Resilience Rewarded: Conquering Land Clearing with Old Iron!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2023
- FINALLY! break down after rain delay after breakdown. The pond improvement project phase 1 is complete!
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Some Company needs to Comp you a skid loader with Attachments for there advertising purposes. I know that if it works out for you and your demands I might add one too my fleet. I have a JCB offset extension boom unit. I have several loaders in my business. But I’m older now and just love the door on the side that can be used an time any position.
Great fun watching your videos 👍👍
Dream team is at again sounds like you should be making the trip for parts keep the 755 alive 👍👋🇨🇦
Getting that axle assembly for the 755 sounds like a good idea, Mike - careful, you might be showing good judgement!
👍🏻👍🏻Awesome job 👏🏻👏🏻
Work with what you have. Looks good. Stay safe
That slippery mud is the devil's grease
I think if you had a new fancy backhoe, I’d be less interested. There’s something about watching old iron working hard that’s intriguing. You’ve easily gotten $5,000 worth of dirt moved and trees cleaned up. These videos will never get old.
Mike, put a couple angle iron pieces on your road drag for concrete blocks to add weight,& get a better surface finish.❤😊
Happy Monday Mike.
I believe the thing I enjoy most about watching you work is your positive attitude when things go wrong. I wish I was more like you in that aspect. I get so mad and you just laugh it off and get to fixing it. Doing great Mike - keep up the awesome work!!!
I've thought the same thing! I need to be more like Mike when things go wrong! 🙂
Cap’n the triple nickel seems to be pretty happy with her new round front tire! And, replacing the broken steering arm with old iron seemed to please the 755. All in all the double nickel sisters appear to be happy again!
I experienced another first this morning… I don’t ever recall you ever knocking me over and finding myself looking up at the tripod. It’s almost as if my eyeballs had been knocked out and the rest of me was still standing! Weird? But, I liked the feeling!
rust off the dirt love it
Glad to see both machines back up and running,you accomplished quite a bit in cleaning up that area.your homemade drag really does a nice job..see your still mistreating your poor camera,can’t have a video without camera mishaps.impressive work.great video just keep doing what your doing and carry on.kudos Mike.👍👍👍😎😎😎👨🚒👨🚒👨🚒
Mike you should do the repairs to the frame on the 555 so you can reinstall the counter weight because most of the time you are not steering because the front tires aren't on the ground
That drag does a great job. It pulls sticks and stones to the top making for easy pickup ✅keeping with minimum sweat 😅
PS: that thumb payed for its self in one day
It definitely did! It's a great addition
Quite an improvement you're doing an awesome job. Love seeing your little one right there with you at the end. As always, thank you for always putting a smile on my face!
If you only had a dump truck 😂 Thank you for the great content!
Yes, the 755 is a good machine. I have a 855 that I have had for over 18 years. I added a Kubota L48 to the fleet, a couple of years ago with the idea being to sell the 855, but my wife and I could not part with it. It is a handy tractor, with its own backhoe, belly mower and a 5' box scraper and 5' brush hog. We love the light foot print and the maneuverability. So much of what you are doing seems that I am watching myself, only 20 years ago or so. You have fun, which is important. Keep on keeping on!
Well done Mike ;)
In that terrain, I'm surprised you haven't tipped the loader over. Good luck. Keep on smiling.
Captain, the land around the pond is really beginning to shape up, that road smoother you hogged together is doing the trick. Keep up the hard work.
Major progress today! So glad that you sorted out all the stumps and roots and got them all moved to a burn pile!🤗
So much is happening, I could just watch for hours. I always get necessary things done first (Daily Bible Reading and Study, housework, cooking and tidying up and spending time with my Man.) then I can relax and feel free to watch videos with whatever time I have left, usually watching partway into the night as I have insomnia.
I'm enjoying your channel very much!👍🌻🦋
Those one liners keep coming - love them. Funny and fun times working on your projects. Looking good too.
Good old, Mikey, getting after it again you inspire me at 68 to go get after it
Hi Mike, with that fancy wheel gun you could be DP's pit crew for his go kart 😂
Great job Mike The Projects are really starting to shape up. sometimes there is not enogh time in the day. Keep up the good work. I saw one of the kidos helping Dad, nice.
One thing about maximizing the distance for moving a pile of dirt with a backhoe is to position yourself at an oblique angle to the pile you want to move so that you take advantage of the maximum swing of the boom. So if you want to move a pile to the left, position the backhoe just off-center to the left and then grab your bucket full's with the boom having to swing off to the right to get it, then swing it the maximum off to the left to dump it. If you back straight into the pile you want to move, you can only swing it 90 degrees. Looks like you're figuring that out though.
