This industry, like so many others, is killing itself by searching and hiring 'experienced' operators only (3 years 5 years experience required), but nobody wants to train or take a chance with a newbie. How can Industries sustain numbers of qualified employees when older ones retire, but new ones are not being trained or hired to be given a chance to become 'experienced'?

@paulmvn5431

5 жыл бұрын

So true!

@gordowg1wg145

5 жыл бұрын

As you say, seems to be way too many industries where training isn't being provided - back in the day, at least down here, government bodies were one of the ways for people to be trained on the job before moving on later, but that whole scenario has changed with 'user pays' and other restrictions such as privatisation stopping that because it isn't financially viable at that immediate level. The military was another venue for training. I recall a few years back an advertisement for the local Forestry industry where an entry level position in tree felling required a minimum of ten years experience... no wonder they couldn't fill it.

@nullrout556

5 жыл бұрын

That's a really good point. If you can't get a job without experience how do you get experience?

@Jako1987

5 жыл бұрын

"If you can play Cuphead welcome to the company"

@kyleparks1900

5 жыл бұрын

I like the point you make because any training most new guys have are trained by pencil and paper not by real world work it seems like.

I don't drive anything as large as that loader, but watching someone "do it right" helps understand what should and shouldn't be done. Keep'em coming.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Will do Tim, thank you !

I am in New Zealand and at 56, i am nearly the youngest guy in our earthmoving business! Young people for years have been told that going to University and joining a profession is the only way to get ahead and have an enjoyable life and to look down on more practical career paths. New Health and Safety rules also play a huge role in discouraging young people getting into the industry.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Good comments, thanks for watching !

@hopefilledsinner3911

5 жыл бұрын

I agree the health and safety bozos are producing many health and safety policemen on every site whom mostly have no idea.

@BiggCleve2

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. It is the same in most manufacturing jobs.

@sudzify8939

2 ай бұрын

By health are you meaning drug screens? Lol, i know bc i know way too many people that are amazing hard workers but also smoke weed at home so i cant get em a job with my company man it sucks.

I operate a wheel loader in a recycling plant, feeding the system as well as loading and tarping trailers.....I watched the main operator as a picker on the line for about a year until I finally got my chance and when he coached me he said it’s all about angels and has never steered me wrong , I still continue to be coachable as I can never learn enough , thank you for this channel I barely found it, one day I hope to move onto your line of work rather then just dealing with enormous amounts of product/recyclables.

Been running equipment, mainly loader for a few years now and I love it. Dream job.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

That's great ! Glad you like what you do !

My job has 2 of these in the yard. After a kid showing me a quick run of a load I wanted to learn more. Thank you for taking all this time to help the new guy👍

Thank you guys so much for this video! Rest assured that at least one more person is eager to pursue this industry and is thankful for your expertise, craft, insight, and willingness to share it with beginners!

Yes, please! Thanks for putting these up. It’s the little nuances that separate the lever pullers from the operators. Thank you!

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Jim, thanks for viewing !

We have a Volvo endloader at work and love it.... and yes, we have that incompetent guy that digs with the tires and leaves the potholes all over the quarry! Love this type of video.

This was PERFECT! Over here in Sweden i have just started my course along with 11 others. This is invaluable info like this. For me has a non swede. I also get to understand it better! This I will be showing the guys next week!

Just got my ticket today, can't believe that I will be getting paid go do this!

@sudzify8939

2 ай бұрын

3 years later, how you liking it man ?

This totally helped. I watched it a few years ago and stuck with me and helped me get a new job today at a composting facility.

I work at a quarry and this video helps out,showed coworkers how it's done correctly

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear that Anthony!

I do this in a star nursery rock yard loading both regular pick up trucks with trailers and dump trucks. These videos are awesome for sharpening my skills.

This was super helpful! I follow a few channels like this to help me be prepared for my entry into my local heavy equipment operating union. 😊

Thank you. I am a new female operator in Australia where we have a skills shortage also. This has given me an opportunity to learn a new career and I am just loving it!!

