you are having way to much fun doing this errand

@El_Chompo

5 жыл бұрын

So much fun I'm jealous. There are people who pay money for a good time and don't have nearly as much fun. I wish that car being towed into a ditch was on video too, if *he* calls it a violent crash it must have been pretty extreme!

This is one of the main reasons I don't by a $50,000 truck. Trucks are meant for this kind of abuse. I like your style Andrew!

@TheMetalButcher

5 жыл бұрын

If you have a $50k truck, you're working for it. You're too afraid to hurt it to do the mean stuff that you need a truck for. I prefer tools to work for me.

By far, my favorite KZreadr. I can hardly wait for the new vids to come out. Great work

"Welcome to Kamikaze Logging - I am either gonna get the log, or the log is gonna get me"

It's New York, you *can't* have a nice truck. They salt the roads!

@kman-mi7su

4 жыл бұрын

New Jersey either, I owned the same truck and moved to Northern Virginia outside DC. They salt those places too. My was a serious rust bucket.

@karlricker3291

4 жыл бұрын

It’s Georgia, you can have a nice truck. They salt the roads in the northern part of Georgia, right at the mountains!

@mw3gamer23

4 жыл бұрын

Hell in West Virginia they salt the roads while it’s wet so the salt washes off before it can do anything lol

@zv2019

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in Chicago, they salt the shit out of the roads. My old 7.3 runs great but the body is being eaten away by truck cancer....

@doubleedgelawncare7535

4 жыл бұрын

EFormance Engineering wait does Andrew Camarata live In New York

Never give up! The tree allways lost! Good 2018 with more videos from your great work!

I have a nice truck (so far), and I admire the hell out of you for driving an old truck that does such a great job!

Preach it brother. That is one of the main reasons the middle class is poor, because of a car payment or a truck payment. Thanks for the videos.

@user-yr3kt5ei5d

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking it's because middle class wages have barely increased since the 70s, but you're not wrong either. www.industryweek.com/sites/industryweek.com/files/styles/article_featured_standard/public/uploads/2016/11/declining-wages1.jpg

@johnnyohness

5 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE RIGHT...And this KOOK we have in Washington sucked millions of votes saying vote for me and you will get sick of winning you will win so much. The best health Ins ever...so good it will cost much much less and cover everybody....he has broken all records for being the biggest liar ever. Couldn't wait to break the unions so you can stay poor.

@MrIkesimba

5 жыл бұрын

[ This x10000000000

@46wireboy

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyohness You are full of it. Moron

@kman-mi7su

4 жыл бұрын

@@46wireboy Exactly, apparently he's never heard of a thing called personal responsibility. I am willing to bet many people are in the predicament they find themselves in because of how they spend. Washington sucks, no argument here, but nobody seems to want to own up to their actions. Its easier to point the finger.

Been watching a ton of your videos and just wanted to say Thumbs up! You get so much done with equipment that some people wouldnt even look at and thats my style totally. Keep it up and best wishes from Sweden!

You are such a great guy Andrew. Keep doing your thing buddy.

I like the way you think Andrew. You are one smart dude. I appreciate your ways. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

I like what you said about your truck. Love these people who put so much money into looks of a vehicle but then see them broke down on the side of the road.

$50k pickup vs $2k pickup is a the difference between making money and wasting money - that $50k truck is going to depreciate like mad, so most people are paying interest on a depreciating asset....

@iLikeC00kieDough

5 жыл бұрын

not for a business owner. if you play your cards right, all of that depreciation is a tax write off

@mattsbrute

5 жыл бұрын

If you buy new to keep it for 20 years it will be worth it. Especially if the truck is making you money.

@85square

5 жыл бұрын

plus alot of the new trucks have a bunch of electronic trash that just breaks all the time and costs alot to fix and a new truck will just get rusted and banged up where as an old one already is

@d.e303-anewlowcosthomebuil7

5 жыл бұрын

@@85square thats right, it will save you the time and the trouble of doing it yourself....

