Rebuilding the center joint and more pressure washing - Excavator project

[@mkegadgets4380]

You know you’re gonna pull the engine anyways, so you should do it and get it over with so you can fix everything related to the engine underneath it. This will buy you a big piece of mind. Looking forward to the next video.

[@FishFind3000]

Agreed. He has pulled nearly everything at this point. Just clean it up, seal it and call it a day. It will be a brand new machine at that point.

[@dzlfreek]

I was thinking the same thing

[@davidbarnett.2313]

My cousin, Billy, from Alberta was help me with a hose disconnect. I give him a handful of zips, and I said ‘disconnect all those hoses and put matching colours on’. After he was finished, he called me over and said,”I put all the matching zips, but I can see how that’s gonna help with nothing.” He had put two matching colours on the disconnected hoses, and none on where they connected. 11:44

[@plainnpretty]

I’d pull the engine if it was mine.

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

I wanted to enjoy a few days of being deluded before reaching that conclusion, but I think it hit me right as I was filming the ending.

[@bobferranti5222]

You've done a amazing job so far. To be honest, your best bet would be to pull the engine out. You'll be able to address any problems with ease and you wont be fighting tight spaces.

[@gutsngorrrr]

When ordering those new coloured zip ties, I'd also add a large set of plastic hydraulic hose caps, to stop dirt and critters getting into your hydraulic system

[@dolvaran]

Squatch uses a set from Cat I believe. He can;'t praise them enough!

[@fowletm1992]

The cat kit is actually the cheapest kit i could find, does a good job and each compartment has a part number so when you run out you can just order more of the sizes you use

[@anthonywilson2346]

Can you tell me where I can get BSP and whitworth sized crescent wrenches- my best mates next door neighbours dog walker said that if you buy a chineesium tool with US dollars then it automatically claims asylum and becomes neutralised. Have a nice day from the sunny UK😊

[@mikeadoodles]

The best line, " this is a big project". It's a bunch of little projects in a row. Keep up the great work!

[@be3373]

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

[@naomi-g]

I loved that. Just that moment of seeing yourself from the outside. I know that feeling.

[@jmsmaxwell]

Having your own crimper for hoses will be a benefit in the long run as you have other items that need hoses from time to time . Initial cost is high but worth the expense in the long run and beats having to wait to get one from another supplier. I look forward to your videos and the various items you repair and restore to function.

[@lyleminyard2308]

You’re doing a nice job, Matt, there’s a KZbinr captain in Kleeman rebuilding an old backhoe in order to loosen the hydraulic lines. He’s using an air chisel with a blunt end to loosen or shock impact the threads on the nuts, Hydro lines, look him up and try it. It works for him.

[@Poppi2006]

Captain Kleeman, a fireman working on his southern Indiana homestead. Interesting channel, as is this one. 👍

[@IGDZILLA]

I thought it was a cordless hammer drill/chisel. I'll have to go back to check to be sure. He got the tip from Clint on C&C Equipment KZbin channel. Also likely to interest some here.

[@hamongog]

"This is a big project." Understatement of the series and I thought that bulldozer was ridiculous.

[@acblack1032]

You do want to pull the engine way easier for all the repairs you are now getting into. Loved your cat rebuild and by the looks of things, this is going to be super cool as well :)

[@TheCreat]

ok if 8:30 isn't the most impressive demonstration of single hand dexterity I've seen in a while, I don't know what is...

[@fredericmorin]

a true artist at work

[@gordonwedman3179]

I noticed that too. He had oily plastic gloves on as well. Maybe he is actually a surgeon🙂

[@constructionduru5195]

@PacificNorthwestHillbilly Matt, when I replaced most of the hydraulic lines on my machine, I picked up a line crimper at and auction for like $50. The dies were under $125 each. Spent about $600 all said and done... highly recommend!

[@willcorg1979]

Simple Green is an excellent degreaser, just don’t leave it on paint because it’ll etch it. 18:15

[@johnalexander4356]

Just be careful using simple green on aluminum. It will cause corrosion.

[@tonypaul2987]

Keep up the great work man. Love the way you clean and paint stuff you fixed.

