New tracks, thumb, and teeth for a mini excavator

[@g2macs]

This just one of these little gems of a channel that crop up from time to time. Just a nice way to chill for half an hour.

[@toobglued]

half hour? ... ha. I dont have TV.. easy to spend the evening watching this and Letsdig18 on 1.5x speed .. for hours

[@robertdobson2846]

@@toobglued me and my 2 year old watch letsdig, that's how we found this guy! Very relaxing stuff!

[@helenreddypantysissy4030]

Andrew Camarata torched off the old rusty bolts from the excavator bucket of the 1985 Komatsu PC20 excavator while replacing the excavator bucket teeth, track rollers, and the metal tracks with the rubber tracks.

[@RickityRaccoon]

Half an hour? Lol how about half a day

[@ryangardner1577]

He put out 3 hour yesterday, epic longest yet

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

Am I the only one who watched to the end to realize that this was someone else's excavator. You are a good friend Andrew.

[@jdub229r]

Figured it wasn't his, he doesn't ask anyone for help to work on his equipment. Maybe his dad once in a while.

[@user-sh7yy5jp1y]

I thought the other guy was his apprentice :)

[@buddyreed2623]

No Peggyt1243, I watched the entire video. I think that Andrew knows, "What comes around, goes around". I wish my friends were like Andrew.

[@HolyJuan]

It is fun watching these "older" videos with all the older equipment, but the same old Andrew.

[@bkipme3766]

Andrew your a class guy for helping your friends. I am sure it meant a lot to him to have the machine repairs. Hope the kindness comes back to you man. I am sure it will.

[@scottpayne7876]

Man watching someone other than Andrew operate makes you realize how much experience he has

[@timber750]

Brings back memories of my own early days as a do-it-all excavator--I remember switching the teeth orientation top-to-bottom and realizing they would work either way. It is always a great feeling to successfully upgrade the equipment. Envy your shop set-up. Great videos.

[@phillipbonner5215]

You're a good friend helping him get his equipment and working order

[@hughvane]

Two friends/mates, 24-carat. Those old metal tracks make excellent walkways - or vehicle grip - in muddy situations.

[@fynbo1007]

It must be much more quiet now with a rubber track. Hard work to change the track. Thank you for sharing your amazing video

[@LRSS2455]

It's even more difficult when you lose a track in the middle of no where and you are by yourself.

[@rasmAn2]

@J Rand: that, or the track was loose like sleeve of wizzard

[@fitnessdevolution]

Nice!

[@Simonsimps]

Was it Letsdig18 ?

[@moman0166]

I couldn’t exist without a torch. They eliminate so much grinding. I just love your dogs. I have two Boxer Females and they keep me laughing all the time.

[@stonyacres7389]

Very cool! My dad and I did the same to a Komatsu PC02 years ago (minus the rubber tracks). We tightened the pins, changed a few grease zerks, changed out a couple rollers, and added the thumb. In fact, it looks like the same thumb! Your friend should get lots of use out of that machine.

[@1armedguy4]

Well done young fellas, nice to see young men that have a good work ethic and not afraid to get a little dirty.

[@MIGASHOORAY]

No money no honey ,get workin guys.

[@pater429]

You know that feeling of removing a splinter from your thumb?.. i get the same feeling when i watch these videos, these videos are actually motivating me to, todo more stuff my self!.

[@drbeaudry]

Dude its clear you're a talented capable guy... But when you work next two "regular" dudes you easily look 10x more capable! your buddy is lucky to have you!

[@powerstrokedford]

I agrre 100%

[@tomallen7699]

Very lucky!

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

We bought one of those thumbs from the same company. It seems really well made and should last a lifetime.

[@RipVDub]

You're a good one Mr. Camarata. Everyone should have friends like you.

[@CranialAccess]

Thanks for another amazing video Andrew...was unusual to see peeps helping you! You make everything look easy!

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

Andrew is a game changer people like him are hard to find these days Much respect for Andrew

[@rjohnson9543]

All of that work looks like at least a $500 favor.

[@nickchannel5364]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@gerardbourque8303]

T he trick in this trade is you must service you're own machine to survive, it would be great and interesting to get part prices too

[@russse2793]

What a difference in noise level between the two different types of tracks. Sure enjoyed this video, and thank you for sharing. God Bless from Phoenix.

