I restored a 1984 John Deere 430 Diesel Garden Tractor last winter and a snow plow this summer I cried spending $200 for 4 Hydraulic lines about 18" long. Everything worked like new. It snowed and I was letting it warm up and and turned around there was about a 2' puddle under t he machine! I missed a hose about 4" long up under the radiator and the grill that cracked right when I needed it. Luckily I had hose and fluid and everything turned out fine. That little tractor alone weighs 1182 and has a locking differential and with AG tires and no chains, no ballast other than my big butt and it pushed 4 to 5 inches of really wet snow like nothing. It's no 250 loader, but it made me feel like it was! ;o)
That fence looks really sharp - as does all that hardwork on your homestead! You've made a nice piece of Heaven for yourself, friend! (... so proud. _sniffffff😪)_
So... the hunk of forged steel I picked up years ago at a tractor supply place, and have used for years as a dolly/paperweight/big poundy thingie is actually a bucket tooth holder. I thought it was a ground skimmer to keep your sickle bar cutting edge from gnawing up rocks. Learn something new every day...
So many thoughtful presents! WOW!!!!! Winston and bros/sisters received some awesome presents, too! P.S. The monument/sign holding stones placed at the farm's entrance are the perfect touch!!!! Not the easiest to install, but boy, oh boy, so worth it!!!! 👍😍😎
I enjoyed watching you change out the hoses instead of just showing the end result. You always explain why you're doing something a certain way, things to look out for, etc. I did laugh when you used the excavator to smash the pipe. I loved seeing the fur babies! (feel free to make a quick video showing all your fur babies....5 or 6 now?)
At the quick couplers, I would put springs over the hoses so the hoses don't kink as much as they are doing right now. Hose support springs at the bucket would also be nice.
Makes me feel so much better, to see I'm not the only one who ends up doing major work to change one "quick connector" and the one that leaks is usually the only one that's tight.
I'm not sure whether your skill or your knowledge and experience is the most important part of your job but I can't say enough about your ability with machinery. Thanks for all the videos. I look forward to them all the time.
Those shanks will work beautiful laid out that way, I must have built fifty bucket edges like that. the good part is you can take off and trade the edge for a strait one if you need to.
We've never had an issue with those bolt on cutting edges on our equipment. We wind up wiping out bushings on the bucket pins and lift arms first since the operators don't grease them daily. and the plus is like you said, you can unbolt the cutting edge and put a flat grading edge on :)
Hi Chris & David just saying I kind of like the stone outside your super entrance “including” the drill marks. Gives it some character. Big plus I didn’t know you had so many dogs good on you 🐶
Have replaced a lot of four and one bucket hoses for that very problem the lines getting pinched. I had a customer who worked for a paving company, he used to keep four sets of hoses in his service truck for this very reason.
Use a bungee cord to keep hoses out of the way and when you're at max tilt the bungee stretches to accommodate but keeps the hoses clear for everything else.
What an episode! Chris designed a new skid steer bucket and his Southern ingenuity created an ingenious solution to a pinched hose attach problem. Not bad for "just an operator." Love the dogs.
I only got one butthole (that’s a good thing) oh bolt hole. *** anytime messing with hydraulic lines I would use a rag over fitting to avoid pressure spray **** don’t use them that much, but a must is over sized wrenches/ 1”drive sockets set.**** I would use hard rubber bungee cord to secure hoses. ****Use straps to move boulders to stop bucket marks. Love the pups
Here is an idea add a strap with a spring on it for holding the hydraulic lines up. Attach the strap on the upper part of the hose and attach the spring to the lower part of the hose, when in ase the spring will allow the hose to extend out and when the system is fully closed the strap and spring will hold it in place so not to rub or catch on anything
Get a footman loop large enough to go around the hydraulic lines near the bottom of bend,then a screen door spring tied off to loop and possibly center tread plate on boom,,will have enough tension to keep hoses out of harms way.
