Installing A Hydraulic Coupler and Progressive Link Thumb. ( New Excavator Gets Upgrades!) 

Precious video on the Case! MAJOR Excavator Upgrade (2018 CASE CX80) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oC94M-MH5tM.html

I give Matt a lot of credit for not only laying out his job, figuring how to plumb the hydraulic lines but also describing for the viewers, every step he takes. He makes it look simple but it is quite an undertaking. Great mechanic with a fantastic attitude.

8:20 "It's like industrial-grade chistmas" - another memorable Diesel Creek quote. Had a good laugh on that. Thanks for sharing !

Has ANYbody seen a happier guy on youtube?? Even after the rip off by the utility company. What a way to enjoy a Sunday afternnoon. Watching Diesel Creek. Thanks, Matt!!

I have to say, I truly appreciate the reasonably cleanliness of your shop. Being a one man show, that in of itself is a major accomplishment.

Matt, there are some of us old-timers out here, riddled with arthritis, for whom every little movement means pain. BUT! We get to watch YOU. Go ahead and do what we can't. I'll watch every minute of it. Thank you.

That trick of using a hot bolt to round out the cut in plastic was brilliant. Never seen that before 🇨🇦

Out of all 150 channels I watch this one got to be the best one in the group.

The only difference between a mam and a boy is the price of the toys!!! Your having way too much fun!! Keep the videos coming. (81 year old retired machinist who worked on printing presses. )

Matt... a tip.. if you are welding under the hydraulic rams, wrap the piston rod with tape or rags to prevent any weld splatter damaging the rod and messing up the seals.. 😊

Matt, showing the who step-by-step upgrade procedure is a totally first rate presentation. Thanks! Really great edting, too.

love the custom logo for the attachments

Magic in start. Auotocar with frontfenders, when the digger enters the shop. Next frame, when digger comes around the Autocar, fenders are placed on a pallet. That Matt is truly an amazing man with many skills!!!

BSP = British Standard Pipe. It has a 33% greater proof pressure rating than JIC (8,000psi vs 6,000psi).

I appreciate that you paint your welds. Can't get a GC to do that to save my life despite construction drawings and specs

Matt is a master at what he does! A fantastic teacher! Congratulations on 3/4 of a million subscribers! You deserve it.

BSP = British Standard Pipe. Extensively used across the globe for plumbing connections ( but not in North America).

After 45+ years as a Journeyman Industrial Machine Repairman, I totally agree with you on those fittings. JIC 37 deg and O ring port or flat flange. 👍👍👍

I was wondering how long it would take you to upgrade. Makes life so much easier!

A hint on long small limbs. Grab 1/3 from the end - stuff the long side behind a tree and rotate and break the small tree at the point of the two trees. Drag out and re-bunch and off you go. 🤠

Love that thumb. I would however suggest a manual shut off where you teed into the auxiliary line so you can still use other auxiliary equipment. As you are set up you would be feeding two things at the same time. Great work and a nice piece of kit though.

The opposable thumb, a godsend. Have fun with your new dexterity. Thanks for taking time to share your work.

I’ve seen hydraulic thumbs do some next level stuff with a great operators. It will be a great addition to your arsenal

Just in time for the Sunday morning coffee. Thanks Matt. The Diesel Creek badging is awesome!

You definitely done the case properly. You have the right thumb and bucket for your machine. You will love the new thumb, and it's definitely going to be handy for you. Great video, Matt.

im an operator but i do a lot of work on the side and i used to be a fulltime fabricator/ welder clamp the top down when you tac it the welds will cool and pull the top up as a weld cools it also shrinks thats why sometimes when you get something perfectly aligned or squared after you tac it on one side it moves a bit also burning hot enough it shouldnt really matter but its best to clean the weld area first like on the back side of the thumb that goes against the boom as well because when you just grind the outer sides your still leaving that paint underneath where the weld will penetrate and could still pull some impurities through but burning hot enough on that size metal it shouldnt hurt you just some tips ive learned over the years great video man!!

Yes, how cool!! My boring Sunday evening is saved! One hour and ten minutes of the best mechanic ever on RU-vid 💪🏻🛠️ Matt, I love your content greetings from Germany

Love the long one's! Who says size don't matter!😉😂 Thanks Matt!

'm glad that your channel continues to grow larger. You've entertained us and shown us things that are new and interesting that most of us don't know about or have access to. I hope for continued success for you.

