Glimpse at one of history's largest scraper mass grading projects. Caterpillar 657E 657G 651B

[@geraldmadden3521]

I am 83 years old and started running equipment back in 1956 my first was a D 6 cat dozer with a pony motor when i watch these videos it takes me back to the good old days of my youth

[@DChaturvedi1]

Give me contact number and me contact number 9335788154

[@peteacher52]

In my day, sir, a D4 was a big dozer and a DC4 was a very big aeroplane. I was 8 years old in 1955. And by 1959, a Euclid payscraper was a monster!

[@rudybegonia2544]

glad ya like'em ya ol buzzard lol

[@geraldmadden3521]

@@rudybegonia2544 Been a Cat man ever since Thanks Rudy Good health

[@aerialcat1]

I’m 72, I started out on a 6B-44A logging cat with electric start... tall cotton indeed.

[@remraf72]

I watched this about a year ago when it was posted. About half way through the vid, those are some brave operators going down that steep slope right next to the edge ! Damn son ! Excellent video !

[@dennisholst4322]

Stickrod told me anybody can move easy dirt tuff sorts the operators

[@dennisholst4322]

That dirt has to get moved

[@dennisholst4322]

Work the sides dumb fuckers will take of the middle

[@1SNOWMANNH]

Thats impressive.Kind of an art form. We cant do that often in the granite state. Brings back memories of servicing the Terex units in Lincoln when they built the 93 Notch Bypass. No way a 12 year old could ever get to run a scraper today. Osha would have a stroke. Thank you Tom Palazzi. A true road builder. May you rest in peace. Thank you for your service and letting this kid get an education. You can't learn how to move the world at school. Its a hands on old school thing.

[@dennisholst4322]

You never forget most dirt jobs that you were on but when you get old all you remember from school are some of the girls

[@dennisholst4322]

And OSHA is accredited to moving paper drive on that someday walk on it see what happens

[@dennisholst4322]

Their mental arrangement of authority

[@Mtnmanmike62]

My great grandfather was one of the last mule skinners that cut road through the hills of LA. Many of those roads are now our freeway systems

[@noelashford9010]

I worked in LA 86to92 on water pulls water trucks chasing 657 all day one of the last job I was on was I think it's now 105 freeway that goes to LAX. I was on that job the day of Ronnie king riots

[@MarylandResident]

When these machines are lost to time, it's records like this they'll be remember by. Great work

[@bigiron3304]

It’ll be sad when they soon become automated

[@dennisholst4322]

Some of the engineers and politions will be they don't know the thrill to run em

[@dennisholst4322]

@@bigiron3304 put them on a mud job when they are testing their new theoretical apparatus it takes savy to move desperate dirt

[@dennisholst4322]

@@bigiron3304 how soon. Round brains have have a shelf life

[@dennisholst4322]

Agresive loading

[@snowdog90210]

I looked it up. They are building a swimming pool for Rosie O'Donnell.

[@jasonking2943]

Lmao! Nancy polosis' litter box

[@Snuffaluffagis]

Gonna need a bigger hole then that

[@biopticmammal]

That fat cow

[@biopticmammal]

They're building her a long drop hehe

[@gliderider7077]

🙌🏻

[@AdvancedUSA]

I used to own a sand and gravel operation and have always enjoyed earth moving equipment and understanding the nuances of how to move dirt more efficiently. This one IMPRESSIVE operation

[@dennisholst4322]

I have been on some 4million yrs canyon fills. This is a big one

[@ddorn04]

In the 70s my grandfather leveled the Tulare lake bottom for J. G. Boswell, he had over a 100 pieces of equipment on the job. No enclosed cabs. His cellphone was a radio phone in his car. Diesel was 34 cents a gallon brought in by 1/2 tanker loads. The equipment here is an amazing modernization of caterpillar. The yards of dirt moved per machine is probably double on 1/2 the diesel.

[@dennisholst4322]

They are just making a parking lot for the city slickers

[@sbradley9189]

It would be cool to see a time lapse video of the hill going away over several days

[@JamesC696]

Or even a before and after picture of what the site looked like.