[@greggb1416]

Yeah, all those spray can degreasers have different instructions. Most say to spray a warm/hot engine, let set, then hose/pressure wash. I am not one to read instructions (you know real men don’t need instructions or manuals), hahaha..! Then a friend enlightened me. Another friend enlightened me on using the proper tool(s), I see you discovered it on your own with those new proper sized wrenches. It really does make a job easier, and you are young enough, you will most likely be using them again. Great video series, Thank you sir.

[@BurnAndHackett_RC]

Now that you have invested in the correct size wrenches (spanners here in GB!) and pressure washed the goo from the work area I can now relax and watch the video without thinking "why doesn't he just buy a decent spanner and how can he work amongst all that oily crap!" Seriously impressed by your enthusiasm and knowledge and am looking forward to watching you breathe some new life into the old machine. BTW - if you have much more oily crap to wash off, I found that spraying some light oil (paraffin / kerosene / diesel) onto the crappy area and letting that soak in for a few hours would help soften it up before applying any soap / degreaser .

[@stevenhayes3241]

My British cousin, you don't have to worry about dirt, oil, mud etc. with Matt as he is meticulous in the end..

[@JFirn86Q]

Pull engine since your being so thorough. It will make everything SO much easier. Also, those cylinders are ready for resealing when you feel like it.

[@BradinSiouxCity]

Super Clean is the only degreaser you need

[@oldschool1993]

You can buy a cheap crimp tool for a few hundred dollars and also the ferrules for the fittings. Then buy your hose in bulk reels. It will be a lot cheaper than having a hydraulic shop make up those lines. Especially handy when you have fittings that have to be "clocked" a certain direction to each other. It will pay for itself over time just in not having to take a leaking hose into town to get if fixed while your machine sits idle.

[@craigholland2286]

Zep degreaser works the best on build grease

[@TheMadJestyr]

You should get a set of nice 1/8" split point drill bits to make a pilot hole for the stepper. You don't "NEED" a pilot hole for a stepper, but it sure does make things go faster. #30 bit is common for 1/8" rivets and are cheap and easy to come by in bulk.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Man, you're running 8 to 10 degrees warmer than we are here in SE Arizona!

[@ashleyjames6010]

Get yourself an air hammer and give them stubborn hydraulic fittings a bit of a hammer before trying to undo them

[@jarvewhite4451]

As far as making your own hoses, I have found that after buying the crimper (even used) and hoses and fittings and all the different size dies you have way too much invested. It’s easier and much cheaper to buy from surplus center. Even if you need a special fitting on one end you could buy the premade hose from surplus center and take it to a shop and have them install the one fitting you need and you would still have much less invested than having them make the whole thing for you. As you know, the large diameter hoses can get very expensive quickly, and your machine has a lot of them.

[@jerryb953]

It seems to me the way you did the dozer by dismantling it was the best way. I would definitely take it far enough apart to make it easy to get to the major issues. I like Castrol super clean in five gallons and pump spray bottles. I have gotten better results for a lot less money than the foam stuff in metal spray cans. I would also get some bilge diapers to put under. They will not absorb water but will only absorb grease and oil. I believe that VEVOR has reasonable equipment to make your own hydraulic hoses.

[@walrusinanus]

I like the Pride zipties! :D

[@goodness-mercy]

Wow! What a project! I wish I could help, but I am limited to just being a cheerleader. GO HILLYBILLY!!!!!!

[@williamfreeh1198]

double up the zip ties on each fitting instead of just one tie and that will give you 12.

[@minimalself]

filling a parts brush with Oil Eater Cleaner Degreaser workers amazing

[@garysparks2681]

Pretty cool how you muscled all those blues to the correct orientation. 😁

[@Keith_Blackgrove]

You're this deep. You don't want to be dealing with intermittent electrical failures. Give yourself some piece of mind.

[@kansasadventure1831]

I really want to buy a crimper. Hoses really started to catch up with me. I ended up just leaving my machines sitting. I try to replace all my wireing. Make it so nice to have a turn key machine at the end. Excited for more of your videos!

