Pretty stupid of you to bring it up. Let ANDREW MOVE ON without the REMINDERS in his face. Did you think of that - HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi I just wanted to complement you on your work .I'm 70yrs old and I worked in many trades in my time but I have never seen a young man pay so much attention to the job he is doing and the equipment your using when something brakes you replace or repair as if new and lots of times better . For your age and what you own if you keep on this track you've got it made . Lots of respect for you kiddo and the way you parents raised you.
I can’t stop cracking up at the amount of things that broke trying to get that one stubborn pin out! Thought the cable snapped.. “look what we broke!” Nope wasn’t the cable.
my theory is, that the pin didn't come out, because he pulled always at an angle conditionally on the 2 tracks,. Was never a "clean" pulling directing. Tricky thing, that.
Andrew is my hero! In most of his videos he constantly runs into some kind of obstacle that would ruin most people's day. No swearing, no complaining... just "let's see if we can fix that". You're awesome, Andrew!
This is by far the best advertisement video for those saw horse stands on the internet. They should come with a label stating that they have been Andrew approved.
In Russia, when we tries to remove stucked bolt, we heat it, ok, but after it we wait while it became cold. Nobody tries to wind bolt when it is red hot. We think that bolt become loose after some heat cold cycles. We heat and cold a bolt many times. Not winding force looses a bolt but heat cold cycles. In any case video is epic 👍
With an induction coil you can heat the metal instead of the bolt or vise versa if it is a nut. I’ve seen people use it on stubborn head bolts that other wise would have broken. No open flame.
Dude it’s just HIM. One man business. It’s incredible how Andrew can do everything he does by himself. Watch some of his other videos he does have friends who help him out if he needs it
At the time of writing this, the video had over 5 million views, that is a lot of people entertained, I know how frustrating it can be when bolts and studs break or seized, and that pin sticking wow! You have great work ethic's and the tenacity to get the job done, your family must be very proud of you.
" I need to change a couple of hoses." " I'll change all the hoses." "Hold my beer, I'll just rebuild the whole thing." Andrew, you always fix what needs fixing and you know all the tricks. Best to you and Cody.
When you mentioned the pressure washer going out, and the well pump going out, I realized that this was from earlier this spring (the trees were alot emptier too). THIS was a LOT of work. both is the blade, and the video. Thanks for sharing!
Andrew, this one was EPIC! All your videos are fascinating, but watching you figure out your way through this tangled web of problems was some of your greatest mechanic work, video work and edit work. GREAT STUFF! Thank you!
Could not agree more! Most of other heavy equipement YT-ers are like - I dont have time to deal with this now, maybe some day I will make video about it. Andrew Camarata - lets figure it NOW! whatever it takes and then lets do something else!
He never tires of taking the time to make the cinematography top notch no matter how often he needs to move or adjust the camera. Couldn't imagine paying Caterpillar to do what he just did
This video was really fun to watch, but just a couple of friendly tips. Clean the surfaces before you weld on them. Flap disk the paint and surface rust off, and you'll get cleaner welds. Also, if you bevel off the 90° angle on the new parts, it gets the weld in there deeper, which is stronger welds. I dig the video though. I learned a couple thing's, like the bolt trick to suck the back of the blade down. Good idea.
One thing I love about Andrews videos. It’s never just a few things being fixed. It starts off with something small but then he ends up rebuilding whatever he’s working on.
I love that he doesn’t feel pressured to put out content like so many you tubers. You can tell there are weeks invested into this video. I appreciated that. I appreciate that his videos are longer than most. He’s busy. He works hard. I’m tuned in…watching this hour:40 video a second time now. Andrew is a mans man. Keep ripping dude!!! We love it
One thing about Andrew when he has a project with any repair on any of his machines, he always finds a way to repair them and make them work to his own specks, his perserveance is amazing and wich more people were like him. Inspiring! That was a LOT of work to get this Cat D4c back together, and most guys would of given up, but not Andrew! Amazing! Awesome video and editing. Thank you for sharing, and for all your hard work. Appreicated.
One day is was 90+ in minnesota and i had to change some brake rotors so i took my shirt off. Now i want to move south because working on cars without a shirt is awesome.
Who else would have been fine with another hour with Andrew repainting back side of blade again and fixing broken pin mount on the other dozer? Oh well. Keep videos comin 👍🏻
My dog passed at the same time as Levi , she was a big fan and always watched Levi when on the big TV, so it is nice to know they arrived together. She also gets to meet Levi. Great Music as always!
I sure miss Levi. My dog passed away a year ago and I can not stop thinking about him. I feel like Levi was the greatest dog on the net. I sure loved him.
Magnificent job, Andrew! And I remain amazed that not only CAN you do everything that's needed, you actually DO everything needed, and do so mostly single-handedly. Amazing.👏🏻👏🏻
Did we just witness Andrew tearing the rear of a huge dozer apart with a smaller dozer trying to get a stuck pin free? LOL I was waiting to see the entire shed and container come crashing down! Holy hell this kid is awesome....haha
when you look at how it broke you can understand, it's two pieces, made of cast iron, bolted kinda far from the pin so while still suprising it's understandable.
I noticed that when Sparks start flying Cody takes a walk. Smart Pup. Good job Andrew. Taking extremely good care of you equipment including replacing items that have a good chance of failing in the near future while you've already got it apart is good common sense. You're definitely wise beyond your years young man.
It's funny how I can't get myself to watch a new show without picking up my phone and scrolling but I can sit through 1 hour 40 mins of Andrew fixing his machines!
