Blasting and crushing rock

0:00 into and moving stemming gravel
4:58 tree work
10:22 moving rock to the last hill
15:18 loading the holes
17:05 Blast
21:02 Move excavator on to rock pile
30:03 bring rock crusher to pile
32:30 start crushing rock
42:15 break crusher
43:43 put crushed rock on hill

[@brixelus]

No stupid intros. No sponsored content. Doesn’t over talk everything. No begging for likes or subscribers. Just gets in and to the point. Makes his money off the views. The way KZbin should work. Yes, there is a ton of behind the scenes work no one ever sees. Good job my man!😄

[@AdamGruszon]

No begging for subs, likes, no commercials. And still everyone can't wait for next video... Because everyone watch him because he's awesome.

[@gmansecond4103]

Could not agree more. Love the guy's videos.

[@young11984]

And no off kilter background music either, just some rhythm and chill tunes

[@berty1422]

Andrew doesnt need to advertise - he makes about $400K/year with his subs after tax.

[@matttee1319]

I'll sit through whole commercials for this reason, so he gets paid better hopefully.

[@jrs4ex]

Just imagine all the hard work and countless hours Andrew puts in that isn’t filmed. Merry Christmas and thanks for all the entertainment this year.

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

dont skip the ads

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

its least that we can do

[@Hard_Right]

@@sentuhankecundang7351 lol who doesn't use ad blocking these days 🤣

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

@@Hard_Right i do

[@powerstroke01]

@@Hard_Right I pay for premium. So I don't see ads.

[@giangluvvynabbey]

The rock crusher is quite satisfying to watch. Between this and your mower are my two favorite videos in your series. Ill be happy to watch more of the rock crusher and yoru mower any day.

[@ozziepete55]

I enjoy watching the work you do & l bet there are a great deal of viewers that would like to trade places with you. Cheers Mate, Pete "down under".

[@WolfsburgTech]

That rock crusher is long overdue for your projects. Your road projects are going to have a much more finished look now, without all the crushing down with heavy equipment. Great stuff!

[@adamluke1289]

I know people enjoy Andrew's field work, but I'm always impressed by his editing work. It's the reason everything flows so well (so good that you don't even think about it). Takes an incredible amount of time too!

[@bummydill]

And he never rushes videos to release them. He releases them when he knows he has the whole story he wants to show.

[@adamluke1289]

@@bummydill Piecing together videos from the past year must be incredibly frustrating unless he has things documented and indexed well. I'm always thinking of that.

[@bummydill]

@Adam Luke completely agree, lol. Not sure how the heck he keeps track of it all. His videos almost always are over at least multiple months. I always want more but appreciate he does not do the, "tune in next week for the next video in this series" I understand why another of youtubers do it because it is hard to track and edit but that is why I love watching Andrew's stuff, you can tell how much time and effort he puts into it and why it takes so long to out stuff out.

[@DullPoints]

Really high resolution too. It must take *forever* to upload these things.

[@sarl2121]

You overlook Andrew's aim that each video must tell the a story. He's talked about it in an interview years ago. It far more than just good editing.

[@johnkollar6707]

You can’t crash into trees that don’t exist. Lmaoooo, love this guy

[@mikejohnson9118]

More like...They want road....I'll give them a road!

[@moonlandingagain3228]

Bit of a shame those trees have to die because someone can't figure out how to drive a truck!

[@Joe90MC]

Am laugh at that comment too...seems they don't give a hoot abt tree when we need to save the plant. Nice that Andrew Caramata thinks ecologically as well. Cant help but love the man....

[@Hard_Right]

@Ithecastic THIS !! 👆🏻

[@Hard_Right]

that was hilarious though

[@strawberriebabieex3]

Another example of Andrew's endurance and persistence not to mention impressive challenging work conditions. Great job Andrew! thanks for sharing.

