Working on the new Kubota excavator
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- Servicing the new Kubota excavator:
0:00 stacking a fire and into
2:00 Pressure washing
6:03 Change final drive gear oil
7:17 Greasing
10:35 Fixing the work lights
17:31 operating the machine - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I've been doing electrical work for many years and have never thought about the "light in place of a fuse trick so you can find your short and save yourself a shitload of time" method. Thanks for the tip!!
use different lamps depending on the amp rating of the fuse. you don't want a lamp that exceeds the amp rating or you can let the smoke out of the wiring. about 1/4 to 1/3 the bulb amp draw verses fuse rating. is about right. so the wires don't get hot.
I thought that was pretty kewl too...will be using that myself :)
Might be able to get away with LED since the voltages and amps are very low....?
@@BarnStangz LEDs won't work.. they do not pass current thru like a filament type bulb.. LEDs are diodes.. Light Emitting Diode
Thanks Wayne, yeah, I didn't think of that... Good thing I still have some old lights around...
That was the best demonstration of why not to put larger fuses where they don't belong. 👍👍👍👍
alot put nails
Electrical fires are no joke
When I'm feeling lazy, I just watch a video by Andrew and POOF ... I feel like I've accomplished something.
One in a Million
Just think how much you could accomplish if you binge watched all of Andrews videos this weekend. 😉
@@Crewsy I'd be too exhausted from watching all that work!
@@samringwald LOL
Yeah. Watching this is a great accomplishment during this lockdown due to the corona virus.
Because you know he is happy and that makes you happy
Another awesome video Andrew. Here's what I like about your videos. You include all the problems that all of us men encounter when we try to do anything in our garage/shop when we tackle a project. A lot of people skip those parts in their CZcams videos like having to run home and get your bigger pressure washer or stirring up old grease. Problem solving is what you are all about and (at least for me) what makes this channel such a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!
Dan Ponjican That bigger pressure washer sounded like an airplane engine.
This is an excellent point. He includes a lot of thinking, like, "Since I'm doing X, I figured I'll do Y and Z as well." It's always helpful to hear someone explain their thought process.
Agreed. Very few projects go through without a hitch. But the hitch is part of the project and Andrew shows all the hitches.
and us few women too Dan, but you’re excused.
@@Poppi2006 How is working that dirty?? I am never going buy lowes no more ?
It's 230am, but watching Andrew pressure wash a new toy is more interesting than sleeping.
Sleeping is overrated
Thank you Andrew, have a good day. Ridley B. from Berlin (Germany)
Ayyyy, same here man
read this comment then looked at the time
Sam FunnyPharm, i was watching it at the same time, but replied at a different time
Cant imagine how much money you have saved doing all maintenance yourself. What an important skill to have.
Scott O it’s got to be in the $100s of thousands range. Think about simple car repairs costing hundreds of dollars and start multiplying
Also would increase equipment sympathy and overall uptime of the iron. It also is good therapy, garage time is happy time
A grease gun is the most important and valuable tool you can own. Andrew got his at a yard sale with a drum of grease. He struck oil!
@@twsd accully kubota parts are cheaper then deeres and newhollands accully
Yeah, I know. A few years ago, being probably about 2016 or so, my grandfathers friend on my dads side and I had wired in a over the air antenna at his house, and the only thing we (mainly he) spent in putting in the antenna was the antenna, a 1 to 2 splitter, or maybe it was a 1 to 3 splitter, some grounding wire and maybe some coax cable ends. We managed to find some extra coax cable wire that we (again, mainly he) had laying around to run from where we had put the either 1 to 2 or 1 to 3 splitter to his upstairs living room tv, and we managed to use some of the extra cable from the downstairs from when my family lived with the one friend for a few months (that's a different story), and my grandfathers friend had his satellite tv provider setup a tv downstairs for me, the satellite tv provider installer left some extra wire downstairs when they installed the cable, and the other person from the same company just cut the cable outside where the satellite cable came down to, so we (my grandfathers friend and I) just used that for the downstairs tv, and I set up another connection to the over the air antenna later on for what would be my room when my grandfathers friend had his satellite internet provider person come out and "upgrade" him to a upper generation of a modem, and they snipped the one end of the 2 cables off and didn't use the one for the connection between the satellite and the modem. I think we ended up save hundreds with doing all that work ourselves, plus we did the work a lot better then another person working for a corporation could have done, not that I hate techs working for corporations, just sort of those that don't exactly do things properly.