[@swirlgalaxy]

Always easier making repairs of that nature with the help of friends!

[@davecalvo6418]

Great video Andrew, I can honestly say those were the most spent set of tracks I have ever seen.The last owner ran that thing into the ground. You guys did a great job on fixing the old girl up and I'm sure it has a few thousand hours left in it now.Nice to have a few guys there to help I'm sure, keep the vids coming and I'm looking forward to the bridge episode as I may need to build one with my buddy in Idaho if a get a piece of property I'm looking at.

[@clydeacor1911]

I live in Idaho too and have built several bridges. Do yourself a favor and go buy a junk semi flatbed trailer for cheap and use that for your bridge and if you want one wider than that you buy 2 and weld them together side by side! i've built several bridges for less than $2,000 doing this an if the tires are decent you can sell them and recoup a lot of your money back!

[@nocompredejavu]

Your videos are amazing. So glad you have so many for me to binge on. Thank you!

[@Ezrider359]

nice job. iv done tracks on a skid steer before they can be real fun to put it lightly to wrestle on and off. your friend is lucky to have your help 👍

[@peterlobodarz8624]

about gloves and a long sleeve shirt would be good as I am a old welder / boilermaker I did a lot of welding without one or the other and now I am paying the price having a few sums and bombs coming up on my arms and I have had to get one or two cut out SO GET THE GLOVES AND LONG SLEEVES OUT ANDREW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barbarasteed3966]

Peter sounds just like me I also was about worn out before I started cleaning lens on my shield now wished I did ...

[@helenreddypantysissy4030]

@SISSY Sue Brett PANTYSISSY SO GET THE GLOVES AND LONG SLEEVES OUT, ANDREW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ClinttheGreat]

Not to mention ditching the shorts for pants. It'd help if he actually ground off the paint and rust on the metal before welding, as well.

[@Joey0353]

0:13 Levi immediately invited his friend to a living room for a drink.

[@kingofrandom9504]

They have the finest water in New York there

[@eliteanuspunch9735]

xyz 9875 hahahaha

[@briandesrocher9704]

That made a huge change in the noise and it sure looks like it's riding much smoother.

[@rolfnilsen6385]

Girlfriend looked amazingly bored :-D When running the new tracks on - try inserting small pieces of wood to "stretch" the belt on. The wood will compress instead of breaking something, but this allows the track to align without metal tools and the risk of being close.

[@motley331]

EVERYBODY needs a friend like you.

[@haraldleonhardsberger8224]

Hallo Andrew ....ich freu mich immer wenn Du neue Videos auf KZbin hinein stellst. Es ist ein Vergnügen Dir bei der Arbeit zuzusehen , bitte mach weiter so und lass uns an Deiner Arbeit teil haben die Du so grossartig machst Greetings from Austria...😉

[@ItsLilRobs]

Hello Andrew, I'm always happy when you put new videos on KZbin. It is a pleasure to watch you at work, please keep up the good work and let us participate in your work that you are doing so well. Greetings from Austria

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks.

[@haraldleonhardsberger8224]

Robbie Showers ...vielen Dank für die Übersetzung , mein Englisch ist schon ein wenig eingerostet . Ich finde Andrew einfach toll ...wie so seine Arbeit macht und die tollen Videos , echt dr Hammer ...egal was er anfängt .

[@cathiwim]

Guten Morgen, und welcommen!

[@bohhica1]

And who is this young lady? Possibly a new helper? Great videos, keep them coming!

[@jmccracken491]

Levi sure loves to play at 13 years old wow.

[@jimclark576]

That excavator is stealthy now. 😉

[@firstgan114]

For those ninja excavation jobs.

[@Sittin.]

19:52 Thats amazing. These guys accually bend their backs to move stuff laying in the way. My coworkers does´nt do that. And they are freaking payed to do so.

[@driversseat9801]

The old tracks would make a great fire ring.. 🔥

[@offgridpirates7400]

Awesome... thats the exact seal i have to replace this spring on my PC40.... sweet

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah, that's usually not a very hard job. I have done that on a few machines.

