Unloading My Harbor Freight 62365 Trencher

[@beardedprepper8606]

I just received mine a few days ago. I got the lift gate truck service because I have no equipment to remove it from the truck. Mine was on a pallet and the truck driver had one of the motorized pallet jack's, so it helped maneuvering the crate a lot easier. He used it to move the crate onto the lift gate. But, the driver and I still had to physically slide and spin the crate by hand on the lift gate to be able to lower it down and then we had to again physically slide the crate by hand off of the lift gate and onto my concrete pad. The driver was then able to use his motorized pallet jack to move the crate to where I wanted it positioned on the concrete pad. And, that's where I disassembled the crate and assembled my HF Trencher/Backhoe with the help of previously watching your build video. So, my delivery driver was a real good guy too. And, a Super BIG thanks to you for your build video! I too will be soon posting video of my build and I'll be giving links to your build video in the description of my build video when I post it!

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I made a mistake not getting the lift gate truck. The crate was a monster. I hope you have as much fun with yours as I have had. They are very tough little machines that fit anywhere. Good luck with yours. Thanks for watching.

[@thomasgarrison3949]

Thanks for the video. DMF Homestead (Henry & Marie Cox) suggested that I see your unloading video.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I should have paid the extra $100 for lift gate service but in the end I did succeed. Thanks for watching.

[@jjluv7008]

May I ask why didn't you just didn't buy an attachment for your tractor instead of the extra cost of a trencher?

[@wmonger]

Good video, show what some intelligence and pre planing can achieve.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Thanks. The truck driver was real happy that I was able to get it off the truck fairly quickly. Thanks for watching my video.

[@chuckanddebbiebehindthesce5757]

My wife helps me with all my side job's too God bless her hart

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Mine is always ready to call 911 if I screw up. Thanks for watching.

[@peterbeukers1511]

you were lucky to have that driver because most would have moved on as soon as they saw there wasn't a loading dock to unload

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

The driver actually said many people open the crate and unload the parts. I have been lucky with getting great delivery drivers. Thanks for watching.

[@paulpowers5725]

What does shipping cost? Do you know if the crate can just be slid onto my pickup. That way I can take my time unloading the crate?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Call harborfreight.com to see. You probably could pick it up at the freight terminal where they load with a big forklift. Thanks for watching.

[@donz6901]

Good job. Glad you or wife and driver was not hurt in anyway. Well prepared.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

She is the boss to keep an eye on me. Thanks for watching

[@TexasArcadesTV]

Thanks so much for sharing your videos and what to expect!

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Thanks for watching. I had no idea what to expect when I ordered it so I thought it would be a good idea to make a video to share to let others know what they will face if they order one.

[@SkidderKev]

Nice work! you made that look like you do that everyday.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Thanks for watching, Those of us with mini equipment have to prepare so the truck drivers don't get mad.

[@ffieditor]

I wanted to fall out of my chair, he said Ku-boot-a, it Ku-bot-a. My son worked for them for 5 yrs.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

It is just a little Boota living in Deere country. Thanks for watching.

[@ffieditor]

I lived in Deere Country, the midwest, USA, Corn Country, Iowa Corn Feed Beef!

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Up here they grow corn, soy, potatoes, onions and cabbage. We see more Deere tractors then cars on our road.

[@tboy221]

thats a nice tool but why not get a backhoe attachment for your sub compact?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

It costs 8k because the tractor needs a subframe to keep it from breaking in half. This was only 2.5k and does a good job plus these are easy to resell. Thanks for watching.

[@Ozzie4Para]

You were lucky that you had a truck driver with some patience. Most truck drivers we deal with are in time crunches which means they need to get in and out quickly. That obviously didn't happen in this case.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Yes I was lucky. He told me how some people open a crate like that on the truck and unload it peice by peice taking a hour. I guess that is why they charge a higher rate for residential deliveries. The biggest problem was getting it to the back of the truck because he couldn't get the pallet jack under it. Thanks for watching.

[@bandaid1957]

we had a friend with a rollback that made it real easy

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

That must have been nice. I thought the freight company would have had a local terminal to load it in my truck, that didn't work out so as you can see it turned into a large job for the equipment that I have. Thanks for watching my video.

[@minor805]

Awesome video, until you didn’t shake the drivers hand. But great planning ahead.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

The driver was glad I was ready. He said many will open the crate and unload the individual parts on a home delivery like this hanging him up for a long time. Thanks for watching.

[@daves7503]

I ordered one of these 2 weeks ago. I live in Connecticut and I still have not heard anything on when it is going to be delivered. No tracking number, no email, no call,,,... I dont even know what carrier they used. When I go to the web site it just says "sent" for my order status. I called them twice and each time they basically said the status will update. That was 4 days ago. Where was yours sent from? and did you have any estimated delivery time before the shipper called you?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Mine came from CA and also took about a week to ship before I got the email with the trucking info. They may wait for a full truckload before shipping. It was in NY about 3 days later and the trucking company called me to set up a time for delivery the next day. This time of the year there could also be weather delays. My biggest problem was my credit card company canceling the order twice and calling it fraud because they were having problems with Harbor Freight charges on stolen cards so I finally had to set up a pre approval with them. Have fun when it arrives.

