Trying a New Attachment on the Grading Disaster- FINALE

This was the most Pissed off I've been in a long time then the Cat breaks down, finally I get to start grading, then we pick up the new attachment and do a walk around on that and finally put it to work!

[@nopartyafilliation5322]

Stanley does a great job! He is the type of contractor everyone needs! Very professional!

[@russellthomas9249]

he's an IDIOT

[@so-flamotorsports7491]

this guy is the man version of richard rawlings

[@pipedady83]

I was thinking that. Actually living in the real world. #RichardRawlingswearsskinnyjeans

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

No bedazzled jeans on this channel hahahaha

[@beeber4516]

For what its worth I've operated skid loaders since the 70's and used most brands and the best I've come across by far is the Takeuchi. They just never quit.

[@jb-dp6yv]

Brother I have to say you are a knowledgeable man. If I lived in your state and needed that kind of work done I would be calling on you. Thank you for showing us what to look for and for showing us how to look out for scams. It seems like there are more people out to scam others than there use to be. Thank you for entertaining us especially with everything that is going on right now. I just found your channel and I'm glad I did. May God bless you and your family.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you- That just made my Day- appreciate it!

[@ed5607]

I’m in KS. When we seed something like that, we dump the seed down, take a small lawn tractor with about 10’ of chainlink fence on the back and drag that around to make sure the seed is under the dirt and even all over the area. Seems to work good.

[@jimbob4456]

You’re videos are so interesting and informative. Love how you explain things to make it easy to understand.

[@b.2221]

As usual a pleasure to watch , and that new attachment is awesome engineering , also great to see you teaching yourself the technique you have perfected 👍 Tam.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@mexicanbest33]

you give out great information when you are watching along with us. thanks for that

[@masonsmowing6592]

Great video Stan! Enjoy your new toy!! Thank you so much! I installed my first versa lock wall this month 121 ft long garden wall curvy. It was a challenge but turned out great. Thanks again

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on!

[@Vultrux]

I would have loved to see a Before-and-After of this job site (and perhaps others as a finale showing the great work you guys do).

[@ss67camaronut]

Vultrux, there are 2 other vids , first one shows site as stan found it. Check em out , cool series, or whatev. Be cool man! :-)

[@jesserousseau2481]

Goto part 1 and u can

[@antonlueker9648]

Don’t need to back drag all that, Let the power rake do the work will save you time and money. I’ve done tons of ball field restorations and used to do them that way but found the back dragging and smoothing out was not needed as the power rake made quick work of all those undulations

[@haydenuk02]

Looks great and nice touch with the power rake what 2 nice pieces of equipment you got that sure did help out a lot on this project. Nice work and thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care

[@nebraskameat]

Thanx. Educational informative and entertaining. Love watching you operating and explaining, easily understood and great camera angles.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-fv7mu3fn4d]

You run a great company very impressed with all your videos and everything you do on your jobs great job! Subscribed!

[@StartBuildingYourDreams]

Stan, Great Video as always! Still playing catchup on videos. This is a great in depth series. I like how you explain the purpose of everything you're doing. You're totally spot on, and the lot should have been shaped like this by the builder. I'm surprised their garage and house wasn't flooded all the time. ~Jon@SBYD!

[@barbatosthewatcher6028]

Power rake is my favorite thing to see work I tell everyone how great they are also the best way to fix gravel driveways brings all the old smashed gravel back up so amazing ! Thanks for all the great content I appreciate all the work you are putting in to record the action 🔨💪

[@Dirtmonkey]

I think Im doing a gravel driveway soon.

[@kingshighwaykings1315]

Love theses videos watch them everytime great little tips for work!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@georgeperkins1368]

Stan your the man, im a hvac guy for 30 yrs. in the indianapolis area, have called called many dirt contractors in the area for estimates and ya know( call ya next month kinda places} that dont work in my business but another story, but i have a kinda a screwed up yard and think i can fix it myself with some rental machines and some of your videos so thanks man. p.s. some things i see you do, this a piece of cake. thanks again

[@MakerNoKY]

You know you have the right Landscape guy, when he gets excited about quality of the Dirt.

