I own a similar muck truck and it has a tow hitch. I use it to pull a builders 8x4 plant trailer up a steep narrow driveway into a secure storage unit. There’s a flatbed attachment and also a snow plough a available too. A very handy toy/tool to own.
I knew about the tow hitch, but have not seen the snow plough attachment, that is a great idea 👍 We did consider hiring skip loading ramps, but they looked a bit dangerous 😱 Thanks for the comment 👍
I have been editing this video on and off for months, I estimate that it has taken over 40 hours of editing to edit the 10 hours of footage from two HD cameras and CCTV camera footage, I’m relieved that it is finally finished 😉 Hopefully, my future videos will not take as long as this one did to edit! Please like, share and comment if you can, as it really helps me out! I hope everyone has a great Sunday 😉
I've worked in 'equipment rentals , sales and service' for some 44 years, and if a customer ever returned equipment , all cleaned and refueled like you show here ( the correct way ) I think I'd collapse with the shock!! LOL! These are really helpful tools, thanks for showing this.
My neighbour returned somehow managed to bend my crow bar and dent the hell out of an almost new wheelbarrow, safe to say we don’t lend them anything anymore!
I've noted this before in another on of UH's videos; He always cleans the tools he borrows before returning them. Likewise, I wouldn't hesitate lending him anything too... I'd probably get it back in better condition than what I gave it in 😂
Thanks for the time you put into all your videos. I like that little truck it’s so handy I think you should build one and that will keep you in the warm garage over winter👍 Cheers Ash from 🏴
with 6 men and 4 wheelbarrows, 15 tonne could get shifted fairly easily and it would be alot faster than that as you just tip the barrows into the skip instead of hand balling it 2 times which will eat up alot more time. personally being a groundsman I enjoy labour intensive work and hate machines, as they cost a fair bit and when they break you are left with a fair bit of cost
Hi folks. Couple of ideas. If your skip is big enough so you do not have to hand pack - and trust me, the pro's do not do that due to the labour costs - cheaper to hire a bigger skip or more than one - then a safe, solid ramp is a big time saver. But it must be robust and very safe. So, even better is a muck truck fitted with a high lift dump - we used one of these, along with a mini back hoe, to remove an old flagstone patio from the back of my hose to the skip in the drive. The flags weighed over 30 kgs each and had to be broken up to move. Used the digger to load the truck. Just took two people to move about 5 tons in half a day. BobUK.
The alternative is to bring in a lorry with grab extension. If the lorry can get part way down the driveway and with a long extension arm there is a chance it may reach to the bottom of the driveway. That way you are moving the rubble a much shorter distance. It also does away with the mini dumper hire and the skip hire.
They do much better more efficient dumpers then that.you can get a a quarter yard bucket on a track mounted vehicle which will fit through a garden gate and allso a hydraulic scissor action under the bucket that allow you to load the skip from the side and fill it tottally .you can also get small ride on skip loaders / micro dumper skip loaders that will reduce the time by a quarter and manpower by a quarter
Last time we did a job like this, also for a neighbour, we hired a skip loader which really did cut down the time it would have taken to remove all old carport rubble. Took me no time at all to edit the video, because there wasn't one lol. Quite a few photos though of me and my neighbour with the obligatory cup-of-tea in hand.
the only thing with that mini dumpers is hard to get it inside a terrace house and a narrow hallways (Victorian house) but is great for a semi detached house enjoyed the video.
Wow that’s awesome. I have a question please. I’ve had a false ceiling (plasterboard) in my bathroom and the contractor cut holes and put in individual ceiling down lights, He cut one hole too big and now keeps falling out of the hole. Any suggestions what I could do to make the hole slightly smaller to stop it? I’m worried about the heat on whatever I use. Any suggestions, I would be so grateful 😊😊😊
This is a common problem and I have thought about making a liner in the past, so that it would also protect the plasterboard. You might be able to make some kind of reducer from an empty drink can (the aluminium can be cut with scissors), you could then use a grab adhesive to hold it in place. Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks, I found this to be a very useful piece of kit. I could have done with one the other day to be honest, but the work has been done with a wheel barrow now. How much is the electric version? and can you fit the snow plough to it? Thanks for the comment 👍
@@ultimatehandyman Hi, I can send you the details by email, if you could send us a test email and we will reply back to you with all the details, our email is info@mucktruck.com
Thanks for posting/editing. Sounds a ballache making videos👍. Would it be cheaper to hire labour to do this job. Maybe quicker too. Conservatorys are a waste of space too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. They are ok abroad because they have the appropriate weather.
