Let’s all take a minute to appreciate the the accomplishments Chris has going on. His own business, full time job, ALSO daily updates new content DAILY !! on top of machine payments and I know what it’s like to take care of payroll and be a one man show when you have a job and own a business with all logistics,let alone take care of a big piece of land then sprinkle some stress on that. Fucken solid channel and a hard working American!! We appreciate all the new machinery content and daily uploads been here since day 1
Anyone else impressed by his buddy doing the welding ? Measure measure measure some more and THEN weld ,i do love someone who puts time and effort into their work to make sure it is absolutely correct,
I can't believe after all the years working heavy equipment you haven't learned how to weld. I can't believe that. Can't wait to see this in action. And it will make a great soil breaker too. Nice.
If I had to do it all over again I would have learned heavy equipment. The ability to change the world around you. And All these toys with a place to store them. Bravo well done.
Looking good Chris , it’s good to look after your kit, and it’ll look after you . All the best to you from here in the 🇬🇧🇬🇧, keep the videos coming . Thank you 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@BESHYSBEES that trip is on my bucket list, met a lot of good people since i started building my F100 and bought an engine from a 2013 Falcon for it so i want to go over for a month and see some places as soon as this Covid BS has lost its shine.
I would think you would want to put some side brackets and a spacer piece between the pin brackets for lateral strength so they don't bend while pushing and turning as I can imagine there would be a lot of torque on the pins in a turn. Course I know next to nothing when It comes to metal work... but my profession calls for me to look for weak points... and just something my brain picked up on. Love the rake cant wait to see it in real use.
I've always thought that the brush cutter attachment for the mini would be the way to take out zombies. It would be a bit messy though, so he'd need to supersize the screen washer system.
We put a skid plate on the end of our root rakes, it made it more manageable as the rake wouldn't sink too far into the ground and the materials arrived at the burn site with far less dirt.
A great timelapse, thanks Chris. Looks like you'll have some fun with that. Reckon it'd come in handy scooping up concrete and rocks while sifting out dirt?
We put mounts for one of those rakes on our grapple skidders.p to be able to use it on either one. We added a plate on each side of each blade to level the mounting spot on the blades so we didn’t have to cut either the blade or the mount. They’re a great rake. I also grab the rake with my log loader and sweep up the landing area on our logging operation, that is covered with brush and wood blocks on a daily basis.
I bet that will work mint for grubbing.. Ive never used a rake on a dozer before but i can see it covering alot more area than an excavator ever could in a day. Looks like it might have enough weight on it to be used as a clam too..
That Dozer is a machine from the future. With the cooling package in the back the visibility of the blade is unmatched by any other manufacturer. I had never seen one so I stopped by the local dealer and looked at a used one they had, salesman opened it up and let me crawl around. Very nice cab and controls, glad you got a nice rake for it, you might be on it as much as the Volvo's! Stay safe my friend.
I must be getting old... my first thought when you were getting that rake off the pallets was that it was like watching a kid unwrapping his Christmas present! My second thought was... don't trash the pallets - they might come in useful one day 🤣 Great video as always Chris - as others gave already said, thank you for your dedication to RUclips and sharing your projects with us 👏👍
That new root rake is looking sporty on the dozer! Can't wait to see some videos of that raking. I'd like to see the company I work for to get a grappler for our skid steer. Rakes definitely come in handy!
Of course you can't have small scratches, rust and bent original corner lift plates on the dozer blade, Chris! How are you thinking when using two different colors? All other dozers in the world are spotless and in mint condition! Maybe it will look better after you repaint the whole dozer it with original Volvo CE Yellow? Haha! Nice piece of machinery!
remember to put the bolts back in the holes when your not using the pole .. dirt will fill the holes unless they are all the way threw holes .. only thing missing on that unit is the mini kitchen .. microwave and coffee pot .. lol at least you got the engine bay too warm your meals ,,
I’ve often thought how busy you must be to upload so many videos. Congratulations on both, a successful business and the ability to stay so focused pumping out the videos.
Personal thought is this a good Dozer need a good Root Rake it definitely makes a HUGE difference in clean up & push Brush to the Brun pile I use Root Rake a lot as well as GPS for grading makes a world of a difference
CONGRATs on the new Komatsu!! Anxious to hear you comment on the difference in the older D39 Series 21 of John's to your newer D39 Series 23? The view, controls, power etc...
Good call on notching the blade. You won't lose any strength on it, but notching the mounting plate so close to the pjn hole, would stress every time you sat the rake down.
Hope it works. A root rake would be best to have the tines curved all the way above the blade, so when pushing the pile will roll. That would help to keep brush from coming over the top of the blade too.
