When you pull the bucket, try to imagine how far you need to come in to fill it. If you pull any more than that the material just spills out of the bucket and gets mixed into soup which you can't pick up until it settles for a few days. Excessive inhauling also wastes cycle time. If you cast all the way out and pull all the way back in you are just using up the clock. Remember the boom angle needs to be about 40 degrees or a little less for the best bucket angles and distance you can cast.

MBTS is pretty good help. He is a Boilermaker, equipment operator, cameraman, wingman and a pretty funny guy. Thanks DP.

Still amazes me how the old timers would look so ridiculous smooth in their draglines. I used to watch them as a kid. It was like an art form watching a really good operator. Them old boys were tough, winter, summer rain they were rubbing them. Really like watching you all working on this. Would love to see how that dam is doing or flyover of the whole thing if the owner would allow.

Watching that drag line work gives me a whole new respect for the old timers from back in the day.

Drag line operators has to be a combination of tough, talented and crazy to put themselves thru all that. But there wasn't anything else!

Put all your used diesel motor oil on that deck if you want it to last. Works fantastic. Love the channel !!

Hello DP, When I was in the service over 50 years ago We had machine like your dragline. One guy had a canvas curtain made to direct the air flow from the radiator. It was about 2 feet wide and went from radiator housing to the side wall held on by magnets. Easily removed for cold weather. This might help you. Great to see old machines working again. Brings back memories.

MBS is getting to be quite the dozer man you guys compliment each other

We still love watching you and Aaron. Thanks for getting logger wade back out there. Keep up the good work.

It is great to have the connections/friendships between you and wade. He helps you. You help him. But if you were to steal his lumber the statute of limitations would be up by the time the vija is up loaded. Just kidding had to make a time frame joke

The Dragline is a winner in my book, yes it is slow and unwieldly but you are getting better at it, everybody needs a big toy at times.....lol. Bonus Video of the elusive Logger Wade in his natural habitat was so cool. Keep up the good work guy's.

Good morning guys

First Enjoy your Sunday. God Bless.

Absolutely love that old drag line! Mike, Aaron, great job! It was a winner🎉 Thanks for sharing 👍

I am thankful that there is no Smell~a~Vision available for todays episode! 🤣🤣👍👍

Dirt Perfect, MBTS,AND Logger Wade now that would be THE VIDEO TO SEE😮 THANKS GUYS

Old glory looks awesome flying on top of the boom.

Fifty plus years ago when I was 10 or 12 I watched a guy called George driving a Ruston Bucyrus 22 RB dragline, dredging out the river below where I live, it was poetry in motion watching an artist at work. Sat in the river dredging downstream, and loading two tractor dump trailers (barely spilling a pebble when loading), he could nearly make that thing dance. I sat for hours watching it at work, watching you adapting to this old fashioned machinery brought back marvellous childhood memories THANKS, keep on producing your brilliant vlogs thoroughly enjoy watching . Phil B.

Im with you I never find anything good when I’m digging, Also why do we not have smellovision yet, for those that haven’t smelled the wonderful aroma of that mud. Its Yummy! Always best when you splash yourself and even get to taste it 👍🥴

im glad to see we got union power doing all the measuring and heaving lifting.

That is some grade casting right there - so good to see when it all comes together. Just gotta teach Chris some of those casting secrets now!!, lol

I can watch your videos 7 days a week 24 hours a day the best

You got the right wood for the job there Mike. The steel on the trailer will rust away before that stuff rots.

I ran some bucyrus and a northwestern back in the late 90’s early 2000’s they are a job. I was ok, by no means was I a dragline operator hahaha but I worked with guys that were amazing on em just fluid it was fun to watch. I didn’t really wanna be on one long enough to get that good they’re so much work haha. A long stick will get out there bout as far and so much easier and way better seats but I sure do like seein that one workin!! Glad you saved it. It’s all timin and coordination you’ll get it

I remember as a kid in 70’s and 80’s the Columbia Basin Irrigation District using drag lines to clear out their deeper and bigger irrigation ditches. They worked well.

Great video! Always fun to watch the rusty iron work! Thanks Mike & Aaron! Lee

Looking really good guys 👌

Great to see the dragline operating, cheers Gary

Great to see Wade. Thanks for sharing. No fighting guys!

👍👍👍👍👍👍 another job well done

Mike and Aaron another great video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

old and new working side by side ,,,magnificent,,,great show boys 🚜

Great video, you and Aaron did a great job , see on the next one

Good job guys

That was a cool one! Drag line is awesome.

Defiantly made for great viewing guys, kind'a nice to see old verses new working together. Safe travels. Ken.

Good morning sunshine! Another great video! Nice to have such good friends with a mill! Lol much love from Henderson Ga

Great video DP and MBTS. It is awesome to see that drag line up and running.

Great to see that behemoth of a dragline still operating. Great job Mike! 🙂👍🇮🇪

It's great seeing old equipment working. Thanks for sharing

43:35 or so a good sized fish jumped up out of that pond!😁

More seat time you'll be swinging mud like a pro. Im sure it'd take me couple days to get back on it again after 20 plus years of not running one

playing in the mud always looks like fun. getting better on the dragline keep going.

Great video glad to see logger wade made a video the other day telling what was going on with him thanks for sharing

Nice job Aaron & Mike. What a fantastic find in that JLG. Logger Wade helluva good friend to have close. Thanks for all your videos.

Yes Mike your getting better on the dragline

Great fun job video thanks Mike and Aron the 210 needed water wings

Nice job fixing the trailer came out good👍

Way cool, thanks for the drag line bucket school.

