Digging out stumps with a mini excavator

Using a 1998 Komatsu PC 15 mini excavator to dig out a couple stumps.

[@itzOLE3]

That bedrock path is amazing! What a great discovery.

[@richsellskc]

nice job. as a paraplegic, I wish i could do this. thank you for having fun and working hard and sharing this with us.

[@dustinolson9032]

That bedrock driveway is amazing. Thank you Andrew for sharing these little segments of your life. You're inspiring with the "can do" attitude.

[@bat__bat]

It's evident this customer spends a lot of time in their yard. Nice to work for people who admire landscaping as much as you do.

[@Dobbo2958]

Great video, thank you. Beautiful flat stone looks tremendous. Interested to see the next step with uncovering that.

[@jasonbice1103]

Those mountains always in the background. Like there a backdrop to your life.....pretty cool.

[@missionDan]

This is the kind of work i do everyday, and yet i still sit here and watch you do it, crazy really.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Lol.

[@lakesideranch]

Those folks that don't believe what a mini-excavator is capable of should watch you operate yours. They would be believers after 1 video !! Great work on the removal and even greater job with your drone, music gets 2 thumbs up too !! Always enjoy your work here, be safe...

[@utubota5522]

Thanks Andrew. I used your techniques to dig stumps with my Kubota backhoe on a compact tractor. Also, I got bored with regular TV, and now watch your videos for entertainment.

[@echooscar6670]

That flat stone was created by a glacier, it has been ground flat by the motion of the ice sliding over it slowly. Notice the long linear scratch marks caused by other stones caught it in the ice as it travels.

[@bignoseharry6561]

Look into "Mud Flood Research".

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

I vote for you filming all of your jobs including the small boring ones. People will watch them. And yes, I understand it takes a long time to edit. Good job and keep them coming.

[@jaswats9645]

Gary B, agree wholeheartedly.

[@ikay2102]

100%

[@bretpatterson1946]

Agree!!

[@helgabrummert89]

Ü0

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

100% TOTALLY AGREE... what Andrew might consider boring, is a real treat for me, so love them all, cause I am always re visiting his videos to watch them all over again:-) I always find something I missed when I re-watch them...

[@ThatcherKSA]

That micro has a ton of power for its size!! Would love to see a sand and repaint of this awesome machine!! Nice video as always Andrew!! 😊

[@augustreil]

Nice job Andrew ! If you end up exposing the rest of that bedrock, please film it. Pretty cool how it's so smooth and makes a natural walkway/patio/driveway. She's also doing a great job with all that slate rock ?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yes, ill film it. She is doing a good job on that landscaping there.

[@BCRBCRBCRBCRBCRBCR]

the tree line is nearby. hard to imagine the overburden is thin there.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nice work Andrew! Sometimes those stumps can be a real pain. Also the bed rock is really cool looking, people usually have to pay for that type of decorative rock! Loving the videos, thanks for sharing

[@NutmegThumper]

We recently dug a 40” hole for a mailbox post. Took a half day with metal pole, shovels, etc. Definitely see the benefits of machinery! Nice video and work as usual!

[@memyselfandifarmer]

No video to short or long, just keep them coming.

[@dougdobbs]

I'm always amazed at how precisely you can control the machines to get an almost hand finished grade at the end. Very impressive. I've got about 40 stumps of varying sizes to pull out of some garden and orchard space I'm reclaiming from a former pasture. I think it's going to take me the better part of a couple days. :(

[@AndrewCamarata]

Just get a machine there that's big enough to do it in a couple hours.

[@MrHowieZ1973]

I be damned . A natural sidewalk . Wish I could have found that in my yard . lol

[@mysticalglowtv1796]

Better to be saved then damned.

[@mr.waynes7555]

the small jobs are the bread & butter, they need to be videoed as well, also i love that big layer of bedrock, i would love to have a yard with that in it

[@joshenry]

Why are these videos so calming and therapeutic? And they make me want to go buy equipment.

[@rolfnilsen6385]

Ooo - we enjoy small jobs done by Mr Camarata as well as bigger jobs! :-) Two videos in a day is better than none - and you produce some really good stuff. That bedrock was.. fantastic! I would definately have exposed as much as possible of it.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah, I think she wants me to dig more off.

[@jamesfarnham1976]

More "roots" there than a fanatic fan at a football game. Great videos Andrew, none are boring!! Thanks for all you do. Jim.

