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Operate Excavator and Clear Debris

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This won't be easy....Government forces me to take down my trees!

What happens here

The presenter enters the John Deere 210G LC excavator (United Rentals branded) and demonstrates the basic operation of the machine. He shows how to unlock the controls, use the joysticks for lifting/moving the bucket and controlling the tracks, and emphasizes the importance of safety. He notes the hot weather and the need for air conditioning. His immediate task is to move a large pile of trees, roots, and rocks from the immediate work area into a designated open space. He explains the process of using the excavator's bucket and grapple to 'break stuff up' by twisting and slamming pieces to remove dirt from root balls, as dirt does not burn and the debris will eventually be burned.

Goal: The operator gets into the excavator, explains the basic controls for movement and bucket operation, and begins the task of clearing large piles of debris (trees, stumps, roots) from the work area.

Tools and materials

  • John Deere 210G LC Excavator
  • Water Bottle

What they say

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got lucky there evidently yesterday was in a big hurry and I left the accessory on good thing I didn't kill the battery one thing about this and we'll just show you how it all works here in just a second um these handles right here move the machine forward and backwards you have to have this locked down in order for it to work okay so now everything's actuated this handle lifts our bucket towards us this raises our bucket up okay these move the machine they move the tracks okay the first thing we got to do first order business is get all this debris over here and out of the way that is quite the daunting task and you'll see me breaking up stuff what I have to do is grab it with the bucket twist it a little bit break some things up and we've got rocks in here that probably weigh as much as a car so we got to get those out of there and Chuck them down the hill too it's a bit of a challenge if is hot today it's been unseasonably warm here in North Carolina so I will be running the air conditioning as soon as I can let's see I can rotate this thing around where the door will close there we go gravity was not my friend you got going there buddy oh there we go

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