As a heavy equipment operator for over 40 years, I have to say that it was amazing to watch you repair, and learn to operate this machine. Near the end of building the new section of road I was truly impressed by how far you had progressed in learning to operate that D8. Looking forward to watching you move more of the mountain in future episodes
my twin and i grew up on the H/K D8's with our grandpa he was a 50 year cat skinner in merlin Oregon. He was a joy to watch pioneer roads and seeing them build this road brought back good memories. We both are subs on here and we both love the videos they put out to bring us along their journey.
A liquid pouring tip: when you pour from a container that is mostly full and has an offset spout, turn the container so that the spout is on the “up side” of the container. This helps you pour faster, and control the gurgling of the liquid much better so that you make less of a mess. This works very well with 1-5 gallon buckets of oil and hydraulic fluids. Keep up the good work! 😊
As a retired road worker, I commend you on working so hard and getting the grades and drainage taken care of. Also the use of your rock was an example for others.
Dude, this road project was my favorite thing to follow this Summer! Just seeing how hard you all were working and the persistence to overcome all obstacles helped motivate me to deal with my, comparatively minor, DIY challenges. Just thinking of Riley digging into the unknown to fix the dozer you needed to work was all it took to get me off my couch😬. Your teamwork is also really awesome to watch. Keep grinding!
Hey guys, I have to agree here 100%. These videos keep me wanting more. I am imperssed with how you work as a team, and support one another. Your channel speaks for itself. Kepp em coming, PLEASE!! You guys ROCK! :-)
I am happy that you have found some local help to push in the tough stuff. To be honest I was actually think of driving out to help you for a week but I have too much to get done on my farm as it is. I don’t think that my bride would have been too happy about it either. No matter, you have done the right thing and got it done. Now all you have to do is get the drainage in and polish it up. Bravo! You guys are knocking it out of the park. Continued good luck, Your Pal Al
I've said it before and ill say it again. You have done a great job. You learned something that most people struggle with when learning to operate a dozer. And that is load your blade all the way and push. A lot of people take such light passes but you load your blade and go. Again such a great job. The road looks really good
I love the “artwork “ on the blade and sides. Someone spent ALOT of time hard welding that all in. Don’t know who did that work but they are a true artist.
Great example of utility and purpose (left hemisphere) connecting with our sense of beauty and appreciation (right hemisphere). You both are correct. 🤗 Blessings.
One thing about the discussion of how to pitch/crown the road is that any water that drains on the downhill side of the road will destroy the downhill side really really bad. That is why experts always pitch the road to the uphill side and ditch the uphill side to send the water to low points to go through culvert pipe. I have made this mistake on sites also resulting in tremendous damage. Nice road!
The first man to ever build a road had zero experience. Y’all have my sympathies for not having your plasma table set up yet. I can’t go a day without having something cut. I do not have a table but have anything I want cut at my door The next day or even the same day if I really need it. The best thing I could have ever done for my business is to learn CAD. I have a fabrication business and have been doing this for 40+ years. The sky is the limit, it’s whatever y’all want to do. Y’all are both phenomenal for what I can see. If you do what you love, it’s never work.
Awesome awesome job!! What a dream to be able to live and work in the mountains. In my opinion you guys made the right decision on your move. Now you just need an In-N-Out nearby. Thank you!!
It is so cool have watched you take an old D8 learn operate repair and build an amazing road. I been in the trucking and construction world all my life I have never seen anybody want learn so much in what would bee considered a very short time,Keep up the great work!! I will be watching for sure.🙂
After retiring from engineering, I worked in construction, "off road", grading contouring, installing drainage, and preventing erosion. I loved the slow steady power of the equipment and it's reliability. All hail yellow metal! Y'all have been entertaining to say the least. Your hopeful cheerfulness is encouraging to this old guy, and obviously to 241k subscribed admirers. I'm near Boise right now but heading back down to south Texas in a few weeks. Idaho is great, until it feezes.😉
Great video guys!!! The "inflate the trailer" caught me off guard LOLOL. The island adventure looks like a wonderful idea to break away from the normal grind :) ..... tidbit, if there are still drop off area/s (of the road) that cause concern, consider building up a "berm" in those areas. It most defiantly hinder drainage off the surface but, if your sliding towards a drop off, you'll be glad it's there. Minimum height is, half the height of the largest tire size that travels the road (that's how we did it in surface mining).
@@marklar7551 That's also the same power system that the guy in the "Out Of The Woods" channel recommends and has come to use on a regular basis. (He runs a small-scale lumbering operation in Tennessee, sawing the local pine and juniper [aka "red cedar"], plus scrap trees that local tree services have taken from people's yards.) EDIT: You can see his reviews and demonstrations of how he uses his Eco-Flows to power his operation at ruclips.net/video/jhBF79-Vek4/видео.html
Great job with the new road! When you look back at it, you guys will have gotten a lot of things done this summer. A new all-weather road, a huge solar power system, a concrete floor for the shop and it is just barely fall. Congrats!
