Digging new landfill cell with fleet of Caterpillar scrapers (Part 1)

When you have a tight time frame and close to 4 million cubic yards to move you call in Peed Equipment Company to bring in some of their large fleet of CATERPILLAR 657 scrapers to get it done! Part 2 will be up shortly with even more action...

[@philmorrison6898]

Brought back memories! Found myself reaching for my advil! Those machines will beat you like you owe them money!

[@X_anonymous_guest_X]

I was in one of those scrapers. You are not wrong. 5 years running one and I've aged 20

[@dennisholst4322]

This isn't a parking meter maid job

[@dennisholst4322]

@@X_anonymous_guest_X wiser now

[@dennisholst4322]

Nah they ride better than a fat gal on a water bed

[@TS-mq1fj]

So romantic, the coupling of young 657"s together across a dirt scraped meadow.

[@kylekayser2291]

I need back surgery just from watching this hats off to the operators. You feel every rock and bump take a toll on you after 35 years.

[@brandonbaney5734]

Grade the haul road, hurt my back too.

[@davidrhodes7655]

Ain't that the truth!

[@chascarpenter5006]

I have never seen so many scrapers in one place, what a sight, most excellent video, chas, Birmingham, uk.

[@superstarmcgee1128]

Lol reminds me of bones on star trek saying have you ever seen the like.

[@user-oo5ri7sy2k]

Что? Переведи?

[@danielpullum1907]

Thanks for the vid. I worked the CAT plant where those 657's are built. I even got to drive one and others.

[@westernstar4964]

Thank you for a lovely video with no annoying and distracting music, just throttle and turbo.

[@Jim.Thunda]

All politicians need to do twelve months on a stiff hitch scraper to appreciate how operators make a living. It's a young blokes game.

[@TheToecutter69]

Hats off to the mechanics that have to work on these machines! Ppl have no idea the maintenance that goes on to keep these machines running properly. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@reubeng2110]

Don't forget the oilers

[@the4moras]

@@reubeng2110 that's rite ✌🏽

[@thunderbear0]

And money which goes on these beasts

[@dennisholst4322]

True those guys can make unbelievable repairs over night very impressive

[@dennisholst4322]

@@reubeng2110 I bet those learn from the mechanic

[@waltersimpson1408]

Love watching scrapers in action. Its like a NASCAR field of scrapers!!!!

[@tatonka6969]

It's called nascraper

[@ArmpitStudios]

No, this isn't boring like NASCAR. This has actual excitement and value.

[@hrbeta]

This is so wonderfully satisfying. My dad owned a earth moving company, I grew up playing with big toys like those. Thanks for the video.

[@rchihuahua858]

Which earth moving company?

[@BeeRich33]

So front scraper fills first, pushed by the rear, then the rear fills getting pulled? Brilliant strategy.

[@chris746568462]

Yes, they are twin engine too. A single blade is driven by eight wheels from 4 engines (combined ~2000hp) for a ~50t cut of dirt in a few seconds. A full tank of fuel would be about ~$2000. Tires are around $7k-8k each.

[@bighueso2428]

How do they coordinate? By radio?

[@tomz5611]

@@bighueso2428 Morse code

[@bighueso2428]

@@tomz5611 I thought so.

[@dontcrywolf6810]

@@bighueso2428 Radio's could help, but you don't need them. You just lead/follow around with the same guy all day. Push/pull isn't easy, but once you've done it a million times it doesn't require communication. Occasionally, if something does require a quick chat one operator does a 180 and you just swing open your doors. Big straight forward jobs, like the one in this video, wouldn't require much of that.

[@waynecompton7612]

Good morning, Thank you for the video! It’s great seeing that amount of machinery working in unison and moving a mountain!! Anyway take care and stay safe 👍😎🇬🇧.

[@matthewhunerlach2783]

Nice video glad to be out there on that job. Learned a lot about moving moving dirt on that 651 still hoping to get on that 657 for the push pull

[@tealpaddles8664]

Really appreciate the team work in compacting boils and soft ground on the haul roads. Great vid and share !

