Weird undercarriage problems with dozer tracks I have never seen before

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  • @rogerdalebone
    @rogerdalebone 5 місяців тому +108

    I worked as an industrial mechanic for 35 years and have been retired for 18. I can't do much anymore but I enjoy watching you guys repair equipment. I especially enjoy watching your sons work with you. Dangerous work. Stay safe.

    • @2wwwilly
      @2wwwilly 5 місяців тому +8

      there are 3 signs in old age ..1st is memory loss , oh I forgot the other 2 . what was it..😢😢😢

    • @petereriksson1390
      @petereriksson1390 5 місяців тому +1

      100% agree with you Sir! Best Regards Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe ❤❤❤!

  • @davidfarley1175
    @davidfarley1175 5 місяців тому +49

    Clint, I'm going to give you a little pro tip, you have a diamond in the rough with Mason, he acts like he wants to learn, and I've seen him working alone in the shop, if you train him to do the work like you want it done, and you keep him on, I think you will have a very knowledgeable mechanic and employee

    • @ronbuckner8179
      @ronbuckner8179 4 місяці тому

      I Agee w/ David, Mason is good and while you obviously know what you’re doing, he seems real willing to learn. Also, I’m 68 and I weigh 345 lbs(down from 389). You are obviously in a similar condition. I was forced into my retirement because my legs and back could no longer support me. I was taking boy scouts into the woods and one night my heart said “No More”. No high blood pressure, no collestoral, no warnings of any problems whatsoever. I graduated from high school at 311 as an Allstate middle guard. My life changed directions overnight. You don’t know me from atom, but at the time I owned my own company and was considered the master of my industry by every one around me, and I had the ego to prove it. Clint I’ve been listening to you for about a year now. And I hear a lot of me in you. Pay attention, no one wants to hear this especially when you know it’s right.

  • @kentclaxton7230
    @kentclaxton7230 5 місяців тому +35

    Mason glad you always have your safety glasses on. 👋👋

    • @BLKMGK4
      @BLKMGK4 4 місяці тому

      I hope he has ear protection on too

  • @simonkennedy2700
    @simonkennedy2700 5 місяців тому +31

    JD dozer wants to be with you and not the loggers
    You guys treat the dozer much better 😊

  • @stevecorey3399
    @stevecorey3399 5 місяців тому +35

    The C&C boys are working in the heat, stay hydrated guys

    • @eyeameye9565
      @eyeameye9565 5 місяців тому +5

      Literally everyone who has a job, is working in the heat.....tf?

    • @nathanscott7910
      @nathanscott7910 5 місяців тому

      @@eyeameye9565 except those who work in an office building all day or maybe work from a home office that requires zero outside heat exposure. So no, not everyone works in the heat.

    • @itsnetts
      @itsnetts 4 місяці тому

      @@eyeameye9565 Oh, do tell me more about the horrible 22 Celcius heat office workers are working in! Must be really hot!

  • @tedc7714
    @tedc7714 5 місяців тому +10

    Dad said they used spray the tracks with hot road tar in the coal mines. We used powdered graphite on squealing brakes. He said the tar is a lube and keeps mud from freezing to everything in winter.

    • @jamesferguson8217
      @jamesferguson8217 5 місяців тому +6

      When I was in the military, they would make us take a long nosed spade and dig the mud out of our dozer and crawlerloader tracks...then we would set a railroad tie in front of each track and crawl the machine on top of the tie and park it overnight. I guess I forgot to mention that this was during the winter in order to keep the tracks from freezing to the ground. Please let your Dad know I like the hot tar trick!

  • @EricPepe
    @EricPepe 5 місяців тому +15

    IT BROKE MY HEART WATCHING CLINT SCRATCH THE NICE CONCRETE APRON ROLLING TRACKS OVER

  • @Eddie-f6t
    @Eddie-f6t 5 місяців тому +43

    World class Education at C & C university , you’re lucky man Mason .

    • @BrianPeake-p7g
      @BrianPeake-p7g 5 місяців тому

      Really enjoy your vids I’ve always been fascinated with bullies here in kiwiland

  • @kentmckean6795
    @kentmckean6795 5 місяців тому +15

    17:00 For broken off bolts that come loose with a chisel, I take a small cut-off wheel and put a small slot in them, then turn them out quickly with a flat blade screwdriver. 🙂

    • @ramosel
      @ramosel 5 місяців тому +3

      If you have room, a left handed drill bit works well too.

