Screening and spreading top soil

[@thill2570]

I absolutely love your videos I am 21 years old and I am a jack of all trades I do everything from remodeling houses to pouring driveways and running heavy equipment i learn alot watching your videos keep up the good work and keep the videos coming

[@barnes888888]

After being a subscriber for a long time I met Andrew in a Lowes parking lot the other day. I was start struck and said something stupid, sorry Andrew :) What a genuinely nice and talented guy, he also introduced me to Cody. Great work, your videos are informative and mesmerizing, keep it up!!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Russell Barnes all good. Glad to meet you.

[@keithbrown9512]

Andrew this is my first comment. My wife and I do a lot of what you do and we love your channel because just because you don't do things like us is the exact reason we love watching. Besides we don't get much of a chance to watch someone else work and seem to love it as much as we do. God bless brother, stay safe.

[@williamlynn6151]

Hey Andrew love ur channel. But I noticed in the new episode u r driving a new truck. When did u by the white dodge. Does it a Cummings engine. Look good

[@Military-Museum-LP]

You made that look easy. Putting a same depth new topsoil is not easy but you flew through it. Bravo!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@timetable620]

I love all the toys you have. Over the time I have been getting my collection up. I don’t have any large machines yet but I hope one day. One day at a time is all I can do.. thanks for the videos

[@petessite]

magic job andy , looks a real treat , have to get yourself a Power harrow , to go behind your tractor , the best tool for leveling & creating a bloody good seed bed for the ol grass to grow , ive done acres of it & some of the areas have been hard as concrete , power harrow sorted it all out , keep up the good work , love it .....

[@AndrewCamarata]

That like a Harley rake? I was planning on getting that next.

[@EricJern77]

As a midwesterner where all our soil is black this amazes me. So much work for something I take for granted. Nice work!

[@jesseison-bowman3964]

Cool. That screener produced a lot of good material!

[@lakeguy65616]

i've dragged a section of chain link fence behind a riding mower to achieve a similar effect. Nice video. well done.

[@jamesbaumann1180]

Love watching skilled folks in action!

[@truckertom3323]

Quite a transformation you did there Andrew, good job.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@TahirChaudhryartist]

Dude I watch your videos everyday. I found you on KZbin a couple of days ago. I'm a contractor in Brooklyn NY, and I really like watching all your videos. I wonder how this job turned out, it would have been nice to see the after video of the lawn all grown out.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Ill do a video next summer re-visiting a ton of jobs that were done 2018 and 2017 to see how they held up for 1-2 years.

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

@@AndrewCamarata You Lied......

[@BarnStangz]

I'd say that screener works pretty mint and should pay for its self in no time! Nice work Andrew!

[@AndrewCamarata]

BarnStangz thanks.

[@russellclement2058]

Yeah not bad but should be a foot longer and the angle reduced a few degrees

[@lumaillard7305]

Trilfixall

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

@@AndrewCamarata very good for COB as well!! Kind of mass production!!

[@AndrewCamarata]

@@russellclement2058 the angle can be changed

[@petergregguk4131]

i watch all your vlogs and love them all.your a great worker.i am in uk ,i watch youtube on my 49ins smart tv.i never miss vlog,cant say i like music however i would recomend you as a top worker that does a great job.you put your heart in your work and it shows.me i am old man 71.thank you for great vlogs much better than tv.i put a like on all your vlogs however they dont count from tv for some reason.your a star in your own right.thanks again peter gg stourbridge uk

[@mikethespikemorgan]

When Andrews music gets interesting, I just turn it down and keep watching his excellent work.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks, glad you like the videos, when the videos are sped up like the audio is gone, the video is a little weird silent, so I add music from the KZbin library, some people like it.

[@keigan9006]

Great job with getting that mix of soil and mulch spread around that house. You did a great job and that guy is going to end up with more Grass than he is going to want to mow.

[@pandvsims]

The track machine can dig very well! Thanks for sharing. Nice work!

[@cat637d]

Very nice job Andrew, your screener is a great machine, I imagine you will have a lot of work for it in your area. Stay safe Sir!