[@upsidedownfarmer3513]

What an awesome sight! I have never seen that many push pulls on a job. Very cool that someone could handle the logistics to make this work out and move that much material in such a short time. 👍

[@scaramouche8244]

whats next job for all those machines?

[@scottwintrup2717]

That was impressive Working nicely together as a team. Well done and thanks for the video. Always like watching.

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Scott

[@RyanandSaraDelling]

For every hundred 657s purchased you get a free D11

[@Gavin84w]

Great footage from every angle bud, Peed and Cat 657,s, a winning team!

[@bradleymincey6905]

So freaking awesome!! All that cat diesel power!!! Love it!! I want to be one of the mechanics that works on them!

[@JMVideos7676]

There's a team of six of those scrapers preparing the ground on an old golf course behind my house that will soon be a housing development. They are fascinating to watch as they move in and around the other heavy equipment.

[@nasa1985]

Brilliant video. Thank you for posting.

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

Holy cow! 4 millions?! Amazing project. Great shots. Stay healthy!

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Benjamin, you stay healthy too

[@dennisholst4322]

Advanced work ethic

[@captainover-tighten6729]

Another great video. Love the drone work and editing. I don’t know they ran as push me/pull you. Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Top shelf!

[@larryschweitzer4904]

That system has been around since the '60s!

[@lovethygod6817]

Great video, I enjoyed watching this! I wish it were mentioned where this took place in the description. Also, fuel cost & usage as well as total project cost. Thanks for the upload!

[@mitreswell]

Wow, fantastic quality drone footage!

[@user-gp8sq8wm4l]

Мой отец работал на таком в Казахстане на Чилисайском фосфоритном руднике при СССР 💪💪💪💪💪

[@marcahumada5558]

All we need now is the Blue Danube Waltz playing in the background.

[@jarheade3823]

I was thinking Ride of the Valkyries.

[@billwest777]

Very impressive. Well coordinated, awesome

[@neftalirosado6167]

Incredible work and great view 👍🏽👏🏼

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Neftalí

[@MichaelDavis-zf6nt]

I learned yesterday watching a heavy equipment documentary that this is called a push-pull setup. Can confirm the pushing and the pulling.

[@pjs5191]

Michael Davis where’d you find a heavy equip documentary curiously?

[@anthonythorp7291]

Yep, right at 3:12 the second machine lowers it loop onto the hook of the first one. The first one fills up while the second helps by pushing. When the first is full the second starts filling and is helped by the first one pulling. Hence the term "push pulls". These are also " double barrels". The have an engine/tranny driving front axle and another in rear driving rear axle.

[@anthonythorp7291]

@@pjs5191 There was a vid in my recommended list just before this one titled How to operate a scraper.

[@gophersanders6542]

Michael Davis out here in SoCal that is called a Scraper Spread. Sometimes they are used in a trio instead of a pair. It’s a beautiful dance to watch experienced operators

[@frankiefoster9730]

It is push /pull. Should have more then 2 at a time hooked up. I Used to run 627's we had 14 hooked up at once on a job. Kept going around hooking up & dumping & get back in line & hook up again

[@williamkirkland7002]

Possitive Job Creation. Quite impressive. Thanks for sharing from shadyhills Florida, USA

[@ryanwindsor8379]

And I'm excited I got to spread 20 yds today in someone's backyard. Whole different world right here. Love it.

[@matthewbarrows6525]

Great stuff! Keep up the videos. My construction management students love them!!

[@dennisholst4322]

Best school is get on one unforgotten knowledge

[@CrusaderSports250]

Got two small dumpers and a mini digger, just not the same!!, really good to see this, will watch part two when I find it and any others.

[@timothygrell4398]

Nice video looks like a fun play box

[@dandoyle9496]

Wow so many people actually showed up to work. Lol pretty impressive site awesome work

[@shannonmarie294]

Awesome footage!!! That’s an Army of Scrapers! lol…

[@somerandombaldguy5296]

When you never outgrow your Tonka trucks...

