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MacCustoms
Canada
Registrace 26. 04. 2021
📍Cape Breton, NS 🇨🇦
Repairing, Accessorizing & Custom Restoring of ATVs, SideXSides & Dirt Bikes
We work with what we have around the shop & don’t always have access to all the machines/tools so sometimes we make it up as we go! Our way may not be your way but it works for us with what we have available!
Aside from Off Road Builds & Repairs we are working on a more self sufficient lifestyle & share our homestead DIY builds such as our homemade ATV Log Hauler, Rocket Stove & Off Grid Wood Fired Hot Tub. We will also post homestead chores like hauling & processing firewood, raising meat birds/laying hens & other tasks/projects we create around our property!
Exploring Cape Breton is something we love doing. We plan to dedicate more time & videos to doing some overnight & multi day ATV excursions and van camping in the future.
Email: maccustoms428@gmail.com
Repairing, Accessorizing & Custom Restoring of ATVs, SideXSides & Dirt Bikes
We work with what we have around the shop & don’t always have access to all the machines/tools so sometimes we make it up as we go! Our way may not be your way but it works for us with what we have available!
Aside from Off Road Builds & Repairs we are working on a more self sufficient lifestyle & share our homestead DIY builds such as our homemade ATV Log Hauler, Rocket Stove & Off Grid Wood Fired Hot Tub. We will also post homestead chores like hauling & processing firewood, raising meat birds/laying hens & other tasks/projects we create around our property!
Exploring Cape Breton is something we love doing. We plan to dedicate more time & videos to doing some overnight & multi day ATV excursions and van camping in the future.
Email: maccustoms428@gmail.com
HEAVIEST LIFT for the Homemade Log Trailer Crane Yet!!
We came across a huge flat(ish) rock sticking out of the side of the bank and WE WANT IT!
Jenn has always wanted a large rock for a driveway decoration and to have the house number displayed so this was perfect!
It was crazy heavy and there was some struggles and near disasters along the way but we eventually won the battle with this giant rock.
Without the homemade ATV Log Trailer, crane & winch it would have been impossible to have got this rock into place!
Not sure if you have ever priced large decorative stones before but this saved hundreds of dollars and gave a good workout also! You do not need a gym membership when you have a homestead!
MacCustoms Homestead Wishlist:
www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/18LN1K4ETGW0P?ref_=wl_share
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Jenn has always wanted a large rock for a driveway decoration and to have the house number displayed so this was perfect!
It was crazy heavy and there was some struggles and near disasters along the way but we eventually won the battle with this giant rock.
Without the homemade ATV Log Trailer, crane & winch it would have been impossible to have got this rock into place!
Not sure if you have ever priced large decorative stones before but this saved hundreds of dollars and gave a good workout also! You do not need a gym membership when you have a homestead!
MacCustoms Homestead Wishlist:
www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/18LN1K4ETGW0P?ref_=wl_share
#maccustoms #atvlife #homesteading #selfsufficiency #hondaatv #logtrailer #selfreliance #hondafourtrax #capebreton #atv #logtrailer #atvtrailer #crane #winch #winching #landscape #landscaping #landscapingequipment #boulder #rocks #largestone #workout #workoutathome #homemadetools #homesteadworkout #lawndesign #lawnornament #lawncare #lawn
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Landscaping with Honda ATV, Homemade Dump Trailer & Heavy I Beam
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We finally believe spring has arrived in Cape Breton!! The threat of a late snowstorm has passed and it is time to get some yard work done!! With no budget and only manpower & ingenuity we take on the task of levelling and landscaping the ground out in front of the garage!! We’ve had issues with this area being swampy and very unlevelled so we are slowly taking care of that!! Anywhere there are...
Repurposing the Wood Fired Hot Tub!
zhlédnutí 67Před dnem
All good things must come to an end! Summer is coming, we don’t use the hot tub much in the warm weather, we have issues with the coil again and we need a rain water catcher so it looks like the hot tub is going to be repurposed!! We reuse and repurpose absolutely everything we can and the hot tub components will be making their way to new projects! IBC Container, wood and burn barrel all have ...
