I worked at a warehouse that had several "spotter tractors" like that. You didn't need CDLs to drive but the trucks weren't roadworthy anyway except for a couple. That's how a lot of guys got their CDLs. When they got good at moving trailers in the lot they only had the bookwork to do.
That yard dog semi truck sounds awesome with the 12 valve Cummins with the turbo whistle sounds so awesome 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
The longer the trailer the easier it is to back up. There's no excuses. LOL you got to see my first experience trying to back at the 53-ft trailer up when I was 22 years old
This was entertaining! I hauled one or two of the yard tractors when I was pulling the rgn for several years but never got to play with one. Last time I spotted trailers, I spent a night filling in with my road tractor at the Johnson Control plant in Cadiz, KY (late 90s... I think Johnson Control's auto seat parts has been long gone now). Before I moved to North Dakota to haul water and drill cuttings in the oilfield, I spent about ten years out at Ft. Campbell (a civilian transportation contract) and we had a bunch of 20-foot cans on ancient chassis that still had the old spring brakes... We regularly had to back up to aircraft on the flightline with daycabs that were just about as long as the trailers... lol. Now, pulling wind blades, there's often two of us steering... I don't miss the dry-van days, though.
LAUGH? No one better laugh at you. They can laugh WITH you. Anyone who wants to laugh about another person doing their best on junk they never used nor belongs to them most likely can't push a shopping carriage in Home Depot without banging into something. You do just great and that's why all of us can't wait for the next one. Sonny (CT)
Oh yeah, spent almost a year driving a yard puppy, 6 days a week 12 hours a day, loads of fun, non-stop one trailer after another, then if you had the time, and Mangement always said you had the time, so you got to load a trailer.😋 Oh and buy the way jump in the dump truck and go dump that load........yeah......fun.🙃
Cool little job it takes you away from everyday work I would definitely appreciate the little brake this job would give me thumbs up my friends WOW awesome
@@DirtPerfect young man I greatly appreciate the hard work Y'ALL do I've been a General Contractor for over thirty five years and watching your channel really shows me the hard work that's involved before I come in and build I never really thought much about what y'all do and because of you your men and your channel I appreciate y'all so much more than I did for all of those years so thank you thumbs up always
Very nice showcase of your multi-talents Mike. Excellent job navigating the trailers with the "dog" Your friend must have appreciated you getting him out of the jamb with no drivers! Doug@ the "ranch"
@@DirtPerfect yeah bro. We have a mixture of 2015 single and double axle Ottawa yard dogs. I never touch the singles because they throw you about like a beer can in a pickup truck bed. The Tandems ride like Cadillac
@@dionmcelrathjr1712 I miss the tandems. I'd take a hoopty old double over a brand new single. But in the end, the one with the best a/c and heat wins in my opinion.
I work for FedEx Freight, where everything is shiny and polished, but I miss working in a rural, dirt yard where it's quieter and the pressure isn't so damn much. I like that they bought me a new seat for my short ass in the mule, but I still miss working in the country, driving an old POS.
I was a logistics manager for a Food Manufacturer... all refers... all 53’. My crew Used to have to use 1988 International cab over to move trailers. (We called it the Farmall!) The lot was always full... we constantly had “accidents”. I bought an Ottawa Spotter for them.... and the dent and ding rate went way down. The crew had a going away party for the Farmall complete with cake and sodas... the plant manager thought we were nuts... but, that didn’t stop him from coming to eat cake!
That's me for sure. I end up with my neck out the back door, but it hooks up 99% of the time. Fucks my neck to the same degree. And my shoulders. "if I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself".
I used to run a shunt truck like that for 5 years, even moved loaded king bs with the good old single axel. 40k engine hours on my clock and thousands of trailer's lol
Drove one every summer as a teenager transporting peanut trailers to and from our farm. Definitely no creature comforts. Lol. But, good for its primary use.
Used to work for FedEx Ground as a switcher in Greenville,SC 15 years ago but they had a L9000 Ford daycab converted by adding on the hydraulic fifth wheel. The yard mule your using is nice compared to the one I used because I had to get out and pull the king pin release everytime. Yours releases from the inside. Doing this manually sucks when your at a busy facility. Moving soon towards Alabama and I am considering doing this again .
Good performance moving trailers with Yard Dog. The only better performance was a young woman driving for FedEx (with her dog as swamper) companion) finding 2 trailers and bogey dolly moving it around yard and physically rolling it into position a short distance and making the connection flawlessly with her first trailer and 2nd. The real skill was backing up her tag dolly into position behind her first trailer. IMPRESSIVE. I really like the variety of Your show.
