Nice video your lucky I bet you don’t have to deal with frost in the winter 🥶. I have two ground heaters I use all winter long it sucks!! Stay safe don’t work to much 👍👍
Spotters need to spot when you are digging our kind of work is very dangerous Laborer’s need to take it more seriously! Good work! Your a good operator man!
I finally made the jump to dirt, I'm watching and learning. I'm way more confident just by watching you for this past half year or so. I have to study for my journeyman exam and take it within the next 3 months or extend it for an additional 3. I've learned how to read stakes and grade so far. What else would you recommend?
Make a list of goals for yourseff. short term, 5 year and a 10 year goals. Theas goals will be a guid for your future desions. Theas goals can change they are not set in stone. Sometimes opertunitys will popup from no where and change your goals. Just be sure you want to do it and be happy to do it what ever it is.
Any classes, licenses required, and what do you recommend for someone interested in being a heavy equipment operator? I’m in the Central Valley area. About 55 mins from Sacramento.
That is easy, Join the union Local3 Operating enginears. Local 3 covers northern CA and part of Nevada. Check out My Q&A #3 video I talk a little about the union.
When I would set up rotory laser on tripod , I would push down with a foot on that foot leg on the tripod leg to insure the leg was firmly in the ground. There were a few times that the servaying staking didn't match the grade on the ' blue prints ' - plans. I would always shoot hubs & figure grade & cross reference to plans to see if they match. If not I would make '' note on plans per staking '" .
@The Lever Monkey in hard ground you still want it behind you. Having the blade down behind you changes the leverage and allows more down force to your teeth.
Man that the hard way where is the grade rod with the elevation tape on it .I’m used setting up the laser them putting the laser rode on the hub get my signal then move the tap to that elevation then figure out how far to go down we use 1and 1/4 inches equals one tenth on the rod I must be spoiled
Yes you are 😆. That is a linker rod you are talking about. With underground we dig deeper than the linker rod can reach up too. So we use 1" alumanum rod as our grade poles.
That will work we just transfer our grade down in the trench by making a bench mark by putting a painted dot on the top of a fixed piece of pipe and use that as our new bench mark but where your at you don’t have to worry about hitting the water table at 15 feet below ground
I think its cool what we get to dig with the minis it's always a super tight technical spot where you got 100 different things your watching out for on top of our normal responsibilities so in my opinion it makes the day go by really quickly .I don't like how there isn't even enough room in cab for your hardhat or lunchbox and in the winter when it gets super cold the more layers of clothes you have on the less room you have to move lol
Not more accurate but they are 1000 times faster than the other way. My brother refuses to learn how to use the lenker rod and I tell him I can shoot 10 elevations by the time you get your instrument height.
Good video, but what's up with your spotter/grade setter?? does this guy understand the importance of his job? complacency gets people killed, and causes unnecessary damage to property and equipment....If he worked with/for me the question would be should I retain, retrain, or replace this guy? It starts at the top to mentor and keep good people...Does he completely understand the responsibility and scope of the job? the appearance is No...He should be guiding you, not the other way around... Keep the videos coming! Be Safe! Don Sullivan
The videos I make are watched buy alot of the newer guys that work for us and help make them better operators. That is why I can do this. I get to make a bigger impact on the industry this way. Insted of just one guy at a time.
Nice video your lucky I bet you don’t have to deal with frost in the winter 🥶. I have two ground heaters I use all winter long it sucks!! Stay safe don’t work to much 👍👍
Mostly mud in the winter here.
I would love to see longer videos like that
I will make another one when I get a chance for slop digging.
Spotters need to spot when you are digging our kind of work is very dangerous Laborer’s need to take it more seriously! Good work! Your a good operator man!
Thanks. If you don't theach them they never learn.
I finally made the jump to dirt, I'm watching and learning. I'm way more confident just by watching you for this past half year or so. I have to study for my journeyman exam and take it within the next 3 months or extend it for an additional 3. I've learned how to read stakes and grade so far. What else would you recommend?
Make a list of goals for yourseff. short term, 5 year and a 10 year goals. Theas goals will be a guid for your future desions. Theas goals can change they are not set in stone. Sometimes opertunitys will popup from no where and change your goals. Just be sure you want to do it and be happy to do it what ever it is.
And that's why digging slow and inch at a time pays off and saves you ,,ppl that think they can run equipment can't and rip thought shit lol
We knew it was there and about how deep it was. So I was looking for it. You can see the paint mark crossing the ditch line mark.