Good idea on notching the dozer blade. If you would have notched the bracket they would have broke within just a few hours. The rake takes a lot of stress on the brackets and even your blade cylinders.
on the Root fork. imagine... having an upside down L shaped bar welded on the front.. or even a straight bar .. that when you lift the root fork all the way up against something.. you put a second set of pins thru the brackets you welded to the top of the blade... so the root fork is held up securely at a high angle. if they make a 2 section.. one can have a latching effect.. so get the root fork against something to lift it up and one side latches in place while you pin the other side.. it will be hell to unpin it from a high angle. but it might be doable. no use having to track back and forth across a job to pick up the root rake or have to go to the far side of a job to get it to haul it back to the low boy.. your GPS pole. cut the pole a few inches higher than the blade.. build up an insert to go in the lower half that fits a sliding fit tight in the upper tube.. slit the sides or the front of the upper tube allowing you to put a single nut or bolt thru the upper tube to pinch it tight on the insert .. allowing you to take it down fairly easily. but also... weld a tube section to the side of the top piece.. so you can take it off.. and mount it sideways on the lower tube to keep it out of the way when not needed.
“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 tines!” “One good tine deserves another.” “We’ve been over this tine & tine again...” “To everything, tine, tine, tine. There is a season...”
If they are lookin' that close at the paint , then they are too damn close to begin with !! lololl..... So Happy for ya Chris, glad everything is coming together for ya !! Great as always Man , Have a Great Evening, and On to the Next...
You're a beast! For being an innovator, a mortal, a man that wants to defy the bottom-line numbers and do things right!!! Love the content...thank you. Be safe out there.
Evenin’n to ya Sir..now that’s a NICE piece of kit!! talk about having the right tinker for the job that’d be it, be it would be like giving a pitty a chicken bone 😎 fun fun fun!! Impressive how you stay calm and think stressful situations through....aka that tree that wanted to eat you .......Well done...Stay safe,strong and healthy..
When the accountant gives you marching orders to spend money, you just get to work spending money!!! Rule one of owning a business. Crazy not to when the tax advantages can often cover half or more of the costs.
modify that pole assembly so that you can leave the bracket on and slide the pole into a receiver on the bracket. A pin would hold it in place. A good analogy would be just like a hitch receiver on your truck..
interesting tidbit: I just called USA attachments about a rake for a dozer and the gentlemen said to size it so the rake width was narrower than the blade. I see yours is quite a bit beyond the blade edges. I've never heard you say anything about that being an issue so I suppose it's not a big deal.
I’m using the same Dozer / tooth combo to dethatch my 1.5 acre lawn. Sure it’s a 1 trick pony for me but like my buddy Jerry said, “you’ll never have a thatch problem again”.
Chris sorry bud noticed a flaw your brackets are backwards if you go back to (4:30 mark) the pin hinge bracket went on the outside straight hinge on the inside you`ve welded them opposite I dont know if this will make a difference I hope not......Great Video
Let’s all take a minute to appreciate the the accomplishments Chris has going on. His own business, full time job, ALSO daily updates new content DAILY !! on top of machine payments and I know what it’s like to take care of payroll and be a one man show when you have a job and own a business with all logistics,let alone take care of a big piece of land then sprinkle some stress on that. Fucken solid channel and a hard working American!! We appreciate all the new machinery content and daily uploads been here since day 1
Actually, simplicity of payroll is the primary advantage of having a one-man company.
Chris found out sleep is over rated.😆
He never takes a day off.
At night it is editing and mailing out his t shirts.
All that praise is true. Nevertheless, most of us would like to see Chris start doing his own welding.
@@zippymax1 lmao I mostly meant paying other bills and such vendors
@@assassinlexx1993 true story
Anyone else impressed by his buddy doing the welding ? Measure measure measure some more and THEN weld ,i do love someone who puts time and effort into their work to make sure it is absolutely correct,
That's me measuring lol
And a carpenter square just ro make sure
Measure twice... Aaaah, make it 6 times. You know... 👍🤣
But, when did you get your own dozer ? Uncle John must be kinda worrying. A bit. 😳
Measure once, measure twice, double check, weld, curse, grind, re-weld.
@@letsdig18 lol
The new root rake looks amazing, an it's so peaceful to watch all the things you do and allow us to follow along with your day and jobs. Thank you
And the saying goes 'Who ever dies with the most toys wins' lol
Never heard that saying but I like it.
cant enjoy it when youre dead
Pistons. whom ever dies with the most pistons wins!
@@letsdig18 Very true, enjoy it now.
