Mr Frank, you are truly Making Backhoes Great Again! its a true art to fine grading with the front as well as the back, there are so many machines made for so many different tasks today that we tend to forget what can be done with less..........
It's been a good long time since I fooled with any laser guided elevating devices, but that's jus plain handy as hell having the slope feature! Oh so many times I would've gave a lot of money for slope feature and have the receiver on the mini bucket........well whatever machine I was in at the time, that 350 deere trackhoe I ran right before I got put of excavation had a 6ft smooth bucket and a 3ft trenching bucket...........you could flat move some dirt with that 6 footer! But it wouldn't have been all that efficient to have the laser and reviever on that machine given there was a dozer on site too pushing subgrades as well as I was backfilling utilities and a 160 deere diggin footings. But with one or two machines, that would be the way to go for sure so you wouldn't over dig or under fill then have to go back and redo. Cool idear Frank, thanks for sharin it pard
Thanks! Maybe we just have similar taste, but I do spend a lot of time finding decent stuff for the videos, glad it’s appreciated. As always thanks for watching.
Holy Cow Frank! Just got internet service back earlier this morning, after being without since this past Friday. It was a hell I can't begin to describe. How did I get this far (56yrs) in life without it. Your video is the second one I have viewed since. Great to be back in the real world, and watch your video. Thank you sir...
Construction Trucks Hahaha... I hear ya. It is horrible to think that I have an addiction such as TH-cam watching. I was going thru tremors of the withdrawal... Hahaha... Sad state of affairs, I must say. Do you know, is there a cure for that addiction?
Thanks! Glad you are back in the “real” world! The internet is hard to go without, it has brought a lot of entertainment for us all. As always I appreciate the comments and you as an audience. Thank you
Frank has the Backhoe tilt feature.... eat your hearts out all you excavator dudes!!! LOL I hate spreading Bermuda sod soil. It’s like trying to scrape cold grease off with a stick.. every time you move it you get another clod. Good thinking with the grading edge adaptation... might have to rig one of them up on mine. Would save time from removing the teeth... and much less wear and tear.
I have a Spectra system and I need to buy the remote so I can shoot grades like that. Mine doesn't have the button on the transmitter to enable you to set the grade like yours does. I welded a piece of cutting edge to a couple of worn out bucket teeth I use on my footing buckets to leave a smooth bottom. Works good and if I run into rock or big tree roots I just knock the pins out and put the regular teeth back on until I get through the problem area. Thanks for the video, nice job.
The topcon has been good to me, the magnet receiver is very handy as well. I just cut the teeth off of an old 36” bucket, I think I have a new favorite for grading and ditch work. Thanks for watching
I have a 36” that I just cut the teeth off, it’s my new grading bucket. I’m not a fan of most couplers, added weight and loss of breakout force, it only takes a couple of minutes to change a bucket. Thanks for watching
I have a couple of those cutting edges set up on old teeth like that, it's a pretty slick set up. I've been looking at the machine receivers too, really hoping to get a hold of one of those. Great video Frank.
Thanks, I just cut the teeth off of an old 36” bucket, it’s pretty cool. The magnet receivers are very nice, use them on the front bucket and dozer too.
Really love this kind of video. Poop drain is 1/4" a foot, your grade here is about lever to me. Got H4C Topcon with blue tooth receiver and blue tooth display in cab. Did a test in living room, it's still in boxes.
I use cutting edge all the time on backhoe at work I wish I could add pics on here we use the old edges when we change road grader blades they’ll slide over a water line to instead of ripping it but we weld our teeth to the back of the edge if that makes since the teeth are behind the edge so your always pulling against teeth in stead of your welds
I had one on the front of the teeth once but I didn't like how the bucket loaded. I have a 36' bucket that I cut the teeth off of, I like it better. Thanks for watching!
