WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR || A day in the life of a heavy equipment operator

I'll pass. Thanks, man. ✌️

I’ve seen a ton of drugs in the industry too.

Why don’t someone clean the toilets that’s not sanitary

Your self a favor, DONT listen to this

Would you still say that excavator/earth movers are still in high demand?

I graduated from college with my bachelor's degree in supervision management. Since, then the tables have turned and I want be a equipment operator. I am a union worker currently and want change my ticket to EOO and HEO. That is the goal! Do you have any advice for me sir?

Dude great run down very good video I used to feed a hot plant and it was 4th gear from 4am til 8 pm when yur cruising like that the days don't seem as long lol I think anything past 12 hrs u just start telling yourself looks like I'm not getting dinner good video cheers to all yall muthfuckin opps

Are the work hours still that bad when you are in IUOE ? Because people I've talked to on the internet says they work 10 hours mostly. For me 12-16 hour is just nuts.

Thank you for your videos. This is exactly what I was looking for, and wanted to know.

Just wanted to say awesome video I’m an older guy 49 I’ve been working on automotive all the way to heavy equipment for caterpillar and John Deere ag equipment and earthmoving ran my own construction business for many years family construction business served in the military in the Navy tried to go Seabees but evidently they didn’t have any room even though I was qualified for eight of the 9CB positions or rates But I was thinking about getting into the operators union and or this field and you are great at describing and expectations of this career field sounds a lot like the Navy head on a swivel Formans are usually pissed off at you gotta have tough skin the environment can be nice and I can really suck The hours suck definitely used to that on the flight deck 19 hours a day in the middle of the Persian Gulf but I don’t want to get discouraged I went from working on these things to wanting to operate them and I would hope that someone would comment back and give me a few pointers On how to do this what equipment to specialize in or if it’s all around you need to learn every single piece of equipment anyways God bless all of you you guys work your ass off I hope to someday to join you

I have changed careers a lot, but I also am a mover and I get bored easily when jobs are finished and there is no work to be done anymore. I also want to help move project deadlines up faster so the state and feds will pay us for our services. Taxpayer's pay a lot to keep this country operational. We can at least expect to see results. This is a beautiful country when we want it to be. Lot of patience, but also can not be slow or inexperienced either. Lot of up and downs. Lot of competition and a lot of split up contracts. Its all very odd to me, but as long as my checks clear on time every time IDC go get that paper guys and gals!!!!! Invest in yourself learn something new and try to benefit the state and community you live in at the very least.

ive been in the excavating business for thirty seven years and the thought that red bull and junk food iz the mainstay on the job is in reality vodka and cocaine , i tried to catch an operator drinking back in 1978 and never could ,so one day i realized he had a grapefruit for lunch EVERY DAY , and it hit me so i pulled up to his cat 245 excavator and asked him to toss me his piece of fruit that waz loaded and he hung his head and apologized to admit he was an alcoholic and thanked me for the time he waz employed , so ....i could go on forever so, from laredo , texas , home of the 115°day . but lets save the vodka and booger sugar till after werk , peace , t.d.

😂😂😂 hell yea. The porter John and the energy drinks! Right in point😂😂 can smell that funk from a mile away and hood luck keeping your lunch down when they finally clean it after a month😂😂

😂😂😂 hell yea. The porter John and the energy drinks! Right in point😂😂 can Anel that funk from a mile away and hood luck keeping your lunch down when they finally clean it after a month😂😂

That bit about shiting in a port a potty, in 100 degree weather is fucking gold💯 best information about a job ever given!!!

I was a Heavy Equipment Operator in the Marine Corps, I can tell ya first hand the foreman’s wrath can fuck your life. Until you’re the foreman >:)

I’m a soils engineer and this is all 100% accurate

your videos are encouraging. Im doing trucking and equipment

college is a scam

You in Local 327? Or private company?

I took a long poop and decided that I like monsters so I’m perfect

I apologize if you've answered this before but what are your thoughts/experiences with women working as HEO or construction in general?? I am in Alberta Canada and we have a program that trains women to get into male dominated industries and I have applied to the HEO course. I am leaving nursing for this. As an emerg nurse I can hold my own, I've been spoken to worse by patients than any man on a site could ever speak to me and believe me I do not care about disgusting washroom situations I can promise you I've seen much worse lol. & I already work 5-6 days a week 12hrs minimum per day so that isn't an issue. Thank you!!!

Back issues… huge problem.

I was an equipment operator for 17 years. The fast food diet almost killed me so I took an early retirement at age 50. Now my health is getting better through diet and exercise and I'm thinking about getting back into the industry at age 55. What can I expect?

