I have run a lot of dozers and nobody ever showed me how, and I never went to school for it. I started out on a cable rigged D6 on our ranch when I was a kid and went from there, but you’ve got a lot of great tips and ideas in this video. If I could say one thing it’s to slow down, slow the hell down, you’re not impressing anyone and you’re just tearing up the undercarriage of the dozer. Most of the time I ever had trouble making grade was cuz I was in too much of a hurry, and then I’d get frustrated and pissed off, great idea you had to get out of the machine and look at the ground. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and look at things from a different perspective, one thing I’ve learned about dozer work is that it’s a patient man’s game, you need to do the job three times in your head before you ever fire off! And what I said about slowing the hell down applies especially now today because these machines y’all run have so much power and you run a disconnect between you and the machine what with the air conditioning and the stereo and the damn gps and the radios and the phones and their wives calling, good lord I don’t know how these young guys ever get a damn thing done! I’m retired now so I don’t have to worry about that anymore! I can sit here in my easy chair sucking down cold beer and second guessing all you young cats out there! 😂 but I surely do miss the work, I was part of a great many projects and I ran a few dirt crews in my time, the camaraderie is what I miss the most, and you will too. Be safe out there boys, not all of us made it to retirement, it’s dangerous work, and tomorrow is promised to no one. ☝️🇺🇸💪👊👍🫡

One more tip. When you are leveling. Make a area the size of your machine that is level all directions. Start each pass from that area increasing the size of the level area. If you mess up. Go back as far as the level area and work out. Turn and change directions OUTSIDE of your level area. Don't worry about the small windrows. Walk those down with your tracks when finished. Best tip he gave was go SLOW when finishing. Nice video.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

This is great advice! Thanks for the comment!

@catharsus21

5 жыл бұрын

yupp good tip , I do the same thing , once I have " a pad " I carry that grade through

As a finish dozer operator that was one of the better tips, tricks, and how to vids I've run across. I like to see what things people are teaching to the new gen operator. Sometimes they don't quite got it right, but then again I ain't got it all my damn self lol but you did a pretty good job at explaining things and bringing attention to things I think necessary for rooks to hear and think about while learning. Be patient, you gotta connect your butt to your brain to your hand and that takes a lot of seat time!

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I am from the Philippines and I love operating heavy equipments! I have 25 years experience operating heavy equipments. I have been constructing roads in the mountains.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Very good tips. Its great to see quality tutorials on operating because every company I know of is looking for operators. Ive got a few tips and comments to offer. -You covered slot dozing pretty well, I'd like to add that the real main advantage of slot dozing isn't necessarily about being able to carry more material, although it is a benefit, but the real reason is saving the undercarriage, which is the most expensive wear item on a bulldozer. While slot dozing, you are travelling less distance for the same amount of material, which takes less time/undercarriage wear, because the most expensive thing to do with a bulldozer is back up. Harder on undercarriage then going forward and your not moving any material. -Grading is the most difficult thing to learn with a bulldozer and I like your demonstration about how important blade angle relative to undercarriage angle. It is almost impossible to teach someone to grade, because as you said, it takes thousands of hours of seat time, however the most important thing I teach new people is that less is more. Slow, gradual, non-jerky blade adjustments are critical. Find that sweet spot blade angle were the dozer will just continue on in a straight and flat path if you did nothing and make very minor changes based on blade load and underfoot conditions. There should never be a time during grading that your put in more that 20% blade change. This is critical because if you drop or raise the blade and create a hump or valley, you now have to play catch up with the dozer to return to flat and level ie prevent the rollercoaster effect. -Back-dragging is absolutely fine with almost any bulldozer. They are designed for it so much so that in a Komatsu dozer with a Topcon GPS grade control system, there is a special function in them for getting a perfect GPS finish grade while back-dragging.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Wow....this is excellent advice! Thank you for taking the time to offer this up! Totally agree that learning to grade takes time and sometimes less is more when starting. Thanks again and just let us know if there are any other videos you would like to see.

@muntee33

2 жыл бұрын

Good points. Except the back-blading... There are instances where it is acceptable but for general use, especially in hard ground, manage your work methodology so you are pushing forwards. For starters, you will be thankful when/if you ever have to remove the flower bolts that secure the cutting edge(s)

That PVC pipe analogy maybe "stupid," but something just massively clicked with me, it was like a face blast of epiphany and now I intimately understand "dozer theory" if you will. That's magic, that's powerful.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah...it helped click with several guys we were training as well. Sometimes it’s the simplest solutions to illustrate a point!

