As a wife I can attest to THE FACT that wives DON'T brag much about their men's good decisions. Unless their friends married an ever dumber knucklehead. Just A joke, Just A Joke Luv you hun
I love it that you are expanding your abilities. I have faith in you and your learning ability that you will be able to turn that thumb into a hydraulic one in time. We just have to patient.
Part 🤏 of the reason your videos are so enjoyable and entertaining is because you aren’t running all the flashy bells and whistles. You be you Captain. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I feel that you will get every possible use for the 555. When you get a quick connect for your bucket it will be far more useful to you and it will be fun to watch you to come up with uses for the 555😎
Hey a quick suggestion, Get yourself some 3/32" 7018 for the vertical passes. Run it at about 85 amps. much more controllable. but for teaching yourself how to stick weld that is a pretty decent job 👍
In Australia we would call you 'a little Aussie battler' - making the most of what you have with minimal improvements. Making what you do a little easier.
I think with a couple of extra holes, that thumb will work great. I like you showing everyone you can still get the job done with less money. Hard to bet the wobble sticks!
You get a "thumbs" up from me, Captain 😃 On this side of the pond, thumbs on any machine is not heard of..... even suggested to some operators to get one fitted.... and they didn't have a clue 🤷♂️🤣 Can see it is going to help you no end, extra holes down the shank will be a big help. And as for your baked on unique finish paint job..... awsome Sir !!! 😂😁
You have the right mentality about look what I can do vs look what I have. One other homestead channel I watch with same type of attitude is Andy's Little Homestead.
great video Mike,i taught it was christmas morning when you opened your packages you were like a little boy couldn't wait to play with your new toys 😁,you do have the talent and know how to make things work 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌
Haha I wonder if the wife would be more than willing to give an opinion on "good decisions". I know mine sure would!! Excellent addition to the 555! That is going to make your life working around the property soooo much easier
I am a retired master mechanic and never owned a new car, truck or piece of equipment except for one lawn tractor and I still have it. --- It just didn't make sense for me but, I always told those with no skill sets "Your best buy is new with as much warranty as you can get and drive it till it drops !"
Captain, tig welding is for thin metal and tubing. Stick welds are stonger than mig welds. At one pount in my life I was a certified Ironworker welder so I do know what I'm talking about. Nice that you'll finally have a thumb for pulling stumps, moving logs and brush. Anyway, thanks for another entertaining episode in the life of an off duty fireman working on his homestead projects.
Maybe add some homemade rubber bushings to add some stealth to the thumb...😂...maybe paint the thumb like a dinosaur head😂. Thank you for the great content!
Glad you got the thumb. When you drill some more holes, you’ll be able to pick up smaller items. I agree with you that some TH-camrs are buying the best and often.
Hey Cap when ya gonna put the grill and front weights back on? The weights would help with steering control and the grill would protect your hydraulic tank and hoses.Love your videos.👍
As your not a welder and I am can I give you a tip for vertical stick? After you've done the root pass straight up, weave the next passes moving up in a small crescent shape as if you were drawing little smiles non stop side to side gradually going up, try and keep your rod pointing up hill about 40 deg off vertical.
Well that's cool but you know what I think is way cooler ....... each time you get in the backhoe and turn that key - it starts, just like that. I love that 😆
A fella couldn’t have said it any better .Function over frivolity is the name of the game there Captain. You said it right you don’t need to have the latest and greatest,high priced, high tech and fancy pants looking machinery or attachments to get the job done, ie. using a rock to drive in a loose pin. The only thing folks need to ask themselves is will this get the job done.
Mike, you, your wife and kiddos have what you have because you aren't afraid of hard work and jumping smack dab into something and learning how to do it along the way (real nice things included of course!). Y'all have that go to attitude that has made America an awesome place to live in, and that, my friend, deserves a great deal of respect. As always, may you continue to be blessed beyond measure. Thank you for putting a smile on my face and an out-loud chuckle in my home. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.