    • @kentmckean6795
      @kentmckean6795 5 місяців тому +3

      @@ramosel I only drill after welding a nut on fails and if I can't get the broken part to come loose with a chisel.

    • @ramosel
      @ramosel 5 місяців тому +2

      @@kentmckean6795 I try the left handed drill before welding. If the left handed drill bites, it will often spin the bolt shank right out.

  • @karlmckinney8469
    @karlmckinney8469 5 місяців тому +16

    This is rapidly becoming my favorite you tube channel

    • @C_CEQUIPMENT
      @C_CEQUIPMENT  5 місяців тому +4

      🤣🤣🤣u must be ate up too then -Kevin

  • @richardcoddington5034
    @richardcoddington5034 5 місяців тому +13

    Mr. Mason has come a long way in a short amount of time.

  • @nickhill3362
    @nickhill3362 5 місяців тому +16

    You made it look so easy rolling them tracks up great job 👍

  • @vincentbyron7086
    @vincentbyron7086 5 місяців тому +8

    Anything that can go wrong WILL go wrong. Greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @philstreeter9703
    @philstreeter9703 5 місяців тому +17

    Great repair video. Mason impresses me more and more every day. Fine young man.

  • @kendallhowland6009
    @kendallhowland6009 5 місяців тому +2

    45 year cat mechanic pro tip, I use silicone sealant on most undercarriage components and never have a rusty or seized by bolt.

  • @anthonyromano2793
    @anthonyromano2793 5 місяців тому +15

    Loving the dozers repair content.

  • @lukemeisenbach1964
    @lukemeisenbach1964 5 місяців тому +20

    Putting antiseize on stuff for the next guy is especially nice especially if it is you.

  • @GeneralSulla
    @GeneralSulla 5 місяців тому +12

    Always wanted to see how these monsters are fixed. You're channel does that for me. Thanks.

  • @warbirdwf
    @warbirdwf 5 місяців тому +6

    It was weird w/out Kevin in the first half of this video. The video felt incomplete. Glad to see him show up as he brings lots of fun to the good content.

  • @michael_3985
    @michael_3985 5 місяців тому +11

    Watching you guys repair them busted dozers never gets boring. Wonderful job . I’ve never seen 2 with the same issues. Nice job.👍👍👍

  • @JimWhitaker
    @JimWhitaker 5 місяців тому +5

    Loggers - the gift that keeps on giving.

  • @JamesArmstrong-fh4lt
    @JamesArmstrong-fh4lt 5 місяців тому +19

    I learn when a machine seems to be cursed that it usually is not the machine. It is usually the operator.

  • @randydobson1863
    @randydobson1863 5 місяців тому +6

    Hi C & C Equipment & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks C& C Equipment & Friends Randy

  • @nadineraynor2539
    @nadineraynor2539 5 місяців тому +1

    Retired 80 year old ming heavy equipment mechanic. Was a PM supervisor for yesrs. You didn't bring equipment into the shop for service or repairs without washing. This was the maintenance supervisors orders.

  • @Bryanja81
    @Bryanja81 5 місяців тому +1

    Clint, sometimes when your faced with strange issues like those tracks; you have to show up to their jobsite uninvited and just observe them operating the equipment. I work for a Stihl dealer and they had a DNR branch that was having constant problems with the carburetors on just their saws. So the regional technical advisor drove all the way to their jobsite and watched them work all day. What he discovered was these guys would file the chain on their saw and then proceed to CLEAN THE FILE IN THE FUEL CAN that they used to fuel up their saws! Warranty void immediately! People do strange shit and sometimes you never know until you see it first hand.

  • @alanclark639
    @alanclark639 5 місяців тому +4

    I reckon you know the reason for the "curse" on this machine Clint - the operator. Driving with flipping great rocks in between the rollers, just as bad in mud and could be worse, hard steering movements and general abuse. A lot of guys get on one of this big boys and think they're INVICIBLE but anyone can break'em - takes a lot of skill to put'em right!
    Can;t understand why there have been 18k views at the moment and only 4.7k likes - rotten lot!

  • @larryboynton3853
    @larryboynton3853 5 місяців тому +12

    Like the way Mason helps and learns. Keep it up Mason!😂

  • @erikcourtney1834
    @erikcourtney1834 5 місяців тому +2

    I love new chains and good rollers. They’re so quiet and tight. Sadly that dozer won’t stay quiet for long lol.

  • @timberslasher4899
    @timberslasher4899 3 місяці тому +1

    The first thing that dozer needs for logging is to take a plasma cutter and cut about 4 inches off each side of those pads. Then, cut about 4 inches off each side of the blade. LGP is not a logging dozer. They won't push uphill. Especially when it's muddy.

