How NOT to run a Wheel loader - mistakes, errors and red flags

[@silentepsilon888]

This industry, like so many others, is killing itself by searching and hiring 'experienced' operators only (3 years 5 years experience required), but nobody wants to train or take a chance with a newbie. How can Industries sustain numbers of qualified employees when older ones retire, but new ones are not being trained or hired to be given a chance to become 'experienced'?

[@paulmvn5431]

So true!

[@gordowg1wg145]

As you say, seems to be way too many industries where training isn't being provided - back in the day, at least down here, government bodies were one of the ways for people to be trained on the job before moving on later, but that whole scenario has changed with 'user pays' and other restrictions such as privatisation stopping that because it isn't financially viable at that immediate level. The military was another venue for training. I recall a few years back an advertisement for the local Forestry industry where an entry level position in tree felling required a minimum of ten years experience... no wonder they couldn't fill it.

[@nullrout556]

That's a really good point. If you can't get a job without experience how do you get experience?

[@Jako1987]

"If you can play Cuphead welcome to the company"

[@kyleparks1900]

I like the point you make because any training most new guys have are trained by pencil and paper not by real world work it seems like.

[@flexasuarus2219]

I operate a wheel loader in a recycling plant, feeding the system as well as loading and tarping trailers.....I watched the main operator as a picker on the line for about a year until I finally got my chance and when he coached me he said it’s all about angels and has never steered me wrong , I still continue to be coachable as I can never learn enough , thank you for this channel I barely found it, one day I hope to move onto your line of work rather then just dealing with enormous amounts of product/recyclables.

[@tutekohe1361]

I am in New Zealand and at 56, i am nearly the youngest guy in our earthmoving business! Young people for years have been told that going to University and joining a profession is the only way to get ahead and have an enjoyable life and to look down on more practical career paths. New Health and Safety rules also play a huge role in discouraging young people getting into the industry.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good comments, thanks for watching !

[@hopefilledsinner3911]

I agree the health and safety bozos are producing many health and safety policemen on every site whom mostly have no idea.

[@BiggCleve2]

I agree. It is the same in most manufacturing jobs.

[@sudzify8939]

By health are you meaning drug screens? Lol, i know bc i know way too many people that are amazing hard workers but also smoke weed at home so i cant get em a job with my company man it sucks.

[@WhiteDevilU91]

Been running equipment, mainly loader for a few years now and I love it. Dream job.

[@Dirtmonkey]

That's great ! Glad you like what you do !

[@rice0009]

I don't drive anything as large as that loader, but watching someone "do it right" helps understand what should and shouldn't be done. Keep'em coming.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Will do Tim, thank you !

[@jeffb6276]

My job has 2 of these in the yard. After a kid showing me a quick run of a load I wanted to learn more. Thank you for taking all this time to help the new guy👍

[@772tsweet77]

Never piss off your loader. I moved my truck while the loader was doing his thing. Eff me. Once, and only once. Respect to you loader guys.

[@reepeet4834]

Thank you guys so much for this video! Rest assured that at least one more person is eager to pursue this industry and is thankful for your expertise, craft, insight, and willingness to share it with beginners!

[@talldon2902]

Everyone has to start somewhere, take that into consideration.

[@jimpikul8551]

Yes, please! Thanks for putting these up. It’s the little nuances that separate the lever pullers from the operators. Thank you!

[@Dirtmonkey]

You're welcome Jim, thanks for viewing !

[@Martiiboys]

Thank you. I am a new female operator in Australia where we have a skills shortage also. This has given me an opportunity to learn a new career and I am just loving it!!

[@slenic1394]

The only thing I would add to this video is showing how to check the oil, coolant, and hydraulic oil levels. As well as mentioning letting the machine warm up before working it. The "pretrip" is just as important as operating it. Great video.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Stan , good advice

[@charlenepreciado9729]

You guys are Awesome please keep making videos

[@twt000]

Just read the specific manual PDF. Easy. Most don't.

[@StefanBacon]

This totally helped. I watched it a few years ago and stuck with me and helped me get a new job today at a composting facility.