[@WilliamHunterII]

S Bradley -- That would definitely be cool.

[@caviaravatars2]

I always tell myself I'm going to take photos of before during and after but Its always production , production, production, and don't stop!!! If I could piss out the window with my seat belt then that would be used instead of the tire or track!!🤦🏼‍♂️

[@timaha83]

It was more than several days, way more

[@dave3216]

That was the Best 23 minutes I spent today. Awesome videography and great subject matter. 👍👍👍👍

[@troyledbetter6597]

The drone footage was beautiful! That’s the only way to grasp the size of the project. Thanks phor sharing.

[@joegrabowski6011]

What a great opening shot ! The 11 down grade slide to a line of 657s . 2 of the industries most productive pieces of equipment ,& most expensive .great videos as uasall thanks for the show

[@dennisholst4322]

Incomparable

[@dennisholst4322]

51 s come off with just about as much if they can climb it

[@michaelbrown8545]

As a Diesel and Heavy Earthmoving Equipment fitter who has worked for a Cat dealer for 35 years I cannot imagine the work going on to keep 100 x 657's running. Cheers mate 🍻

[@markfryer9880]

If you are having trouble then us average mugs have got no chance.

[@michaelbrown8545]

@@markfryer9880 consider this the E series was new when I started 35 years ago. One of my first big jobs as a second year apprentice was to strip 2 x 657B's down to bare chasis and re build them all done outside on a concrete pad as our dealership did not have a shed big enough for them. Good times 😁

[@BedrockLeadership]

Michael Brown Do they break down a lot or is it just regular maintenance that would be very time-consuming?

[@Gavin84w]

You will need a trip to Sydney soon then Mick, 48 x 651E and 20 x 637G, bigest scoop job ever in Australia

[@michaelbrown8545]

@@Gavin84w thats a big job, they must have nearly every 651E in Aus on it, there a good machin though. Those 37G's will keep them busy.

[@thos6437]

Nice to see operators that really know how the scraper works.

[@dennisholst4322]

It's better than working with a bunch of educated people that only produce a agreed opinion these get something done

[@GeorgeLafortune]

Southern California Local 12 operators at work!.....

[@williamanderson6142]

Wow scraping on a biblical scale,loved the view of the "bowl" filling up. Simply awesome!

[@dennisholst4322]

They don't moan and groan

[@fredygump5578]

I watched this before, and I'll probably watch it again. Going down those steep slopes must be a trip!

[@dennisholst4322]

I have seen a scraper roll three times side ways you can't make one flip end for end

[@dennisholst4322]

Flags waving on the black car Robert Fulton was awarded 17 million across the street I worked on that job Jimmy Jenkins the boss praise God

[@dennisholst4322]

The operator came off white. Never seen that before I had heard of it he told us other guys keep your seat belt tight the scraper 57 ran the next day. The president of the United States Ronald Reagan on santa margarita rode pass our job

[@dennisholst4322]

Talking to the scraper doesn't always work

[@wmden1]

Great video. It is almost hypnotic. I liked the push engines and using the steep downgrades, gravity, and sometimes help from another scraper, which was also self loading, while pushing, to self load.

[@dennisholst4322]

Gotta have that angle

[@dennisholst4322]

You have to be careful don't overrev that rear engine could be your last load on that job

[@roymaynard8990]

So why are some hooked together? Rookie question I know just curious

[@dennisholst4322]

@@roymaynard8990 some guys don't like stay ing hooked up on a steep loading situation

[@dennisholst4322]

Sooner or later you have to clean the tailings at the bottom that has be passed the soils inspector also

[@MM-fe9mz]

What's all this earthmoving for? What's being built here? Location?

[@mrbluesky2050]

Hill today, gone tomorrow...very impressive action, and great video shots too.

[@greenbudkelly2820]

The scale of this operation is mind boggling. The amount of soil being moved. The hundreds of gallons of diesel per hour. The maintenance dollars being escrowed. And the logistics of keeping all those machines moving nonstop.

[@dennisholst4322]

Patton thought he was good

[@dozerblade]

Wonderful footage with great clarity, in the UK we would just build on the hills.

