0:01 drone shot following truck and trailer. 0:39 up close on the trailer. 1:02 unloading. 1:23 controls and operations crash course. 2:18 moving down the trail. 3:30 snagged on a tree. 3:52 loose hardware. 5:49 on site repair. 6:51 a helper suddenly appears. 8:06 old man strength. 8:30 location change and a pupper. 9:45 heat it and beat it. 11:00 contact! 12:26 good 'nuff! 13:36 a little chuckle. 14:32 world's best apprentice. 15:00 extra bolt. 15:50 weeble wobble. 17:05 Action! 17:36 first bite. 19:30 mud wrestling, puddle splashing and ballet all in one. 20:30 introducing the crusher. 21:09 some pups and a little blade work. 21:40 smart pup. 22:40 graded and moving in. 23:23 crusher goes to work. 24:30 how sketchy do you want it? 26:15 round 2. Conveyor belt looks happy. 27:43 satisfying time lapse. 29:20 little😉 pile of rocks and some comments on operation. 30:08 what a tease!
Reminds me of growing up in my dad's rock quarry in the 60s. I well remember standing with a foot on a small ledge on either side of the jaw's interior, swinging a 16lb sledge breaking up rocks that hung up. Usually tried to break them still in the feeder, but every once in a while one would fall wrong, and out came the sledge. Ours wasn't vibratory feed. Had a steel track, controlled manually, to feed. Our rock was limestone, not as dark as what you have. Jaw was adjustable, and we kept it screwed down to 3 inches out of the crusher. Ran it thru a screen plant, then a hammermill secondary crusher then thru screens again. Except our 3 inch base rock. Swung the conveyor 90 degrees to the left and straight from crusher to stockpile. In those days, kids could get away with working around the equipment, except when an inspector showed up. Always knew in advance when he was coming so that made it easier to disdappear til he left. Ah, the good old days!
@@andrewadams488 ,sounds like something out of a mob movie. Joke. Lake Mead outside of Vegas is drying up and many cement shoes have been discovered. Just saying
In my 17 years in the stone crushing industry, I have never been so concerned about safety. These machines are unforgiving when it comes to bodily harm, please be careful, and for heaven's sake, no hands near moving parts. With love from a snowy and cold Sweden.
I've been watching andrew since he started his u tube channel I've been running heavy equipment for 28 years and that young man has worked his ass off to get what he has to gets you with hard work I'm sure your parents are very proud you.
I often wonder how much of the equipment he buys comes directly from youtube revenue. Like "ok, my videos made enough money, now I can go buy a rock crusher, and make more videos"
What I like about A⚡C is he not scripted like a corporate network. When he messes up or makes a mistake you are right there with him going through the pain of nuts and bolts. Like thee old saying goes. " If it has t!+$ or wheels it's going to give you problems. Jk
"That's an ignorable problem." -goes into the Andrew Camarata hall of fame along with the others. Gotta love the way you persevere and overcome life's ignorable problems; you are an inspiration! Thank you for the videos.
"I didn't need to be on there anymore" "I would look like it was just painted" (completely predictable thing happened for obvious reasons) "FOR NO REASON" "That might have been an outside job" And now, we can formally confer Hall of Fame status upon: "That's an ignorable problem".
I loved that the last sentence is, "really what's next is that's got to be blasted". Can't wait for that one Andrew! Nice job straightening that shaft to good enough.
I'm pretty sure the blasting vid is already out- as is the issues and then replacement of the big dump. Planning on rewatching- didn't realize at the time the blasting was on the mountain top till he started road building with all the stone
I have experience from volunteering at a mine in college. One crucial tip, always wire the blast timing from the center hole outward radially. I can also give advice on running a stand up pneumatic rock drill , they have two speeds, idle and death drill😂😂😂 hang on the drill with leg about 60 from horizontal behind you, use your weight combined with pressure from the leg pneumatics to drive the drill into the rock without much effort
@@singncarpenter6270 Pretty sure this is on the mountian with the flat top. The blasting on Andrews land a while back was the shipping container drive way going up to the top behind the castle. Or am I missing something. He has 2 mountains.
@@jaylast1958 Are you sure that was on this channel? There are several other channels that have Andrew related content. We saw that big fuck-off pond blast on Andrew's channel that was uploaded on 16th November, but other than that, I can only remember un-crushed rock with much larger pieces being laid on the mountain road. I dread to think how much money has gone into the mountain property with all the equipment bought mainly for that project. ISTR Chris Guin's (Letsdig18) friend Charlie's rock crusher being a quarter million dollar investment, so this one had to be $50K. Well it might have been before Andrew got his hands on it.