[@vsvnrg3263]

some good advice from someone who was shown how to load a bucket correctly very early on in his career. these people aren't doing it. always keep the bottom of the bucket horizontal. when the loader stops moving into the heap raise the bucket until the loader starts moving in again. do not curl the bucket- keep it horizontal. when it stops moving in to the heap raise the bucket again and again do not curl the bucket up. keep doing this until the load has filled the back of the bucket. then curl up. you have a brimmer. if it is necessary to keep the floor clean, give the bucket a jiggle to shake off the excess before going near the truck. once you have got the feel of how easy the heap is to load raise the bucket smoothly and steadily as you drive in so the machine never stops moving. do not wriggle and curl the bucket into the heap. the way i have described is far better. this heap of clean little rocks is a pushover to load out. when you have to deal with lumpy sticky stuff there is another technique to add to your skills. do the best as i have described then reverse out then hit the brakes hard as you give maximum curl. this is to throw everything to the back of the bucket. then go in and do it again to fill the bucket fully.

[@vsvnrg3263]

@Hell's favorite Salty Berserker , this is easy stuff to load. the method i described is necessary for difficult stuff. again i say this bloke is curling too soon. there is still space at the back of the bucket. if you are an operator yourself, try it.

[@RancidLimes89]

Just got my ticket today, can't believe that I will be getting paid go do this!

[@sudzify8939]

3 years later, how you liking it man ?

[@vijendrasewak7485]

Nice way to load trucks as I'm a loader operator while I'm here in Melbourne

[@footballbmxer101]

I do this in a star nursery rock yard loading both regular pick up trucks with trailers and dump trucks. These videos are awesome for sharpening my skills.

[@YunaTheKumaBear]

i was lucky when i finally got into the industry since everyone serches for "experience for years" ive been running heavy equipment since i was 4 years old and didnt get a job in the field till i was 21. I got a job starting as a loader operator for a quarry and also as an excavator operator when needed. im constantly getting praise from truckers wondering how long ive been in the field even at my age. Im by no means a master but im VERY passionate about operating and already excel better then most operators running for decades

[@jonr9574]

I agree with you in terms of where the shortage is. Weve hired 3 young guys trying to find guys to get ready for the retirees. They dont want to be trained or go the extra mile. The shortage is the new operators that want to learn and go the extra mile

[@Anthony-ib4nu]

I work at a quarry and this video helps out,showed coworkers how it's done correctly

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome! Glad to hear that Anthony!

[@johnmorgan1982]

Been running loaders for 15 years. Got a Volvo 250H yesterday. Been running a kamatsu WA - 500 for past several years till my hydronic lumps went bad.

[@ljnouata9088]

John Morgan give me some tips Bro. Only just got my loader ticket yesterday 😂

[@johnmorgan1982]

LJ Nouata biggest tip, when loader goeS to bouncing. Slowly raise the bucket or lower it while driving and it will stop the bouncing .

[@sunseeker8457]

This was PERFECT! Over here in Sweden i have just started my course along with 11 others. This is invaluable info like this. For me has a non swede. I also get to understand it better! This I will be showing the guys next week!

[@mariogomez8971]

That was great info Stan, as a part time loader operator at my concrete plant its great to see it done right, I picked up good pointers, thanks

[@Dirtmonkey]

Appreciate it Mario, thank you

[@thomasmutundi8071]

​ I have liked the lesson

[@thomasmutundi8071]

am augandan and I am an operator of a wheel loader

[@Rebecca-zr2zx]

We have a Volvo endloader at work and love it.... and yes, we have that incompetent guy that digs with the tires and leaves the potholes all over the quarry! Love this type of video.

[@MrRF007]

Pretty cool video. I’ve been in a payloader since 1990 and I am currently in a 2014 Volvo L120g and I’m loading 120 semi’s a day with it. And I have a full on board weighing scale that I scale every truck that goes out so we are not overloading or under loading them. I sure wish I had that 350..... it would make my job a lot faster.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you !

[@germanlucero2022]

MrDonnyt how’s the salary?

[@MrRF007]

The Brian , here in Canada for a fully experienced loader operator that greases the machine every day, and is polite to customers, doesn’t hit the trucks and loads them properly (not overloaded or under loaded) and if you work for a company that recognizes a good operator (which I do) you can expect 80,000 a year (based on the 50/60 hour work week).

[@smokelesshassh]

@@MrRF007 depends on what part of Canada

[@poppaluke9991]

What are you loading?

[@SledgeHammer43]

Stan I use to send my boss after parts. I use to operate a John Deere 444, a Cat 966, a Volvo L180 was the latest. Also a John Deere 316, a Cat 426. Cat D5 to D8. Cat 120. I use to work for a Highway building company. Later I worked at a Transfer Station. That is where I got to Experience John Deere equipment and then Volvo. I love these Videos.

