That orange ratchet wrench is one of the most iconic things on your channel. when that thing finally breaks you need to make one whole video just honoring it
After years of following your channel what I think I appreciate most is all the little mundane unexpected tasks one has to take to get something done, like repairing your grease hose. Nothing is ever as simple as it appears so thanks for letting us all follow along through it all.
Then you remember, that in Final Destination danger never comes from the expected source. Beeing trapped in the crusher and being pulled into it will NOT be the thing to be feared of. Maybe the rock face will collapse because of vibrations or the drone's rotors break down for no reason and the drone will fall down several feet vertically, but the crusher itself will definitely be safe at all.
New record. Broke in five minutes or less! That lil black shihtzu in the beginning made me cry because i had one exactly like him or her. Same color, same size, everything. She passed from kidney issues few years ago... I miss you Zoey.😭😭😭 Thanks for including that Andrew.
Wow, that is a masterclass on the power of positivity. How anyone could not just call that thing a total piece of junk, zero out of 5 stars, is amazing. And the patience you had to just keep fixing it so it would run at the very base level. I would have found the closest cliff...
48,000 views in three hours and a huge amount of negative comments. Thanks for showing us the capabilities of a small unit like that. Most of us viewer started watching you because you worked with more affordable equipment and repaired it to make it more capable and reliable. Thanks for all the great content!
Sometimes you just need to read the manual. I have seen these things run, and they are great if they are set up correctly. If you are just turning random knobs it is easy to throw things all out of whack and getting back to running condition will take ages. The angles were also wrong, and he adjusted the opening instead of the angle. The direction of the jaws was backwards, which depending on the machine can happen by adjusting the jaws past the center point or shifting the transmission into reverse, which could explain the lack of power. Another option could be the hydraulic regulators on the individual lines being turned down and he is only adjusting the main regulator, which changes the flow on all of them at once, causing some to go too fast/slow while dialing in another.
Andrew, for the love of ... don't get complacent and stick your hand in there. That's how you get crushed fingers. We like you as you are, fully functional. No lost fingers allowed. Think of the puppies.
In all of my fifty years in engineering I have never seen a machine of such appalling quality. You had more patience with it than I would have and I’ve worked on some pretty dire equipment in my time. Big kudos for not taking a sledgehammer to it Andrew, after the fifth time unclogging it or restarting the belt when it jammed or stopped, I would have put it back on the trailer and seen it gone.
@@joebethune5330 in reality this machine had an issue that Andrew didn't fix. I don't think it's fair to just start blaming China... why would they manufacture a machine like that and sell it broken?
@@joebethune5330 it's clearly not brand new though... just relatively new. Maybe the people he rented it from damaged it. Maybe it leaked hydraulic fluid and that's why there's no pressure. I love Andrew but i think this machine just needed fixing, just like any other machine. Americans seem to be really biased towards anything from China but in reality they are 10-20 years ahead of the USA (and Europe) in terms of infrastructure...
The entire time you were messing with that thing, I kept repeating to myself, return that crap! I'm glad you were just testing it out and not seeing money go down the drain with a purchase.
@@dennisboyd1712 Watt Wagons - "World Record Setting E-bikes Built in USA". Lol! Try again kid. All your e-bikes parts are build it China. Google it. You're not that wise afterall.
UncleChester Those are wise words. It's like the phrase " There is three types of people in life. Those who ask why things happen, those who watch things happen and those who make things happen". ☮️👍
Through that whole video I kept saying to myself Gosh I hope he didn't buy that. First thing I noticed was pressure and flow not set right or pump isn't capable of delivering enough of either. Sure glad you didn't buy it Great video as usual Andrew keep em coming
@@BB-qn5rj explain why a pump doesn't create pressure? Why is the line from pump to controls Always a high pressure line but return line isn't. Something not adding up?
Same here in Canada, Chinese make everything and there is no built in quality. It is so hard to find American or Canadian made products, but when you do, despite it usually costing more, you can immediately see the quality workmanship! Love the videos Andrew, keep them coming! 🇨🇦👍
American-made with Chinese-sourced parts are still the same minus the fact that entitled us plant workers didn't assemble it.. American-made doesn't mean much to me anymore
lol you buy those cheap products you suffer the consequencies ... all these usa products i word on they break after 150 days. they put a part that easily breaks so they can sell parts and service...smart ha.
Exactly. Possibilities: Low hydraulic oil, bad filter/stuck filter bypass, delaminating hose in oil supply to pump, pressure relief valve failed or set waaaayyy too low, put drive system is slipping, or... pump is pooched.
They're weak on purpose, because the mechanical construction couldn't take more powerful hydraulics without tearing itself apart. Therefore their weakness is kind of a mechanical fuse.
@@n5407c Yup. My guess is crappy Chinese hoses & fittings, same as the fuel line. By the time you've sorted it all out & replaced all the junk bits, it will end up costing the same a top branded machine & it still won't have any value down the road.
That has a pressure compensated pump. There's something wrong with the compensator or the pump itself. The 500 psi you are seeing is the "standby" pressure. That pump should make more pressure the more load thrown at it hence the pump being "pressure compensated".
@@plumberguy1689 because if the pump was fixed, so it would actually track, then the jaw would have plenty of power, then the feeder could be redesigned into a shaker instead with a hopper that is no wider than the width of the jaw, I think this machine would be much better.
