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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2018
  • Using a Komatsu PC15 excavator to install a 8"x20' culvert pipe under a driveway to fix a water drainage problem. Than dump spreading gravel to re-surface the driveway.

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  • @ikinio91
    @ikinio91 5 лет назад +201

    It's 03:06 AM and I'm watching a dude digging a drainage pipe down..
    I love it 😂
    Much love from Denmark 🇩🇰

    • @ChevyRob313
      @ChevyRob313 5 лет назад +8

      That's how I got hooked on his channel my video was 4 am baked out of my mind watching him bury a seep septic system and he buried it twice lol

    • @mathiashagelund
      @mathiashagelund 4 года назад +2

      Steffen Gaardsholt jeg sad også meget tidligt og så den her video første gang

    • @1986Honda4trax
      @1986Honda4trax 4 года назад +1

      I watch AC before bed like every night, and when i wake up i finish the video i started before bed😂

    • @monstermm4788
      @monstermm4788 4 года назад +1

      I am danich

    • @computershutoff13666
      @computershutoff13666 4 года назад +1

      I usually poop alot when im watch youtube

  • @ThomsSimpleLife
    @ThomsSimpleLife 5 лет назад +17

    I've said this a dozen times but you do great work buddy. Neat, efficient and clean. I also was watching an older video of yours where someone was criticizing your welding...probably a professional welder. You should ask those folks if they can run an excavator, run a dozer, build a container home, fix a truck, etc, etc, etc. You weld fine in my opinion. Keep up the good work.

  • @Dreamertraveller
    @Dreamertraveller 4 года назад +19

    It’s amazing how you find the perfect of big stones to cover the culver ends and make it look nice

  • @fynbo1007
    @fynbo1007 5 лет назад +34

    Sometimes people make an unfair judgment about your equipment, instead of the quality of your jobs. I like your equipment, because it’s managed by yourself, so you know its strength and weakness. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

    • @HRWWW
      @HRWWW 5 лет назад +3

      Carsten Andersen ya that’s common unfortunately.

    • @Kelsdoggy
      @Kelsdoggy 5 лет назад +3

      Carsten Andersen - nice comment bud 👍🏼

    • @RubenKelevra
      @RubenKelevra 4 года назад

      I mean, the equipment ended up beeing the same 🤔😂

    • @ChickenDock
      @ChickenDock 3 года назад

      @@RubenKelevra similar not same 🤨

    • @kyesniper
      @kyesniper 3 года назад

      It happens a lot. My business partner and I do quotes in our personal vehicles, 2015 ram 1500 and a nice new Honda sedan then show up with our old F550 dump truck, Kubota excavator, bobcat skid loader, Chevy Silverados all easily 10-20 years old 😂 sometimes you've just got to play the part initially then show them why you're always the one people get referred to.

  • @winstonviceroy6125
    @winstonviceroy6125 5 лет назад +9

    Glad Andrew put a new video up. I was really feigning for one. Hope he does some snow plowing, hot tub, firewood, snowmobiling videos soon.

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  5 лет назад +11

      There is a long chainsaw video that should be next.

  • @althagafi911
    @althagafi911 5 лет назад +17

    I like what you do. I have fun when i watch you digging and solving the problems
    Thanks to you
    Mohammed from Saudi Arabia

    • @sa8ra6
      @sa8ra6 5 лет назад

      طلعت ماهو بس انا السعودي اللي اتفرج عليه هههههههه

  • @justjacqueline2004
    @justjacqueline2004 5 лет назад +407

    Astonishing how the owners did not give you the job in the first place using a "contractor"who fed them a banquet so increasing the price.

    • @stanpatterson5033
      @stanpatterson5033 5 лет назад +91

      Yeah, if I had a contractor ask me to do a job that I had already priced, I wouldn't be doing it for him for one thin dime less than I would have done it for the customer. Furthermore, I would have told the contractor that HE arranges the utility locate, OR signs off on my work order, accepting all liability and responsibility for fixing it, in the event I should "find it". You know darn well anyone subcontracting out a job will be tacking on a cut for themselves (read: slicing a percentage off the total of to keep before paying you the rest). I'm not saying you should burn a contractor, as some day YOU might be the one having to sub out jobs, but I just think that fair is fair. Andrew priced the job and for whatever reason the customer goes with someone else, who somehow gets Andrew to do the work in the end. If I priced a job at 1200 bucks, why would I want to come back and do it for someone else if they want to pay me less than that?

    • @johngrober6244
      @johngrober6244 5 лет назад +49

      Andrew gets his money,contractor to ,owner pays a lot off money 😂,better give Andrew the job in the first time mister owner👍🏻

    • @Mekhanic1
      @Mekhanic1 5 лет назад +31

      People are weird and finicky about stuff. Must of not liked something about the estimate for some dumb reason. Maybe they got a funny feeling because he travels everywhere with his dog! ;) Nice work, Andrew!!