[@kwmiked]

That's nice, I love that story

[@SledgeHammer43]

@@kwmiked My bosses actually loved going after parts. One said he should have given me a bonus for the amount of labor I had saved him. I was always fixing the older equipment, and knew what was wrong.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the comments, Don, glad you like the videos !

[@darth_sidiousll]

thank you for this video. I'm learning to run a loader where i work tomorrow, so i've been looking for videos for tips before i actually get trained. this definitely helped.

[@BillRayDrums]

I have a passion for the craft of operating a piece of equipment with such power to transform the earth into what's needed. Then again, I'm a musician and therefore, a dreamer of sorts. I'd love to get into an operator career.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I like it!!

[@rhawk2424]

Im 34 and literally desperate for an operator position. I can't even get enrolled in the classes because like 900 people sign up for like 25 slots

[@josephsuccess5035]

I've been operating this machine since the year 2008 . I started off as a 19 year old and I'm now 35 years . From working in road construction to asphalt plant. From quarry to Dredging. I've worked with Julius Berger Nigeria limited and Dredging International (a subsidiary of DEME group) I won a gold safety award in in the year 2013 for 5 years and 5,000 man hour without loss time or injury. I love this job.

[@thabomhlanga5772]

Hello I wish I could give you my c.v I love this job too but I can't get a job

[@exotixzphantom]

This video is practically timeless. Works till this day great video. Would be nice to have an UPDATED “tutorial” i guess

[@johnpadgett6256]

I had to feed material bins load dump trucks push rail cars push stock piles and clean up around the yard and the plant do this 14 hours a night at high speeds lol but I loved it I miss running heavy equipment

[@Dirtmonkey]

What kind of work do you do now John ?

[@enitialc2853]

Thank you for the video I'm a new operator and I'm learning as I go I appreciate the tips and tricks

[@Dirtmonkey]

No problem Enitial, hope the tips help you out!

[@prisregil]

The way i was taught was that if the bucket ain't owerflowing and all corners full it aint right.

[@johnpadgett6256]

I ran equipment a lot at night under light plants if you are 3 or 4 stories high pushing material you better know that piece of equipment is top shape so pre inspection is so important especially if you got 30 or 40 dump trucks you are working around at night

[@josephconti9655]

This was super helpful! I follow a few channels like this to help me be prepared for my entry into my local heavy equipment operating union. 😊

[@afleetcommand]

Good stuff, ran loaders for decades and also 15 years at a highway dept. One thing is you learn "site" points on the bucket for each of your trucks so you do roll the bucket exactly at the right point while also moving forward with the loader to get the load centered. I got his stagger comment...salt being lighter you want to stuff that truck..so instead of "stagger" on a typical tandem its two buckets up front then one to the back..:) (Volvo L120E's & 15ft boxes) Retired now...watching the new guys herky jerk that loader is a sad thing. BUT they will learn. I think one thing that was different when I first started was attitude. It was a status thing to be damn good, a mark of excellence to do a quick efficient and smooth load operation. Now its a slam bang I don't care type of thing that's prevalent. Where you really separate the operators from the stick yankers is stacking a salt pile, building the road in that loose material. THAT'S a skill. Wish I could post pic of the operation in the salt shed.

[@NjPakau]

I sincerely thank you guys for your time and explanation on different scenarios. Does and do not operate the loader this way. Awesome!👍👂👀🧠🤑 Much Appreciated.

[@michellemorrison5841]

Yeah I always learn something new when I watch your videos, keep up the awesome content, and I will say in agreement with another comment made that the industry is lacking in entry level training positions, anybody can learn and become great at what they do if and when given the opportunity and support, you said it yourself good operator's are the guys you want to keep and do everything you can to make that guy happy, so where does that leave any room or extra time and energy to make other good operator's??? Have to find a good balance I think and always be willing to teach a bencher or backup in case something happens to your main, if a lot more construction companies offered paid training and entry level operator positions much like getting class A cdl I think we would see a lot of younger and eager people willing to pursue these jobs, another big issue on the other hand is a lot of younger people don't want to actually work for a paycheck lol, it's all business degrees and human resources or creative arts lmao, doing real labor and working longer hours for big money isn't appealing I guess...