Howdy Mr. Dirt, You did a great job splashing mud! At least you didn't go swimming! Fun video! Thumbs up! Stay safe. Jim

That’s a first seeing one working. Interesting ❤

Nice to see your friend and mucks mate is back on KZfaq Mr logger wade 👍 👌 👏 welcome back 🙏

Good job

Great video guy's. I always enjoy watching you fellas do the day to day. With all the jokes and fun y'all have it's really kind of hard to call that work isn't it? Great video Mike take care yall

That guy has a perfect playground! What a fun spot to work and play.

Very entertaining i take my hat off to you for even trying to operate that piece of art

MAN BEHIND THE SCENES RULES! 😂

A great Sunday morning waking up to two and half men on video Dirt Perfect Logger Wade and Man behind the scene. Mike and crew stay safe and have a blessed end of the year.

Not O n the road Mike! 🤣

Dredging out that boat ramp ,cleaned that area up nicely,listening to the dragline running and moving was nice,bringing back the old ways.Aaron did great job setting up that pad.your getting better at working the dragline,other than that mess you made dumping the bucket.LOL.great video as always 👍👍👍😎😎😎

That one tree in the water at first looked like a dinosaur leg bone ... 🤣🤣🤣

MBTS is great crazy help, great to have around. The old drag line takes a lot of coordination lot of mind control with all of those leavers. Thanks for the video

Love the old drag. Reminds me of when i had one to operate on 3rd shelf of quarry. Slow and rough but nothing else can do all that it can. Dont worry about pushing the limits. Just dont sink....

Good video!

To think of all the work those draglines did is crazy. I saw some old equipment near pigeon forge earlier this year. Ill have to revisit if i ever get time.

Fresh pot of coffee ☕️ and a screen full of dirt, how perfect 😆 🤣

Great dozer work MBTS. DP getting better at the drag line. Both machines still splash the muck on pretty good. What a team you guys have become. Thanks again!!!!!!

Good morning DP and Aaron

Your customer ought to be pleased with the job that You and Aaron did to the pond. The old Bucyrus Erie sounds great. God Bless and Stay Safe.

Hi a double helping of logger wade 👍, good work by yourself & MBTS , and in the short time it was on video the flag looked great 👍well did👍🐝🌞

I see a set of DP stickers coming for the Bucyrus Erie! Proud & loud still earning her keep.

Mike the more seat time in that dragline, the better you’ll get. You are doing great on casting that bucket out into the pond, just need to get the timing right on dumping the bucket. Great job. Watching from Canada 🇨🇦. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and to MBTS, NYA and theirs! 🎅 🎄

That Drag Line brings back childhood memories, every construction project had one. Long before Michigan loaders and excavators.

Good morning 👍

Good morning Mike and Aaron

Man, I had my fingers crossed when you made that jump from the grass to the tracks. 🤞😳 I’ve watched @Failarmy too much I guess. 😂 Have a great week guys.

The bond that you manbehindthesecne and logerwade have is amazing true friendship right there

A great watch carpenter’s dozer operator’s dragline operator’s who knew so much in a day and that camera operator is awesome 👍👋🇨🇦

Getting pretty good with the dragline there DP.

Pull out the topsoil and mud and put down a drive to the ramp! Easygoing.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. I have watched draglines work before and they definitely can make it look really easy and efficient. Considering the minimal time you have had in the seat I think you are definitely getting the movements down. Just need more time in the seat. The only question will be if you have the time to dedicate to getting better at operating it, you certainly make every other machine you own look extremely easy. Wishing you and your family the best.

Thank you for showing what all the levers do on the dragline I think it’s awesome for you to explain what they do. Love your videos.

Great video. You should try to get a clam shell bucket for your crane I think you would like it better. As always have a great day

Lmfao at Aaron.... I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Ok - How about a barge to have the dredge on and towing another barge to dump dirt into. Just what the Dr needed. More stuff to tote around. 🙂

That Black Losit is the best wood and strong wood you could have for a trailer. Thinking would be stronger than oak??Was very happy to see the trailer boards replaced and repaired since that lift tore it up so bad. Aaron loves working that new Case 750. It just fits him, and he is really a great operator on it as well. Thought for sure Mike was gonna go for a slight swim when he went to get back in the Hyundai, but he managed to hope on the treak and get her moving. The drag line worked great and came in handy on this job! Great video Mike, and Aaron did a great job as well.

Now there’s a big fishing pole.😮

Old dragline works pretty decent!

You two remind me of my boys growing up and dumping buckets of sand on each other's heads. They were good at making messes too.

At 39:44 was the best cast I’ve ever seen you make

Really enjoyed this episode. All the best work going on there. You guys make a great team & your skills are so amazing to watch. Plus you used my favorite background music with the cowbell!! Love that!!

When I was a kid I used to watch 2 operators run one thing I noticed you need to keep main line slack when retrieving bucket sounds crazy but just let it slide to the bank and lift luv you guys great videos 😊😊😊

22:25 smells great!!!

the good thing about dredging with the 210 is that you get to wash your undercarriage really good.....good video for a sunday

Like the different camera angles. Great work.

Another interesting project completed. Since this is your neighbor I hope you guys are allowed to take some fishing time there after all the work.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 y

Another happy camper pond owner thanks to Mike Dirt and Arron. The old antique drag line fits the old saying, A Big Boy Toy for Big Men. One a feller better handle carefully if he doesn't want to eat some heavy steel cable.

Worked for an irrigation district in California in the 70's I recall driving the 7 ton dump trucks down the canal banks and letting the dragline man fill up the truck while I set in it. They had to clean the canals out ever so often. He always loaded us from behind and while the bucket swooped up behind me, that got my nerve's riled up a bit, I was afraid the cable might break. The old boy who operated it was a master at it for sure . Have a good one thanks.

Black Locus makes real nice bowls on a lathe, and it glows under black light.