How to root rake with a Cat D6N

[@aland7236]

I got a chuckle out of that idling 12 valve being louder than the D6 the camera was facing around 1:06. Good luck with all of it man.

[@davidfitnesstech]

Cool man..
LESS face time.
MORE rake time.

[@westtexas806]

For real. And that root rake in that machine ain't taking many stumps our of the ground. And your not supposed to have it down in the dirt. it rides on top of the dirt. I run the same rig.

[@evergreen7889]

When I used to clear in Florida. As long as it wasn’t muddy and crappy land that you would sink into. We switched to all wheel loaders Deere 624/644 with skidder like tires and put root rake, grapple on them. Most of time dozers would sit. Tires are cheaper then undercarriages. Also can pick up materials and load/run grinder. In nj we shear most stuff skid and chip or log off wood then come stump, put it off road truck then dump into pile and grind stumps/big logs. Or smaller acerage clear whole tree break up trees put into pile and grind. But unless you have a high hp horizontal with big opening you would have to use a stump shear to decrease material. We Always used tubs except for close highway or development work. There’s tens of thousands of ways to clear but think it’s all about the size of trees long neck pine in the Carolinas can just clear with a hoe , break up n grind. Big oak , gum, maples , etc if u can log the good wood can get paid or the clean chips used to be worth $$. You seem to be growing in the upstate. Keep it going

[@hl8256]

Would have been great to watch the dozer work without all the yaking

[@danielwang7018]

Erggdi igduhfhp ✋😂

[@sebastianacorrea1187]

@@danielwang7018 nnnnnn

[@altheeathoone]

Ya he really likes himself doesn't he

[@jean-guyduguay43]

oui gros parleur petit faiseur

[@kramnoslaw4474]

Agreed

[@LLImprovement]

Interesting to see how others do land clearing. I'm an owner operator up in Canada with a 973C and we dont have much for trees, mainly just sloughs and bush. The rake seems to work a lot like how i do with the teeth of my bucket, to get the best results ive found doing shorter passes. Once the roots and stumps build up in front it can't shed the soil anymore and it becomes a soft plow.

[@jasonjackson7201]

Excavator with a scoop root rake. You can pick up the roots balls and shake the dirt out of them leaving only roots. Makes cleaner piles while leaving the dirt behind.

[@LLImprovement]

@@jasonjackson7201 The biggest trees we have in my area are only around 8-10". So there isn't much need for an excavator. Just gotta shed the trees. I put up a video pushing a fence line and you can see the trees are pretty small.

[@ronniemctaggart6301]

Buy a stacking rake for your loader you will be amazed how much better it works than these pin on rakes

[@LLImprovement]

@@ronniemctaggart6301 I would have to get one custom built. I just tried to buy a wheel root rake at a ritchie bros auction today and it went for $20,000 and it was far from new. Iron is NOT cheap, i dont understand where people are getting all this money from.

[@ronniemctaggart6301]

@@LLImprovement the stacking rake for a track loader is awesome I operated a 977 with a stacking rake and fell in love with it but I like a root rake root rake not that pin oin bullshit but I'm also 1 off those grumpy old men who learned to clear with a d6 with a rake and a d8 with a cutter blade ska kg blade we burnt on top of the ground not in a pit

[@steviechalmers1218]

Wasn’t this video about your root rake attachment on the blade and how it performs in clearing , am still waiting to see this up close , ???

[@jicajuju]

You do realize a root rake is designed to keep dirt out of debris. You are suppose to grubb first then clean with root rake. A root rake is used to clean not plow. I would fired all of you.

[@thesmokewagon6302]

Lmao! Was listening and trying not to be disagreeable with the young man in the video.now here you are ahead of me! Use of the rake was a cluster at best. Clearly a lack of expierence running a rake and yehere he is making a video. If he wanted to show off his new tractor he should have just made a video about the tractor and its features. Bought a wide pad tractor to run clearing/raking jobs? We only bought LGPs to get the other tractors out if they were having trouble or we had a very wet job.
For those who dont know and are watching for learning purpose… the LGP tractors spead the weight of the tractor tracks footprint on the ground by having more surface are. The drawbacks are simple physics. The wider the pad the less traction the tractor gets when the blade is loaded up and also is much harder on the final drives and under carriage because of more stress induced during turns as well as forward and backward movement. Always get a winch if you buy an LGP tractor because you are normally going places that are risky at best and you will need the winch for that tractor as well as the other equipment on a regular basis.
P.S. seeing the Hundayi was not a shock. If it aint a CAT it must be a Dawg!

