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Continue Earthmoving and Encounter Obstacles

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Testing the NEW skid steer on slick wet clay

What happens here

The operator continues to load the dump truck with approximately six loads of dirt. The process is fraught with setbacks due to the inconsistent soil. Large stones within the dirt pile cause jarring impacts with the CTL's bucket, disrupting the machine's stability and making fine grading difficult. The wet clay also creates a 'floating' sensation for the CTL, reducing traction and making precise movements challenging. The presenter jokingly states, 'It just wasn't a good start to the day,' due to the string of mishaps, including nearly hitting his tripod.

Goal: The earthmoving continues with several loads transported, but the operator faces ongoing challenges with the difficult soil, including large stones and the wet, slick consistency of the clay.

Tools and materials

  • ASV RT-75 Compact Track Loader
  • Dump Truck
  • Tripod
  • Excavated Clay Soil with Stones

What they say

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a rather simple project actually i've gotta load about six loads of dirt into the dump truck haul that out get rid of it and then grade out the slope but i'm going to be using a special grading technique that i don't typically use and i'm going to show you what it is and why in just a few minutes [Music] this dirt is just nasty [Music] i have no clue what kind of rock that is but it's cool looking that's a cool rock so i just got the call from tim he needs good dirt out on his job site because the stuff he's got is pure muck so what i think i'm gonna do i've been harvesting around the outside and i'm finding that at least the stuff in the middle isn't too bad let's find out yeah that's not bad boy that's clay it's a lot of clay a little bit of sand but we don't have anything that's decent so what i'm going to do is i'm going to harvest from everything around here because this is just nasty that's like snot just slick so i'm going to go around the outside i'm gonna get that cleaned up we'll save tim the best stuff that we can i think i'm gonna get a little practicing on this machine before i decide to load up that next load let's take it down on this slope right here look at the boulders in this dirt you see those big stones those throw you for a loop i mean even like a small softball sized stone it doesn't grade right and when you're laying every all the dirt out in very thin lifts a small softball stone like that hits you it feels like almost like hitting you in the rib cage whenever you bounce over it you're like and it throws off all of your grades the slope was about about a one to one maybe a one and a half to one slope so it wasn't past what the asv could do but because the soil was so wet it made it kind of uncomfortable because you didn't feel like you were grabbing onto the soil you felt like you were kind of floating above it and anytime your brakes could or your tracks could break free

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