I am going to school right now learning how to operate heavy equipment. I have watched most of your videos and they have been a great help to me. Thank you alot for the time and effort you and your team put into making these videos.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

LOVE to read comments like this! Glad we are able to help! Good luck on your program!

@galvanizedgnome

2 жыл бұрын

It's a lot. Respect the trade. Learn engrosh

@tallen4520

2 жыл бұрын

I went to a school for heavy equipt, and now i can run a sledge hammer, a crowbar, and a rototiller......and a wTER COOLER

@goodboyringo9716

2 жыл бұрын

@@tallen4520 ... Good for you , most people learn drinking, stealing , fighting and how not to work.

@b-radfrommalibu

2 жыл бұрын

How to collect ebt and be a parasite on the ass of society.

Thanks for the information. I know it takes time and energy to produce videos of this caliber. The big payoff for me is that you have saved me countless hours of learning via trial and error. I just bought an old dozer and need to move A LOT of dirt away and then back to compact the soil in layers so the entire area is compacted. The piece on slot technique alone was huge benefit to me. I appreciate it. Thanks again.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear, that’s exactly why we do these videos. Glad to hear the value add for you and thank you for the comment!

I would love to train people willing to learn . A passion for heavy equipment helps . Understanding hydraulics too . I have 25 years on every thing heavy and am a pro . Like the video !

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@In_myelement876

Жыл бұрын

I would love to learn 😢

I've been looking for these type videos (more advanced insights) for months! Keep them coming guys!

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We'll keep it up with a variety of fun, inspiring, and educational content on our channel.

Awesome! Thank you guys!! it helps us operators that have not been in the game for years and years! It is appreciated!!

I appreciate the way this guy teaches.. Thanks for this tutorial

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for the comment!

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Thank you from Bangladesh

Hi, Heavy Metal Learning. Good video. Thank you. My comments: 1. A dozer, probably more so than any other machine, requires that the operator ALWAYS be aware of the balance of the machine, fore and aft, side to side AND diagonally. This requires a somewhat more 'seat-of-the-pants' approach to operating than most other machines - or, as I often like to say, "Let your favorite rump steak tell you what the machine is going to do." 2. Speaking for myself personally, I have always found that my best approach is to work at keeping the blade where I want it to be to do what I want it to do REGARDLESS of what the tractor does by using the information coming from my "favorite rump steak" to tell me what the machine is going to do next so that I can counter it or work with it. 3. Especially in trimming work, unless you have a system controlled machine, your right hand is gonna be fairly busy making corrections to the blade, sometimes as much as 30 or so corrections a minute. Something called 'muscle memory' plays a HYOOOGE part in this - your muscles instinctively knowing what to do to achieve what your eyes and your butt tell you needs to happen. 4. When spreading or trimming, you need to start raising your blade incrementally AS the load on the blade decreases in order to maintain the same depth of COMPACTED layer. Experience and practice are the best ways to gain this understanding - and it IS an understanding. A loaded blade handles smoother than an empty one - means it's easier to trim with some weight of material on the blade 5. A dozer is probably one of the harder machines to be REALLY good at operating. DON'T beat yourself up over your mistakes. Instead, LEARN from them. Ask yourself WHY what happened did happen and figure out ways to counteract it. If you washboard one pass, DON'T try to repair it in the same path. Move over 1/2 a machine width and do another cut, then do the same on the other side. 6. On slopes, most dozers will slide before they will roll. BUTTTT, this brings with it another issue. With the great bulk of the machine's weight being on the downhill track, it is likely to dig into the slope in a slide and slow or stop the slide - which, IF the slope is steep enough, could in and of itself be enough to cause a rollover. KNOW your ground AND your machine. I have had a Cat D9N dozer on a MEASURED 43 degree side slope TWICE and it never once felt like it wanted to lift the high track. Do I want to do it again? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it could be handy to know that the machine can do it. 7. Awareness of EVERYTHING around you and your position in relation to each item is PARAMOUNT for safe operation. It would help immensely to have eyes in the back of your head and in each ear. Failing that, keep looking all around you, especially when turning or changing direction of travel. Learn to use your peripheral vision to alert you to possible obstacles and/or movement. 8. On travel speed - it is much easier to keep up with blade corrections at slower speeds but most dozers 'ride' smoother when trimming with a bit of speed. Material conditions can influence this too. I have found that the rougher materials trim easier with a bit of speed. Also, getting used to how a material behaves and/or the 'feel' of the site may give you the confidence to travel a bit quicker and thus smooth the 'ride'. Just my 0.02. You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

@MrAnperm

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, mate. Some tips I'll be making use of there.