@@AndrewCamarata If it's set up like most equipment, the pressure is controlled by a regulator that changes the swashplate angle inside the pump. Numbers vary by machine, but you should see ~35 bar at standby and somewhere between 200 and 350 bar at full throttle under load. I'm not familiar with this specific unit, but in general it works like this. The ECM determines how hard the engine is working and outputs a signal, which opens a coil to allow pressure from the pump to enter the regulator. Inside the regulator there's a spool connected to a linkage, which is what physically pushes on the swashplate to change the angle and increase the pressure in the system. Usually when the system fails to produce adequate pressure, it's either a bad regulator or a bad pump. Easiest way to test is to turn the adjustment all the way out on the regulator and your pressure should jump up. If it does, bad regulator. If not, bad pump. But be careful with that because there may be a second adjustment on the pump that controls the resting position of the swashplate, and if you turn that one out too far you'll create a condition where the pump starts moving fluid in the wrong direction.
Best part of the video was fixing the Grease gun driving the Skid, steer. Playing with Cody And blue. And taking that piece of crap back. Thanks for the Video Andrew. Wish this wouldn't work out better. Still enjoyed watching it though.
Every new to you piece of equipment you're like a kid in a candy shop. And I would be too. I ran a skid steer for two weeks straight prepping and back filling a swimming pool. Most fun I ever had making money. Also ran a back hoe for that long digging footings. It had no power steering and the brakes barely worked. Took twice as long as it should but was still fun. I definitely understand your enjoyment of using your equipment and see you enjoy it by the effort you put in your dirt and gravel work. You strive for perfection and I do the same in my field in building maintenance. Keep it up Andrew you have a great future to look forward to.
This video only proves that we shouldn't ever rent or buy anything that resembles this type of crusher, it is meant for already crushed or smaller rocks , as always Andrew great job. I keep learning as I watch your videos.
A guy I do work for(5 million dollar company) gets talked into buying these Chinese toys. He recently bought a mini vibratory roller, and has spent more time tightening bolts and fixing things than it has ran. If it doesn’t pay to own the real deal, it’s best to just rent them when needed.
Yet at 51:27 a close pin saved the moment. Probably the only thing in this video besides the old school grease canister that he bought at a yard sale many moons ago that was made in the USA and is still going strong minus a hose.
I think you have a key in a shaft sheared off. That’s why the belt stops. If it’s a light load it catches just enough to turn the shaft but if it’s too heavy then the drive gear just spins on the shaft. I’ve seen a lot of these. Just something to check. Replace the key in the shaft and it should turn.
Another thing to notice is at the mouth of the crusher if materials get backed up there is a tendency to pull materials under the belt and clog the return feed.
As soon as I opened this video and seen the crusher, I said to myself, I give it an hour before Andrew is beating on it with a sledge hammer . . . . . . when I seen the huge crescent wrench come out I thought, well, maybe he forgot his sledge hammer . . . . LOL
You are amazing, gifted, talented, tenacious, handsome, admirable, respectable, and you make interesting videos that even old women like me enjoy watching. Love you, Andrew!
You asked what Cody thought about it. He said “it looks like an accident waiting to happen to me, i had a word with Blue about it and he thinks the same” 😊. All the best from England, I’m sure you will sort it out, without getting hurt.
what you clearly need at 12:42 in the video are a set of "Grizzly Bars" for over/on the crusser. so that stones that are too large no longer end up on the infeed belt but are sieved out beforehand
Andrew; Caterpillar is Worlds biggest- then #2 is Komatsu Iron Works that was started by Takeuchi Mining Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the parent company. Komatsu was spun off on May 13, 1921, was founded by Meitaro Takeuchi; who said' his goal was to build tools for people to be able to work: instead of building tools that work doing tasks ! I found used Komatsu Rock Crushers that are available locally ! Note' I don't know' I just researched Japan ( rock crushers ) instead of China made !
When the video started I thought this might be better than the little one you tried before. Sure didn't end that way and you gave it every chance possible.
Mini is the word here. if you want to make gravel smaller, this is your huckleberry. if you want to crush rock, ya can't go mini. I would call this a fail. send her home.
Hello Andrew. The crusher did not come with a user/owner manual so you began writing your own. I thought the feeder belt was going to shred itself because the rocks were not being crushed in an efficient way. Fuel lines: regular gasoline will eat those, but those orange lines looked like the wrong thing to be transporting gasoline. The machine can't turn itself: I thought the battery would have already been replaced and the alternator checked for charging capability. Then you show the reason for not replacing more, it's going back. The machine did not look new to me, but it may have been the shade of blue. That big crusher you have is most impressive. Have good days!
Hey Andrew, you can add belt along the sides of your feed conveyor and along the rear to prevent debris from jamming your belt. I use old crusher belt and bolt it on. It seems like the motor on your feed conveyor may have a bypass issue. Usually the operator is elevated above the crusher so he can see the feed conveyor, try to bench your self. Prior to crushing large rocks are sorted out of the stock pike to prevent jamming. This machine seems something suitable for a softer rock. The feed tray is not meant to be loaded up, finding the perfect feed rate in time will increase your throughput. If the rocks aren't crushing assing a bit more material helps. Check your feed conveyor belt tension also. People judge the equipment due to manufacturer, in my experience use the machine for its intended purpose. Hope you can iron out the kinks, it looks like a fun little crusher
It appears that quite often you find it necessary to use jumper cables to start one of your machines. A company I worked for many years ago had this same situation. They ended up installing jacks in the equipment (similar to the jack to plug in a welder) in order to simplify the situation and not need to clip jumper cables to the batteries. The standard jumper cable had jacks on each end of the cable.