[@carld3184]

I used a box blade behind the 4wd tractor for lawn prep. With the scarifiers down I have pulled up big chunks of concrete and roots, not sure the home owners even appreciated it. Then I watched you spread the topsoil so fast, not sure I could have done it any better. Anyway I am retired now and have fun watching your excellent video instead. I like your screener.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@thekeatons4]

great video... thank you for taking the time to shoot! Keep them coming... enjoy watching quality work being done.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks, yes there will be more videos.

[@bradhilmoe7887]

Excellent Video Andrew Thanks for taking the time to show off the screener in action

[@AndrewCamarata]

No problem.

[@kenthest4849]

revisit this place and show how the grass is doing :) love when you go and check out old jobsites!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah, I want to do a video where all I do is re-visit stuff.

[@joelclark634]

@@AndrewCamarata i think it would be good

[@matthewschliesser3835]

@@AndrewCamarata that would be sweet!

[@michaelobrien8224]

You are a good operator. I would recommend killing the weeds a couple weeks prior. I then scraped the property with a tooth bucket. It worked out great The lawn will come in better. Really nice work. If you get a new machine I really liked the bobtach I had it was nice changing attachments.

[@pcdubya]

Skills right there now, my new favorite channel.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@treeclimbing7798]

Nice job... Looks good...

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@adonquinn]

I know someone posted this already but DANG you should be working all the time! Freaking Master....A++++++ Work. Joy to Watch!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@BS0821]

Every time I see you work with the skidsteer I'm dying to get one myself. Those things are so damn versatile.

[@AndrewCamarata]

yeah, they are cool.

[@javierdelosreyes1281]

another outstanding job andrew

[@ralphcarbone299]

Great Videos Andrew. The next attachment for your skidsteer should be a Harley rake. Ton's of uses!!!!

[@joha7484]

i like your current screener better, much better, Andrew (July 29, 2019 Monday)

[@AndrewCamarata]

Think so? I guess I should compare them head to head.

[@joha7484]

@@AndrewCamarata the area covered in the project matters, right?

[@aaronburford5701]

Never seen this before.... but i like it! Great video!

[@art1muz13]

YOU DO EXCELLENT WORK MR. C.

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Nice job. Thought you would have scarifies the old soil, before placing the fresh soil on top.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks, that wouldn't have been a bad idea, I would need a tooth bucket or something though.

[@MidwestToolReview]

Why did you not scrape the ground to remove weeds, etc before adding the new dirt.

[@BENLINUZ]

Alright cool another video. I love watching these

[@maraudermitchelli]

Excellent job, I learned something how to top dress with a skid steer.

[@soci0path]

I hope this guy is making bank off of these videos. I enjoy them all

[@tophauler8626]

ur one hard working guy and to do all of that solo is impressive too

[@johnpyle8027]

I worked as a landscaper for two summers at an amusement park. The entire park was self contained, nothing was hired out. we had half a dozen enormous green houses and at the end of every summer they kept my friend and I on and we dug every plant out of the park by hand and re potted them then stored them in the greenhouses. we "made" dirt so to speak. We would go out and dig up black dirt and screed it to powder. Then we "cooked" it! Yes, cooked the dirt! it killed any weeds, then we added perlite and other minerals and potted every plant. Your wife could never burn anything in the oven that smells worse than cooked dirt!

[@OxAO]

Are you talking about wetting the soil and cooking it to over 212 deg F? (boiling point of water) Or do you mean composting to 170 deg F? Thanks

[@josephsfields]

If there is any chance you could swing by and get a few shots and an interview for a follow up video, that would be awesome. Andrew, you did your thing awesome but the questions of weather this works and if fertilizer and additional issues were in play would make an awesome video. Gobs of folks just want to grow grass.

[@AndrewCamarata]

I need to go back and see how this one did. Might have to wait till next year though, we got our first snow storm happening right now.

[@Brextime]

That is some impressive compost

[@jeremiahkent851]

I like the music and the machine running

[@AndrewCamarata]

Glad to hear.

