Andrew, most of us arm chair generals don't often even know what you are doing - mechanical wise. We are in awe of your masterful command of your equipment and the actual application of those tools in your chosen profession. Thanks for being successful and interested in sharing the many different projects you happen to engage.
I love learning new things from you Andrew, I feel sorry for all the other you tubers because I only seem to watch your channel now. You are the best and most entertaining channel I have found, stay safe and keep up the great work!
Stable video. No shakiness from hand holding. Andrew shows the steps: solder to join wires, tape, heat... Talk is concise. These examples make another high quality video, a pleasure to watch.
That was effn awesome!!!!!! Andrew, that guy had some incredible stories I'm sure!!! Simply love that guys place! I hope you moved him closer to your place!!!
When I had to tow my dump truck I made a quick tow bar out of pipe, bolted a pintle hitch on one end, welded another piece of pipe on the other end and chained it around the bumper. Worked good.
Yo, Andrew youre cold soldering that like youre doing it. Its more prone to cracking and failing. You want to heat the wires themselves up and touch the solder to the wires until it melts. Try it out itll be way stronger. Love your videos!
Its amazing how many vids ive seen that craftsman impact driver in. Ive stuck with my Ryobi tools through the years and have been pleased. My dad loves his craftsman but has Ryobi as well and uses it mostly.
My son is a diesel mechanic for FedEx. If he ever gets tired of working for them it’s good to know he COULD possibly transition into this type of business. Andrew saves a TON of money doing his own maintenance. 👍🏼
I love your videos. You get to do all the things I love to do, but I don't have anything that needs things done, so I don't get to work on anything. It makes me feel better to at least watch you doing it. Good therapy.
I turned wrenches for 17 years before I bought my Snap On Tool franchise. I never would let my kids take their cars or trucks to a dealer to be fixed. People can’t imagine how much money we saved as a family by not shelling out thousands of dollars for repairs. I see you do the same thing. Good for you.
Excellent video and content. We’ll done. Sad though to see how some people trash the land and accumulate garbage on their property. I would hate to live next to those two trashers.
I was thinking that I should add that Andrew never heard " you can't do that! " I'm sure he can do everything from President of the U.S, ( well, that's a no brainer !!!!) to driving a common nail. Good on ya mate!
Hey Andrew first off want to say love all Ur videos. A cool tip I found for making solder joints last longer is before u put the shrink tubing over the joint put a dab of dialectic grease. That will basically make the it water proof and should make it last even longer.
Fixing the Air Brake system like the Military used to do,...keep replacing parts until the problem was solved. Towing from,....and to, hell!! I wonder if you've heard the saying" the road to hell is paved with good intentions"? Entertainment value of this video,...100%
Air brake systems love to freeze in the winter. I got to be pretty good with a little hand torch and small hammer at trouble shooting a frozen air brake system and some trucks had the same problem every morning.
Never worked on air brakes. Still, buying extra parts to do it yourself saves a lot of money. So many repair shops still try to sell you $1000s of dollars, of unnecessary repairs.
Yeah, its not worth going to repair shops, I'm not an expert on air brakes, but trail and error is a good way to learn. I don't know if that old air dryer was perfect anyway, so I don't feel bad replacing that.
Always have been looking for a dump like yours...but don’t have the appropriate license. What will they be looking for if I try to take my road test????
Andrew Camarata that first part you replaced was just a heater. It has a heater in it so it doesn't freeze in the winter when the dryer blows the moisture out when the system reaches pressure. Been there done that. I work on fire trucks and have learned over the last 10 years.
replacing your air dryer is good preventative maintenance. you can normally catch ad=9's on sale at one of your truck dealers in the fall. i just change the whole thing out at least every other year. saves a lot of winter time hassles. the good crimp connectors that have the shrink tubing on them with the heat activated glue inside hold up really well as well. although you did a nice job with the solder that should be a very good splice. i just normally find i to be too time consuming and can be a pain to try to solder wires on a truck or trailer outside in the weather.
I replace a lot of purge valves on air braked systems by other than that they are very reliable. Keep them in adjustment and may have to replace a quick connect every now and then but I've had good luck with them. I use to own a repair shop for big trucks and semi before I started a construction company. It's funny how some things like that ya miss doing.
Not sure what compelled him to turn the van wheels left at first 🤔 Levi was like 😮 we just got here! Getting that RV any farther would require some tracked heavy machine
Turn your wheels right....your other right. =) It' always interesting to see what kind of condition people will live in. That place has to be freezing in the winter.
Have you ever guessed at how much money you have saved by doing all of these repairs yourself? From all the heavy machines, to your dump trucks, light duty vehicles and ATVs? As expensive as it is to have any one thing repaired I would love to know how much you have saved , in the ballpark, over the years. It has to be a ton you have saved yourself. We should all be as handy and knowledgeable as you are when it comes to repairing things.
@@mwilliamshs there are more factors besides mileage. age of the compressor, how many axles (volume of the air system), environment, etc but yes the cartridge and unloader should be changed every year. it called preventative maintenance.
Not sure if Andrew will see this, but next time run the chain through a piece of pipe. The pipe will maintain the distance between the two vehicles and you can use it to slow down (or even back up) the second car.
