Scooping and Traveling with a Load

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How to run a Skid steer

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What happens here

When scooping material, approach the pile with the bucket lowered. Drive forward into the pile, then raise the bucket slightly and 'shake' it (quick up-and-down movements) to settle the material and ensure a full load. Perform a 'courtesy shake' to dislodge any loose material. Once loaded, 'curl' the bucket all the way back (tilting it upwards) to secure the load for travel. When traveling with a load, maintain sufficient ground clearance to avoid hitting obstacles or creating ruts. Always be aware of your surroundings, especially regarding boom arm blind spots, to prevent accidents.

Goal: Master the technique of scooping material, securing it, and transporting it safely.

Tools and materials

ASV RT-75 Skid Steer ASV — The primary equipment being operated
Piles of Dirt N/A — The material to be moved

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perfect so you want just enough ground clearance that as you're traveling with the bucket you're not hitting things you want to drive over anything so what he's doing right now you guys you may see he's he's trying to get tricky you don't have to do that yeah it's not a complicated move but he's doing uh i'm gonna use this hand then this hand and this hand i'm gonna curl the bucket raise the bucket dump the bucket once i got all that done then i'm gonna move the machine with the other hand and that's great when you're first starting out go grab a second bucket full if you can yup so we'll go up and help him here because i want to spot him you should spot people but he's doing the typical control the bucket get that comfortable then control the machine then control the bucket then control the machine it's just going to be the way it goes but just like i said graduate up to controlling both simultaneously that's how you become efficient see he stopped and now he's manipulating his bucket that's a nice scoop see he's got that bucket perfectly flat he's going into that pile good tip that back tip it and shake it there you go yeah okay now the reason i'm spotting this is his blind spot those boom arms right there they create two blind spots you can't see anything below those boom arms he can raise them up and he can peek under them or he's got to look over them but as soon as their mid height their traveling height is virtually blind so if you go into a pile you have to remember everything that's on both sides of you and what i mean is as you're driving forward you're looking at everything around you and you're remembering what's behind you so as you're backing up you can almost start to visualize it but you can't rely on that because a dog a kid something can come up that wasn't there just a few moments before and i guarantee you it will happen so you're still responsible to do that check but the more aware you are as you go forward the better off you'll be as you go back they call these

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