Renting AMI Ruckus Rake and Kubota Skid Steer For Yard Project

[@dfusit]

That side yard and field access came out awesome Mike. Your sarcasm is top notch. As a fellow sarcastic bastard I salute you!!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

It's a lost art!

[@edwardgriffin8092]

"Wow". Just "Wow" You're the Man Mike!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Ed!

[@peteouellette975]

Your the only guy that cleans any of DPs equipment, nice going

[@gslope1]

An Emmy worthy performance jumping up for the camera.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

And now for our next installment of… You Broke It, You Fix It! Cap’n, I expected the Kubota was gonna have a breakdown… I was putting my bets down on the track. (No! Not the race track). Little did I realize that the curse under which the loader existed… would extend to the implements it touched! I agree, that hose channel is a breakdown in the making. I can’t believe they didn’t radius the corner. If it was mine… I’d have been practicing my angle grinding. But, then again, I’m not a Lieutenant-Cap’n with access to odd bits of fire hose. Burying wood is a great way to go green. It’ll return to dirt in a few years… if you’re not going to build over it… I can think of no greener way to go! Thanx for the giggles this morning!

[@CaptainKleeman]

I've been told burying trees is the new fancy way to do raised beds, turns out in ahead of the game by accident 😂

[@bradf1467]

If that firefighter gig doesn't work out you can probably be a mechanic at Kubota.

[@likearockcm]

1 hour of work 2 hours of working on it. Looks great,Mike ! Plenty of feed out in that pasture for them goats.

[@mickawe3239]

When you were reversing into the meadow, it sounded like 48 alpine cows at a disco.

[@CaptainKleeman]

😂😂😂😂

[@NailahRoberts]

Using all that stone to make a stone retaining wall with stone steps would look so lovely

[@donalddehaven3229]

Nice job. DP should be grateful when you operate his equipment because you fix what breaks and clean it. You are a man that cares. A man with character. Love the channel

[@russellp4160]

Good morning Mike. Let me grab my second cup of coffee....back in a second.

[@andrewcooper8980]

My buddy had the same problem. Take off the wheels to get as close as possible and then slap them back on. Trust me it works

[@CaptainKleeman]

That makes sense! But if they would adjust the angle of the back plate a fella could leave them on.

[@muskegonhunterscamp]

Compressed description of this video: "Struggle Humor" and I can't turn away. Good stuff Mike, keep the content coming.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@bobbymann2225]

Thanks for the videos, i love watching at my desk job. There is somethign about seeing something /physical/ change which I really enjoy since I am stuck "fixing" things on the internet all day

[@maryyoung4757]

Husband and I love watching your progress. You did a very awesome job!!!! Don't you ever get tired?? Your work ethics are always right on.

[@davidcolesr.8628]

You have some lucky Livestock, they’ll be living the good Life. The Side Yard turned out quite nice Sir. I appreciate you having us along, I’ll catch you on Sunday. Keep It Safe Out There Sir, I hope you and the Family a great Weekend.

[@donnaber4918]

Damn Mike you sure have a lota rocks 😊

[@terryrogers1025]

I will say this young man, if you break it, you stop and fix it, and usually better than when you got it. And imagine this, you clean it to, who knew! Great job thanks for the ride along.

[@SLCFarms]

Maybe dp knows it’s all about to fall apart so he’s like sure take it knowing you’ll bring it back all repaired for him lol 😂

[@CaptainKleeman]

I think you're on to something! Lol

[@glennwolfe1663]

Capt, the transformation looks pretty darn good. Thanks for sharing the video👍👍👍👍👍😸🤗🐺

[@daveloderhose874]

Nice project. Love your sense of humor

[@kaydog2008]

Keeps raining here Saint Louis Metro East IL So over it. 😣👍

[@fuzion430journey3]

You just sprayed me in the eye with brake cleaner thank you

[@MrGhostLt]

Mike look for Repair conveyor belt fastener or Conveyor Belt Vulcanizing temporary solution to keep it going a bit longer.... We have cut slits lengthwise and added 3mm steel wire and then used Vulcanizing material... it works but not optimal the track will hold a lot longer than with out but it's always a cost vs life

[@robertlukacs1762]

Well done, well done my friend. 👏👏🤜🤛

[@robertlukacs1762]

Oh snap, we your people, no workman’s comp claim. And no broken mirrors. LOL

[@dannyhutcheson9932]

Hello Mike, as always it is very enjoyable to watch a hard working young man initiate and complete physically demanding projects such as yours. Its also admirable how well you maintain the equipment. DP surely knows how fortunate he is to have a friend such as you. Be blessed buddy.

