In the mid 90's I started developing medical problems. By the late 90's I could no longer work and was placed on full disability. I think this is why I get so much enjoyment from your videos. Just a simple man doing doing honest work. No embellishment, no big text popping out at you on screen like the old batman TV show I watched when I was kid.. No stupid exaggerated incidents. Honest man, honest work. Thank you for sharing.
Former jackleg miner .. the silica in gold mines got my lungs scarred up and now I'm mostly useless with 29% of lungs working and losing more every year . Here for the same love of honest hard work . Be well .
Would be a nice change if he actually did some work still. I get that he's working on stuff. But he isn't doing any jobs anymore. That's what I always enjoyed. Now he's just doing stuff on that hill for the hell of it.
That had nothing to do with Andrew, the guy driving the roller was inexperienced and made a lot of mistakes. It is one of the reasons Andrew went for years without other people in his videos, he said so himself many times.
Looking great there Andrew, I worked at a limestone mine for 25 yrs. Replaced many of those belt's. Always have someone check under the belt regularly since it has low clearance. When it starts building up with spillage you may have to move crusher a bit to clean underneath it. Then move back.
@@LionSleepsAnotherNight andrew has strong points and weak points ...when it comes to this rock crusher it is definately a very weak point for his mentality. Damn suprised he never wrecked anyhting moving it again (lol or at least it never was shown)
I’d love to see a map of the roads you’re building and the purpose of all of the roads! It’s so hard to wrap your head around what you’re watching sometimes. Keep up the awesome footage. Love watching your channel!
The fact that you started out with a lawn mower and advanced to this is impressive. Enjoy your life doing what you like. You have earned it. Very impressive.
Get a job with a gravel pit and you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed. Its not a bad task splicing belts but it can definitely suck depending on location of the belt.
The really good thing about winter is all the new video’s . My grandson and I watch every video together. Time together with him talking about the equipment and machines . Thank you
Love it Andrew! Been on your channel for 10 years now, I’m 25 and have 6 pieces of equipment and running a property maintenance/ excavation business thanks to your inspiration. Lately have been in a new subdivision installing sewage pumps and lines from houses to the mains at the street and water line installs. Thanks from East TN!!! Always love your content.
If you want to have things nobody else has, you have to do things nobody else does. Such as going out on a mountain top in bad weather, fixing a broken machine with people who can't make it to the job site by themselves and putting the machine to work. Respect, Andrew.
If you want to have things longer than others have, you need to do things that others don't do - like watch where you're driving with expensive machinery that can cost many thousand$ to fix the simplest mistake.
Andrew, you might consider getting a stacker conveyor for the crusher to dump into. You can build a much higher pile and move the conveyor in an arc to make a massive pile. I might also adjust the tracks on the 973 before you end up walking out of one (like you almost did with the crusher at 30:00). Now here is a little tip if you don't already know it. Keep the drives to the rear when turning on uneven ground. If you have to travel with the drives forward, stop and back up to cut. That keeps the bottom of the track tight so you stay in the rollers. When you walk with the drives forward, you are pushing all the slack under the rails which allows the crawler to sag into the low areas and walk out of the track as you cut. One more, A rubber tired loader is more suited for tramming around all that stone. You're just wearing out the undercarrage on the 973 and you know how expensive that can be. Crawlers are for traction and power not distance.
I'd like to think that Andrew reads this and takes notice. Today's video was more like the old Andrew with none of the hair raising dangerous work practices we have seen too often in recent videos, so I am hoping he is toning it down a bit. I imagine fitting the new conveyer belt cost thousands of dollars, and it was avoidable as the previous owner warned him about using the crusher on soft surfaces. Ignoring that advice saved him some time at the start, but by heck, it cost time and money in the long run. Keep your expert advice coming, and Andrew can chose to benefit from it or risk throwing a track on the loader. etc.
Crushers should work as workpair. One feeds and another carries gravel away to pile. Then stacker is not so mandatory. That belt ruined unnecessary, it could repair easily when it on place. There is quick way or belt guys melt rubber on site.
I used to run a full crushing setup with a primary jaw crusher just about identical to this one. A few tips that might help ya, 1. Run the jaw on a pad with a trench underneath the center, that way your fines have someplace to dump. instead of rubbing the belt and filling the tail pulley. When the pit loads up you can pull the machine ahead and make a quick swipe, g2g again. 2. Make sure your wipers and side flashing are in good shape so as to mitigate spillage, belt wear, etc. 3. Always keep an eye that your belt is tracking straight, and that rollers, head and tail pulley are relatively clean. 1 sharp rock that lodges in your tail pulley can tear a belt and ruin your day quick lol. And that v shaped piece of metal you took out is what helps to keep rocks out of your tail pulley. But I digress, and honestly for being new to the crushing game with no experience I'd say ur doing pretty damn good brother.
An hour goes by so fast watching this. It's facinating and very satisfying and I don't even know why. Please keep posting, this is better than anything Hollywood produces.
so Andrew I have a small property and watching all of your videos have been a huge inspiration to me to get stuff done and not be afraid to rent a piece of equipment when it makes sense. I have graded my own driveway and built a few outbuildings that I was able to dig the foundation for based on watching how you did it. this new series has been super fun to watch as you get the new property to were you want it.
That was really funny the crusher repair dudes couldn't make it up hill. Your disappointment was hilarious "just follow me, do what I do". Great video as usual Andrew!
Glad to see you got everything back up and running. Now I see why the crusher takes such little bites. It's for those big boy rocks. Amazing how that huge rock started to slow it down but then powered right through. What a beast. Roads and camp area are looking great. Keep 'em coming. 👍
My 2 year old son loves construction trucks so we stumbled on your channel a few months ago. Now we watch your videos on repeat while he plays with his trucks. He asks a lot of questions about things you’re doing so he’s learning a lot at such a young age.
From a mining company I worked with some years ago - take care with the size of what you feed the crusher. It can jam, and it can break. Removing a jammed rock is.. laboursome, or explosive. And blasting it can ruin the crusher. Great stuff! And fun to see the dogs grow up. Blue is no longer the puppy pushover.
And here I was thinking you would wait until the spring to fix the belt on the crusher. Andrew, you sure know what your audience wants. I say you make a move to features. Great video and thank you as always for sharing.
It was like "old home week" for me watching this video. I spent almost 20 years working on conveyors in a large FedEx package sorting facility. It was blast watching the guys changing the rock sorting conveyors and comparing the similarities & differences to changing package conveyors (e.g.. pulling belting through the frame, cutting and lacing the belts). Even after 6 years of retirement, I could identify with the work.