Bad idea?? In a word, NO! You two are learning so much and sharing it with the viewers is really generous of you guys! Looking forward to the gravel on the road and the concrete on the shop floor. You will love that concrete this winter when you stay inside and work on projects.
Wow ! I’m so impressed with how great the road turned out truly a 180 degree from what it was before. Riley you have a future in road construction, is there anything you can’t do LOL It seems whatever you put your mind to you learn. There aren’t many people that can say that. You and Courtney are those people. It’s unbelievable how the both of you involve yourselves in all these projects and with hard work and perseverance you guys end up on top. I do realize there are some failures however you can’t succeed without first learning all those lessons. Congratulations to all your hard work. Keep on truckin my friend and have a great fall and winter. Thank you both for taking us along in this epic journey. “Peace”Rik and family
Congratulations Riley & Courtney. All of your perseverance and hard work has paid off. Having "Dozer Dave" to give the basics of operation to tackling the difficult repairs is a testamate to your tenacity. One tid bit that i am sure you are aware of is that drainage is key to preserving a road. More the better. "You have done well Grasshoppers". 😁 Thanks for sharing your adventures.💚
Your success with the road is not a surprise to me. You guys have the drive, the ability to innovate, the vision to realize your goals, and you are a team. Congratulations!
When it's raining like piss out of a boot, you need to check your road for water streams. You'll need water bars to get the streams out of the road. Water bars can be 100' in and 100' out or just a 1' deep ditch across the road that drains to the bluff. Water is great as long as it's calm (laminar flow), but speed changes it to turbulent flow. Turbulent flow ruts and tears a road up. Your rainfall might not be enough for the water to be a road killer, but keep this in mind. You have a big truck for emergency.
I would say, nothing to it just do it, BUT, building that road and fixing that Dozer, there was a schift load to it and the amazing thing about it, you let zero obstacles stand in your way and over came any doubts you had. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!
as i have said in past comment I have been a heavy equipment operator for 50 plus years you have done an amazing job with no past experience we are proud of you
We all know about little watching trucks and heavy equipment, but there is something about these videos with dozer content that totally brings out the little kid in me again. Welldone!
Amazing job, you two! It's almost inevitable that old machines break down, and it's super inspiring seeing how you fixed up anything that needed fixed, and just kept on going! With this out of the way, it looks like you should be able to get *a ton* of new grading and road work done. Looking forward to what you do next!
I just found their channel by accident when I was scrolling through because we just purchased a 1983 komatsu 83 komotsu D65E and no eat and not sure what or how it's going to run so it's good to see that there are other people out there that are doing the same thing and fixing up old machines!
As a heavy equipment operator for 45 years I must say, it is possible to get the big chunks below your final grade and get the finer stuff at the grade you want. Side cut the chunks off the down hill side they will roll down lower that your desired elevation and leave behind the finer stuff get everything cut to grade except the very end of the cut. At the last 10 seconds or so turn and feed the big hunks down the down hill side. And leave the down hill side a bit higher that the up hill side to to allow for more compaction. And don’t get on top and push stuff over top of anything that still needs to be torn out. Just hoisting is the least stressful on the cat. Tilting like crazy under full load will raise havoc with the trunnion caps. And the pump.
Great job on the new road, you have turned into a dozer mechanic , you should be so proud of being able to keep that old dozer running, to finish the new road, love your video’s.
Thank you for sharing this amazing project. With the help of "Double Wide" you once again showed your diverse abilities. I look forward to your "over the Moon" video when you have your concrete delivery. As always your teamwork makes the dream work.
Road work series and solar power series have been fun to watch. Content will always be what projects you are working on. Juggling multiple projects with visible progress is tricky. The projects will change because of the different aspects of working towards your goal. That allows you to catch new viewers. Your presentation style is what keeps the viewers coming back. the simple terms explanations and reasoning helps a lot. Already looking forward to the updates on how the road settles out and holds up to the muddy season.
glad to see someone who understands if you have a d8, you don't need a chainsaw if trees are in the way. you where killing me with that, oh, lets work twice as hard.
I agree with others.. the road building series turned out to be my favorite as well to date. Looking forward to seeing the concrete pour. Also, you might want to consider pouring an apron at the entrance to the shop area as well as a small apron at the side door. This will help tremendously with keeping rain water and snow melt running away from the building entrances instead of pooling or running toward it.
There are so many things that I find first-rate about your channel! While I've greatly enjoyed watching each of your projects from the start, the road-dozer project may be my favorite to date! While I understand the challenges of editing/publishing, more would always be appreciated. Great teamwork, always a positive attitude, and a fearless resolve to succeed. Well done!
When I was a kid back in the 1960's, I read a book titled "Bulldozer". Yes I am old. :-) The videos bring back memories of that book. I enjoy watching the both of you working so well together and willing to tackle anything. I look forward to your videos. Please be safe and may God bless you.
Riley I hope you like the Dumpster truck shirt as much as I do and Did Dozer Dave enjoy running the old dozer? Honestly the dozer video clips are great. I really enjoy watching you guys create, whether it’s welding, carpentry or pushing dirt around. You’ve done a great job presenting your experiences through RUclips and thank you for it!!
