This is the reason Andrew is such a good business person..He takes care of his equipment..even the little details...amazing maturity for such a young man..speaks highly of good parental support..
I know a younger fellow who had a jcb teleloader for residential framing. He bragged about how he could do all the routine maintenance himself, and how quickly he could do it. He thought there was only 4 grease fittings. When I told him there were probably 40 his face dropped. I feel sorry for whoever owns that machine now....
He differently knows his way around his equipment and their need for maintenance and repair. That's one reason he has little concern for the working hours of his "new" equipment. Due to his knowledge and experience he recognizes possible future problems that he deals with them quickly.
I admire how you take older equipment ..repair it and acomplish..so much...for a fraction of the cost of new stuff....also a little hard work doesn't scare you away either...keep me coming
You should store your hammer vertical. The piston inside is probably 40lbs or more. They will deform the o-rings prematurely. Mine was on it's side for a few months and all the o-rings were flat on one side. I had broken one of the four through bolts (being a pig with it) and it blew out the seals between the stages. You could hammer the end into the ground and leave it like that.
Andrew, every time I watch your videos I am inspired. Also when I'm in the pitfalls and struggles of my own work I think of your work ethic and never quit attitude and it helps me move forward. Thanks.
Andrew, friends like you are more valuable than gold. your helping a friend in need is not surprising and makes me like you and your channel even more. I can't leave a person in a pinch either. Great video and job.
I would just like to pass along some good advice I’ve learned along the years about hammering rock. Always use three points of contact,one being the hammer point and the other two being each track. And never hammer with the cylinders being bottomed out,either fully extended or retracted. Just some things I’ve learned building highways throughout the northeast. Love the channel,keep on working!
@@barkybarker2592 Tell that to the dozen or so hoodies and carhart coats, jackets and pants I have welded in over the years... One hoodie had more holes in it than you would think I would have thrown it out by now... I think I still have it somewhere...
I can see it all now. Your buddy, who you helped tremendously. Is one of those guys who under bids everyone else. And You are the guy actually prepared for this work . The problem with his backhoe was he ran out of fuel. You would never let that happen. You are a great friend. I wish we knew each other.
Welcome to the shaly, rocky, frozen hell/heaven that is Camarata-land. I should hate the frickin' background music but for some inexplicable reason I love it! Great video!
You need a longer hammer bit ! That one is half the length of ours at work....I see you don’t chock your wheels on your trailer when loading.if I were you I’d chock them even though the ramp pads will take the weight offloading ,the jerking back and forth is very hard on the park pawl in the transmission and that trans started life in cars and was never upgraded. Great video Andrew.
I was going to say something about that. He may at least leave it in neutral with the parking brake on.. he built that trans himself a while ago, its held up well, considering he plows with that truck too. My buddy's got one of those trucks, hes on his 3rd transmission.
Dan D they make those special scalloped hammer bits meant for really hard rock. Their like $400 but their nice, I have one on my equipment for busing up rocks for road gravel.
Good job Andrew. I admire your professionalism especially for such a young man and the safety education. You are one in a million. Keep up the good work and reward yourself from time to time. 👍👍🇵🇪🐕
Had that problem before with a company I used to work for they bought all cheap diesel thinking they would save money but when it got really cold it gelled up like crazy I would almost guarantee he is buying some cheap fuel and it bit him in the ass like it did my old boss I mean I can't blame him the fuel price at the time was high and he didn't think nothing of it until shit like that happened and all his equipment and trucks were breaking down because of gelled up fuel including the one I was using I was so pissed along with everyone else running especially since it was so damn cold out rather be working then sitting out there in the cold messing with getting stuff running so in the long run it cost him more and he learned a valuable lesson. Great videos man, its always nice having friends that are always there to help out in a pinch!
I got the same kinda friends, dude. "Small job, small job! 15 mins tops!" "I already started it, most of it is already done" "Just need this lil' bit of help" Me, 8hrs later - "WTF?! I don't even work this hard at my real job!"
I am a retired welder after 37 years brother and I think you do a good job! Miller is the best mig machine! I like everything you do brother, you’re one pretty smart guy, I watch all of your videos Andrew! I sit here and wait for your next new video! lol you’re pretty cool!