Skidsteer.com has a hose guide. It allows the hose to move through it when you move the bucket and has a spring to give a buffer. It mounts easy with a tap screw. It's pricey, $22 never looked for a different place to buy cuz I needed another part only they had. I bought 2, one for near the bucket and one on the side of the arm for my machine. Keeps the lines off the ground.
You might they welding support ring (pass the hoses thru) on the loader arm cross member about 4-5 " from the cylinder, thus adding support for the hoses and keeping them clear of the tilt cylinder so they don't get pinched.
Thanks for the tag a long. pre and post heat works just fine for cutting edges ... still early in video but a heel on the back will help keep the bucket level with teeth. Saw that on ICWeld I've seen guys pull a vacuum (shop vac) on hyd fill and pull a vacuum in the system and they lose very little oil. I was supersized how well it worked.
Yes, yes those quick connects are very expensive, especially on a Kubota when you crack the housing as well. A little tiny stump and a brush mower equals 2 lines, 2 quick connects, 1 case drain and a housing, about $650 in total!!!!
If you pull those hydralic lines back through the plate a bit more towards the quick connects you might even be able to get the hoses away from the ground.
Those Big Boulders look Great at the Farm entrance, And you have some pretty dogs there Chris !! We have a couple little ones ourselves here...lolol... That stained Glass piece is really nice too....Thanks for sharing Man !! Have a Great Evening....On too the Next !!
Really love your channel. My father was in the Operating Engineers for Local 137 NY for 48 years and he would have loved watching your channel. Keep up the great work!!!
Ha ha Chris did u say bolt hole or butt hole. It sounded like butt hole. Lol lol hope u have a great weekend and week. That looks great. Really turned out awesome.
With all of the ponds you do I would save as many big rocks as I could. They would make a cool water feature waterfall etc. You got gifts for the whole family!
look at the spring on a trailer with air brakes you see a long spring just get a shorter spring just like it works well hook it to one side of the bucket . It's a soft enough spring and will stretch easy enough.
Chris, use a semi air line / wet kit line holder. It has a spring base you can run the hoses through and it’ll support them but be flexible enough to move with the machine.
Just to thank you again for the much improved in-cab audio. Those of us with compromised hearing greatly appreciate the extra effort. Who knew everything you say is worth listening to?
The rocks look good. I think the drilling mark looks OK. You could always try treading the hoses through a short piece of plastic pipe and secure it where the pinch point is.
You might use a spring return like those used on truck trailer air lines or even a heavy duty door screen. I believe that I saw a place already on the loader to make the attachment. You might check out heavy duty line loomsor wrap to keep the lines together.
I would recommend that you do what we did with one boulder that we tore out of a job. It was big enough that it had to be hauled with a lowboy, and we shaved the face of the rock a bit, and had our companies' name engraved and painted on it. It would look very nice!
That is the best bolt on toothbar, if you don't want the teeth on, just pick up another cutting edge and swap out, just around a dozen bolts to change back and forth.👍🏻
Lol. I've been saying that for awhile. I live in the Midwest and we don't have those huge boulders in the ground. For Landscape Rock we pay per pound. Huge ones like those could literally go for 5k or more depending on color and make.
I have worked on plenty of equipment in my day. Watch a lot of your videos. How is it possible, that I have not seen a single Busch Light can?? You my man are a saint .
Great job with the rocks at the entrance. Just a thought, if you can find an artist to paint your new logo on one of them, it would look great. Love seeing all of the pups. Happy New Year filled with happiness, health and success.🌹
How about if there was a spring on those two lines that would keep them out of the way but stretches enough so there is not pressure on the lines. John
Thank you for the time and effort you put into your videos. Love the rocks in the front like that. Might try and do the same things with some we dug up, although smaller excavator, and smaller rock.
Chris, a snappy hooker aka bungee cord. hook an end around the lines and the other slightly off to hold them away from the cylinder. There are several different kits available to make o-rings with. they even sell refills of the glue and materials.