Follow you guys all the way from South Africa and learning a lot. Busy taking my house off grid. Power done, next is water. Keep up with the refreshing content.
Every day you share your time with all of us. All the skills you're learning, all the mistakes and successes. And especially the Doggos, Boone and Bally. Riley's got mad marketable skills now, he can fix or fab just about anything on wheels OR tracks at this point, from a 2 stroke to a Caterpillar diesel and everything in between. Casey's the driving force, organization, planning, timelines and execution. I wouldn't have known where to start, much less had the willingness to go directly into the deep end like you have done. It's always a good day when I get the Ambition Strikes notification and I'm looking forward to more. Thanks!
Also, EcoFlo has become a connecting thread among nearly all of my favorite YT channels. That Delta 2 looks like just the ticket for my current plans on avoiding any future power outages, especially like that ice storm we had in TX a couple of years back.
Y'all have made great progress for the amount of time and knowledge going into the road project. Your friend Josh gives good advice. Keep up the great content, enjoy watching your videos.
This channel is fast becoming one of my favourites. This road build overview was what was missing on your road repair. It would be really interesting to see your road from a tree top view "drone follow out" from your home to the highway in the day to get an idea of how far you have to drive and what parts were fixed so far, also talk about future repair plans. Also a return home from the highway to your home as a night scene from a camera mounted behind the light bar then turn on the front and side flood lights of your cool army dump truck as you make your way home. So much fun. Thank you if you took time to read this Cheers Mike.
Who knew watching a dozer at work is so great, more dozer please. I think it's a primal thing, man and machine battling it out with nature and sculpting what you envisioned in your head.
Very cool stuff, guys! I am really interested to see how your newly cut hillsides hold up without any retaining walls, or without them being cut back at more of an angle. Great work! Can't wait to see how it holds up over the winter and rainy season.
Small tip if on newer side of operating heavy equipment. 1. Always wiggle controls after machine off. Kids tend to climb on machines and wiggle controls… even if machine off buckets and blades creep and would terrible if another kid had their feet around or under.. 2. If clearing large fallen trees remember if you cut the tree it can lash back with stump once the majority of tree cut from the base. Kids have died climbing in holes of roots when stump comes back. 3. Lastly if it grows fast it breaks fast. Pine trees that close to house may come down in heavy weather… I learned the hard way to clear anything that can hit your newly built house. Love content thanks!!
Repairing the bulldozer was very impressive, equally impressive was building the road. It looks pretty far from done as you still need to add ditches, culverts, and retaining walls. The rock outcroppings are going to continuously crumble, and the occasional mudslides. Don't get rid of the bulldozer just yet. Thanks a lot for the video.
I didn't believe it would be possible for anything but a full road construction crew to succeed at that type of a road project - well done! The videos look just like the stock promotion footage from Caterpillar (except for the repair part!)
Watching your video today it hit me that summer is almost over. Now this is not really news to me but it did just hit me. Maybe it is because so many videos are not like yours and only put out once or twice a week and we think we will just click on the next video and all of the road will be done. You guys have been doing a great job and hope you can get everything done that you wanted done before winter hits
Awesome job on the road! A piece of advice Riley when you pour out of a 5 gallon bucket put the spout on top of the bucket instead of the bottom, it will allow air to enter resulting in a smoother pour and less spillage...
The road looks great! Love the Dozer content and I can already see future projects for it (road past the shop to future house site with that view??!!) Always a fun to come along for the ride.
I've been watching you for a long time from clearing to shop build amazed how much how well you've done absolutely brilliant what you have achieved amazing views such a fantastic place to live impressed your determination has got you very well done amazing couple thank you for content
Great job on the road. I’ve worked on some road projects and think you have done some good work. Agree it’s a good idea to let it sit for the winter and the rain and snow melt will help it compact the new fill and show you where it has sunken soft areas you need to add more material. It’s common to water new fill to help it compact. Good luck with continued success.
Loved the process. Grew up with heavy equipment and logging. Love your guy's tenacity and ability to work through the ups and downs. Appreciate being able to follow the process and learn about new things that are not in my wheel house.
Oh my goodness, your road efforts have been admirable. Great job! Our whole life around here has been about roads and closed exits. We should have hired you two to work on this section of the 101 and the 2 bridges. It feels like more than 2 years and they are now saying the end of this year. But,, no one believes it. We are all going to dress as orange cones for Halloween. Love your progress! ❤️❤️
Was really hoping for some cost breakdowns. While it’s incredibly interesting to see a mechanic fixing a dozer on a highly edited RUclips Reel, I’m not keen to do it myself unless the cost savings is substantial. How much were all of those repairs (and time did those repairs take) vs how much would it have been to just rent a working bulldozer? For those who don’t have the time, what did you save by DIY instead of contracting it out? These are the sorts of questions that should be answered when the question “was it a mistake?” is in the thumbnail: did you come out ahead or did you lose money on it?