[@jmichaelpatrick8573]

None of your jobs are small to me, always film whenever you can please! I love all your work!!!

[@willaimr.kirkland8170]

Well, I've said it before so, I'll just do it again - the excellent comments your fans provide always reveals so much about the quality of folks who recognize and enjoy the value of your work projects and the informative way you present the videos. Glad I did not have to hand dig that big root. An unique artform in itself. Thanks.

[@flat6fever680]

Oldie but a goodie. That exposed bedrock is SO cool.

[@HeavyDemir]

WOW the bedrock is so beautiful, it would be amazing to have something like that in the garden , I am blown away

[@mikerom9958]

Very satisfying job, when well done. That machine is priceless, for such a small thing. Thanks Andy.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

Fascinating bedrock, great to have that in your back garden, perfectly natural and so flat. Beautiful.

[@bigpappahemi4263]

That stump really didn't want to be evicted!

[@galehess6676]

Sweet. Thanks for sharing the big slab rock pics, amazing place she has there. Work with nature and your setting, step back and consider what is there, then build. I have a machine rented for tomorrow and will be ripping stumps all day for a customer, just looking for a few more tips, like dropping the blade in the back or front for leverage and stability. Will be bringing some chains and digging irons and orange cones, grass seed, PennMulch, straw net and staples and landscape rakes and a small tiller, clover seed. Thanks again. Looks like that machine is doing great for you, it came in needing some love but gets the job done nicely.

[@G-Man-kc2nm]

I admit, at first I thought....what the hell is goin to do with that small excavator? I had the first gen 580k case backhoe. That mini made short work of the stumps....Your a good operator...... thanks for the video

[@Deutschehordenelite]

2 videos within 3 hours? keep it coming! :D

[@mikekolovich3298]

agree i would like them Daily lol

[@Toronto6ix]

you need to get yourself a job instead of youtube surfing all day johnny...

[@mikekolovich3298]

hey thanks for the advice

[@eformance]

The real question is whether he can go for 3 in 1 day!

[@AndrewCamarata]

I can easy if I just delay them. LOL. I try to get them posted as soon as I finish editing them.

[@cat637d]

Big or small projects, long or short videos we love em ALL! I am saving the second one for tomorrow! You are a fine young man Andrew!

[@axe609]

That is some great landscaping there and wonderful use of likely glacier worn bedrock.

[@leol1682]

Thanks Andrew for the video .

[@tomharrell1954]

Hi Andrew, you can see where the big rock was worn and polished smooth by a glacier. That was done by ice 1000’s of years ago! All of North America was covered by a glacier. It was huge and miles thick. Glaciers expand, ice expands, as it moves it carries rocks, dirt, and gravel that sand and polish the rock at the bottom of the glacier. That’s how that large stone got polished. They can be found as far south as north Georgia. Some of them are very beautiful. Now you can tell the lady how her rock came to be polished smooth! Usually the polish marks go north and south as that was the general movement of the glacier.

[@kzpylj7729]

That natural bedrock walkway/patio is soo cool

[@glenpaul3606]

You have done a lot of jobs with that mini excavator....it deserves a paint job !

[@Thedeaconoftrade]

Nice man, that little excavator surprised me, I have a Takeuchi TB240 and people ask me all the time if I can rip out larger stumps, Ive never had an issue. Nice thing about a machine that size is you can traverse lawns without tearing them up, good machine. Keep those bushings greased

[@RGSABloke]

Hi Andrew, your production values are amazing, I know you will spend many hours on these videos. Keep up the great work. Kindest regards. Joe.

[@suitcasecake2333]

That little excavator is a great machine, l love to hear those roots cracking and breaking and when trees are starting to fall. I don't miss a Vedio

[@scrhino40]

I have seen and heard you had to have a big excavator to dig up stumps and I bet you do on real big stumps. This man just show me that even a little 1 and with a thump can dig up stumps as well. I watch this man all the time and he amazes me on what he does with small equipment. have a great day and be safe

[@LolitasGarden]

This is quite helpful for me. I'm developing a property and am in the market for a machine. I'm not a rich man, so something in the 15-20hp mini range is where I'm looking. I have a lot of stumps like this in my future. Telling me the elapsed time was like a prayer answered. Thank you!

[@AndrewCamarata]

You're welcome. If you have allot of stumps to dig out, buy a bigger machine than this one.

