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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2018
- Cutting red top grade with the 14G Caterpillar Grader, then we giver her a bath and repair some leaky hydraulic cylinders in preparation for a new project.
Then I talk about my great subscribers, show some trucks and open some mail - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Your correct Jeff, a grader is a tough piece of equipment to operate to its full potential. I ran one several times when I worked for the state highway dept in Illinois. Never ran it enough to feel comfortable. I had a real finish grader operator tell me one time, "never stand up to run it and take little bites, don't try to move it all in one pass". I tried to follow his advice.
I enjoyed the grading. I loved watching the grader repairs. Excellent video Jeff. Better than watching television programming by long shot.
Just started watching your videos, really enjoy them. Im a 25 years old uruguayan and started with a 12f and now with a 12g, just 3 years working with motor graders. Love them!
Hi, Jpaydirt.
Another great video, especially the first part about grading to red tops. Very informative.
One thing that I have NEVER heard anybody else say about graders is this:
Graders work on the law of the lever. If one front wheel goes over a rock a foot high, by the time that movement gets to the center of the front axle, it is reduced to six inches. By the time it gets back to the blade, it is only 3", so you'll have a whole 3" bump - without touching a single control..
If you go over the same ground again, with the blade set at ground level, that 3"bump will be 1 /12" by the time it gets to the center of the front axle and only 3/4"by the time it gets back to the blade.
The moral: Let the damned machine do what it was made to do.
That said, "The art of earth moving is being able to set your machine to take the material from where it needs to be taken to where it needs to be placed in the condition that it needs to be when placed in the least possible number of passes."
As you said, you can tell a real blade hand very quickly by the way he goes about the job. A really good operator can pretty much make it look like he is sitting up there and 'letting it happen'. But the same can be said of operating pretty much any earth moving machine.
I don't call myself a final trim grader operator 'cos I have seen some of the REALLY good ones at work and I just ain't in that class 'cos I haven't and don't spend enough time on 'em.. That said though, I can often do better than some of the ones who do claim to be good blade hands.
Just my 0.02. Thanks again.
You have a wonderful 2019. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
Skill involved in that grading Jeff , you got it.
In the early70's working on seismic crew in the arctic I got my roommate to forward my magazine subs to camp. In the issue of Popular Mechanics she sent I read an article about the use of lasers for controlling heavy equipment. One evening in the dinning trailer I happened to mention this fact to a grizzled Cat Skinner while waiting to eat. He gave me a quizzical look then a broad grin and replied, "Your readin too much of that science fiction kid!" As he sidled up to the serving area I heard him mumbling Cats and laser beams Pi-shah! If I had known more I would have replied, yeah not only that but we'll eventually be controlling equipment from space. Great video Jeff thanks for work you do to bring such enjoyable content to all of us young and old alike. I've pointed a bunch of budding operators to your channel and always received good feedback. Keep doing what you do it is very much appreciated ............. Jay
Dad says the same thing about agriculture
Never imagined where it would be at now
Marveled at his uncles massy tractor in the 60s
Had a roof a single spot light over 100 hp and power steering
What could anyone possibly do with that much power
Now we have a 520 and 580hp new holland and all on auto steering with variable rate controlled machines all on yield maps crossed over satellite maps
I've cut blue top for many years I loved it!
as a laborer I would run along with shovel to help the old guy in the blade to clean off blue tops, red tops so he could see when he is getting close to them. they would teach me tricks. had a good guy that bet us he could pick a quarter and leave a dime. he did it.
Ya, a good hand could cut em and all you would have to do is a clean off once in a while or if the cut was so fat it had to be done in several passes
Old school technology. Sheesh, thanks for making me feel really, really old. Set many hubs with the Oregon Hwy Dept. in an era before red tops or lasers even came along. Lot of respect for you guys who could grade without knocking them out. Love your channel.
