I know these DIY videos make for good KZitem content but I hope people realize they are getting a peek into life as a self-employed person. Chris and many more like him will work sunrise to sunset operating equipment and then spend the weekend repairing equipment. It’s a much different life versus a 40 hour a week W-2 job
@Vickie-Bligh
Жыл бұрын
It's one of the reasons I like infrastructure videos. The work that gets done is fascinating but seeing the skills you need to own equipment like this is very compelling and instructional.
@karleck1119
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@karleck1119
Жыл бұрын
Never ends
@dirtfarmer7472
Жыл бұрын
Just be glad that it’s old enough that they can work on it. If it was newer no way
@georgeway2092
Жыл бұрын
been there since i was a kid and still doing it at 68 ... love my work ...
@tonydurnell7951
Жыл бұрын
Chris, I want to thank you from the bottom of my old heart, as your video has changed my wife's attitude to what tools and equipment I buy. She always wants to know why I always buy heavier duty stuff than what that job needed, and I always said that more is better and the bigger the better. Now tonight she realised that my logic is right as putting those wheels on really gave her an insight in real life graft that some jobs need more than people would assume. Thank you also for an enjoyable walk down memory lane and in a funny way I miss the struggle of working in the field. Take care and stay safe.
@timearp8185
Жыл бұрын
Likewise, I always buy the 'professional' version of a tool that I need, nothing worse that it being limited in its abilities or breaking on you.
@heavymachinery2843
Жыл бұрын
I dont have a wive but i do the same stuff always try to get the best i can get 👍👍
@edwardcarberry1095
Жыл бұрын
Even for my one home job I bought the 1" flex bar instead of the 3/4" ($20.00+ more ) as it was rated at1645 ft lbs rather then having to put pipe onto the 3/4". Mechanical advantage is always better.
@paulkramer4176
Жыл бұрын
I'd suspect that some of those machines you have bought have been a bit mistreated, or not maintained at times. So, they are lucky now, that you own them. I like seeing you checking the oil, lubing the machines, giving them maintenance, warming them up. You realize that these machines are your tools that you need. nice video as always.
@MayaPosch
Жыл бұрын
After watching Chris fix up big equipment, I can't believe every mechanic doesn't have a skid steer and mini excavator to help out at the shop. Scooting around with big dump truck tires like it's nothing especially :)
@topduk
Жыл бұрын
When you know how much they cost, and cost to keep running, then you'll realize why most do not.
@mariemccann5895
Жыл бұрын
@@topduk Amen.
@roberta4989
Жыл бұрын
As a retired mechanic, that was fun to watch. Seeing that type of work being done and not having to do it?...priceless! Not that I don't like dirt being moved from point A to point B, but I really enjoyed the machine and mechanical aspect of this episode.
@Damoinion
Жыл бұрын
I can feel that!
@donnaflanagan6612
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Barney is back together. Well done guys. Can’t wait to see him back on the job. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
@donnamullins2089
Жыл бұрын
Job well done. Correct parts, a lot of help and heavy equipment another job completed just in time. Thanks Chris. Get ready for the rain and cold weather it's on the way.
@LLImprovement
Жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely jealous of your weather. T shirts early in the morning. We've have 80km winds, and -18 windchill for the last three days. Now tomorrow and the next few days are going to be even colder. I had the absolute worst time picking up my equipment today. Also, turning the wheel hub while tightening down the wheel bearing nut helps set the torque spec, then loosen it off. Another tip for rotating the wheels that we use for tractor tires. Get some blocks and stack them up behind the tire, then you can take a long bar or pipe use the blocks as the lever point and you can slowly rotate the tire. I had to do some liquid filled tires and that way works the best.
@DonDegidio
Жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, Glad Barney is back together. Just don't forget to have those lugs nuts checked again for tightness. You and your family stay safe.
@K-Fred
Жыл бұрын
Chris, Mike, Robert and all who helped, job well done!!!
