[ ENGINE POWERING UP ]
LET'S FILL THIS BUCKET WITH SOME FERTILIZER.
WE'RE UP AT 100%. JUST GETTING READY TO PICK HER UP.
MOMENT OF TRUTH, BOTHER. TIME TO SEE
IF THIS STUFF YOU BUILT WORKS.
LET'S DO IT.
WE KNOW THAT WE GOT ALL THE MATH RIGHT.
WE RAN THE NUMBERS. GOT ALL THE CALCULATIONS
DOWN TO EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT THIS THING
UNDERNEATH AN ACTUAL FLYING HELICOPTER
FILLED WITH WEIGHT, AND FLY OUT ACROSS THE FOREST,
LIKE, TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY.
CROSSING MY FINGERS THAT EVERYTHING GOES
THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
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AS WE PICKED UP, AND STARTED FLYING,
YOU FELT THAT HUGE, TREMENDOUS LOAD OF LINE BEHIND YOU.
YOU COULD LITERALLY FEEL THE MACHINE WORKING, AND SWEATING.
IT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE FEELING.
WELL, WE'RE DEFINITELY ABLE TO FILL HER TO THE MAX...
-YEAH. -...WHICH IS GREAT.
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THIS AREA, RIGHT UP HERE, IS ABOUT 18-, 20-YEAR-OLD TREES.
THAT'S THE AREA THAT WE'RE GONNA BE APPLYING.
WE WANT A NICE, UNIFORM APPLICATION,
SO THAT ALL THE TREES GET THE FOOD AND NUTRIENTS THEY NEED,
SO THEY GROW EVENLY.
WELL, THE BUCKETS ARE OFFICIALLY AIRBORNE.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE'VE TESTED THEM,
IT WAS REALLY ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEANUTS THAT WE PUT THROUGH IT.
AND THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
TO RUNNING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FERTILIZER
THROUGH THEM AT HIGH SPEED,
WHILE THEY'RE 300, 400, 500 FEET OFF THE GROUND,
FLYING OVER THE FOREST.
SO, WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST COMING OVER TARGET.
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WHEN WE DROP THAT MATERIAL, WE WANT TO GIVE AN EVEN SPREAD
OF THE MATERIAL TO THE WHOLE FOREST.
ALL THE TREES ARE HUNGRY.
OH, THAT'S A GREAT PATTERN.
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THE DIESEL ENGINES REALLY ARE PERFORMING.
THAT TORQUE DIFFERENCE
MEANS THAT WE CAN COVER A WIDER SLA.
THAT MEANS WE CAN PUT OUT MORE MATERIAL
IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME, WHICH MEANS EFFICIENCY.
HANGING OUT THE WINDOW, AND WATCHING THE PERFECT,
UNIFORM CURTAIN SPREADING OUT OVER THE FOREST,
THAT WAS A GOOD FEELING.
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I'VE GOT A GREAT FUEL TRUCK TO SUPPORT THE [INDISTINCT].
I'VE GOT TWO STRONG, FANTASTIC BUCKETS.
AND REALLY, I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED
RIGHT HERE ON THE JOB SITE.
AND THAT WAS A TALL ORDER.
AND HEAVY HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK.