0:01 drone shot following truck and trailer. 0:39 up close on the trailer. 1:02 unloading. 1:23 controls and operations crash course. 2:18 moving down the trail. 3:30 snagged on a tree. 3:52 loose hardware. 5:49 on site repair. 6:51 a helper suddenly appears. 8:06 old man strength. 8:30 location change and a pupper. 9:45 heat it and beat it. 11:00 contact! 12:26 good 'nuff! 13:36 a little chuckle. 14:32 world's best apprentice. 15:00 extra bolt. 15:50 weeble wobble. 17:05 Action! 17:36 first bite. 19:30 mud wrestling, puddle splashing and ballet all in one. 20:30 introducing the crusher. 21:09 some pups and a little blade work. 21:40 smart pup. 22:40 graded and moving in. 23:23 crusher goes to work. 24:30 how sketchy do you want it? 26:15 round 2. Conveyor belt looks happy. 27:43 satisfying time lapse. 29:20 little😉 pile of rocks and some comments on operation. 30:08 what a tease!
In my 17 years in the stone crushing industry, I have never been so concerned about safety. These machines are unforgiving when it comes to bodily harm, please be careful, and for heaven's sake, no hands near moving parts. With love from a snowy and cold Sweden.
Reminds me of growing up in my dad's rock quarry in the 60s. I well remember standing with a foot on a small ledge on either side of the jaw's interior, swinging a 16lb sledge breaking up rocks that hung up. Usually tried to break them still in the feeder, but every once in a while one would fall wrong, and out came the sledge. Ours wasn't vibratory feed. Had a steel track, controlled manually, to feed. Our rock was limestone, not as dark as what you have. Jaw was adjustable, and we kept it screwed down to 3 inches out of the crusher. Ran it thru a screen plant, then a hammermill secondary crusher then thru screens again. Except our 3 inch base rock. Swung the conveyor 90 degrees to the left and straight from crusher to stockpile. In those days, kids could get away with working around the equipment, except when an inspector showed up. Always knew in advance when he was coming so that made it easier to disdappear til he left. Ah, the good old days!
@@andrewadams488 ,sounds like something out of a mob movie. Joke. Lake Mead outside of Vegas is drying up and many cement shoes have been discovered. Just saying
I've been watching andrew since he started his u tube channel I've been running heavy equipment for 28 years and that young man has worked his ass off to get what he has to gets you with hard work I'm sure your parents are very proud you.
I often wonder how much of the equipment he buys comes directly from youtube revenue. Like "ok, my videos made enough money, now I can go buy a rock crusher, and make more videos"
What I like about A⚡C is he not scripted like a corporate network. When he messes up or makes a mistake you are right there with him going through the pain of nuts and bolts. Like thee old saying goes. " If it has t!+$ or wheels it's going to give you problems. Jk
Hey Andrew. It's nice to see you letting other guys share some footage of your projects. I know you must have more footage than would even be possible to edit and post, so being able to see what's going on through their channels is a nice bonus for the viewer.
"That's an ignorable problem." -goes into the Andrew Camarata hall of fame along with the others. Gotta love the way you persevere and overcome life's ignorable problems; you are an inspiration! Thank you for the videos.
"I didn't need to be on there anymore" "I would look like it was just painted" (completely predictable thing happened for obvious reasons) "FOR NO REASON" "That might have been an outside job" And now, we can formally confer Hall of Fame status upon: "That's an ignorable problem".
I loved that the last sentence is, "really what's next is that's got to be blasted". Can't wait for that one Andrew! Nice job straightening that shaft to good enough.
I'm pretty sure the blasting vid is already out- as is the issues and then replacement of the big dump. Planning on rewatching- didn't realize at the time the blasting was on the mountain top till he started road building with all the stone
I have experience from volunteering at a mine in college. One crucial tip, always wire the blast timing from the center hole outward radially. I can also give advice on running a stand up pneumatic rock drill , they have two speeds, idle and death drill😂😂😂 hang on the drill with leg about 60 from horizontal behind you, use your weight combined with pressure from the leg pneumatics to drive the drill into the rock without much effort
@@singncarpenter6270 Pretty sure this is on the mountian with the flat top. The blasting on Andrews land a while back was the shipping container drive way going up to the top behind the castle. Or am I missing something. He has 2 mountains.
@@jaylast1958 Are you sure that was on this channel? There are several other channels that have Andrew related content. We saw that big fuck-off pond blast on Andrew's channel that was uploaded on 16th November, but other than that, I can only remember un-crushed rock with much larger pieces being laid on the mountain road. I dread to think how much money has gone into the mountain property with all the equipment bought mainly for that project. ISTR Chris Guin's (Letsdig18) friend Charlie's rock crusher being a quarter million dollar investment, so this one had to be $50K. Well it might have been before Andrew got his hands on it.
Kinda hard in that kind of rock, but not impossible. Honestly, he should just mine as much rock as he can from an open pit and use it (crushed) to sell it to his customers. Being able to expedite processes whilst you're working on overarching projects is a good method to be more sought after. IE: you're asked to make a driveway. You also provide the road base. That's how we started, gave the customer the option to buy (in the asking price) the raw materials or to obtain them some place else, which caused delays and all that jazz. Most customers choose to use our distribution system. Rarely, and mostly for specific stuff, do they go with outside stuff these days. Repeat customers, almost never.
No shortage of rock on top of the mountain, another cool tool to have. Watching you progress in the past 6 years has been great Andrew, thanks for the never boring content. Blasting next, that sounds great.
Your capacity and willingness to just roll with the hard knocks (sometimes literally) and push through frustrating setbacks continues to impress and inspire, Andrew. Great to see the two of you working through the bumps and hurdles that came up during this project, and ultimately get some good work done in the end. :) Also great fun, as always, to see your resources and capabilities continue to grow!