[@cpcattin]

dozerblade We got plenty of hills. People in Southern California are from a foreign country to the rest of America.

[@kevinrobertfrasier1309]

They also tend to build at the very bottom of hills here in the UK forgetting about where the water is supposed to go when it rains...

[@dennisholst4322]

Do you move dirt up hill for the important people

[@scruffy6151]

Thank you SCEM! This is a well edited video many hour spent making this video for us to watch. When i see that you have posted a video i know it is going to be good you never fail. How do you make a mountain disappear scrappers of course the fastest and cheapes way. So many different sizes of scrappers in this video all coming together on one job SWEET.

[@frios011]

Something so satisfying about watching these giants transform a landscape!

[@dennisholst4322]

And God made it ONE day Think of That The Bible says WOW

[@johns3106]

I would love to see before, during and after pictures or videos of this project.

[@TsunauticusIV]

Nice. Worked on a job where we had 50 40 ton off road articulated trucks before. Would be amazing to be on a job with 100 scrapers.

[@dennisholst4322]

They are making something worthless into a useable site

[@edwardglamuzina3421]

That job at it's peak had over 150 scrapers

[@johnnyfasttruck9427]

Nice video work you did a great job of showing the work from many angles. The drone was an excellent way to show the overall size of the job. Thanks for creating a video and preserving history.

[@scania357]

Fantastic, surely the greatest show on earth. Thanks for sharing.

[@watchthe1369]

biggest project? What are you building where? Is this the Saudi Strip city? Anew subdivision in Cali? Reservoir work? How much dirt id getting moved? Awesome shots of the bowl loading up.

[@rickbown6871]

It all started when we were kids playing with Tonka toys

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

LOL "tell me about your childhood"......

[@kency1000]

I ran the 637 and 657 back in the late 1980s and early 90s in a surface mine in east Texas this brings back some good memories!!

[@dennisholst4322]

Who were you working for

[@jamielacourse7578]

Some basic project information would be an asset.And that push- pull is pretty amazing.

[@dennisholst4322]

Gotta work together

[@shannonmarie294]

Have never operated Push/Pulls but ran some old 633’s for quite a few years! Like driving a big Go-Cart, I miss it!

[@douglasfolsom3426]

This looks like a good way to prevent brush fires.

[@dennisholst4322]

They let you smoke on the job who is going to get in front of you

[@georgesmith4468]

I ran the Cat 830M in Thailand and the Clark 290 in Ft Lewis, Wash 65/68. This stuff brings back memories

[@dennisholst4322]

Ran those at camp McCoy in 71 my first good concept had the ten ft push blade on the front some of the guys played chicken with them I saw one with a gash in the blade crazy but good guys

[@itsmeagainmargret]

I would love to see a time lapse video start to finish

[@anth5122]

Don’t know why I watched, truly incredible literary moved a mountain

[@fhbkx]

Excellent video shooting! At 15:15 looks like going down hill sliding with wheels locked! lol

[@mariotorres6287]

That is one amazing job!! So many scrapers. The videography is superb. Thanks for posting this awesome video. Only in Southern California do you see jobs of this magnitude today!!

[@ralphaverill2001]

Anyplace else it wouldn't be so easy. In my state of Connecticut, a few feet below grade is mostly solid rock (ledge).To move that hill would take tons of explosives, several rock crushers, big front loaders, and lots of haul trucks.

[@mariotorres6287]

@@ralphaverill2001 You are absolutely right. I am also from the Northeast (NYC), and schist and Fordham gniess requires either blasting or hammering to remove. Are you familiar with Mr. Edgar Browning's Roadbuilder books? They feature tons of action pictures of roadbuilding in the Northeast (including Connecticut) showing some the deep rock cuts that had to be made to build roads there. California has that good soft earth with volume grading that is conducive to big scraper spreads like this one.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

More homes no doubt... it looks like palm Springs area. Or high desert

[@marcellemay7721]

@@ralphaverill2001 I'm from Connecticut, I'm no road builder but I am in the construction business, and you'll rarely see a scraper in Connecticut. You'll see lots of excavators with jack hammer attachments, and tracked rock drills drilling holes for explosives. Rocks and ledge are the name of the game in Connecticut.