[@jamesmisener3006]

Nice job. No shortage of trees to back up around❗I like the power rake. I like your hydro bucket one too.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on - I like both as well.

[@shredct3118]

I rarely see you hot around the collar, but sometimes it's warranted. 👍 Never make the boss wait, ever!! Another awesome video Stanley.🙏

[@Gary67242]

another great video...keep 'em coming !

[@jdiggindirt]

I'm so glad to see you get a Harley rake I asked a long time ago for you could do a video on it. I love my woods brand rake for sure they do a wonderful job. But I have found something even better that I think you will see the potential in this attachment if you get a chance to look it up it's called a tr3 landscape rake. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. LOVE THE VIDEOS KEEP UP THE HARD WORK

[@andyjones6361]

Man you guys do awesome work!!!!! No problem on talking about your new toy. I would too👍

[@ericschlegel1082]

We have the Cat brand rake with hyd power angling, if you have a lot of rocks or gravel in the soil your working,you can just angle your rake and "windrow" the rocks out of your worksite. Love it,saves so much hand work!

[@svbeautimous4576]

Good video, I started out like you. I get the grade close with a bucket then switch to the Harley rake and bury it deep and push the rocks to the end or the center by tilting the rake hydraulically then I change to a rock bucket with round tines and scoop up the rocks, if the rocks get stuck they normally pop out when you put the bucket down hard instead of beating them out ( flat tine buckets). Then I put down black dirt non-pulverized and Harley rake it again.

[@rwc2504]

Use your power rake going forward. Boom down touch rake wheels, place boom in float and use the tilt to control/set your height. back dragging is not needed as long as you give the rake time to process the material as you go forward. Speed and depth is the key.

[@frankvonfrauner]

Back dragging cleans up the track marks though

[@mattalexander1607]

I wouldn’t do work without one; whether for the loader or the 3pt hook up style that is used on a tractor. I’ve never ran this brand but they are a spitting image of the Glenmac brand that I’m used too. Glenmac brand has a wiring harness that moves the rake so you don’t even have to get out to turn it!!! I been using both styles for 10+ yrs and will always have one in the arsenal. And if you have a rock problem; this attachment will do wonders for you in those situations. Good purchase my friend!!!

[@Jacob-zd4gj]

I bought a bobcat soil conditioner, has hydraulic angle and the gauge wheels. Also has a float if your doing driveways that have rolling hills. I have put almost 300 hrs on it. I love it in the dirt and rock. I have learned that you can make it do the work. Just drive forward and angle the way you wanna turn it windrow the material. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the tips!

[@joeynagy8657]

Lots of the landscapers I worked with on big commercial jobs used to Harley rake before putting down too soil to get rid of all the rocks and roots the rake it again after to get prepared seed bed like you said your new to it and I’ve never played with one but that’s what I see lots of people doing in my are worth trying out. Should work great on your driveway I used a similar designed tool called a rock rake for agriculture applications on my drive way

[@terrymcgillicuddy8056]

Nice final touch with the power rake. The cat track loader moved lots of dirt on that project. Job looks great. Customer must be happy. 👍

[@augustclaytonschlomach7178]

Nice job, brother! God Bless You

[@seanstanley3849]

You are have so much fun you got me thinking about coming back to America

[@suziqbrown7073]

I discovered your channel a few days ago. You probably won't see comments this far back. I'm hoping you show videos from after the lawn has grown. Fingers crossed I'll find one.

[@apexlui7492]

Love the vids man keep them coming plz

[@cubleycat]

So satisfying to watch, I love it

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scottmcintosh2988]

The trick with the Harley rake is to go around the pirimitor of the job then make rows you can manufacture black dirt even going deeper to mix in some sand which helps drainage too . I WOULD do 250 lawns every season it also grades gravel roads great too .

