Andrew, I have no doubt that before too long your skill using that excavator will be no different than the professionals. Your abilities are incredible. This will become just one more thing that you are good at.
Hi Andrew, you’re doing great job. Back in my past I was using a backhoe to uproot trees with little effort, I would put the end of the arm of the backhoe about 4 feet off the ground beside the tree, with the bucket on the backside then push the tree to the side with arm, just far enough to line the middle of the bucket with the tree, then with bucket extended go all the way to to the ground until the bucket dig in a little, then curl the bucket inward while pulling the arm in. That has always uprooted the trees easily for me. Keep up the great work, hopefully this helps.
What is important to remember is to count your rotations and make sure you do the same amount on the other side so the excavator doesn't unscrew it self.
Nice toy! I think you need a big PTO driven wood chipper though. If you have one then you only deal with the bigger trunks and you burn less wood should you decide to burn them.
You are doing great! I remember well the first time someone tossed Bobcat keys at me and told me to go do work. Let's just say nobody else ever ran it slower than me. Letsdig18 makes it look easy but he's been doing this stuff for like 20 years. Anyway there is one other reason your excavator makes sense: resale value. You are not going to put thousands of hours on that machine and wear it out. It is going to be low hours like-new forever. You can always sell it if you ever had to. No problem. So it is pretty low risk long-term. A wise choice.
ATTA-BOY, Great first day on the excavator!! Check out Mike Morgan's (Outdoor With The Morgan's) 'Work Brau' rake that he has for his excavator. Works great on digging roots and handling brush. Mike swears by it. Happy Trails!!
You are doing great Andrew. If you had an 8-inch or 10 inch bucket like for trenching, that's easier to dig out around the roots of trees. The smaller buckets you can get more precise around a tree without digging up a bunch of ground. I hope that helps. I still love that grappler in action.
I've already bought a 12 inch bucket and a 36. Problem is the thumb pin is 15 inches wide. That almost eliminates any bucket smaller than 16 inches for true digging. I still think a ripper tooth is the way to go for trees and stumps.
Something like a root rake would be good too for the mini ex. Would be nice in the sandy soil as it would all pass through. Makes a good grapple instead of a bucket too!
Just like every little boys childhood of playing in the sandbox with Tonka trucks. Just grownup sized. My wife always says little boys never really grow up, their toys just get bigger and more expensive…
Is that bottom line phone? 7200 above? Curious as to why high voltage line would be that close to the ground? Good putting safety first, what could happen is always what does happen.
Doing great from someone who operates one. Just comes with time and seat hours. I will say don’t get in habit of using hands to operate tracks. Use your feet instead. Bad habit to get into because when you do get the hang of it you will be using both feet and both hands all at once you rub everything together without hesitating
Not sure about your Fire Department jurisdiction and County ordinances related to open burning, but you may need a burn permit to burn agricultural waste.
Too bad you had to take out the trees you planted, but now you have tools (toys:)) to do things easy way. Roots always surprise us, we had a sudden storm with 200kmh gusts and trees behind our apartment building were pulled out of the ground, huge, but shallow roots! From dreaming about a grapple to all of these, thank God:))) Happy 4th July to all of you over there!
if you have enough time and fuel top it off and go out there for abought 4 hours and get used to the controls then start digging! the moveing and digging and dumping will all come to you! practice in different positions also!
don't dig the burnpit below groundwaterlevel, or it won't burn. Use of the excavator will become easier as you get more experience. An idea for next time, put the dump trailer next to you work area and fill it with the excavator instead of making a mountain of tree stuff
I thought about that way too late on the trailer, it for sure should have been staged. Valid point about my burn area, it could be close to water level a few feet down.
🤔🤔🤔🤔 I wonder if I can compare it to playing video games 🤔🤔🤔. Only one way to find out is if I go over there and you give me a shot of running the excavator I can let you know if it's just like playing video games 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🙄🙄
Dude, get out that welder and a few cylinders and build some retorts (and/or some wood gasifiers) -- would love to see some vids of that. Burning slash is such a waste. Throw that wood in a retort: 10x less harm to the atmosphere and you get rewarded with bio-char. The list is too long for what you can do with bio-char, but it's awesome for gardens and pastures. Provides mind boggling surface area for beneficial bacteria and other soil fauna,flora and fungi and it takes hundreds of years to break down (definitely a feature). A decent sized wood gasifier could easily heat your house durning the winter. These kinds of things seem like they'd be right up your alley, in addition to being content-crack -- especially in the hands of someone w/your array of skills. Don't waste that slash -- look at every output as a potential input.
