Those tongs would be so handy. You could pick up the balloons without ever getting out 😅

You and Tony Beets in same frame made my day. Bet Geoff will be sorely disappointed. Volvo builds some really great equipment.

Chris, Please remember one thing.... A tiltrotator is an attatchment, you put it aside when you doing clearings. 👍

Added bonus: getting to hang out with Tony Beets. Just too much awesome in one week = mind blown.

Awesome machines! That EC950F is incredible. a 200,000lbs machine and the large bucket can hold 9 cubic yards of material.

That rotate and tilt bucket is a nice implement. One scoop of the 950 would fill Barney

Of all the types of work I've watched you do, that bucket is really valuable to you.

I really like the 360 degree tilt bucket. What a nice tool for ditches and creek work scooping out in the axis of the ditch and dumping in the back of a truck conveniently. And as just mentioned - the tongs on the back side can snatch up a bucket and place it handy to swap out. Nicer than a thumb if you have one.

The VOLVO name is a bit smaller on some machines, thanks for taking us on your trip Chris, so interesting to watch 🙂👍

that steel wrist would be SO useful on pond and dam work..... I could almost see Chris thinking that as he played with it......

And we'll see Mike's video the week of Thanksgiving.....

It’s amazing how Volvo seemed to have made an electric excavator that seems almost as loud as the diesels just with a high pitch whining and whistle. It’s was much more noticeable on the first video Chris did on the ev machine. Certainly isn’t silent

2:55 they dont really break tho.... they're incredibly durable! I've cleared alot of trees with them. but with your current setup you probably dont need one. But if you did more landscaping and varied you'd def benefit from one. especially one with that you could unhitch without getting out of the machine!

That 500 looked mighty fine on you! But I bet the price tag added 2 or 3 gray hairs to your head! 🤩

People often say a tiltrotator is expensive, but in fact its not. As long as you have a "Sandwich Coupler" so you can drop it off, for the use of Breakers or Clearing tools and such. But in landscaping and so it can replace a small grader, maybe a skidsteer, as its the perfect toolcarrier for Grading Beams, Compactors, Mulchers and much other tools that often need to be used at different angles, especially in combination witch oilquick or the steelwrist coupler thats quite the same.

That tilt rotator would have been handy putting the gravel in the Bealygood pool

That's awesome you got to hang with Tony Chris, so the 950 is same weight class as a 395 correct? People been saying the 950 runs circles around a 395, thanks for sharing Chris and I look forward to seeing the next video as always, 🇺🇲💪✊🤙👍

That tilt rotator bucket would come in handy to keep placing all that rock in someone’s pool build. 🤣🤣

It is obvious that safety and working environment are very important for Volvo.

That must have been cool meeting Tony Beets...

Of all the new things that they have on excavators I think the two most impressive useful things that they’ve come up with is being able to calculate and cut a slope or dig. It is specific depth no matter what elevation you’re driving on. That would be so so sweet, it would save me a ton of time jumping in and out or having someone put a damn stick in the hole every 15 or so feet. And you’re right about not knowing how to run all the new stuff, they keep it up. it’s gonna be too complicated For most people to use but then again in the future I think that is their goal is to have somebody sit in their car and run the excavator or in an office off a monitor. It’s just getting so crazy with technology.

Boy the rotating bucket with the claw on the bottom is cool! I’ll bet that would definitely help someone somewhere!

I've been telling you two y'all need to check out the Tilt Rotator, think it will speed your work up allot

Ah Chris, could you please bring that 500 machine back with you? We need another Volvo excavator!

Chris is hobnobbing with Tony Beets that's nice.

The rotation bucket would be nice as far as grading ditches and slopes

Next Week Chris be like "I bought a new Volvo 550"

Hi Chris everyone from northwest Missouri so cool you met Tony the Gold King ❤

Nice machines. Especially that EC400 looks very nice. The obvious standard tracks though look a little narrow. Probal they have wider versions. It does not matter when they are standing on rocks, but taking those larger ones to a softer ground might be ”interesting”. Roto-tilt is a useful system when you work around buildings, houses and all types of infrastructure like cables, pipes etc. With tongs you can move other stuff like small walk behind compactors. The only job you might have used roto-tilt was when you filled the swimming pool with rocks and you had to turn your bucket. In wast majority of your projects a thumb is much more useful.

90% of buckets here in scandinavia are tilt rotators, unless you are working in a quarry

Chris, I’m a big breakfast food person. The 1st time I went to Sweden, I went to McDonalds for breakfast before my meeting. Man was I surprised! 🎉If you’ve never downed a Big Mac and fries at 6 AM you’re better for it! That was the longest week of my life I think.

