Excavator and driveway maintenance
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2024
- Replacing some hoses on a Hitachi EX100 excavator, oil change, grease. installing a forklift starter, loading shale into a dump truck, then spreading it on a driveway.
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Love the old EX 100 Hitachi gosh I remember when that was Andrew's "big" excavator. That goes back a few years. Loved the content then and still do.
he's been losing me lately with all the wealth tbh. Its lost a lot of its "get er done" over the years.
@@edwardstevens1442you can appreciate the struggle it took to get where he is but when the struggle pays off he can enjoy the fruits of his labour...he has definitely earned the good life and he does it with old equipment
@@edwardstevens1442 new episodes are really amazing quality and like a movie sometimes. the "get er done" videos you can find under unlisted B playlist. mostly short videos where he fixes something quckly or wants feedback about something.
@@edwardstevens1442 what do you want to see me do? This video was about working on a piece of equipment that I purchased many years before I did CZcams.
@@AndrewCamaratame personally I like the demolition and excavation videos as well as the fixing stuff, so your good in my books
I’ll never understand why Andrew’s videos are so simple yet so much better than anyone else’s. I could watch him tinker around his yard for hours.
Great guy + great skills + great toys + great property + great cameras + great editing = PURE DELIGHT
I think he spends allot of time editing and must have several terabytes of content.
Andrew's vids are so watchable because he sets the camera in a spot where you can see what he's doing and he moves them around a lot so you don't get bored. You can tell
that he spends a fair amount of time editing. But the real magic is in Andrew himself. He simply wants to make vids that are interesting and doesn't spend a lot time yammering
away like he's trying to be a Rock Star. He seems to be very modest and has found the right formula that will probably teach a generation of YT creators how to do it right.
I do not know Andrew. I make my assertions based on all of the excellent content that he has created and the hours I have spent watching.
Not as simple as u might think he does good video editing and he's a hard worker I can see this and I've only just seen a couple of his videos.
One element of it, i think, is that they are more cinematic. Most videos on CZcams are Talk, Talk, Talk! And not only that it's bullshit filler. Talking for the sake of talking and they try to monitize as much of it as possible. Andrews videos seem to focus on the work of the projects with him rarely stopping to talk. This video was 43 minutes and i'd be surprised if there was more than 5 minutes of talking in it. Plus the big thing is the lack of him whoring himself out the whole time which really takes a viewer out of the video mentally/emotionally. Everytime im watching a video and they start schilling I always groan and fast forward but by that point the "mood" of what was happening is broken/gone. So I think a big part of it is the lack of ads and the more cinematic approach rather than the lets talk for 80% of it and I'll show you some clips for the remaining 20%.
When I was a kid, I'd stay up late watching TV. Now we're staying up late watching Andrew work! Great stuff!
TV is trash. I get all the content i am looking for on YT
correct on that. I have not watched tv in 5 years. No professional sports at all. And I’m happier for it. Been watching Andrew for years, much more enjoyable than tv.
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It's amazing how good that garage looks. That really perks up the area
It really came out nice. The people that he hired did a great job helping A⚡C.
i had the same thought, it looks fantastic.
Thanks
Everything Andrew does looks great...Well, except if he is tearing down a barn. Best channel on CZcams.
@@AndrewCamarataAndrew does that bumper you installed on your Cummins block the intercooler?
Watching and learning from and about Andrew’s projects, procedures, and love for his dogs make perfect videos. Young adults wishing to know property and equipment maintenance, as well as construction, could benefit from watching Andrew.
Written like AI
😂😂@kevdel just thinking 🤔 reading this looks abit AI
, But I am honest. LOL
@@sicknote26 I am a real person from Tennessee.
Cody and Blue: the most jacked LABS on the internet. 💪 They look like racehorses.
They’ve been running since birth!
@@JohnMoses1897 they’re basically free range, wild pups who roam the upstate mountains of New York on their own. They don’t take commands from humans. 🐶🐶
@@JohnMoses1897 I know…I have openly feared for their safety for years. But, Andrew does what he does. We can’t tell him what to do.
You know the smart thing would be to buy 2 more frisbees then he wouldn't be long dropping it to chase the other one. 😆
@@pauljoseph8338when you live in the woods it is just inherently dangerous for dogs. My two Pyrenees and my blue heeler came home with bite marks from some critter they got into a scuffle with the other day.
Blue is getting big. Thanks for sharing Andrew
Nah, Cody is getting small.