@joanmezzacappa5856

5 жыл бұрын

"assets" don't decline in value...a truck isn't an "asset"...its a liability and a tool

Never seen that before....you just put a smile on my face. Awesome !! Forget the old saying Use the right tool for the right job.....In your case, if it works, go for it!!

Nice PM video. The things you pointed out are overlooked a lot. Really like your advise on spending money on the right things.

Tree Plowing awesome !!! Just glad it’s not my truck....lol I’m w/you on the Lift..priceless. Always bought good used vehicles. For 40 years.

Andrew I have a 2000 model chevy 2500 I wouldn't trade for a new one I have worked the guts out of that ol truck with very little trouble.

You are like Bob the Builder, and at the same time like me: always doing something, there`s no idle moment👍🏽

I agree with all you said on the service till you got to the part about Fisher plow trip edge. I own a fisher 2013 7.6 SD and it's flawless and very smooth. When it does trip the plow never leaves the ground. Awesome video.

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Maybe it was that old Fisher I had, The new ones would have to be better.

@alanack67

4 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewCamarata trip blades seem to do better on dirt/gravel/stone drive ways then the trip edge style.

I wasn't gonna say this but here we had vehicle inspections and copper wouldn't fly because they said that the double flair isn't as strong so I went stainless steel cause it is strong, won't rust and it is hard to get a nice double flair but can be done with patience. I only live 70 feet above sea level and probably have more salt in my longs than fresh air. The only problem with my western plow was the cable controller would constantly break the ends off so I built a tea handle to move the two cables that did the side shift and the up/down. Worked like a charm for a good twenty years as it outlasted three trucks that were all one ton duallys

I love your truck mine lasted 12 years before my dodge it was a1972 gmc 15 years rebuilt countless times when I was laid off

I bought a 1991 F250 brand new and ran it for 15 years until 2006, when I bought a new 2007. That one is barely broken in, and my brother is still running the 1991 out on the farm. He's already got his eye on the 2007!

You hit the nail on the head Andrew no one wants to get their hands dirty and has more money than sense.

As usual, great vid Andrew. Looking forward to seeing what projects 2018 brings for you. All the best and a happy new year to you and your family from across the pond!

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Good advice on money. I have an 87 3/4 ton diesel Suburban 4x4. It's a tank but I keep it in great shape and no payments. Much better uses for money than 40-60 k for a truck you are afraid to get dirty. Happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Yes western Plows are the best, I love mine. Great video Andrew!

Very impressed on what you have accomplished

I agree with you on the lifts. I don't have the overhead clearance for a walk-under, but Dannmar sells a couple of two-post open-center models that raise the vehicle to four feet or thereabouts. Mine cost me around $2000, including getting the U-shaped frame brackets. It paid for itself in a year with various repairs. I would encourage anyone considering buying an expensive tool-truck toolbox to instead buy a lift. Even the short lift still allows one to sit on a rolling stool to work underneath, no more laying in the crap that falls off the vehicle, no more problems getting axles or transmissions out. Even basic oil changes are much easier and oil catch cans like yours can be used. My wife's Jeep has a pretty massive skidplate, changing the oil requires pulling fifteen fasteners and dropping the thing. I can't imagine how much a pain it would be on the ground.

I personally like your truck Andrew. It’s beat up so if I put a dent in it I won’t be upset and it’s reliable and gets the job done.

Andrew, I love your fleet of older equipment. Yes you seem to be working on something all the time but it's a way to have a ton of stuff and never wish you had X. Keep doing what you are. Probably lots of people drowning in debt with their shiny new trucks don't understand getting dirty once in a while is ok.

Nice pickup, I have a 84 3/4 ton dodge that is still going strong and gets the job done just fine I think fancy vehicles are a waste of money.

I’ve got an 2001 F150 with 250 thousand miles on it. It’s paid for and has given a few problems but each repair has been less than a truck payment. A little maintenance and they can last a lifetime. I need to rebuild the transmission pretty soon, replace the exhaust manifold gaskets. Oh by the way I live in Florida so I don’t have to worry about rust. Keep up the great videos.