[@kevinmaeder7670]

I actually was one of the operators at that job site I remember it well making that landfill

[@thulstonmcdowell17]

Where was it located

[@kevincoleman9761]

Payroll every week must cost a fortune and fuel and tires. I would assume most of these just go back to a yard and sit and wait for the next big job and some are probably rented. Big projects don't grow on trees.

[@xenonram]

@@kevincoleman9761 they're rentals. They all came in from different rental agencies. They get rented out to offer protects after these guys are done.

[@tjfecteau8001]

Dude me too! I was in the yellow one!

[@kevinmaeder7670]

@@tjfecteau8001 douchebag said what

[@andrewrees8749]

Great video, massive project, had a ride in a Terex scraper in the 70,s my love of all diggers, continues to this day,

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Scott, scrape on😎

[@scratchbuiltdozer]

Quite a impressive orchestra. Enjoy the loading and unloading shots from above. Would love to see a time lapse of them cutting down the hill.

[@Fiberglasser03]

How much time did you have to spend convincing the dealer you were serious when the phone call starts off "Hello, I need to order 30 657's."

[@danbernier8872]

At that point you set up business meeting

[@suzylarry1]

I'm listening, go ahead !

[@siredhorselangmalakas6331]

just a few seconds approved upon seeing project proposal and budget allocation.

[@Gavin84w]

Peed have over 50 in there fleet, only people they need to call are the transport companies to move em!

[@Niklez7]

just imagine the oil cost and upkeep of such machine. each one has two engines and two transmissions

[@wheelitzr2]

Just me or the more you look at them the more alien they look? I can't stop watching!

[@Bill_N_ATX]

Love how they work in tandem.

[@braddavis8655]

Push pull scrapers "pans " when front loads rear pushes

[@the4moras]

Nice footage you always get great angles @ SoCalEarthMovers ✌🏽

[@alainnimri9416]

Very nice and professional drone flyiing and filming!

[@heavymachinery2843]

Beautifull Video thank you for making them sir

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks HMHM🤘🏻

[@alleycat1084]

Lovin every minute of it! Can only imagine how long it took to get all these scrapers (pans) to the site?! Great content, thanks!

[@dennisholst4322]

You got that right guys don't call them cans

[@HalenLowman-be6fm]

They run 46 miles per hour..?

[@SevenBears1]

Had to get out of the way many times when these run at Sunshine. These Cats can run really fast even loaded. Good video !!

[@pjs5191]

I can’t even imagine not only the fuel bill but the overhead for a project like this!

[@anthonythorp7291]

$1000 - 2000 a day in fuel. Sites we built were smaller 10 -20 acres and were roughly a million dollars to build. That includes everything. Excavating site Clay liner Plastic liner Another clay liner Crushed stone layer And leach-aid piping (they pump/remove liquids from landfill)

[@lumberjaketreeservicellc4002]

@@anthonythorp7291 the fuel bill was well over 2 grand a day on this job

[@redsite001]

@@lumberjaketreeservicellc4002 at this one job I worked at for building a geothermal pad at alpine valley in Nevada we burned no less than 800 gallons a day and we had 1 dozer, 2 scrapers, an excavator and a couple water trucks. I'd imagine these guys use 20 times that which would be roughly $45,000 a day in fuel

[@sef2273]

Anthony Thorp ya right if each machine burned 100 gallons a day x 30 machines x 3.00 a gallon your at least $9,000

[@jonah9623]

Can’t speak on the overhead but fuel was at least 400-500 stegosaurus carcasses per day.

[@chole4me1]

This is probably the best video I've ever seen on KZbin

[@KB-gs8zi]

OKS !!! GREAT VIDEO !!! WAITING FOR PART 2 !!! THANKS !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!

[@stevelutzke9600]

Awesome video from a perspective rarely seen. Amazing how many tons that crew can move in a day I’m sure.

[@andyb9767]

I could watch that all day. Think I will watch it again

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

🤘🏻

[@scruffy6151]

Always enjoy a upload from you. The first shot looked like they were setting to race lol. Thank you stay safe.

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks again Scruffy, stay healthy

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Scruffy

[@scruffy6151]

@@Murphyslawfarm howdy Murphy.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

@@scruffy6151 How are you mate

[@scruffy6151]

@@Murphyslawfarm doing good staying fat and lazy 🤣🤣. How you doing.