  • @prinzeugenvansovoyen732
    @prinzeugenvansovoyen732 5 місяців тому +1

    2:47 keep the trackpads , its good material for reinforcing excavator buckets or boom - also good for side cutters on dozer blades and trackloader shovels

  • @glbaker5595
    @glbaker5595 5 місяців тому +3

    Are the young men that are working with them Ken folk or maybe their boys,, they're getting a definitely a good education, and it seems like they don't mind, you don't see that much in this country anymore young men doing hard work and not crying about it❤

    • @beckyumphrey2626
      @beckyumphrey2626 5 місяців тому +1

      Tucker and Hunter are his sons and.Mason is a friend of.the family. I am.sure Clint pays them all well.

  • @davecody5997
    @davecody5997 5 місяців тому +3

    Whoever invented impact wrench is ...... awesome!!!!!

  • @dieseldoctor2221
    @dieseldoctor2221 5 місяців тому +2

    Tucker lays a nice weld with that mig welder love to watch him weld!!!

  • @Jacobnos
    @Jacobnos 5 місяців тому +8

    C&C sure do make great content enjoy watching Thank You

  • @donnal.oglesby4806
    @donnal.oglesby4806 5 місяців тому +4

    Great to see father and son working together on a project. Remember all the former work you did on this machine.

  • @arthurjennings5202
    @arthurjennings5202 5 місяців тому +2

    Not everyone can brag about having a GT-50. That's even better than the Ford GT-40. I used to work in a Cat dealership in the 1970s. We did not even stock LGP machines in South Texas because of hard and rocky soil. Up the coast in the Houston area, they almost exclusively used LGP tractors. Rice country, very few rocks and unless they were in a drought, almost no hard ground. Loggers using LGP tracked equipment can tear the rails up running over stumps even it the ground is soft.

  • @1944chevytruck
    @1944chevytruck 5 місяців тому +8

    GOOD JOB BOYZ!

  • @simonkennedy2700
    @simonkennedy2700 5 місяців тому +5

    That seemed like a very fast job replacing them tracks
    Great job

  • @Histandard2011
    @Histandard2011 5 місяців тому +3

    I aways like it how reserved your boys are on dozers, fork lifts and even their trucks. Dad seems to be the hot rod. Just saying!

  • @glenschumannGlensWorkshop
    @glenschumannGlensWorkshop 5 місяців тому +3

    The way you wound those old tracks up is nifty.

  • @CorvetteBill364
    @CorvetteBill364 5 місяців тому +2

    I enjoyed the video as usual Clint. This stuff just never gets old to me. I wish I were younger and had the opportunity your boys and Mason have, you would have had to hog tie me to keep me out of your shop. Just so much to learn.. I know you were taught well and so are your sons to have been afforded a fantastic opportunity.. Keep it up Clint. Tell your Dad Hello.

  • @tedc7714
    @tedc7714 5 місяців тому +2

    Loggers are a separate breed. We did away with loggjng crew.
    Farmed it all out. Another mill lost 2 guys in 2 years. Skidder driver and a cutter.not a job for sissies. The bunch doing it now have a big. Truck mounted chipper. Take tops etc chipped up to hawville KY .
    MAKE CHIP BOARD. Customers like having tops out of the woods. A cutter can drop 80 trees a day. In a good woods. With one guy trimming and bucking up lengths. They abuse skidders. But it goes with the job. Getting big logs out of bottom of a hollow. We had an old Mack log truck. They are tough old trucks.

  • @SimmerdownTX
    @SimmerdownTX 5 місяців тому +3

    Amazed @ how well your concrete withstands the heavy duty wear it endures. Wow!

    • @glennspreeman1634
      @glennspreeman1634 5 місяців тому +2

      Notice the I beams in the floor?

    • @RonsHorse
      @RonsHorse 5 місяців тому +3

      Last time they poured the pad ext, I think Clint said they put 10" I beam set in it, so tracks arent touching concrete

  • @DavidVanHelden1
    @DavidVanHelden1 5 місяців тому +3

    Ahhh... you guys were just in time....I needed a C&C fix really really bad....😅

  • @rhondasweeney7271
    @rhondasweeney7271 5 місяців тому +4

    I bet you are glad that Dozer is done!!! Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @fritzie1968
    @fritzie1968 5 місяців тому +2

    Amazing to see how you roll up those tracks @12:00. Thanks for sharing that! Love the videos and I still get mesmerized watching ya'll work on these monster machines. I am sure it takes alot of effort to blend telling the story of what is happening, while trying to actually get the work part of it done. Thanks for doing what ya'll do!