Yes but, if your 'toys' earn you money.,...now that's gotta be worth the purchase plan.
I like how you don't screw around Chris. You buy a piece of equipment and put the things on it you want and that make it your own.
He's all about efficiency 👍😎
He's a man that knows what he wants.
I'm noticing upgrades on the production value around here with the new camera angles and musical segments. Well done, sir.
it is nice right
Nice Music Choice while ALL the Welding was taking place. Welding is an Art and a Real Asset.👍
Dang it, I thought he was gonna fold up the band straps with the skid steer. 😂
I can't believe after all the years working heavy equipment you haven't learned how to weld. I can't believe that. Can't wait to see this in action. And it will make a great soil breaker too. Nice.
yeah because his day isn't busy enough. 7 days a week.
Nice upgrade to the expanding fleet. Thanks for sharing,
So interesting! Welder buddy knows his stuff! Folks with skills are the bee's knees!! 🐝🐝🐝
should make a channel for welding
If I had to do it all over again I would have learned heavy equipment. The ability to change the world around you. And All these toys with a place to store them. Bravo well done.
Looking good Chris , it’s good to look after your kit, and it’ll look after you . All the best to you from here in the 🇬🇧🇬🇧, keep the videos coming . Thank you 🇺🇸🇺🇸
That’s awesome! Can’t wait to see it in action.
Nice im glad your taking care of the rust I would never be able to sleep tonight your equipment always looks so nice and well cared for 😎👍👍🇺🇸
After watching Logger Wade in action, I was impressed to see a framing square put to use.
"Local Company 2.5 Hours away"...only in America you call that "local" ^^
If its less than a days ride round trip, its local to me lol
Obviously you never been to Australia 🇦🇺?
I'm in the UK, that made me chuckle, anything further than 10 miles stops being local to me 🤣🤣
@@BESHYSBEES that trip is on my bucket list, met a lot of good people since i started building my F100 and bought an engine from a 2013 Falcon for it so i want to go over for a month and see some places as soon as this Covid BS has lost its shine.
That’s because it is local... 🤷♂️
good easy install nice job looks great thumbs up shared hope it works as good as it looks
You're still the best on youtube. No excessive face time, just the facts. Watch everyday. I love it !
I heard Bama Bass called about his huge pond build. To bad it wasnt close. That would have been way cool.
yeah hes gonna have a pretty expensive pond when its all said and done
When this young man wants/needs a rake, he gets a RAKE ! No half measure. 👍
I would think you would want to put some side brackets and a spacer piece between the pin brackets for lateral strength so they don't bend while pushing and turning as I can imagine there would be a lot of torque on the pins in a turn. Course I know next to nothing when It comes to metal work... but my profession calls for me to look for weak points... and just something my brain picked up on. Love the rake cant wait to see it in real use.
That dozer with the rake looks like a war machine for the zombie apocalypse.
I've always thought that the brush cutter attachment for the mini would be the way to take out zombies. It would be a bit messy though, so he'd need to supersize the screen washer system.
New toys!! Gotta love it!
I'm impressed with how closely the paint on the root rake matched the Komatsu paint. I'm sure that was planned at the factory.
Great video i like that Rake ! It didn't matter to notch the bracket or the blade It was going to get filled with weld either way. Komatsu Strong 💪🏼
It looks like they burned it in pretty good. That's not going to effect that blade one bit.
We put a skid plate on the end of our root rakes, it made it more manageable as the rake wouldn't sink too far into the ground and the materials arrived at the burn site with far less dirt.
You can always tell when big jobs are coming Chris adds to the fleet. Hard Work Pays Off
Chris, I am an avid watcher and appreciate the work you do, your good people
I like to see people actually put money back into the business
A great timelapse, thanks Chris. Looks like you'll have some fun with that. Reckon it'd come in handy scooping up concrete and rocks while sifting out dirt?
We put mounts for one of those rakes on our grapple skidders.p to be able to use it on either one. We added a plate on each side of each blade to level the mounting spot on the blades so we didn’t have to cut either the blade or the mount. They’re a great rake. I also grab the rake with my log loader and sweep up the landing area on our logging operation, that is covered with brush and wood blocks on a daily basis.
I bet that will work mint for grubbing.. Ive never used a rake on a dozer before but i can see it covering alot more area than an excavator ever could in a day. Looks like it might have enough weight on it to be used as a clam too..
were not talking about the clams that are stuck to your balls. A clam bucket like on a backhoe hahaha😄
MERCY, that’s quite a beast! 🚜
That’s what she said!
..No Curt, that’s what you WISH she said!!!