Sweet new Bucket and Thumb and Quick Coupler Matt 1:00 @Diesel Creek

Fantastic work on the install Matt! Love the ingenuity when the directions were somewhat generic, especially with how clean you mounted the control box. Glad we could help make it happen! Wishing nothing but the best for the @dieselcreek channel

That is a well engineered kit. Well documented, too. Makes it look easy. Well done.

Amazing Diesel Creek video as usual! Keep it up! I love the vehicle accessories videos.

Nice job on the install! Coming from a 40 year Case mechanic. 9 years at Case Dealership.

That's was a sweet install. The directions couldn't have been any better. New setup is going to be helpful on all kinds of ways.

Finally, you work on something that's newer and easier to work on and what an installation. You did a great job and that thumb is really functional. Keep up the great videos.

It’s fun getting to watch your shop and property come together. I also enjoy watching all the equipment/ dirt channels I watch come together and go on adventures. You, DP, and C+C. Even some let’s dig in there sometimes. It’s amazing watching such skilled operators and mechanics work. I might have learned a trick or two.

Holy cow! The old Bobcat made an appearance! I got to say your welding helmet reminds me of Evil Kinevel Great video Matt!! 👍👍

Breakfast wouldn't be complete without a Diesel Creek video🤘 Have a great Sunday Matt👍

Great job Matt. Complete start to finish. What a first....

Matt, Your doing a great service to the great Case High Ho by installing the thumb . It'll make the machine more versatile . Your tutorial on the installation of the new coupler and thumb ws😀😀 excellent .

Wow almost 750K subscribers😮 congratulations @Matt🎉 Your channel is doing well 👌🏻

Matt, you are one smooth operator! Nice fabrication SOLO, solid welding, plumbing and electrical installation and nice demonstration of working the Case!

Congrats Matt on getting ur excavator parts-on and making it work better. looks cool..

Just a thought. The company I work for, had one of these couplers installed on a Hyundia machine. On that machine, when the bucket was curled all the way open, the bucket linkage hit the hose block. Your linkage may be different, but You may want to check the clearance, so you don't break a hose or fitting. Love the video.

One of these days I'd like to see you accomplish some of the delicate tricks I've seen done by operators. I'll bet the fans would love that. With that machine and the toys you just installed, I would bet you could have cleared your shop location twice as fast.

This for auto car : you can add extra radiator behind the original radiator for extra cooling instead of overheating.

From a total novice at this type of thing, thanks Matt for taking the time to describe and show some of the detail for adding on accessories like the thumb and new bucket. Looking forward to more of these videos and how the accessories are used. 😊

Are we hearing a house build? Exciting taking out the pink dotted trees and get it opened up!

This looks like a great video for anyone interested in learning more about how to install a hydraulic coupler and progressive link thumb on an excavator.

A great way to start off a Sunday morning. Thanks for these interesting and informative videos.

There was thumb-thing missing when you got it 😂 Thanks for showing us how it’s done 👍

Love seeing the excitement on your face. That thumb is gonna make everything a lot easier for you. Thank you for sharing.😊

Love all the trouble of drawing square lines, and then when it's welded on at 19:47 it's all crooked anyway :) haha

I spent quite a few years fitting for PSM our local heavy equipment implement manufacturer. It was fun to see you do the install.

It’s always a good morning when you wake up and see a Diesel Creek video added.

I hope the overhead shop cranes comes soon!

Afternoon Matt watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👏 👍 Great Video 📹 Matt 👍

Oh yeah This is going to be Good Always Awesome to see You got a new Video UP Matt 0:20 @Diesel Creek

Great video Matt, thanks for the family-friendly video and the no-nonsense quality of work you do. You demonstrate excellence that should be emulated by so many people these days. Thank You and God bless you!

PLEASE BRING BACK THE INTRO MUSIC. Personally I hate youtube intros but those 6 notes from the supervillians seem pretty satisfying knowing the cont that they bring.