@dplant8961

2 ай бұрын

Hi,@@MrAnperm. Yer welkum, Sir. These are just some of the things that I learned in my 58 year 'apprenticeship' and I cain't see any point in taking them with me to the grave. Just my 0.02. You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

Thank you truly a blessing 🙏🏾

What you said about slouching in the seat makes me think of how important the seat is, and how little consideration most operators I've met give it. I learned in an old John Deere 650j, and then the first time I ever got in a komatsu, it was a 39px, and I was instantly a little better at carrying a grade because you can adjust the angle of the bottom of the seat in the komatsu, which allowed me to put it to where I could feel the grade the best

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Thanks for the comment!

That was very informational to me as I am a beginner and struggling with the wash board effect. Thank you for your time in making these very helpful videos!

Brilliant Tip D6 Operating cut and Moving the materials..👍

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

About to start learning dozer driving and this will give me a big headstart in the process. good simple explanations, and an emphasis on go slow to be better at it. well done and thanks

@eyephone9043

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao no it won’t, watching and behind behind the blade is very different.

I've heard you say the same lamentation about back grading on other videos. I watched a guy level and grade a home site on a hill, and all his final work was backgrading to cover his track marks for the grass to sow in. Seemed like a pretty smart use of his single piece of equipment to me.....

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

YUP....it can be useful! Thanks for the comment!

Always go two ways over your area, grade it length wise and width wise, takes out a lot of humps and gets it truly square. Same thing with the roller, if you roll two ways you get better compaction

That was very informative thank you.

Enjoyed the Knowledge about slow down about makeing grade and wash boarding well done.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Here in England, black blading isn't good practice it will get you chucked off of some sites. Especially road jobs. I'm not an expert, only just over 4 years in the seat myself. Back blading is seen as something you do if you can't get a level going forward. And, it can get you in trouble. Over here you have to dig a slot like that to get your ticket before you can drive a blade on site. So video's like this will help those who want to look up how to drive before they take their test. Good work I say, I didn't have time to look up how to do it, I was thrown in the deep end lol, still best way to learn sometimes I think in the winter, raining with 400 lorries waiting to tip. I used to drive around on site thinking I wouldn't mind going on a blade, 5 years in the game and finally ended up on one. Much better than diggers or tractors I think because at least on a blade you're always busy. I hate sitting still!

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, that is part of the "taboo" of back-dragging which I personally don't feel is necessary. I absolutely believe there are times that it is completely appropriate to back-drag but again it seems to have this reputation on a jobsite.

@jordan1789

5 жыл бұрын

RustySkull Productions ..back blading is a sign of inexperience. It drives me crazy. Dont get me wrong, back blading has its place but a good operator rarely needs to do it.

Would love to see more of these advanced how to videos

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks...we’ll keep trying to do more.

i am a newbie i am finding all these really good. the loader one was great,

Good "how To" videos. I think though that it would be good if you could make an instruction for beginners in a dozer on how to utilize the levelling and vertical blade measuring to teach how to create the perfect horizontal (or sloping) starting point as this for sure is tricky when you are to be grading a larger surface. In a lot of todays machines you have laserguiding systems for these "heightcontrol" topics but if you don´t have that it´s good to know how to create that starting point for you from where you can start working with a 0 degree blade. You did a good job showing that the area between the tracks and your blade is what controls your grading curve and also that this is what is really really tricky. What i usually tend to see from beginners in this kind of machines is that the results usually are bowl-shaped when trying to create a flat surface as it is really easy to miss out on the amount of material you need to carry and instead slightly lowering the blade until the sense of balance tells you that you are going up or down. And as you said, practice, practice and practice + some good teachers that can give you the golden key to the trade. Getting the machine to do what you want i do think is the easy part but the getting your mind around all the required parameters to get a good result is harder and takes alot of training and practice before it turns out as it should. Good Job

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Excellent advice!