Temporarily replacing the blown fuse with a headlamp to locate the problem short is one hell of a fine idea....
Andrew is the only CZcams that can post a 20 minute video and not have me lose interest
He can post a 60 min+ video without losing interest
thanks for the tip on finding shorted wiring.
You make me want to buy an excavator!!
Lol
Same here. XD
I bought one last fall cause of Andrew love his videos
I bought one just so I can do these things to it. It's fun, but he makes it look sooo easy!
i just bought a 3,8t as well :D
A little bit of Kubota, a little bit of Levi, all put together by Andrew. What a great way to start a day ! Thanks Andrew ! :-)
Ha, I like the set it on fire method of finding shorts! Guaranteed to work every time, results may vary...
I was laughing pretty hard at that too! But it is smart that he demonstrated it, wires can only handle so much load and then, bang, flames. This is how stuff burns to the ground!
We used to call it "The smoke test". Can't find the short? Put in a high amp fuse and find where the smoke comes from.
Why dont you get Into the bigger excavators? Their about the same price used as the small ones. All we have is bigger 1s. I want a small 1 so bad.
@@JD-iu3vi With my luck I would find the light doesn't work BUT the fuse is good ! Always seems that way.
Especially if you have fuel around
Awesome tip with the fog light. I did not know (and I am an electrician). Greetings.
Wolfman Wolf this guy Andrew is the cornucopia of maintenance knowledge
I appreciate his videos very much
Sit the Pope down w AC and....just Watch!....lol
Pro Tip. When you solder, hold the heat source under the wire, put the solder on top. this way you don't get a cold joint or overheat anything.
You always inspire me to know that there are young people like you that enjoy doing good and being a great example of how success is also measured by the hard work and being able to purchase another piece of equipment when needed. Also you should go to the local schools on career day and show others the benefits of how they can be a successful business owner, with nothing but passion and a desire to listen to their dreams.
Only Andrew can make mixing up grease interesting. The fog light trick was a really good tip on finding a short. Thank you.
Nice job! Excellent troubleshooting with the wiring too
Great video. The Pup Levi at the end was awesome !!
This gentleman has more tools and gadgets than a Home Depot! As a girl, I enjoy watching. Don’t always understand how these thing work, but respect your talent
A great motivator for a man or woman
This was another great one Andrew. Thanks for another great tutorial. Hope that you get many useful years out of your machines. Praying for your safety, health and company growth this year. Blessings to you and your family. See you on the next video.👍👉
Thanks Andrew from Australia
That is the best way to connect wires. I use glue heat shrink tubing makes it totally waterproof.
Oh yeah, that glue stuff is great. I use that for well pumps. Works nice!
Andrew, I can’t tell you how interesting and informative I find your videos. Someday soon I plan to have some acreage and I know your experiences recorded here will be a great help. Thank you.
That light trick is awesome! Thanks for the tip Andrew!
Thanks for the great video mate your building up your fleet of equipment ,and the good thing about them "apart from not costing 30 thousand "is that they are mostly not run on computerised sealed unit that only the dealership can fix . Really admire your work ethic and giving fixing things most would just chuck it out ,Cheers from down under.
1000 views in 15 minutes in the middle of the night not bad Andrew those are some Hardy fans
32k in two hours scottey74.
@offgridnorthwest: thought about different time zones around the globe?
Ibiza Calling thank you for stating that
Andrews subscribers span the globe. No such thing as the middle of the night everywhere at once.
Or they’re British like me
Been watching for a little while now. What I’ve noticed is, Andrew is like a pit bull on a chuck roast when it comes to repairs/modifications/standard maintenance on his equipment. He never fails to fix/correct a problem. This mindset carries over to any job I’ve seen him tackle here on you tube. I’d hire this guy in one second if I needed a service he provides. I enjoy this channel a lot. Thanks for these vids.
