CAT D11R Dozers at Work - Deep Ripping with Fowler Brothers Farming!

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  • @AllisChalmersMN
    @AllisChalmersMN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I know these machines are big but seeing people right next to them really shows how massive they are.

  • @auck1969
    @auck1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just want to thank you and your family for the farming you do. Our farmers in this country are treated very badly and are very under paid and appreciated. Thanks again. Great video!

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @NIP_00
      @NIP_00 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here in Sri lanka too.. Even Fisherman are richer than them. The Government buys their harvest for low prices and most of them are suffering with loan problems and poverty.

  • @dannywilsher4165
    @dannywilsher4165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I worked as an engineer for Cat back in the day. Awesome company and equipment!!!

  • @michaelrutledge7048
    @michaelrutledge7048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very cool!! I was out in SD last year and traveled up 5 to visit friends in Walnut Creek. I couldn’t believe all the farmland in the valley(s). Truly, America's fruit/vegetable garden!! Good job, boys!!
    Also, years ago, two of my best summers (18th and 19th) were spent operating equipment at a local limestone quarry in NW Ohio. I ran an international TD25 dozer and a Cat (can’t remember model) with a 1 1/2 cy bucket. Also, a mix of other misc. equipment. Lordy, did I have fun... AND they paid me!!

  • @wizeguy2007
    @wizeguy2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    A 3208 has 636 cubic inches where a 3508 has 2105 cubic inches. Just a little difference in horse power. Love that yellow iron.

    • @elainecarpenter2817
      @elainecarpenter2817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      just shows this guy dont know what he talking about....

    • @perrysmith6872
      @perrysmith6872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't know the cubic ins but I did know a 3208 doesn't have that much Hp . A 3208 was a thro away motor because of no sleeves .

    • @wizeguy2007
      @wizeguy2007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perry Smith Actually the NA engines were rated @. 200-210 Hp if I remember correctly. That was a highway rating. After Cat started manufacturing the turbo charged engines the Hp rating went to 300 Hp in motorhome type applications which used an air to air cooler core type application. On highway type trucks (produce delivery etc.) were rated at 225-250 Hp In the beginning. As far as a sleeveless type block you correct but Cat had oversize pistons where you would just send the block to the machine shop and have the block bored oversize. Then reassembled with OS pistons.

    • @pedropasillas7031
      @pedropasillas7031 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can get a peak of the valve covers which are definitely not from a 3208

    • @MIGuy
      @MIGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wizeguy2007 and ... they were remanufactured by Cat Renan in Corinth, MS. sidebar fact ...the 5.00 stroke was alast minute addition to the program (Ford 1160 by Caterpillar))

  • @TS-mq1fj
    @TS-mq1fj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Found this by accident, glad i did. Interesting and informative, thank you.

  • @be6322
    @be6322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I used to do this with a D9H.. slip ripping for Liebelt Inc, Central Valley about 15 years ago. Great video, really miss the job.

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It seems like it would definitely be a fun job!

    • @carlcarlamos9055
      @carlcarlamos9055 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like a good application for global positioning.

  • @seancollins6524
    @seancollins6524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing like Hp ,a Sweet Machine. Looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @combinelover8988
    @combinelover8988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very interesting!
    I've always enjoyed watching dozers work, but this presentation made me feel like I was in the driver's seat, as well.
    Lots of useful information for further understanding these magnificent machines.

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was definitely a really cool feeling getting to sit in that driver's seat.

  • @siuealangi9624
    @siuealangi9624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm in total awe: 6' deep ripper? Wow!

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have to get through that hard pan! It is concrete hard!

  • @kluckfabrication5991
    @kluckfabrication5991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    “Tip protector” hehehe that is how baby dozers get made.

    • @snakehayseed1732
      @snakehayseed1732 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Needle in the STACK ♿

    • @Houndini
      @Houndini 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wear guard cheaper than buying whole new shank. That what it basic is. Fab? Welder? You might know & understand then. We do lots & very Lots of hard facing metal on these type of equipment. Everything big bucks get into these big boy's. We still going through lots turbo's on our D-11's, I Think we got it fixed now. Very lot dust around engine area in heavy rock. Hard working move lot material quick dozer.