Yes, editing the videos can be a ball ache LOL I would never have a conservatory built, or a garage converted to a room- moving house is a much better option IMHO Thanks for the comment 👍
Hi, thank you for making a video about Muck-truck, I would like to ask permission if we can post this on our facebook page as it is very useful for our customers. Thanks and looking forward to your reply. Regards, Muck-truck UK Ltd
You are welcome Of course, you can embed this video into a Facebook post, but I don't allow people to re-upload my videos to any platform. Congratulations on making a great product, it certainly made our job much easier! Thanks for the comment 👍
Absolutely, and it was painstaking work editing the video! I'd much rather do manual work, rather than computer-based work! That Honda engine was superb, it started the first time, every time 👍 Thanks for the comment 👍
You got proper ripped off with the price of the skip, that is mixed waste price, if it’s rubble only then it should be half that, I only pay £110 + vat for a skip as long as it’s just hardcore or/and earth . Any timber I just burn. Also you can get a muck truck with a lift so you can tip it straight into the skip. Remember to tell the hire shop that you want to pay trade price, I never pay more than £50 to hire something for one day as long as I collect and return it myself.
Would be alright if everyone took care of hired equipment like that. A few times I have got to the job and 10 mins using the equipment something is wrong.
Our dumpsters here is the US are often charged by weight. So you might get a dumpster delivered for $350..but depending on what you put in the dumpster could put you well over the original $350. I've seen dumpsters that can barely load onto the truck from the weight of the materials..then you get a surprise bill for $1,000 over the original $350 plus you might get a hazardous materials disposal charge too. It all depends on where you live. No VAT however..what a pile of bullshit that tax is.
Blimey, if they charge by weight for removing hardcore, it would cost a fortune. Then the skip company crushes it and sells it on to builders! You are right- VAT is a con- as are most taxes! Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks for taking the time to edit the video, I have not seen one of these barrows in use before. I can't imagine many people care for hire equipment like you. With regards to how long your editing is taking, have you ever looked at a StreamDeck? It may help speed up your editing considerably. They are marketed more for live streaming but they can be used for so much more. There are videos on RUclips which show other uses for them and it is worth reading reviews on Amazon. They are most likely going to be on offer on Amazon Prime Day if you want to save a few quid if you were to buy one. There is a really good video on RUclips about using one to fully automate your house combined with the app IFTTT. Also worth looking at if you don't currently use one is a gaming pad such as the Belkin N52te. They are use mainly by first shooter gamers but their use is almost endless. I have been using one for over a decade I would think and would never be without it anymore, It is just as essential as a mouse in my opinion. They are so useful and time saving for all computer work, I use mine constantly for just about everything on my computer. If you combine both/either of the above with the free open source Auto Hot Key you can really increase your productivity and speed things up. Again there are again a lot of videos on RUclips about AHK and gaming pads, you just need to use your imagination how they may be useful for you. Anything you do repeatedly or involving multiple keystorkes/clicks and mouse movements you should be looking to automate to a key/macro. The time spent setting it up will be repaid in no time at all. One very simple productivity booster I use with AHK is an 'Always on top' AHK which means I can just press a button on my gamepad and it pins the current window to the front. Press it again and it unpins the window. It is so simple yet so useful. If you want to try it out the following script is all you need and then press Ctrl+Spacebar to turn it on and off: ^SPACE:: Winset, Alwaysontop, , A Lastly, if you aren't using multiple screens, a minimum of 2, buy some more, the productivity increase is huge and well worth the small extra investment. I hope some of that helps speed up your editing, any questions just reply with them.
Thanks for the suggestions, I have just checked out both of those items, but don't think they will help me at all. Recently I purchased a dedicated computer for doing the editing, which cost about £4000 including Adobe Premiere, it edits 4K footage perfectly (my old computer did not cope with 4K files well), but editing this video was painful as I was using the footage from two cameras, and some of that footage was played back at about 5X speed, which was causing the video to pause during editing (the sound was still moving and the timeline pointer was moving, but the pictures were not). Hopefully I won't be making another video like this one for a while, I guess it does not help when I keep the camera's recording all the time, but in the past I have forgotten to press record or pressed record and it has not recorded, and so I have missed important footage in the past. Thanks again for the suggestions 👍
When we dug our (massive) house footings I drove the digger and the Mrs drove the high lift dumper, similar to this: images.app.goo.gl/rNacTys6cQzWxFFg6 Fantastic bit of kit and we only got close to tipping it over twice 😀 We filled several 20y skips very quickly!!