@@markw2266 We watch because we like his channel! I agree with his comment at some point a kid is going to get hurt. You do not hand a heavy bucket tooth to a kid with no steel toe boots on! But hey it's his kid, His hospital bill and will be his guilt.
I worked for a company many years ago. We screened material for a short time. They also tried crushing some of it. I’m sure they spent a million dollars or more on the crusher. I wasn’t involved with it but the short story was once they got it running it broke. And they didn’t try using it again. We were trying to crush concrete with rebar and I’m sure it just destroyed the thing but we also screened material and with conveyers and material processing you basically have to be very precise with everything and not put anything to large in there and load it really slow and even then it still breaks and clogs and sucks. So props to ya for trying so hard.
i've never caught myself so entranced by crushing rock so completely. I do get anxious every time I see you near the machine with it running. Once you cut to you maintaining the grease drum you know something getting fixed =]
Thanks for cleaning the trailer off before going down the road and causing broken windshields,,,much better than a "stay back 500 feet" sign on the back of the trailer.
It might be new and used as a demo but it's already worn out. It seems that the hydraulic pressure was set awfully low. It would have been nice to see it above the half way point in the green on the gauge. Another thing I noticed is the stationary crusher jaw was jumping up and down, which could have been because the crusher was running in reverse. One more thing the input conveyor, it was nice that it slipped when there was a jamb at the crusher to keep the belt from getting shredded by the sharp edges of the stone but it should have continued to run after the jamb cleared. If this was any indication of the O-Build Bionic brand, that 3D concrete printer will be a POS after the first print. If you are going to spend good money you shouldn't have to "improve" or "upgrade" something right out of the box. It seems you have to do this to most of this Chinese crap.
The crusher is made by Upsen, the same Chinesium brand that made the green POS mini crusher Andrew tested a few months ago. I have no idea why Build Bionic felt the need to repaint this unit in their company colors.
I never do this but I see my friend struggling a bit Strap your keg of grease to the two wheeler spray a little bit of WD40 on the inside of your hoses move into around a bit with your finger right to the tip and insert onto the male fitting The hose will slide right in Great for those hard to reach places Been with you since your beginning on RUclips and these are only suggestions Keep up your great work!!!
Another fine video and narration, eh! You certainly do have the knack for sorting those machines that actually work as they should. Seems that the Chinesium products just can't hack it! Well done!
There are no Chinese engineers, only Chinese reverse engineers. They steal other people's designs, cut corners, and then discover that the corners they cut were actually critical components
Always keep fighting for what you feel is yours, because in your mind and your heart, you already live it that way. You are the creator of your dreams, you are the creator of your life, brother, the creator of your reality. Always enjoy every moment. Greetings from a craftsman from the world of stonework in Barcelona.
I'm no safety snob but don't ever do that again. We want you around for a long time. Don't let your mom see this she would not like it. Especially on a Chinese pos. Love ya bro.
My Dad, who I had lived with and cared for, for 14 years, passed away a few weeks ago. In his last years, a bevy of RUclips creators gave him a larger view to the outside world, showing lives akin to his own, and also lives he could have led, but chose other paths. He saw images of his homeland, rode along with pilots, narrowboat, bus, train and truck drivers, watched as an old ship was painstakingly brought back to life, laughed as the King's Guard horses got narky. Dad would often fall asleep watching the content you all created, listening to the voices of people who had become like friends. In his final days, when he was restless and unable to sleep, or was afraid to sleep, he asked for you all. Dad had family with him at all times, but he also found comfort in hearing the activites and voices of the people who had kept him company throughout the years, he shared with us your stories, and was able to rest. I hope knowing that you had a positive impact on someone's life, in a far away place, uplifts you. Thank you 🙏
Would like to point out that the panel this machine has now is not the panel shown by the manufacturer in their page. It's different (more modern). I'm betting top dollar someone went and replaced the control panel's guts and made a mess of the pressure, orientation and possibly other settings.
Well i haven't been watching for while, didn't know you hadyour own rock quarry set up and you were trying to have a rock crusher at the end of your conveyor belt.Good job , as always a great video
The feed belt and hopper looked like it was in transport mode. It maybe could be unbolted and lifted up so the belt was horizontal. That would have closed the gap at the jaw hopper opening too, cause there was a bunch of material spilling out the sides that should not be able to. The low hydraulic pressure sure felt like a worn out hydro pump. The engine was mostly chugging along but no pressure being built up. Orrr, the individual hydro motors were worn out. Or both. The feed angle in the jaws was obviously too step. Instead of going from 10 inch material to 3/4, it looks like it'd run much smooth with a 3 inch opening. Then re-run the material if you want it smaller. The stationary plate was also bouncing around some and I don't think that's supposed to do that. It could be something was worn out or broken behind that plate. That could change the feed angle and gap as well. And I'm curious what engine RPM it was supposed to run at. 2000rpm felt a little low. While you were messing around did you try to crank it up to 3000?
The chinese dingleberry that assembled it probably used run of the mill garden hose lines for the fuel lines. I've never seen thinner lines than what you showed us... hell, even the small lines on my string trimmer aren't that thin.
