I love just how precise and accurate Robert is when it comes to the maintenance of plant equipment. No matter the difficulty, the hardship of the doing Robert ain’t gonna quit until it’s working right and proper. 👍👍’s up to Robert.
@@peterswalmen and what’s your point should they have checked the oil yes but it wouldn’t have prevented that bearing failing cause it’s clearly been gone for a while
The breakdown is a bummer, the fact you put Fred to work to find out how it would hold up with a back up truck on sight as a just in case proved to be a wise move. Pretty hard to be able to pick up those types of failures without running the equipment. I do know one thing for sure though, when your done going through it, Fred will be a dependable haul truck, stay the course, you will win, thanks for the update.
Barny's name was earned by being unable to come out of the "Barn" and go to work. Truck equaling a plane that can't fly read Hanger Queen. All faith that Fred will be sorted out soon. Serious repair money already spent, so far.
Sorry to hear that Fred is sick. While a bearing failure is not good, it's probably far less costly then an blown engine or automatic transmission failure. I still think you got a good deal.
Sorry about Fred. Explained the metal fragments on the magnet. Barney sure proved his worth in picking up the slack. You & Robert make a really efficient team. Glad you're over your cold and feeling better, hope you don't have to go the more expensive route to patch Fred up. Thanks for sharing, Chris. I love your work.
Reset service On D series, you scroll down in engine menu to where it shows hours left. Press select key til numbers and background flip, then select again. Some models require a contronics service tool. Good luck Regards from Sweden.
You will get Fred back and Yabadabadooing in no time And you will financially recover and have another dependable truck in no time. Thanks for the side by side of the two trucks . Mr.Donny is a gem and so is Robert.
At CAT we would take 2 pieces of flatsteel like AR400 and a piece of heavy wall pipe, the pipe is the top rail and then your 2 strips of steel are the side extensions. Weld them on as extenders. Very simple.
I sure hate that your truck messed up. But you are right about used equipment. It's as you say buyer beware, of course a brand new truck will tear up. You have a blessed HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Well just like on the Flintstones, Fred always finds a way to get himself into trouble! You need the Great Gazoo to get him out of trouble. Even with the problems, Fred is a good haul truck once you shake out all the bugs it has hidden, when you have equipment not cared for by the previous owner, it takes time Toto put it right.
We have a diverse range of A30 to A50 from a few thousand hours to 25000 hours plus on site and as the accountant yes the drop box is always a painful one. But saying that I know from the USA (we import both from USA and from Sweden) that max price on a reman with 2 year warranty is circa $20k excl your taxes, they will have the usual surcharge until the old goes back. In many cases our guys and ladies in the workshop get them sent out for a partial rebuild at around $9k. Of note hear a lot about the benefit of the reman is that there was or is a known failure point in a retaining ring that when it pops it takes the gears, everything with it. So the reman incorporates the Volvo revised parts to perm fix it, and I would conclude by saying yes painful $20k but that is in reality in your going to be what adding $2 per machine hour (assuming 14000 on clock now + 10000 before scrap), given the volume of 30 tonne loads that can be performed per machine hour? Also as the accountant there is always that difficulty between a new engine + new diffs + new shafts etc at say 20,000 hours, effectively a factory rebuild versus a new machine. In many cases even a factory reman of the whole machine for us easily beats the cost of a new machine, we are typically looking in the UK prices around the £500k up towards the £800k for the 45 to 50 tonne load. Also the newer machines have significantly more sensors and canbus controls that I know engineers just love working on the winter days in the dark. I do know that these machines the engineers can and do obtain various permutations of tail gates, as I think rem correctly that Volvo offer 3 different types from factory, and the team just go to auction or scrap units and get the parts and swap them on dependent on the specific job in hand. Hope that gives some help.
I worked on a very large farm in Idaho back in the 70s that had done well enough that they would buy new combines every two years and other equipment on three and four year cycles. The owner explained to me that they couldn't afford downtime. Initially expensive but, they sold all of their equipment to other farmers who had to deal with the downtime and repair expenses. Bummer for the smaller farms. Keep up the great attitude and work.
No oil, no work. It's what an old wise man once told me.. so make sure to check your fluids people and inspect your machines daily because grease and oil is A LOT cheaper than downtime!
Fred looks to be a good solid truck. I know that money doesn't grow on trees but in time Fred is gona do some good for you! No need to be down about it for long. It is hard when a new toy doesn't work just right.
