100 Hour Review On My AMI Attachments

[@andedavi]

Seeing them in use and honestly evaluated really helped me decide which tilt grading bucket to purchase! I spoke to several of the manufacturers and the people at AMI really do go above and beyond to get you answers and help identify what best fits your needs! Any time you get the right tool the first time is a blessing!👊

[@johnmattu7262]

You better really, really like it... for what those two pieces set you back. AMI does make top notch attachments however their prices reflect that, but that's when you resort back to the saying... buy once, cry once, over a cheaper attachment that will let you down and not be satisfied with. Chris your dexterity with your new set-up is just amazing, great job!

[@justinlarrabee7932]

Its pretty cool that you got a company to produce something specifically for you and to know their product stands up to the jobs at hand and gets it done flawlessly is even cooler.

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

If it was junk they wouldn't have done it.

[@ngtflyer]

This is really cool to see.. You got to design the thumb for your needs, and hopefully fits the needs of others. Glad the AMI gear is holding up, and as far as I can tell, your 220 is holding up perfectly. Awesome to see, as a 10 year subscriber, that you have come this far. I imagine we'll start seeing AMI on the company equipment in the future. Congrats on a job well done. (All of them!)

[@michaelcarlson1528]

So why is it that almost all your videos seem to have thumbs down. If you are the one that gives a thumbs down then explain yourself. I’ve been watching for about a year now and I’ve watched other digging you tubers and I don’t think I have gave anyone a thumbs down. Never ceases to amaze me! Great job Chris! I thank you that you take the time to let us into your life and create videos of your projects that couldn’t be done several years ago!

[@tassiedevil2400]

What can you do?... Haters gotta hate.

[@dennisward1361]

I know you worked hard to get up to the equipment you have now ,I know you're tickled and I'm happy for you . God bless you and yours .

[@JonDisnard]

It's nice that you partner with equipment companies that you honestly and genuinely endorse, by digging with their gear. 👍

[@michaelpage9883]

That’s smart. One machine to do everything saves time and money not to mention wear and tear on truck and trailer hauling two or more loads of equipment.

[@zacksrandomvlogs]

Man I know that's a big bucket but when you put your hand up next to that pin it really put it into perspective for me !!

[@jadeinc.7942]

Graduations Chris on all your hard work I want nothing but the best for you man

[@kirk467]

I love the grading bucket!

[@scruffy6151]

I am glad this setup is working good for you.

[@kens.3729]

The Grading Bucket leaves a Very Nice Finish on the Job. Equipment & Tools make Job easier. 👍

[@cyndikarp3368]

Needs to design a mini bucket & thumb for smaller machines. I love the thumb & bucket design. Great Job.

[@michaelridenour8054]

I love your equipment just to fun watching you work

[@kevinpoore5626]

Sounds like you got your money's worth out of those new attachments keeping the main pin out of the mud does sound like a really great idea in the long run keep on keep an eye on

[@craigwavra3495]

Good review. You can tell you thought a long time in that design. Congrats on your success.

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

Great set up Chris that is going to be a huge timesaver for you.👍🏻

[@lindaphillips2474]

I wish you was in Tennessee, I would get you to build me a pond. You do such a beautiful job on each and every one you build

[@Todd.Roberts]

I have said it when you got that machine it was a nice one and even better with those attachments . Can’t wait to see it in person

[@MrsTnRebel]

Keep up the awesome videos Chris... I look forward to the notification daily... Be safe and catch you next time...

[@davestinson5691]

Man i been watching u since the beginning. I'm glad to see ur hard work payin off so much. That's 1 sweet set up. Btw that Volvo w tinted windows is sexy. I'd love to run it 4 a,weekend

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

I'm glad everything's working out for you I really enjoy watching your videos the job I had before I retired I was on a lot of construction sites and had to watch the excavators dig so they wouldn't damage the gas mains and services. I sit and watch your videos for hours thank you very much.👍👍😀🍁🦃

[@ronaaserude8225]

glad you're on the job, I notice Chris hasn't hit a single utility line thanks to your diligence! lol

[@satan2133]

Great to see! Keep Rollin stay healthy and safe from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@mischef18]

Excellent review and appraisal bro, you knew deep down what would work and it did. To top it off the grading bucket is also a winner. Y'all stay safe.

[@timgiven3826]

Lots of the time one machine with multiple arrangements, saves time and money especial when it come to transport. Amazing

[@formhubfar]

The LD18 Thumb.., yanno you made it in life when you have a thumb named after you!.., really chuffed for you Chris.

[@leol1682]

Thanks for the review on Ami Attachment .

[@gregyboy1231]

Keep up the great work Chris love watching your videos all the way from Australia 🇦🇺

[@dougthibault8515]

Great nice to have a piece of equipment that works and has your logo on it a proud moment I am sure Chris

[@DadzorRules]

Thanks for the update!

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

Good combination, Now to make one up here in Australia.

[@andedavi]

You’ve got Wedgelock in your area, give them a look!