Your grader is quite a bit newer than mine it rolled out in 1948. Pony motor start gear drive knuckle buster so patience is something i can relate to. Great video as always.
One of the best yet, I think. Great combo of mechanics and practical grading.
Another great video Jeff thanks for all your work
liked the grader work and rebuilding the cylinders another great video have a good week
I enjoy your videos ... I too not only have to fix and rebuild equipment for reliable use .
I know the pain ,it's always something or another.
Keep up the good work!!!
On the 9N & 9T cat I used to have to find the fire hydrants using the GPS under a pile of wood chips at the pulp mill I worked at 100 feet deep , I set up the cats GPS to find the Pile Edges ,Hydrants , Pillers , Reclaims ; It would get so foggy in winter from the composting heat impossible to see at times - Wall of white at the doors before the GPS you`d drive off the piles or run into stuff so with the waypoints you`d see the cut you`ve done .Good show today Jeff .
Your ability and patience to work on your own equipment is awesome
hi Jeff , just found your channel recently, and I have been trying to watch every one that I could . I worked for a county public works dept down in southern calif. for over 30 years so I am feeling right home with your excellent videos. Wish I could have had your videos back then, I live in the San Diego area now . Thanks again for all the entertainment.
Great video.i ended up recently working at a large company and with the help of your videos have been running some earth moving equipment .very helpful.
New subscriber here from El Paso, TX!!! Loving your videos sir. Very informative but fun to watch as well. You definitely share all your experience and wisdom. Not a heavy equipment operator but I’m a big fan of all the machinery and the work all you operators do. God bless you sir!!
You have a classic buildup of tire fluid from the grader sitting in one place for too long. All the fluid squeezed out of the treads on the bottom and formed the boil. What you need to do is run that machine down the highway at the highest speed it will go. this will "fling" the fluid out of the boil due to centripetal or centrifugal force (I cant remember which it is) and distribute the fluid evenly around the tire and work the fluid back into the tread it was squeezed out of. You may want to update your insurance before you do this, all of your insurance. Transversely, you could have a pregnant tire and it is just starting to show. Give her some space, don't work her to hard and see if you don't have a couple go-cart tires under the machine in a few weeks. (They normally pup at night). Hope this helps.
Just can't get enough of Jpaydirt. thanks for your videos and We all enjoy every minute of your productions.
Pls don't be getting him all puffed up now.
Love your videos Jpaydirt! I really like the old CAT blade you run. My grandfather ran that same one for Arizona DOT. He was the top blade man for the state and worked for them for 22years. You're type of operation reminds me so much of his. Thanks for rockin it old school. I just wish I could have gotten into what you do. I always had a knack for equipment. Alright stay cool
I love your videos cause I grew up running fixing and transporting equipment. I work in underground utilities for 19 years with my family's company that ran for 60 years and cease operation in 2008. I have our original grade scope. We all would bring our dogs to the shop for maintenance, oil change, new cutting edges the whole nine. Seeing you and your family bring good memories........
More war stories from Anthony in Colton , CA . In the old days before we had plastic feathers. We used wooden hubs and painted the top of the hubs with blue or red paint for finish grade. I have seen some very good blade hands. Being the finish scraper hand myself. Those were good at what they did. Who could scrape the paint right off the hub. I dont care how old you are that's finish. I call them war stories but all were true and my personal experience as a equipment operator. I sure would like to try those Hawaiian caramels. Thanks Jeff for all your great videos.
Ive been watching your channel for years, really enjoy it. funny enough i work my last day in the cylinder shop today and come home and watch you build a couple LOL. starting monday in the shop on equipment. keep the videos coming. hayden in winston, Ga.
Jeff , It's Always A Fun Ride To Watch Your Videos , Yer Doin A Dam Fine Thing Over Thier In Black Foot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tire boil....good one! A job well done.Thanks for the video.