I think he knows that especially since he actually said “swing it 180*” but the conditions (mud) prevented him from positioning himself in the optimal position.
Buy the axle. That way the tractor you have will never have a bad front end again it is like insurance.
CAPTAIN, You love it old broken Iron to Repair. The little Tractor run again. The Pond Shore can You grading and Clear. And the old rotten Wood staple You and make a Fire. You have good Work this Day. But then have You a Problem with the Mud. But You Happy. Good Work and Video 💪👌👍
Nice work Captain, you got the broken stuff fixed and piles of material moved all in one video!
Toward the end the 555 was like Alice in Chains.......Down in a Hole!
Morning young man, the project is going well. I'm looking forward to seeing the next episode. 😊
Excellent work Captain. The addition of the thumb makes the 555 at least 50% more productive in both work and satisfaction of time saved and enjoyment great video's 😊
Thank goodness, you’re keeping the rust off the ground😂
Good evening Mike. Always a pleasure being here . Always enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video, cant wait to see what is coming.
Your smile says it all.... you're happy with the stump pile sorted and moved 😁
Now you can see how much subsoil you have to play with for the backfill and level area you are wishing to do.
I thought it was your youngest behind the camera, then the " uh oh " gave it away 😂😂
That triple nickel is hilarious to watch. The front “steer” wheels are more of just a suggestion. Seems better with a load of dirt in the bucket.
Not sure if it is missing a counterweight or if the extend a boom is more than the tractor was designed for…..
Good one, Captain. Thanks as always and take care!
I in joy watching your video. Good to see your daughter helping you on some of your videos.
11:45 I like that idea; we did not even miss you.
Slick maneuvers kind sir. You're getting a lot done. The no quit attitude is working out great. I did think, Houston we have a problem when the big pop happened. Glad it wasn't awful.
I like the thumb, Mike! And yes, never leg go of that 755. They just don't make them like that anymore. Even a trusted JD dealer told me after I inquired as to what my 955 would be worth on a trade, "Don't do it. You will soarly regret it in a short time."
You're getting good at the Ford gymnastics.
Glad to hear that the front end work on the 555 is coming up. The missing weights have been triggering my OCD for a while now and seeing you flailing about in this video was just too much to bear.😃
@ 27:39
You can see that smile from here. 😁
Go LT , all your hard work and money you invested is certainly paying off so you can invest more time improving your homestead ! Happy for you , hard work pays !
Came out nice Mike.
The good news about 2 steps forward and 1 step back is you still get there in the end. It just takes twice as long.
It is fun to watch you stumble through your projects and become Skillful🤨
Good morning
As always Mike your pond , is always improving 👍👍🍮🍮☀️☀️
My friend your channel is one of my favorites,along with the History Channel!!! 😅😅
Boy I bet it’s nice to get the 755 back up and running!😁
Looking forward to much more videos 😂.
You're doing a fine job Mike. Not just anyone can get the desired effect with the loosy-goosy backhoe. BTDT
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Lol! Your little is adorable! Phase 1 looks awsome! The two combined worked awsome! Mike it looks to me you need a little more weight on the front of the 555! But all in all that old thing has a lot of work left in it!
Fine work enjoy watching you work from Barbados
Mike you might think about getting a small section of chain link fence for back of your drag w maybe some clips to remove when not needed…just a thought brother,peace folks…
Damn good looking front tire I must say!! Coming together Captain 🤗👍🇺🇸
I am glad you are doing the road drag, I would be jumping off the tractor every to pick up sticks. :) Thank you.
He's going to need a 5-point seatbelt with all that backhoe acrobatics he's doing
i think that if you had all the perfect equipment and the perfect working conditions you're chanel might not be so entertaining and interesting to watch,thanks for sharing your adventures 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌
Great to finish phase one of lake project. Looking forward to next phase of project.
Don’t know what made me remember it but sometime ago I saw someone on marketplace selling skid steer headstocks. They were cheap if I recall.
The pond site is looking great too
Only way a backhoe will ever get stuck is if you blow a hose on the backhoe otherwise you always have a arm to get out
Hi definitely we choose to be there, we could choose to watch a company pro-mo video where everything goes to script, but I would rather watch someone who has to think on his feet and most of the time gets the job moving on, well did. 👍🌞🐝
Brilliant as always, don't shim those thumb pins, reminds me of the rattle of DP's mini digger 316??, which you often seemed to be landed with.