  • @michaelmullins1290
    @michaelmullins1290 5 місяців тому +1

    Them dozer's come there often. They always leave looking great. And as long as those guys pay good. Its a great relationship!

  • @gordonagent7037
    @gordonagent7037 5 місяців тому +3

    Clint, I really take my hat off to you mate, I know I only see you through the videos you produce, but I really admire and appreciate the way you interact with other folks, you always display great dignity and respect and I think you would be a great bloke to call your mate; most of all though I love the way you are with your boys. My Dad used to beat the shit out of me and I sometimes couldn’t even go to school because of the welts I had on me but you take so much time with your boys, teach them heaps and are a very honest and reliable figure in their lives, it’s just really neat to see the way you blend in the workplace and on other things, well done mate, you’d be a person on my bucket list of people I’d like to meet one day. Take care

  • @everestyeti
    @everestyeti 5 місяців тому +3

    Clints videos are really educational, he should have his own series on mainstream TV. Mind you if I was the production team I'd be a bit concerned about Kevin, especially when he goes into Turkey mode. 😂🤣👍

  • @MrChevelle83
    @MrChevelle83 5 місяців тому +1

    its impressive how fast they wore that uc out! excellent work there fellas!!

  • @ganderdavis
    @ganderdavis 5 місяців тому +2

    Clint, you show the work ethics you were taught and now we see that passed on to your kids and you and your wife have to be proud parents.Also those same ethics you seem to use when picking those that will represent you and your company. Great video and hats off to your hard working kids.

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew 5 місяців тому +1

    If it was my dozer that was eating rails on sidehills and rocks I think I might try a set of full-length rock guards and narrower pads. I don’t know if it would suit the owner’s needs or if this machine could be fitted with non-LGP pads. Worth a shot.

  • @larryshillings6672
    @larryshillings6672 5 місяців тому +5

    I really enjoyed this video because I like seeing how fast I can get the job done. You guys are getting er done in a record time. Good job.

  • @gradyyokeley9930
    @gradyyokeley9930 5 місяців тому +1

    Fine looking job, I've put a lot of tracks on in my day. Those alligator connectors are a life saver I have knocked a lot of Master pins out.

  • @Dan-ud8ob
    @Dan-ud8ob 5 місяців тому +1

    I wonder how many hours of try and fail it took to figure out the right way to those tracks back on.!? Aaaand coil up the old ones..master class !!

  • @Mike-rx4in
    @Mike-rx4in 5 місяців тому +6

    Great job! I really enjoy, watching your videos!

  • @dieseldoctor2221
    @dieseldoctor2221 5 місяців тому +1

    Mason and your sons are going to be great mechanics you Clint have taught them well!!!!!

  • @Chilly383
    @Chilly383 5 місяців тому +3

    Kevin’s sound effects are the best

  • @alanbierhoff6831
    @alanbierhoff6831 5 місяців тому +1

    They don’t all have to be fancy rocket science dozer videos. I enjoy a good old straight up repair video 😊

  • @BillHamblinn
    @BillHamblinn 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm no mechanic but I really respect you guys and your abilities, knowledge and professionalism. It's just an awesome channel and really interesting and enjoyable.

  • @timtrax918artisan8
    @timtrax918artisan8 5 місяців тому +1

    I was honestly facinated by the method of rolling up those used tracks! I'v seen tracks rolled up but now i know how its done. thank you

  • @terryrogers1025
    @terryrogers1025 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching. You must be taking really good care of the logging company, they just keep bringing the ole 700 in for repairs, of course after watching your channel for a long period of time, that is par for the course for C&C Equipment, just sayin.

  • @DozermanLT
    @DozermanLT 5 місяців тому +4

    Definitely loctite. I use shit load on 850k I run. Never fails. Jd.telling me 33 grand put new upgraded final drive on. Wow.

  • @latisimusd
    @latisimusd 5 місяців тому +2

    You mean it's not warranty when I drive the wide tracks over rocks to break them up.🙄
    Friday - track night. Fun & smiles. Thanks

  • @gwbuilder5779
    @gwbuilder5779 5 місяців тому +1

    Antiseize Saves the Day!
    That poor machine goes through so much torture.
    Another fine video.🤙

  • @pippaul4279
    @pippaul4279 5 місяців тому +3

    Yes asking a lot .lpg tracks on rocks stumps . Work for you guy's .👍

  • @jamiegibson1010
    @jamiegibson1010 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice work as always Clint and Co. Rolling up the old tracks was very interesting. Makes me think that you have done it before.