As a young man I worked on a cedar rapids rock crusher for one summer We had a 4 man crew & a case of beer (24 red cap ) was $4.25 we each put in a dollar & the Forman a dollar 25 (he made the big bucks) . We drank one a day as I recall and worked hard . You could shut that old Commader off and work for a day on it anytime. A rock crusher takes lot of maintenance, That's a cruel business. Good luck Andrew & thanks for the memories. Ike
waiting 2 hours for this :first the baker for bread , then making coffe and eggs , sitting down comfortable and then press play on your video and my day is having a perfect start , love your videos , perfect balance , talking , fixing , working thanks Andrew 😁Peder , Svendborg , Denmark
As soon as I saw you flying up that icy road I knew they wouldn’t make it, you have high expectations for people who don’t need to risk so much for so little
The Demolition and Conveyor belt guys are professionals.....Nothing to do with driving skills....lol. They probably watched the Roller fiasco......No way will they let Andrew pull them up the hill...lol.
I've done this kind of work most of my life, and I can sit and watch people like you do it for hours anyhow. Hopfully soon I will be back to doing it again! 🐰🐇
I hope Andrew sees your comment. Great idea, simple to do, no extra cost. Shows experience has a lot of value and that it is always a good idea to listen to any input, it might be golden!
Cloky sort of like parking your car with a sunroof underneath the Leaky portion of your carport .. ensuring it's always going to be exposed to weather...
A coworker of mine about 4 years ago lost an eye from a steel shard that shot out of the track of an impact hammer crusher track while it was making a 90 degree turn on a jobsite. Freak accident I'm sure, but that closeup of the machine tracking over the rock is what reminded me of it. He has really neat prosthetic now though.
In the winter when i worked in a Coal yard Antifreeze was our best friend! Especially on stacker belts or anything with a belt we would spray the Hell out of it and never had any trouble the next day! It will save you a lot of time and trouble!
Impressive work Andrew, I still shake my head when I think back over the years watching you advance. You are the same man, but what a rise in achievements. Top work.
I am about to start my journey into working for myself , after watching you for the last 6 years I have understood why u like doing the jobs u get , most of them aren’t commercial which is just a job with a budget no personal connection to it at all just a paycheck but the residential work u do for people changing there whole properties and making there dreams come true really is inspiring. I just bought my first mini excavator looking for jobs in my area. Doing just how u did going house to house leaving business cards / notes saying how there landscape could be better or some ugly trees cut down. I hope and strive to be 1/2 the Man U are thank you for being you Andrew.
Personal experience:To lengthen the lifespan on your belt you should suspend 2 mats in chains, to break the fall of the rocks onto the conveyor belt. The first mat breaks the fall, the 2nd mat stops the rocks from bouncing into the metal housing, and then it falls down, much less impact. and you wear out two 1m longer pieces of belt instead of the whole belt.
No need for that it has an impact bed already installed under the throat of the jaw. Also I would imagine the company got him the correct belt for the application like a rock master belt or you can even get Kevlar belts if you were worried about it. Depending on the belt material you would be amazed how tuff belts actually are
@@mRcOOL5YO would all depend on whos buying it im sure personally I've never been around it I just know they make it and I've had the salesman telling me some about it also. I would definitely say it is not cheap at all as typical belting can get very pricey
Quite the process of installation. Thanks for sharing! I never in my life would have seen this if it wasn't for Andrew Camarata. That overhead view of the crusher doing the job just blew my mind.
"This isn't supposed to be there. They made it wrong." 13:30-14:05 - LOL. I love Andrew's mindset, stated with dry humor. It's like the surgeon saying, "Naw, you don't need that part. We'll just remove it." @Adam Krultz, trusting you are speaking from experience, thanks for sharing this information.
he should get another mountain woman offsider thats into the same stuff he is. He often says in his videos that an extra person would be more productive. Maybe he can make a little Camarata family and we can watch Andrew 2.0 taking over the property maintanence jobs ;-)
Awesome video brotha. I used to run a jaw crusher for a few years straight and the best word of advice I can give you to avoid the belt breaking prematurely is to CLEAN UNDER THE CRUSHER DAILY! Small rocks & dirt are gonna get down there no matter what you do and WILL touch the bottom side of the belt in time if not maintained.
These crushers need daily maintenance and checks every day. This one is NOT gonna have any of that. A trench under the macine that gets cleaned out everyday is the way to keep it running smoothly. Its a half million dollar machine....it wont last long. It will Break For NO Reason soon....lol...
Andrew inspires me, no matter what keep moving forward. Snow? Moutain? Freezing weather? no matter what. Much respect! They've told him no so many times and he keeps going. :)
As always, another fascinating video! I am a 71 year old woman who enjoys your videos tremendously. I watch them the same day they're posted, because I can't wait to see them. I have watched all of your videos, and not one of them disappoints. Watching the rock crusher do it's job was exciting. I live in NE Illinois we don't have much, if any, shale rock around here. I just love it, and love to watch it separate, and fall apart. I remember a video you had where you found some blue shale. I can't get that out of my mind. If you ever find any more, I would like to buy a small piece of it!! It's so beautiful!! I know you work hard, and it takes time to film and edit these videos, but please keep them coming. At my age, I need things to look forward to. Just try to be a little safer, huh? You've scared the sh@t out of me SO many times. Ha ha ha. Take care, Andrew, and thank you for what you do!!!!
Hey Andrew. Love to watch you struggle and see how you make it work, even when things go wrong. My Dad was in the bulk materials handling business since before I was born. He worked for many years for McDowell - Wellman out of Cleveland, who sold unloading systems for ore ships, and later he built a sintering plant in Detroit to make lightweight aggregate for concrete. I'll always remember him complaining when a big conveyor belt would go bad, sometimes catching on fire before someone could shut it down.
I'm impressed with that quick fix system! We vulcanized ours........and like you, in the dead of winter! Good job guys! I wish that system would have been available when I crushed gravel.
We have portable crushers at work. We dig a trench, and back the machine over the trench for the days run. Then pull it off at end of shift and clean out the trench each day, and you will not have that problem again or at least it won't eat your belting up.
Hi Andrew! I love the videos, but I often feel a bit lost in the action. Can you please do a video where you explain your plans with the property and do a little tour of the work you have done and plan to do in the future? Thanks, and keep up the great work!!