[@johnsheridan6452]

I think i counted 50+ pans out there.. i thought our site with 12 of them was a good job.. then i saw this. Awesome!

[@schneiderexc3557]

Giving me goosebumps again, great video👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Scneiderexc

[@cbboggs6459]

What an awesome video. I love watching scrapers in action. And I thought I was efficient at moving dirt.

[@dozerblade]

I love these videos, not a backhoe in sight!

[@michaelwilson8856]

I agree, this is amazing. So many!

[@adamluke1289]

Do they ever reach paydirt? lol I can watch these videos for hours, thanks for taking the time to film/edit/upload them for us!

[@SoCalEarthMovers]

Thanks Adam

[@surlyogre1476]

Yeah, work is fascinating, I could watch it all day long!

[@SC-yf4de]

me too Love it!

[@dennisholst4322]

Sometimes they get more production when they put a good looking gal in the fill area counting Loads

[@inlikeflynn673]

This is some!!!! of the fleet???? Wooooow!!!

[@drawingboard82]

Fantastic. Thanks for making and sharing.

[@terryetherton7529]

I built the 657's in Decatur, Il back in the 70's and 80's. Could do it from memory! Not the fabrication, but the assembly from the rear engine to marrying to the tractor.

[@dennisholst4322]

You made the best bitches I ran

[@cnote4461]

I'd kill to spend one day on a ride-a-long in a Scraper or Dozer on that project. All those machines - it's amazing!

[@scooter2kool173]

Imagine that fuel bill!

[@simanova837]

gas is free atm

[@brandoncaldwell95]

@@simanova837 ya, but try the diesel bill. These puppies dont run on gas.

[@danielgloversnp]

@@brandoncaldwell95 gas and diesel both come from oil so they usually both follow the same trends. Gas is down a dollar from what it was a year ago, diesel is down 70 cents. So it's still way cheaper now than it would have been a year ago when you're burning a couple thousand gallons a day.

[@elischultes6587]

Radio chatter “fuel tanker number 2 is delayed today. Let’s round trip the first driver.”

[@johnroberts8233]

Imagine the pollution and carbon footprint.

[@GergelyKereszturi]

Great video, thank you! I really miss a timelapse or a vid that shows how did it start and what is the end result

[@louispfau7843]

The cost of trash is expensive. Earth is scraping by though. I mean earth is scraped by... Very impressive directness and getting at it. The tandem effort is mechanical music. The power effort, time and money needed to keep up with consuming is amazing.

[@manueller114]

Watching this video, I could only think about how much this project costs, to have so many CAT equipment working at the same time. This was definitely something huge.

[@maxkeller4482]

One 627 scraper in Kansas with an operator is 250 an hour. So 2500 bucks for a ten hour day. The scrapers in vid are bigger so more expaepens prob 300 an hr

[@wadewhitley2943]

I’m on #518 out there in the herd....

[@olivermansfield8341]

Wow, what's it like driving those beasts?

[@randallmidgley7589]

Herd of cats, that's something to see😉

[@rhuttrho88]

We can't see the numbers. Your name sounds like you operate heavy machinery. "Go get Wade, he'll do it" or something like that. 😉😂

[@wadewhitley2943]

It’s rewarding, fun, rough riding & a great career. In the video it’s looks like we are going slow but on the longer portion of the haul road (2.7miles round trip) we are topping out at 36mph, that’s when it can be fun!

[@BigCool95]

How much fuel is one burning a day?

[@markwillride]

Nice flying and compositions

[@sergioaranguizthompson6807]

after I sow this video I think God Bless all people of EEUU!!!!... best regards from Santiago de Chile!!

[@steveh9106]

Amazing video, a very efficient way of shifting so much dirt, gobsmacked at that fleet of machinery wow!!!

[@atefxf]

I'm just amazed how genius the idea of push/pull is

[@timt.9935]

Ancient Egyptians: "Hold my beer.."