You 2 have done an amazing job. For not knowing what you're doing and then fixing that dozer so many times, I tip my hat to you. Great job. Love to see what you're up to next. Stay positive, stay safe and continue to enjoy your work. It's fun to watch. Love you guys, Ron
One of my favorite channels to watch.. you don’t see work you see opportunities to be had.. so many people in this world see work not the opportunity! Another great video
That machine is monster! I never thought that I will feel so satisfied watching road making but you guys did,. Keeo up the good work and I'm looking forward for the next video.
You are doing great!! When placing culverts, set the grade of the culvert to the match the grade of the incoming ditch or stream. This will keep the water of slowing down and filling the culvert with silt. Give us more episodes, hang the quality , we want to see you more than once a week. Know you are doing a lot of work we would be interested in...
I LOVE the D8. Please continue with D8 videos. Watching you guys work with the D8 is so inspiring and shows everyone that if you put your mind to anything you can do anything. Thanks for posting all the roadwork videos. LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!
Hi Courtney and Riley. Ideally you could do with compacting the road sooner rather than later - especially the up fill bits. If left uncompacted, some bits will get the fines washed out prematurely. Try to get drainage culverts in as soon as you identify them - water is very quick and very powerful. I agree that the whole road will settle and/or suffer washout over time so maybe a smaller dozer/grader of some sort should replace the D8, but, while you have it, you need to find other quarry areas to machine to give you crushed rock for the future. Looking on the satellite images of your mountain, there appears to be a few areas you could quarry for the future. Tie it in with mountain bike tracks and you kill two birds with one D8. All the best.
Mr Natural sez "Use the right tool for the job!" Showing my age: Look up R. Crumb, cartoonist from the late '60's. Y'all exemplify the 'learn by. doing' attitude of the back to the land people who used the Whole Earth Catalog 50 years ago - as well as our pioneering ancestors who settled what's now the CONUS West of the Mississippi. Indigenous people had been here for 12,000 years and lived lightly on Mother Earth. I hope that you and others are pioneering a middle way, extending the life of old technology like the D8 & your Army truck and combining it with solar panels and lithium batteries managed with sophisticated electronics, combined with LOTS of hard work, to literally carve out your own lives in a rural setting - with connectivity to a large and growing viewership. Amazing and inspiring. Gives me hope for our future
As a heavy equipment operator for over 40 years, I have to say that it was amazing to watch you repair, and learn to operate this machine. Near the end of building the new section of road I was truly impressed by how far you had progressed in learning to operate that D8. Looking forward to watching you move more of the mountain in future episodes
my twin and i grew up on the H/K D8's with our grandpa he was a 50 year cat skinner in merlin Oregon. He was a joy to watch pioneer roads and seeing them build this road brought back good memories. We both are subs on here and we both love the videos they put out to bring us along their journey.
A liquid pouring tip: when you pour from a container that is mostly full and has an offset spout, turn the container so that the spout is on the “up side” of the container. This helps you pour faster, and control the gurgling of the liquid much better so that you make less of a mess. This works very well with 1-5 gallon buckets of oil and hydraulic fluids. Keep up the good work! 😊
Also came to say the same.
Yes it does, also works very good with quart containers with the spot offset one side.
You are very smart people! I worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for 42 years and you did an excellent job! Your channel is my favorite..
As a retired road worker, I commend you on working so hard and getting the grades and drainage taken care of. Also the use of your rock was an example for others.
Dude, this road project was my favorite thing to follow this Summer! Just seeing how hard you all were working and the persistence to overcome all obstacles helped motivate me to deal with my, comparatively minor, DIY challenges. Just thinking of Riley digging into the unknown to fix the dozer you needed to work was all it took to get me off my couch😬. Your teamwork is also really awesome to watch. Keep grinding!
For most of the summer it felt like we were fighting an impossible force. To turn around and reflect on how far we came is so incredibly motivating!
Amen! Well said.
More dozer videos please
Hey guys, I have to agree here 100%. These videos keep me wanting more. I am imperssed with how you work as a team, and support one another. Your channel speaks for itself. Kepp em coming, PLEASE!! You guys ROCK! :-)
@@AmbitionStrikes hello dear friends/// you need to buy a vibrating roler … what you think 🫶
From someone who made a career of designing and building forest roads, this turned out awesome. Great work guys 🎉
I am happy that you have found some local help to push in the tough stuff. To be honest I was actually think of driving out to help you for a week but I have too much to get done on my farm as it is. I don’t think that my bride would have been too happy about it either. No matter, you have done the right thing and got it done. Now all you have to do is get the drainage in and polish it up. Bravo! You guys are knocking it out of the park.
Continued good luck, Your Pal Al
I've said it before and ill say it again. You have done a great job. You learned something that most people struggle with when learning to operate a dozer. And that is load your blade all the way and push. A lot of people take such light passes but you load your blade and go. Again such a great job. The road looks really good
I love the “artwork “ on the blade and sides. Someone spent ALOT of time hard welding that all in. Don’t know who did that work but they are a true artist.