[@joefranklin9380]

I want to be an Volvo wheelloader and heavy equipment, Pay loader Operator. Great Show. God Bless.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Appreciate it Joe, thanks so much

[@maxium4x4]

I like the feel/sound of hydraulics threw my fingers on the levers over the new electric solenoid hydraulic controls of modern equipment ... if that made sense....lol I grew up on a 4 sticker Ford backhoe and play it like a piano and the first skid steer I operated was Universal Loader, which became Case Uni-Loader. Damn I am old....

[@mbrsart]

About once a week I think about leaving my desk job and doing an apprenticeship in equipment operation with my local operators' union. It's something I've wanted to do since I was 5, and it's a desire that has never gone away. I keep hitting road blocks, from others trying to discourage me to the reality of having to earn 20% less for a few years until I got some experience. I don't think the time is quite right, but when I do recareer myself, I'm still leaning this direction.

[@shawndorsett13]

bud its never to late alot of competition for the seats though i work out of union and after 5 years i can run a front end loader and rock truck and am currently learning how to grade at the school im 46 it can be done

[@RonnyBravoh]

Your dope for this channel. It's helping me get even better

[@bigchungus1225]

Love these videos, but I have a suggestion, alot of comments of people saying they dont know how or where to get experience in heavy equipment, how about making a video about where people with no experience can go? Like a apprenticeship

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome idea, thank you !

[@kaptaindanksalot]

Yeah man these vids are great i casually watch these and i work in home construction so it sparks interests in it

[@Dirtmonkey]

That's awesome tony, thank you for watching !

[@jasonhicks9054]

Operating heavy equipment wouldn't be a bad job, if COMPANYS WOULD TEACH THE FOLKS HOW TO OPERATE IT AND NOT BE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE

[@LDU2U]

Also, if you are running the highway with rigid tippers or semi tippers always load just over centre to the high side of the tipper, allowing for the highway camber. You need to distribute the weight better, or off set, so the tyres on the low side of the road camber won't blow, those tyres/wheels on the low camber of the road are carrying more weight than the high side of the camber on the road if the load is centred. Most people don't consider that, until they find out they blow tyres on the low road camber tyres/wheels more than the tyres on the high side. All roads or highways have a camber for water run off.

[@patcb829]

I would say logging trucks with their high centers of gravity are for more dangerous but are also around the general public less.

[@creid7537]

LOL - at 9:02+ the "expert" smacks the truck box with the bucket! "dead center - every time" holy crap

[@b61mackman2]

Thank you for another great video. Keep these videos coming please. I run smaller equipment and i am always looking to learn something new. I would like to be able to run the larger stuff one day.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much for watching and glad the videos are helping you out

[@jamesburba1995]

I'm enjoying these types of videos.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good to hear James, thanks!

[@antonymuoki]

Nice video with lots of tangible skills and very educational content. 💪💪

[@JT-ik6pv]

Yes man thank you for making this video. It was a lot of help

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad it helped

[@samanthamcneill5955]

Thx for the video! I’m a new operator. This has helped a lot! 😁

[@trevordufresne8538]

I live in Massachusetts and I love the thought of operating and I've always thought there was a shortage like you said so I went out and got my hoisting license to be able to drive front end loaders skid steers backhoes all those Earth movers they call them but ever since getting it I am stuck between a rock and a hard place because now I can't find a job doing it because everybody wants five plus years experience and I can't get the experience without having the license. But I just finally got something running a skid steer to do snow removal and I will get some experience there if it snows enough in Massachusetts this year. but I enjoy all your videos because I am a rookie at this and it is showing me what to do and not to do and all these different machines and I get to visually see it and that will give me A1 up on another rookie who has never driven just like me and doesn't know so again thank you for these videos I watch them all the time

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Trevor and best of luck to you !

[@E88Atz86]

True.. you also have the guys hired as an operator given 8 plus years experience and out of state, but never given the chance to show case his skills and acknowledging his hard work when given the chance. In every big company there's always a group of guys that dont have the skill set, yet given the task to do the job and the guy who's more competent is given the shovel and spot for its favoritism or they dont want their buddies to hold a shovel its total BS.

[@biopticmammal]

So true

[@BizarreSmalls]

I think they're useful. I enjoy seeing these.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for viewing !!

[@bassmaster393]

All of your videos are very very helpful and should help 90% of people that watch for real these videos if you pay attention and actually try to learn will help the newbies and even pros learn more about the profession, you do a great job at these

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

[@lesflynn4455]

Very useful video mate. Thanks from Canberra, Australia.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Les, glad to help out !