Your sheer ability to is what I find engaging about your videos. I will watch you work for hours because watching you work is like watching a chess player play a perfect game with every move.

What Volvo hasn't included in the cab is the Microwave,for those Factor fresh not frozen delivered to your door Meals . Add to the list ,they havnt changed out that side mirror for a Camera,as we know the mirrors are vulnerable to falling limbs !

HIT that 👍 for Chris for taking us to Sweden🙌

I really like the swivel bucket and the teeth that picks up the rocks,..really different,..but cool,..and all the amenities inside the cab,..

Great video... again showing and testing the new machines out....Seeing the upgrades on them....Stay safe and see you on the next one Chris

Thanks for the ride along, enjoyed seeing all the innovations Volvo is offering, after seeing them its all about efficiency and the big thing I saw Volvo working toward operator comfort and ease of operation which also adds to efficiency in my book. Fun tour, enjoyed watching.

I have a feeling Volvo watches all Chris’ vids so they can see what improvements need to be made. He’s a one man QC dept!

Thanks for videoing this Volvo trip bro they have some great stuff for sure. Safe travels. Ken.

As we get older our sandpit and toys get bigger and you get to play in one of the ultimate sandpits with Volvos toys.

Chris you are smooth operator on those new machines!!

I still think that the old 220 is better, it’s paid for.

The chainsaw attachment is nice but for reliability ,simplicity and brute force you can't beat a hydraulic AXE. A friend used to operate one for his dad at a lumber mill in Florida, it was a little axe fitted to a skid steer . He could pinch 3 thirty foot red pine at once lay them down and go do 3 more over and over.

Nice machinery Chris. I hope you had a good time with Tony and Mike. I can't imagine what that was like 😂😂.

As Chris is showing us the comfort and luxury of the new cabs, I’m thinking back to the old Bucyrus Erie or Northern cable shovels, with their open cabs directly in front of a grunting old Murphy diesel or a howling 6-71! Progress! (Until all the computers have a pissing match)!

Pretty Awesome Chris !! Bet that 950 was fun !! Great as Always, Have a Great Evening, And On too the Next !!

Nice big boy toys. And a Tony Beets spotting. I hope that boosts Chris's channel 😂. Anyhow, nice stuff.

Was waiting to hear if the machines were plumbed for quick release or thumbs, two very important things for Chris.

Do you ever use Scandi buckets over with you Chris? Not seen them used much across the pond! Reckon it'd be a useful addition during your grading/finishing work?

Bad ass machines. So good to see them. Tony Beets is the man. Always great to see him. What happened to dirtperfect? Did you trade him in for Tony lol.

If you get an EL230, you will need to get a 'power trailer' instead of the fuel trailer - it will have a genset with auto shutoff after the excavator batteries are charged full. Good that you and DP are having a nice Sweden trip. Did they preset the excavator display to English for you? What would Grandpa Guins say about that machine? How many scoops of the 400 to fill Barney, 6? Mr. Donnie needs a bigger lowboy trailer to bring you the 950. It should fill Barney in 4 scoops.

I have to commend you on parlaying Volvo's interests in your brand , who could have predicted Volvo's response when you bought the Hyundai. Don't waste it, you could use a larger haul truck !

You should go to see Tony at his place and run some equipment with him

Some really nice machines they got in Sweden. Hope you had a nice trip. I know you had DP to put up with. I am sure you had a fun time.

I’m betting Tony went back and told all his friends he got to meet Chris from LD18 !

Overall very impressive machines and seems Volvo are listening to its consumer/operators. Trust the new machines have a suitable position for mobile phone when placed can be seen by the operator easily.

So Chris did Tony invite you up to the Gold mine that would More than likely be an episode or two that would take you past the million Mark and be great for both channel

Playing around with a machine the size of a 950 is literally my dream 😊

Volvo makes a great machine, I'm glad to see them finally catching up with caterpillar but it seems like every company is just trying to replicate what cat has done with the next gens , the electric controls with no resistance and no fatigue are amazing , being able to check all fluids from ground level , everything being on the screen in 1 spot no more fishing around for climate controls radio ect . I wish john deere would catch up their excavators are awesome in my opinion but the cabs are antique

If you add a quick oil system u can eliminate alot of hoses, for those on the boom and stick you could add thick rubber mats as they use in tunnels if you are afraid of sticks n crap damaging pipes/electrics. yes it is pretty expensive but you can do so much with a tilt rotator. like 70% of companies in eu use them on every excevator.

Chris, you might be able to install the new seats in your existing machines.

I enjoyed you demonstrating the new equipment!

Love the guest appearance by Tony Beets.