@@migwelder6420 🤣🤣🤣🤣
She said, "that's a real piece of equipment he's got there!"
Have the same brand on my dozer now for about 4 years, very well built!!
Looks great Chris. You'll be making quick work of clearing up roots in no time.
That Dozer is a machine from the future. With the cooling package in the back the visibility of the blade is unmatched by any other manufacturer. I had never seen one so I stopped by the local dealer and looked at a used one they had, salesman opened it up and let me crawl around. Very nice cab and controls, glad you got a nice rake for it, you might be on it as much as the Volvo's! Stay safe my friend.
Lookin good man! That rake will be very handy!
Congrats, Another new toy for the collection, Interesting to see it in action
I must be getting old... my first thought when you were getting that rake off the pallets was that it was like watching a kid unwrapping his Christmas present! My second thought was... don't trash the pallets - they might come in useful one day 🤣 Great video as always Chris - as others gave already said, thank you for your dedication to RUclips and sharing your projects with us 👏👍
The pallets are good to set at the bottom of a burn pit to allow good air flow across a bigger area at the beginning of the burn.
Nice Job Chris, I would even weld a small piece of steel between the two brackets on each side just to make sure they don't twist.
That new root rake is looking sporty on the dozer! Can't wait to see some videos of that raking. I'd like to see the company I work for to get a grappler for our skid steer. Rakes definitely come in handy!
It's hard to match faded paint.
Of course you can't have small scratches, rust and bent original corner lift plates on the dozer blade, Chris! How are you thinking when using two different colors? All other dozers in the world are spotless and in mint condition! Maybe it will look better after you repaint the whole dozer it with original Volvo CE Yellow? Haha! Nice piece of machinery!
I used to love welding attachments and rebuilding blades for heavy equipment.
remember to put the bolts back in the holes when your not using the pole .. dirt will fill the holes unless they are all the way threw holes .. only thing missing on that unit is the mini kitchen .. microwave and coffee pot .. lol at least you got the engine bay too warm your meals ,,
I seen that ol ford there, nice looking truck. I like that attachment too hopefully it worked good
Looks good, can’t wait to see it in action. I could hear the “peepers” in the background.
Will the stripper pole will clear the risers when the blade is lifted?
The use of ‘stripper pole’ and ‘blade’ at any time in the same sentence is concerning Sir lol
Chris refuses to use the pole when the camera is running..
@@esparka does he know how to work the pole though? That might be worth a pay per view if he does lol
Upgrading kit is always awesome.
"Yup" Gotta see that Dozer in Action.
I’ve often thought how busy you must be to upload so many videos. Congratulations on both, a successful business and the ability to stay so focused pumping out the videos.
Personal thought is this a good Dozer need a good Root Rake it definitely makes a HUGE difference in clean up & push Brush to the Brun pile I use Root Rake a lot as well as GPS for grading makes a world of a difference
CONGRATs on the new Komatsu!! Anxious to hear you comment on the difference in the older D39 Series 21 of John's to your newer D39 Series 23? The view, controls, power etc...
Great video fast forwarding showing the work being done. Should do it more often. Love the work you do. THE GOVERNOR. LOL FROM PORT ST. LUCIE FLA
that thing is a BEAST! bet you can get a pretty spiffy comb-over, Chris! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good call on notching the blade. You won't lose any strength on it, but notching the mounting plate so close to the pjn hole, would stress every time you sat the rake down.
I'm happy to hear you're supporting a local business.
Hope it works. A root rake would be best to have the tines curved all the way above the blade, so when pushing the pile will roll. That would help to keep brush from coming over the top of the blade too.
Sunday bonus letsdig video,,, Wicked!!!
Good idea on notching the dozer blade. If you would have notched the bracket they would have broke within just a few hours. The rake takes a lot of stress on the brackets and even your blade cylinders.
I don’t wanna notch the blade. I really don’t wanna notch the blade. Definitely don’t wanna notch the blade.............we notched the blade. 😆
on the Root fork. imagine... having an upside down L shaped bar welded on the front.. or even a straight bar .. that when you lift the root fork all the way up against something.. you put a second set of pins thru the brackets you welded to the top of the blade... so the root fork is held up securely at a high angle. if they make a 2 section.. one can have a latching effect.. so get the root fork against something to lift it up and one side latches in place while you pin the other side.. it will be hell to unpin it from a high angle. but it might be doable. no use having to track back and forth across a job to pick up the root rake or have to go to the far side of a job to get it to haul it back to the low boy..
your GPS pole. cut the pole a few inches higher than the blade.. build up an insert to go in the lower half that fits a sliding fit tight in the upper tube.. slit the sides or the front of the upper tube allowing you to put a single nut or bolt thru the upper tube to pinch it tight on the insert .. allowing you to take it down fairly easily. but also... weld a tube section to the side of the top piece.. so you can take it off.. and mount it sideways on the lower tube to keep it out of the way when not needed.