Thank you for the helpful videos!

Awesome refresher courses even for us wanna be experts !!! Solid information !!! Personally I do the different angle thing quite a bit. Seems to work better for me

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

these videos are very well produced and presented

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just let us know if there are other videos you would like to see.

Thanks for the information

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

awesome video, i just tried out for a dozer job, hope i get it!

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment.....good luck!

Great video, thanks for the tips.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome...thanks for the comment!

These are great tips.

Great Vid. It literally took me hours to figure out what you thought in minutes. I like the idea of "dont get frustrated" and "it takes reps". Through this video I learned the most important thing about getting g things flat is to carry material and use a little bit of angle. Thanks for the info. Where is the school and when do you teach? I.moght make it over if it's close enough...again, thanks...😎

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! We have sandbox locations in MN and TX, but not necessarily a formal school. But you can come out and get some stick time on any of our equipment. Check out our website for more info.

Best Tutoring Clear and Well informed structured Operation Techniques,,, Top Stuff Champ..

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Well done for that great work ,we really enjoyed the present ion, thanks

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

Another good tip if your on an older machine check your track tension daily so ya don't throw a track I learned the hard way lol but was able to get the track put back on

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip....thanks for sharing!

Excellent video! Great job operating and instructing. Holley and I must have rubbed off a bit...I hope!

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kurt! Definitely learned a thing or two from our awesome Komatsu instructors!

keep woutching and never gets old

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Backdraging is great.. you can use the dirt you have piled up at the end to load your blade for the next grade push.

when i was starting on excavator with log grapple i was only good for 5 hrs before getting frustrated and knocking hoses off, improved with practice

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@sonukumargupta9853

3 жыл бұрын

Very good

Great tips! I just spent the day on a wheel dozer making 'washboards'

@dozerboy67

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

You are an experienced operator. I can consider myself an operator for now. Thank you..

I appreciate the opening disclaimer doing is not easy just takes practice for sure

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

yup...thanks

You are a very good instructor ❤

thats a nice dozer I always liked komatsu

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we love our Komatsu!

Nice video.

great stuff ....

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video!

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Awesome video

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What kind of techniques do you prefer when pushing B2 into a culvert frost taper?

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

No clue on this one....sorry

Lov these vids

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

Id love to hear your story how you started operating and on what machines.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely can work that in to a future video, although there are a lot of videos on our channel that talk about the start of Extreme Sandbox. Ultimately I'm just a big kid that has a passion for heavy equipment, so everything has been learned by trial and error. Definitely not any expert by any means, but I love sharing what we have learned at the sandbox.

Is there a video about moving dirt, from say excavating a pond, around and using that dirt to build a berm with the dozer?

help for me, Good job

Could you please do GPS training. from within the Cab working, Re what's that line for Gradients, Design etc. How the Dozer works on Auto and Manual using GPS. Thanks

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely have that in the plans to do some of those. But will prob be later this year. Thanks!

That is the quietest dozer I've ever heard run.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Yep...it’s perfect!!!

Great. Guys

Verry good video friend

Hell yeah thanks

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

you're welcome

Great video. That demo with the white pipe & the 4' sight picture just made leveling with a front end loader ALOT easier. Are you, or were you, also a pilot?

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yes, do have my private pilot license but only flown smaller Cesna.

Great videos on the blade, i have watched both now, im a 360 op at the min and this is something that interests me greatly and looking in to doing my ticket over hear in the UK. What the chances of getting a video with some tips/tricks in batter work with a dozer ? Or even just how to create one correctly Best regards Max

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Max. What do you mean "tips/tricks in batter work"? We'll see if we can help you out but not sure what exactly you are looking for.

@maxlister5319

5 жыл бұрын

As in creating/building and then trimming a batter/banking ? Not sure if there is a different name for it over there ?

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, not sure how that would translate over here but such as creating banks, etc. We'll have to see if we can cover some more of those technical portions of bulldozer operations in our next dozer video. Thanks for the comment!

Definitely one of the better demo’s on the topics covered, particularly your demonstration of slot dozing, and emphasis on practice.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

What area the the key techniques on flattening terrain? For an example flattening terrain to set up concrete foundations.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Same as the general grading techniques that are covered in these videos.