Whoopty dos and whoopty don'ts. That's a new one on me and I like it. For your thumb shim you might want to consider something longer than washers to give you something to hold while installing the pin. Thanks for sharing. :)
Can’t agree with your philosophy more!!
You can fix a lot on older iron versus making payments on new shinny equipment!
Excellent job
Mike I would jump on that front end as quick as possible it's going to go fast good ID to do that this is Bob from Vero Beach Florida God bless and stay safe and have a great week
If i were you I would buy the 755 front axle for the parts if it is cost effective. Good video as always.
I’m glad to see the 555 had an oops instead of an oh no. You’re pushing the envelope there Captain. Putting lots of stress on the old bones of that vintage stuff might make them slow you down. Looks good though.🐶
If your happy, I’m happy, looking pretty nice sir, you’ve come along way sir, I got 👀 on this project, I want to see how this is going to develope, thanks for the update, enjoyable viewing.
Hi Captain,
A handy tip, you are driving the 555 around with the hoe stuck out the back, this takes all the weight off the front wheels making it difficult to steer. Because the hoe is over balancing the weight to the rear. So move/slew the hoe all the way to either side and the machine will be better balanced when driving.
Also tip the front bucket fully over so that the sharp edges of the bucket dig into the ground when lifting the front up, you will get a better stability of the 555 when using the hoe.
Thanks Keith
Swinging it to one side or the other does in fact not make a more balanced ride lol. Especially when utilizing brake steer as much as I do. 👍
Hello Mike. I will not pretend to tell you how to do your jobs like some. It is looking good, and it looks like one more visit in this spot is going to finish it off. Have good days!
The thumb is pretty nice but I think you’re right if you drilled another hole farther down so that the thumb would be closer to the bucket you might find it a little easier to use on some of the stuff
You pronounce Vevor to rhyme with feather, I'd pronounce Vevor to rhyme to seesaw. Just another example of life's rich tapestry.
Great video thanks.
Don't worry Mike,i jumped too but i didn't let out a scream .👍
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Mike, I have never seen such clay. You could make pottery out of it. How do you ever put drain fields in?
Where I live it's just the opposite. Most of the small town I live in is a gravel bank. My lawn doesn't hold water as long as it takes to rain on it. You're doing a good job. That 555 is paying for it's self.
If you ever need parts for that again try Hamilton Bob's....they carry all kinds of parts for older tractors like that
Mike, I mentioned to you a couple of videos back on the 555 about an electric over hydraulic option for cylinder operation of the thumb. I did some research and there's a company: Orion Motor Tech that has a unit on sale for $252.99 (SKU: HPD-15LS-BK) it is capable of 10,000 pounds of pressure. I talked to their tech service people about the unit and would it handle a thumb on a backhoe. The one I spec'd out is for a double acting cylinder and it would do the job. All you have to do is get you hands on a cylinder with enough throw to fully close and open the thumb, so it's out of the way of digging. I'll bet you could pick up a cylinder at the salvage yard that Mike & Aaron went to for some repair parts a while back. I don't recall the name. I'm guessing you could make the thumb hydraulic for about $500 and some change. It's an easy Google to find the unit I looked at. On my Case 480, the unit would sit nicely on the finder shelf inside the cab. Lee
if you leveled out that spot a little more it would be a great place for a camper or small cabin
Great fix yes I love EBAY what you can find for equipment is so good and fast
Where is my hard hat camera bud?😂 great video as always!
Great video! Keep on keeping on👍
Hey Cap'n, I'm running that stile of thumb, my experience is leave it loose less chance of breaking pins, gives it some flexibility, keep up the great videos 👍🙃
Nono.. I definitely HAVE to be here 😁
Nice work Captain Kleeman. 😊
Need to build a dirt screening rack from whatever junk metal you can scrounge up . I made one from a pile of sucker rod that I bought for scrap price.
It’s all shaping up Captain. The one thing slowing you down the most is the one thing you can’t control. 🌧️
Take the pieces of your 755 that were broken and glue them back together and take the whole unit to a place that has a six axis machine and have a coup made up for both sides so you have spares , worth investigating the price for it anyway, case parts are going to get harder and harder to come by .
Yes sir looking good did the same with what i had to work with .Well done thank you for sharing
Right on
Missing front counterweights save sinking on soft ground but downside is steering not good when wheels are airborne, it' a load of compromising.
Nice work
Yeah, a fire!
When you go to Michigan, let me know if he has a working JD 70 Loader! I want one. Great video! Thanks, Mike! Lee
Looking real nice 👍