Looks like a hedge remover they use in WW11 in the French hedge rows. Tank driver invented it in the field
Love the time lapse hope to see more in future videos
Wonderful Works You doing, I ove to see You wen you works. Thanx what your are doing with your Hardt
USA attachments are nice. I have a bunch of bucked for my mini that they made. I hope you felt with Jeff!!
Store your rattle cans upside down to eliminate clogs
Glad you have a rake for the new dozer. Yep, gotta cover all of that bare metal - can`t be having rust stains running down the blade.
I run a small Komatsu too, you are gonna crack your c-frame with that root rake. Don't say you weren't warned.
“If I told you once, I’ve told you 1000 tines!”
“One good tine deserves another.”
“We’ve been over this tine & tine again...”
“To everything, tine, tine, tine. There is a season...”
Your a poet and We know it 'cause your feet show it, 'cause they are Longfellow's!
It's tine to stop before someone forks you up.
@@HunterTeddy010 I own core aerators, so every year in the fall, out come the tine puns. I have more ha...
But it is NOT fall!
@@steveholton4130 Tines, Steve. Tines...
If they are lookin' that close at the paint , then they are too damn close to begin with !! lololl..... So Happy for ya Chris, glad everything is coming together for ya !! Great as always Man , Have a Great Evening, and On to the Next...
You have a lot of nice toys!
JPay will be wanting one of those chrome plated to use as a front bumper on his new-to-him Peterbilt dump truck.
Love the videos need to hire someone to put each project into a playlist. I get lost trying to figure out which project is which lol
Put a couple washer in between the eyes for spacing
Yeah, everyone should have a few washers for 2 inch bolts in the ol bolt bucket somewhere.
You're a beast! For being an innovator, a mortal, a man that wants to defy the bottom-line numbers and do things right!!! Love the content...thank you. Be safe out there.
Evenin’n to ya Sir..now that’s a NICE piece of kit!! talk about having the right tinker for the job that’d be it, be it would be like giving a pitty a chicken bone 😎 fun fun fun!! Impressive how you stay calm and think stressful situations through....aka that tree that wanted to eat you .......Well done...Stay safe,strong and healthy..
also good for scraping the rock hard crud from the cow stalls
Looks good Chris
The time lapse of the welding is pretty cool.
Spending spree with Chris this year ..must be a good one..! Good luck with that 😂
Gotta have some tax write offs 😁
When toys are considered "business expenses"
When the accountant gives you marching orders to spend money, you just get to work spending money!!! Rule one of owning a business. Crazy not to when the tax advantages can often cover half or more of the costs.
The vet job is paying off 👍👏
Thats one nice built and looking attachment.
modify that pole assembly so that you can leave the bracket on and slide the pole into a receiver on the bracket. A pin would hold it in place. A good analogy would be just like a hitch receiver on your truck..
Would have been better to weld the inside ears on first instead of the outer ones, easier to get at to weld.
That's one sweet piece of destruction !!!!! NICE 👍
Looks good.
interesting tidbit: I just called USA attachments about a rake for a dozer and the gentlemen said to size it so the rake width was narrower than the blade.
I see yours is quite a bit beyond the blade edges. I've never heard you say anything about that being an issue so I suppose it's not a big deal.
Always nice getting a new peice of equiptment attachments so that's cool till next vid godbless and stay safe.
Scratching the rust with ya finger nail, you are right on top of your game right there bro. All made for a good video too. Safe travels
Looks great❣️ 👏😊
My first thought....man you're going to scratch it 🤣🤣
Small world, I picked up ur root rake from USA attachments in king North Carolina
You SCRATCHED the PAINT! 🤣
And ..... use RUSTOLEUM!
Nice. That aughta rake up the leaves come next fall!
I’m using the same Dozer / tooth combo to dethatch my 1.5 acre lawn. Sure it’s a 1 trick pony for me but like my buddy Jerry said, “you’ll never have a thatch problem again”.
Are you getting man behind the scenes away from dirt perfect to wield that on there
That’s a good looking dozer.
Chris sorry bud noticed a flaw your brackets are backwards if you go back to (4:30 mark) the pin hinge bracket went on the outside straight hinge on the inside you`ve welded them opposite I dont know if this will make a difference I hope not......Great Video
Looks real good, should work out fine ad lasts long time 😎👍✅