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Loading Lumber with Heavy Equipment

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REAL Equipment skills.

What happens here

A large yellow CAT IT24F front-end loader approaches, carrying 51 pieces of 1x12x10 ft lumber. The operator skillfully maneuvers the loader and precisely places multiple stacks of lumber into the trailer without touching or damaging the trailer's sides or the conveyor belt floor. The narrator emphasizes the operator's expertise and careful handling of the materials, noting his precision in loading without banding the lumber.

Goal: Load lumber onto the trailer using a front-end loader with precision.

Tools and materials

  • CAT IT24F Front-End Loader CAT — Loading lumber onto the trailer
  • Lumber — The cargo being loaded onto the trailer

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we are at bass lake sawmill right out of sandstone and the last time i was at this sawmill this operator was able to load 64 pieces of 1 by 12 10 foot long without touching it you want to band it you're going to band it okay okay so i think he's trying to cheat because the last time he didn't have any bands on him and somehow he was able to just lay those puppies right in that trailer like nothing i've seen before [Laughter] you got to go in there frankie call sweetie and he's coming over with the lumber so i asked him if he could try to do it without banning any of them and of course you know what good old farm boy he's ready up for any challenge how many are on there one three six seven eight nine ten 15 30 45 46 46 boards it don't matter it don't matter now one of the things he's got to be super careful of is that floor is a giant conveyor belt some of you guys know that but he could tear through that conveyor belt floor pretty easy if he does any of this wrong he's not done yet but he didn't even touch the side of the trailer right there that's respect for somebody's property you know he's not banging into your trailer and scraping forks across it that's a dude that cares little things is what i look for when i look at watching how people operate he runs that loader like it's part of his hand part of his body right there you want me to back up oh sorry sweetie now frankie and i could easily grab that pile and just slide it straight over but i can tell when somebody's on a mission to do it themselves and that's exactly what i feel like this guy is on a mission just to do it with his loader and i just want to see him if he can pull it off he was gonna band it right i said see if he can do it without banding it like he did last time last time he did 63 64. 46. i think sweetie we made sure sweetie was inside while we were jiggle juggling equipment around i want to see the forklift operators at menards do this look at that look at that ah he's got that thing just dialed in oh he's a perfectionist he ain't done yet frankie he's a perfectionist he ain't done yet no he ain't done a guy like that wants to get it right every time i know that i've seen that he takes pride in the things he do he does he's like us we wouldn't let a load go down the road if we weren't feeling real good about it thank you [Laughter] still impressive last time it was a one and you're done frankie and frankie and i our draws were dropped we're like did he literally just do that…

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