    • @TheLinden99
      @TheLinden99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You wouldn't believe it but the tip protector on my D10 fell of the other day.. only took 2 minute and and a hand from the fitter to get it back on

    • @keystonedaytrip238
      @keystonedaytrip238 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta protect the shank

  • @matthewdowd4686
    @matthewdowd4686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m from Oakdale my grandparents built their house here in 74’ soo cool to see what our local farmers are doin, I’m stoked to have found youre channel I’m subbn!! 🤘

  • @ddorn04
    @ddorn04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This all started with Collins and Barger land leveling. They leveled the Tulare lake bottom in the 60's and 70's. Cat was king.

  • @saro4761
    @saro4761 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I love this clip!!! I have seen it several times still feels great to watch!!!!!

  • @JSPADED81
    @JSPADED81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Crazy seeing a 11 in farming... awesome machine!!!

    • @twhaz2001
      @twhaz2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Costly though. Diesel is not cheap and the D-11 is a thirsty beast.

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    :)...Nice!...I lived in Vacaville when I was in the service...We had almond growers near us..They pronounce Almonds correctly...Ah-Mend ... The local joke was; you don't hear the "L" because you gotta " Knock the L out of em to get them out of the trees"...:) ... I try to tell my people in Philly how it's pronounced...They argue of course...Thanks for the upload and I've been in construction for 30 years, here in the east; that ground out west is RIDICULOUSLY hard...Never saw dirt that hard!

  • @colinhunter8793
    @colinhunter8793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I used to run a d11, albeit a lot older than this one, at a quarry in Wyoming. Awesome machines.

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that's usually where you see those machines most often!

  • @robertslegers257
    @robertslegers257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep watching this video. There is something primeval about it.

  • @vantagetes
    @vantagetes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Not a 3208 which is 210-435HP but rather a 3508 which is spec'd out at 850 Flywheel HP (935 Gross HP) for a D11R. They should also be running a counterweight up front to keep the dozer level on its tracks, especially with that extra wing on the ripper. You can see how bad the machine is squatting to the rear. Speaking of weights that's a push block on the back of the ripper not a weight. The ripper will suck itself down when set at the correct angle.

    • @bossmonkey1126
      @bossmonkey1126 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always amuses me when a company owns millions of dollars worth of Iron and knows basically nothing about the actual equipment. Just more proof business is run by the billing department not the technical department

  • @oby-1607
    @oby-1607 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was pretty awesome. Those trees will be happy.

  • @luiseldewashington1768
    @luiseldewashington1768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My boss has a side business doing the same thing in Washington state, we mark tree rows, rip and disk fields! Custom work!

  • @wasdaletimelapse7658
    @wasdaletimelapse7658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, thanks for sharing. I just bought the Cat d11 to add to my extensive Lego collection and I am just about to start building it. I can’t wait to get it pushing stuff around.

  • @woodsy900
    @woodsy900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Now if I've learnt anything from TH-cam there should have been. 🎸 Shake hands with danger 🎸 at the end

    • @PeeDeeFarmer
      @PeeDeeFarmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andrew Ingram gold😂

    • @landtechnik4k
      @landtechnik4k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the Riff is the signal to be cautious

    • @IanLConnors
      @IanLConnors 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      haha I just watched that video!

    • @gobdeep
      @gobdeep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Andrew Ingram Shake Hands with Danger brought me here

    • @timberslasher4899
      @timberslasher4899 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanna be the shake hands with danger stuntman!!

  • @SemperFido9915
    @SemperFido9915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Good stuff. I just found your page, and ever since I moved to Modesto a few years ago, I've been curious about almond farms. I'll be tuning in.

  • @leosypher9993
    @leosypher9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That fine soil can wear stuff out fast, but wow does it shine up the tracks!

    • @nextlevelgamez9243
      @nextlevelgamez9243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you own a D11 the tracks should never sit long enough to get dull or rusty. You would have to keep it booked with work 24/7 to make a profit.

  • @robertdonham4249
    @robertdonham4249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would have been good to get ground level video of it running and just audio of it working for a minute. Appreciate the video and great drone footage.

  • @kewdo1137
    @kewdo1137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'd love to see how they go about planting the almond trees and fertilize and all that jazz

    • @rodyates1
      @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe deep down? That way, the nuts are closer to ground level.

  • @danielkennedy1524
    @danielkennedy1524 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bet you heard it many times, will say again, AWESOME!!!!

