Fixing track roller on Yanmar excavator

[@Ants_Pants]

Some audio issues in the beginning, the problem seems to sort itself out at around 5minute mark, sorry for the inconvenience, Needed this thing in working condition for some stump removals with the dozer, planning to release that video this Friday.

[@Lou1ouze]

Ahah I checked 3 times my headphone connection. Thanks for the vid, glad your under carriage is doing great overall :)

[@pete5892]

CrapPro

[@JohnFerris-z2n]

Love your ingenuity Andries. You are outstanding at fixing with what you have on hand. However there will be a day when ingenuity can overcome the need for new parts. Until then we need to boost Andris’s subscribers so that he can be financially prepared for that day. This channel deserves a subscriber following way beyond 32.2k. Spread the word among your friends and family.

[@coinstipatedtexan83]

There's an old saying, The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys, and expensive toys are expensive to maintain. Love your channel

[@Ants_Pants]

Great point!

[@tomrobinson6779]

You are Andris MacGyver with your clever ways of adaption and improvisation. See you Friday !

[@Ants_Pants]

:D

[@ricktoole9991]

What luck ! ANTS PANTS on Wednesday

[@karleck1119]

Mid week delight

[@tortuegeniale3044]

After « the yellow monster », « the Limping Blue » 😂 Your Life is so colorful 🥰

[@Ants_Pants]

:D lol

[@markrich6657]

Hi Andris, grease is cheaper than metal. When you push the grease through,you push the rubbish out. ☺👍👍👍brilliant video as usual. Take care. MARK uk

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah

[@markrich6657]

Thanks again for reply😁👍👍👍👍

[@daveharper5655]

I have to say ants that your videos are a very welcome distraction from all the strife in the world, you make a lot of people happier when they see what you are doing. From the bottom of my heart I say thank you. Be blessed sir.

[@Ants_Pants]

Wow, thanks

[@peeps124]

Well that was a nice surprise extra video! Thanks Andris. Fix looks good to me, and you seemed to get the track off and back on with no real drama, happy days! Joseph looks very proud of his new paintjob!

[@Ants_Pants]

Drama was edited out 😂😂

[@peeps124]

@@Ants_Pants ssshh don't spoil it!

[@storytimewithkhanlee3146]

Thanks for the mid week surprise, new best friend.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks you too my friend

[@JP22095]

Mid week video! Always appreciated! Cool stuff.

[@Ants_Pants]

Glad you like them!

[@TheSoloAsylum]

This channel needs 10X more subs

[@Ants_Pants]

Well your here so that counts at least 10 folds 👍

[@buttonmonkey6845]

Cool, a bonus video😀. Definitely grease and do it regularly then the fresh grease will purge out dirt and reduce wear. 👋😀🇬🇧

[@Ants_Pants]

Great point!

[@Sthilboy56]

A bonus midweek video, awesome

[@LumpyFPV]

I'm with you dude - run it dry. That original roller repair was absolutely worth it. 🤘🏼

[@markmartin9444]

Those pins should last several years

[@dhache1195]

I never would have imagined that you and I could have something in common; we have exactly the very same working ''safety shoes'', including the color. 😏😏😏😏😏 Good work again on your ''x cava tor'' Be well ✌✌✌

[@Ants_Pants]

haha :D

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands. thanks for the video Andris . Sincerely Hollandduck

[@Ants_Pants]

My pleasure!

[@hollandduck79]

@@Ants_Pants 👍❤

[@debrarupp2027]

Even though I don't know much about the serving of the machines you are entertaining and interesting to watch. I sit here wishing I knew a hard work talented man like yourself. Always a joy to watch your videos. Blessings to you and your family.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks for your comment

[@johnferris2919]

Love the mid week bonus….keep them coming.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks! Will do!

[@robertzapatka1082]

I had to chuckle when you welded the washer without the roller. But I also chuckled when Andrew welded the bulldozer blade bracket on upside down. Great repair as usual!

[@Ants_Pants]

😂😂

[@russellfreeburn6284]

Love the mid week video, cheers

[@Ants_Pants]

Nice bro

[@Nena84734]

That’s so cool, I’m hoping this was a bonus episode!

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@peterjohn63]

Nice repair Andris,,,

[@mccarlsson28]

Ohjä Ohjä :) extra video from my favorite KZbinr. It's like even better than winning on lottery 😂❤

[@Ants_Pants]

lol

[@DoubleMFarmHomestead]

Great repair!! I don't know about running dry, I've always liked to grease, grease and then grease some more. Then when I'm through I will add a little more grease.😂

[@Ants_Pants]

Bunch of grease

[@DoubleMFarmHomestead]

@@Ants_Pants LOL

[@peterouellette3874]

Nice going, Ant

[@TheJimcrooks800]

A good wee repair Andris. But grease, grease and more grease will definitely be better than running dry. However, you know the wear that the rollers get and especially travel to/from jobs. I totally admire your repairs every time.

