in this video we look at the real truth about the radiator genie. The Radiator Genie www.radiatorgen... home made radiator cleaning tool • making a radiator clea...
Thank you Stanley McMahan, I'm sure you will enjoy the radiator genie, keep me posted on how it performs for you. this was my first time using it and I'm anxious to see how it holds up to my neglect and abuse over a few months. if it survives I'll make a follow up video.
I like the idea of yours being able to swap it onto a garden hose! We made a similar cleaner for a JD 4020 oilcooler radiator cleaning. We used soft copper tube and a flare fitting on a air gun like yours. The thing about air is you need to regulate Down the airpressure so you dont bend the radiator fins. With pressure regulated down the copper wont bend the way you dont want it to. Lightly crimp the tube end and drill a couple 3/32" holes in the side wall for a true 90° jetting action.
sounds like a solid idea on the 3/32 hole. I may try that on my old one. I do like this radiator Genie though and its a decent value for the price. it was pretty inexpensive for what it is.
Dave, I really like your videos. We hope that you are in good health and enjoying the early fall. I have both field and forest acreage in the northern Adirondack Mountains in upstate NY. My land is hilly and needs lots of work. Thank you for sharing all of your considerable knowledge!! Best regards, Greg
thank you Greg, I'm very pleased that so many people have found my channel useful. be careful on those hillsides. I'm the first to admit the hills scare me a bit.
thanks brother, honestly I was trying to find something about it that I didn't like. I'm a huge fan of " making my own " but after using this product I can see I wasted a lot of time and should have just bought one from these folks. oh well live and learn!
thank you, I actually did film the making of the grill brush guard however I got distracted with other stuff and seemed to have misplaced the video footage for the time being. I'm still searching for it and I'm sure its on one of my many external hard drives. if I can ever find it I will publish the video. it was a worthwhile mod for sure and has saved my front many times from damage. thanks for watching my video and leaving such a nice comment.
Dave, great video, very informative as always! After watching your review, I order the Radiator Genie for use on my Kubota L3901 HST. I will be making the “Kubota wand bend” modification for sure!
I tell you I use this thing a lot and it still is holding up great. I even cleaned my house gutters with the darn thing. cleaned the coil on the a/c unit as well.
Actually, you just need a larger tank on your air compressor. A 5 gallon would do nicely! Even a 2 gallon would likely work. Just hook up a 2 gallon air tank to your air hose, then hook up your air supply line to the 2 gallon tank.
I tell you I built my own version of this and afterwards I realised it was cheaper to buy one already made from radiator genie. mine is still holding up great!
Ah, I see that your radiator screen comes out from the top. The screen on my L3301 comes out from either the left or right sides. I don't need to move the air cleaner to remove or install it, but I do need to lift the loader arms to slide it more than a few inches out. That Radiator Genie set looks like a great tool, after putting in the necessary Kubota bend!
for sure that bend makes all the difference in my opinion. yeah I can take mine out with out lifting the loader. this is how the older kubotas were made. not sure why they changed the design. maybe to save the filter hose from all the twisting that will eventually cause damage over time. not sure. man I like this genie tool. I used it again today! I will be happy when my big compressor is fixed. lol this little one is killing me! lol
I just ordered one off of Amazon. Thanks for giving us an honest look at it. I know I've seen it online before, but seeing how well it works on a Kubota tractor similar to mine really helped.
it only holds so much and the rest stays in the reservoir. if it is loosing it for sure and you see no drips then its likely burning it through the exhaust port and that is not good. just hard to say for sure. is it smoking white? does the exhaust feel moist? water has to be going some where. can you smell it?
daveknowshow no white smoke. exhaust smells normal. im gone mow some with it work it few hours see if i can detect it. Hope it hasnt been run hot before i got it.
hi dave. i think it was paul and kathy short that did a review on there channel he liked it. thought the air was a bit strong for older rads. i think paul bent his too. idk if your familiar with his channel, but hes a big kubota and mod fan your s looks good too but maybe yours is one of the osha approved. ppl like me wrecked it by using them as blow dart guns lol. don't you hate it when someone takes your idea and cashes in .lol im a bodyman and at the shop i worked at for 20 years that had millions of dollars collecting garbage good for them. in the shop we only had one spot welder stud gun it welds copper looking nails on dents and you had a slid hammer to pull the dent out. well one day i had a job i needed to get into primer and the spot stud gun slid hammer broke. so i took my regular slide hammer that had 1/2 18 threads and a old off brand of vice gripes and welded two nuts to the end of the bolt on the vice grips and screwed the slide hammer on. well a few years i see some one invented that same tool now they put the slide hammer closer to the jaws but same idea. hope all is well and your kicking cancer butt god bless and your still in my thoughts and prayers every night
thanks brother, no I dont watch paul and kathy's channel much. I spend to much time watching everyone else's channel. I think this company may have made theirs before I made mine. not sure. but I did invent a few tools that got stolen right off youtube for doing jewelry work. people dont have much respect for other peoples inventions. of course it didnt bother me if someone made the tool for personal use but these jokers were selling them online and advertising them right in the comment section of my videos. that really pissed me off! even a patent did not stop them. needless to say I stopped making jewelry tool videos and went on to tractor related videos. thanks for the prayers I need all I can get!