Yeal Blue can now hold his own with Cody in the tug of war with the sticks and limbs. lol
I've never heard anyone complain about those old Hitachi excavators, just good solid machines.
Bought a Deere 490 for our farm, been very impressed with the old machine. Doing far more then I’d ever thought I’d be doing with it
It’s Saturday night and I’m just about to go to bed. Andrew drops a video. Bed can wait. 💪🏼🔥
Here to say the same thing ... no sleep for me.
Sleep is overrated
@@Recovering_Californian What’s the point really?
@@PompousPilot441 Facts! I can always sleep a different day.
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I work in a stamping plant in maintenance. For years when we needed a hose made, and we have literally thousands, it was a lot of downtime heading down the street to the Tractor Supply to have them made, and with the myriad of fittings we require, occasionally they didn't have what we needed. I finally convinced the boss to invest in a hose swager machine. We went with the Parker and Parker hose/fittings. It came with 6 sizes of crimping dies and we bought 6 spools of hydraulic hose. The real investment is in the hundreds of fittings needed. We're undergoing a commonality program to switch every fitting to common size. Eventually we will get it all together. But every maintenance man who owns a log splitter or tractor, they all have Parker hoses on them now! lol I wonder how that happened...must be a coincidence.
Standardization is the way to go. Good on ya
Andrew your enclosed garage looks really great. Man that is some blue shale from those mountains.
Andrew your knowledge of jumping around from machine to machine, whether doing maintenance or troubleshooting is simply amazing. Its always why your videos are so interesting, you never know what youll get into to next.
andrew, you should put a small solar panel on each of your machines so they are constantly charged. A 12v (or 24V) charge controller is quite cheap and small form factor.
Or put battery isolators on every piece of equipment so the battery can’t be drained from sitting and no use 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
We started doing that a few years ago with the solar drip chargers on the heavy equipment and they work great.
@@WarrenellaFarms not a bad idea either however you still would have to manipulate the disconnect every time you anticipate the machine sitting. With the solar there is nothing to do after install
@sfsgcsvxcv in australia at the end of the day most machines get the isolator turned off ready to be turned back on the next day and ready to rock n roll
Made a very similar comment regarding solar battery maintenance before finding yours 😉
Thank you for sharing your videos... I am just and old lady now and watching them reminds me of my childhood watching my father work on his and the neighbors cars, trucks, etc. You remind me a great deal of my father. Thanks again!😀
WoW I know i been watching for many years & think it was when you first got that excavator & it was before the castle build started & i think that was 7-8 years ago ! Time sure flies when you got great entertainment to watch !
Thanks
Nice to have the rock at your back yard, Great resource. saves TONS of money !
One tip I got for you to hit a few of the sides of those hydraulic fittings with a air hammer and they loosen up. One of the best things I was taught by an old head while I worked on trash trucks.
Agree, a very good tip works for me alwaiss.👍
Would anti seize work on those fittings?
@TwistedSCREWTVG I wouldn't I'd want to personally it gives a chance to loosen up.
I love that bobs old logo is still on there hahaha, I remember when he had that machine....great videos, and I'm so glad to see a local guy being so successful
I got that truck from him too.
#1 youtube channel. The production quality and the fact Andrew isn't telling us to like and sub or giving promo codes every 5 minutes sets his channel above.
Can't AGREE more with you. Not to mention when Andrew talks we all want to hear what he's saying. Andrew's not greedy with long ads or click bait. He's definitely an Original !
One would think other CZcams channels might learn & improve their channels by watching , even one of Andrew's vids, but NO, not happening. It is asking a lot, but i could watch an Andrew vid every day of the week.
This is one channel i will give a thumb up before even watching.
Who doesn't?
Hes a genius with everything he does. Except train his dogs to fetch and give the Frisbee 😂😂
Facts 🎉
It never ceases to amaze me how much you have learnt,I bet self taught,for someone of younger years. I am in awe and somewhat jealous Andrew🤩👍
Have never seen a person install a grease zert with a drill. We always do them by hand. Good job. Wish I had rock on the property to fix my driveway, good job!
Dude, you are getting safer and wiser. Thats good!
For clogged Grease joints, try a ZerkMate. Cheap at tractor supply, you fill them with oil, then tap the end with a hammer to use the oil pressure to force out the stuck grease.
Lincoln has them . 50/50 chance it works .
