Track knocked off! - And an Announcement!

[@mkl2004]

Nice work work Mark.Cracking job!!.Hope you and the family have a good Christmas 🎄

[@mditch84]

@@mkl2004 thank you, same to you

[@thestig172]

Another great video mate good content felt for you when you sent me the pics of track you’ve done really well to get track back on that’s where experience comes in anyone can do the easy stuff it’s knowing what to do when things don’t go way they should. Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2025! And don’t worry about the cameras I couldn’t do it !

[@mditch84]

Thanks mate, have a good Christmas too fella

[@richardcawthorpe]

Hi Mark , feel for you pulling that track off , quick story , my first digger was a hymac 580d ( dont laugh ) it was actually nicer on the levers than most modern stuff , now this old hymac had no track guards , if your were lucky you would here a twang just before the track popped off and you could put your bucket down and reverse the track to get it back on , i know this would not have made any difference where you were working , but if i was , say going it a pond , i would aways go in , sprockets at front ,come out sprocket at back as the track would always ride up and of the idler , not the sprockets and of course the slack is on top of the track not under with the sprockets at the back , took me a while and a few track putting on sessions to work it out , really enjoy your videos , keep them coming

[@mditch84]

Thanks, yes I normally do hear that twang and lift myself up and spin the tracks, but must have not heard it that day until too late.

[@bodg130]

Hi Mark Great Videos I'm an casecx130d & Rototilt owner op, I used to operate a volvo Ec140B for a local plant firm nr York, when I got that volvo new it came with the same bucket teeth removal tool, so I presume you got one with every Volvo excavator back in 2007! Very handy tool and I still use it on my bucket teeth today! Regards Rod Green Greens Contractors

[@mditch84]

Thank you, ah makes sense as my boss used to have a few Volvos back in the day, probably from them

[@paulhunt1836]

Good job done not easy putting track back on your where do you get your own beacon bars from

[@mditch84]

@@paulhunt1836 thanks, there MittX bars got them from S-Type-X

[@asaandthemarchharepart2903]

Nice one Mark. Them ponds and landscaping looks fab. Especially like the way you have done the stream with rocks here and there and then more as it enters the pool. Brilliant video. All the Best 👍

[@mditch84]

Thank you, yeas I’m really pleased at how they turned out, I’ll be going back once they’ve greened over just for look

[@MarkJones-ws6yo]

Great video again mark merry Xmas to you and jenson

[@mditch84]

@@MarkJones-ws6yo thank you, same to you

[@IsaacMaher1]

Nice video Mark. How much leeway would you get from the client on where exactly the paths run?

[@mditch84]

Thanks, I was given a rough map, but I was given freedom to be creative,

[@samael2572]

Another great video 👍. Not a nice place for a track to come off but then it's rare they come off in a nice place 😂

[@mditch84]

Thanks, yeah always come off in a bad place

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

What a place to lose the track, you done a great job on the ponds, and the paths are amazing well done to you 👍👍

[@mditch84]

Thank you, always happens in the worst of places

[@AidenScofield]

Yaaaay New video 🎉 love em I'm a happy boy today 😁😊

[@mditch84]

Great, thank you

[@andrewmcintosh2303]

Enjoyed the talkin shop on KZbin

[@mditch84]

Great, thank you

[@littledavey2169]

Spot on lad .🤙🦊

[@mditch84]

Thanks 👍

[@Stillgotallmyfingers]

“Gentle Rough “ I know exactly what you mean… nicely handled, especially as you were feeling a bit rough yourself 👏👏 A question for your mini podcast, what drone do you use and if you set it up to film remotely how long does it fly for ? BTW nobody likes filming themselves talking to camera (except Daniel & Baz 😉)

[@mditch84]

😂some people get confused when I say gentle rough, unless you know I’ll answer that in the Q&A video I’m doing over Christmas 😂there a natural

[@Stillgotallmyfingers]

@ I’ve had a the occasional ‘reluctant’ machine over the years that needs a good bit of force in the right place…🤦🏻‍♂️😉

[@mditch84]

@@Stillgotallmyfingers 😂😂

[@65Lynchy]

Tidy job👍all the best for Xmas to you n the l'arl lad

[@mditch84]

Thank you, same to you

[@Welsh360excavations-Davies]

Well mark , thanks for the part where you showed the tool for knocking the teeth pins out , thank you lad , looks like a weapon of a yoke 🤣 thanks lad and have a nice Christmas lad

[@mditch84]

Thanks, same to you

[@AutisticDigger87]

Ohh you poor man! Worst place to get the damn thing off 😧

[@mditch84]

Never in the best of places

[@Pjolter365]

Another great video mark, that drone footage with that song around 22.05 min was just epic Mark🙂👌, what is the name of the song?. Hope you an Jenson have a safe and happy holiday🎄

[@mditch84]

Thank you, it’s just a generic track off the editing app I use, it’s called “travel vlog happy music” Thanks, same to you

[@alastairkippax]

Great video Mark and corking work on those paths at the ponds. Nice work getting that track back on, bet you're glad you didn't need to call in Ali 😉 Question for you: how would you say that bucket compares to a rota tilt bucket and, would it be more difficult to repair rams, seals etc as the workings are internal? Christmas greetings to you and yours and of course to Jenson. Stay well 👌🏻

[@mditch84]

Thank you, Imagine Ali turning up to fix a Kobelco 😂 I’ll answer the question in the Q&A I’m doing over Christmas Thank you and same to you

[@AaroSirvio]

Worst place where track can off 😬😊

[@mditch84]

Always is 😂

[@AaroSirvio]

@@mditch84 Yeah that is true track seems to be like drop off place like these 😁😆

[@johnmchardy4502]

Do you not get a van supplied by your organisation save wrecking your car on the forest roads and for keeping tools in

[@mditch84]

We don’t get supplied a van, but I refuse to carry stuff in my car

[@johnmchardy4502]

@mditch84 are you expected to take your car up the forest roads as well

[@mditch84]

@@johnmchardy4502 yes