Like or dislike Andrews content of his videos, you have to admire the man for his passion for what he does. He’s a a self sufficient man, he’s doing most everything on his own. He definitely has an old timers spirit.
These are the best type of videos Andrew puts out. He fixes one thing, breaks another thing, sees something else wrong breaks it also and then fixes it. By the end of the video he did a complete overhaul of the machine 🤣
I once asked a master mechanic/technician from Ford Motor Company who was giving a class at the dealership where I was then an apprentice. His name was Ernie Fry and he was such a great technician/mechanic that Ford made him a powertrain engineer with a focus on drive ability. I asked what makes a great mechanic? He said one word, persistence. That really sums up Andrew's greatness, he never throws in the towel and yes, he never swears, at least on the videos that get released. Later on in my career after becoming a master technician and becoming the lead tech at a very large Volvo dealership, when I was frustrated beyond words, that simple word "Persistence" got me through too many times to count.
"When you buy the paint from the dealer its more money than going somewhere else but, you know what? it’s usually really nice paint... it’s worth the extra money". ..applying it with a 99¢ paint brush... classic!!! thanks for another awesome video!!
This bloke has some serious determination! There was more than a few challenging moments throughout that process but the big AC rose above. Another awesome video, thankyou
Shelf life for high-pressure hoses is 20 yrs. I assisted in replacing all hydraulic hoses onboard a Tichcondaroga Class Cruiser. Later helped Command understand the importance of Navy Supply rotating their stock so hoses had no less than 15 years service life once installed on a ship.
When Andrew applies reasoning to something I often think he's not only explaining it to us but trying to convince himself what he is doing is the right thing...LoL !!!
A little ways into this one I was thinking of asking for a Best of Andrew blooper reel - but NO NEED!!! Have I mentioned that I LOVE that you don't edit too much out when you retool stuff THANK YOU! It's part of why I keep coming back - You're as authentic as they come.
I just love how 1.1milion people are just collectively watching a guy work on his hardware for his company either just repairing / improving it. No project cars for the views no build project for the views nothing. Just a man and his Torch and wrench wrenching and torching.
You gotta respect that. A lot of farmers are the same way. If they aren't working, they're fixing stuff. Its always cheaper to fix it than buying a new replacement.
These are the videos I enjoy. The teardown and replace parts videos, and you never cease to amaze me Andrew with your ability to fix EVERYTHING! What I wouldn't give for ¼ of your expertise.
Splitting the pin housing on the back of the larger dozer gave me a chuckle I wasn’t expecting. Another awesome video Andrew, keep up the awesome work!
What is the difference between a CAT service engineer and a service tech? Does an engineer work in the field and a tech works at a dealership shop? Thanks
@@numaguy3 Worked in aerospace machine shop. Had instructions to relocate 1/8th inch hole. Talked to every engineer I knew and no one knew what it meant. 😃 And I also wondered where they wanted it relocated to.
Just a thought from someone who has many years of experience on dirt machines, not to mention D-4C's. I never see you apply any grease, or never seize on pins and bolts when you are assembling parts. It may be a long time before you get back into those parts, but it would be a whole lot easier if you apply something when reassembling parts. With a port-a-power ram you can push off of the rear track frame support to push the eyebolt for the dozer arm out. Also some heat to the front axle and some penetrating oil would have helped remove the eyebolt. Next item, you should check to see if that machine has an updated cross shaft for the ring gear. Early D4C's had the ring gear riveted to the cross shaft, and the rivets WILL break. The update is a new cross shaft with bolts to mount the gear. If you need to update your machine, you can tear it down to the point of removing the steering clutches. After that, you need to call Cat for them to use special hydraulic pullers to remove the flanges for the steering clutches. You may as well change the brake bands to while you have it apart. Passing on what I have learned.
Well at 1:13:00 There was grease at the bolts, but I would suspect the ball & socket from the blade would also need lots! Where there is grease no water or dirt can enter and making run parts smooth.
I also wondered why he never oils or greases the pins when he assembles them, they seem to be hard to put back and a bit of oil or grease would certainly help them slide in.
You dont put antiseize on heavy machinery pins, the grit eventually wears the metal. He is good about greasing his pins. But yes i agree he should use anti seize on those bolts that he had to drill out and re tap.
I can't stand it whenever I'm faced with a straightforward task that somehow morphed into some kind of quest. I would have totally been cursing up a storm in frustration at attempting that repair job! I'm amazed not a single curse word or a loss of a temper from Andrew? "Hmmm maybe some skilful editing?" My hats off to you sir!
Just keep your mind focused on solving the problem. Edit: I recently finished soldering leads on a new starter cable for my truck. In my haste I was not planning the simple job and it was becoming a frustrating operation. The key was to slow down and just take as much time as needed on each detail of the process to do it right. Never be in a hurry. It just frazzles your brain and stresses you out and leads to poor performance and frustration.
Knowing what you're doing and being able to fix you're own machines is an amazing skill to have. He can easily make all the money back with the machine he just fixed. I'm amazed by how people can do things like this
It’s beyond me how Andrew never cusses…..ever, he just doesn’t do it. There have been plenty of times he runs into an ‘aw $h!t’ situation, and anyone else would let it go. You will never see Andrew being more iconic than when he took a chainsaw to the dash of that white truck, in order to make that radio fit. This dude is a legend.