Worth trying
Often I take zerk out clean out passages with wire fill with solvent let sit for a while then use impact gun to hit .
Some just hardened up solid .
I've never had much luck my ZerkMate. Maybe I'll give it a try again this spring.
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The Hitachi has been a very loyal machin.....simple....no complex electronics....😊
The old Hitachi. I wish Andrew would educate use on putting a hydraulic thumb on that beast. But I respect the simplicity too.
Ehh, that thumb is fine.
@@AndrewCamarata Just wondering what kinda torque you were putting on that oil drain plug when you put it back on!!! Looked like you were givin it the full Monte huh?
@@AndrewCamaratawhen's the cyber truck coming?
@@warrenmichael918I just tightened them about 3/4 of a turn before they go stripped or snap. LoL. Joke. Always inspect your drain plug washer if doing your own oil change. I swear some lube shops are happy with a impact gun.
@@327JohnnySS Thats my point, AC looked like that damn drain plug owed him money!! haha
So nice to see the garage all finished, it looks amazing and finally providing you with the space to keep some of your vehicles out of the weather and sun, great upkeep and preventative service on the old hitachi, what a set up you have, congrats brother! Javi G.
It’s so gratifying to see equipment parked inside. It hurts me to see my equipment parked outside.
Sunday afternoon here, I was outside laying bricks came inside for a coffee. The bricks can be done tomorrow. Just love watching this young fellow fix, his machinery. Like the saying goes like a well oiled machine.
Hi Andrew, tech tip for you. Use a hammer to hit the flange nut, the hose is being replaced so once you hit the hydraulic hose flange nut it will expand enough to undo freely.
I really enjoy your videos, Andrew. Those shorter big diameter hoses are a bear to put on when you have to flex them even a little. I usually throw a chain or a strap across them, which sometimes helps to hold the bigger ones a certain way while I wrestle with getting connected together. A battery company should sponsor some of your videos with as many that you have around now, although I'm sure you wouldn't care for the hassle of that. It's unbelievable how nice your once open-front shed turned out and how well it complements your castle home. I bet your loving the new space without the leaves and rain getting in all the time. That was money and time well spent for sure.
Never could understand why they make those going to the crowd cylinder so long. Makes it difficult to install them.
Thanks Andrew I really miss those videos where you're just out working and doing your own thing. I know you probably think you do them all the time but I don't know I just like watching you work and working on your equipment and hey you're doing great don't worry about it. Your new enclosed garage is fantastic a dream for anyone. Keep cranking out the videos I'll keep watching them I really appreciate him there quite entertaining and peaceful. Don't let anything get in the way have a good one Peace from Oregon
I’ll do some soon. Thanks
I spotted the legend himself in Burlington during sunset yesterday. Two awesome labs in tow as well. I wonder if anyone else recognized you? Enjoy the eclipse!
I’m still here. You’re welcome to say hi.
@@AndrewCamarata I’m climbing a summit for the eclipse. 4k feet or bust!
That was worth it.
11:23 Very clever adding the extra colored zip tie so the new hose gets the same color tie.
Thanks
Can we give that Dewalt impact some applause. It's been through one hell of a life so far and keeps on going. lol
I love your "hybrid" videos: where you repair a machine and then use it. Thanks for sharing!
The amount of work you put in to fill a few potholes is LEGENDARY 😂
Those zoomed in Drone shots of Cody and Blue were great, definitely upping the production value...
enjoyed the video, and Happy to see the Hitachi all fixed up and ready for whatever you have in mind. She has been a loyal piece of machinery for you to have been with you for so long. Must be great when you want to repair one or part of your castle road, just dig a bit and done!
I started watching this channel because of the real jobs Andrew was doing for actual customers. I'd like to see a lot more of that.
I’m going to do two soon
@@AndrewCamarata Looking forward to that, Thank You
@@AndrewCamarataand I look forward to watching the mountain develop. Damned if you do. Damned if you don't 😂😂...channel is great
I like when he does the home projects and fixing stuff.
With a CZcams cheque each month he has less need for actual customers paying real money..
The maintenance videos have and will always be the best.
So I bought my first excavator. Takeuchi TB240 cabbed with a thumb. My new favorite toy!
Nice, good luck with it.
@@AndrewCamarata I've been having a blast fixing up my road that's been in disrepair for 15+ years (private road). Finally able to put in proper ditches, culverts and order material to fill in bad spots. Road went from 4wd only access to corvette accessible!