If I remember rightly, those kinds of dumpers cause a lot of accidents each year- mainly due to people driving them incorrectly! I bet it was a fun day though 👍 Thanks for the comment 👍
Yes, but I guess that would make them more expensive etc. You soon get used to steering it and to say it has 1/4 of a ton in the bucket, it is fairly maneuverable. Thanks for the comment 👍
I own a similar muck truck and it has a tow hitch. I use it to pull a builders 8x4 plant trailer up a steep narrow driveway into a secure storage unit.
There’s a flatbed attachment and also a snow plough a available too.
A very handy toy/tool to own.
I knew about the tow hitch, but have not seen the snow plough attachment, that is a great idea 👍
We did consider hiring skip loading ramps, but they looked a bit dangerous 😱
Thanks for the comment 👍
@ mezalong
I'm sure I have seen you at work, I thought you were having an epileptic fit whilst holding a cocktail sausage though 😂
I have been editing this video on and off for months, I estimate that it has taken over 40 hours of editing to edit the 10 hours of footage from two HD cameras and CCTV camera footage, I’m relieved that it is finally finished 😉
Hopefully, my future videos will not take as long as this one did to edit!
Please like, share and comment if you can, as it really helps me out!
I hope everyone has a great Sunday 😉
You could always get a handyman in to do your editing? ;)
I've got a mate helping me at the moment, but even then it's difficult as he does not know what I want to keep or discard when editing!
I've worked in 'equipment rentals , sales and service' for some 44 years, and if a customer ever returned equipment , all cleaned and refueled like you show here ( the correct way )
I think I'd collapse with the shock!! LOL!
These are really helpful tools, thanks for showing this.
LOL. I saw the sticker relating to the cleaning charge 😂
You are welcome BTW
Thanks for the comment
Apart from the usefulness of this video- it’s great to see you have such good terms with your neighbours.
My neighbours are great 👍
Thanks for the comment
@@ultimatehandyman how l can get all information on this model?
www.mucktruck.com/
Great going there. All that footage, editing and clean up. Thank you! 👍
You are welcome
Thanks for the comment 👍
great to see the condition you return it, you can borrow my tools any day
I always try to return things in the same condition that I borrowed them in.
Thanks for the comments 👍
My neighbour returned somehow managed to bend my crow bar and dent the hell out of an almost new wheelbarrow, safe to say we don’t lend them anything anymore!
I've noted this before in another on of UH's videos; He always cleans the tools he borrows before returning them. Likewise, I wouldn't hesitate lending him anything too... I'd probably get it back in better condition than what I gave it in 😂
Thanks for the time you put into all your videos.
I like that little truck it’s so handy I think you should build one and that will keep you in the warm garage over winter👍
Cheers
Ash from 🏴
You are welcome Ash
Thanks for the comment 👍
with 6 men and 4 wheelbarrows, 15 tonne could get shifted fairly easily and it would be alot faster than that as you just tip the barrows into the skip instead of hand balling it 2 times which will eat up alot more time. personally being a groundsman I enjoy labour intensive work and hate machines, as they cost a fair bit and when they break you are left with a fair bit of cost
Thanks for the comment 👍
Nice to see you cleaning the equipment before you take it back. I wish our customers did that!
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great video, thanks. I have hours and hours of home movies to edit. Keep putting it off...
Thanks.
Editing is definitely the hard part!
Thanks for the comment 👍
Hi folks. Couple of ideas. If your skip is big enough so you do not have to hand pack - and trust me, the pro's do not do that due to the labour costs - cheaper to hire a bigger skip or more than one - then a safe, solid ramp is a big time saver. But it must be robust and very safe. So, even better is a muck truck fitted with a high lift dump - we used one of these, along with a mini back hoe, to remove an old flagstone patio from the back of my hose to the skip in the drive. The flags weighed over 30 kgs each and had to be broken up to move. Used the digger to load the truck. Just took two people to move about 5 tons in half a day. BobUK.
Good advice
Thanks for the comment, Bob 👍
Looks like a good piece of kit ;) appreciate the effort you put into each and every video.
You are welcome
Thanks for the comment 👍
The alternative is to bring in a lorry with grab extension. If the lorry can get part way down the driveway and with a long extension arm there is a chance it may reach to the bottom of the driveway. That way you are moving the rubble a much shorter distance. It also does away with the mini dumper hire and the skip hire.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Looks like bloody hard graft that.. Also great technique at 5.07👍🏻😀
😂
Thanks for the comment
They do much better more efficient dumpers then that.you can get a a quarter yard bucket on a track mounted vehicle which will fit through a garden gate and allso a hydraulic scissor action under the bucket that allow you to load the skip from the side and fill it tottally .you can also get small ride on skip loaders / micro dumper skip loaders that will reduce the time by a quarter and manpower by a quarter
Yes, I have seen some of those, but just used what my neighbour hired ;-)
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great tool. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are welcome
Thanks for the comment 👍
In our village we have wheelbarrow racing once a year, this truck could provide a distinct advantage.