[@josephking6515]

Three to change the tracks but Andrew does his all by himself. 👍

[@tonysantana1493]

Sure hope you charged your buddy, or at-least a good friend would offer to pay you. He stands to make some good money with that excavator! Don't forget Andrew your talent is worth a lot!!! That looks like a nice machine!

[@firstgan114]

Fascinating viewing as always man. Great job.

[@markbonham3477]

Way to show brotherly love for your friends Andrew. That was a fun Video!

[@dougcorrigan9677]

Your buddy is awfully fortunate to have you as a buddy.

[@michaelpnellis]

Really enjoy your videos. You are a great example of learning by doing.

[@DELirious97]

seeing you stall out that angle grinder reminds me of when I was a young nipper and didn't listen to my grandpa. he would always say if your stalling the grinder out it will bite you not the metal one day and he was right had a disc bite and blow up almost took my face out and scrapped the side of my leg up good. after that day I had a new found respect for the death wheel. just saying look out for yourself with them things

[@jeffmayeux1692]

Looks like Andrew's friend could be back for rehab on the equipment trailer. Maybe a video on that is forthcoming. You're a good friend, Andrew.

[@Hubeeeert]

You Andrew, made me used to see your well maintained equipment. No wonder your machines are up and ready to work. I refuse to comment the state of this excavator because I'd be cursing a lot.

[@ACoustaDC]

Hmmm... You can tell that guy doesn't lube his equipment enough and has no yellow paint at his house. I know you probably didn't charge him even a shop fee, but you should get a "neglect" fee out of him. So good to see any video with Levi in it, he was a special companion for sure.

[@Beach8323]

Good job..it looks like it runs so much smoother....

[@WAVETUBE84]

Them dogs were having a blast! ...and that toothless excavator gota new grill! Needs one tooth chromed and a fat gold chain...so it can be "All the way Live!"

[@Heeman5]

They are lucky to have a friend like you.

[@magnuscarlander2464]

I think You should change the "sprockets" since you have new tracks. Otherwise you risk premature wear on the tracks. The teeths should be flat at the top.

[@AndrewCamarata]

That's up to him, they seemed to mesh up pretty well when tracking.

[@PCBoardRepair]

t looks like to me that Andrew and the boys know what they are doing

[@janvandenbos7085]

Yes you change the sprockets to, they are to pointy and worn, it can destroy your new tracks !!! letsdig18 Chris same job, he changed the sprockets to

[@Mac10.]

Think u should go look at some pictures, the teeth are fine the way they are, u know the way they should be 🙈

[@trickcyclists]

@@jamesrose1974 We have two eyes.. and two ears, but only one big mouth.. can you figure out why that is? .f

[@largoranch1995]

No gloves were harmed in the making of this video.

[@timhanby5662]

Hands are enough lol

[@celticsoldia]

No reason for gloves.

[@makingithappen9722]

Hands heal themselves, gloves cost money.

[@bogillespie4774]

Is there anything you don't know how to fix great video

[@SantaClaw]

I get the impression that the phrase "wing it" is high up on the list.

[@MIGASHOORAY]

Everything made by mankind IS FIXABLE .JUST DO IT.

[@ustinman8446]

Great video! always look forward to your repairs or job site videos Well done Thanks.

[@ceadeses]

I wish I had about 10 guys like you in my employ! I brake those metal blades too , one wrong move.

[@bighoss7603]

Idk if this is a stupid question or not but when your welding do you have to worry about welders flash for dogs or any type of pet?

[@AndrewCamarata]

That is a good question. Yes, make sure your pets are not watching you weld.

[@michael7423]

another great how too, it looks a much smoother ride!

[@ycs1466]

Those steel guide for steel track should be remove, it's only meant for steel type and will cut the rubber track when u hit something hard infront.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Good advice, we actually had to trim it because it was hitting the track.

[@melaniehefner1098]

Yong Chee Siong i

[@dennisdunne588]

I just got the same thumb for my Kioti. Can't beat the price. Now we'll see how well I weld.

[@1996RedBig]

Being a heavy equipment mechanic, those sprockets are toast, should have done the whole undercarriage and checked the life left on the front idler. Then the whole deal will last for many hard years.