Mechanic Hacks: Extracting Broken Bolts (on Yamaha Muffler)
zhlédnutí 68Před dnem
We broke 3 bolts on the muffler of Jenn’s Raptor when we tried to take the cover off to clean it up and get the new badges on it 🤦🏼♀️ Using what we had available: welder, nuts and imagination, we get the broken bolts out of there!! Raptor Build Videos: czcams.com/play/PL764-iOdrKAYmYejo9ABNzEjqU5GET3M2.html&si=bsPxBr7yEfoSqgxI MacCustoms Shop Wishlist: www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2S8I4VH0IZ9X...
Uprooting, Relocating & Replanting a Tree (& Breaking the Winch on the Log Trailer 😲)
zhlédnutí 182Před 14 dny
Money saving project!! 💲 Have you ever priced trees before?! 🤯 We are trying to get some shade in the front of the house and garage so we decided to uproot and replant a birch tree from the backside of the property! The ground was saturated so we figured it would be the perfect time to uproot it! There was defiantly more of a fight put up by the trees then we expected 😂 We also NEVER expected t...
Mechanic Hacks: Broken Bearing stuck in housing EASILY REMOVED!
zhlédnutí 114Před 21 dnem
Easy was to remove a broken bearing race that’s stuck in the housing! MacCustom Shop Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2S8I4VH0IZ9X1?ref_=wl_share #maccustoms #welding #diytools #mechanichacks #mechanic #repair #repairing #repairs #atvlife #atv #atvrepairs #removal #extraction #bearing
Homemade ATV Log Trailer Moving Culvert FALLS IN THE DITCH‼️
zhlédnutí 288Před 28 dny
We did not plan for that to happen! The goal today was to square off the ditch, get a new piece of culvert installed and use the excess ditch material to fill in the low spots in the front yard. Sounds easy enough…. Never! The trailer ends up in the ditch…the ATV randomly just won’t start on the electric start or pull cord…the culvert doesn’t attatch to the connecting piece properly… what else ...
Craftsman Lawn Tractor Oil Leak
zhlédnutí 218Před měsícem
Craftsman GTS5000 has oil leak (Briggs & Stratton 26HP) so we will be replacing the crank shaft seal, base gasket and valve cover seals. Easy and straight forward job and we will also show a quick carb cleaning while the engine is out of the machine #craftsman #briggsandstratton #lawntractor #leakingoil #maccustoms #smallenginerepair #gaskets #sealreplacement Maccustoms Shop Amazon Wishlist: ww...
ATV & Homemade Log Trailer are STUCK in our SWAMPY YARD
zhlédnutí 781Před měsícem
It was the perfect ground conditions to uproot a large stump that had been blocking our path and to load some downed logs onto the homemade ATV log trailer. With the crane and electric winch it makes moving logs fairly effortlessly. The log grabbers always come in handy also! The yard is so flooded and swampy, making it difficult and messy to get the ATV and loaded trailer out of the wet sectio...
Setting Up the Pig Enclosure
zhlédnutí 78Před měsícem
Cape Breton will always make you feel spring arrived in March before giving us a snowstorm in April; this year is no exception! We woke up to a “Significant Early Spring Snowfall” warning for tomorrow and decided we better get the pig pen assembled before it’s buried in snow again! The metal fencing we decided to use for the movable pig enclosure are sides from a large old trailer we used to ow...
Incubator Cam! Our Chicks are HATCHING! 🐣
zhlédnutí 46Před měsícem
Watch as our incubated eggs start to hatch! Live from the INCUBATOR CAM 21 days ago we put 24 eggs into the incubator hoping to hatch a bunch of chickens to add to our laying flock!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Leave A Comment if you think these chicks are adorable! Leave some name suggestions also! MacCustoms Homestead Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/18LN1K4ETGW0P?ref_=wl_share #maccustoms #hatchinge...