Andrew, I am totally amazed at what you've accomplished in your young life. I never get tired of watching your videos but sometimes I miss the ones when you were doing work for other people. Cutting in driveways and such. Please believe me when I say that I'm not being critical but I really enjoyed those also. God bless you, your family, and the Boys. 😊👍
His dad didnt want him to buy heavy equipment andwe can see why. You are correct, he is much safer when earning a crust doing a lot of little jobs. But his TH-cam channel is now a monster driving him on. He is not cut out to be a half decent mechanic, there is no methodology. Servicing and changing fluids is OK, but nothing complicated. His welding skills are excellent. But no use to him when one of his machines kill him - or worse someone else.
When i get into an impossible situation at work, i try to calm down and focus on finding a way to solve problems. I think of Andrew always beeing calm solving problems hundreds times bigger than mines…
i remember in a previous video when you first got the rock chrusher that you were told it needed to be set up on level solid ground! good job, long time subscriber and follower, great channel!
@@linoleumbonypart385 The TH-cam world is upside down! The broken belt replacement is not a delay but makes more content and more income! We are in the wrong business of just trying to get jobs complete at lowest cost and most quickly!
This is the joy of not having any neighbors. Can do whatever you want and unless someone comes snooping, you have nothing to worry about. Love these videos!
That rock crusher is dynamite! You can crush almost any size rock with that thing. The graveled roadway and area up by your camper will make it so much easier to get up and down the mountain. Cool setup, Andrew!
The only shortcoming it has is if there's a small fat rock in the top of the jaws, it briefly allows larger stuff through the gaps without crushing it properly. This is why cone crushers get a better, more consistent result as they never allow this. I don't know of any mobile Cone Crushers at Andrew's price point though?
Cone crushers are usually meant to be a secondary crusher, they cannot take giant boulders like I am doing here, the rock I am making is pretty much perfect for what I’m doing with it.
I presume that you are referring to the regular 4wd Dodge truck and the "road" up the mountain to his "deer park" summit. Well, didn't he lose half of his load... It's a dance: where between tw
Brings back memories of when I managed a quarry. We had a 42x48 AC jaw crusher and the belt would jam up under it as well. The crew would spend the better part of 4 hours digging to get it going again.
Thanks for sharing. I was curious as to how you were going to tackle the belt replacement. Getting pros was a wise move. Great to see the crusher back in operation.
Cody is a beautiful lab. Is DNA must be off the chart...tremendous strength and stamina. His build is almost picture perfect, that's why he is so strong. If he was a horse he would be a tripple crown winner for sure.
I dont recall what Andrew's first piece of equipment was, but as the years progressed and gear became bigger and more plentiful, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that he ends up with a 30 yard dump truck and his very own rock crusher. Thought the crusher was going to throw a track on some or those turns but.... AC has to be one of the top content providers on YT, my fave for sure.
Andrew, I know you were wondering “what the heck are you guys doing” and had to hold yourself back from helping! Well…. lets just say, it got done. You did a lot of rock work and the road looks good!
Back in the 40s and 50s my uncle traveled the world fixing huge machines in major plants. Eventually he just went to places and diagnosed the problems with others doing the actual labor. He was just gifted with the ability to understand machines with no formal training. I think he and Andrew would have been great together.
I used to work on big jaw role crushers, cone crushers and various breakers. I do not miss crawling inside them or rappelling down the jaws with a cutting torch in one hand, holding onto a chain with the other. Working 16+ hours a day in strange big city’s for 19$/hr.. So glad I went to college.
The owner of the company actually had his legs degloved on the jawroll that I worked on. Saw someone get there nose broken, arm crushed and the dust in the summer was unbearable on my lungs. Awful job.
@@patcb829 It depends on the material they are made out of. Some are made for heavy duty like rock and soil. Some are made for cardboard. Im guessing here, but id say $20 a ft or more. It's 36" wide belt and probably 180 ft long or so. You get to pay for the whole roll whether you use it all or not. $4000 roughly not including the labor to put it on. Another $2K there for that if not more. This is expensive equipment to own!
I like that just uses easy listening instrumentals. I shut a lot of videos off that have rap or very heavy metal in them. It seems it doesn’t matter what kind of music you use, 60 percent or higher won’t like it. It’s risky in my opinion putting any music at all. We love the sound of the machines.
Nice job!! If only the conveyer was a little higher you could park the dump truck directly underneath it avoiding another step.Its definitely working great now.
I look at him doing all that he does for the most part on his own. Really makes me get my ass up on the weekends and get out of my comfort zone when it comes to things that I need to fix around my household.
Andrew, we love the channel and find your work absolutely fascinating!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing it all; the good, bad and not-so-beautiful!! It is all great content! Keep up the good work!
What about the spacing on those sorting or sifting tines right before the material drops into the crusher? What if it was screened over and 100% had to go through the crusher?
Another great video , that rock crusher is fascinating to watch , also watching you develope your land/mountain into a recreational paradise , fantastic .
I work in rock/concrete crushing and recycling down here in Tx so I feel your pain with the belt. you think changing it will be a breeze but then you figure out its basically cinching itself around the tail roller with that skinny sliver of torn material. glad you got it worked out man!
Andrew, you have a real knack for laying road base, and repairing gravel drives/private roads. Have you ever thought of using a motor grader on larger/longer road repairs? I'd like to see you take on operating one. Seems like it requires a lot of finesse and skill. Thanks for posting great content.
That is not gonna happen Edward. Andrew is only methodical in doing a job for a paying client. He does it correctly. On his own property it is half assed. there is NO structure. His first task is to plan and prepare the road, taking out trees and roots. grading it to shed water. But NO...Andrew leaves the trees and builds the road AROUND them. When the Explosives truck and a professional crew arrived they needed access. Andrew suggested towing an EXPLOSIVES TRUCK THROUGH TREES and a steep slope. That is a level of incompetence beyond stupid. Fortunately, if Andrew wanted the job done, he had to do it properly and he cleared the trees around the road and the explosives truck made it to site. Calling it bad driving and unable to engage 4 wheel drive was indicative of where Andrews mind is....and it does not include harsh reality.
Using basically a giant zipper to tie the two ends of the belt together is really cool looking. Bit different from how the belts on our Keestrack Frontier were redone. They brought in this machine that looked like a giant laminator that they stuck both ends of the belt into, and it heated up the rubber or something like that, basically welding the two ends together seamlessly. I don't know exactly how it worked, but the result was that you pretty much couldn't tell where the joint was afterwards. I think I like this approach more though, with it being possible to remove the pin and easily unhook the belt for maintenance purposes. That's awesome.
Andrew, it looks like you have managed to get the magic amount of equipment together at one time to pave the mountain roads with crushed blue rock, congratulations it's been a long hard struggle, and the roads you have done look great. It should make getting up the mountain to the camp sight a whole lot easier.
