This is the most amazing home video I have ever seen, what is not seen, is the studying and planning and the patience and perseverance you've endured at your will.
What a job. You are the best and most structured mechanic I have ever seen on UA-cam. Glad you made 100K. Fully deserved. The best Channel I have ever seen.
I think making your own hydraulic hoses was the smartest idea and also labelling every hose it was time and money saved. I am enjoy this excavator rebuild process thanks for sharing the experience 👏 👏 👍 👍 Merry Christmas everyone 🤶 🎄 🎉
hey matt, former forklift mechanic here, we had the exact same crimper machine in our workshop, dont waste time trying to calibrate it, when you change dyes for a different size it will all go to waste. the way you use it is how you did it the first time... crimp the first hose to the chart size and turn the knob until the light turns on, a couple tenths over is perfectly fine, but never go under the chart size or the metal sleeve will split and/or crush the hose. as long as you do this it will work 99% of the time with no leaks ...also, the lube is for the tip of the hose to slide the fitting easier, not for the dyes, we just used the same hydraulic oil to lube them
Mango Bango and I thought reinstalling the main rotor transmission and GE T58 turboshaft jet engine on a Sikorski HH52a Seaguard amphibious helo was a b#@ch. What Matt took on is way more complicated. We had Polaroid picts to refer to making it fairly easy to hook up the various types of hoses and wiring harnesses. Plus every connector and assembly were match print labeled or stamped to the various assemblies. Kudos to Matt for doing such a excellent job restoring his Dozer and excavator. I'd fly in any aircraft he decided to restore because I've absolutely no doubt he'd go the extra mile to educate himself on what he'd be doing and his work would easily pass API inspections.
Covering Charlie so she did not get sprayed with hydraulic fluid. Such a nice act of kindness, although it sure looked as if she was throughly confused by your actions.
Matt, in order to test the accumulator, run the hydraulic pump with no parts moving, with a gauge on the output. If you have pressure, that's a good sign. If you have normal system pressure when a control is moving but it drops to zero when nothing is moving, the accumulator is bad. Hydraulic pumps don't create pressure, they create flow. Pressure comes from the resistance to flow, either from work being performed, resistance to being pushed down the lines, or from the pneumatic charge in the accumulator. If the diaphragm is bad or the pneumatic charge has leaked down, the accumulator will be solid oil and provide no resistance, and thus no pressure. Loving the series so far!
How long do they last? That one looks original which means it's decades old. It might be worth it to replace it given how many others things he's replaced with brand new parts.
Wow! Just Wow! The work you have done to this point is simply amazing. Just contemplating the complexity of a job like this leaves me in a cold sweat. I seriously agree with the other comments mentioning your extensive mechanical, organizational and planning skills. I probably could have taken the excavator apart....but getting it back together would have left me scratching my head. Wow, well done.
Having a field service background my appreciation for what you are accomplishing and some of the conditions you are working under could never be overstated, you are doing an incredible job on the excavator. This a fantastic series of videos and your assemblies are just sweet looking. Looking forward to seeing this project come together for you. Thanks for the update, really enjoy watching
Hi, I really enjoy seeing you rebuild these projects entirely, piece by piece. Keep it up! I have done lots of hydraulic hoses at my current job with one of those handpump crimpers, and it keeps you fit 😅. Couple tips: If you have two 90° and they don't quite fit, you can put some vice grips on the ferrule and twist it, even after crimping. It's not perfect but works perfectly fine. Secondly, it is extremely hard to over-crimp the hoses in my experience. Doing it by hand, you can feel it getting exponentially harder quite a while before doing damage, and with an air pump, you will hear it slowing down massively. No need to worry too much about it! Thirdly, bigger hoses are harder to line up in the crimper, but generally easier to crimp since the metal is a lot easier to move than in the smaller ferrules. It will be interesting to see how long that crimper will last. The one we got at work doesn't look all that different and is over 10 years old and has probably done well over 10000 hoses, and only now you can see it getting tired.
I’m not sure which is more impressive you putting the machine hydraulic lines back together or the people that designed it in the first place, nah definitely you Matt 🏴👍🏻
Can you imagine buying a machine that has had this kind of care and attention to detail. Matt, you could teach the industry a lot about how things should be done. Great work. JeffinMaine
I'm glad you got a hose fitting crimper. Your upgrade was definitely necessary, and hopefully, it lasts for years. I love each update and feel your pain.