[@adamscearce4862]

Hey you forgot tell you us about the thumb problem you had not long after you put it on and the rock gard problem with stick but I will say I am impressed with the setup well thought out with both attachments 👍👍👍

[@itsjustamir08]

AMI is the best brand i have ever sceen and congrats on your setup

[@jayhancock1529]

The set of buckets Letsdig18 uses is very similar to the set of buckets I have for my mini. But that linked thumb that goes in between teeth... Thats would be handy

[@davedavis662]

I haven’t noticed but do the teeth bottom out on the head of the bucket or on the lower lip? Looking for stress points and future failures. It seems hefty and very well built , but nothing is fail-proof or indestructible I have two grandsons who prove this time and again. Always exciting to see people push the envelope of excellence.

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Great review Chris, makes me want to go buy an excavator so I can get those attachments.! NOW, who makes the most comfortable seats? I see custom “lets dig 18 “ upholstery On an air ride cushion seat. Gotta save that back !!

[@njonebale7889]

i called AMI and ordered a grading bucket for my cat, i said to the sales guy i want the same bucket as letsdig and the dude said who’s that! i said you know letsdig chris from youtube, he said never heard of him, i said well i need a grading bucket!

[@letsdig18]

haha Someone missed the memo!

[@njonebale7889]

letsdig18 Dave is the guy who missed the meeting apparently, i thought it was funny he didn’t know about you, anyway that bucket should be on my front lawn by the end of this week and paying me back next week, i’m actually pumped to use it . Your the man Chris, i straighten Dave out about you!

[@scruffy6151]

For all those that can not keep track of weather Chris is on his job or not tell tail things to look for. Look at the bucket and thumb link!

[@silentepsilon888]

I usually also look at the color of the safety hand rails. On his own machine they are painted yellow but on the 'company' machine they are orange.

[@bernardphillips732]

@@silentepsilon888 I have been watching Chris for ages and I was not aware he worked for anyone but himself.Can you enlighten me.I know he used to work for his uncle.

[@silentepsilon888]

@@bernardphillips732 ... Yes, there are projects they seem to do under his uncle's company name and then there seem to be project he now does on his own. I do not know the details of how the work arrangements are, but he has made a few comments talking about 'our' new project when his uncle is around and he uses the uncle's equipment and in other videos, mostly where he uses his machines or when he bought another machine for himself, he states 'I have so many projects" and refers to them as 'my' projects.

[@readbird]

Wait, what? Are you saying that people that watch this channel ain't sure if Chris is working or not? I guess My english is not good enough to understand what you mean, because I don't understand how the man can even publish videos at the rate he does!

[@scruffy6151]

@@readbird Chris works for his uncle John most of time but also has his own company. The 220 and skidsteer Chris is using in this video is his. His uncle John has a 160, 220 and a 250 excavater. Plus a skidsteer that looks just like Chris also the dozer, roller, offroad haul truck, grader, mini excavater and dump truck and trailer.

[@mightymoeexcavating754]

Canadian made, can't go wrong!! Ty for sharing 😁👍

[@hootche1]

An owner-driver, tools will last 3times; longer than if it was used on a hire fleet, that will be the test for AMI tools.

[@peterantonic6923]

Chris, looks like you got yourself a great piece of equipment to do the job right with a minimum of hassles.😄

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Chris's idea of a Swiss Army bucket is his AMI bucket set. It chops it grades it slices and dices . Like no other buckets. 🚜🚧🚜🚧🚜🚧😉💯💯💯

[@stevenpeters2593]

Chris I want to say Thank you!

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

I'm happy for you,your pals at Dirt Perfect love to pick and poke at you but ,imitation is the greatest form of flattery!!!! From Fl 👍

[@letsdig18]

hes just sour that his counterweight is scratched LOL

[@jaquigreenlees]

@@letsdig18 so is yours, Justin pointed them out in the last video. :p

[@merandy65]

i thought it was funny you put this video out after you finished the pond since here you say no complaints at all but yet you were complaining in the video the other day about the size of the holes in your bucket when moving the overflow so you had to hook your chain to the bucket tooth ;-) Keep up the great work Chris and love the videos

[@IslandHermit]

What can you do about metal surfaces where the paint quickly gets worn off? Do you just keep painting it regularly? Oil it? Accept the inevitable rust?

[@ericpaul4575]

The trick is to use it so much that there is no time for the rust to form.

[@brianmeattey4151]

Glad you enjoy your toy and life .it makes it so much easier I'm sure .godbless

[@keithdunlap2701]

Yeah, You have a Killer Set up there Chris !!

[@RovingCanada]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@Poppi2006]

2:48. I see that you guys have those gray lizards (i.e., Cuban or Bahamian anoles). I grew up in south MS with green lizards 🦎. Here in Houston, these gray boys have almost wiped out the green. They are everywhere.

[@justinhenry8745]

1 in all machine is awesome idea

[@wjg4877]

does the reduction in breakout / lifting ever get noticed what's the combined weight of coupler and thumb.

