It's become an obsession to be an excavator operator... I discovered a luv of these mega tools late in life. Am I to old to learn and attain a job doing this at age 54? I'm in great shape and highly skilled with computers and technology. I need to move some earth! I have 1990 John Deer Dozer. I've rebuilt hydraulics on and been practicing with and absolutely luv it
Really appreciate the knowledge! I’ve been running dozers for years but all by feel. I’m in a situation were I can’t except certain jobs because I’ve never used the Trimble gps. Most of my experience is in mining so we always just had the basic gps that tells you what your grade is as your sitting on it. Any more videos explaining the basics of using Trimble gps would be really appreciated! Thanks man stay safe.
This looks like the steel mill I was building in Sinton Tx years ago. Geiger was doing all the dirt work and they had those red trucks everywhere. Great video!
You can also set vertical offsets to get those large piles done with the "Autos" on. But, I will say, with so much extra dirt above the grade, free handing is probably just better still.
I subscribed and turned on alerts because you seemed informative and I am learning Trimble and have operated Topcon which is more user friendly and this one isn't so in alot of ways. Wanna talk to you about a few points and see if you can help me out. Let me know if you would mind or not. Thanks and good job on that video.
More of gps please, I run gps sometimes but I always need someone to help me at start of the day entering things in cause I can’t figure the damn computer out so many buttons and options haha. Wish my company would send us to a class where always in such a hurry they don’t want to teach anything.
I don't want to rain on your parade, especially with all of the great comments, but I got nothing out of this. I got that GPS would follow the slope plan, but then we were tilting the blade, pushing snow (seemed to warm out for snow) just running without GPS, etc. I have years of experience teaching at the community college level and have a Coast Guard certificare for curriculum developmrnt. If I may offer some suggestions, 1. Have a goal. 2. start with the big picture - what are we trying to accomplish. I think you think you did that at the start, but then off to other stuff. 3. I suggest starting with the big picture goal - grading a large area on a specific slope. What issues arise with no GPS. Then, what value does GPS bring to the finished project and how does GPS make it easier for the operator. What if something goes wrong? How would you know? GPS technology csn make you look like a jerk too. Never trust technology. Make the whole thing tell a story. Plowing dnow and types of blades don't belong. If you know an old school operator who's never used GPS, show it to s/he first before posting and ask what they got out of it. Test yourself with pretend students. Not criticizing, just trying to help. I like CAT too (my son lives in Peoria - CAT HQ) but Komatsu has some great creature comforts. Best, Ray
Same, This stuff is new for this old boy. The feel you have from being old school cat skinner isn't how to feather dirt. It's knowing where everything is going to end up with just a glance. That will be lost with us.
11 years experience on a Cat D10T with wenco GPS crap on it.... best way to use Wenco GPS is simply turn it off OR just pay attention to slope degrees because nothing else is ever correct.
is a old school operator, cant get use to the new system, been doing it for 45 plus years, you want to slope i do it by feel and eyeball, just as good as gps , to much electronics now adays.
I am new to the Dozer seat, but not new to earthmoving. Your content is supreme. Thank you 💯💯💯
It's become an obsession to be an excavator operator... I discovered a luv of these mega tools late in life. Am I to old to learn and attain a job doing this at age 54? I'm in great shape and highly skilled with computers and technology. I need to move some earth! I have 1990 John Deer Dozer. I've rebuilt hydraulics on and been practicing with and absolutely luv it
Really appreciate the knowledge! I’ve been running dozers for years but all by feel. I’m in a situation were I can’t except certain jobs because I’ve never used the Trimble gps. Most of my experience is in mining so we always just had the basic gps that tells you what your grade is as your sitting on it. Any more videos explaining the basics of using Trimble gps would be really appreciated! Thanks man stay safe.
Don't loose it
Great content and great insight in to why you are doing things certain ways!
Thanks Ben
This looks like the steel mill I was building in Sinton Tx years ago. Geiger was doing all the dirt work and they had those red trucks everywhere.
Great video!
Interesting!
We definitely need more of these!
Thanks cooper
Fantastic! Super helpful, keep it coming
Very helpful video.
You can also set vertical offsets to get those large piles done with the "Autos" on. But, I will say, with so much extra dirt above the grade, free handing is probably just better still.
I subscribed and turned on alerts because you seemed informative and I am learning Trimble and have operated Topcon which is more user friendly and this one isn't so in alot of ways. Wanna talk to you about a few points and see if you can help me out. Let me know if you would mind or not. Thanks and good job on that video.
Very good explanation ,easy to follow your instruction. Definitely check out your other videos. Thanks
Thank you very informative
Keep up the good work should drop a video for beginners platform operation
Great job
Thanks for the tips
I like your video i am a bulldozer operator liebher 744
More of gps please, I run gps sometimes but I always need someone to help me at start of the day entering things in cause I can’t figure the damn computer out so many buttons and options haha. Wish my company would send us to a class where always in such a hurry they don’t want to teach anything.
On it
I need to know why my blade seems to get a mind of its own on a slope. It'll be going good for a bit and then the blade will be up in the air
Great job explaining my Forman the dirt nazis don’t teach
I don't want to rain on your parade, especially with all of the great comments, but I got nothing out of this. I got that GPS would follow the slope plan, but then we were tilting the blade, pushing snow (seemed to warm out for snow) just running without GPS, etc. I have years of experience teaching at the community college level and have a Coast Guard certificare for curriculum developmrnt. If I may offer some suggestions, 1. Have a goal. 2. start with the big picture - what are we trying to accomplish. I think you think you did that at the start, but then off to other stuff. 3. I suggest starting with the big picture goal - grading a large area on a specific slope. What issues arise with no GPS. Then, what value does GPS bring to the finished project and how does GPS make it easier for the operator. What if something goes wrong? How would you know? GPS technology csn make you look like a jerk too. Never trust technology. Make the whole thing tell a story. Plowing dnow and types of blades don't belong.
If you know an old school operator who's never used GPS, show it to s/he first before posting and ask what they got out of it. Test yourself with pretend students.
Not criticizing, just trying to help.
I like CAT too (my son lives in Peoria - CAT HQ) but Komatsu has some great creature comforts.
Best, Ray
those systems are very worthwhile
Good!!
Thank you. I'm old school alot of dozer experience o gps😅
Same, This stuff is new for this old boy. The feel you have from being old school cat skinner isn't how to feather dirt. It's knowing where everything is going to end up with just a glance. That will be lost with us.
You should make one on earth works wanting to run gps.
Can you use that display with slope assist enabled cat machines with the roof mounted GPS units?
Ill be coming to get that soon... Lol
Do you like tremble better than topcon?
Are you in California?
11 years experience on a Cat D10T with wenco GPS crap on it.... best way to use Wenco GPS is simply turn it off OR just pay attention to slope degrees because nothing else is ever correct.
is a old school operator, cant get use to the new system, been doing it for 45 plus years, you want to slope i do it by feel and eyeball, just as good as gps , to much electronics now adays.
Taking a lot of stress off the operator?? More like taking his job away!!
Topcon make it a whole lot easier, U need a degree to work all the Trimble shit out.
Very helpful do you have an email address by chance