52 lines? This is giving me PTSD from when i had to re-do the whole yard of hydraulics at my brother's place when he put shoite hydraulic fluid and ruined the 17 machines. I'm laugh-crying right now and you've only started the video. :)))
Wow Matt, that ex is going to be better than from the factory. That was a huge bite out of the elephant. You keep making them, I'll keep watching them. Tell Charlie hi for me.
So glad you got yourself a good crimper and that you acquired the new compressor driven pump to make it all easier! Knowing you and the way you work, if even one of those lines leak, I’ll be surprised! Congratulations!
So much cleaner and better than when you started! I can only imagine the anticipation of how it's all going to work. Charley was wondering what is going on, does he think I'm a cat!
Well done Matt. Taking the time to lable your hoses a big dividend. You have already saved a lot of time during install Now you have a list/ ref. Book. to make a replacement hose if you use the machine enough when put back into service. Good job protecting Charlie, glad the protection not needed.
Imagine the SAVINGS on making your own hydraulic hoses. You see how much the retail companies charge for individual hoses, even with "discounts." Little by little you get to see why excavators cost a fortune. HOW MANY people are needed in the factory to install everything on the big machine. The FIRST time I've ever seen an excavator completely DIS assembled and now....being put back together. Crazy stuff.
I know you have all the videos to look back at and all your colour coding, but I am amazed you are looking at bits and saying oh yes that goes there and sure enough it is all fitting. Well done Mat you are going beyond again on another machine rebuild.
Almost 60 hoses done by hand...yikes! Glad that you got the pneumatic over hydraulic pump...very handy. The look on Charlie's face after you put the box on her was like "Really, Dude?" just too funny :)
Matt, you've done a amazing job so far and it has been a pleasure to watch the changes you have made since you bought this excavator. I'm sure you will have many years of service from it in the future and I can't wait to see it operating again.
Wow. My hat is off to you. You have to be one of the most thorough and meticulous and driven mechanics I’ve ever seen. I really hope this machine does you right for many years. You certainly deserve that. Love your channel, merry Christmas to you and yours.
23:55 We used to call it "CLOCKING" .. make sure to CLOCK your fittings before crimping the second one. There are of course swivel crimp or thread on fittings available. They cost more though, and make the hose longer
Outstanding video you have lots of patience! Reminds me of my self in my 30s now in my late 60s would not even try such a project! Keep onward great Job 👍👍😁
but: at this price point you can just reasonably invest some time and effort to get the tool you bought to work right and STILL come out way on top of what it would have cost you to get those hoses made locally...
@@cmeier7560 The tool is the same price working correctly and not. I hate fixing and/or modifying brand new stuff. This is the current state of affairs though.
I have developed some anxiety watching you make and install those hoses.Let’s try to hurry this project along so I can relax 😀.Seriously I love watching your videos.
I noticed the rope used to lift the cab floor plate in place. I use adjustable load straps with hooks. They work great for most lifting jobs, and some have a high lift capacity. Check the label. Very convenient.
I got mine last week from Temu for $600. The red button is a battery test switch. The blue chart at the back has the offset values. Matt, you can put the fitting on, turn it upside down, hold it by the hose close to the fitting and bump it on a block of wood to seat the fitting. Great job Matt, keep hammering away at it. I just ordered a foot control for mine too. I haven't used it yet.
In the Aluminum plant i worked at about 10 years we had a hydraulic shop with shelves with all the fittings. We had a table with a chop saw and on the bottom shelf of the table a hydraulic pump. There was a big old die crimping part bolted to the table which did the crimping. I've never seen a hand crank pump for this kind of thing. But you have your own portable crimper now. I'm an electrician but occasionally we wanted a hose that wouldn't be damaged as easily as flex conduit was so a 5000 psi hydraulic hose came in handy so we learned to crimp our own hoses. Nice video Matt.
For torquing the fittings you can use any standard torque wrench with a crow's foot on the business end of it. It's basically an open end wrench with a socket drive provision on the back of it.
If you ever do a hydraulic system again i would recommend using small metal tags and stamp them for the line identification, that way you wouldnt need to worry about fading colors. Enjoying the series Matt!
43:33 you can check the nitrogen pressure behind the rubber bladder like when you are nitrogen chargeing a hydraulic hammer - if said nitrogen pressure bleeds off your bladder is ripped /porous and the accumulator needs replaced
Love the updates and seeing your progress. I think your purchase of the hose crimper was a smart investment that will serve you long into the future. Looking forward to the next upload!