the bigger the better. so I mainly use the water its the bomb! I love this thing and use it way more than I ever thought I would. even cleaned out my A/C coil with it at the house as well as my gutters on the roof.
I tell ya this thing is still working great and I have used it for way more than just the tractor. I even flushed my gutters with the darn thing. really has held up better than I thought it would as well.
@@daveknowshow you were right about the split plug drain Dave, I have put 10 more hours on my tractor and now it has no more assembly oil or whatever it was dripping out. Also I just watched your video in why the front wheel assist is hard in and out sometimes. That was a big help. Thanks!
@@mikef1570 awesome so glad to hear it cleared up. mine did the same when I did my clutch job last year. I panicked at first sight of the fluid and then it hit me. " assembly lube that I used" sure enough it stopped a bit later. I still keep a close eye on it.
Love your videos. I ordered a Radiator Genie based on this video. I never even knew it existed before!
Thanks Dave!!!
Thank you Stanley McMahan, I'm sure you will enjoy the radiator genie, keep me posted on how it performs for you. this was my first time using it and I'm anxious to see how it holds up to my neglect and abuse over a few months. if it survives I'll make a follow up video.
Thanks for a great video on how you use the Radiator Genie. I am ordering one today.
I'm still using mine a lot and its really held up good to my abuse.
I like the idea of yours being able to swap it onto a garden hose!
We made a similar cleaner for a JD 4020 oilcooler radiator cleaning.
We used soft copper tube and a flare fitting on a air gun like yours.
The thing about air is you need to regulate Down the airpressure so you dont bend the radiator fins.
With pressure regulated down the copper wont bend the way you dont want it to.
Lightly crimp the tube end and drill a couple 3/32" holes in the side wall for a true 90° jetting action.
sounds like a solid idea on the 3/32 hole. I may try that on my old one. I do like this radiator Genie though and its a decent value for the price. it was pretty inexpensive for what it is.
Just purchased one Dave, you convinced me
I use mine way more than I thought I would. I even washed out my gutters with it. lol
@@daveknowshow After watching you demonstrate it I thought of several things to use it for, such as my zero turn mower. Thanks again Dave
Dave, I really like your videos. We hope that you are in good health and enjoying the early fall. I have both field and forest acreage in the northern Adirondack Mountains in upstate NY. My land is hilly and needs lots of work. Thank you for sharing all of your considerable knowledge!! Best regards, Greg
thank you Greg, I'm very pleased that so many people have found my channel useful. be careful on those hillsides. I'm the first to admit the hills scare me a bit.
cool demonstration, Dave. you got some great angles for the video
thanks brother, honestly I was trying to find something about it that I didn't like. I'm a huge fan of " making my own " but after using this product I can see I wasted a lot of time and should have just bought one from these folks. oh well live and learn!
Thank you for all your very informative vids! I'd love to see how you made the expanded metal 'brush guard' for the front bumper. It looks great!
thank you, I actually did film the making of the grill brush guard however I got distracted with other stuff and seemed to have misplaced the video footage for the time being. I'm still searching for it and I'm sure its on one of my many external hard drives. if I can ever find it I will publish the video. it was a worthwhile mod for sure and has saved my front many times from damage. thanks for watching my video and leaving such a nice comment.
Dave, great video, very informative as always! After watching your review, I order the Radiator Genie for use on my Kubota L3901 HST. I will be making the “Kubota wand bend” modification for sure!
I tell you I use this thing a lot and it still is holding up great. I even cleaned my house gutters with the darn thing. cleaned the coil on the a/c unit as well.
Good info thanks for the video. Is it ok to soak your battery like that? I'm about to buy a set myself.
I wash my battery regularly never had an issue.
Actually, you just need a larger tank on your air compressor. A 5 gallon would do nicely! Even a 2 gallon would likely work. Just hook up a 2 gallon air tank to your air hose, then hook up your air supply line to the 2 gallon tank.
yeah I miss my large compressor though this little 1.5 gallon sure could not deliver enough air. I do love this radiator genie though! I use it a lot!
Just ordered some thank you for the video 🔥🔥
Still love it.
