Installing a fixed steering cylinder on a Ford/New Holland 1520 tractor. Then installing a guard to protect it from being damaged. The video where I break the tractor should be up by 6/15/19
I weld and fabricate all the time on my machinery. I actually love how simple you work at projects, it has let me slow down and work simple. Great videos, thanks. Also many pointers on my excavator work, I have gotten better,
This is a valuable video. It shows Andrew teaching himself. Instead of things just going perfect and Andrew making it look easy. This is trial and error. This is the valuable process of learning and it proves Andrew is no different than anyone. You gotta want to learn. He wasn’t born knowing innately how to do all the stuff he does.
$215 bucks rebuild for a job paid less than $500, you took a small hit on that. No matter, you save so much doing your own repairs, learning along the way, getting better and better every day. Your videos are fascinating and addictive!
You can easily edit these types of videos to make it seem like you got your shield design right on the first try but instead you show us step by step your trail and errors. Thats what makes your videos stand out from the rest. Feels genuine and we all take a ride on this engineering roller coaster. Awesome work!
as i have said its refreshing to see a man with good common sense and a problem solver that dont need his hand held to get the job done thumbs up ... great channel thanks for the vids!!!!
levi is such a sweetheart.spoil him rotten brother.they are only hear for a short time and as you know they bring unimaginable joy and purpose to ones life.happy birthday levi the true star of the show
The outer casing of your cylinder will be damaged by the angle iron sanding against it. This will go well for a while, but I already saw the beginning. Make sure that the corner profile cannot touch your cylinder by putting an u profile around the protective corner profile. This will prevent the corner profile from touching your cylinders. I like to see that you can find a solution for many things. My compliments.
@@richardcline1337 That or had a strip of metal from where the rebar is that goes around that part the cylinder so it rubs on that metal and just keep it greased, Should work too
Good ole 🇺🇲 ingenuity on the fix 👍Comment section is saying the angle iron will eventually rub & wear out the piston. not bad for a temporary fix, I would every now again slap some grease on that angle iron until something more durable could be fabricated. Henry Ford would be proud of you! 🧐👍
Love Love Love Levi!!!!! As many years as I have been watching that sweet dog, I even feel like I have a special connection with him. I love Levi!!!!!!!
Me Too! I subscribed when he first started making videos. This guy works hard and has a kind spirit. My mother always said anyone that's kind to animals will be kind to man. I like dogs better than people a lot of the time.
Yes, you can tell a whole lot about a mans true character by how he interacts with his animals, or animals in general. Levi has such a sweet character, that I sometimes wish I could reach through the screen and pet and hug him. I hope Andrew will do another Birthday Video. One of my favorite of all times that's not equipment related.
It looks like the outer most nut where the bracket is held on is going to loosen up because the end of the bracket is moving. That movement, over time, will cause the nut to come loose and fall off. You might drill the bolt and put a carter pin in it or use a nylon aircraft nut with wire. You don't want to have that come apart while your driving it. The tire and wheel would turn out abruptly and cause an accident.
The proper and permanent fix would have been to use a collar wider then the steel plate over those threads that the nut could tighten against. The intent is for that guard to continuously rotate back and forth as the wheel is turned. No amount of Loctite* will ensure it stays tight.
Never thought watching someone clean out a ditch would be interesting. But with the music, it was pretty good. Loved how you worked on the stump till it gave up.
Hack job doesn't give enough appreciation, it's doing the job it's built for, unlike what I think of a hack job. Fresh paint makes everything look better, almost scary
@@mikespain8655 or use a castle nut or somehow put a pin through it.. or even loctite. But nothing would as well as putting a sleeve so that the nut tightens on the sleeve and the bar rotates around the sleeve instead of around the bolt directly. Probably the washer alone will work, but it would just make me nervous.
I think you did a excellent job on making that guard didn't like your first choice on the axle, was happy to see you thought of another idea. You have awesome ideas when you are fabricating, a couple things I would just like to mention cast iron can be welded very good by the right welter. And it takes a professional welder to do this task, but myself I much like you I am a backyard welder and I can weld Meg and arc not too good with Tig . But there is something I want to mention to you not only you I have seen many many people make this mistake they do not unhitched the battery when they are welding you do shorten the life of the battery because you are so sending a positive power right through the battery from the ground. Just wanted to mention that body I really appreciate all your videos you are very gifted man and I watching all your videos and I love them thank you, so much for all of your education that you have gave me.
ahay mr.andy... perhaps a couple U bolts(4) around axle housing that hold a thick 1/2 or 3/4 plate. That way the crap hits the plate below the steer cyl. letting it move back&forth unincombered. sometimes simple etc. ( u bolts off rear axle of your tandam dump)
Andrew, these videos are so much more man, they're very informative, enjoyable to watch and the work ethic you have is unmatched, i appreciate the time you take to explain stuff like the difference between the skid steer and the tractor underneath both and what to look out for when choosing a tractor, thanks brother.
every time it goes lock to lock, it loosens the nut, you need a spacer bushing that the nut can tighten on but the guard can float on, trying to tighten it solid on a bolt that pivots will never work and will leave you stranded
The hydraulic cylinder was poorly protected from the New Holland original design. They had two choices: 1) Do it right and add some cost to tractor. 2) Design it like they did and have unhappy customers that buy more hydraulic cylinders to replace damaged ones. Good job once again Andrew.