Now we know the story. Crusher is to slow and finicky for Andrew. Clear a spot, blast, haul rock and then crush boulders after breaking. Then truck ah-s**t and newer bell. Andrew is very, very determined to rock the roads. Finally with dirt bosses help, rock flies till dozer repair. I thought I had it bad, but may 2023 go better for you Andrew. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oh man, can't wait for a "that just broke for no reason" with the crusher! 25:05 was like some hard core Battle Bots! Nice work and happy to see a video on this thing!
I really don't know why I find all of Andrew's videos so interesting but for some reason I can't seem to stop watching. This rock crusher was fascinating, but I was SURE that some of those larger rocks would not be able to be fed through the teeth of that machine and sure enough, I was wrong! Excellent stuff. I'm a huge fan!
Awesome purchase. Having a track crusher is a total game changer. I’ve used these before are well as fixed plant jaw crushers. You might be able to tighten up the jaw down at the toggle plate by adding shims or some crushers have a hydro set for the close side setting to make finer material - but effects throughout. Also if you “choke feed” it you’ll have less long platey pieces. - I saw some in your crusher run pile. On that type of crusher they can get jammed up underneath and rip the belt. I’ve split a belt complete in half lengthwise by something getting jammed up underneath. Also load it with a large excavator. Set on a higher pad so you can see kind of into the jaw. With the excavator you can pick through the pile and size a bucket to match the indeed size of the crusher. Also mounting a large parabolic mirror (or if you really want to be fancy a camera) so you can see down into the jaw helps. Also make sure all your loader/excavator teeth are tight - if they get down in the jaw they can fired out the top like a rocket.
Pretty sure the crusher has a fine adjustment on it. The closer it is on the bottom determines the rock size. Yes a better set up is indeed needed. Lots of prep work can make an operation run much faster. Digging up the right material and stacking it pretty full is key.
Must be a 250K investment, at least. for crushing some slate for a forrest road. Money seems to be the leastof issues here. hope fully it will see some good use, and good video content.
@@Rimrock300 Think about it like this. Imagine how much it would cost to have someone come in and build said road. For a mile road at that grade its going to cost a huge amount of money because they will likely truck in all of that road base and not make it on site. 250k and after he is done with it can sell it for 200k easy. He can even crush up enough to make the entire top a solid base of stone. Not only for this project any projects coming in the future.
@@kameljoe21 See where you're going. Yeah, he can make the numbers turn out for his benefit, crush up some large piles for current and some future projects, then pass the machine on while it's still in relative good shape and low hours
Started watching - while unloading the unit my thought was "Andrew is so hard on equipment - I give him 30 minutes run time to totally bung this up" -- NOPE, busted before first use THIS is why I watch
Dear rlindyb 👍👌👏 2) As I already mentioned often before: Not even a single piece of equipment/tool will ever outlive the "usual behaviour" of Mr. Camarata (respectively the typical Camarata treatment). Nearly everything is always overstrained/overstressed and/or overloaded. I'm very glad to see, that he treats his dogs way better. Best regards, luck and health.
Like I said in a different comment, he's definitely good at fixing stuff, but he also has a "knack" for breaking it in the first place too. An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure.
I loved the addition of this piece of equipment. It's really a step up in size. I thought the big wheel loader was the biggest, but this one is impressive. It's fun to watch the rocks fall down into the mouth and the teeth begin to chew them down to size. You're right about getting used to the proper feeding of this animal.
A couple things about rock crushers are it does not hurt to have them angled downhill to get more feet out of them and you should always have the jar box full
I watch a concrete crushing operation close to my house & they don't put cement blocks into the box as large as the rocks Andrew was using. Maybe the cement is harder than the rocks he's crushing but should he try to put smaller rocks in it in order to prevent breakdowns.
Andrew, I have been watching your videos for some time now and you amaze me how figure out how to fix such complicated equipment. You never seem to get upset or frustrated with things or people which is an awful good trait. You are enjoyable to watch and support. I have been trying to figure out your relationship with Sam as she seems to enjoy working with you and isn't afraid of trying anything. She seems as mild-mannered as you. I also noticed she grew her hair longer recently which I liked. Well let me say it is a pleasure watching your videos and I hope you let us know your relationship with Sam sometime in the future. You two seem well-suited...
Very cool. Maybe you could push up a dirt ramp by the rock receiver hopper so you could use other loaders to load the rock and not be limited to just the big boy front loader. Just a thought. Great job and thanks for sharing the new tool. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Enjoyed the rock crusher video. Wish you had extended the video with footage of you spreading some of the newly crushed stone. Would love to see it and your progress on your mountain roads.
Phenomenal cool purchase mate... that will be useful for your work but also be an opportunity to create new work applications... Love your channel.. Big shout out to Cody and Blue from UK.
@@AndrewCamarata Andrew I sent you a message after you told me to get a hold of you cuz I mentioned your b roll to new subscribers, never heard back? Sent you a mail o gram or whatever.
That track loader was WAY more suited for that cut-and-level operation to set up that rock crusher, NOT ONLY because it is larger, but just because how track loaders work [assuming the operator actually knows how to use them properly, of course].
When you said you had a rock crusher you were not kidding. That is a monster! Go big or stay at home. You need a dial indicator and a long pipe to fix that shaft. great machine.
Hi Andrew. Good purchase. Perfect for making road base. That will prove to be invaluable on your mountain top, and future jobs. Also don't let the negative comments EVER wear you down. Most of it comes through jealousy either because they are scared to try or lazy. Some could, come because of things that are beyond their control and are plain old pissed. Which is understandable. That's the problem with these comment sections, we really don't know each other, so we don't know which part of are heart it comes from. Merry Christmas. Ed from Chicago 🙂
I do lots of mobile jaw crashing and you made a great purchase there .keep it greased like way more than you think it needs at least once a day, keep it level and try your best to not put any metal wood or mud through it ,keep your excavator near it with the hammer attached and keep a consistent amount on the shaker table so the Jaw is always 3/4 full and making a consistent product! Oh yeah dont let anything freeze in it if your gonna run in cold weather run it for a while to clean it out and spray the belts and pullies with rv antifreeze at the end.