@32:02 Reminded me of a "For Better or For Worse" comic strip. > Elly is cleaning a window in the house and Elizabeth comes up behind her and says. "When you clean that window, there must be some way to stop the fat on your arm from flapping around like that." (Paraphrasing). Next panel, Elly has an angryy look on her face. You guessed it. The final panel, Elizabeth is cleaning the window and Mom's gone. 🤣 There IS a better way, Matt!! 😂
A suggestion is to daisy chain multiple hoses for pressure testing.(hoses connected with male to male adapters),new hoses are usually tested at 1.5 x max working pressure.
Put two colors of electrical tape on the crimping machine drawer as indicators of when it'll fall out soon. That freaking drawer would drive me up the walls, sheeesh.
Thanks for making that video - this DIY hydro-hose thing is quite a conundrum for many guys not happy about paying the normal Napa hose rate and never finding direct solutions. At least I never have. Kudos Sir NW Hillbilly.
I give you credit for not just bashing on whoever made that crimped but simply got on with a solution to the problem! That is one of many things that sets you apart from others! BTW I’m sure you said a few choice words off camera about the builders of the machine!
Could use a normal torque wrench with a crows foot wrench for the hose fittings, if you keep the crows foot at 90 degrees to the torque wrench handle you can still use the specified torque value for the fitting, any other angle needs an adjustment to allow for the altered leverage. You are doing a great job restoring this machine
WOW,Matt a hole bunch of accolades to you for your effort with those lines,mind boggling,maybe you might appreciate the cool weather you’re having when i tell you midday in Perth 11/12/24 106deg.fahrenheit 41 Celsius thanks for the vid 🇦🇺🦘👏👏👏👏👏
Better late than never with the air powered jack , small consolation though it may be for your arms after your first 104 crimps . Another mind blowing amount of work , you are at a minimum an apparent master of all trades .
Love this series. I'm an excavator mechanic and there is no way I'd attempt this in my backyard! Hats off!
This is the most amazing home video I have ever seen, what is not seen, is the studying and planning and the patience and perseverance you've endured at your will.
$1200...and YOU had to REWIRE it yourself to get it to work?? ????? Crazy stuff.
What a job. You are the best and most structured mechanic I have ever seen on UA-cam. Glad you made 100K. Fully deserved. The best Channel I have ever seen.
If there was a patrion I’d pay it. Wait, maybe there is…. I’m not used to being left to find out myself in the notes, vs being told every 5 minutes.
Poor Charlie. She’s like “ay bro. Idk what you fixing to get in to, but don’t get me involved.”🤣🤣🤣
The look on his face when the camera pans to him 🤣.
@@firewalker1372 Her.......
Congratulations with 100k subscribers.
Good call... i somehow became unsubbed. Only looked because you posted👍
I think making your own hydraulic hoses was the smartest idea and also labelling every hose it was time and money saved.
I am enjoy this excavator rebuild process thanks for sharing the experience 👏 👏 👍 👍
Merry Christmas everyone 🤶 🎄 🎉
Merry Christmas to you also!! 🎅🙏👍🎄👨🔧🦃🥧🍻
This is going to be BETTER than new with all your attention to detail and the protection you are adding! Superb!
hey matt, former forklift mechanic here, we had the exact same crimper machine in our workshop, dont waste time trying to calibrate it, when you change dyes for a different size it will all go to waste. the way you use it is how you did it the first time... crimp the first hose to the chart size and turn the knob until the light turns on, a couple tenths over is perfectly fine, but never go under the chart size or the metal sleeve will split and/or crush the hose. as long as you do this it will work 99% of the time with no leaks
...also, the lube is for the tip of the hose to slide the fitting easier, not for the dyes, we just used the same hydraulic oil to lube them
That before and after shot is priceless
Mango Bango and I thought reinstalling the main rotor transmission and GE T58 turboshaft jet engine on a Sikorski HH52a Seaguard amphibious helo was a b#@ch.
What Matt took on is way more complicated.
We had Polaroid picts to refer to making it fairly easy to hook up the various types of hoses and wiring harnesses.
Plus every connector and assembly were match print labeled or stamped to the various assemblies.
Kudos to Matt for doing such a excellent job restoring his Dozer and excavator.
I'd fly in any aircraft he decided to restore because I've absolutely no doubt he'd go the extra mile to educate himself on what he'd be doing and his work would easily pass API inspections.