[@ForensicCats]

Congratulations on your new purchase; hope you make good money using it... Ps I so dislike a negative flow of water (flow of surface water that goes towards building)...

[@WeKnowEDKH]

That power rake is awesome! Thanks for buying American-made products! 🇺🇸 💪

[@Dirtmonkey]

I love it!

[@escapemike1]

I sure know how you feel when people are late. Why am I the only one that is consistently on time. Pisses me OFF!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Im with you on that

[@moose1981]

Amen if I can get my ass there on time anyone can get there on time

[@georgiapatriot4575]

I'm someone who prides myself on being early and I can help but feel that you are being disrespectful of my time if you show up late to meet with me. And if you ask the driver why he wasn't there early, he'd likely have many excuses that all boil down to him not getting an early enough start. And in this case, you are being disrespectful of the customer's money because you are slowing down progress and time is money on the job.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

I did not know about the idler wheels on cats having the extra groove. That is awesome

[@airsoftsnipes100]

I always set the boom to float and use the curl function to adjust the roller depth on the power rake, I set it deep to begin with to get all the junk out of the soil and then I run over it at a high rate of speed at a shallow depth to knock whatever junk off the surface and also knock high spots to end up with a surface that I don't even rake except for the edges. I typically charge an additional 50 an hour just for the attachment since it saves so much time versus doing the majority by hand

[@tedramai5137]

Hey Stan I bought the Hydrabucket after seeing it on your channel. I grade smaller sites where the power rake is too big and bulky. I don't get pulverized top soil. I grade the lot close with the tooth bucket then deliver small amounts of top soil with the bucket and back drag with the rale running and work my way out pulling debris with me. With the power rake I would need to switch to the bucket to clean up. There is a place for both but the rake seems to work better for larger sites.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats the same thing Im doing. Good combo for different kinds of sites.

[@nopartyafilliation5322]

Great video,loved it!

[@colebroadway4214]

This job site is a PERFECT example of when and why you need a Multi Rake Bucket. When spreading out your material you can open the 4n1 and condition the soil, saving you from compacting the top soil and creating a layered affect. Once one section is done you don’t have to touch that part of the job site again!! You can close the 4n1 and continue spreading from your pile. This was a fundamentally perfect example of the convenience of having both bucket and power rake in one. What can we do to get you to try a Multi Rake Bucket?? We would love to get in touch with you about it!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Ive never hear of that bucket. Please send me an email on it.

[@colebroadway4214]

@@Dirtmonkey sure what is your email?

[@colebroadway4214]

@@Dirtmonkey take a look at the website if you will. www.themultirake.com/

[@matthewbeaber4041]

love the phone wallpaper DBZ I subscribed right away

[@whskythrttl]

I bought one this year from jenkins out of Minnesota, power angle, for a good price...couple minor things they could change i think but overall a good unit, very pleased, and I use the power angle constantly , makes the unit alot more versatile. What seems to help out with those little rocks is hitting it with the rock hound afterwards for a final

[@Dirtmonkey]

I bet that cleans up those rocks good.

[@whskythrttl]

Its my first year using one, it also seems like if you raise up the unit so its just barely touching the ground, and angle it while backing up, it pulls some of those rocks out and puts them in a row, but you still have to pick them up with a bucket. Used it today to freshen up a crusher run parking lot, many uses and good luck with yours!

[@kscray]

Looks like it does an awesome job great vid Stan

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@jasongruber5524]

Stan i finally bought one from caterpillar and love it. You should try one with power angle!

[@michaelleal4714]

The power rake for your ventrac would be a little more nimble for residential job. I used a walk behind dingo with a Harley rake (what we call it) for my personal home. I love those things.

[@Dirtmonkey]

yes it would but its a little light for a site like this.

[@gadielsantiago8813]

When everything can go wrong will go wrong lol you kept it cool for been too many things at once.