[@Ants_Pants]

true

[@chrislindquist2003]

Another entertaining video Andris. And a bonus this week! I think your undercarriage repair is perfect for what you use your machine for.

[@danthefrst]

A job can be done either the right way or the wrong way. If it is done the right way,just forget it has even been done. If it is done the wrong way 4he head ache will make us rember not doing it that way again. As long as it is done with lots of violence and grease! Remeber greasing your shaft Andris! All of them. As much as possible! If you grease the bottom rollers atleast you will prevent some of the dirt to accumulate inside and soil your shafts and push out that which have entered and you dont want your shaft to be soiled. 🤣🤣👍 Great thanks

[@Ants_Pants]

😂 gotcha

[@bengalloway4090]

I look forward to seeing your videos every week. Love your content.

[@Ants_Pants]

I appreciate that!

[@davidpelfini2255]

Wow, a midweek bonus episode. Hope your week is going well and looking forward to this Friday's video.

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

Another Andrew Camarata repair. Great job Ants, I'm sure that's going to hold for many videos more.

[@Ants_Pants]

I hope so!

[@xzytqweo3538]

My dad was like you and always making parts for machinery and his sawmill among other thing. He always said that grease is the life fluid of all moving parts. He also said to regularly grease those parts. So if you would just grease all the fittings right before use. That will push out any sand or grit in those home made rollers increasing the life. Yeah I know...such a bummer to do it every time you use the thing but believe me it works. Looking forward to your Friday video release.

[@Ants_Pants]

👌👍

[@MBFavazza]

Are we going to start seeing midweek vids? I was quite surprised to see you pop up on my notifications. Love to see more if possible. See you Friday!!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Sometimes, sure. If i have something

[@mikehunt3222]

How are we so blessed as to get 2 videos in 1 week from the Estonian “Macgyver” (an old American TV show from the 80’s where a guy could make anything out of nothing, like he could make an intercontinental ballistic missile out of a toothpick, duct tape, and a wooden match). I guarantee that weld will hold……..until it don’t. And if it does break again then just tell it to “piss off”. It would probably be better to keep the rollers greased because that will keep out the larger stuff that would do damage quicker. Plus every time you grease it, it will push the dirty grease out. That’s my theory anyway and I’m almost always never right.

[@Ants_Pants]

yup

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you Antis,I think vet in the rollers is better or else water will go in there and make them stuck.

[@stevedue4485]

Absolutley worth it, We need Joseph around! Greta video as always Andris.

[@Ants_Pants]

hehe

[@ShimmyShimmy1111]

What a surprise :) have a great week!🌸

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you! You too!

[@bradleyschneider3871]

Sweet a bonus video....hope we have another one coming this weekend! Also was hoping you checked your other rollers ❤😊

[@Ants_Pants]

Soon 😇

[@rickybobby9255]

Nice job fixing that roller. Good to check your prior work for wear - it looks good.

[@Ants_Pants]

Right on

[@scottnyc6572]

Is it already Friday??

[@Ants_Pants]

mid-week madness

[@SwampS22]

Thought the same😂 Get completly confused, thought I lost some days during the week 😅

[@melissaroth4467]

I am both fascinated and terrified of welding. lol

[@Ants_Pants]

Why so

[@melissaroth4467]

@@Ants_Pants Fascinated by sparks flying and molten metal. Terrified because I am pretty sure I'd burn myself if I tried. LOL

[@joefranklin9380]

No bro everything has to be oiled, you have to super clean with old machines. thank you for Joseph..

[@Ants_Pants]

:)

[@jcyran]

Congrats on 32K subscribers 🏆

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ianwille5780]

I always enjoy having my shaft well lubed, also it is good to have the hole for the shaft well lubed…..

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@Furrylittleproblem12]

It's always a good week when Ants releases an extra video

[@Ants_Pants]

yup

[@stoptheirlies]

No, don't run them dry Ant, in fact make sure you grease them often, then the new grease will push any dirt out. Bob. UK

[@petermamo560]

Ants, you are amazing. How you overcome problems, and just as good as new. It’s a massive pleasure watching you work, plus you do it all on your own, amazing!!! Love your channel 👍👍

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you so much!

[@kjstutzman7692]

OH I SEE trying to sneak a video in on us! 😮 BUT IT DID NOT work - we got to see it anyways! 😂 LOL Thanks, I always said you should do more videos per week (even if some are not so long) So I do thank you for this unexpected video ( and it was interesting) I personally think your homemade rollers are doing just well…. Just goes to so what a talented individual you are, Until next one! 😜

[@Ants_Pants]

i will try harder!

[@deborahfaulk5532]

Oh yay, it’s Friday, I’m so happy!

