This is why AC videos are the best: - Andrew's personality - diligence - mechanical talent - interesting video subjects - multiple camera angles and video edition At the end, AC videos make you feel there is sense and hope in this chaotic world.
The sand backfill is to help with the cathodic protection. One of the keys to getting effective protection is an electrically consistent media surrounding what you are trying to protect. The sand is porous so it allows water to contact the entire surface evenly. It is also pretty homogeneous. It is, after all, basically ground up rock. The sand allows the electrical current produced by the anode cathode relationship to flow more evenly. Soils, particularly ones with clay, can be varied in composition, ph, electrical potential and permeability. All of those can make cathodic protection less effective. We had a case where we put down a sand bed for a flat bottomed storage tank. As they were installing floor plates one of the workers had muddy boots covered in clay. Ten years later the floor developed multiple leaks. Everyone of the leaks had a muddy foot print under it. The floor scan was kind of funny the corrosion was all foot shaped and you could see every step he took.
I was wondering about corrosion burying the tank below the water table. Reading up on cathodic protection helped me understand, and it's really cool tech. Thanks!
Andrew bites tongue several times in this video. The tension is real. When the tank floated... blood must have been swallowed. Not a single "I told you so" was spoken. Andrew marches on.
@THE REV REPORT I fixed tires in high school. It was always "well, it's $15 if you watch, $12 if you go over the cafe next door and have a bite to eat while I work".
I so appreciate your editing. Speeding this up when it would be boring to watch in real-time was really nice (unlike some RUclipsrs that have gotten very lazy and just film all in real-time . Nice work.
Andrew, Im a painting contractor in California and I love watching your videos and Essential Craftsmans also! I dig seeing the area shots from your drone...looks like maybe Albany or the Catskills. Thanks for the awesome content.
Great job. Hvac tect here. Always run a new line. Never know with old stuff even if they haven't had any problems. If you get new tank get a new line. Great video
I feel wierd when people come to do stuff at my house. Although I live in a suburb, it is still akward to just stand around. This guy could have went in his house, but still.
Andrew has a relationship with the homeowner, as he has buried another tank...possibly other work...but...they talk it out to make the best decisions. And the homeowner has obviously been around some equipment to be able to properly hook up the chains and measure the excavation area.
Every time I see you carrying something heavy like that bucket I cringe. Blew my back out 25 years ago carrying heavy stuff and I've suffered for it ever since. You need a gantry on wheels or to fire up that forklift you've got. Take care and thanks for all the videos.
I thought i saw all of your old videos years ago when I began watching your channel but somehow i missed this one. you did a great job as always and was very patient. and so nice seeing Levi at the end. he was a loyal partner.
Another great get her done AC video, glad to see you are doing well Andrew. your gentle manipulation of the huge rocks is so impressive to watch! Levi is looking fantastic! Thanks again for sharing your awesome life Andrew
I love your story telling style of filming- starting with the very first shot moving the bucket around, its never boring like some other videos just running pov from the cab of an excavator. also whatever you are doing as far as sound is working great - its a good combination of background music and actual machine noise. I did kinda miss the final fly away drone shot with an overview of the job site - those are the best!
Andrew is an artist with that bucket. I've worked with a number of excavators over the years - some really good ones. But when I watch Andrew on that bucket, it seems more a hand at work picking up, pushing, pulling things, rather than a machine.
Old navy guy here. Buoyancy is the weight of water displaced by a vessel(propane tank in this case). Fresh water weighs roughly 8.3 pounds per gallon. Weight of water displaced by an empty 250 gallon propane tank is over 2100 pounds. To keep the tank from floating out of the hole when empty ballast that is at least equal to the weight of water equal to the empty volume of the tank and the weight of the tank itself must be loaded onto to the top of the tank.On your other video about burying a tank there was less ground water involved and it appeared the tank also had propane in it. I'm thinking you might be getting some callbacks when these empty tanks start floating up through insufficient ballast placed on top of them. I've seen: empty septic tanks float up,coffins,pipelines,about any thing imaginable that had too little ballast on it.
@Dominic or increase the weight of the cover ballast.Tank now appears to be 500 gallons(driver put 450 gallons of propane it it to get it to sink) so now we're talking over 4000 pounds of ballast on the top to keep it from floating when empty.Problem will occur during high ground water event when tank is half or more empty.Simple physics.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 --- I question the propane installer's answers, it's really hard to defy the laws of physics. I know people try it all of the time but it doesn't work. In North Carolina I've seen propane tanks installed with 3 yards of ready mix concrete over the top to prevent them from floating.
The dogs in your videos make them that much better. It sure is nice to be consumed by these interesting and educating videos rather than all of the junk that you can get sucked into on RUclips. Thanks for doing what you do!
I thought the customer was great. A customer who knows what he wants is a very good customer. If your paying thousands of dollars to have someone do some excavation for you. Wanting it done the way I want it from the get go saves everyone. So call this guy crazy all you want but I would take him for a customer any day of the week. Nice work Andrew, your patience with the gas guy was impressive to me as you knew that tank would float. Great video man! Take care
@@grnmtn1615 Thats sweet. Everything else you said about the customer being fine was right, if people think he was being difficult they haven't dealt with many people I think.