    • @justjacqueline2004
      @justjacqueline2004 5 лет назад +60

      @@stanpatterson5033 If I may Mr Patterson,I run a small cleaning and maintenance outfit here in London.Over the years,too many to be remembered,I have been refused jobs,only to pick them up as a subcontractor.One stick in my mind,I had my eye on a juicy maintenance job at the Houses of Parliament,well we unsurprisingly failed to get the job as most of my crew were not a bunch of socially acceptable.However we got the job as a subcontract at better money,.As we were unable to "pass security"the contractor just had to verify us for security,so there we were doing the work and the man who turned us down waltzed pass,within seconds we were surrounded by armed guards demanding to know what we were all doing?We all replied working,their security protocols had failed miserably but we finished the job and still got paid.Now they are one of our biggest customers.

    • @alberthuman-being7257
      @alberthuman-being7257 5 лет назад +22

      Andrew is One of My FAVOURITE YTs !!! -- I Eagerly Look-Forward to Each New Video! :-)
      -- I even Feel-Offended by the Homeowner! - As, by WATCHING Andrew's Conscientious and VERY-Capable PRACTICAL and Heart-Felt WORK - I Feel that He was BADLY-Miss-Judged !!!
      The WORLD Desperately-NEEDS a LOT-More: Awesome-Young-Men LIKE Andrew !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

  • @whateverittakes5580
    @whateverittakes5580 5 лет назад

    The ability to see a solution for a problem is a rare quality.....a combination of common sense and god-given talent to envision a finished product that works and looks good. You have those qualities Andrew. Those abilities with your willingness to execute without fear of failure is what sets you apart, and I think is what makes your work appealing to watch. I wish you all the best.

  • @emosdad
    @emosdad 5 лет назад +77

    Levi scoping the job out

    • @ramosel
      @ramosel 5 лет назад +5

      Every job needs a good foreman.

    • @dmaifred
      @dmaifred 5 лет назад +1

      I think he almost got the shovel dirty

    • @abenzuoo
      @abenzuoo 4 года назад

      :)

  • @firstgan114
    @firstgan114 5 лет назад +28

    Great job man. You are like a surgeon with that machine.

  • @wilsonoppert1734
    @wilsonoppert1734 5 лет назад +1

    My 3 year old wanted to watch videos of workers installing drain pipes so we searched and found your channel. I’m glad we did because he loves it and I do too. Thanks for the good content.

  • @paulfroese1469
    @paulfroese1469 3 года назад

    I can appreciate your detailing and cleanup. I know the customer does to and that really sells the job. Having the right tools for the job like you do don't hurt a bit either!! Great work.👍

  • @cmh2111
    @cmh2111 5 лет назад +198

    If I was to hire a contractor, and the contractor had evidence of his work on RUclips, and I could actually see the work without calling for references, I think he/she would be my first choice.
    I will bet the contractor showed up in a nice new Ford F350, nice clean boots, Rolex watch and this is why the home owner picked the guy. And, instead of telling the homeowner, this job is to small and referring it to Andrew, he figured he would skim his beer money off the top and sub out the job. Typical contractor and homeowner.

    • @buckhorncortez
      @buckhorncortez 5 лет назад +24

      Typical unsupported conjecture by a RUclips keyboard expert...

    • @JT-qf4it
      @JT-qf4it 5 лет назад +43

      @@buckhorncortez I personally know of several contractors in my area that ride around in new trucks and own no equipment and do no work. They sub it all out.

    • @ryanmcgraw8478
      @ryanmcgraw8478 5 лет назад +13

      Don’t blame the contractor he was smart enough to hire Andrew and make some money.

    • @moonlandingagain3228
      @moonlandingagain3228 4 года назад +4

      Yes it cost the owner 3000 more

    • @edwardgarea7650
      @edwardgarea7650 4 года назад +11

      Your comment was right on the mark. Andrew shows up in a battered pickup, jeans and flannel shirt. They get one look at him, and given his youth (he comes across even younger than he is in these videos), they figure he’s a mere toro who will end up making a dog’s dinner out of it. As you said, the contractor comes over in a luxury vehicle wearing a Rolex and wearing a dazzling business suit. He reeks success. What they don’t know is the he subbed it out to Andrew, the guy they were unimpressed with (or they would have gotten back to him), and he does the job and more. Watch the video; he gave them more than what they had paid for. Meanwhile, the contractor is probably getting the referrals that should rightly go to Andrew. The same thing happened to my company. We were underbid on a contract to lay storm sewers and repair a residential road. The company that won the bid used rented equipment. It was the first time I ever saw a Poclain excavator. And who wound up being subbed to repave the road? We were. Since it was a local town job with a grant from the state we suspected bid rigging. One of the town engineers told us they should have hired us. It cost thousands more to have us as the sub-contractor.