  • @fishnbeer556
    @fishnbeer556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I remember seeing this dozer out there ripping a field off hwy 120 near Oakdale last summer

    • @jacibflores97209
      @jacibflores97209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is multiple of these not just one

    • @Alex-uy7pc
      @Alex-uy7pc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jacibflores97209 no no, just one in the country ;)

    • @carlcarlamos9055
      @carlcarlamos9055 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are thick on the ground. All it takes is money.

  • @ronnyvanderwee417
    @ronnyvanderwee417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very interesting. We're not used to that kind of mega-machines here in Belgium.
    Hope to see it work once . Thanks.

  • @AwesomeEarthmovers
    @AwesomeEarthmovers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Nice video and plenty of information.

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks!

    • @jimnunes6286
      @jimnunes6286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great video, the music stinks,would much rather hear the tractor working!!!

    • @jonappleseed5270
      @jonappleseed5270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jimnunes6286 faCTS

    • @djb5320
      @djb5320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope someone washed the inside of that cab.

  • @leosypher9993
    @leosypher9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:52 - that actually IS a standard tractor GPS it's a Trimble EZ guid 250, it's literally one of the most common tractor GPS's out there, we had one for spreading, there are used in tractors all the time and there's nothing fancy about it, it's a bare bones, simplistic GPS, and the deviation thing he talked about is all stuff you can set easily in tractor GPS systems from ag leader, raven, and John Deere (as well as others)

  • @BrowerBandit
    @BrowerBandit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    and here i am in northern ontario hauling the D11 80 miles with the blade and shank on the trailers

    • @seldoon_nemar
      @seldoon_nemar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what's your gross with that load?

  • @mikesmithey4882
    @mikesmithey4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've seen out near Fireball and Bill's Palace where they would Hook Up 3D Nines in the rear ones would have two big claws and they would pull the final one with the claws to break the hardpan and they would pull slabs out of the ground is biggest cars and then they were using to stack them up and make entryways to their ranches

  • @ImpHalla66
    @ImpHalla66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It sure creeks a lot.
    I'd also figure out a way to retain the retracted blade cylinders to keep the dust off them. No reason to get them dirty if they don't have to.

  • @bozoone4464
    @bozoone4464 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s awesome, liked all the details

  • @rodyates1
    @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There's no doubt that them Watermelon roots can be tough.

  • @TimKincaid-ki2uv
    @TimKincaid-ki2uv หลายเดือนก่อน

    Professional operator of course.

  • @olsmokey5256
    @olsmokey5256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Hear the "clicking" in the background? that's the ripper dropping a millimeter at a time. Just some useless info for you

    • @thetigerstripes
      @thetigerstripes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Bruce Lethbridge - why is it doing that ?

    • @slamminsalmon5113
      @slamminsalmon5113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@thetigerstripes The hydraulics tend to creep when the engine is off and there is no pressure from the pump. That ripper is heavy.

    • @jugganaut33
      @jugganaut33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gravity always wins.

    • @anthonyscott3847
      @anthonyscott3847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It's funny somebody mentioned that. I couldn't stop listening to it through the whole video thinking I was the only one that noticed it.

    • @bored.in.california2111
      @bored.in.california2111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Useless info that 113 people so far have appreciated. Thank You!

  • @schmalzilla1985
    @schmalzilla1985 ปีที่แล้ว

    What you don't know, is that it is as badass in person as it is on camera.

  • @thatsmyrc
    @thatsmyrc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I got a sprinkler line I need to instal in the yard this would do the job wouldn’t it 🤪😂👍🏼 Very nice rig guys

    • @hoffer54
      @hoffer54 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't have much of a yard left!

    • @hoffer54
      @hoffer54 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't have much of a yard left though!

    • @keystonedaytrip238
      @keystonedaytrip238 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh, I’d prolly go with the next bigger model

  • @captjim007
    @captjim007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Deep ripping with my 1949 D2 wide track is 2 feet. Still fun running it.

  • @framfull
    @framfull 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great clip, very informative! Worked with farming i Dixon back in the 80s. Ripping with D6 with three legs.

  • @RADOMIRATA
    @RADOMIRATA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's really majestic. one of the best heavy machine videos i've seen.

