Digging a driveway wider

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  • Опубліковано 9 кві 2018
  • Using a tracked skid steer to dig out the side of a driveway to make another parking spot at a city house.
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  • @duanemorton1083
    @duanemorton1083 3 роки тому +2

    Andrew you are my hero! I am 77 years old and I have a lot history, you represent the real American Honest, direct, no nonsense and relentless tenacity. The quality of your work is of the highest quality, you love life and respect the world around you. You know how to have fun and respect others. Keep up the good work. Love your dogs give them a pat.

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford5701 Рік тому

    It is something about watching your videos that are so interesting to me... The camera angles, the sound of the machinery, the completion of the work....its next level to me. Thanks for sharing!

  • @mt8149
    @mt8149 5 років тому +3

    I like the concept of a contractor recording his work and sharing it with the homeowner. It's a nice touch and supports honesty and trust. I wonder if more contractors will start wearing body cameras like the police do.
    I would definitely give the job to the guy who walks me through his process and shows me every step of his work.

  • @swirlgalaxy
    @swirlgalaxy 6 років тому +10

    I always enjoy your vids! Makes me think that the difference between men & boys is the size & price of our toys! Takes playing in the dirt with toys to a whole new level. ;) You definitely aren't afraid to get down to the nitty gritty & build, repair & take life by the horns & "get 'er done!" The castle is an incredible creation & always look forward to seeing your next brainstorm creation! Looking forward to the "penthouse" project on the upper patio area!

  • @dreally7029
    @dreally7029 6 років тому +5

    My Views: Thank you for the Vid Andy! I appreciate your skills and how you provided a solution without a ridicules "upsell" .
    Drove to the city , had digsafe done and no BS. Just nothing but respect for you!

  • @parissallen1678
    @parissallen1678 3 роки тому +1

    I can’t go to sleep without watching at least 3 or 4 videos from Andrews files love learning something everyday

  • @wesleyakachino
    @wesleyakachino 6 років тому +17

    Awesome, that's one thing I bet your customers really enjoy, being able to see drone videos and videoes in general of there project great job as always, keep up the hard work.

  • @mikemarlowe1681
    @mikemarlowe1681 3 роки тому +1

    Nice job, You have inspired me to fix more things and not throw out items too fast. The way you set up the camera on repairs is such a good way to teach people and the way you explain things too , it make it easy to learn. The things you teach are very helpful on a farm setting or country living. On this job here I would of cut the edge of the driveway a little deeper and pack it well so the gravel doesn't spill onto the driveway. Hope your ok with me sharing my opinion, the area the was graveled closest to the house could of looked a little cleaner with 10 minutes worth of work the edge where it meets the grass and the driveway would of made a world of difference because that's the area you see the most. Ive been doing landscaping and concrete/ trees service..... for about 35 years and just wanted to share the things I notice on your jobs. Thanks again for sharing such inspirational videos. Im learning the most with the mech. and electrical repair things. Think Ill get an excavator soon{mini}.

  • @chadglenn8009
    @chadglenn8009 6 років тому +6

    Great video Andrew,can"t wait to see the next one.

  • @chrishelms1967
    @chrishelms1967 4 роки тому +5

    WOW......Andrew in town !!!!!

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 6 років тому +10

    Nice little job Andrew, well done!

  • @fynbo1007
    @fynbo1007 6 років тому +23

    Nice job, thank you for sharing your amazing video

  • @Neceros
    @Neceros 3 роки тому +1

    I dig these community/paid project videos as well as the fixing the machines episodes.

  • @leol1682
    @leol1682 6 років тому +10

    Like the video Andrew . love your work .

  • @glenngoodale1709
    @glenngoodale1709 6 років тому +65

    First ...... Andrew, I shared your video on other social media to help your channel grow. You do such a great job ...

  • @mikewalko536
    @mikewalko536 6 років тому +5

    Love these videos, Andrew.

  • @michael7423
    @michael7423 5 років тому +3

    another great video with nice music, Perfect work all around. you are the best in my opinion!

    • @michael7423
      @michael7423 5 років тому +1

      I think it would pass Levi's inspection

  • @marty0715yt
    @marty0715yt 6 років тому +2

    Nice Job AGAIN!!! Drone shots are killer!