1st Start After COMPLETE STRIP DOWN - Yamaha Raptor Custom Build
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1st Start After COMPLETE STRIP DOWN - Yamaha Raptor Custom Build
Daily Homesteading: Moving the Chicken Coop
zhlédnutí 67Před 2 měsíci
Daily Homesteading: Moving the Chicken Coop
OFF GRID WOOD FIRED HOT TUB COIL REPAIRS 🪵🔥
zhlédnutí 121Před 2 měsíci
OFF GRID WOOD FIRED HOT TUB COIL REPAIRS 🪵🔥
Muddy Hill Makes it HARD to Haul Wood with ATV Log Trailer 🪵
zhlédnutí 554Před 2 měsíci
Muddy Hill Makes it HARD to Haul Wood with ATV Log Trailer 🪵
Reduction Gear Case Rebuild: 2007-2013 Honda Fourtrax 420 (Not Shifting)
zhlédnutí 45Před 2 měsíci
Reduction Gear Case Rebuild: 2007-2013 Honda Fourtrax 420 (Not Shifting)
2007-2013 Honda Fourtrax 420 Not Shifting
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2007-2013 Honda Fourtrax 420 Not Shifting
Kerr Highlander TW2000 Wood Boiler & Oil Furnace Combo Heating System SAVES US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!
zhlédnutí 158Před 2 měsíci
Kerr Highlander TW2000 Wood Boiler & Oil Furnace Combo Heating System SAVES US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!
Building & Testing A Snow Drag/Groomer
zhlédnutí 221Před 2 měsíci
Building & Testing A Snow Drag/Groomer
150cm of SNOW is FINALLY MELTING & MORE SNOW is COMING 😬
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150cm of SNOW is FINALLY MELTING & MORE SNOW is COMING 😬
Shovelling, Plowing, Winching & Smoking the Tires Off to Get the Van Out of the Deep Snow (150cm)
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Shovelling, Plowing, Winching & Smoking the Tires Off to Get the Van Out of the Deep Snow (150cm)
🚨❄️RECORD SNOWFALL PUTS CAPE BRETON IN STATE OF EMERGENCY!!
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🚨❄️RECORD SNOWFALL PUTS CAPE BRETON IN STATE OF EMERGENCY!!
MILWAUKEE IMPACT STOPPED WORKING…DO NOT REPLACE UNTIL YOU CHECK THIS EASY $15 FIX!!
zhlédnutí 121Před 3 měsíci
MILWAUKEE IMPACT STOPPED WORKING…DO NOT REPLACE UNTIL YOU CHECK THIS EASY $15 FIX!!
Drill Press + Grinder = Hillbilly Lathe!
zhlédnutí 109Před 3 měsíci
Drill Press Grinder = Hillbilly Lathe!
Honda ES: Shift Issues & Dash Is Not Working - RESOLVED!
zhlédnutí 319Před 3 měsíci
Honda ES: Shift Issues & Dash Is Not Working - RESOLVED!
Camper Build - Insulating the Doors and Repairing the Floor
zhlédnutí 231Před 3 měsíci
Camper Build - Insulating the Doors and Repairing the Floor
As a guy who has moved many a rock in my time for landscaping- good job! You reminded me that I have to do some rock collecting for a feature that I’m building by our parking pad! Have a great day!
Thank you! It was a bit of a mission but we got it done 💪🏻
Nice job getting that moved! I have priced decorative stones in the past and the price was extremely expensive. You both were so calm when the bike started rolling down the hill. I think I’d have been panicking at that point 😂 Can’t wait to see how you get it decorated and when the grass comes in! Cheers
Thank you! It’s crazy the price of rocks these days! Hahaha you need nerves of steel to hang out with us 😉 It’s going to look go good when we get the details finished around it and the grass grows! We will be sure to show in a future video!
Great way to repurpose!
Thanks! It’s all about using what we have around here!!
Did miss the size? Is this the 275g or the one over 300g one?
The one we used is 1000L IBC Container!
@@MacCustomsThank you. :)
@benjaminkoch6778 you are welcome! & thank you for checking out our video! We hope you decide to build one for yourself and enjoy it as much as we enjoy ours!!
If the camera wasn't there he wouldn't of fell off
Hahaha I wish I could have blamed it on the camera
You didn't adjust the values
The valves were adjusted when the head was on the bench
You mumble
And talks to himself most of the time also 😂
Hey guys! Looks like a beautiful day to be outside! How’s that tree that you transplanted doing? Any signs that it’s rooting! Have a good week!
We don’t want to jinx it but it’s seeming like spring here finally!! The tree seems to be budding so we are thinking that’s a good sign! 🤞🏻 Thanks for all the support! Have an amazing week!