Incredible job Andrew! very satisfying to see how you find a good solution to all the various problems life throws at you. something i need to remember when tackling the more tedious technical type problems i deal with.
Was I the only one that got heart broken when the conveyor belt got slightly damaged? I felt your pain Andrew! Glad it was minor. This was the bad boy I was waiting for to complete the long road repair for the mountain. Can't wait to see the awesome video for that one! Got my popcorn waiting and ready 😎👍
Belt should be fixed tomorrow, looks like we're going to be snowed out though. At least things are ready for next year. That truck got stuck on ice today too. Skidder was barley able to save it.
Epic video and another massive installment. Just like Jesse said back along, Big things are happening on Mount Camarata. I wonder what's happening after the road build. A castle 2 possibly. After years of watching gold and opal mining that machines end conveyor motor is a point of failure and snag point. Don't know why they didn't opt for a 90 degree worm drive motor mounts on both sides. Sam is an absolute asset to have working with you
The spindle/axle that you were bending back into position at the start of the video may be worth trying to fix better. You may choose to do it when you get it back into your workshop - if you can machine one to replace it getting it welded back into position might pose some interesting challenges - I was thinking that if it were made so it was longer than it needs to be (and cut down when you've got it in place) you could make a housing to position it that fixed onto the body of the rockbreaker using something like threaded rod so you could get it into the exact position required. It might be worth trying to use a laser level light to assist with postioning. It might be the case that what you've done works well for a couple of years and you've got plenty of time to think about how to replace it if you need to.
Haven’t been around crushing operations much but I think you’d benefit from loading it with a track hoe instead of the 973, with the track hoe you can sort it out better than with the 973 and also you could set up the excavator on a bench above the crusher that way you could see what’s going on, good luck with it
I was thinking the same thing. Really need to build up a massive pile before hand then using a track hoe to load it non stop with someone scooping in to the truck. Just pitching it in to a pile. I am not sure if that conveyor pivots side to side or not.
@@kameljoe21 my thoughts exactly , a bench to sit the excavator on so you have a clear view , sorting the material is crucial. Jamming the jaw crusher isn’t productive, adds unnecessary wear 👍🇨🇦
I’ve been watching your videos for years now. One of the reasons I got into heavy equipment was your videos. Now I make all kinds of rock at a mine using a J1170 Jaw. Anyway good stuff and thanks for the inspiration over the years :)
Another absolutely outstanding video!! Bravo! 👍 Bravo!! 🙌 😊😊 Thank you Andy! And here’s wishing you & your squeeze, and your family and her family a absolutely wonderful MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎁🎄
As a mining engineer it makes me glad to see you getting more into the rock side of things, pun intended. Like you mentioned to get really any further with that face you'll have to drill and blast. On another note you have some pretty heavily bedded planes so a good investment if you keep have problems is to invest in a slab breaker jaw die set, they'll make quick work of those long skinny pieces especially with that rock.
Does anyone think Sam has flashes of near death accidents fixing and moving stuff with Andrew?? I like how Andrew fixes the stuff that breaks, he is right about how weak they make stuff now. I have been with this channel for awhile, glad to see how big it's gotten. G-d bless.
Sure man, like the rock crusher is meant to crash in a tree and not get damaged... Most of the times, he is the one, that is responsible for breaking the stuff, not the companies.
Another gripping adventure, I had no idea where this was going, but Andrew came through with a win! Glad to see the new addition to his equipment line up! I'm sure we'll have more fun with this! Stay well and stay safe! Happy Holidays to everyone!
You’re a visionary Andrew. Bravo. After the rock trucks saga - it seems that you definitely get what you pay for. So getting the bigger better machine will hopefully pay off for you. Great video as always. 👏👏👏
You should make/get a grizzly to help you pre-sort the material and get rid of any mud off it. Adds another step, but anything smaller than whatever you make it (probably 4" in this case) would fall off, and you can add a second layer overtop to help get rid of the bigger stuff.
It’s nice seeing all the pieces coming together like a puzzle with all your big machines that seemed too big at first but now that you are buying others it’s size it is upping the whole level
You are a brilliant hard working young man. Slow down just a bit and play closer attention and it might save you some work in the future. Absolutely love this channel. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, I’m sure there’s a learning curve with this machine that I would think. Emphasis are put on rocks not mud sticks or logs lol. Best of luck with that machine. I hope it does what you need it to do.😊
I know in Connecticut crushed stone has drastically increased in price over the last few years. If you can crush your own material for projects it would certainly save a lot of trips to the quarry and put more of the profits back in your pocket.
@@jackpatteeuw9244 interesting, all the good stuff around me is blasted ledge that gets crushed to a variety of diameters. I love the stuff. I’ve always called it aggregate basically 3/4” crushed stone mixed with stone dust. It’s great for driveways it really locks together nicely. Some guys sell bank gravel but it’s always a sandy mix and doesn’t lock together I suppose he could also now crush and recycle waste concrete. That’s become a big thing in my area too but I think it sucks
This machine was bought for content, do you know how many loads he'd have to buy to pay for this machine and his labour to run it never mind the fuel it burns. I built a road 1.5 kms long over 60 triaxle loads cost was $30,000 and it was 3/4 inch gravel not 4 plus or minus. I was gonna buy my own gravel truck and haul it myself but to save the $7200 dollars for trucking part of the 30,000 id have to buy a good used truck for 80 to a hundred grand plus insurance plus fuel.
nice machine! i used to crush field rocks with a rock crusher behind a tractor (rotor with fixed hammers turning opposite direction of the tractor). i don t know if your crusher work the same way with a rotor, but what i learned is the most efficient crushing is when you have the less loess, clay and organic matter and the more rock in the bulk entering the crusher. clay, loam, wood etc works as shock absorber, and thats you dont need in the crusher. and also those materials create a lot more wear to the than pure rocks, acting as a grinding paste
The rock crusher chasing the side-by-side @2:34 put me in mind of the T-rex chasing the jeep in Jurassic Park. I am not sure which one would do the most damage if it caught you?