Hey Andrew I know you pick up on stuff quick and you’ll figure this machine out in no time I was just noticing when you are taking down trees especially pines when your pulling them back towards the tractor be careful about the tops popping off and coming back on you Better to dig around and push cause they have a long tap root Don’t ask me how I know this Just my 2 cents God Bless!
Dude, you drive that thing like a drunk monkey 😂😂 Just kidding. lol. I always feel like that when I get on a new piece of equipment. You look like you got it figured out though. I think that tree would’ve thrown me for a loop too, I never would’ve suspected roots that that big on a pine. 😮
@@TKCL if that was my first time on an excavator trying to push that tree over I’d be wondering what I was doing wrong or worried that maybe I didn’t get a big enough excavator. 😂 Especially with Pine you usually think Pine is pretty soft and brittle and goes easy. lol that’s the problem with Florida, you guys have a bunch of weird stuff that goes on down there 😂
Roots for fire wood. You’ll get better with practice on your ex. Need to get a FLAIL head for your ex to take down brush more surgically. I know you got a tractor but a skid steer would be a better addition to your homestead because all of the attachment that are available for them.
I've got a rotary cutter coming. Mulcher takes more hydraulic flow than this machine can produce. The rotary cutter has moving momentum on its side, that should be better for this excavator.
I just hate to see you burn all that material that could be chipped up! Wood chips are such great chicken bedding and mulch. You do not already have a chipper to hook up to your tractor's PTO?
Andrew, I have no doubt that before too long your skill using that excavator will be no different than the professionals. Your abilities are incredible. This will become just one more thing that you are good at.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
I agree!
Congrats on the new machine Andrew! Looking forward to seeing you use it
@@DudeRanchDIY thanks! I've wanted one for years.
I think you ran that thing just fine for the first time. Id like to get a ripper tooth too. Nice work Andrew!
Thank you Kyle! I felt somewhat OK with it, but still a lot to learn.
You're doing great! Amen! Just stay with it and you'll get it right like you do with everything else
Thanks
Awesome video. That grapple makes quick work of the cleanup 😊
Yes it does
I’d say you did just fine for your first time in an excavator. Well done Andrew
Thank you
Looks like you are having a blast with your newest machine.
I love it!
Hi Andrew, you’re doing great job. Back in my past I was using a backhoe to uproot trees with little effort, I would put the end of the arm of the backhoe about 4 feet off the ground beside the tree, with the bucket on the backside then push the tree to the side with arm, just far enough to line the middle of the bucket with the tree, then with bucket extended go all the way to to the ground until the bucket dig in a little, then curl the bucket inward while pulling the arm in. That has always uprooted the trees easily for me. Keep up the great work, hopefully this helps.
Thanks, still a lot to learn.
Massive roots on them pines. Bet your glad you got that machine 💪
I love it!
@@TKCL it's kinda hard to tell, but it seems like you love it. 🤣🤣💪
Andrew, get yourself a Work Brau grapple rake for your excavator. It will make cleaning up those messes and moving logs much easier.
I was looking at those this morning.
Glad you caught that tree limb touching that line in time that could have been bad with it being dry.
Yes it could have been. A big shout out to our power company who showed up same day I called to take care of it.
@TKCL try not to get to hot out there I live in south east Texas and it had been really hot lately and on top of that the humidity has been high to
Haven't seen the old John Deere in awhile. Nice to see it in action.
It's still being used a lot, mostly mowing this time of year.
What is important to remember is to count your rotations and make sure you do the same amount on the other side so the excavator doesn't unscrew it self.
Lol sure thing
It’s crazy how easy they lay over once the ground gets saturated during a hurricane. But when you try to dig them up, it is a nightmare.
Isn't that the truth
Congratulations! I just got mine this afternoon. I have some learning to do but I am up for the task.
Awesome! Enjoy that new machine, I am loving mine.
Congratulations 🥳
Nice toy! I think you need a big PTO driven wood chipper though. If you have one then you only deal with the bigger trunks and you burn less wood should you decide to burn them.
I do have one that will eat up to 8 inch limbs.
Like a kid in a sandbox! 😂. All this time I thought pines had a single long taproot. I was shocked at that root system!
Some pines are that way, but these are definitely different.
@@TKCL I learn something every day!