  • @phillipjones3342
    @phillipjones3342 5 лет назад +180

    Andrew I think you could pick your teeth with your komatsu glad to see you working

    • @flir67man84
      @flir67man84 5 лет назад +7

      Phillip Jones hes getting better every day. The detail on placing rocks is amazing . Keep up the good work. Plus the videos r proof if he ever has a problem.

    • @countryboytrucker9536
      @countryboytrucker9536 5 лет назад +3

      Lol

    • @kchall5
      @kchall5 4 года назад +2

      Picking his teeth? He could probably do a root canal with that thing.

    • @JackMacLupus
      @JackMacLupus 3 года назад

      Heh, i bet he could eat his lunch with any of his excavators. XD

  • @americanbluejacket209
    @americanbluejacket209 4 года назад +1

    I've watched many of your videos. What impresses me is your willingness to go the extra mile. That is, even after you have completed your job at a site, you clean up around it and your spend time and money, wear on your equipment to just ensure the everything looks good and is cleaned up. Your professionalism is admirable. Good going!

  • @turbobusayar
    @turbobusayar 4 года назад +2

    Nice to see how tough that plastic culvert is even being so shallow. I was a bit surprised the dump truck could drive right over it so soon after it was installed. Great vid man! Loving your channel!!

    • @davidhalliday616
      @davidhalliday616 2 года назад +1

      It won’t hold up, the bedding material is inadequate and you really need at least a foot and a half of cover for any traffic.

  • @jmichaelpatrick8573
    @jmichaelpatrick8573 5 лет назад +102

    As always, looks like another Camarata job well done. Happy Holidays everyone

    • @andralwow
      @andralwow 5 лет назад +1

      @SmoothRide Clue:
      Most people don't care for your fantasy guy in the air.
      Happy Holidays

    • @nutmeg9005
      @nutmeg9005 5 лет назад +5

      Just Someone golly whyre you such an asshole? Also no one cares what YOU think abt others’ religion, Merry Christmas

    • @andralwow
      @andralwow 5 лет назад

      @@nutmeg9005 OK,
      Take a step back, read SmoothRide's comment, re-read my comment and then read your comment.
      Bit of a double standard don't you think?
      Shoving your religion down someones throat is apparently ok.
      Shoving my views on his religion down his throat makes me an asshole.
      Like I said, double standard.

    • @nutmeg9005
      @nutmeg9005 5 лет назад +2

      Just Someone how was he “shoving it down our throat” he literally just said “All holidays have a name...Merry Christmas! And happy birthday to Jesus Christ our Lord!” So when you’re walking down the street and someone says Merry Christmas to you do you stop them and say DONT YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN THERE IS NO MAN so no its not a double standard you were just being ignorant and trying to shove your views down his throat

    • @makingithappen9722
      @makingithappen9722 5 лет назад

      @SmoothRide There is no sensible man who is afraid of an obsessed man who lives in heaven !!

  • @BoydsCoveEst
    @BoydsCoveEst 5 лет назад +13

    Another fun project. Suggestion for the next video: Building a set of trailer ramps.

  • @freetolook3727
    @freetolook3727 5 лет назад

    You sir are an artist with that machine. Beat up truck, beat up trailer, and beat up excavator and still do better work than I've seen guys with shiny equipment do.

  • @jim52970
    @jim52970 5 лет назад

    Going the extra mile by clearing and cleaning up the work area and putting stones by the ends of the pipe is a nice touch. Shows you take pride in doing a good job!

  • @RobsTrucking
    @RobsTrucking 5 лет назад +76

    I have bid jobs, not get the job, then get hired by someone else. When that happens I just add 10% to my original quote that I saved.

    • @ExperimentalFun
      @ExperimentalFun 4 года назад +9

      More likely, Andrew made less and the owners paid more.

  • @seantap1415
    @seantap1415 5 лет назад +24

    Sure is nice to see the positive comments in here lately.....cheers

  • @MrGman590
    @MrGman590 5 лет назад +2

    You handle that machine almost as though it were an extension of yourself, such is your skill. If I could, I would hire you!

  • @jillrice1110
    @jillrice1110 3 года назад +2

    I just found this channel and I have to tell you my son is obsessed! He loves "pipes" colverts and loves excavators. He's been intensely watching your videos for over an hour! Thank you!

  • @MegaBait1616
    @MegaBait1616 5 лет назад +90

    Ya always go the extra mile. cleaning out the old brush and carting it away..................

    • @bobm7275
      @bobm7275 4 года назад +3

      Thats cheap ass customers, while you are here can you just get this little bit for free, yea an extra hour and another trip before I can get my hoe home.

  • @ManuelBTC21
    @ManuelBTC21 4 года назад +11

    4:55 So satisfying when the dam breaks.