It’s looking like we are gonna get hammered with snow here tonight and tomorrow! Can’t wait to see some snowmobile videos from you! Or some snowplowing videos, those are always fun.
Wow. Would love to have one of those. How much did that set you back? I'm curious what happens to the material that falls through the first screen before the crusher.
If you have splines it can handle small wobbling but with that shrink disc coupling it's stiff and will put high stress on the bearings and decrease the life time of that hydraulic engine. Iff it now is flange mounted.
It was really great that Mike the Dirt Boss could come out and help you out , you both together really got a lot done and you latest haul truck is fantastic, great investment indeed
As used, a champion ! I love matching your chain ! What a pity ! You're so far from France ! you don't back down from anything, I have a high admiration for those who know how to do everything with their 10 fingers ! And the flight with drone is very amazing ( from a droner !) .
I’ve been watching Andrew for a while, and generally like the video’s I keep thinking about how close he gets to serious harm, himself, others, Cody, or Blue. Watching him drop diamond plate while cladding his shipping container house comes to mind. Important slogan in construction is “Safety First”!
I watch your videos religiously and get really excited when a new one is out! I worked in heavy industry (scrap yard) for 20 years and have ran pretty much anything with an engine on it including cable cranes. I've also repaired my fair share of conveyor belts. Have fun with that one Get yourself a couple of boxes of Flexco Quick Fit fasteners and make a clamp system with 2X2 angle iron with threaded rods. You'll have it fixed in no time.
Is it just me or did anyone else see a Jawa Sandcrawler come off that flatbed? So I''m a nerd...who likes to watch Andrew work his magic. Another great episode of road building!
I thought at 1st that was Michael Jackson Thriller in the beginning. How fitting I thought. We seem to have the same taste in music. I was reminded of that ethereal sounding song when you introduce the IH dump truck as your new workhorse.
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0:01 drone shot following truck and trailer.
0:39 up close on the trailer.
1:02 unloading.
1:23 controls and operations crash course.
2:18 moving down the trail.
3:30 snagged on a tree.
3:52 loose hardware.
5:49 on site repair.
6:51 a helper suddenly appears.
8:06 old man strength.
8:30 location change and a pupper.
9:45 heat it and beat it.
11:00 contact!
12:26 good 'nuff!
13:36 a little chuckle.
14:32 world's best apprentice.
15:00 extra bolt.
15:50 weeble wobble.
17:05 Action!
17:36 first bite.
19:30 mud wrestling, puddle splashing and ballet all in one.
20:30 introducing the crusher.
21:09 some pups and a little blade work.
21:40 smart pup.
22:40 graded and moving in.
23:23 crusher goes to work.
24:30 how sketchy do you want it?
26:15 round 2. Conveyor belt looks happy.
27:43 satisfying time lapse.
29:20 little😉 pile of rocks and some comments on operation.
30:08 what a tease!
24:30 LOL How sketchy do you want it? Perfect chapter title !
@@currentfaves65 I almost didn't want to watch.
24:40 Sticks hand in rock crusher to get things moving!
It looks kinda like the Jawa vehicle from star wars coming off the trailer
> 30:08 what a tease!
Bastard!😆
I've never seen anyone get as much use out of a free tool as Andrew has gotten out of the green hammer that came with his vise...👍👍
lmao
I love when the Wilton hand sledge makes an appearance.
@@gregchapdelaine4889 that’s the most known sledge hammer on TH-cam 😂
He’s just trying to prove their claim that it’s unbreakable.
@@Pena-es2vg if he didnt break everything he have it wouldnt be his stuff :) its the camarata way
"That’s not a huge problem, that’s an ignorable problem." The man speaks truth.
Yeah, the outer drive bearing on your tailings conveyer, is kind of a big deal. Can't knock andrews work ethic but he does hack some shit in.
Work ethic is good. He just does some sketchy things all the time. It’s amazing how he hasn’t gotten seriously hurt.
Ignore it until is costs you more than 50 bucks in snapped off hardware.
That’s a shirt right there
wisdom!
In my 17 years in the stone crushing industry, I have never been so concerned about safety. These machines are unforgiving when it comes to bodily harm, please be careful, and for heaven's sake, no hands near moving parts. With love from a snowy and cold Sweden.
I don't know if this is the first video you have seen because it has been way sketchier in the past lol. Sweden is a place I wish to visit btw
@@quilliejones4314 No its not the first, but... it was scary :)
Reminds me of growing up in my dad's rock quarry in the 60s. I well remember standing with a foot on a small ledge on either side of the jaw's interior, swinging a 16lb sledge breaking up rocks that hung up. Usually tried to break them still in the feeder, but every once in a while one would fall wrong, and out came the sledge. Ours wasn't vibratory feed. Had a steel track, controlled manually, to feed. Our rock was limestone, not as dark as what you have. Jaw was adjustable, and we kept it screwed down to 3 inches out of the crusher. Ran it thru a screen plant, then a hammermill secondary crusher then thru screens again. Except our 3 inch base rock. Swung the conveyor 90 degrees to the left and straight from crusher to stockpile. In those days, kids could get away with working around the equipment, except when an inspector showed up. Always knew in advance when he was coming so that made it easier to disdappear til he left. Ah, the good old days!
Life was simpler then
Darwin’s law.
@@andrewadams488 ,sounds like something out of a mob movie. Joke. Lake Mead outside of Vegas is drying up and many cement shoes have been discovered. Just saying
I ran a rock crusher for a company from Montana. We made road base for the state of Wyoming. Used to find alot of quartz crystals in the rocks.
It sounds like your dad was trying to collect on your life insurance policy
I've been watching andrew since he started his u tube channel I've been running heavy equipment for 28 years and that young man has worked his ass off to get what he has to gets you with hard work I'm sure your parents are very proud you.
Hell man I'm prowed of him because I enjoy watching respecting a solid quality man like Andrew !