You are doing great! I remember well the first time someone tossed Bobcat keys at me and told me to go do work. Let's just say nobody else ever ran it slower than me. Letsdig18 makes it look easy but he's been doing this stuff for like 20 years. Anyway there is one other reason your excavator makes sense: resale value. You are not going to put thousands of hours on that machine and wear it out. It is going to be low hours like-new forever. You can always sell it if you ever had to. No problem. So it is pretty low risk long-term. A wise choice.
You sound like me convincing Tiffany I needed to buy it 🤣
ATTA-BOY, Great first day on the excavator!! Check out Mike Morgan's (Outdoor With The Morgan's) 'Work Brau' rake that he has for his excavator. Works great on digging roots and handling brush. Mike swears by it. Happy Trails!!
I definitely watch his content. Thanks!
You are doing great Andrew. If you had an 8-inch or 10 inch bucket like for trenching, that's easier to dig out around the roots of trees. The smaller buckets you can get more precise around a tree without digging up a bunch of ground. I hope that helps.
I still love that grappler in action.
I've already bought a 12 inch bucket and a 36. Problem is the thumb pin is 15 inches wide. That almost eliminates any bucket smaller than 16 inches for true digging. I still think a ripper tooth is the way to go for trees and stumps.
I forgot about the ripper.
Good day.
Morning
@@TKCL Yep
You made it look easy!! Awesome set of tools!! Best, --J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres
Thanks! I'm trying.
Glad you took care of that problem now. You will pickup on the controls with a little practice and yes the werk brau
Rake would probably be better.
Me too, that was a fire waiting to happen.
Hi, Andrew! It’s amazing how this machine took down the pine tree. I could watch you operate it all day long. It’s a beast.
Glad you enjoyed it, a lot more content coming.
@@TKCL hallelujah happy dance
Hi Andrew, that is quit the machine,you are operating it very well. It’s sure coming in handy on the property. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
It sure is, my dream machine.
Something like a root rake would be good too for the mini ex. Would be nice in the sandy soil as it would all pass through. Makes a good grapple instead of a bucket too!
I want a lot of attachments. Need to find money first 🤣
@@TKCL you'll have to find a money tree in those woods. Or find buried treasure with the mini.
Build u a single tooth ripper
Oh, you're just playing. Enjoy! 😆
Yes I am lol.
@@TKCL Looking forward to that burn pit dig! Perhaps the genesis of a future pond?
Already putting the new machine to good use.
I love it!
It'll come to you Andrew, just take your time and be careful not to damage the machine in the process...
I agree, I don't want to damage such an expensive piece of equipment.
I’ve never seen pines with that size of a root ball on a fairly small pine tree.
Me either, no wonder I didn't pop them right out.
149k subs. You’ll be at 150k by the end of the month!!!!! Can I be the first to congratulate you?🎉
We are so thankful and appreciate everyone who believes in us! It's been a heck of a wild ride!
Just like every little boys childhood of playing in the sandbox with Tonka trucks. Just grownup sized. My wife always says little boys never really grow up, their toys just get bigger and more expensive…
Lol I couldn't agree more 🤣
Is that bottom line phone? 7200 above? Curious as to why high voltage line would be that close to the ground? Good putting safety first, what could happen is always what does happen.
Bottom is fiber internet cable, top is standard high voltage.
Doing great from someone who operates one. Just comes with time and seat hours. I will say don’t get in habit of using hands to operate tracks. Use your feet instead. Bad habit to get into because when you do get the hang of it you will be using both feet and both hands all at once you rub everything together without hesitating
Thank you
Not sure about your Fire Department jurisdiction and County ordinances related to open burning, but you may need a burn permit to burn agricultural waste.
We do have to get burn permits.
Too bad you had to take out the trees you planted, but now you have tools (toys:)) to do things easy way. Roots always surprise us, we had a sudden storm with 200kmh gusts and trees behind our apartment building were pulled out of the ground, huge, but shallow roots!
From dreaming about a grapple to all of these, thank God:)))
Happy 4th July to all of you over there!
It's been a long journey but an amazing one. So thankful! Take care and God bless.
if you have enough time and fuel top it off and go out there for abought 4 hours and get used to the controls then start digging! the moveing and digging and dumping will all come to you! practice in different positions also!
That's exactly what I'm doing when I can find time.
@@TKCL right on! im no exspert but im pretty good! i learned on a rental and it was a blast!
Hay! Whats that 3rd line running under the power lines? Fiber?