On the big crushers, we run in reverse putting soft materials thru it, like asphalt. Because it compresses when everything is hot it will jam it up and smoke the belts because the sensor doesn't feel the pressure like when a big hard rock is in the jaw or a piece of metal from demo goes thru
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That orange ratchet wrench is one of the most iconic things on your channel. when that thing finally breaks you need to make one whole video just honoring it
He bought a couple, they stopped making them
Think he brought 10 😊
And the Craftsman 19.2 Driver
I was wondering if he still had those, been a while since they were shown in a video.
I bought the black oxide version at the TSC clearance shelf years ago.
After years of following your channel what I think I appreciate most is all the little mundane unexpected tasks one has to take to get something done, like repairing your grease hose. Nothing is ever as simple as it appears so thanks for letting us all follow along through it all.
That moment @12:13 was epic
Every time he climbs on that machine, I keep getting Final Destination vibes.
he can stop the thing with one hand its so week, should be fine
Don't be ridiculous, the cameraman never dies.
At least it can only happen once
Then you remember, that in Final Destination danger never comes from the expected source. Beeing trapped in the crusher and being pulled into it will NOT be the thing to be feared of. Maybe the rock face will collapse because of vibrations or the drone's rotors break down for no reason and the drone will fall down several feet vertically, but the crusher itself will definitely be safe at all.
@@Uwe_BS and remember, the cameraman always survived final destination, too.
New record. Broke in five minutes or less! That lil black shihtzu in the beginning made me cry because i had one exactly like him or her. Same color, same size, everything. She passed from kidney issues few years ago... I miss you Zoey.😭😭😭 Thanks for including that Andrew.
Sorry for your loss!
Wow, that is a masterclass on the power of positivity. How anyone could not just call that thing a total piece of junk, zero out of 5 stars, is amazing. And the patience you had to just keep fixing it so it would run at the very base level. I would have found the closest cliff...
48,000 views in three hours and a huge amount of negative comments. Thanks for showing us the capabilities of a small unit like that. Most of us viewer started watching you because you worked with more affordable equipment and repaired it to make it more capable and reliable. Thanks for all the great content!
@@iridium8341 I first started watching him when he made roads in the middle of forests with clapped out bulldozers
I agree. I always watched for the work. Either digging or working on smaller machines. Still love the channel. This is great.
@@iridium8341 the castle build was epic to live through
That is not rock crusher it is rock massager
😂
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
haha
Welcome back, Andrew. Hope you had a great vacation. Yes, we have missed you.
That Chinese Rock Crusher was a huge disappointment . I am glad you returned it.
Everything from China is…
he too put too much weight on the feeder conveyor belt, guy is double digit iq , has nothing to do with it being chinese
Sometimes you just need to read the manual. I have seen these things run, and they are great if they are set up correctly. If you are just turning random knobs it is easy to throw things all out of whack and getting back to running condition will take ages. The angles were also wrong, and he adjusted the opening instead of the angle. The direction of the jaws was backwards, which depending on the machine can happen by adjusting the jaws past the center point or shifting the transmission into reverse, which could explain the lack of power. Another option could be the hydraulic regulators on the individual lines being turned down and he is only adjusting the main regulator, which changes the flow on all of them at once, causing some to go too fast/slow while dialing in another.
@@excitedbox5705 I don’t think he is a manual reader type guy. you have lots of reasonable suggestions, maybe he will read them.
Andrew, for the love of ... don't get complacent and stick your hand in there. That's how you get crushed fingers. We like you as you are, fully functional. No lost fingers allowed. Think of the puppies.
Just goes to show how garbage that thing was that he trusted it to not turn his fingers into mist.....
Chinese Rock Crusher, or Chinese Finger Trap ??!?! 🤣
when has this channel ever been about safety.. stop trying to ruin it, its great the way it is
@@AndrewBrowner Yeah, I love watching channels that at any second may or may not upload anymore because of a horrific injury...
honestly, that thing would jam up just from the resistance his hand would give
In all of my fifty years in engineering I have never seen a machine of such appalling quality. You had more patience with it than I would have and I’ve worked on some pretty dire equipment in my time. Big kudos for not taking a sledgehammer to it Andrew, after the fifth time unclogging it or restarting the belt when it jammed or stopped, I would have put it back on the trailer and seen it gone.
We don't make stuff anymore, what do you expect
@@joebethune5330 in reality this machine had an issue that Andrew didn't fix. I don't think it's fair to just start blaming China... why would they manufacture a machine like that and sell it broken?
@@brad7957 said machine is not able to do the job?
@@brad7957 why should a brand new machine need to be fixed?
@@joebethune5330 it's clearly not brand new though... just relatively new. Maybe the people he rented it from damaged it. Maybe it leaked hydraulic fluid and that's why there's no pressure. I love Andrew but i think this machine just needed fixing, just like any other machine. Americans seem to be really biased towards anything from China but in reality they are 10-20 years ahead of the USA (and Europe) in terms of infrastructure...
Andrew, that machine works great only when it's empty
Of fuel 😂
Even then it try’s to shake itself to death.
Poor machine, a make do machine, not a work horse machine.
The entire time you were messing with that thing, I kept repeating to myself, return that crap! I'm glad you were just testing it out and not seeing money go down the drain with a purchase.
It is a POS. So much for safety.
I couldn’t agree more Don.
This seems like a good machine for crushing sand and or ice cream .
I am an excavator operator in Hong Kong. We will never use all machinery produced in China, no matter how cheap they are...
Do you guys use those mini excavators?
