Buying and fixing a $9,500 excavator : Hitachi ex100 -2

[@unfilteredjamaican3478]

This man earned my subscription when he broke a Pittsburgh pipe wrench, didn’t talk shit about brand and made himself a tool.

[@ronpearce5777]

Couldnt believe seeing that young lad driving the scraper because i was 15 when i got my first go over the pond here in the uk. That was a carbon copy. A smashing lad from Oz was driving one of four 631b,s cutting a new road out near our house. I warched them from dawn to dusk being pushed by a d9g with cable blade. He gave me a number of ride alongs. Come up saturday morning he said and ill teach you how to drive it. I had to wait ages but sure to his word he came down towards our house and sounded his horn. I climbed up and he took me through the ropes exactly as you did with that lad. My sister took 5 pics and they are on my wall to this day. That started my life long love of scrapers and many travels to see them working , anywhere in the uk. Im 72 now will never forget how i got hooked on them. Well done Jeff, that lad wont ever forget the experiance you gave him.

[@Zack_Raefski]

Dude you pump out long videos like crazy, I admire your work ethic 🤘🏻

[@proven6270]

IKR 🤷‍♂ I can barely get my kids to come over ..... And IF/when any em d(), they'll all......... Trot on past the dumped, MT trash cans out there 🤷‍♂🤔🤦‍♂😒🤬😡

[@michaelfraser5723]

ETHICS HAS A PLACE IN CONSTRUCTION ? since when, dooood ?

[@charlesreeves8446]

Great job and video. another Tuber, Pacific Northwest Hillbilly, is doing a total rebuild/restore on a Hitachi EX120-2

[@organichemone]

I’m amazed that people buy these machines for tens of thousands of dollars, then get rid of them instead of fixing them like you do! Awesome work and video! Keep ‘em coming!

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Sometimes it is almost impossible to find parts for these older machines.

[@HamburgerAmy]

@@aarongrabowski3775 sometimes it's more expensive to have a old used up machine down for awhile than it is to buy a new machine and keep the money and jobs rolling in too.

[@stoffes]

, he does all himself and im so damn impressed he do houses, excavators, cars, everything! but im sure if u buy something like this and let a contractor repair it it would be VERY expensive , lucky he got the skill to repair about anything

[@jjjustin17favs]

Time is money. You don't want a guy on the clock with a machine that don't run

[@donaldmendes184]

The reason Jesse is part time operator, he's basically a building contractor, wanted to a heavy EQUIPMENT operator. It's not feasible for hug contractor company rebuild older EQUIPMENT, update equipment is way to go. This equipment Jesse working is 50 years old, it's completely out dated, it basically deprecated pice equipment.

[@buildstoys]

Just finished watching a 4-hour video from Ants Pants and now I'm here for the double feature!

[@chrispy3866]

Ants pants is the best !

[@cbrcliff]

@@chrispy3866 Ants Pants. I'm going in...

[@6Diego1Diego9]

You have a KZbin addiction

[@kennethney4260]

Ants is low key dry humor king 🤴

[@olavojunior4440]

Eu também só Falta o Camarata postar um Também

[@wayne-ws4uf]

Kudos to your wife ,you can see that she is use to helping you most women would have dropped the load . GOOD WORK YOUNG LADY!

[@kevinhornbuckle]

And she seems like an excellent mother.

[@laoluu]

@@kevinhornbuckle ... with a good sense of humor!

[@saren874]

Nice to see the wife back in a video. They make a great team.

[@arifnoor8358]

Another 3 and half hour video daring week. Bro you are on a roll. Keep it up. Thanks

[@leroyaultmon]

Love watching your videos. A Hot water pressure will be a nice investment when working on a greasy machines

[@kevinhornbuckle]

He needs one.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

You keep doing this stuff and you're going to want to build yourself a wash pit... design it so that it's easy to clean. I bet you'd come up with something great that EVERYONE is going to want... so run it through the patent office when you figure it out, maybe. I love these projects! Thanks for sharing them with us.