[@raymondwood1453]

YEA ME TOO & By the way his WIFE has NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS JOB ------- FIRE HER ALSO !

[@robwar2288]

@@thesmokewagon6302 thank God someone else thinks the same way! That Dirt would ruin that Peterson in 1 hour! What a Mess!!!!!!!🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dougstitt1652]

yap yap yap yap omg i thought it was about root ripping not yap yap yap

[@glentaylor6825]

He got a thumbs down from me, terrible narrator.

[@rigclimber7]

Video of a dude filming himself with the sound of a bulldozer in the background

[@thomasbailey8306]

They make a D6 T with a 6 way blade..LGP. I operate one everyday . They will out push a 6N no problem.. And I do final grading with it also...The D6T is a good all around Dozer. The N they had alot of problems with them ...good luck with yours

[@tp8030]

R is better than them all. Not that I'd buy a junk cat.

[@alerteci8837]

I have never heard a dozer owner know less about their equipment than this guy.

[@donaldmends2244]

I personally have run several D6r there excellent machines, powerful , well balanced. You made excellent choice, you never be sorry.

[@jamesreed1027]

the LGP is low ground pressure does not tear up the ground as much better in soft dirt and mud

[@raymondquave1237]

Ive been in clearing business 40 plus years,, Those pin on rakes are OK but the older C. frame built ones are angle dozer type are more efficient and less weight in front end an less dirt in the pile to deal with

[@deplorable_2024]

5:40 before he stops talking and shows you how it works. Really?

[@andrewterry8092]

Way too much talking...

[@chadsmith14]

I hope that dude was just trying out your dozer for amin. If he's your operator theys alot of ass in the seat getting the feel of it in his future. Do not burry the rake like he did. You will chase roots for days. You just do get enough dirt in w you if pushing small stuff that will come thru the rake to hold it togather to get to ur pile. If you have to burn this stuff you will have to know what you got and plan the distance from pike to start rolling it so when you get to pile it is clean. No matter what, if you have a torch on it dirt will not burn. The d6n is the biggest you will need. W clearing and having to go thru bottoms more than once, especially w rolling dirt out if your rake the big doErs don't handle the back n forth of rolling or about a pickup truck length direction change. The bigger the dozer the harder it is on the transmission.

[@chadsmith14]

Where are y'all from. What state

[@sycamorevalleyshops2841]

Looking at getting out of ca, lots of land clearing experience, run a tub grinder a little bit as well. Mostly been around horizontal grinders though.

[@deplorable_2024]

Then you never get close enough again to see it really work.

[@mikepettipas690]

Narrow tracks are for rock based aggragate so you don't bend your plates and rails on compound grades
Wide tracks , otherwise known as LGP ( Low Ground Pressure)
Is for soft soil ( avoid climbing over logs and rocks)
But you and Bro know this because YOU ARE EXPERIENCED OPERATORS - RIGHT !!???
From the Lawn tractor to a D6
In one quick leap !!!!!!!!!!

[@decorateyouryard1773]

Good job calls for good equip. Looks like your able to meet the needs!

[@winscolandclearing]

Right tools for the right job

[@raymondpoteet8920]

Way to much blah blah blah, not enough root raking

[@cherokeesfinestindian]

Lol he wants all the men that watch his videos to know how pretty he is. 🤣😂

[@EscobarReuben]

Was thinking the EXACT same thing!

[@karlswaringim3332]

Ten minutes I'll never get back

[@samuelwilhoit2123]

Got a question. On our farm we clears about 12 acres about 15 years ago pushed all the big trees for the most part up then it grew back up with some smaller stuff and we mukched it with a skidsteer and ran a big disc over it a few months later but there’s still some stumps and what not. Would y’all think it would be a good idea to run our d6d with a root rake through it to really clean it up good and get everything out so we can ensure it won’t harm our equipment when running a smaller disc and seeder over

[@dingoboy1725]

L G P. Stands for low ground pressure the wider pads help to keep from sinking in mud

[@BPeterson730]

Nice! I just got mine built for my D3 Cat. Can’t wait to clear the blackberries!

[@mikephillips1630]

Dirt don't belong in burn piles or grinding piles

[@rosswalker9890]

Thank you I was waiting to see who saw what I did

[@CLEARVIEW666]

it all goes underground so why waste resources.