[@lateksisadisti2808]

I know someone may have said this already but get an air hammer or a battery powered one, put a flat faced tool on and give a few braap's to the stuck nut hydraulic fitting and it pop's open. Guy called Captain Kleeman here on YT is fixin an old Ford backhoe and he has had luck with that method. That tracking issue may also be because the other side's track drive motor is going out. You can get those as rebuilt units and sealkits also. Dirt Perfect had that issue on his 120 that is in JD colors. If you gonna pull the engine you might as well fix or at least check the wiring since you have access to it. Least it would greatly reduce the change of a fire and electrical issues later on. Some people have used surpluscenter for their hydraulic needs. Others have made a deal with a local shop for larger quantity of hoses. If you are planning to replace all the hoses that crimper could saveyou some money plus you do have other machines with hydraulics... Also if you want more things to do. You could always think about changing bushings and/or line boring the boom and bucket and changing worn out pins. There are company's that do that and if remember correctly Dirt Perfect has a video where he does that to his JD 120. But yeah great video. Keep doing your stuff.

[@DrewS-y1p]

It is nice to see how the machines works.

[@chrisnye3923]

5 gallon bucket of super clean and a 1 gallon garden sprayer will do wonders!

[@Dysiode]

You're doing amazing work and put on a strong face, but it definitely seems like you're feeling overwhelmed. I hope you're doing alright

[@Narwaro]

Pressure washing looked like it worked quite okay. When I cleaned my forklift for the first time pressure washing didnt do nuffin. I needed to scrape away the caked on hydraulic coal with a brass brush that barely lasted 10 Minutes. It took me a whole day to find all the grease fittings under the dirt 😂😂

[@chrisj2848]

For your ziptie color problem just start using multiple ties to make color combinations like automotive wiring. 36 different color combinations with two ties.

[@ramosel]

I've certainly done that. But now I've switched to colored twist ties (like on your bread bags). They are available in so many colors and patterns now... lengths too. You can re-use them if you just need to make a quick change and they are SOOOO much cheaper to acquire.

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

good idea

[@davewebb5737]

First thing is get a patio cleaner head for the pressure washer they spin and are really good and see if you can buy a second hand crimping tool and make your own hoses. Keep up the great videos

[@brianmadden6080]

Not 100% necessary but good angle head wrenches are a handy thing when working on machines.the crowsfoot will help in some spots too.awesome job.

[@Shamrocknut]

try an electric hammer drill on stuck hydralic fittings just rattle it on the flats of the fitting . capt kleeman did it on an old ford 555 backhoe rebuild , I think it was a tip from the owner of c and c equipment on youtube i think his name is clint.

[@smallblockfuelie]

They make a foam cannon attachment that goes on the end of your power washer wand that’s a game changer for greasy and oily equipment. They’re inexpensive and work well

[@VetvsWorld]

Bro, digging the series. Since I’ve lived in Seattle previously, I understand just how humorous your channel name’s play on words is (while chuckling). 👍🏼

[@jkmcp45]

I’m a retired cat heavy machine mechanic anyway make Sure you can acquire the center flow seals the other thing check your house bearing for play as far as tram ing different speeds it’s either your pilot system into cab or the control valve on the tram motor as far as tools you need to take that wrench cut them off and make a porta power lever so you use it to break hoses free hitachi is famous for discontinuing parts they work great when new but parts are sparse you’ll see good luck brother

[@IGDZILLA]

I'd suggest a complete check of the wiring harness. Electrical gremlins are the worst if they involve intermittent shorts or breaks. You don't want to start a fire or get stranded. You did say the complete knowledge you gained doing the D4 was a bonus. And you don't want to be waiting for the next issue like having the sword of Damocles hanging over you. Greetings from Australia.

[@kenpecora7526]

When you looked in and said "this is a big job" , I cracked up.