[@tujuprojects]

I’ve said that many times. Just an outdoor slab of concrete with drain that leads to oil separation well. Now his ducks are well oiled.

[@jrs4ex]

Hey small world I recognize that machine. Always be safe in CT on the side of the highway. Years ago I towed for state police along 84 and people in this state do not move over or slow down.

[@mattanderson6781]

Nice lil Dan Wheeler cameo! Thanks for the vid Jesse. Nice work fixing that excavator!

[@johndemeen5575]

Improvise, adapt, make do, never give up. Be sure to bring tools with every time. For entertaining us, millions of thanks. St.Paul.Minnesota.

[@IO-zz2xy]

Another mesmerizing video Jesse, I don't think you realize how many people are glued to their screens watching your fantastic videos. Yours, Pacific Northwest Hillbilly, Slvage Workshop and Watch Wes Work, are compulsive watching. Thanks for hours of entertainment. Regards from South Africa

[@70sdude68]

Absolutely love these longer videos!! Great job Jesse!! I'm constantly amazed with your knowledge and work ethic.

[@DavoPJR]

Jesse, been following you for years since welding the castle but, recently your videos are very different. I’m not sure what your target audience is but I would guess it’s about 10% of the worldwide following. You now seem to be a ‘how to’ channel explaining every nuance even the obvious stuff. Watching you work is enough - explains everything!! Best Wishes to you and your family from NZ

[@kieranosullivan02]

I think it comes from the solar or electrical vids and backup power because he's explaining exactly how and why he's doing x y z

[@WeekendHandymen]

Jesse, don't change what youre doing. The explanations are great. Never underestimate the joy of learning.

[@kieranosullivan02]

@@WeekendHandymen tbh I'm half way through the video and it's not bad at all. there's a lot of talking in comparison to other videos like the white dodge and its new bed but no waffling or too much talking imo

[@hawaiiansunrise8984]

Hard working man, working hard to provide for his family and looking forward. Awesome video!!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Your wife is an absolute hoot. Buy her an ice cream cone for helping. Seems like you're always creating new camera angles. 👍👍👍

[@jerrygibs8120]

Several times things just went together quickly. When situations happen like that it brings a sigh of relief and a smile. I'm sure you really needed this very successful and exceptional end. In my opinion, and probably many other viewers felt the same. It couldn't have happened to a better man. Certainly enjoyed the video. Stay safe, healthy, strong,wise and successful. Blessings and prayers in His Holy Name. ☝🙏🙌💪👊

[@johnsmith-sw7ii]

Great problem solving Jesse!! Hard to believe that the previous owner abused this machine as bad as he did!!

[@mattanderson6781]

....oh I've seen Camarata's video Jesse. 🔥twigs and leaves are no bueno.

[@markbrown6236]

Fires are no joke.

[@daytonpyro]

i felt he could of tossed dirt on that fire. it would smoothed it out i think.

[@rolandgsl]

Logger Wade. Stumpjumper.

[@kenadams5504]

Solidified Extinguisher Powder is no bueno ,too .

[@adventuresofafirestarter3718]

😂😂😂

[@magilla9792]

Love the longer videos. Jesse you are a beast. Thanks for all of the work you put into these videos.

[@johnwhitley8562]

Mr. Jesse, I just want to tell you it is an honor to watch you work on something. I love the way you look at something and you stop and think about it. I just sat here thinking why don’t he go get the mini X and the next thing I saw Was the bucket from that excavator coming in there. You do awesome work young man it is a pleasure and an honor seeing someone of your age and your caliber and your work ethic job well done.

[@wills5482]

That plastic bag with orings was some crazy shit

[@melgoss64]

Your skill and persistence is very impressive

[@frankkirby5763]

Jesse you continue to be amazing. Best wishes to you and your family. Your wife is a very hard worker also.

[@matthewboyd3297]

It’s amazing how awful this machine has been treated and it still ran for you before you fixed it!