  • @soldierofdirt81
    @soldierofdirt81 6 років тому +13

    Good video again Andrew!

  • @Military-Museum-LP
    @Military-Museum-LP 6 років тому +7

    In and out. That's how you pay the bills, bravo Andrew.

    • @isaacmercado7216
      @isaacmercado7216 6 років тому +1

      Military Museum ... And never ever hire a man to help you

  • @dennisgannon
    @dennisgannon 5 років тому +1

    The drone shots are priceless. Thanks.

  • @skynet000001
    @skynet000001 6 років тому +2

    Man- i love this channel...

  • @carloscardova4221
    @carloscardova4221 5 років тому +1

    The Catskill is Beautiful
    this time of Year 👨👧👪
    thank you Andrew
    Nice Job on the drive way.

  • @timmc.9478
    @timmc.9478 6 років тому

    Like the video, thanks for showing an example of the marking from the city, that helped with the question in the other video I asked about.

  • @CranialAccess
    @CranialAccess 6 років тому +1

    Another amazing video...great drone shot.....looked like the view was to the east looking over the Hudson....didn’t see my familiar Catskill Mountains.....

  • @leebrains
    @leebrains 6 років тому +5

    Your on a role with vids this week mate. Keep them coming.

  • @johnscally255
    @johnscally255 6 років тому

    I Hope the people saw your videos.Always super work Andrew sir.

  • @smokinjoesmoyen1899
    @smokinjoesmoyen1899 6 років тому

    Good job Andrew, I like doing small jobs like that. The money adds up over time..

  • @terrystoner4504
    @terrystoner4504 5 років тому

    Always nice to see a guy that actually pulls out a shovel and rake to "pretty up" their work. Wish the guys around here had hands that fit a shovel handle.

  • @NZDIRT
    @NZDIRT 6 років тому +57

    Ideally should have taken the cut 100-200mm below existing driveway height and backfilled with aggregate the same depth so the new gravel is the same height as driveway.
    Going to be forever sweeping stones up

  • @shaunsalter450
    @shaunsalter450 4 роки тому +25

    "I don't often work in the city." then you zoom out to find a pleasant rural settlement in the woods. Speaking from London, I'm envious.

    • @thefrub
      @thefrub 4 роки тому +6

      That's not rural woods, that's suburbs with trees. It was woods 100 years ago before people chopped it down to stick houses in

    • @marc7491
      @marc7491 4 роки тому +4

      Sewers and underground utilities is the "city!"

    • @erisi6204
      @erisi6204 4 роки тому

      That's what I was thinking; also in the UK... that's like a village compared to London, Manchester, Leeds, etc lol

    • @donnaspear8494
      @donnaspear8494 3 роки тому +1

      If you can see your neighbor's house then you're (too close), and still in the city.

  • @bogillespie4774
    @bogillespie4774 6 років тому

    Great video another fine job done

  • @eugenesanderlin3043
    @eugenesanderlin3043 6 років тому

    Another job completed,looks good.

  • @robertfoedisch
    @robertfoedisch 5 років тому +4

    Your father raised a good son

  • @TonyZilincik
    @TonyZilincik 5 років тому +1

    Looks great! I figured the city might make the homeowner blacktop it to match.

  • @BENLINUZ
    @BENLINUZ 6 років тому +1

    Nice simple job good work

  • @hhazelton4391
    @hhazelton4391 6 років тому +2

    always a good job!

  • @LA2047
    @LA2047 4 роки тому +2

    Every time I see a Bobcat with its bucket raised high I think "come at me bro!"

  • @manfredbismark6688
    @manfredbismark6688 6 років тому

    BRAVO, GOOD WORK!

  • @ToTheTopCrane
    @ToTheTopCrane 6 років тому +29

    That 864 must be pretty stout. It cut right through that dirt without hesitation and without teeth.

    • @justinlong9914
      @justinlong9914 5 років тому +12

      I would say that would be thankful to the dirt. It looked like straight topsoil. Tracks also help alot

    • @gooch1013
      @gooch1013 3 роки тому

      id say 3/4 leaves

  • @outdoorswithlarryrobin
    @outdoorswithlarryrobin 4 роки тому +1

    Nice work, how often do have to tighten the Tracks on the Bobcat?