  • @TreborG2
    @TreborG2 5 лет назад +2

    Watching several of your videos where you do culverts, I must say its awesome to see the entry/exit stone placements you do, and incredible that as you dig you seem to always have good large rock/bolder options come up with the trenching.
    wish the same care and attention to such things were on the minds of all gen.contractors that fail to do such things.

  • @traviswatson4986
    @traviswatson4986 5 лет назад

    I also had no idea how effective these culverts were until watching your videos. Awesome job

  • @forky-reviews-and-rants
    @forky-reviews-and-rants 5 лет назад +14

    Another professional job great video Andrew.. I was shocked when you pulled off an 8" culvert pipe , I thought this is not Andrew Camarata he only uses heavy duty 20" plus pipes then you mentioned utilities and I knew then it was all explained. I will take this chance to wish you all fellow subs and the Camarata`s a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year

  • @jumpleadsx2
    @jumpleadsx2 5 лет назад +51

    A fool and his money... . The owner should have gone with Andrew to start with

  • @3069mark
    @3069mark 5 лет назад

    Andrew, you are an honest man. That is a rare thing to find in today's world, and especially in contractors. Just about every contractor I have ever encountered tried to screw me. But I knew they were trying to screw me so I headed it off at the pass and did not let them have the job. I applaud you for being honest. And I would bet that you do far superior work to those dishonest contractors too.

  • @carmineriganti2333
    @carmineriganti2333 5 лет назад +1

    My favorite videos when you use the excavator watching trench digging and water flow, simply mesmerizing { should I see a shrink) and the monster dozer cutting thru everything .

  • @bondking501
    @bondking501 5 лет назад +6

    I got to the office an hour late today. I had a massive stack of paperwork to get done, phone calls to make, emails to answer, etc... But wait! Is that a new Camarata video? Work can wait.

  • @raeanker3078
    @raeanker3078 5 лет назад +18

    Thanks for the great video mate, it makes you laugh the way some people think , hired a contractor to then hire you to watch you do the job you quoted on, and I hope you charged more , but after watching your channel for a while I bet you didn't ,also like the way you finish headwalls on your culverts ,cheers from down under.

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 5 лет назад +2

      He didn't charge more, but you can bet they paid more, the GC isn't facilitating for free.

    • @raeanker3078
      @raeanker3078 5 лет назад +1

      LegendLength Fair point mate ,cheers from down under.

  • @trebornesregrot
    @trebornesregrot 5 лет назад

    The mark of a true professional is how he cleans up after the job! Way to go Andrew!

  • @TerreusGaming
    @TerreusGaming 5 лет назад

    Man, with that timelapse and the music, the clearing of the wood and brush was absolutely mesmerizing

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 5 лет назад +68

    Andrew does it all!

    • @Bababueski
      @Bababueski 5 лет назад +5

      Interesting finding a comment from another channel I watch. Small world.

    • @wheelindealin160
      @wheelindealin160 5 лет назад +1

      @@Bababueski I said the same thing to myself!! Lmao.

    • @MyCracker1234
      @MyCracker1234 5 лет назад +1

      @@Bababueski Taco is also hooked to Andrews video's, he's trying to find tips on how to get rid of lake Taco.

    • @wetdixiebellelingerie3014
      @wetdixiebellelingerie3014 3 года назад

      Andrew Camarata does it all!!

    • @marianosalcedo1653
      @marianosalcedo1653 3 года назад +1

      david

  • @Edward_John
    @Edward_John 5 лет назад +85

    Contractors diary:
    Held a rake, raked 14 pebbles, picked up 3 sticks, job done.

    • @jacksonbennett6151
      @jacksonbennett6151 5 лет назад +13

      Ed Byrne don’t forget the heaviest burden, picking up the pen to write the check!

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  5 лет назад +109

      I gave him a price, he paid me before I left the job. He didn't have to help. I would work for him again.

    • @jsoul7634
      @jsoul7634 5 лет назад +2

      @@AndrewCamarata musta been a friend of the home owner.

    • @SoleEpiphany
      @SoleEpiphany 4 года назад +2

      I just hope the homeowner learnt a lesson in this, we all know what that lesson is😏

  • @MrWanda913
    @MrWanda913 5 лет назад

    good work as always...above and beyond ...people don't see the little extras and details you do above the scope of the work!

  • @bigbird9794
    @bigbird9794 5 лет назад

    It seems many folks in your area have this same issue. You've uploaded a few others that were very Similar to this. I like doing drainage work myself. Feels good to fix it.

  • @phillipbonner5215
    @phillipbonner5215 5 лет назад +33

    Great work.
    700 bucks to locator utility they must be smoking crack.

    • @dangda-ww7de
      @dangda-ww7de 5 лет назад

      I do it for 300.

    • @davec.3198
      @davec.3198 4 года назад

      811 marked 1000' of line for me for free at my last house in NY.