[@timothygrell4398]

@Its_an_Invasion_LowInfo_Votees funny cause you idiots keep trying to find work in California and I get to keep firing your sorry ass wannabes operators.

[@lisastallingskeelor3328]

The aerial views are like watching sci fi giant mechanical/robotic ants working. Massive project!

[@danakoski2293]

Fun stuff

[@dennisholst4322]

Some people think small And do small things

[@jmazoso]

Can you even imagine the fuel bill? Awesome stuff. Love the 660s

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

No problem when its housing

[@yardlimit8695]

i was thinking about the cost of all those tires

[@dennisholst4322]

@@yardlimit8695 7 won't touch it

[@dennisholst4322]

660 s didn't want to quit unloading

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

When I was young I rode my bike to watch a small scraper job in NJ. I could watch for hours. Some things don't change. Except no binoculars.

[@alangriff1]

Me too back in my homeland...loved machines from the time I could walk almost.

[@gregyoung303]

Great video!!! I could watch that stuff day in and day out. Was working in Palmdale for awhile and got to see some of the action in person off the side of 14. Had to be late a couple of days from stopping and watching. Amazing seeing all those machines hanging on the hill sides. Keep up the good work on the videos,, fantastic!

[@dennisholst4322]

There won't be anything to hang from when these are finished

[@gfl1957]

Wow, I ran a D9 on a job with 4 scrapers. That seems like a guy with a wheelbarrow compared to this.

[@williamanderson6142]

Hahahaha,im sure these the same guys that built the pyramids?

[@markfryer9880]

Grey Lewis That was a respectable size job you were on, but this job is supercharged to the Max and beyond.

[@deadcatsrgoodcats7886]

@@markfryer9880 I agree! Grey Lewis was definitely on a respectable sized job if it had 4 pans and a D9!! K Hoky Smokes, that was a good sized job for sure and him doing it gives him something that a lot of us just wish we had...that experience! Good job Grey! As for what Mark pointed out though, this one is hyper work on massive scale!! Makes all others look like playing in the sandbox!! The general contractor and the job superintendent had their hands full on this one!!! I would like to get mixed up in it for a day operating one of the big ones. Even just spending a day or two watching would be satisfying! Hearing the machines engine's groan as the weight increased and the load got heavier!! Seeing the tires mash out from the heavy loads put on them. Smelling the exhaust from those huge engines struggling to get the job done! Oh yes! I could stand that!

[@PridewithKC]

Yeah thats what I was thinking. I run a 615C that I thought was big until I saw these 657s

[@timothygrell4398]

@@deadcatsrgoodcats7886 there was the best in the business running this job from management side and supt and foreman. They laid us out and let's us go to work moving 50 plus million yards in a 1 1/2 short years. Fun project and there is still 300 million yards still to move

[@vicentebrazilthai853]

Isso é bonito demais... me fez lembrar minha idade de 7 anos , 45 anos atrás, quando vi escrepo pela primeira vez.....Parabéns pelo vídeo... perfeito. Sou Vicente e vivo em Brasília - Brasil

[@maurorodrigues384]

Aqui no bairro onde moro antes de construir uma Br era só um trio aí trouxe dessas máquinas na época trabalhavam dia e noite em 1981

[@louielouiepks]

Why were they doing this ? Where was this ?

[@tanglerd]

Strangely satisfying to watch. I have always wanted to run a big machine and move dirt. I would love to see how the operator knows where to scrape and how much. Thanks

[@tymbom60]

So move mountains for new housing... But don't let the loggers cut the trees so the houses can be built? Makes sense...

[@johndowe7003]

There's actually a surplus of lumber so logging isn't really a priority. I do agree with what you're saying about double standards.

[@justbe4481]

Some say it's going to be a soler power farm ..

[@yardlimit8695]

only if you're a DUMB TREE HUGGING LIBERAL..............

[@markroeder2491]

@@justbe4481 Yep, solar power has no environmental impact!

