Fixing a dozer track

[@MindCrime550]

You know it's winter when Andrew is uploading almost daily.

[@deekay1132]

THANK GOD

[@327JohnnySS]

It's because it's the gift giving season 🎄. Besides A⚡C has antifreeze in his blood. The cold weather has never slowed him down.

[@jacobkuntflapp]

He's the Santa for adults

[@diggiz22]

Yes, I was just thinking he had been uploading heaps. It's great.

[@Grogox]

AGREED

[@whiskeyblood7258]

What a cool experience with the guys. Was sweet to see everyone work together and excitement when it got back on.

[@soulextracter]

I almost laughed out loud when the first chatter broke out and the camera angle showed a whole group of men just being men around a broken machine! It was so telling of what interests most of us.

[@Plons0Nard]

I cheered with the guys when the track said PLOP. 👍👏❤🇳🇱

[@Alf-Garnish]

@@soulextracter Think the local bars had shut early 😅

[@racerx009]

Question: how many friends does it take to get the track back on a dozer, on a hill at Andrew's place?

[@jimduey8218]

Fun to watch, but I couldn't hang with this crew. But fun to watch.

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Love that you posted this tonight ….was needing some AC

[@joeBeranek-lh8qz]

Love the video it shows what a group of guys can do. Keep them coming they make my day. Love seeing the dogs in you videos.

[@dieterhelbig4444]

Andrew ist der Mann mit dem absoluten Gefühl für schwere Lasten und große Kräfte. Ich schaue immer wieder gerne zu, wie ruhig er Probleme löst. Das wissen wohl auch irgendwie seine Hunde, die sind genauso entspannt, ein tolles Hundeleben!

[@gregchapdelaine4889]

Love seeing the new Lynx making an appearance in action for the first time. Can’t wait to see more new sled footage!

[@jamesazahn6842]

A "Winter Wonderland", Beautiful and Breathing! "Thanks" for sharing.

[@murrayspiffy2815]

Cody is the runniest dog I've ever seen. At least Blue has the sense to run in the tracks of the sled - but Cody is out there hopping like a rabbit. He must eat a lot.

[@No_soup_for_you]

He’s a Labrador..they don’t stop eating if there’s food!

[@nit4swede503]

One rabbit each day ;-)

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@No_soup_for_you lmao truth.

[@tanyaknight8197]

Some dogs huff and puff getting off the couch and then there is Cody and Blue who can run forever.

[@ronm3245]

Gino's Pizza Rolls

[@jrs4ex]

The wise does at once, what the fool does at last. Thanks for all the videos this year Andrew. Watching you work away has helped inspire me to get a lot of my property projects wrapped up. In the past my pursuit of perfection with projects made it so I didn’t actually get a lot completed. Tons of half finished projects, then I’d get overwhelmed. Nowadays I accept that a job finished, even if not “perfect” is still way better then something half completed.

[@scratchinjack608]

Winter. It once had it's appeal. Thanks Andrew for these awesome videos

[@tedanderson463]

Dude.... The next time that comes off like that... Go ahead and pull the main pin out that is the master pin pull it out... Get a tree and lay it down in front of the blade... Put the blade down on the tree log... So the blade will skid down that log and will not dig into the dirt... and it'll drive the sprocket down into the track... And travel along the track so that the end of the track is about 5:00 o'clock position... Now lift the blade so the sprocket comes out of the track... Maybe block it in on the tow hitch so that you can get the cat to come up out of that track just a little bit so it won't grab it... Pull the track up to the drive sprocket with a come along by putting bulldozer in reverse of course and get it to get a hold of the track at the 11 or 12:00 o'clock position so that it hooks on the upper part of the sprocket.. Putting in reverse breaking the other side from turning.... let clutch out slightly slowly pull track onto the sprocket from the top keep going until it comes around and you can see that it's going to make it so you can slide that pin in.... pull blocking out from under the trailer hitch ...push the blade down embed the sprocket in the track at 6:00 position and you'll notice that you'll be able to slide the pin in. The two links are on the sprocket right in that area ....their timed perfectly and the pin .... in fact.....will slide right in... the whole thing can be done in about 3 minutes... I've been working around bulldozers for 55 years... That's the quickest and easiest way that I know of to do it ....the old timers taught me I'm 73 now................ You may need the tools to break the track apart... But you did okay.... You got the track back on... One thing I did not see you do though... is use the power from the other side to spin the machine... Think about it ...if you would have put the bulldozer in reverse with the blade up it would have put that sprocket right over the top of that track then push the blade down embed the track into the sprocket.. now go forward with something under the blade that it can slide on so the blade does not start pushing dirt. And roll the track back on the sprocket by going forward... What you do is.....you go slow and methodical... And like I say you can put the blade down and go in reverse on the other side stop the sprocket from turning on the side you're working on and manipulate where that sprocket goes side to side by spinning the machine and you can reduce pressures on things if you think about it by using that power from the other side... You know what I'm saying.... Most of the time when you do that that blade has to be able to slide on something it can't be creating a drag problem up there it has to be able to slide sideways on the log or lengthwise on the log I'm talking the log underneath the blade.