Glad you guys know what you all are doing. You got a long way to go to get to 1/2 million dollars. Happy New Year. Glad to have Robert be part of the site.
Chris, you've got machines named Fred, Barney, and Betty. Which machine is named Wilma? Plus, you've gotta name something Pebbles and something Bam Bam. Lol.
Hi Chris, bummer about the truck. I'm no diesel mechanic, but it doesn't look that bad to get at, but the parts will be pricey. But I really hope I'm right about getting it apart and back together. I'll be praying for you and the truck you do not deserve this. For all the good you do for others, it should come back on you. I wish you could start a go fund me for the repair. Be positive, Chris, and God bless you and Robert.
Nice buy on the new truck. I know you expected to put it thru some trials and address repairs to get it in dependable condition. And, yes much more affordable than more than 500k+ for the same capabilities. I have watched you do this with Barney and Betty and I admire your care for equipment. I'm hoping no more issues for a while.
New truck issues sucks but your plan paid off having it on a site where you still have a backup. No doubt the challenges of buying preowned equipment have been demonstrated here. I know you'll get it sorted out.
In high school, I worked for a farmer that also had a backhoe service. We dug graves for the small communities around us and some basements and house footings. My freshman year of high school, I took a drafting class that included using transient leveling equipment. I didn't know how important it would be.
The articulating bucket on the excavator seems like it is a really good feature to have. Oftentimes, when buying used equipment, you are buying someone else's problem.
There is always a "worse". There is always a person with a more terrible issue. You are on point when you say, "They didn't sell it because it was good"!
Chris… buddy, not be too hard on yourself Fella. Whether used plant, or brand new plant, it’s always a chance we take. Sure this is a kick in the guts which you can well do without but in the long run, I think better now than later when Fred is the only off road onsite and you are totally dependent on him. Yep, it’s a bummer and no doubts there will be a few more niggles before you get Fred straightened out and as reliable as Barney. But hang in there Fella… Fred hasn’t had too much love or care, once he’s given your high level of love and care he will repay your faith in him. He’s a hardworking work horse.. He isn’t going to fail you or let you down.
In some ways it is good to see how Fred performs but sad to see he is down already, hopefully it is not extremely expensive fix. Big thumbs up to Robert for helping out. Safe travels y'all. Ken.
Good that you are sounding better Chris. Happy to know you are are feeling better, you and Robert make a creat team, sort of like Dirt Perfect and Aaron:-). OH NO! on Fred. Bearings, bent bolts and what a mess! God bless Robert, he is a great mechanic and knows his stuff! really sorry Fred is down for the count. Glad that you had Barney there, and could have him as a backup. hopefully you can get Fred back to working order at some point.
Really sorry for you with Fred Chris, hope you can get it sorted without too much expense, 7 scoops as well will be a great bonus at the end of a days work, best wishes Chris to you and your family, Merry Christmas.
Chris,have been watching some time and you are an amazing person. All the equipment that you have is an enormous responsibility. I have faith in that you will overcome this and more, keep up with your diligence and hard work ,it will pay off..
You did the right thing doing a trial run rather than committing to a new project. Had a key piece of equipment that consumed blasting wheels but local agent decided to save a $ by getting his own parts made instead of OEM parts. Went direct to OEM to complain but was still down for 2 weeks til they got parts supplied.
Here's hoping that the first expense is the worst expense. Apart from the problem it doesn't seem to be to bad of a truck. I reckon you would nearly call that young fella " Your right hand man". Bloody lucky to have a bloke like him on your team mate.
What a great all-rounders doesn't push the machines to within an inch of it's tough life ,both are highly skilled operator showing the little nuances that set those apart from other people who just don't care enough to go the extra bit .
Daylight is only a matter of what we can do .4:30 in the morning means you have to get er done . No stooping you . Keep kicking that mound . Work ethic is only sustainable force . I m with you.
The fun is in getting the outer race out with the spline in the way. Probably have to drop the unit, split the case and press the race out from the back side. Then get the inner race off the yoke.
Chris, sometimes folks know there's a lot going to heck in a hand-basket and they fix everything that's cheap and figure "the rest is on you". Well, that's one where it's "screw me once, shame on you; mess with me twice, shame on me" and: NO! I won't be back for something else. So, don't forget to educate us all on from whom we should not be buying used heavy equipment and that person will find his "buy-from-me" endeavors going South! Robert, you're a diamond.