Good morning thank you for another great video.I look forward to Saturday mornings so an old man and his grandson(5 yr old) can watch "diggers"together. Your providing some great content for any age group,not always easy to find nowadays. thanks from"Pa" in Endicott n.y.
great workshop, i love watching this so kool... such pride in job
Informative to the very Last. Thank's, Jeff, Your the Best.
your videos just keep getting better and better!
I’ve always had interest on learning to operate a grader.
Enjoyed your show, Seattle WA
Always a great experience learning
Another great video Jeff. The feather trick for grade that's how I was taught
Ms for Mississippi abbreviation!!! Thanks Jay great video this Mike Perrigin from Columbus Ms have a great weekend
You lucky bastard!!, nice haul especially the calendar. I was in Hawaii back in 09 for 3 weeks and was hooked on the Kona coffee, great stuff!. I still have a couple Cat hats that says " Cat reg'd power" from the early 80's. haven't seen any of those in a long time. Have fun with your sugar rush!!!
Thank you I down in Panama just one mile for the Panama Canal and I tell running my equipment. Old d5 and a case 550 and a cat 950E .
I just do little ranches here in the jungle . It's always good 9months of rain so it balls to the wall till it starts again but in all its a great life.
Thanks
Cliff Anders
JDirt you can always tell a rookie like you said because they roll their blade over so they can see their edges. I own an excavation company in the Northwest and sat on the grader every day with my dad growing up and was a pretty good blade hand by the time I was 28, but I learned from watching and spending my Saturdays learning to the most efficient way to place rock. You either have an eye for grades or you don’t...Nice work! Oh and I pulled plenty of hubs the first few go rounds until I got sick of having to re set them with the laser.
It You nailed it. I’m a dozer and excavator man. About five years ago I bought a 140M. After two years I sold it because I never got over my fear of cutting too much. I live on a plantation in north east Louisiana where the soil tilth is hard to get back once it’s disturbed. Plus limestone costs about $900 of a 20 ton load. Now I hire a man with a grader.
Hey Conrad, glad to see you got your pics on here.
(Good ole' Summerland boy)
Cool video please keep em coming, loving the repair videos. DAVE ASQUITH PORT RICHEY FLORIDA.
Can't wait to see the start of the new Job, great info in this video Jeff. Can you please show more on how you go about setting out your job (marking out, levels & Grade Stakes) and how best to approach different aspects of grading like (what gear to use with what type of material, blade positioning vs wheel position for cut, spreading or trimming; how keep a crown; Tips on doing high wall batters and slopes; and how to know if you've got the right moisture content.) Oh and if it's not pushing the friendship too much, more on maintenance tips... Lov'in it all. Cheers!
Jaypay that third one sure looked like a ball of fun too!!!!
Good evening Jeff thank you for another super video and I sure like that Hawaiian calendar. Take care my friend and catch you next time from one of your loyal fans in the UK😎👍🇬🇧.
This was a great video. Thanks
Just found your channel looks like I have some watching to do. I've drove truck for 17 years then 3 years ago got on with the province of New Brunswicks Canada DOT I love a challenge that's why I wanted to try plowing and this spring took another challenge I applied for the grader job at our division and got it. To say the least it been a learning summer but fun.
I love the beginning of your videos.i used to watch the ponderosa.
Good video, nice work with the grader! Those cylinders can be a nightmare to take apart sometimes, especially when an "expert" repaired it last. Great calendar!
Another super video dude. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Haha and once again a class act vid from the professor Boss Man!
Rob done good, love the new church hats.
Great camera shots, enjoying those. I almost feel like it's a lost art.
Nice shop!
great vid very informative and great camera work thanks bud thumbs up
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Boys your a walk-in book of knowledge I tell ya thanks for sharing with us
Thanks for watchin wade
Enjoyed your tutorial on running a motor grader. Would be interesting to hear some on running a scrapper.
Scrapper? Dave I don't run a scrap yard here☻☻
Great video!
