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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Riley operates a 70,000LB CAT 330 Excavator. What could possibly go wrong? // Strapinno Ratchet Straps: amz.run/6o0Q
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00:00 It’s Demo Day
03:01 The Cat arrives
08:03 Memory lane
12:06 Tie down the toys
14:07 Trees and stumps
19:21 Army Truck dies
22:17 Skid steer breaks 
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As a proffesional forestry road contractor I can honestly say you guys have nailed it. Your road is not an easy one to begin with. Picked the right tool for the job, made good use of your support equipment. You could do this every day!
That is good advice I’d say if you were building a road in the woods and you have no machines to cut the trees down rent a forestry mulcher
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The ultimate friend's vacay, hey buddy would you come spend the summer running some heavy equipment, hell yeah, can't wait to see all the footage@@karsoncampbelllogginginc
THANKS for the comments on how smooth & powerful the hydraulics are on the 330. I was part of the team that designed the hydraulic system on all Cat excavators (& many other Cat machines. Controllability (smoothness, predictability) was a major objective - and overall efficiency as well. Lower skilled operators have become more common and we wanted to help them, as well as the highly expert operators, to be highly productive over an 8 hour shift.
You seemed to adapt quickly to running the machine - having experience on other machines helps.
@panhandlejke6200 the next gen systems are great. We have a 349fl and 349 next gen. The difference is night and day. Doesn’t help the fl has almost 10,000 hours on it and the next gen only has 4500 hours they both run epirock hammers the fl runs a 4700 and the next gen runs a 5800 in a stone quarry. They get run between 16-20 hours a day 5 days a week and 6 hours on Saturday.
@@jjeanes2214 Thanks for that info. Quarrying is a tough application and I hope you get many MORE hours out of both machines. Over my 40 year career, we were constantly pushed to find design improvements that actually helped our customers - especially to consistently enable high productivity over long hours, like your application.
That's really cool to hear - big thank you from me, a 2021 Cat 301.5 owner/operator. It is indeed a smooth and easy machine to run. I love it. It may be small but it gets a *lot* of work done.
@@panhandlejake6200 we push our machines (loaders and excavators) to around 10,000 plus then get new models. The two things that tend to see over those hours are our two 990’s (rebuilt a few times) and haul trucks.
Awesome job! You definitely have the right tool for the job. Be carefully when clearing trees with a large excavator, as you have enough power and speed to accidentally throw a log towards the machine. It can take less than a second for a log to flip back at the cab. Stay safe, enjoy the nice machine!
A suggestion for a winter project, make a wood chipper. Maybe modeled after the snow blower you built.
was my first thought too.
My suggestion to you is , dig a good size hole for the burn material. It will be better for wind resistance and you won't have to scatter but just bury it when done.
This is what my grandparents did they dug three holes as deep as they could with the backhoe and put the dirt beside it. It. Those were the garbage burn holes and each lasted about 5 years. Then they we topped off with dirt and leveled out now the whole area is a croquet, badminton and camping area for family reunions.
I would really like to see the video's with Courtney operating the Cat excavator, the rock hammer and the Dozer. Her rock throwing skill with the mini excavator was absolutely impressive !
I would imagine she's taking care of baby
I couldn’t let the boys have all of the fun… 😉
@@AmbitionStrikes there are some wood pellet factories in north Idaho. One might be interested in the slash and other wood waste.
See the problem, make a plan, solve the problem. What a team you’ve got this summer. Best wishes for a safe and successful project.
Great video, I have to admit that I never thought I's spend 24 minutes watching a video with Riley knocking down trees but it was worth watching, interesting and most important entertaining . Good job you guys!
The toys just keep getting bigger 😊😊
Blow out radiator on Hitachi excavator, check coolant level.
If you make a small one dimension drawing of the old road and the new road in juat a different color it will help so mich to illustrate your plan for the new road and the problem with your old one. Doesn't have to be fancy, MS paint works fine 😁
Would be interesting to see how the road looked from above when you first bought the property and how it will lool when you are all done with it 😎
yes yes please a map of some kind to understand the scope of the job. your road always looks so long then you say it's only 500 feet . hard to get a grip on it.
@@ronblack7870I think he meant the 22% grade section was/is 500 feet long, not the entire road
Happy Sunday all from the 🇬🇧
So envious. Boys and Girls and their toys. Gotta love it. Stay safe.