[@armandoaldana8543]

been watching Andrew for many years , he cares about his viewers and makes sure we have the best views ! Im amazed at his abilities to fix anything and operate any machine and the quality of his work for his customers ! what i like about him most of all and what sold me on following him is his love of Levi ,Cody ,Lisa ,Daisy and Blue ! he loves his dogs as much as I love my little 14 yr old girl chihuahua Pnut !!!

[@michaelcarron3418]

Having the material 4+ is ok, it won't wash away in Heavy Rain. Getting it packed in is good, later you can top it off with smaller size material. Save that old belt can be used as a patch if the new one breaks. The Crusher needs daily grease and fluid/oil level checks to keep running smooth. Good job.

[@BarryHull]

As a retired Navy F/A-18 combat pilot I blew up lots of stuff, but I gotta admit, watching you blow up shit is a lot more fun. Nice work young man. Thumbs up!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@randyclyde4939]

Thanks, Andrew and hope you had a Happy New Year! Running that equipment with no help has to be tough! Great video (anytime you're blasting, I'll watch it 2-3 times), it's cool to watch and your camera shots make it that much better! Thanks for sharing and for the time it takes for you to get all of this ready! Be well, be safe!

[@anthonyd5884]

Andrew, I love seeing how your life has become doing whatever you actually want by buying the right equipment and figuring it out as you go. There is no better way to live than to be constantly problem solving and making progress. Thank you for sharing the journey with us.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@sjv6598]

It’s blasting time! Who else has been eagerly awaiting this content? 😬

[@sjv6598]

Oh and errrmmmm, first 🤗

[@Beachnative42]

the entire video viewing youtube account holders

[@zachthorn237]

Me lol

[@myfixesandrepairs6842]

✋🏽

[@paweacny7126]

Me🧨

[@chrischandler2060]

I love your channel. I watch all your videos. Just a little advice. Befor you set the crusher up. Make a flat pad then dig out a 2 foot trench right in the middle. Then straddle the crusher over the trench so belt doesn't get bound up from the fines falling down between underneath

[@berty1422]

The previous operator told him that, and not to dance it around. Andrew did it his way and we saw the results....lol.

[@almostanengineer]

@@berty1422 Andrew always does it his way, and normally has similar results, that’s one of the draws of the channel, watching him mess up, and figuring out how to fix things, and make it work his way,

[@Crewsy]

“Can’t crash into trees that don’t exist.” Sounds like Andrew has issued a challenge to the blasters. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@Clarkticus]

I laughed out loud when he said that. Also right before that when he said the people "didn't know how to put the trucks in 4wd and slid into trees for no reason." Haha

[@zestoslife]

It's been really helpful this year as I have done hands on work / fixing things, to have such a great role model as yourself Andrew. Seeing how you react to things that don't go as planned, helps me know end to know when things don't go as planned on my work that (a) that is normal and (b) taking things methodically a solution will appear.

[@___Joe___]

My gut tells me that in the not too distant future Andrew is going to learn how to blast his own rock.

[@renof2505]

Yeah, next video he will be buying a rock drill.

[@JackMacLupus]

I whouldnt be surprised about that. XD

[@Porty1119]

@@renof2505 I have one I'd be willing to sell to him.

[@Alexanderbuilds2001]

I wouldn’t blame him. You can’t rely on anyone but yourself most of the time.

[@Hanzyscure]

Military surplus drone with missiles

[@richball9576]

The blasting never gets old! Friggin awesome!!!!!!

[@xuejiaoxu6778]

Go check out Demolition Dave he has some great videos.

[@berty1422]

Demolition Dan is a blasting dude from Oz, its good watching him blow up granite all day long!

[@iamsoshibby]

It’s crazy you don’t have an industrial wood chipper. You’d have an endless supply of leaf grow and topsoil business

[@juliatownsend2324]

Andrew you have the patience of a saint. Thanks for sharing all your hard work this year its been amazing. Wishing you all the best for 2023 with good health and happiness. looking forward to the next installments short or long xx

[@Microphone73]

Great learning moments. Thanks for the experience!