I’ve thought about getting one
A word to the wise , USA, Japan, Korea yes but China NO
doubt. bet y'all use sany and what not
@@bios31 they dont.
@@dennisboyd1712 Watt Wagons - "World Record Setting E-bikes Built in USA". Lol! Try again kid. All your e-bikes parts are build it China. Google it. You're not that wise afterall.
This entire channel is a testament to perseverance. Just keep on keepin on. Things will work out for you
UncleChester Those are wise words. It's like the phrase " There is three types of people in life. Those who ask why things happen, those who watch things happen and those who make things happen". ☮️👍
Through that whole video I kept saying to myself Gosh I hope he didn't buy that. First thing I noticed was pressure and flow not set right or pump isn't capable of delivering enough of either. Sure glad you didn't buy it Great video as usual Andrew keep em coming
Pumps don’t create pressure only flow
@@BB-qn5rj explain why a pump doesn't create pressure? Why is the line from pump to controls Always a high pressure line but return line isn't. Something not adding up?
@@BB-qn5rj that's like saying your garden hose doesn't have pressure it has flow. It has both....
@@ky.gambler5281 pressure is the resistance of flow pumps only create flow
Using a variable orifice to reduce flow therefore increasing pressure
I am 99% certain that I’ll never need anything I learn watching Andrew work but damn it’s fascinating.
Same here in Canada, Chinese make everything and there is no built in quality. It is so hard to find American or Canadian made products, but when you do, despite it usually costing more, you can immediately see the quality workmanship!
Love the videos Andrew, keep them coming! 🇨🇦👍
Yep, Chinese quality control is non existent. If it's made in China, it's junk.
American-made with Chinese-sourced parts are still the same minus the fact that entitled us plant workers didn't assemble it.. American-made doesn't mean much to me anymore
lol you buy those cheap products
you suffer the consequencies ... all
these usa products i word on they
break after 150 days. they put a part
that easily breaks so they can sell parts
and service...smart ha.
thats because they know its a huge headache to return anything to china
Treadeu allows Canada to get overrun with cheap junk products. Get rid of him, and things will get better.
I'm always rooting for you AC. I hope you are doing well. Would love to see more work videos like from your jobs. Best Wishes.
The whole time, I was thinking....what is the common denominator? The hydraulic pump. It's used for all functions, and all functions are weak. 🤷♂️
Exactly. Possibilities: Low hydraulic oil, bad filter/stuck filter bypass, delaminating hose in oil supply to pump, pressure relief valve failed or set waaaayyy too low, put drive system is slipping, or... pump is pooched.
@@n5407c
You forgot the most likely possibility:
Pump is undersized.
- Bad Battery
- Fuel pump issue
- Feeder issue
- Crusher directional issue
I think the common denominator is the manufacturing quality
They're weak on purpose, because the mechanical construction couldn't take more powerful hydraulics without tearing itself apart. Therefore their weakness is kind of a mechanical fuse.
@@n5407c Yup. My guess is crappy Chinese hoses & fittings, same as the fuel line. By the time you've sorted it all out & replaced all the junk bits, it will end up costing the same a top branded machine & it still won't have any value down the road.
It's a very special day. I'm happy to see Andrew
This is otherwise known as junk
Quit buying anything Chinese.
Porquê vocês mandaram as suas fábricas para a China?.@@Californians_go_home
@@lourivalpereiradasilva2948like the average American sent them to China 😐
I would say that crusher was not meant for rocks over five inches.
Well it beats a sledgehammer.
That has a pressure compensated pump. There's something wrong with the compensator or the pump itself. The 500 psi you are seeing is the "standby" pressure. That pump should make more pressure the more load thrown at it hence the pump being "pressure compensated".
@@plumberguy1689 how would you start diagnosing that or fixing it?
@@plumberguy1689 because if the pump was fixed, so it would actually track, then the jaw would have plenty of power, then the feeder could be redesigned into a shaker instead with a hopper that is no wider than the width of the jaw, I think this machine would be much better.
@@AndrewCamarata I sent you a email
@@AndrewCamarata give us an update if you find out whats wrong
@@AndrewCamarata
If it's set up like most equipment, the pressure is controlled by a regulator that changes the swashplate angle inside the pump. Numbers vary by machine, but you should see ~35 bar at standby and somewhere between 200 and 350 bar at full throttle under load. I'm not familiar with this specific unit, but in general it works like this. The ECM determines how hard the engine is working and outputs a signal, which opens a coil to allow pressure from the pump to enter the regulator. Inside the regulator there's a spool connected to a linkage, which is what physically pushes on the swashplate to change the angle and increase the pressure in the system. Usually when the system fails to produce adequate pressure, it's either a bad regulator or a bad pump. Easiest way to test is to turn the adjustment all the way out on the regulator and your pressure should jump up. If it does, bad regulator. If not, bad pump. But be careful with that because there may be a second adjustment on the pump that controls the resting position of the swashplate, and if you turn that one out too far you'll create a condition where the pump starts moving fluid in the wrong direction.
You amaze me with your persistence.
Best part of the video was fixing the Grease gun driving the Skid, steer. Playing with Cody And blue. And taking that piece of crap back. Thanks for the Video Andrew. Wish this wouldn't work out better. Still enjoyed watching it though.
You just know that every episode with Andrew is Hal fixing a light bulb, every single time. Love it!