That was great info Stan, as a part time loader operator at my concrete plant its great to see it done right, I picked up good pointers, thanks

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Mario, thank you

@thomasmutundi8071

2 жыл бұрын

​ I have liked the lesson

@thomasmutundi8071

2 жыл бұрын

am augandan and I am an operator of a wheel loader

thank you for this video. I'm learning to run a loader where i work tomorrow, so i've been looking for videos for tips before i actually get trained. this definitely helped.

The only thing I would add to this video is showing how to check the oil, coolant, and hydraulic oil levels. As well as mentioning letting the machine warm up before working it. The "pretrip" is just as important as operating it. Great video.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stan , good advice

@charlenepreciado9729

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are Awesome please keep making videos

@twt000

Жыл бұрын

Just read the specific manual PDF. Easy. Most don't.

I'm enjoying these types of videos.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear James, thanks!

Great video awesome work Stanley keep em coming!!!

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Caleb!

Thanks for the lesson

Thank you for the video I'm a new operator and I'm learning as I go I appreciate the tips and tricks

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Enitial, hope the tips help you out!

Awesome video and tips! i'd love to learn more and get in the industry.

This is very helpful, thanks for making content like this

Thanks for this videos. They are entertaining and very educational.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much ! Glad you like them

keep making more videos. There great! The video was super helpful. Different than any other videos that i have seen. They were very easy to understand and intimate. Not like a robot instructor going too fast. KEEP MAKING more of these VIDEOS

Thank you for another great video. Keep these videos coming please. I run smaller equipment and i am always looking to learn something new. I would like to be able to run the larger stuff one day.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and glad the videos are helping you out

Great video, vary informative. Use a loader a lot and every tip help

some good advice from someone who was shown how to load a bucket correctly very early on in his career. these people aren't doing it. always keep the bottom of the bucket horizontal. when the loader stops moving into the heap raise the bucket until the loader starts moving in again. do not curl the bucket- keep it horizontal. when it stops moving in to the heap raise the bucket again and again do not curl the bucket up. keep doing this until the load has filled the back of the bucket. then curl up. you have a brimmer. if it is necessary to keep the floor clean, give the bucket a jiggle to shake off the excess before going near the truck. once you have got the feel of how easy the heap is to load raise the bucket smoothly and steadily as you drive in so the machine never stops moving. do not wriggle and curl the bucket into the heap. the way i have described is far better. this heap of clean little rocks is a pushover to load out. when you have to deal with lumpy sticky stuff there is another technique to add to your skills. do the best as i have described then reverse out then hit the brakes hard as you give maximum curl. this is to throw everything to the back of the bucket. then go in and do it again to fill the bucket fully.

@vsvnrg3263

Жыл бұрын

@Hell's favorite Salty Berserker , this is easy stuff to load. the method i described is necessary for difficult stuff. again i say this bloke is curling too soon. there is still space at the back of the bucket. if you are an operator yourself, try it.

Never piss off your loader. I moved my truck while the loader was doing his thing. Eff me. Once, and only once. Respect to you loader guys.

Your dope for this channel. It's helping me get even better

Yeah man these vids are great i casually watch these and i work in home construction so it sparks interests in it

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome tony, thank you for watching !

Nice video with lots of tangible skills and very educational content. 💪💪

I think they're useful. I enjoy seeing these.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for viewing !!

Operating heavy equipment wouldn't be a bad job, if COMPANYS WOULD TEACH THE FOLKS HOW TO OPERATE IT AND NOT BE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE

Thanks really helpful please make more

I sincerely thank you guys for your time and explanation on different scenarios. Does and do not operate the loader this way. Awesome!👍👂👀🧠🤑 Much Appreciated.

Thx for the video! I’m a new operator. This has helped a lot! 😁

THANKS BRO AWESOME TIPS.

These are really useful videos . Thank's . Keep up !

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Love to hear it, thanks and stay tuned for more!

great informative video guys, Thank You

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Raymond, thank you!

Very useful video mate. Thanks from Canberra, Australia.

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Les, glad to help out !