I spent three years of my life moving 100-150 trailers around an asphalt yard in a truck just like that. If it was 90° outside the cab was 115°. I'm pretty sure that, up until about 2016, those trucks came from the factory with air conditioning that didn't work.
and now I know where the key is if I ever want to borrow a yard dog :) that's in another state, isn't meant for the highway, and appears to be a big heap of.... fun lol
@@toddlasalle131 It's a lot faster to connect and disconnect just one air line. When moving trailers around at low speed in a flat yard, trailer brakes aren't really necessary
I miss driving trucks not the backup though OMG try putting a 53 ft trailer with a freightliner conventional at a dock yard made for 48ft trailers with cab overs never forget that drop yard I miss the driving it self long haul seeing the sights along the way
I was used to old stuff, I've never been in one that had AC installed. Actually I don't think I've seen a truck here in Alaska with AC in it, but I've been retired from trucks for a while.
Works dont even have 500 miles yet. They got it new. Its funny though they have a 54k plate on it but they could get a 24k plate or better yet get onsite fuel for offroad diesel and screw plates and the insurance
I had to spot my own trl when driving over the road and ooops i forgot the airlines and i pulled out and there went my lines. First time and last time with that mistake
Sure wish I had a yard tractor for some of the docks I had to go to sometimes. Backing around a corner into a dock was always fun, especially on the blind side. My highway tractor with the long wheelbase and sleeper would make for some tight situations. All I pulled were 53 footers and they are far easier to back up than a shorter one. If you can't parallel park one on the street then you haven't driven truck enough. Your video was interesting with the hydraulic fifth wheel. Did the lock on the fifth wheel lock and unlock with air control?
Good job. I would have taken the sides out of at least three trailers, turned the heavy trailer over onto it's side, and torn the fifth wheel off. Lol.
My dads dont this on night shift for 20 years. I swear he doesn't use his mirrors to back his trailers up at home, just pulls forward,lines it u ppl and let er rip
Why did you raise the landing gear? If the next hook is with a road tractor, (if the driver isn't paying attention) the king pin will ride over the fifth wheel. Hope its not heavy he will have fun winding gear up to get out from under it.
@@DirtPerfect it's true long trl way easier than the pup trl pulled both. After dark our yard dog had a 6-71 detroit in it neighbors made them put 2 mufflers on it didn't help 4 speed Allison automatic solid rear suspension it would do donuts on the black top what a blast
@@bones6554 doesn't matter when the dispatcher or terminal tell you to go there you go get it to the dock. Even if involves locking trailer brakes to scoot it stright or maybe stretch the cab side flaring a little forward with the side of the trailer or turning around in a circle where the trailer tires stay in one spot while tractor makes a complete circle at a dead end street so you can back through there gate to the dock
I worked at a warehouse that had several "spotter tractors" like that. You didn't need CDLs to drive but the trucks weren't roadworthy anyway except for a couple. That's how a lot of guys got their CDLs. When they got good at moving trailers in the lot they only had the bookwork to do.
Yup stay in the yard and not the road all good
LOL Just back er up till it sounds expensive and pull up 6"!! Cool video.
Lol 🤦♂️
Best one I ever heard 😁
Shoot still laughing thanks Badgermatt75 thumbs up everyone especially Badger
Just what I was thinking; an old saying!
That yard dog semi truck sounds awesome with the 12 valve Cummins with the turbo whistle sounds so awesome 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
As a old truck driver who leaned to drive using and trusting the mirrors that was a great video
You are the magician you can make anything work.
Love those little yard tugs always amuse me :) 🤣🤣
The longer the trailer the easier it is to back up. There's no excuses. LOL you got to see my first experience trying to back at the 53-ft trailer up when I was 22 years old
I work at Carter Express and man our yard dogs put in work!
I bet
This was entertaining! I hauled one or two of the yard tractors when I was pulling the rgn for several years but never got to play with one. Last time I spotted trailers, I spent a night filling in with my road tractor at the Johnson Control plant in Cadiz, KY (late 90s... I think Johnson Control's auto seat parts has been long gone now). Before I moved to North Dakota to haul water and drill cuttings in the oilfield, I spent about ten years out at Ft. Campbell (a civilian transportation contract) and we had a bunch of 20-foot cans on ancient chassis that still had the old spring brakes... We regularly had to back up to aircraft on the flightline with daycabs that were just about as long as the trailers... lol. Now, pulling wind blades, there's often two of us steering... I don't miss the dry-van days, though.