Love how you use the drone for the overhead shots. 👍
Every new to you piece of equipment you're like a kid in a candy shop. And I would be too. I ran a skid steer for two weeks straight prepping and back filling a swimming pool. Most fun I ever had making money. Also ran a back hoe for that long digging footings. It had no power steering and the brakes barely worked. Took twice as long as it should but was still fun. I definitely understand your enjoyment of using your equipment and see you enjoy it by the effort you put in your dirt and gravel work. You strive for perfection and I do the same in my field in building maintenance. Keep it up Andrew you have a great future to look forward to.
This video only proves that we shouldn't ever rent or buy anything that resembles this type of crusher, it is meant for already crushed or smaller rocks , as always Andrew great job. I keep learning as I watch your videos.
A guy I do work for(5 million dollar company) gets talked into buying these Chinese toys. He recently bought a mini vibratory roller, and has spent more time tightening bolts and fixing things than it has ran. If it doesn’t pay to own the real deal, it’s best to just rent them when needed.
@@penniesfromheaven2511 seems accurate
Where do you rent them from? I've been looking for some time and can't find anything.
I say we all learned a valuable lesson.....BUY AMERICAN TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Truth
Because it's China, . . .Chyna
41:55. That rock rollin back down the belt was hilarious. It wasn't ready to get crushed.
It was running for its life!
It succumbed in the end. Resistance is futile.
52:51 ”and of course it stopped, what a piece of shit 💩” 🤣🤣🤣
Should have been painted brown from the factory cause it appears to be a big turd. 💩
Yet at 51:27 a close pin saved the moment. Probably the only thing in this video besides the old school grease canister that he bought at a yard sale many moons ago that was made in the USA and is still going strong minus a hose.
And it takes a lot to take Andrew to that point ....lol so we must assume that machine is in fact a big piece of shit o😅😅😅😅😅😅
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@@tiagoalonsosilvaphotograph3107 hahah exactly 😂😂
The fart and the part where you are on your phone while that slow thing creeps along HAD ME WEAK! Great video AC, thanks for the content brother!
When I saw this machine, it is for finishing the finest stones. It must work together with another machine that you have. Hugs, Brazil!!!
I think you have a key in a shaft sheared off. That’s why the belt stops. If it’s a light load it catches just enough to turn the shaft but if it’s too heavy then the drive gear just spins on the shaft. I’ve seen a lot of these. Just something to check. Replace the key in the shaft and it should turn.
Another thing to notice is at the mouth of the crusher if materials get backed up there is a tendency to pull materials under the belt and clog the return feed.
If the shaft wouldn’t spin, it would tear the belt into pieces. 😊
You can see it in 34:30 both belt and the saft.
It’s got a thousand other issues aswell though, Chinese built being the main one
@@WigneyRjust about everything is mad in china now. Not all of it is bad
As soon as I opened this video and seen the crusher, I said to myself, I give it an hour before Andrew is beating on it with a sledge hammer . . . . . . when I seen the huge crescent wrench come out I thought, well, maybe he forgot his sledge hammer . . . . LOL
exactly, was not curshing like it was supposed to, you can just see his frustration!
Good call on the little crusher, back to the toy shop!
You are amazing, gifted, talented, tenacious, handsome, admirable, respectable, and you make interesting videos that even old women like me enjoy watching. Love you, Andrew!
@@brendaphillips4550 thank you.
loving the sounds in the first shots of this video, wonderful shooting and editing, very engaging!
I would love to have one of those! I have no idea why, I live in an apartment building in The Bronx.
This is a very funny comment.
It's that desire to recycle
This and a Sawmill! 😀
I wish I had his container castle workshop that thing is AWESOME! 😲😲
All fair points.
If Zerk won't take grease, try heating Zerk with a small torch. It softens the grease/dirt plug.
My Friday night is saved. A long format video from Andrew to save the day!!!
“I should’ve kept the truck closer to this thing” Add this to the list of top Camarata-isms 😂
As soon as I seen the thumbnail I'm like well I give it 5 minutes before Andrew is climbing inside this thing
You asked what Cody thought about it. He said “it looks like an accident waiting to happen to me, i had a word with Blue about it and he thinks the same” 😊. All the best from England, I’m sure you will sort it out, without getting hurt.
what you clearly need at 12:42 in the video are a set of "Grizzly Bars" for over/on the crusser.
so that stones that are too large no longer end up on the infeed belt but are sieved out beforehand
You have a lot of patience 😮.
Andrew; Caterpillar is Worlds biggest- then #2 is Komatsu Iron Works that was started by Takeuchi Mining Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the parent company. Komatsu was spun off on May 13, 1921, was founded by Meitaro Takeuchi; who said' his goal was to build tools for people to be able to work: instead of building tools that work doing tasks !
I found used Komatsu Rock Crushers that are available locally !
Note' I don't know' I just researched Japan ( rock crushers ) instead of China made !
Companies should get with you on testing their products, you push the limits so having the “Camarata tested and approved” would boost their sales
When the video started I thought this might be better than the little one you tried before. Sure didn't end that way and you gave it every chance possible.
Mini is the word here. if you want to make gravel smaller, this is your huckleberry. if you want to crush rock, ya can't go mini. I would call this a fail. send her home.
Hello Andrew. The crusher did not come with a user/owner manual so you began writing your own. I thought the feeder belt was going to shred itself because the rocks were not being crushed in an efficient way. Fuel lines: regular gasoline will eat those, but those orange lines looked like the wrong thing to be transporting gasoline. The machine can't turn itself: I thought the battery would have already been replaced and the alternator checked for charging capability. Then you show the reason for not replacing more, it's going back. The machine did not look new to me, but it may have been the shade of blue. That big crusher you have is most impressive. Have good days!