[@joegreer5034]

An super clean if you have in your area does an amazing job on grease an oil cheaper than spray too. Great job buy the way

[@markcloer5821]

Not sure how many hydraulic lines you will need but even a used crimper with all the assorted dies you’ll need could easily cost you $5k+🤷🏻‍♂️

[@donlatimer5114]

Looks like you could use a hot water pressure washer for cleaning all that greasy area up along with a good quality degreaser spray

[@yezok01]

I suggest you build the poor mans water heater to supply your pressure washer. It would make it so much nicer to clean and degrease machinery all thats needed is cinder blocks 45 gallon steel drum and fire wood if you wanna get real fancy you can add 5 or 6 steel chimneys through the drum to increase heat transfer to the water and use a used oil burner instead of fire wood but thats getting real fancy

[@silasmarner7586]

I had a frozen faucet bib in my garage and had the guy plumb the new one to hot water, with the plan being if I used a pressure washer it would have hot-ish water. I borrowed a friend's pressure washer and attached it to said hot water bib and went thru two tanks of 75 gallons of water in the water heater. I hit my n. side of the siding (vinyl, NEVER done before), back deck, grill (some mouse incursion in the tank area), underside of van (important 'cause they salt the roads here), Propane tank (it NEVER looked so good!) and some of my concrete slabs/walks. The warm water helps. In some future incarnation you might wanna find a good used Steam CLeaner - I see Mustie1 got a broken one and with some work got it working great, for a small fraction of a price of new one.

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

both my outside bibs have hot/cold water lines running to a bathtub valve so I can dial the temperature. Unfortunately I had shut the water heater off a few weeks prior and forgot to turn it on before cleaning

[@jamesfatula5824]

Why didn't you power wash the area before disconnect those hoses? A clean area is better than dirty area

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

I did, but I couldn't really reach deep in there with the swing device in the way

[@jamesfatula5824]

@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly it doesn't matter ...as long u get the area clean including those fittings too so u don't want water to get inside the fittings

[@johnnyb8463]

Stubborn hose ends can be loosed with an air hammer. Make sure the blade is dull and put it pointing in the untightened position on the connector nut. Should only take a couple of pulses to untighten the connector.

[@coolhandrob8893]

For breaking loose hydraulic fittings a hammer drill with a drill bit that has been ground to a flat blunt tip will work wonders. Just a couple seconds of tapping on it will loosen them up.

[@Curt-dc6cd]

Yank the engine... So many parts you need to replace, are attached to the engine. Just do it now while you have the opportunity 😅😊

[@acmocD2]

Not a Cat, but hey, love watching the thoughtful work and looking forward to your success on this project.

[@alankeats]

Love the Farm.

[@daleolson3506]

Use an air hammer with chisels on those pesky fittings.

[@SnorrioK]

I remember one time at work telling a new kid that marking these with zip ties or tape was a good idea for putting them back together. So he proceeded to remove all pipes and mark them with zip ties, calling me down when he was finished and he had marked them all with the same colour ties. Great... Also, can't run out of colours (1:48) when you can do colour combos (a comment made for autistic people like me that haven't figured out yet that they're allowed to think outside of the box).

[@kb7722]

Ive seen using an air chisel or hammer drill to vibrate/shock the fitting makes them easier to remove.

[@joegreer5034]

Duck tape a shop vac on the fill for hydraulic tank will help stop loss of hydraulic fluid.

[@Duerke]

I use purple power in a sprayer , it's probably less expensive than wd 40 product. Simple green has a few different options and y9u can catch a sale if you look for them. Nice job , thanks for the video.

[@jamessharitt5269]

Oven cleaner works great and cheeper

[@robertgarrett5009]

Ahh the reason orings go all crusty, that really badly blocked hydralic oil cooler. I forsee more crusty orings in your future.😊 Also reason I mentioned that you use the spare rad part on the Cat to cool your hydralic oil on the lp side of the system.

[@mcgama88]