[@andresgarcia7880]

keep making more videos. There great! The video was super helpful. Different than any other videos that i have seen. They were very easy to understand and intimate. Not like a robot instructor going too fast. KEEP MAKING more of these VIDEOS

[@CarstenBauer]

Great video. I've been a forklift operator for many years, and now operate Telehandlers, but on forks only. I want to get into Front End Loader operating soon and can see how my experience with Telehandling can relate to this.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Carsten!

[@godofmosthighhellobethynam6371]

You are doing a Very Good Work for Everyone who willing to become An Operator ! i Rely like you for that and continued it okay!, We love it and God bless you more with your entire Company! i will love to join but l lives in Cayman islands thanks for your Teachings

[@donpedrojaramillo5615]

This is very helpful, thanks for making content like this

[@baggy_alpha]

For the SAS forks, be nice to see someone dealing with shear ice combined with inclines, uneven ground, and tight spaces. Then using the forks to slide under a vehicle parked on a 45° angle between other vehicles, then lifting it up (preferably something with a terrible centre of gravity like a Honda Ridgeline) up over the other cars 6-8' in the air while articulated. Then reversing out while swinging the load over the over vehicles. Then add some side loading onto a car carriers tops deck that's raised all the way. If not too much to ask lol

[@bdailey9945]

Ill be going to school for it! Thanks so much for these types of videos!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome Brendan, thank you !!

[@bdailey9945]

Thanks so much!

[@thecuzz1]

I enjoyed that video thinking of getting my ticket for it

[@thooperhero]

Very fun ! I am not even in the industry & love the content !!

[@Dirtmonkey]

That's great and thanks so much for watching !

[@kwmiked]

If u get pulled over and axle scaled in a dumptruck, u want nothing in the back, cause if u aren't over gross, and your over on rear axle, u gotta shovel it all fwd! Try to do that with rock or asphalt! Load the front to middle, u can always tip the body and shovel it down hill if u overweight on front or tag axle. Which u really never are unless u are over loaded. Last foot of body should be empty! Not half way up the gate

[@MacAttack2010]

did you not read the title of the video?

[@kwmiked]

@@MacAttack2010 I did! But it shows u didn't watch whole video and what he said!!!

[@Jay1980bka]

That’s cause dot are assholes

[@thatlilbkid]

The dot man and me would have a good conversation cause I’m not shoveling anything

[@kwmiked]

@@thatlilbkid then u just get the ticket. No conversation needed

[@geraldburrow3524]

My biggest problem is getting it centered mind you im completely blind in my left eye & 63 yrs old i have been opt off & on 12 yrs so safety is key. My loader is a WA270 KAMOTSU at this moment im working in a landfill digging without teeth in solid river rock & compacted sand & soil very uneven area.

[@jamesdaple9951]

Thanks for the lesson

[@jakes197]

been loading around 180 777 loads a day with the 992g for three years now . it's not a bad place to be . i see ppl asking where to get hired with little to no experience i point to Turner mining group .. good ppl to work for . not any loaders tho

[@stevegotcheese]

Awesome video and tips! i'd love to learn more and get in the industry.

[@dougferguson5581]

Always park the trucks on a 45 degree angle. Faster cycles. Nice to see people showing the rookies.

[@kayamototv809]

I've learned a lot from this vid👍

[@duncanbrode381]

Totally cool to watch....if you do more of these with both of you, it would be cool to get him in the cab on a decent hands-free wireless mic, so he can comment with you live! Thanks for sharing!

[@arloadams2865]

Finished school and got a job at a local grain stroage site at 17, been operating for 2 years now and am about to go into the mining industry

[@twudorr9584]

These are really useful videos . Thank's . Keep up !

[@Dirtmonkey]

Love to hear it, thanks and stay tuned for more!

[@dennysmith2291]

Makes my cat 300.9look like a matchbox awesome video again keep 'em coming.god bless.

[@kwmiked]

Cause a 300.9 is a toy, lol

[@dennysmith2291]

I live in England that's as big as I can go to get round the back of houses and into Gardens and tight access. And it saves me having to dig and level by hand.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks David!!

[@Travtaylor4]

Sometime I’ll have to come out and show you how to run a loader. The so called good loading was almost as bad as the bad loading.