This is going to be a fun summer, I do have a tip for removing stumps if they are tough or the roots are deep. Digging a hole in the soil on the left, right and front of the stump will make pulling the stump towards you easier.
Thank you for an awesome video again and have fun.
"My dad got these straps for mom as a present." Genius! I think my wife needs a new jigsaw!😂
And custom bowling ball with your initials on it. 🤣😂✌️
More like your wife needs a excavator lol 🤣🇨🇦
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no matter how i word this- it does not sound right but take it at it's face value- I love sitting watching you guys work away and your commentary adds to the spark Riley ! Once you are done- you need to open your own company to do this for people with bundles of money and little to none know how- and you of course do the you tube videos of the progress ! :)
I love material like this. I wish it was 4 hours long, like one awesome long movie. Keep it up guys. Can’t wait till next weekend.
I got a life to live, I love watching this stuff but I do it at double speed and skip.
do you have survey / topographical plans? have you done any CAD planning or anything more than just ideation? If so I'd love to see a video on the actual engineering of your plan that got you to actually doing the work.
Same question I have. A year ago, they tore up a lot of wooded real estate to build their dream road that did not work out. Now they will tear up more. As noted by others, it's a RUclips production and the entire project would not be practical or economically sound otherwise. Meanwhile, we get first-rate entertainment.
Good morning Courtney, Riley, baby Olly & great friends! Love the new opening Courtney! How do you find time with a lil one? ❤🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
We can always achieve a whole lot more if we work together it's always nice when neighbors get along with each other and work together
Remember the More sun🌞 that hits the road the faster it will dry!
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I like your equipment and camera footage!
Wow! Funsville!😊
Riley's summer camp of playing with big sandbox toys
We need a segment called "Courtney Reacts" where we watch her initial reaction to the footage that Riley captures without supervision. That would be Comedy Gold!
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Just a note here. Equipment used every day for 8 hours of work, usually have a maintenance truck and technician at site at the end of the shift. He goes over the unit and checks every area for issues, the lubes every point, checked every fluid. And refills the fuel tank. If you want those Machi es to work for you every day, you should do the same. Running out of fuel so often should be teaching you a lesson. JMO.
Rule # 1: never, never, never release a half a million dollar piece of equipment to someone named "Reckless Riley"!!! Duh! 🦍
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"If you can think it you can do it!" Should be your motto! I love that even though you might be intimidated by a project you seem to dig up the courage and do it. Love you guys. Miss seeing both of you in your videos. Nice to meet your friends.
Like the new start and finish logo. Riley seems to be having so much fun with the heavy construction plant.
Oh man! I wish I was there to help keep the machinery going. All good though. The road will get done soon enough. Stay safe Y’all 👍🏻
You have got to love having the right tool for the job! Looking forward to massively increased efficiency and production with the road project. Warm hello from Rapid Lightning Creek! 👌
Now you need a good mulcher. Shred the trees not good for lumber or fire. Spread around the property. Really helps cut down on the spring time mud.
That machine is flipping cool! I'd name the "honey badger" cause the honey badger don't give a crap. It breaks, rips and grabs anything, and it doesn't give a crap how big it is. Cool cool cool! Love it, thank you guys for this video. Amazing!
Are you planning on using a forestry mulcher on the "waste" wood? The drum type mulchers allow the mulch to be used for compost or at least return those nutrients to the soil, and would prevent the need to burn the "waste" wood. You might even find somebody locally that needs the mulch, or at least some of the mulch.
Please no burn, look for alternatives before resulting to burning.
mulch is great for insects, the whole world needs more of them
if they could drag it all in the wood and leave the proces by it self, it is best for nature
Just burn it. Way faster.
Looking good! Overheating is concerning. Hoses can be fixed & not running out of fuel is manageable. Once again your planning, vision and adventuring is amazing. Happy summer!
Tyler's a frickin' ROCKSTAR! What a great friend to have!!
Well done! Keep Oliver safe on the road!
With your skillset, you guys should totally build a Matt Cremona sawmill.
Lol! But, then... they'd have to look for spalted maple in that forest of pine. Though they'd have enough lumber to build 2 houses and another shop.
Transforming a mountain road surrounded by dense bush into a real road, also changing its slope? Without the Cat330 it would have taken years, you would have practically celebrated its completion alongside Ollie's graduation ceremony😁. 🥰
Don't have too much fun!!😊
Another great episode. Riley finds a way to make it happen.