It’s not hard - but it sure takes practice. I talked like a sailor before my daughter was born and even a little after. But once she started talking it all came to an end. I can’t swear when she isn’t around because I’ll do it when she is...so it just doesn’t come out anymore. It’s worth it too.
one of my favorite clips is in the water pump video for his old gray Dodge when he's just driving in the wheel literally falls off while he's limping it home because it's overheating and it's rolling across the street and all he has to say is "I'm just not having good luck today"
Me at 10 years: Saturday morning cartoons! Let's do this! Me at 53 years: Saturday morning Andrew Camarata! Let's do this! Appreciate the content and I really do appreciate the learning aspects as much as the entertainment of watching big iron stuff being fixed. Keep up the great work and thanks again for the Saturday morning fixation!
There is one method of freeing a seized nut/bolt that has worked well for me. I must confess that I have not worked on heavy machinery like you have been working on, but I think that my method works in many situations. Applying heat such as you have done can be very helpful, but I have found that a liberal application of a heavy oil, and then applying moderate heat can work wonders. When heat is applied to the nut, to make it expand slightly, the oil becomes much thinner in consistency and will penetrate and lubricate the thread, enabling the nut to be unscrewed more easily. With my method I have used the heat of a kerosene blowlamp, and the oil becomes smoking hot, but it also penetrates deep to enable the nut to be removed.
Man, this is rough, heavy and well done mechanics! Impressive how everything seems possible when you have got the right equipment like different welding sets and so on. I remember when I bought my first car how I swore and thought I had bad luck every time I failed when I tried to fix something on my own. Then I got wiser, bought the right tools and a workshop hand book for every car I bought and things began working more smoothly for me. I studied the hand book carefully before I did any work on whatever I was doing. The work you're doing, however, takes both knowledge, skill, the right technique and brute force.
Yeah, bravo. I still so sad about Levi. But he lives on in his owner and all of us and countless videos. I really enjoyed your tribute video Andrew. I see a few winter pounds on your belly when you take your shirt off. Take care everyone. Great post Clayton. Thank you from Down Under 🇦🇺
Hello Andrew, just wanted to say that I enjoy watching you work. I am retired now but as a young man like yourself I have many memories of doing repair work of all kinds such as you’ve done in this video.
I love watching your videos Andrew, but after watching you do the blade of your D-4 and with everyone carrying a camera with them 24 - 7, I now video everything I do from rebuilding brakes, carburetors and so on from beginning to end. Especially dismantling stuff. Thanks for the lesson
My heart was in my mouth when he had the dozer chained to the base of the container, was full sure all was coming down, Great energy behind this man as these machines require lot of physical work with technical expertise and every day is a school day. Also have to complement the camera work, it was brilliant, it was like being on site, I was reaching for my safety glasses while watching the tv.
So my wife and I sit down and watch Andrew on the big screen - well pump goes bad, welder goes bad, nuts are breaking, tears up dozer, burns finger tips, tries to tear down machine shed. Better than anything on Netflix.
Simple amazing, this is the real deal, he leaves all the mistakes in most people would edit the mistakes out and present a perfect vedeo. When ever I'm tackling a new project I myself have put things in or on the wrong way. I usually forgo the manual because it looks self explanatory (easy) doing it this way he takes us on the journey with him it's like we are there learning along with him. You couldn't get better content then this. He taught himself how to do things by trial and error real life experiences, Bravo👍👍
Russia, Komi Republic, Pechora. I've been watching you for a long time. Classwork . The country should be proud of you !!! Glad for you and your work !!! I wish you success !!!
Thank you Andrew for actually uploading finished videos unlike some other UA-camrs like diesel creek who would make 10 parts over a timespan of 6 months out of this!
This is quite possibly the best example of might as well do this too while it’s half apart anyways. One thing leads to another and before you know it. It’s a brand new machine. Good job Andrew.
wow - awesome engineering work you did on the Caterpillar blade and mounts - First Rate! [Edit: re-watched a few months later and again blown away by this guys knowledge and workmanship for all things mechanical - fascinating to watch how nothing appears to phase him in any way...he just gets stuck in and works it]
Its what maintenance guys do every day for a job , trained in doing stuff is a better way to make money than sitting at a desk ANYDAY! I know , i did my time at ALCOA branch in Australia as a Boilermaker and learned SO much in all ascan pay really well , my time spent in the office learning that part of the trade was silly , i wanted to be out working on the tools , i was very good at the technical side but love the interaction with highly skilled and CRAYZY trades peoplae! TRADES work is way more productive to society and more satisfying and can mke great money to keep a family , its best that desk jobs are irradicated!!!!!! We never had them in the dark ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You think it really took a few months of work to do that? I was just thinking how long it took him to do that after he said he spent a week thinking about it. Crazy
Especially when he’s already got it that far apart it would have been a real pain to pull it all apart again for something he could have fixed. What a kick in the teeth that would be
The one thing you get with Andrew, is everything, mistakes and all. It makes for good watching
This is the best entertainment a guy could want on a Saturday morning.
*powers down plasma cutter*
“Was that supposed to go the other way?!”
Classic Andrew Camarata
My favorite was Andrew dumping a load of gravel on himself like it was nothing. 🤣
@@TheSagerider When did that happen? XD
@@JackMacLupus
That was a while ago. He has so many great videos so have fun finding it. :) I think it was with the black dump truck.
So he redoes the whole thing again. Ol boy got patience.
@@charlylucky7508 Of course. Thats what we like on Andrew. When he does things, he does them right. Even when it means more work.