Matt’s arm gonna look like Quagmires arm after he discovered the internet.🤣
😂😂
Well done Matt! I really appreciate how organized and methodical your videos are. 👍
Covering Charlie so she did not get sprayed with hydraulic fluid. Such a nice act of kindness, although it sure looked as if she was throughly confused by your actions.
102k subscribers! Congratulations!
Matt, in order to test the accumulator, run the hydraulic pump with no parts moving, with a gauge on the output. If you have pressure, that's a good sign. If you have normal system pressure when a control is moving but it drops to zero when nothing is moving, the accumulator is bad. Hydraulic pumps don't create pressure, they create flow. Pressure comes from the resistance to flow, either from work being performed, resistance to being pushed down the lines, or from the pneumatic charge in the accumulator. If the diaphragm is bad or the pneumatic charge has leaked down, the accumulator will be solid oil and provide no resistance, and thus no pressure. Loving the series so far!
How long do they last? That one looks original which means it's decades old. It might be worth it to replace it given how many others things he's replaced with brand new parts.
Patience, perseverance and organization…The absolute necessities for this job 😮🤩👍🏻
"Try to keep the poop off there....ohhhhhhhh :("
This whole series is excellent, Matt. You should be proud of yourself!
Crimping the hoses gets your arms ready for torquing the bolts.
The box on Charlies head gave me a good laugh. Safety first.
That was a lot of hydraulic hoses. The crimping machine was a very worth investment.
Dog wasn't impressed with the box😂😂😂
But didn’t move!
Wow! Just Wow! The work you have done to this point is simply amazing. Just contemplating the complexity of a job like this leaves me in a cold sweat. I seriously agree with the other comments mentioning your extensive mechanical, organizational and planning skills. I probably could have taken the excavator apart....but getting it back together would have left me scratching my head. Wow, well done.
"Not that complicated", oh yes it is...
Your labeling made it doable.
Enjoying this series.
Everything you do is clean, neat and tidey.
Having a field service background my appreciation for what you are accomplishing and some of the conditions you are working under could never be overstated, you are doing an incredible job on the excavator. This a fantastic series of videos and your assemblies are just sweet looking. Looking forward to seeing this project come together for you. Thanks for the update, really enjoy watching
Your patience is EPIC. Always awed by your perseverance.
I just paid $105 for a 2' hose!
Nice tool. : ))
Hi, I really enjoy seeing you rebuild these projects entirely, piece by piece. Keep it up! I have done lots of hydraulic hoses at my current job with one of those handpump crimpers, and it keeps you fit 😅. Couple tips: If you have two 90° and they don't quite fit, you can put some vice grips on the ferrule and twist it, even after crimping. It's not perfect but works perfectly fine. Secondly, it is extremely hard to over-crimp the hoses in my experience. Doing it by hand, you can feel it getting exponentially harder quite a while before doing damage, and with an air pump, you will hear it slowing down massively. No need to worry too much about it! Thirdly, bigger hoses are harder to line up in the crimper, but generally easier to crimp since the metal is a lot easier to move than in the smaller ferrules. It will be interesting to see how long that crimper will last. The one we got at work doesn't look all that different and is over 10 years old and has probably done well over 10000 hoses, and only now you can see it getting tired.
I’m not sure which is more impressive you putting the machine hydraulic lines back together or the people that designed it in the first place, nah definitely you Matt 🏴👍🏻
Can you imagine buying a machine that has had this kind of care and attention to detail. Matt, you could teach the industry a lot about how things should be done. Great work. JeffinMaine
Impressive work and your patience with long projects is admirable. I get daunted by projects 1/10th this size
I'm glad you got a hose fitting crimper. Your upgrade was definitely necessary, and hopefully, it lasts for years. I love each update and feel your pain.
This is what I call, "Much, MUCH Better Than New." 😊
52 lines? This is giving me PTSD from when i had to re-do the whole yard of hydraulics at my brother's place when he put shoite hydraulic fluid and ruined the 17 machines. I'm laugh-crying right now and you've only started the video. :)))
PTSD from OCD making SAE for the Hitachi.
😊
Holy cow. That would hurt 😞
Matt you are amazing, that looks like a pit of snakes, but you are getting them one by one. Well done, that is seriously excellent workmanship!!!
Wow Matt, that ex is going to be better than from the factory. That was a huge bite out of the elephant. You keep making them, I'll keep watching them. Tell Charlie hi for me.
Matt, I'm very impressed with your ability to get all the wiring and hoses hooked back in the correct places. Nice work my friend.