[@allenlong3939]

Something I always wanted to try is a tilt tach with it. Maybe even hook hoses together and allow the tilt tach to float and follow contours.

[@Daddyshark_dootdootdoo]

The MTW power rake is a Beast!

[@jdiggindirt]

I absolutely love mine they work great on rock driveways to this is an awesome machine

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on!

[@jdiggindirt]

Mine is a woods brand that could be the difference

[@HUNTERCOPELR]

We have d3 cat tracked with triple and it works great having the best of the best is great

[@AlphaNerd132]

Bad soil or compact soil is probably the biggest killer of plants. Every year my dad would setup a half acre garden and due to our soil *80% clay, 15% silt, 5% sand*, he would bring out a small cultivator to till and grind the soil 12 inches down. That way the plants had somewhere to grow.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yep- thats what had to be done.

[@CDPMATH]

Absolutely amazing work Stan...I know I watch all your videos but maybe for the new folks, a before and after shot would have been excellent in showing the difference that you and your crew have done to the property. Keen on grinding bro. Take care and see ya next time!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Did you see video #1? Thats where we started this one at.

[@CDPMATH]

@@Dirtmonkey bruh, I watch all your videos and let the ads play haha...of course I did.

[@afroomega77]

Solid job! Thanks

[@bigDwood]

Love running a power rake. They save so much time. The power rake I use rotates though.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good to know! What brand is it?

[@bagle2010]

Power Raking: Put the tires on the ground, arms in float and curl controls the depth. Drum should spin in the opposite direction of travel.

[@JohnnyBoy1969]

Every boss gets a little salty from time to time your under a lot of pressure to get things done on time, Your company reputation is at stake no worries your a professional and a great boss.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Great video

[@canadianphil421]

I hear you love the power rack

[@HeirApparent]

...I'm guessing somewhere in 470+ comments this has already been mentioned, but new viewers need to know that when you start using the power rake around the 22-minute mark, you can reverse the direction of the end plates for pulling dirt (and rotation of the rake versus pushing) and it will allow better control of distribution.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[@JDFFEMT]

I know you call it black dirt, here in the Northeast we like to call it loam. You could expand your services and redo lawns with it, if someone wants a new lawn or do dirt driveways that need to be releveled.

[@pistnbroke65]

Dirt is what you get under your finger nails...

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

We've had issues with that same auto bucket lock system, we had a grease zirk break off somehow and if let the locking pin rust and it took serious beating to get the thing to even move. Hopefully our cylinder doesn't have any issues like this.

[@braddenham9189]

Should have got pneumatic tires on your power rake. Every dirt guy needs more tires to worry about.

[@ss67camaronut]

Lol... u a farmer?... lol just curious :-)

[@braddenham9189]

@@ss67camaronut lol. No, but I have the utmost respect for farmers.

[@JamesKain]

@@braddenham9189 you'd be a dumbass if you didn't. What do you do for work? Just seems relivant to the conversation. 🤔

[@braddenham9189]

@@JamesKain I do dirt work. Grew up around farmers. The tire comment is a joke. There's more than one reason tracks are so popular. The solid tires on that rake don't go flat.

[@JamesKain]

@@braddenham9189 thought so. And I did too. Maine has a ton of farms.

[@ciaog421]

You can powerrake that land close to the building, hence your rake is wider than the skidsteer. So you have to drive parallel to the wall and you can rake till the wall, unless the roof is a little too wide.

[@heatherbeane3234]

Can't wait for the wall video next year.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Ive got a wall video in the works right now.

[@anthonydalesandro145]

Glad you finally got a power

[@Dirtmonkey]

me to!