Awesome purchase. Having a track crusher is a total game changer. I’ve used these before are well as fixed plant jaw crushers. You might be able to tighten up the jaw down at the toggle plate by adding shims or some crushers have a hydro set for the close side setting to make finer material - but effects throughout. Also if you “choke feed” it you’ll have less long platey pieces. - I saw some in your crusher run pile. On that type of crusher they can get jammed up underneath and rip the belt. I’ve split a belt complete in half lengthwise by something getting jammed up underneath. Also load it with a large excavator. Set on a higher pad so you can see kind of into the jaw. With the excavator you can pick through the pile and size a bucket to match the indeed size of the crusher. Also mounting a large parabolic mirror (or if you really want to be fancy a camera) so you can see down into the jaw helps. Also make sure all your loader/excavator teeth are tight - if they get down in the jaw they can fired out the top like a rocket.
Pretty sure the crusher has a fine adjustment on it. The closer it is on the bottom determines the rock size. Yes a better set up is indeed needed. Lots of prep work can make an operation run much faster. Digging up the right material and stacking it pretty full is key.
Must be a 250K investment, at least. for crushing some slate for a forrest road. Money seems to be the leastof issues here. hope fully it will see some good use, and good video content.
@@Rimrock300 Think about it like this. Imagine how much it would cost to have someone come in and build said road. For a mile road at that grade its going to cost a huge amount of money because they will likely truck in all of that road base and not make it on site. 250k and after he is done with it can sell it for 200k easy. He can even crush up enough to make the entire top a solid base of stone. Not only for this project any projects coming in the future.
@@kameljoe21 See where you're going. Yeah, he can make the numbers turn out for his benefit, crush up some large piles for current and some future projects, then pass the machine on while it's still in relative good shape and low hours
Oh man, can't wait for a "that just broke for no reason" with the crusher! 25:05 was like some hard core Battle Bots! Nice work and happy to see a video on this thing!
No shortage of rock on top of the mountain, another cool tool to have. Watching you progress in the past 6 years has been great Andrew, thanks for the never boring content. Blasting next, that sounds great.
Started watching - while unloading the unit my thought was "Andrew is so hard on equipment - I give him 30 minutes run time to totally bung this up" -- NOPE, busted before first use THIS is why I watch
Dear rlindyb 👍👌👏 2) As I already mentioned often before: Not even a single piece of equipment/tool will ever outlive the "usual behaviour" of Mr. Camarata (respectively the typical Camarata treatment). Nearly everything is always overstrained/overstressed and/or overloaded. I'm very glad to see, that he treats his dogs way better. Best regards, luck and health.
Like I said in a different comment, he's definitely good at fixing stuff, but he also has a "knack" for breaking it in the first place too. An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure.
That track loader was WAY more suited for that cut-and-level operation to set up that rock crusher, NOT ONLY because it is larger, but just because how track loaders work [assuming the operator actually knows how to use them properly, of course].
Your capacity and willingness to just roll with the hard knocks (sometimes literally) and push through frustrating setbacks continues to impress and inspire, Andrew. Great to see the two of you working through the bumps and hurdles that came up during this project, and ultimately get some good work done in the end. :) Also great fun, as always, to see your resources and capabilities continue to grow!
Hey Andrew. It's nice to see you letting other guys share some footage of your projects. I know you must have more footage than would even be possible to edit and post, so being able to see what's going on through their channels is a nice bonus for the viewer.
Now we know the story. Crusher is to slow and finicky for Andrew. Clear a spot, blast, haul rock and then crush boulders after breaking. Then truck ah-s**t and newer bell. Andrew is very, very determined to rock the roads. Finally with dirt bosses help, rock flies till dozer repair. I thought I had it bad, but may 2023 go better for you Andrew. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Kinda hard in that kind of rock, but not impossible. Honestly, he should just mine as much rock as he can from an open pit and use it (crushed) to sell it to his customers. Being able to expedite processes whilst you're working on overarching projects is a good method to be more sought after. IE: you're asked to make a driveway. You also provide the road base. That's how we started, gave the customer the option to buy (in the asking price) the raw materials or to obtain them some place else, which caused delays and all that jazz. Most customers choose to use our distribution system. Rarely, and mostly for specific stuff, do they go with outside stuff these days. Repeat customers, almost never.
I loved the addition of this piece of equipment. It's really a step up in size. I thought the big wheel loader was the biggest, but this one is impressive. It's fun to watch the rocks fall down into the mouth and the teeth begin to chew them down to size. You're right about getting used to the proper feeding of this animal.
I do lots of mobile jaw crashing and you made a great purchase there .keep it greased like way more than you think it needs at least once a day, keep it level and try your best to not put any metal wood or mud through it ,keep your excavator near it with the hammer attached and keep a consistent amount on the shaker table so the Jaw is always 3/4 full and making a consistent product! Oh yeah dont let anything freeze in it if your gonna run in cold weather run it for a while to clean it out and spray the belts and pullies with rv antifreeze at the end.