Hydraulics...It makes and extends a mans dreams. I love it. Love hydraulic machinery. Life changing possibilities if you have the right gear. Dreams come true if you you have POWER.
Years ago at work watching a friend steam cleaning out under the cab floor of the john deere 544 articulator loader in cold weather like you are. I was standing by because he was about 10 feet in the air in the cab with the floor out spraying down into the body and we wanted to make sure he was not going to fall out because the cab was filled and bellowing out the white frosty smoke everywhere. It was hilarious all you could see once in a while was a arm or a head laughing he ass off, while standing there a cop car pulled up and they got out laughing some older lady stopped them upset that I was just standing around while a guy was burning up in this big machine, we had a good laugh and they went off to try and find the lady and let her know it was ok. There really was a lot of steam/smoke
Loved my 580 K...bought it New..set up like the one in the video....We always cut our fuel...winter it was cut with kerosene ...and used power service fuel treatment....they even sell a 911 product for jelled fuel....Te video brought back some great memories...Thanks
Great place for a test run using the hammer. Looks like you're getting the hang of it. With so much rock in your area, and as others have commented, I think this equipment makes a nice addition to your fleet and will be used a lot.
That hammer was a great buy good to have!! My property in Albrightsville was all rock & my friend's house was 1/4 mile up the road his property was all sand & clay no rock at all
My family drilled wells and installed pumps for thirty years and I can attest to the fact that upstate NY is built out of some good sturdy stuff. Thanks for making these videos. You make it look easy.
I appreciate Andrew posts in 4K. My displays are 1440, and, Andrew, your videos are picture perfect. Thank you for taking the trouble to set up great camera angles, and I love your fly-away drone shots at the end.
Andrew good call on the quick touch for the hammer!!!! you can go hammer bucket bucket hammer be a good deal....just an FYI you know they sell light earphones with radios in them I don't how well the radio reception is over there in the valley..... but I love they have music on when I'm working pushing snow on a skid steer for a long time gets kind of crazy at 3 o'clock in the morning keep up the good work . Glad to you got s work for your new machine just be careful with the machine breaking brick and rock make sure you got your glasses on all the time little piece fly and land right in your eye!!!!!!!!!!stay warm,,,,take care give the dogs a hug for me!!!!! still to cold for the dogs to be out now anyhow junkman do
Always engaging. Kinda what the world needs now: basic, down-to-earth (literally) work making tangible improvements that are dramatic and immediate. The drone footage ramps things up a lot. Awesome work, bud.
And was still used and installed outside new homes all the way untill 1970/72. Then plastic started becoming popular. Before. O/burgh. And during you also see clay pipe used
Very interesting video. Shows you some of the natural challenges of building a home. Things you would never know about unless someone took the time to video them. Great job.
I struggled with my JCB randomly stalling out, ended up being a combination of shit in the tank and the pickup having a bodgy repair in the past. Nothing worse than hearing the engine die when you are in the middle of a risky motion, eg descending hill losing all power, no brakes, it doesn’t get cold enough here for fuel to get up, but felt like air leaks in the fuel line or something random. Looking forward to your quick connect mod, hammers are mighty hard on machines, glad to see it get a full load of grease before use mate
JBFromOZ Shit in the tank?? I bet that was difficult. I find it difficult to shit in a toilet, and that opening is huge! I can't imagine trying it thru a fuel cap! And who does that?? I mean, walking thru a yard, and stepping in shit is just plain unlucky. But finding it in your tank?? What are the chances of that?? You make someone mad? How did you know it was shit, you taste it? Are you sure it wasn't chocolate? Did the shit smell like diesel, or did the diesel smell like shit? Enquiring minds want to know!!
For inquiring minds, I have the entire shit-storm on video here ;-) Backhoe bizness part 2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wT1LnTJHdvU.html
In their case it's diesel Jelling in the tank because of the cold. I have seen operators in Russia start a small fire under the machine to bring the temp up a bit . Even trucks, parked con the side of the road with fires under the tanks to prevent it jelling. Their Zero is about -30 C . with the windchill factor something we need not worry about in OZ unless it's tassie or the new England in NSW.