The air compressor is the first thing to check for an air pressure problem. The governor has a simple pressure adjustment under the rubber cap. Air tanks should be checked daily by simply pulling on the lanyard that goes to liquid drain valve even when an air dryer is incorporated. Even automatic slack adjusters need periodic checking. When a brake “s” cam, cams over, you have no breaks at that wheel.135 lbs. pressure Is too high when 120 psi is called for.
The ol' bigger the gob better the job soldering technique...hey at least you remembered the heat shrink (been there before)...you should look at the Western Union splice technique, it'll give you a stronger solder joint. - 10 years in the electronics field
Tow an RV like that in Italy... They will take away even your birth certificate beside your driver's license, towing vehicle document's and so on... God I love America 😍😍😍
11:28 Rear tires should be winter, then they will better bite into the road and the grip increases. By the way - all you need to do is carry a few sacks of sand, the sand spilled on this soft road will make it very easy to move away from this soft place.
I change the dryer annually right before winter and never had an air problem. I don't even need to drain tanks. I'm envious of how you easily replaced the governor. You should see what it's like on a Cummins ISX, I think I lost 3 of those gaskets. There was a huge log blocking the left rear wheel of that camper while you dragged it out lolll
Your air pressure cut out is a tad high , the standard is 125 for trucks you can adjust it just by tightning the main bolt in the governor/regulator on the compressor
8:14 Thats why Andrew is special! Perfect! Just pull the RV around that steep angle. Look at the little guy "steering" - LOL 11:21 I thought the little guy lives in the RV, but I was wrong apparently! 12:27 is this were the Kelly Family lives?
If you have trouble that the airsystem freezing wintertime, you can have propan-2-ol, commonly called isopropanol in your air tanks. Just remember to drain the tank free of oil and water first. We use it on trucks and buses in north norway wintertime.
You just have to jump in and try. We are all talented at something. Like making lasagna, mouthwatering key lime pie, chocolate cake...I wouldn't know where to start.
Air brakes, usually the first thing to go bad is the governor, then maybe the dryer filled with white oily mess and then the lines, then compressor, my opinion and many years as a mechanic, 3/29/21
You should think about picking up a Government surplus 5 ton . The 6 wheel drive would be useful and would fit into your 'fleet' perfectly. I bought one a couple years ago, a M931A2, but removed the 5th wheel plate in favor of a cargo bed. Check out the BMY's up for auction right now. I can only imagine what you would do with one.
I had a 2.5 ton for a while. It was ok, I used it for towing my excavator before I got the dump truck. But the dump truck is so much better. I would consider buying a 5 ton if it dumped.
Should probably turn that governor down a bit on the air. It’s running too high. You will end up blowing out the diaphragms in brake cans. Should fart at 120psi, and kick comp on at 90.
Think so? The brakes will be stronger with it at higher PSI. Ill wait for it to have a problem first. I replaced a diaphragm once, it was easy to do, and it was like $3.
Andrew Camarata yes. I work on heavy equipment for Union Pacific RR. We always have machines that blow out brake cans due to higher air pressure. But yes, the diaphragms are cheap and easy.
Also those governors are stupid simple to adjust. Just loosen the jam nut under black cover, then turn the stud in or out. Just remember that you will have to dump are for comp to kick on in order for a change to show up.
It was my understanding that the springs supply the braking power, not the air. The air only releases the springs. At least that's the way they worked on my old schoolie years ago. :)
Andrew, there is an adjustment screw on the governor under the plastic screw on cap. Adjust that so that it cuts out the compressor at 120 psi. You might cause damage to other components at the current setting. Safety issue here. Safety is no accident.
@@AndrewCamarata ok, each to his own. By the way, that's an awesome backhoe/loader! I have a 410D and can't live without it. Wondering why you don't use it more? Or maybe you do but don't video it. I have a 4 in 1 Drott Bucket on mine and find it very useful.
I had a compressor go out once on a freight liner with the Eaton fuller auto shift transmission. The trans uses air solenoids to shift. Oil leaking into the air system from the bad compressor was clogging up the air dryer causing a wet oily sludge to get into the shift solenoids in the transmissions. What would have been a 300 dollar compressor turned into a compressor, air dryer, and a 7K dollar transmission shifting unit. The truck owner was cheap and it ended up costing him
in the long run you probably also damaged all your quick release valves, r14, E10, etc. Oil from the compressor can damage all the rubber o-rings and diaphragms too.
The telephone company around here uses crimp connectors filled with dielectric grease. Dielectric grease is non conductive, prevents corrosion, and waterproofs. If you filled insulated spade connectors with dielectric grease, you would have a connection almost as good as a soldered connection. And the next time you have to replace one of those or other lights with a special plug on them, you could just unplug the spade connectors and install the new light with new insulated spade connectors. That way you would not continue to shorten the wire on the special plug any more.
I know, but what I was trying to get at, is that in order to not eventually being required to replace those special (and maybe expensive plugs) where they tie into the wiring loom, if you used insulated spade plugs (that are common and cheap) filled with dielectric grease, they would be both reliable (no corrosion and waterproof) and save the eventual need to replace those special plugs if the lights have to be replaced in the future (because of damage or whatever).
