How to Operate an Excavator | Heavy Equipment Operator (ep. 063)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2018
- It’s a pretty good bet that you’ve seen an excavator from the outside, but have you ever operated one? Unless you work in the industry, operating an excavator probably hasn’t been on your resume. In this episode, we take you through the controls of our PC210 Komatsu excavator.
You don’t have to be going into a trade school or the construction industry to appreciate the importance and power of these giant pieces of heavy machinery!
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I’m 11 years old, I think I am pretty good at using an excavator, this video is very good for the youngsters like me, thank you guys for this.
Awesome bud...keep it up!
wtf little man? I didnt know how to ride a bicycle at your age. Anyways try to respect the machine though
@@henrycoldrain8151 I didn't know I EXISTED
I started when I was 6 ha😮
Where do you work?
Hes a good instructor. No fillers (“Um’s...Aahh’s....etc) material is straight to the point, presented in a very straightfoward and easy way to follow along for students new to the field. Thanks guys!
Thanks for the feedback and comment!
He failed though. He does not have a hard hat on. I dont even know if he wears the proper boots for the job. (Safety first)
Don’t need a hard hat in the machine .
True
@@zebulundocallas Only retards wear hard hats inside the machine , its acts as a warning to others
One of brand new workers never used an excavator before turned up to work the other day and i was showing him a couple things and he had a pretty good grasp on everything already which I thought was weird seeing he's a newby. He said he watched your videos which obviously helped him a lot. So thank you, mate
That’s so awesome to hear! That you for sharing that!
Awesome! I am currently a chef of 15 years but want to change my career and go into heavy machines. This video taught me so much and excited me.
any luck?
pretty sure ur one of those 9/10 contractors who takes years to finish couple of months work, or messing up and blowing budgets right and left. survived from over billing naive suckers.. LMAO ur comment is fkn hilarious 😷😷👩👩👧👩👩👧🌈🌈🤡🤡
Combine the two careers. Cook with heavy machinery.
For some reason I see you lifting a giant oyster with a crane 😃
I have learnt something I didn't know , great job man thanks
Everything you just showed me is what I call "getting a feel of of how the machine works" practice makes perfect is the golden rule for every machine
Totally agree...thanks for the comment!
I just love how you explain everything and let people know it takes time to learn these movements
thanks for the comment
Hello there handsome how are you doing today
people in lockdown: (learning how to do backflips or sing)
me:
Nice
Whos locked down tho
@@raunchymangos7468 Victoria ( Australia)
@@lukechapman8359 oof, in Sydney we ain't in lockdown anymore
@@raunchymangos7468 everyone
Man, I'll always be grateful that my father realized that at a young age, I had a passion for heavy equipment. I'm 13 now and have operated a skid steer on many occasions, a mini excavator, semi trucks, etc. Love my dad♥️
Check out construction KNAWledge bud
I have some advice for you! Learn everything you can about the equipment. Get good at operating it and have fun, there will however come a time when you will grow out of it. That’s when you can move on! Buy some equipment and pay someone else to operate it. Then buy another and another. You will be a good boss because you will understand exactly how your employees will feel.
You will never grow out of it!
Thank you for making a clear well detailed video with no annoying music well appreciated
Wanted to thank you. Recently started within our companie's RGN fleet after 6 years flatbed. Having no heavy equipment experience, it's been somewhat stressful. Had to unload myself today. Watched your video last night and walked off a Cat 326FL today without a hitch. Was a little nervous, but once off the trailer, I turned it from turtle to almost rabbit. It was a blast. Can't thank you enough for keeping me safe and successful.
We love hearing stories like this, glad to hear our videos helped. Thanks for the comment!
When I was learning , my foreman took the handles off of the track controls which forced me to learn to track with my feet . That really helps with being able to track and swing and do other things at the same time. Besides those handles are just in the way in front of you! I been operating for 25 years now and love doing it. Such a fun job!
I never operated an excavator before but very interested in learning. I am a plumber and I’m always on job site that I’ve sold to dig up sewers, water lines and storm sewers. When ever I get free time in my work schedule I like to go to the job site and watch the operator.
Great video ! Keep it up
I got my operating license for excavator, just by watching this videos I myself was a tlb and skeed steer operator thanks for the great work. I'm from Namibia South of Africa
Randy, you have to have the coolest job in the world! I am a military retiree and will be starting my first job operating heavy equipment tomorrow. I will be operating a John Deere 260E ADT and I can not wait! I am hoping to someday learn other heavy equipment as well. Thank you for your videos and for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thank you for the comment! And thank you for your service! Love running off-road dumps, have had the chance to work some Komatsu HM-400s and it was a blast. Good luck with the new job!