[@geoffbragg3331]

After watching nearly all of you videos over the last 4 plus years I think I’m qualified to say that cat bulldozer and the yanmar mini ex are your two most useful pieces of equipment!

[@mirosawtylinski8649]

you guys are amazing unbelievable what you Andrzej can fix greetins from Poland M.T.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

Good to see a whole crew in action solving a track problem. Got there in the end :)

[@cscms28]

Looking forward to the blasting. Still miss that green retro street lamp that was lost during the last blast. haha

[@theadventuresofstevedefoss7940]

Always thinking outside the Box thinking of others and always showing the fruit of his labor that is true

[@gayle4804]

Beautiful snow that you can have it Absolutely love watching the dogs playing in the snow. Glad you got the cat running again. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@markreetz1001]

Dozer repair by committee. It's fixed and the bypass looks awesome. Saved a lot of trouble moving it! Enjoyable video!

[@Jerram89]

Never have I felt it was more likely someone was gonna get seriously injured than in this video. Big groups of guys, heavy equipment, everyone wanting to be the man that solves Andrew’s problem. Shake hands with Danger.

[@mc4262]

Can’t wait to see the bigger castle he’s building on the top , and this video shows true team work 🤙🤙

[@jamesmorgan6782]

This is very entertaining as I have been a part of this same scenario while growing up in logging woods. You do what has to be done as failure is not a option. GREAT JOB guys the crew deserves a round of whatever beverage they desire.

[@bobmcdoggish9659]

The first part of the video looked like one of those "this is why women live longer than men" shorts. Good work!

[@phillipdean9879]

Life’s an ongoing adventure! You blokes are awesome! Hope you had a few beers after that!🇦🇺🍺🍺

[@googleguy5700]

After?

[@tcarr349]

Andrew I know you know this so my statement is for your viewers Who might be confused about the physics. When a bulldozer travels up a mountain with a steep incline, the gravitational force acting on the tracks will increase as the angle of the incline increases. This means that the tracks will experience a greater force pulling them downward, which can affect the stability and traction of the bulldozer. There are a few factors that can influence the gravitational effect on the tracks of a bulldozer as it travels up a mountain with a steep incline: 1 The mass of the bulldozer: The greater the mass of the bulldozer, the greater the gravitational force acting on the tracks. 2 The angle of the incline: As mentioned, the steeper the incline, the greater the gravitational force acting on the tracks. 3 The surface of the incline: If the surface of the incline is smooth and firm, the tracks will have better traction and the bulldozer will be able to ascend the incline more easily. If the surface is loose or slippery, the tracks may have less traction and the bulldozer may struggle to ascend the incline. 4 The design and condition of the tracks: The design and condition of the tracks can also affect the gravitational effect on the bulldozer as it travels up a mountain with a steep incline. For example, tracks with a wider tread or more aggressive tread pattern may have better traction on a steep incline than tracks with a narrower or less aggressive tread. It's worth noting that bulldozers are designed to handle steep inclines and are equipped with features such as track-width adjustment, blade tilt, and hydraulic rams that can help the bulldozer maintain stability and traction as it ascends a steep incline. However, it's always important to use caution when operating a bulldozer on a steep incline, as there is always a risk of the bulldozer losing traction or tipping over.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Beautiful Winter forest. Drone work really sets it all off.