[@stevenrobertson9583]

Another awesome 😎 job!

[@popko12345]

nice machine andrew

[@toms641]

You are a really hard and dedicated worker Andrew. But I think in this project you really need a lot more than 30 yards of soil to fortify that lawn. Healthy grass plants have roots almost a foot deep. Maybe you wouldn't need a foot deep of new soil, but more than 30 yards total.

[@DieselRamcharger]

just aerate before spreading...you realize water penetrates soil and takes nutrients with it...right?

[@DieselRamcharger]

guess you've never seen sod.

[@DruFishing]

In this case he’s good. The soil he screened is the same as what’s creating the layer underneath the newly enriched soil. Side note: The difference in what constitutes topsoil in different areas than my own is amazing. The stuff I sell for lawns is black as coal.

[@incubatork]

ALL The best lawn grass has very shallow root system that is why lots of people buy ready grown turf and lay it in rolls. If grass roots get deep the grass growes in tufts and you do not get a nice lawn. Check it out, grass with long roots long grass, short roots short grass, the top growth is usually equal to the root size.

[@886014]

Bullshit! When turf is harvested most of the roots are cut, that's why when it's laid it needs to be watered like heck. Once it's established you cut the watering frequency way back to establish deeper roots. An inch or two of soil laid on top of clay, right! I'm not having a go at the creator, I think he's a good guy, but this was NOT a good job. That area should have been tilled to break up the clay and mix in the organics. That owner will always have trouble growing good lawn on that site.

[@scottrlynch]

You do good work Andrew

[@Erythropoietin]

I was expecting that drone overview in the end as always :) Thanks for the videos

[@AndrewCamarata]

I was waiting to go get a nice drone shot of a green lawn. Its like winter now, that wont be till next yeah. So I uploaded it.

[@Erythropoietin]

Hehe its fine. I just that it became kinda standard on the end :) Thanks for the reply... love the channel.

[@myhops]

So cool how you can see the soil dry out and change colour at 5:11

[@Mitalayeka]

Andrew, can u also fly a plane? I love your work brother, its always a treat when u upload one.

[@ustinman8446]

Your 864 is perfect for the Forestry Mulcher!

[@garygundlach4016]

I've got the same screener love the thing.

[@shifttube1283]

man just thinking i bet this dude dont give to shit what people think about his work and well i dont blame him lot of bad comments but this guy has skills and works damn hard

[@dadmezz4024]

I would think that your customer's love that you video the work you performrd for them.

[@pdemail18]

The house faces west which looks to be part of the challenge. Times laps shows the sun go away early in the day. Then the shadow of the house across the street also casts a large print over the front lawn as demonstrated at the end of the video as you are pulling away. Sometimes customers ask us to do things we don't necessarily agree with, but the machines need to keep working. Want Grass---Those seeds need water. No sprinkler system, that chick going to need a few pocket hoses for this job!

[@AndrewCamarata]

I should go back to this site and check how it did. This was over a year ago.

[@randallelliott1969]

Great job

[@Senkino5o]

Fine work.

[@IntegraDIY]

Favorite part was the whole thing great video man 😎

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@MrPlod999]

How can a part be a 'whole' thing? Ridiculous comment to make.

[@tonyscott9659]

Do you ever have a bad day, cos it looks like you have fun every day

[@burkhardgobler8581]

Hi Andrew Its COOL Video

[@moultonditcher6187]

The ultimate landscape and seed bed prep tool,HARLEY power box rake,second to none.

[@melissay2215]

We will need to do this in the spring once our house is finished being built. My question is how thick of top soil should you place so I can plant a nice lawn and shrubs around the house. I guess in my head, I was thinking a solid foot of top soil would be ideal, but maybe it doesn’t need to be that deep?

[@MTKRAILROAD]

How has the castle been? Any invasions?

[@cat637d]

VERY nice work!

[@AndrewCamarata]

cat637d thanks.

