That's a great view what kind of drone do you use that would help me greatly on at the drag strip with my son ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A1jiqf2WHxA.html Look here Andrew
Andrew, I just retired from a chain manufacturing company in April. I worked there for 24 years. Ran the chain manufacturing department as well as the purchasing department. The last link you connect on the connecting link is called a side link. Side links are stamped with an aperture slightly smaller than the links on the inside of the chain called plain links. Side links are designed to be a tight fit. Before installing these roller chains, I would have have tightened the tensioner on both chain drives so they made each chain at least a one pitch shorter (the center point of one pin to the next), one link shorter. Why? Your new roller chains will stretch quite a bit over the next few jobs. This is called the initial elongation period. You will have to go back and loosen the tensioner to tightened these chains up. If you don't, eventually you'll throw a chain off one or both of the drives and possibly break a chain too. If you run these chains without initially tightening the idler, eventually the chains will stretch so much you'll run out length on the tensioner and will not be able to keep the chains tight enough to run on the drive. Good luck. ASH
Between the master link in the chain and that rock being jammed against the cutting wheel, I've never seen a machine put up such a good fight lol. Props to you for your perseverance.
Hah!! That's a baby chain. Try #200db. 300' of it. Very very hard to watch that. If he does it to his own equipment, makes me wonder how he does work for paying customers
This looks like a US Marine Corps "how to fix shit in the field" video. It was so familiar it hurts. I was laughing pretty hard and I cheered out loud when he finally got it.
This episode doesn't happen without years of art and muscle behind it. This could win an Emmy - if they had awards for *Construction Cinematography.* The chain build, the stuck rock, chain to a tree, heated rock exploding, tatted dude wearing Levi's and smoking, and then if it couldn't get better, Andrew shoves the camera into the trench and gives us a tour of the underworld of trenches, with perfect lighting on a 4K camera. Quickest 30 minutes of my week. Thanks for letting me be a subscriber.
I think the greatest things we all learn from watching your videos are 1. creativity in solving problems 2. perseverance & 3. positive never say die attitude. Coupled with your experience and skill-level it’s an unbelievably powerful combination. It has certainly encouraged me to tackle and complete things I would in the past have probably given up on or taken to a workshop to resolve. Thank you!
Next weeks episode: Andrew welds up some new diverter plates onto the Ditch Witch to stop rocks jamming it up, and also welds up a 100 gallon water tank to spray down the cutter wheel to prevent dust. Don't miss it! Oh and he does it all on the roof of the container castle!
Brings back a lot of memory's of my days "in the trenches" I'm 78 now and can still feel the "Pain/aches" of those days but you felt like a million dollars when you got to the end and pride took over. job well done. and I like others appreciate your temperament level staying just that. level. kudos. great job guys.
...Mr.Folley - I work with undergrounding of overhead electrical systems - it's very hard to find experts such as you now-a-days. Therefore thank you for your service. And thanks to Andrew Camarata for the videos.
1. Andrew is a master problem solver. 2. Andrew is patient as patient can be. 3. It's good to see that even Andrew has the simple time-consuming issues like trying to get a pin to fit in a hole - I'm not the only one. 4. I just watched a half hour of digging a trench and as usual I want more.
The shot with the camera down in the trench after the clean out reminds me of the scene in the original Star Wars movie when Luke made his final run on the Death Star!
What about welding on some half inch steel plate so that big rock can't get up into that opening beside the cutting wheel? It seems to run pretty true. I bet you could make some good deflectors. You'd be able to use it like a chain trencher as well as a rock cutter. I've seen your fabrication capabilities. I think you could make it work.
I was think the same thing, maybe just a piece of replaceable rebar run parallel to the cutter. You just need to keep the perfectly sized rocks from getting in the machine.
A few years ago, we installed buried conduit to carry fiber optic cables between a couple buildings - Super cool to see how it sliced clean through bedrock - We had limestone. Always impressed with the good work you do Andrew and the variety of jobs you handle - If I could, I'd work a Summer with you just for the experience! Keep up the good work !
He does take pride in doing it right. Many many people of today could take a lesson from his credibility and dedication to correctly doing the job at hand.
Thanks Andrew. I think I enjoy your inclusion watching you problem solve - ie. figuring out the chain link debacle - the most. Looking forward to catching up on your videos as I like to leave for a while then “binge”! Top shelf work, projects and editing you have improved every clip.
While I sit here asking myself “why is this so fascinating to me?” I then have to admit to myself, it motivates me to get things done. Do it, fix it, get to work, move forward. The fixing of things doesn’t make the money, but the thing makes the money and fixing it is part of the challenge with owning your own business and being successful. This has been my #1 RU-vid channel for a couple years now. Sorry if I’m not “liking” enough to show it.
One thing among many I like about this channel is Andrew could easily edit out the struggles and things that are a pain and just show it going perfectly on at the end, but he doesn’t. Thanks for that.