The drone had a view of a wonderful bit as flight. So from 32:00 as back to beginning of this post...."this is a big project"....might have been followed by..."don't try this at home"...but I want to qualify that as a semi retired maint person...who drilled a bit of Jeep fender and worked to pop a vexing dent with a slide hammer...Z(today)..so as a viewer I am sort of cheering any interesting share you care to present. As to your track world. A nicely painted and refit dozer...as well and the excavator in progress....so with trac motion to move about (and operate to satisfying results). Clearly, you are executing as a journeyman fitter, to a long progression of poor care to powerful machines. As a context, I hope you know I share your kind flying of our US flag. As the pressure washing might continue, consider good photographs to the wiring. Also, there are several products as in line, terminal mating as row where any given color code can ease where terminal points join to larger wiring loom. A bolt on terminus that breaks long runs to ease service. I suggest your efforts well found as to end the loss of hydralic fluid as shown to the neglect, and poor past service which gathers dirt, dust and lodgement to critical components. Clean and without leaks, trouble can be found much more easily and addressed. Fire hazard avoided. Transfer as loss of footing and the cost basis of oil all signal a keen set of targets, as with the dozer, addressed one by one to finish. As for hose, and fittings. There are common sizes to some, but to keep hose, the machine to swedge ends, and the various size...I think a best contact developed as supply would be prudent. I simply haver been enjoying the bits you share as I may in fact not have the energy to man handle pumps of this type. I think back to the operator cabin as the start of this project. Next to the worksmanship finish I notice to for instance, the dozer operator station and simply predict a natural outcome ahead. The owner, and fitter to such machines commands respect and so much of that process is also, a key bit as safety. The one handed zip tie was a hoot. Also, those interior seals. I liked the geese shown lately...also. other pets. McGary

[@PsychoticusRex]

Need you some plastic plugs too keep fod out of your hydraulics while you're working on it. :)

[@aubreytycer8708]

Harbor Freight? I buy tools there. If it breaks because I use the tool alot I purchase a Kobalt tool.

[@richardmiller4104]

Zip tie colour just put a green n yellow or 2 yellows or such. Just a thought. I enjoy the video

[@digger_jon2778]

Cheap to buy tool and material and build yourself

[@gregorythomas333]

I have used oven cleaner for the 1st wash then used Gunk degreaser for the 2nd one with good results. The oven cleaner seems to penetrate all the nasty bits pretty well...the fumes are super bad though.

[@graybeardgarage9638]

I really enjoy your process. Great job of talking us through the project.

[@dm55]

Take it from a retired math teacher and the rest of the world, metric is the only way to go. 👍😀

[@isaac3175]

Probably get one from Fraley tractor in Wenatchee for much less and it's already been rebuilt. They weld new material in and re machine them.

[@tombloemker9434]

If you can properly inspect the wires... I had a OBD1 Chevy celebrity that wouldn't run right. It was my first computer car. The wiring harness was oil caked just like your hose bay. I peeled back the entire harness, removed all plastic chafe material, I found a short to ground and ended up cleaning every inch of wire finding two more issues, one being a corroded factory ground crimp and another chafe (short to ground). I would not have found those problems with a visual inspection, I ran all of it through my fingers and felt the decrease in thickness. My story has a happy ending, that car ran another 50K miles only opening the hood for oil changes. If your harness is unmolested by pests, chafe shielding intact and clamped away from chafes you should be able trust it. Maybe inspect what is accessible and get a sense of the original harness build quality before you make a decision.

[@mhkoo1]

You do not need to buy more colored zip ties. With the zip ties that you have you can improvise: have a long green for one and a short green for an other, or have two ties: green+yellow on both sides.

[@Cujo8778]

Hey Brother... Been with you since you began doing videos. I'd say you already know you're going to pull the engine because you won't be happy with yourself and the end result unless you just do it . I know it takes time and money but I'd hate to see you put in the effort you do and see it all hindered by trying to get around just pulling it now . Good luck . Be watch the whole way no matter what you decide.

[@gordonagent7037]

Hi, love your channel. You are very methodical in your approach to machinery, my Grandad always said cleanliness is next to Godliness so it’s great to see you hose down and use a clean area for assembly. How long is a piece of string, only you know your time frame, budget etc but the amount of these rebuilds that I have watched and they don’t replace hoses leads to failures once operating. If you can afford it, the ability to manufacture your own hoses is a tremendous advantage so if you purchase the machinery to do it then it’s money in the bank for you. Again with the motor, how annoyed would you be if you didn’t do some investigation only to have it let you down on a job, away from your workshop, all guards nicely fitted etc. a stitch in time saves nine they say plus peace of mind. I know what you will do, I think you do also. This is another awesome effort on your part, you are one of the best KZbinrs going in my opinion. Can I ask, are you a military trained mechanic or the like. Cheers from Australia

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

Nah, I'm just an amateur. Thanks for watching!