[@markkopf7526]

A great place for a recirculating creek would be between the tan bedrock and the grass, from deck to tree line, Has great natural curves already in place. Great videos Andrew

[@garrettnelson2293]

You amaze me what you can do with such small equipment. I will never get over how some guys will utterly refuse a task just because it might take some working at. Great work man👍

[@dloglesby57]

Andrew, you should of filmed the job that revealed all that beautiful stone, and if and when you do anything else there, FILM it!! The Stone is beautiful..Love the music on this as well..

[@bobmccann1886]

If you film it (or build it), people will come! I mean they will watch it! 5 STARS!

[@johnm.evangelis693]

That is one beautiful & huge flat rock, one of God's endless creations!!!

[@coreywarren1302]

COREYWARREN. Goodworkstobay

[@johnm.evangelis693]

@Little Victory Fab Co You keep thinking that it was a glacier, like a glacier not part of God's creation. I can't stand Atheist like you!!!

[@genecoppedge5972]

Little Victory Fab Co, You thought you were being funny but you’re not. It was John M. Evangelist fault for taking the bait when you were criticizing is belief in God. You should ask yourself, why am I so angry that I attack people for their beliefs? God loves you regardless of what you may think. I won’t read or respond to any of your responses so don’t bother.

[@niko48341]

This is amazing channel please don't ruin it with your agenda thank you :)

[@samuelrs5138]

@Little Victory Fab Co You are more of a zealot than he is. He made a harmless comment and you decide to berate him for it in an effort to push your own beliefs.

[@TairnKA]

That slate is a fantastic find, I wonder how much of it was originally discovered and the astonishment as more and more was revealed? ;-)

[@AndrewCamarata]

Only a drop was showing, and we just kept digging at it.

[@TairnKA]

I can image their and your amazement as it got bigger?

[@DavidGrassSr]

I will watch anything you put on the tube, i have been watching you for years.There is always something you will learn. No job to small are to large, Good luck and be safe..

[@BarnStangz]

I mean, I couldn't even imagine trying to get that out by hand... You'd have to be REAL bored. Hard to bea the power of hydraulics. Thanks for sharing Andrew.

[@farmerbob4554]

Wow! That exposed bedrock is awesome. How cool that it formed a natural sidewalk. Yeah, I’ve dug out a lot of stumps by hand and it’s a lot harder than it looks. Best way is to keep shaving one side and undercutting with a Pulaski and then roll out the stump like a giant wisdom tooth.

[@ramosel]

Man, I'm so jealous of the soft ground and trees that come out in minutes. This spring I took down a 26" Digger Pine (bark beetle death) and had them leave a 6 foot trunk. Even with my 3.5 ton Cat it took me 24 HOURS. They have multiple layers of roots and a big tap root. 2000 feet up in the Sierras it's a different world.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah? Usually those huge pine stumps will split and come out easy.

[@GraceAppliance]

That's looking amazing! Great work.

[@Mjc103]

Definitely needs new pins on the bucket! Holy Cow!!!

[@robertcostales9405]

Good job! No squeaks on the Komatsu, the grease fittings must be working.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah, its quite now.

[@RandallLakedogpix]

The bedrock is amazing. Nice work.

[@ivorygilyard2243]

You did a great job. That root is huge!! I learned a lot from watching this video. Thanks.

[@oruwatching]

That bedrock formation is VERY COOL!

[@larrymeyers6913]

Quick work, that would of taken them days to dig out those stumps. They should of had u dig footings while u were there. Another good job

[@AndrewCamarata]

The trick to getting a stump like that out is digging out a spot and getting a bottle jack under it. They might be building on that existing slab. I'm not sure.

[@samvalentine3206]

@@AndrewCamarata That was cool in that other video that you showed us the huge stump you dug up by hand back in the day - that one must have been an ordeal!

[@MikeBrownOhio]

Had to come back and watch it again...I just love the house and the glacier patio /driveway /sidewalk...Very nice work as always...Have a great day...

[@2tana22]

Your videos are sure fun to watch A lunch break entertainment from California Looking forward to your fall colors from the drone Thanks!

[@ianallen2]

Looks like they wouldnt have got them stumps out by hand. Some of them roots were very thick and long. Well done. Great video.

[@ronkway]

Great job! We have a project requiring stump removal so I'm glad I found your video. Very helpful - Thanks!

[@zbudda]

Your area has lots of timber and stone, and privacy, such a wealth of natural resources.

[@jamesdanaher3041]

a good man on the levers for sure .