This was amazing. Watching this I had to keep reminding myself to relax my jaw it made me that nervous. I was expecting something to let go. The view from down in the ditch of the bedrock was incredible. Thanks.
Andrew you are an example of hard work and determination, If it had been me, I would have given up many times already, but your perseverance is admirable!
I have to be honest I was beginning to have my doubts about the ditch witch, but I'm impressed how it cut through that solid rock. I checked out their website and it looks like they have a completely different design now.
When replacing a worn long chain, do it by number of links. Not by length. Remember the old chain has stretched and isn't the correct length. And you may want to invest in the tool to hold the ends together from the rollers. Makes things easier.
Seems as you're comparing them you could watch link by link to make sure you're not skipping any. I'd be tempted to back off the adjuster when installing a new chain... also, do they run lube on these?
@@scowell Always count the number of links. Adjuster should always be backed off as much as it can before fitting a new chain. This gives maximum life out of the new chain
This was in my recomends. The family vaguely looked over and by the end we were cheering you on. What an amazing machine, and what an amazing man you are. Very resourceful and patient. Brilliant.
Ok, Subscribed to your channel a couple weeks ago. My twin sister and I have worked in an office for 36 years and never thought we would be glued to you tube watching all your videos. You are amazing!! You've inspired us to fix up things on our own... At least try. Thanks.
That ditch-witch got a workout on that job! Love watching equipment worked hard and getting pushed to its limits. Great video as always Andrew! Least you know its fixed now!
Just watched this with the family. Thanks Andrew for making clean family friendly content. When you have a new video out, you're the best thing on TV for us. Even my wife gets totally into whatever you're working on.
A shout out to Andrews parents is way over due. When raising him they instilled a great character into this young man. You can witness it sometimes in the little things he does or says. @3:50
@@AndrewCamarata Except I would have cleaned those wheels before hehe, one thing I'd do just for the video, I don't like the sight of oil and dirt mixing hehe (don't worry still love your videos). Others are saying it could have come with some side chutes to keep rocks out that may have been removed, perhaps if you could weld something on there as the rocks may have caused the chain to break, or the act of digging down with it and scraping on the side of the ground hole.
@@AndrewCamarata What's your opinion on if the wheel was flipped around so the teeth were going the other direction and the wheel turned in the opposite direction? it seems like it would not jam up at all that way and would still cut OK, I dont know..
Man when you were working on those chains I was pulling for you. It reminded me of some of my jobs, something that should only take half an hour takes most of the day. I love your persistence.
Hi Andrew, my name is Tom, and I used to work in the Housing system in NYC repairs of city owned apt. buildings. I've retired. I started watching your channel when you were repairing a ride on lawn mower that you found at the side of the road, for free. (Free is my favorite price) For a few bucks you got it working and made a small profit off it. I fixed up a ride on mower for a senior person and he was very grateful. I did it for free, just seeing him happy was worth it. It's nice to see a good work ethic. These days (and since the 1950s) Most people are lazy, looking for the quick way out. Watching you work/build and repair your equipment is actually fun. My hats off to you. It's nice to see a younger person that takes work serious but has a little fun doing it. A small suggestion. Let the Castle roof rust over just a bit and then clear coat it to preserve the look and protect it. .. Just a thought Good luck ( Take care of Levi!) T
@@hounddog2443 No, that can also be a hammer. The same with bricks, clamps, bits of metal that were just there, torches that don't work well, mounting brackets, chocks, rocks, boot toe and heel, palm of hand, disobedient machinery, the list goes on really.
@@CantBeFucked69420 i once broke a screwdriver giving a brake pad a light tap to get it out of the brake caliper bracket.... i was somewhat disappointed.... So they are probably not the best hammer alternativ out there
Hi, I've been watching you for almost 2 years, although I don't know English, and I don't understand what you are saying, but it's still interesting to watch, every time I get great pleasure from what you do, thank you for such wonderful videos, I wish you well health, more cool technology, all the best to you. I'm from Russia
@@07decker I didn't realize russian and english was so close to each other grammatically(?). If you tried Google translate with danish and english it would just look like something Yoda wrote.
@Rumanoid В правом нижнем углу окна просмотра находится кнопка настроек, нажмите на нее, и она вызовет меню, и вы можете выбрать «закрыть заголовок» (Closed Caption) и сказать, что вы хотите «Авто-русский перевод»(Auto-Translate Russian), и он даст вам закрытые подписи. Они различаются по своему качеству, иногда превосходны, но обычно посредственны, часто запутаны и бессмысленны.
@Peter Lee Yeah...or something like that. Maybe something simple like just widening it so bigger rocks pass through. I don't know. You bet, he'll come up with something. It'll drive him crazy until he does it!
I Operate the same trencher and it barely has a quarter inch between the wheel and gates. The ones on Andrews machine have been bent out. He just needs to rebuild them with heavier steel. I think there's still plenty of diamond plate left over from his roof. There is no quit in this man, he will get it.