Man that fix was insane, we need more folks like you in the world.
cody missing his best friend as all of us are, wishing you the best andrew
R. I. P Levi
so it is
Pretty stupid of you to bring it up. Let ANDREW MOVE ON without the REMINDERS in his face. Did you think of that - HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@sonnyblazer5504 bro relax
@@sonnyblazer5504 Not stupid. Andrew hasn't forgotten him.
Ok, just ordered 2 cases of beer and booked in 100 minutes to watch Andrew work his magic. respect for the great content.
Andrew is one of few youtuber that have my respect.. Instead of making part of his video, he uploaded whole video..
omg i just noticed the video time. most youtubers would divide this into like 3 vids. its why we love him i guess
Yep unlike most UA-cam Andrew just posts content. Not annoying cinematic videos and edits.
That's a lot of beer. I hope you are not drinking alone!... 🍻
He's worth watching!!
Andrew's persistence is inspiring. He doesn't quit just because the job get tough. Let us all follow his lead.
Dude u broke so much stuff in this video ❤️ the videos keep up the good work.
Absolutely!
I could not agree more!
Andrew Camarata - A man who never gives up
Let us follow his lead? Or just marvel at his persistence and pay someone else to do it for us 😂
Hi I just wanted to complement you on your work .I'm 70yrs old and I worked in many trades in my time but I have never seen a young man pay so much attention to the job he is doing and the equipment your using when something brakes you replace or repair as if new and lots of times better . For your age and what you own if you keep on this track you've got it made .
Lots of respect for you kiddo and the way you parents raised you.
I like how everything is torqued to 5 seconds or 1 and a quarter grunts.
6 dugga duggas
@@mabamabam isn't it 10 for the big toys
don't wanna overtourqe it
Lower mounting bracket torqued to 15 foot pounds (He pounded on the wrench 15 times with his foot)
It's so it fa apart quicker.
I can’t stop cracking up at the amount of things that broke trying to get that one stubborn pin out! Thought the cable snapped.. “look what we broke!” Nope wasn’t the cable.
Ahhh the life of a heavy equipment mechanic! Watching this felt like just another day at work.
Need a quick 15 min video replacing that broken rear mount and pin.
He is lucky the cable didn't take his head off when the back of that big machine busted.
my theory is, that the pin didn't come out, because he pulled always at an angle conditionally on the 2 tracks,. Was never a "clean" pulling directing. Tricky thing, that.
@@galute658 he had helmet, face sheild and safety squints. But a cage on the cab woulda been nice.
A pipe on a spanner: Maximum leverage.
A pipe over a pipe on a spanner: Andrew Camarata
LOL!
Looked like he was gonna flip the machine over
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Andrew is my hero! In most of his videos he constantly runs into some kind of obstacle that would ruin most people's day. No swearing, no complaining... just "let's see if we can fix that". You're awesome, Andrew!
This is by far the best advertisement video for those saw horse stands on the internet. They should come with a label stating that they have been Andrew approved.
In Russia, when we tries to remove stucked bolt, we heat it, ok, but after it we wait while it became cold. Nobody tries to wind bolt when it is red hot. We think that bolt become loose after some heat cold cycles. We heat and cold a bolt many times. Not winding force looses a bolt but heat cold cycles.
In any case video is epic 👍
You know it’s gonna be a good one when it’s starts off as “In Russia”!!!
Another way is by cooled it down with water immediately and reheat it again. Then, let it cool down again as usual. It is like quenching and tempering
With an induction coil you can heat the metal instead of the bolt or vise versa if it is a nut. I’ve seen people use it on stubborn head bolts that other wise would have broken. No open flame.
Well, if the metall isn't to sensetiv to heat, whatever works, works.
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Gotta givee Andrew credit. He gets it done. He’s like a one man repair team.
He is a one man repair team
Yes he fixes a lot of things but today he looked like a demolition team of one.
One man wrecking crew that repairs things in the end mostly lab approved
More like a one man heavy machinery deconstructor. CAT should hire him to breakproof shit.
Dude it’s just HIM. One man business. It’s incredible how Andrew can do everything he does by himself. Watch some of his other videos he does have friends who help him out if he needs it
At the time of writing this, the video had over 5 million views, that is a lot of people entertained, I know how frustrating it can be when bolts and studs break or seized, and that pin sticking wow!
You have great work ethic's and the tenacity to get the job done, your family must be very proud of you.
Thanks
On September 14, 2023 it’s says 7 million!
" I need to change a couple of hoses."
" I'll change all the hoses."
"Hold my beer, I'll just rebuild the whole thing."
Andrew, you always fix what needs fixing and you know all the tricks.
Best to you and Cody.
That was 'pins & bushes', for D4C.
This is some quality entertainment, I enjoy this more than movies these days.
When you mentioned the pressure washer going out, and the well pump going out, I realized that this was from earlier this spring (the trees were alot emptier too). THIS was a LOT of work. both is the blade, and the video. Thanks for sharing!
Good eyes and ears well done .
Andrew, this one was EPIC! All your videos are fascinating, but watching you figure out your way through this tangled web of problems was some of your greatest mechanic work, video work and edit work. GREAT STUFF! Thank you!
Could not agree more!
Most of other heavy equipement YT-ers are like - I dont have time to deal with this now, maybe some day I will make video about it.
Andrew Camarata - lets figure it NOW! whatever it takes and then lets do something else!
@@podfuk😊
That was an epic struggle….I would have cried and walked away swearing like a trooper!
You’re determination and ability are equally matched.
I said to myself earlier that he’s really good at editing. No mf’s, gd’s, shits,bitchs or throwing of tools.