Nice video Andrew! That Kubota is a work horse for sure! And man, with almost 10K hours on it, that speaks volumes about build quality. I need to fix the light on my Kubota U35 mini excavator, I have the same setup as your KX121, I think just the bulb burnt out though. Replacing with LED is an absolute must! At least when stuff on your KX breaks I can watch and learn since we almost have the same minis, LOL! Hope all is well.
Ah what the hell, one more video before bed. "Sees notifications light up" GODDAMNIT.
Wow, cool shot of the fuse blowing! That must've taken a few fuses to accomplish! Thanks for taking the time to get those detail shots. I think I need to order a test light for diagnostic stuff on my old boat.
That's one of the things I really like about Andrew's videos - he takes the time and effort to show different camera angles and shots - adds a whole new dimension to his shows. Very professional and entertaining.
fatb0tLP skip a test light, multi meters are $10 or free with a harbor freight coupon. Way more useful and precise than a light plus more functions and safer.
Andrew, thanks for your videos! I appreciate you making so much content for us. This is logistically a huge ask but I think it would be an amazing episode if you got every machine you had and lined them up out front of your building and talked about them all. Seeing all of the cranes and lifts during your metal roof build made me think of it.
5:46 life is good when your steam cleaner sounds like a spitfire!
haha, I noticed that too. I was like, "that sounds like a turbo prop"
Gotta love the rotating tip. I was glad he got the steam cleaner out. I was surprised he started with the regular power washer.
@@railroadjim He connects it his endless hot water heater, so it helps but the beast heater is in another league.
A-10 Warthog!
Andrew, I have to say you're my favorite person to watch. I grew up watching my dad on his heavy equipment and always loved to go along on jobs. I'm fascinated with the "fix it" videos. Wishing I wasn't so old so I could do these things myself lol. Keep up the awesome work.
Andrew this is where say can I have your number mam ??? Well maybe 4 years a bit too late...
Best day of the week for my grandson and I when this weeks Andrew videos comes out . Next program milling wood .
It is remarkable how well done troubleshooting techniques are never getting old by any mean. Thanks Andrew, well stepped, clever and crisp.
Such a great cameo of Levi -
Thanks for all you teach us Andrew
Every time I watch your videos I learn something new. +1
Love his new Kubota, and the hydro thumb:-) Great to see Levi as well, always look forward to seeing him, in your videos..
That bit on the electrical short, & tracking them down was pretty interesting.
I have a standing search on eBay for parts for my Cat excavator... seems like every day I get an email from someone selling LED work lights for equipment. Glad you showed how bright those things are. As usual, you made us wait to the very end for the best part of your videos!!
You have done a good 👍 job on a place lights on excavator I love ❤️ your video 📷 the are best thing I can't wait for the next video 📷
Great work Andrew thanks for sharing 👍
Excellent depiction of how a fuse blows. Great vid!! I don’t work on heavy machinery, but the common sense way he approaches troubleshooting, is way cool.
Still amazed at how you go about fixing your equipment.....you've got good instincts and common sense...a rare commodity these days, good job.
I love the sight of your 955h in the background, I myself have a 951c and love heavy metal dinosaurs
Dude your work motivates me a lot.
Greetings from Germany!
dude so rad
man awesome
I have learned so much by watching Andrew tinker with and repair things. He's a very smart and talented guy. I'm glad he gave Levi many experiences that most dogs don't have, before Levi passed.
I always hated wiring. Thanks for making it so much easier!
I was going to shut the video off and go to work and then you shorted the light out and it caught fire. Now I'm late lol
Priorities ;)
watch it at 1.5 next time ha ha ha
Watching from Australia love the videos Andrew :)
me too, totally addicted
me three :)
me 4 😂😂😂
Me five 😂
@@Tinsley68 me six
Thanks, Andrew. I learned a bit of good info about fuses and shorted grounds from this video.
Good work Andrew. You have renewed my faith in small excavators. Previously it didn't think they would do much but in your hands they seem very productive indeed.
learned more from this video, than i did 2 weeks in school..
Thanks Andrew
schools are a money pit
as soon as you learn to spell correct and can use math. your quite done.
all the rest you can read in books for a fracture of the costs.
college is an extreme version of wasting money..
and university is for the very few, and not perse because intelligence or IQ, but for the next generation of ''the powers that be''.
the world is not about what study you had its about the clubs you belong too.