Diesel
@@HubertofLiege I could not see the color. It looked mainly like air bubbles. Cheap fuel lines anyway.
Hey Andrew, you can add belt along the sides of your feed conveyor and along the rear to prevent debris from jamming your belt. I use old crusher belt and bolt it on. It seems like the motor on your feed conveyor may have a bypass issue. Usually the operator is elevated above the crusher so he can see the feed conveyor, try to bench your self. Prior to crushing large rocks are sorted out of the stock pike to prevent jamming. This machine seems something suitable for a softer rock. The feed tray is not meant to be loaded up, finding the perfect feed rate in time will increase your throughput. If the rocks aren't crushing assing a bit more material helps.
Check your feed conveyor belt tension also. People judge the equipment due to manufacturer, in my experience use the machine for its intended purpose. Hope you can iron out the kinks, it looks like a fun little crusher
It needs the feeder re-designed to a shaker, and the hydraulic issue figured out.
When I saw you rip the hose off the grease zerk I was thinking you needed a LockNLube and then here you are putting one on the hose.. I love mine. lol
Yeah, that does make greasing stuff more enjoyable.
17:14 "Uncle Owen, this R2 unit has a bad motivator, look!"
Luke: "What a piece of junk"
Most underrated comment. 😂😂😂
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You Win !!!!!!!
Maybe a bigger machine so you don’t have to keep putting your hands/arms at risk. Enjoying the cha. Tks for sharing.
He has a bigger machine. It's on his mountain.
That would ruin the point of having a small machine...
Good thing you were able to test run crusher before any money changed hands, Now You Know.
Beef it up to be indestructible, your like the modern Tim the tool man Taylor
An American made scrap bailer will take care of that in no time 😉🍻
Where from? We don't make things in America 😂
look at this dude thinking stuff is still made in america xD
@@thefrub nope we have the parts built in other countries and then transported here and bolt it all together and call it American made lol.
@@HamburgerAmy I’m old enough to remember when American made meant quality……it’s a blurred memory , many beers ago 🥴🍻
@@drunkdunc8738 Name checks out 😃
It appears that quite often you find it necessary to use jumper cables to start one of your machines. A company I worked for many years ago had this same situation. They ended up installing jacks in the equipment (similar to the jack to plug in a welder) in order to simplify the situation and not need to clip jumper cables to the batteries. The standard jumper cable had jacks on each end of the cable.
Love this channel. Good amount of sunglasses and no children running around barefooted.
Why watch his channel if his kids annoy you? Why do you try to elevate one person by putting down another?
What would you call Cody and Blue !?.
@@kenadams5504 dogs . . . . .
@@markw2266 We watch because we like his channel! I agree with his comment at some point a kid is going to get hurt. You do not hand a heavy bucket tooth to a kid with no steel toe boots on! But hey it's his kid, His hospital bill and will be his guilt.
@@uncle_moose Smart ones at that!
The touch you had to pull that rock out of the crusher, nice skillmanship, Andrew!
I worked for a company many years ago. We screened material for a short time. They also tried crushing some of it. I’m sure they spent a million dollars or more on the crusher. I wasn’t involved with it but the short story was once they got it running it broke. And they didn’t try using it again. We were trying to crush concrete with rebar and I’m sure it just destroyed the thing but we also screened material and with conveyers and material processing you basically have to be very precise with everything and not put anything to large in there and load it really slow and even then it still breaks and clogs and sucks. So props to ya for trying so hard.
@@Annon89 my big rock crusher works well
i've never caught myself so entranced by crushing rock so completely. I do get anxious every time I see you near the machine with it running. Once you cut to you maintaining the grease drum you know something getting fixed =]
Nice to see Andrew back and letting us in on the next job at hand. Better than actually doing it myself.
That’s some high quality Chineseium 😂
What's wrong with the quality?
Thanks for cleaning the trailer off before going down the road and causing broken windshields,,,much better than a "stay back 500 feet" sign on the back of the trailer.
That thing is use to having 3 chinese men feeding small rocks into the hopper being paid a big bag of rice per week working 18 hour days...
It might be new and used as a demo but it's already worn out. It seems that the hydraulic pressure was set awfully low. It would have been nice to see it above the half way point in the green on the gauge. Another thing I noticed is the stationary crusher jaw was jumping up and down, which could have been because the crusher was running in reverse. One more thing the input conveyor, it was nice that it slipped when there was a jamb at the crusher to keep the belt from getting shredded by the sharp edges of the stone but it should have continued to run after the jamb cleared. If this was any indication of the O-Build Bionic brand, that 3D concrete printer will be a POS after the first print. If you are going to spend good money you shouldn't have to "improve" or "upgrade" something right out of the box. It seems you have to do this to most of this Chinese crap.
The crusher is made by Upsen, the same Chinesium brand that made the green POS mini crusher Andrew tested a few months ago. I have no idea why Build Bionic felt the need to repaint this unit in their company colors.
The kindest thing I can say about it is it would make a good boat anchor.....if the boat was big enough.
ouch 🤕 ...but I do agree 💯
Man you crushed it with this video as usual 😉
Reverse the hoses on the jaw crusher. It looks to be rotating the wrong direction. The jaws are choking on instead of swallowing the material.
Yeah, I think you are right.