I often wonder how much of the equipment he buys comes directly from youtube revenue. Like "ok, my videos made enough money, now I can go buy a rock crusher, and make more videos"
Same here watched him grow his business! Hard working young man!
What I like about A⚡C is he not scripted like a corporate network. When he messes up or makes a mistake you are right there with him going through the pain of nuts and bolts. Like thee old saying goes. " If it has t!+$ or wheels it's going to give you problems. Jk
You got that right friend I bet you his parents are very proud of him ✌️🇺🇸
Hey Andrew. It's nice to see you letting other guys share some footage of your projects. I know you must have more footage than would even be possible to edit and post, so being able to see what's going on through their channels is a nice bonus for the viewer.
Who are those other guys?
@@TMUfreak Dirt Boss and CerebralAilment
Something that is underrated, as I really enjoy the big trucks etc..., is Andrew's outstanding video story telling ability.
"That's an ignorable problem." -goes into the Andrew Camarata hall of fame along with the others. Gotta love the way you persevere and overcome life's ignorable problems; you are an inspiration! Thank you for the videos.
"I didn't need to be on there anymore"
"I would look like it was just painted"
(completely predictable thing happened for obvious reasons) "FOR NO REASON"
"That might have been an outside job"
And now, we can formally confer Hall of Fame status upon: "That's an ignorable problem".
“That’s an ignorable problem”. Man, that’s got to go on a T-shirt or hoodie
I loved that the last sentence is, "really what's next is that's got to be blasted". Can't wait for that one Andrew! Nice job straightening that shaft to good enough.
I'm pretty sure the blasting vid is already out- as is the issues and then replacement of the big dump. Planning on rewatching- didn't realize at the time the blasting was on the mountain top till he started road building with all the stone
I have experience from volunteering at a mine in college. One crucial tip, always wire the blast timing from the center hole outward radially. I can also give advice on running a stand up pneumatic rock drill , they have two speeds, idle and death drill😂😂😂 hang on the drill with leg about 60 from horizontal behind you, use your weight combined with pressure from the leg pneumatics to drive the drill into the rock without much effort
@@jaylast1958 I saw that one. I didn't realize things were out of sequence, but that makes sense considering the Volvo truck was working in this one.
@@singncarpenter6270 Pretty sure this is on the mountian with the flat top. The blasting on Andrews land a while back was the shipping container drive way going up to the top behind the castle. Or am I missing something. He has 2 mountains.
@@jaylast1958 Are you sure that was on this channel? There are several other channels that have Andrew related content. We saw that big fuck-off pond blast on Andrew's channel that was uploaded on 16th November, but other than that, I can only remember un-crushed rock with much larger pieces being laid on the mountain road. I dread to think how much money has gone into the mountain property with all the equipment bought mainly for that project. ISTR Chris Guin's (Letsdig18) friend Charlie's rock crusher being a quarter million dollar investment, so this one had to be $50K. Well it might have been before Andrew got his hands on it.
I feel like Andrew’s next logical project at hand is going to be digging a mine on his properties
Or a rocket base !
Kinda hard in that kind of rock, but not impossible. Honestly, he should just mine as much rock as he can from an open pit and use it (crushed) to sell it to his customers. Being able to expedite processes whilst you're working on overarching projects is a good method to be more sought after. IE: you're asked to make a driveway. You also provide the road base.
That's how we started, gave the customer the option to buy (in the asking price) the raw materials or to obtain them some place else, which caused delays and all that jazz. Most customers choose to use our distribution system. Rarely, and mostly for specific stuff, do they go with outside stuff these days. Repeat customers, almost never.
Gravel pit big $$$ to be made in that
and building another shipping container castle!!!!!
He needs one of those tunnel boring machines then.
No shortage of rock on top of the mountain, another cool tool to have. Watching you progress in the past 6 years has been great Andrew, thanks for the never boring content. Blasting next, that sounds great.
Your capacity and willingness to just roll with the hard knocks (sometimes literally) and push through frustrating setbacks continues to impress and inspire, Andrew. Great to see the two of you working through the bumps and hurdles that came up during this project, and ultimately get some good work done in the end. :) Also great fun, as always, to see your resources and capabilities continue to grow!
What I like most about this channel is at 6:02 "I think we can get that back together" Confidence and self-reliance.
I'd be like "OMG call the guy".
He has to be self reliant. Nothing he owns survives more then a day or two.
@@BMGrilla60 "It broke for no reason!" 😂
Now we know the story. Crusher is to slow and finicky for Andrew. Clear a spot, blast, haul rock and then crush boulders after breaking. Then truck ah-s**t and newer bell. Andrew is very, very determined to rock the roads. Finally with dirt bosses help, rock flies till dozer repair.
I thought I had it bad, but may 2023 go better for you Andrew. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I wonder if it broke? By late fall the Dirt Boss is up there helping.
Oh man, can't wait for a "that just broke for no reason" with the crusher! 25:05 was like some hard core Battle Bots! Nice work and happy to see a video on this thing!
I really don't know why I find all of Andrew's videos so interesting but for some reason I can't seem to stop watching. This rock crusher was fascinating, but I was SURE that some of those larger rocks would not be able to be fed through the teeth of that machine and sure enough, I was wrong! Excellent stuff. I'm a huge fan!
Awesome purchase. Having a track crusher is a total game changer. I’ve used these before are well as fixed plant jaw crushers. You might be able to tighten up the jaw down at the toggle plate by adding shims or some crushers have a hydro set for the close side setting to make finer material - but effects throughout. Also if you “choke feed” it you’ll have less long platey pieces. - I saw some in your crusher run pile. On that type of crusher they can get jammed up underneath and rip the belt. I’ve split a belt complete in half lengthwise by something getting jammed up underneath. Also load it with a large excavator. Set on a higher pad so you can see kind of into the jaw. With the excavator you can pick through the pile and size a bucket to match the indeed size of the crusher. Also mounting a large parabolic mirror (or if you really want to be fancy a camera) so you can see down into the jaw helps. Also make sure all your loader/excavator teeth are tight - if they get down in the jaw they can fired out the top like a rocket.