[@sparkzbarca]

If that's how he treated the tracks I think checking the undercarriage is probably going to find another thousand dollars worth of damage His view on equipment maint seems pretty clear. Do the greasing, oil change, lubrication, washing, the basic maintenances everyone should do. Then fix what breaks. He'll do some parts replacement when it like requires taking a part off to get to a broken one. But he's not the replace it before it breaks so it never breaks on you. I'm not saying that's right or wrong, both have merits. But it's pretty clear he comes down on the if it ain't broke don't fix it side of maint

[@maykevin5]

word on street is his dog is still on the cliff to this day.

[@eliteanuspunch9735]

maykevin5 2 years later still up there. I was dying when I saw him there

[@MultiGeo1993]

you should get a couple welding screens they are not very costly and will protect your dogs eyes as well as your friends eyes while you are welding.

[@annalog88]

Andrew, please remove paint and rust before you weld, it sounds terrible to my ear when you mig-weld on that. Plus you will get pores in the weld that weakens it, quite a bit actually. If you stick weld that´s not that big of a deal, but the mig is pretty sensitive and do´nt like it unclean ;) Otherwise, fun to watch as always!

[@funtyes1970]

I'm sure he been his way for very long time and dont have any problems with his welds ..

[@jakeleonarf1750]

@@funtyes1970 in order to have a strong weld you need to prep your material for mig so don't come in here being an ass

[@lookeywho1287]

Another good video, but please don't weld in front of the dogs.

[@charlienorton2337]

Lee Krenzke they’re his dogs, don’t worry about them

[@northjerseykevin409]

Mark Lance - that’s not true. Shitty comment

[@kcbicyclist5073]

dogs dont see the welding they see black and a lil bit of white

[@jamesrose1974]

@@kcbicyclist5073 😐🙄🤔

[@jamesrose1974]

@Mark Lance Not a shitty comment, actually if he cared he would have put them in another part of the house or something for a while until he was done welding and grinding. Animals are a part of the family and from the looks of it, family isn't too important to him.

[@bat__bat]

I like the dirty TW200 sitting there. Very nice

[@thomasmarcelli4511]

I always wondered what that chair was for in Andrew's shop?? When the girls show up??

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

Wow so much smoother with the rubber tracks

[@kennethhume8628]

I do enjoy watching Andrew repairing equipment .

[@bobjoncas2814]

..a guy never realizes how bad something is ,until you see it work after fixing it..

[@DestroyertheRailwarrior]

Amen

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[@the2060ish]

Good video nice to have friend like you ..

[@MrBoiler09]

You should try to use neversieze on all your nuts and bolts!! Love your vids!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewstratton7095]

MrBoiler09 ya in the northeast it's a must

[@libertybelllandscaping1757]

MrBoiler09 Amen to that !!!

[@galehess6676]

watch that crap can kill your liver wear gloves

[@uknowulikethat4042]

you should keep those old tracks and make a super sized wind chime.

[@jameswilson322]

They make a great drag to pull behind a tractor to level a driveway

[@timsherman2164]

That was a great video Andrew keep them coming fun to watch you on your every day life.

[@MiniMachines1]

In Norway I have never seen an excavator with an thumb, after watching your videos it actually look like and nice thing to have sometimes. In Norway almost all excavators from 3000kg and up have an tiltrotator.

[@tutekohe1361]

Those old tracks just need a pin and bush turn and they would be good!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Tu te Kohe Wouldn’t that cost more than new tracks? Rubber tracks are the way to go on a machine that size

[@AndrewCamarata]

Tu te Kohe Wouldn’t that cost more than new tracks? Rubber tracks are the way to go on a machine that size

[@tutekohe1361]

You're probably right Andrew, I was just making a small joke. Normally when pins and bushes are that bad, they are well beyond any possibility of repair!

[@LordFalconsword]

Wow, it is so much quieter after the new tracks!

[@UTubeGlennAR]

>^. .^< What is the definition of a good friend...... A person that will replace your excavator's tracks in his shop for you.......

[@nickchannel5364]

The girl was certainly a breath of fresh air.

[@willielee8218]

Andrew, the easiest way to slacken your track tensioner on metal tracks is to insert a metal pin between the track chain and the sprocket and track backwards

[@kctyphoon]

That was worth it just to not have to listen to those old tracks i bet.