[@justbe4481]

@@markroeder2491 come to see how it really does have a major impact on the environment. There is a massive plant right down the road from my place that makes them It has signs all over the place say hazardous waste. And it's dangerous.

[@SimpleMechanic931]

Work of somewhat The same scale was done in the 60’s when they were taming the dunes to make way for Bethlehem Steel’s Burns Harbor plant. Arcelor-Mittal has an old company video of it on their website.

[@dennisholst4322]

Where was that job

[@quikie1984]

What would we ever do without drones nowadays, brilliant 👏

[@Ai2Products]

Love your videos, I design and build tractor attachments for my business and these videos give me some ideas. But for the most part these are just something that is calming and a good way to destress myself. I don't have to listen to anyone talking, just the sound of the machines and watching them work. Amazing to see these big machine in a massive operation like this looking like a bunch of ants working away. Here's an idea for you if you read this. Go back after the job is done and fly over so we can see the finished product?? Be cool to show a clip of the original video of the time you recorded during the cut. but then go back and show what it looked like finished. Just a thought, plus more video content for you. Thank you for the great videos!!

[@tomwenderlich3142]

yes going back and flying over is an excellent suggestion

[@TheHairybaz]

superb! give that drone man an oscar!!

[@ddorn04]

Collins and Barger had 100 scrapers and numerous D9s working for JG Boswell in the Tulare Lake Bottom in the latter part of the 60s and early 70s. Beacon delivered diesel by the half tanker on a regular basis.

[@dennisholst4322]

Wow

[@ibleedsilverblack8100]

I worked at a gold mine we had quite a few scrapers running but dam... bunch of iron on this one .. 657s are so sweet

[@MusicalMemeology]

Can you pls give a link to what this is all for? Is this for a rubbish tip? If so this shows the scale of what we are doing to this planet.

[@paulmatulavich7321]

Was 10 years old in 1963 when the interstate was being built in my neighborhood. Loved watching the twin-motored Euclid scrapers and D9 dozers transform the earth. Got to know some of the 'ramrods' and pretended I was one of the crew. The best 2 years of this boy's life.

[@mpsimonful]

beautiful video! pro work. and the camera on board; Great... thank you. greetings from France.

[@jerryhubbard4461]

My 631 had extra sides welding on so it would haul 36 yards. We also had some 641's but they were too slow. My 631 would run about 25 mph.

[@89tin]

You mention this in the past tense, how long have you been out of the game ?

[@jerryhubbard4461]

@@89tin 40 years or so

[@dennisholst4322]

Some 41s had the 8 speed I pushed in cal older one s had the three speed I could be wrong but I think cat only made those for two years. I ran a 41 for Hoffman they only wanted you to it in second gear I ran it third there wasn't a 31 passing me and they didn't

[@poplock1963]

What a project , i can watch this for days. Look at all those , CATS !

[@craigshrimpton5765]

PURR

[@jimsvideos7201]

It's a strange day when you look at a 657 and think, I need something bigger.

[@mickking5913]

Well we had bigger with the 666 and 660 big six wheel cat,s and then there was the huge TTS 14 Euclid twin bowl.Watch Murl,s video,it,s on youtube,you will see the old gear i,m talking about.The vid,s old and has no sound but is still very good.

[@dennisholst4322]

Even the fat gals bow

[@Fiberglasser03]

I think I remember reading this is for a housing development? If so are the building on the fill they are dumping? And how do they get the necessary compaction for a house so that the foundation will not settle over time? I would guess a geo-tech for compaction testing, very often.

[@robertproctor1358]

Love watching these big machines moving mountains. Can anyone help me out on this question. What is the difference between theses scapers, 657E, 657G & 651B. They all look the same to me from what I can see. Thanks

[@timothygrell4398]

657E and 657G are twin engines and 651B is single engine. That is the simple answer but there is a whole lot of difference between the three machines and where they work best for the production.

[@robertproctor1358]

@@timothygrell4398 Thanks you.

[@marclaky384]

You can turn a 657 into a 651 and the reverse.

[@edwardglamuzina3421]

@@marclaky384 No you can't, what have you been smoking?