[@bradstubbings9871]

Check out The Bucket Builders, they're in Russia and make massive buckets for Excavators in rock quarries. I watched a video of the making of one that none of your machines could even pick up. It was awesome. The pins are at least 12 inches in diameter.

[@tbac2432]

I have been looking at that bucket since you got it. And I think I might be ready to pull the trigger on getting one. I have been saving for a while to afford it. I'll get the EC950F in about 6 years so I can use the bucket. Have you seen that thing????????????????????????????? Holy peanut butter batman.

[@enjoylife1176]

Great, keep digging

[@maxitout77]

Chris I really like the LD18 logo they came up with on the thumb. Any plans to adopt it as yours?

[@craigwagner7157]

are you going to change your logo on shirts to the same one on the bucket?

[@chadbell8993]

So does AMI build the LD18 thumb exclusively to match a 48" digging bucket or do they build it to match a 36" bucket also?

[@davidsrensen3117]

Have you ever considered a tiltrorator?

[@Nates707]

Ld18 root rake next!!!

[@tbirdage]

I wanted to buy a AMI grading bucket and they wouldn’t sell to me. They asked for my regular dealer to send a quote to and never sent it so they didn’t want my small potatoes money. I bought a Mongo and they were extremely great to deal with

[@AMIAttachments]

Hi tbirdage, AMI Attachments are sold through our OEM dealer network in order to support customers throughout North America. Sorry to hear your experience was not ideal. Glad to know you are up and running even though it didn't work out the way it was supposed to happen. We would be interested in finding out more about what did happen in order to prevent this from occuring again. Please email us at [e-mail] and we will follow up. Thanks.

[@tbirdage]

@@AMIAttachments Andy Lock was the one I tried to deal with. He knows all about it.

[@AMIAttachments]

@@tbirdage Thanks for your reply.

[@NCSUME1]

@@AMIAttachments hope you guys can clean that up ..bad news travels 100 times faster than good

[@MySynthDungeon]

Nice Bucket!! Cheers! ;-)!!

[@ulfbjorkman6651]

Put on a Engcon tiltrotator and it will take your escavator to The next level 😉😁👍

[@kevinslifeonthefarm2463]

Pokes at Lizards.. Runs from snakes.. My wife is convinced that Lizards are just snakes with no legs 😊

[@steveholton4130]

She's right, you know!

[@cathiwim]

How bout Lizards are snakes WITH legs!

[@tda2806]

You can cancel get a legless lizard (without using whisky), a legless lizard has eyelids a snake doesn't.

[@jsource10]

Nice!!

[@peterweber6963]

Still have not seen it working yet 🤔

[@phillipbonner5215]

NICE.

[@iSTAYuGO]

Yes, good tools make job better and easier. I am so into digging a hole one day ;)

[@emadeldinhessain3272]

Great.

[@southernhomesteadtransformatio]

They should give you those for free......I bet you will increase their sales by 10!

[@michasleziak1506]

👍👍👍

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

What's the cost though, that's what everyone really wants to know ?

[@steveholton4130]

If you have to ask the price, you either can't afford it OR you just don't want it bad enough!

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

@@steveholton4130 or I don't want to get ripped off, lol. Any smart business man knows that, what if it cost 1 million dollars ? Not very cost effective huh ?

[@letsdig18]

Its not the cheapest attachment you can buy, but I can guarantee that you will keep it long after the machine is wore out. Their stuff is built above the competition.

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

I still don't know the price, must be super expensive. One guy paid $10,000 for an AMI tiny jawbone bucket for a mini.

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

I still don't know the price, must be super expensive. One guy paid $10,000 for an AMI tiny jawbone bucket for a mini.

[@jenkins2162]

Engineers used to be the average working man. See a problem create the best solution. Done.

[@lwilton]

I agree with your sentiment, but it really isn't quite true. Mostly there were inventive users that were good enough mechanics. They could make something that would do what they wanted, and would maybe (or maybe not) hold up pretty well. And might last a year or two before wearing out and needing major repairs. A good engineer would then see or be shown the mechanic's version, and go do the math and pull out the metals catalog to design it right so it would only weigh as much as it needed to and would hold up for decades. The difference between the good engineer and the good mechanic is the good engineer can do the math and can specify the materials for the best results rather than just OK results. Now, before anyone complains that engineers build shit, I said GOOD mechanic and GOOD engineer. One thing that makes a GOOD engineer good is understanding it from the mechanic's and user's side, not just having gone to engineering school and got a job in a back room somewhere, and not being able to change their own lightbulbs.

[@____________________________.x]

Yep, a lack of practical experience is a big problem for a lot of Engineers

[@tomstickney5500]

you could comb some one hair with that lol

[@bryancrandall9204]

Camera doesn't do this thang justice. It's huge...

[@hannahhutchins3461]

You arecbest

[@janvandenbos7085]

Hello Chris our gouvernement because of the environment ectrical excavators no diesel exhaust and very silent , what do you think of that ? 🤔

[@larryiowatexasrooster9317]

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻

[@markarmstrong2592]

You're not impressed then Chris lol