Hey there, my first ADT was a Bell 250, which I believe is owned by John deer and is basically the same. I’ve moved on to other plant since then but those trucks are very safe with anti tip-over alarms and they are good for getting a feel for your safe working angles. That truck got me out of a few tight spots one where I had to power through axle deep mud to get off a collapsing edge of a silt collection pond and with pedal to the metal she managed to get me through. I hope your truck is as for you as mine was for me, best of luck and welcome to the industry 👍
@@HeavyMetalLearning Just one criticism (constructive), and it's really a safety issue. When digging into virgin ground, or any ground for that matter, you should always try and be fully informed on what is, or might be in the ground you're about to dig.
The correct procedure for digging a trench is to fully extend boom (bucket) like in this video, but only peel off about 4-6 inches the full length, from full extension to the tracks, this way, you'll fill your bucket, and you will have a better chance of seeing any cables or pipes that might be in the ground before you hit them. Hope this helps. 😃
@@jimmy53436 Great advice...thanks!
Grumpy Gramps Hikes pretty much any union hall has a program for getting vets in and taken care of. Ours is run by vets in Wisconsin, our way of thanking you for watching our backs by us watching yours👍🏻 I know I’m a year late on this but better late than never
Was looking to pick up a new bulldozer, wife wasn't familiar with operating one, so I go searching for a video to show her 'controls 101' on a dozer...and found this channel...GREAT WORK, saved me a week of stress letting her actually pay attention (to where she would have ignored half-of-what I said to her)...ended up finding a few other channel vids (like this excavator one) to familiarize her with some other equipment too (she's a skid steer expert...but not so much on excavator work...like with the backhoe on our Case 580 Super N...keep up the good work!
Awesome to hear...thanks for the comment!
Wow! What a good introductory video. Clear and to the point without taking ten minutes to tell me what you're going to show me. Well done sir. I think I would like to learn to operate heavy machinery like this, grader, bulldozer before I am done.
What a wonderful skill to have though it's not going to come up much in anything other than a life of construction, the operator is god of pools and homesteaders outside of a working life.
Thanks for the lesson, and though there is much much more to learn, you make it easy to get interested and show how it's not rocket engineering, just simple understanding and a little finesse.
Thanks for the comment! Always good to learn new skills, but just like anything it takes practice practice practice to get good.
Have 4 working behind my house. Love watching the operators. They are surgeons with them!
Yeah...it’s pretty cool to watch them work!
Veterans also take their feet off the pedals when digging. Especially in tight quarters or when digging around pipe. Great video! Definitely good for someone to watch before they get in the excavator for the first time!
Excellent tip! Thanks for sharing!
You explained better than my instructor,he used to cut corners and leave you to figure it out your self.Great lesson
Thanks for the comment!
Really appreciate watching this video before I do my training next week - so I at least know a little bit.
This trainer is really good and clear 👍🏼
I’m currently learning how to operate mobile plants and I must say I absolutely love the excavator, o didn’t like it at first it made me so nervous but I’ve picked it up now and I’m definitely more confident. Loved watching this video, thank you so much
Hello Randy, as someone who has never sit in a excavator! I would like to thank you for that professional demonstration. I feel comfortable enough now to give it a try. Once again very professional presentation, all major companies should make a video like yours
Thank you very much...appreciate that!
Excellent teaching. No ego. no B.S.. Very fine.
Thanks for the comment!
IAM an operator 3 years of experience in a excavation your videos are so good they guided me until I came an expert
youtube: wanna learn to operate an excavator?
me: sure why not.
I just turned 18 and got a job digging out new construction plumbing grounds for houses and i have to use a e55 bobcat, this video helped alot thank you
You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!
hi i just got my osha 30 can you help .i also want to become an enginer operator
do you like it?
I watch a lot of videos where the excavator is used but have never known exactly what the controls are doing. Thanks for showing this to me and others.
I am a machine operator with seven years of experience and everything this man said was straight forward and accurate. Great job i have always heard it called east and west control patterns 7 years and i just heard the iso controls and realized that i have seen that written on instruction manuals lol great job very thorough explaining keep up the good work Damian from Tennessee
Thanks Damian! Appreciate the comment!
I drive dump trucks, and I want to go get my heavy equipment license, this helped me understand the basics before showing up. thanks.