[@gordonagent7037]

@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly well you should be bloody proud of yourself mate, you do an excellent job and present a wonderful programme. A lot of tradies would be lucky to be as efficient as you. All credit to you young man

[@tonypaul2987]

Yes that's a big job man. But what I always say is how dovyouveat a elephant. One bite at a time. Lol

[@thomasramsay4286]

Oven cleaner works wonders

[@cember01]

Interesting to start to see how this thing works. Looks like the engine drives a big hydraulic pump and that's used to power everything else. What about the tracks? Are they hydraulic too? Or some kind of mechanical drive?

[@kozy41]

Go to a comercial cleaning place and get a bag of caustic soda, you can mix it in a weed sprayer, spray it on, a few minutes later rinse it off, wash rinse repeat for penny’s an application and it is way way better than any degreaser.

[@carlaustin7398]

Great job so far. Your "even temper" approach to problem solving impresses me... it was so different than mine. I think you should invest in your own hose making machine. I think it will pay for itself over time. Thanks for sharing.

[@chuckh.2227]

You should probably invest in a cap and plug kit for hydraulic hoses It would keep dirt out of the lines

[@alexfraser8506]

Another great video! love this project and can’t wait to see it finished. Thought the drone footage at the end was awesome too! can’t wait for the next video, just pull the motor, its gonna need to be done anyway!

[@al8161]

You can combine two zip ties colors and then you have a greater number of combinations to catalogue each hose. You don't specifically need 10 different colors. You can even use 3 and have even more combinations.

[@clintonroushff7068]

Color code like resistors... BBROYGBVGW

[@0MoTheG]

He has 6 colors and likely black and white at hand that is 8^2=64 using two. Sounds enough

[@theymg3]

If you compare the image @20:30 with the one @30:44 it looks like you'll have to do a 180 degree rotation to align with the body.

[@thecanadiantradesman7916]

Helpful hint for marking hoses is to use telephone wire sometimes called telecommunication cable. Usually has a bazillion color combinations and they stay on and don't break or get in the way. Plus you can leave them on permanently for the poor soul that has to replace the hose in the future

[@MikeBaxterABC]

Super IDEA ... never thought of this before ... you can pickup a 2 or 3 foot second of phone cable for peanuts at the scrap yard!!

[@thecanadiantradesman7916]

@@MikeBaxterABC yep it works great even for tagging wire connections for easy reference

[@marvinmarlin9655]

Been using it for years and works a treat, plentiful supply and better than using more plastic.

[@thaddeustroyer]

Not "technically" a Brazilian colors only 25 and they are in pairs, so actually 50 colors total. The pair colors are blue, orange, green, brown, slate, and the tracer colors are white, red, black, yellow, violet. For cables with more than 25 pairs, each 25 pair group is bundled with a colored binder following the same color code, eg, the blue/white binder group is the first, containing cable pairs 1 thru 25. Buuuut, with this said, it's a brilliant idea and so easy/cheap. Thank you for sharing.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

thanks for the details!! @@thaddeustroyer

[@derrillbalshaw1199]

I was going to say use a air hammer with a flat end bit directly on the hydraulic nuts. but some one has already mentioned it. Believe me it does work. I use to be a heavy plant mechanic when I left school in 1975, and it was one of the first tricks of the trade I got shown.

[@danielyoder5928]

Plus one. But use a flat chisel point to vibrate the nut on the swivel joint. It can bite in and start turning the nut.

[@world_still_spins]

I wonder if a hair clipper/buzzer/shaver or any buzzing construction tool might have the same effect, or if the low frequency of the air hammer is just correct for that size range of connections and fittings. (the magic frequency seems to be around 5 to 30 hertz/impacts per second with about 1 to 5 lbs (0.45 to 2.3kg) of rotational force input.)

[@SuperSecretSquirell]

@@world_still_spins you go get your ball hair clipper and I'll grab my Snap On air hammer and we'll see which loosens the fitting first. My money in on the SO.

[@world_still_spins]

@@SuperSecretSquirell We might need to suggest to Project Farm to try several different impact tools on hydraulic fittings. (Or maybe TylerTube. Unless Matt wants to go get sponsored by some "hair" trimmer company and test various things on hydraulic fittings.) Did you intend Wahl's hair and beard?