The pressure is the same, but the flow has increased. it is a nice unit, just needs a bigger volume air tank.
for sure a bigger tank would be a better fit. I mostly use the water which I absolutely LOVE that thing! I use it for all sorts of things.
Just saw this video, need one for sure, My Haybuster 2100 stirs up a storm.
I tell you I built my own version of this and afterwards I realised it was cheaper to buy one already made from radiator genie. mine is still holding up great!
Ah, I see that your radiator screen comes out from the top. The screen on my L3301 comes out from either the left or right sides. I don't need to move the air cleaner to remove or install it, but I do need to lift the loader arms to slide it more than a few inches out.
That Radiator Genie set looks like a great tool, after putting in the necessary Kubota bend!
for sure that bend makes all the difference in my opinion. yeah I can take mine out with out lifting the loader. this is how the older kubotas were made. not sure why they changed the design. maybe to save the filter hose from all the twisting that will eventually cause damage over time. not sure. man I like this genie tool. I used it again today! I will be happy when my big compressor is fixed. lol this little one is killing me! lol
I just ordered one off of Amazon. Thanks for giving us an honest look at it. I know I've seen it online before, but seeing how well it works on a Kubota tractor similar to mine really helped.
Just ordered mine. Great Video
you will love it!
By the way, I love the cameo appearances by your dog.
yeah she is a "camera hound" lol that dog wont let me go far where she cant keep an eye on me. I love her to pieces!
dave..my lil L3400 is loosing water. Cant find any leaks around radiator or water pump. Oil is normal.
it only holds so much and the rest stays in the reservoir. if it is loosing it for sure and you see no drips then its likely burning it through the exhaust port and that is not good. just hard to say for sure. is it smoking white? does the exhaust feel moist? water has to be going some where. can you smell it?
daveknowshow no white smoke. exhaust smells normal. im gone mow some with it work it few hours see if i can detect it. Hope it hasnt been run hot before i got it.
@@jerrylittle8922 could be a top seam speading, fluid evaporates on fins, just seeps from top down
It looks like it works great.
hi dave. i think it was paul and kathy short that did a review on there channel he liked it. thought the air was a bit strong for older rads. i think paul bent his too. idk if your familiar with his channel, but hes a big kubota and mod fan your s looks good too but maybe yours is one of the osha approved. ppl like me wrecked it by using them as blow dart guns lol. don't you hate it when someone takes your idea and cashes in .lol im a bodyman and at the shop i worked at for 20 years that had millions of dollars collecting garbage good for them. in the shop we only had one spot welder stud gun it welds copper looking nails on dents and you had a slid hammer to pull the dent out. well one day i had a job i needed to get into primer and the spot stud gun slid hammer broke. so i took my regular slide hammer that had 1/2 18 threads and a old off brand of vice gripes and welded two nuts to the end of the bolt on the vice grips and screwed the slide hammer on. well a few years i see some one invented that same tool now they put the slide hammer closer to the jaws but same idea. hope all is well and your kicking cancer butt god bless and your still in my thoughts and prayers every night
thanks brother, no I dont watch paul and kathy's channel much. I spend to much time watching everyone else's channel. I think this company may have made theirs before I made mine. not sure. but I did invent a few tools that got stolen right off youtube for doing jewelry work. people dont have much respect for other peoples inventions. of course it didnt bother me if someone made the tool for personal use but these jokers were selling them online and advertising them right in the comment section of my videos. that really pissed me off! even a patent did not stop them. needless to say I stopped making jewelry tool videos and went on to tractor related videos. thanks for the prayers I need all I can get!
I was wondering how I could better clean my rad on my Kubota. Thanks buddy.
i was surprised at how much more pressure it had than mine.
Dave what kind of air compressor do you need to adequately use this product?
the bigger the better. so I mainly use the water its the bomb! I love this thing and use it way more than I ever thought I would. even cleaned out my A/C coil with it at the house as well as my gutters on the roof.
Gonna see if my boss will buy this for our heavy equipment at the landfill.
I tell ya this thing is still working great and I have used it for way more than just the tractor. I even flushed my gutters with the darn thing. really has held up better than I thought it would as well.
Same air pressure alot more volume
good to know
Yay! I get to buy a new tool!
I love mine it still works flawlessly after all these years.
I need to grow a beard.
lol we all need a beard at some point or another.
@@daveknowshow you were right about the split plug drain Dave, I have put 10 more hours on my tractor and now it has no more assembly oil or whatever it was dripping out. Also I just watched your video in why the front wheel assist is hard in and out sometimes. That was a big help. Thanks!
@@mikef1570 awesome so glad to hear it cleared up. mine did the same when I did my clutch job last year. I panicked at first sight of the fluid and then it hit me. " assembly lube that I used" sure enough it stopped a bit later. I still keep a close eye on it.