    • @kyesniper
      @kyesniper 3 года назад +1

      In Ontario Canada they do it for free so we don't fuck it up on them lol cheaper for the utility companies to come locate than it is for them to fix it when someone does damage and doesn't report it

  • @63256325N
    @63256325N 5 лет назад +9

    Nice job! This is just a suggestion so don't take it personal, cleaning and maintaining good looking equipment goes a long way in how customers see you. You could be the best operator with the greatest ideas for getting the job done, but showing up to a job with tools that look the way yours do leaves a lousy impression. People like pretty unfortunately. It might be why you didn't get the job in the first place. How you present yourself and your tools is the first step in landing jobs. I would imagine you've heard that before. At any rate the job was done and done well. Oh one more thing, never admit on camera that you never call utilities, that hit me right between the eyes. As I said just suggestions, the work is fine, Appearances go a long way. Thanks for the video.

  • @AndrewBrowner
    @AndrewBrowner 5 лет назад +1

    see alot of comments assuming Andrew looked shady and thats why he didnt get the job but was subcontracted it and maybe took less money , assuming he got the same rate ever consider its possible Andrew just priced this culvert which the owner thought was a cheap fix while the contractor priced multiple fixes on the property and either the owner consider the multiple fixes worth the contractors price or the contactor under bid and ended up giving Andrew most of the profits... just some angles to think about, sometimes people take your prices as high or low just beause they dont understand the work and view it as incorrectly easy or hard

  • @albertbatfinder5240
    @albertbatfinder5240 4 года назад

    Love Andrew’s work but I am beginning to think the gravel is just icing on the cake. Visual pleasure for the homeowner, great to drive across for 2 months, annoying for 6 months, gone after 2 years.

  • @MrRoach-yo3mz
    @MrRoach-yo3mz 5 лет назад +9

    Another fine job Mr. Camarata

  • @daveknowshow
    @daveknowshow 5 лет назад +12

    looks great just got my shirt in the mail from you and I must admit it looks better in person than the pictures from online. it came fast to thanks for the prompt shipping.

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 5 лет назад +2

      Hi Dave!

    • @daveknowshow
      @daveknowshow 5 лет назад +2

      hey @@JimsEquipmentShed good to see you over here at Andrew's channel. good stuff over here and Andrew is a good guy!

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 5 лет назад +1

      daveknowshow Yup, he’s always doing something interesting.

    • @daveknowshow
      @daveknowshow 5 лет назад +2

      @@JimsEquipmentShed how about that container castle he built? man that thing is the coolest thing ever!

    • @JimsEquipmentShed
      @JimsEquipmentShed 5 лет назад +1

      daveknowshow Yup, that’s how I started watching, I always wanted to do something like that.
      I used to go a lot of culverts, so it’s a win-win. ;-)

  • @user-or1lu3ku3m
    @user-or1lu3ku3m 5 лет назад +1

    One of the big things I see in your work is that you care about how it comes out, you're not just there to do the minimum

  • @arturovelazquez8022
    @arturovelazquez8022 4 года назад +1

    In Tennessee it's a free service to call 811 for each utility company to locate their utilities if they provide the utility. But if you install it yourself, than that's your responsibility. I can't believe they would charge $700.00 to mark the spot. It's highway robbery. Normally utilities companies don't know where their utility is, that's why they come with special eqipment. Maybe if you ask them or give the person that comes out a tip, they can help locate them on your property. That is, if you happen to catch them while they are locating on road. Usually if you're at least 24"- 30" deep on utilities your safe. Utilities shouldn't be to close to the driveway but it depends on who put them in.

  • @jefferyshall
    @jefferyshall 5 лет назад +22

    "That utility line should be at least 18" down so I should never see it." Proceeds to dig 3' deep trench. : )~

    • @davidkemp284
      @davidkemp284 3 года назад +1

      I thought the same thing

    • @conradodrueco4363
      @conradodrueco4363 3 года назад +1

      A.C. : I will just dig slowly ... proceeds to gouge bucket full of soil out of the ground LOL...

  • @kerrygleeson4409
    @kerrygleeson4409 5 лет назад +9

    Great work Andrew thanks for sharing 🌧🌧

  • @MrRainbowrooster
    @MrRainbowrooster 5 лет назад

    Nicely done. Love the way you capped the culvert with the big stones. Wish you lived close to us, I'd hire you for my drainage problems. Thanks for adding the video to your workload, I learned some good things.

  • @pmtips4482
    @pmtips4482 5 лет назад +1

    The way you placed those three rocks on the discharge side is awesome and it looks darn good too!!

  • @jhmsmarttv795
    @jhmsmarttv795 5 лет назад +7

    Well done M8! I bet they call you directly next time. 😊

  • @raincoast2396
    @raincoast2396 5 лет назад +7

    Brings to mind the old saying Andrew; 'You can pay me now, or pay me later!