  • @puncherdavis9727
    @puncherdavis9727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Amands.. LOL its ALLMONDS.. I love it :)

    • @chrisbeekley1887
      @chrisbeekley1887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its almond

    • @puncherdavis9727
      @puncherdavis9727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chrisbeekley1887 Evidently you totally lost the the sense of humor part of the statement :)

    • @nathangonzales3768
      @nathangonzales3768 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol Well people pronounce things differently depending on which region of the country your from

    • @alleycat1084
      @alleycat1084 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      puncher davis Kinda like the Almond Brothers....?😳

  • @matthewmcnab322
    @matthewmcnab322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we use to use katmatsu 455 to do ripping, they had a better track setup for straight ripping, or hook two 355 in tandem to pull the ground that a single d11 couldn't do, you also see two d10's together to pull some areas in madera and westside Fresno

  • @shibumi5210
    @shibumi5210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just want to hear the sound of that beast going by 3 feet away, and imagine the way it feels under my feet... probably about a 3 on the Richter scale...

  • @uhitskyle
    @uhitskyle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good content guys!!
    Keep it coming!!

  • @stevebrenner8503
    @stevebrenner8503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Dude as my grandfather would have said that's drier than a popcorn fart there.

    • @ronsanchez2842
      @ronsanchez2842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Steve Brenner think we had same grandpa

    • @yrunaked4
      @yrunaked4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we are all related

    • @who_cares848
      @who_cares848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hahaha my dad says that all the time

    • @hoffer54
      @hoffer54 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@who_cares848 I stopped eating popcorn.

    • @njemnu112
      @njemnu112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Probably pulverizing the already dry soil

  • @jaydenritchie1992
    @jaydenritchie1992 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you find less sprocket wear with the high track compared to the sprocket in the ground, and does the chain wear more as it get bent more times compared to oval track or because it's not bending 180 its mitigates the wear?

  • @jake10373
    @jake10373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We have several D11R's at the mine I work at.

  • @brentsmith5647
    @brentsmith5647 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video thank u 😍👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @lfeco
    @lfeco 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That is an impressive machine.

  • @davidoutdoors74
    @davidoutdoors74 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man That Dozer has power. I built a Rc Dozer That weight 100lbs. Moves dirt but nothing like this CAT

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd have loved to hear the machine more than the music. Especially to hear it start & see how to do so.
    Question: Why do some dozers have the drive cog up high? It requires a longer track and drives the track at an angle instead of parallel to its travel as an end-drive would do.
    Also: How is GPS used and how are the runs back and forth planned out?

    • @stu741zyphia158
      @stu741zyphia158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      having the final drive up high has certain advantages as to what the machine is specd to work for. theyre called a hi track and are good for torque, more leverage on the track, they'll usually come with the wide track package for more traction to go along with it which these people would definitely need and another benefit for them is because like he said the ground is so abrasive that it also helps to keep the final drive out of the sand more so the sprocket (the part with the teeth that integrate with the track) wear slower. its always cheaper to replace a idler (the smooth wheels in the track) than a sprocket when they wear out

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stu741zyphia158: Thanks, that was very thorough.

    • @rodyates1
      @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The wheel is up high because then you can walk up the track to get to the cab. Thats obvious. The GPS is to help ensure you are still in the right paddock.

  • @DARKSIDEXIII
    @DARKSIDEXIII 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the striped down dozer WTF are amens great vid guys

  • @jikemenkins7098
    @jikemenkins7098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sweet video dude. Will you please make another video with a D11? Just set your drone to orbit and let it go for a full duration flight, then post the full video with no cuts. Id seriously watch this thing rip rows for 30 mins straight!

  • @Smart-Skippy
    @Smart-Skippy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video. Thanks Guys.

  • @nycsox987
    @nycsox987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The fuel usage of the machine is insane!

    • @animenut69
      @animenut69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably wouldn't be that bad since it's easy ripping

    • @jaytrock3217
      @jaytrock3217 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not as insane as the water usage to produce a single nut or grape. That is what I always laugh about farmers in California.

    • @jaytrock3217
      @jaytrock3217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@regsparkes6507 Yes, insane. The farmers plant these items to keep water rights. 5 years later when it isn't cost effect they want from state to pay them plow it down. They plant these in drought. I know why they do it, but come on man you know it is gaming the system. If you don't agree with what I said do tell me what I said was wrong. Thanks.