Another phenomenal vid! Please stay safe out there, especially with baby-Ambition… as it won’t be long before he’s wanting to bring his own dump truck and dozer out for a romp in the woods with Dad & Mom! You two are amazing! Blessings! 😊❤
Just got some strapino's and thanks for that suggestion!
Longer form videos as well like these are awesome!
Good to see you 🎉, I'm excited to see your road project. What happened to water harvesting from air. I'm not seeing any new about it. It's fun to watch you both.
So looking forward to watching your summer project during the cold New Zealand winter months!
Rewatching…I missed the part about the excavator being wider than the road! 🤣🤣🤣 That’s some serious heavy metal 👍👍
That’s a pretty big excavator. About 40 tons. I know I’ve hauled one and even the one size bigger than that one the Cat 349. Good job y’all!!
i think a 16t is just as powerfull in many cases..
the missing front showel/stand on this one, moves all the presure to the wheels when you are working..
placing that front thing down gives 20-50 % more power in some cases
depending on what way you are aplying force
a small machine is also often more easy to get closer to the objects so less power is needed
no fun in using a 40ton on the edge of a hole for example
it would be 10 times faster to smooth the road after with a 16t with a showel in front for example
old machines also often have a lack of power, and this does not look like a 2023 model
(i have had a couple of machines they gave me the renting period for free, when i pointed out the dangers and lack of service)
It’s 330 cat / it’s 30 tonnes ie the 330 / so you don’t really know / a machine weight is always in its number at the side / hope I learnt you something / enjoy your day 👍
@@tonynewman8586 look it up. The Cat 330 excavator weighs around 80,000lbs.
I have run a Cat 349 with a 78" bucket. It is quite a bit bigger than the 330. The empty bucket weighed 12,000 pounds and the machine is listed at around 110k pounds depending on how it is setup, according to cat specs. That bucket was so big that there was just barely room to smooth out the dirt in a Super 10 dump truck as the teeth would be almost touching the operator's side the and the back of the bucket close to the other rub rail. It only took 3 scoops to fill a truck. Unfortunately, while that machine had a display for the weight of material being moved, it was not setup or available so we had to estimate the weight and watch the returned weight tickets for the 4500 loads we hauled out of that job site.
I'm glad to see that everyone else has the same issues we do working on our property. We've got slash piles, stumps, road work and a lot more to keep two old farts busy for years. But we're building our home and property ourselves, so when it's done, it's ours, the way we want it, and hopefully, debt free.
Riley, I hope you continue the great relationship you have with your Cat dealer- you have truly worked your passage with the Dozer and the "hell yes" tude when you went looking for daddy longlegs excavator showed it. They really don't just let anybody take huge equipment off their lot. Btw, your experience isn't much different that what happens on real life construction sites! Just way out in the mountains. Your diesel diagnostics are really getting tight, too!
Glad the premier is over so I can watch it! Very excited
Thanks for the good stuff.
I usually dig around the stumps and then pull it out its smoother one you and easyer on the machine
A road through the trees is nice but unless you like having to cut blow downs after every storm. you should "day light" it as wide as you can, it will make it safer in many ways.
Well if you fix them, you know how they work. The joys of construction. Really enjoying the content, great to see you have help from all over the world
Way too go, Reilly! Great job!
If there are a set of the happiest videos on YT, these are it. Keep doing the things!
How awesome y’all have such awesome friends to help. Many hands makes light work. 😊
The frustration when the video ends is getting worse! The huge excavator is AWESOME! I could watch it demolish trees and rock for hours.
This is epic--pretty soon, you'll need a tank.
Super production i wait with patience the next story of this mountain road…
When using the breaker don't try to drill with the breaker point. You can break the tip quite easily. Once your material breaks reset and start again
Yellow metal is addictive! My last carreer was in erosion control and we used all kinds of heavy equipment, fun and scary. Such slight hand movements created such big results. Thanks for sharing.
Another super scheme unfolding Cat make great equipment, when you use the hammer, only give it 4 to 5 blows then stop count to 10 and go again. This ensures the hydraulic accumulator is always giving the blows 100 percent effort
THIS is a good plan, man!
Wish I could help more.
Yes Courtney, you two are truly blessed! Amazing!
Good video! Always make sure the coupler is properly secured to the attachment. I have seen a few mishaps with attachments falling off, some funny, some a delay in working. I have heard of bad coupler accidents, but never had one myself. On lifting or pulling stumps, the closer you are , the more lifting capacity you have. I like renting and buying Cat equipment. Even on my 1949 road grader I can usually walk into the dealership and walk out with the parts I need.