[@andrewg2322]

I like how much control you have over that excavator, you make it do things i can only dream of my little backloader does. Crush up the rock, manuver rocks, nice full buckets and load accuracy. Can tell this isnt your first time on the machines. Great vids

[@rickallman1318]

Andrew taught himself too. Merry Christmas!

[@gino5028]

They really work well together🤗

[@generalconservativeviews4878]

You’re always so dedicated! Dry enjoyable viewing…even the frustrations encountered. Thank you & Merry Christmas 😊😊

[@gmansecond4103]

Watching equipment break down and how you fix it, or improvise, is more entertaining than just watching you move equipment around. Love your content. Moving a mountain is not for the faint of heart.

[@littletexasfarmandrancher8373]

I loved the blast footage well done.

[@eidolusgad3818]

What I love most about your videos Andrew, is the sound of the machinery. If I can't sleep, the sound is the perfect white noise to get to sleep.

[@MrKamccarthyinc]

That black Ford never ceases to amaze me!

[@thomasmckelvey8961]

"The pad you build to put this on, you're going to want to make sure it's compacted and firm." If only I had...

[@ScottHiland]

Yepppppp. "...or the belt will rub against the ground."

[@berty1422]

Unfortunately Andrew broke it before it crushed a rock. Bending that hydraulic drive on the tree and THEN wrecking it by not following the previous operators advice. Andrew always breaks his machines.

[@forthrightnight]

Good one. I hope Berty is not referring to Andrew wrecking the compactor. If so, I missed that one.

[@thomasmckelvey8961]

@@forthrightnight He is. 😆

[@Logscaler]

Andrew, you can adjust those jaws to make smaller-sized rocks. Depending on the brand of jaw crusher as to how to adjust the throat width to make it narrower, hence smaller rocks. Also if you keep the jaw fuller it will make a smaller rock size as well.

[@silasmarner7586]

"You can't crash into trees that don't exist". I appreciate your frustration Andrew, since you've always figures a way out of things and those guys were acting like prima donnas. The corrolary is "a bolt cant be stuck if it's molten'" which you and others have proven true time and time again. Great video Andrew!

[@richgod7511]

first video I watched of yours was the blasting of the shelf behind the castle. Ever since then I have watched every video. Thanks for the amazing content Andrew. Keep up the good work.

[@deernutOO]

Another great video. Andrew just keeps bringing us better and better videos. Impressed with he and his partner getting work done. Quite a couple. Livin and learnin as you go. Good luck with the crusher belt.

[@murrayspiffy2815]

Was - quite a couple - she left him for another woman. *_Who didn't see that coming?_*

[@DAKtheKING]

Best Christmas gift ever, love watching these.

[@leo959]

I just wanna say thank you for sharing Andrew. It is truly a gift u make videos like this for us.

[@jeffreysmith8735]

Awsome, just awsome! Amazing how much gets done, even running solo.

[@eastunder55]

The blasting scenes could make a person believe he had been teleported into a Demolition Dave video. That pile of rocks should keep Andrew busy for a couple days. Happy Holidays to all.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for the plug #55

[@AlexJBaldwin]

And his field servicing would make Marty T proud

[@xuejiaoxu6778]

Dave has some great videos

[@merlinmeteor9302]

It's totally satisfying to watch all the different steps and procedures involved.

[@berty1422]

Its a steep learning curve. You need to make a pad for the crusher to sit on. The vibrations will ensure it will slowly sink...lol. I guess you will be learning to repair the conveyer belt as well. The shale is soft and easy on the jaw crusher, dont worry about the crushed size, traffic will bring it down to grade. You only need the cone crusher if bringing down hard rock like basalt. Good for Video content though Andrew..... You will be clipping the conveyer belt together in no time.

[@timothyabraham2228]

Merry Christmas and happy new years to Andrew, his parents, of course Cody and Blue, and others/friends we've seen in andrews videos and to "all us viewers" !! Bring on 🥳2023🎉 !!

[@maxam0713]

Thank for all the content. Been watching you for years. Had a work place accident a couple of months ago running heavy equipment and cannot for a long time. It’s a lot of fun watching you work. I live just a couple of hours away upstate and always amazed at all the nice blue stone you have down there!