When he came back with that cable after the chain broke I knew it was all out war!!!! 🤣
“Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will break anything." -Andrewmedes
I swear I felt the earth jiggle when he was bouncing on some of those bolts.
Ha, Well said 🤟
He never tires of taking the time to make the cinematography top notch no matter how often he needs to move or adjust the camera. Couldn't imagine paying Caterpillar to do what he just did
prob cat would have charged like 15k or more the way i see it.
it would of been out of the ball park for all that he did.
At 900$ plus an hour to have CAT come out, it would probably be around 7-8 thousand dollars.
This video was really fun to watch, but just a couple of friendly tips. Clean the surfaces before you weld on them. Flap disk the paint and surface rust off, and you'll get cleaner welds. Also, if you bevel off the 90° angle on the new parts, it gets the weld in there deeper, which is stronger welds. I dig the video though. I learned a couple thing's, like the bolt trick to suck the back of the blade down. Good idea.
I knew this was coming! This little CAT has been a key player from the beginning. She’s taken on allot and still has allot to give.
Tore that larger track loader a new a🤬ss
One thing I love about Andrews videos. It’s never just a few things being fixed. It starts off with something small but then he ends up rebuilding whatever he’s working on.
Except his trucks, he hates those damn things 😂
Andrew, who is surrounded by his toys, says to Cody “You like to surround yourself with toys?” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Like father like son. Or “monkey see, monkey do” 😂😂😂
I think that was the point!
Cody is a block off the old chip, 😆😂
i love this channel....
TODAY WERE WASHING A BULDOZER AND CHANGING A HOSE
19 min later strapping buldozer to house
I never thought in a million years that watching another man work and fix things would be so entertaining and something I would watch religiously
To quote the San Saba Songbird: "Looks like when they made this fella, they forgot to put in the quit."
He gets stuff done!
No one could ever question Andrew's motivation , determination , work ethic or ability to innovate .
I spent 9 years of my working life at a plant overall business. And enjoyed every day of my work. It's great to watch you doing what I used to do.
Thank you.
Andrew: “ya know what, let’s just change everything.”
Me: “YES! CHANGE IT ALL!” Pours another cup of coffee.
ME, this will need another bottle of wine, gonna be a goodie
I love it too!!!
@Why So Serious? What's pathetic?.....because we express our appreciation with jokes ...if anyone's pathetic, it's you!
I mean you might as well. If you don’t then a month later he would be revisiting the one hose or joint he thought was fine. Plus it’s good content.
The crusty can of CAT yellow paint! I love it!! I really admire your calm, perseverance and skills. Glad you didn’t pull down the outside shed
I love that he doesn’t feel pressured to put out content like so many you tubers. You can tell there are weeks invested into this video. I appreciated that. I appreciate that his videos are longer than most. He’s busy. He works hard. I’m tuned in…watching this hour:40 video a second time now. Andrew is a mans man. Keep ripping dude!!! We love it
And woman ......
Of all the machines of Andrew’s through the years I think this D4 is one of the best. So sturdy and so useful.
One thing about Andrew when he has a project with any repair on any of his machines, he always finds a way to repair them and make them work to his own specks, his perserveance is amazing and wich more people were like him. Inspiring! That was a LOT of work to get this Cat D4c back together, and most guys would of given up, but not Andrew! Amazing! Awesome video and editing. Thank you for sharing, and for all your hard work. Appreicated.
You know Andrew means business when the shirt comes off.
That just means it's not snowing. 😂
Just like Randy, when the white pants come off.
I gotta try welding and plasma cutting with shirt off sometime. Who needs flame-resistant work shirts.
One day is was 90+ in minnesota and i had to change some brake rotors so i took my shirt off. Now i want to move south because working on cars without a shirt is awesome.
xD so true
Who else would have been fine with another hour with Andrew repainting back side of blade again and fixing broken pin mount on the other dozer? Oh well. Keep videos comin 👍🏻
At least we know there will be another video of him repairing the other one he broke
There's not many 2hr videos that I watch twice, but this is probably one of Andrew's best. So much struggle to make everything work
My dog passed at the same time as Levi , she was a big fan and always watched Levi when on the big TV, so it is nice to know they arrived together. She also gets to meet Levi. Great Music as always!
sorry, you lost your best friend.
That's interesting, because my sister's dog and my cousin's dog also died at the same time.
I sure miss Levi. My dog passed away a year ago and I can not stop thinking about him. I feel like Levi was the greatest dog on the net. I sure loved him.
All that hard work and determination and not one single swear, man you got control. Great watching you Andrew
Andrew Camarata: "I just need to replace this pipe" *overhauls entire machine*
Best comment ever
And then breaks a more expensive part on a bigger dozer.
Yep, Andrew may be sketchy at times, but that move tying the big boy to pull that &+@##&** pin was dumb. And expensive to fix now !!
With shotty welds that looks like a kid coloured them with cratons
Magnificent job, Andrew! And I remain amazed that not only CAN you do everything that's needed, you actually DO everything needed, and do so mostly single-handedly. Amazing.👏🏻👏🏻
When he welded that thing upside down. I felt the pain.
Welding that bolt in to crank down the plate was genius. I love the thinking outside of box and solving problems.
This should win an award for best documentary--pulling that anchor out was riveting! I cheered when it finally came out.
This show sucks.
Creative, innovative, skilled, determined.... impressive. I can't believe I spent the time to watch the entire video. Captivating. Nice work.