[@seekthetruthliberateyourmind]

learning this is key to move alot of material at a quarry

[@geoffreygriffin3015]

The do's and don'ts shown in ideal working conditions with good, hard, level ground....while loading the easiest to handle material possible. Good concept on the video, but stick him on a tight, sandy job with little to no turn around room and loading wet material with a loader 3 sizes smaller. Good luck being efficient, not spinning tires, and dumping dead center

[@trevorsouthard7784]

Just a recommendation would be to check out the compact wheel loaders. Although I mostly run a Cat 924k loader, I’ve noticed the increasing demand and popularity in the compact loaders due to their power and size advantage. Just my 2 cents and love the channel!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the input Trevor and thanks for watching the channel !

[@trevorsouthard7784]

Thank you for the reply! The channel has provided me with a lot of interesting information and insight into landscaping and as a national thin stone veneer company who deals to landscapers your channel gives a lot of insight for what to improve on our end. Wish you the best in your company and family!

[@CB57]

“Lever pullers” is being too nice.. we refer to those guys as “Seats”

[@xmen1968]

Taking my HEO training up here in Canada 🇨🇦 October 2020 at age of 52 😉👍

[@krazziee2000]

nice lesson , all true ,, been there a lot myself, really enjoy running a loader , as well as other equipment , bigger the better ,,

[@coryk1045]

I was a skilled laborer and operator for a metal recycler I would run a 988b among other equipment. every operator job I tried to get told me they were hiring operators but would hand me a shovel on day one and tell me I would be aloud to run machinery in 6 months to a year I was 25 at the time im 30 now and am a few steps from being a proper millwright instead. I miss running equipment though.

[@rubenv.4228]

This Video was great. Keep up the good work. God Bless You.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Ruben !!

[@calebspicer3818]

Great video awesome work Stanley keep em coming!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much Caleb!

[@IslandHammah808]

Stan Jam da wheeloader man!

[@nealk6387]

Have chris load his bucket from a natural bank with blow sand as his footing, and show how to use the torque converter to control wheel torque.

[@daviddirt651]

neal k try top soil after a little rain

[@Johnson-m1g]

Great job. I have so many questions answered in this video. Like why do the wheels have to be move at a certain time when loading onto truck. Thanks buddy. I have a passion for thses

[@jamesdaple9951]

Nice machine!

[@raymondjackson2227]

great informative video guys, Thank You

[@Dirtmonkey]

You're welcome Raymond, thank you!

[@sarahjackson9235]

I live in Alaska and I'm attempting to get as apprenticeship with the union to become a heavy equipment operator

[@zainpowell6176]

Definitely cool and helpful video! 👌🏻More would be greatly appreciated

[@Dirtmonkey]

More to come Zain, I am glad they have been helpful!

[@brumageret]

Thanks for this videos. They are entertaining and very educational.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much ! Glad you like them

[@twt000]

Get a small run and curl 2in up when driving bucket in pile. Tires spin under load = axle strains.

[@2strokescootertuning248]

i used to work with a volvo 350 or 120 wheel loader 6days a week 12hour shifts and now i'm home with a worn back my spine is completly worn out i miss this i loved to work heavy equipment

[@timothyjones4959]

Did you always take the impact or did you ever sit up away from the seat? Im asking for a reason lol.

[@2strokescootertuning248]

@@timothyjones4959 that volvo had nu airspring on the seat it was a old beast and before that i used to drive a komatsu wa380-1 with full rubber tyres on it and that seat was without air spring to so yeah i took a lot of impact when driving it especialy when whe crushed concreet on non flat surface i was young and did not mind but now i think otherwise

[@timothyjones4959]

@@2strokescootertuning248 I operate a Cat966k with solid rubber tires. I can feel the impact coming but I always lean forward to avoid impact to my back. Same with the excavator. It has a claw instead of a bucket. The lead claw will pick up the excavator sometimes and i lean forward in the seat. I'm sure I'll still regret it later on but I'm hoping it helps lol.

[@OldeJanner]

UK now requires an operator to have a license for every machinery type and some licenses can set you back £1000/1500, no guarantees of work afterwards though!

[@willrobinson206]

More camera angles would be helpful even have a split screen to see the controls as your doing it would be very helpful as well, also more of an explanation in controls with toggles and stick controls would help people, great content your doing a great job

[@MrRamman04]

Here in Quebec Canada there is over a two year waiting list for training courses, so no shortage of new operators