Love the satirical commentary! Your humor adds to each video. Having said that it’s apparent to everyone watching that you have the skill and temperament to make things work on a limited budget. Keep the videos coming with the 755.
Great addition to your backhoe Captain. You're a great example of a man that makes the best out of what he has. Run what you brung! Great video as always. Keep um coming!
As far as welding, I spent a lot of years repair welding and the single most important thing is that the weld holds and stays holding for the duration, as far as looking pretty, well it’s nice I will grant you that, but also know that it requires practice, practice, practice and more practice, stay the course you will get there. Nice job on the thumb install sir, I like it..thanks for the tag along vid.
Since the dawn of time, man has been limited to only two thumbs. Adam, Moses, George Washington… all great men. But, think how much richer their legacy would have been if they had three!!! Cap’n, you’ll do great things with this historic addition to the triple nickel. Who knows? You might even be able to squeeze in an episode on tripod repair… if you aren’t all thumbs!!!
That thumb is better than no thumb. Having points that lower the thumb farther towards the bucket will be even more beneficial. Enjoy what you have. Too many people are stuck in live thinking that life will be better if they only had this one thing or another. Make due with what you got and get on with it. Been doing without most of my life. Yes, I do dream of the nicer tools, or what ever, but I have been making do so long, when I do have the money, I most often won't spend it. Thanks for sharing.
What you were saying about lower end equipment is exactly why I bought a new 4t mini x instead of an used one. Now at 65 with arthritis kicking my ass and reduced vision I want to operate the equipment, not operate on it. I enjoy your channel, your humor is right there with mine only cleaner.
Strange to suddenly see the name "Vevor" twice in the same week. I bought a 12 ton porta power off Ali Express for $135. It shipped out of NJ came in four days for free. I've never seen the brand before and here it is again. Btw, the porta power is pretty freakin nice. 👍
I was really wondering how a mechanic thumb worked. Much simpler than I imagined! Looking forward to seeing the new welder fired up. Great video, Mike! Lee
Nice addition to the homestead backhoe, it is super nice to have a big piece of equipment to do the heavy lifting even if you have to work on it before you use it!!
When I first started watching dirt perfect and captain was on there. I really did not like him but the more watch him the funnier he is to watch. I have to say he comes up with some strange things to do like his concrete boat. But when he took on rebuilding that backhoe, I thought man is this guy making a big mistake but I got a hand it doing. He did a really good job and the budget friendly thumb seems to be working pretty good
Hi looks like you got what you were expecting, and achieved what you wanted. All things can be improved (even top of the range items) and if you need to do that I am sure you will woke out what you need. All the best. 👍🐝🌞
Thank you so much for being honest and up-front with people about the various aspects of homesteading-it takes work. Love your energy and willingness to teach yourself.
It gets you by Mike and that’s all that matters, the backhoe will do it all it just might not do it as fast! It gets you by on the homestead brother, that’s the thumb I was thinking about but I wasn’t going to say anything about it because I figured you knew about it as long as you have been operating equipment! I was also thinking about homemade forks that quick attached to the bucket so you can do most of everything with one machine! Just a thought Mike! You’re doing great my friend!
Most operators started with a manual thumb. A lot can be learned using one, it will also enhance your use of the hydraulic one. Keep on trucking Captain. 👍
I’m dying laughing from the “your wife’s been bragging to her friends that you make good decisions don’t let her be right about that” 😂
As a wife I can attest to THE FACT that wives DON'T brag much about their men's good decisions.
Unless their friends married an ever dumber knucklehead.
Just A joke, Just A Joke
Luv you hun
Brilliant ain’t he 👍🤣😂🤣
Gotta love Mike's sense of humor.
I love it that you are expanding your abilities. I have faith in you and your learning ability that you will be able to turn that thumb into a hydraulic one in time. We just have to patient.
This is my new quote for the day.
“We’re not sneakin’ up on anybody…”.
Can’t breathe…!
😂
Genius.
🤣
Hi DP, has some nice YELLOW PAINT at his place 😂😂😂 MBTS LEFT IT THERE 😂😂😂😂😂😂 From Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Yay! Kleeman got a thumb!!!! 🎉 very happy for you.