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for walking through undercarriage 😊❤😊 your little pointers
    Are great advice 😊 the welding on ends of sprockets was fantastic for a very solid connection 😊

  • @davidandersen5134
    @davidandersen5134 3 місяці тому

    Nice Job! May tell the Kids that when torqueing it is best to 'pull the torque wrench to you' by the Handle rather than by pushing on it. Also, if you place a hand on the beam of the wrench when pulling, torque values will not be consistent. They are designed to be pulled by the handle. Probably nit picking for Track Bolts, but when torqueing critical fasteners, it's important. Best education you can get is testing Wrenches with a Torque wrench calibrator, will soon see that technique can make 20-30% difference in applied torque.

  • @petereriksson1390
    @petereriksson1390 5 місяців тому +2

    Great video! Well done Sir's! From Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe, shop owner.😊😊😊

  • @CK-yi6pc
    @CK-yi6pc 5 місяців тому +3

    You amaze me,,, your knowledge is unmatched and your work ethic
    🇺🇸🇨🇱

  • @kevinkenyon7045
    @kevinkenyon7045 5 місяців тому +3

    Clinton Kevin Hunter Mason and Tucker great job, you guys sure make it look easy! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

  • @Eddie-f6t
    @Eddie-f6t 3 місяці тому +1

    Mason you and Randy are the Best !

  • @torchup
    @torchup 5 місяців тому +7

    As a builder who has all the latest leveling lasers and gadgetry I still love that good centuries old fashioned string is still used in big machinery earth moving equipment, building block layout, framing, etc. etc.

  • @kirk467
    @kirk467 5 місяців тому +2

    Good job Clint and crew, thanks for sharing brother! Louisiana sending prayers and positive energy to you, your crew and your families!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋🏼✌🏻✌🏻💯💯💯

  • @randyadams7269
    @randyadams7269 5 місяців тому +1

    You and your crew are always impressive. I thought of you all last week as I was struggling with a simple air filter! I got it! Those fork lifts are an integral part of your shop. Another great repair. Thanks

  • @philipberry2704
    @philipberry2704 5 місяців тому +3

    This was on TRACK to be a great video from the start 🤣🤣

  • @toddrife8375
    @toddrife8375 5 місяців тому +4

    That 750 j likes to stay in the shop because you all treated with love .

  • @ChrisHarding-lk3jj
    @ChrisHarding-lk3jj 5 місяців тому +1

    Your green pneumatic impact gun is probably capable of doing 1200-1500 ft lbs of torque. My 3/8 ingersoll rand cordless impact is capable of 365 ft lb of torque which is still higher than the torque spec. People wonder why they always have problems with removing seized bolts or broken bolts and it is often caused by over torque and stretching of the bolt.

  • @larryswearingen8129
    @larryswearingen8129 4 місяці тому

    That little green impact is amazing

  • @leaningr
    @leaningr 4 місяці тому

    16:50
    I’ve always had good luck with left-handed drillbits…

  • @karlmckinney8469
    @karlmckinney8469 5 місяців тому +1

    You briefly mentioned your other building we are eager to see the roles those facilities will play in C&Cs operation

    • @C_CEQUIPMENT
      @C_CEQUIPMENT  5 місяців тому +1

      Tossing around ideas still

  • @beckyumphrey2626
    @beckyumphrey2626 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Mason is a great young man to have in your shop. Super work ethic. Good to see you are locating equipment that is great for your resale buisness.

  • @stephenmeeks684
    @stephenmeeks684 5 місяців тому +2

    I enjoy your videos and the mundane maintenance is still interesting. You have been able to buy and resell some great machines.

  • @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441
    @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441 5 місяців тому +2

    As always, a great little video. Learn something new everyday. Thanks guys!👍👍🙂🇨🇦

  • @Willie1911
    @Willie1911 5 місяців тому

    Mason is a good hard worker! Hard to find young men like him!

  • @liamterry5301
    @liamterry5301 5 місяців тому +1

    Awesome video as always Mr. C!!!! Have a blessed weekend my favorite UA-camrs!!