I was very impressed that you used the correct size wrench for each fitting until you could not find the correct size wrench. Had an Aircraft and Powerplant instructor who said that he would fail anyone that he saw turning wrenches on an airplane with an adjustable wrench. You would round off the bolt heads with an adjustable wrench.
you might have two possible options to keep the hoses from dangling around there... either as you did loop them through that plate on the loader arm... or bolt one of those tool holders with rubber straps (you know the ones you used to attach shovels and spades to offroad trucks) onto the plate and then be able to just attach the hoses first and then latch them in with the rubber strap talking about those (and I have seen several people use them to quickly secure hoses running on moving parts like on boom lifts) www.prolux-shop.com/in_en/stick-holder-army-version-with-90-mm-rubber-strap-pair-4803.html
That was so cool of everybody. That Stain glass was totally AWESOME. Hi furbabies.
51 years a nurse, now retired but your videos are the most fascinating stuff I’ve watched. Your skills are superb
I restored a 1984 John Deere 430 Diesel Garden Tractor last winter and a snow plow this summer I cried spending $200 for 4 Hydraulic lines about 18" long. Everything worked like new. It snowed and I was letting it warm up and and turned around there was about a 2' puddle under t he machine! I missed a hose about 4" long up under the radiator and the grill that cracked right when I needed it. Luckily I had hose and fluid and everything turned out fine. That little tractor alone weighs 1182 and has a locking differential and with AG tires and no chains, no ballast other than my big butt and it pushed 4 to 5 inches of really wet snow like nothing. It's no 250 loader, but it made me feel like it was! ;o)
Ever think about wrapping up the hoses with a heavy spring on each hose to eliminate some of the binding? 😁😁😁
That fence looks really sharp - as does all that hardwork on your homestead! You've made a nice piece of Heaven for yourself, friend! (... so proud. _sniffffff😪)_
So... the hunk of forged steel I picked up years ago at a tractor supply place, and have used for years as a dolly/paperweight/big poundy thingie is actually a bucket tooth holder. I thought it was a ground skimmer to keep your sickle bar cutting edge from gnawing up rocks. Learn something new every day...
Butterfly zip ties are perfect for securing and routing hoses and cables. And the can be bolted down to anything.
So many thoughtful presents! WOW!!!!! Winston and bros/sisters received some awesome presents, too! P.S. The monument/sign holding stones placed at the farm's entrance are the perfect touch!!!! Not the easiest to install, but boy, oh boy, so worth it!!!! 👍😍😎
I'm so glad we all were able to take time to help you with this project. I didn't even get dust on my shoes.
I enjoyed watching you change out the hoses instead of just showing the end result. You always explain why you're doing something a certain way, things to look out for, etc. I did laugh when you used the excavator to smash the pipe. I loved seeing the fur babies! (feel free to make a quick video showing all your fur babies....5 or 6 now?)
That’s a good idea on the teeth. Wow that stain glass is really cool! The entrance looks really nice with the fence and rocks 👍🏻
👍the rocks looked really nice in front of the fence on both sides
At the quick couplers, I would put springs over the hoses so the hoses don't kink as much as they are doing right now. Hose support springs at the bucket would also be nice.
Nice! Chris, your skid steer has more teeth than I do! :)
Ahahaa!!
Makes me feel so much better, to see I'm not the only one who ends up doing major work to change one "quick connector" and the one that leaks is usually the only one that's tight.
there is no such thing as a quick fix or parts swap lol
If the hoses still get in the way, you can pull them to the side with a bungee cord.
I knew it. The old lincoln welder had very noticeable sound to them. Sure do miss my SA200.
Sure miss the low rpm of generator welders instead of the High rpm AC to DC inverter welders screaming all day long.
Very much enjoyed this video, you are often in our living room, it was nice to visit you at yours. 👍💓
I'm not sure whether your skill or your knowledge and experience is the most important part of your job but I can't say enough about your ability with machinery. Thanks for all the videos. I look forward to them all the time.