  • @johnsutcliffe5895
    @johnsutcliffe5895 5 лет назад

    811 is a free service here as well. I also own my own locator as well if I’m unsure about a job. I have the Dynatel 2273 it’s awesome. It locate tell you how deep it is, finds breaks and shorts. Works on power, phone, cable and any tracer line that was installed for water sewer gas or even irrigation. Well worth the investment in this line of work.

  • @TF856
    @TF856 4 года назад

    Andrew, it looks like those ramps could use an upgrade. 😃
    And a lot of your faithful fans would love to see you repaint that Komatsu.

  • @scubasteve2132
    @scubasteve2132 5 лет назад +3

    i hope the home owner watches this video sees you do the whole job with all your own tools! and i am guessing the contractor was the dude in the maroon shirt with the rake lol

  • @christoffer1973
    @christoffer1973 5 лет назад +29

    Love your videos. From a Norwegian viewer

    • @franz357
      @franz357 5 лет назад +8

      Hade, Chris ! I'm in France: we're kinda neighbours. Love them Andrew's vids too, mate. På gjensyn ! ;-)

    • @mikaelmattsson1207
      @mikaelmattsson1207 5 лет назад +7

      Me to from Sweden :)

    • @daffymar
      @daffymar 5 лет назад +6

      Me too from Greece

    • @Dream4Design
      @Dream4Design 5 лет назад +4

      Me from Latvia, love Andew work too!

    • @hank1556
      @hank1556 5 лет назад +3

      me too from Mississippi! (basically a different country)

  • @lostinlife647866
    @lostinlife647866 5 лет назад

    Its funny how the other contractor gets the call, wonder if its the same contractor that half assed the last culvert pipe. People always try to find the cheap way out. Now contractors are hearing your name as a contractor that does quality work. Nice job Andrew !!!!

  • @Krampus5150
    @Krampus5150 5 лет назад +1

    if everyman were in tune like this the world would be healed....this is the school kids need...love this man...!

  • @wvrockcrusher
    @wvrockcrusher 5 лет назад +149

    Drain the swamp.

    • @jospi2
      @jospi2 5 лет назад +45

      Make America dry again!

    • @eoinmaclean6478
      @eoinmaclean6478 5 лет назад +9

      Shrek ‘aint ‘gonna be happy lol

    • @BombTheWhiteHouse
      @BombTheWhiteHouse 5 лет назад

      It’s just going to fill up again

    • @deathproofpony
      @deathproofpony 5 лет назад +5

      @Ninja Link78 The Duck? Yeah, I'm a fan.

  • @CranialAccess
    @CranialAccess 5 лет назад +5

    Thanks for another awesome video Andrew! Wonder how much profit the shovel and rake holding contractor made....

  • @mysurlytrucker7510
    @mysurlytrucker7510 2 года назад +1

    Watching this again, not sure if that means my life is still as boring as it was 2 years ago or that I am still just as smart and at 63 not loosing my marbles yes ,but seriously your videos are good as ever Andrew, by the way I noticed now as I arrive at your videos there was no thumbs up, but I know I put one there , so we all need to be going over your videos and thumbs uping them again to keep the algorithm up for you ,stay safe Andrew.

  • @stevemollis5416
    @stevemollis5416 3 года назад

    Attention to detail......I have learned so much from watching these videos. If I ran programming for Public Broadcasting, Andrew's work would be the next new series.
    Thank you again for an amazing educational experience.
    Steve

  • @smplyizzy
    @smplyizzy 5 лет назад +3

    Might be time for some new ramps on your trailer soon, Nice work.

    • @tiredoldmechanic1791
      @tiredoldmechanic1791 5 лет назад +1

      Just turn them over.

    • @mmielcarek3046
      @mmielcarek3046 5 лет назад

      Do you get about two years out of your trailers? Looks like just a heavy duty landscape trailer. Still great work and videos.

  • @przemek4194
    @przemek4194 5 лет назад +4

    Siema, as always done professionally. Regards from Poland

  • @stompjumper2007
    @stompjumper2007 3 года назад +1

    Andrew, i know that what you do is not easy but, you sure make it seem so. I think you are the best man in the business.

  • @CassarolesDad
    @CassarolesDad 5 лет назад

    I agree with previous comments on picking up your own locator. They are very easy to use and can be used to locate any conductor. Some of the cheaper units even let you know how deep things are. Damaging utilities even once would pay for it twice over. You can use for locating other things like propane lines, underground dog fence and driveway lighting. It will help even while estimating jobs.

  • @KyleMorpheus
    @KyleMorpheus 5 лет назад +30

    Late night video hell yeah!

    • @franz357
      @franz357 5 лет назад +8

      Morning one for all of us watching in Europe ! ;-)
      Good night to all you guys across the pond ! :)

    • @p.schroeder8347
      @p.schroeder8347 5 лет назад +7

      Morning! :)

  • @bruceblais7958
    @bruceblais7958 5 лет назад +10

    Another job done right, they should have listen to you the first time it's unreal how much weight those pipes can hold, are you still doing the one on fixing chain saws? Have a good weekend

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  5 лет назад +18

      Bruce Blais yeah. It’s uploading again now. The upload failed the first time, and it’s a long video.