  • @joeloyd56
    @joeloyd56 Рік тому +1

    I appreciate the video.

  • @treeclimbing7798
    @treeclimbing7798 6 років тому

    I’ll say it again...
    ...Nice truck
    .....so versatile.

    • @cat637d
      @cat637d 6 років тому

      Yes Sir, there is no substitute for weight and towing capacity.

  • @Neg_Ice
    @Neg_Ice 6 років тому

    love your videos man

  • @zaril8213
    @zaril8213 4 роки тому

    i love your job🤗

  • @imaginemakecreate7651
    @imaginemakecreate7651 6 років тому +1

    😲 nice ending!👍🏼

  • @suckmydck4042
    @suckmydck4042 6 років тому +1

    I wish you worked up here in Willow Alaska brother you do nice earth moving work

  • @trebornesregrot
    @trebornesregrot 5 років тому +1

    Hey I love your channel! You have a great sense of problem solving, something missing in our world today! Also could you explain how you choose what toy to use for each job?

  • @edsondomingues7576
    @edsondomingues7576 3 роки тому +3

    Olá Andrew, eu moro no Brasil e sou teu fã!! Vejo seus videos e te admiro muito. Voce é muito trabalhador e caprichoso.
    Parabens !!!

  • @Sobre2Rodas
    @Sobre2Rodas 6 років тому +2

    Hello from BraSil Andrew!! 10:00 nice view

  • @arkansas1336
    @arkansas1336 6 років тому +2

    Nice, awesome video.
    ....13

  • @rubioatl7883
    @rubioatl7883 6 років тому

    Glad to see u getting a little bit of sun 😂😂 nice video

  • @cat637d
    @cat637d 6 років тому

    Very nice!

  • @legendaryexplorer8119
    @legendaryexplorer8119 5 років тому

    very nice drone view at the end.

  • @johnm.evangelis693
    @johnm.evangelis693 6 років тому +1

    Great video AC!!! (not a head spinner)

  • @tedohio3038
    @tedohio3038 6 років тому +1

    Did you keep the dirt, looked like good topsoil? You have a nice touch with the skid steer. No better finishing tool than a rake.

  • @annwalsh569
    @annwalsh569 6 років тому +1

    Do you mind me asking what did you charge including materials

  • @leadersuccess3761
    @leadersuccess3761 6 років тому

    Nice job ☺

  • @247CAMD
    @247CAMD 5 років тому +1

    Another nice video with good editing.
    One thing that I would do differently is put at least 2 cones on the street for the trailer; one near the tongue and one near the tail both being street side to protect the corners of the trailer in the street. So IF someone was to hit it they cannot say that they "didn't see it"...yes I know it's big and yellow but today's drivers are so distracted

  • @jayphillips4058
    @jayphillips4058 6 років тому +31

    I try real hard not to work in town, 80% of the reason being bad locates. Gas lines where there are none marked, none where the paint line was, shallow buries on fiber-optic, bringing fiber cable up on the end of the mini-ex teeth when the paint line is over 10' away, etc. etc. Don't trust locates...ever. In this case, you're probably good, but I've thought I was safe in similar situations and was not. I'd like to have my own equipment to double check when I have to, pretty pricey, tho. OTOH, running into hidden fiber line would pretty much ruin me. Last year a contractor I subbed to on a couple jobs cut a small fiber cable trenching for sprinkler line, it was supposed to be buried 18+", was barely 2", and he was trenching 6" deep - the locate was done. He had to fork over $1600 for the repair because he didn't pothole the trace, didn't see a need. Technically, he was at fault, but that's a thin line, and I think I may know why.
    I was finishing the topsoil prep when the fiber repair team showed up. They were there for an hour, 30 minutes of which were spent eating lunch. $1600 for half an hour's work splicing a line. Kinda makes a guy think telecom companies might just value broken glass. But what do I know...

    • @AlwaysBored123
      @AlwaysBored123 6 років тому +8

      What do you mean "pothole the trace?" If the fiber line was in the wrong location I don't understand how he was at fault.
      Due diligence is key. If you hit a public utility because it was marked incorrectly then it's someone else problem. Also get it in writing with the homeowner that anything you dig up on their property that you weren't told about beforehand is not your responsibility. I've heard horror stories of crooks trying to trick contractors into digging through their failed septic lines to get a free replacement. Most people aren't like that of course, and most residential sized utilities can be repaired without special skills or equipment.