Placing a gravel layer on your mountain road is great first step. Also removing some trees along the road would be a big improvement. Best wishes for this new year.
He really should have done that over the past year. But Andrew does everything half-assed. Marking a path for the road and clearing away trees and stumps. But no....he just jumps right in, you dotn get away with improperly handling heavy machinery.
Incredible how you figured out how to remove and replace the crusher belt. Video shots of it doing its work were amazing and mesmerizing to watch. You've covered more road surface with heavy gravel /crushed rock than in a large subdivision ! Also this clip gives a greater appreciation of how steep some of these roads to your mountain trailer really are. 👍👍👍👍✔✔✔✔
Hay Andrew this is Thomas from Franklin Ohio Warren county and I thank you for sharing your everyday life with me and your spirit so much appreciated 👍 thanks for sharing with me
Looks great Andrew. Coming along nicely. It's going to look even better after a few spring rains clean the rocks more. That's a lot of work, but will definitely pay off in the end. I'm willing to bet you have a binder full of plans and Ideas for the Mountain top Castle Resort you're building. It's going to be Epic, I can see it now Brother. Keep up the good work. Cheers Blessings🙏. ps: Cody and Blue are such characters together😆, they should start their own channel🥰👍.
Man, a lot of work had to be done to finally get to this point, running real production with the crusher, putting roads in. Big progress! Great work and great video! I definitely want to see another video on the crusher and more roads, this is nice to see. :)
Love your attitude and commitment, I think Cody may get his paws dirty if you got him his own tool box ! That damaged belt will come in for something even if only a "saver" for your workshop floor.
Andrew, this reminded me of repairing conveyor belts underground in a coal mine in deepest South Wales UK around 50 years ago as an apprentice. We used to use a much quicker method using wire combs like staples which were crushed into the belt and joined by a length of wire. The belts could be up to half a mile long or more sometimes. Happy days. Good luck to you. Great videos.
That sounds like an interesting design. It would be great to see a video of that process. Of course, 50 years ago onsite video was rare. Today video is ubiquitous.
I am glad you are taking the crusher seriously. It is a piece of equipment that requires preparation and being able to see ahead. You don't just start crushing w/o a plan.
Except in the video of the crusher getting delivered, the man said "make sure it sits on a solid foundation or else it will vibrate itself into the ground." Andrew immediately went to use it and he now spent money on something it should have not needed.
Andrew there are not a lot of people who will do the things you do, your familiar with the Hill having driven it hundreds if times ,Most of it is covered in ice right now ,There is little that stops you so keep up the good work ,cant let a little thing like Winter and Minus temps stop ya good to see the crusher back in action crushing Blue stone again
Very glad to see that valuable rock crusher working again. Maybe another conveyor belt, that sits under crusher output conveyor, that you can swing around, and redirect your pile. Hope you can see crushed rock to pay for more equipment.
I watched this when it first came out. Thought I'd watch it again in case edited as not been any follow on videos. You do know Andrew his machine with all your easy to crush rocks is a goldmine. Kudos
In the mid 90's I started developing medical problems. By the late 90's I could no longer work and was placed on full disability. I think this is why I get so much enjoyment from your videos. Just a simple man doing doing honest work. No embellishment, no big text popping out at you on screen like the old batman TV show I watched when I was kid.. No stupid exaggerated incidents. Honest man, honest work. Thank you for sharing.
I'm on disability also. I told my wife I like watching YT because I can watch other people do what I can't anymore.
Former jackleg miner .. the silica in gold mines got my lungs scarred up and now I'm mostly useless with 29% of lungs working and losing more every year . Here for the same love of honest hard work . Be well .
Same here buddy that's why I love all his videos.
Almost 70 and it’s fun watching Andrew build his Channel to afford to all this equipment.
Would be a nice change if he actually did some work still. I get that he's working on stuff. But he isn't doing any jobs anymore. That's what I always enjoyed. Now he's just doing stuff on that hill for the hell of it.
"Guy won't let me tow him up" - well in his defense, he probably saw that roller video lol
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And his beat to shit truck
That had nothing to do with Andrew, the guy driving the roller was inexperienced and made a lot of mistakes. It is one of the reasons Andrew went for years without other people in his videos, he said so himself many times.
Andrew's got a pre smashed truck, they don't want their company truck look like his.
@@ricksanchez2090 who said it had anything to do with Andrew's ability? Not me
Looking great there Andrew, I worked at a limestone mine for 25 yrs. Replaced many of those belt's. Always have someone check under the belt regularly since it has low clearance. When it starts building up with spillage you may have to move crusher a bit to clean underneath it. Then move back.
I thought he would have dug a trench out under it
@@LionSleepsAnotherNight andrew has strong points and weak points ...when it comes to this rock crusher it is definately a very weak point for his mentality. Damn suprised he never wrecked anyhting moving it again (lol or at least it never was shown)
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I’d love to see a map of the roads you’re building and the purpose of all of the roads! It’s so hard to wrap your head around what you’re watching sometimes. Keep up the awesome footage. Love watching your channel!
The fact that you started out with a lawn mower and advanced to this is impressive. Enjoy your life doing what you like. You have earned it. Very impressive.
Watching you moving that dirt and rock by hand sure gives you an appreciation for hydraulics!
Practically fused together with mud and ice.
Or teach you not to ever let that happen again...if you can help it......oh and it was. Frozen Earth and rock's
Some appreciation needs to be given that this man regularly is uploading movies, not videos . Amazing content keep it up Andrew !
Most definitely a well produced cinematic viewing. Never seen anyone crushing rock that can make it look this good
Never seen that belt job done before …..thanks for sharing Andrew 👏🏻👏🏻
I worked in underground coalmining. Did many belts.
Get a job with a gravel pit and you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed. Its not a bad task splicing belts but it can definitely suck depending on location of the belt.
@@bretmartin2826 I was a naughty kid.. copped a lot of belts.
@@jblazer147 I don't miss it. Glad I work underground now.
Not sure why the skived the belt unless your running a wiper
The really good thing about winter is all the new video’s . My grandson and I watch every video together. Time together with him talking about the equipment and machines . Thank you
you're welcome.
Love it Andrew! Been on your channel for 10 years now, I’m 25 and have 6 pieces of equipment and running a property maintenance/ excavation business thanks to your inspiration. Lately have been in a new subdivision installing sewage pumps and lines from houses to the mains at the street and water line installs. Thanks from East TN!!! Always love your content.
Started my on business because of him to!
Cool. My son and I have a small remodeling business slightly east of mountain city, TN. Business is good round here. Good luck
good luck to all of you guy and thank you AC for what you do.