Nice job of figuring out the hoses at the last. Nice. Nice fence - could always put loafers around the fronts just for looks.
Chris Eastland is in TX not too far from my house our flag is even on the patch. lol
Those shanks will work beautiful laid out that way, I must have built fifty bucket edges like that. the good part is you can take off and trade the edge for a strait one if you need to.
We've never had an issue with those bolt on cutting edges on our equipment. We wind up wiping out bushings on the bucket pins and lift arms first since the operators don't grease them daily. and the plus is like you said, you can unbolt the cutting edge and put a flat grading edge on :)
Hi Chris & David just saying I kind of like the stone outside your super entrance “including” the drill marks. Gives it some character. Big plus I didn’t know you had so many dogs good on you 🐶
Have replaced a lot of four and one bucket hoses for that very problem the lines getting pinched. I had a customer who worked for a paving company, he used to keep four sets of hoses in his service truck for this very reason.
Use a bungee cord to keep hoses out of the way and when you're at max tilt the bungee stretches to accommodate but keeps the hoses clear for everything else.
Necessity,..the mother of invention! And it makes us feel good!
That stained logo needs to be transferred to that rock. Painted on it.
Great idea
I agree with the idea but I'd get a stonemason to engrave the rock.
I like how you use your tools.I am retired truck driver an I appreciate how good you are at loading trucks.
They make a spring with clamp that holds your hydraulic lines to attachment . Look at the augers for skidsteers, it shows them.
What an episode! Chris designed a new skid steer bucket and his Southern ingenuity created an ingenious solution to a pinched hose attach problem. Not bad for "just an operator." Love the dogs.
A bit of fixing stuff, a bit of machinery operating, a bit of fan mail and the dogs : that makes for a perfect video, Chris !
I only got one butthole (that’s a good thing) oh bolt hole. *** anytime messing with hydraulic lines I would use a rag over fitting to avoid pressure spray **** don’t use them that much, but a must is over sized wrenches/ 1”drive sockets set.**** I would use hard rubber bungee cord to secure hoses. ****Use straps to move boulders to stop bucket marks. Love the pups
I think it looks good with the drill hole on the top looks more authentic
Here is an idea add a strap with a spring on it for holding the hydraulic lines up. Attach the strap on the upper part of the hose and attach the spring to the lower part of the hose, when in ase the spring will allow the hose to extend out and when the system is fully closed the strap and spring will hold it in place so not to rub or catch on anything
Should put L on one rock and D on the other and paint them to match the stained glass. That would look awesome.
Get a footman loop large enough to go around the hydraulic lines near the bottom of bend,then a screen door spring tied off to loop and possibly center tread plate on boom,,will have enough tension to keep hoses out of harms way.
Skidsteer.com has a hose guide. It allows the hose to move through it when you move the bucket and has a spring to give a buffer. It mounts easy with a tap screw. It's pricey, $22 never looked for a different place to buy cuz I needed another part only they had. I bought 2, one for near the bucket and one on the side of the arm for my machine. Keeps the lines off the ground.
I have welded tabs and put a large spring to keep them up ,and out of the way and pull right back .nothin hanging down
Stained glass LD18 is gorgeous. Creative tool creations, excavator squish is easier than a sledge hammer.
You might they welding support ring (pass the hoses thru) on the loader arm cross member about 4-5 " from the cylinder, thus adding support for the hoses and keeping them clear of the tilt cylinder so they don't get pinched.
When you said I only have one bolt hole I had to rewind it just to make sure what you said 😂😂👍🏻
I thought he said But Hole also
I had to do the same lolooololo
Same
He said butt hole... I almost choked to death! Very nice.