    • @JohnLaco
      @JohnLaco 6 років тому +7

      It's kind of a shitty grey area. I'm in Canada, and I know once the marking is over 1m (3ft) off of where the actual utility is, then you're not at fault. But as an operator it's also YOUR due diligence to make sure there's nothing where you're digging. That contract with the homeowner is a good way to do it. Once I was redoing a culvert in a driveway and I yanked a line buried about 2" down. Turns out it was an electric dog fence and we shorted it out so we were zapping the dog hahaha. But it's a private utility. That's not gonna be on any city regulated drawings.

    • @MrFakit
      @MrFakit 6 років тому

      In my area if you are within 5 m of a marking you must daylight the utility.

    • @BarnStangz
      @BarnStangz 6 років тому +1

      @ AlwaysBored; This guy gets it. I work for a municipal utility and I can tell you, if your city has some decent cash, then they have excellent locator tech, I know we do and it is EXTREMELY rare to hit something.

    • @mikel9567
      @mikel9567 6 років тому +6

      You understand how locates work right? They are tracing an electromagnetic field. They can't pick up things like PVC pipe unless it has a trace wire. There are also things such as soil which can effect the signal. So those marks that are off may be accurate as far as the equipment goes. You should also know that the utilities have a 4 foot buffer zone ( 2 feet on either side of the paint mark ) that it can be in. You are also aware that it is YOUR responsibility as the excavator to locate the utilities by potholing first right? This is spelled out pretty clearly for you by the utilities. I do underground construction for a cable company (I do coax and fiber) and I work with excavators every day. Instead of bashing on the locates how about you educate yourself. Have you ever talked to the locate guys to find out how they do their job and what their capabilities are? Most will gladly explain it to you as it is in their best interests. Have you talked with your local utilities and learned how they bury their stuff? Do they put warning tape down? What do their pipes / conduit look like? Does CATV / telco run in conduit or is it direct buried? Do they follow power easements (most do) or do they have their own easement? I will gladly work with excavators if they ask and help educate them. Last thing I want is to see them hit our coax or worse yet our fiber. By your attitude I'm assuming you haven't gone out of your way to do any of this, I suggest you do. Taking 5 minutes out of your day to learn about the utilities in your area will save you a lot of headaches in the future and may save your business.

  • @donnierobertson3088
    @donnierobertson3088 4 роки тому

    Great job

  • @tomascharles5080
    @tomascharles5080 5 років тому

    Looks like the folks where happy with their new parking space.

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 5 років тому +1

    You could probably make a thriving side-line selling the spoil dirt that you cart away from jobs like this, if you hooked up with a landscaping service or similar. But I'm sure that is an idea that has already occurred to you. My Grandpa would take away just about anything that was offered 'free for the hauling' (we used to joke that was how he got Grandma...), and it never fails to amaze me that somebody will pay you to haul off what somebody else will pay you to haul IN. Great vid as always. I wish you continued success.

  • @paulfroese1469
    @paulfroese1469 2 роки тому

    That was good!!

  • @billfeldman3234
    @billfeldman3234 2 роки тому

    GOOD JOB!!!

  • @kentonlandworks29
    @kentonlandworks29 4 роки тому +2

    I personally use heavy base of #2s below the crushed stone. Just curious about your thoughts on this. Of course this requires a bit more excavation.

  • @BarnStangz
    @BarnStangz 6 років тому +1

    Nice job on the drive way, that looked like some nice dirt, did you take it back to your place or just launch it somewhere? Looks like a nice little town by the way.

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  6 років тому +8

      I brought the dirt to someone else that lived close. So it worked out.