That isn't art but weld hardening! Weld bead makes the blade last longer than the stock steel.
@@brianbeasley7270 i'm saying bull it is full fledged art. Anyone could bubble gum hard weld but that is amazing
They are wear bars , welded lines on high wear areas to extend the life of the blade.
@@murphy9591 yes i realize that but not everyone takes the time to make it look "pretty".
Great example of utility and purpose (left hemisphere) connecting with our sense of beauty and appreciation (right hemisphere). You both are correct. 🤗 Blessings.
One thing about the discussion of how to pitch/crown the road is that any water that drains on the downhill side of the road will destroy the downhill side really really bad. That is why experts always pitch the road to the uphill side and ditch the uphill side to send the water to low points to go through culvert pipe. I have made this mistake on sites also resulting in tremendous damage. Nice road!
The first man to ever build a road had zero experience.
Y’all have my sympathies for not having your plasma table set up yet.
I can’t go a day without having something cut. I do not have a table but have anything I want cut at my door The next day or even the same day if I really need it. The best thing I could have ever done for my business is to learn CAD.
I have a fabrication business and have been doing this for 40+ years. The sky is the limit, it’s whatever y’all want to do. Y’all are both phenomenal for what I can see.
If you do what you love, it’s never work.
We cannot wait to get the plasma table set up again. It has been too long!
Herculean. Congratulations on your courage, fortitude and skills.
I'm 70 yrs old camping in the woods, and love watching these kids do amazing things
Awesome awesome job!! What a dream to be able to live and work in the mountains. In my opinion you guys made the right decision on your move. Now you just need an In-N-Out nearby. Thank you!!
It is so cool have watched you take an old D8 learn operate repair and build an amazing road. I been in the trucking and construction world all my life I have never seen anybody want learn so much in what would bee considered a very short time,Keep up the great work!! I will be watching for sure.🙂
After retiring from engineering, I worked in construction, "off road", grading contouring, installing drainage, and preventing erosion. I loved the slow steady power of the equipment and it's reliability. All hail yellow metal! Y'all have been entertaining to say the least. Your hopeful cheerfulness is encouraging to this old guy, and obviously to 241k subscribed admirers. I'm near Boise right now but heading back down to south Texas in a few weeks. Idaho is great, until it feezes.😉
Great job you both
It was only possible because you are not only reckless but joyful too makes things easier without being frustrated and grumpy
Great video guys!!! The "inflate the trailer" caught me off guard LOLOL. The island adventure looks like a wonderful idea to break away from the normal grind :) ..... tidbit, if there are still drop off area/s (of the road) that cause concern, consider building up a "berm" in those areas. It most defiantly hinder drainage off the surface but, if your sliding towards a drop off, you'll be glad it's there. Minimum height is, half the height of the largest tire size that travels the road (that's how we did it in surface mining).
Casey LeDelle reviewed that same power station, he made a run forever canoe 🛶 with a small trolling motor. That little power supply is awesome.
@@marklar7551 That's also the same power system that the guy in the "Out Of The Woods" channel recommends and has come to use on a regular basis. (He runs a small-scale lumbering operation in Tennessee, sawing the local pine and juniper [aka "red cedar"], plus scrap trees that local tree services have taken from people's yards.)
EDIT: You can see his reviews and demonstrations of how he uses his Eco-Flows to power his operation at
ruclips.net/video/jhBF79-Vek4/видео.html
You will never find anyone that can operate better than the old guys, true masters of their craft.
Yes yes yes, let that road go through a full winter and spring to settle. Love the road building episodes.
Great job with the new road! When you look back at it, you guys will have gotten a lot of things done this summer. A new all-weather road, a huge solar power system, a concrete floor for the shop and it is just barely fall. Congrats!
Bad idea?? In a word, NO! You two are learning so much and sharing it with the viewers is really generous of you guys! Looking forward to the gravel on the road and the concrete on the shop floor. You will love that concrete this winter when you stay inside and work on projects.
This has become one of my all-time favorite RUclips channels. Love going back and watching the old stuff and excited every time you have new content.
It really looks like yall are having a great time making the road. That old iron dozer is a huge help.
This has been so rewarding to watch you guys build this road. Grit and determination hard at work!!
Wow ! I’m so impressed with how great the road turned out truly a 180 degree from what it was before. Riley you have a future in road construction, is there anything you can’t do LOL It seems whatever you put your mind to you learn. There aren’t many people that can say that. You and Courtney are those people. It’s unbelievable how the both of you involve yourselves in all these projects and with hard work and perseverance you guys end up on top. I do realize there are some failures however you can’t succeed without first learning all those lessons. Congratulations to all your hard work. Keep on truckin my friend and have a great fall and winter. Thank you both for taking us along in this epic journey. “Peace”Rik and family
Well Put
Congratulations Riley & Courtney. All of your perseverance and hard work has paid off. Having "Dozer Dave" to give the basics of operation to tackling the difficult repairs is a testamate to your tenacity. One tid bit that i am sure you are aware of is that drainage is key to preserving a road. More the better. "You have done well Grasshoppers". 😁
Thanks for sharing your adventures.💚
That dozer was the best decision y’all made. The amount of work you’ve done already paid for itself. And really working on them is fine, I think
Your success with the road is not a surprise to me. You guys have the drive, the ability to innovate, the vision to realize your goals, and you are a team. Congratulations!