How to find a short in a light. Flood it with electricity until it catches fire. Where the fire is, is where your short is. Great video.
As he said, not always. The weakest link in the chain will go up in smoke first. That's not always where the short is.
I very much enjoy this honest example of living with equipment. That tree was giving me flash backs. I loaned a friend my little yanmar excavator and was working with my backhoe. I supported under the tree with the front bucket but the second section hopped out and hit me in the arm on the way down. Got thrown about 10 feet and still can't feel the skin on the arm where I got hit after 2 weeks.
20 years car electrician and this kid teach me something new, wow, we never stop learning and this one here have been fixing things all his life, half of mine, wow, cheers Andrew
Nice work!
The first log gave me some squeezed eyes, jumping logs are no fun...
8-/
The Kubota looks good now, especially with the working lights!
These loose teeth on the bucket will be next job?
Thx for the vid!
:-)
That fog light circuit tester is next level
I would like to know how it works?
Andrew, This is a GREAT video and very informative, thank you for teaching me a couple things I can use in the future!!!
So good to see you doing the maintenance on your machines. Those l.e.d. lights are the answer; they take a much lower current draw ( easier on the battery and alternator etc.) .
Good job Andrew.
Oh look Fire from a short......lets increase the amps ~ 2019 Andrew Camarata
Nice video Andrew especially like you trouble shooting the blown fuse super informational, nice job.
The old bulb method! Learned that method from my grand father and both my dad and I use it religiously to locate wiring gremlins. Great demonstration on this showing the importance of correct fuses.
Good maintenance prevents expensive major repairs , daily and weekly checks , two handy little 360s you got there , saves a multitude of hard labour . Im a great believer in mechanical assistance whenever and wherever necessary , pointless making work difficult when you can make it real easy and in lot less time with these machines , I operated and repaired them and dozers for over 20 years in highway and civil engineering construction . Happy days , keep up the excellent work .
This guy is popular for a good reason.
Fantastic video..
Ich schaue deine Videos schon 3 Jahre. Da ich deine Arbeit super finde, wollte ich mich mal bedanken, für die gute Unterhaltung. Du lebst deinen Traum mit deiner Burg in so einer schönen Gegend. Ich hoffe du machst noch viele Viedeos . Alles gute aus Switzerland !! Gruss Dani ( God bless you )
We speak American over here Daniel, please translate so I know what you’re saying my friend lol.
@@supertrooper7403 CZcams used to have translation for comments, too bad they canned that when they went to google+ comments. He's just saying he's been watching for 3 years and he really likes what Andrew does and so he wanted to say thanks for once. Also believes that Andrew is living the dream in his castle on this nice place on earth. He's hoping many more videos will follow and best wishes from switzerland.
Thank you Super trooper !
@@supertrooper7403 We speak English. Sorry, had too.
Or you can copy/paste into google translate. It’s not hard.
I like the Kubota! But then maybe I’m biased since I have a Kubota L3901 tractor with the BH77 backhoe. LOVE operating the backhoe so I understand why you love doing what you do. I’m sure you’ll enjoy that closed cab on the Kubota! Thanks for the good electrical troubleshooting tips!
I'm doing here in germany basically the same you do. landscaping and such. I'm learning so much in from your videos! thank you so much! keep'em coming!
I love how the old light was 9n fire and all he said was “ let’s give it more amps” 🤣🤣🤣
On grease: I'm not a petroleum engineer (just an old guy) but there are 2 main types of grease: dino bones and synthetic.Dino grease is paraffin (wax) based and synthetic is polymer based. Which is better? Probably synthetic.What you saw on your grease separation was the lubricants(oils) and additives separating from the paraffin base.Not so much of a problem with synthetics.
Do what you did when stirring the dino grease and it will be fine in the application for pins,bushings etc because of the frequency of grease cycles. On things requiring less frequent greasing such as wheel bearings etc I prefer synthetics.
I didn't think they made blue in dino grease? That stuff is really good from my understanding.
@@TheMetalButcher the blue is a coloring agent. Found in dino and synthetics.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179
Food colouring? Is that the same grease they use at Mickey Dees'? Eeek😲😲😲
Hi Andrew! Great video. I have to admit you have more equipment than I have :-)). I have a small piece of land that I maintain by myself so I mostly use electrical power tools. I learned a lot of new great (bigger) tools from your videos and how to use them. It is really great that you show all the problems you run into and their solutions. Great work!