Hey my name is Al and we're from South Jersey a small family excavation and industrial con concrete company somehow we kind of do it all. What ever pays the bills your stuff is alot bigger . I have picked up a few things you thanks It's raining here again I can't wait to get back in the field to try it. my be one time's I'll send you a pic of our 88 Lt 8000 and trial King 20 ton since they were new pc I love your videos and since of humor please keep making them I have been watching them along time my is to get on the white board thanks for making me laugh and smile
Another great video.
Congratulations to this guy, he’s really good, just like me
I hope that vise holds up seeing the pressure you are putting on it with how that hydraulic cylinder is held and the force the pipe wrench is exerting. Keep those good thoughts coming.
Oh man That is one tough vise everytime I use it I think of you and how lucky I am to have friends like David Anderson
Great videos!
For cleaning the rust out of those seal grooves a glass bead cabinet is handy. Tape off any surfaces you want to protect and spray away. If you don't have one, you can get a cheap Harbor Freight unit for around $200 that will do the job. Amazing how many things I end up using it for. I don't actually use "glass beads" in mine....I use garnet sand that's a little coarser and it doesn't have the silicates of other sand.
Wow great friend just found you on the tube
Lock ,n,lube works very good I got one of an add in log trucker showed to friends they got one love it too
that's me bro Steve From Ky love your vids
Green Acres. Been a while since I've heard that one. Thanks for the flashback.
Great video i learned alot so thank you
Why would anybody pay an outrageous cable tv bill when you can watch awesome shows like this for free?!?! Thanks
New sub to your channel!! Really liked your videos‼️
Wallmart has an offer this week on Grader Tires, or as we say in the U.K. Tyres
On the cylinder, if a 48" wont get it, a 60" generally will, I learnt that in the Oil Patch!!!!
Greetings from Finland, You have very interesting videos
Nice Shop, I dont remember it being all white. Nice and clean like a Cat Dealer Shop too.
Great vid
I wish I could see the blade and your controls at the same time! (2 viewing panes, to compare and contrast!) great vid thanks
From Scotland just back from the pub.
Jeff, your videos are awesome! Love old Kenny and all your caterpillar equipment. Really like seeing a funny old fart making cool videos like these. 10-4skin and over&under 😂 keep the cool videos coming. Thanks Jeff
thanks for the vids from Mike Sidebottom in Palmer,Alaska P.s your shop is butimus
Liked your work fix it your self save money
Love ur videos
keep them coming Jeff
I asked him to keep them coming and I was told to watch all his other ones again, was great ;)
Hey,Have to say I like Your video's!
Had My suspicions that there was a heritage to crazy Swedes way back! :D
I live in Stockholm, Sweden.
Have visited Your lovely country about 13 times but haven't been further west that Omaha NE yet.
Reason why I have been to the Us is that I try to visit the HCEA.Historical Construction Equipment Ass. every year.
Will go to this years show in LeSueur Minnesota in august.
Keep them nice vids coming!
/Peter
Yep, that is definitely a blister -- Best thing to fix that is get some of that neosporin and some o that aloe Vera & smear it on in the morning & at nite , then get u some new tires before u start the BLM job !! Really enjoyed this video ...
Always stayed away from the “Motor Patrol” no patients , I like the one we pulled with tractor though, get that tire sectioned 😹
That was great video Jeff.Thats the trouble nowadays everybody wants GPS.Can't do anything without them probably use one to give them directions how to go to the crapper. You take pride in your work and its done right whether its excavating or wrenching and that still means something.Doesn't matter if its old school.Saw you were using the bottom dump did you ever install any vibrators?