Yes, this would certainly help-especially if it's uphill 😂
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great video! 👍
Thanks for the comment 👍
Handy bit of kit.
Absolutely, this job would have been almost impossible without it!
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great job
Thanks for the comment 👍
Last time we did a job like this, also for a neighbour, we hired a skip loader which really did cut down the time it would have taken to remove all old carport rubble. Took me no time at all to edit the video, because there wasn't one lol. Quite a few photos though of me and my neighbour with the obligatory cup-of-tea in hand.
😂
The tea sounds good 👍
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great video again mate 👍
Thanks for the comment 👍
the only thing with that mini dumpers is hard to get it inside a terrace house and a narrow hallways (Victorian house) but is great for a semi detached house enjoyed the video.
Absolutely!
Thanks for the comment 👍
Which one is better Muck Truck or Belle BMD300?
I have not tried the Belle, but they are world renowned for making good cement mixers, so I would assume their version would be good.
Wow that’s awesome. I have a question please. I’ve had a false ceiling (plasterboard) in my bathroom and the contractor cut holes and put in individual ceiling down lights, He cut one hole too big and now keeps falling out of the hole. Any suggestions what I could do to make the hole slightly smaller to stop it? I’m worried about the heat on whatever I use. Any suggestions, I would be so grateful 😊😊😊
This is a common problem and I have thought about making a liner in the past, so that it would also protect the plasterboard.
You might be able to make some kind of reducer from an empty drink can (the aluminium can be cut with scissors), you could then use a grab adhesive to hold it in place.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Ultimate Handyman thank you so much for the reply 😊😊
Next time you need one of these for review please contact Mucktruck and maybe we can help. Good video.
Thanks, I found this to be a very useful piece of kit. I could have done with one the other day to be honest, but the work has been done with a wheel barrow now. How much is the electric version? and can you fit the snow plough to it?
Thanks for the comment 👍
@@ultimatehandyman Hi, I can send you the details by email, if you could send us a test email and we will reply back to you with all the details, our email is info@mucktruck.com
why didn't you POSITION the skip on the drive, NEARER the garage ?????
My neighbour did not want the skip on his drive.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks for posting/editing. Sounds a ballache making videos👍. Would it be cheaper to hire labour to do this job. Maybe quicker too. Conservatorys are a waste of space too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. They are ok abroad because they have the appropriate weather.
Yes, editing the videos can be a ball ache LOL
I would never have a conservatory built, or a garage converted to a room- moving house is a much better option IMHO
Thanks for the comment 👍
How much would the cleaning charge have been if they did it?
I'm not sure, but did not want to take that chance!
Thanks for the comment 👍
That 8 yard skip was cheap, just hired a 4 yard one for £260 here on the South Coast.
Blimey, that is expensive!
Thanks for the comment
Good equipment
Thanks for the comment 👍
Can anyone give me some tips to make turning easier? I find the turns a struggle Thanks
Ensure it is moving, as it is easier to move, then lift the handles slightly to put the weight on the front wheels.
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Six pieces of rubble disliked this video.
😂
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There's one on hire from around the corner from where i live & it has a telescopic tip,so it can go up in the air & tip over skip bins.
I have seen those. They look really handy.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Hi, thank you for making a video about Muck-truck, I would like to ask permission if we can post this on our facebook page as it is very useful for our customers.
Thanks and looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
Muck-truck UK Ltd
You are welcome
Of course, you can embed this video into a Facebook post, but I don't allow people to re-upload my videos to any platform.
Congratulations on making a great product, it certainly made our job much easier!
Thanks for the comment 👍
So it took longer for you to edit the video rather than break that patio up? 😃 I wonder why those motors are bullet proof? Because it is a Honda. 😎
Absolutely, and it was painstaking work editing the video! I'd much rather do manual work, rather than computer-based work!
That Honda engine was superb, it started the first time, every time 👍
Thanks for the comment 👍
You got proper ripped off with the price of the skip, that is mixed waste price, if it’s rubble only then it should be half that, I only pay £110 + vat for a skip as long as it’s just hardcore or/and earth . Any timber I just burn. Also you can get a muck truck with a lift so you can tip it straight into the skip. Remember to tell the hire shop that you want to pay trade price, I never pay more than £50 to hire something for one day as long as I collect and return it myself.
I had nothing to do with the skip, my neighbour arranged it and the muck truck.
