+John Kirkwood Thanks John

Ain't discussing what color tie today

God gives them the water from up North they keep building the best dirt movers in the world

Looks like they are pushing flathead don't make money that way take it down it's all got to go push on a decline those scrapers will load in half the time

Changing the shape of that

They will give you that look if aren't

That ain't crazy that's a good scraper hand

In the 70 my father operated a DD9 which was two D9 tied together with only one operator

@@larryclemmer5583 I have some photos of the DD9 in books. That's cool Larry. Did your father has photographs of the machine? How was driving it?

I wish I had pictures of my father but i do not. The DD9 was used to build the circulation canals to cool the nuclear power plant in Virginia. This was in 1970. There were several DD9s used in West Virginia to build I-64 about the same time.

@@larryclemmer5583 Ok, sad but it's ok ;-) What told your father about handling that twin-dozer?

@@larryclemmer5583 what is name I thought they called those quad nines they set up side by side nines also. One operator that is when Engineers made something functional with out the necessity of computers and buttons wired to lengths of coated metal that possibly could fail in certain climates and weather conditions. Hurrah

:-))

It's loading good

+Morghat Thanks

+dozerblade Thank you

+Pushysix® Thanks Pushysix

While your hear watching this maybe you can explain something to me, why do you guys in Canada not tag up the same way the Californians do? ie the scraper does not stop and is picked up on the run? you have cushions on your 11,s yet the 51 stops and you tag up slowly (as compared to the video)

What do you accomplish more in a day

I prefer open cab

Maybe he likes running the ole open cab, that ole 10N probably has some balls

Honky toys also

I know it's years later but 651's use the dozers as propulsion power. The tractor engine of the scraper is more for hydraulic impliment control and functions. Twin engine push pull scrapers hook up and load over longer distances where as single engine scrapers need assist load in a short but deep cut.

Only if you are self loading

@@marclaky384 well stated MArc

Shorter the load, less wear on u/c I believe

+PA diecast construction Production, don't let the scrapers stop just keep pushing...Most the time they stay in the same order but when one 651 loads out to long the other pushcat breaks off to tag the next scraper

They are efficient enough if everyone in the world worked like those guys we would get something done

A Cat 651E heaped capacity is about 44 cubic yards and I see about 3 scrapers a minute or 44 x 3 x 60 = 7,920 cubic yards an hour.

No. They won’t load as quickly. Limited by traction. A 657 (twin motors) will self load better or in a gang. 653’s have paddles to load. For moving big dirt these guys are king .

Guess you . never moved any dirt

@@dennisholst4322 you're right.

+Don Kuhner Yes Sir

Good observation that is the secret to loading a scrapers

You can capture that material several adjustments of apron some leave it in one position you get a better load and a bigger if u like fat gals

Something to do with the cushion hitch I believe..

Torque effect when front wheels are pulling.

They don't want to smell those Broads

Snooty patooty

That's because that scraperhand took way to long and that's how pushcat hands tell you that you fucked up. They leave your ass full or not. Good stuff. I hope it was dean.

+88bigbyrd I bet he went down that hill like 'a bat out of hell' as I presume the brakes had been removed. Wouldn't like to be the very first down on a job like that. The ground in the background looked very flat - had it already been graded.

+88bigbyrd Only thing better is when they stop in the cut or go on the wrong side and the push cat bangs the s#!t out of them to let them know! I love it!

+SoCalEarthMovers yeah, a real chore going out watching and filming that shit!!! Absolute gold as always mate

Those two guys maybe went to the beach early that day

+Michael Oliver (Cumminsmaniac16) There's sound, turn your speakers on;)

+SoCalEarthMovers lol

+Michael Oliver (Cumminsmaniac16) Right on