[@tmacie2]

That grass is gonna come up nice! Solid work Cap'n!

[@Gomisan]

What a lovely place to live.

[@craigculver1933]

Mike you sure know how to show what a fella can get done by hard work and great attitude. We love watching you transform your property. Stay safe and healthy and thank you for the video.

[@heatherlane9270]

This will be a great position to sit and enjoy the peace of the bush and the scenery. Looking good with clever planning.

[@Erman456]

Great video bro 👏👏👏

[@jamesdearman814]

Oh No Fluffy - you're having fits with the hydraulics on that silly k-word skid steer. always amazed at your determination and the results you achieve. good show mike.

[@leroyroxby2015]

I can see a Kubota repair and service video in your future jk. You always take care of Mike's equipment when you use it👍

[@davidduvall4655]

Old mister Murphy was sure have a good laugh today. And if you keep cleaning up DP equipment he gonna swear somebody stole his stuff he will never recognize it. Looking good at the homestead. You are going to have a great place.

[@CaptainKleeman]

He loves hanging around lol

[@morgansword]

Ya know Mike, a person in the family might paint a cartoon picture of a goat kicking his heels up on one side of the barn approach an a stressed out rooster on the other side where you enter the barn for acetic reasons. I used to do cartoons on flat rocks that showed what was planted on each row in the garden and the kids learned to do it too. Its lots of fun to teach kids to paint/draw pictures. One of my kids turned out to be a dang good artist...

[@CaptainKleeman]

That would be a good time!

[@billbyrnes9505]

Dang dude, what a view! Did you ever think, not to get complex, but, did you ever think what DP would be without you, NYAM, and, of coarse, man behind the scenes? What a crew. And again, I love the commentary and sense of humor that you provide. Great job. Any bald eagles in your area along the river? Make a good drone shot? 😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Crewsy]

Captain Kleeman’s drones don’t get along with eagles 🦅 very well.

[@tonysmith7502]

DP and the others may joke about you but l feel that if they ever needed you that you would have their back....you are definitely a good hard working man, l wish you could be in more of DPs videos

[@504carl]

Well done.

[@claudethomas8084]

good job look nice

[@robertbrady9597]

awesome video

[@JerichoRally]

Good stuff Mike

[@larrykleeman353]

Nice improvement for your family to enjoy a yard. Looking forward to seeing green grass.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Looking really good there Mike. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@Average1212]

You should definitely work for one of the manufactures at a test operator. I have never seen anyone else have as many issues as you do, and considering you don't abuse what you are running that is truly impressive. Great channel to show new equipment operators the type of things they can expect to crop up in normal use.

[@CaptainKleeman]

I would love to do product testing lol

[@TairnKA]

He's Murphy fodder. ;-)

[@thomasdoherty5210]

Trouble is the persons using it before him are not as careful

[@TheBeerbelly007]

Sure looking nice Capt---

[@gayle4804]

Yet again you have put a smile on my face and a giggle laugh you have foresight and you go for everything you want your yard is looking wonderful

[@darinpeardon3233]

Looks awesome bud I love the view you have

[@makingithappen5178]

Ohoy there Captain 🔨🚒. It looks good and both the chickens and the dog agree.

[@dansevern3291]

Wow that was some fun and fancy camera work! Very nice! As for all the repairs, I keep saying it, "hydraulics is the devil." But since you do a lot of maintenance work, would you like to borrow one of my tractors, that might have a few leaks? I'll let you use the brush grapple too, and loan you a trailer to haul it, it's only 800 to a 1000 miles away.😉

[@CaptainKleeman]

Only if I can work on repairs for 40 hours and get 2 hours run time out of it 😂😂

[@maxobara1496]

Nicely done Captain, area is taking shape and it will be a great place to relax for sure👍🇺🇸

[@darrylridlon5918]

always fun watching you ,the way you just dont give up,keep smiling your doing great

[@josephdriscoll8527]

nice transformation , following up with seed and straw put that project to a nice rest

[@HogshooterHotrods]

Good times working on the side yard equipment repair site.... Anyway great progress sad to not see your straw spreading helper. My wife now wants an outdoor kitchen, thanks Captain Lol.