[@rverro8478]

Take care of yourself. I hope you get better soon. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2023 be a great year for you.

[@ryanshadders750]

I hope you have a speedy recovery. Sorry to hear you got hurt at work. I also live in upstate New York near Rochester

[@maxam0713]

Thanks guys. I’m up by Lake George.

[@ryanshadders750]

@@maxam0713 oh it's absolutely beautiful up there. I grew up snowmobiling up in the Adirondacks. Been to old forge, big moose, Lake George and all of the other amazing places up there. I'd like to go back up there someday

[@maxam0713]

Yea growing up here you don’t realize how beautiful it is. I lived out in Brockport for a little while and have friends in Chili. There is something to be said for all those canal towns. I love it out there too.

[@bobc.5324]

Awesome drone video and slow motion of the blast. It always amazes me to watch how the charges go off. May you and Sam have a Merry Christmas, I enjoy her channel also. Need to see more women with mechanical skills as clearly she is.

[@skeeet5758]

My kinda guy makes his own gravel... Knows the value of natural resources and uses what is available... Wish I knew somebody around here that made gravel.

[@MrKiddog]

That replayed explosion was top notch!!! Thank you Andrew for the amazing content and the edits 🤌👌🔥

[@johnevans8553]

Those big solid pieces should be put aside for a video of the jackhammer attachment on the Kubota....that one video you did jackhammering a huge solid bolder that was in the driveway got 5 million + views.... thanks for the Xmas present of the 3rd blast video. Safe to say that your viewers absolutely love this content, after watching I was bummed when it ended. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into documenting this great journey your on, and letting all of us come along for the ride.

[@bobfromtheband1]

Non stop work with Andrew and it's appreciated that we are able to see it all happen. Thank you Andrew! Merry Christmas!!!

[@Simonelectricfl]

It's about time Andrew has his own rock quarry!

[@WoodisGood82]

Watching rock crushing is probably the most therapeutic thing since........ever!

[@rjohnson9543]

If that is true then you need a therapist not a KZbin video.

[@dankreoger611]

"Adventures Made from Scratch". He crushes cars

[@OkayestEngineer]

You are an outstanding operator... I do mechanical failure investigations, one I have done was on a 330-ish loading rock just like you are here. The arm/stick fractured because the operators there were impacting the stick with the rocks (no thumb)- the repeated impacts resulted in fatigue. I was about to post about that, but noticed when you operate this, you rarely let that rock hit the arm/stick. Awesome! Love watching these videos.

[@ramosel]

Watching these last few videos, watching her get greasy, climb into a rock truck and moving gravel... she's a trooper! You better keep this one Andrew!!

[@carolynhodgson8723]

I love these blasting videos and hauling rock!! Awesome new Bell truck. Where’s the adorable young lady? She great!!!!❤

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks. That girl is gone. So that position is open.

[@jyoung3801]

That sucks. It was uncanny how you found a girl version of you. At least the videos seemed that way. 🤷‍♂️😐

[@skitzochik]

@@AndrewCamarata ouch

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Seriously impressed, nice job.

[@johnnymac6178]

It’s weird watching Andrews videos over the years, going from trips to the quarry to get stone into buying land then building a quarry and making stone!

[@leol1682]

Love this video Andrew , the Bastings and the Crushing too .

[@Simonelectricfl]

"You can't crash into trees that don't exist... for no reason" Andrew C.

[@Simonelectricfl]

The camra work on this one was really amazing!

[@jonathanunnasch1825]

When you bought the rock crusher the guy told you to set it up on a compacted and level location and to bring rock to the crusher. You also hit the trees with the belt or conveyor a couple of times. Other than that, great job!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yep

[@SCHAUDENLUCAS]

@@AndrewCamarata 🤣🤣

[@johnbroderick4594]

Great stuff Andrew . You will find keeping that crusher up and clear underneath is the most important maintenance you can do to help your production . You will want a Big compressor with a long wand made from pipe. To blast all the fines that are going to buildup and want to rip your conveyor belt. Keep the great content coming J.B retired Operating Engineer 35 years mining

[@wirefeed3419]

But just think if Andrew did it all correct he wouldn’t have any video content. Very odd times where doing it wrong and and opposite to specifically instructed results in wrecking something is an actual benefit. 🙄

[@csmith5548]

@@johnbroderick4594 im curious if that crusher is adjustable in terms of making a smaller stone or would that require a different machine?