I am also working on my new workshop, and yes even here in Sweden it costs alot to get power, my price for 750m / ½ mile is aprox 40000 usd or 430000 sek. this is for 3 phase 11000V to a transformer that i can get 3x400V up to 450A if i want. Shop is for repairing Mining Equpiment, Heavyduty Welding of large buckets and repairs of generally large machinery. I am going to make it a youtube series. atm we are doing prep on the ground getting the stumps and green stuff of, then we level it...easy to work ground 5 - 6 meters (17 - 20ft) of sand. As for hydraulic fittings i dislike Jic and O ring fittings strongly. I pref G fittings, (oppsite cone of jic) since they are easier to get started and you get a good stop feeling when they are tight, jic sorta never stops until they strips. (G and BSP is same pitch but BSP is coned and G is straight. for sealing i pref Tredo washers (Washer with rubber vulcanized to them). Anyways thanks for another good watch🙂 Sorry for my lack of English grammar.

Pretty slick kit. Even i could install this one. Thanks for the great content Matt.

Yeah I was always told not to weld across the dipper arm. But I’ve welded all the way around stiff arm mounts without issue on 20 and 30t diggers. Nice work man

Matt! Make sure you drop the relief pressure of the aux circuit so that when you curl the bucket against the thumb it will bypass and not bend the thumb cylinder!

Clearing trees? Must be time to build that dream home. Awesome😁

It is neat how you have your logo on thumb

I have watched this channel since infancy the amount of skills knowledge technicality that you have achieved is astronomical I'm proud of you Matt keep going strong🎉

Another successful upgrade! As you’ve mentioned before the fleet is growing and getting more useful. Definitely gaining an education on construction equipment.

Cool! My first thought was 'good! now he can get on with killing trees!' Remember dream shop not done till the last tree hits the ground.

I installed a lot of hydraulic couplers on excavators when I worked for the dealer. Every one I ever installed came with instructions to not use the pins that come with the coupler to install to the stick because they are not hardened, and will damage the stick. You were supposed to reuse the pins that were on the manual coupler, and the pins that come with the hydraulic coupler are meant to be installed on a bucket.

That thumb and bucket combo work great. Wunderbar!

Great video as always Matt 1:07:55 @Diesel Creek

Nice neat and clean install Matt, great job, it's fun when everything is clean and thought out well. Enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing!

Lines being installed going super smooth Matt nice 28:51 @Diesel Creek

Thank you for purchasing a made in Canada bucket! It's nice that we still make something in Canada and haven't offshored.

9:03 Wow! You're a surgeon with the excavator! Impressive! 👍

That's a sweet machine. Very accurate fine controls and now with a thumb that can rip down trees or pickup a a bag of marshmallows.

Right off the bat I see a bonus. That metal pallet under the new bucket looks very useful.

I’m loving videos about current projects getting done, rather than collecting future projects. That thing is going to be handy!

THANKS!

When you were shaking the dirt out of those root balls from the trees, I was thinking that it might be the driest I’ve ever seen it there! Lol Nice job!

Thanks Matt When your attachments are properly engineered and made to fit your machine it's so much easier to fit up and make work,. Thanks WB great products. Newer and Clean is like a Dream to work on.

Matt, congratulations on hitting 3/4 of a million subscribers !!! My first post and I have been watching for a couple of years now. Keep up the great work.

Good morning to you Matt, watching from Minnesota. 🙂

As soon as it pops up gotta watch

Don't forget to double check the pressure on the thumb cylinder. You want it to give when pushed past a certain pressure by the bucket cylinder. Otherwise, you'll have them fighting each other and one will eventually get bent. 😊

Beautiful fabrication Matt ! Can't wait for the house build, which obviously should start soon I suppose, since you're starting the clearing... 👍👍👍

That thumb, bucket and coupler combo turned that case into a weapon! Thanks for sharing the experience with us.

Pretty cool that says diesel Creek on that thumb

You have to sacrifice a 10mm socket to the engine bay ever once in a while to keep the spirit of the machine cooperative.. or whatever equivalent the gods of non metric machines prefer :)

I see the old bobcat and i expect to hear some of the older soundtrack music 😂

Another amazing video I miss working on machines. Can't wait to see the autocar finished keep the bull bar it gives her caricature. Best wishes from dubai.

Sometimes I like to lay on the floor and pretend I'm a carrot.

Matt, You may want to rethink leaving the moisture gaps. Condensation and rust can create rust jacking over time. Seal it all with weld and paint it well. This will delay rust jacking.

Matt lovely bucket and finger great job. This will make digging and moving thing much more easier. David and family from NEW ZEALAND

Excellent content tonight, the step by step makes it easy to follow which makes it more interesting.

Interesting. Here in Sweden, Rototilt + hydaulic quick couplers are super common on basically all machines that I see.

Awesome content

You’re right on the fittings.