You should find a decent size used lathe sometime Andrew. You could make your own pins and such instead of buying and waiting for things you really need. I bought a lathe and mill years ago and it was the best investment I ever made. It is actually kind of fun making your own stuff and having the capability to do it is very valuable. Great video as usual Andrew!
Yes, that is true, and isn't complicated to do. Select the right materials and use the proper case hardening methods is the main idea. A small forge or furnace can be made fairly cheap to do the heating or can be bought. I use an old ceramic kiln I bought at auction for 40 bucks, it works quite well and is very controllable as far as time and temperature. Different materials require different methods whether it be water, oil, sodium, or a wrap with hardening compound, just do the research and have a ball with making your own. It's nice having the ability to make what you need to get out of a pinch or make parts for other people.
Looks like when you see that dust smoke, that’s a sure sign you are on rock. That hammer will pay for itself where you live with all that blue stone. Love your vids Andrew. Thank you.
Andrew great work. You get so much advice (good and experienced) cos you show your issues for all to see. Great work, great videoing, great humble attitude and that all takes guts.
Good job, extremely hard work made a thousands times easier with the hydraulic hammer. I would suggest that you get yourself a longer hammer chisel, the one you have now is short and as such, it forced you to continuously rehammer each area in order to get the desired depth your friend needed. Waiting for the next video. Keep On, Keeping On .
I may be lazy but if it's a bit windy I just crank the gas right up a heap and weld between gusts. BTW you might want to shout yourself a new nozzle too or give it a file out, if that's all clogged it's not going to put out a very uniform curtain of gas around the weld anyway.
Re nozzle clogging, get yourself some Anti Splatter & spray it up the nozzle, far easier to keep clean, do it regularly & you wont have any probs getting the splatter off.
Always enjoy the videos you post Camarata. LOL, the music at the 26 minute mark is great....like a tag-team, dueling excavators 80's type of montage. Beautimus.
Wind chill has no effect on inanimate objects. It just cools the object quicker to the current temperature. So if it's 18º its still 18º for your friends tractor. Hope this was a paid job. Great work.
todd baker I’ll disagree with you on this one. Airflow certainly does make a difference or you wouldn’t need to have airflow over a radiator or air cooled engine for it to cool. If your antifreeze is not mixed right your rad can freeze up once you hit the interstate but could be okay on lower speed roads. If his equipment is parked in a windy shaded area it won’t be the same as a calm sunny area even with the same 18* weather BUT not having diesel fuel conditioner in his equipment long before the real cold hits is a sign of poor maintenance and laziness.
@@Crewsy airflow transfers the heat from the radiator to the air. once the air is hot, it won't accept more heat. it would be heat soaked. airflow takes the heat away from the radiator.
If you ever hauled rollers you'll know wind does make things colder on machines had it been 33 34 out and got water in the tanks and head out to the job in the morning with them just filled and the sprayer tops and some of the lines will freeze so false it affects everything
@@Crewsy from Wikipedia: Moving air disrupts this boundary layer, or epiclimate, allowing for cooler air to replace the warm air against the surface. The faster the wind speed, the more readily the surface cools. The effect of wind chill is to increase the rate of heat loss and reduce any warmer objects to the ambient temperature more quickly. Dry air cannot, however, reduce the temperature of these objects below the ambient temperature, no matter how great the wind velocity.
@@Crewsy Wind chill is only for animate objects(living). You can't cool something cooler than ambient temperature without intervention. Objects will be cooled to ambient temperature quicker than with no wind but not below.
I noticed that initially you used the hammer straight down, and then after a while you went in at an angle and that seemed to work better for the stubborn spots. The hammer can break off chunks upward that way. You're gonna be in high demand having this piece of equipment. Backhoes are a dime a dozen but this hammer is gonna take care of a big need that crops up occasionally. Thanks for the video.
I suggest the next piece of equipment be a sand blaster to make your old equipment look brand new. Would love to see all your equipment painted grey like your castle.
I don't think a color like grey would be good. When you are running this kind of equipment, I would think that having high visibility color would be better. That is just my two cents from someone that doesn't know anything about big equipment. So, I am just trying my best.
Andrew, Thank you for your great videos. Next time your welding with gas in the wind, use a card board box with the bottom opened up and weld in the hole the box provides. Works OK for tacks but for a bigger job put up a tarp to block the wind. Take Care and God Bless.