Good job getting that stripped down Jen! You guys see so many uses for the stuff you have available to you! Beautiful view you have!
Thank you! We try to reuse anything we can to keep costs down on all our projects! It is indeed a beautiful view!
I can’t wait to see her Raptor all finished!
It’s getting close!! 🎉
This fix did absolutely nothing for my gs5000. Great idea but Craftsman screwed up with this lawn mower. Like riding and steering an old 1976 Ford Pinto with no power steering.
😂 love that reference!
Persistence pays off! Hopefully she’ll root and look good in your yard! Boy it’s muddy after all that snow melted. Take care!
It was a well fought battle with nature 😂 So much mud indeed! Hopefully the pigs will enjoy it when they arrive!
What year is that van and did the starter still crank with the bad fuse?
2008 Chevy Express 1500….The starter did not crank on this van, the lights would flash on the dash when the key was turned but no cranking or attempt to start
@@MacCustoms Thanks a lot!
@sunstatehvac9845 hope it solves your issues!!
Adorable! 🐣
They are! But they grow so fast!
You sir are incredible at what you do!
☺️ much appreciated
You can also drill a hole in the foot brake in a different slightly lower position and run the spring from the detent down to there to have the spring actually pull on the detent so it unlocks it out of gear.
That would probably help in some cases! With the machine we had for the video it wouldn’t have had any resolve because we had to clean the switch because it was all gummed up but I will defiantly keep this trick in mind! Thanks for sharing!!
🌟 Promo`SM
Hey do you work on dirtbikes to ?
😂 misjudged the edge a little this time! It went very smoothly getting it out especially with that heavy wet mud in there! I love how you guys do everything with stuff you have available and that trailer & crane are so useful!
It’s not often he misjudges where the trailer is! 😂 I was also surprised that it went that smooth to get it out! The log trailer is probably one of the best things we built (along with the wood fired hot tub!!) thanks for supporting our channel we appreciate your comments!
OMG... I thought I was watching a Comedy Video. FYI... they still make Plastic Pipe & Shovels! Yep the pole is still there. 🤣
Just wondering what plastic pipe and shovels would have accomplished?
Fair question! lol
😂
I’m thinking the shovel part was referring to Ry using a stick to remove the mud up front 😂 that was just utilizing a stick being on the ground there rather then going out back to get the shovel 😝
@@MacCustoms Just Kidding. I can see me doing the same things. Trying to make do with what you have and get 'er done.
My girls most recent was prettttyyyyy close… lmao
That’s wild!!! Was it loud AF also?! Lol
@@MacCustoms she was about 1/4”-5/16” of the way through the first face of the rotor hahahaha
@beatwrecker7343 wild! Lol
Lmao looks like a new e axel
😂
Can’t say I’ve ever seen any this bad!
Neither have we! 😳
Hey bud in the big boy logging industry we make skid row out of old logs that aren't so useful to cross swamps back in my day just lay a bunch of those willows you keep driving over as a bridge
Good luck nice trailer an hello from alaska
The ultimate goal would be to get it draining and get that spot levelled out but a log bridge may be the solution for the time being!
Thanks! So cool to know where our viewers are from!!
watch your long hair around any spinning things in the shop. No fun when a chunk of hair get twisted up in the drill chuck. Stay safe.
You are right! That would be horrible to have happen!
@@MacCustoms All to common
Can’t believe how easy he pulled that root out, that trailer is a great thing to have! I was sure he was going to land in that water 🤣
The log trailer is probably the most useful piece of equipment we have! There are not many projects around here that the trailer isn’t used on!
Did you use weld thru primer ?
I didn’t use that but you defiantly could. I usually use white coat metal so it takes longer to rust other then where the welds are
Good instructional video thanks and sounded like you had a great camera woman great job
Thank you for checking out our video(s)! We appreciate the support!
It is always interesting to see the new projects you have going on. I enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much for the support! 😊 we love being able to share what we do with other!
Looks like a solid and heavy duty enclosure! That crane sure comes in handy! Hope you guys don’t end up with too much snow
We are hoping it works well 🤞🏻 The crane and log trailer make life so much easier! Ww are also hoping we don’t receive much/any snow 🙂
Oh beautiful Easter Chickens they will lay Easter eggs for all to enjoy!