I like heavy equipment machines

Sometimes you have a smooth plane graded, but it is sloped down or up and it is hard to tell. Going to the far end or to the side and turning around to push some from another direction can help you see that, especially when you are tired, lol.

I got a quick question. Can we come out to learn at any age? And can we choose like which equipment we want to learn? Or is it more as a practice site more than for new people to learn?

Haloo sir what do I need to Go through to operate the bulldozer although I already have experience with caterpillar .

I have been running a dozer for 8 years and still found this video interesting. Pretty much taught myself everything I know so it's nice to see how other people explain what they do.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear....thanks for the comment!

I think back dragging is great as well

I have no experience, and will never have, just I like tractors. I watched your video and it seems you are very good at it. I have a simple questions, people will probably laugh at me...but how do you know your machine is level to the ground?? And also, how do you know your blade is right on level with the track? Do the controls have an indicator? or a level mark? Thanks

I’m having the hardest time With slot dozing thanks for this video

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help...thanks for the comment!

Effective dozing ranges could be talked about, 300 feet is the longest push for a D8T with a U blade, then hauling with a rock truck or scraper becomes more efficient (as an example) industry standards that are available for all equipment

i am considering a career in construction any advise?thank you

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Lots of opportunities right now in the trades. Talk to some of your local contractors in your area to learn more. Positive attitude and a good work ethic take zero skill but will get you ahead quickly in the industry.

When you're cutting in next to where you cut... are you putting your cutting edge close as possible to the last cut or are you simply keeping it a inch or so off?

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely overlapping....probably a foot or so if what I would recommend. But curious what others say...

@gahillbilly6566

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning you misunderstood.. what's the height off the original grade are you keeping your blade.. not how far over.. but like after you cut grade in.. you go to make a 2nd pass... do you put the blade a inch above grade or do you leave it perfectly on grade to cut in the next pass

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Ga Hillbilly not sure I understand the question. If you are cutting to grade it wouldn’t necessarily be to a set height. You would either just set it to grade height or if it’s lower than that you would just load the blade to max. Maybe someone else can chime in if they better understand the question....

@gahillbilly6566

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning I apologize.. pretty much what I'm asking.. say you're building a flat pad... when you make a pass with the dozer that's grade.. and you come back to make another pass... where are you going to try and keep your cutting edge in reference to the other pass to ensure you grade it out level

@flyinbrianewing

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, great question. are you angling the blade towards the first cut or away.

I run Dozer for 25-30 years and you never know tonight I've had younger guys do things watch them do things I never drink of that's just how it is man but the old dog is usually the guy you want to watch cuz he knows what he's doing his choice to make tricks you don't even know what you're seeing

I've been watching threw school thanks Buddy🙂 but wish I could work in sand hahahaha ...

thank u for this very important tutorial videos...

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Hi Sir Realy your VEDIOS is vvvv information good but if we come to New ZEALAND on visit VISA after we can take Traing in New Zealand after can be possible we will get job in New ZEALAND ?

Is it possible to buy a used machine such as a D4 without walking into a disaster? Or spending far too much? Thank you in advance

@tuberman7371

4 жыл бұрын

Usually you can find a d4 in good condition for affordable price but it probably won't be a newer model. If your interested I know d4hs are good machines that aren't too old.

When coming over the convex at the top of the cut it can be a lot smoother if the operator runs one track up on the side berm. It is slightly less convex and slightly softer than the virgin material. Slow is smooth, smooth is efficient, efficient is fast. Clean yer frickin tracks!

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Good tip. And yes, need to keep those tracks clean! Thanks for the comment!

@bretnelson4417

5 жыл бұрын

Or just ease into the cut and eliminate that grade difference. You can still fill a blade quickly and leave a smooth transition, just takes seat time.

@killingoldgrowthsince

4 жыл бұрын

It's called a grade brake lol.

so far, im interested with this training, but i wanna learn those operators machine, touching , how will l?

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Keep watching videos....other than that just get stick time. Good luck!

Not sure if you do prestart inspections on your machines I find many don’t understand the equipment they operate.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely...check out our Pre-Op Inspection playlists on our channel for all those videos.

My school, HCA, told us it not called back blading, they call it back grading. The difference is one u use float other u don't u just raise the blade.

