Odd ends, side jobs and stuff - vol6

[@Kathimgalil]

Thanks!

[@Ants_Pants]

Welcome!

[@anthonyyoung7344]

Thats called lime scale in the pipe its coused from hard water

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks

[@denniscarreno5882]

Looks good Andris……

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks

[@Kathimgalil]

Super video - another winner!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks again!

[@josephsfields]

Don't listen to that guy about deleting stuff. You just keep doing what you're doing and let us be the ones to criticize the content.

[@rondadrolshagen9482]

😆 thats funny...

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah, he's and asshole. I don't trust him

[@Marcuslobenstein]

After a full day outside I always enjoying watching someone else work :p

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol 👍

[@debramorris7646]

I love these videos!

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks Deb

[@prophaniti1]

Limescale. Soak the parts in vinegar, the acid in the vinegar will dissolve and break it up.

[@clivewheeler2746]

Hey Ant's my hard working visual friend, the Repaired front link you have Welded 😮😢 is an adjustable link when the left and right threaded ends are free,you put an iron bar in the hole and rotation shortens or lengthens the link arm..Best wishes to you and your hard working mum. Ps,the smiles of your nieces are beautiful. Clive from Bridport Dorset uk. Retired mechanical engineer.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks for the tip mate.

[@brandonoswald2392]

You’re such a good son always helping your mom. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Ants_Pants]

You are so kind

[@brandonoswald2392]

@@Ants_Pants Really enjoy your videos. 👍🏼

[@ZenWithKen]

I went to the store to buy an unnecessary nature wacker and the guy knew exactly what I was looking for. He must be a subscriber! 😊

[@Ants_Pants]

haha :D

[@russellwall1964]

Some things are universal. I don’t speak any Estonian, but I immediately picked up on the phrase “… made in China.” ROFL!!! Great video, bro!!

[@Ants_Pants]

haha :D

[@coinstipatedtexan83]

Who's a good boy? You, you're a good boy for helping your moms

[@robertstewart7744]

Great video.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks Robert

[@Irene-gk8oq]

Yes, mother knows best!😊

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah

[@roverinosnarkman7240]

Seriously Bro, you are the only one I know that would grind the concrete rather than shorten the door. Seriously. Good for you to follow your own drummer! Who cares whatever other people think!

[@serioustrouble63]

Exactly what I thought! 😅

[@Ants_Pants]

haha :D but think about this my friend. Grinding that door upside down is annoying, it's a lot easier to grind concrete when pushing downwards :D

[@claudehutchings2171]

its minerals baked on inside the heating coil its best dissolved with a product called CLR (calcium lime & rust)remover.

[@diannetell6757]

Your water heater have some serious kidney stones ... You find solutions for everything and that's a quality very rare, your mamma most be very proud of you and I can see you are very proud of her , nice family.

[@Ants_Pants]

hard water

[@peterjohn63]

Family life don't come much better ,,,😍😍💐💐

[@howardmonkan5682]

Yep super mum knows how to get things done bless her ❤👌👍

[@willwade1101]

Take a piece of pipe, weld a cap on 1 end and handles on the sides, place that over the post and drive the post in. Much better than a hammer.

[@christoff4735]

Mr Ants. Good idea using Vinegar which is cheap and acetic acid dissolves the lime. I do the same thing! I have a 90+ old super mom who still keeps me busy on her farm!

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe :D that's great to hear

[@colinbrooks6290]

Oh, boiled vinegar….. that’s a pro-tip….. I’m going to try that…..👍

[@ericcorse]

If that doesn't work try a stronger acid Muriatic acid (Hydrochloric acid) Be sure to rinse thoroughly and even neutralize with a baking powder solution.

[@125sm3]

Must be great to get all those loose ends tied up .

[@Ants_Pants]

you have no idea

[@colinbrooks6290]

Put the pipe in a bucket of ( descaler) !

[@MrHugawa]

like mother, like son.. the apple doesn't fall from the tree... thx for the video!

[@Ants_Pants]

yup

[@Dibblah1900]

For the dozer attachment point with the grease fittings, it looks like a turnbuckle to allow you to change the static tilt of the blade. Put a bar through the big hole in the middle and rotate it.

[@johndowe7003]

yep correct. more forward tilt for less aggressive cutting , better for spreading material. tilt back so the cutting edge of the blade digs better..

[@Ants_Pants]

yup. Looks like that

[@andersnyqvist8671]

You are right

[@ClinttheGreat]

Yep. Looks similar to the top-link of an ag tractor.

[@rhack9165]

Look up Gavin Clark DIY. He makes really cool handles out of rebar, would look good on your big doors, custom handles. Keep up the great content, never miss an episode.