  • @glenhoskins4100
    @glenhoskins4100 2 года назад

    Andrew, thank you for the videos...their very good stress relievers. My migraines are pretty severe, and cause temporary blindness in my right eye.
    Your videos keep me calm, and the oxygen helps too

  • @shortfuse43
    @shortfuse43 5 лет назад

    Andrew, I love to see your projects. They are so neat and complete, like you would do it for yourself.
    I just wish you would find a way to be able to trace utilities when you excavate!!! For the best reason, safety and second to reduce the risk of damaging and then having to repair or replace utilities. It would be far cheaper in the long run to find them first instead of relying on "well, I'm pretty sure where they are...".

  • @georgezgreek
    @georgezgreek 5 лет назад +10

    That job just cost the customers and extra 20% for the contractor, they shouldve just hired you direct .

    • @Mekhanic1
      @Mekhanic1 5 лет назад +5

      Probably paid double! Andrew is efficient and charges pretty low I've noticed

    • @georgezgreek
      @georgezgreek 5 лет назад

      @Blank. it may have , seems like the logical thing to do .

    • @nagasako7
      @nagasako7 5 лет назад

      With the savings they could have gotten extras like ditch to from the approach.

  • @garageworker
    @garageworker 5 лет назад +19

    That's terrible about your utility location services. 811 in my area will come out if your planting a tree.
    Maybe consider buying a locator yourself? I would also call in any tight areas and keep a log of the phone call just in case.

    • @michaelnovak7343
      @michaelnovak7343 5 лет назад +6

      I agree about Andrew getting a locator. I can recommend the Amprobe 3500 and there are other less pricey models available.

    • @tonybrooms
      @tonybrooms 5 лет назад +2

      100% chance Andrew could MacGyver some stuff from the Castle to find Utilities.

    • @joemc111
      @joemc111 5 лет назад

      Michael Novak that’s a good one, easy to use, it will pay for itself the first time you find a power line, then it’s free.

    • @Dannyboy1550
      @Dannyboy1550 5 лет назад +6

      811 won't locate private electrical or gas lines. They only locate public lines. This was clearly private electrical because it was between the meter and the house. The utility is only responsible for the utility side of the meter. Since this circuit was past the meter, there should be a service disconnect at the meter that could have been turned off to ensure there was no risk of hitting an energized conductor.

    • @TheLoner801
      @TheLoner801 5 лет назад +1

      @@Dannyboy1550 In Utah and Alaska, they will mark any utilities anywhere on the property in the areas you are working.

  • @HRWWW
    @HRWWW 5 лет назад

    Another job well done Andrew, I like how you used those the big rocks to your advantage to hold the pipe in place and to hide the ends, shows you know and care about getting the job done right!

  • @flueflame5438
    @flueflame5438 5 лет назад

    I’m only speculating here, based on what Andrew said in the video. The customer may have been hesitant to hire Andrew if Andrew told the customer during his bid visit that he doesn’t call to locate utilities. The contractor probably said “Don’t hire a guy if he won’t locate the utilities”. Once the $700 additional cost came out, the customer was suddenly ok with not locating the utilities. This is pure speculation on my part. Thanks for posting these videos, Andrew.

  • @cornbobrimlove7892
    @cornbobrimlove7892 5 лет назад +20

    Keep em coming Andrew.

  • @lindahenderson840
    @lindahenderson840 5 лет назад +4

    I am very impressed by your work

  • @ao2528
    @ao2528 5 лет назад

    Very addictive videos from this guy, never getting tired of watching his skillful works, its 10 PM, I can't believe myself behind my computer monitor from this afternoon non stop, wow.

  • @libertarian1637
    @libertarian1637 Год назад

    You’re doing the job anyway which means they’re paying more for the same work. Always amazed at how people think and what they choose.
    You may want to invest in a toner for locating privately owned underground utilities; all underground utilities should have a trace wire to allow for toning. 811 only covers the “municipal” side of things and while some, like NYSEG will mark all the way to the meter not all will and some will only mark within the roads right of way; one big exception is pipeline companies who seem to be the best with marking, assuming you have a pipeline going across your site.

  • @MikeL-vu7jo
    @MikeL-vu7jo 5 лет назад +2

    thats one handy little Excavator

  • @tutekohe1361
    @tutekohe1361 5 лет назад +4

    Fast and efficient. Nice 👍

  • @martin2520
    @martin2520 5 лет назад

    Sounds like some contractors like to make more money than expected for the job .
    Andrew worked it out from the beginning took it carefully nice and easy with
    no obstacles in the way . Job done :) A good way to keep customers :)

  • @mezooz5700
    @mezooz5700 4 года назад

    I almost watched all your videos, i do too much respect for jobs you do especially you doing alone, too much respect from Egypt 🇪🇬

  • @D.Fie.
    @D.Fie. 5 лет назад +51

    .....................You have one thumbs down vote...was that from the fish living in the pond before you drained it?