You’re welcome...thanks for the comment!
@SShaw6174 the certification you need for most companies. You can't just say "i wanna operate this" and become an operator... people would die.
Seb Lemery, Is there a big pay difference between dump truck and heavy equipment operator?? I'm just curious.
This video was awesome! I have never really been drawn to excavators, but I'm really into RC's (radio-controlled vehicles), and a while back, my brother bought me a radio-controlled excavator. Now I can't get enough of them! Love running my RC, but someday I really want to run the actual thing. I noticed that the control knobs on my RC transmitter match exactly the functionality of the real thing. So cool! I really enjoyed the video! I know you made it look easy, but you did a great job in being specific w/o being too technical, and you showed that you really know what you're doing. Thanks for this great video!
that's cool.....got to play somewhere....RC if you have to!
This is the first step I'm taking to becoming an HEO... Thanks Randy and Sandbox, God bless you guy's
You’re welcome...thanks for the comment!
Thank you so much for the demonstration......
I searched the whole youtube to find this video....
Absolutely interesting and perfect demonstration...... love from India 🇮🇳 ♥
thanks for the comment...you're welcome
😳 The most coolest thing about excavators is that they are literally manned robots, it’s extension of our motor capabilities, Such big machines can be controlled so easily.
Once you're persuaded to pilot a plane while seated behind the cockpit with over 1,000 switches and knobs all around you, you’ll then acknowledge how simple it is to operate such large and weighty machines😂😂
@@danielatikosi631 I’m talking about excavation not plane, btw planes fly on autopilot without any pilots have to switch 1000 knobs.
Great video cuz,dude knows what he's talking about,sometime it's the basics that count the most,👍
Thanks very much for the info. It really means alot. I went into a machine similar like that one 2 weeks ago and now I've fallen in love with it. I'm very proud of myself because i was only inside of it for half hour and i learn everything that they taught me and i even got the chance to drive it and park it but i think i need some more time to learn more on how to use the controlers shifts.
These are some of the most rewarding training programs 'free' that there is for youtube, true story
Awesome as hell. I’m a veteran truck driver and I’ve hauled a couple of small ones on my Step deck. I been interested for so long to get trained and operate one
Thanks for the comment...we have plenty of other videos as well so hopefully they can help you out!
I've viewed many hours of mining videos, and even having operated farm equip, fork lifts and driven truck OTR, never understood the operation of hyd excavators .... I've never even operated backhoe .... So, watching this makes me understand MUCH better, what functions the operator performs. Thank you for this impressive video. It's obvious you've spent some time on the controls .... And seem to be a knowledgeable and qualified instructor as well. Thank you again!
You're welcome....thanks for the comment!
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@@zabeemohamadi5547 No problems my buddy. You don't need to apologize. I don't communicate often or very well.
I like this guy, always displays a professional manner in his area of work.
Great job explaining this trade.
I could watch this all day.
I don’t see myself doing this any time soon, but now I have a nice first introduction in how to handle a machine like that and what to be mindful of. The power of the internet!
Thanks for the comment!
That was a great one. The teaching was so comprehensive and I love it.
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for making this video to enhance people ability, for operating Excavator machine.
Seems like a rewarding profession! Never forget the kid who excavated the trench in our garage for installation of our storm shelter. Total boss! I thought to myself: “Man, I’d be proud of my son took up the profession.”
Excellent! No whacko music to contend with. It was a great refresher course as I haven’t operated for a while and don’t have a lot of stick time. I got a few good tips. Thank you!
Thanks for the comment!
I was trained to ALWAYS have the bucket at an angle so no rain can settle in it. Believe it or not, all buckets can decompose after so much rain in it.
i am a operator of Komatsu 130 pc......i love ur video man...
This is oddly satisfying and relaxing watching and listening to Randy tell me how to operate a digger, thanks Randy
Lol...you’re welcome!
Great tutorial - excellent pace of instruction for newbies. Will give me confidence for a project this summer. Look forward to more of these.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m going to do boces this year for heavy equipment so I wanted to learn some stuff before I go in to operate with some of the machinery and you do a great job on teaching how to use equipment
Thank you!
So simple and clear explanation. Every second in video is worthy
Concisely explained basic excavator functions,,i love watching over and over again.keep it up.
Awesome...thanks for the comment!
Great tip on keeping the bucket level when you have a scoop in it. I see guys over curl all the time.
Thanks for the comment!
