My father taught me years ago that if you get unto trouble running at full throttle, you'll spend a lot more time getting out of trouble because of it. But if you get into trouble at ½ throttle, you always have full throttle to get you out quickly. I typically run at half to 65% throttle. Full throttle is well less than 5% a day unless its heavy clay or in big rock situations. My father just sold a 580b tgat he bought in 1972. It still ran like a top and probably had over 20k hours on it. I also know guys whose machines last less tha 5 years. You can gear them on jobsites all over the place. Just clanging and banging all over the place. And what you said is absolutely true. Dad at half throttle and at 85 years old still runs circles around younger guys running wide open, pushing half blades of material.
Got to love the easy digging conditions you have! Nothing worse than finding hidden stumps when dozing. I am like you I rarely run any machine full throttle unless full power is needed. The work is not slow if you can avoid breaking the machine.
Great advice. I rented a machine with a ripper attachment and it took way too long to do the job due to all of the clean up. Your way would have been a lot quicker
Yeah I have always wanted to try a ripper, we put a 6” cribbing bucket on our backhoe (rail road style bucket) it did not live up to the hype like I hoped. Can’t cleanup or dig at all with that setup.
@@floridabrushanddirt2482 the ripper would probably have worked better if I really had experience with it. It was my first time using one. It also would have helped if it had a rotating wrist
I’m really not sure other than it would make them a lot longer. Some 130 size machines do have them, I wish ours did. The blades really help with pulling power when placed on the ground
They don’t put blades on because dozing messes up the undercarriage. It’s just not designed that tough like a dozer. Kobelco 130 is a nice size that has a push-blade.
Thanks for all the explanations, you are a wonderful teacher
Thank you for the kind words!!!!!
My father taught me years ago that if you get unto trouble running at full throttle, you'll spend a lot more time getting out of trouble because of it. But if you get into trouble at ½ throttle, you always have full throttle to get you out quickly. I typically run at half to 65% throttle. Full throttle is well less than 5% a day unless its heavy clay or in big rock situations. My father just sold a 580b tgat he bought in 1972. It still ran like a top and probably had over 20k hours on it. I also know guys whose machines last less tha 5 years. You can gear them on jobsites all over the place. Just clanging and banging all over the place. And what you said is absolutely true. Dad at half throttle and at 85 years old still runs circles around younger guys running wide open, pushing half blades of material.
I agree, your dad is a wise man! Thank you for taking the time to comment buddy I sure appreciate you!
Got to love the easy digging conditions you have! Nothing worse than finding hidden stumps when dozing. I am like you I rarely run any machine full throttle unless full power is needed. The work is not slow if you can avoid breaking the machine.
Definitely better than digging in rock that’s for sure
Excellent info. Learned alot from this video. Thanks...
Thank you for the kind words I learn a lot from your videos also!
Best Stump video I have ever seen Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing how you and that machine are one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! Stumps suck but it’s part of the job. Thank you for the kind words
Good video and I very much appreciated the play-by-play commentary. I love my Cat mini but the john deere is starting to catch my eye.
Thank your for the kind words!! The Cats are awesome machines also. Either one you buy of between the two I don’t think you can go wrong.
@@floridabrushanddirt2482 sub'd to you as well!
@@JerichoRally thanks buddy
Awesome
Nice your job my brother... Good work... 👍👍👍
Awesome content ❤❤
Thank you!!!
Great advice. I rented a machine with a ripper attachment and it took way too long to do the job due to all of the clean up. Your way would have been a lot quicker
Yeah I have always wanted to try a ripper, we put a 6” cribbing bucket on our backhoe (rail road style bucket) it did not live up to the hype like I hoped. Can’t cleanup or dig at all with that setup.
@@floridabrushanddirt2482 the ripper would probably have worked better if I really had experience with it. It was my first time using one. It also would have helped if it had a rotating wrist
Yeah I could see some seat time with the ripper and a steel wrist making it work better
I qanted know why is there not a pusher on the bigger machines?
I’m really not sure other than it would make them a lot longer. Some 130 size machines do have them, I wish ours did. The blades really help with pulling power when placed on the ground
They don’t put blades on because dozing messes up the undercarriage. It’s just not designed that tough like a dozer. Kobelco 130 is a nice size that has a push-blade.
Here for the free education lol
Thanks buddy I got some more videos about to drop in a week or so
I never run full throttle either unless I'm on my skid steer running a mulching head, Excavator I run 3/4 throttle 98% of the time.
Same here but a lot of people around here run full throttle all the time 🤷♂️