it going. This is the job I was on when we talked. Wow, what a mess! I definitely see this a ministry and no doubt it is reaching folks even in different countries around the world. Feed that 302 some cow poop from a barn yard job and just like that a 313 will pop up in its place…😀🤣

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Man, you got a lot done, especially considering how muddy it was. Unfortunately, we are in the wet part of the year. This is the hardest part of the year to work because of that. It makes working in the dirt twice as hard. I can't believe straw is $8 a bale there. I pay $4 out of the field and $5 out of the barn. I usually buy 2-300 bales when they cut wheat and bale the straw to use on my yard projects. Great message today. Thanks for sharing Sam.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, we are definitely in the monsoon season! 🥵 Right, that straw is high dollar. I had a guy comment on here that he pays $25 per bale where he is at. 😳 Glad you enjoyed the message and appreciate you always commenting on the videos. God Bless

[@davebanks5838]

Burn Baby Burn 🔥 You are far more patient than me. I would have shut down and done equipment maintenance. I was thinking before you started sliding down the hill that the red dirt looked slick as $&!? Great message! That one hit home today! Keep up the great work and thanks for all you do!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Dave!😀 Yup that dirt might as well have been snot, because it sure was slick! I know one thing, I am tired of mud…🥵

[@gregallsup9522]

Awesome Job & Message!!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Greg! 😀

[@ronsmith4434]

A blade would've been handy on that greasy hill. But you handled it like an old pro. Great video and message Sam. Thanks for sharing

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Ron I’m with you on that! I would love to have a blade on the 313. Glad you enjoyed the message…😀

[@brianhubbard1621]

Good message today, always helps to look at the bigger picture, fun video, got tired just watching you drag that brush! Thanks again for the message and video

[@tristardiggin]

Brian I was tired from dragging brush too! Wow, that fire about got the best of me. 😀 Glad you enjoyed the message too… God Bless

[@andrewcrosby8746]

My 322 has the same issue with the grease coming out all the way around the turn table. I've narrowed the problem down to the seal on the bottom of the swing drive is shot and needs replaced. Leaks about 5 gallon of oil a month.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the info. Did some more checking and actually doing a videos on how it’s going. I inspected the seal and it seems to be in great shape. My fear is what the service manager found in his computer about hydraulic oil leaking from the swing motor and thinning the grease causing it to leak excessively.

[@andrewcrosby8746]

@tristardiggin yeah, without proper grease the turn table bearing will go out and you have to split the machine to replace it. The swing drive seal is way easier to replace if that's indeed the problem. Did you check your swing drive oil level?

[@tristardiggin]

@andrewcrosby8746 It does look like the seal is still solidly in place. I pulled the plate off to check the swing gear grease and it was low but most of it has seeped out. The grease was very thin so I suspect the hydraulic oil is leaking into the swing gear housing. Hoping to hear something this week for the CAT dealer after they get a chance to inspect it.

[@user-ee8ky3ft4r]

I enjoy your video the best is the end sharing the message love that god is great thank you

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you and glad you are enjoying the message!😀 God Bless, Sam

[@user-ff5ut5xm2z]

Hang in there Sam dryer weather is coming then we’ll be complaining about how hot it is. Very good message also 👍🏻

[@tristardiggin]

Tom you are right! Complaining about the heat and dust…🤣 Glad you enjoyed the message… God Bless

[@kevingardner4737]

Awesome video and a great message keep em coming.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Kevin! 😀

[@stevelindley191]

There is a giant seal that goes all the way around the ring gear. You can blow it out by over greasing the ring gear. I did it on my first excavator. Doesn't really hurt anything...maybe over long term it would from getting contaminants, Debris in the gear, mostly it makes a mess

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Steve, I appreciate that. I’m doing a follow up video on it and now it’s at the CAT dealer getting checked out. The service manager found a service bulletin in his computer talking about the shaft in the swing motor getting loose and leaking hydraulic oil in the swing gear housing causing this issue. Hope to hear something this week from them… Thanks, Sam

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥Woooo!!!! It’s about time hero!!! Now I gotta find stinky

[@tristardiggin]

Grab some popcorn and enjoy! 🤣😀😂

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

You guys got the rain too! I had a steep hill to go down with skid loaded on the 25ft flat deck over today. It had been freshly graded by a dozer for some reason. Put the truck and trailer in the ditch. I was hollering for the Lord to help. All was fine but I went the rest of the way down in the ditch.