First dig around the stump first to break the roots it will come it out easer
Nice to meet you, I am from Japan with your fun project!Regardless of whether the machine is old or new, check the water, oil, and surroundings of the hose of the machine before starting work.I hope you can find the problem and fix it soon!Please proceed with a fun project with safe work without accidents!May your family be blessed with joy every day!I support you!😊
I saw the water tote on the trailer how is the water tank filling?
Drove the 330 for years. Some hair raising jobs and a lot of time on building sites. Took down dozens of trees as well.
We’re as excited as Riley
Bringing in the big guns! Anything yall do, yall do it right, love the excellence! I can't wait to see what yall will be building a few years down the road, when the homestead is well established and you have time for passion projects!
Courtney is such a good mom. I'm impressed with the baby carrier, and little Ollie snug and with mom all the time.
Guys are having way too much fun
Time for Courtney to show them how to get the job done
Enjoy watching and seeing what you plan to do
Special thanks to all the extra help.
Keep up the interesting work
You guys always amaze 😮😮😮
The 1st add I ever watch on youtube in it's completeness
Muy grandes amigos, muy inspirador todo vuestro trabajo, gracias y saludos desde España ❤💪
Good luck with your project Riley and Courtney
🙋👍 Happy Trails.
It's so cute seeing you guys so hype over that excavator. It's small compared to some of the excavators I've operated. But it reminds me of how excited I was the first time I saw and operated my first big excavator.
Guys you can use those trees as a fence. For the sides of the road like little ramps
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11:36 Another good thing about being off grid: You don't have to worry about overhead wires!
The ultimate friend's vacay, hey buddy would you come spend the summer running some heavy equipment, hell yeah, can't wait to see all the footage
Great video and awesome to see you using the right tools for the job this time around. Any chance of a drone overview of the road routes?
It looks like you have everything lined up for successful taming of the road.
I was thinking you now need a mini mill to make lumber from your trees but you addressed that.
Wear, tear and regular maintenance is ongoing.
I really hope your rental agreement includes maintenance and repair on the big Cat.
With the early progress you have made, it looks like this summer will be much more more than the road. You now have a tiny community.
Time for an equipment barn
Love watching you work and achieve.
Keep it safe 🎉
We may need some road help once you guy's finish this one 😅
I gotta wonder how many times the "what does that lever do?" gag works on delivery drivers? Seventy thousand pounds of steel....I think I am going to need a cold shower.
When you operate equipment, particularly heavy equipment, you need to daily check your fluids and do an inspection to catch any potential problems. This is critical now that you have that many machines and novice operators. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Good luck I enjoy your content and I'm rooting for you.
I love watching you guys. So much work, do much fun🎉. That's why you're my favorite RUclips family. Sky's the limit.
Love the work and channel. The wire next to the garage door is killing me and my OCD! I am getting ready to drive out and put a light fixture up. 😁
Great job running the excavator Riley
I have enjoyed your series. A Cat 330 is a big piece of equipment! But your used it well and continue to improve your property. Enjoy you postings, thanks!
New to your channel. Greeting from London uk 🇬🇧. Been watching your back catalogue of videos. Really enjoy your problem solving and building stuff from scratch like the snow tracks. The road project is a mega undertaking good luck.
Those cats are nice excavators
@2:10 Andrew Camarata vibe !!!
I for one would really appreciate an overhead view of your road. It might lend some context to the big hill or the curve in the middle? Even a simple line drawing would really be helpful in understanding the points of interest on your drive way to the most famous mountain top in north Idaho. Thanks Guys love your channel and thanks for letting us follow your progress.
In New Zealand we use a 20-30 ton digger in preferance to a bulldozer for forestry road builing, as it does the job better.
You don't have the forestry "jailbars" on the windscreen so be careful you don't break a tree so it "barbers chair" on you and come throught the windscreen into the cab.
Intresting channel, have fun and good luck.
Love it! Thanks for sharing everything, and I love the equipment referrals and demonstrations 👍🏻
Good day ❤
What fun! Every boys dream to drive big tractors and YOU are doing this!
It is never fun to just get the job done without something going wrong. Maintenance before, during and after the day keeps the job going strong.
Boy we know that..sliding sideways down the driveway
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