IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SIMPLE JOB! RIGHT, WHAT A MESS!!! WET GROUND, STUCK TRUCK…🫣

It was just a simple job, build a 40x60 shop pad. No problem I said. Wow, and then the ground fell out from under me, several times. I guess a fella should know to let the ground dry up. But, NAH, that wouldn’t be near as much fun…
Part 2
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[@spencer6764]

Awesome video Sammy. At least Anchor lives up to its name. 😳😆😆

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks James! Anchor never lets me down. I can count on being stuck about every time I use it. 😳🤣😫

[@SAB_Agri]

Just came on your channel, Amen brother 🙏 👍👍🤙🤙

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks and welcome to the channel! I sure appreciate that... God Bless...

[@randallwickus9883]

Down here in the swamp, we take a running start as fast as she'll go and fly over the sink hole!

[@tristardiggin]

Yup grab another gear and gone! 🤣🤣🤣

[@LifeWithChase]

I think you were stuck about as much as you were diggin' on this one 😂

[@tristardiggin]

Oh man! It was a tough job for sure.

[@parker1ray]

The truck I learnt to drive in was a 1974 International Transtar 1800 with a straight cut non sincromesh 10 speed! All double clutching! Showing my age a little LOL!

[@tristardiggin]

Now that is a man's truck, for sure...

[@Closedaccount924]

Great video sir Looks like you were finding opportunities of areas that needed improvement rather than being just stuck

[@tristardiggin]

Well, that is one way to look at it! 😁 But I have a secret weapon for those jobs now, the "HOG"...

[@Closedaccount924]

@@tristardiggin yes sir that’s going to be a major new tool in the tool box Finding the soft spots is just one more benefit you provided at no charge to the customer

[@tristardiggin]

Exactly, that is the way we roll...😁

[@blackdogexcavator21]

That truck getting stuck reminds me of every time I ask God for patience, I learn it through trials like you had. Lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@tristardiggin]

Wow, I know that is right. If a feller needs to work on his patience, just buy a single axle dump truck… 😩

[@blackdogexcavator21]

@Tristar Diggin' I've got a 2000 model IH truck too. It's a great truck, but just not off-road.

[@tristardiggin]

I can relate! I found one of those little Hydrema off road dump trucks like Dirt Boss has. But it's $109,000 for a 2012 model. Nope! Ain't gonna do it...

[@jamesbreault5762]

Looks good Sam

[@tristardiggin]

Thank you James!

[@IndependenceIron]

My dump and excavator are about half the size of yours, but have similar problems. I like to keep road tread on my rear tires cause atleast when it gets stuck it doesn't dig a deep hole which makes it more aggravating to get out. I have found that the majority of the time i get stuck cause the front axle is the one that has sunk. Wider tires up front that float are more beneficial than big cleated rear tires.

[@tristardiggin]

Those tires make sense. It sure is a pain to get stuck. I don't mind it so much if I have a machine there to get me out. What is bad is when you are stuck and no way to get out or get home. 😫 But we just have to keep going...

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nice work my friend that’s the worst part about a single axle truck. Keep up the good work

[@tristardiggin]

Thanks Brandon, I appreciate it. In a comment a guy called it an "Asphalt Princess". That was funny and exactly right...

[@ledirtworks8403]

Hi Sam , I know how you feel on the Single Axle . Our little Semi we pull equipment with will get stuck on a snot ball 😂..Looking forward to seeing the other video.! Thank You for the Message, Always Spot on 👍🏻 I appreciate Ya Boss , Be safe and Take Care .!!

[@tristardiggin]

Right, just the nature of those trucks. Sure is a pain though. Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed the message...

[@MyTractorGuy]

I feel your pain on getting stuck. Contemplating added a winch to the front of mine. Had a customer get upset I wouldn't tailgate through his mud. H e said "their's base under neath. LOL! I don't care if it's concrete I was drifting going down his drive to get out. No way I was backing in fully loaded. It might just be me but it always seems the "easy" jobs in up being harder and the "hard" jobs end up being easier if you ask me. Looks great. Look forward to seeing the rest.