[@jaredbrown1580]

timothy grell is there a yardage difference between the 651 and 657’s? Either I was told once or just assumed (can’t remember) that the last 2 numbers were the bowl yardage. 657-57 yards. Is that correct Tim or did I make that up? Without sideboards that is.

[@CK-yi6pc]

Can’t believe ANY work gets done in ca.

[@cntslesfabrication]

How long did this project take? If there was a time lapse video from beginning to end that would be sick

[@timothygrell4398]

Sometime in November 2017 and SoCalEarthMovers probably has more video. I've seen them out there a lot. We are currently finishing on phase 1 of 5 phase project.

[@spikesmini2932]

@@timothygrell4398 how do I get on with you guys ? I am finishing with a 57 here in Vegas atm.

[@timothygrell4398]

We are not hiring at the moment. This project is almost complete for this phase of work. Independent has the next phase. You'll need to be a local 12 hand to get on this project. Good luck

[@hbunnie1120]

@@timothygrell4398 where is this located? I'd love to Google Earth the site

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@timothygrell4398 oh God, better widen I-5 while you're at it...

[@jdofmemi]

Great video. I love the view from the hayrack. Also like the drone flight to see the size of the job

[@UrsulavonB]

Peed and Coburn already kicked off the job, scaling back due to slow homes sales

[@timothygrell4398]

@@UrsulavonB wrong ACI was there and Independent came in after. Corburn was bare rental to ACI and Peed had a few scrapers bare rental to Independent. No other big dirt outfit was involved

[@dennisholst4322]

@@timothygrell4398 wow Steve is a great guy maybe he doesn't remember me 30 some years ago on their 57 s

[@timothygrell4398]

@@dennisholst4322 Dennis I don't work there anymore.

[@dennisholst4322]

Thanks Tim the SF green bay preseason game is going

[@moepizl]

iv never seen n operation so big n running smoothly. at most 3 o 4 scrapers tops. they literally took down a mountain. sux bout the landscape n at the same time amazing. constantly scraping n dumpn. well oiled machine. i assume this is a 24/7 operation

[@verntoews5954]

Winnipeg red river floodwater diversion ditch. 21 miles total deep and wide. Enough for us to ski or toboggan down. One of the largest earth moving projects after 1966 flood

[@jimchallender4616]

Please include graphics that shows the change in the original and changed elevations.

[@markfryer9880]

Thanks to SoCalEarthmover for a great video'

[@Only-one-life-68]

Epic video Would love to of seen for real Uk 🇬🇧 fan You imagine the running cost Flipping hell must be unbelievable The fuel alone Never mind the wear costs The labour is most likely the cheapest overhead

[@fx4534]

モーターの坂落としは迫力ありますね💪

[@Alex-uy7pc]

Gotta ask, what's the project?

[@yardlimit8695]

fancyturdhat had the answer...........rosie odonnells swimming pool...

[@JaneDoe-mr9wp]

I thought it was Pelosi's new home.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Amazing video what is the purpose of all this earth moving

[@paulpence8895]

Is there a refinery close providing all the fuel... GOOD GOD!!!

[@delljr2769]

Off-road diesel is different than regular station fuel. These guys in this videos have actual fuel-service trucks on or near the site I think they re-fuel every shift.

[@edwardglamuzina3421]

@@delljr2769, you are right. The company either owns their own fuel trucks or they have a contract with a distributor to provide on site refueling. At the end of their shift they are fueled, lubed and any other maintenance such as filters ,welding, cutting edges are taken care of.

[@kurtballard1450]

Fielding a BILLION dollars worth of iron. Holy shit that's impressive. Great video.. Thank You!

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Not quite that much money...

[@leviferrero6068]

@@michaelmccarthy4615 probably more

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@leviferrero6068 the largest new Cat scraper is under $1 million. The D-11 is just over $2 million. There is 1,000 Million dollars in 1 billion dollars. There isn't that much equipment on this jobsite. No where near $1 billion dollars worth....

[@1Eyko]

Great Video. We do not have that in Switzerland. I have never seen that. CAT Power!!! Grüsse aus der Schweiz, George.