@robertneel8931
Жыл бұрын
Chris, you are a wizard with the skid steer!! I like to watch you operate it!! 👍
@rondastump8930
Жыл бұрын
Thankful ole Barney is put back together. Such a time saver! Good looking truck. God's blessings and stay safe!!!
@sandy1653
Жыл бұрын
Knowing my luck I'd somehow manage to put a fork tip through the sidewall of a $4,000 tire while trying to pick the damn things up.
@robertforrest7956
Жыл бұрын
It's great to see you have an extra set of hands to help, I'm sure it's greatly appreciated!!! 🙂 Hopefully soon she'll be back to hauling for you again soon enough. 😁
@maryschillinger2909
Жыл бұрын
The trucks name is Barney as in Barney Rubble and Betty Rubble
@allenbeaulieu7077
Жыл бұрын
Congrats sir on getting the off-road truck back together. Tough job. Can’t wait to see it back on the job!
@robmatthews7972
Жыл бұрын
Great job of 'back yard mechanic work'. Glad that Mike left you the special wheel nut wrench, I don`t think you & Robert could have guessed how many hammer hits would be the correct torque. Now you are a haul truck operator AND wheel seal specialist.
@Vickie-Bligh
Жыл бұрын
Well done you two. That was fun to watch. I am still amazed at how slender & delicate appearing those axels are for a machine this large & heavy. Thanks for showing this, Chris.
@AutoCrete
Жыл бұрын
Planetary gears go a long way to create torque.
@garymurt9112
Жыл бұрын
Wait till you pick one up in person, they are not light at all.
@waverleyjournalise5757
Жыл бұрын
Those long toothed "axles" Chris put in are the driveshafts, they don't carry the weight of the truck, they only transfer power.
@minidiggin
Жыл бұрын
@@AutoCrete was just gonna say the same. It’s amazing what planetary gears will do.
@Vickie-Bligh
Жыл бұрын
@@waverleyjournalise5757 Thanks
@briand.3552
Жыл бұрын
It is quite the eye opener to see all of the work that goes into maintaining such a large vehicle.
@heatherlane9270
Жыл бұрын
Barney says thanks goodness I'm back on the ground - being short of a couple of shoes isn't comfortable. Bring on the work- I'm ready. Where would we be without good friends - great work LetsDig18.
@bobbyb322
Жыл бұрын
I give DP a hard time, but he does know the mechanics of equipment. Good job to all involved.
@Hugofreddie
Жыл бұрын
It's nice to see that someone is showing just what a hard life this can be . I used to drive moxy's and while everyone saw the trucks trundling for few minutes rarely did anyone see the long hours and hard work running and maintaining these tough often abused vehicles
@RumMonkeyable
Жыл бұрын
Great to have talented friends.......especially, only a phone call away when one needs a bit of advice. 👍👏💪✨
@dansbrown1313
Жыл бұрын
Well, when a man tries to tackle a job like this alone, he's just boarded the infamous struggle bus. Along comes Robert with a quick call to Mike and the job get's done. Thank goodness for friends Like Robert and Mike ! Thanks for this video Chris, a job well done!
@rictus7222
Жыл бұрын
Report scammer
@bruces2665
Жыл бұрын
Good to have friends that can help you. Saved a good bit of coin doing repair yourself. Plus got two good videos.
@terryrogers1025
Жыл бұрын
Nice job on the reassembly, nice to have enough equipment around to do some heavy lifting. Thanks for the ride along sir, liked the video.👍
@andrewmiller2868
Жыл бұрын
Standing that tyre up with the skid steer was truly masterful Chris.
@albertbusscher4270
Жыл бұрын
What a job this has been for you. But thankfully it's now completed after a very hard day's slog !!! Good driving now !! Greetings from Australia
@robnewell6123
Жыл бұрын
Tough project Chris, I admire your patience and perseverance. Nice job.
@michaelschuenemann3505
Жыл бұрын
Hey - the Correct Spare Part for the Dump Truck came - now You can put the Wheels back ! Brilliant Team Work and enough Heavy Equipment to help Lifting ! Job well done - our Congrats from Australia !!!!