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah, thanks for the tip

[@bradcrossman5068]

Super Mom and Super Son do it again! Those weeds never stood a chance. Cheeers Bro and thanks for another fun vid!

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe they will come back sadly :/(

[@sharonbronson6639]

Love how your mom works. Special lady.

[@LumpyFPV]

Every time I hear a "what the hell" from you it cracks me right tf up. That'll never get old dude. 🤣

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe

[@LumpyFPV]

Supermom is a machine! 💪🏼

[@Ants_Pants]

Sure is!

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing, thank you for this new video, i learn a lot and i start a new week end with you and it is very good, 👍👍👍👍

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks Carlos, i'm glad i could be some sort of assistance :D

[@geraldcross4046]

Just wanted to say hello from Michigan my friend

[@Ants_Pants]

Hello Gerald

[@earlleelethbridge566]

Always enjoyable Andreas

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks Earl

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

You have really done wonders on that place! It looks great! Pipes clogged with lime deposit. Comes from hard water. Love your work so much you do it twice!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks 👍

[@g2theb584]

Hard water scale in pipes. You have a well and it's essentially mineral deposits.

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah

[@AW-Services]

You can't beat diy gopro mounts. The missing trick is to always tether your cameras and mounts

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@davidstoddard9160]

Your Mom is really amazing at her age being able to work like she does .

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah

[@jmt6615]

Ants, On your dozer, those grease fittings are for that arm because its threaded to extend it in or out to adjust. Hope that helps

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeah it did help

[@jmt6615]

👍👍@@Ants_Pants

[@SuncoastCreate]

Use distilled water in the heater to prevent more sediment issues.

[@Ants_Pants]

that's not a option sadly

[@noelguerrero2770]

You have a problem with hard water and that clog is due to lime deposits.

[@Ants_Pants]

yup

[@kirk467]

I like the fence Andris, I love the look of it! It’s cool looking! lol you’re hilarious my friend! lol 😂

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks mate

[@JP22095]

Love the odds and end videos and always enjoy a Super Mom cameo. I too have a Super Mom who is doing all that type of work at 70 on our families 20 acres. Love to see it! Have a great week!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks for sharing ❤👍

[@shaleary4635]

A son helping his mamma out I love it. Super cute seeing you both work together. Sending your super mamma love and good health ❤

[@Ants_Pants]

If she's having an hard time with a labor intensive task then i try to help

[@SeanONeill13]

Beautiful edits with the nailer. I had to replay that a few times for laughs!!!

[@Ants_Pants]

:D

[@colinbrooks6290]

Oh that’s real cool…. Second pro tip….😅

[@larrywebb2224]

I totally enjoy all your videos!

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks Larry

[@seansysig]

Hard water from high calcium and other minerals in suspension. you need a filter and softener .

[@Ants_Pants]

👌

[@mikehunt3222]

That white hard stuff in your water lines is called calcite. It comes from calcium and magnesium in your water. I get that built up in the pipes in my hot water furnace too especially around soldered joints that may seep just a little bit. The stuff is just as hard as bones. I have doors like yours in my wood shop and what I did was I left about a 1” gap at the bottom then screwed a thick 3” rubber strip to the bottom of the doors that just drags along the floor when they’re closed like a seal, so no mice can get in and it keeps any draft from coming in too. That way if the doors swell or shrink it still keeps a good seal and won’t drag.

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah i did that too to the workshop door, i wanna do something similar to the remaining doors also. they work great

[@sanderd17]

For hot water stuff (if it doesn't have to be potable), I very much prefer rain water over ground water or city water. Rain water has a lot less calcium and other minerals, and those minerals clog up especially the parts where water is heated.

[@colinbrooks6290]

Ants, I’d put a termual Jacket on the heater…. ! You’ll get more heat less cost….!

[@Ants_Pants]

Hmm

[@RobertFay]

*- Andris, you clean the Calcium deposits out of your coffee maker once a month with vinigar diluted in the water, right?* *- This is the same thing in principal but much bigger, & with a LOT more "hard water" deposits inside the piping. **29:00* *- With the right kind of industrial cleaning solvent used to dissolve the Calcite Sand deposits out of hot water boilers, you should be able to clean this Sauna Contraption.* *~ ~ ~ ~ ~* *- **32:46** "That pure vinegar" Perfect ! ! !* *- The Calcium will "use up" the Acetic acid of the vinegar and its smell. When the deposits are completely gone, the vinegar smell will return.* *- Diluting the vinegar may help make the process faster. Repeat "dosing the system" with 50% vinegar until the Acetic acid smell of vinegar remains. Then you know you have used up all the Calcium or Calcite salts in the system.* *- I it a chemistry titration done by change of smell instead of a change of color.* *~ ~ ~ ~ ~* *- Or saw the boiler open **36:17** and chip out the layers of calcification deposits, weld up the coffee pot and get on with your sauna.*

[@william6526]

This channel is the best on utube. I'm laughing the entire video,you are a natural born comedian and very good at flying by your pants on building some great looking projects. Once more people see your videos your channel will be one of the busiest viewed channels on u tube.