Thanks for the tag a long.
pre and post heat works just fine for cutting edges ...
still early in video but a heel on the back will help keep the bucket level with teeth. Saw that on ICWeld
I've seen guys pull a vacuum (shop vac) on hyd fill and pull a vacuum in the system and they lose very little oil. I was supersized how well it worked.
Yes, yes those quick connects are very expensive, especially on a Kubota when you crack the housing as well. A little tiny stump and a brush mower equals 2 lines, 2 quick connects, 1 case drain and a housing, about $650 in total!!!!
Iron letters would look awesome on those rocks , FYI we use some big rocks to build a stalls for our limestone sand gravel take care my friend
Use springs to hold up the hose , divide the swing in the hose
Beautiful work on stained glass. Like the new logo. Love the dogs!
That stained glass gift looks sharp. Very cool.
If you pull those hydralic lines back through the plate a bit more towards the quick connects you might even be able to get the hoses away from the ground.
You could put a spring on the lines and hook one end on the step
I would try securing the hoses with a spring, kind of like what is done for the air hoses on the catwalk behind the cab on semi-trucks
Those Big Boulders look Great at the Farm entrance, And you have some pretty dogs there Chris !! We have a couple little ones ourselves here...lolol... That stained Glass piece is really nice too....Thanks for sharing Man !! Have a Great Evening....On too the Next !!
Really love your channel. My father was in the Operating Engineers for Local 137 NY for 48 years and he would have loved watching your channel. Keep up the great work!!!
Ha ha Chris did u say bolt hole or butt hole. It sounded like butt hole. Lol lol hope u have a great weekend and week. That looks great. Really turned out awesome.
@Scott Page USMC that's what I thought lol lol. It was great.
Lol I thought I herd the same thing 🤪
@@davidneilson3508 I'm sure we all heard the same thing. Lol lol
I listened to it twice and it seriously sounds like butt hole 🤣🤣
sounded like butt hole to me, maybe a clue to what he had on his mind at the time
With all of the ponds you do I would save as many big rocks as I could. They would make a cool water feature waterfall etc. You got gifts for the whole family!
The machine should have come with wire standoff supports for those lines. Easy to install, just figure out the best location(s).
You could weld a hose guide on the bucket to keep the hoses away from anything. They guild looks like a grab handle.
look at the spring on a trailer with air brakes you see a long spring just get a shorter spring just like it works well hook it to one side of the bucket . It's a soft enough spring and will stretch easy enough.
Chris, use a semi air line / wet kit line holder. It has a spring base you can run the hoses through and it’ll support them but be flexible enough to move with the machine.
You made a Beast out that bucket , you will love it .very smart, great idea. You never cease to amaze many a folks.
Just to thank you again for the much improved in-cab audio. Those of us with compromised hearing greatly appreciate the extra effort. Who knew everything you say is worth listening to?
The rocks look good. I think the drilling mark looks OK. You could always try treading the hoses through a short piece of plastic pipe and secure it where the pinch point is.
Nuttin like having an excavator in your tool box to adjust those tools !
Who needs a vice when you’ve got a Volvo handy.
Did anyone else think
Chris was going to turn wrench with excavator bucket?
Eastland Texas. Clue for me: the silhouette of Texas on the patch. Oh! your dogs!! lol
You might use a spring return like those used on truck trailer air lines or even a heavy duty door screen. I believe that I saw a place already on the loader to make the attachment. You might check out heavy duty line loomsor wrap to keep the lines together.
I would recommend that you do what we did with one boulder that we tore out of a job. It was big enough that it had to be hauled with a lowboy, and we shaved the face of the rock a bit, and had our companies' name engraved and painted on it. It would look very nice!
Thats a great idea on the cutting Edge im going to do the same !
That is the best bolt on toothbar, if you don't want the teeth on, just pick up another cutting edge and swap out, just around a dozen bolts to change back and forth.👍🏻
Beautiful stained glass work, that is a small treasure..... Kudos to the creators.
You have started a trend for the sale of those rocks. Everybody is going to want them!