  • @MrBoiler09
    @MrBoiler09 6 років тому

    You r f-ing awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @aa999xyz
    @aa999xyz 6 років тому +1

    nice and simple. Had you advertise or seek for jobs like this one? Also what would be a rough price estimate of something like this? Thanks and please keep the videos coming

  • @jlhighfield9116
    @jlhighfield9116 6 років тому +1

    Good eye, you do good work sir, was a tad surprised you didn't cut a little more along the pavement, so the fabric was below the edge of asphalt. But what do I know I'm in Fla

  • @Christopher88S
    @Christopher88S 5 років тому +1

    I love the videos brother!! You think it’d be possible to give a rough estimate on how much you charge on the jobs you record?? It would be a big help thank you for everything and keep uploading!!

  • @robertjennings5357
    @robertjennings5357 4 роки тому

    Andrew, I don’t know what I’m going to do when I finish watching all your videos. I almost feel like we’re old friends now. Of course you don’t know me Adam lol. I was thinking I’d love to meet you, and was thinking I’m so far away, because I use to live in Oregon. However, I live in Florida now, and it dawned me, I’m just south of you!

  • @dennisgodaire485
    @dennisgodaire485 5 років тому

    Thank you, Andrew

  • @arkansas1336
    @arkansas1336 6 років тому +3

    I broke a small low pressure steel gas line that was marked correctly and paid the gas company for three trucks mobilization (264 total miles), 2 hours backhoe, 32 man hours and lost gas....$881. We controlled traffic for them and they finished at 10.30pm. When I received the invoice I was the happiest guy in the construction business....because they didn't over charge.
    ....13

  • @wantsanewvehicle
    @wantsanewvehicle 6 років тому

    I really need this done ~70 miles north of pittsburgh, pa >.>

  • @Stratohcaster
    @Stratohcaster 4 роки тому +1

    Actual dirt................. I was about to decide New York was all rocks :)

  • @user-tr4op2fm7v
    @user-tr4op2fm7v 6 років тому +1

    t190 only have like 2oz of gear oil in final drives also. I just changed two only 2200 hrs failed..

  • @MrMikey1224
    @MrMikey1224 5 років тому

    My step daughter asked if this was sped up? I told her no, this guy is just that good. He charges $1000/hr but gets the job done in 5 minutes so he actually loses money

  • @boondock54x4
    @boondock54x4 5 років тому +23

    Hey Andrew, I enjoy watching your videos, you've inspired me.
    I have a question, can you make a video about your pricing, how much for each piece of equipment, pricing for time?
    Thanks:)Matt

    • @KILAPH24471
      @KILAPH24471 4 роки тому +5

      matthew burg sThanks for asking Mike. Am a retired GC. I'm really curious too. He has them in his head. But he might just then quote an aggregate number for a job based on the component cost parts therein. It's easier for the civilian to grasp just one number..and add-on can be a la carte of course..or again..lump sum. That's where the "art" comes in and the business gets played down. Whatever appears easiest for the customer to grasp..and most importantly..accept as reasonable. For them to think of you for the next time, you have to leave them as thinking you were reasonable for the work you did. AC is a master at that...as well as doing great work to begin with. For an excavator he is damn tidy. Tidy is good. All the,

    • @MIGASHOORAY
      @MIGASHOORAY 4 роки тому +5

      Business people rarely give away business secrets

  • @troyboy325
    @troyboy325 6 років тому +1

    Quick question: I assume that's your 864, I'm just curious how you like it and if there are any limitations that you focus on when doing various jobs? Love your vids, lots of respect for your ability to get shit done and done well.

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  6 років тому +2

      I like my 864. I get a lot of use out of it. I don't know how I worked for years without it.

  • @Vladimir-Koroliuk
    @Vladimir-Koroliuk 6 років тому

    Привет из Москвы круто работаешь

  • @johncollado1151
    @johncollado1151 6 років тому +2

    Quick job, Andrew... what city?

  • @Ezrider359
    @Ezrider359 6 років тому

    andrew, i have a couple questions on this project. i am curious what your reasons for cutting the sub grade at the same level as the existing driveway making the finished grade higher (or at least how it appears to me on camera) here we generally have a pretty sandy sub soil a higher clay content soil i could see doing that for sub soil drainage otherwise you would probably need to biuld in a subsoil ditch probably off the outside edge and then fill it level with rock. but i probably would have dug the subsoil below the grade of the asphalt to make the finished grade level with the existing driveway. also how do you go about filming customer projects. i have not filmed any customer projects as i feel kind of weird asking for permission to film on there property also charging on a time and material basis the extra time it takes to setup cameras and move them ect.