My WJ Grand Cherokee hadJjohnson Controls on a sticker under the driver's seat.
Were they interested in fixing it?
Nope.
Its fun watching other people do my job, im a yard jockey at a fedex hub.
Viktor Rezov76
Where’s my Amazon package??? It was supposed to be here yesterday!
We don't ship amazon anymore. X)
I’m also a yard jockey at Fedex as well just started a few months ago and I’m loving it so far
I’m a yard spotter at mclane Cumberland in Kentucky I’ve been spotting for a year. I think it is fun watching people do what we do 😂😂
Enjoyed buddy. Jack of all trades, master of perfection. The variety of things you do makes for great Vidjas. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks Gary appreciate the feedback
LAUGH? No one better laugh at you. They can laugh WITH you. Anyone who wants to laugh about another person doing their best on junk they never used nor belongs to them most likely can't push a shopping carriage in Home Depot without banging into something. You do just great and that's why all of us can't wait for the next one. Sonny (CT)
Thanks sonny
Great video DP 🇺🇲 doing whatever it takes and a very nice work 🇺🇲
Oh yeah, spent almost a year driving a yard puppy, 6 days a week 12 hours a day, loads of fun, non-stop one trailer after another, then if you had the time, and Mangement always said you had the time, so you got to load a trailer.😋 Oh and buy the way jump in the dump truck and go dump that load........yeah......fun.🙃
Mr Dirt perfect has a secure future at Swift transport!
Cool little job it takes you away from everyday work I would definitely appreciate the little brake this job would give me thumbs up my friends WOW awesome
Thanks appreciate the feedback
@@DirtPerfect young man I greatly appreciate the hard work Y'ALL do I've been a General Contractor for over thirty five years and watching your channel really shows me the hard work that's involved before I come in and build I never really thought much about what y'all do and because of you your men and your channel I appreciate y'all so much more than I did for all of those years so thank you thumbs up always
Very nice showcase of your multi-talents Mike. Excellent job navigating the trailers with the "dog"
Your friend must have appreciated you getting him out of the jamb with no drivers!
Doug@ the "ranch"
Thanks Doug
I use to be able to park trailers as good as the yard trucks in a dual tandem tractor, it isn't easy, good job!
Nope I agree
As a yard dog driver of 3 years you did great brother! We have 14 yard dogs at my job and they run 24/7/365
Thanks and wow
@@DirtPerfect yeah bro. We have a mixture of 2015 single and double axle Ottawa yard dogs. I never touch the singles because they throw you about like a beer can in a pickup truck bed. The Tandems ride like Cadillac
Dion McElrath Jr Second that on the beer can. I’d like to try a tandem even though we don’t need one. Some of ours are air ride so that helps
@@dionmcelrathjr1712 I miss the tandems. I'd take a hoopty old double over a brand new single. But in the end, the one with the best a/c and heat wins in my opinion.
Nice "Spotting" there driver.
BTW the WD-40 is used for trailer lube when you have to park them in real tight.
Ahh now I know 😜
A little W.D., a lot of speed and they'll slip right in.
Nice backing! Better than I could ever do!
Thanks
The longer the easier
What weird jobs that you do. :)Thank you.
Nice video, I drive a slightly newer one with the 6.7 Cummins. 7.17 rear gears really makes the most out of 500 ft/lbs
Nice I bet
I would never give you crap about driving because I've had to back up into places that were crazy
I work for FedEx Freight, where everything is shiny and polished, but I miss working in a rural, dirt yard where it's quieter and the pressure isn't so damn much. I like that they bought me a new seat for my short ass in the mule, but I still miss working in the country, driving an old POS.
I was a logistics manager for a Food Manufacturer... all refers... all 53’. My crew Used to have to use 1988 International cab over to move trailers. (We called it the Farmall!) The lot was always full... we constantly had “accidents”. I bought an Ottawa Spotter for them.... and the dent and ding rate went way down.
The crew had a going away party for the Farmall complete with cake and sodas... the plant manager thought we were nuts... but, that didn’t stop him from coming to eat cake!
Lol I bet much easy with spited truck and don’t have to mess with landing gear 😁
I spent a good couple years spotting for fedex, the Ottawa T-1 was my office forever
Looking back, it was the best job ive had
Cool
Nice backing now we know the rest of the story
I am sure Officer Hoover just loves your visegrip glad hand holder. Lol God bless
If I ever hit the road with it 😬
That's me for sure.
I end up with my neck out the back door, but it hooks up 99% of the time.