Your a very good instructor I just finished my course for excavator, grader, dozer, articulated truck and from watching this video you gave some good pointers that I'm definitely gonna remember and use thank you for the great informative video.
Awesome to hear...thanks for the comment!
thank you! I'm usually driving the semi, but boss asked me to move dirt Saturday and he's gonna let me train on the excavator a bit. really informative
Brilliant. Going on a week course soon. Never ever been in one before....good video and instructions
Thank you...good luck on your training!
Really appreciate watching this video before I do my training next week - so I at least know a little bit.
This trainer is really good and clear , AMAZING Channel.
Check out construction KNAWledge.. if there is anything you want to see run just ask and we’ll post
i like the way you explain, simple and I absorb everything you said.
Great video, very helpful. Renting excavator this week, this will give me an advantage. Operated cranes offshore, big ones, but I know each machine type has its own rules. Thanks again
Thanks for the comment! And good luck with the rental!
Great video! This was my favorite piece of equipment to operate while I was at MOS school for 12N’s in the Army!
Thanks for the comment and thank you for your service!
Great video VERY interesting very informative. Very useful to know the basics of operating this Type of machine.
Thank you Randy.
Thank YOU! Let us know if there are other videos you would like to see from us!
Absolutely outstanding instruction with a patient demeanor. Fantastic job. Thanks..
Thank you....greatly appreciate it!
This really helped a lot I want to be a life time operator I love heavy equipment so I leaned the basics and hopefully when I start my training will be hopefully ahead of my class tnx God bless
Your ability to explain and teach is absolutely brilliant. A big difference from some of the old Irish guys I listen to, eff this eff that wtf and so on lol
Thanks for the comment
Thanks for the insightful video, this just landed me a job interview 🙏🏾
This guy is a legend, he explains everything so clearly. LEGEND!
Thanks for the comment!
I wrote it down the first time and played it again to follow along. great instruction !!
Awesome....glad it helped! Thanks for the comment!
Many thanks for this !
I returned to truck-driving after many years away, on a part-time basis, driving 6-wheeler tippers, and have to load my own truck on occasions when the digger-drivers go home early.
To those who say, they won't have need for videos like this, learn from my experience - neither did I think I would use an educational tool like this ---- after all, I am nearer 75 than 74.............................
That is awesome to hear! We do love technology...such great new tools to learn from. Never stop learning!
Thanks for the demonstration. This is very helpful info for my upcoming video for kids where we'll teach all about excavators and how they work (including the mechanics behind hydraulics). Cheers.
Thanks for the comment!
Why tf would u need to teach a little kids that lol
@@danielmeenaghan8819 because it's always best to learn things when ur young... I'm 37 and today I pop the cherry... I wish somebody taught me this when I was 12. I'd have my own company... Duh
@@elyonel6524 I know but I’m young (11) farm kid and it seems. Pointless to me really
@@danielmeenaghan8819 because it can be for kids, hmm I guess you never experienced to be tought something like this lol
Randy thank you so much for basic training the machine excavator
Just rented a komatsu pc138, thanks for the video. Ive never operated one.
Man you explain very easy and so helpful to newbies trying to get a start
Thanks for the comment!
Good training video! Digging 1 giant scoop at a time makes more off a mess tho. When tracking its a good idea to keep your bucket low to the ground so u can lower the boom and bucket to the ground quickly for stability if needed.
New Zealand Earthmover good advice for small machines up to 10ton as they tip over easy but large machines gain large momentum and it's easy to get complacent and not see someone in all those 180 movements, in my little experience on large machines I'd say high and close, above head height... Depends on the job tho I suppose, every situation different
This basic training chill out
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This is actually the BEST excavator tutorial I've ever seen!
Thank you for the compliment!
You are gifted in teaching! You make this look so easy.
Wow, thank you!
Great tutorial randy! The reason an operater uses all his boom/bucket movement at once is to get the material to roll up into the bucket!if you just curl the bucket up in wet/sticky material you will plug the bucket up and spend more time trying to empty the bucket completely than digging!
Excellent point! I know it's tough for beginners to learn those multiple movements at the same time, so we always dumb it down for starters and then work to start teaching them how to make multiple moves. Thanks for commenting and let us know if there are any other videos you would like to see.
farmer andy h
Nice video! Easy to understand and follow. Its a good idea to separate the topsoil, clay, gravel into different piles when excavating. Probably not a concern in the sandbox where you are working. But its one thing that is often overlooked by novices in the field. And no digging without utilities marked. Safety first!
Excellent advice...thanks for the comment!