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

The hill was just clay yuck. Nothing I could do.

[@tristardiggin]

There is nothing fun about that! 😳

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@tristardiggin I called the boss and asked him how many times I get to out the truck in the ditch before I get a write up lol. I did it during the winter storm we had too. In the dark and the fog I hit a place that was about an inch or so of ice. Slid for maybe 4-500 feet before I stopped. Still no damage. The Lord been watching over me.

[@tristardiggin]

@@poorfarm-nn6ii right, no doubt! That is some scary situations to be in…

[@mikec8519]

Good video, I was wondering if your PaPaw taught you how to build a fire!! Great message.

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Mike, that fire building is tough some times. Especially in monsoon season like we are in now! Glad you enjoyed the message… God Bless

[@spankywagner7740]

A Gullah proverb...Every back is fitted to the burden. "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Good Job, Sam. We are familiar with the perils of burning brush and trees... ( Kitty Cat needs a bath.) Best regards, Mike&Pat

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Mike&Pat, I appreciate that! I like that part that says “I will give you rest”. 😀 The CAT definitely needs a bath.🤣 I appreciate the gift that you sent and the letter that you wrote. I appreciate the encouragement for sure… God Bless, Sam

[@spankywagner7740]

You are very welcome Sam.@@tristardiggin

[@wayoutwest4944]

God Bless!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks and God Bless, Sam

[@PurpleNovember]

I wish straw was that cheap in Florida, last time I checked it was around $25 a bale. We’re chainsawing noodles for erosion control when we put seed down.

[@tristardiggin]

Wow! That is a lot of money for a bale of straw! 😳 Good idea on the noodles…😂

[@davidpowell9915]

Diesel is going to be jealous if you keep bringing your cat to work, but it's working for you.

[@tristardiggin]

Hey David, that ole stinking cat just keep showing up every where I go now! Diesel will get a hold of him one day though. 😀 Thanks, Sam

[@allanpeters4403]

Were you pressed for time on that job? - maybe waited till it dried out. As always loved your message - starts my day.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Allan! 😀 Needing to work and I have jobs stacking up for sure…

[@burimduka1705]

This man is a legend he is Mother Nature finest barber

[@tristardiggin]

Definitely gave this place a little trim for sure!👍 😀

[@michaelhughes9685]

can you imagine what that job would have been like with the 308? love your videos brother

[@tristardiggin]

Michael that would have been a really tough job with the 308. Probably would have been asking too much of the 308 on that one.🥵 Thanks and I appreciate you watching and commenting…

[@WoodPowerSolutions]

Great video as always. Do you run iso or sae controls? And do you have any reasoning behind it or just preference? I learned on sae and absolutely can’t get the hang of the other so I was just curious.

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks I appreciate that! I use excavator controls. It’s what I learned how to use and just stuck with it. I tried backhoe controls and it just didn’t translate over. I suppose there are folks that can do either one but I have just stuck with what I know. Thanks, Sam

[@scottneedham9765]

👍

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Scott! 😀

[@bjadvanturz]

Sam, you are supposed to pull the bucket towards the machine, not the machine towards the bucket. lol Great video and message.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, that is a good point! 🤣😀 Thanks, I appreciate it… God Bless

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Settling in early tonight!!

[@tristardiggin]

Nice! 😀

[@mickeyhughes7918]

I ran cat equipment for 22 years at a rock quarry about 10 years on a excavator. Grease did the same around the swing. Nether our mechanic or mechanics from Blanchard dealership ever said anything about it

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Mickey, hoping it’s not the swing motor leaking hydraulic oil into the swing gear housing. But, the CAT service manager thinks it’s a possibility… Sam

[@brianhouseholder1074]

Great video thanks for Godly words of encouragement in Christ.