[@dennisw6842]

Three would be no Switzerland if this mass of scrapers worked there.

[@1Eyko]

@@dennisw6842 😀😀😀CLICK: www.myswitzerland.com/de-ch/ Have a look here! The mountains don't bring these machines either. The biggest CAT mining excavator isn't enough either. With Google translator

[@last911GTS]

The principles and techniques of earthmoving haven’t changed much since the days of the Egyptians. But the tools have gotten bigger and more efficient. As a CAT retiree I recall a slogan we once used, “It’s not what we make, it’s what we make possible”.

[@StanleySchmengie]

So many people are so quick to say "Thanks for your service" when it comes to military vets. I say the same to you sir, and every one of your compatriots over the decades for YOUR hard work and efforts. It is the men and women who worked in Heavy Industry and manufacturing in the United States that helped win a world war and then rebuilt the world afterward.

[@w8stral]

Well actually, no. Egyptians moved blocks and made miraculous cuts in stone moving MILLIONS of those blocks which we would have a hard time moving at all today. We just blow stone up

[@dennisholst4322]

@@w8stral and the precision they where placed without millions of dollars for equipment and aligned to the stars that God made and never could or will be duplicated by man

[@dennisholst4322]

@@w8stral one thing that isn't discussed is the foundation the tower of pizza leans pyramids don't

[@dennisholst4322]

@@w8stral and we think we are smart

[@markfryer9880]

This project is on such a scale that it goes beyond earth moving and into the realm of Terra Forming. I found myself wondering how they go about refuelling all the vehicles and what about changing tyres or servicing all the equipment?

[@timothygrell4398]

They fuel at lunch and after work and have some spare equipment to run so service or break downs don't impact work schedule.

[@marclaky384]

The tires are done by Parkhouse or another company like them. Some of the tire guys are real good. I've watched a guy do all new tires on two 657G's in a day. If the equipment is operated properly and the material being moved isn't terribly aggressive the tires last a long time. What get eaten up and are a pain to change are the cutting edges. Fuel and lube at the end of the day and mechanics work on equipment during the day/sometimes at night that need repairs or updates.

[@markfryer9880]

Thanks for the additional information guys. I have only seen one job here in Melbourne Australia that had a lot of equipment and they even built a temporary work shed for the mechanic(s) to work in.

[@ipanzerschrecku4732]

So cool @22:22 a hawk just comes in a checks out your drone

[@mickking5913]

This is a awesome display of earthmoving.We dont have anything like this in Australia unfortunately coz i,d love to have a play here.

[@philipcleary1376]

Cunninghams gap in queensland wants this operation badly,,,

[@StanleySchmengie]

I think some of the large mines in Western Australia might disagree with you, Mick! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Pit_gold_mine

[@darrellturner560]

You need a machine to lift the rock you are under. Sorry to be so blunt.

[@leviferrero6068]

Some of the world's largest mines are in Australia lol

[@mickking5913]

@@leviferrero6068 we might have huge mines,but we don,t have huge scraper show,s like this.There are more 657,s here than probably in most countries including Australia.Companies like Sukut,Peed,s,Inderpendent,s,Coburn,s and a few other,s have huge fleet,s of 657 and 651,s to do exactly what there doing here,make mountain,s disappear.

[@altheastortz8038]

I had operated a d 10n caterpillar and a 375 ax komatsu and just the fuel costs and routine maintenance per one machine is amazing

[@dennisholst4322]

I know it has a longer frame

[@beetragg]

What will the land be used for? Amazing amount of equipment and great video!

[@stephenwilson9612]

Newhall Ranch project. 21,000 homes and mixed use commerical.

[@beetragg]

@@stephenwilson9612 Wow! Big project!

[@ele4853]

What a monster site! Where is this place and what is going to be in it?

[@smoker_joe]

This site is so huge! I wondering where is it and what is it for. Massive playground with unlimited toys. Drone footage are awesome.

[@louisletourneau3429]

Beautifull ballet !!!! Always liked scraper working in tandem , what kind of project was it ?