Thanks for the comment
Would be alright if everyone took care of hired equipment like that. A few times I have got to the job and 10 mins using the equipment something is wrong.
I can imagine that some people abuse hire equipment and do not return it in a good state!
Thanks for the comment 👍
Our dumpsters here is the US are often charged by weight. So you might get a dumpster delivered for $350..but depending on what you put in the dumpster could put you well over the original $350. I've seen dumpsters that can barely load onto the truck from the weight of the materials..then you get a surprise bill for $1,000 over the original $350 plus you might get a hazardous materials disposal charge too. It all depends on where you live. No VAT however..what a pile of bullshit that tax is.
Blimey, if they charge by weight for removing hardcore, it would cost a fortune. Then the skip company crushes it and sells it on to builders!
You are right- VAT is a con- as are most taxes!
Thanks for the comment 👍
@@ultimatehandyman 🤙No worries mate, thank you for your videos!
I love the smell of petrol...
I quite like the smell of petrol too, but prefer Tarmac ;-)
Not going to lie, I'm upset that I didn't get to have a go of the mini dumper. What is wrong with me? 🤣
😂
Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks for taking the time to edit the video, I have not seen one of these barrows in use before. I can't imagine many people care for hire equipment like you.
With regards to how long your editing is taking, have you ever looked at a StreamDeck? It may help speed up your editing considerably. They are marketed more for live streaming but they can be used for so much more. There are videos on RUclips which show other uses for them and it is worth reading reviews on Amazon. They are most likely going to be on offer on Amazon Prime Day if you want to save a few quid if you were to buy one. There is a really good video on RUclips about using one to fully automate your house combined with the app IFTTT.
Also worth looking at if you don't currently use one is a gaming pad such as the Belkin N52te. They are use mainly by first shooter gamers but their use is almost endless. I have been using one for over a decade I would think and would never be without it anymore, It is just as essential as a mouse in my opinion. They are so useful and time saving for all computer work, I use mine constantly for just about everything on my computer.
If you combine both/either of the above with the free open source Auto Hot Key you can really increase your productivity and speed things up. Again there are again a lot of videos on RUclips about AHK and gaming pads, you just need to use your imagination how they may be useful for you. Anything you do repeatedly or involving multiple keystorkes/clicks and mouse movements you should be looking to automate to a key/macro. The time spent setting it up will be repaid in no time at all.
One very simple productivity booster I use with AHK is an 'Always on top' AHK which means I can just press a button on my gamepad and it pins the current window to the front. Press it again and it unpins the window. It is so simple yet so useful. If you want to try it out the following script is all you need and then press Ctrl+Spacebar to turn it on and off:
^SPACE:: Winset, Alwaysontop, , A
Lastly, if you aren't using multiple screens, a minimum of 2, buy some more, the productivity increase is huge and well worth the small extra investment.
I hope some of that helps speed up your editing, any questions just reply with them.
Thanks for the suggestions, I have just checked out both of those items, but don't think they will help me at all.
Recently I purchased a dedicated computer for doing the editing, which cost about £4000 including Adobe Premiere, it edits 4K footage perfectly (my old computer did not cope with 4K files well), but editing this video was painful as I was using the footage from two cameras, and some of that footage was played back at about 5X speed, which was causing the video to pause during editing (the sound was still moving and the timeline pointer was moving, but the pictures were not).
Hopefully I won't be making another video like this one for a while, I guess it does not help when I keep the camera's recording all the time, but in the past I have forgotten to press record or pressed record and it has not recorded, and so I have missed important footage in the past.
Thanks again for the suggestions 👍
Skip loader is a better idea no unloading by hand .
Absolutely
Thanks for the comment
When we dug our (massive) house footings I drove the digger and the Mrs drove the high lift dumper, similar to this:
images.app.goo.gl/rNacTys6cQzWxFFg6
Fantastic bit of kit and we only got close to tipping it over twice 😀
We filled several 20y skips very quickly!!
If I remember rightly, those kinds of dumpers cause a lot of accidents each year- mainly due to people driving them incorrectly! I bet it was a fun day though 👍
Thanks for the comment 👍
;starts very easily' - revs the tits off it
😂
Looks heavier than the muck......the truck.....
Yeah, but it’s really easy to move stuff with it. The engine is superb
Thanks for the comment
i have never been this early!
It's the first comment of the day, as I commented yesterday 😂
Shame it doesn’t steer as well
Yes, but I guess that would make them more expensive etc. You soon get used to steering it and to say it has 1/4 of a ton in the bucket, it is fairly maneuverable.
Thanks for the comment 👍