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  6 років тому +4

      Yeah, your right, that would have been a good way to do it. I think this will be fine though. Filming doesn't take me very long. I don't film some jobs. This one is easy to film because I'm working in one spot. I've actually gotten a bunch of jobs lately from people watching these videos. And usually the homeowner likes having a video of their project being done.

    • @Ezrider359
      @Ezrider359 6 років тому

      yeah i think it will be fine the way you did it as well. i just thought there might have been another factor i wasn't seeing. that is great that you are getting a lot of jobs from your video's certainly makes it easier getting permission to film when they have already seen your video's. iv had a few jobs i would have liked to have filmed but i felt a little weird about it. i don't think most of my viewers are too interested in excavating anyway i could be wrong though. most my video's are shop/repair related. anyway thanks for taking the time to respond. keep it up love your content.

  • @dejayrezme8617
    @dejayrezme8617 6 років тому +6

    What's the purpose of the fabric below the gravel? To keep the gravel from mixing with the dirt and becoming muddy?

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  6 років тому +7

      Yes

    • @mikel9567
      @mikel9567 6 років тому +4

      It allows the water to penetrate down into the soil but prevents the soil from coming to the surface. It is also used in stabilization of the subsurface and can help prevent rutting. It's actually a geotextile fabric.

    • @ToTheTopCrane
      @ToTheTopCrane 6 років тому +2

      Without the fabric, the gravel would disappear over time and have to be replaced.

    • @dejayrezme8617
      @dejayrezme8617 6 років тому +3

      Thanks! Makes sense :)

  • @yamahattr6006
    @yamahattr6006 6 років тому +2

    . Nice Job why the thumbs down wtf you did a fast and efficient job I for one appreciate your videos thanks

  • @jimsmith3887
    @jimsmith3887 5 років тому

    Don't see the big dumptruck much,do you use it much?

  • @Wally2Feathers
    @Wally2Feathers 5 років тому

    I dig the way you end your videos with a drone fly over. Bad ass

  • @jimcraig5208
    @jimcraig5208 4 роки тому

    Was looking for new footage of your castle shop. Hoping too see some more updates this year 2020.

  • @superdznuts99
    @superdznuts99 5 років тому

    I know this a long shot you answer but what do you charge for a simple job like this?

  • @Luke-qp9fd
    @Luke-qp9fd 4 роки тому

    Should get a 4 in 1 bucket for ur posi track. Makes work so much easier.

  • @kapekodbob
    @kapekodbob 6 років тому +3

    Nice job. I think however that the stones are going to wash into the street and driveway. They will end up paving. Also, you should chauk that trucks wheels.

  • @jaybrown3953
    @jaybrown3953 3 роки тому

    Andrew, why didnt you remove the dirt below the drive way and street so the gravel would be retained in the "pit"?

  • @mysoberlife9158
    @mysoberlife9158 6 років тому +1

    It's the phone lines and cable TV that seem to be the hardest to find for us

  • @trashplaceStudio
    @trashplaceStudio 6 років тому

    How much such work costs?

  • @UTubeGlennAR
    @UTubeGlennAR 4 роки тому

    >^. .^< Mr. C, The cracking at 9:42 and 9:52, do you know if it would it be a good idea to blow them clean than hot tar them? Nice Job and Fly Out.....

  • @salmonhunter7414
    @salmonhunter7414 6 років тому +7

    Just curious or nosing but on a small job like this do you work by the hour or by the job. Thanks for sharing.

    • @mikespain8655
      @mikespain8655 5 років тому +1

      You never want to charge by the hour, it gives away your rates to the customer. When you estimate, you figure time (labor) + materials +mark up+expenses to arrive at customer cost.

  • @jimvanalstyne1713
    @jimvanalstyne1713 6 років тому

    What town is that?

  • @and5902
    @and5902 6 років тому

    How much is this work ?

  • @yohanforrest5376
    @yohanforrest5376 5 років тому

    Where in New York was that. Almost looks near rockland county stony point

  • @BoydsCoveEst
    @BoydsCoveEst 6 років тому +1

    Hey Andrew! I like your automatic trailer unhook kit.