They used to make a bigger one than the 5100. Back when 660,880 were the numbers. Ran a 5100 rental couple of months back in the 90's...loved it. We had Little Giant and Bantam along with Warner Swassey gradalls in the SeaBees. No excavators yet(early 80's). Had backhoe attachments on 977 trackloaders and dragline
Gotta love all the experts who comment on videos about how someone can’t operate a piece of equipment or how they don’t know what they are doing. I’m sure all those “experts” ran every machine for the first time like they’ve been doing it for years. Being a good operator takes the right person and seat time to perfect their skills.
Oh yes, I don't worry too much about the chatter from the negative energy peanut gallery. I know how difficult it can be to operate equipment smoothly and efficiently. This fella was doing just fine and got the job done. Plus this Gradall had a whole lot going on.
I ran one ten years. I was a natural, left handed, and i already forgot more than you or him know about a gradall. He about killed that guy when he dropped that rock. Pipe diwn if you don't know any better
@@shadofax96buddy o ran one ten years. Nothing wrong with the gradall. He had the remote in high gear, almost killed his buddy when he dropped a rock he didn't have ahold of good.. shoes me you haven't ever been around a gradall much. I ran one for Kentucky, and was damn good. I give this dude an f, but hes probably new so not all his fault. Nobody who knows anything for him to watch. I can pick those rock up with one swipe and no thumb attachment. Never ever need one lol😂
who owns and operates this Gradall? I think the coolest thing about the XL5100 is an apparent ability to go without any stabilizers, and that affords the operator the ability to drive the whole thing forward and back from the cabin, something that came in handy a lot here. seeing an unusual truck or machine operated this well makes me wonder what the operator does the rest of his time, and how he can just hop in whatever it is and make it look like he runs the thing 5 days a week. thanks for being your usual kid-at-heart, Bill, I was entertained watching all this (finally).
I think this thing is owned by the County of San Mateo and the operator is your usual Cal-Trans union employee. He has been in the system for 30-40 years and I'm pretty sure he operates all the equipment as needed. However obviously driving this thing requires more skill, so I'm sure he is "that guy" when it comes to when the big Gradall is required. From what I saw, they call this thing out of the garage when landslide mitigation is required or to shore up hard to reach places. Both winters I was up there I saw this thing in the La Honda maintenance yard at some point. I totally agree that the thing I found most stunning was the fact that this truck didn't require stabilizers when the boom was perpendicular to the truck WITH a giant boulder in it's bucket. I'm not sure too many people caught on to that or not, but the boom can be fully extended with a boulder and not tip over. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The next thing was also the fact that he could move the truck forward and backwards from the operator's booth on the boom. Pretty cool stuff! I'm glad you finally got to see this video. I know all we trash truck fans like the trucks for different reasons, but when it comes down to it, I suspect the "robot-esque" aspect of the trucks is on of the core reasons why we prefer garbage trucks over all others. But this Gradall simply takes that to alien worlds. Just stunning.
I'm a gradall operator this guy must run an excavator most of the time he's a but shakey so he isn't used to the control pattern he even blew the horn trying to rotate the boom but considering he's in a small area and not to experienced on it he did pretty good
Turd Ferguson Hello. You are a Gradall operator? I have one G 1000 and have some problems with right up engine. The rpm are not constant and the engine start to max rpm with out accelerator in cab? Please can you help me? The Gradall stay still 25years ,and i buy it from scrapp...
I went onto Gradual's website, and it looks like they have many different models. It's an impressive vehicle to say the least. I really enjoyed watching it in action.
We bought a 5100 and all though it was a great machine Our old 880 was easier to control the bucket when you were finishing off a job that needed that extra touch.. When I was in thick sand the 880 was better at pulling herself out also.
@@shadofax96 Everything from ditch cleaning to scraping off built up road tar at toll lanes, regrading shoulders, slope repair etc etc. If you look at his bucket you see the metal bars running side to side. Clumps of grass and rocks would get caught in them when you drug the bucket causing plow marks. The 880 bucket was smoother and allowed for much better finishing work.
I operator backhoes excavators for over 40 years all I ever did was pipeline construction Public Works water sewer storm drain I hate gray dolls I called them lizards
@@albertjones6176 No I dont, I'm an OTR truck driver, and this scene you are watching here is an emergency situation. The bridge was being undermined by a freak massive rain storm. I'm sure there would have been better pieces of equipment for this task, but at the time it was handy and this needed to be done quick. As for the rock almost crushing the dude, well it didn't so we all go home happy! Just enjoy the odd behavior with unusual equipment.
@@albertjones6176 You have to consider the few minutes an excavator would save would be easily eaten up and more by the time it was loaded tied down transported untied unloaded then loaded tied down transported back untied unloaded again. And clearly a mini would have no chance of reaching where this machine was placing the boulders. It goes road speed to and from the site.
Gradalls are just Frigging AWESOME!!!
I have to agree with you. I was stunned to see everything this truck was capable of.
They used to make a bigger one than the 5100. Back when 660,880 were the numbers. Ran a 5100 rental couple of months back in the 90's...loved it.
We had Little Giant and Bantam along with Warner Swassey gradalls in the SeaBees. No excavators yet(early 80's). Had backhoe attachments on 977 trackloaders and dragline
Gotta love all the experts who comment on videos about how someone can’t operate a piece of equipment or how they don’t know what they are doing. I’m sure all those “experts” ran every machine for the first time like they’ve been doing it for years. Being a good operator takes the right person and seat time to perfect their skills.