Did we just witness Andrew tearing the rear of a huge dozer apart with a smaller dozer trying to get a stuck pin free? LOL I was waiting to see the entire shed and container come crashing down! Holy hell this kid is awesome....haha
Yeah I was having doubts when he said "that's welded to the slab, it's Strong"
Glad the chains kept snapping first
It’s Cody’s fault. He’s the crazy one who always says try harder😂
when you look at how it broke you can understand, it's two pieces, made of cast iron, bolted kinda far from the pin so while still suprising it's understandable.
If you've ever worked on this stuff, you'd know it's nothing new. Big stuck parts require big heavy strong machines to get them free or moved.
That was the counterweight for the loader. I think if he cracked the housing, hydraulic fluid would have run out. One hell of a pull.
I noticed that when Sparks start flying Cody takes a walk.
Smart Pup.
Good job Andrew.
Taking extremely good care of you equipment including replacing items that have a good chance of failing in the near future while you've already got it apart is good common sense.
You're definitely wise beyond your years young man.
hello ronald
how are you doing
This is one of the TOP 5 videos that Andrew has ever put together.....and my favorite.
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how are you doing
It's funny how I can't get myself to watch a new show without picking up my phone and scrolling but I can sit through 1 hour 40 mins of Andrew fixing his machines!
Like or dislike Andrews content of his videos, you have to admire the man for his passion for what he does. He’s a a self sufficient man, he’s doing most everything on his own. He definitely has an old timers spirit.
These are the best type of videos Andrew puts out. He fixes one thing, breaks another thing, sees something else wrong breaks it also and then fixes it. By the end of the video he did a complete overhaul of the machine 🤣
Woohoo! New hour and a half vid from AC! Everyone’s day just got better!
I once asked a master mechanic/technician from Ford Motor Company who was giving a class at the dealership where I was then an apprentice. His name was Ernie Fry and he was such a great technician/mechanic that Ford made him a powertrain engineer with a focus on drive ability. I asked what makes a great mechanic? He said one word, persistence. That really sums up Andrew's greatness, he never throws in the towel and yes, he never swears, at least on the videos that get released. Later on in my career after becoming a master technician and becoming the lead tech at a very large Volvo dealership, when I was frustrated beyond words, that simple word "Persistence" got me through too many times to count.
"When you buy the paint from the dealer its more money than going somewhere else but, you know what? it’s usually really nice paint... it’s worth the extra money". ..applying it with a 99¢ paint brush... classic!!! thanks for another awesome video!!
I found yellow to be a color that doesn’t cover well so the more pigment and cost makes sense.
This bloke has some serious determination! There was more than a few challenging moments throughout that process but the big AC rose above. Another awesome video, thankyou
The concept of escalation demonstrated: Cordless drill. Corded drill. Plasma cutter.
and NO GREASE !!!
@@julkamierzejewska6414 Yes...I can't understand that at all! He NEVER greases the parts when installing them. WTF. Feel sorry for his girlfriend.
Can't be stuck if its liquid... 🤷♂️😂
And NO GREASE!!!!
Just because he doesn't show every single thing doesn't mean he don't do it.
Shelf life for high-pressure hoses is 20 yrs. I assisted in replacing all hydraulic hoses onboard a Tichcondaroga Class Cruiser. Later helped Command understand the importance of Navy Supply rotating their stock so hoses had no less than 15 years service life once installed on a ship.
Last thing you need is a busted hose in a life or death situation!
When Andrew applies reasoning to something I often think he's not only explaining it to us but trying to convince himself what he is doing is the right thing...LoL !!!
Haha yes Scott, I thought exactly lol. Steve👍
If you want, or feel the need for a lesson or two in determination,... this is the UA-cam Channel for you!
More a lesson in stupidity.
@@akitas8165 ;]That's 'kind' of you! NOT
@@akitas8165 where is your channel showing us all how you do it then?
"See this mountain? One of these days it's all going to be prairie and I'm putting the mountain over there." I believe you Andrew!
A little ways into this one I was thinking of asking for a Best of Andrew blooper reel - but NO NEED!!! Have I mentioned that I LOVE that you don't edit too much out when you retool stuff THANK YOU! It's part of why I keep coming back - You're as authentic as they come.
I just love how 1.1milion people are just collectively watching a guy work on his hardware for his company either just repairing / improving it. No project cars for the views no build project for the views nothing. Just a man and his Torch and wrench wrenching and torching.
You gotta respect that. A lot of farmers are the same way. If they aren't working, they're fixing stuff. Its always cheaper to fix it than buying a new replacement.
These are the videos I enjoy. The teardown and replace parts videos, and you never cease to amaze me Andrew with your ability to fix EVERYTHING! What I wouldn't give for ¼ of your expertise.
Andrew is a living testament to “if at first you don’t succeed try try again”. There is a lot I can learn from him.
I thought it was “if at first you don’t succeed - read the instructions”
If at first you don't succeed, try a bigger anchor point and/or wire rope.
Splitting the pin housing on the back of the larger dozer gave me a chuckle I wasn’t expecting. Another awesome video Andrew, keep up the awesome work!
Somewhere a CAT service engineer is crying in his bed sucking his thumb, while a service tech is all, "yeah, Ill allow it".
As a cat service tech, we are usually cursing the engineers
What is the difference between a CAT service engineer and a service tech? Does an engineer work in the field and a tech works at a dealership shop? Thanks
@@numaguy3 Worked in aerospace machine shop. Had instructions to relocate 1/8th inch hole. Talked to every engineer I knew and no one knew what it meant. 😃 And I also wondered where they wanted it relocated to.