[@minerdad02]

Thank you Andrew,for all your effort and time,sure means a lot here...

[@raymondholder6807]

HI ANDREW FROM AUSTRALIA. LOVE YOUR WORK, AND ETHICS. YOU DONT STUFF AROUND. YOU JUST HOOK IN AND GET THE JOB DONE. NOTHING MORE PISSES ME OFF, WHEN A CONTRACTOR COMES TO ME, AND THE MINUTE THEY GET HERE. THEY COMPLAIN HOW HARD THE JOB IS GOING TO BE. THATS WHEN I SAY SEEYA. BUT YOU SIR ARE A LEGEND. LIKE ME. LOL. NO JOB STOPS US.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@johndebrular979]

One good reason for a contractor to video their work is to show future customers the quality of your work as well as your work ethic.

[@billsmith5166]

Wow, that was a heck of a lucky find. Really looks great.

[@hosocat1410]

Great job on grading. You all have some beautiful dirt up there.

[@meanjoegreen4925]

a great day when you post more than 1 video in a day thank you

[@SchnelleKat]

Keep it coming! Great work.

[@wallystewart1979]

Keep the videos coming love them

[@lowrider5502]

that Mini excavator is cute it looks like it runs on quarters but it managed to pull the stumps out

[@1NELove]

You should do two videos more often, it doesn’t have to be twice a day buy at least twice a week I really your content.

[@LadyPuddyCat]

Am I the only person who loves the sound of roots being pulled out? Especially weeds 😆

[@davec.3198]

Holy cow. That bedrock is amazing. Talk about a cheap foundation for a shop!

[@dloglesby57]

Love your videos and the music was really an added touch as well...I call it your stump removing music... I Love it...

[@CanadianWoodworks]

Thumbs up, love the ending!

[@kennethhume8628]

I thought that the mini digger wouldn’t be up to the tack , of course Andrew proved me wrong , another great video .

[@edwardgarea7650]

When Yanmar invented the mini-excavator back in 1968, they had the genius to add a backfill blade to the machine. Though it seemed relatively unimportant, the addition of the blade gave the machine an added dimension and helped it take off in sales to where it is challenging the loader backhoe in popularity with the small contractor. (It is probably outselling the loader backhoe among small contractors.) This should give you an insight into the nature and depth of Japanese business thinking.

[@3069mark]

Wow, Andrew, that was quite the tap root on that first stump!

[@robertmiller4664]

Awesome stone slab, the yard that doesn't need mowing!

[@tammyfinch6735]

I would have hated to be the one to dig the footers for that house. That rock, though, is absolutely beautiful.

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

You do a great job for these people, very nice.... I assume the mini excavator was to try to prevent damage to her amazing lawn???? That stump was no joke. I figured it had to be an hour, you just edited it down to something watchable.... 24 minutes? Really? You are very good...

[@houndsmanone4563]

I need to take some lesons from you, Andrew. You can work that excavator like it's your extended arm. Great job. 🙂👍🏽

[@OldAndGettingOlder]

That exposed bed rock is super cool.

[@TheCuttingtorch]

Cool! Sometimes i think it would be handy to have a battery sawzall close by for roots.

[@joesmo6962]

It's amazing what a small machine can do!

[@JBFromOZ]

Another fantastic view from the drone at the end! Some amazing country you work on mate

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Good job in just 24 min with a small machine, i guess it was a fairly old and rotted stump though, I seem to only get green ones but I've found that it makes the job a lot easier if you can give them a bit of a whack with explosives first. Good drone video.

[@skipstein744]

What a great 'natural' find in the bedrock. Excellent job for sure.

[@skipstein744]

The one little sprout is saying: NO NO1

[@michaelovitch]

Only few fossilized tracks of dinosaurs are missing on this bedrock... That's a nice and original use of rocks.

[@ikigai47]

What a great property. And how thrilled were they when you uncovered all that natural rock to enhance their property

[@laoluu]

Never thought that mini would be that powerful.

[@davidtravis1367]

What kinda licensees did u say u had for doing excavation and how much u charge for the little one and for the medium size excavator bud and like watching your videos and learn stuff from it too and your a really good operator

[@bobjoncas2814]

..2 in 1 day, i thought i napped for 27 hours..lol

[@mikeknoll2865]

Very cool topography.

[@ronaldstewart4772]

I love that little excavator,I wish you would paint it and make it pretty.