Pretty sure the crusher has a fine adjustment on it. The closer it is on the bottom determines the rock size. Yes a better set up is indeed needed. Lots of prep work can make an operation run much faster. Digging up the right material and stacking it pretty full is key.
Must be a 250K investment, at least. for crushing some slate for a forrest road. Money seems to be the leastof issues here. hope fully it will see some good use, and good video content.
@@Rimrock300 Think about it like this. Imagine how much it would cost to have someone come in and build said road. For a mile road at that grade its going to cost a huge amount of money because they will likely truck in all of that road base and not make it on site. 250k and after he is done with it can sell it for 200k easy. He can even crush up enough to make the entire top a solid base of stone. Not only for this project any projects coming in the future.
@@kameljoe21 See where you're going. Yeah, he can make the numbers turn out for his benefit, crush up some large piles for current and some future projects, then pass the machine on while it's still in relative good shape and low hours
@@Rimrock300 tax right off.
Started watching - while unloading the unit my thought was "Andrew is so hard on equipment - I give him 30 minutes run time to totally bung this up"
-- NOPE, busted before first use
THIS is why I watch
Dear rlindyb
👍👌👏 2) As I already mentioned often before: Not even a single piece of equipment/tool will ever outlive the "usual behaviour" of Mr. Camarata (respectively the typical Camarata treatment). Nearly everything is always overstrained/overstressed and/or overloaded. I'm very glad to see, that he treats his dogs way better.
Best regards, luck and health.
You better go buy a Power Ball ticket, you was close on that one.
Like I said in a different comment, he's definitely good at fixing stuff, but he also has a "knack" for breaking it in the first place too. An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure.
@@gorak9000 he had to get good at fixing stuff, he has zero mechanical sympathy.
Good luck bro
I loved the addition of this piece of equipment. It's really a step up in size. I thought the big wheel loader was the biggest, but this one is impressive. It's fun to watch the rocks fall down into the mouth and the teeth begin to chew them down to size. You're right about getting used to the proper feeding of this animal.
Andrews slowly building his empire! So good to see him doing well from the equipment.
A couple things about rock crushers are it does not hurt to have them angled downhill to get more feet out of them and you should always have the jar box full
I watch a concrete crushing operation close to my house & they don't put cement blocks into the box as large as the rocks Andrew was using. Maybe the cement is harder than the rocks he's crushing but should he try to put smaller rocks in it in order to prevent breakdowns.
Wow I’m early on this one. Been subbed since 89,000. Your channel is the best TH-cam has to offer. Thank you very much.
Andrew, I have been watching your videos for some time now and you amaze me how figure out how to fix such complicated equipment. You never seem to get upset or frustrated with things or people which is an awful good trait. You are enjoyable to watch and support. I have been trying to figure out your relationship with Sam as she seems to enjoy working with you and isn't afraid of trying anything. She seems as mild-mannered as you. I also noticed she grew her hair longer recently which I liked. Well let me say it is a pleasure watching your videos and I hope you let us know your relationship with Sam sometime in the future. You two seem well-suited...
She’s his girlfriend.
@@jefferson9428 thank you
Very cool. Maybe you could push up a dirt ramp by the rock receiver hopper so you could use other loaders to load the rock and not be limited to just the big boy front loader. Just a thought.
Great job and thanks for sharing the new tool. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
"Andrew's making a face" xD
Glad it wasn't too much damage!
As far as workers go I think Sam is one in a million for you Andrew.
ummm not any more
Enjoyed the rock crusher video. Wish you had extended the video with footage of you spreading some of the newly crushed stone. Would love to see it and your progress on your mountain roads.
Phenomenal cool purchase mate... that will be useful for your work but also be an opportunity to create new work applications... Love your channel.. Big shout out to Cody and Blue from UK.
Looking forward to seeing you use this beast!
I use it a drop in this video. Not correctly though. Once the hill was blasted I had rock to load in it.
Good timing on dropping this video, thanks
A few more machines and you’ll be gold mining
@@AndrewCamarata Andrew I sent you a message after you told me to get a hold of you cuz I mentioned your b roll to new subscribers, never heard back? Sent you a mail o gram or whatever.
@@AndrewCamarata We get to see another blast and moving the rock :)
Thanks Andrew for another great video, as usual. Congratulations on your new purchase👍
That track loader was WAY more suited for that cut-and-level operation to set up that rock crusher, NOT ONLY because it is larger, but just because how track loaders work [assuming the operator actually knows how to use them properly, of course].
Spent my Teens running a Metso Jaw.
What a beautiful sounding machine!
When you said you had a rock crusher you were not kidding. That is a monster! Go big or stay at home. You need a dial indicator and a long pipe to fix that shaft. great machine.
He should find a good home machinist to redo shafts like that. They’d be cheaper than buying new or having a working shop remake stuff.
Hi Andrew.
Good purchase. Perfect for making road base. That will prove to be invaluable on your mountain top, and future jobs.
Also don't let the negative comments EVER wear you down. Most of it comes through jealousy either because they are scared to try or lazy. Some could, come because of things that are beyond their control and are plain old pissed. Which is understandable. That's the problem with these comment sections, we really don't know each other, so we don't know which part of are heart it comes from.
Merry Christmas.
Ed from Chicago 🙂
I do lots of mobile jaw crashing and you made a great purchase there .keep it greased like way more than you think it needs at least once a day, keep it level and try your best to not put any metal wood or mud through it ,keep your excavator near it with the hammer attached and keep a consistent amount on the shaker table so the Jaw is always 3/4 full and making a consistent product! Oh yeah dont let anything freeze in it if your gonna run in cold weather run it for a while to clean it out and spray the belts and pullies with rv antifreeze at the end.