@ericanthony8577

4 жыл бұрын

But my school told use to watch ur videos if we don't understand anything. Ur videos helped me out a lot.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

I would agree with that, definitely is a difference on whether you are engaging float or not.

Good video I operate Cats in mining been operating Bulldozers for over 20 years,you covered slots dozing pretty good ..I’m about to do my assessor certification in March so I can pass on some valuable info ...I think communication and how you presented it is key...Practice makes perfect you aren’t wrong ...

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Slot dozing first time ever heard that phrase It's called windrow hadwin drove to the outside the blades as high as your bread so that you would carry it will be the distance that you wish to carry it otherwise you don't do nothing but chased around all day 10-4

If im running a finish cut with clay where loading the blade doesnt stop the washboard effect how can i prevent it?

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

I would angle the blade about 10-15 degrees....if that didn't work I would try and approach from a different angle.

@tankkiler308

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning appreciate it

Slot dozing would be a good thing if you running a dozer that is equipped with a blade that is not designed properly for the job.

Where do you get all of your machines?

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Our equipment at Extreme Sandbox sites is sponsored by Komatsu. But we’ve also worked with some other brands for training content.

@aviatornation86

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have to buy or rent them?

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

blake tilley we have a lease agreement.

It looks likes the beginning of the video was green screen plus good vid

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. No green screen, but I agree it looks like that. Just had a light reflector on Randy, so it looks like it.

These are beginner tips imo cool video and still good tips but advanced training to me in a dozer would be teaching guys how to go about doing things like big fills and slopes and the techniques of how to to things. Stuff like that

How can i get the train

I need learn operate bulldozer please tell me how I can do,???

In my experience in a smaller tractor like your running dont bite the hole pile at once. Nibble it off easier on the dozer. Just a tip

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Good tip...thanks for the comment!

@Abundance172

5 жыл бұрын

How much speed Should you approach the slot with on a fixed that size I have a test Thursday and look all over for a video like this

@ryanbarnes504

5 жыл бұрын

With money and sponsors who cares if your rough on the machine right?

I’m new to operating a dozer and my boss put me on an old d6. I’m having the hardest time with washboarding. I’m getting extremely frustrated because I usually get the hang of things pretty quick but not this.

@HeavyMetalLearning

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely been there. Dozer has to be one of the most difficult pieces to master (and grader). Only advice I can give you is just relax and try not to get too frustrated. If you can angle the blade (not sure if possible on older dozer) that can help. Make sure pushing with a loaded blade. Make sure speed is as low as possible. Grade at an angle to your current runs. Keep an eye on the horizon, some people get so focused on the blade they don't look out to the bigger picture. Those are just a few tips I have learned, but again, overall just don't get too frustrated...it takes time! Would love to hear anyone else's advice.

@peterhirst1265

5 жыл бұрын

Where you can, back up a little further than you think you need.. odds are the bump that's starting you off doing it will be small and almost not noticeable. Also when your starting your cut lower the blade slow while moving forward just sitting the weight of the blade on the ground especially in old machines will cause it to drop in a little as you start moving forward due to that little bit of free play in the linkages. Once you cut those bumps into a hard surface just putting a bit of fill in them won't work the machine will still buck up and down as it compresses the filled parts under the tracks, if you've got rippers on the machine you can sink them then track roll the surface to even it all out and start again. I'll stop there before this gets any longer but don't stress about not being perfect yet, it takes at least a couple years to start getting smooth and much longer to be consistent with it.

@CB-sd6kl

5 жыл бұрын

peter hirst thank you. I will try that and see what happens. No rippers on this machine.

@flyinbrianewing

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterhirst1265 Great info, I'm having a hard time taking care of haul roads and wash-boarding a lot. Everyone is ticked. I would be too but going from hard to soft material causes problems.

One thing I do not hear u saying is, its important to start grading from as level as possible when you start the grading. Most times if your machine isn't level when you start it is much more difficult to create or maintain a level grade.

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent point...thanks for sharing!

@johnhollis8882

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning thanks go 30+ rears experience operating various machines. You guy's doing a great job as operators we are continuously learning non stop. I am still learning after 30+ years. 👍👊✌🙏💯

@HeavyMetalLearning

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnhollis8882 LOVE that attitude! Never stop learning. Appreciate the support!

When to tilt the blade left or right? Up or down is what confuses me.