    • @xreconusmc3156
      @xreconusmc3156 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicholas Heath it’s about 1.265. Ah fill

    • @rodyates1
      @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its the radio that uses up the fuel..

  • @panthermartin7784
    @panthermartin7784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Work in a mine in northern Alberta, brand new D11T's, work on them every day n here n there a D8R or 10R or 11R rolls into the shop, thank christ they leave, pain in the ass to work on, the new ones are way more mech friendly to work on but the emission systems are pure junk, brutal, cant imagine a private buisness owning one. With winter around the corner cant wait for the temps to hit neg 48 n the Cat starts to bark.

    • @watchmenwall1479
      @watchmenwall1479 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do ya like Alberta ?
      What's the weather like in summer time there ?

    • @panthermartin7784
      @panthermartin7784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@watchmenwall1479 Alberta is our Texas, summer was a rain fest but the fall weather is great, hit -8C last night already, the bull elk are in full rut, cold night you can hear them bugle for miles, love this time of year, got the 77 K30 greased up ready for the bush roads.

  • @phatforrest
    @phatforrest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Does this machine come with a Prop 65 warning?

  • @colgatetoothpaste4865
    @colgatetoothpaste4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I ORDERED MINE FROM EBAY , WHEN I GET IT I WILL MAKE AN UNBOXING VIDEO

  • @TheGregWallace
    @TheGregWallace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Did you call 811 before you started digging.

    • @jrbarn1472
      @jrbarn1472 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greg Wallace haha!!

    • @carlcarlamos9055
      @carlcarlamos9055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can laugh, but there are gas pipelines that could vaporize that machine.

  • @alexanderpadilla100
    @alexanderpadilla100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very awesome machines!!

  • @cletrac12c72
    @cletrac12c72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    3208's an ole Ford Louisville motor! lol That's a 3508 850hp tractor there.

    • @tallone09
      @tallone09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      3208 wouldn't even move that much weight.

    • @MidniteLiquid
      @MidniteLiquid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hehehe, it's only half of a 3516 but it sounds like a locomotive motor when it idles. I love the 3508!

    • @arfarms5711
      @arfarms5711 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon Taylor I was thinking same thing

    • @fastst1
      @fastst1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tallone09 It'd budge it, but at a much lower speed :)

    • @idontwantanaccount6941
      @idontwantanaccount6941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yea i was like wait what? no way

  • @brucejohnson8521
    @brucejohnson8521 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember hearing stories of quad nines in tandem with a 10 foot ripper ripping then laying flex gas line through the desert

  • @malachimarch956
    @malachimarch956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Aamonds huh?

    • @farmerbob4554
      @farmerbob4554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Malachi March I’ve heard it el-muns, ah-monds, and all-mons too!

    • @Binford2500
      @Binford2500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yup. Amuns.

    • @sanfranciscobay
      @sanfranciscobay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@farmerbob4554 I learned it as All-mons.

    • @robertland419
      @robertland419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Malachi March you knock the L out when the nut comes off the tree

    • @PhilipAlonzo
      @PhilipAlonzo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where do i apply

  • @victorclaas9416
    @victorclaas9416 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spent hundreds of hrs.doing this on our 1000 acre dairy farm in Wisconsin

  • @AirzGamingTTV
    @AirzGamingTTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Im having a hard time comprehending the return on investment with such expensive run time and fuel costs.... great video thank you for sharing

    • @joaomonteiro5241
      @joaomonteiro5241 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I has an agronomic, i say the same.

    • @sydbates6398
      @sydbates6398 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Expensive

    • @warrentavernia5136
      @warrentavernia5136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what investment, have you ever baught a pound of nuts lately??

    • @philcoletta3062
      @philcoletta3062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s something you only do once and a orchard can last a lifetime. I’m sure these people have thought about the cost and return on investment.

    • @Drivapete
      @Drivapete 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you seen the price of "ammonds" and pistachios lately! Pert near gotta fill out a credit form!

  • @human3444
    @human3444 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    California.💚

  • @jessicaembers924
    @jessicaembers924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man, i can't afford This type of plowing.
    Maybe i'll just go pick some wild berries?

  • @craigkeller
    @craigkeller 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is the water coming from for all those ammons?

  • @nickb2833
    @nickb2833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You boys must have a nice bank manager 😂

  • @rogermarshall8991
    @rogermarshall8991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ran a D-10 back in the 80's. It was a monster machine.
    The D-11 is half again the size. Nice crawler.