[@Wolfmancollectibles]

Hey bud you did a great job but speaking from experience after you spread out the top soil and compost you should have went over the entire yard with a tiller and tilled the ground up and then serviced the dirt, doing that would have broken up the old rock hard dirt and mixed it with the new dirt and compost and would have been better for the growth of new grass!

[@KevinDye101]

I have a feeling the customer didn't pay for that service.

[@JerryDLTN]

Could have used the Soil Preparator as he used in another video

[@smashingbrandon]

looks good bud!

[@weso2103]

Great skills, dude!! I'm a bobcat myself too. I love to do landscapes

[@fx7775]

On a job like this, do you rent the screener & bobcat? Or is it included in the bid? Im in tx & on the fence of buying a screener. Their not cheap so im considering renting it out or doing the work myself. Fyi, i like your video & to be honest with you. You are a true go getter! Wish you all the blessings in the world bubba.

[@jfrohne]

Those bobcat alsway look kinda cute while working with them

[@cmc7106]

Another great video!!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks

[@johnhenderson8360]

Great job, the only thing I might have done different would be after the soil and compost were spread, is lightly till it with a 3Pt hitch tiller. Maybe just an inch or two into the original soil base. Then seed it, roll it to insure good seed to soil contact, add a little fertilize and cover it with shredded straw.

[@BrianIsdale]

Great job. I would love to see a follow up of this technique

[@xlandscaper]

Just curious, any reason why the customer did not get the correct amount of top soil and having it done the right way? If it were my job I would have measured for 4" deep, rototilled, graded, hand raked than seeded with a brillion seeder. A very light top dress with compost is not the right way way to start a new lawn especially with compacted dirt. No criticism here, everyone does things their way but I'm just curious. @20k sq feet that's roughly 240 yards of soil. 2" is obviously 1/2 but the results of even 1" tilled would make an much better end result and healthier lawn.

[@Ramdodge582]

Fook me that guy better get a riding lawn mover with a beer holder!

[@johnwojtsvideos3616]

Love your toys!

[@Oneupthesleevecustoms]

wicked lapses mate Gopro Session big memory card and external power pack?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yes.

[@scheov]

awesome job

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Andrew .

[@jaimegarcia1176]

Saludos desde Puerto Rico Veo tosdos lo videos

[@Northern_Farmer]

Great job....

[@DontStopBrent]

Andrew, have you ever looked at buying a power rake for your skid steer. Spread and separate all in one wack. Look into it.

[@73DiamondReo]

turned out pretty good. Any plans on getting a harley rake?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks. I wasn't planning on it, maybe. It would have probably worked well there.

[@jeffreybail353]

very satisfying to watch great work like always

[@WoodsconsinWoodworking]

I love your videos and keep them coming! I had started a concrete and landscaping business a few years out of high school but during the 3 year of business my high schools buddy I was in partnership with decided to drain the savings account and sneak off. Leaving me and the business to go under and major debt. However, my questions are: 1 why didn't you re-run the pile of garbage to gain a bit more of topsoil and 2 I need a screener like yours. I looked up and see a new one is like 6700.00. Where did you get yours?

[@AndrewCamarata]

That could be screened again. I think I paid a little less than that for it. www.omhproscreen.com/

[@antisocialpotato7631]

My recommendation would be to shovel equal parts dirt and compost into a large bucket, mix them up, and THEN spread it. Better chance of growth just as long as you remember to water the grass

[@colerodgers3393]

The very upbeat music throws me off everytime

[@georgepretnick4460]

That screener appeared to have a pretty big electric motor on it. Most likely, three phase 460V. Three phase current is available in a residential neighborhood? Or, do you have a phase converter? Either way, it's gotta draw a lot of amps.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Its just 120v house electric. A honda 2000 watt generator runs that thing fine if there is no place to plug it in.

[@electrofelon]

Looks good, nice job. That screener is awesome, do you know if you can change out mesh sizes for different sized material? I'm thinking of buying one.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yes it works well. Yes, they sell many different size screens for it.