[@deborahfaulk5532]

See you Friday, take care

[@deborahfaulk5532]

😂😂

[@Ants_Pants]

lol

[@Birch_Lv]

I liked these extra special videos.👌 Are tires of t - 40am change or brand new?🤔

[@Ants_Pants]

their 4 or 5 years old now.

[@mastershark]

Great show 😀

[@vinnie5519]

I love watching your videos....keep up the good work..

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you! Will do!

[@johnferris4237]

Always enjoy your videos and how you make and fix so much with what you have just lying around…or your personal Santa Claus just delivers it. My 2 rules for heavy equipment 1) change the fluids regularly, 2) grease anything that moves every time you look at the machine.

[@Ants_Pants]

Good tips

[@ianoriordan7551]

Pack with grease

[@doctormaddix2143]

Ants, I really like your vids and your humour. keep it up. You're the european andrew camarata.. maybe you're even better ;)

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks! 😃

[@MrJiblack]

It's my favorite Estonian Andris "Camerata"

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol 👍

[@1944chevytruck]

Good job!.... you need a bigger shop to keep your machines out of the weather including "Joseph"

[@Ants_Pants]

Working on it!

[@homerjaysimpson1890]

Still totally worth it! just imagine how much you saved. Regarding the bolts: We say: Where there is grease there is no dirt... especially in wet conditions. Your grease fittings are perfect, you just have to use em more often I guess ;-)

[@Ants_Pants]

Still work up to this day and i did that many years ago

[@danielcolby7293]

lovely little video danke i usually read a lot of the comments but didn’t see the loud clunk and the “what the hell was that?” addressed…do you know what happened?

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Great vid,,it's not Friday ,,, or is it I'm to old to think.😮😮

[@Ants_Pants]

too old :D

[@eck8240]

You got it buddy you're in the right you got it right yeah people can learn from you hang in there you're good bless that mess❤

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks mate

[@horstszibulski19]

Oh, you discovered the YT shorts function? 18 mins are way beyond your usual playtime... 😂 Anyway, nice job, had to say "Oops" together with you for the welding mistake... 😂👍👍👍

[@Ants_Pants]

😂😂

[@Rossfab]

Hope you get your lathe soon!

[@Ants_Pants]

I have it now

[@WestHamBubbleBoy]

Honestly, as much as I like this video, and you know how much I like what you do Ant, I was expecting more, which is why this comment is late. I much prefer to watch an hour long video rather than 18 minutes. No sooner had I sat down comfortably with drink in one hand, crisps in another,your video was over 😢 When is the next coming out?

[@Ants_Pants]

As always. On friday. Cheers 👍

[@colinbrooks6290]

Maybe part of the track re- connecting with the rolls !😮

[@colinbrooks6290]

Ants…. Have great happy wend with your family and friends🎉💥😎🍺👍…. Family is everything 😘🥰

[@sergejstarvids9656]

Привет Антс, удачи тебе и крепкого здоровья.

[@EarnhardtFan]

love your channel

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks bro

[@mm9773]

7:17 Classic

[@MegaKnutten]

ty and stay safe bro

[@Ants_Pants]

You too mate

[@chrisoakey9841]

If the rollers start to wear out, you can always put in a piece if aluminium pipe as a sacrificial sleeve. Just change it every year or so to keep the hole close to round. It was a great fix, and room to repeat, or aa i suggest add a bandaid to.

[@Ants_Pants]

:D

[@ionracer24]

I think some anti-seize should be used on the pins to give some friction protection at least

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼 ………………………………………….WOW, this was a surprise!

[@Ants_Pants]

Hope it was worth it!

[@davidianero5528]

Great job

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍

[@rickhaver5876]

Enjoy your videos immensely! For what it’s worth ( which I concede is probably very little to you ) I think you should start a savings account for new sprockets and rollers seeing how important that machine is to your homestead. Good luck!!!😊

[@mm9773]

Homestead, shmomeshmead. Priorities: zipline first, then bulldozer, then sprockets.

[@rickhaver5876]

@@mm9773 that’s why I said savings account. Save a little at a time.

[@johnferris2919]

I would agree if it was a daily use piece of equipment. However on a budget I applaud the ingenuity to design and implement solutions using scrap. No doubt there will be a day when the big investment is required. Until then let’s call on our friends and family to boost Andris level of subscription to fund the purchase. 32.2K subscribers is way below the content and sarcasm value.

[@mm9773]

To be honest, I’m with Rick: I would like to see what a new sprocket looks like, and if the old ones are really that badly worn, I would have bitten the bullet or tried to save up for new ones. But on the other hand, we must remember that life is suffering, and we need things like ziplines and dozers to alleviate it.

[@Ants_Pants]

lol

[@mantequilla9336]

Great content dude. Kinda inspiring for me. Keep up the good work.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks, will do!