[@4051a]

Another nice job. I hope Murphy stays away on the next one.

[@MikeTorrini]

Man you got a lot done in 26 minutes , it's looking great!

[@allensharlow7763]

Mike it’s looking great around your back yard and around the barn👍👍👍😎😎😎❤️

[@mrmr9488]

Yard is looking good! I think Mike should pay you to borrow his equipment, with the way you give them back repaired and clean.

[@billbergquist4722]

Burying the brush was a good move. Let it turn into dirt instead of polluting the air with smoke.👍

[@CaptainKleeman]

I think it's going to be something I do more often

[@kennethoblenesjr8493]

Man what a nice change from a few months ago. Looking great 👍🎅🏻

[@2dronetek2]

Hahaha!! I totally relate with the feeling of getting a good deal when finding something at Goodwill or St. Vinnies that has a sticker or the tag on it!

[@CaptainKleeman]

We love thrifting!

[@2dronetek2]

@@CaptainKleeman same!

[@bnorris4368]

That power rake is an awesome piece of equipment. Especially when used by a skilled operator. Awesome job.

[@Big-John]

What a day (days) ! I've had plenty like that when What ever you try to do you have to fix something? Your great attitude helps get things done! Keep up the great work 👍

[@mikelskelley]

You seam to have an abundance of flat rock to use as steps, love the videos Mike

[@stevelandwerth6648]

Your alls place is really coming together. Your view of the river is beautiful. Pretty soon you will have all of Dirts equipment in top notch shape. Hang in there.

[@Yackhammer75]

I can see your vision of it in my head and I think it's going to be awesome when you're done. What you already have done looks great too. A little maybe next time you have to mess with those hoses(hopefully not for a while) hit the corners of the rake with a grinder to soften them and give it a more rounded over feel, then go back with the piece of fire hose. Should be a permanent fix. At least as far as that part goes. Still excellent that you took the time while it was apart to fix it. Love preventative maintenance.

[@AndyMohlman]

Looking sweet Mike!

[@ronaldvanotten6812]

I was wondering if the chickens had a great feast with all that grass seed...LOL! You are good at finding problems and repairing them... Have a great day! Ron...

[@jaredking3361]

You have become my favorite channel. I am doing a lot of the same project that you are some just before you make the video and some after your video comes out. Your positive attitude during all of the breakdowns is inspiring! After 30 years on this planet I still expect things to just go well haha.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol they never will! It's a hard thing to accept

[@tomswindler64]

Impressive,the amount of work you put in,changed the looks of that piece of property,kudos to you.not bad for a fireman.keep on doing what your doing 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@andrewcooper8980]

I was refreshing the videos and low and behold, something Worth watching.Thanks mate

[@alexosborne5629]

You finally got 'er done Captain!!! Unusual for a fitting to shear off like that, wonder if there was a weakness in the metal ? 🤔 British parallel threads are common here, well it is my side of the pond 🇬🇧😁 at least you were able to get the fitting you required!! I apologise for breaking your microphone open, I lurched a bit too hard to readjust my seating position..... 😬🤦‍♂️ Level ground will be a sun trap, complimenting the view you have of an ideal barge and low flying spot !!!! 😎😎😎 Those hoses were well worn, very surprised that pipe had not been used along the top to minimise the problem, would only need a short hose to the motor then...... Just a passing thought Mike..... 🤔👍

[@CaptainKleeman]

No worries man, I knew you didn't mean to break the mic lol

[@rickbell3402]

Great job with the skid steer, Mike! Nice improvement to your property!

[@rccolacc]

I can't believe Kubota would use a British pipe thread fitting! I've got a Kubota tractor and ran into some trouble getting a line for the loader because it was a weird JIC size, but British thread is even worse! Lol. That's amazing you even could find one. I'm jealous of the power rake. Wish I had one!