@@markusayt engineer designs the machine and a Tech does what Andrew is doing....but Andrew is also Re engineering it
@@markusayt Pretty much. Service engineers generally are former techs working for the corporation now
The only UA-camr that demands and gets my attention.
Good Job Andrew.
google colin furze, and deep fryer !!!! hahahaha
Just a thought from someone who has many years of experience on dirt machines, not to mention D-4C's. I never see you apply any grease, or never seize on pins and bolts when you are assembling parts. It may be a long time before you get back into those parts, but it would be a whole lot easier if you apply something when reassembling parts. With a port-a-power ram you can push off of the rear track frame support to push the eyebolt for the dozer arm out. Also some heat to the front axle and some penetrating oil would have helped remove the eyebolt. Next item, you should check to see if that machine has an updated cross shaft for the ring gear. Early D4C's had the ring gear riveted to the cross shaft, and the rivets WILL break. The update is a new cross shaft with bolts to mount the gear. If you need to update your machine, you can tear it down to the point of removing the steering clutches. After that, you need to call Cat for them to use special hydraulic pullers to remove the flanges for the steering clutches. You may as well change the brake bands to while you have it apart. Passing on what I have learned.
Well at 1:13:00 There was grease at the bolts, but I would suspect the ball & socket from the blade would also need lots! Where there is grease no water or dirt can enter and making run parts smooth.
I also wondered why he never oils or greases the pins when he assembles them, they seem to be hard to put back and a bit of oil or grease would certainly help them slide in.
Most times you lub new pins after assembly, do you need to be shown every little thing, stop harping.
That track loader will need some rear heavy repair too...
You dont put antiseize on heavy machinery pins, the grit eventually wears the metal. He is good about greasing his pins. But yes i agree he should use anti seize on those bolts that he had to drill out and re tap.
Nice change to see a young man that does pm to his equipment and takes pride in doing a job correctly
I can't stand it whenever I'm faced with a straightforward task that somehow morphed into some kind of quest. I would have totally been cursing up a storm in frustration at attempting that repair job! I'm amazed not a single curse word or a loss of a temper from Andrew? "Hmmm maybe some skilful editing?" My hats off to you sir!
Just keep your mind focused on solving the problem.
Edit: I recently finished soldering leads on a new starter cable for my truck. In my haste I was not planning the simple job and it was becoming a frustrating operation. The key was to slow down and just take as much time as needed on each detail of the process to do it right. Never be in a hurry. It just frazzles your brain and stresses you out and leads to poor performance and frustration.
When people get angry about what their working on most of the time its because they don’t fully understand what it is their doing.
Andrew while pulling on D4 with bigger crawler: "I read this in the manual." Lol
"Remember kids, violence never solves anything".
-Someone who's never dealt with a slightly misaligned pin.
There are no jobs that are too big, only hammers that are too small.
Knowing what you're doing and being able to fix you're own machines is an amazing skill to have. He can easily make all the money back with the machine he just fixed. I'm amazed by how people can do things like this
It’s beyond me how Andrew never cusses…..ever, he just doesn’t do it. There have been plenty of times he runs into an ‘aw $h!t’ situation, and anyone else would let it go. You will never see Andrew being more iconic than when he took a chainsaw to the dash of that white truck, in order to make that radio fit. This dude is a legend.
I thought I heard a few in there but am beginning to beleive it was me telling that Godd@#mn bulldozer to F-off! 😂🤣😅🤣😂
It’s not hard - but it sure takes practice. I talked like a sailor before my daughter was born and even a little after. But once she started talking it all came to an end. I can’t swear when she isn’t around because I’ll do it when she is...so it just doesn’t come out anymore. It’s worth it too.
one of my favorite clips is in the water pump video for his old gray Dodge when he's just driving in the wheel literally falls off while he's limping it home because it's overheating and it's rolling across the street and all he has to say is "I'm just not having good luck today"
As I have told my wife a hundred times" It's my truck, I'm not selling it, so it just needs to please me"
Perseverance and good editing
Me at 10 years: Saturday morning cartoons! Let's do this!
Me at 53 years: Saturday morning Andrew Camarata! Let's do this!
Appreciate the content and I really do appreciate the learning aspects as much as the entertainment of watching big iron stuff being fixed. Keep up the great work and thanks again for the Saturday morning fixation!
This is way better. Thunder Cats Ho
It's so satisfying seeing you fix and replace everything, even paint it, and do it quite properly as well. Extremely entertaining videos Andrew.
There is one method of freeing a seized nut/bolt that has worked well for me. I must confess that I have not worked on heavy machinery like you have been working on, but I think that my method works in many situations. Applying heat such as you have done can be very helpful, but I have found that a liberal application of a heavy oil, and then applying moderate heat can work wonders. When heat is applied to the nut, to make it expand slightly, the oil becomes much thinner in consistency and will penetrate and lubricate the thread, enabling the nut to be unscrewed more easily. With my method I have used the heat of a kerosene blowlamp, and the oil becomes smoking hot, but it also penetrates deep to enable the nut to be removed.
my father died when i was 10 and i literally know nothing about anything. Watching your channel i have learnt so freaking much!
I'm a girl n iv learned please ty n I love it
Iv learned plenty n I love it
You know what they say: measure once, cut once, torch it once then hammer until it fits. Then weld it.
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Clever use of the bolt to flatten the panel back down. Always amazed at the bold steps Andrew uses with such good results.
Bold steps?
