Looking forward to the 290's fixes and improvements! Owning, operating and maintaining this kind of equipment is such an awesome way to earn a living. I'm dabbling around in the trades atm but would like to own and run some machines one day. Cheers from Canada!

The cabin was quieter than i expected. Wow that was squeaky!! If Mr. Kapper had this machine her would dig ponds all over his property! lol

Pretty nice machine. You always have little bugs to get worked out, especially on used equipment. It sure doesn't look like it was abused and banged around. Thanks for sharing.

I have seen many Volvo excavators now working on construction sites across the country, but what amazes me is that basically these same excavators could not be given away when they were Samsung...what a difference a name makes.

When you get over that 70,000 threshold,it requires a more specialized (more axles)setup. The herd is severely thinner at that capacity.

Should have bought that wicked quick volvo at the expo. :P That thing would make up for it in cycle time.

Amazing Chris, all the precision of a surgeons scalpel even though it's a giant machine.

watching that machine run is like watching paint dry.. slow!!!

New machine has those punch plate belly pans you love so much.

Great video Chris. That machine is a monster. Might have to add counter weights for reaching out with loads as tippy as that was, lol.

Great looking machine. Do you do a Volvo fluid analysis on any of your machines? We have done it on a Volvo loader and have been able to stretch out our service interveals with using good fluids and saved money. When new and under warranty we had to use Volvo filters which were a lot more expensive than a Wix filter and still a very good quality filter. Good luck on the new purchase.

I've been running a kobelco 295 and she seems to be a little light in the rear end and I think it has a yard and a half two yard bucket.

Hi, it would be cool to see the new thumb and install.

Hey letsdig you should do a tour of all your and Charlie's equptment

Dude I think your doing a great service to these young kids we all at onetime or another have wanted

Looks nice. And you didn't have to paint this one. It's funny you mentioned the pins and bushings. When I hear the audio, you could tell the bucket was shaking a bit. I thought to myself "Chris will have that fixed soon." :-) What does it take to move that locally on the roads? You mentioned it took them a while to get a permit to move it down from Virginia.

cool machine.. can you do a water bottle flip with the bucket and toe? driving up to a table and picking up some ones water bottle and doing a flip with it would top the charts of amazing excavator tricks.. and you sir, sure have the skills.

Oooo Chris it’s a big bucket 😉🇬🇧 A 5 or a 9 scooper for the big trucks ?? Chris

Hey let's dig, go into your screen and make sure they have the main boom set on maximum work mode, that might be all that's wrong with it.

You might want to check the Control Valves for the boom, seems like it is not opening up all the way. I could be a linkage is a little loose. If It has the electronic controls It may have a adjustment screw in the handles mounts. I seen that in a John Deere and Cat years ago.

The speed is adjustable. If you have a good mechanic then he will solve it. If you remove the magnet from the EGR valve without disconnecting the wires, the machine will run faster and dispose of less diesel. What you need is a 17 or 19 tool and a tape tie to hang up the magnet on the side so that the cables are not damaged.

Hey Chris congrats on the new machine! It's always fun getting new toys! I was curious as to what brush cutter do you have for your Takeuchi? I'm wanting to buy one for my TL 250. Thanks man

Have you not just considered getting a bigger clean up bucket for the 200 and loading trucks faster that way? We run a hitichi 160 with ex200 sized buckets for loading trucks. Better fuel consumption & much faster then the bigger machines.

In UK I believe it'd be 29 metric ton, not including any hyd or diesel fluid or bucket not sure if it includes dipper arm or not. So I'd guess it'd weigh out around the 35 metric ton mark as it stands there, which is about right for the weight you were given.

You're not hearing that mess about scratches giving character huh...LOL

Great operator smooth as silk machine seems a bit slow for you, strong and extra large bucket that holds enough to raise tracks , plenty of hydraulic power just seems slow

Awesome looking and sounding machine. I love the sounds of the hydraulic pump working under a load. I have no need for a Volvo excavator, yet find myself wanting one....thanks man. Lol

Good luck with it... Hope it turns out for you

very nice, after listening to it it does sound like a worn pump.

Congratulations on the new to you machine. Slow going up? Cold oil? With the bigger bucket slow is fast fast is slow. You keep acquiring nicer newer equipment like this and eventually you'll half to hire an operator. Now there is a scary thought. :-)

May this bring you nothing but ... Joy & Happiness !

Congrats Chris on a nice piece of equipment. You work darn hard my friend and you deserve it or sure!