[@tristardiggin]

I'm with you on that. What we think will be easy in and out is generally a headache. At least with equipment on site getting stuck isn't a big deal... Thanks...

[@margaretburn713]

Oh dear oh dear, sorry for laughing Sam. When you get bogged, your reaction makes me laugh. But that is a huge heavy truck even without a load. Yaaay! Smith Worx called the compactor, sheep`s feet. Dad wasn`t winding me up! Making a road was bigger than the original job. Diesel must be worn out at the end of the day, he never stops. This is a lot of work for a shed. Thank you for todays message, it`s good to know all our travails are to make us stronger, I think I knew that, but it is nice to have it confirmed. Blessings from Oz p.s. that man had grits for brekky. Whar are grits? It sounds like chook food.

[@tristardiggin]

What a mess, what a mess, what a mess! I just finished editing part 2 of this job and it is a "corker". Stuck and more stuck! "Sheeps foot" is a common name for this type packer, also called a pad foot roller. Diesel is wide open all day long. Wish I had his energy. Yes, our travails are to make us stronger, trusting the Lord to see us through. Not chook food (and yes, I had to Google what a chook was from you other comment). Grits is a southern US brekky food. I was laughing when you asked about grits. But, even northern US folks don't know what grits are as well as sweet tea. 😳😁 "Grits are made from ground corn, typically from less sweet, starchy varieties often referred to as dent corn. Grits can be made from either yellow or white corn" -Foodnetwork.com-

[@margaretburn713]

@@tristardiggin Yup, I thought it was chook food!! Sounds awful. A bit like Vegemite is to Americans.

[@DunsmoreMovingDirt]

Sometimes the simple ones get you every time. I quess you are in your rainy season now. Good message , stay on solid ground.

[@tristardiggin]

Yes Sir, it is definitely wet season, but we are on the way out of it. Dry ground is close by. And I'm glad of it... Thanks

[@parker1ray]

I had country ham and eggs also this morning LOL! Forgot to get some grits at the store! You can not find the country ham in south Florida so I have to order it online. I also have to get my black strap molasses online, talk about roughing it!

[@tristardiggin]

Whew, Ray you should hurry up and get back this way. That's just no way to live not having country ham available. We have a place called Benton's Ham near by and they do all their own ham curling. You can buy ham by the slice or the whole ham. Now that's living right there! 😁 God Bless...

[@parker1ray]

Just received 4lbs of their bacon. I had a smoke house in Knoxville and used to drive to Bentons in Madisonville for the bellies to make my own bacon! I used to get Sweetwater Valley Farms cheese from the dairy and big boxes of mushrooms from Monterey in Loudon also.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, Benton's is like 15 minutes from where we live. Good stuff...

[@mikec8519]

I know it is a pain. But do not get rid of Diesel's truck !! Thanks for the message.

[@tristardiggin]

Diesel would not forgive me if I got rid of Anchor. I honestly think he would live in that truck if I would let him...

[@medlinlandmaintenancellc]

AMEN AMEN AMEN BROTHER!!!

[@tristardiggin]

I can agree with that! 🤣

[@planeanddirtsimple]

Being a fellow single axle international driver, I felt the aggravation of being stuck, but still had to laugh. I was wondering if we could train a service dog to detect soft spots like they do health issues 🤣. Enjoyed the message!

[@tristardiggin]

Whew! Stuck stuck stuck. Don't know about the dog but Anchor is for hire to find them. Hoping to get the video from our trip out in next couple days... Thanks...

[@lifeonmttammanyridge2565]

Lol I hope you don’t have to get rid of anchor. He’s plays a great role in your content.

[@tristardiggin]

Ole Anchor gets to hang around. Life might get boring if I'm not stuck all the time. 😳🤣😫

[@jistruckinggrading364]

Good message you are going to have to get you a 4 wd truck

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, need something for off road. Stuff just cost to much...

[@jistruckinggrading364]

@@tristardiggin is your ton truck a 4 wd I use ours sometimes when it’s muddy

[@tristardiggin]

Yes it's 4x4 and would work for that job. Only thing it would have taken a long time to haul that much dirt. I hauled 6 or so loads away from the pad and 23 loads back to the pad...