[@MrPhotodoc]

Here's hoping Jesse doesn't lose his appetite for work. He let's us all join in and after all that's what we're here for.

[@joe-l6c4j]

@1:48:55: reminds me of something I heard once, “you can have good, quick, or cheap but you can only pick two” ..goes something like that. It stuck w me because it’s been true so far. Thanks for the videos. -Joe

[@brandon2076]

Just some info on coolant from a diesel tech....it's important to use coolant designed specifically for diesels regardless of wether or not they have liners, because all diesel engines will suffer from "cavitation". Cavitation occurs on the the outsides of the cylinder walls or liners because of the intense forces generated inside the cylinder and the resulting vibrations. "Pre-charged" diesel coolants already have the additives needed to prevent cavitation, they deposit a sacrificial coating onto the metal so that the cavitation eats away at that instead of the metal. Coolants that aren't pre-charged will require SCA's to be added for the same effect. "Erosion" is another problem entirely, and that can happen to any cooling system that has too much sediment circulating around which physically wears away at the block and other parts, coolant filters catch the sediment/rust and other contaminants so they don't erode the system. Coolant filters also commonly have SCA in them, be careful not to use an SCA charged filter with "pre-charged" coolants, that can cause issues. You can get blank filters with no additive for use with pre-charged coolant. Finally, coolant that is worn out or too old will become acidic and cause "corrosion", and that will eat away at parts as well, and electrolysis can also occur.

[@jmuller86]

thats some good info, thanks

[@kinggreen1211]

Love the hours and hours of watching. People dont realize but some of your videos get everyday men out of everyday pickles.🎉🎉🎉watching your vids all the way from southern africa

[@BigMikeeeBam]

Keep pumping out these killer long ass videos!!

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Jesse, amazing video, and LOVE the long video though i understand that it took a lot to edit it all. So happy that you set out to do what you did and all of this works. waitng to see your next videos of you all up north at the family cabin site getting work done on the property. Appreicate the video and sharing. God bless.

[@markw2266]

I bought a 1" milwaukee impact gun for that exact reason, loosing up the rod nut on a old gradall cylinder. Ended up having 2- 3/8" bolts for locking the nut on. One day Ill need it for something too tight. I'm not getting stronger but my trigger finger will still work. Im amazed at how fearless you are at tearing into anything and everything. Thanks for the great content. I'm getting a 4 ton unit, what your fixing is giving me a list of maintenance points.

[@philipashley9723]

Another demonstration of mans, (this mans), ingenuity. A pleasure to watch, very impressive. You appear to have an endless amount of patience. Wonderful entertainment for someone who has problems using a screwdriver.

[@MySynthDungeon]

3 1/2 hours ..Ya! I'll have to watch this in two parts! lov it ! Here we goooo! Cheers! Hanging out with Jesse! ;-)!

[@randazzle1388]

I ask you sir, would you watch the movie Dunkirk or or Oppenheimer in more than 1 sitting..... i think not. lol.

[@bradrowat1621]

Andrew and Jesse are the best

[@GlobalistJuice]

Jesse sees a world of potential in what I'm seeing and shaking my head saying "not a chance!"😂

[@Tomzenzo]

im sure the garage is allready arrived as a BIG blessing for Your operation.. Good to see it in use! Take care. greetings from Sweden/Norway 🙂

[@xzytqweo3538]

Super size is overrated. More cost in everything, moving, maintenance, fuel and fluids. Looks like you found the perfect machine for the land you own up north. Thanks for taking us along with you on this repair journey and look forward to the next one! Have a great weekend! Get some rest.