Fucks my neck to the same degree. And my shoulders.
"if I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself".
I have always wondered how them pup trucks work.. great job sir!!
Know you know 😁
I now do that as a add on role at work. Got a 3.45 raise.
Not to bad job for a novice, as they say practice makes “dirt” perfect
😜 thanks
@@DirtPerfect pull out for high gear
I used to run a shunt truck like that for 5 years, even moved loaded king bs with the good old single axel. 40k engine hours on my clock and thousands of trailer's lol
Wow good deal
Drove one every summer as a teenager transporting peanut trailers to and from our farm. Definitely no creature comforts. Lol. But, good for its primary use.
True and yes
nice this is my job now i was a truck driver for 12 years
Awesome
Used to work for FedEx Ground as a switcher in Greenville,SC 15 years ago but they had a L9000 Ford daycab converted by adding on the hydraulic fifth wheel. The yard mule your using is nice compared to the one I used because I had to get out and pull the king pin release everytime. Yours releases from the inside. Doing this manually sucks when your at a busy facility. Moving soon towards Alabama and I am considering doing this again .
Yes that cab release is very handy
always fun moving with the big rigs mate, make sure not to scarp haha, good job
Showing off your backing skills there Mike.
What little I got 😁
Never a good sign jumping into a truck with a gallon jug of WD-40 on the dash 😂
lol this is true
Good performance moving trailers with Yard Dog. The only better performance was a young woman driving for FedEx (with her dog as swamper) companion) finding 2 trailers and bogey dolly moving it around yard and physically rolling it into position a short distance and making the connection flawlessly with her first trailer and 2nd. The real skill was backing up her tag dolly into position behind her first trailer. IMPRESSIVE. I really like the variety of Your show.
Thanks
I thought the GoPro was going to be run over I was yelling stop stop at the phone lol
lol 😂
Yep, I was sure the foot was going to be lowered onto the camera at 16:40.
I spent three years of my life moving 100-150 trailers around an asphalt yard in a truck just like that. If it was 90° outside the cab was 115°. I'm pretty sure that, up until about 2016, those trucks came from the factory with air conditioning that didn't work.
Trucks are handy but not many options no make you more comfortable that’s for sure 😁
great video!!! having good friends is great.
Thanks and yes
Kinda sounded like the trailers rubbed on that last one. Lol. Nice job!
Lol it was close
Keep it between the ditches! 😀
Fun times. Those little yard trucks are handy for that though.
Yes they are
Lol lol was that like low rid in. Looks kinda like u had fun and yes only 1 time pull up and no more. Good job. Thanks for sharing.
i did that job here in Australia for 6 1/2 years with a single drive Iveco legs up legs down every trailer about 6 to 15 trailer a day
That would get old 😐😁
Yep it did it was only a 2 or 3 day job but the driver didn’t turn back up so I did
Thankfully I ended up using single and tandem shunt trucks! That was not the case for winter of 98 and 99 working midnight shift in Canada !
and now I know where the key is if I ever want to borrow a yard dog :) that's in another state, isn't meant for the highway, and appears to be a big heap of.... fun lol
It’s. Not bad the other one it the pile of s😁😂t
they only go about 15
Sure it's stadium seating it's probably your own Pepsi product LOL
Lol no
@@DirtPerfect
Why did you only hook up one brake line
@@toddlasalle131 It's a lot faster to connect and disconnect just one air line. When moving trailers around at low speed in a flat yard, trailer brakes aren't really necessary
dude. one man party right that lol *knucks
I miss driving trucks not the backup though OMG try putting a 53 ft trailer with a freightliner conventional at a dock yard made for 48ft trailers with cab overs never forget that drop yard I miss the driving it self long haul seeing the sights along the way
Jack of many trades.
Yup 😁
Unless you do it constantly it's hard to back into a dock door the first time or 2.
Cool video ❤
We call em Yard Mules or Hostling Buggies here in Texas
I see the inspector came out from the lower left at 17:07 to see that you put it down properly on the boards.
Yes I seen that
Lol A lizard was keeping a watch over you when you put it on the boards haha
Nice work! Nice video.
Thanks
For a rookie, you did pretty good... :)
Thanks I guess
I did a lot of that in my past life
I am a mechanic for a large ltl and our mules are all 5.9/6.7 most have over 25000+ hours. We run them 24hours a day and only close 2 days a year.
Awesome
Great video! Exceptional backing skills and very entertaining!
Thanks
I'd like to have one of those trucks
They are handy for sure
For your friend, a Christmas box of the "grommets", red side only. I just don't remember what they are called.