[@Ants_Pants]

Wow, thanks!

[@denniscarreno5882]

She is a super mom , Andris and quite strong!

[@markking1255]

I have been watching your videos for the past few weeks and you have made me laugh so much because of the way you do things and some of the things you say. I hope that you keep doing what you do because all of us need to laugh because of the way things are going in your neck of the world. Thank you again for putting a smile on my face again.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks dude

[@SuperMAZ007]

Good times. I should film all the odd jobs I have to do. So maybe than people will get a picture what rural life is really about. I would have gotten a thick pipe and welded the ends on it. If it dose break or bend again you should consider that option. Nice to see your family helping out and having a interest in your activities.

[@Ants_Pants]

Ma kanest uurisin ja neil polnud pakkuda midagi. Täitsa müstika neil rauda vedeleb seal mägede kaupa ja pole nüüd pakkuda sihukest korralikku toru juppi 😅

[@bobferranti5222]

Super Mom is awesome! I would love to find a woman like her to marry. You're a great son for all you do to help her. The stuff in the sauna pipes looks like mineral deposits. My grandparents has a well on their house in the mountains and every 10 or so years, they would have to pull the pump plumbing apart and replace it because it would get clogged up.

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@claudestuder4199]

"I know what you're thinking, guys. I've got it on video." 😂 Mr Funnyman😊

[@Ants_Pants]

lol

[@iamrichrocker]

the hardest working Grandma on YT..and i see where Ants gets his work ethic...great video..

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe :D

[@bchdsailor]

Use citric acid or vinegar - this is lime deposit

[@colinbrooks6290]

Also a filter on the flow piper before the heater connection….!

[@barryhitchcock4491]

You are definately a man of many talents. I just love watching you every week. Keep up the excellent content.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks :D

[@zakimirza5648]

Your kids remind me of my childhood ❤.

[@Ants_Pants]

👍🎉

[@colinbrooks6290]

Boom, the real star of the channel (super mum)…😘

[@Ants_Pants]

❤

[@robertpeters9438]

31:33 you could use calcium, lime, rust remover.

[@robinstuyvesant7187]

3:56 Now that's a motor-sickle.

[@Ants_Pants]

👍

[@Nena84734]

That was a great episode, all different and all interesting!!!

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe

[@corbruker8329]

Your a smart funny briljant handyman can't wait for the next KZbin 😆

[@Ants_Pants]

thank you

[@Svein-Erik]

Was thinking when you were working with the grass trimmer that I would have used the tractor with a bush hog attachment, but then there would no more pine trees to save😄

[@Ants_Pants]

haha yes

[@chrislindquist2003]

Super Mom is hard core and non-stop! Another great video Andris.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks :D

[@urbankotto9685]

You have 2 options whit the pipes and heater.Copper or stainless.Defenetly NOT galvaniced or zink.

[@Ants_Pants]

Stainless

[@robertzapatka1082]

Easy to see where your work ethic comes from! Good job Mom!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you!

[@MrBrsouza]

It's funny to see... I'm a farmer in Brazil as well, and stuffs to do never ends at farm..

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@stephenswirles8555]

nice one mate , looks like a dr. pepper or 2, to clear the airwaves.

[@Ants_Pants]

or a entire pallet of the stuff

[@artcard5965]

The best way to prevent this calcium and lime build up is to put a water filter before the heater just change then every 30 to 45 days

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah but, i need to do this cleanup once every 5 years or so... would be cheaper to take this route

[@andymora5595]

Nice jobs! If a magnet is too strong, just put a washer on it. I always put washers or nuts on the magnets which I don't use, otherwise it can be dangerous for money cards or other metal parts ;) I also suggest put some tape on the magnet so that you can remove it without scratching the surface on which it was mounted.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks for the tip, it's good that it's strong, need it to stay stuck the the machine in motion

[@andymora5595]

@@Ants_Pants I already destroyed some magnets while removing them from metal. The metal holder from magnet and glue inside was not strong enough ;) I think many of these kind of magents are not designed for installing / uninstalling many times. At my work we use magnets to install cable rails, lights etc. on metal towers. If the installed, everything is fine. If removing them and install again, sometimes the holder breaks.

[@Ants_Pants]

@@andymora5595 i used expoy clue, that thing is like weld 😆

[@whitman_9945]

Minerals in the water become solid when heated to a high temperature. It is the main reason we have to replace our hot water tanks here in Canada. I have seen some videos where the whole inside of the hot water tank was full of that stuff you were trying to remove. Like 30 gallons of that white stuff.