[@davidtucker99]

I was fixing yo say looks like got more dirt than anything else

[@ronniewilliz153]

Nice. Congrats on the new company too

[@jasonbooth5182]

We used a D6 LGP with a shear blade on it and two D5 LGP with root rakes to make wind rows after timber companies done their dirty deeds.

[@olivergrading2885]

Awesome dozer! Great project!

[@Brad772006]

I have experience with a D-6 and that is a nice pin on rake. Definitely an effiecient setup.

[@freeamerica834]

I just bought a rake just like that the name of the company is AIM have not put on my dozer 6 way blade.
Looks like he is grading when backingup

[@ciscokid81]

I’d be interested in learning how you work your pricing strategy. I’ve been running mulching for a year but looking more into clearing.

[@genecoppedge5972]

Nice dozer, that should get the job done. What have you heard as far as the efficiency of a dozer pushing materials before you need to load it and carry the material? I like the idea of brothers working together, I’m rather envious of you. Thanks for the video, very informative.

[@MrWoodshoes]

Why does everybody feel they need to put selfies in videos !

[@CLEARVIEW666]

it's called an on camera, it introduces the person speaking to the audience. TV 101...

[@arborist460]

@@CLEARVIEW666 how bout introducing the audience to the work

[@altheeathoone]

I guess he didn't get enough attention from his Daddy.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Nice cat. I like the 6way blade. This machine and the Cat track loaders are my favorites. Your ground looks really nice with a lot of soil and not very steep like it is here out west. Looks like a nice easy job because terrain and soil or rock type make all the difference.
If you want to highball stacking that brush those wheel skidders with brush blades are FAST.

[@BradleyBellwether-oy2qi]

Our local power company put up a 200 acre solar farm (mostly at taxpayer expense). Then charged us for the thing we just paid to have built. Fastforward 4 years, they had become so inefficient that it was "no longer cost effective to maintain." So now there's a giant field of solar panels that don't do anything except leak toxic waste when they crack.🙃
Whenever government and business collaborate to "Do something good for the community." or "Do something good for the climate." You can be about 75% sure that it's going to be something *_detrimental,_* not "something good" for the community or the climate!

[@horacefowler6603]

I enjoy your videos.

[@justinvickery446]

Wish I see this sooner. I would have try to get a job. Working for you.

[@duniaalber3178]

good job, greetings from Indonesia country Chanel 👍

[@robertallen6848]

If I was in your area I'd work for you love out door work

[@treeguygrant]

How did you do it before you had the root rake on a dozer? I’m just getting started too.

[@jackgurteeen37]

Way too much yakking son. Only a 15 min vid and 13 mins was talking, lot of room for improvement. Good luck.

[@brendancadogan1372]

Talk shit for 15 minutes

[@donharper7759]

Ts come with 6 ways also!

[@raymondquave2843]

One problem your pushing dirt with that blade pin on rake use a C frame machine with only a rake hardly any dirt pushing then you can burn or tub grind

[@robmosher362]

Nice video. It would have been better to have seen the equipment working more. With more experience, the cameraman will be able to stay out of the video and position the camera closer to the equipment. Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@teampenn2007]

How about upgrading to the new D6XE? It’s a beast.

[@Anderson-ye9kx]

Go to 13:48 to actually see the root rake.

[@alexmaclean1]

I had high expectations that I might see a dozer in this video, but alas 15 minutes of a dude talking.

[@1suoiraciv954]

I would prefer to use a dozer with a 3 or 4 tooth ripper.

[@billy6183]

is the how to the next video?

[@tomcander3669]

Your wife is thinking she needs to hire someone to run the rake lmao

[@3304jake]

Hope you don't have to burn, dirt does not burn

[@geedubb2005]

Too bad I’m not close. I’m retired and have operating experience and would enjoy working on a land clearing project

[@johnshort7571]

Sorry guys, I hate to be critical but you are not using the dozer/root rake properly. You, the operator are pushing too much dirt in your push pass.

[@stevenperez872]

I run 1 like that where in belize works good in swamp,but in the land clearing part it didnt went well the class gat broken.it dont have no protections but its kool.

[@joshuajones7384]

That's a badass machine right there brother

[@winscolandclearing]

Thanks man it’s nice to get some positive Fred back unlike most of these folks trash talking the videos lol

[@lindellparker3659]

Now THATS a root rake ! A tractor is a root stop. It hits a root then stops.

[@HelloRenauldo]

Where are you located exactly? I'm in NC if you're still hiring. In between raleigh and Fayetteville

[@rosswalker9890]

If you roll the pile in from of the blade there will not be dirt in the pile

[@jontheoperator6007]

What do you do with the root/dirt piles?