@UpstateBrushControl
Жыл бұрын
Glad you got the truck back together. Congrats on 600k subs!
@davidrobins4025
Жыл бұрын
Another well done video showing the work involved in keeping heavy equipment in operation. Thanks for your effort, Chris.
@bryanlloyd1099
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see the dump truck back and running!
@scottwhite8662
Жыл бұрын
Skid with the tire looked like Guido from Cars …”pit stop”. Great video.
@volvtech7773
Жыл бұрын
Hey neat trick!! If your aerosol can doesn't spray anymore but still has material inside. Take a blower chuck on your airline and press down on the can and the air chuck to recharge the can and use the rest of what ever 👌
@garyflint1793
Жыл бұрын
Chris, between Dirt Perfect and Volvo, they might make a mechanic out of you yet! Owner/operator/ mechanic. Wow! Who would have ever thought?
@gunslingersatx6741
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Been noticing for awhile that those tires look too skinny for the width of the rim. When inflated the sidewall expands out wider than the treadface. It shouldn't do that. Puts a lot of extra abuse on the sidewall. Besides the stress of being stretched out like that, it's more likely to cut a sidewall. Need wider tires. That said, I know getting wider tires for it just to solve this issue wouldn't really be in the books and they are very tough tires, not likely to cut.
@LordPubeck
Жыл бұрын
"No! We need something bigger" - large yellow tracked thing rolls into sight 🤣No I don't know all the terms, but I do like being entertained by watching 'masters' at work.
@donaldtrabeaux5235
Жыл бұрын
Awesome job Chris and to all who helped you.
@tjjewell4115
Жыл бұрын
Chris, I know you know, but you saved yourself a boat load of money by doing the work yourself, great job.
@sallylilienthal8835
Жыл бұрын
When that last wheel hit the ground, I breathed a sigh of relief that everyone had all their fingers & toes when done!!
@wayupnort6271
Жыл бұрын
“Put it in reverse Terry!!!” That had me laughing… 😆😂👍🏻.
@mischef18
Жыл бұрын
Good to see with friends close and far away you were able to get this done bro. Sould be good for a few more years yet. Safe travels
@asarand
Жыл бұрын
It's good to see Barney back together. Now Barney and Betty both can get to work. I hope you get to have at least a month before you have to do anything to another piece of equipment. I think you need some time to recoup the investment.
@annetodd4626
Жыл бұрын
Excellent job done, bet Mike was delighted to hear from you so early in the day. 🤪
@casualobserver3702
Жыл бұрын
Great video series. Numerous life lessons I recognized, a. appreciate your friends. seems like you are evolving and have many people who will share their time and knowledge to help you evolve. b. when you are investing in your production tools, always buy the best parts. c. force yourself into things that you are not an expert in to expand your personal breadth of skills. It is soooo satisfying to get it done and back to work when you did the problem solving and the work to make it happen
@louGriggs1944
Жыл бұрын
Great job guys. Enjoyed watching the process, start to finish. Thanks.
@rangeroverl322
Жыл бұрын
Very good to see all back together and tested . Safely done too. Nice work gents 👍👍👍
@kevinkenyon7045
Жыл бұрын
Chris great to see it back together! Hopefully back on a job soon! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
@kirk467
Жыл бұрын
Should always put a little grease on the splines, pretty sure it would help it slide my friend! Just about to have Barney back in action brother!
@leol1682
Жыл бұрын
Love the Dump truck Boys .
@gregwells2331
Жыл бұрын
Great job lads. This was a great repair video, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that was a lot of things to fix there. Hope, it's worth! ☺
@michaelmullins1290
Жыл бұрын
Ye ole truck is heavy you say! That's a tremendous amount of work completed in a day. Wonder what time DP got outta bed?