[@jistruckinggrading364]

@@tristardiggin yes it would have

[@fishermanii4137]

great video and message. (1John 5: 9-13 ) FYI The city has 30 Mack dump trucks. All but 10 are single axels. Currently we have four feet of snow on the ground and the city has hundreds of miles of cul du sacs to plow. These trucks are equipt with front plows, belly plows and wing plows. The tandums can not make the turns in the cudu sacs , however the single axels have no problems. However the two axels never get stuck and have a greater hauling capacity than the single axels.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, there is definitely a trade off going single or double. A double with lockers would have probably done a lot better job on this one. Four feet of snow!!!😳

[@smithworx1091]

If those single axles wouldn't get stuck so easily, they would be really handy, especially with jobs like this. Ready for the second video. Even though I'm jealous cause you got really nice dirt and a sheep's foot roller 🙄🤣

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, definitely not good off road. But a great truck except for getting stuck. This was some very nice dirt and the roller makes a bug difference packing the pad...

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

Man I know how it is with a single axle dump truck. They don’t like mud. You can get stuck in wet grass just easy. Don’t worry bout them talking about your tires. It’s the way of it. They just don’t like wet and soft ground. Thanks for another great video and great message. You’ll get er whipped here soon, one leg in front of the other!!!

[@tristardiggin]

Right, even wet grass is a challenge for a single axle. I wonder if a single axle had locking rear if that would work better. Job is all finished up and it turned out nice. The next video will be finishing up the job. Thanks, Sam

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@tristardiggin we have a diff lock in the single axle I drive. It helps but it’s still not fun. Just make sure you’re in neutral when you switch in and out. I haven’t broken one but I know guys who have. I hear it says “ping”

[@tristardiggin]

So "ping" is a bad thing! 😫🤣

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

@@tristardiggin oh yeah!

[@1summitcity]

I use to have the same problem with my single axle dump truck stuck like chuck! I had new all terrain tires on the back didn't even matter! I ended up picking up a C5500 4x4 dump truck man what a life changer! As usual love the message brother!

[@tristardiggin]

A 4x4 dumptruck would be sweet! Would love to get a tandem with lockers. I guess it would go better but when it gets stuck it would really be stuck. Glad you enjoy the messages. God Bless...

[@1summitcity]

@@tristardiggin Yeah you're right when I get the big 4x4 stuck its really bad then! lol

[@rjmccloud5383]

My single axel gets stuck everywhere too.

[@tristardiggin]

Whew! Its just the nature of those trucks. Sure is frustrating at times...

[@johndukes7719]

Did you get your CDL? Just curious. Love the videos keep it up!

[@tristardiggin]

Yes, I got the CDL a couple years ago. A commercial truck pulling a trailer requires a class A. I do have a restriction that doesn't allow me to pull a 5th wheel trailer. Didn't have access to one when I took the driving and road skills test.

[@ditchdigger2]

Oh man.

[@tristardiggin]

Yup it was a doozy!

[@duanemorrison6173]

Just a thought, if you sold me the anchor you wouldn't get stuck any longer!!!

[@tristardiggin]

That sounds tempting 🤔 😁!!!

[@duanemorrison6173]

@@tristardiggin I'm sure you get offers like that all of the time. My business is much smaller than your's but that truck would be ideal for me. I keep looking for one like it but haven't found one yet.

[@tristardiggin]

Right, there has been a few folks wanting to buy it. The truck was built by Cottrell Trucking and Equipment in Crossville, TN. They take used trucks and put dump beds on them. Might check out their website to see what they may have.

[@duanemorrison6173]

@@tristardiggin I'll check them out. Thanks

[@stacycarroll1087]

Listen you have to pray for people who put you down

[@tristardiggin]

I definitely do that...

[@cliff4695]

New viewer. Lost me at the end. ✌🏻

[@tristardiggin]

Well, I appreciate you giving the channel a try. Thanks for watching the video... Sam

[@cv9040]

Ain't that the truth I got a 93 international single axle I thought about puttin floaters on the front. Don't know if I can ,don't know if it'd work

[@tristardiggin]

Yup, it was a mess that day for sure. Good question on the flotation tires. I wonder if that would help… Thanks, Sam