You need to sit in the port o pot and shit on. 25° day with a 35mph cross wind. "The wind down the stack will tickle your sack! But take a stick in with you to knock the pile down so you can sit !! Welcome to the operators shit for brains!!
PS ....if you have kids tell them goodbye until frost sets in.....and if your married divorce her now or she'll take that mediocre pay that youre getting for being uneducated and a glutten for punishment. And lastly and seriously ......watch and learn....best advice I can give after 30 + years of being an idiot
Now .....if your still standing here wanting to be an operator, gimme your" dip" can ( loads rest of can in lip) and let's go show ya how to run that vibratory no cab roller!!! Yeah!!!

I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos because as a 14 yr old that has always loved heavy equipment and had the talks with my dad who used to operate a 980c about the job all the time and he has said alot of the same stuff you have with the job but its really cool to hear it from another person and what your saying is really helpful for me making the call to go into the carer so thank you for moving me more in the heavy equipment carer path. also is there any advice you have on getting like a summer job or something just to get a taste of the industry?

Pro tip: Shit in the morning and/or evening at home. Never ever take a shit in a porta-potty!! Especially in 90+ degree weather, or right after they cleaned it, or.... anytime really! If you drop a log right after they've cleaned it, you can expect a blue and juicy butthole. As for pissing, just do it between the excavator tracks or behind a tire on your machine, or in the ditch. 😂🤣😂

I need more monsterrr

Very helpful video! Do you have any advice/videos about how to deal with getting laid off in the winter time. I’m not in the trade yet but I think I’m close to getting in and any advice helps.

Ha driving through downtown Howell!

Sounds very similar to the army lifestyle I’m trying to leave 😅 but it might work

Just got in a apprenticeship program really excited to start thanks for the videos

Does Having a class A CDL and driving manual transmission help in this field?????

Mann this video is on the money. U explained everything to the T. 👍🏾Jus by wat u said, i know u r a real experienced operator construction guy.. perfect explanation

100+ degree heat Porta shitter, and energy drinks? Sounds like the army, but not nearly as bad.

I worked in my stepdads dump truck and excavation company growing up and thought I was in the military.

I have a psychology degree have been a forklift operator most of my life and want to venture into either construction equipment or trucking.

No wonder the city been calling me for an interview 6months straight I had to do my research before I switch jobs

Yeah buddy lmao

Being a heavy equipment operator make me afraid and very excited at the same time. When 99% of people on here say they get chewed up by there foreman while other days the same foreman calls them into work to do something. There isnt no love hate relationship in here. I'm thinkin that it's just business

That respect part is so true. The first company I worked for, all the guys tried to be shitty to me and get me to quit, they actually had bets on how long I’d last (I’ve been told that by several of them in the years since). Spoiler i outlasted all of them including my foreman, and realize I loved every minute of the work at the company, and can say it was truly life changing and one of the best places I’ve ever worked. It’s true the dirt really does get into your blood. And you do and can really make lifelong friends in the industry.

I would also like to add Excavation can be very Very much like sculpturing. Especially if you are doing final grade And landscape. You may be making mounds with your worst dirt and then covering With different materials around the job site. That's requires A vision when you 1st walk up. to figure out how you're gonna move a 100 or 200 t and make it look like a Planned landscape. The best reward you'll get is when an owner or a builder Smiles. And throws money at you.

I am waiting for my training to start. I applied for the operators union of Orange County, Ca. I'm super stoked to get into it.

Am a dump truck operater just completed my course can someone help me with a job

Lmao I already do that

Thanks for taking your time to explain your experience on your day to day, made things clear for me 👍

Hey I’m also located in Brighton Michigan. Just started checking your videos out. Good job man. You didn’t scare me away. I can take criticism and can handle pressure. My problem is finding a good company. I’ve found myself being stuck at bad companies that don’t care about anything but money in their pocket. I’m loyal and I’ve been comfortable but at the end of the day I want to feel that my hard work is worth it. Thank you.

I’m thinking about switching. I work 3 days straight for 12 hours each day. I sit at a computer. Eat at the desk/ get up go to the bathroom and sit back down.

Then I worked in the slaughterhouse and it was the the most fun I’ve ever had working cause it involved heavy lifting and a bunch of crazy Mexicans lol I would lift and hang chucks and cut the tendons off them. We got a lot of bulls and man there legs alone are heavy

I also worked on a crew in Hereford Texas and we built slurry pits and canals and yea it was for the slaughter house and the flys where so awful. You know when there so bad you swallow atleast 100 a day