Dont pay attention to the haters about your equipment. They are just jealous that someone at your young age has $250,000 plus worth of equipment, tools,toys and probably a healthy bank account and a freakin castle!!!! Keep doing doing what your doing live the way you want.

Hey, Andrew a little trick, if you put a junk spare tire under the chain, it pulls it up, instead of straight. Slick way to pull up small bushes, if all you have is a pick up.

A friend of mine uses the hood from a small car to act as a skid for the front of the tree. A couple holes and a small chain holds it in place. Love the lift, I had no idea they were that affordable.

@markbonham3477

5 жыл бұрын

Right on Wakey. I was wondering why Andrew hasn't designed and built a skid for this situation however, I'm sure there is a part of him that gets real joy out of doing things against all the rules! kinda like "stolen fruit is always sweeter"

OK, that does it. Whatever Andrew uses Is what I will consider buying. If he can beat the living daylights out of things and they still work then they ought to be good. LOL

@NGGPeter

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he even said he rebuilt the transmission, which you'd probably have to do more often on one of the newer Rams. Out of Chrysler's lineup the Ram trucks are probably the most reliable models, but overall GM and especially Ford outrank FCA in reliability

My dad used to say "more money than brains". I think that applies to those with road queen rigs that spend 50k. Keep up the good work brother, love the channel.

Obviously Levi just loves hanging out with you, even when you're just talking he's delighted.

This channel is awesome. So glad I found it.

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

It is good to see that you don't let your trees talk back to you, no stepping out of line there

Hold up, is this an actual MAN doing youtube? Im amazed. :p keep it up, love the content.

I agree with you about how much money you can save by buying a good used vehicle. I have never bought a new vehicle for myself. I buy new vehicles for my wife. After she drives them for 10 or 12 years, I drive them for another four or five years after that. I bought a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee for $1,500 earlier this year. It came from Texas so it had very little rust on it. I will probably use that to tow trailers and as a winter rat for the next 5 years. I bought my previous Grand Cherokee for about $5,000 and I drove it for 12 years with no problems with the engine or transmission.

@rodm5830

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 02 Grand Cherokee I paid 3k for about 5 years ago. I think it has about 190k on it. One of the best vehicle I have ever owned.

your supervisor Levi is on the job!! you have a great companion with you

I love your attitude. My Dad is looking at buying a used truck for 25 grand just for plowing and sanding and I think he's crazy just like you say. Just get an old one and a lift and some tools that's all you need, save a lot of money. I heard that in Colorado and in Canada they don't salt the roads, they use beet juice or something like that that somehow melts the salt without causing the incredible rust damage that must cost people so much money over the years not to mentioning salting the earth and ruining it just like they talk about in wartime. Not only that but you track the salt in on your shoes and it ruins the floor in your entry way and your clothes and shoes.

I hit it right in the middle: a five year old Tundra for $21K. Just over half the price of new, but the truck was low mileage (I think it had 30K miles), was fully loaded, looked and drove like new. I've had it now for six or seven years, and with regular maintenance it has never failed me. (It's a 2007 Tundra SR5, TRD, 4x4 with the 'iForce V8, a towing package and extended cab).

Really enjoy your vids brother. Thx for sharing.

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them.

Andrew give us a video on your shop equipment. Lift, air tools ect. Thanks for the great vids. Keepm coming.😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

probable 75% of the people do not know how to change oil or do any kind of maintenance on there autos so nice to see someone that keeps there autos and machines up a qt of oil and a tube of grease the 2 cheapest repair bills you will ever pay

Your truck works fine Andy. Better than the new ones! New ones are junk!

Andrew, would make a great Cowboy... Awesome LOL Happy New Year and Merry Christmas...

Andrew in the early winter I clean the underside of all my trucks then with a lite oil spray the frames, diffs and complete underside. I don't wash till spring. I learned this from a German road department guy.

levi is such a smart dog you can tell he knows what to do when andys pulling a huge tree with the truck he stays off to the side to let the tree go by first.haha

Andrew,watch the hook on the end of the chain when you are pulling it toward you.I was unchaining logs i had on a trailer,pulling the chain towards me over the top of the logs,gave it a good yank and it came flying at me hitting me in the mouth breaking two teeth.Be safe and keep up the good work.