[@GustavoGarcia-mo9xx]

I hate people who compact topsoil especially those who put the entire weight of the machine on the bucket and make it super compacted. I love the power rake it’s honestly my favorite attachment for final grading.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I like how it makes the soil "fluffy"

[@jeffreywatts94]

Dirt Monkey: I crack myself up. Me: 🤣🤣🤣🤣😬

[@Dirtmonkey]

Someone's gotta 😂

[@casmitherz]

Oh dang! I could have really used one of those last month resurfacing my yard! Man I had to do it the hard way.... But I did it : P. Thx for your hard work editing. Love the voice overs!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like it. How did you do our yard though?

[@casmitherz]

@@Dirtmonkey About 1500 sqft of front yard - Buddies New Holland skip and drag. I was tired of the rough so made it nice and smooth! If I was doing this for a living I would buy that attachment for sure. Awesome techniques ;-) LOVE your channel boss.

[@meUtragic]

Hello from Michigan as always great video! What model skid is that? Is that a standard feature with those rails for track like you pointed out or did you replace the oem?

[@donniebargo964]

But I love to watch your video I bought a small compact tractor and a another small tractor to I do vegetable farming and also fix people's driveways in yards back for him like you do not like to see you the work that you do you do a pretty good job old man

[@robertvannicolo4435]

Stan very hard to get used to power rake on very sloped areas flat ground easier to get used to. Good operators that use rakes all the time will wind row rocks. Also helps rake first before adding topsoil it only takes seat time. When I was young it was all hand raking shovels and wheelbarrows. That what my job was picking up rocks all day when I was 10 years old helping my father. It’s so nice all the equipment now I learned to use a skidloader real fast when we bought our first one in the 80s. Rockhound was one of the best attachments we bought. Stan when you get good at running they will rip up hard packed ice and snow just be really careful of the parking lot.👮‍♂️LM

[@Dirtmonkey]

OH MAN- I can use the power rake on ICE? never thought of that- Brilliant! Thank you!

[@iainhetherington4608]

I don't know if I missed a previous video but you should have broken and levelled the sub soil with the rake as well ,and also set up all your levels We've used ours to beak up bitumen they are tough Cheers for the vid From Aus

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats was in video one and 2 just released before this

[@rodrigogarcia354]

With allá the love i have for the job... It's call soil, manure spreader what you need... Bc it goes in the back, so you spread it and don't drive back on it...

[@mrjustin_time]

I think maybe, run the power rake before the final grade just to bring up and break up all the junk and roots and loose rocks. And then spread your black dirt. And then do the final rake. I just feel like it'll make your final rake cleaner and easier. Ps. Really enjoy the vids brother

[@bernhard8540]

We use that term for running the dozers on the pipeline also haha the butt feel haha

[@jimbob4456]

That is incredible dirt. Wow.

[@williamlloyd3769]

It would be interesting to see what happens during /after a storm system goes through the area. Hope homeowner doesn’t lag on finalizing slope seeding. Did city have to sign off or approve of these grading changes?

[@Frindleeguy]

The city that signed off on the first grading job would have an issue with this one? Haha, I don't think so.

[@nopartyafilliation5322]

Seed, then the hay on top for germination.

[@rohanthesner6792]

Holy crap i love your vids some ❤ from south africa

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Rohan

[@robwright3064]

Are you still using the SR3 rake at all?

[@KDill29]

I'm right with ya. Finding other people to fix my oopsie. Lmao

[@zackgeerts5232]

We run a rockhound that's a power rake with bucket to catch all the rocks. Saves a bunch of time

[@farmerbob4554]

The power rake may allow yo to bid on larger turf grass projects, golf courses for instance. Proper soil prep is 90% of any turf project.

[@emptyb9968]

I found it easier to control depth by putting boom into float and using curl to adjust the power rake aggressiveness. The rake would pivot on the front wheels. This was on an sk750-800 so half the time you’re concentrating on holding on and obviously the rake is a bit lighter.