@davidcummings9388 I think he caught it as soon as the bearing broke, so the damage may be minimal. Maybe a bearing and race and possibly a yoke. I really don't think it's that bad. I think all of the gears and shalfs are OK he didn't drive it that far. Cross your fingers
Good Ol` Mr. Donnie. A30 Haul is Fred - so you are staying with the Bedrock theme. The stickers look good on the front end. Buying used is always a gamble, sorry you are having buyers remorse. Robert sure is good help.
I like the new truck, Chris. Have you thought about checking with Scrappy Indistries. He might have a whole drop box on hand for less than the parts from Volvo. The rest of the truck seems pretty solid, Chris. Best wishes for getting it back on the road soon.
I learned that lesson the hard why myself. Now I always take a mechanic with me. It's cheaper to pay someone that works on equipment for a living than depending on just an operator. Tough break.
Is Fred gonna have the same treatment as when you got Barney? Sure gonna need lots of loving. Now you can load both trucks and have Robert ‘hot seat’ ‘em. No waste of time waiting for a load…😂
On our old 25 tonner, for our greedy boards we welded square tubing (your choice of height) on the inside and then welded long steel plate which rested on the skip edge on the outside square tubing. Sorted.
Chris, I follow dirt perfect as well, that new Volvo truck they are using is $500K, MBTS wants to keep it, Mike says forgetaboutit. Best of luck on the repair buddy.
You said all the words I would say,I feel for you, been there so know how you feel,but once I sorted it all out still worked out a good buy and a machine you trust.
see if mike( dirt perfect) will tell you the name of the used parts lot where he got some tires for his haul truck , might be cheaper for a whole used box from them as there is probably damage to the other gears inside.
Hi Chris my wife and I feel bad about the cost for Fred , check with Clint at C&C for parts he might be able to get the parts you need for Fred . Looks like a great truck, with a little TLC it should be as good as new.
hope it works out in the long run, i think we all run into some problems with "new" equipment.. you get to know Fred better at least.. a while ago there was something withe dozer also i remember..? 🙂 keep up the good work! & happy newyear!
Well I'm glad you called that Fred for starters and pretty calm for what happened to your new truck to you. I wouldn't be a happy camper for sure. like you said When you buy used that's what happens.👍👍🙂🇨🇦
I didn't realize the extensions on Barney were a factory option. They looked to be rectangle tubing welded on the top rails. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to weld some on Fred.
Chris, I had an idea about a tail gate for Barney that you and Robert should be able to engineer. Unlike the tail gates like on Fred that has the pivot point about a third of the way from the rear, a pivot point that is around half way would allow the tail gate to be lifted up and over to rest and be anchored to the boxes head board, therefore, be out of the way when not needed as a tail gate. In this position, the operating cables just need to be undone and fastened aside. Would likely need to be in tail gate position to transport and can use excavator to swap positions. This should give you and Robert something to process in your heads if you think this could be a good idea for Barney and have the best of both tail gate or none. Don't know if this has been done before, but heck, you could be the first to use and introduce this feature. Good luck with repairing Fred. Ray
I was thinking also that something needed named Fred. Since you got Barney and BAMBAM yab a dab a dooo !!! As far as the breakdown of Fred you summed it up pretty well with cost of new vs used and the pitfalls of used equipment. Fingers crossed that it works out with Fred !!!
i mentioned it in the last video but to zero out the service reminders, you press the wrench then the finger then the wrench again and finally the finger one more time... you need to do this for each service reminder that has not been zeroed so depending on the previous owner you might have to zero out quite a few reminders
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@Clint @C&CEquipment could build the 8 inch riser for the truck walls #EASILY
Can't get in the UK unfortunately
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@@justmewatching I don't ever microwave food in plastic.
Why would a millionaire need to advertise this rubbish just to make a couple of dollars 😂😂😂😂
Everybody needs a dependable employee like Robert!! Kudos to Robert for jumping in and helping!!!
Robert is the MAN!
He seems to be a pretty competent mechanic too. He'd be a treasure to have as an employee.
Robert did the oil change with him and he let him run the machine even boht didnt find the oil fill cap.
@@WatcherNine Robert is a friend who shows up whenever Chris needs help. A machinist by trade.
@@dansbrown1313 A good friend too. Chris does so much on his own it's amazing and inspiring, but I'm glad Robert is there to help him out.