Where in E. TN? I just bought 45 acres in Loudon near Friendsville, will be needing some work done.
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And, don't throw away the old belt, It's super useful for tons of other uses.
I’m still early in the video but it looks like much of it could be stitched back together, unless he bought one with the chevron pattern
Yeah I put them on work benches ,under heavy load’s on trailers or to load up trac equipment on low boys ! Always useful 👍
If you want to have things nobody else has, you have to do things nobody else does. Such as going out on a mountain top in bad weather, fixing a broken machine with people who can't make it to the job site by themselves and putting the machine to work. Respect, Andrew.
If you want to have things longer than others have, you need to do things that others don't do - like watch where you're driving with expensive machinery that can cost many thousand$ to fix the simplest mistake.
Andrew, you might consider getting a stacker conveyor for the crusher to dump into. You can build a much higher pile and move the conveyor in an arc to make a massive pile. I might also adjust the tracks on the 973 before you end up walking out of one (like you almost did with the crusher at 30:00). Now here is a little tip if you don't already know it. Keep the drives to the rear when turning on uneven ground. If you have to travel with the drives forward, stop and back up to cut. That keeps the bottom of the track tight so you stay in the rollers. When you walk with the drives forward, you are pushing all the slack under the rails which allows the crawler to sag into the low areas and walk out of the track as you cut. One more, A rubber tired loader is more suited for tramming around all that stone. You're just wearing out the undercarrage on the 973 and you know how expensive that can be. Crawlers are for traction and power not distance.
I'd like to think that Andrew reads this and takes notice. Today's video was more like the old Andrew with none of the hair raising dangerous work practices we have seen too often in recent videos, so I am hoping he is toning it down a bit. I imagine fitting the new conveyer belt cost thousands of dollars, and it was avoidable as the previous owner warned him about using the crusher on soft surfaces. Ignoring that advice saved him some time at the start, but by heck, it cost time and money in the long run. Keep your expert advice coming, and Andrew can chose to benefit from it or risk throwing a track on the loader. etc.
Crushers should work as workpair. One feeds and another carries gravel away to pile. Then stacker is not so mandatory. That belt ruined unnecessary, it could repair easily when it on place. There is quick way or belt guys melt rubber on site.
He won't ever understand
He's so right facts that's what I read
I used to run a full crushing setup with a primary jaw crusher just about identical to this one. A few tips that might help ya, 1. Run the jaw on a pad with a trench underneath the center, that way your fines have someplace to dump. instead of rubbing the belt and filling the tail pulley. When the pit loads up you can pull the machine ahead and make a quick swipe, g2g again. 2. Make sure your wipers and side flashing are in good shape so as to mitigate spillage, belt wear, etc. 3. Always keep an eye that your belt is tracking straight, and that rollers, head and tail pulley are relatively clean. 1 sharp rock that lodges in your tail pulley can tear a belt and ruin your day quick lol. And that v shaped piece of metal you took out is what helps to keep rocks out of your tail pulley. But I digress, and honestly for being new to the crushing game with no experience I'd say ur doing pretty damn good brother.
Thank you.
An hour goes by so fast watching this. It's facinating and very satisfying and I don't even know why. Please keep posting, this is better than anything Hollywood produces.
Your dogs have so much fun together and I thoroughly enjoy watching you work and them playing thanks again Andrew 👍🏻🏴
I'm just givin' the dog a bone -AC/DC
LOL, you thing Andrew is working... he's playing too.
Same! Blue poking his puppy nose everywhere was a hoot!! The repairmen didn't seem to mind too much.
so Andrew I have a small property and watching all of your videos have been a huge inspiration to me to get stuff done and not be afraid to rent a piece of equipment when it makes sense. I have graded my own driveway and built a few outbuildings that I was able to dig the foundation for based on watching how you did it. this new series has been super fun to watch as you get the new property to were you want it.
Well said 👍
The belt installation was surprisingly very cool. But as mentioned by all, in every video, fantastic production!
That was really funny the crusher repair dudes couldn't make it up hill. Your disappointment was hilarious "just follow me, do what I do". Great video as usual Andrew!
the only time he has ever sounded frustrated in a video is when the people couldn't make it up the hill! hahah
Glad to see you got everything back up and running. Now I see why the crusher takes such little bites. It's for those big boy rocks. Amazing how that huge rock started to slow it down but then powered right through. What a beast. Roads and camp area are looking great. Keep 'em coming. 👍
My 2 year old son loves construction trucks so we stumbled on your channel a few months ago. Now we watch your videos on repeat while he plays with his trucks. He asks a lot of questions about things you’re doing so he’s learning a lot at such a young age.
Kudos much to the two belt guys, in those freezing conditions, with the work that took a lot of manual dexterity.
From a mining company I worked with some years ago - take care with the size of what you feed the crusher. It can jam, and it can break. Removing a jammed rock is.. laboursome, or explosive. And blasting it can ruin the crusher.
Great stuff! And fun to see the dogs grow up. Blue is no longer the puppy pushover.
Good point, feeding oversize is murder on the system.
The coolest thing about your time-lapse shots is how seemingly solid materials act like liquids as they feed into the crusher and get tracked in
And here I was thinking you would wait until the spring to fix the belt on the crusher. Andrew, you sure know what your audience wants. I say you make a move to features. Great video and thank you as always for sharing.
It was like "old home week" for me watching this video. I spent almost 20 years working on conveyors in a large FedEx package sorting facility. It was blast watching the guys changing the rock sorting conveyors and comparing the similarities & differences to changing package conveyors (e.g.. pulling belting through the frame, cutting and lacing the belts). Even after 6 years of retirement, I could identify with the work.
As a young man I worked on a cedar rapids rock crusher for one summer
We had a 4 man crew & a case of beer (24 red cap ) was $4.25 we each put in a dollar
& the Forman a dollar 25 (he made the big bucks) . We drank one a day as I recall and
worked hard . You could shut that old Commader off and work for a day on it anytime.
A rock crusher takes lot of maintenance, That's a cruel business. Good luck Andrew &
thanks for the memories. Ike
I enjoy watching to boulders being transformed into a smooth road bed. Also glad to see you have some help with you. Can't wait till the next episode.
waiting 2 hours for this :first the baker for bread , then making coffe and eggs , sitting down comfortable and then press play on your video and my day is having a perfect start , love your videos , perfect balance , talking , fixing , working thanks Andrew 😁Peder , Svendborg , Denmark
Something strangely satisfying about watching rock being crushed. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing...
As soon as I saw you flying up that icy road I knew they wouldn’t make it, you have high expectations for people who don’t need to risk so much for so little
Damaging a company truck is such a pain in the neck and a near inevitability racing up that slick mountain trail.