5:12 There's a hole at the bottom of the tray. Might a bolt through there prevent the tray from sliding all the way out and falling out..
So glad you got yourself a good crimper and that you acquired the new compressor driven pump to make it all easier!
Knowing you and the way you work, if even one of those lines leak, I’ll be surprised! Congratulations!
I enjoy living vicariously through you on your projects. It doesn't require me to spend money on tools that I want but don't really need..
Charly is a great asset to this channel!! Thanks for sharing
You are fearless !!!
So much cleaner and better than when you started! I can only imagine the anticipation of how it's all going to work. Charley was wondering what is going on, does he think I'm a cat!
Matt! You are a BEAST!!!
This is almost too painful to watch.
God bless you
It shows how kind and considerate you are to put cardboard over the pup so she didn't get splatted with oil hahaha. Good dog
Well done Matt. Taking the time to lable your hoses a big dividend. You have already saved a lot of time during install Now you have a list/ ref. Book. to make a replacement hose if you use the machine enough when put back into service. Good job protecting Charlie, glad the protection not needed.
Imagine the SAVINGS on making your own hydraulic hoses. You see how much the retail companies charge for individual hoses, even with "discounts." Little by little you get to see
why excavators cost a fortune. HOW MANY people are needed in the factory to install everything on the big machine. The FIRST time I've ever seen an excavator completely DIS assembled and now....being put back together. Crazy stuff.
This excavator is going to be better than oem
You certainly are learning about excavator building and repair. Some people pay big bucks to learn what you self-teach. 👍👍👍
Glad you plugged all lines because of course condensation and dust.
I know you have all the videos to look back at and all your colour coding, but I am amazed you are looking at bits and saying oh yes that goes there and sure enough it is all fitting. Well done Mat you are going beyond again on another machine rebuild.
Almost 60 hoses done by hand...yikes!
Glad that you got the pneumatic over hydraulic pump...very handy.
The look on Charlie's face after you put the box on her was like "Really, Dude?" just too funny :)
Matt, you've done a amazing job so far and it has been a pleasure to watch the changes you have made since you bought this excavator. I'm sure you will have many years of service from it in the future and I can't wait to see it operating again.
Your grandkids will be finding those plugs in your shop years from now!
Wow. My hat is off to you. You have to be one of the most thorough and meticulous and driven mechanics I’ve ever seen. I really hope this machine does you right for many years. You certainly deserve that. Love your channel, merry Christmas to you and yours.
Thing is he's not a professional Mechanic by trade I think he's an engineer if I remember
23:55 We used to call it "CLOCKING" .. make sure to CLOCK your fittings before crimping the second one. There are of course swivel crimp or thread on fittings available. They cost more though, and make the hose longer
Maybe I'm the only one in this, but that Kubota sure needs some love next
Damn, the image quality of this new paint - at night. The lighting is impressive.
Just use a crow's foot adapter to torque the lines, they come in regular and tubing style
Thank you Matt, made my day, in awe of the time and effort you put in.
Charlie has that "who me? look .... Crash test dummy? ARE YOU KIDDING!
Outstanding video you have lots of patience! Reminds me of my self in my 30s now in my late 60s would not even try such a project! Keep onward great Job 👍👍😁
Sir your attention to detail is amazing. Please continue to take your time. You’er doing a great job.
I was thinking "Test one before making more" about 20 seconds before you did exactly that :)
Great investment---It will save you a fortune, and you can build hoses for your friends, too !! For a price !!
I knew it wouldn't take you long to figure out a different way other than hand pumping great video as always
Tolle Arbeit, weiter so, bin gespannt wenn er fertig ist.
Nothing like having to fix the brand new tool you just bought before you can even use it! 🤦♂️ 🤷🏽♂️
that's the whole reason for the price. you should be aware by now that aliexpress is the land of QC rejects.
but: at this price point you can just reasonably invest some time and effort to get the tool you bought to work right and STILL come out way on top of what it would have cost you to get those hoses made locally...
@@cmeier7560 The tool is the same price working correctly and not. I hate fixing and/or modifying brand new stuff. This is the current state of affairs though.
Harbor freight tools same way.
I have developed some anxiety watching you make and install those hoses.Let’s try to hurry this project along so I can relax 😀.Seriously I love watching your videos.
Hello from Finland 👋 lot of work but it's coming nice one 👍
Looks like you have a new hose business. That crimper works well with the new pump!
I noticed the rope used to lift the cab floor plate in place. I use adjustable load straps with hooks. They work great for most lifting jobs, and some have a high lift capacity. Check the label. Very convenient.