[@markbrown6236]

Previous owner didn't have a grease gun, and make electrical repairs with a hatchet. Really enjoyed this movie.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Great job on the excavator! Very long video, but it was completely needed. Thank you for sharing 👌😊

[@esotericwoodworks]

@17:57 in the video you just got don't talking about not finding what switches the controls. Then you looked right at the thing behind the cab that switches the controls on my ex120. You loosen the nut and move the handle on top. You probably already figured this out by now 🤷 but it seems what you did worked 🤷 love ur videos dude 😎

[@utubota5522]

I used the same plastic for my tractor cab. I found that it is very impact resistant, but scratches easily. Also, to cut it and avoid the cracking from the jig saw, I sandwiched the plastic between two sheets of plywood, and no cracking. Same thing with drilling, the plywood kept it from cracking. Just a suggestion that worked for me.

[@czaxsbaxs]

Thanks Jesse. You are truely a national treasure! Said this before, worth repeating, ''your parents must be mighty proud, kindly do the gene pool a quality check and people the earth with mucho mini yous'. Also my own little non-sanctioned 'best problem solver' challenge is down to 5: in no particular order, Damon (brupeg}. Wes {watch wes work}, John {farm craft}, Doug {SV Seeker}, Jesse {Muller}......heros, all!

[@ssmith6019]

I admire your work ethic

[@mikesmith-yc3os]

Superb content Jesse your one hell of a mechanic

[@gordonagent7037]

Jesse, I realise there’s been a lot of positive feedback on the length of your videos and I’m pleased there has been. It’s great for me because I can put it on, watch until something comes up then get back to it straight away when I have finished that task, so for me it’s perfect as against watching 6 or 7 instalments over weeks. Another thing I really like is how you go through your decision making process, example was the shims you put out to a machinist verse line bore, it sort of explains your business model verse reality of owning big steel that parts don’t come cheaply for. Great content as always, really enjoyable viewing

[@FarmCraft101]

Nice work on that thing. I have bucket teeth like that on my yanmar and a couple of them would fall out, especially when digging in hard clay. I put a little bit of weld on the end of the cross pin and haven't had a problem since. I wish you had filmed doing the hydraulic oil flush. I've never seen it done, and maybe I'm over-thinking it, but it seems like it would be tough to really get all the old fluid out of all the cylinders and hoses.

[@hermananderson7859]

Wow you are one clever guy , I'm a 77 year old guy watching 👀 you from Tasmania Australia

[@ferigle8925]

Gracias por otro fantástico video y todo lo que nos enseñas, saludos desde España. Fuerte abrazo.

[@eddiereichel9354]

I used to use those heat shrink solder seals. I have a auto shop in NW PA and I've fixed more than a few issues those have caused. They corrode fast especially in a wet environment

[@ewanstewart8011]

What an incredible turn around Jesse, my ocd would mean that I would have to repair those side panels and the step in front of the toolbox, but mechanically that is 1000 % better and you will be able to get a lot of work done with all but general maintenance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@martinomalley7642]

Love the long videos. Enjoying watching a man that enjoys his work and go after his dreams. From connemara Eco skills in ireland. Looking forward to seeing what are at next.

[@daddybob6096]

Hi Jesse, it's taken me 3 days to watch this, LoL, but as always, at my age, (84), i'd rather just sit here and learn from the master. Good to see your dear wife coming out there to check up on you on the weekend, to make sure you're alright. Awesome job Jesse. Uncle Bob. NZ👍

[@criticalevent]

My Komatsu has been running without oil in the swing motor for years, every now and then I throw a quart in it but it all comes out in a day. One day it'll probably blow up but that's the least of it's problems lol

[@RedBoneCoonHound47]

17:58 OMG this unit has the optional Hitachi multi selection lever with rotary valve. You just unscrew the wingnut, move the lever to the desired position and tighten the wingnut in the new location. Takes about a minute.There are a bunch of optional patterns.

[@jeepindave5464]

Where is this lever?

[@tujuprojects]

I was watching the same with horror, how did he miss that, so obvious.

[@boitanoexcavation3564]

17:58 pattern selector

[@gregshirk7220]

Worked all day, I’m exhausted and what do I find, THE JESSE MULLER MOVIE!!! All right!!! Milwaukee Best, 32oz, let’s go!!!