@@Corvid- And why should they smash their nice truck, when Andrew's got a pre-smashed one?
True that
The Demolition and Conveyor belt guys are professionals.....Nothing to do with driving skills....lol.
They probably watched the Roller fiasco......No way will they let Andrew pull them up the hill...lol.
@@erik_dk842 going fast makes the truck get up the hill, going too slowly is where it gets into undesirable situations where they are stuck.
Early crew! We are being hella spoiled lately with the amount of videos you’re pumping out 🙂
Gotta post to pay for all those toys…LOL
Have you ever been to New York in January...it's a good time to edit video or freeze
@@bolambert6457 I’ve been in august, in not crazy enough to go in winter 🙂
I've done this kind of work most of my life, and I can sit and watch people like you do it for hours anyhow.
Hopfully soon I will be back to doing it again! 🐰🐇
I love how the intro is consistently labeled "into" on the timestamps in Andrew's videos. He's nothing if not consistent. Love all the vids dude!
Gotta give it to you Andrew, you are one of the HARDEST working dudes on TH-cam. But I and others love the fact you work hard and play just as hard.
Love your work man, keep it up.
I used to dig a trench between the tracks when I ran mobile crushers and screeners.
I think Andrew was told that when he purchased it. Advice given but not taken.
@@erik_dk842 , maybe he should've taken a chainsaw to it. I still laugh, everytime I think of that video. 😂
@@erik_dk842 i heard the man tell him to. Andrew is a getter done kinda man tho.
I hope Andrew sees your comment. Great idea, simple to do, no extra cost. Shows experience has a lot of value and that it is always a good idea to listen to any input, it might be golden!
Cloky sort of like parking your car with a sunroof underneath the Leaky portion of your carport
.. ensuring it's always going to be exposed to weather...
A coworker of mine about 4 years ago lost an eye from a steel shard that shot out of the track of an impact hammer crusher track while it was making a 90 degree turn on a jobsite. Freak accident I'm sure, but that closeup of the machine tracking over the rock is what reminded me of it. He has really neat prosthetic now though.
In the winter when i worked in a Coal yard Antifreeze was our best friend! Especially on stacker belts or anything with a belt we would spray the Hell out of it and never had any trouble the next day! It will save you a lot of time and trouble!
Impressive work Andrew, I still shake my head when I think back over the years watching you advance. You are the same man, but what a rise in achievements. Top work.
😊😊
I am about to start my journey into working for myself , after watching you for the last 6 years I have understood why u like doing the jobs u get , most of them aren’t commercial which is just a job with a budget no personal connection to it at all just a paycheck but the residential work u do for people changing there whole properties and making there dreams come true really is inspiring. I just bought my first mini excavator looking for jobs in my area. Doing just how u did going house to house leaving business cards / notes saying how there landscape could be better or some ugly trees cut down. I hope and strive to be 1/2 the Man U are thank you for being you Andrew.
Great message! Just get your “their/they’re/there straight when you leave a note for customers. It helps foster a positive first impression.
Hey customers your landscape looks like hell I bought a mini let me fix it. Classy
Personal experience:To lengthen the lifespan on your belt you should suspend 2 mats in chains, to break the fall of the rocks onto the conveyor belt. The first mat breaks the fall, the 2nd mat stops the rocks from bouncing into the metal housing, and then it falls down, much less impact. and you wear out two 1m longer pieces of belt instead of the whole belt.
Excellent advice. A perfect use of the old belt.
No need for that it has an impact bed already installed under the throat of the jaw. Also I would imagine the company got him the correct belt for the application like a rock master belt or you can even get Kevlar belts if you were worried about it. Depending on the belt material you would be amazed how tuff belts actually are
@J Blazer how much does your kevlar belts cost?😅
@@mRcOOL5YO would all depend on whos buying it im sure personally I've never been around it I just know they make it and I've had the salesman telling me some about it also. I would definitely say it is not cheap at all as typical belting can get very pricey
Quite the process of installation. Thanks for sharing! I never in my life would have seen this if it wasn't for Andrew Camarata. That overhead view of the crusher doing the job just blew my mind.
The piece you took out is meant to push any rocks out the side that get in between instead of going into the tailpulley.
"This isn't supposed to be there. They made it wrong." 13:30-14:05 - LOL. I love Andrew's mindset, stated with dry humor. It's like the surgeon saying, "Naw, you don't need that part. We'll just remove it." @Adam Krultz, trusting you are speaking from experience, thanks for sharing this information.
Great to see how the long term vision is coming together, step by step. Many struggles, but it is worth it. Congratulations.
he should get another mountain woman offsider thats into the same stuff he is. He often says in his videos that an extra person would be more productive. Maybe he can make a little Camarata family and we can watch Andrew 2.0 taking over the property maintanence jobs ;-)
TF is he doing with that mountain top anyway? Do you happen to know which video talks about his plans?
@@dirtyvinyl8817 My guess is develope it and sell some of it off.
Awesome Andrew . Cody and Blue must be the fittest 2 Labs in America. Their energy is endless .
Awesome video brotha. I used to run a jaw crusher for a few years straight and the best word of advice I can give you to avoid the belt breaking prematurely is to CLEAN UNDER THE CRUSHER DAILY! Small rocks & dirt are gonna get down there no matter what you do and WILL touch the bottom side of the belt in time if not maintained.
These crushers need daily maintenance and checks every day. This one is NOT gonna have any of that.
A trench under the macine that gets cleaned out everyday is the way to keep it running smoothly.
Its a half million dollar machine....it wont last long.
It will Break For NO Reason soon....lol...
Andrew inspires me, no matter what keep moving forward. Snow? Moutain? Freezing weather? no matter what. Much respect! They've told him no so many times and he keeps going. :)
As always, another fascinating video! I am a 71 year old woman who enjoys your videos tremendously. I watch them the same day they're posted, because I can't wait to see them. I have watched all of your videos, and not one of them disappoints. Watching the rock crusher do it's job was exciting. I live in NE Illinois we don't have much, if any, shale rock around here. I just love it, and love to watch it separate, and fall apart. I remember a video you had where you found some blue shale. I can't get that out of my mind. If you ever find any more, I would like to buy a small piece of it!! It's so beautiful!! I know you work hard, and it takes time to film and edit these videos, but please keep them coming. At my age, I need things to look forward to. Just try to be a little safer, huh? You've scared the sh@t out of me SO many times. Ha ha ha. Take care, Andrew, and thank you for what you do!!!!
Hey Andrew. Love to watch you struggle and see how you make it work, even when things go wrong.