[@bnewton5922]

Hi Mike. It’s very satisfying to watch your vision of a project come true. I’m envious of all the equipment you have available to use but not of all the repairs you have to make. It’s frustrating but you just make it part of the video. I have to say I am already looking forward to seeing the garage build you have planned. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe

[@oddtechman]

That Kubota really has it in for you Cap'n lol .. I thought DP had it rough with the poor machine! and then the ruckus felt left out lol.. The yard is really starting to look good now though!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Ruckus rake was definitely feeling left out

[@kentuckycowboy2]

Looking good Captain and it will be even nicer once it greens up.

[@explorationuk6737]

Mike dude your a great man and friend to the people you know ...I do hope dp knocks of the downtime from your hire agreement lol ...great job looking brill dude 👌.. Peace n love from Cumbria UK 🇬🇧 ❤️

[@wildtimbrown]

You need to add Doggo supervision more often there Bud! You and that dog have accomplished MEGA Stuff! Good on ya Mate!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@kenthesparky178]

Another project coming along nicely,well done captain.👍👌

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Yard turned out really nice. Tuff luck on the problem with the rake, good to see things fixed and possibly upgraded with the fire hose addition. Funny how after seeing DP’s recent video of encasing hydraulic lines in firehose from the Captain I’ve been spotting opportunity for its use on a lot of the KZbin videos I watch in a day. Definitely an improvement on cleanliness. A local farm stand in Central NY has a bridge built in the trees to get their goats to the pen from the barn without cutting off access around the barn, was thinking it’s too bad the really big clay pipe is no longer available, was envisioning a tunnel that popped out of the hillside into the lower field with goats appearing from nowhere. In hindsight they probably wouldn’t like the subterranean feature as much as a flying walkway in the trees. Great to see your projects progress. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@CaptainKleeman]

A goat tunnel would have been pretty cool!

[@pinwizz69]

To bad you couldn't do the KZbin snap your fingers trick and that area is all nice and green grass beautiful for us subs to see. But, in about one month you can show us how beautiful it turned out. The kiddies are gonna love their new play area. The firepit a great place to make some awesome night time Smores memories.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Will definitely do a grass update

[@kenmccall8051]

It's all coming along captain 👍 looks great got to get some sheets for the roof .keep up the positive attitude and great videos 👍👌😎✌️🇺🇲

[@DMAN10]

One step at a time Cap! Great vid…thanks!

[@russellwatkins4261]

Seems like the mechanic work would be more than the rental

[@Camping814]

Looks great! Enjoyable video. You've got me watching until the very end in search of bonus footage, like a Marvel movie.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol I be sure to add some in some future videos

[@larrylane6512]

Nice job Mike,, The equipment happens to break when you have ..Not your fault it's just ready after DP uses it But he takes care of you...

[@chrishelms1967]

Fantastic improvement

[@jamesryan1064]

You are doing a great job with the family property. best wishes for continued success. Tell Mike to get rid of the skid steer (POS)

[@CaptainKleeman]

I wish he would!

[@brucehuff5566]

Your doing a great job and I think it's great that you fix the hydraulic hoses oil tube clean the machine. All kidding aside it's a good situation you have with D P. Stay safe

[@trevdell8048]

You're coming through loud and clear

[@JOYR1234]

good morning you could use the power rake on the trails to fix the little washout and at the bridge for the trail on hill coming down to the bridge

[@CaptainKleeman]

Definitely

[@judgedredd781]

Black Locust-the 2nd best only to Osage Orange (hedge) for fence posts. Lasts a long time and makes for great firewood. Love the project.

[@3cl1]

That's looking good, I'm renting an excavator for the long weekend for some digging at the shop.

[@floydjacksonjr.1545]

Looking good bud.

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

looking very good Mike.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Cap on getting the yard looking great. nice to have Dirt Perfect as ur Boss.

[@pamike4873]

Nice job. Speaking of Black Locust, shipbuilders from way, way, way back used it for what's called treenails. Many times the hull would rot away long before the treenails did. Fence posts will be there long after your grandkids are having kids. Good stuff for sure. Sorry you had such a fix-a-thon when you're trying to get some work done. These things happen. The side yard is looking good. I'm jealous of the views you have of the river. I could spend many a night sitting around a campfire in the early evening out there. I'm less than a mile from the Susquehanna River but I don't have a decent view of it.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hopefully it lasts that long! That would be awesome

[@SuperIanjohnson]

Great progress there, young man. Well done.

[@donmadere4237]

Came out good Cap!

[@bobfromtheband1]

Good stuff CK, looks like you're on the level.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