[@daves7503]

I finally got it. The shipping company shipped it via train to the east coast then trucked it to my local freight hub. It took 4 weeks from the time they said it was shipped. Just wanted to let others know that although you got yours fast, it took 4 weeks for mine. but it did come and was in perfect shape. They said they would ship it to my door with a life gate at no charge but I decided to go pick it up at the freight hub because I did not want to take a day off from work. Shipping experiences on this item seem to differ for everyone.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Glad you finally got it. Now the fun starts. I wonder if they use container shipping in the winter so they don't have to worry about road conditions.

[@831Adventures]

my question is you have all kind of tractor why do you need a harbor freight backhoe? Could you do it with your john deere?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

For $8k. Thanks for watching.

[@andrewcullen8635]

Why did you not just request a delivery in a curtain sided lorry. It could have pulled over far enough for you to use the lift in your drive on the old Mac?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

You don't have a choice unless you pay the extra $110.00 for them to drop it on the ground with a liftgate. Thanks for watching.

[@andrewcullen8635]

In that case I would have told him to get it onto the ground, It was paid for delivered not paid for onto the back of a lorry. Off loading it should be included and you have no more idea of how it is packed than they do. I bet it got to their depot on a curtain sided

[@Pro1er]

Face it, you couldn't have done that without supervision. ;-p

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

Someone has to keep me in line. Thanks for watching.

[@ffieditor]

a friend and I used tied off his to fire hydrant to pull it off his trailer.

[@christophevaurs3107]

j'espére que vous avez laissé un pourboire au chauffeur.

[@johnpalma7265]

Why didn't u just let the lady pick it up and carry it ?

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I gave her the day off. Thanks for watching.

[@ramroad2008]

So your too cheap for $110 lift service but you have a $20k John Deere tractor. I would have just bought the bucket attachment for the tractor.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

The tractor is not strong enough for a hoe, It needs a specialized one with a frame that is $7,000.00. I thought the freight terminal was going to be closer to me and I could have just picked it up there, but it turned out it was 3 1/2 hours away each direction so I had to come up with a way to unload it. Thanks for watching.

[@myoldbike8712]

Videos are great. Wondered in you live within 200 miles of W. Kentucky? Would like to come see it before I buy one next year, after tax season.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I am a lot further away then 200 miles. You may want to post on Harbor Freight's facebook page to see if there is one in your area. There is really not much to see about it that Is not included in my videos. Check with Harbor Freight about their return policy, as I think you can return it to your nearest store if you are not happy with it. Thank you for watching my videos.

[@myoldbike8712]

Did you swap any other hoses other than the left/right ones. the old 530 Case I used to run had all handles 'buing in' when you pulled them to you.Thanks George

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I just swapped the main boom lines also. They all have the same fittings so it is a easy change. It would be nice if it had a slightly larger pump so 2 valves could be operated at the same time, but works fine as it is for operating 1 valve at a time.

[@Bigwingrider1800]

BUT YOU HAD 20,000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO HELP. OTHERWISE 110.00 IS WORTH IT...

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

My original plan was to pick it up at the freight terminal untill I found out it was over 100 miles in each direction from me. It is well worth the $110.00 if you do not have a way to safely unload it. Thanks for watching my video.

[@robertheintz8017]

I would have paid zero attention to the impatient women in the car.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I don't trust anyone in a car anymore. Thanks for watching.

[@HoodHandyman]

Join our harbor freight backhoe facebook group facebook.com/groups/1400661946961756

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

I left facebook and want nothing to do with that racist platform.

[@HoodHandyman]

@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 I understand cant speak for facebook , but our group will never be racist I will see to that and your welcome here and your expertise will be respected should you ever decide to join and share your knowledge.

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

You will never see me or any of my work on Facebook anymore. As a mater of fact I made the last video about trencher mods and updates private and just shared it with users I know are not a part of Facebook. Doing that with other groups that have people that like to take credit for others work also I found out about. I use MeWe and now have just setup a GAB page for the future.

[@HoodHandyman]

@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 I I don't know if your talking about me or someone ealse . If not I appologise in advance . but I never took credit for anybody's work. I just invited you to like my page nothing less or nothing more. Some people may not want to share everything you have that right. But I'm focused on trying to help people be able to get the most out of this machine. There's not alot out there about it really not like that and I don't make money off of it. For instance I made one video about how to lube this thing and had a whole different experience . I even expanded on what I saw a man do in his video and went a step further and mentioned him in so many words . Thats not biting of anyone ealse .I had to buy a different needle gun , different grease , my fitting broke and some more shit. But I'm not selfish enough to worry about who does what with what I shared because If I can save them money and headache so they can fix thier machine and get what they need to get done I'm happy.