My Dad was in the bulk materials handling business since before I was born. He worked for many years for McDowell - Wellman out of Cleveland, who sold unloading systems for ore ships, and later he built a sintering plant in Detroit to make lightweight aggregate for concrete. I'll always remember him complaining when a big conveyor belt would go bad, sometimes catching on fire before someone could shut it down.
I'm impressed with that quick fix system!
We vulcanized ours........and like you, in the dead of winter!
Good job guys!
I wish that system would have been available when I crushed gravel.
We have portable crushers at work. We dig a trench, and back the machine over the trench for the days run. Then pull it off at end of shift and clean out the trench each day, and you will not have that problem again or at least it won't eat your belting up.
That crush @44:29 was impressive. Didn't realize those things had so much crushing power.
It will crush anything that will fit between the anvils.
Very satisfying
Seems like it nearly stalled out. You can hear the hydraulics start to bypass at 44:46
I like your LAB OC/QC crew❤ thank you for all the videos you have been posting, they are always enjoyable and educational!
Hi Andrew! I love the videos, but I often feel a bit lost in the action. Can you please do a video where you explain your plans with the property and do a little tour of the work you have done and plan to do in the future? Thanks, and keep up the great work!!
Yea, I was wondering that myself … appears he may now be developing build sights???
Andrew, I am totally amazed at what you've accomplished in your young life. I never get tired of watching your videos but sometimes I miss the ones when you were doing work for other people. Cutting in driveways and such. Please believe me when I say that I'm not being critical but I really enjoyed those also. God bless you, your family, and the Boys. 😊👍
His dad didnt want him to buy heavy equipment andwe can see why. You are correct, he is much safer when earning a crust doing a lot of little jobs. But his TH-cam channel is now a monster driving him on.
He is not cut out to be a half decent mechanic, there is no methodology. Servicing and changing fluids is OK, but nothing complicated.
His welding skills are excellent. But no use to him when one of his machines kill him - or worse someone else.
Finally after so much downtime with the machines you can finally start making progress! Great video ! roll on Spring!
When i get into an impossible situation at work, i try to calm down and focus on finding a way to solve problems. I think of Andrew always beeing calm solving problems hundreds times bigger than mines…
i remember in a previous video when you first got the rock chrusher that you were told it needed to be set up on level solid ground! good job, long time subscriber and follower, great channel!
And he didn’t and is having to do this lol
@@linoleumbonypart385 The TH-cam world is upside down! The broken belt replacement is not a delay but makes more content and more income! We are in the wrong business of just trying to get jobs complete at lowest cost and most quickly!
@@robertbrewer2190 funnily yes probably paid for belt repair many times over … wife things it’s strange watching his videos lol
It's nice to see a team that works well together, with no wasted time. Poetry in motion.
This is the joy of not having any neighbors. Can do whatever you want and unless someone comes snooping, you have nothing to worry about. Love these videos!
That rock crusher is dynamite! You can crush almost any size rock with that thing. The graveled roadway and area up by your camper will make it so much easier to get up and down the mountain. Cool setup, Andrew!
The only shortcoming it has is if there's a small fat rock in the top of the jaws, it briefly allows larger stuff through the gaps without crushing it properly. This is why cone crushers get a better, more consistent result as they never allow this. I don't know of any mobile Cone Crushers at Andrew's price point though?
Cone crushers are usually meant to be a secondary crusher, they cannot take giant boulders like I am doing here, the rock I am making is pretty much perfect for what I’m doing with it.
That crusher is amazing. It is obvious that no one can drive as good as Andrew.
in the beginning yes, but those boys were pretty darn good after they warmed up to the unfamiliar mcahines
I presume that you are referring to the regular 4wd Dodge truck and the "road" up the mountain to his "deer park" summit. Well, didn't he lose half of his load... It's a dance: where between tw
Brings back memories of when I managed a quarry. We had a 42x48 AC jaw crusher and the belt would jam up under it as well. The crew would spend the better part of 4 hours digging to get it going again.
Thanks for sharing. I was curious as to how you were going to tackle the belt replacement. Getting pros was a wise move. Great to see the crusher back in operation.
I love this video. I've had my rock crusher in my driveway with a broken belt for so long and now I know how to install it! Thanks Andrew!
Cody is a beautiful lab. Is DNA must be off the chart...tremendous strength and stamina. His build is almost picture perfect, that's why he is so strong. If he was a horse he would be a tripple crown winner for sure.
I dont recall what Andrew's first piece of equipment was, but as the years progressed and gear became bigger and more plentiful, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that he ends up with a 30 yard dump truck and his very own rock crusher. Thought the crusher was going to throw a track on some or those turns but.... AC has to be one of the top content providers on YT, my fave for sure.
If I recall from his how he got started in excavation video he started with mowing lawns and moved up from there.
Andrew, I know you were wondering “what the heck are you guys doing” and had to hold yourself back from helping! Well…. lets just say, it got done. You did a lot of rock work and the road looks good!
Back in the 40s and 50s my uncle traveled the world fixing huge machines in major plants. Eventually he just went to places and diagnosed the problems with others doing the actual labor. He was just gifted with the ability to understand machines with no formal training. I think he and Andrew would have been great together.
I used to work on big jaw role crushers, cone crushers and various breakers. I do not miss crawling inside them or rappelling down the jaws with a cutting torch in one hand, holding onto a chain with the other. Working 16+ hours a day in strange big city’s for 19$/hr.. So glad I went to college.
The owner of the company actually had his legs degloved on the jawroll that I worked on. Saw someone get there nose broken, arm crushed and the dust in the summer was unbearable on my lungs. Awful job.
I hate lacing belts! without the right equipment it is a nightmare. Great job guys!
Do you have a ballpark what those belts run? Couple grand?
15 to 20 a foot
@@patcb829 It depends on the material they are made out of. Some are made for heavy duty like rock and soil. Some are made for cardboard. Im guessing here, but id say $20 a ft or more. It's 36" wide belt and probably 180 ft long or so. You get to pay for the whole roll whether you use it all or not. $4000 roughly not including the labor to put it on. Another $2K there for that if not more. This is expensive equipment to own!
You are right, I think I paid them 6k to come do that.
@@AndrewCamarata Not too shabby and that belt should last you a good 100,000 yards.
Great video production 🎉 The background music adds so much to the videos. Great job ❤
I like that just uses easy listening instrumentals. I shut a lot of videos off that have rap or very heavy metal in them. It seems it doesn’t matter what kind of music you use, 60 percent or higher won’t like it. It’s risky in my opinion putting any music at all. We love the sound of the machines.