[@mauricekeithjohnson2598]

That is a group that could win ANY battle !! :)

[@dustoff1472]

That’s a lot of cooks in one kitchen. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

[@FilipinoMusicians]

Drone footage at the end of this video was epic. Thanks for sharing man.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Cody and Blue sure do like the snow.. glad u got the dozer track back-on.. happy holidays..

[@ceretomer5987]

I bet there are many envious people out there. You get to work out in the air, great tools, great machinery, cool place to stay and two happy healthy dogs that don't have fences. If I'm wrong with anything I list then I apologize. It's just the way I see it.

[@JackMacLupus]

Still jealous that you live in such a great place. Incredible view over the landscape and in the winter you get enough snow to own a snowmobile. I had only half a day snow this winter. And not even a lot, a tiny bit.

[@MrNosajwhitey]

Something about watching these particular dozers at work is amazing to see how things are gradually levelled out

[@rongollonik7754]

Cody is an ANIMAL. That dog can run. Blue is smart enough to follow on the packed sled trail.

[@tcarr349]

Thanks!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thank you for the nice donation.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Man - that was Fun getting the Track back on - wow - but You did it ! More Dozer Work ! Blazing the Trail - ha ! New Track to be tested in the Winter Time by Snow Mobile - very nice ! Snowy Wonderland by Drone ! Cheers and Merry Christmas from us in warm Australia !!!!

[@angryguy714]

Awesome video good teamwork gets the job done!

[@singncarpenter6270]

Those dogs are tougher than rocks. You're giving them a great life Andrew. I hope they eat like Kings.

[@KRM_2010]

Patience pays off off. Thanks for telling the full stories on these jobs!

[@tedanderson463]

You see that comment I left.... Here's the great thing about it you can do the whole thing all by yourself you don't need anybody to help you... I don't care if it's a small Oliver bulldozer or a d8 cat or a giant track mounted crane... That technique I talked about is only known by a few and you're the new guy that knows it.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

The 2023 Cadillac ad was great. Beautiful cars.

[@bloopified]

You are a true trailblazer Andrew and have some good buddies to help you out. Nice work.

[@punisher3607]

The sheer Joy of everyone when the track went back on brought a smile to my face for some reason 😆

[@aftertheendtimes]

Love the cheers when the track comes on, so much joy,..thanks Andrew =)

[@MrNosajwhitey]

So many people are willing to help and doing above and beyond in their efforts 👌

[@alpenglow4243]

I’ve never seen that method of fixing a track. Nice job guys.

[@Thanetian577]

You have such confidence in life, good luck to you !

[@wayned2315]

Helps to have an extra dozen hands. What determination! Those mountain dogs are tremendous. Sweet vid

[@Rubbernecker]

Never seen so many people in a Camarata vid. I love that he's got 32 people working on the track and he's just up there running the levers!

[@geneharrogate6911]

That little CAT sure has paid some dues..

[@markstevens1729]

The perfect trail-riding companion.

[@swampwhiteoak1]

That is a beautiful new snowmobile! Enjoy it safely!

[@leonjbarela]

I love that Andrew is snowed in. That means we get more videos!

[@AndrewCamarata]

There is 2 feet of snow at mountain. Zero at castle.

[@mikekenyon3322]

Also, my love of snowmobiling started in Chenango County NY in the 70's as a kid

[@jamesharris40001]

Flashback to childhood days with friends trying to get bike chain back on

[@kylejones2075]

That was a little butt puckering but at least you got a lot of good friends to help you and it looks cool the dogs were loving it thanks for sharing

[@buckwild8920]

I'll say it again best comedy on the internet!

[@nathanscott7910]

My man does everything wide open. I grew up working with my dad. He use to have a saying, “Haste makes waste so make haste slowly”. Sometimes it pays off to slow down a little to move forward faster.

[@justtouseutube]

Nice little vid Andrew. Thanks. That's a lot more topsoil than I've seen in most of your videos.. I was beginning to think that you only worked in rock.

