I would hire this guy

[CM1995]

Getting older, trying to get at least 30 mins and 1.5-2 miles on the treadmill a day and need something to pass the time so I watch various videos on Youtube.

Ran across this video in the bowels of Youtube and was impressed. This guy is a pretty damn good operator considering the piece of wore out Chinese junk he's operating. Not slipping the tracks, loading the blade, carrying the grade and good use of the decel pedal on switching directions.

Wonder how hard it is to get that guy a green card?

 

[redneckracin]

I've watched a few of those cambodia construction videos and for the life of me, I can't figure out why the pyramid tracks seem to be so popular....

 

[Check Break]

Worked for a USARV Engineer Bn late 60-s.

 

[AusDave]

Impressed me too. Every move was efficient, effective and easy on the dozer. A lot of operators could learn from this example.

 

[Nige]

I've watched a few of those cambodia construction videos and for the life of me, I can't figure out why the pyramid tracks seem to be so popular....

Maybe something to do with the manufacturer (or their dealers) for that particular market.? You know, the Henry Ford "you can have any colour you like so long as it's black" type of thing. Effectively the customer is presented with a line of identical machines and told "pick one".

 

[gwhammy]

Don't you like how the general public just weaves in and around the construction sites?

 

[Tones]

Don't you like how the general public just weaves in and around the construction sites?

Many many years ago that was the way it was before the PC Safety Brigade saw that big bucks could be made from this. Then it was very simple, common sense front and centre or you got hurt, your fault

 

[colson04]

piece of wore out Chinese junk he's operating.

And for the tidy sum of $80,000, (plus import fees, shipping, tariff, taxes, etc) you too could be the proud owner of a Shantui SD13 and push dirt in style!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.made...ldozer-with-130HP-Engine-Power-695084622.html

 

[Tones]

CM I'll patiently wait for my travel tickets and green card. See you soon.

 

[John C.]

It's the little things that catch my eye in that video. First item is the way the operator loads the blade. The cut starts level and he loads a corner and lets the material fill across the face of the blade. The engine is never lugged down. It's loaded pretty good by looking at the smoke from the stack but RPM hardly dips. The next thing is there are hardly any dips in the road he is pushing down. The last item is the way he drops the material. Nice and smooth and it ends right in line with the fill down. When he reaches the end, that's the end of the material. I'm betting he spent plenty of time with a pick, shovel and a couple of buckets before he got close to one of those machines.

 

[Shimmy1]

I've watched a few of those cambodia construction videos and for the life of me, I can't figure out why the pyramid tracks seem to be so popular....

There is this thing called the "monsoon" season in Cambodia.......

 

[CM1995]

It's the little things that catch my eye in that video. First item is the way the operator loads the blade. The cut starts level and he loads a corner and lets the material fill across the face of the blade. The engine is never lugged down. It's loaded pretty good by looking at the smoke from the stack but RPM hardly dips. The next thing is there are hardly any dips in the road he is pushing down. The last item is the way he drops the material. Nice and smooth and it ends right in line with the fill down. When he reaches the end, that's the end of the material. I'm betting he spent plenty of time with a pick, shovel and a couple of buckets before he got close to one of those machines.

Exactly what impressed me to John. That guy is good blade operator.

 

[CM1995]

Many many years ago that was the way it was before the PC Safety Brigade saw that big bucks could be made from this. Then it was very simple, common sense front and centre or you got hurt, your fault

Third world is a different place isn't it? There are no ambulance chasing attorney's with big billboards and TV advertisement in Cambodia. The majority of the third world goes with the "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes." No a bad rule IMO.

CM I'll patiently wait for my travel tickets and green card. See you soon.

We've got a ton of Skymiles...

 

[Tones]

To be a good operator you need to be a lazy labourer. Machine over mussel.

 

[CM1995]

To be a good operator you need to be a lazy labourer. Machine over mussel.

Spot on Tones!

Mentor of mine (RIP) and best friend of my father had the same saying - " Gotta be lazy to be a good operator".