@kevinbernauer9870
Жыл бұрын
Nw iowa we are supposed to hit 71 degrees Wednesday 52 Thursday and 32 by Friday.we have had a very warm fall but its all about to end.enjoy all the videos
@nevillekinsley5610
Жыл бұрын
Mike like a mate that comes and breaks your toy and then clears off😄
@camcampawpaw9528
Жыл бұрын
This is gonna be good. I hope Chris and Mike are livestreaming!
@madisaur0
Жыл бұрын
First time seeing a loader tire repair like this. That caliper was loaded with a ton of dirt and muck, lol there’s probably a lot worse out there. It’s interesting how giant machines work!
@hughgautier3894
Жыл бұрын
To comfort you, it's 84 here in NW FL on the 8th of Nov, and we do not have any hurricanes in our immediate future.
@philmccormack3185
Жыл бұрын
I jumped the gun on my last comment, I'm so used to doing repairs on 4x4's and cars, I used to finish off one job at a time, so id I had this sort of repair on say a Toyota Landcruiser, the oil etc would have been done before I moved on to the front, but each person has their own way of working.
@edwardcarberry1095
Жыл бұрын
When lifting put a small rope to pull the jack stand/blocks out saves being crushed?? Or when lifting put some wood or other under the tire then it will sit off of the jack stand or block. You then just have to drive off of the wood. At 31:30 your pin for the red hook is backwards.
@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it looks good. You got it all done. You definitely need help on that. Looking forward to see it back on the job sites. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
@jeffjones4006
Жыл бұрын
Great job 😊 you have to love mechanics for their knowledge
@thepotterer3726
Жыл бұрын
Seems to be a smaller inner gear on the end of the drive shaft and a much larger gear on the hub, but with nothing connecting the two together - have I missed something?
@johnwaby4321
Жыл бұрын
That took a lot of doing but at least its back together again . Nice job 👍👍👍👍
@rdon53
Жыл бұрын
You made it look easy, to me it looked like one of those breaking a thumbnail videos.
@justinfufun5483
Жыл бұрын
Great job. Though it made me cringe to see the blades left up there like that. Forklift 101 applies to skidsteers too.
@philmccormack3185
Жыл бұрын
Watching this in Perth, Western Australia. I really hope you remembered to put oil in the hubs, and you remembered to bleed the brakes. Love the videos.
@kens.3729
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy seeing you Work on your Equipment because GOD knows Maintenance is Expensive and it eats into the Profits which pay your many Bills. 👍
@prometheus42472a
Жыл бұрын
"We need something bigger." "Go get Betty!" 🎶🎶 Time to do some sketchy s***, do dah do dah, I hope I get away with it oh dah do dah day 🎶🎶
@tomswindler64
Жыл бұрын
Great video,finally got it back together.looked like you were getting close to leaving some skin when you were installing the hub and axles.on to the next project.yeah sure sure.keep it up 😎😎😎👍👍👍
@dwaynekoblitz6032
Жыл бұрын
MAN 600K!! 🎉🎉🎉 Super congratulations!! 🎊🎉🎈🍾
@Rbnqss
Жыл бұрын
Your friend is very strong, pulling an skid steer just holding on from wheel part!
@dogit1840
Жыл бұрын
Good to see you taking on such a large mechanical job but don't use your hand as a hammer you damaged them lose dexterity or function in the hand. I can hold up three fingers on my left hand but I can't do it on my right
@maxobara1496
Жыл бұрын
Barney’s not naked anymore, way to go guys. Back to work 💪👍🇺🇸
@jakeschisler7525
Жыл бұрын
While I was working at a major manufacturing company, i had to go outside and pickup a tire for a mining truck and I was using a forklift. As i picked it up as Chris did the tire being so tall, the opening of the tire fell over the mast onto the cab. There i was stuck inside the cab and couldn't get out. I waited around for another forklift to come by and push the tire back upright so I could bring it into the building where I was going. I had to raise it up enough to clear the ground and to keep it upright at just the right height. The reason I had to do it that way was because of the door height, otherwise they had a special carrier that fit the forks to carry it on the bead.