[@arctic_fox1173]

I love it when team work comes together

[@aserta]

Moral of the story, if you operate a segmented tracked vehicle, always have: 1. two spare track links and pins/bushings 2. grease gun, basic, manual, feel the pain 3. socket set for the specific job of removing the grease pressure. Usually, you'd make a tool with sockets akin to a wheel wrench. None of the tracked vehicles we operate leave the bay without these tools and on our more newer units we've bought the auto grease setup where there's an air chamber where you can use a compressor to push the grease you let "out" of the piston, back in - thus making it a tool-less operation. Dunno that i'd recommend it yet, it's new, it's china special, doesn't work perfect.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

💯 this

[@CerebralAilment]

Good tip

[@everestyeti]

Where's your sense of adventure. 😂🤣 The company I used to work for had a complete set of spares, just in case.

[@hartstudebakerkid]

Not all steel tracked machines use grease type tensioners. Much of the older stuff uses springs and tensioner rods. You need to grease your machine most every day and check things such as track tension. If your machines sprocket teeth are hunting then you need pins and bushings. I just put 10k into my 1950 John Deere MC. Pins and bushings and converting the idlers and rollers to tapered roller bearings, and rebuilding both final drives. Spent 1k just on new fasteners. I had six inches of slack in my rails and so much wear in my rollers that the rock guard/roller frame was cutting a groove in the back side of my grousers. I keep a tool box with my machine that includes all the wrenches and a 3/4 inch drive socket set. In this case I suspect that someone had his track tensioner a bit to loose and caught a rock. I have a backhoe on the back of my machine and a 4 angle blade on the front so when I threw my track I lifted the track clear of the ground and backed off the tensioner and used a prybar to get the track back on the sprocket first and the idler last. You have nothing on the rear but you did block the rear up and lift the track up but you were fighting the dirt getting the track back on. If you had shoveled the dirt from under the sprocket you could have pryed it over much easier.

[@wfemp_4730]

4. Don't abuse your equipment

[@thekingtroll2]

Merry Christmas Andrew. Thank you for all your content.

[@freddozer1399]

My track came of on my Komatsu D31P-17 and is still in my woods. I am alone and was looking for vids on how to get back on. I'll tell you this, it was scary watching this video. This machine is stronger than 1000 men+ and can kill or injury you if not extremely careful. Putting a chain and cables around the track and being anywhere in the area can cause many problems. If the cable crabs you leg, arm or breaks, its going to fly in the area. Glad it all worked out for everyone. Be careful.

[@ohhpaul7364]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Thanks for the videos.

[@pepcatch11]

Thank you, Andrew. Cody and Blue were getting a great workout in that deep snow🐾❄️

[@roesmith5492]

Was rewatching your old septic video, the one where they kept changing the layout, then got this notification I had to switch video's,lol

[@moalleboanne]

I love these dog's and i am happy for you Andrew for all your friends you have 👍🏻👌🏻.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Good stuff Andrew, always good to see you enjoying the great outdoors.

[@blairfright9622]

Andrew congrats on the record! That video had more talking in it than any of your others combined lol. You have a clan now!

[@DubstepDestroys]

That’s a awesome new sled big upgrade the lynx platform is wicked lots of power in that 850. 🎉 congrats. Have a safe holiday Andrew.

[@randymarshall1267]

D4 is a great machine. Hope to see some snow machine vids this winter !!

[@patmoody513]

Great video! Great effort from a huge group of friends in the forest. Good stuff!

[@thomasmccardle725]

Nice drone footage at the end!

[@Trobertsdsgmach1]

I have learned the hard way also lol, ALWAYS release the grease. Love the videos!

[@Sircraig7963]

G'day Andrew ,, Your dog's are fast taking the star rolls , They have so much fun in the snow . Great vid. RESPECT ..!

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

Good old Andrew the only guy who takes a bulldozer 4 wheel driving in case he needs to make a new road for the guys to ride on and a trusty chainsaw to chop up any fallen trees stopping their progress. Great video watching you and the guys off roading Andrew.

