CAT 972M Stockpiling 57's and Loading Trucks
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Stockpiling material and loading trucks, mine update and a new camera angle let me know what you think.
Stockpiling material and loading trucks, mine update and a new camera angle let me know what you think.
Great camera angle.. it gives a good perspective from the operators seat. Keep the great videos coming. 👍
Thank you! The views and the subs have been way more than I ever expected 😊 Be on the look out for this weeks video being posted on Saturday, got about 2,000 tons of #8’s and #57’s to stockpile to get ready for next week.
Not sure about the camera angle, it could definitely be aimed upward a bit more. I didn't have time to check it before the 1st truck rolled in.
Nah it's good bro. That way everyone can see the controls. I operate a 966.
Thank you for your videos sir
Glad you like it, check back in over the weekend ill be posting a video on how to do a quick morning pre trip.
I just found your channel. I have to tell you, I like the camera angle. Keep up the entertaining work.
Thanks man! There won't be a ton of content through the winter because its the off season but I have plans for next season so check back in periodically!
Good job bro
Thanks man!
So nice operate good
На самом деле не трудно управлять этим погрузчиком... Главное смотреть по сторонам и привыкнуть к габаритам☝️
I don't think it difficult to operate any loader as the primary function of the machine remains the same. Whether it's operated by joystick or steering wheel the fundamentals of running a front end loader don't change.
Какая заработная плата у вас на погрузчиках? Интересно было бы знать...)@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man
If you combine the busy season and the off season: 60 hours a week from March 15th to November 15th and 30 hours a week from November 15th to March 15th. Its roughly equal $82,000 a year, and then the government taxes that so I don't see anything close to that so after taxes its probably more like $64,000.
Понял... Спасибо... По Российским меркам это очень большая заработная плата@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man Я сам работаю на экскаваторе - погрузчике CASE... 11 часов рабочий день это по вашему курсу где-то 50 долларов в день выходит... 15 дней работаем 15 дней отдыхаем... Как то так...
Super
Thanks!
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Hey! I'm trying to figured out where is the swicht or something to change the gear, is a pedal or on the same joystick for steering the machine? About the angle, just a lil bit more up! Thx for the vid!
@trakatrukis There are 2 ways to shift the machine. On the right stick there’s a button for downshifting only. On the left stick there’s a “thumb roller” that allows you to shift the machine up or down. If you watch my latest video skip ahead to about the 3 minute mark and I cover the location of the buttons and a brief overview of a lot of other functions. Hope this helps!
Also the left pedal will downshift from 3rd to 2nd depending on your speed and the rpm’s.
Hey bro awesome work you should do a function of the controls and what everything does walk through
Thanks for the feedback! In my video library I have the exact video you’re looking for it’s somewhat of a brief pre trip walk around + control functions.
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man cool thanks sir ill check it out so tell me sir i guess you are in the usa so what is the hourly rate for a operator or monthly salary plus minus?
$30.00 hourly, during mining season we work 60 hours a week plus overtime rates so its not uncommon for $1,800-$2,000 weekly check before the government gets ahold of it.@@johanbekker8103
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man so what do you do if its not mining season
@@johanbekker8103 All of the sand & gravel we mine still has to be sold so as the yard operator I stay on site and work with reduced hours. The rest of the crew will be at our Columbus location crushing #2 stone all winter and return back in the spring.
Smooth riding, low rpm, I assume it's an XE
It's a base model 972M, I'm not sure what year it was manufactured but I know the company has had it for a couple years. It's almost got 6,000 hours on the meter.
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man so congrats because it's driven very smoothly. Ok, an almost flat gravel pit helps on this. But since I could drive both 966M and XE in a heavy clay hilly yard I know how easy is to make the normal M become an angry blowing cat
Tiny inside that cab I haven’t been in anything smaller than a 980 with you had more room
I kinda like it that way honestly. Great visibility and the machine is very nimble. We have a 980H and a Kamatsu W500 and personally this 972M is so nice comparatively. When I’m doing a lot of stockpiling I wish I had a bigger bucket but for loading trucks it’s perfect.
Is this in Va?
Central Ohio, about 30-40 miles west of Columbus.
You should always load from the landing gear of the trailer to the back of the trailer. Anything on the nose of a frameless trailer can cause that trailer to flip over.