Nice lift there Andrew...Peace, God Bless America...

I think Levi is saying "my dad is crazy, but in a good way" Don't ever change Andrew! When you get another dog you better be looking out for him more, Levi knows to stay back minimum of 50 feet.

some of the best vehicles i've owned where cheap ones that no one else wanted. Seems like that truck gets the job done just fine

Hay Andrew, healthy and beautiful 2018 for you! keep up the good video's! Greetings from Germany ;-))

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@85square

5 жыл бұрын

hay?

Your a one man wrecking crew Andrew!

love your videos man. :)

Who would make fun of your stuff. You're smart, you don't waste money, You have a successful business, etc etc etc.

I like that u try anything keep the good video going

Some real good advice here with working on the truck. I too use the copper nickel brake lines, it's the best stuff ever. Get a kit with 3/16" and 1/4" (25ft each) and all kinds of goofy fittings on Amazon or eBay and you're good for a while. A lift is next on my list. I keep telling my self I just need to get one...

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

BarnStangz yeah. Definitely buy a lift. Especially if you have a place to put it.

You can spray old diesel engine oil underneath your vehicles to protect them from the rust. Cheap,and do not wash away easily.

@salmonhunter7414

6 жыл бұрын

I use chain saw bar oil it sticks real well.

@michaelovitch

6 жыл бұрын

Yep,it's their whole point ,to stick on the chain really good. In used diesel oil,there is soot.wich protect pretty well with the oil itself.

@445supermag

6 жыл бұрын

My old man used to put used engine oil in a hand pump sprayer (like for fruit trees) and use it on farm equipment with bare metal (discs, plow moldboards, sickle bars, combine headers) before storing it for the winter. Also used it to lube chains and the sickle bar on the combine.

@JohnDiMartino

6 жыл бұрын

Engine oil will swell every rubber. Bushing under the truck....use fluid film in a 5 gallon bucket treat truck before and after the winter

@michaelovitch

6 жыл бұрын

From having worked on leaky diesel engines,i can tell you that it takes huge amount of time to see bushings being damaged by oil. They are generally toasted before the oil damage them. You can simply avoid them,and go around using a brush.

Great video Andrew. I have a 1979 F-350 4x4 that I am swapping out the 351M for a 460 cause I think it needs a bigger engine for plowing snow. I am gonna be going with Stainless Steel Brake lines for the same reason to prevent the salt from corroding them quickly. Frame and Body that the salt will be hitting is getting coated with POR-15 and a really good Bedliner material as most undercoating from the OEM is junk. This truck has the older Fisher 8 foot blade and I have never seen issues with the older stuff. Newer blades I agree trip too easily.

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that sounds cool. Good luck with it.

I got it but it just wedged itsldef in the dirt, as his truck starts aolmost skidding off the road and off the cliff... but hey, everything is fine, Right Andrew?? Watching this as I was drinking some soda, and I amost chocked on it watching you slide off the road....sigh of releif as he has it:-)Interesting new way to use the plow, for moving the cut up tree parts in the pile..:-)I can only imagine what Levi was thinking though all of this.. LOL

your truck is a beast!

[15.50] "This plow does everything great; it back blades good, *it doesn't trip"* it's not violent *"when it trips"* Andrew, you're at your best when you're talking just being yourself. ;)

i love your truck ,,its battered its bruised ,,it works hard , it has character too , i,d buy it from you any day :) i seen how you look after it andrew

that doggie loves you

Atlas lifts are ok but Rotary lifts are the best :) . I live in Indiana and a truck will rust right out from under you . Stainless exhaust is the only way to go here .I love your open air shop but a closed in shop with a big wood stove is great this time of year .Happy New Year Andrew .

Interesting to watch, well filmed and edited. I didn't think you had much of a chance getting the truck to move the tree in one piece. It must be strongly made.

Your doing great interesting videos andrew ignore negative comments ........hello from Manchester England

LOL! Ya made my day bro... Great video

That Y branch was such a good idea.

