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Snow Removal from Dump Trailer with Backhoe

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Breaking in a new Skid Steer

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What happens here

After the compact track loader fills the dump trailer, the trailer is driven to a designated snow dump area. The operator attempts to dump the snow, but due to cold temperatures or the nature of the snow, some material remains stuck in the trailer bed. A John Deere backhoe is then used to manually push the remaining snow out of the trailer. The backhoe operator must carefully extend the backhoe arm and use the bucket to push the snow, being mindful not to puncture or damage the trailer's floor or side walls with the bucket teeth or edges. This requires precise control and a good understanding of the backhoe's reach and power.

Goal: This step illustrates the use of a backhoe to assist in unloading sticky snow from a dump trailer, highlighting the necessity of careful operation to avoid damaging the trailer bed.

Tools and materials

  • Dump Trailer
  • John Deere Backhoe

What they say

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oh boys we done got a little stuck yeah i don't know what you guys use to keep snow from sticking in your box but i don't have a giant can of pam so i just grabbed the tlb to see if i could knock some of this snow off this seems like a good time to do the flavor of the day let me read this to you guys one of the things is i'm digging out this snow i've got to be careful not to put the teeth of the bucket into the bed because i can easily puncture a hole if i catch something wrong or there's d-ring tie-down d-rings in that bed if i snag one of those with a tooth i could rip that out so i got to be super careful but i got a little note and i got these sent to me here's the note hi stan notice you're sampling different kinds of drinks sparkling water get this stuff cold and give it a try homer from cleveland thank you homer from cleveland this is called nixia sparkling water and it's lime ginger two flavors that actually happen to light and see how they do together smells good i bet it tastes really good in a moscow mule that's for sure she's refreshing in an odd sort of way which is the kind of way i like my drinks to be honest with you so i've got to find something that i can coat this bottom of this dump trailer so when in the future when i'm hauling more snow i don't have to do this because it's really not efficient [Music] we did get all of the snow out in the first load so now it's time to load up the skiddy and get it back to the site so we can start phase two of this test

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