"My friend called me needing help digging, it's 20 degrees outside". Andrew goes out in the 20 degree weather preps his gear, pressure washes equipment, loads the trailers and drives off. What an awesome friend!
Fyi that hammer has the old style bobcat quick attach that is easily converted to the new style bobcat quick attach. Those ears are welded on to make that fit a yanmar.
Youngster with the TLB should keep it idled up when he is not working it: eventually the fuel return from the IP will warm the diesel in the tank. JMO but thinning the diesel with gasoline isn't the best of ideas. Throw in some H.E.A.T. or anti-gel if gelling is an issue.
Years ago I owned a diesel Eldorado. The VW dealers were putting out a warning bulletin re mixing gasoline with diesel. Diesel and kerosene mixed fumes are too weak to explode. Gasoline and diesel are exactly the right mixture to explode IN THE FUEL TANK !!!!!!!. Beware of this up in the cold climates. JoeB
Another good vid Andrew, your buddy is lucky you just bought that B-37 with the hammer. Not sure what he would do without your machine, I know all about ledge as my house is built on it here in CT, I'm surprised he went after that project in this weather. We will start cutting trees soon for our business and I think we have a decent land clearing project come spring too, cant wait for the 2019 work to start for our business.
They have a nitrogen charge?...where? i answered my own question, but thanks for your comment or i wouldn't have learnt something new. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R6XsiiI14HA.html
@@res1492 We have a John Deere breaker as well and it's next on the list to have its nitrogen charge checked. If the charge is low, it's worth the time to have it recharged.
res1492 I clicked on your link, watched the video and several others. Great maintenance information! I image Nitrogen gas is used in the hammer for essentially the same reason Nitrogen gas is used in car and truck tires. Something to do with heat? Thanks, RL
Roy Lewis Not sure buddy, i thought it might have been used as a gas for cushioning the blows, or increasing the impact...total guesses....can someone chirp in please
@@res1492 The oil/gas-combination breaker uses both nitrogen and hydraulic oil as principal firing means. Nitrogen in a sealed chamber at the top of the piston is compressed as the piston is lifted. ... Some combination breakers can derive as much as 75 percent of their piston-firing power from the nitrogen charge.
Andrew that hob knocker May be the turning point in your business. You could end up breaking rock full time. It would be interesting if you discussed how you winterize your fuel and equipment. Backhoes seem so obsolete though your friend manages it well. Beautiful ending!
Ha, yeah I got into watching the crazy framer a few months ago. Very entertaining to watch him slipping around in running shoes on snowy pitched roofs in minus 30 degree weather carrying sheets of sheathing. He's skilled but it's kind of amazing he's still alive.
Another great video :-) I always love it when you use time-lapse at the right times. Keep it up, love to see what you do next - and I'm already eager to see the quick change modification to the hammer. Best wishes from Germany.
Thanks for the great video mate ,it's good to see your latest addition to your fleet of equipment working on it's first job ,that hammer seems to work really well, and the machine itself the yanmar ,like most yanmars ,with proper maintenance will just keep on ticking over for years. Just a question if anyone knows ,do you have to pay registration and have insurance for each piece of equipment separately in your part of the world ,because that would start to add up with all your machines and trailers. And how come 30 min of your videos goes so quickly ,when my mother Inlaw visits 30 min seems to last a week. Cheers from down under.
It's nice to watch the big new Volvo's in action, Andrews is fun as you never know what he's going to be up to next, it might be digging or... Welding a diff on a 20 year old Nissan or fixing lawnmowers
At the rate he's growing he'll pass him probably in a month or so with subscribers. It's so cool he buys old used equipment, fixes them, makes it work, makes him money and it's paid for compared to $15,000+ a month in Volvo payments.
Hammer works good but i believe it should hit harder, although its probably just the type of rock your in. Great video! Love the yanmars and cant wait to see the kubota on a job.
I like how when you see something broke or not functioning correctly, even out on the job site sometimes....you fix it immediately. Not like most of us who let it go for a week or two, which quickly turns into three years....
I gotta say, your videos are getting better with every upload. Shots are framed better, pacing has gotten better and the music seems to fit more. Keep up the good work!