When I was a kid my neighbor owned a machine with tracks and whenever my brother and I wanted to play in the dirt he would offer his track machine and we would go to town cleaning the tracks lol.. Kept us busy and now I realized why he would laugh and offer us money hahah! We were just having fun! I never realized it was actually helpin him out!
I could watch this stuff here all the time. 👍🏼 fascinating to see how powerful these machines are!! They just throw these trees around like they're nothin! I understand it's soooo dangerous what you do, and I have so much respect for you guys. Stay safe and please keep 'em coming!!!
The struggle is real. Cleaning those tracks reminds me of cleaning ice out from under a snow plow truck in Michigan. I had a digging bar made out of a torsion bar that came out of some old Chrysler. They used to drag those trucks in the shop and want them fixed with so much ice caked on them you couldent see the undercarriage and want the transmission pulled out and fixed ASAP!
Tim you need a 3ft deep creek to drive through every couple of days to wash the frames clean, but then you would miss out on all that exercise of digging em out.
That Echo might have something for that 394. Man I saw ya pause for a second cleaning out those tracks. If ya think like I do, majority of the time I'm thinking"there's gotta be a better way" Wife always tells me to do yoga with her,I'm like "baby if you follow me and do what I do all day,last thing you want to think about at end of the day is doing yoga.
Should see if Milwaukee makes an air chisel type substitute. You could modify a longer end with a + shaped end on it. Spur of the moment idea as I was watching.
Tim, I feel your pain. I had forgotten about the difficulties of cleaning tracks. Just think , "it could have been worse", it could have been 100 degrees....lol! Thanks for showing the not so glamorous side of logging, if that side exist!!!!....lol Btw, rain is coming, it rained here this morning and its thundering at 3.30 p.m. now. ....13
Man there was a lot of mud stuck in that undercarriage. From what I understand, that wears out the sprockets and rails of the undercarriage. Like mud wears out u joints and bearings on wheeled vehicles.
If you pressure washed those tracks would it just make it worse by making all the mud wet? Just tryin to think of another way to do that.. Def looks like a workout!! As if you don't get a hard enough workout just doing your kind of work all day!! It'll keep ya in shape that's for sure! Great job Tim! I'm impressed!
Try using a digging bar when dirt dried like that the heavy bar does most of the work not beating your brains out with light shovel....ive dug my fair share of dried mud tracks myself works for me you might give it a try.....
Hey Cottontop.. how about trying the M18 FUEL 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 1 in. SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer.... $299 tool only at home depot?? Could break thru and make it easier to use the tile spade to finish it up... just thinking??
If you start getting radiating pain in your left arm and jaw. Stop. I started popping Nitro watching Cotontop3 do this. I'm sure Milwaukee makes a cordless Jack Hammer for this application.
just a SUGGEATION BUT A 2 POUND HAMMER AND A LENGHT OF IRON PIPE MIGHT BUST UP THAT DIRT AND STUFF IN THE TRACKS EASIER THEN YOU COULD SHOVEL IT OUT MUCH EASIER
Man I can't believe how that soil down there is like concrete when it drys can you lossen it up a little run it back and forth then lift one track at a time and run the track around to kind of vibrate it a little and then dig out the rest of the way
*HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL YOU GOBLINS* LOL Tim thank you for not letting Cottonwood send us a Halloween message.. Great video Tim, I see Chad sporting the chainsaw massacre look for the holiday ...LMAO.. Take care Tim..
would a spud bar (crowbar) be a help in clearing 'el concreto'. Be a lot more sturdy than that garden spade. 13 mins watching a guy clear dried up mud outta the track frame.....I don't feel so bad having to walk around a warehouse with purpose now LOL!!!
He is obviously not my employee but he seems to be a decent employee, Cheaper then losing him for months on the job because he cut his face open? On the other hand maybe he just don’t take care of his equipment and new saw would end up just like the one he has, in that case go for it chad.
When I was a kid my neighbor owned a machine with tracks and whenever my brother and I wanted to play in the dirt he would offer his track machine and we would go to town cleaning the tracks lol.. Kept us busy and now I realized why he would laugh and offer us money hahah! We were just having fun! I never realized it was actually helpin him out!
Did a job a couple years ago, all mud !! Got tired of shoveling, grabbed the water wagon and a 2in hose. Yep well worth hauling it around!!!
Good Ol fashioned WORK! Alot of todays youngins need to experience some of it.
Great video Tim thanks for sharing
I could watch this stuff here all the time. 👍🏼 fascinating to see how powerful these machines are!! They just throw these trees around like they're nothin! I understand it's soooo dangerous what you do, and I have so much respect for you guys. Stay safe and please keep 'em coming!!!
The struggle is real. Cleaning those tracks reminds me of cleaning ice out from under a snow plow truck in Michigan. I had a digging bar made out of a torsion bar that came out of some old Chrysler. They used to drag those trucks in the shop and want them fixed with so much ice caked on them you couldent see the undercarriage and want the transmission pulled out and fixed ASAP!
Cottonwood is probably like the Chuck Norris of loggers... his tracks never need to be shoveled out.
Tim you need a 3ft deep creek to drive through every couple of days to wash the frames clean, but then you would miss out on all that exercise of digging em out.
That Echo might have something for that 394. Man I saw ya pause for a second cleaning out those tracks. If ya think like I do, majority of the time I'm thinking"there's gotta be a better way" Wife always tells me to do yoga with her,I'm like "baby if you follow me and do what I do all day,last thing you want to think about at end of the day is doing yoga.
Kevin Harris lol... True! Try it sometime tho you might be surprised!