I love just how precise and accurate Robert is when it comes to the maintenance of plant equipment. No matter the difficulty, the hardship of the doing Robert ain’t gonna quit until it’s working right and proper. 👍👍’s up to Robert.
Robert did the oil change with him and he let him run the machine even boht didnt find the oil fill cap.
@@peterswalmen and what’s your point should they have checked the oil yes but it wouldn’t have prevented that bearing failing cause it’s clearly been gone for a while
33:01 - Appreciate the detailed breakdown of the problem. Watching this makes me feel your pain!
The breakdown is a bummer, the fact you put Fred to work to find out how it would hold up with a back up truck on sight as a just in case proved to be a wise move. Pretty hard to be able to pick up those types of failures without running the equipment. I do know one thing for sure though, when your done going through it, Fred will be a dependable haul truck, stay the course, you will win, thanks for the update.
Barny's name was earned by being unable to come out of the "Barn" and go to work. Truck equaling a plane that can't fly read Hanger Queen. All faith that Fred will be sorted out soon. Serious repair money already spent, so far.
Well, Barney always did have Fred's back.
Well played.
Yaba, Daba, Doo!
Having Robert there when you need him is I think a huge benefit! Hopefully this repair won't be all too much. Good luck with Fred!!
Sorry to hear that Fred is sick. While a bearing failure is not good, it's probably far less costly then an blown engine or automatic transmission failure. I still think you got a good deal.
Sorry about Fred. Explained the metal fragments on the magnet. Barney sure proved his worth in picking up the slack. You & Robert make a really efficient team. Glad you're over your cold and feeling better, hope you don't have to go the more expensive route to patch Fred up. Thanks for sharing, Chris. I love your work.
Love to see Mr Donnie and his classy truck. Sure hope not major issue. Wish you the best❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Reset service
On D series, you scroll down in engine menu to where it shows hours left. Press select key til numbers and background flip, then select again.
Some models require a contronics service tool. Good luck
Regards from Sweden.
You will get Fred back and Yabadabadooing in no time And you will financially recover and have another dependable truck in no time. Thanks for the side by side of the two trucks . Mr.Donny is a gem and so is Robert.
At CAT we would take 2 pieces of flatsteel like AR400 and a piece of heavy wall pipe, the pipe is the top rail and then your 2 strips of steel are the side extensions. Weld them on as extenders. Very simple.
I sure hate that your truck messed up. But you are right about used equipment. It's as you say buyer beware, of course a brand new truck will tear up. You have a blessed HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Well just like on the Flintstones, Fred always finds a way to get himself into trouble! You need the Great Gazoo to get him out of trouble.
Even with the problems, Fred is a good haul truck once you shake out all the bugs it has hidden, when you have equipment not cared for by the previous owner, it takes time Toto put it right.
"When you grow up you'll be able to do that". Classic!
We have a diverse range of A30 to A50 from a few thousand hours to 25000 hours plus on site and as the accountant yes the drop box is always a painful one. But saying that I know from the USA (we import both from USA and from Sweden) that max price on a reman with 2 year warranty is circa $20k excl your taxes, they will have the usual surcharge until the old goes back. In many cases our guys and ladies in the workshop get them sent out for a partial rebuild at around $9k. Of note hear a lot about the benefit of the reman is that there was or is a known failure point in a retaining ring that when it pops it takes the gears, everything with it. So the reman incorporates the Volvo revised parts to perm fix it, and I would conclude by saying yes painful $20k but that is in reality in your going to be what adding $2 per machine hour (assuming 14000 on clock now + 10000 before scrap), given the volume of 30 tonne loads that can be performed per machine hour?
Also as the accountant there is always that difficulty between a new engine + new diffs + new shafts etc at say 20,000 hours, effectively a factory rebuild versus a new machine. In many cases even a factory reman of the whole machine for us easily beats the cost of a new machine, we are typically looking in the UK prices around the £500k up towards the £800k for the 45 to 50 tonne load. Also the newer machines have significantly more sensors and canbus controls that I know engineers just love working on the winter days in the dark.
I do know that these machines the engineers can and do obtain various permutations of tail gates, as I think rem correctly that Volvo offer 3 different types from factory, and the team just go to auction or scrap units and get the parts and swap them on dependent on the specific job in hand. Hope that gives some help.
Lot of good info here, thx.