Thanks for showing the real world challenges in fabbing something and not just the end result. . .been there ('cept I usually burn time instead thinking out all the design alternatives upfront). An alternative design for the keeper would be a piece of thin flat bar wrapped around the cylinder with ends bent 90 deg, holes drilled through near the ends and then use a bolt to clamp it around the cylinder. Then to one of the ends of that, weld a washer or flat bar with the hole in the same direction as the cylinder bore (i.e., same direction as the axle runs in terms of orientation). Then run a round bar through the washer hole and weld it to the the angle iron. As the wheels are turned left and right, the rod will keep the angle iron from straying away from the cylinder ram it is supposed to be protecting. There might be so much travel that you can't wrap the cylinder with the flat bar. ..it would bottom out too soon, and so instead you'd have to weld the washer on the pin holding the other end of the cylinder. In fact, that would be an even easier fab. It could be that a downside is that the round bar would get bent as stumps and stuff impacted it. But as long as there was enough clearance in the bore of the washer and the rod, it should still allow it to work.
You are a fearless mechanic, absolutely fearless. Me doing this kind of shit - I would avoid it like the plague. It would take me 35 minutes just to find the stupid zip ties. True story...
Man i wish I had pictures of some of the tractors the YPG had retrofitted for mine clearing in Syria. Things where so cool, used parts off bombed out tanks. Even had a bulldozer that was remote controlled they they could run right down the road and just take down a building that had sniper hides in it.
Really enjoy watching your videos! Respect that you are really honest and don't edit out everytime you accidentally make something wrong and show instead. Cheers from Sweden
Andrew - you work like an old soul, a much older man. I noticed right away the first time you doubled up wrenches for more leverage. What we did before pneumatic impact tools. In case it is not addressed in this video, the tie rod connecting the two front wheels is severely bent. Doubtful that it can be straightened properly but the tractor will have steering problems until it is repaired. For your skid plate, remember that the axle has a pivot point. For a steering cylinder and linkage skid plate, begin out further in front of what you want to protect. I have used Ford and NH tractors all of my life. I have had some damage caused by stumps and other issues. They seemed to never happen twice. I blamed user error. Great engineering on the guard.
Man, this video helped me so much on my new Holland 1630! I couldn’t find out how to get the cylinder lines off and your tractor is similar enough to show me how. Thanks!
Good job with the guard, Andrew. I like how you put some grease in between the two metal plates, so they are somewhat protected when rubbing against each other. I think you also need to put something to shield the hydraulic cylinder, though. When the tractor turns Right, the angle iron rubs directly onto the body of the hydraulic cylinder - you can already see the line where it is starting to wear out. Ideally, putting some sacrificial plastic piece to shield the cylinder should fix the issue.
Andrew has such a iron will to get things done, he never seems to let problems get in his way! If a machine breaks down (which would upset the rest of us), Andrew seems to take it as an opportunity to make another video!! Man I wish I could do that!!
Andrews motto. "If no one makes an item I need or want, I shall make it!" For something that wasn't doing well that sycamore sure had a healthy set of roots opposing you, LOL. The willow was a piece of cake.
Well done, another great vid. I wish some of my fellow Aussies (Australians) had your hard work ethic. It's great to see you are wearing protective glows.
I could've spent a week doing this project and not figured out a way to make that work. As always... love your problem solving skills and your videos! Happy birthday Levi!
And now we know for certain - Andrew must be related to Rube Goldberg. Normal people just don't have those kind of ideas floating around in their heads. Fabulous work!
Happy early birthday, Levi! Take good care of him in his old age. My Black Lab dog made it a few months past 13 years old when she died a few years back. Levi looks to be some kind of Lab.
I'm getting spoiled Camarata....and that's a good thing. Another great video. I've said it before, you think "outside the box" and make things work, we need more of that in today's world. Good job.
The first video I ever watched of yours was when you put the grill and protector on this tractor, been watching every since. Thanks man, and Happy Birthday Levi!
Andrew, I completely love watching your videos. This one gave me some pause. The bent rod could have just as easily been caused by something hitting the cylinder and not the rod. The protection should include protection for the cylinder AND the rod. I hope this message finds you and Levi both in good health. Keep up the good work!!!
@Andrew Camarata great fix my dude If you ever need to revisit this I had an idea for version two. The 1st bit of angle you cut get another one of them. Using the steering arm bolt holes at both ends attach the two angle irons up. Where they over lap in the middle mark the min max travel. Drill holes at those points on the angles, so now on the two angles you got two holes each take an angle grinder and join those holes you can then loosely bolt that up as a slip joint and its in the same plane of travel. Then bolt up to the steering arm.
Ontario, nearby and slightly north of Toronto. Here most trees have gotten fully leafed out - summer coming on, it would be about the same for Andrew and Levi. You're getting into winter and I hear you are getting your snow this year.
Great idea on the cable ties to identify hoses. I've been doing the same for years. I buy the cheap colored assortments from HF which I use just for that purpose. Swapping hydraulic equipment from tractor to tractor make it a no brainer if they are color coded.
I'm watching old videos, even ones i have seen but never Clicked "Liked" Have now acknowledge your work ethic. The repair may be ugly but it works.. Nice one and well done AC
thanks for the videos my car has a similar but less severe problem in which i think it leaks power steering fluid and thanks to your video the idea came to me so..tomorrow i'm going to check the drive cylinder to see if there is any damage and hopefully i don't have to buy power steering fluid again. 😎👍👍👍