[@dalescommonsense7676]

Making gravel and putting it down on your roads very satisfying. Really cool how you are able to use your hillside for gravel for your roads and make more useable space at the same time.

[@327JohnnySS]

Thank you Andrew for sharing the road being built to your dream home/castle and your launching pad. You rock A⚡C. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for you and everyone in your 💜🎄. Woofs fur shore 🐾.

[@henrynehring9950]

I wonder how much Andrews fuel bill is per month? That’s a lot of equipment to keep running.

[@randomguy3281]

At the rate he has been going, it’s probably less than his monthly blasting expenses lol

[@mikeryan6819]

Amazing work ethic! I admire that you admit your faults and have the solution for it. Happy holidays!

[@justinontman]

Thank you for the multiple drone shots of the detonated charges. That was awesome

[@annechristiansen941]

thank you very much for good entertainment.good job guys.👍🤗👍🇸🇯

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

It was really great that Mike The Dirt Boss could help you out for several days to grade out your camp road and letting him put 2 shows on his channel so we could see the progress you are making . Mike and The Cat 973 really got that rock base down nicely before the snow came .

[@rockeerockey6941]

Didn't see dirt bag anywhere

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

Got to go to his Channel

[@alichi101]

Seems very handy that you can move the crusher whenever you need to while sitting in the excavator even thou it apparently led to a breakdown this time.

[@mdouglaswray]

Prodigious construction work!! Always amazed at how much one man with the right tools can get done.

[@paul4124]

Well said @brixelus. Also love the way that the two of you work together as a team. Look forward to the next video. Have a great Christmas and New year one and all.

[@Simonelectricfl]

That's an amazing amount of rock!

[@traviskowal987]

Andrew bluestone goes for a lot of money in New York so you could have gotten that all rocked out of there for good money! Love your work so satisfying!

[@jaymartinez7654]

Love the way you just make it happen, never cease to amaze me Andrew. Awesome young man, outstanding!

[@brandrew2291]

Glad to see your conveyor up and running. Thanks again for choosing to do business with us. Great video 👍!!

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

@Andrew Camarata Your videos are awesome, they gave me the courage and inspired me. Thank you and only you for that. they inspired me to get a wheeled Liebherr excavator , it got the inline 6 aircooled Deutz Turbodiesel engine - i will use a tractor dump trailer with the excavator as kind of a selfloading dumptruck , it got hammer lines and hydraulic functions are ok.

[@jsweizston5410]

If you go frame by frame during the blast, you can see the fuse buzzing from the switch through and from each line. Pretty neat to see that and the slowed down footage as well.

[@jeffjordan9234]

YOUR GETTING TO BE REALLY BIG NOW, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR COMPANY. AND GOD BLESS.

[@trebornesregrot]

That was the way I always thought an explosion should look.! Awesome looked at it over and over!

[@07decker]

I'll come down from Canada and help you Andrew. 9 hour drive. Sounds like that big excavator needs a dump valve or something. That motor shouldn't be falling on it's face under heavy load. We have a Yanmar dumper too, it is an awesome little machine for road building. The drivers seat and hydraulic controls spin around so you can drive it forward with the load in front of you, but essentially the same machine with cab and heat.

[@murrayspiffy2815]

It's either the Banjo or Ukulele Fitting - probably the Banjo.

[@zachsmith98]

“You can’t crash into trees that don’t exist.” is such an Andrew quote lol 😂

[@TheoSmith249]

.. thats a t shirt....

[@ajmiller7102]

Merry Christmas!!!! Always enjoy your videos and your work attitude. If you own heavy equipment you can always expect break downs, just part of the job. Get 'er fixed and carry on. Thanks for posting!!!!!!!