Two thumbs up on the D8 road building videos. I am impressed by how fearlessly you jumped into it.
When it's raining like piss out of a boot, you need to check your road for water streams. You'll need water bars to get the streams out of the road. Water bars can be 100' in and 100' out or just a 1' deep ditch across the road that drains to the bluff. Water is great as long as it's calm (laminar flow), but speed changes it to turbulent flow. Turbulent flow ruts and tears a road up. Your rainfall might not be enough for the water to be a road killer, but keep this in mind. You have a big truck for emergency.
I would say, nothing to it just do it, BUT, building that road and fixing that Dozer, there was a schift load to it and the amazing thing about it, you let zero obstacles stand in your way and over came any doubts you had. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!
Having self taught myself cutting roads you did awesome! I so enjoy watching you both. Hope you get the concrete in before snow
Yet another skill for you guys. SO VERY IMPRESSIVE. You guys ROCK
What a pun Laure 😀!
as i have said in past comment I have been a heavy equipment operator for 50 plus years you have done an amazing job with no past experience we are proud of you
We all know about little watching trucks and heavy equipment, but there is something about these videos with dozer content that totally brings out the little kid in me again. Welldone!
Amazing job, you two! It's almost inevitable that old machines break down, and it's super inspiring seeing how you fixed up anything that needed fixed, and just kept on going! With this out of the way, it looks like you should be able to get *a ton* of new grading and road work done. Looking forward to what you do next!
I just found their channel by accident when I was scrolling through because we just purchased a 1983 komatsu 83 komotsu D65E and no eat and not sure what or how it's going to run so it's good to see that there are other people out there that are doing the same thing and fixing up old machines!
@@vikingmountainranchlife7447, te va a gustar también el canal de Andrew Camarata...
You two are so courageous, hard working, intelligent and, in addition,really good at videos
As a heavy equipment operator for 45 years I must say, it is possible to get the big chunks below your final grade and get the finer stuff at the grade you want. Side cut the chunks off the down hill side they will roll down lower that your desired elevation and leave behind the finer stuff get everything cut to grade except the very end of the cut. At the last 10 seconds or so turn and feed the big hunks down the down hill side. And leave the down hill side a bit higher that the up hill side to to allow for more compaction. And don’t get on top and push stuff over top of anything that still needs to be torn out. Just hoisting is the least stressful on the cat. Tilting like crazy under full load will raise havoc with the trunnion caps. And the pump.
Joined for the D8! It’s been great. Looking forward to your concrete arriving properly!
I really enjoy watching y’all’s channel! I have some experience on heavy equipment and buying and learning how on a D8 is quite an accomplishment!
It’s awesome watching you guys get it right. It looks so much better.
Great job on the new road, you have turned into a dozer mechanic , you should be so proud of being able to keep that old dozer running, to finish the new road, love your video’s.
You guys define the word "Determination." Adversity is just a small inconvenience to you two. Love your dedication to your dreams.
Thank you for sharing this amazing project. With the help of "Double Wide" you once again showed your diverse abilities. I look forward to your "over the Moon" video when you have your concrete delivery. As always your teamwork makes the dream work.
Road work series and solar power series have been fun to watch. Content will always be what projects you are working on. Juggling multiple projects with visible progress is tricky. The projects will change because of the different aspects of working towards your goal. That allows you to catch new viewers. Your presentation style is what keeps the viewers coming back. the simple terms explanations and reasoning helps a lot. Already looking forward to the updates on how the road settles out and holds up to the muddy season.
glad to see someone who understands if you have a d8, you don't need a chainsaw if trees are in the way. you where killing me with that, oh, lets work twice as hard.
Well done super glad things went your way and that your next concrete visit will be better.
Looking so good! Glad to see the progress you guys have made. That dozer sure is impressive!
I agree with others.. the road building series turned out to be my favorite as well to date. Looking forward to seeing the concrete pour. Also, you might want to consider pouring an apron at the entrance to the shop area as well as a small apron at the side door. This will help tremendously with keeping rain water and snow melt running away from the building entrances instead of pooling or running toward it.
I love watching your videos. You guys embody the American spirit and give me hope that this country will survive.
Awesome job!!! Don’t forget to winterize the dozer. You two can do anything!! Thanks for letting me watch.
There are so many things that I find first-rate about your channel! While I've greatly enjoyed watching each of your projects from the start, the road-dozer project may be my favorite to date! While I understand the challenges of editing/publishing, more would always be appreciated. Great teamwork, always a positive attitude, and a fearless resolve to succeed. Well done!
When I was a kid back in the 1960's, I read a book titled "Bulldozer". Yes I am old. :-) The videos bring back memories of that book. I enjoy watching the both of you working so well together and willing to tackle anything. I look forward to your videos. Please be safe and may God bless you.