Letsdig18 AND the king of the klondike the one and only Tony fucking Beets, wow just wow.

That 500 is a beast. But that 950 is a monster

The screen has a hazard indicator, and Mike will still scratch the counterweight 😂

The next contest for you and Mike is, who can pick up a can of Pepsi with the tongs without piercing it!😉😋 Edit: On a side note, that bright green spiral wrap makes it really easy to see where your hoses are in relation to any hazards. Just going from how it shows up on camera, I would guess it will show very well under UV light. Another option for games with those tilt/rotator buckets would be to set up a line of machines. 1st machine picks up a bucket full of water or whatever, has to swing around to the next machine, which will have it's bucket rotated forwards and up, tip the water into that bucket with minimal loss. Next operator has to pass the water along the line. All take turns and see who loses the least.

Chris- “ I bought a new excavator” Why ? Chris- “ The arm rests were nicer”

But if you thought Tesla batteries were expensive !😢

Electric excavators have there uses but for the type of work you do in the places you work you would have to cart around a gas or diesel powered generator to every job site. I’d like to know how long they will run on a full charge. I wouldn’t think that they would run for 8 or more hours before needing to be recharged but I may be wrong. I can’t even imagine how much it would cost to replace the batteries.

Awesome new equipment! Those tilt rotor buckets must be a European thing. I watched Duck Girl do her thing with them. Amazing what one person can accomplish. She is a one person construction crew. Regarding the electric equipment. Most construction sites do not have power on them, let alone enough power to charge one or more large pieces of equipment. How do they purpose you charge them?

lots of bells and whistles on that bucket

Multi directional tilting grooming bucket with grappling hooks. Sounds good. Lots of expensive toys. I think Volvo is a great machine.. Wish I had the money.

Won’t be long and Chris gonna be saying, I have a couple of really big oaks to clear out so got this here new EC950F😝

I can see it niw, Chris can use the tongs to stack concrete that still has re bar in it. And get a set of the folding steps on his 350. With major operating compartment upgrades.

How do those new machines candles hold up to your new 350 candle I think that you are good on equipment you just need a another haul truck now and then you’ll be all good to go

So, for the electric version you would need a portable generator to recharge battery's or solar panels and hope the sun shines? Really cool to see Tony Beets. The 550 looks to be a winner.

Looks like he is getting the cheque book out again!!!

Can't wait to see Mike's video reviews in October 🤣🤣

I can hear Tony now, "How much fu@#%&! Deeper until I hit *PAY?!* "

Volvo is one of the top equipment and engine builder in the world great video thanks Chris and Mike

I still never could figure out why Volvo puts the one screen in front of the other screen. That kinda defeats the point if you cant see it being blocked by the other one lol

Next year Chris will be working for Parker in Alaska! 😀

Super Articulated Arm, you could pick snakes off the ground and set them out of harms way. Cool with the famous gold digger.

That 500 was about the size I was thinking you were going to get. The 950 can definitely handle a much larger bucket on it. Fill up that truck quick

Well Mr. Customer, I got 30 minutes of digging done with the electric excavator, we'll be back tomorrow after a good night's charge. Does that machine stay powered on long enough to dig a hole big enough to bury itself in? If so, by all means, make good use of that time...

Chris need to get the 950

Scandinavians love their 4 tooth rock buckets.

Pretty awesome seeing Tony

Straight up, Chris. The electric excavator has a little bucket on it. I suspect a bigger bucket will cripple usage time? I think it is slow to respond, too?

Wow you got Tony on camera without any bleeps! Are you really sure it was Tony?

how is the air conditioner pull on the battery...they took that rotation bucket right from the psychological rehab or overcoming alcohol addiction, the shakes converted to movement frustration

sure lakes a plase to plug it in in the middle of know where, jawdrop on the grapple, nice machines for sure , that's a massive bucket 500

Chris, thanks for the updates on the new equipment, I wish you had given some info on the electric one, hours of service out of a full charge, how do you charge the batteries, on the job site, and the cost to replace the batt, a batt for a 2022 Hynadi IONIQ5 IS 60.000 YES 60.000 GRAND

Just love the video Chris and thoses exc.

Very cool video 😎 very cool to see Tony Chris you are very lucky to be able to try out a machine that was just released not a lot of people can say they got to do it but you can l literally just got a Volvo equipment add 😂 at the end I Mike was running the machine 36:30 never seen a cylinder vibrate like that

The problem with electric engines isn't the power because they do not lack power but more so a very limited runtime compared to diesel/gas engines.

Flashback to the veternary clinic job with the 550.

Chris the new Gold miner!!

I see Tony was there checking out the 900 ,maybe you and D P might give him a visit up there in his garden 😉