Hose master 5000, cracking job well done, it’ll save you a fortune in the long run
I got mine last week from Temu for $600. The red button is a battery test switch. The blue chart at the back has the offset values. Matt, you can put the fitting on, turn it upside down, hold it by the hose close to the fitting and bump it on a block of wood to seat the fitting. Great job Matt, keep hammering away at it. I just ordered a foot control for mine too. I haven't used it yet.
🤯I give you credit for being able to keep track of all of that!
You are making big progress. Really enjoyed watching it. Looking forward to your next video.
In the Aluminum plant i worked at about 10 years we had a hydraulic shop with shelves with all the fittings. We had a table with a chop saw and on the bottom shelf of the table a hydraulic pump. There was a big old die crimping part bolted to the table which did the crimping. I've never seen a hand crank pump for this kind of thing. But you have your own portable crimper now. I'm an electrician but occasionally we wanted a hose that wouldn't be damaged as easily as flex conduit was so a 5000 psi hydraulic hose came in handy so we learned to crimp our own hoses. Nice video Matt.
For torquing the fittings you can use any standard torque wrench with a crow's foot on the business end of it. It's basically an open end wrench with a socket drive provision on the back of it.
Holy crap, that's a lot of work. But you are one massive step forward. 👍
Man what a game changer great job with all those hoses
If you ever do a hydraulic system again i would recommend using small metal tags and stamp them for the line identification, that way you wouldnt need to worry about fading colors. Enjoying the series Matt!
At home with a raging fever. This is exactly what the doc ordered
43:33 you can check the nitrogen pressure behind the rubber bladder like when you are nitrogen chargeing a hydraulic hammer - if said nitrogen pressure bleeds off your bladder is ripped /porous and the accumulator needs replaced
Very good Video 👍
Daunting tasks completed no problem. Well done Matt.
Love the updates and seeing your progress. I think your purchase of the hose crimper was a smart investment that will serve you long into the future. Looking forward to the next upload!
@32:02 Reminded me of a "For Better or For Worse" comic strip. > Elly is cleaning
a window in the house and Elizabeth comes up behind her and says. "When you clean that window,
there must be some way to stop the fat on your arm from flapping around like that."
(Paraphrasing). Next panel, Elly has an angryy look on her face. You guessed it. The final panel, Elizabeth is cleaning the window and Mom's gone. 🤣 There IS a better way, Matt!! 😂
I'm simply just running out of words to say - impressive and excellent!
A suggestion is to daisy chain multiple hoses for pressure testing.(hoses connected with male to male adapters),new hoses are usually tested at 1.5 x max working pressure.
Put two colors of electrical tape on the crimping machine drawer as indicators of when it'll fall out soon. That freaking drawer would drive me up the walls, sheeesh.
Thanks for making that video - this DIY hydro-hose thing is quite a conundrum for many guys not happy about paying the normal Napa hose rate and never finding direct solutions. At least I never have. Kudos Sir NW Hillbilly.
"Vevor must be French"; 😂🤣👍👍
I give you credit for not just bashing on whoever made that crimped but simply got on with a solution to the problem! That is one of many things that sets you apart from others! BTW I’m sure you said a few choice words off camera about the builders of the machine!
That is a crazy amount of hoses!! My ocd is so relaxed watching you
Many nights and many hand pumps later ! We have a great video ! Thanks for sharing !
Could use a normal torque wrench with a crows foot wrench for the hose fittings, if you keep the crows foot at 90 degrees to the torque wrench handle you can still use the specified torque value for the fitting, any other angle needs an adjustment to allow for the altered leverage. You are doing a great job restoring this machine
Was thinking the same when he said expensive torque wrench, I was "crows foot". Even if off by 10% it is still superior to guessing.
WOW,Matt a hole bunch of accolades to you for your effort with those lines,mind boggling,maybe you might appreciate the cool weather you’re having when i tell you midday in Perth 11/12/24 106deg.fahrenheit 41 Celsius thanks for the vid 🇦🇺🦘👏👏👏👏👏
Oh wow, just wow! Amazing work!
Fantastic!! As I have said before the attention to detail is commendable! well done - great videos
It seems like there are so many ways to go wrong on this - good job catching the 90 degree orientation check.
Better late than never with the air powered jack , small consolation though it may be for your arms after your first 104 crimps .
Another mind blowing amount of work , you are at a minimum an apparent master of all trades .