[@jamakersgaming9315]

good job bud

[@dennisfahlstrom1257]

Nice job Andrew. I’d like to buy one of those strainers to separate out dirt from rocks and other debris. My 40 acres in the Ozark’s is about 35% rock. I know it would take a good long time to clear up that much and leave 3-4” of decent soil and mulch but I have a good heavy tractor that’s up to the job. How much does a strainer like yours go for? I was considering building one but yours looks real effective.

[@AndrewCamarata]

I think I paid $5600 for that, those aren't hard to get, they will ship it to your door. It works well, just as long as the material is dry.

[@aroundthegroundlandscaping7107]

You could probably screen the junk pile agian alot fines in there.

[@rhysfaulkner8508]

Top job mate ! I mostly use 360s with blade float equipped for jobs like this. I would like to have ago at a job with a skid steer but you don’t see a lot of them over here in the U.K. 😔

[@almyers8074]

That was a good lawn to use a cultipacker on.

[@rjm5439]

RJM@54 7 days ago where did you get your soil Screener for this job looks like a very interesting piece of equipment

[@AndrewCamarata]

I bought it new, its a slg78, just google that, they will ship it right to your door if you want one.

[@stephenlees9752]

Hey mate nice good, what kind of screen is that? I like it, who makes them? I am in Darwin Australia but would ship it across if the price was right. I run a Case 40xt wheel skid steer and thinking of updating to a CAT tracked machine. No need to worry about anything freezing here 42deg C to day and i had to be on a Roof!! Keep up the good work bud.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Its a Delsit slg 78 screener. They sell them new now. I like it. Thanks.

[@leniczek1992]

That's an interesting screener setup how much does a small screener like that cost?

[@AndrewCamarata]

I think those are $5600 new.

[@leniczek1992]

Thanks, I work for a large contractor in my area doing commercial work but a buddy of mine and I are working on a small startup company, he's the financial backing of the company and I understand the excavation and clearing work that we are taking on so I run the jobs. We've got an ASV rc60 skid with bucket forks grapple brush hog and a few more that we seldomly use, a cat 305 mini excavator with hydraulic thumb, and a bandit 2090 21" chipper to consolidate the brush from clearing. Going to look at a 650h Deere dozer this week. Glad to see other small guys out there busting ass to make it happen.

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Hi Andrew, I just ordered one of these screens , Brad is delivering it next week . Thanks for the video that's how i found the screen. I am trying to get a feel for how to charge .... do you charge for the CTL plus so much for the screen. I am in Missouri so i realize the pricing is going to be different but would like to know what other guys are doing? If this is to personal of a question i 'll understand. Great videos by the way !

[@AndrewCamarata]

That's a good question. I think on that job, I just gave a set price for the whole thing. I cant really remember, it may have been $700 for the screening day, which I felt was fair. Working by the hour, I would probably charge $100 per hour for those two machines. Maybe less if it was a multiple day thing.

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Thanks for the answer. I get $80 and hour for my TL 240 Takeuchi would you only be getting an extra $20 per hour for the screen? How many loads do you think you screened ? That price seems like a great deal for the owner by not having to import topsoil. I hope you made money.

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

I was considering $ 150 - $200 per hour depending upon production of the screen since you wouldn't have to import topsoil.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yeah? I guess get whatever you can. I don't know if the screen is worth $120/hr by itself. I may try to charge more on the next job.

[@TairnKA]

It's a shame you couldn't mix the two materials before spreading it but you did a good job, hopefully you'll show us the result? :-)

[@AndrewCamarata]

I was delaying this video, waiting to go back there and get a nice drone shot of the wall and a green lawn. But this was too late in the year. That probably wont be a green lawn till next year.

[@duxmyman555]

Andrew Camarata Any updates.. would love to see what it looks like now 👍

[@greglewellen4510]

Soils conditioner would have been good. Nice job Andrew

[@fredberfal1246]

good job and video

[@1944chevytruck]

thanks 4 video. be kind.

[@jeffherbel6269]

Was the screener a new purchase or a rental. ? Great work by the way!

[@AndrewCamarata]

New, it was $5600

[@dasb00t32]

And worth it @@@AndrewCamarata