[@SteveRivett]

you need to make some sort of contraption to make use of the auxiliary hydraulic system on that machine

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup. The valves are totally rusted shut though

[@SuperMAZ007]

Well done, that was very tedious work. I would say you did fine, it will last until the next repair.

[@Ants_Pants]

thanks bro

[@msmth]

Yes Sir good day to you.. i thought i would leave you this idea for your construction vehicles.. Maybe you should consider adding led light bars all around the exteriors of the equipment.. it would be especially handy at night and even more in the winter at night if needed.. also for heat inside your equipment in the winter. You could use a Buddy Heater which uses liquid propane canisters as a fuel. Which im sure would be especially great in the winter again.. lastly as a project for the future. Maybe you should consider a Koi Pond on yur property. You already have a water source which you could use to circulate fresh water through ghe koi pond year round . Add a few benches and its a great area to sit and relax and even barecue around with family.. ooops i forgot to mention maybe you should consider a solar system to add lighting around your property also which again be great for night time security and you could also add security cameras around critical areas and driveways to your property adding more security and protection... just some ideas i thought i would share with you.. i greatly enjoy your content and know you look for vb ideas to do to keep content coming. Thank you

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you sir, all good ideas 👍

[@DanielJackD]

Nice 👏

[@29lookingood]

In a while crocodile 🤭🤣👍🏾🇬🇧💙

[@user-Sleepy]

Can hear better with headphones or ear buds. Sounds on right side only, in case you all want to hear everything. 👍🏼

[@Ants_Pants]

👍

[@melissaroth4467]

I noticed the same with my headphones.

[@alk5749]

If it works, it’s not a bad idea. Looks like it worked.

[@darrenharber6711]

You need to build a extension of the shed for Joseph he's jealous

[@Ants_Pants]

Joseph won't be satisfied with a shed, he wants a container castle

[@29lookingood]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@Ants_Pants

[@arjanvogel6444]

I don't think your mother is going to like that near her beautiful farm.

[@Ants_Pants]

@@arjanvogel6444 Yeah true, i need to buy some property on the moon

[@dustcommander100]

I am curious about how the roller was originally installed and meant to be removed. I would never wish to be critical, but I think the washer is not hard material and may bend, allowing a weld to break. This much I know for sure - if something does happen, you will fix it again and make it even better. I know that!

[@Ants_Pants]

yeah

[@richardkelleher1711]

I've never owned tracked equipment, but I see a lot of videos where the tracks get compressed for maintenance and it always seems to push out a massive quantity of very clean grease. Isn't there some way to capture that grease and push it back in after the work is complete?

[@Ants_Pants]

Not worth it. The amount that comes out is around 1 to 2 dollars worth.

[@carlsmith2826]

You can shop online to find a cnc plasma shop to make you a new set of drive sprockets.

[@shakdidagalimal]

15:25 yeah it wasn't fully seated on the track rollers, it was stuck up on the bottom rollers a bit you can see it drop in the vid Awesome roller job

[@Ants_Pants]

Looking good 👍

[@brandygray5894]

Hey bro... great video. Anything that moves should get grease..LOTS OF GREASE!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Yes it does!

[@karl-magnuspolhager8156]

Keep rolling Bro !

[@Ants_Pants]

yup

[@thepubliceye]

FYI I tink operators lift the machine up to make a really tight turn so as not to force a track off.

[@merlepatterson]

I would say it depends on the type of use on whether or not you should run your rollers dry or greased? If you travel a lot from digging spot to digging spot, then greased might be the way to go. If you only travel short distances and dig for longer periods of time, then dry would probably be best. Though, with your modifications, it's hard to tell since it is non standard and you'll have to see the wear patterns over time? On the other hand, even if you wear more, you said you rebuilt them for only a hundred bucks or so. So another rebuild at several hundred more hours doesn't seem like too much of a price to pay for whatever kind of wear you end up with?

[@Ants_Pants]

maybe yeah

[@joshbaker2437]

I think it's a horse a piece, or it's up to you. Since it's just an idler roller, I can see grease would attract a lot of debris, but at the same time grease would keep it from seizing up

[@Ants_Pants]

Yup

[@dionwilson6747]

Your the man!

[@johnbagley1441]

Hello from the uk

[@Ants_Pants]

hi

[@allanwinter4991]

Graphite on the pins could work and collect less dirt.

[@joker68.2]

Could you not weld a large bolt on then you could change rollers also when needed

[@Ants_Pants]

could yeah

[@Werner1971TWM]

Hi ants, cool video. Have you ever tried graphite powder to lubricate? It´s dry and lubricates.

[@Ants_Pants]

No i havent

[@Werner1971TWM]

@@Ants_Pants Give it a try. I didn`t test it on an excavator, but on with the wheels of 1/16 tank model. They spin freely for five years now.