Tear DOWN This Wall: Mini Skid Steer vs. Colossal Concrete Block Wall

[@WaynesAdventure]

Wow what a difference in the look now. Awesome work!!

[@williamporter9853]

Great help for newbies to see an expert in action…to see capabilities

[@justice2255]

I am so mesmerized that I forgot to press the like and since Im watching every video it jumps to the next. I will go back and like.

[@SchottServices]

That's great! Thanks for watching!

[@sheepmatt1812]

Excellent job. Really digging the forward facing angle. Shows the hand work which is cool to see

[@aaronburford5701]

Looks amazing!

[@joeschott6658]

Great job. From my construction days, block walls can be calculated height (3 blocks high is 24"), width (3 blocks wide is 48"). So if you need to know for other service installations and FORGOT, your measuring tape, you can still get a good idea.

[@SchottServices]

Thank you! Good to know!

[@dismantling-LK]

Have a nice day! Great job, I'm your regular viewer. I envy you in white. Nowadays, due to sanctions, such equipment cannot be bought or welcomed in Russia. For me and my team, such a technique would make our work much easier. After all, we demolish houses and clear land) Good luck to you and development of the channel💪

[@SchottServices]

Thank you!

[@tonychattin8000]

Great job

[@markmclean4897]

Nice

[@patbarlen2764]

Good job.

[@leonmarut7092]

good job again

[@SchottServices]

Thank you!

[@Sethhaun78]

Impressive it did that with flatt bucket

[@TeddyNeese]

Great work man! What do you do with all the spoils and junk you take away from these jobs? Do you have your own place or take it to a city dump?

[@SchottServices]

Clean topsoil I try to reuse. Trash/junk goes to landfill. Brush/concrete gets recycled at Greencycle. Thanks for watching!

[@ajsemtb]

Long time watcher... When you're using the land plane, are you using the float control on the machine, or manually controlling it? Obviously when moving around the yard, it controlled, but for the flat areas, do you float or manual? Thanks

[@SchottServices]

Mostly float but sometimes manual if I need to scrape high areas that the float position just rolls over.

[@zackdempster493]

You making these yards look good. I just bought me a mt-100 bobcat

[@SchottServices]

That's great! They are handy machines. Thanks for watching!

[@rtsoldadura4777]

Me gusta mucho tus videos ,ver como una sola persona puede desarrollar todo este trabajo es muy buen

[@aaronburford5701]

The GOAT! Another great video with content! Love the commentary and the end result! You can do anything with the mini!

[@NFAtoys]

With the Vermeers auxiliary hydraulics, you could conceivably add a thumb to that mini excavator attachment. Is there one available for that particular unit?

[@SchottServices]

Not for the brand I bought but there are brands that offer that

[@jeffmayeux1692]

Wow! Amazing finish. Mr John you do excellent work. Any plans for grass seeding and straw?

[@SchottServices]

This was last fall so to late for seed. The customer is doing themselves this spring

[@Sethhaun78]

Whats the attachment you had to bust it dirt with ..?not the excavator

[@SchottServices]

Stump bucket

[@Sethhaun78]

What size truck do you have with dump box on it

[@SchottServices]

F550

[@davidortiz1666]

Do you use weights in the front or back of your machine? And if you do how much weight?

[@SchottServices]

The machine has weights that came on it when I bought it but I am not sure how much they weigh unfortunately.

[@tractorworkandmore411]

Great work! One question, did you plug the hydraulic hose with the engine still on?

[@SchottServices]

What part of video? Not sure what you mean

[@tractorworkandmore411]

@@SchottServices5:22 when you went to connect your grapple. I was just wondering if that was ok to connect through hydraulic hose with the engine still running

[@ajsemtb]

@@tractorworkandmore411 Yes, it's ok. There's no fluid flowing through that connection until it is activated with a control stick. I do it all the time. However, sometimes, I can't because there is pressure built up in the lines from heat/cold, so I shut off my machine, and lock the control valve in the "on" position (fwd or reverse; doesn't matter. Mine has a detent in the reverse direction, so that's what I use) and connect it without problem. But most of the time, you just hook it up and go.

[@tractorworkandmore411]

@@ajsemtb thanks, that makes sense. I was always wondering if hydraulic fluid would splash everywhere. And locking it in position with engine off might also make it easier to insert the hose on the low flow side of the machine. I’ll give it a try next time. Thanks

[@millerman2311]

Where do you dump all the stuff from your demo projects?

[@OwnThisLife]

Did you swap your gas machine for a diesel powered unit?

[@SchottServices]

Still gas

[@Sethhaun78]

You have more attachments then batman

[@Sethhaun78]

You realy neeeddd ed a tooth bucket ..i felt your pain..

[@Sethhaun78]

That was serious mess ..i know how it is when it turns into a nightmare underbid..

[@mikel9567]

And that is why a lot of jurisdictions require permits and inspections for walls above 3 feet. That wall was not installed properly and someone could have been injured or killed. Nice work.

[@SchottServices]

Thank you! Yes it was poorly installed. Customer inherited from previous owner and looked at repairing it. But that was to costly. Thanks for watching!

[@donaldcason163]

Nice job, always enjoy your videos! Look forward to your next one! 👍👍😎🙏♥️

[@dismantling-LK]

@@donaldcason163 I agree with you!

[@millerman2311]

Also what does a project like this cost a customer?

[@carlj3515]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigsmoke7381]

I’m in the market for the same machine if you don’t mind me asking how has the machine been so far for you and what kind of problems does it have if any. Thanks

[@SchottServices]

Great machine. It can overheat when using brush cutter. But if you keep an eye on radiator and blow it out every 15-20 minutes then it does fine. Also, depends on how dusty the area you are working. I wish Vermeer would make forward amd reverse same speed. And speed machine up a bit! I have the 40 hp gas machine. It does everything I need 90-95% of the time. Thanks for watching!

[@bigsmoke7381]

@@SchottServices thanks for responding I do mostly all hardscape and concrete work so mostly will just be using it to dig for patios, and scooping up concrete and moving gravel. Is their anything I should always have on the job site for the machine like hoses and couplings and things like that sorry if this sounds like a silly question this is my first machine and just trying to see what I should expect.

[@SchottServices]

Not to much really. I actually only had 1 hose get a leak since I've been running Vermeer. I get new hoses made thru Hosepower which is nearby me. But they do offer 24/7 mobile hose repair if needed. I do keep fuses with me but have only had that happen once or twice where a fuse is blown. I've had the random o-ring go bad or it overheat on me in dead of summer. But most days it starts right up every time! Great machine!

[@bigsmoke7381]

@@SchottServices thanks for taking the time to answer my questions I love the videos to btw keep it up. Sounds like a great machine I’m going to get one this week.

[@NFAtoys]

I bought a Vermeer S925tx for my son’s Landscaping business four years ago along with several attachments. He uses it all the time, and in four years he’s only had one small problem; a blown hydraulic hose on one of the lifting cylinders. The Vermeer is a great little machine that also comes standard with auxiliary hydraulics. Also, Vermeer is a huge American company.