When I started years ago a guy told me not to get used to tracking with my hands because I will need them for the joysticks. That’s was good advise. Great video. Many of us here not watching for the training but for the love of the trade.
Agreed. We just like to keep it as simple as possible for new operators but agree that transitioning to driving with your feet is preferred.
Heavy Metal Learning I like to use them when I loaded them on the float. Was a tad more precise.
Dude is good teacher,he laid all fundamentals out swiffly and understander
Thank you for the comment!
Its good to learn from experts though Randy disclaim he is not an expert but to me you a an expert and your videos are helping me out much better with excavators ....thanks a lot.
Awesome to hear...thanks for the comment!
I love driving excavator thank you for this video because I learn how to drive it
You’re welcome!
What a wonderful instructor woooow so amazing you have fully changed my life from mechanic to excavator operator. Thanks Mr instructor.
I’ve wanted to learn this since 1976! Awesomeness!
It's best to scoop your buckets in layers instead of digging right down into it and curling. That may work in the sandy stuff you got there but not in many other soil types. Good basic controls video.
Good point!
Also better to turn around when need to reverse as u never can be sure when someone steps behind you ,and keep stuff as far from trench as it will be deep. Also agree with u Kyle , its also making more efficient job :)
rudimentary intro to excavators---several thoughts-- if you are travelling where people are in area with boom up then if ground level permits then keep bucket above head height as people are going to wander into area unannounced--- all machinery can operated to some degree by most and mastered by few-- good operators never brag-- they let the quality of their work do the speaking---reputation will proceed you-- never was too keen on someone telling me how good they were--impressed by skill level---consistency and good work practices essential--
I pissed off ground works foreman because I was taking full scoops but without digging right down into clay mud on muck away job close to finish level, his idea was dig right in because clay more compact, would fit more in dumper trucks, my idea was take it easy on first day, do not over dig and grade it off nicely, I was sacked at end of first day, the difference was between 5 ton landscaping diggers and 14 ton muck away diggers, had I of gone nuts and plowed right in I'd probably of hit house foundations, the dumper and over dug the whole place, he'd of not been happy either way, at least I can say that I left it nicely graded and carried out safely, one day soon there will be no blue card drivers left.
Definitely start in layers and if this guy understood the range of Motion in the machine did know where the sweet spot was for operated and that you don't just boom out to the furthest point and start that's not how to find sweet spot
This video really helped me out a lot!! thanks for the time
Thanks for the comment!
Wow! This was very cool! Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this for us!
You’re welcome!
This helps a lot! I'm trying to become an operator in Louisiana and trying to find a trade school to learn and this definitely helps me be a step ahead of the game! Thank you!
Contact your local community college. They may have courses you can take for wayyy cheaper then trade school and most courses only last a few weeks to a month.
Nice lesson!😉thank YOU!😉trackhoes are COOL😎
Agreed! Thanks for the comment!
Thank you very for such a good and clear instructions. I am a project engineer but i have been always interested in how to operate different equipment in the site. Greetings fro Saudi Arabia
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Thank you for demonstrate how to operate excavator. Good lesson brother!!!
Clear and confident presentation. Great video!
Great video, You're a good Tutor, keep it up Mate, Greetings from Manchester, England.
Thanks for the comment!
@@HeavyMetalLearning You're welcome, Have a Good Day.
That sand box would be good over here,bet I would go play in the sand box,now the toys are just bigger,but we boys love,...and girls,..to play in the sand box
Its amazing how simple it is to operates this machine. I'm in Jamaica and I really want to learn to master the operation of the Excavator. I really learn something from you, thank you so much. Have a wonderful day.
Thank you very much for the comment!
I've got my induction coming up today to operate this particular Excavator. Thanks for this video. I appreciate your time, knowledge and skills you share with us. God bless you.
Kind regards.
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You are a good instructor! Great at explaining
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Hello there handsome how are you doing today
I love his instruction i drove 13 tonner at 3 on my dads knee and drove them for all my life because my dad owns his own machine company and im 14 now and i drive a 22tonner volvo 22 tonner Hitachi and 21 tonner komatsu and a 13 tonner komatsu and love it ive been doing it since i was 3
That’s awesome man! Thanks for the comment!
Full 25 minutes of awesome explanation 👍
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It's a very good learning & experience to show you how does the controls work on the machine
When getting out of the machine, we usually turn it a little bit to the right so that we can stand on top of the tracks aswell.
Yeah, that's an excellent tip as well. Thanks for sharing!