[@tujuprojects]

A movie? Full length whole evening movie?

[@nickwhalen9668]

FYI, acrylic requires special tooling to cut without it shattering/cracking. Drill bits need a 60 degree tip and saws need fine teeth (like metal cutting saws) and you have to take it slowly so you get chip extraction, and not a gooey mess. It's kinda a PITA to work with but, tons easier with the right cutting tools. I learned this the hard way, broken/shattered a lot of acrylic in my time :). You can also use a laser cutter if you know someone with one

[@sorsim28]

Happy to see Dan helping out. All the best.

[@ianmurray9201]

Thank you Jesse great video love your work.

[@paddyfitz71]

Yep your right the strip goes on the outside just like on old cars. Great video keep the content coming

[@mcc19606]

Your resourcefulness is much admired...don't have a wrench that big...so I'll just make one, or in this case two. Good onya. Mike 🇦🇺

[@cobrasvt347]

You are correct sir. The swing motor on earlier Hitachi and JD do fail quite a lot. Have done many many many of them. Considering what the machine has gone through I've seen much worse as far as metal shavings and broken / worn teeth and torrington bearing. Looks great 👍

[@peteysquirrelchaser9028]

Hey Jesse, regarding that mystery piece on the end of the dipper cylinder rod, I believe it's a spool to cushion when it gets to the end of its travel so it doesn't bang into the cylinder.

[@ESPSJ]

I like those wrenches you made, save money and time. I struggle to keep up with what machines you have these days, but that's becoming quite the fleet.

[@jasoncarter7886]

if i remember i did see some one change the controls from backo the control box is under the floor pan under the cab, hope that helps, love watching from Wales

[@jamescole1786]

9/11/24..A+ video on this long format fixing yur 'new' Hitachi 100 excavator. Great work ethic, practical tool making & work-arounds when re-building those big/long hydraulic cylinders. Great job!✅️👍 Stay safe & carry on Jesse!💪👍🔧🍺😊

[@donanything6816]

Nice video. Great job, Jesse. Best of luck up there with the new excavator. 👍

[@steveguy7165]

Sullivan tire Comercial is who you want to call in Massachusetts.

[@samuelbacon1596]

Jesse came to Enfield Connecticut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!amazing I grew up in that town,,,,, but in the borough called Hazardville there’s a lot of history right there around the Civil War and gunpowder being made in Hazardville!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!for the Yanks to fight the Civil War…………………. once again you pull a rabbit out of your hat love the video,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, learned a lot the trick with plexiglass to drill a hole in it the heat up a nail little bit larger in diameter screw you’re gonna put through it. ,,, Then plunge through the plexiglass to make the hole that was a trick that was talk to me years ago…………once again for the educational video your friend east of the Hudson…………Samuel bacon

[@aymasg]

i like what u do specialy when it take more than 1 or 2 houres to watch si much fun

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

These machines must love coming to Dr Jesse for some long overdue TLC. & god bless your wife!! 🙌

[@videosofnomeaningjusttopas2657]

Great videos! That thing at the inside end of the shaft of the upper cylinder is a stop relief. If you retract the cylinder too far in that direction it will release pressure up around the piston seal 🦭

[@grahamhayden9770]

Love the Andrew comment 🔥🚒😅

[@tipperryan]

It takes me a few days to watch these, so I cannot imagine the time it takes to film/edit/pump these out. Thank you for all the hard work!

[@jamesspencer404]

Really looking forward to the work you’ll do at your other property

[@nanpreetsinghbachher]

Hey I'm new to your channel trust me when I say this ,I own couple of kobelcos and Hitachi excavator but bigger one's like 20 and 40 tons. Once you go for these brands you are set they rarely ever breakdown and are best in their category. Good luck and congratulations to you for the Hitachi. Waiting for new videos soon🎉

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

What an awesome video it was long but it was a nice treat I definitely enjoyed the hole video and looking forward for the next one thanks a lot buddy. I adore excavators and right now I got one on hire and I am having lots of fun working with it I be posting videos shortly, don't know if you RYGOR excavations but that's the one I got right now is brand new my review will be one the videos.

