This is why AC videos are the best: - Andrew's personality - diligence - mechanical talent - interesting video subjects - multiple camera angles and video edition At the end, AC videos make you feel there is sense and hope in this chaotic world.
Andrew bites tongue several times in this video. The tension is real. When the tank floated... blood must have been swallowed. Not a single "I told you so" was spoken. Andrew marches on.
The sand backfill is to help with the cathodic protection. One of the keys to getting effective protection is an electrically consistent media surrounding what you are trying to protect. The sand is porous so it allows water to contact the entire surface evenly. It is also pretty homogeneous. It is, after all, basically ground up rock. The sand allows the electrical current produced by the anode cathode relationship to flow more evenly. Soils, particularly ones with clay, can be varied in composition, ph, electrical potential and permeability. All of those can make cathodic protection less effective. We had a case where we put down a sand bed for a flat bottomed storage tank. As they were installing floor plates one of the workers had muddy boots covered in clay. Ten years later the floor developed multiple leaks. Everyone of the leaks had a muddy foot print under it. The floor scan was kind of funny the corrosion was all foot shaped and you could see every step he took.
I was wondering about corrosion burying the tank below the water table. Reading up on cathodic protection helped me understand, and it's really cool tech. Thanks!
@THE REV REPORT I fixed tires in high school. It was always "well, it's $15 if you watch, $12 if you go over the cafe next door and have a bite to eat while I work".
Andrew, Im a painting contractor in California and I love watching your videos and Essential Craftsmans also! I dig seeing the area shots from your drone...looks like maybe Albany or the Catskills. Thanks for the awesome content.
I so appreciate your editing. Speeding this up when it would be boring to watch in real-time was really nice (unlike some RU-vidrs that have gotten very lazy and just film all in real-time . Nice work.
Andrew is an artist with that bucket. I've worked with a number of excavators over the years - some really good ones. But when I watch Andrew on that bucket, it seems more a hand at work picking up, pushing, pulling things, rather than a machine.
I feel wierd when people come to do stuff at my house. Although I live in a suburb, it is still akward to just stand around. This guy could have went in his house, but still.
Andrew has a relationship with the homeowner, as he has buried another tank...possibly other work...but...they talk it out to make the best decisions. And the homeowner has obviously been around some equipment to be able to properly hook up the chains and measure the excavation area.
Andrew should charge for post Pathology services with the Levi Lab inspection all he needs now is a cat so he could also charge for a cat scan! Tony From Western Australia
That guy was driving me nuts. Not only was he too close but he was trying to help with the connection of the bucket which could result in a lost digit or two. Thank God for the kneepads.
I understand the theory behind knee pads, and I don't dispute their usefulness. But nothing says "I am a construction novice" like wearing kneepads all day and never kneeling down.
Every time I see you carrying something heavy like that bucket I cringe. Blew my back out 25 years ago carrying heavy stuff and I've suffered for it ever since. You need a gantry on wheels or to fire up that forklift you've got. Take care and thanks for all the videos.
I love your story telling style of filming- starting with the very first shot moving the bucket around, its never boring like some other videos just running pov from the cab of an excavator. also whatever you are doing as far as sound is working great - its a good combination of background music and actual machine noise. I did kinda miss the final fly away drone shot with an overview of the job site - those are the best!
Another great get her done AC video, glad to see you are doing well Andrew. your gentle manipulation of the huge rocks is so impressive to watch! Levi is looking fantastic! Thanks again for sharing your awesome life Andrew
I thought the customer was great. A customer who knows what he wants is a very good customer. If your paying thousands of dollars to have someone do some excavation for you. Wanting it done the way I want it from the get go saves everyone. So call this guy crazy all you want but I would take him for a customer any day of the week. Nice work Andrew, your patience with the gas guy was impressive to me as you knew that tank would float. Great video man! Take care
@@grnmtn1615 Thats sweet. Everything else you said about the customer being fine was right, if people think he was being difficult they haven't dealt with many people I think.
Michael Magill If you are bothered about working with people or just having people watching over you/watching you then this is clearly not your line of work, and you should seek something else in life 👌🏻 Andrew here let's the whole world watch him, doing his work, and that obviously doesn't bother him, so having the owner of the property that hires you to do some work, watch you should be no case for concern.
Jeeeze ! How much does that bucket weigh? I use to be able to pickup and move stuff like that... I'm 70ish now and have the hernia to prove it. Great videos !
The dogs in your videos make them that much better. It sure is nice to be consumed by these interesting and educating videos rather than all of the junk that you can get sucked into on RU-vid. Thanks for doing what you do!
Nice job, very professional and really looks good. My pool was heated by propane, I installed a heat pump, more up front but cheaper to heat with and quicker to heat.
AC video notification. Drop everything, forget what I am supposed to be doing, sit and watch video. Your work is just so addictive. So glad you chose to share it with us all.
