The struggle is real - D11 pushing 651's

From green operators to wheel spin and getting stuck...651's do move dirt but they are a headache when used for hauling anything but very dry material on level ground. In most cases they can haul wet material as long as they get pushed through it by the d11 but the problem is dumping it!

[@tankster9974]

Good video , that pusher driver needs to adapt to the conditions too ... chase the scraper out of the cut when sticky even flick into 3rd let the scraper leave the blade !

[@generationll]

Amazing watching the D11N push these scrapers

[@douglasmueller4684]

Yep. We are moving dirt with articulated trucks so much slower.

[@adnarim2008]

OMG!!! D11 is extremely powerful indeed.

[@boganphelps7809]

That has to be a pusher blade on that D 11 because otherwise their blade is a much larger and I can't believe them scraper operators didn't know when to pull up the hitch or lock it up in order to get out of that without getting stuck

[@cbmech2563]

Kewitt would have fired an operator for not locking the cushion hitch down before he ever put the cutting edge in the cut.

[@loadright]

ya what did they think they had to get it full in 20 feet. your right they both need schooling

[@scottcoleman9570]

Correctly set the cushion hitch would be a good start.

[@duffland09]

Could listen to that 3508 all day. Thumper... oldskool. X)

[@CarlosPerez-uo8zt]

En terrenos humedos se asen cortes finos y largos no se carga a ful para que pueda descargar wl material la mototradilla

[@y0ow7nd]

The joys of playing in the mud! =) These drivers have lead foot during the loading sequence. What do you mean by 'green operators'? Thank's for sharing Pushysix®.

[@lurkenskanal405]

i faild to see the d11 struggle tho, doubt the operator even noticed

[@25mfd]

Cool vid...but @ 1:17 he left him hanging...and STUCK...WTF

[@mhamma6560]

Such a cute little blade on that D11.....

[@deflaytedwayz1]

It looks like a push blade. It has springs on the bottom to take some of the edge off when hooking up to the 51

[@gun5linger534]

Scraper operator made a lot of mistakes, and the pushcat should have pushed him completely out of the cut.

[@chadperreault6237]

Those are some deep cuts

[@tallen4520]

Hoggers......

[@ianc631c]

1ST ONE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO DROP HITCH DOWN FOR STARTERS

[@scottcoleman9570]

Haha. That's what I was thinking.

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

Roughly 45 seconds to fill that first scraper. Seems a very efficient way of moving dirt. How many cubic yards or meters do they hold?

[@pushysix]

+Awesome Earthmovers 44 cubic yards is caterpillars capacity rating heaped. Yeah it is a fast and efficient way to move dirt under the proper conditions

[@cbmech2563]

I worked for Peter Kewitt in 1971, we had 13 651Bs and 2 dd9Gs for push cats. The job was moving 7.5 million yards of shot basalt rock. Everything worked great until the dirt boss decided to use a dd9 and an HD41 to push 1 scraper, and and even that was ok for the first 3 days, and then they ripped the belly out of a scraper. Luckily the cat regional warehouse was only 90 miles away

[@73h73373r357]

This is why a tractor/scraper is almost always better anyway. You already need two pieces of equipment when doing this anyway.

[@guacamoleweiner69]

A 657 with rear engine could have done this too

[@cbmech2563]

​@@guacamoleweiner69with the snatch ring you'd have 4 engines working to fill one bowl

[@guacamoleweiner69]

@@cbmech2563 one 657 could easily fill its own bowl

[@daveoneill8235]

At one stage the rear wheels ain't even turning!!!!

[@oldtimerf7602]

They were off the ground

[@edmcelhone4501]

your coment suites u name

[@turdferguson7813]

They both need fired.... never spin the tires on a scraper or lift the bowl when pushing inexperienced scabs

[@brennansexcavations]

Turd Ferguson that's for sure mate I see him costing the company money for tyres

[@ThatGuy-ze6zc]

The line those scoops are picking, cutting on the piss half on/off the high spot. Frustrating to watch.

[@Matortator]

A scraper on soft sloppy topsoil is going to spin tires. Nor will it hurt them. I’m sure you’ve spun a few tires clown