Bigdogtrucker Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHbE3w4GWCs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Damn Chinese always trying to out do us with toddler labor. Or... It's all a fake and the "kid" is really a 45 year old midget. 1 Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I was 5 yrs old when I started running equipment. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 i was seven when dad took me and my brother to the quarry the first time....big dirty old cat loaders and haul trucks were big tonkas in a big sand box..... Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Probably shouldn't have smoked so much. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My dad started letting me run machines around 6 or 7. D8s, PC600s, and a few other things 1 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 They should tie a rope on that little shit so he doesn't get thrown out of the cab. My son started running my skid steer at about that age. He leaned against the seat and stood on the pedals. When he wanted to go backwards he just stood on the floor and turned around and ran the steering levers like he was going forward. He liked running an excavator better because he could sit in the seat and not worry about pedals. Most kids today are natural operators because they have grown up with a joy stick in their hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I have pictures of myself Riding on the fender of 1070 Case @ age 2 or 3 w/ my pop & also sitting in the operators seat & @ the controls 480C Case Backhoe @ age 3 or 4 w/ my buddy "grave digger" (like family to me) beside the backhoe & I knew what lever & pedal did what . they turned me loose @ the controls about 4 or 5 yrs old .Pop & his crew (farm & excavation) turned me loose @ the controls by myself the time I was 6or 7 yrs old (with someone nearby of course). They had me taking trees down w/ excavators & crawler loaders by the time I was 10 or 11 . Hell I had the driving pretty well down by age 10 cause I was raised on a farm & had a hardship license by the time I was 14. Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastdiesel Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I was riding horses around that age? That's about it really, back in the day I was just curious of the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 As good as he is I don't think I'd be standing that close, let alone directly in front of him. After all, he's still a 5 year old and if he screws up were not talking about spilled glass of milk. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 The little Chicom kid is smoother than many adults I've seen operate...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy5487 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I know ive seen 45 year olds that werent that good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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