I agree but there are two things to consider 1. I only had half my bucket forward of the landing gear 2. with the amount of material that truck gets you would never be able to fit it all centered between the trailer axels and the landing gear in that style of of frameless trailer. Also at the end of the day its up to the driver where the load is put into the trailer so if he doesn't for example want to shovel the material down so he can close his tarp then its best to load the trailer how the driver asks. Now you may also say "well you can knock the hump down after you load trailer by back dragging it after dumping the last bucket" and to that I would say in a half round frameless getting 28.5 tons with all of it between the landing gear and the trailer axels there's no amount of "knocking it down" that's going to work as it would be to high and cause the driver to have to shovel the load down so he could close his tarp. You can clearly see the load is perfectly balanced and centered when I was done, I would even argue to point of having the load shifted to far to the rear could cause the tailgate to malfunction as there would be to much weight against it it would likely not disengage cause a catastrophic failure while lifting the loaded trailer which is also possible. I was a truck driver for 10 years before i did this and that exact thing happened to me.
If you was loading something that would stick I’d agree but In my 35 yr of pulling dump trailers both frame and frameless I always loaded the front when hauling gravel. Maybe in flat ground it would be but in the mountains that are steep you want that on the front of the trailer to give traction to the tractor. So a sweeping comment as that is nonsense.
@@garyowens3687 When I was running a dump trailer I preferred to be heavier on my drive axels also for added traction. I think both of you bring valid points luckily for me all these guys go to the same place and it’s very flat corn country here in central Ohio so no hills to pull or hair pin turns. It’s pretty straight and easy going all the way to the dump and back.
How many tons per scoop?
Full bucket without spilling it all over the yard, about 9 tons of sand, 8 tons of 57's.
112. . How many ton is that ?
Which part of the video are you referring to? The 1st truck in the video gets 40 ton, the 2nd truck gets 28 ton. The 3rd truck gets 24 ton and the last truck usually gets 27 ton. All of these trucks have gotten permits to run heavy so most of them get between 38 ton and 40 as of right now.
Krutan its been a minute
Ya it has hope you been well!
Scale?
CAT scales?
Use the horn bro.
Nah I see these guys everyday, we're all on first name name basis it would feel weird just beeping at them at this point. We all talk and get along really great, the horn makes everything seem a lot less personal. My first experience driving a dump truck the loader man would always come over the radio and say "you're good to go, have a safe trip see you when you get back." I always thought it was really nice because crazy stuff does happen on the road so I decided if was ever on the other side I would try to be like him.
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man Hell yeahs I can Respect that 💯. U must not work in Tejas though?
Where are you out of
Central Ohio, about 30-40 miles WNW of Columbus.
Your last name spelt the same as mine lol
@@JasonRutan-rv3dj Ya if you hail from the Ohio River valley I wouldn’t be surprised if someway, somehow we’re related.
Yeah I'm from Michigan close to the Ohio line
I’m a die hard cat fan let me tell you and I also work for them but they need to not cheap out listen to all that cab noise squeaking seat movement side to side and that bucket control was the worst invention ever
Well as for the squeaking, these machines take a lot of abuse. Some guys will get in these things and just tear the hell out of em. For having 6,000 hours, 138,000 cycles and nearly 1,113,000 tons on the log it’s still a good horse😂. Now as for the controls I would agree I didn’t like it at first as I learned on the finger controls (well technically levers as I learned on a 980B and then moved to a 980H) so it was an adjustment. But truthfully for loading and stockpiling the joystick isn’t terrible. If I had to do a lot of cutting and clearing I would rather have the finger controls.
empty truck
They come in empty but i can assure you they leave full.
@@Krutan_the_Loader_Man 14:32 can you see that the truck is loaded? It is not visually visible that it is loaded. Truck leave full ? Funny
@@jebuvas24 so not sure where you’re from but here in America the department of transportation regulates the weight of trucks. 86,000 pounds is the legal gross weight that your allowed to haul. There are exceptions to this law like purchasing a heavy haul permit that will allow you to haul up to 120,000 pounds but that costs money to buy the permit. So trust me friend it’s not about whether or not you can see what I put in there, it’s actually preferable that the police can’t see the load so me getting them fully loaded and the material not showing is exactly how it’s supposed to be done. If you’re wondering why it’s because if the police can see the load all heaped up they will be more likely to pull the truck over which can lead to a bunch of problems. So ya it’s fully loaded, legally and done the right way.