Surely you mean bolt steps.
that's no different than using a wedge really. he wouldn't have had to cut a hole in it
Man, this is rough, heavy and well done mechanics! Impressive how everything seems possible when you have got the right equipment like different welding sets and so on. I remember when I bought my first car how I swore and thought I had bad luck every time I failed when I tried to fix something on my own. Then I got wiser, bought the right tools and a workshop hand book for every car I bought and things began working more smoothly for me. I studied the hand book carefully before I did any work on whatever I was doing.
The work you're doing, however, takes both knowledge, skill, the right technique and brute force.
Excelente trabajo felicitaciones y lo mejor lo hizo solo
Gotta Get them Lab reports. They are right 99% of the time. Good Job Cody. """ RIP Levi """'
Yeah, bravo. I still so sad about Levi. But he lives on in his owner and all of us and countless videos. I really enjoyed your tribute video Andrew.
I see a few winter pounds on your belly when you take your shirt off. Take care everyone. Great post Clayton. Thank you from Down Under 🇦🇺
this guy just living his best life and creating a whole universe ... he's the maker
Hello Andrew, just wanted to say that I enjoy watching you work. I am retired now but as a young man like yourself I have many memories of doing repair work of all kinds such as you’ve done in this video.
hello jim
how are you doing
I love watching your videos Andrew, but after watching you do the blade of your D-4 and with everyone carrying a camera with them 24 - 7, I now video everything I do from rebuilding brakes, carburetors and so on from beginning to end. Especially dismantling stuff. Thanks for the lesson
My heart was in my mouth when he had the dozer chained to the base of the container, was full sure all was coming down,
Great energy behind this man as these machines require lot of physical work with technical expertise and every day is a school day.
Also have to complement the camera work, it was brilliant, it was like being on site, I was reaching for my safety glasses while watching the tv.
hello kevin
how are you doing
idiot way to do this job. small chisel and a hummer, and slow slow it comes out.vibration is better than brute force
The trick with the welded bolt was pretty cool.
Arc eye.. I get it from the telly.. My eyes are fkt.
Old school here, just learned something. Great job!
And frustrating at the same time
Definitely slick
So my wife and I sit down and watch Andrew on the big screen - well pump goes bad, welder goes bad, nuts are breaking, tears up dozer, burns finger tips, tries to tear down machine shed.
Better than anything on Netflix.
Simple amazing, this is the real deal, he leaves all the mistakes in most people would edit the mistakes out and present a perfect vedeo. When ever I'm tackling a new project I myself have put things in or on the wrong way. I usually forgo the manual because it looks self explanatory (easy) doing it this way he takes us on the journey with him it's like we are there learning along with him. You couldn't get better content then this. He taught himself how to do things by trial and error real life experiences, Bravo👍👍
Россия , Коми Респ - ка , г. Печора. Смотрю Вас давно . Классная работа . Страна должна Вами гордиться !!! Рад за Вас и ваш труд !!! Успехов Вам !!!
You said it, Brother!
Russia, Komi Republic, Pechora. I've been watching you for a long time. Classwork . The country should be proud of you !!! Glad for you and your work !!! I wish you success !!!
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Happy to get you closer to that “million” subscriber. Well deserved, earned with respect and integrity. Honoured to be a subscriber. 🇨🇦
Thank you Andrew for actually uploading finished videos unlike some other UA-camrs like diesel creek who would make 10 parts over a timespan of 6 months out of this!
Yes. He did this over a period of days. Maybe even weeks. Yet he posted it as a complete video. Much appreciated.
He may have to adjust as he's kinda following Andrews lead, except his used buys are considerably more rusty for sum reason.
Two different men with extreme talents. Don't complain enjoy their entertainment value. Love both men's videos.
This is quite possibly the best example of might as well do this too while it’s half apart anyways. One thing leads to another and before you know it. It’s a brand new machine. Good job Andrew.
Two words: “UA-cam Legend”.
That’s......three words.....
@@chooch1995 We'll just let you think about that.
love when the measures to get a nut or bolt out gets more and more extreme ~ you can just feel the oxy torch coming
Andrew: "If I spent another 45 minutes on this thing I'd get it apart, but that's a waste of time"
Me: the torch! He's gonna use the torch!
Were you as surprised as me that he didn’t grab the chainsaw?
hello john
how are you doing
wow - awesome engineering work you did on the Caterpillar blade and mounts - First Rate!
[Edit: re-watched a few months later and again blown away by this guys knowledge and workmanship for all things mechanical - fascinating to watch how nothing appears to phase him in any way...he just gets stuck in and works it]
Its what maintenance guys do every day for a job , trained in doing stuff is a better way to make money than sitting at a desk ANYDAY! I know , i did my time at ALCOA branch in Australia as a Boilermaker and learned SO much in all ascan pay really well , my time spent in the office learning that part of the trade was silly , i wanted to be out working on the tools , i was very good at the technical side but love the interaction with highly skilled and CRAYZY trades peoplae! TRADES work is way more productive to society and more satisfying and can mke great money to keep a family , its best that desk jobs are irradicated!!!!!! We never had them in the dark ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It might have been a few months of work, but it should be good for another 40 years after that.
You think it really took a few months of work to do that? I was just thinking how long it took him to do that after he said he spent a week thinking about it. Crazy
@@cbboiii1100 look at the trees when he started and when he finished.
Especially when he’s already got it that far apart it would have been a real pain to pull it all apart again for something he could have fixed. What a kick in the teeth that would be
@@mikejohnson9118 Probably took long to get stuff he ordered.
Just look at the trees when he started and when he finished!!