  • @Minerals333
    @Minerals333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How many watermelons/almonds do you need to grow to buy and run one of those?

    • @greg9403
      @greg9403 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just paying for the fuel. The fuel line must be a garden hose. 😆

    • @rodyates1
      @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a lot, but they are fairly big.

  • @ocastego8645
    @ocastego8645 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice job. beautiful machine. i working in holt cat repairing them

  • @noelscammell662
    @noelscammell662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    No man in there right mind would give this video a thumbs down
    BE EPIC to hear that diesel ENGINE NOISE

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We realized that we didn’t have any sound from it after we got the video up! We definitely learned from our mistake on that one!

    • @noelscammell662
      @noelscammell662 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      California Farmer
      Could you edit it
      And add another minute or two on to hear that engine roar
      At the end of video ?

    • @danh8302
      @danh8302 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe they are Komatsu fans...

  • @orgcoast5990
    @orgcoast5990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks guys. I grew up not to far from where you are working this field. Nice to hear someone, other than myself, pronounce 'almonds' the correct way. Gotta be a valley rat I guess.

    • @noobonpc275
      @noobonpc275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      where is this field? outside of davis ca?

  • @samson1200
    @samson1200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    New Sub here from Oregon. I enjoy learning about the challenges you have growing different produce and their challenges respectively.I am retired with some down time on my hands and figured it was more interesting than porn lol,.

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha!! Glad to have you!

    • @samson1200
      @samson1200 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CaliforniaFarmer With the water shortage and the bees dying off I wonder how the long term planning is affected for the ammonds and other orchards.

    • @Ghhyuttgg
      @Ghhyuttgg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Noel Martin when tractors get more interesting than porn, you really are finished cowboy

    • @dozer1642
      @dozer1642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Noel Martin the bees are not dying off mysteriously. Bees have to be managed correctly like any other animal and beekeepers that don’t manage their bees, lose their flock. The veroa mite can be treated for.
      The water “shortage” in California is a result of decades of environmentalists getting their way over our farmers.
      The stories we all hear on the news are part of an agenda.

    • @rodyates1
      @rodyates1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noel, What do you mean?... This IS porn.

  • @Stewbob112
    @Stewbob112 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ayyyeee 209 and Modesto was mentioned lol. Dozer is sick👌🏻

    • @Eddievargas1
      @Eddievargas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “To what’s called Modesto” I call it methdesto

  • @Hockeymike16
    @Hockeymike16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    how much torque does that engine make? max towing capacity?

    • @davepenn9181
      @davepenn9181 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It'll pull 6 water skiers with ease. ;-)

  • @mikesmithey4882
    @mikesmithey4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Be interested to know how many claws you've ripped off the back of that machine and had to have it repaired

  • @neilpuckett359
    @neilpuckett359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm interested in the financial part do you actually purchase these machines or lease them?

    • @darylherlick2344
      @darylherlick2344 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There older dozzers, they likely bought them off auction site or used sitting at a dealer

    • @CaliforniaFarmer
      @CaliforniaFarmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We hire out for this deep ripping. The Fowler Brothers do custom work for farmers. We hire them just for that one time of deep ripping.

    • @yoyo5069
      @yoyo5069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I eat burritos and drink cheap beers for deep ripping

  • @roryderbyshire4630
    @roryderbyshire4630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome mate

  • @kopenhagenkid
    @kopenhagenkid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome cat

  • @DumbCarGuy
    @DumbCarGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    are ammonds the same thing as almonds

  • @GRADE8BOLT
    @GRADE8BOLT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That wuld be a long day kinda boring just ripping not building or pushing any dirt

    • @swazeyyy
      @swazeyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Doesn't matter when you get paid big bucks

    • @p38lit1
      @p38lit1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      all most as bad as running a roller all day, u maybe able to nod out in that dozer not a roller.