  • @elwinshepard3804
    @elwinshepard3804 5 місяців тому

    I like that you get right out there with your guys and work right along with them

  • @hank19019
    @hank19019 4 місяці тому +1

    I watch your show and love it. I also have subscribed to your channel. Years ago my father owned and ran an engine shop with many employees, one of his employees before working for my father was using two hammers beating one against the other because they where made of harden steel one of the hammers shattered causing the mechanic to loose his eye, FYI.
    On an other subject would you ever consider numbering each episode, I’m having a hard time finding continuous episodes.
    Thanks keep up the good work !

  • @wendyandjodymaillet7503
    @wendyandjodymaillet7503 4 місяці тому

    The C&C Crew knocked this one out of the park! Awesome job! Take care and I’ll see y’all down the road…

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 5 місяців тому

    Great job Clint and Mason looks like that machine slid down and rocky hill sideways the way those chains opened up thanks Kevin and Hunter

  • @djbillye4943
    @djbillye4943 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video.havnt seen black tracks before,😅

  • @Willie1911
    @Willie1911 5 місяців тому

    Your knowledge of equipment is unequalled! I love the work ethic of this business and I know it started at least with your dad if not further back. Keep these videos coming! I enjoy them so much and the connection that you have with your sons and employees!

  • @NeilMaclachlan
    @NeilMaclachlan 5 місяців тому

    Great video you explaining what to look out for in the rails ,rollers ,sprockets etc....Also seeing the work getting done...very interesting....Stay safe and see you on the next one

  • @PhilRable
    @PhilRable 5 місяців тому

    Had to laugh when you said that this dozer was “cursed”. I worked as a technician in the IT industry from right back in the 70’s when a lot of the kit we worked on was electro-mechanical stuff, and I swore blind that some of the units I worked on were cursed. Or, we called them “Friday afternoon jobs” cause they were put together in the factory in real hurry on Friday afternoon when everyone wanted to knock off early for the weekend 😮😅

  • @johngaither9263
    @johngaither9263 Місяць тому

    Air powered tools were coming into their own when I was in car dealership service departments in the late 60's. Besides them you now have reliable electric devices without the burden of air hoses or compressors droning in your ears all day long. It's still heavy, dirty work.

  • @tbix1963
    @tbix1963 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Another interesting and entertaining video, great job. I think one of the things I like best about your videos is seeing the path not traveled. My dad learned diesel repair while working on the construction of ALCAN highway. He lost his fortune as a dirt work and concrete contractor for various reasons and was working on going back to his roots to establish a diesel shop similar to yours. He was paying the bills as a barge Captain out of NYC that eventually took his life when I was seven years old. Some of my earliest memories with him was as a tool gofer after kindergarten half days. I sometimes wonder what pathways I would have taken if he hadn’t been removed from influencing my life at such an early age. I find great entertainment watching C&C and Dirt Perfect videos, two of the paths I likely could of traveled down. As is of all things I retired after 32 years as a Senior Power System Operator. I like to think the skills I picked up in the earliest years of my life as his gofer helped my position as much of my work involved talking with people in the field doing maintenance on mega machines in the field coordinating and authorizing the required repairs and operations. About half of my job involved receiving phone calls from coworkers in the field I had never met, in locations I had never been, requesting to do work I had never done, and I was responsible to understand what they wanted to do, determine if it could be safely performed, and coordinate it with my counterparts at other companies that the work could impact, and take responsibility if something went wrong. Wishing you and your family the best.

  • @gregoryschmitz2131
    @gregoryschmitz2131 5 місяців тому

    Almost hurts to see the grueling track work. My hat is off to you guys. I do think I have spotted an issue with the track guide and an explanation of why it came loose. The underside bolts had a lock washer but no flat washer. Our conveyors had large (2-3 inch shafts) Pillow Block bearings with the slot surface exactly like that which kept rattling loose. What I finally found in a Bowman fastener book was the recommendation to just use high grade flat washers and high grade bolts (8 or 8+). I convinced our conveyor mechanic to try it on the big slot bearings. Never had one come loose again. He eventually replaced every fastener which amounted to hundreds of fasteners in the 25 some belt conveyor system with that setup (4 ft wide conveyors some 200 feet long). The back slots look the same but did not see what was placed in there. We would use multiple washers for rigidity if the slot was wider than the bolt.

  • @MrHowieZ1973
    @MrHowieZ1973 5 місяців тому +7

    That big Snap On Impact is begging for a half inch air hose . God bless air tools

  • @kielthalin9888
    @kielthalin9888 5 місяців тому +3

    I wonder if Mason has ever seen the movie "Cool Hand Luke"? When he was standing in that pit, it reminded me of the movie 😂