Phenomenal cool purchase mate... that will be useful for your work but also be an opportunity to create new work applications... Love your channel.. Big shout out to Cody and Blue from UK.
When you said you had a rock crusher you were not kidding. That is a monster! Go big or stay at home. You need a dial indicator and a long pipe to fix that shaft. great machine.
@@AndrewCamarata Andrew I sent you a message after you told me to get a hold of you cuz I mentioned your b roll to new subscribers, never heard back? Sent you a mail o gram or whatever.
Very cool. Maybe you could push up a dirt ramp by the rock receiver hopper so you could use other loaders to load the rock and not be limited to just the big boy front loader. Just a thought. Great job and thanks for sharing the new tool. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Andrew, I have been watching your videos for some time now and you amaze me how figure out how to fix such complicated equipment. You never seem to get upset or frustrated with things or people which is an awful good trait. You are enjoyable to watch and support. I have been trying to figure out your relationship with Sam as she seems to enjoy working with you and isn't afraid of trying anything. She seems as mild-mannered as you. I also noticed she grew her hair longer recently which I liked. Well let me say it is a pleasure watching your videos and I hope you let us know your relationship with Sam sometime in the future. You two seem well-suited...
A couple things about rock crushers are it does not hurt to have them angled downhill to get more feet out of them and you should always have the jar box full
I watch a concrete crushing operation close to my house & they don't put cement blocks into the box as large as the rocks Andrew was using. Maybe the cement is harder than the rocks he's crushing but should he try to put smaller rocks in it in order to prevent breakdowns.
Another absolutely outstanding video!! Bravo! 👍 Bravo!! 🙌 😊😊 Thank you Andy! And here’s wishing you & your squeeze, and your family and her family a absolutely wonderful MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎁🎄
Epic video and another massive installment. Just like Jesse said back along, Big things are happening on Mount Camarata. I wonder what's happening after the road build. A castle 2 possibly. After years of watching gold and opal mining that machines end conveyor motor is a point of failure and snag point. Don't know why they didn't opt for a 90 degree worm drive motor mounts on both sides. Sam is an absolute asset to have working with you
Belt should be fixed tomorrow, looks like we're going to be snowed out though. At least things are ready for next year. That truck got stuck on ice today too. Skidder was barley able to save it.
Incredible job Andrew! very satisfying to see how you find a good solution to all the various problems life throws at you. something i need to remember when tackling the more tedious technical type problems i deal with.
Enjoyed the rock crusher video. Wish you had extended the video with footage of you spreading some of the newly crushed stone. Would love to see it and your progress on your mountain roads.
I really don't know why I find all of Andrew's videos so interesting but for some reason I can't seem to stop watching. This rock crusher was fascinating, but I was SURE that some of those larger rocks would not be able to be fed through the teeth of that machine and sure enough, I was wrong! Excellent stuff. I'm a huge fan!
Hi Andrew. Good purchase. Perfect for making road base. That will prove to be invaluable on your mountain top, and future jobs. Also don't let the negative comments EVER wear you down. Most of it comes through jealousy either because they are scared to try or lazy. Some could, come because of things that are beyond their control and are plain old pissed. Which is understandable. That's the problem with these comment sections, we really don't know each other, so we don't know which part of are heart it comes from. Merry Christmas. Ed from Chicago 🙂
The spindle/axle that you were bending back into position at the start of the video may be worth trying to fix better. You may choose to do it when you get it back into your workshop - if you can machine one to replace it getting it welded back into position might pose some interesting challenges - I was thinking that if it were made so it was longer than it needs to be (and cut down when you've got it in place) you could make a housing to position it that fixed onto the body of the rockbreaker using something like threaded rod so you could get it into the exact position required. It might be worth trying to use a laser level light to assist with postioning. It might be the case that what you've done works well for a couple of years and you've got plenty of time to think about how to replace it if you need to.
I’ve been watching your videos for years now. One of the reasons I got into heavy equipment was your videos. Now I make all kinds of rock at a mine using a J1170 Jaw. Anyway good stuff and thanks for the inspiration over the years :)
You’re a visionary Andrew. Bravo. After the rock trucks saga - it seems that you definitely get what you pay for. So getting the bigger better machine will hopefully pay off for you. Great video as always. 👏👏👏
The rock crusher chasing the side-by-side @2:34 put me in mind of the T-rex chasing the jeep in Jurassic Park. I am not sure which one would do the most damage if it caught you?
You are a brilliant hard working young man. Slow down just a bit and play closer attention and it might save you some work in the future. Absolutely love this channel. Keep up the good work.