Yes! We finally got fiber in the area. Waiting for the home hookup portion.
@@TKCL Yeah. They just ran fiber down my road. It's about 100 yards from my driveway now. Maybe I will get it in the next month or so.
👍👍👍👍❤️❤️
What mode are you operating the Bobcat? Backhoe or Excavator? I find excavator easier.
I prefer iso instead of backhoe.
don't dig the burnpit below groundwaterlevel, or it won't burn. Use of the excavator will become easier as you get more experience. An idea for next time, put the dump trailer next to you work area and fill it with the excavator instead of making a mountain of tree stuff
I thought about that way too late on the trailer, it for sure should have been staged. Valid point about my burn area, it could be close to water level a few feet down.
The more seat time you get the better you become.
It's already getting easier.
🤔🤔🤔🤔 I wonder if I can compare it to playing video games 🤔🤔🤔. Only one way to find out is if I go over there and you give me a shot of running the excavator I can let you know if it's just like playing video games 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🙄🙄
Lol my video game experience stopped at duck hunt and tetris 🤣
@@TKCL LoL so your telling me your classically trained
Yep!
So are we all pretending we didn’t see the new toy for the grasshopper under the wood shed 👀🤣
You mean the flail, blower or deck? I've already released that video. It isn't mine, I borrowed it from someone I know to make a video.
@@TKCL the blower! I must have missed that one.
@@rjanslum461 I didn't get a chance to use the blower. It was dropped off with the mower decks. I was far more interested in testing the mowers.
Dude, get out that welder and a few cylinders and build some retorts (and/or some wood gasifiers) -- would love to see some vids of that. Burning slash is such a waste. Throw that wood in a retort: 10x less harm to the atmosphere and you get rewarded with bio-char. The list is too long for what you can do with bio-char, but it's awesome for gardens and pastures. Provides mind boggling surface area for beneficial bacteria and other soil fauna,flora and fungi and it takes hundreds of years to break down (definitely a feature).
A decent sized wood gasifier could easily heat your house durning the winter.
These kinds of things seem like they'd be right up your alley, in addition to being content-crack -- especially in the hands of someone w/your array of skills.
Don't waste that slash -- look at every output as a potential input.
I've heard of it but I'm not familiar with the process. I'll add it to my list of things to research and potentially build. Thanks!
Hey Andrew I know you pick up on stuff quick and you’ll figure this machine out in no time I was just noticing when you are taking down trees especially pines when your pulling them back towards the tractor be careful about the tops popping off and coming back on you Better to dig around and push cause they have a long tap root Don’t ask me how I know this Just my 2 cents God Bless!
Understand that, these were all cut out on the tops. No risk of anything falling on the cab. Thanks, God bless!
Dude, you drive that thing like a drunk monkey 😂😂
Just kidding. lol. I always feel like that when I get on a new piece of equipment. You look like you got it figured out though. I think that tree would’ve thrown me for a loop too, I never would’ve suspected roots that that big on a pine. 😮
Lol thanks! Roots are not supposed to be as big as the tree 👀
@@TKCL if that was my first time on an excavator trying to push that tree over I’d be wondering what I was doing wrong or worried that maybe I didn’t get a big enough excavator. 😂 Especially with Pine you usually think Pine is pretty soft and brittle and goes easy. lol that’s the problem with Florida, you guys have a bunch of weird stuff that goes on down there 😂
@@ShaneZettelmier lol yes we do! Weird people too 🤣
Roots for fire wood. You’ll get better with practice on your ex. Need to get a FLAIL head for your ex to take down brush more surgically. I know you got a tractor but a skid steer would be a better addition to your homestead because all of the attachment that are available for them.
I've got a rotary cutter coming. Mulcher takes more hydraulic flow than this machine can produce. The rotary cutter has moving momentum on its side, that should be better for this excavator.
😅👍🤙
I just hate to see you burn all that material that could be chipped up! Wood chips are such great chicken bedding and mulch. You do not already have a chipper to hook up to your tractor's PTO?
I do have a chipper and will chip again soon.
Cutting 'em with the chain saw might have been easier.
I didn't want stumps in the areas I'll be mowing.
Who the hell do you think you are "Andrew" LOL 😂
🤷🤷🤔🤔
At least I didn't tear up my new fiber cable.
Andrew that’s not work thats play time, looks like fun just extended play from being a child only with larger toys.
It's definitely play time!
@@TKCL
Has it already been extended from the street pole to your on property pole???
Build your own tooth
I may.