[@BWIL2515]

Let's start with plexiglass hate it just when you get close it cracks I've had many customers wanting to save money by using it instead of glass but after I told them you can't use the one eighth stuff and told them the price between the two always went to glass. I want to mention that she was the cutest assistant you've ever had on your videos and when she was left with all that weight 😅 maybe the strongest one a long one Jessie but a good one thanks for sharing

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Plexi is very easy to crack at any stress risers. You have to drill it with the correct bits and make sure the bit doesn't grab. I usually melt through thinner stuff or drill with a burr.

[@Markyard77]

Your trouble shooting skills are excellent. Great work 👍

[@deane9996]

HEY JESSE, IF YOUR NEEDING ANY REFERENCE PHOTOS, PACIFIC NORTHWEST HILLBILLY IS RESTORING AN EX120, LOOKS TO BE SAME SETUP, AS EX100, HE'S DOING TOTAL RESTORATION.

[@the2060ish]

Great fixs Jess getting that tractor to help you on the wrench typical Andrew C move lol.👍👍

[@foreignflava9666]

Another successful project completed I gotta admit I made it last as long as possible so I have it to watch when I get off work to help me wind down hate to see it go but looking forward to the next one up north..be safe out there bro..

[@dmmaddex]

It might be worth considering adding an overhead crane like Camarata to your beautiful shop.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

That would add safety and productivity.

[@brentkingnwagent1347]

Great job Jesse. I love the long ones. Have a great day.

[@natarem]

Getting that one rod nut off looked like a task. I was saying put an excavator on it, was glad to see it show up eventually.

[@TheGrimReaper1]

I don’t know anything whatsoever about 360 diggers other than what i have seen on this type of channel. However, that one looks just great to me, I’m sure that before long you will have it running like a sewing machine. Much easier to move about on site as well, more than that other one you had. All the best from england

[@dougscott2408]

Finished this episode with you, been waiting on it :-)... nursing two kidney stones so glad to have something exciting to distract me :-) Again, you are an excellent machinist, welder - love watching you work - going where angels fear to tread... gives me the courage to attack some of my "carcraft chores" :-)

[@frosteone1670]

Instead of slicing the bushings with a saw and damaging the bore, wipe the grease out and weld a ring or two around the inside of the bushing. When the weld cools it will shrink the bushing and they come out easily. Sometimes they shrink so much you can pull the bushing out by hand. I've done this many times and it really works well.

[@tujuprojects]

I have done that too. Only brass bushings can’t be welded, but I have a hollow hyd cylinder for that anyway.

[@robertfakler8564]

That rubber window channeling works a lot easier with soapy water. And there's a tool to install that final rubber strip that makes it easy.

[@joehamilton3709]

Brilliant vid Jesse your fast becoming my favourite blogger

[@toddincabo]

👍 Killer job bro. With all those machines up there, you could score some exxtra bank doing close jobs. You can always mask those plexiglass windows to where you want it toward the edges and spray a black "frame" covering all that caulking, looks good. Been there, done that.

[@chrisluffman9329]

Beautiful machine....my wife is worried I'm following in your footsteps 😊

[@rafidishak7801]

Great job jesse.now you can tell camarata I have the same excavator like yours..looks identical to his...she is diffidently capable of serving you on the long run. Looking forward to see that old girl doing some serious job up north.till then have a great day...

[@firionrazar3797]

Pushing it around was nice. Always wondered how much resistance could be in those turntables. Thanks!

[@TheHomePros6221]

Jesse me and you have the same cheap crappy electric pressure washer, I think it’s about time we treat ourselves to a nice heated one 😊

[@ronnygraves6380]

Love the ingenuity, perseverance and skill! Awesome megawrench!

[@michaellynskey7124]

Doesn’t matter what problems you come up against, You always find a way to resolve the situation 🇬🇧.