[@michaelmoore6151]

Nice to see a spread working and not having to turn wrenches on them 19 plus hours a day 7 days a week..lol. from the Cowboys operating them..lol job security..

[@potatothorn]

excellent/ got to see similar in person some years ago when they were expanding Altamont Dump in california, we would go once a week or so and got to see the progress/ they had quite a few scrapers or "earth movers" as we referred to them as but not as many as here wow his is a lot of action!

[@richardwalter9055]

Sure is beautiful...Thank you for that. Earthmovers heaven, I wish I could take a deep breath.

[@markpoland426]

I used to prep these before they were painted man they were a pain in the ass

[@anthonythorp7291]

Pain to operate too. Of course the one I ran was build in 1971 and 20 yrs old at the time. Newer ones are far better but I still hate running them.

[@XaviarJS]

I remember those days running a push/pulls and other equipment at Newmont mines just outside of Golconda .

[@burtbrooks7731]

That’s how the big dogs do💪👊 on 100 all day!! Bet the boss man is liking this nice little drop n fuel price right now👍👍 diesel is averaging $2.55 here in southern indiana at the pump, I’m guessing we pay $2.00 bulk price probably more but when you burn fuel on y’all’s kind of scale any drop n fuel price is a gift from the big dog himself 🙏 I’m sure 🤣🤣 thanks for the bad ass vid much appreciated 🤙

[@dennisholst4322]

What an escension of men and Equipment

[@treykearns4867]

I'm a plumber so I don't know too much about this aspect of the job this part usually happens before I show up but to me it looks like the dozers rip the dirt up and loosen it and soften it and then the scrapers come through and pick it up and haul it out and that must be more efficient than using the loader and haul truck system, I'm guessing?

[@michaelharris1455]

You are exactly right.

[@treykearns4867]

@@michaelharris1455 sweet

[@chrisr9543]

Way more efficient

[@canadianphil421]

That is just the coolest thing I have ever seen

[@johnrebel9539]

The organized chaos involved having that much iron on one site takes experienced operator's & foreman for sure. Makes the diesel in my veins pump a little faster!

[@josephastier7421]

That "buddy" idea is pretty slick.

[@Bk19731973]

Terrific video. This is diggers at their best. Wa all know however, that when around diggers, Never Relax !

[@glenngosline3303]

Perfect thank you!!!!

[@scottporter1108]

Glad to see the scrapers practicing social distancing lol

[@tonylw68]

Great team work! Plenty of m3 shifted there each day! Glad I’m not paying the fuel bill, just goes to show there is money in rubbish 👍

[@anthonythorp7291]

Worked for a company that built cells. Ours were smaller, cost a million to make and held 7 million dollars in garbage. Course there is another half to 3/4 million to cap (cover up) the cell.

[@Gackbmm]

Oh my god I miss the old days with 637 push pulls. I might even give up my fancy grader for a chance to do that again. Never seen an outfit as big but used to run with 25 buggies

[@eraparyana1503]

The biggest machine work i hve ever seen

[@maxkeller4482]

I'm sitting here bout to run scrapers watching scrapers run on KZbin I am addicted to big iron

[@mariotorres6287]

Terrific scraper action! That's good "scraper dirt", it loads quickly and heaps well. Push-pulls achieving average load time of 30 seconds to get about 88 heaped yards in the bowls. Nice to see that many scrapers on the run!! Wonder what the average hourly yardage is for that spread.

[@dennisholst4322]

Democrats or Republicans

[@dennisholst4322]

Idiots think they can control smart people

[@raymundo7687]

That's insane!

[@wjatk534]

Just Awesome!!

[@messaoudyoucef9558]

wondeful video keep it

[@ecksdog]

So cool. Thanks

[@cdnpont]

How satisfying! Drone footage really brings it all to life. Sadly, I suspect that the operation of these incredible machines will soon go autonomous.

[@jimmahaffey9368]

Worked as a mechanic at a land fill in these for five years. An operator is judged on his productivity. Each machine has a load counter and you have to produce

[@bobnwashington]

The purpose of the load counter is to know the amount of yardage moved, using singles the push cat keeps score.