Haha you look good in there
Ha
I can’t quite remember if I have ever seen a yard dog with working air conditioning before hahahah
I was used to old stuff, I've never been in one that had AC installed. Actually I don't think I've seen a truck here in Alaska with AC in it, but I've been retired from trucks for a while.
Lol good point
Works dont even have 500 miles yet. They got it new. Its funny though they have a 54k plate on it but they could get a 24k plate or better yet get onsite fuel for offroad diesel and screw plates and the insurance
That sounds like a 24 valve but, it still sounds mint!
Nope 12 valve 95 ish
@@DirtPerfect I see, the old and reliable P-pump!
Michael, podcast on the stadium jobs please 😁
👍
Good job
Thanks
For some real fun, try spotting a bunch of 48 and 53 footers, then try backing up a 28 foot pup trailer!
Did you see the Gecko checking out the parking job for GEICO at 17:10 ? I think he was frozen in fear. He was wearing his desert camo uniform.
Lol yes did see that
Nice Parking job for rookie
Great video sir
Thanks
Like a pro!👍
Why would we make fun of you? We have MBTS for that! 😆 🤣 😂
Not too bad! You did forget to pull forward after hooking up to be sure it was locked in, it isn't pretty when they come unhooked I know!
Been there before
I had to spot my own trl when driving over the road and ooops i forgot the airlines and i pulled out and there went my lines. First time and last time with that mistake
Sure wish I had a yard tractor for some of the docks I had to go to sometimes. Backing around a corner into a dock was always fun, especially on the blind side. My highway tractor with the long wheelbase and sleeper would make for some tight situations. All I pulled were 53 footers and they are far easier to back up than a shorter one. If you can't parallel park one on the street then you haven't driven truck enough.
Your video was interesting with the hydraulic fifth wheel. Did the lock on the fifth wheel lock and unlock with air control?
Yes and agree much easier with spited truck vs road truck
So close!
Better handwriting than mine
Mike like the video on the on Yard dog .
Thanks buddy
Man is hot in this yard dog. Is that egg yellow on your shirt. I’ve done it a lot hee hee. Yes, I liked Paul Harvey.
next thing you will be running tug boat,s good jab my man enjoy the heat
That’s on my bucket list
Good job. I would have taken the sides out of at least three trailers, turned the heavy trailer over onto it's side, and torn the fifth wheel off. Lol.
Lol 😂
You remind me of my pa , he’d do what ever it took . I had a lot of experience by the time I got to high screwl ?
Lol I bet 😁
Push in or pull out your landing gear handle that is what makes it go fast or slow
👍
Bang up job my man!
Ain't nothing wrong with a convenient side Hustle....👍😉👍
Exactly
I wouldn't laugh at you because I've had to back trucks in places where there wasn't much room good job
Thanks
The guy needs to ask you to get the trailer out of the very back of the yard, that'd be fun to watch :)
Been there it sucks 🤨😁
11:15 aHH, I do that at least once or twice a day.
My dads dont this on night shift for 20 years. I swear he doesn't use his mirrors to back his trailers up at home, just pulls forward,lines it u ppl and let er rip
Why did you raise the landing gear? If the next hook is with a road tractor, (if the driver isn't paying attention) the king pin will ride over the fifth wheel. Hope its not heavy he will have fun winding gear up to get out from under it.
These trailer will never be hooked back to a road tractor
"Oh, I'll just guess it"
Said no proper Shuttle Truck driver ever lol.
😁
The longer it is the easier it is to back up lol
Lol yup
@@DirtPerfect it's true long trl way easier than the pup trl pulled both. After dark our yard dog had a 6-71 detroit in it neighbors made them put 2 mufflers on it didn't help 4 speed Allison automatic solid rear suspension it would do donuts on the black top what a blast
Depends on how much room you have.
@@bones6554 doesn't matter when the dispatcher or terminal tell you to go there you go get it to the dock. Even if involves locking trailer brakes to scoot it stright or maybe stretch the cab side flaring a little forward with the side of the trailer or turning around in a circle where the trailer tires stay in one spot while tractor makes a complete circle at a dead end street so you can back through there gate to the dock
Not bad parking for a part timer! Lol!
Lol thanks
Rookie!!
Lol how have you been long time no see
I didn't realize stadium seating was big business
Yup 😁
sooo is your new channel going to be Dirt Trucking perfect LOL
lol hope not 😜
well we all know where he keeps the key! LOL
Anyone need a yard tractor?
Got to find it firsts 😜