OMG I can't wait for those videos.... That's gonna be Soo hilarious!!

nice lesson , all true ,, been there a lot myself, really enjoy running a loader , as well as other equipment , bigger the better ,,

I've learned a lot from this vid👍

Lovely video sir

Good stuff, ran loaders for decades and also 15 years at a highway dept. One thing is you learn "site" points on the bucket for each of your trucks so you do roll the bucket exactly at the right point while also moving forward with the loader to get the load centered. I got his stagger comment...salt being lighter you want to stuff that truck..so instead of "stagger" on a typical tandem its two buckets up front then one to the back..:) (Volvo L120E's & 15ft boxes) Retired now...watching the new guys herky jerk that loader is a sad thing. BUT they will learn. I think one thing that was different when I first started was attitude. It was a status thing to be damn good, a mark of excellence to do a quick efficient and smooth load operation. Now its a slam bang I don't care type of thing that's prevalent. Where you really separate the operators from the stick yankers is stacking a salt pile, building the road in that loose material. THAT'S a skill. Wish I could post pic of the operation in the salt shed.

Yes man thank you for making this video. It was a lot of help

@Dirtmonkey

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Great videp brother thanks for the awesome videos god bless you and your family

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas! Very happy you like the videos!

Nice machine!

Great video. I've been a forklift operator for many years, and now operate Telehandlers, but on forks only. I want to get into Front End Loader operating soon and can see how my experience with Telehandling can relate to this.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carsten!

Great video Stan we need more like this and we need more Nikki

Stan I use to send my boss after parts. I use to operate a John Deere 444, a Cat 966, a Volvo L180 was the latest. Also a John Deere 316, a Cat 426. Cat D5 to D8. Cat 120. I use to work for a Highway building company. Later I worked at a Transfer Station. That is where I got to Experience John Deere equipment and then Volvo. I love these Videos.

@kwmiked

5 жыл бұрын

That's nice, I love that story

@SledgeHammer43

5 жыл бұрын

@@kwmiked My bosses actually loved going after parts. One said he should have given me a bonus for the amount of labor I had saved him. I was always fixing the older equipment, and knew what was wrong.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, Don, glad you like the videos !

Thanx fore this 👍 it helps me o LOT keep EM comming PLz and thanx

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Victor, glad they are helping you out !

Another great video💪

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

I want to be an Volvo wheelloader and heavy equipment, Pay loader Operator. Great Show. God Bless.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Joe, thanks so much

Very fun ! I am not even in the industry & love the content !!

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

That's great and thanks so much for watching !

Ill be going to school for it! Thanks so much for these types of videos!!!

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Brendan, thank you !!

@bdailey9945

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Love your videos

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching, thank you

Love the videos thanks man

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks River James !

Totally cool to watch....if you do more of these with both of you, it would be cool to get him in the cab on a decent hands-free wireless mic, so he can comment with you live! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent job

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

awesome videos. Thank you.

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos!

I enjoyed that video thinking of getting my ticket for it

Great video , love it

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Isak!

“Lever pullers” is being too nice.. we refer to those guys as “Seats”

These videos are awesome

I like the feel/sound of hydraulics threw my fingers on the levers over the new electric solenoid hydraulic controls of modern equipment ... if that made sense....lol I grew up on a 4 sticker Ford backhoe and play it like a piano and the first skid steer I operated was Universal Loader, which became Case Uni-Loader. Damn I am old....

Heck yeah that was good a good vid. I didn't know that makes real sense interesting. Thanks man.

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Your'e welcome Dennis, glad you enjoyed it !

I've been operating this machine since the year 2008 . I started off as a 19 year old and I'm now 35 years . From working in road construction to asphalt plant. From quarry to Dredging. I've worked with Julius Berger Nigeria limited and Dredging International (a subsidiary of DEME group) I won a gold safety award in in the year 2013 for 5 years and 5,000 man hour without loss time or injury. I love this job.

@thabomhlanga5772

Күн бұрын

Hello I wish I could give you my c.v I love this job too but I can't get a job

Awesome video cheers 👍

Nice way to load trucks as I'm a loader operator while I'm here in Melbourne

Yes it’s helping, thanks

Definitely cool and helpful video! 👌🏻More would be greatly appreciated

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

More to come Zain, I am glad they have been helpful!