Hi Frank, I just found your channel through a comment on another excavation channel. I am loving your videos, and I really appreciate the time you take to explain how you do things, the pros and cons of different machines, and of course, I love wasting a master of his craft. I subscribed and can't wait to see more! I started a business a little over a year ago with a cheap old skid steer and have been considering my next machine. I was really on the fence between a mini ex and a backhoe, and you tipped the scales in favor of a backhoe. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
Mark Doby thanks! Good to have you as a sub, if you already have a skid steer you may want a mini. But you know what they are capable of. Good luck to ya
This is my dad's work, I never thought it work that way
Mr Frank, you are truly Making Backhoes Great Again! its a true art to fine grading with the front as well as the back, there are so many machines made for so many different tasks today that we tend to forget what can be done with less..........
Thanks! You bet, it’s all in the mind mostly, but most machines are capable of more than we think! Happy Easter and hope you all are doing well.
Been a while since I commented but still been watching love the videos Frank keep it up! Maganged to get a full time job on a backhoe in the UK #MBGA
Thanks! Good luck to you, I will try, the comments like this are a help to keep me motivated. Thank you
Jesus is LORD
Frank, after all this time of me saying your work look like an archaeological dig and NOW you admit that's what you've been doing! I knew it!
Ya got me! 😂 it was a one time gig, and sadly no dinosaurs were found. Thanks for watching
It's been a good long time since I fooled with any laser guided elevating devices, but that's jus plain handy as hell having the slope feature! Oh so many times I would've gave a lot of money for slope feature and have the receiver on the mini bucket........well whatever machine I was in at the time, that 350 deere trackhoe I ran right before I got put of excavation had a 6ft smooth bucket and a 3ft trenching bucket...........you could flat move some dirt with that 6 footer! But it wouldn't have been all that efficient to have the laser and reviever on that machine given there was a dozer on site too pushing subgrades as well as I was backfilling utilities and a 160 deere diggin footings. But with one or two machines, that would be the way to go for sure so you wouldn't over dig or under fill then have to go back and redo. Cool idear Frank, thanks for sharin it pard
I've mentioned it before but will again, you always have good music, and not overly done Frank... so thanks !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Thanks! Maybe we just have similar taste, but I do spend a lot of time finding decent stuff for the videos, glad it’s appreciated. As always thanks for watching.
Holy Cow Frank! Just got internet service back earlier this morning, after being without since this past Friday. It was a hell I can't begin to describe. How did I get this far (56yrs) in life without it. Your video is the second one I have viewed since.
Great to be back in the real world, and watch your video.
Thank you sir...
A week without internet? I freak out after a few hours.
Construction Trucks Hahaha... I hear ya. It is horrible to think that I have an addiction such as TH-cam watching. I was going thru tremors of the withdrawal... Hahaha... Sad state of affairs, I must say. Do you know, is there a cure for that addiction?
@@greggb3079 Yea, the only cure is to get the internet back :)
Thanks! Glad you are back in the “real” world! The internet is hard to go without, it has brought a lot of entertainment for us all. As always I appreciate the comments and you as an audience. Thank you
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and science.
Colossians 2: 3
Amen! Thanks for watching
nice to have a little change from footing work. good job as always
Thanks! Yeah it’s not all I do but filming everything is kinda tricky. Appreciate you watching
Frank has the Backhoe tilt feature.... eat your hearts out all you excavator dudes!!! LOL
I hate spreading Bermuda sod soil. It’s like trying to scrape cold grease off with a stick.. every time you move it you get another clod.
Good thinking with the grading edge adaptation... might have to rig one of them up on mine. Would save time from removing the teeth... and much less wear and tear.
William Harris 😂 yeah that’s a great explanation of grading dirt with Bermuda mixed. The blade is handy for sure worth having one. Thanks for watching
Nice job! Fantastic work as always! No dynahoe was needed for this job 😁
Well a Dynahoe would have made this job way better, but I was able to pull it off! Lol thanks for watching Brandon
Great video Frank!!
Thanks!
Your videos are an inspiration to me.
Thanks! Your comments are inspiring for me. I’m glad you enjoy the videos
Like the Picasso of backhoe's
Thanks! You are a great encouragement to me.