Andrew is a motivator he gets you up doing something. Thanks for the post.
Levi made my day.
He always does 😊❤
Very cool trick using a light to find the short.
This was another Dexter approved video.
Great visualization on the fuse issue!
Love the videos man, keep up the great work! Nothing quite as pleasing as powerwashing. Love the LED upgrades
Wow! Day 1 of video and 88k views with 164K subscribers. That is insane! Other channels are lucky to get 25 % of subscribed total after a week. Yes, I understand that not all viewers are subscribers but it's a metric I notice and like to compare channels. I think it shows a very active subscriber list.
Love the heated pressure washer action. Can't beat heat. I've wanted one since you snagged this one at the auction.
Cheers from B.C.
It's a barbeque, what happened to the flag on the Castle of Camarata ? In the winter months you need to add some heat in your shop. Wood stove ? It's not like you don't have any firewood . Quick question how did you pick the name Levi for your dog ? He is such a loyal trooper that is always by your hard working side Andrew. You should do a live stream a top of your castle at night some time so all your fans can have a question and answer with you. Keep up the good work and thanks for posting your great video's.
@Matt P a wood stove, maybe a waste oil burner. It's not like he doesn't do oil changes on all of his equipment.
Matt P I don’t think patriotic porn gets it..........
Andrew has a torpedo heater, seen it in past videos
He does not live in there. I don't heat my garage and i have spent hours in there. 10-15 F. You get use to it. But it makes you pee like crazy. Laying on a cold concrete floor.
Chris laplant laying on the concrete floor might be ok when your young, but as you age your back tightens up and you can get arthritis,I’m talking through experience. I need a heated shop now for the body to keep going👍
I totally agree! Andrew is quite inspiring. Andrew, I appreciate your willingness to tackle ANYTHING and succeed!!
Always interesting...always a delight to sit back and, watch and learn! Thanks for sharing!
Good morning - like the video a lot of good tips.
5:06 Ah, I see you've installed the WW2 fighter plane nozzle. Good choice.
That’s a nice machine.....you can see the pins look tight...That was a good find....Thanks
man, your production quality is incredible for what you're doing. I can tell that a lot of effort goes into these videos, thanks for posting!
Great job as always!!
Must feel like a new machine now that it is all pressure washed, greased up and new lights.
Been watching your videos, purchased a kx121-3 a few months ago. I love it. Easy to trailer around, easy to operate. Lets see more kx videos
Thanks for sharing your work great vid as always.
awesome. Thanks for the tips ;)
I love your equipment maintenance videos because you always have good how-to tips to share. Thank you. 90% of people would have threw that shorted light out and put a new one in before calling it a day. Andrew, he tears it apart to look for the short even with no intention of using it. It is that curiosity is why you are so good at fixing anything you want. I am envious of your knowledge. Hey, any thoughts on making a video on what you mechanically look at before buying a used excavator, skid steer, etc.? I plan on getting a mini excavator in a couple months and perhaps a skid steer down the road a bit. As always, thanks for taking the time to share, Andrew.
Can't go wrong with an kubota, had mine for 5 years soon no big problems. Awesome trick with the fog light never heard about it.
Nice Kubota and Yanmar! I used both occasionally here in Japan, love them. So reliable, can fit in any job site and transport in a pick up. Fyi, the skid/scraper up front has to be lowered every time (for stability) before doing anything or we get in big trouble.
Hola Andrew saludos desde Chile !!
I'm gonna use the fuse light trick, thanks.
I commend Andrew for his mechanical tenacity and ability to fix things instantaneously. I wish he had a son who has his mental capacity, just like what his Dad has !!!
Thanx for the tip Andrew, you just taught this old guy something....
Hi Andrew and Levi, love your videos dude. You have a very loyal fanbase, greetings from Northern England.
Nice demonstration at 15:30 why you never want to put bigger fuses than recommended anywhere.
Thank you Andrew for the electrical discussion. Trailer lights are always a problem here.
I can't get enough of this channel. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the 2019 work season.