[@berniebass3575]

Nice to see someone stepping up, who knows what to do, and does it!! That's old school 👍✋

[@larrypalmer2415]

That rock crusher is one of the coolest machines I have ever seen..........

[@garymurt9112]

As long as you just have watch them they are cool. It's when you start working on them they loose a lot of their coolness. Dirty tight areas, everything is heavy and covered in dirty grit.

[@albangaval]

Yeeees!!!! I’ve been waiting for this! This is so hype

[@bummydill]

When dirtboss was helping Andrew he made a comment that it was I think 3 miles to get up there. I'm thinking that was probably 3 miles from the main road .

[@donaldwright6613]

Great to see you getting the rock down at last. Keep up the great work. You and the family have a great Christmas. All the best for 2023 from Scotland. 👍🍺🍺

[@gramof5396]

Thanks Andrew! Your videos are the best. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and best of luck in the New Year.

[@artemartem1134]

My favorite piece of equipment you have used to be the green CAT but now I think it's that track dump truck. I'd love to find something like that locally. And the track boom also! assuming you still have that one also.

[@jimcooney9019]

Merry Christmas and thanks Andrew's Thank for all the content.SO COOL GOOD JOB YALL

[@felixthecleaner8843]

awesome material - love AC's vids - so entertaining for some reason!

[@Slikx666]

Nearly caught up. Thanks for the videos Andrew, they're helping me through some tough times. 🙂👍

[@billsturm7178]

another great video !!!! - thank you

[@grubenteddy8206]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch Andrew, dein Material ist einfach ein Traum. Kaum Abraum und relativ unkomplizerter Abbau. Ich war Bauleiter für eine 10 Hektar große Kies- und Sandgrube inmitten eines großen Waldgebietes mit steiler Zufahrt. Mir kommen Andrews Probleme mit seiner Zufahrt sehr bekannt vor. Es würde mich interessieren ob Andrew ebenfalls so viel Ärger und Auflagen für die Abbaugenehmigung mit den zuständigen Behörden hat.

[@dr.drakeramore2740]

Amazing work Andrew. If only i could be there to help you operating and repairing the machinery. Greetings from Glasgow Scotland - Merry Christmas to Andrew and to all fellow Andrew Camarata's fun club 🙂

[@katzen-opa5400]

Watched it all. His machines are getting bigger and bigger every year.

[@farwest571]

I think you can adjust the jaws closer together if I remember correctly for smaller material As for the belt you can run a rope thru the machine and pull it back on with a skidder In college i had a job working around these crushers as a laborer and it was almost normal to rip belts off and change them This was the method that was used there and it worked pretty well

[@warrenmichael918]

he has them as small as they will go, he already said this in the comments in here.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Always nice starting one's Friday with a great big *BANG!* Happy Xmas to you and yours, Andrew!

[@Thanetian577]

Been looking forward to this

[@quarterback1973]

Andrew Camarata videos are real world earth projects and are no joke that require a skilled and knowledgeable person. As well he can operate and run mini to heavy duty excavating machines. This gentleman Andrew Camarata is All-Pro at what he does.

[@billyomalley7726]

"You can't crash into trees that don't exist." I can't describe how much I appreciate you, brother.

[@jordand5658]

This has to be the earliest I have ever been to one of andrews videos

[@chiptunesfreemusic5040]

Es un trabajo increíble, y muy lindo de ver. ¿Piensas pavimentar, o echar piedras, hacer camino de piedras, en todas las calles de tu propiedad? creo que es bastante grande, jaja, pero al final será genial poder verte entrar y salir con maquinas sin enterrarte, por primera vez.

[@delb64]

Another great video. If only everyone had Andrew’s outlook on life. The world would be a far better place. Thank you for an enjoyable learning experience Take care, Stay safe. Hope you and your family have A Wonderful Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous New Year. Warmest Wishes to you all. Derek.

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Man those drone shots are just awesome!!!