I'm a heavy equipment operator. I do grading, Excavating, and underground pipe and I have really enjoyed the content! Ya'll have done a great job!
Thank you so much!
you guys are very inspirational in a world that tellls you everything is beyond your capabiity. Kudos
Riley I hope you like the Dumpster truck shirt as much as I do and Did Dozer Dave enjoy running the old dozer? Honestly the dozer video clips are great. I really enjoy watching you guys create, whether it’s welding, carpentry or pushing dirt around. You’ve done a great job presenting your experiences through RUclips and thank you for it!!
Dozer Dave had a great time playing on our dozer. He especially liked that when it breaks it’s not his. 😂
Great content, really like how you just took on the problems as they showed up and worked through them. Lots of grit and determination. Love it!
Follow you guys all the way from South Africa and learning a lot. Busy taking my house off grid. Power done, next is water. Keep up with the refreshing content.
Congratulations you guys! We're so happy for you. -Andy and Sherry
Love watching the road building challenge and you are doing a fantastic job, keep up the good work . 🤗
You guys are really getting good at getting out of your comfort zone, love it, the future is going to be fantastic, inspirational, World leading!
Out of the C zone is their new comfort zone now 🤣
Both of you are so intelligent and easy going.. You make people feel like they can do anything , you just need to try...
Every day you share your time with all of us. All the skills you're learning, all the mistakes and successes. And especially the Doggos, Boone and Bally.
Riley's got mad marketable skills now, he can fix or fab just about anything on wheels OR tracks at this point, from a 2 stroke to a Caterpillar diesel and everything in between. Casey's the driving force, organization, planning, timelines and execution.
I wouldn't have known where to start, much less had the willingness to go directly into the deep end like you have done.
It's always a good day when I get the Ambition Strikes notification and I'm looking forward to more. Thanks!
Also, EcoFlo has become a connecting thread among nearly all of my favorite YT channels. That Delta 2 looks like just the ticket for my current plans on avoiding any future power outages, especially like that ice storm we had in TX a couple of years back.
From a bear hill to what you two have accomplished is amazing. Keep up the good work! Always look forward to your next video of progress.
Y'all have made great progress for the amount of time and knowledge going into the road project. Your friend Josh gives good advice. Keep up the great content, enjoy watching your videos.
This channel is fast becoming one of my favourites. This road build overview was what was missing on your road repair. It would be really interesting to see your road from a tree top view "drone follow out" from your home to the highway in the day to get an idea of how far you have to drive and what parts were fixed so far, also talk about future repair plans.
Also a return home from the highway to your home as a night scene from a camera mounted behind the light bar then turn on the front and side flood lights of your cool army dump truck as you make your way home. So much fun.
Thank you if you took time to read this
Cheers Mike.
Who knew watching a dozer at work is so great, more dozer please. I think it's a primal thing, man and machine battling it out with nature and sculpting what you envisioned in your head.
Very cool stuff, guys! I am really interested to see how your newly cut hillsides hold up without any retaining walls, or without them being cut back at more of an angle. Great work! Can't wait to see how it holds up over the winter and rainy season.
@S. O'Dell The D8 will have more opportunities to contribute... 😉
You guys are killing it such a inspiration to see y’all do incredible work. Y’all are amazing
Small tip if on newer side of operating heavy equipment.
1. Always wiggle controls after machine off. Kids tend to climb on machines and wiggle controls… even if machine off buckets and blades creep and would terrible if another kid had their feet around or under..
2. If clearing large fallen trees remember if you cut the tree it can lash back with stump once the majority of tree cut from the base. Kids have died climbing in holes of roots when stump comes back.
3. Lastly if it grows fast it breaks fast. Pine trees that close to house may come down in heavy weather… I learned the hard way to clear anything that can hit your newly built house.
Love content thanks!!
6:12 Courtney: "If anyone wants to come and rescue me..." the guys watching and a few gals no doubt, "I'm on my way!!"😅🤣
Repairing the bulldozer was very impressive, equally impressive was building the road. It looks pretty far from done as you still need to add ditches, culverts, and retaining walls. The rock outcroppings are going to continuously crumble, and the occasional mudslides. Don't get rid of the bulldozer just yet. Thanks a lot for the video.
If you are using the doser it will be good to have, but don't let it go like the neighbor's dozer, pass it on for someone else to fix when it is time.
I didn't believe it would be possible for anything but a full road construction crew to succeed at that type of a road project - well done! The videos look just like the stock promotion footage from Caterpillar (except for the repair part!)
Watching your video today it hit me that summer is almost over. Now this is not really news to me but it did just hit me. Maybe it is because so many videos are not like yours and only put out once or twice a week and we think we will just click on the next video and all of the road will be done. You guys have been doing a great job and hope you can get everything done that you wanted done before winter hits
Awesome job on the road! A piece of advice Riley when you pour out of a 5 gallon bucket put the spout on top of the bucket instead of the bottom, it will allow air to enter resulting in a smoother pour and less spillage...