Merry Christmas, Andrew and Sam. 🎄🧑🎄
Incredible job Andrew! very satisfying to see how you find a good solution to all the various problems life throws at you. something i need to remember when tackling the more tedious technical type problems i deal with.
Was I the only one that got heart broken when the conveyor belt got slightly damaged? I felt your pain Andrew! Glad it was minor. This was the bad boy I was waiting for to complete the long road repair for the mountain. Can't wait to see the awesome video for that one! Got my popcorn waiting and ready 😎👍
You were not.
@@beerenmusli8220 😉
Heartbroken? I laughed until tears rolled down my face! Not even on the job and his negligence smashed it 😂
@@sjv6598 wouldn't have expected anything less from AC
@@sjv6598 No f's given by Andrew🙂
No channel as epic as Andrews (lots of guys have crazy equipment but Andrew is the only one who can fix it all). !!
Its Awesome how I can relate where you are on the mountain now! The Crusher is a Game Changer 💪
Belt should be fixed tomorrow, looks like we're going to be snowed out though. At least things are ready for next year. That truck got stuck on ice today too. Skidder was barley able to save it.
@@AndrewCamarata hope you get to snowmobile quite a bit this year now that you're not plowing!
Exited to see how much use the crusher will see. Hopefull it will be kept busy
Belt is fixed.
@@AndrewCamarata Awesome !
Awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Epic video and another massive installment. Just like Jesse said back along, Big things are happening on Mount Camarata. I wonder what's happening after the road build. A castle 2 possibly. After years of watching gold and opal mining that machines end conveyor motor is a point of failure and snag point. Don't know why they didn't opt for a 90 degree worm drive motor mounts on both sides. Sam is an absolute asset to have working with you
The spindle/axle that you were bending back into position at the start of the video may be worth trying to fix better. You may choose to do it when you get it back into your workshop - if you can machine one to replace it getting it welded back into position might pose some interesting challenges - I was thinking that if it were made so it was longer than it needs to be (and cut down when you've got it in place) you could make a housing to position it that fixed onto the body of the rockbreaker using something like threaded rod so you could get it into the exact position required. It might be worth trying to use a laser level light to assist with postioning. It might be the case that what you've done works well for a couple of years and you've got plenty of time to think about how to replace it if you need to.
Doesn't matter if you're 7 or 70, any guy will absolutely want to stand on that platform and watch a rock get crushed. Lol
Haven’t been around crushing operations much but I think you’d benefit from loading it with a track hoe instead of the 973, with the track hoe you can sort it out better than with the 973 and also you could set up the excavator on a bench above the crusher that way you could see what’s going on, good luck with it
I was thinking the same thing. Really need to build up a massive pile before hand then using a track hoe to load it non stop with someone scooping in to the truck. Just pitching it in to a pile. I am not sure if that conveyor pivots side to side or not.
@@kameljoe21 my thoughts exactly , a bench to sit the excavator on so you have a clear view , sorting the material is crucial. Jamming the jaw crusher isn’t productive, adds unnecessary wear 👍🇨🇦
He uses the Koehring excavator he got a while back to load it now.
Absolutely smashing rock crusher Andrew! That sure is the real deal! I hope you get tons of use out of it!
Andrew springs for a machine I didn’t even know existed. Pretty nifty for filling in those mud holes. Loved watching. I want some more!😮
I’ve been watching your videos for years now. One of the reasons I got into heavy equipment was your videos. Now I make all kinds of rock at a mine using a J1170 Jaw. Anyway good stuff and thanks for the inspiration over the years :)
Awesome content as always.You are an inspiration to lots of people.Your channel has a wide variety of things.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Another absolutely outstanding video!! Bravo! 👍 Bravo!! 🙌 😊😊 Thank you Andy! And here’s wishing you & your squeeze, and your family and her family a absolutely wonderful MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎁🎄
As a mining engineer it makes me glad to see you getting more into the rock side of things, pun intended. Like you mentioned to get really any further with that face you'll have to drill and blast. On another note you have some pretty heavily bedded planes so a good investment if you keep have problems is to invest in a slab breaker jaw die set, they'll make quick work of those long skinny pieces especially with that rock.
Andrew! you CRUSHED it !!
Being chased by a rock crusher and Andrew has the controller. OMG.
Does anyone think Sam has flashes of near death accidents fixing and moving stuff with Andrew?? I like how Andrew fixes the stuff that breaks, he is right about how weak they make stuff now. I have been with this channel for awhile, glad to see how big it's gotten. G-d bless.
Sure man, like the rock crusher is meant to crash in a tree and not get damaged... Most of the times, he is the one, that is responsible for breaking the stuff, not the companies.
You have to love that intro music! If your eyes were closed you would be thinking you were about to watch scarface in the nineties lol!
I wonder if you should have tilted it up on a slight angle to infeed the rock by itself with slight bit of gravity over pushing them by hand in
“It’s ignorable”. 😂 right, exactly why I turn my radio up in the car when I hear strange noises. Lol😅
Another gripping adventure, I had no idea where this was going, but Andrew came through with a win! Glad to see the new addition to his equipment line up! I'm sure we'll have more fun with this! Stay well and stay safe! Happy Holidays to everyone!
There's no stopping you know anderw. Good luck lad. Boys and there toys.
You’re a visionary Andrew. Bravo. After the rock trucks saga - it seems that you definitely get what you pay for. So getting the bigger better machine will hopefully pay off for you. Great video as always. 👏👏👏
visionary? he's making gravel
Hope your heart is healing gettin thru the editing... You do crush it Andrew!
You should make/get a grizzly to help you pre-sort the material and get rid of any mud off it. Adds another step, but anything smaller than whatever you make it (probably 4" in this case) would fall off, and you can add a second layer overtop to help get rid of the bigger stuff.
It’s nice seeing all the pieces coming together like a puzzle with all your big machines that seemed too big at first but now that you are buying others it’s size it is upping the whole level
You are a brilliant hard working young man. Slow down just a bit and play closer attention and it might save you some work in the future. Absolutely love this channel. Keep up the good work.