Oh yes, I don't worry too much about the chatter from the negative energy peanut gallery. I know how difficult it can be to operate equipment smoothly and efficiently. This fella was doing just fine and got the job done. Plus this Gradall had a whole lot going on.
I ran one ten years. I was a natural, left handed, and i already forgot more than you or him know about a gradall. He about killed that guy when he dropped that rock. Pipe diwn if you don't know any better
@@shadofax96buddy o ran one ten years. Nothing wrong with the gradall. He had the remote in high gear, almost killed his buddy when he dropped a rock he didn't have ahold of good.. shoes me you haven't ever been around a gradall much. I ran one for Kentucky, and was damn good. I give this dude an f, but hes probably new so not all his fault. Nobody who knows anything for him to watch. I can pick those rock up with one swipe and no thumb attachment. Never ever need one lol😂
who owns and operates this Gradall? I think the coolest thing about the XL5100 is an apparent ability to go without any stabilizers, and that affords the operator the ability to drive the whole thing forward and back from the cabin, something that came in handy a lot here. seeing an unusual truck or machine operated this well makes me wonder what the operator does the rest of his time, and how he can just hop in whatever it is and make it look like he runs the thing 5 days a week. thanks for being your usual kid-at-heart, Bill, I was entertained watching all this (finally).
I think this thing is owned by the County of San Mateo and the operator is your usual Cal-Trans union employee. He has been in the system for 30-40 years and I'm pretty sure he operates all the equipment as needed. However obviously driving this thing requires more skill, so I'm sure he is "that guy" when it comes to when the big Gradall is required. From what I saw, they call this thing out of the garage when landslide mitigation is required or to shore up hard to reach places. Both winters I was up there I saw this thing in the La Honda maintenance yard at some point.
I totally agree that the thing I found most stunning was the fact that this truck didn't require stabilizers when the boom was perpendicular to the truck WITH a giant boulder in it's bucket. I'm not sure too many people caught on to that or not, but the boom can be fully extended with a boulder and not tip over. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
The next thing was also the fact that he could move the truck forward and backwards from the operator's booth on the boom. Pretty cool stuff!
I'm glad you finally got to see this video. I know all we trash truck fans like the trucks for different reasons, but when it comes down to it, I suspect the "robot-esque" aspect of the trucks is on of the core reasons why we prefer garbage trucks over all others. But this Gradall simply takes that to alien worlds. Just stunning.
I do operate the newest version 2022 their a lot stronger and faster, yuo can go down the highway driving at 65 mph very versatile machine
You can actually steer the truck chassis from the boom cab as well.
Looks like a bit of a free and easy Maverick operation .. Just get stuck in , and get the job done . Is it in Dingo Land ?
I really like gradall highway speed excavators :-) ;-)
I ran a gradall g3wd, a xl 4100, a t 744 bantam, a badger 670. The bantam was my fave, precice, abd geavy, the strongest of them.
I'm a gradall operator this guy must run an excavator most of the time he's a but shakey so he isn't used to the control pattern he even blew the horn trying to rotate the boom but considering he's in a small area and not to experienced on it he did pretty good
I may be mistaken, but this looks like a fairly complicated machine to operate. You do quite a bit in that tiny little cabin.
Turd Ferguson Hello. You are a Gradall operator? I have one G 1000 and have some problems with right up engine. The rpm are not constant and the engine start to max rpm with out accelerator in cab? Please can you help me? The Gradall stay still 25years ,and i buy it from scrapp...
The construction company I work for has one of these along with a bunch of other companies in my area I built a model one
I went onto Gradual's website, and it looks like they have many different models. It's an impressive vehicle to say the least. I really enjoyed watching it in action.
We bought a 5100 and all though it was a great machine Our old 880 was easier to control the bucket when you were finishing off a job that needed that extra touch.. When I was in thick sand the 880 was better at pulling herself out also.
What are you using the 5100 for?
I still feel for that poor machine. I'd eat him for BREAKFAST
@@shadofax96 Everything from ditch cleaning to scraping off built up road tar at toll lanes, regrading shoulders, slope repair etc etc. If you look at his bucket you see the metal bars running side to side. Clumps of grass and rocks would get caught in them when you drug the bucket causing plow marks. The 880 bucket was smoother and allowed for much better finishing work.
Yuo should use the 40 inch C bucket yuo will destroy the ditching bucket with those rocks
I operator backhoes excavators for over 40 years all I ever did was pipeline construction Public Works water sewer storm drain I hate gray dolls I called them lizards
Так беспечно поворачивает с грузом без аутригеров перед обрыаом.
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I ran g3wd xl 4100, a badger 670, a bantam t 744. Liked the bantam best. 4 foot pedals three sticks, a heavy old beast
This guy has no business in a gradall
This is too painful to watch.
Why?
Lol right
@@shadofax96 you obviously don't do this for a living. First off homeboy almost got squashed by a rock. A track excavator with thumb would be quicker.
@@albertjones6176 No I dont, I'm an OTR truck driver, and this scene you are watching here is an emergency situation. The bridge was being undermined by a freak massive rain storm. I'm sure there would have been better pieces of equipment for this task, but at the time it was handy and this needed to be done quick.
As for the rock almost crushing the dude, well it didn't so we all go home happy!
Just enjoy the odd behavior with unusual equipment.
@@albertjones6176 You have to consider the few minutes an excavator would save would be easily eaten up and more by the time it was loaded tied down transported untied unloaded then loaded tied down transported back untied unloaded again. And clearly a mini would have no chance of reaching where this machine was placing the boulders. It goes road speed to and from the site.
I ran one ten years buddy. I done forgot more than you or that guy know,abd i didn't need a front end loader to rip rap a slip.