As a mining engineer it makes me glad to see you getting more into the rock side of things, pun intended. Like you mentioned to get really any further with that face you'll have to drill and blast. On another note you have some pretty heavily bedded planes so a good investment if you keep have problems is to invest in a slab breaker jaw die set, they'll make quick work of those long skinny pieces especially with that rock.
Haven’t been around crushing operations much but I think you’d benefit from loading it with a track hoe instead of the 973, with the track hoe you can sort it out better than with the 973 and also you could set up the excavator on a bench above the crusher that way you could see what’s going on, good luck with it
I was thinking the same thing. Really need to build up a massive pile before hand then using a track hoe to load it non stop with someone scooping in to the truck. Just pitching it in to a pile. I am not sure if that conveyor pivots side to side or not.
@@kameljoe21 my thoughts exactly , a bench to sit the excavator on so you have a clear view , sorting the material is crucial. Jamming the jaw crusher isn’t productive, adds unnecessary wear 👍🇨🇦
It’s looking like we are gonna get hammered with snow here tonight and tomorrow! Can’t wait to see some snowmobile videos from you! Or some snowplowing videos, those are always fun.
If you have splines it can handle small wobbling but with that shrink disc coupling it's stiff and will put high stress on the bearings and decrease the life time of that hydraulic engine. Iff it now is flange mounted.
It’s nice seeing all the pieces coming together like a puzzle with all your big machines that seemed too big at first but now that you are buying others it’s size it is upping the whole level
Was I the only one that got heart broken when the conveyor belt got slightly damaged? I felt your pain Andrew! Glad it was minor. This was the bad boy I was waiting for to complete the long road repair for the mountain. Can't wait to see the awesome video for that one! Got my popcorn waiting and ready 😎👍
Another gripping adventure, I had no idea where this was going, but Andrew came through with a win! Glad to see the new addition to his equipment line up! I'm sure we'll have more fun with this! Stay well and stay safe! Happy Holidays to everyone!
You should make/get a grizzly to help you pre-sort the material and get rid of any mud off it. Adds another step, but anything smaller than whatever you make it (probably 4" in this case) would fall off, and you can add a second layer overtop to help get rid of the bigger stuff.
Just from doing a little watching of other videos it seems like this is just the first step in the process. You need more equipment. A crusher like this is usually your first step. Then you would move everything to a classifier, which will sort the rocks for you. then after that, a secondary con crusher to make your gravel for your road bed. I can’t wait to watch videos of your two new machines :-)
Yeah, I’m sure there’s a learning curve with this machine that I would think. Emphasis are put on rocks not mud sticks or logs lol. Best of luck with that machine. I hope it does what you need it to do.😊
As used, a champion ! I love matching your chain ! What a pity ! You're so far from France ! you don't back down from anything, I have a high admiration for those who know how to do everything with their 10 fingers ! And the flight with drone is very amazing ( from a droner !) .
Very reliable plants. American made. Ran a 3055 for a few years. Word of advice. Grease that jaw every 8 hours, 1 ounce per grease fitting. And we used murrysville machinery for all our parts. They’re in punxatawney pa. Not sure if that’s close for you. Great group of guys.
nice machine! i used to crush field rocks with a rock crusher behind a tractor (rotor with fixed hammers turning opposite direction of the tractor). i don t know if your crusher work the same way with a rotor, but what i learned is the most efficient crushing is when you have the less loess, clay and organic matter and the more rock in the bulk entering the crusher. clay, loam, wood etc works as shock absorber, and thats you dont need in the crusher. and also those materials create a lot more wear to the than pure rocks, acting as a grinding paste
I thought at 1st that was Michael Jackson Thriller in the beginning. How fitting I thought. We seem to have the same taste in music. I was reminded of that ethereal sounding song when you introduce the IH dump truck as your new workhorse.
I watch your videos religiously and get really excited when a new one is out! I worked in heavy industry (scrap yard) for 20 years and have ran pretty much anything with an engine on it including cable cranes. I've also repaired my fair share of conveyor belts. Have fun with that one Get yourself a couple of boxes of Flexco Quick Fit fasteners and make a clamp system with 2X2 angle iron with threaded rods. You'll have it fixed in no time.
WTF.. - I mean, every time I think it can't get any bigger, Andrew comes along and proves me wrong... 😳 I operated such a crusher, also transported it on the road. (did it on the side to earn money during my studies) I remember mine was a bit smaller. But it still took all my effort not to screw up on the road. and I know the prices of those, even used ones. Cheap is something else... how much does the monster weigh? I guess 35 - 40 tons? At that time, my crusher weighed around 25 tons, and was not small. Wow... that's impressive. 👍🏻 This is already the professional league Andrew.. by the way - good job Sam! 👍🏻👍🏻