I’ve been waiting for this video to drop. Hope your feeling better
Thanks for sharing another awesome video Andrew.
I recommend setting up a screening and shaker system to separate the dirt . Screens for large medium and small stone to make the crusher plug free.
Yeah, I’m sure there’s a learning curve with this machine that I would think. Emphasis are put on rocks not mud sticks or logs lol. Best of luck with that machine. I hope it does what you need it to do.😊
No problem it works great that should help your road well done sir Andrew
Andrew is the real MacGyver of the time!! Guy is extremely brilliant, but very down to earth!! Nice content!!
I know in Connecticut crushed stone has drastically increased in price over the last few years. If you can crush your own material for projects it would certainly save a lot of trips to the quarry and put more of the profits back in your pocket.
Very few places in the US have "natural" gravel, MI being one. Still, crushed limestone is better for some jobs.
@@jackpatteeuw9244 interesting, all the good stuff around me is blasted ledge that gets crushed to a variety of diameters. I love the stuff. I’ve always called it aggregate basically 3/4” crushed stone mixed with stone dust. It’s great for driveways it really locks together nicely. Some guys sell bank gravel but it’s always a sandy mix and doesn’t lock together
I suppose he could also now crush and recycle waste concrete. That’s become a big thing in my area too but I think it sucks
Sure but just factor in the cost of the crusher, the fuel, and the time to operate it
Set of jaws are 30k, belts aren't cheap when u cut them , maintenance is $$$$ on something that's literally there beating itself up
This machine was bought for content, do you know how many loads he'd have to buy to pay for this machine and his labour to run it never mind the fuel it burns. I built a road 1.5 kms long over 60 triaxle loads cost was $30,000 and it was 3/4 inch gravel not 4 plus or minus. I was gonna buy my own gravel truck and haul it myself but to save the $7200 dollars for trucking part of the 30,000 id have to buy a good used truck for 80 to a hundred grand plus insurance plus fuel.
You and Sam make a excellent team, awesome equipment you added to the fleet. Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends, God bless.
*made
No they don’t. She looks like a he. F’n weird. She’s into girls anyway and they broke up.
@@rhyslf Made? What happened.
@@rhyslf she broke up with him a few weeks ago
Great purchase Andrew, just what you need. 👍
nice machine! i used to crush field rocks with a rock crusher behind a tractor (rotor with fixed hammers turning opposite direction of the tractor). i don t know if your crusher work the same way with a rotor, but what i learned is the most efficient crushing is when you have the less loess, clay and organic matter and the more rock in the bulk entering the crusher. clay, loam, wood etc works as shock absorber, and thats you dont need in the crusher. and also those materials create a lot more wear to the than pure rocks, acting as a grinding paste
The rock crusher chasing the side-by-side @2:34 put me in mind of the T-rex chasing the jeep in Jurassic Park. I am not sure which one would do the most damage if it caught you?
I'm sitting here thinking "Must Go Faster"
i have always wanted a rock crusher.. good on you mate.
It’s looking like we are gonna get hammered with snow here tonight and tomorrow! Can’t wait to see some snowmobile videos from you! Or some snowplowing videos, those are always fun.
Wow. Would love to have one of those. How much did that set you back? I'm curious what happens to the material that falls through the first screen before the crusher.
I’ve been looking forward to your video on this!
If you have splines it can handle small wobbling but with that shrink disc coupling it's stiff and will put high stress on the bearings and decrease the life time of that hydraulic engine. Iff it now is flange mounted.
There is nothing "flexible" about that hydraulic motormount, it will break itself way it is wobbling..
It was really great that Mike the Dirt Boss could come out and help you out , you both together really got a lot done and you latest haul truck is fantastic, great investment indeed
The Crusher going up that hill kind of reminded me of Levi in his older years, it took him awhile but each got where they were going in time....🐾
I predicted this moment months ago...Great bit of kit... Love it!
Andrew's final words as the video ends, 😂 I knew it was only a matter of time before he wanted his own blasting done!
Congratulations Andrew, another major milestone!
As used, a champion ! I love matching your chain ! What a pity ! You're so far from France ! you don't back down from anything, I have a high admiration for those who know how to do everything with their 10 fingers ! And the flight with drone is very amazing ( from a droner !) .
I’ve been watching Andrew for a while, and generally like the video’s I keep thinking about how close he gets to serious harm, himself, others, Cody, or Blue. Watching him drop diamond plate while cladding his shipping container house comes to mind. Important slogan in construction is “Safety First”!
YES!! Have been waiting for something from you!!
I watch your videos religiously and get really excited when a new one is out! I worked in heavy industry (scrap yard) for 20 years and have ran pretty much anything with an engine on it including cable cranes. I've also repaired my fair share of conveyor belts. Have fun with that one Get yourself a couple of boxes of Flexco Quick Fit fasteners and make a clamp system with 2X2 angle iron with threaded rods. You'll have it fixed in no time.
Is it just me or did anyone else see a Jawa Sandcrawler come off that flatbed? So I''m a nerd...who likes to watch Andrew work his magic. Another great episode of road building!
I thought at 1st that was Michael Jackson Thriller in the beginning. How fitting I thought. We seem to have the same taste in music. I was reminded of that ethereal sounding song when you introduce the IH dump truck as your new workhorse.
That’s one big RC truck 😂
I made a similar comment "that's a big RC car" then at the end of the video I was reading the comment and saw yours.
I think this machine is going to be a big money saver and a big money maker great work Andrew
Great video !!!! Glad you have people to help you out !!!! Have a Merry Christmas and keep the videos coming !!!!!
Good to see dad out giving a hand.
Whatever else Andrew gets up to, you can always rely on him for good music.
Yes, Andrew knows his music, and appropriate volumes. Many other videos are too loud or crap music, so I just mute them.
Lovely machine great job getting the feel of it
Fantastic video ! Love watching !
FINALLY THE VIDEO I HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR!!! YES!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