@@livingstonbarrie That chain drive system looks a bit weak drive that big wheel....How many times a year does it snap if digging in such material as Andrew her...our it actually last for a while)
No, with the heavy duty side shovels on the digging and cutting wheel the covering shroud is made to be very close to the wheel with a sharp edge to it to toss any big rocks to the side and shovel up the loose material and deposit it out the side opening. If he heats the original "thinner" shroud up he might be able to press it in step-by-step to get a tiny margin to the wheel and then put a reinforcement layer outside around the lower part to keep it from deforming again...
Actually my dentist uses some kind of slow drill to clean up after she finishes drilling the tooth. It's really annoying and the sound of this ditchwitch gnawning through the rock actually reminds me of the sound and feeling of that drill.
I said it before and I’ll say it again Andrew is a one man crew he can fix anything and works his ass off more young men in America should learn his work ethics!!Nice shot of the trench Andrew I was feeling like I was in it!!Keep On Keeping On & I Will Be Watching You!!
Hi Andrew I just was very surprised, that you messed around with those chains and did not use the two chain tensioners. If I saw it right: In the front (short chain) it was the 2nd (upper) gear, which can be moved up and down to tension the chain. And for the rear, the long chain, it was the (horizontal) screw just before the end gear. Usually has one of each side of the big wheel, to tension the chain and adjust the wheel angle. Using those chain tension mechanismn, you wouldn't damage the chain, could properly adjust the desired chain tension and everything would run much smoother. Just my 2 cents. ;-)
Hey Andrew, you got the job done, but I think Rolf's comment is valid. Chains can be joined this way... I just winced slightly, a bit. I need to get out more.
I was thinking the same, let adjusters off, then you could have easily got ends to meet and then rolled it to where you could get at the joiner link. Those chains need lube and you should have lubed the joiner link pins before instaling.
Never measure the new chain and the old chain to determine the length. You must count the links. Each and every pivot point wears and as they wear the chain gets longer. I have replaced chains that had the same number of links but the old chain was 12 inches longer than the new.
@@toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 All the tensioners are adjusted for old stretched chain. Pre lube your tensioner bolts before job, adjust them all back to zero and like he said, count links. Replace and retension. Now when his chain gets slack, he will have no tension adjustment left and will probably have to cut a few links out. Even a atv 2ft timing chain with minimal pressure will stretch a couple inches over time.
@@69jbr69 What you're saying has nothing to do with what I said, he's saying the chain will be longer, when in reality the chain barely fit, definately not a foot of slack...
@@toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 The new chain he put on is longer, as in more links. Every pivot pin point wears, adding about a 1/16 of an inch in length per link over time. If you have an old and new chain both 16 links long, the old one will be about an inch longer. Barely fit has nothing to do with it and in reality it should have been sloppy for easier assembly with tensioners backed off.
This man is unbelievable..Ive been watching quite alot of his videos..I can relate to alot of this stuff. Very highly professionally inclined this guy. Completely unbelievable. You can rest assure he saves a ton of money in repairs.. A ton. 10's of thousands to trust me
Your grit, determination, motivation and knowledge are impressive! Clearly you enjoy what you do and your patience removing the lodged rock was admirable.
Tile Saws have a water pump that flows water on the blade and a bath of water directly below the cutting table. That configuration almost eliminates dust entirely. And the blades last much longer: when the blade gets hot the bonding matrix(the "glue" that holds the diamond dust to the blade) wears faster.
The only problem is that the dirt turns into mud and clumps up everywhere... A real drag if you have to stop the machine and tear into something... That's "mud", or regular "loam". When wet rock dust dries, it is difficult to remove. Like inside of the trench that you just dug. Another very important real danger is ELECTRICITY! If the machine chops through a underground "service feeder"... no matter what it's a bad thing... if the soil is dry, the situation isn't too bad. The only possible "energized" area is the machine and a small radius around the machine. If the ground is wet...it's an entirely different story... A much greater possibility of being zapped. All ground is different (to a certain extent)... But I agree 100%. Gota reduce the amount of dust.
Great video Andrew !!!! My daddy always said "If a man is not going to use his head, he may as well have two A-Holes". You certainty use your head all the time. It's a pleasure to see a man that won't take no for an answer. Keep up the great work and stay safe. God Bless America and long live the Republic.
Half a million views in 24 hours of a trencher and the man who makes things work. If all of the internet was like Andrew's contributions, we would never be able to look away. Thank you @Andrew.
I’ve been watching Andrew’s channel for the past 2 weeks and cannot get enough. He’s a “tells ya how it is kinda guy” and I like that. My wife always asks wtf am I watching, but I don’t care I’ll sit there and watch how he fabricates a gas can, takes a chainsaw to his truck dash or send his drone halfway across NY-I’m all in!! Keep up the great work, Andrew!
On a side note, Andrew is coming to us from a most famous town, Saugerties NY. In 1969, The Band recorded "Music from Big Pink" in Saugerties in New York States. Hudson Valley. The album was called by many the greatest and most important music of its time. A beautiful part of the country.