@@TheLeverMonkey I just ment other guys that call themselves operators lol,....your good at what you do
Any classes, licenses required, and what do you recommend for someone interested in being a heavy equipment operator? I’m in the Central Valley area. About 55 mins from Sacramento.
That is easy, Join the union Local3 Operating enginears. Local 3 covers northern CA and part of Nevada. Check out My Q&A #3 video I talk a little about the union.
When I would set up rotory laser on tripod , I would push down with a foot on that foot leg on the tripod leg to insure the leg was firmly in the ground.
There were a few times that the servaying staking didn't match the grade on the ' blue prints ' - plans. I would always shoot hubs & figure grade & cross reference to plans to see if they match. If not I would make '' note on plans per staking '" .
We do the same on our jobs. But this was just for the sprinkler guys. Not really precise work.
@@TheLeverMonkey right on, most of those guys are pretty cool, have a good day sir
When you dig with a mini ex are you suppose to put the blade behind you ?
@@joelhunter4082 I do it so I can see better. If you are in hard ground you would have it in front on the ground to help with leverage.
@The Lever Monkey in hard ground you still want it behind you. Having the blade down behind you changes the leverage and allows more down force to your teeth.
Looks like they replaced the edge on the bucket?
Different job and rig. We have over 12 of these rigs.
Man that the hard way where is the grade rod with the elevation tape on it .I’m used setting up the laser them putting the laser rode on the hub get my signal then move the tap to that elevation then figure out how far to go down we use 1and 1/4 inches equals one tenth on the rod I must be spoiled
Yes you are 😆. That is a linker rod you are talking about. With underground we dig deeper than the linker rod can reach up too. So we use 1" alumanum rod as our grade poles.
That will work we just transfer our grade down in the trench by making a bench mark by putting a painted dot on the top of a fixed piece of pipe and use that as our new bench mark but where your at you don’t have to worry about hitting the water table at 15 feet below ground
👍
Thanks for the watch.
When they say go over it do you have them sign off on it so you don’t get bit in the butt later?
We are just digging the trench. They are laying the pipe, Separation is on them at that point.
I did it with the small bucket . And no laser just measured from sub lol.
That only works if sub grade is right.
He should have to wear a pink safety vest 🦺
I'm a big fan of the Takeuchi excavators but not so much their skid steers that being said if I'm given a choice I take Cat everytime
Not a big fan of them. but i don't like minies to start with.
I think its cool what we get to dig with the minis it's always a super tight technical spot where you got 100 different things your watching out for on top of our normal responsibilities so in my opinion it makes the day go by really quickly .I don't like how there isn't even enough room in cab for your hardhat or lunchbox and in the winter when it gets super cold the more layers of clothes you have on the less room you have to move lol
Can you do a video with a lenker rod? Wouldn’t you say they’re more accurate?
Thanks man
The majority of our work is too deep for a linker rod. But it is a good idea, I will wright that down for a future video.
Not more accurate but they are 1000 times faster than the other way. My brother refuses to learn how to use the lenker rod and I tell him I can shoot 10 elevations by the time you get your instrument height.
@@davidhalliday616 yes they are very helpful for doing flat work not so much in slope work or ditch digging.
Why did he go Down with the reciver after setting the hub elevation then back up
He went down to set top of curb, then back up to set depth of cut to go under the curb.
Oh ok makes sense thx
Good video, but what's up with your spotter/grade setter?? does this guy understand the importance of his job? complacency gets people killed, and causes unnecessary
damage to property and equipment....If he worked with/for me the question would be should I retain, retrain, or replace this guy? It starts at the top to mentor and keep
good people...Does he completely understand the responsibility and scope of the job? the appearance is No...He should be guiding you, not the other way around...
Keep the videos coming! Be Safe!
Don Sullivan
He was new and I was teaching him on that day it was just the two of us. It was the perfect time to do a little training with him.
Wow that was easy you should not be trusting your labor with those number
I was teaching him.
How come you guys are working Sundays ,fuck that
2x the money and added hours to retirement. The job is a school that needs to be done ASAP so they are in a big push to complete.
Stopped mid-video. You realize what you said to him and the way you said it was a dick move, right? Ugh, jeez dude, why?
Not really, the super showed just after that.
If you were on our crew you wouldn't be filming shit. Blows my mind but it's Preston go figure
The videos I make are watched buy alot of the newer guys that work for us and help make them better operators. That is why I can do this. I get to make a bigger impact on the industry this way. Insted of just one guy at a time.
We need more guys like you teaching and passing along the tricks of the trade. 👍 Thank you
His not a good operator i would've done that job without a spotter and half the time his a rookie
Good for you. It was dubble time and we were not in a rush.