[@norbertbreinig7535]

I’m sorry I don’t type very well but watching you Harley rake which is what I call it a machine that I’ve had for 40 years you’re pretty much backwards I wish I had your phone number I would love to explain it to you it’s really quite simple other than trying to explain in writing if you’re anywhere near Ann Arbor or Dexter Michigan I would be glad to talk to you show you We use that machine for a lot of different things it’s an amazing machine it will actually fix a driveway in 3 to 4 passes completely fixed it’s amazing

[@norbertbreinig7535]

A quick note I could not tell which way the drum was spinning if the drum is moving forward it Hass to be spinning counterclockwise which it cleans up the rocks and pushes them forward and leaves a clean seed bed behind with no rocks no debris same thing backwards you have to be able to reverse the drum or it doesn’t work it works the rocks up and leaves them out of the ground if you’re going backwards it Hass to be spinning the bottom of the drum towards you so that It moves the rocks in front of drum

[@bobmcnoodler270]

We usually bucket first Harley rake it then final stage is a implament called Rock hound it actually gives a finer almost finer finish then hand raking look it up it will be your new favorite implament

[@kathleenegan8660]

All right you figured it out you needed to go over that bring all the other junk to the surface before you put down the black dirt right? But hind sight is 20/20. And you haven't got your rake yet. So next time you're grading and you have groups and stuff you bring that along and you'll clean up the dirt before you do anything else. I love that rake you know if you go forward with the race you'll be shoving those rocks in front of you. But you can't do that with the black dirt down. My good reminds me of the gravel ridge that people use like Spencer's Lawn Care for taking rebel driveway rock out of grass siding. Anyway God bless America and God bless you and your family I love your show bye

[@davidnichols1363]

You need to seed and straw. The straw will hold the ground until the seed takes hold. The straw rots away and makes a nice bed for the grass.

[@davidnichols1363]

@@scottm2828 he didn't say anything about the straw . lt was just a suggestion.I've been an operator for 40 years.He does excellent work.

[@MrSpiritmonger]

in a different video, i saw him use straw while seeding on a hill.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yep straw blanket and seed are being done by the homeowner.

[@jefffielder2429]

So what about having a labor pick out as you rake also how many times do you rake the same area ?

[@cjones1262]

I absolutely get pissed when this happens. Either material shows up late or stuff breaks.

[@WS44MAGNUM]

I use my power rake driving forward more so than backwards but I don't use sifted dirt and dump my black dirt out of the bucket as fast as I can. Going forward goes with your butt grading too. Take your 4- wheeler with a small harrow section after you power rake to make that seed bed absolutely perfect and smooth but don't use the harrow to cover the seed, use a small cultipacker behind the 4-wheeler.

[@WS44MAGNUM]

I also want my black dirt firm before seeding. When you walk across it you shouldn't sink in at all and leave a footprint. It should be hard to even see your foot track. If it is that loose, you'll bury the seed to much. That and it's too easy for the rain to make gullies in the loose powder and really make a mess of things.

[@jackmasters9953]

Couple things. Seems like the top soil was an up sale. The original home site was cut out of the woods. The organic matter should be fantastic for growing grass. Also, is the fd up tree at 30:07 being removed? The bark was severely compromised. Nice work and video Stanley, thanks for sharing. Oh yeah. Looks like you might need your fare share of erosion blankets. Just a thought. Carry on😃

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah the trees are slotted to come out. there was good organic material but the sand underneath was a lot more. hard to sperate and keep it that way on such a small site with so much soil to move.

[@scottmcintosh2988]

yoi can mix sand from the base also to save black dirt then add more black dirt on top and mix again . save money manufacturing more top soil better drainage .

[@tomstradinger5958]

Ya got good job efforts.

[@bradm2116]

Maybe I havnt used a power rake enough to get why people love them so much but I prefer a rock rake (landscape rake) way more can flick all the junk into the bucket dump it into the low spots and keep raking it stretching the black dirt out can turn a yard that big into 3 buckets max of junk to haul away and only have to hand rack a couple track marks.

[@buelowexcavating]

Nice Job!