I worked on a very large farm in Idaho back in the 70s that had done well enough that they would buy new combines every two years and other equipment on three and four year cycles. The owner explained to me that they couldn't afford downtime. Initially expensive but, they sold all of their equipment to other farmers who had to deal with the downtime and repair expenses. Bummer for the smaller farms. Keep up the great attitude and work.
No oil, no work. It's what an old wise man once told me.. so make sure to check your fluids people and inspect your machines daily because grease and oil is A LOT cheaper than downtime!
Fred looks to be a good solid truck. I know that money doesn't grow on trees but in time Fred is gona do some good for you! No need to be down about it for long. It is hard when a new toy doesn't work just right.
Glad you guys know what you all are doing. You got a long way to go to get to 1/2 million dollars. Happy New Year. Glad to have Robert be part of the site.
Don’t give up on Fred ! He’ll be ok
Chris, you've got machines named Fred, Barney, and Betty. Which machine is named Wilma? Plus, you've gotta name something Pebbles and something Bam Bam. Lol.
The roller needs to be named bam bam lol
I thought the vibrating roller was called Bam-Bam, but maybe I was dreaming.
@@dav1dsm1th He is calling the sheeps foot roller/compactor lil bam bam.
He is calling the sheeps foot roller/compactor lil bam bam.
You beat me to it! 😂 Need a Wilma!
Robert has an interesting definition of an impact wrench. 4# hammer and a box end.
Mr. Donnie reminds me of my granddaddy, always a quick witted reply 😂. I miss that man dearly…
Hi Chris, bummer about the truck. I'm no diesel mechanic, but it doesn't look that bad to get at, but the parts will be pricey. But I really hope I'm right about getting it apart and back together. I'll be praying for you and the truck you do not deserve this. For all the good you do for others, it should come back on you. I wish you could start a go fund me for the repair. Be positive, Chris, and God bless you and Robert.
Nice buy on the new truck. I know you expected to put it thru some trials and address repairs to get it in dependable condition. And, yes much more affordable than more than 500k+ for the same capabilities. I have watched you do this with Barney and Betty and I admire your care for equipment. I'm hoping no more issues for a while.
New truck issues sucks but your plan paid off having it on a site where you still have a backup. No doubt the challenges of buying preowned equipment have been demonstrated here. I know you'll get it sorted out.
What a sick feeling. The good thing is you keep looking for a bright side.
Love the banter between you and Donny
2025 is a new year man. Fix up fred and get him to work. The good news is Barney said “ I got this”. Nice to have an incredible backup truck
In high school, I worked for a farmer that also had a backhoe service. We dug graves for the small communities around us and some basements and house footings. My freshman year of high school, I took a drafting class that included using transient leveling equipment. I didn't know how important it would be.
Howdy from Australia, thanks for sharing your day with us
The articulating bucket on the excavator seems like it is a really good feature to have.
Oftentimes, when buying used equipment, you are buying someone else's problem.
There is always a "worse". There is always a person with a more terrible issue. You are on point when you say, "They didn't sell it because it was good"!
Robert is a good friend. It will be OK.
The quarry I worked at just welded box tubing on the top for extensions pretty sure it was either 3x8 or 4x10 box tubing.
Chris… buddy, not be too hard on yourself Fella. Whether used plant, or brand new plant, it’s always a chance we take. Sure this is a kick in the guts which you can well do without but in the long run, I think better now than later when Fred is the only off road onsite and you are totally dependent on him. Yep, it’s a bummer and no doubts there will be a few more niggles before you get Fred straightened out and as reliable as Barney. But hang in there Fella… Fred hasn’t had too much love or care, once he’s given your high level of love and care he will repay your faith in him. He’s a hardworking work horse.. He isn’t going to fail you or let you down.
In some ways it is good to see how Fred performs but sad to see he is down already, hopefully it is not extremely expensive fix. Big thumbs up to Robert for helping out. Safe travels y'all. Ken.
Good that you are sounding better Chris. Happy to know you are are feeling better, you and Robert make a creat team, sort of like Dirt Perfect and Aaron:-). OH NO! on Fred. Bearings, bent bolts and what a mess! God bless Robert, he is a great mechanic and knows his stuff! really sorry Fred is down for the count. Glad that you had Barney there, and could have him as a backup. hopefully you can get Fred back to working order at some point.
Maybe like Mike and Aaron but without the constant bickering.