I agree with you in terms of where the shortage is. Weve hired 3 young guys trying to find guys to get ready for the retirees. They dont want to be trained or go the extra mile. The shortage is the new operators that want to learn and go the extra mile

learning this is key to move alot of material at a quarry

Good show!

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason!

About once a week I think about leaving my desk job and doing an apprenticeship in equipment operation with my local operators' union. It's something I've wanted to do since I was 5, and it's a desire that has never gone away. I keep hitting road blocks, from others trying to discourage me to the reality of having to earn 20% less for a few years until I got some experience. I don't think the time is quite right, but when I do recareer myself, I'm still leaning this direction.

@shawndorsett13

4 жыл бұрын

bud its never to late alot of competition for the seats though i work out of union and after 5 years i can run a front end loader and rock truck and am currently learning how to grade at the school im 46 it can be done

Training now here in FL. Hopefully your tips help me pass my NCCER Cert.

Keep making them plz I like them

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

I will, thanks for watching !

Great job. I have so many questions answered in this video. Like why do the wheels have to be move at a certain time when loading onto truck. Thanks buddy. I have a passion for thses

Your video's are awesome

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Great stuff! Check out the mad skills.

Awesome intros Stanley, doing some excellent editing work man! Oh... and the content is great too. :)

Also, if you are running the highway with rigid tippers or semi tippers always load just over centre to the high side of the tipper, allowing for the highway camber. You need to distribute the weight better, or off set, so the tyres on the low side of the road camber won't blow, those tyres/wheels on the low camber of the road are carrying more weight than the high side of the camber on the road if the load is centred. Most people don't consider that, until they find out they blow tyres on the low road camber tyres/wheels more than the tyres on the high side. All roads or highways have a camber for water run off.

Stan Jam da wheeloader man!

Awesome video

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Everyone has to start somewhere, take that into consideration.

Was this filmed at the Shippensburg, PA Volvo plant as it looks very familiar? Awesome video

I had to feed material bins load dump trucks push rail cars push stock piles and clean up around the yard and the plant do this 14 hours a night at high speeds lol but I loved it I miss running heavy equipment

@Dirtmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

What kind of work do you do now John ?

Yeah I always learn something new when I watch your videos, keep up the awesome content, and I will say in agreement with another comment made that the industry is lacking in entry level training positions, anybody can learn and become great at what they do if and when given the opportunity and support, you said it yourself good operator's are the guys you want to keep and do everything you can to make that guy happy, so where does that leave any room or extra time and energy to make other good operator's??? Have to find a good balance I think and always be willing to teach a bencher or backup in case something happens to your main, if a lot more construction companies offered paid training and entry level operator positions much like getting class A cdl I think we would see a lot of younger and eager people willing to pursue these jobs, another big issue on the other hand is a lot of younger people don't want to actually work for a paycheck lol, it's all business degrees and human resources or creative arts lmao, doing real labor and working longer hours for big money isn't appealing I guess...

LOL - at 9:02+ the "expert" smacks the truck box with the bucket! "dead center - every time" holy crap

More PLEASE!

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew, will do!

Great video. Can you do videos from in the cab pov style? I think rookies would be surprised at how little you can actually see while operating. When you're operating a loaded you can't see what's going into your bucket. Have to do it all by feel.

Hell ya keep them coming

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Will do Shane, thanks !!

Thanks for the education

@kwmiked

5 жыл бұрын

He didn't teach u anything, he left out 90% of the important stuff, rear first 3 comments I posted

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam, hope it helps you out!

You are doing a Very Good Work for Everyone who willing to become An Operator ! i Rely like you for that and continued it okay!, We love it and God bless you more with your entire Company! i will love to join but l lives in Cayman islands thanks for your Teachings

Been running loaders for 15 years. Got a Volvo 250H yesterday. Been running a kamatsu WA - 500 for past several years till my hydronic lumps went bad.

@ljnouata9088

4 жыл бұрын

John Morgan give me some tips Bro. Only just got my loader ticket yesterday 😂

@johnmorgan1982

4 жыл бұрын

LJ Nouata biggest tip, when loader goeS to bouncing. Slowly raise the bucket or lower it while driving and it will stop the bouncing .

Great video once again

@Dirtmonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Niicko