Part 🤏 of the reason your videos are so enjoyable and entertaining is because you aren’t running all the flashy bells and whistles.
You be you Captain. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks! Appreciate the support
Your pretty good with that thing!
Thanks!
Your endless positivity is what the shrink ordered today ❤ being able to see the wheels through the floor 😂
those welding goggles look lik the glasses Jonny Depp wore in charlie and the chocc factory lmao........great build
🤣🤣 yeah they do
Captain Kleeman, I know a guy who has a good cab for the Ford dump truck . 😊
No kidding? Whos that?
Slow and steady Captain, cleaning up nicely and Bones is getting stronger 💪👍🇺🇸
Great work Mike! The thumb is a great asset! Think the 555 owes you nothing by now hey! 🇦🇺🍺🍺
I like it Cap!!!!! 👍
That thumb is a game changer for your place!
Awesome budget friendly thumb for the triple nickel. They sure are handy! BTW, the run what you brung is the only way to go.
I feel that you will get every possible use for the 555. When you get a quick connect for your bucket it will be far more useful to you and it will be fun to watch you to come up with uses for the 555😎
Absolutely love your videos, you keep it real on your channel. I Thank you for that.
Enjoy the video ho i got welder its Ranger 8 and power my mig to .
I am glad to see you put a thumb on the bucket. You really needed it to clear those trees.
Yup, definitely handy
Hey a quick suggestion, Get yourself some 3/32" 7018 for the vertical passes. Run it at about 85 amps. much more controllable. but for teaching yourself how to stick weld that is a pretty decent job 👍
Hey Mike. Glad you finally got a thumb. For as much logging as you do that's going to come in handy.
Definitely 💪
In Australia we would call you 'a little Aussie battler' - making the most of what you have with minimal improvements. Making what you do a little easier.
I think with a couple of extra holes, that thumb will work great. I like you showing everyone you can still get the job done with less money. Hard to bet the wobble sticks!
It works it's in your budget well done 👍
Capt is very happy with a supportive wife behind him ..❤❤😂😂😅😅
You get a "thumbs" up from me, Captain 😃
On this side of the pond, thumbs on any machine is not heard of..... even suggested to some operators to get one fitted.... and they didn't have a clue 🤷♂️🤣
Can see it is going to help you no end, extra holes down the shank will be a big help.
And as for your baked on unique finish paint job..... awsome Sir !!! 😂😁
You have the right mentality about look what I can do vs look what I have. One other homestead channel I watch with same type of attitude is Andy's Little Homestead.
The thumb and small welder will make your life easier. Thanks for sharing.
The thumb works great the boom extension came in handy for that also good job K!
Good thought process and that thumb is totally better than nothing. Keep on smiling.
Always!
I think that manual thumb is going to be a big help around the homestead. 👍
I think so too!
A game changer the thumb she be Will make a difference great watch Captain 👍👋🇨🇦
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Captain great video! You always find a way to get it done! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Thanks 👍
I hope you always stay in the run what you brung crew!
Great Job, Well Done. Thumb is going to be an asset for the backhoe. Weld will work fine with the proper plug.
Great once again video, thanks for sharing Cap. Ya'll have a great day, be blessed. 🇺🇸
great video Mike,i taught it was christmas morning when you opened your packages you were like a little boy couldn't wait to play with your new toys 😁,you do have the talent and know how to make things work 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌
Was definitely excited
Great addition! Budget builds are better than nothing at all! Always enjoy your attitude about life in general! Keep being you!
YEA!!!! For the THUMB! Now enjoy! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great little video,few upgrades come in handy.just keep doing what your doing.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎👨🚒👨🚒👨🚒
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That's why we watch. I have the small Hobart welder because a customer gave it to me. Make it work. Stay safe
I really like your budget wise approach to homesteading.
Haha I wonder if the wife would be more than willing to give an opinion on "good decisions". I know mine sure would!! Excellent addition to the 555! That is going to make your life working around the property soooo much easier
Forgot one advantage, makes that work way more FUN !!!!