[@melvinlewiswellsjr.2619]

a land clearing company needs a good Dozer with a root rake!😎😎😎💯🎶😇😍😢

[@cyndikarp3368]

Nice Rake for the Bulldozer.

[@oldtimerf7602]

Dream machine. Would do everything I need and then some.

[@chadlitaker2224]

Pp

[@garycotz563]

Stumps??? I have about 5 acres to clear South of Winnsboro... get with me sometime on a quote

[@mikeduffy8229]

Nice man keep up the awesome work

[@JackSmith-wk4td]

U could use a dozer hand

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥Fiiiiine NEW ADDITION MY BROTHER 🎉🎉🎉

[@reamsgregoryb]

Any chance your in florida? I don't think I'd mind working for ya

[@jasonbooth5182]

Go ahead and get you a 320B Cat Excavator with a thumb on it to dig those stumps

[@CLEARVIEW666]

Bingo... @letsdig18 is a Master at clearing land

[@OffroadTrucker740]

A 6t will push better than that thing. Its a 4 way blade, you just cant windrow side to side. it would handle what you want.

[@shanedodd4778]

Where u at I'm looking for a job I have experience working with equipment I've also run the same dozer an lowest experience

[@shanedodd4778]

Loboy this phone has its own mind

[@tazgulley5488]

If I've showed you what im capable of doing with that 6 blade 😄... This is my passion I love heavy equipment no matter the job😜

[@moose5.9]

Clean 2nd gen🇺🇲🤙🏼

[@denjhill]

Nothing like an equipment operation video where 1/2 the footage is of some guy's face rather than actual equipment. In part not bad, but less of the yakking and posing would make it better.

[@winscolandclearing]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@dougackerman4182]

Awesome video boss

[@arisaka9963]

More gum flapping than root raking

[@sidneyfarias521]

Sou fan das maquinas equipmentos e caminhões meu sonho é ser operador

[@bradandersen270]

Wow !!! Someone needs to learn how to rake !!!!

[@winscolandclearing]

Your welcome to come for an interview

[@rollielopez4276]

Hire me im a dozer operator from texas working running a dirt crew on the us-mexico border wall

[@sidneyfarias521]

Trabalhar fazendo açúdes aquir no Sertão Nordestino

[@bama_on_1789]

Hello. I'm looking for a good operating position. If your seriously looking for good help

[@winscolandclearing]

Email me I would like to talk to you if your local.
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[@joewenger1964]

Where are you hiring? I have heavy equipment experience

[@andydred6439]

Rename the vid talking about rootdozing 🤦

[@tiptoplandsolutions1421]

Sounds exactly like my wife...🤣 nice doz and rake...

[@BadWolf1958]

My wife at bed time non stop talking. I can't get to sleep

[@davidwillard7334]

IT !! LOOKS !! LIKE !! YOU !! ROBBEC !! THE !! BANK !!! TO !! GET !! THE !!! DOZER !!!!

[@donbrown2975]

That’s a stacker a root rake is pulled behind the dozer

[@gregorycross612]

My thoughts exactly! That is a btush rake, not a root plow. Not ideal usage. If he had the appropriate grubbing tool on the excsvator, job would be much easier and cleaner.

[@randyvoiles6579]

Awesome machine

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

Too much jibber jabber.

[@timmyfrierson2684]

The operator is clearly never operated a root rake you have to roll that dirt to get all of the dirt out of the roots you don’t just stick it down in the ground like he’s doing and push up all that dirt I have been running dozers all my life and that is not the way you rake route with the root rake you have to roll that dirt in order to get the dirt out of the limbs and roots. Need to find you an operator that knows how to root rake

[@companeroscdtrab.maquinaria.]

Excelente...

[@mikescaffo4850]

Less yack and more tracks please

[@muhalwi22.]

continued success brother. ❤️ sukses terus saudara. ✌️3

[@Gixzer04]

Shit I’ll run equipment all day , especially land clearing....

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

Where is this at?

[@trich8220]

Would love to work with y’all

[@paulmontagner6360]

The wife must be a good team member they usually are the finance minister of home buisnesses lol

[@albertcyphers1532]

Instead of spending a fortune on that root rake go to military surplus and see if you can get a mine plow

[@silviocardoso6400]

O cara que aparece mais que a maquina que chega a ser rediculo

[@blakeevans1841]

You certainly don't know how a root take is used

[@johnlobel9351]

Holy no need for the blade fulls of dirt😂😂😂