Really sorry for you with Fred Chris, hope you can get it sorted without too much expense, 7 scoops as well will be a great bonus at the end of a days work, best wishes Chris to you and your family, Merry Christmas.
Fixing it still a whole lot cheaper than buying a new one. Check the gears on both ends.
Chris,have been watching some time and you are an amazing person. All the equipment that you have is an enormous responsibility. I have faith in that you will overcome this and more, keep up with your diligence and hard work ,it will pay off..
You did the right thing doing a trial run rather than committing to a new project. Had a key piece of equipment that consumed blasting wheels but local agent decided to save a $ by getting his own parts made instead of OEM parts. Went direct to OEM to complain but was still down for 2 weeks til they got parts supplied.
Here's hoping that the first expense is the worst expense. Apart from the problem it doesn't seem to be to bad of a truck. I reckon you would nearly call that young fella " Your right hand man". Bloody lucky to have a bloke like him on your team mate.
It's good you have Robert to help you
What a great all-rounders doesn't push the machines to within an inch of it's tough life ,both are highly skilled operator showing the little nuances that set those apart from other people who just don't care enough to go the extra bit .
Gotta get Fred a new headlight
I think it has much bigger problems then that lol
Daylight is only a matter of what we can do .4:30 in the morning means you have to get er done . No stooping you . Keep kicking that mound . Work ethic is only sustainable force . I m with you.
The fun is in getting the outer race out with the spline in the way. Probably have to drop the unit, split the case and press the race out from the back side. Then get the inner race off the yoke.
Looks like you need to call Clint and Kevin from C&C 😂😂
They can send their thoughts and prayers but 700 miles is a long haul.
@@kenore4003 Watch Wes Work could do the same and from further away.
Poor Fred having new owner jitters 😁
Chris, sometimes folks know there's a lot going to heck in a hand-basket and they fix everything that's cheap and figure "the rest is on you". Well, that's one where it's "screw me once, shame on you; mess with me twice, shame on me" and: NO! I won't be back for something else.
So, don't forget to educate us all on from whom we should not be buying used heavy equipment and that person will find his "buy-from-me" endeavors going South!
Robert, you're a diamond.
Great video. Good luck on getting repairs. Thanks for the ride.
That sucks. The previous owner had to have known of this issue. I wish you the best of luck in dealing with it.
Your point?
@@I_Am_Your_Problemrage bait
@@I_Am_Your_Problem um really? MAYBE MENTION IT IF YOU"RE SELLING IT???
DUUUURRRRRR
You certainly add more value to the properties you work on than you charge.
"When you grow up, you wont need that ther oil" Lol epic
I can hear the frustration in your voice. It's a bummer when things like that happens. Hopefully, you'll catch a break on the extent of the damage.
@davidcummings9388 I think he caught it as soon as the bearing broke, so the damage may be minimal. Maybe a bearing and race and possibly a yoke. I really don't think it's that bad. I think all of the gears and shalfs are OK he didn't drive it that far. Cross your fingers
Great job 👍🏻 love how you beeped the horn in Fred and how you said you don’t know what I want to do
if mister donny ever retires, it would make s slick ride to move your own equiptment
Donny ,,, that’s a good man !😊
🇺🇸🇨🇱
Good Ol` Mr. Donnie. A30 Haul is Fred - so you are staying with the Bedrock theme. The stickers look good on the front end. Buying used is always a gamble, sorry you are having buyers remorse. Robert sure is good help.
I like the new truck, Chris. Have you thought about checking with Scrappy Indistries. He might have a whole drop box on hand for less than the parts from Volvo. The rest of the truck seems pretty solid, Chris. Best wishes for getting it back on the road soon.
It sucks that the truck broke, but the job looks fantastic!
Everyone gets a little buyers remorse after you get a used piece of equipment but your going to be alright 💪💪😎. Happy New Year to everyone 💪👍😎🤠🤠
Barney for the win. As always, thanks for sharing.
happy you are sounding better, sorry about the bearings in Fred, don't be disappointed.. it will be a great truck once you work out the bugs in it..
I learned that lesson the hard why myself. Now I always take a mechanic with me. It's cheaper to pay someone that works on equipment for a living than depending on just an operator. Tough break.
Thanks for the explanation on how you use grade control. Good luck with Fred...
Is Fred gonna have the same treatment as when you got Barney? Sure gonna need lots of loving. Now you can load both trucks and have Robert ‘hot seat’ ‘em. No waste of time waiting for a load…😂
On our old 25 tonner, for our greedy boards we welded square tubing (your choice of height) on the inside and then welded long steel plate which rested on the skip edge on the outside square tubing.