We are thinking/hoping 🤞🏻 we have mostly females in this hatch!
Happy Easter you two! The chicks are adorable! Pretty wild to watch them bust out of the shells and stagger around! 🐣
Happy Easter to you and yours as well! We love hatching chick it’s defiantly something cool to watch!
nice job guys!
Thanks! It was an awesome diy project!
You have some skills and i like your videos I just wish you had better audio
I didn’t have any issues with sound in this video 🤔
Thank you we appreciate the support! We also noticed an audio issue when we viewed the video on a laptop through CZcams website but not when we viewed it on a mobile device via the CZcams app. We will have to look into that!
Odd! We’ve both had and didn’t have audio issues depending on what we viewed the video on
Anybody of thinking of using the grease method, you can buy M10 x 1.25 grease nipples that fit in the banjo hole. Messy job but it does the trick
Good to know!!
Thank you, I had the same problem
You are very welcome! Hope the video helped!
2 tonne or 5 tonne puller?
@donmeca69 I’m not too sure actually 😂 just happened to have this puller kicking around
what jbl speaker is that and how did you mount it to the machine
I’m not too sure about the speaker. It was purchased and put in there by the owner of the machine
Which wires did you connect to under hood? I have the same wiring harness, but it being a 3 wire connection it throwing me off. Mine has a black, white, and blue wire on the switch side. Did you hook up all three to the factory ran wires under the hood or just two?
Did you have a problem with condensation? I built something similar, and have lot of condensation dripping into coals.
This is not an issue we had come across! Is your coil metal all the way into the tub or does it go from metal in the burn area to plastic lines into the tub? Not sure if that would make a difference but ours are plastic lines coming from the tub to the copper coil on the bottom intake line and then copper coil to plastic lines on the top input
@@MacCustoms copper coils inside burn barrel.
@armandniosi7657 ours is an exposed coil currently but even when we did have it inside a burn barrel we hadn’t noticed any condensation issue. Sorry we can’t offer any suggestions as it wasn’t something we’ve come across
Hey guys! I don’t think winter is done with us yet but we’ll take what we can get ! 15c here in Eastern Ontario today and sunny. Feels good! Take care!
So jealous of you right now!! ☀️
Do you usually get more snow this late in the season? He took a good fall there, hope he’s okay!
We often do unfortunately. We had a storm April 18th a couple years ago 👎🏻
WELL THERE GOES MY PLANS OF CRASHIN YOUR HOT TUB PARTY!!!
😂 so surprised that the fix held up!
Dudes geeking
😂
Can you add make/model of light and where they were sourced from? Thanks!
The particular set used on this machine are no longer available. I found a similar set on Amazon www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07JD8P1VV?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
So good to see a video from you guys,, good work on his one ,, nothing worthwhile is easy to accomplish , check on Tyler and Dobby if you would please? thankyou
Thank you! Tyler is doing well! He checked in with everyone today!
Thankyou for the response@@MacCustoms
Hey guys! Nice to see the snow going away! But I got to say mud sucks! Hate driving in it or walking the dogs in it! Take care and have a good week!
It was one of those “be careful what you wish for” we really wanted the snow gone but the mud isn’t much better 🤣🤣 hope you have an awesome week!!
Wow so much snow had melted in your yard! You guys are always lending an hand to someone!
The snow turned into mud 😂🫣 Always glad to help out and it’s hard to pass up free firewood!!
Could you recomment a dual wood and oil furnace? I'm in Nova Scotia
We aren’t certain what’s out there for wood oil combo furnaces, but from experience we are very happy with our Kerr products! They may offer what you are looking for!
@@MacCustoms I am just learning here. What is the advantage of wood boiler over a wood furnace?
It’s a learning process for sure! The primary difference between wood furnaces and wood boilers is the heat exchange medium. Furnaces use air and boilers use water. Our system has hot water radiators throughout the house as opposed to having hot air ducts! The wood boiler also allows you to heat your domestic hot water without an electric hot water heater! For the summer months instead of making a fire to shower or wash dishes we just put furnace oil in the tank and allow the oil furnace part of the system to heat the water.
Good camera work! Looks like a hard area to get a good view of!
Thank you! It was a very hard location to get a good camera view of!
Looks good
Thank you!