Thank you Sir. Your videos have been a big help in running my old backhoe. Liked,shared. All my best.
Thanks! Good to hear that. #keepdiggin
I have a Spectra system and I need to buy the remote so I can shoot grades like that. Mine doesn't have the button on the transmitter to enable you to set the grade like yours does. I welded a piece of cutting edge to a couple of worn out bucket teeth I use on my footing buckets to leave a smooth bottom. Works good and if I run into rock or big tree roots I just knock the pins out and put the regular teeth back on until I get through the problem area. Thanks for the video, nice job.
The topcon has been good to me, the magnet receiver is very handy as well. I just cut the teeth off of an old 36” bucket, I think I have a new favorite for grading and ditch work. Thanks for watching
Need a quick change bucket and get a 3 foot muck bucket,a muck bucket will make you alot of money.
I have a 36” that I just cut the teeth off, it’s my new grading bucket. I’m not a fan of most couplers, added weight and loss of breakout force, it only takes a couple of minutes to change a bucket. Thanks for watching
I have a couple of those cutting edges set up on old teeth like that, it's a pretty slick set up. I've been looking at the machine receivers too, really hoping to get a hold of one of those. Great video Frank.
Thanks, I just cut the teeth off of an old 36” bucket, it’s pretty cool. The magnet receivers are very nice, use them on the front bucket and dozer too.
Really love this kind of video.
Poop drain is 1/4" a foot, your grade here is about lever to me. Got H4C Topcon with blue tooth receiver and blue tooth display in cab. Did a test in living room, it's still in boxes.
The Bluetooth is a nice setup, as for the slope, it what the customer wanted.
@@Digginok Your absolutely correct. But your customer will not be able to see the slant with your eyes.
Wish my driveway looked half that good.
Kenneth Dodds thanks! It turned out pretty good, I meant to get some pics but I guess I didn’t.
I use cutting edge all the time on backhoe at work I wish I could add pics on here we use the old edges when we change road grader blades they’ll slide over a water line to instead of ripping it but we weld our teeth to the back of the edge if that makes since the teeth are behind the edge so your always pulling against teeth in stead of your welds
We used to have one on our old newholland 75 to if I could add pics I think itd help ya haha
I had one on the front of the teeth once but I didn't like how the bucket loaded. I have a 36' bucket that I cut the teeth off of, I like it better. Thanks for watching!
First...YEE-HA!!!!
Nice!
Real fine job as always buddy! 👍🏽
Thanks my friend
Good Job Frank. Hope all is well
Good here thanks! Hope your ok as well
Must be getting paid by the hour not using ditch bucket
You got a spare ditch bucket? 😂
Bid job, I don’t do much ditch work. I’m sure it could have been done much faster with a 60” wide bucket, thanks for the pointer.
Hi Frank, I just found your channel through a comment on another excavation channel. I am loving your videos, and I really appreciate the time you take to explain how you do things, the pros and cons of different machines, and of course, I love wasting a master of his craft. I subscribed and can't wait to see more!
I started a business a little over a year ago with a cheap old skid steer and have been considering my next machine. I was really on the fence between a mini ex and a backhoe, and you tipped the scales in favor of a backhoe.
Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
Mark Doby thanks! Good to have you as a sub, if you already have a skid steer you may want a mini. But you know what they are capable of. Good luck to ya
How come you dun carry a grading bucket?
I don’t do a lot of grading, I have an old 3 foot without teeth I use sometimes.
@@Digginok dun you find it useful for door drives an like you done around the building
Good ole Oklahoma red dirt. Ready to get back state side.....
Thanks for watching! It will still be red when ya make it back, I promise
Digginok ain’t that the truth. Keep your feet dry while you can. Trucks been hit and miss working last couple weeks.
Where are you working?
Digginok personally I work overseas in Kuwait, oil and gas work. My trucks I’m partnered up with family, northeast Oklahoma.
Frank you are a true magician with that thing!!!
Great job thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺
Thanks! Thank for watching 👍😎🇺🇸