[@GoCoyote]

One trick is to use a rubber glove and a zip tie to cover the ends of the hoses to prevent contamination. I used to have a brass O ring pick to prevent scratches.

[@pablostott7609]

If you want to save some of your struggles with hydraulics use an air hammer or similar to rattle the nuts before you try to. Loosen them. Try it you'll be surprised how much of a difference it makes

[@paulsvensson5247]

Agree, airhammer is the best solution. Works very well in Sweden.😊

[@dustcommander100]

I've been working in 95 degree heat with high humidity, and I feel for you! Sometimes I just stand there and sweat! You do amazing work, dude - and that's hard when it's so hot. or cramped, or dusty, or greasy! On the hoses, I'm interested to see your decision process. I wasn't rebuilding the little backhoe that goes on my tractor - I was using it - and hose after hose ruptured. The hoses on that little machine run inside the boom, so I had to take it off to route them - and there's a cylinder in there, too. After I removed the boom to route the hoses and got the machine back together, the seal on that cylinder failed - and I had to take the boom off again!!!! After about 2 hoses failed, I replaced all of them except the ones for the outriggers. After the first seal failed, every other one did in a short time, except for the cylinder that swings the boom. It was uncanny - as though I had used the wrong hydraulic oil or something - but I hadn't. I guess it's age? The hoses were small diameter and around 6 feet long. I think they averaged $70 each - some came from Kubota and some from the local hose maker. Not a lot of difference in the price, if I remember correctly. Keep up the good work!

[@plumbum48]

You have tackled a big job here but I can see you are not afraid of anything. As a lover of good tools the OCD in me cringes when I see a Cresent wrench turned so the force is on the adjustable jaw instead of the fixed jaw. None of my business but sometimes I can’t help myself. Enjoy what you do and your positive attitude. Keep up the good work!

[@doubledranch]

Hi Matt, I have the same machine but it might be in a bit better condition. If I were to take on your project I would ensure that the hydraulics were leak free and spotlessly clean inside all systems first. The engine should come out if you have the time and energy because you are going to hate yourself if you fire it up and then have to pull it for some reason. Electrical is very important but Hitachi does make a kit to change some of the valves to manual mode. After that it is on to pins,bushings and track issues. Paint,windows and upholstery can always be done after the machine is digging and moving. I am enjoying the series and wish you luck.

[@chuckh.2227]

Your halfway from pulling the engine anyway if the wires are under it you should pull it Last thing you want is wires shorting out

[@lloydprunier4415]

Just for future use maybe, I saw that (Capt Kleeman) on YT uses impact hammer drill on those hydraulic connections and it works miracles!

[@TechGorilla1987]

@1:51 - One should ALWAYS open a pack of zip ties like this. Brilliant packaging!

[@Isthatyoudermot]

I've been watching this channel since the purchase of the Dozer. It is always good to watch. You are so thorough and you think everything through way in advance. Thank you for spending the time to put the videos together for us.

[@tomfaath9106]

If you can go to Home Depot…get the purple industrial strength degreaser….I work in a machine shop…couldn’t clean a machine without it… Keep up the good work I really enjoy you projects!!!

[@tomfaath9106]

Forgot to mention that it’s a Zep product

[@shaktisiddha8414]

You might have to buy or rent? a commercial pressure hose making kit. I don't know how much that will cost, but paying for all these hoses seems prohibitive. Btw, where did all this detailed, meticulous skillset come from? A Tiger Dad? :) I am guessing you are some kind of engineer in real life?

[@anttikaipainen6072]

One handed zip-tie. Got to give props, like a pro

[@merlepatterson]

15:19 Ha ha, yup, it is I didn't own a diesel heated pressure washer, so I bought a Chinese instant water heater off of Ebay (around $200), hooked it up to a propane tank and connected it to my electric pressure washer and BOOM "Steam Cleaner".

[@johnbize5736]

I don't know if you need to pull the engine, but it'll make for great content all the same. Definitely research making your own hoses. I think you could probably find a kit that would do a great job and save a lot of money. With the tractor, dozer, and excavator, you will probably be needing hoses in the future. What to do next? There's so much to choose from, but this is nothing like the D4. I would look at your list of everything, and prioritize as you go. But write it down and keep it in front of you.