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Andrew has so much equipment he could make maintenance videos for years to come! And we would all watch them!
Great job Andrew👍, keep it up , please update more videos of the Hitachi EX100.
Hey Andrew. Been with you since early on. We appreciate you man. Matt
Another great video, hi Andrew you inspire me to continue in life I am currently 17 and a lot of the stuff you do is fun and I learn a lot from watching and practicing a lot of the things you do!
Great video!! Some plastic plugs and caps would save a lot of drips and spillage.
Hey Andrew, Canada here, haven't dropped in on you for a couple of years...you have the place coming along fine, and the complexity of your Fleet is expanding allowing you to be so much more productive for your clients...great job, the amount of money you saved by designing the garage the way you did, pretty ingenious, and adaptive...which have become your best traits...well lets get working on something else as you would say...I'm retired now but enjoy watching the next generation of hard workers and entrepreneurs come along and do well...thank you as always for sharing a little slice into your life with us all...again, great job on the Garage...the only thing I would suggest, covering all wood that has to get painted with Aluminum and then you never have to worry about it for the rest of your life....painting Soffitt and fascia every couple of years is a pain in the butt
What a great old digger! Love the sound of the dump truck man. The whole collection is awesome! Inspiring.
Thank you, sir! I’ve learned a lot!
You always bring something unique to the table, can't get enough!
I purposely don’t watch Andrews vids when they initially post. Instead I wait a while and just anticipate watching it…like opening a Christmas present. Does that make me nuts? Could be wrong but I don’t recall Andrew ever saying “like and subscribe”. No need. Also doesn’t load up with fifteen minute sponsored info just pure content👍. 80 years old and was in mechanics all of my life. Andrew is my kind of guy
I read excavator maintenance and the first thing he does is take a leaf blower to it - made me chuckle.
I was just gonna watch one of your older videos and you go ahead and upload a new one! Made my weekend.
Need to set up some trickle chargers for the machines that sit. Issue is that in a lot of equipment the alternator constantly draws a small amount of current even when its off. A 1AMP chargers will keep the batteries topped off. Perhaps run some buried power lines around the parking area to plug in the chargers.
Thanks for Posting!
I think he needs to sell some kit, so there is less but used frequently, does seem some of the machines sit around alot
@@Ethan-bj6el He pretty much uses all of the the equipment he owns. Need smaller machines for small jobs which you don't have the room for a bigger machine.
This are high pressure O-rings. They are not from Hobo-Fright.
I don't buy anything for that place there tools are cheap and made in China.
New building looks great. I’m enjoying your maintenance/repair videos a lot more than shopping vids. Thanks
I love what you did with the garage! Looks so tough!
Why can we no longer see your early videos?
Thanks for the video!
I always enjoy seeing you and the boys. That closed in building looks great.
Andrew your filming and editing is on another level from most CZcamsrs, it all adds to the enjoyment of watching your videos.
He was like a surgeon with steady hands installing the hoses back on. Nice!
As much as I love these videos it's hard for me to watch someone work without pitching in to help! I found myself clenching my teeth as you were trying to turn wrenches freeing up the hydraulic hoses! Lol
All great in the end! Thanks for posting.
Nice!!! Love that old hitachi!!
Seeing all the energy Andrew has all the time is amazing ! Like the energizer bunny always in motion ! And the new revamped garages look awesome !
In the hydraulic game one uses 60 Duro hardness up to 2500 psi and over that 90 Duro hardness. A Typical metric O- ring Fittings. Thanks for showing us in what you are doing. LOL from down under....... To cold for me where you are, but you have a nice place.
It's late here, but not so late that I don't have time to see what Andrew is up to. This is a MUST SEE video, as all of us here know!
greetings mr. andrew; i just wanted to tell you i have been following you for years and am still thoroughly enjoying your videos. please keep up the great content and decent family rated viewing...........g
These machine maintenance videos are always my favourite . Nice to see you taking good care of your equipment !!!!!
That wide shot of the blasted rock face and the finished garage, the whole yard and castle in the back ground at around 33 mins. WOW! Its looking great Andrew. Amazing achievement.
Andrew!! always great to see a new upload!
My husband and I were so excited to see u upload another Awesome video. We love going back and watching some of your older videos they never get old! I watched your video with Levi and when u got Cody. Our dogs love watching them. I have to mute it sometimes because I think they might jump into my TV😅. We are looking forward to all your upcoming videos and are excited for you on this next project!