Definitely
Great job you did a great job love your videos thank you
It works one good thumb 😊 Thumbs up 👍
Mike, the manual thumb is a great addition to the tractor bucket. Blessings to you.
Thanks 👍
Love watching your videos, your personality makes a great watch Capt.
Always have “LOL” moments
Appreciate the support
Adding more holes to bring down the thumb is a great idea plus having more options is 👌 great video.
Thanks 👍
It works so that's a good thing well done thanks for sharing
Appreciate ya watching
Glad to see you have the thumb for the 555.
You have to quit having so much fun! Love your videos. Thank you
At 23.58 in: "Listen...I don't know how to tell you this...but you had an accident." You always Crack me up.😂
🤣🤣
I am a retired master mechanic and never owned a new car, truck or piece of equipment except for one lawn tractor
and I still have it. --- It just didn't make sense for me but, I always told those with no skill sets "Your best buy is new with
as much warranty as you can get and drive it till it drops !"
Well said
Great! As always, it's nice to watch!
I started with a thumb like that ran it for a 2 years and then upgraded it, get so much more done👍🙃
Rum Mike run! Stay safe brother! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Captain, tig welding is for thin metal and tubing.
Stick welds are stonger than mig welds.
At one pount in my life I was a certified Ironworker welder so I do know what I'm talking about.
Nice that you'll finally have a thumb for pulling stumps, moving logs and brush.
Anyway, thanks for another entertaining episode in the life of an off duty fireman working on his homestead projects.
Thumb on the 555 … living the dream!
very smart purchase on the thumb --inspiring to see how far you have come since i started watching -- thanks for great FAMILY FRIENDLY videos
Captain, your videos are always informative and mostly entertaining!! 😂
Thanks!
Maybe add some homemade rubber bushings to add some stealth to the thumb...😂...maybe paint the thumb like a dinosaur head😂. Thank you for the great content!
Good idea
Great video captain. Love how you show things can be done on a budget. Anyone should just give it a go. Appreciated.
Well said Capt. ,I'm with you on you have to crawl before you walk an run. Like your thinking start small an grow.
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That seems to work well, great job!
Looks like you got the hang of using the manual thumb just fine.
Stay safe Captain
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Glad you got the thumb. When you drill some more holes, you’ll be able to pick up smaller items. I agree with you that some TH-camrs are buying the best and often.
I live in Solsberry, Indiana (Hendricksville). I ❤ your videos…keep them coming. Southern Indiana is a great place to be 😊
Awesome looks like you going to have some fun. Great job Mike keep up the awesome work.
Thanks, will do!
Hey Cap when ya gonna put the grill and front weights back on? The weights would help with steering control and the grill would protect your hydraulic tank and hoses.Love your videos.👍
OK I'll confess I watched your new video today before Dirt Perfects 🙃
🤣🤣
👍 I like it hey Mikey
As your not a welder and I am can I give you a tip for vertical stick?
After you've done the root pass straight up, weave the next passes moving up in a small crescent shape as if you were drawing little smiles non stop side to side gradually going up, try and keep your rod pointing up hill about 40 deg off vertical.
Well that's cool but you know what I think is way cooler ....... each time you get in the backhoe and turn that key - it starts, just like that. I love that 😆
It's a great feeling
Yeah, I love to watch you improvise and your ingenuity that’s what I love about your channel
A fella couldn’t have said it any better .Function over frivolity is the name of the game there Captain. You said it right you don’t need to have the latest and greatest,high priced, high tech and fancy pants looking machinery or attachments to get the job done, ie. using a rock to drive in a loose pin. The only thing folks need to ask themselves is will this get the job done.
💪
Mike, you, your wife and kiddos have what you have because you aren't afraid of hard work and jumping smack dab into something and learning how to do it along the way (real nice things included of course!). Y'all have that go to attitude that has made America an awesome place to live in, and that, my friend, deserves a great deal of respect. As always, may you continue to be blessed beyond measure. Thank you for putting a smile on my face and an out-loud chuckle in my home. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.