[@dennisholst4322]

Stickrod told me that old man latourneau had a vision in his sleep of a scraper a goose neck so he built it that way praise God they still build the same basic design. That's French you are probably related

[@louisletourneau3429]

@@dennisholst4322 hope he will think of me on his will !!! I am from Montreal , Canada , our french ancestors arrived here around 1680 . I think this guy who spell his name Le Tourneau in 2 parts probably left Canada . That company still exist I think in Texas now and they build beautifull big machines , if you have a chance to look at their biggest loader it's quite a monster !!!! They also built army equipment to cross marshland that is very impressive, take a look on KZbin. Take care !!!

[@dennisholst4322]

@@louisletourneau3429 I had 5 years French in school le is masculine and la is feminine for the what a tour thank God I have the privilege to talk to a relation of someone that helps make our world better

[@Dave_9547]

Is the Ebensteiner Company still active in So Cal. They used to be a big earthmover in the 90's?

[@timothygrell4398]

Nope gone for almost 20 years now

[@alanwebster7908]

Where and why.

[@equipment-enthusiast]

Nice! Prime work conditions there. No rock to deal with or high water table where I'm at.

[@austinsmith3561]

And unlike here in canada, no tire sized frost lumps.

[@nickrandol9133]

What a huge project!

[@joshhalderman1757]

one thing i noticed is how clean burning they are (which is good), but I miss like the d and e models that show when it was opened up in the cut! or puff when picking up the next gear

[@Pesmog]

There is hardly a smokey exhaust on any of them.Maybe some local ordinance with onsite testing?

[@TheTomkat13]

Tier 4 Cali emissions requirements. No smoke at all anymore

[@markallenrandle]

No black exhaust but they burn twice as much diesel now with all those emission controls.

[@dennisholst4322]

Those 8 speed transmission s were a terrific improvement it didn't care how much the engine smoked tuff

[@slomoe5409]

Gonna be the coolest off-road Park ....EVER..........

[@parkersutton4191]

This is pretty bad ass, I work for American colloid and we run 12 637s I though we had a big operation

[@dennisholst4322]

In so cal they use 37 s to clean the bottoms of canyons to bedrock then the 51s and 57s bring the big fill in I didn't see any 27s too small I guess they use a lot of 27s in the Midwest

[@mikeconners8508]

What company owns that many earthmovers? I want to drive one so bad, they are the baddest. I love am. Great video also.

[@Taterviewer76]

Great video. What is the project ? Serious amount of earth moving !

[@dennisholst4322]

They always have the correct motions of the equipment

[@Gavin84w]

Great stuff mate, Indy sure seem to have a bunch of 57G now

[@UrsulavonB]

Gav, corp pass thru tax law and wait for 57Ks

[@markbonham3477]

I was the sole water truck on the Dominguez Hills Soccer Stadium and I had 12 scrappers trying to run me over but this is just mind boggling. I might point out that my first 12 years (1950 - 62) was spent on Dominguez Hills. So, I'm a white boy straight out of Compton! Great job on video!

[@mitchellsavage313]

I also run a water truck good stuff

[@Alan-l6k7l]

Does one company own this many scrapers and dozers and all the other equipment?

[@josh33025]

The mechanics must love that job.

[@yardlimit8695]

@Dontes Inferno you don't have to doubt it,,,,,,,,,,,,YOU CAN COUNT ON IT...............DID YOU EVER HEAR OF OR KNOW OF AN ENGINEER WHO DESIGNED AN ENGINE WITH THE MECHANIC IN MIND..........

[@markfryer9880]

@Dontes Inferno That sux big time.

[@dennisholst4322]

@@yardlimit8695 they don't care or are unconcerned about the frustrated task and bleeding it takes to fix the thing goes for everything the school people hope they pass

[@informationageenterprise2184]

Where is this? Just curious, I was thinking it looked like high desert, San Bernardino county Edit: Nvm, I just saw what looks like Magic Mountain in the background. So Santa Clarita?

[@brandouni]

Santa Clarita

[@jacobkemp1183]

Wish we could have a fleet of 657/651's, unfortunately the ground conditions are to soft here in New Zealand, 637's struggle, our Fleet is all 627E/F/K