    • @GRADE8BOLT
      @GRADE8BOLT 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@p38lit1
      Yea that be the same

    • @ke6gwf
      @ke6gwf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to do this on a D9, and you are constantly playing to see how perfectly straight you can make your passes, as the ground keeps trying to move you around.
      Sometimes we were running two shifts, and at night on super long fields I would put a Coleman lantern at on end every 6th pass, so I would aim just to the right on one pass, follow the tracks back headed away, then aim for the lantern, follow back, then aim just to the left of the lantern, move the lantern over, and then follow the tracks back.
      This way I would reset the line every other pass, and avoided compounding errors.
      It was especially fun on super dusty fields where you couldn't see the ground because the dust was so thick.
      You would be getting occasional glimpses of the last pass is all.
      Oh to do it again in an 11, with an enclosed cab and A/C! Lol

    • @JustforFun-ki6fk
      @JustforFun-ki6fk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its all about making the big 💰 money !

  • @Jack-ne8vm
    @Jack-ne8vm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    For more weight & traction, leave the dozer blade on... but I'm sure you thought of that. Is there's a gauge in the cab monitoring track slippage? That clicking sound ?

  • @farmerdre1
    @farmerdre1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another great video! Keep up the good work!!

  • @charlescastle5566
    @charlescastle5566 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeah back in the shop.

  • @Ekbergarna
    @Ekbergarna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Pls skip the music next time, wanna hear the sound of that beast!!

    • @qwunk1280
      @qwunk1280 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      All you can here is the turbo and cooling fan. Assuming they are fairly similar to how d10t2 sounds

    • @red1bong
      @red1bong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@qwunk1280 You will hear the tracks too. Its gotta be better then the sh*ty music though. Im all for no music at all just ruined the video.

    • @qwunk1280
      @qwunk1280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@red1bong I run a d10 for a living so it dosent take much away for me. And yes as strange as this sounds I forgot about the tracks, it's kind of always there so it becomes something that I ignore until it makes a bad noise. Nothing like hearing that POW then nothing but a turn.

    • @chrisbooge2217
      @chrisbooge2217 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What you're not taking into consideration is that it's Drone footage and all you would hear without the music overlay is the high-pitched buzzing noise of the little props going buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz

    • @qwunk1280
      @qwunk1280 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      force yes, my bad I made simple error. You must a live a very interesting life looking for grammatical errors to comment on. Good job buddy keep up the good work.

  • @brucejohnson8521
    @brucejohnson8521 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kiewit mechanic yelled at me once backing a D10 in third gear, "a nickle a click when you runmin 3rd".

  • @FarFromEquilibrium
    @FarFromEquilibrium 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are the people in California who actually work. Don't see this in the cities at all.

    • @keystonedaytrip238
      @keystonedaytrip238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FarFromEquilibrium
      Cuz it would be weird using this in the city

    • @MrThisIsMeToo
      @MrThisIsMeToo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keystonedaytrip238 Not that bright are you?

  • @mikemiklowicz4107
    @mikemiklowicz4107 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you ever consider of removing that ripper on the back and attaching a big cultivator or a chisel plow? It seems to be better than a big bud tractor.

  • @RyTrapp0
    @RyTrapp0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "...hey, uhh, have you guys considered no-till?"
    LMAO

    • @warrentavernia5136
      @warrentavernia5136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yo don`t know your ass from a hole in the ground!! he is planting almonds in this field and it is in Calefornia he has to get down to the water table.

    • @farmbilt
      @farmbilt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Last time I checked compaction starts at deepest point of tillage...You do the math...

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@warrentavernia5136 18+ people got the joke - and, then, there's you...

  • @KUD6174
    @KUD6174 ปีที่แล้ว

    I must say it is just EXCELLENT 👍. I wonder if this monster machine tracks themselves creat another super hard pan. Not this 🥘🍳

  • @Futurebeefcake
    @Futurebeefcake 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How do i get one of these tiny dozers? I have about half an acre of land, will this work for my garden?

  • @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853
    @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m dying to know what a machine like this costs new, and what the per hour charge rate is!

    • @tarheeltom73
      @tarheeltom73 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A brand new Cat D11 starts at around $2. million. It's almost never charged by the hour. These dozers are used on large, and often lengthy jobs. Therefore, they are normally leased, or charged by the job. If you were to pay an hourly rate for this size dozer, you should expect to pay $500+ per hour

    • @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853
      @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      tarheeltom73
      Thank you... always curious about big numbers like this.

  • @seanbyrne7919
    @seanbyrne7919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    10:44 🎸Shake hands with danger ✋🔧

  • @cutweldngrind
    @cutweldngrind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is a big dozer. I'm gonna build me one, probably not as big....On to the scrap yard.....