• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Search results

  1. Dirtman2007

    Machines of Glory

    So I've been given the permission to post the video on this new show that will be coming oun on discovery channel next month in march. So myself and two other friends had a chance to participate in this show. I'm sure tom will chime in as well soon. Now I know what your thinking this may...
  2. Dirtman2007

    I need your votes!

    Hey everyone I need some votes for a volvo construction video I entered. first place will be revealed at conexpo next week and I'd love to be playing in the volvo booth! Go to http://www.workingironchallenge.com/ to vote. click on the vote/view link at the top and I'm the second slide...
  3. Dirtman2007

    Hitachi EX200LC Problem

    My buddy has this machine. I think its a 93 model maybe a tad newer. The other day it started messing up on him. The machine will start but will not idle up. When they get the machine reved up they hydraulics are really slow and you can tell somethings not right Here's a video of what its...
  4. Dirtman2007

    Florida Equipment Auctions

    Here are a few pics from the Richie Brothers and Yoder and frey auctions the other week.
  5. Dirtman2007

    This would feel good on the Ol' head

    Check out where this chain flies to when it breaks. Good thing the cage was there:eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIpjVCjHrJs&feature=channel
  6. Dirtman2007

    So what happened?

    This morning was unusually cold for my part of the world with the morning temp around 9 degrees. I've got a 2008 model Komatsu D39 dozer with about 215 hours on it. This morning I cranked it up, everything was fine. I let it warm up for about 15 minutes before I started working. I ran the dozer...
  7. Dirtman2007

    Excavator Eject

    I thought the plywood was going to break:eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuMXsfWZ2s&feature=channel_page
  8. Dirtman2007

    Leaking pipe

    Today we were looking at another pond to dredge out, the owner said before we left. "by the way, the pipe has a leak in it, can you look at it" Walked behind the dam and found this. Sir... you have a problem! Video of it...
  9. Dirtman2007

    I don't get it

    I've seen this happen twice this wek so far. Kids busting out the windows of construction equipment. I saw a nice cat 140H motor grader the other day that had been destroyed by rocks. Every window was just obliterated. My buddy parked his tractor in a field overnight after cutting hay right down...
  10. Dirtman2007

    What's your fuel Prices?

    What's your local fuel prices? todays gas was $1.64 a gallon Off Road was $ 1.96 a gallon on road was $2.39 a gallon I herd that fuel was going up today 9%, so I had the 1000 gallon filled and may fill the 500 gallon tank tonight.
  11. Dirtman2007

    My VERY Stuck Excavator

    Well my day was going just nice and good until I got a phone call from the bossman saying that he had just buried the daewoo out in the middle of a pond were getting ready to dredge out. So I made a mad day over to the site to help in the recovery. The daewoo is sitting on TWO 8'X16' mud mats...
  12. Dirtman2007

    I hate ashes!

    Finishing up a big clearing and burning job and today I had to push all the ashed into holes to be buried. What a mess with a light rain they just stuck right to the machine:(:( This is what my new dozer looked like after about 30 minutes:eek: But I was able to...
  13. Dirtman2007

    What size machine do I need?

    I've looked at bidding on a project that requires setting 84" x 8' long concrete pipe. The pipe has a weight of 19,000+ LBS from what I've been told, far more than any of my 210 size machines will pick up. So what size machine do I need to look at renting for this size lifting and setting...
  14. Dirtman2007

    Rock busting this way

    For one of my project I'm doing next month I need about 8 truck loads of boulders ranging about 3' square. I found a stock pile where I can get them for free as the rock quarry wants $33 a ton for shot rock:eek: All I have to do is load and haul. Most of the rocks are bigger than what I need so...
  15. Dirtman2007

    Removing Beaver Dams

    Well today I was asked if I wanted to remove a beaver dam that is daming up a creek up upstream from where I'm working. I was told the dam is about 5' tall, 5' wide, and is backing up about 3 acres of water which is killing all the trees and making a flipping mess. We need the water to fill...
  16. Dirtman2007

    Thumbs up or down?

    When you park your excavator for the night do you leave the thumb up or let it down to the ground, provided you have a thumb on your machine and it's hydraulic. I've just noticed that most of the big contractors who have dozens of excavators with thumbs always lower them to the ground at the...
  17. Dirtman2007

    Who Likes Hauling this Stuff?

    Just a clip of what we were hauling today. Self spreading:drinkup http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WFQuH-5HGVA&feature=email
  18. Dirtman2007

    My First Picture slideshow

    Here is my first attempt at doing a picture slideshow of one of my jobs from start to finish. Tell me what you think! http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMBdYrorA4
  19. Dirtman2007

    Huge Sewer line project

    Been watching and taking pictures of this sewer line project as it began. roughly 2 miles long, depths ranges from 15' 40' deep they will be digging. Line will be 30" pipe Here is some of the equipment on the job. Komatsu PC 1250 Cat 375 CAt 350
  20. Dirtman2007

    Little shed demo

    Here is a little 30'x40' shed I tore down a couple months ago, 5 short minutes of delightful fun... http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ8iExUBaUI
Top