Should see if Milwaukee makes an air chisel type substitute. You could modify a longer end with a + shaped end on it. Spur of the moment idea as I was watching.
Tim, I feel your pain. I had forgotten about the difficulties of cleaning tracks. Just think , "it could have been worse", it could have been 100 degrees....lol! Thanks for showing the not so glamorous side of logging, if that side exist!!!!....lol
Btw, rain is coming, it rained here this morning and its thundering at 3.30 p.m. now. ....13
Tim you need one of those Milwakee cordless demo hammers with a spade on it
Another awesome video
Seeing Cottonwood with Chad in the Crack Wagon would be a riot. Make it happen, Tim.
I know this is a dumb question but what about the other side cleaning them tracks is nuts
Air Chisel would work!! I’m sure Milwaukee has one they could send you...
Now that is a good idea.
Man there was a lot of mud stuck in that undercarriage. From what I understand, that wears out the sprockets and rails of the undercarriage. Like mud wears out u joints and bearings on wheeled vehicles.
If you pressure washed those tracks would it just make it worse by making all the mud wet? Just tryin to think of another way to do that.. Def looks like a workout!! As if you don't get a hard enough workout just doing your kind of work all day!! It'll keep ya in shape that's for sure! Great job Tim! I'm impressed!
Try using a digging bar when dirt dried like that the heavy bar does most of the work not beating your brains out with light shovel....ive dug my fair share of dried mud tracks myself works for me you might give it a try.....
I see Chad put the backup sensor back on the crackwagon.
track cleaning glamorous part of oneship
I was waiting for Cottonwood to show up and give Chad some tips on chainsaw cutting, lol. Have a good afternoon sir.
Maybe Milwaukee can send u a cordless jack hammer.
That's harder than running a chainsaw
You need to have a 100v or 240v supply generated by that machine. You could then plug in a concrete breaker to do that job.
You could weld up a 2 or 3 ft tool to keep it out of the dirt...
Hey Cottontop.. how about trying the M18 FUEL 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 1 in. SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer.... $299 tool only at home depot?? Could break thru and make it easier to use the tile spade to finish it up... just thinking??
Chad, that was awesome pooch,, I mean chainsaw work LOL
If you start getting radiating pain in your left arm and jaw. Stop. I started popping Nitro watching Cotontop3 do this. I'm sure Milwaukee makes a cordless Jack Hammer for this application.
good morning Tim. great video as always. later tator
damn you need one of those Milwaukee cordless demo hammers with a spade on it
Chad needs a little CT3 refresher coarse on chainsaw fundamentals 101
He needs that brake put back on lol
Enjoyed the video tim say hello to Chad for me enjoy see him on some of your videos . Them tracks can be a bear to clean out have a good day
We had a shovel like that in till I threw in the creeks went got the big pressure washer it does it a lot faster
just a SUGGEATION BUT A 2 POUND HAMMER AND A LENGHT OF IRON PIPE MIGHT BUST UP THAT DIRT AND STUFF IN THE TRACKS EASIER THEN YOU COULD SHOVEL IT OUT MUCH EASIER
Man I can't believe how that soil down there is like concrete when it drys can you lossen it up a little run it back and forth then lift one track at a time and run the track around to kind of vibrate it a little and then dig out the rest of the way
Milwakee needs to invent a battery powered chisel. I wonder if a track cleaning service would pay for itself.
Cleaning tacks is a tuff job. Great video
It’s by far the worst part about a track machine.
cotontop3 at least you don’t have to worry about getting a flat 😂😂
The only thing worse than cleaning tracks is the consequence of not cleaning them out.
What model echo is that Tim?
Chad is funny too.
At least the dirt was dry and not a horrible sloppy mess ;-)
Milwaukee doesn't make cordless jack hammer ?
Good morning cotontop3
Yea there has to be an easier way of cleaning those tracks out. like a little mini Jack hammer.
*HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL YOU GOBLINS* LOL Tim thank you for not letting Cottonwood send us a Halloween message..
Great video Tim, I see Chad sporting the chainsaw massacre look for the holiday ...LMAO.. Take care Tim..
Hey cynthia,hope all is good your way
@@timcrawford4495 Hey Tim, Great to see ya my friend, If you take anyone Trick/Treating be safe out there, Oh yea it's all good here..
How often do you tighten the tracks on your loader ??? wes says hi
What is the purpose of making log biscuits?
would a spud bar (crowbar) be a help in clearing 'el concreto'. Be a lot more sturdy than that garden spade. 13 mins watching a guy clear dried up mud outta the track frame.....I don't feel so bad having to walk around a warehouse with purpose now LOL!!!
Dynamite wouldn't be a bad idea or a Milwaukee m18 rotary jackhammer with a spade bit
hello from scotland
Don't Milwauke have a power tool for that???
you got that right!!
whats he making with those slices
His wife is using them but I’m not sure what for.
I thought for a minute ur going do some sly from "OVER THE TOP! !" Do pull ups off the machine. Lol
Good video
Maybe Milwaukee will make a battery powered jack hammer.
You need a big concrete hammer drill lol
Track booger’s
I’m sorry Chad, but you need to stick to skidding😂😂😂😂😂
I know I ain't first
I hate cleaning tracks 5min latter looks like you never cleaned them
Anyone who wants a upper body workout. Clean out a undercarriage just once.
Please buy Chad a saw with a chain brake
Why do I have to buy it?
He is obviously not my employee but he seems to be a decent employee, Cheaper then losing him for months on the job because he cut his face open? On the other hand maybe he just don’t take care of his equipment and new saw would end up just like the one he has, in that case go for it chad.