Nice job!!
If only the conveyer was a little higher you could park the dump truck directly underneath it avoiding another step.Its definitely working great now.
Having that crusher working again should help with building stable, passable roads on your new property. Great video. Thank you.
Hands down the best TH-cam channel there is ! Andrew you're a genius.
I look at him doing all that he does for the most part on his own. Really makes me get my ass up on the weekends and get out of my comfort zone when it comes to things that I need to fix around my household.
Andrew, we love the channel and find your work absolutely fascinating!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing it all; the good, bad and not-so-beautiful!! It is all great content! Keep up the good work!
Great your backup loves this job you did. From watching other channels there is a way to make smaller gravel if you need it. Great job as always.
What about the spacing on those sorting or sifting tines right before the material drops into the crusher? What if it was screened over and 100% had to go through the crusher?
It's remote control! Wow! Impressive Andrew! Another thing I've learned today. Sweet!!! Thanks for the video!!!
Another great video , that rock crusher is fascinating to watch , also watching you develope your land/mountain into a recreational paradise , fantastic .
I work in rock/concrete crushing and recycling down here in Tx so I feel your pain with the belt. you think changing it will be a breeze but then you figure out its basically cinching itself around the tail roller with that skinny sliver of torn material. glad you got it worked out man!
Andrew, you have a real knack for laying road base, and repairing gravel drives/private roads. Have you ever thought of using a motor grader on larger/longer road repairs? I'd like to see you take on operating one. Seems like it requires a lot of finesse and skill. Thanks for posting great content.
That is not gonna happen Edward. Andrew is only methodical in doing a job for a paying client. He does it correctly.
On his own property it is half assed. there is NO structure.
His first task is to plan and prepare the road, taking out trees and roots. grading it to shed water. But NO...Andrew leaves the trees and builds the road AROUND them.
When the Explosives truck and a professional crew arrived they needed access. Andrew suggested towing an EXPLOSIVES TRUCK THROUGH TREES and a steep slope. That is a level of incompetence beyond stupid.
Fortunately, if Andrew wanted the job done, he had to do it properly and he cleared the trees around the road and the explosives truck made it to site.
Calling it bad driving and unable to engage 4 wheel drive was indicative of where Andrews mind is....and it does not include harsh reality.
Awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Using basically a giant zipper to tie the two ends of the belt together is really cool looking.
Bit different from how the belts on our Keestrack Frontier were redone. They brought in this machine that looked like a giant laminator that they stuck both ends of the belt into, and it heated up the rubber or something like that, basically welding the two ends together seamlessly.
I don't know exactly how it worked, but the result was that you pretty much couldn't tell where the joint was afterwards.
I think I like this approach more though, with it being possible to remove the pin and easily unhook the belt for maintenance purposes.
That's awesome.
That method is called vulcanization. I've only ever used Flexcos for belt splices.
Love watching that crusher! What an impressive machine. Can't wait to see more.
Andrew, it looks like you have managed to get the magic amount of equipment together at one time to pave the mountain roads with crushed blue rock, congratulations it's been a long hard struggle, and the roads you have done look great. It should make getting up the mountain to the camp sight a whole lot easier.
Seems like he has larger plans then just a campsite.
Placing a gravel layer on your mountain road is great first step. Also removing some trees along the road would be a big improvement. Best wishes for this new year.
He really should have done that over the past year. But Andrew does everything half-assed. Marking a path for the road and clearing away trees and stumps.
But no....he just jumps right in, you dotn get away with improperly handling heavy machinery.
Incredible how you figured out how to remove and replace the crusher belt. Video shots of it doing its work were amazing
and mesmerizing to watch. You've covered more road surface with heavy gravel /crushed rock than in a large subdivision !
Also this clip gives a greater appreciation of how steep some of these roads to your mountain trailer really are. 👍👍👍👍✔✔✔✔
Hay Andrew this is Thomas from Franklin Ohio Warren county and I thank you for sharing your everyday life with me and your spirit so much appreciated 👍 thanks for sharing with me
Looks great Andrew. Coming along nicely. It's going to look even better after a few spring rains clean the rocks more. That's a lot of work, but will definitely pay off in the end. I'm willing to bet you have a binder full of plans and Ideas for the Mountain top Castle Resort you're building. It's going to be Epic, I can see it now Brother. Keep up the good work. Cheers Blessings🙏. ps: Cody and Blue are such characters together😆, they should start their own channel🥰👍.
Man, a lot of work had to be done to finally get to this point, running real production with the crusher, putting roads in. Big progress! Great work and great video! I definitely want to see another video on the crusher and more roads, this is nice to see. :)
I did not realize that asking for something to get done was such a hard job but the end result looks magnificent. Cudo to the whole crew
I admire your stamina, as well as your mechanical aptitude and drive, even inthe cold weather!
Love your attitude and commitment, I think Cody may get his paws dirty if you got him his own tool box ! That damaged belt will come in for something even if only a "saver" for your workshop floor.
This road development saga has been pretty entertaining. Thank you!
Andrew, this reminded me of repairing conveyor belts underground in a coal mine in deepest South Wales UK around 50 years ago as an apprentice. We used to use a much quicker method using wire combs like staples which were crushed into the belt and joined by a length of wire. The belts could be up to half a mile long or more sometimes. Happy days. Good luck to you. Great videos.
That sounds like an interesting design. It would be great to see a video of that process. Of course, 50 years ago onsite video was rare. Today video is ubiquitous.
I am glad you are taking the crusher seriously. It is a piece of equipment that requires preparation and being able to see ahead.
You don't just start crushing w/o a plan.
Except in the video of the crusher getting delivered, the man said "make sure it sits on a solid foundation or else it will vibrate itself into the ground." Andrew immediately went to use it and he now spent money on something it should have not needed.
@@chrisschultz6541 don’t forget the tailings conveyor slapping the tree on the way up
Are you new to Andrew's channel? 🤦♂️Sounds as if you're undermining his genius 👁👃🏼👁
Andrew there are not a lot of people who will do the things you do, your familiar with the Hill having driven it hundreds if times ,Most of it is covered in ice right now ,There is little that stops you so keep up the good work ,cant let a little thing like Winter and Minus temps stop ya good to see the crusher back in action crushing Blue stone again
Very glad to see that valuable rock crusher working again. Maybe another conveyor belt, that sits under crusher output conveyor, that you can swing around, and redirect your pile. Hope you can see crushed rock to pay for more equipment.
I watched this when it first came out. Thought I'd watch it again in case edited as not been any follow on videos. You do know Andrew his machine with all your easy to crush rocks is a goldmine. Kudos