My company doesn't understand this!!! They're constantly "back seat" operating for me. So fucking annoying. Telling me where to put the jack hammer pecker (usually the wrong spot), and telling me to back drag stuff that needs to be cut down... back drag is good for smoothing out ridges that aren't compacted, but not for cutting down an inch or two. There's been a couple times I just got out and told them to operate. Getting pretty frustrated here for other reasons too... need that money though sadly. I was also originally taught a little differently for adding material... Full bucket and cutting like he is, but if there's a low spot I flick the bucket launching some material out onto the ground, back up and continue the cut. Same concept I think, just a little faster imo. (I can't do that method with foot controls though I don't think the hydraulics respond fast enough or my feet aren't coordinated enough)

Good stuff and we're glad to have you in the workforce! Feel free to reach out with questions as you are learning!

I appreciate the feedback brother!

Same really helped me,

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Thanks for the comment brother! I would recommend hiring in at a residential company or even and landscape company to get experience on some small equipment like skid steers and mini excavators. Once you learn the basics you can move to a larger company and start as a laborer to learn the trade while also learning the bigger machines.

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Thanks brother! This should translate over to a wheel loader with no problem.

Forget a wheel loader, if you want to grade, get a crawler loader, either a 350 John Deere or a 955-977L Cat. If you want to grade with a loader, that's the loader to use . You just need talent.

Thanks Scott, that sounds like good info to. Regards Clarky

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With any whomped out machine you will have to get to know where the transition point is from being in control to the bucket moving on it's own. You'll have to spend a lot of time playing with that hydraulic down pressure. The more weight you have in the bucket will also help alleviate the pitching and rolling of the bucket pins. At the end of the day, any whomped out machine is a bear to grade in.

Yes, this is a Case TV450 (alpha series machine)

I don't see why it wouldn't work with a tractor. The more weight you can get in the bucket the more stable it will be grading.

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You don't see many skip loaders in our neck of the woods and as a result I have zero experience on them. I've found that skip loaders are very sporadic and only used in certain pockets of the country.

Fair enough, 1,400 lbs. I was making a video and estimating in real time. Where's the grace bud?