Hi can I suggest you twist the hydraulic lines together this will shorten their length slightly and stop them from dragging on the floor. 😊
Lol. I've been saying that for awhile. I live in the Midwest and we don't have those huge boulders in the ground. For Landscape Rock we pay per pound. Huge ones like those could literally go for 5k or more depending on color and make.
That stained glass is awesome.. I love the rocks... now you only have a few hundred more to find homes for...
Good thing thats the blasting company job.
I keep a ORFS kit in the truck. Comes in handy often.
Some long medium strength coil springs are good for keeping hoses where you want them without fixing them in one place.
Welcome to Boulder Pines Veterinary Hospital! Great job as always...
I have worked on plenty of equipment in my day. Watch a lot of your videos. How is it possible, that I have not seen a single Busch Light can?? You my man are a saint .
You should give that spiral hose protector a try. It would keep the hoses together and keep them from flopping around as much.
Looks great. Neighbors will be wanting some big rocks too. Don't bury the big rocks. Bring them home n put out back till needed.
Really loved the stained glass. And Winston and his bother and sister is so cute. Loved the video Chris. Stay safe.
House full of beautiful dogs, heaven🐾
On our disk hoses we double wrapped a rubber tarp strap around and use a long spring works good
Those quick couplers should be rebuildable.There are just some orings and seals.Should come as a kit.
Great video, the rocks look so Cool! Winston and his buddies having fun. Stained glass piece, very nice. Stay safe
The rocks look great! You are now assured a piece of the Animal Hospital job will stay with you forever
Great job with the rocks at the entrance. Just a thought, if you can find an artist to paint your new logo on one of them, it would look great. Love seeing all of the pups. Happy New Year filled with happiness, health and success.🌹
How about if there was a spring on those two lines that would keep them out of the way but stretches enough so there is not pressure on the lines. John
There another oring on the inside of the flat face fitting use screwdriver push flat fitting down till it lock you will see other oring on the inside.
Always enjoy your jobs and mans best friend. Nice gate signs.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into your videos. Love the rocks in the front like that. Might try and do the same things with some we dug up, although smaller excavator, and smaller rock.
You could always add a screen door spring to pull the loop out of the way.
That's a neat use for a couple of the beastly boulders. 🙂
Chris, a snappy hooker aka bungee cord. hook an end around the lines and the other slightly off to hold them away from the cylinder.
There are several different kits available to make o-rings with. they even sell refills of the glue and materials.
It's cool to do your own repairs. Do you save the old hoses and fittings for emergency repairs on the job sites?
The Gifts 🎁 were Great and ALL the Dogs 🐕 🐶 🐕 🐶 are Adorable. I Bet they have a Food Bill.
Chris thanks for explaining the changing of the hoses on the skid steer and how to smash a pipe
I was very impressed that you used the correct size wrench for each fitting until you could not find the correct size wrench. Had an Aircraft and Powerplant instructor who said that he would fail anyone that he saw turning wrenches on an airplane with an adjustable wrench. You would round off the bolt heads with an adjustable wrench.
The bottom quick connect was torqued, at the factory, to approximately 5 yard tons.
Nice to see your buddies, hope they play nice with the new toy.
I love watching people work!
you might have two possible options to keep the hoses from dangling around there... either as you did loop them through that plate on the loader arm... or bolt one of those tool holders with rubber straps (you know the ones you used to attach shovels and spades to offroad trucks) onto the plate and then be able to just attach the hoses first and then latch them in with the rubber strap
talking about those (and I have seen several people use them to quickly secure hoses running on moving parts like on boom lifts) www.prolux-shop.com/in_en/stick-holder-army-version-with-90-mm-rubber-strap-pair-4803.html
My dad used to call that last wrench "A Universal Adjustable Knuckle Buster". I enjoyed this episode thanks.
No doubt, the nicest vise for mashing pipe I've seen. Rocks look good at the entrance. There's a chance you'll find another rock on that job.