New Volvo 290CL excavator 29t heavy weight, big bucket, quicker loading, i like the black, nice paintjob amazing machine Chris 👌😲😎💥i hope not you have worn pump issue, because he is a bit slow on the boom, you need more weight on the back 😲😲😲😲😲😲

tell us when u fix the speed problem 🙂

Sounds like you have some bad bottom rollers, nice machine

find any snakes in it yet? nice machine hope you'll get great use off of it

Wow! Congratulations! That's a big beautiful machine

In the uk we tend to buy a bulk bucket for doing bilk jobs

The bucket is big enough to put a small Volvo in it.

Nice machine except the manual thumb. Is it a new one in your fleet or does it replace the 160?

Love the new machine. Looks awesome!!! You deserve it since you work so hard. Keep up the great work on your channel and have a great Fourth of July!!!

Well would ya look at that, it has a Ritchie brothers rebuild.

Very nice machine!

Could we get a video of a line up of the equipment? Or at least most of it I'm sure everything's at different jobs for the majority of their lives.

that's a great looking machine Sir , how big is that bucket exactly ?

hey chris great videos mate keep them coming! why don't you put a quick coupler on your machines and just switch buckets to a mud/(gummy)bucket when loading out?

Was that week wait for a permit a one time thing because it was coming into state for first time and staying there? Would sure suck if it took a week to get permit every time you moved it.

This one is gone now right?

As Cotontop3 would say,"thats a beast man"

Just over the Virginia line??? Hmmmm Where or who did yall get it from. That's my neck of the woods

looks like you might need a little weight to the rear to.

Starting to go big gonna need it

Be amusing, you on the 290 & Justin on a mini side by side... just for amusement video, come on Chris... you know you want to! Lol

Regen or Def? Hopefully the boom issue isnt a pump issue. New paint can sometimes be a way of dealers selling a piece of equipment like that to help distract from other issues. Good luck!

The beast is alive!

As time goes by, the excavators keep getting bigger😂

Good machine. I'am a fan of your videos since a couple months now here in Quebec, Canada. Continue the good work!

It is not pressure that is the problem. Flow is what needs to be adjusted.

U need a backup camera on it so you can see while you're backing

yeah buddy, looks good, factory rebuild? or dealer?

hey, i'm in NC too. how much did that big beast set ya back? if ya don't mind me asking

With all your experience, why do you need red warning stickers? Is that OSHA regs or some other mandated code?

should be a mode switch. the mode it is in is a lifting mode. slower boom speed.

Hey I just hauled a loader you need it was a cat 988k it weighed 120000 lbs dry weight you could put your little dozer in its bucket

BIG bucket!

Wow Chris you got a shiny 290 nice

Good looking machine man

is this the one you bought from the auction and did you do the bidding or your uncle who is running the business side of it or did both of you make the decicion

Chris you guys need a lowboy now

Chris, is the counter weight heavy enough for the work you'll be doing? It's just that it seemed a tad tippy with the bucket full and boom out; I'm thinking too, with the hydraulic thumb and that extra weight out there, would that give you more of an issue?

I'm not at all an expert on machines but why didn't you get a EC750E (the bigger one Volvo makes). It appears to be a bigger machine so you could use it on your bigger projects. I looked at the stats and it appears it is superior in all ways - More horsepower and a bigger bucket.

Why not a EC300E? It got way better hydraulics. But it does have dpf and scr thou. And also you should consider a tiltrotator.

Hey Chris, Did you ever get the boom raise issue resolved? As always, thank you for the great video's!

Explain the size of bucket on each machine

Do you have to get a permit every time you move it?

Well wear with new toy 👍👍👍

Did you guys sell it just due to size?

Chris, can you advise why your latest video is shown as unavailable on 4th July!

that boom is slower than a dragline

U need a camera mount for the front so you don't need to hold it

prob have pumps turned down to 85 percent if pump has jam nut on side you can adust angle of swash plate is that a twin pump machine with gear box drive on back or is pump connected directlt to engine straight inline with crank shaft and stacked pumps it wont be gear driven but anyways if they are going to charge you to adjust it buy you a set of gauges that go to 5000psi and do it yourself its not hard to do don't let ppl bs you and make it sound like a magic trick there are just many steps to it and order to executieing the steps

Chris, I don't understand why are bigger excavators slower, can you explain that to me ?

Cool beans!

very nice machine just wondering does volvo have there own set up on controls or do they run cat or can u switch out to john deere ?

what would be high hours on a machine?

nice machine

Unfortunatelly this model is known for dropping the cylinder linings

hey letsdig, why do you choose Volvo?

Strange that they put a mechanical thumb on it in the first place.

Different key to help prevent theft

Nice!

That thing can take a scoop of dirt.

do u grease the tracks or just the roller and guides

The Volvo is a bit Smokey you better get it checked just in case

Awesome....

How much was it?

need some grease lot metal on metal sounds

Just dripping in that KZfaq money. Lol jk nice rig tho.

Why did you sold it again ?

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