Sorted.
It sucks Fred broke but this is exactly why it's good that you tested him here instead of out on a job on its own.... glass half full my friend. :)
Nice video Chris. That is a shame that Fred broke down so quick. Hopefully it won't cost very much to get Fred repaired.
May I say I’ve never seen such a clean kitchen
that is the new rental cabin, just freshly finished..
Prayer's , for strength to carry on - sending your way.
Trully Blessed.
Love Mr Donnie - what a legend!
This situation reminds me of the Andy Griffith Show episode of Barney buying a car.
Dating ones self. :)
Good thing you took it on a shake down run.
It’ll work out.
Happy New Year!
To reset service reminder try turning key to on position and holding the reset for 10 seconds
Heck yeah Fred and Barney finally back together again time to yab ah dab ah dooooooo....!!!
HA right now its do do =)
Chris, I follow dirt perfect as well, that new Volvo truck they are using is $500K, MBTS wants to keep it, Mike says forgetaboutit. Best of luck on the repair buddy.
You said all the words I would say,I feel for you, been there so know how you feel,but once I sorted it all out still worked out a good buy and a machine you trust.
see if mike( dirt perfect) will tell you the name of the used parts lot where he got some tires for his haul truck , might be cheaper for a whole used box from them as there is probably damage to the other gears inside.
I just saw DP's video of the Volvo salvage yard the other day
Those extended hight rails on Fred's bed I'm pretty sure Those are custom nothing some thick walled square tubeing can't handle and wielder 😊
Dimension tube comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. You have a machinest and welder on hand all you have to do is tell Robert to make it so.😂
When you buy new equipment you never start useing it right away. First gotta check every oil level and the oils condition
Iron King may have a drop box, and it would be warranted rebuild...save lots perhaps?
Hi Chris my wife and I feel bad about the cost for Fred , check with Clint at C&C for parts he might be able to get the parts you need for Fred . Looks like a great truck, with a little TLC it should be as good as new.
hope it works out in the long run, i think we all run into some problems with "new" equipment.. you get to know Fred better at least.. a while ago there was something withe dozer also i remember..? 🙂 keep up the good work! & happy newyear!
Robert might get paid, but did you happen to catch the joy of tearing apart Chris's broken truck? He is a real pal!! 😂
Barney was jealous, he ain’t jealous no more
Well I'm glad you called that Fred for starters and pretty calm for what happened to your new truck to you. I wouldn't be a happy camper for sure. like you said When you buy used that's what happens.👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Robert is a long tine fixture around Chris's many operations in the past they have a Lot of History together
I didn't realize the extensions on Barney were a factory option. They looked to be rectangle tubing welded on the top rails.
I'm sure it wouldn't take much to weld some on Fred.
Chris, I had an idea about a tail gate for Barney that you and Robert should be able to engineer. Unlike the tail gates like on Fred that has the pivot point about a third of the way from the rear, a pivot point that is around half way would allow the tail gate to be lifted up and over to rest and be anchored to the boxes head board, therefore, be out of the way when not needed as a tail gate. In this position, the operating cables just need to be undone and fastened aside. Would likely need to be in tail gate position to transport and can use excavator to swap positions. This should give you and Robert something to process in your heads if you think this could be a good idea for Barney and have the best of both tail gate or none. Don't know if this has been done before, but heck, you could be the first to use and introduce this feature.
Good luck with repairing Fred.
Ray
Well look at the bright side . Atleast you was not crawling around in the mud . Unfortunately it happened. It could happen with brand new equipment.
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I was thinking also that something needed named Fred. Since you got Barney and BAMBAM yab a dab a dooo !!! As far as the breakdown of Fred you summed it up pretty well with cost of new vs used and the pitfalls of used equipment. Fingers crossed that it works out with Fred !!!
i mentioned it in the last video but to zero out the service reminders, you press the wrench then the finger then the wrench again and finally the finger one more time... you need to do this for each service reminder that has not been zeroed so depending on the previous owner you might have to zero out quite a few reminders
Not good to happen. Only four loads 😯
The road is looking good 👍
Happy New year to you .
Fred and Barney. Does that make the 350 be Dino since he loads those two?
sorry for your loss.
Thanks for going with the requested name a few people including myself mentioned.