When Andrew hooks a chain to something it’s going to go or all hell breaks loose. Go get em Andrew.

Andrew your havin to much fun !

I wouldnt buy a brand new truck but i got mine used but it was only 4 years old. I used to always get older trucks but I have to say that my truck is super comfy on the inside and the 6.7L Cummins under the hood has never let me down after 200,000 + miles

Agree on keeping older, good quality equipment. My truck is a 94.5 F350 7.3L Powerstroke. Over 200k miles and going strong. It’s always been a west coast truck so there is no rust on it. I always feel for the east coasters who have to deal with all that salt in the winter. Keep the mechanicals in good shape, you can always drop another body on it.

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's nice that your truck hasn't been in salt. The frames rust here too. I've had to repair that frame a couple times.

Love the longer videos

Looks like a great job for... Spring.

Love that truck . It earns you good money . Love the truck

I totally agree on the WESTERN PLOW set up. I'd say Myers pumps were great, but didn't care for their blade.. My best, (never broke down or got tired), was a myers under hood pump with a western blade. Fisher had a good blade, but too damn heavy...

Same issue with salt around here for 4 months a year. I give the underside, inside of frame and doors etc. a spraying with linseed oil every summer. That really helps to protect against the salt and slows down any rust that have already got a good bite. Do the same with any implements that is rusting and it certainly helps a lot. My 1997 model Mazda B2500 truck is still sound structurally but the bodywork will need some welding. Without regluar treatment it would have failed inspection probably 10 years ago. I hope to get it approved for a couple of more years and pass 400.000km with it :-) No chains when plowing? Even with studded winter tires I want chains from time to time :-) To my dismay I have now watched all your videos. But it has been very enjoyable, learnt som things, and had good fun. Thanks for posting them (and dont forget about telling us about your equipment, replacing the exhaust, and fulfillling on the tannerite)

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I need to start doing some type of oil coating on that frame. I use chains when the snow is deep, especially on driveways with hills. Thanks

Who would make fun of that truck? That thing's straight out of Mad Max. It's beautiful.

when you hook your chain, hook with the end down under the log , as you pull the chain will pick up the log naturally and keep it out of the ground , also keep the chain as close to the truck as possible,this will add weight the the rear axle and give you more traction

Thanks for the advice

I never thought about coper break lines but its good to know. Im in the PNW and we dont have to worry about salt.

Just a quick tip. Put a half hitch of the chain around the end of the tree to get a better point of pull when pulling larger trunks.

WATCHING THIS AND SCREAMING AT MY COMPUTER MONITOR CHEERING YOU ON TO GET THIS DANG THING DRAGGED TO WHERE YOU WANTED IT, AND WATCHING IT DIG INTO THE GROUND... gerrrr!!

After retiring, my grandfather bought some land for a hunting cabin. He did it mostly by himself and only used a chainsaw and hand tools.....but used his Volvo (car) to drag out the logs he had cut.

we have a lot of salt here in upper northeast illiunois as well and I make sure that I go to a car wahs a lot during the winter, to get an under carriage wash as well as a regular wash as well, we have a 2003 caddie Deville but right now is down in the garage due to some isues... sigh..

When i grow up i want to be just like AC with this badass truck

Levi is looking like "my owner has lost his mind" 😀

Boss is by far the best plow on the market

Another great video!!

@AndrewCamarata

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The car burned up... I wish that was in video because it was pretty funny !

Levi is thinking "When Dad plays fetch, he doesn't mess around!"

A clever fix for rust I learned from an old Englishman was to pressure wash the bottom of the vehicle and spray the whole thing down once a year with diesel fuel. His car was thirty years old with no rust!

11:00 I'm going with a single post lift. My garage is too short to use it inside. But I can store in there and when I need it, I can roll it out to my parking area. They cost a little more but it will be fine for what I do. In NH I do lots of rocker panels and having one side clear will make the repair work easier. A half dozen jobs and the lift is paid for.

I love how Andrew babies his equipment. 😂