I never do this but I see my friend struggling a bit
Strap your keg of grease to the two wheeler
spray a little bit of WD40 on the inside of your hoses
move into around a bit with your finger right to the tip
and insert onto the male fitting
The hose will slide right in Great for those
hard to reach places
Been with you since your beginning on RUclips and
these are only suggestions Keep up your great work!!!
Andrew Your stationary jaw liner is loose that is why the stones dont crush
shhhhh we're trying to shit on china, stop it with the facts and logic and simple reason why it's not working well
Phew I felt your pain with that machine all the way through the screen 😅 what a crushing ride !
Your drone must be your favorite tool looks so useful.
Another fine video and narration, eh! You certainly do have the knack for sorting those machines that actually work as they should. Seems that the Chinesium products just can't hack it! Well done!
I think it was making a strange sound like Cheap, Cheap, Cheap.
rocks are alot softer in china
Are you trying to be funny?
The giant mechinary of China's mega projects will shock you.
10 Minutes of Crushing, 50 Minutes of Repair, 15 Minutes of driving it back on to the Trailer! There is your Recap!
That's what you get for a cheap machine! Buy an expensive one next time!
Morning Andrew, greetings From the Swiss alps
greetings from Brooklyn NY 😎
For a Chinese rock crusher, it performed amazingly well.
As a 30 year old suburb guy who's never been exposed to this type of lifestyle, Andrew you're living my dream. I watch with awe and jealousy
Looks like some Chinese "engineers" nightmare!
Way underpowered!
You think you could survive the Camarata crash test? LOL
There are no Chinese engineers, only Chinese reverse engineers. They steal other people's designs, cut corners, and then discover that the corners they cut were actually critical components
@@Liesthroughisteeth LOL NO!
Always keep fighting for what you feel is yours, because in your mind and your heart, you already live it that way. You are the creator of your dreams, you are the creator of your life, brother, the creator of your reality. Always enjoy every moment. Greetings from a craftsman from the world of stonework in Barcelona.
Hello from Texas USA. I just subscribed.☮️👍
I'm no safety snob but don't ever do that again. We want you around for a long time. Don't let your mom see this she would not like it. Especially on a Chinese pos. Love ya bro.
My Dad, who I had lived with and cared for, for 14 years, passed away a few weeks ago.
In his last years, a bevy of RUclips creators gave him a larger view to the outside world, showing lives akin to his own, and also lives he could have led, but chose other paths. He saw images of his homeland, rode along with pilots, narrowboat, bus, train and truck drivers, watched as an old ship was painstakingly brought back to life, laughed as the King's Guard horses got narky.
Dad would often fall asleep watching the content you all created, listening to the voices of people who had become like friends.
In his final days, when he was restless and unable to sleep, or was afraid to sleep, he asked for you all.
Dad had family with him at all times, but he also found comfort in hearing the activites and voices of the people who had kept him company throughout the years, he shared with us your stories, and was able to rest.
I hope knowing that you had a positive impact on someone's life, in a far away place, uplifts you.
Thank you 🙏
Wow, those are strong words there
This is actually super funny video. It just goes to show how many things can go wrong at one time. Life isn't a box of chocolates
Started at sunrise, finished at sunset, and that's the size of the pile of crushed rock, try a sledge hammer next time Andrew. 😊
it would make a nice boat anchor
54.30 PIECE OF JUNK
BUSTED STARTER
Would like to point out that the panel this machine has now is not the panel shown by the manufacturer in their page. It's different (more modern). I'm betting top dollar someone went and replaced the control panel's guts and made a mess of the pressure, orientation and possibly other settings.
Well i haven't been watching for while, didn't know you hadyour own rock quarry set up and you were trying to have a rock crusher at the end of your conveyor belt.Good job , as always a great video
Wow patience is definitely your virtue! Thing can’t stalling out every load it seemed like.
this is more of a stone collector and stacker than a crusher 😁
All nuts bolts and other stuff should be dripping with lock tight it is just like a Harley you run it for a day and tighten up everything for a week
The feed belt and hopper looked like it was in transport mode. It maybe could be unbolted and lifted up so the belt was horizontal. That would have closed the gap at the jaw hopper opening too, cause there was a bunch of material spilling out the sides that should not be able to.
The low hydraulic pressure sure felt like a worn out hydro pump. The engine was mostly chugging along but no pressure being built up. Orrr, the individual hydro motors were worn out. Or both.
The feed angle in the jaws was obviously too step. Instead of going from 10 inch material to 3/4, it looks like it'd run much smooth with a 3 inch opening. Then re-run the material if you want it smaller. The stationary plate was also bouncing around some and I don't think that's supposed to do that. It could be something was worn out or broken behind that plate. That could change the feed angle and gap as well.
And I'm curious what engine RPM it was supposed to run at. 2000rpm felt a little low. While you were messing around did you try to crank it up to 3000?
The chinese dingleberry that assembled it probably used run of the mill garden hose lines for the fuel lines. I've never seen thinner lines than what you showed us... hell, even the small lines on my string trimmer aren't that thin.
3. Pumps shot, hydraulic motors shot. Load it up and return it. And you successfully Made your worst post. JMO!!
One belt is about done, it already had some holes in it.
On the big crushers, we run in reverse putting soft materials thru it, like asphalt. Because it compresses when everything is hot it will jam it up and smoke the belts because the sensor doesn't feel the pressure like when a big hard rock is in the jaw or a piece of metal from demo goes thru