Appreciate the support!
Nice work on the installation of the thumb, Capt. I'm fascinated by the 555 videos.
More to come!
Great video Mike great job it works just needs a few adjustments thanks
Love the satirical commentary! Your humor adds to each video. Having said that it’s apparent to everyone watching that you have the skill and temperament to make things work on a limited budget. Keep the videos coming with the 755.
Great addition to your backhoe Captain. You're a great example of a man that makes the best out of what he has. Run what you brung! Great video as always. Keep um coming!
I appreciate that
That's definitely a couple great additions to the arsenal.......lots of sheet metal welding possibilities surround you daily
Your spray painting is a lot like you full of personality,gotta love ya bud😅❤❤
Always good to get free stuff.
As far as welding, I spent a lot of years repair welding and the single most important thing is that the weld holds and stays holding for the duration, as far as looking pretty, well it’s nice I will grant you that, but also know that it requires practice, practice, practice and more practice, stay the course you will get there. Nice job on the thumb install sir, I like it..thanks for the tag along vid.
Since the dawn of time, man has been limited to only two thumbs. Adam, Moses, George Washington… all great men. But, think how much richer their legacy would have been if they had three!!!
Cap’n, you’ll do great things with this historic addition to the triple nickel.
Who knows? You might even be able to squeeze in an episode on tripod repair… if you aren’t all thumbs!!!
Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍
That thumb is better than no thumb. Having points that lower the thumb farther towards the bucket will be even more beneficial. Enjoy what you have. Too many people are stuck in live thinking that life will be better if they only had this one thing or another. Make due with what you got and get on with it. Been doing without most of my life. Yes, I do dream of the nicer tools, or what ever, but I have been making do so long, when I do have the money, I most often won't spend it. Thanks for sharing.
What you were saying about lower end equipment is exactly why I bought a new 4t mini x instead of an used one. Now at 65 with arthritis kicking my ass and reduced vision I want to operate the equipment, not operate on it. I enjoy your channel, your humor is right there with mine only cleaner.
That definitely makes sense. Appreciate ya watching
Strange to suddenly see the name "Vevor" twice in the same week. I bought a 12 ton porta power off Ali Express for $135. It shipped out of NJ came in four days for free. I've never seen the brand before and here it is again. Btw, the porta power is pretty freakin nice. 👍
Ouch, you broke my leg😮😢
😂😂😂
I was really wondering how a mechanic thumb worked. Much simpler than I imagined! Looking forward to seeing the new welder fired up. Great video, Mike! Lee
A Thumb is nice, that's the same one I bought for my backhoe, it is what it is.
That should come in handy!
Nice addition to the homestead backhoe, it is super nice to have a big piece of equipment to do the heavy lifting even if you have to work on it before you use it!!
It sure is!
When I first started watching dirt perfect and captain was on there. I really did not like him but the more watch him the funnier he is to watch. I have to say he comes up with some strange things to do like his concrete boat. But when he took on rebuilding that backhoe, I thought man is this guy making a big mistake but I got a hand it doing. He did a really good job and the budget friendly thumb seems to be working pretty good
Hi looks like you got what you were expecting, and achieved what you wanted. All things can be improved (even top of the range items) and if you need to do that I am sure you will woke out what you need. All the best. 👍🐝🌞
Absolutely
Enjoyed as always
Glad to hear it
Thank you so much for being honest and up-front with people about the various aspects of homesteading-it takes work. Love your energy and willingness to teach yourself.
💪
It gets you by Mike and that’s all that matters, the backhoe will do it all it just might not do it as fast! It gets you by on the homestead brother, that’s the thumb I was thinking about but I wasn’t going to say anything about it because I figured you knew about it as long as you have been operating equipment! I was also thinking about homemade forks that quick attached to the bucket so you can do most of everything with one machine! Just a thought Mike! You’re doing great my friend!
Most operators started with a manual thumb. A lot can be learned using one, it will also enhance your use of the hydraulic one. Keep on trucking Captain. 👍