Your attention to detail is to be admired a lot of people would have just changed those hydraulic hoses and never thought about those O-rings that just shows how much you care about your equipment and watching you blow everything out before you even get it going that says a lot about how you take care of your stuff and how you take care of yourself thank you for another awesome video
Great to have a Andrew Camarata video on a Sunday morning yes you have done a lot of work with that excavator.Well done thank you for sharing
Great video as always. Good to see the Hitachi getting maintenance and to see it running well. Editing is perfect as always and just when I think things are getting a little boring, it speeds up or changes to something else.
Andrew, you are a source of pride for people who don't even know you, well done my boy!
Good to see proper maintenance on the Hitachi. Excellent video, as always.
Hey there Andrew. Loved your takin care of the old Hitachi. Recently got a good deal on a Hitachi zx75ur excavator. Sun roof leaked n rotted out ignition switch. Slowly finding out the lack of parts availability on these old machines. Keep up the great videos.👍
The castle compound is looking good.
It's great to see someone doing preventative maintenance, the amount of guys who leave hoses until they blow is insane, because we all know that a hose will blow at the most inconvenient time and in the most inconvenient place. It doesn't save you any money by trying to stretch out their lives, because you end up chasing your ass trying to get them fixed when you are miles away from the shop.
Great job on that storage shed. The functionality is on point. Looks super clean too.
No matter what tool or equipment is needed, Andrew has it. Need a man lift, coming up!!
I miss Levi, he was a good puppers
Garage is looking great! So nice to be able to keep some stuff out of the weather!
Hey dar Camaratski, dat air compressor IS the most quiet compressor ever. Picked one up after you mentioned it in an earlier vid. So seriously, thanks for being authentic and NOT taking the scratch from the 'HarborFreights' of the world. In contrast; the scenes where you use local sourcing on hoses etc, ya get the inside of the repair story, that's the cool stuff.
On them old lines a air hammer r even a battery powered hammer n hit on it the vibration really helps working on dump trucks here n the good ole salt belt it’s been a life saver
That's one damn fine looking garage 😊
Love these kind of maintenance videos. Satisfying to see that you take good care of the machines!
Andrew i love to watch you work & operate on your machines.
Always liked the way you pilot your drone too bud.
Great work Andrew 👍
You need a little "yard cart." get a little handcart and put a deep cycle and inverter on it. put a charger/trickle charger and an air compressor. And whenever you aren't using it for "right now" work move it to a new piece of equipment every day to trickle them batteries. Keep another battery topped off and rotate them out as needed. Or put a solar panel on it.
Thank you - loved every bit of it! Love how you are with your dogs! Laughed so hard when you struggled to get the Frisbee
The first 30 mins is exactly why I subscribed yrs ago-this is the Andrew Camarata and videos that I like and 👍 every time. Good stuff. In the "closing in the shed" video I thought to suggest using the open area between the shed and castle as an outdoor "self service quarter car wash" with a swiveling overhead wand. The "North Star" power washer [22:28] is a perfect fit. Adding a plumbed small enclosure next to either building to store it in with a quick connect setup on the outside of the enclosure would be great [with one connection to run to the overhead wand]. If the power washer is needed elsewhere; just disconnect it from inside the enclosure and roll it away.
Watching you from Russia! Very interesting.
Thanks Andrew for posting!
Awesome an old hitachi video. I almost figured you was never going to run her again after all the newer toys. Remember your roots and what brung you for sure. Always thought it was funny when you operated it the door would come open in the back. Surprised you didn't fix it in the video also.
That Hitachi always served you well I being following your channel for a good few years and I have seen how much work that excavator has done for you, is nice to give love and care.
Andrew is easily one of the best mechanics I’ve ever seen, love the dogs!
another 45 minute banger on a saturday night
Had to replace the main pressure line coming off of the pump going to the distribution centre. It was buried in oil and sand and sticks that had built up inside. Took all of the covers off to access it. Took the leaker to my local Kenworth/Deere dealer and they made up another hose. They are really stiff and are a bear to line up but the old girl runs again. Always love watching Andrew with his Hitachi 100. Mine is the 120 which is almost identical. A little love keeps these running forever.
It amazes me how multitalented you are Andrew. I’ve been watching you for a long time. Your container castle looks amazing. And your garage outstanding work.
42:08 These two goofballs fighting over one stick while there are hundrets laying around them. LOL