@goldpopcorn198
Жыл бұрын
Hey just to help you out if you if you buy the milwaukee transfer pump #2771-20. The pump will transfer any fluid that you need. I use one at work for hydraulic fluids and even cold 90w. That pump was the best investment I have made with milwaukee so I recommend it for you so you don't have to hand pump all your fluids.
@pauldillinger2286
Жыл бұрын
Great job guys. Got a good helper Chris.
@renmcl6585
Жыл бұрын
Thank you from Statesville, NC I don't know any man who would not like to be able to have your skills. Not sure why it is so much fun to watch but it is.
@onryboy2264
Жыл бұрын
A nylon tie down strap hooked to a wheel stud would help you with holding the hub up until you get the cage in on the axel.
@dalecherry4044
Жыл бұрын
Ol Mike left you hanging. Like he's got anything else to do 😁😁👍👍
@FishFind3000
Жыл бұрын
That’s what he does, make a mess and let someone else clean it up!
@ntomnia585
Жыл бұрын
28:58 We need something bigger! .....Bam Bam roars in! Nice transition.
@ossbrewer9285
Жыл бұрын
Hey Chris you need a bracket made that sets on your forks with 2 rollers on it so when you have to take one off an back on you'll be able to roll it left to right while it's on your forks
@sylviaprudhomme5417
Жыл бұрын
Really glad to see it fixed. Know you are. Lots of time money and hard work. You never try to avoid doing whatever it takes
@kenaston4220
Жыл бұрын
Yep, I enjoyed that, fascinating to watch.
@TheWatchEnabler
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Curious how much the parts cost to do the repair, and then how much a service would have cost had you let someone else do the repair?
@kensmith8832
Жыл бұрын
Did you remember about the two borrowed bolts used to pull the hubs?
@4delfadelfa
Жыл бұрын
I was all ready to see the water pour out of the bed and you stopped the video??😄
@JD-zm4eh
Жыл бұрын
Had some Permatex in the squeeze tube once and forgot about it in the tool box. Not a good thing at all. Made a big mess. Your one hard working man Chris, many successes to you.
@keithdunlap2701
Жыл бұрын
Dammit Man, That's a pretty Big Job !! Chris, I thought for sure, that the first axle got your fingers when it popped in .....lololol... Glad it didn't get ya !! Glad you got your Truck back in action , I know you are too. Always seems like there is something to do or fix , when your the Owner , Operator... Good deal Man , glad you got it done and ready to go out on the next job !! Great as always Man, Have a Great Evening, An, On too the Next !!
@chrispy104k
Жыл бұрын
I think you guys now qualify as heavy diesel mechanics. Job well done.
@docfcybo
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Great digging experience, and Volvo over the top
@grumpyg9350
Жыл бұрын
Great job. NO DRAMA!👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
@jont9903
Жыл бұрын
Its a Big help being able to get into a project and have a buddy who can tell you what needs to be done while he's half asleep prolly in his underwear.
@AutoCrete
Жыл бұрын
I'll bet you wouldn't have done that job today in southern Alberta. Woke up to -13F and the battery in my truck that had been sitting for 2 weeks said "No fricken way!" so out with the charger and a spare battery to boost in -13F. The foot of snow on the ground didn't help either.
@sambryant5662
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you got Barney back on his feet, because I got a feeling that you are going to need him for the next Bealey Good job unless you take him to the job that the new 220 is on.
@bubbawubba2307
Жыл бұрын
@30 min mark, trying to get jack out. Just block up some more blocks and use another jack to lift it up to get other one out. Go back and forth between Jack's if it won't come out on first time. Don't this many a time on a combine. Also spin the tire using a real long steel pipe to align up the bolt holes. Usually only neednto be spin around an inch
@DyrewulfNV
Жыл бұрын
I'm adding the Benny Hill music to the time lapse moments in my head... 🤣🤣🤣
@janespal2729
Жыл бұрын
I am totally exhuasted from watching this video......glad that I could be of help for a job well done!!
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