  • @tnoel374
    @tnoel374 5 лет назад +7

    Good job, big and small do them all.

  • @tomharrell1954
    @tomharrell1954 5 лет назад

    Andrew when patching the holes in the road way if you will tare up the old roadway and remove the under layer of the hole then fill up with hard material the repair will last longer. Piling gravel into a hole will not patch a hole. the gravel gets pushed out by tires and the hole reappears quickly. Patching the hole from the bottom up will give a longer lasting repair

  • @rodmackinnon8497
    @rodmackinnon8497 5 лет назад

    I hope the client spread your name around after the job . . . great video

  • @The.Drunk-Koala
    @The.Drunk-Koala 5 лет назад +4

    What do you do with all the trees you cart away. Do you take them to a factory that turns it into mulch and woodchips?

    • @winstonviceroy6125
      @winstonviceroy6125 5 лет назад +3

      In some videos he takes them back to his castle and puts them on his bonfire area and burns them. Sometimes the owners tell him it's okay to dump them back in their woods.

  • @FJ-we9sz
    @FJ-we9sz 5 лет назад +21

    I hope you raised your price for the same job. Interest.

    • @AndrewCamarata
      @AndrewCamarata  5 лет назад +26

      F J I gave the same price

    • @seantap1415
      @seantap1415 5 лет назад +6

      @@AndrewCamarata Sometimes people think the price is to low for you to do the job correctly,,,, Not saying that this was the case, but I have run to this problem in the past...

    • @FJ-we9sz
      @FJ-we9sz 5 лет назад +3

      @@AndrewCamarata But the price added the contractors price, so they ended up paying more, I'm sure. But I figured you'd give the same price.

  • @richardhowe2370
    @richardhowe2370 4 года назад

    I like watching you do culverts. I don't have an excavator. But I do have a small backhoe. You make lots of friends when you have a backhoe and a trailer.

  • @bigredracer7848
    @bigredracer7848 3 года назад

    13K+👍's up Andrew thanks again for taking your time for us all to be with you for the rest of the work

  • @RandallLakedogpix
    @RandallLakedogpix 5 лет назад +2

    Good job Andrew!

  • @bretts1
    @bretts1 5 лет назад +6

    Andrew Do u ever sleep? You’re Awesome.
    Andrew you should have you’re y-tube channel on your business card when you bid jobs and tell them to check it out.

    • @TowMater603
      @TowMater603 5 лет назад +6

      you're * You > Are
      your > Belonging to you.

    • @bretts1
      @bretts1 5 лет назад +10

      CSI48 tried to correct. I from the the old school of English. If one would research the English language, what was correct 50 years ago, has constantly changed. But I thank you for helping to educate me. Did not realize an English professor would be grading my comments at 1:30 am.👍

    • @TowMater603
      @TowMater603 5 лет назад +5

      nahh , i'm not a Professor ... hahaha i'm a Grammar Nazi ! das is good .

    • @stanpatterson5033
      @stanpatterson5033 5 лет назад +5

      Excuse me Mr. Grammar Nazi, Inspector Bumblefawk here from the Spelling Police.... I believe you meant to spell it "gut", as in "das is gut". Don't make me escalate this case to the Language Police, they don't like to get involved in these late-nighters.... :)

    • @TowMater603
      @TowMater603 5 лет назад +1

      no , i met what i said and i said what i ment..nice try ;)

  • @kunzklingsor9156
    @kunzklingsor9156 5 лет назад +1

    If nothing else, your dog ought to be the happiest pooch in the word. Love it !!!!

  • @rustyoldjunk
    @rustyoldjunk 5 лет назад

    I am impressed with the amount of work he gets done with that PC 15. Gotta find me one of those

  • @mikecooper7816
    @mikecooper7816 5 лет назад +3

    Andrew could you upload more or sooner love your videos dude.

  • @dethbell08
    @dethbell08 5 лет назад +4

    Lookin good Andrew

  • @aadsideas
    @aadsideas 5 лет назад +2

    Those claws are like human hands.
    Specially when sped up.
    Nice work. It's interesting to watch your videos.
    Thank you. Shalom

  • @wadecowan3929
    @wadecowan3929 5 лет назад

    Love the vids Andrew! Keep them coming. It's your equipment and you know how to utilized it full operating potential. When I ran my CAT 308C CR, anytime I was digging I would put my blade down for a more stable platform. Doesn't matter if the blade is in back or front of the working area. Adds stability and gives your boom and bucket curl more leverage. Just sayin.