[@harkbelial]

I love the old Komatsu decals

[@krisley5178]

Man I need a friend like you! Well done Sir.

[@safffff1000]

One hand washes the other.

[@shartne]

your a good friend for helping fix your friends excavator.

[@fwflyer78]

Nice work Andrew!

[@Neceros]

Levi was definitely psychologically stuck up that hill. We've all been there: brave enough to get into trouble, but getting out... that's harder.

[@Anders_HeymSR30]

Any reason for the change from metal to rubber tracks? Price, smoother?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Smother, easier to get, cheaper, probably overall better on that size machine.

[@timber750]

Legal to cross paved roads with rubber is main incentive here

[@TheFranceSavy]

@@AndrewCamarata what about if you workin on rocky surfaces Which would you choose?

[@AndrewCamarata]

BMW M3 S65B40 If you’re on a mini excavator I still say rubber is the way to go, if you’re working in a very sharp rock just take caution not to spin the tracks often when pushing material, if you’re on a larger machine definitely get metal tracks, if you find the metal tracks are getting destroyed prematurely you could try Steel

[@TheFranceSavy]

@@AndrewCamarata thanks Am going to b usin a 5ton and it is sharp rocks so if i understand correctly steel is more expensive but better for my type of project

[@theshadow1559]

Can't believe you guys are working in shorts and T- shit. Good job for a good friend is always rewarding. Keep on, Keeping on.

[@AndrewCamarata]

The first part was last year.

[@morgansword]

I have watched and did this: Place excavator bucket in bed of truck and do the wheelie thing walking towards the truck and when the tracks are up onto the edge of the bed, swing around and walk it into bed of truck while pushing down on the arm so eskavator is level with truck and walks right into the bed. Then swing excavator over to the tailgate and pick it up and drop it on the pins so it can be locked. Sweet, no trailer to pull behind! Its even better if you can back the truck up to a embankment and do the reverse of loading except it isn't as steep. I've never seen track machines converted to rubber before so that was new to me... Practice makes perfect. I slid out of a dump truck once cause the driver got in a hurry and drove away before I was done and the machine came down hard and chipped my teeth in my mouth

[@oldtimeengineer26]

How long do the rubber ones hold up? It sounds much quieter then the metal for sure

[@AndrewCamarata]

They seem to last a long time. Ive had to buy tracks for some of my machines years ago, and they are still fine.

[@paulwhited117]

2000-2500 hrs would be pretty good length of time for rubber.

[@TheFranceSavy]

@@paulwhited117 goin to get an excavator for my project n its mainly working on rock surfaces, would you advise rubber tracks on rocks?

[@jean-michelb7290]

instead of using a angle grinder all the time, you should buy oxygen torch.. oh ok you have that... lol

[@eformance]

The old tracks look to have some decent life left in them. Weird that the grousers look ok but the bin bosses are trashed.

[@MrDugbo171]

The pitch of the sprockets probably did not match the tracks, thus wearing them out from the inside.

[@billybob-392]

just caught myself looking away from your welding flash hahahaha

[@rickcollinsva]

Lol no camera can catch that spectrum of light to hurt your eyes

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

This is the best you tube channel on the planet

[@richsellskc]

rubber tracks are ideal. nice job!

[@Plons0Nard]

You're going up 1k per day, so I expect younto,surpass 1M in 14 days 🙌🤝🇳🇱👍

[@TairnKA]

Great work. I do get worried when there's pets around when welding is being done.

[@flat6fever680]

Same, this really bothers me as I am a worry about everyone and everything kind of person. It's a heavy load to carry but the way I am and can't help it. Love Andrew and his videos.

[@bebo5558]

It looked like your dogs were watching you weld, I always put my dogs in the house for welding, away from arc flash, sparks and hot slab. I hope they don't start bumping into things!

[@kevinsrides2916]

Preheating the thicker metal with the torch before welding will give a deeper stronger weld. Future reference.

[@andrewslagle1974]

another nice repair job .great video as well .

[@MrSparks701]

Great video as usual Andrew. Amazed at your abilities.

[@VicsYard]

Nice to have friends. Cool share!