You Saved a few bucks doing that Cylinder yourself, not to mention how long you would have had to wait sending it out..Awesome! They were still in great shape though!
been running heavy equipment a long time since I was about 13 and I was 43 now never could get into the GPS stuff I mean don't get me wrong it's great for doing some grade work but I'm just old school I oh and love the Channel me and my 6 year old son look at it alot and he just full of the what he doing and why questions lol
I enjoy your work, agree with everything you said about the grader. I never had to grade up to hubs much, just wasn't done in our industry, a line of stakes set by transit with cut and fill was good enough, then laser came...and now we have GPS control and many ops that think they are good, but really good or just good programs doing the work? Its so true that knowing how material reacts to the way the blade is run is probably the most important aspect of grading. I don't get to sit in the seat much anymore but when I do I challenge myself to get that blade in the perfect position to do the work it needs to do. I never drove the machine, I run the blade. Great stuff paydirt, I'm still watching just not commenting much on anything anymore... but you got one out of me this time ;-)
Good to hear from you Jeff, are you still doing the same work?
Jpaydirt kind of. Much bigger oil company that probably doesn't want anything publicly broadcast. When I first came at the end of 2014 I was in the construction end but have since moved over to road maintenance for them and training grader ops. When not doing that I do a regular maintenance shift. Between the 5 of us I think we have a 1000 or so miles of road to look after.
CDNcatskinner yours was the first youtube channel I ever watched, your videos were great and I rewatch them from time to time. I work for a large oil and gas company in Aus doing wellsite, access roads and pipeline construction and rehabilitation. I have the same issue with not being able to post work videos on social media.
Jpaydirt i hang out every Friday for your videos, i love your classic cats. Keep up the great work.
AusEarth99 cool, Nice to hear...must be something to work in a country that actually let's you get the gas to export markets, I'm jealous. Our protesters have stalled the industry.
I love your videos Jpay Dirt. If I hadn't been retired on medical grounds, I would have loved to learn to OPERATE "old school" Grading. After watching my Dad apply himself to anything, anytask, anywhere, I learned a lot from him simply by watching. Always asking the questions ... Why, How ... ? So, naturally, I also love tinkering, and apply myself to any task, within my abilities. Caren Barnet, South Australia.
Nice calendars! I got some nice ones too the other day! Still ain't got no shaft though!! lol
Dam thing is riding around in my truck, going out to you tomorrow.....unless I forget again☻
ohhh boy that cinder is gona eat up yer new tires Jeff but looking forward to seeing the videos coming up
awww grader and red tops, i had to paint mine blue, (color blind in red would match in the dirt) used ol upside down marker paint. run grader mostly 30 years or so along with support equip.
Cool! I live in South Dakota! Mitchell isn’t far from where we operate.
Nice grader tips there bud. Soak them teflon seals in some REALLY hot water, they get a little bit more pliable and save some aggrivation. Although still a pita! Thanks Jeff, Will in everett wa. P.s toolbox vid?
682 70 Yes I've used the hot water trick a lot, works great. Jeff has a toolbox video last fall I believe if you look back you'll find it.
Jim Zivny i meant the new cat yellow box, i want one!!
It's not CAT, he just made it look like that. The vid covers it well. Model and where to get it too. You'll have to apply the cat paint, mats, and decals. Filling it with tools is the pricey part but none of it is on a budget including the elbow grease.
I used to work with an old school operator and he was bloody good but still had his off days. Sometimes things just weren't happening so he'd go home and come back the next day completely fine
Brown bottle disease☻
Everything you said is true I started running a grader the old way then GPS came out and learned how to use that also,but GPS is not always trust worthy
i agree with you fully about the gps if you dont know how to do it with out it you only know 10% of the job
New subscriber here
great job. kc Ernest from Baltimore Md
Yes I made the whit board again. love the shown as always. whens the turbo going on the D 9 ? you chatting for the water pump shaft before you do it?
Great instructional video I would like to try my hand at grading to see how bad I would do!Lol I'm sold on liquid wrench a tip on using pipe wrenches get a 2 foot piece of pipe to put on the end of your pipe wrench gives you more leverage and torque from my experience for what that's worth