[@jamesbell8861]

I can't tell you how much I loved watching all your buds jump in to get this done !!! I felt like this is exactly how my friends are !!! I felt right at home here !!! Including the one duffus throwing rocks !!! Every group has one !! LOL

[@juniortrepanier1936]

Same here in that group of people I would be the guy who is throwing rocks am the jocker of the bunch

[@jamesbell8861]

@@juniortrepanier1936 HAHAHA ... and I'd love you just as much as I love our duffus !! LOL

[@jimlondon1]

Dude, trust me that D4 is really just a finishing dozer for final trim and detailed work. I knew you were going to break something the way you were ploughing into hard roadbase rock with it in previous videos. I'm 19 years as a operator, prior to that I served my apprenticeship as a truck/ heavy equipment diesel mechanic so I know whereof I speak. A D6 size dozer with a 6 way blade would've been ideal for the work you're doing now. Sell one of those ancient D7's and get one if you can. Keep the D4 though. They are handy. I'm not trying to tell you how to run your business, just take it as advice. Man, I've dealt with enough s**t already! 😉

[@jarmstrong2843]

That's what I call a bush fix on the dozer. Best part of all of the videos Andrew puts out are the pooches. They are a hoot to watch run and play; whether in the summer or winter.

[@dsfkmgl6507]

man that track repair was hard to watch even with 9 guys the struggle was real

[@matthewp1682]

Gotta do what you gotta do when youre in the middle of the woods with no tools

[@atomicwedgie8176]

That was so nice of Andrew to drive his dozer on the interstate up to Nothern Maine to move that rock off their ATV trail... and Cody and Blue to test it out for them!!!!!

[@danbentsen]

On the Mountian, your on top of the world. For every special day or moment on mountian, you earn every bit of it. Thanks F Vid

[@alanlake5220]

Looking forward to watching Andrew snowmobiling, and fixing them .

[@keiths4874]

it sure pays to be "resourceful" another good one

[@LaLaLucky7777]

I love it! Andrew getting it done!!!!

[@Anita_T-Rex]

How many of Andrew's pals does it take to change a light bulb?😄 Or to fix a dozer track...all of 'em! Good job guys, love the fixit videos😀. Nah, I love ALL the videos, looking forward to the next blast too👍

[@keithalford2003]

Merry Christmas from Australia and a new year

[@canvids1]

When these guys want to have fun, not much can really stop them. Great dozer work and chainsaws to get the trail open. Merry Christmas.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome video and Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends.

[@bartlesby]

Its like the 12 days of Christmas with all these great videos!

[@repalmore]

While assigned to Eielson AFB in Alaska, we used snowmobiles to get to our radars that were way out on the training range for the wing at Eielson. 340 El Tigre long tracks. We beat the ever living crap out of them. After we were done there was nothing left of them. Not bashing into trees and stupid stuff just these sleds were never meant to work everyday 40 to a hundred miles a day. I've got almost a thousand hours on a snowmobile. Not sure I ever want to ride one again. Same thing for ATV's. Rode those most of the year. Maybe more hours on those because you can't travel as fast.

[@raeanker3078]

Cody is looking more & more like Levi every time we see him.

[@Paulman50]

Next time this happens, slew the dozer in to the side of a tree. I used to do that heaps of times with my old international because the running gear was stuffed.

[@rongreen5099]

The ending was a nice surprise!! Great Stuff as usual!!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks Andrew....You got two mighty fine Dog's there....Merry Christmas to you Andrew and you family 🙏🙏👍.... Old Navy Flying Shoe🇺🇸

[@michaelfk2548]

Those dogs are amazing !.

[@MRBLACK1080]

Ahh so this is why the sprocket needed replacing 😂

[@tujuprojects]

Apparently it cracked later on after that abuse.

[@douglasrdeaton]

Thanks for sharing 👍 merry Christmas, happy new year

[@woodhonky3890]

Sheer sketch. Glad everyone still has all their fingers and toes.

[@langdons2848]

Putting tracks back on is one of my *least* favourite things to do. I had a mini excavator that threw them all the time. One of the best parts of upgrading to my new excavator is that it never throws tracks off.

[@jamesnm21]

Andrew snoozing as we watch his hard work from this summer.