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Brian and I appreciate all the comments you leave on the videos. It sure helps the channel…

[@WaynesAdventure]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Wayne! 😀

[@RandallDotson]

good job sam i need a hat

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Randall!😀 Shoot me an email and I will get the info to you. Thanks

[@dwaynekennedy3554]

Almost Dirt Perfect Shirt , (MBTS) Sam Bless you business.

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Dwayne! 😀 Supporting my ole buddy Aaron with the Almost DP shirt. He is a dandy! 😀

[@jimposey8542]

Man that's some nasty soil to work in. 😊

[@tristardiggin]

Jim, that is a polite way of saying it! Wow, this place was slick and steep… Thanks

[@mattmills1108]

Amen

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Matt! 😀

[@jimjennings1970]

When you truly enjoy what your doing then you never have to work

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Jim, that is right! But starting that fire about got the best of me! 🤣

[@jimjennings1970]

@tristardiggin yeah but you stuck with it and got the job done

[@Sawsawperry]

QC!

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks! 😀

[@larrymercer3448]

Nice job did you get your permit?

[@smithworx1091]

If you'd quit buying that junk Cat equipment, you wouldn't have to worry about that! 😂😂 now I got the itch to build a fire.

[@tristardiggin]

Tell me about it, leaking all over the place! Good luck starting a 🔥. Wow, that was a pain…😡🥵

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy Sam

[@tristardiggin]

Hello Tugboat

[@raymondgochenour8725]

I think I’m just lazy. I left that chainsaw sitting and grabbed them Cedar tree with the track hoe. Enjoy the video.

[@tristardiggin]

Raymond I definitely thought about it but climbing and sliding backwards was getting aggravating for sure! 😳 Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video…

[@yenerm114]

Looks like ya had some ash trees in the pile, them burn very well live or dead , give er a try next time , but either way ya got it going 👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼forgot to say the new roads lookin 👌🏼👌🏼 them are fun jobs, Brandon from dirt grain n steel just did a repair on his ,check out his channel , it was like 4-5 videos ago I think , he explains the diff in grease n stuff n shows the repair it’s not very hard to do yourself, but on his the seal got pushed out from water that sat in there n froze , deff check his video out tho 👍🏻 hope it helps

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks and I will check out that video from Dirt grain and steel. I appreciate the info on it… Sam

[@MakenSawDust]

I believe a blade would have helped here.

[@tristardiggin]

Yes, a blade would be nice to have…

[@Patrick-jt4dk]

What rpm are you running it at ? It’s very quiet

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Patrick, I generally run it at full throttle but not sure what the actual rpm is. It is definitely a pretty quiet machine… Thanks

[@stovebolt448]

Hi Sam.

[@tristardiggin]

Hello James! 😀

[@stovebolt448]

@@tristardiggin Hi Sam, will finish your video tomorrow, today was walk day just got off the treadmill, just ran out of gas, gettin old have a great night see ya tomorrow.🙂8.8 miles for today.....🙃

[@tristardiggin]

@@stovebolt448 nice, that is a good bit of walking. I would be pooped too! Thanks

[@MrNiklas1967]

Hi buddy

[@tristardiggin]

Hello Niklas!😀

[@charlieg424]

Did you know there is a skunk in the back of you truck?

[@tristardiggin]

I thought I kept smelling a pole cat! 🤣

[@adambirkhimer7742]

Didn't get chainsaw stuck I this video!

[@tristardiggin]

Hey Adam, I’m definitely trying a little harder to do better with the saw! 🤣 Thanks

[@jamesmckay9966]

WHERE WAS THE BIG FIRE. I DIDN'T SEE IT.

[@tristardiggin]

👍thanks for watching…

[@SteveSmallwood21]

👍🏻

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you Steve! 😀👍