The road looks great! Love the Dozer content and I can already see future projects for it (road past the shop to future house site with that view??!!) Always a fun to come along for the ride.
I've been watching you for a long time from clearing to shop build amazed how much how well you've done absolutely brilliant what you have achieved amazing views such a fantastic place to live impressed your determination has got you very well done amazing couple thank you for content
Great job on the road. I’ve worked on some road projects and think you have done some good work. Agree it’s a good idea to let it sit for the winter and the rain and snow melt will help it compact the new fill and show you where it has sunken soft areas you need to add more material. It’s common to water new fill to help it compact. Good luck with continued success.
Loved the process. Grew up with heavy equipment and logging. Love your guy's tenacity and ability to work through the ups and downs. Appreciate being able to follow the process and learn about new things that are not in my wheel house.
Oh my goodness, your road efforts have been admirable. Great job! Our whole life around here has been about roads and closed exits. We should have hired you two to work on this section of the 101 and the 2 bridges. It feels like more than 2 years and they are now saying the end of this year. But,, no one believes it. We are all going to dress as orange cones for Halloween. Love your progress! ❤️❤️
Was really hoping for some cost breakdowns. While it’s incredibly interesting to see a mechanic fixing a dozer on a highly edited RUclips Reel, I’m not keen to do it myself unless the cost savings is substantial. How much were all of those repairs (and time did those repairs take) vs how much would it have been to just rent a working bulldozer? For those who don’t have the time, what did you save by DIY instead of contracting it out? These are the sorts of questions that should be answered when the question “was it a mistake?” is in the thumbnail: did you come out ahead or did you lose money on it?
i bet they can sell it for what they paid when they are done. or they can keep it for touchups .
That dozer is worth more now that it's running fixed and being used . Those motors like to be worked , keeps them in shape.
Love the content. I had a small dozer, this brings me back to the good old days only on a larger scale.
Enjoy your road building videos.
Lead on!!!
Plant some trees on your "old" road!!!
Dozer Dave is a legend. Nice having such talented friends!
You 2 have done an amazing job. For not knowing what you're doing and then fixing that dozer so many times, I tip my hat to you. Great job. Love to see what you're up to next. Stay positive, stay safe and continue to enjoy your work. It's fun to watch. Love you guys, Ron
One of my favorite channels to watch.. you don’t see work you see opportunities to be had.. so many people in this world see work not the opportunity! Another great video
this road build was cool af like adult sandbox
keep up the great work
The dozer is awesome and the new road will be great for you all too. Love watching you both
That machine is monster! I never thought that I will feel so satisfied watching road making but you guys did,. Keeo up the good work and I'm looking forward for the next video.
Yall both must have had encouraging dedicated parents, that can-do attitude will take yall far....congratulations on such a great life...
You are doing great!! When placing culverts, set the grade of the culvert to the match the grade of the incoming ditch or stream. This will keep the water of slowing down and filling the culvert with silt. Give us more episodes, hang the quality , we want to see you more than once a week. Know you are doing a lot of work we would be interested in...
I LOVE the D8. Please continue with D8 videos. Watching you guys work with the D8 is so inspiring and shows everyone that if you put your mind to anything you can do anything. Thanks for posting all the roadwork videos. LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!
Guys you need to angle the blade to cut better into the hillsides, use the hard points on the frame for the desired degrees
Hi Courtney and Riley. Ideally you could do with compacting the road sooner rather than later - especially the up fill bits. If left uncompacted, some bits will get the fines washed out prematurely. Try to get drainage culverts in as soon as you identify them - water is very quick and very powerful. I agree that the whole road will settle and/or suffer washout over time so maybe a smaller dozer/grader of some sort should replace the D8, but, while you have it, you need to find other quarry areas to machine to give you crushed rock for the future. Looking on the satellite images of your mountain, there appears to be a few areas you could quarry for the future. Tie it in with mountain bike tracks and you kill two birds with one D8. All the best.
We are enjoying your videos! Thanks for taking the time to create them
You two young folk's are inspirational. Cheer's to the effort you both put in.
Mr Natural sez "Use the right tool for the job!"
Showing my age: Look up R. Crumb, cartoonist from the late '60's. Y'all exemplify the 'learn by. doing' attitude of the back to the land people who used the Whole Earth Catalog 50 years ago - as well as our pioneering ancestors who settled what's now the CONUS West of the Mississippi.
Indigenous people had been here for 12,000 years and lived lightly on Mother Earth. I hope that you and others are pioneering a middle way, extending the life of old technology like the D8 & your Army truck and combining it with solar panels and lithium batteries managed with sophisticated electronics, combined with LOTS of hard work, to literally carve out your own lives in a rural setting - with connectivity to a large and growing viewership.
Amazing and inspiring. Gives me hope for our future
Even with the setbacks you got the job completed, is it perfect? No, nothing's ever perfect, but you learned a lot along the way and that's priceless.
There is nothing better than being able to stand back and say to yourself, "I did that!".
I hope you have a happy concrete day soon.
Cheers
Terry