Andrew, my Saturday's now complete watching your video. Love the info you give, not to mention the entertaining content, my john deere 410c backhoe, similar to your 310c has an issue where it losses teeth all the time, i was buying those pins in bulk from the local napa, never once did i think of welding them on. Once im done watching this, I'll be welding some teeth on... thanks from eden ny
Thanks for showing more on the anode bag. I asked about that on your last video. I didn't know they could inspect the tank from above ground and replace the sacrificial anode if needed. That's pretty cool.
Great job of baiting those floating experts into saying Na never float no way then standing back and watching it set sail just to funny Andrew. Happy Trails young man .
they said it wouldn't float after its buried or if it was not buried it wouldn't float if it was full of propane. It literally did exactly what they said it would do.
“It won’t float” I have seen multiple times a low propane tank float to the surface. Some contractors bury concrete blocks on each side with cables to the tank to prevent this from ever happening.
The tank supplier fits large concrete pads to the bottom of the tanks over here to prevent this. They stay there when it's craned in. I was surprised too at the propane guy's comments.
@Summit X Those "clueless idiots" get paid barely over minimum wage to handle highly explosive materials all day long 6 days a week so people like you can keep your cold feet warm. Have a lot more important things to be worrying about than a 2,000 lb 1/4" thick steel tank moving slightly. The only thing regulated is the micro size of your balls so as to not hopefully reproduce.
Chris from Binghamton, N.Y. Just giving a shout out! Great channel, I watch all your new stuff and look forward to the next. ALSO......Love the Essential Craftsman.
Old navy guy here. Buoyancy is the weight of water displaced by a vessel(propane tank in this case). Fresh water weighs roughly 8.3 pounds per gallon. Weight of water displaced by an empty 250 gallon propane tank is over 2100 pounds. To keep the tank from floating out of the hole when empty ballast that is at least equal to the weight of water equal to the empty volume of the tank and the weight of the tank itself must be loaded onto to the top of the tank.On your other video about burying a tank there was less ground water involved and it appeared the tank also had propane in it. I'm thinking you might be getting some callbacks when these empty tanks start floating up through insufficient ballast placed on top of them. I've seen: empty septic tanks float up,coffins,pipelines,about any thing imaginable that had too little ballast on it.
@Dominic or increase the weight of the cover ballast.Tank now appears to be 500 gallons(driver put 450 gallons of propane it it to get it to sink) so now we're talking over 4000 pounds of ballast on the top to keep it from floating when empty.Problem will occur during high ground water event when tank is half or more empty.Simple physics.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 --- I question the propane installer's answers, it's really hard to defy the laws of physics. I know people try it all of the time but it doesn't work. In North Carolina I've seen propane tanks installed with 3 yards of ready mix concrete over the top to prevent them from floating.
Just watched 3 of your videos... 3 hours. Very entertaining, good editing, nice story telling. You have a bright future ahead of you brother. Wishing you lots of fortune and thanks for the content!
You gotta love a customer who keeps hoping all around the site, while you're trying to excavate! It's a good thing he couldn't hear my 'not so diplomatic' suggestions! I too would be happier with the tank well anchored to a concrete pad. Reminds me of the time I watched as new gasoline storage tank floated up like a submarine, AFTER being filled. ( remember that fuels are lighter than water ) You're 'safe' though Andrew you asked the right questions and have the answers well recorded.
You always make a nice job of contouring the section when you are finished. After a couple of weeks of the leaves blowing around a bit no one would even know you'd been there.
When i was 45 i built myself a huge carpet steam cleaning truck i never stopped working for 15 years so for $10 k i built a system that would cost me $80 k people loved me BECAUSE my prices were cheaper than the other guys but not a lot cheaper just enough.so much to do in this life. Cheers guys.
First of all nothing against your customer. In my lifetime of working with the public I have noticed certain traits in people who do certain jobs. My question about this customer, is he a school teacher by trade? Another great video! Your expertise in doing all these tasks just amazes me!
The theory behind surrounding it with sand is because water flows through sand much easier than it does dirt and clay. I top my lawn with sand to help with drainage every few years.
I love the Essential Craftsman channel. I'm glad you 2 know of each other. Both are similar in knowledge, work ethic and cpmmitment to doing the job right!
Really enjoy all your videos, Andrew! I was wondering if you could do a video on the financial aspects of your business? Such as how much it costs to run your equipment, how you estimate prices for customers, etc.
i think if he just made videos to protect himself from owners he wouldn't bother editing them. usually with youtube videos that are longer than 10 minutes i get bored because its just unedited and seems lazy, with Andrew i can easily watch 30 minute + videos because he edits his videos well and it's never boring, he is as good at editing as he is with his work in excavation and everything else, a jack of all trades
This is so much better than most other channels that are filled with nonsense. Andrew can fix almost anything from what I’ve seen, it’s definitely impressive.