[@Ants_Pants]

could use it as a concrete filler :D strong as rock

[@bruceslattengren8587]

Loved the video you got lots done you didn’t mess around keep up the great work the kids were kinda cool too❤😊

[@Ants_Pants]

yup, their kinda annoying too sometimes :D

[@Hillman537]

When straightening a pipe, fill it with sand and cap the ends. it won't flatten so badly

[@Ants_Pants]

or concrete?

[@willwade1101]

If you thin that stain down you can put it in a pump sprayer and spray it on the fence

[@turnbooutdoors3008]

Your mom is a hard worker I can't run a weedeater like that tell your mom hey from the United States hope you and your family have a great day love the videos 👍

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks

[@The.Real.Reaper]

Entertaining. On the camera mounts, you know you can cut/trim back the saw blades off the end of the hole saws, right? Then add the tape.

[@Ants_Pants]

the blade saws actually help keeping it tight :D

[@chrispy3866]

You do things right, because you do things twice! 😅 (bull dozer brace)

[@Ants_Pants]

sometimes even 3 times :D

[@kirk467]

The spruce trees look like they were planted in a line, did you plant them Andris? Here if you’re married it’s called doing hunny- do’s for your wife! I don’t know what it would be called doing things for your mom! I guess it’s called mom-do’s ! She sweet my friend! Help her as much as you can! Moms are only around for so long my brother, my mom is going to be 90 in January and I need to go see her more! I talk to her every day on the phone!

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeah i planted them, its a bit dark for them though. I might just replant them some day idk.

[@Chris5685]

Dude, I'm so happy I found your channel, all of this "doing stuff around the farm" content is very relaxing, entertaining, and you have some nice ideas I can steal (lol). Also, I grew up in one of those soviet era 10 story block houses, and every time we went to my grandparents' farm, we would do this stuff with my grandpa...Your videos remind me of those good times.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks buddy 👍😇

[@RuedigerEtzold]

Ants Pants always delivers✌

[@Ants_Pants]

working my ass off to deliver! :D

[@mrnhl3080]

Need to use Hydrochloric Acid (HCl), aka muriatic acid to clean your pipes.

[@stephenswirles8555]

i know mate i am not in the workshop, but i wud have cut the case in 2 halves, clean it out then braze it back together. maybe.

[@Ants_Pants]

next time, in 5 years

[@annechristiansen941]

Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍🤗👍

[@Ants_Pants]

:)

[@karl-magnuspolhager8156]

Everything perfectly installed ! It`s going nowhere ! The Ant-Hero is flying in to the sunset ....

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe

[@EvanMcGill-ji6qo]

I use a wash down gun (compressed air) for applying used oil to all my old equipment for rust prevention. It would also work great for applying to fences ect. Great content, thank you.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks

[@dustcommander100]

That was quite a variety of jobs - and I'm glad Joseph got some attention! I am wondering if the brace on the blade was threaded at each end - one right-hand thread and the other left-hand - so a bar could be inserted in the hole thru the middle and turning the pipe would lengthen or shorten the distance between the end connectors and tilt the blade? If so, the grease fittings would allow lubricating the threads. But something like that could lock up and be very hard to free again.

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah that's the case i assume, to adjust the tilt of the blade

[@tikonc]

Moms are the greatest people on earth

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh

[@serioustrouble63]

Nicely done! Only the fence posts could have been stronger.

[@Ants_Pants]

pricy :D

[@marke.howerter-american526]

Your Super Mom reminds me of my Grandma who always said she wanted to wear out and not rust out. She lived to be 90 and she worked hard til the very day she died

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks for sharing

[@dennisr.d.mascarenas3886]

A son will always be good boy for mommy.. Take care from Colorado USA. 😁😎🇺🇸

[@Ants_Pants]

👌

[@brandygray5894]

You da man bro, thanks for another great video! Super mom is an amazing worker 👍

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks

[@Arnthorg]

I think you should weld a plate or section of pipe over the divot on the arm, the pipe is very weak where the kink is

[@Ants_Pants]

It's possible, but then again it took the full force of 20tons to bend that pipe straight, it may even survive

[@toddcoteeagle8493]

Love the camera holder❤

[@Ants_Pants]

;D

[@gordonagent7037]

Andris, good days work, you got rid of a lot of odd jobs there. Could I suggest that you weld some angle iron stiffeners along that pipe to give it strength. Also, it seems you have very hard water in your area which has calcium and magnesium bicarbonates in it that precipitate out under the heat, you might have to invest in a softener. Have a great weekend from Australia mate.

[@Ants_Pants]

once every 5 years i gota clean it, not that bad