Oh the sacrifices we make to preserve the natural look. I sure admire your patience with the customer. Is there that much water in the ground or did you hit a wet weather spring? Anywho that was a great video. Levi looked like he enjoyed it. Keep digging😎
Levi-Cam. It just makes sense . . . A view from his perspective, his POV. When you ask, What Do You Think Levi? Boom edit in his POV. It would be how he sees things. AND, by editing in some imaginary thoughts, like they do as ballooned cartooned clouds, it would be highly relevant and a logical conclusion for each video. Your "signature" piece. It may sound like I'm joking but I'm serious. I mean NO DISRESPECT to either you or Levi. I see so much potential in something like this. It would be totally unique. He's nearly a star already. You've made the gateway by introducing him just take a another step. Well . . . at least ask him; you know he wants to work. ( just add his name on the dump-truck doors). Either way I'll still watch and be subscribed to your great channel.
@Brexit Monger Your right . . . my imagination often gets too active. I need someone like you, that lacks imagination, to bring me back down to reality. This wasn't addressed to you . . . and it wasn't posed as a question that needed an answer. Certainly not from the caliber as you.
@Brexit Monger I got the idea AFTER seeing the video titled Levi's Birthday Party. Which you should watch. It is rather unusual compared to the rest of his videos. So, I meant nothing disrespectful to the dog or Andy. I have the highest regard for both and put his videos in my favorite category. I wasn't envisioning the dog in a clown costume, or something else demeaning. Only people like yourself could paint a objectionable picture out of it. Presently it is only a Conceptual piece . . . NOTHING concrete or defined at all. So how could you, or anyone else be offended by an idea . . . ? Especially when it doesn't have any thing to do with you . . .? I don't object to criticism or people disagreeing with me. But when they define something like "smart-ass" or "crass" when it's only vaguely described by myself. . . that is objectionable. Not to me . . . but because it's such a empty ''response''. These are extremely explosive times. In which people, like you, are offended at anything they don't understand, or that seems out of the ordinary. Instead of welcoming communication, it seems easier to shut it down. Anyway, thanks for sharing your valuable opinion. Read a book.
They decided they wanted you to move the rocks BACK? Plus he didn't think it through on where to put the tank till you got there. I feel sorry for you sometimes
You could call this “The Other Side of Excavation.” Andrew makes it all look so easy, everyone is tempted to go out and get their very own mini-excavator. But the beauty of this video is in showing the unglamorous side of having your own business. Note that it begins with Andrew having to fix the teeth on his excavator bucket. Then he travels to a job where the customer has his own ideas. I know from doing driveways in my time that for every 10 good customers, there’s that one pain in the ass. I remember one who told my boss he wanted his driveway done with Belgian block curbing, but didn’t want to pay for it. Eventually he found another contractor, and when we looked in after six month we saw he had his driveway, but no curbing. The section with Andrew moving the two rocks brought back unpleasant memories and is s good example of how one must keep cool in he face of difficulty. I must say that Andrew passes the test admirably. Being an excavating contractor is not all fun and dirt.
Clients like him are too much for me. You got mega patience for people, I don't - haha. Changing the plans on the day of work, picky about rock placement and angle, has an attachment for rotten tree stumps...
Don't you just love it when a grown up guy knows what he's doing? He's confident enough not to feel the need to explain everything. We're are these guys when I'm looking to hire? Maturity and the desire to do the job right. Is that too much to ask?
Your helper seemed to think that this was your first tank install by all the "help" he gave you nice to see that no matter what , customer satisfaction is your main concern Andrew , well done mateIf they put a descent pool cover on the pool it would cut the Gas usage right down Tony from Western Australia
This is a sweet week, multiples Camarata videos...I just realised my first video there were about 17K subscribers, and I thought there should so much more....now on the fringe of 200K...NICE work Andrew!!!
Wally Waite He’s the customer that pays the bill so who cares. I worked on a job with my Dad years ago and the husband and wife customers (retired) changed their minds several times on things after they were “completed” according to previous plans. They kept paying the bill so we kept completing the changes. Andrew likely charges by the hour so every time a rock gets moved an inch or 2 probably buys a gallon of gas or diesel.
It’s not micro manager. The guy with the excavator is just there to excavate. It’s the guy with the tape measure his job to determine the position of the hole.
Part of being in business serving others is remembering who's in charge... the man with the checkbook. Humility is a great character trait. Arrogance is definitely not.
This particular customer is going to be a problem eventually. People who don't understand what you actually do always want more than was agreed in your contract . And change orders on the fly always seem to fade into lost memories. Leaving you with the bill. Sure you didn't get paid to move the boulders and because they got scratched, and the liken was disturbed... they will want another in its place. Be so careful when not dealing with the customer themselves. Their representatives might have already made promises to the owners that you have to keep. Thanks for sharing.