Michael Magill If you are bothered about working with people or just having people watching over you/watching you then this is clearly not your line of work, and you should seek something else in life 👌🏻 Andrew here let's the whole world watch him, doing his work, and that obviously doesn't bother him, so having the owner of the property that hires you to do some work, watch you should be no case for concern.
When i was 45 i built myself a huge carpet steam cleaning truck i never stopped working for 15 years so for $10 k i built a system that would cost me $80 k people loved me BECAUSE my prices were cheaper than the other guys but not a lot cheaper just enough.so much to do in this life. Cheers guys.
Nice job, very professional and really looks good. My pool was heated by propane, I installed a heat pump, more up front but cheaper to heat with and quicker to heat.
You gotta love a customer who keeps hoping all around the site, while you're trying to excavate! It's a good thing he couldn't hear my 'not so diplomatic' suggestions! I too would be happier with the tank well anchored to a concrete pad. Reminds me of the time I watched as new gasoline storage tank floated up like a submarine, AFTER being filled. ( remember that fuels are lighter than water ) You're 'safe' though Andrew you asked the right questions and have the answers well recorded.
Andrew should charge for post Pathology services with the Levi Lab inspection all he needs now is a cat so he could also charge for a cat scan! Tony From Western Australia
Don't you just love it when a grown up guy knows what he's doing? He's confident enough not to feel the need to explain everything. We're are these guys when I'm looking to hire? Maturity and the desire to do the job right. Is that too much to ask?
Andrew, my Saturday's now complete watching your video. Love the info you give, not to mention the entertaining content, my john deere 410c backhoe, similar to your 310c has an issue where it losses teeth all the time, i was buying those pins in bulk from the local napa, never once did i think of welding them on. Once im done watching this, I'll be welding some teeth on... thanks from eden ny
Thanks for showing more on the anode bag. I asked about that on your last video. I didn't know they could inspect the tank from above ground and replace the sacrificial anode if needed. That's pretty cool.
You could call this “The Other Side of Excavation.” Andrew makes it all look so easy, everyone is tempted to go out and get their very own mini-excavator. But the beauty of this video is in showing the unglamorous side of having your own business. Note that it begins with Andrew having to fix the teeth on his excavator bucket. Then he travels to a job where the customer has his own ideas. I know from doing driveways in my time that for every 10 good customers, there’s that one pain in the ass. I remember one who told my boss he wanted his driveway done with Belgian block curbing, but didn’t want to pay for it. Eventually he found another contractor, and when we looked in after six month we saw he had his driveway, but no curbing. The section with Andrew moving the two rocks brought back unpleasant memories and is s good example of how one must keep cool in he face of difficulty. I must say that Andrew passes the test admirably. Being an excavating contractor is not all fun and dirt.
That guy was driving me nuts. Not only was he too close but he was trying to help with the connection of the bucket which could result in a lost digit or two. Thank God for the kneepads.
I understand the theory behind knee pads, and I don't dispute their usefulness. But nothing says "I am a construction novice" like wearing kneepads all day and never kneeling down.
You always make a nice job of contouring the section when you are finished. After a couple of weeks of the leaves blowing around a bit no one would even know you'd been there.
As a retired landscaper, specializing in big trees and 'look like they were born there big rocks' for very particular, high end customers, nice job. That customer takes great care of his home and landscape. Your customer relations with him and his install is equal to big money in the bank by word of mouth. Nice job. Case in point...I often had to shield the moss faces of the big rocks from scaring by the equipment and would dig out the hole so only the only thing you saw was the rock at it's natural depth. Happy, picky customers are great business, if you can handle it!
First of all nothing against your customer. In my lifetime of working with the public I have noticed certain traits in people who do certain jobs. My question about this customer, is he a school teacher by trade? Another great video! Your expertise in doing all these tasks just amazes me!
Jeeeze ! How much does that bucket weigh? I use to be able to pickup and move stuff like that... I'm 70ish now and have the hernia to prove it. Great videos !
Your helper seemed to think that this was your first tank install by all the "help" he gave you nice to see that no matter what , customer satisfaction is your main concern Andrew , well done mateIf they put a descent pool cover on the pool it would cut the Gas usage right down Tony from Western Australia
Great job of baiting those floating experts into saying Na never float no way then standing back and watching it set sail just to funny Andrew. Happy Trails young man .
they said it wouldn't float after its buried or if it was not buried it wouldn't float if it was full of propane. It literally did exactly what they said it would do.
Yupi city slicker. Anode set and rectifiers are similar to steel gas pipeline practice. That customer just wants to help. Sand helps with scratches of the longevity of the tank.
“It won’t float” I have seen multiple times a low propane tank float to the surface. Some contractors bury concrete blocks on each side with cables to the tank to prevent this from ever happening.
The tank supplier fits large concrete pads to the bottom of the tanks over here to prevent this. They stay there when it's craned in. I was surprised too at the propane guy's comments.
@Summit X Those "clueless idiots" get paid barely over minimum wage to handle highly explosive materials all day long 6 days a week so people like you can keep your cold feet warm. Have a lot more important things to be worrying about than a 2,000 lb 1/4" thick steel tank moving slightly. The only thing regulated is the micro size of your balls so as to not hopefully reproduce.
This particular customer is going to be a problem eventually. People who don't understand what you actually do always want more than was agreed in your contract . And change orders on the fly always seem to fade into lost memories. Leaving you with the bill. Sure you didn't get paid to move the boulders and because they got scratched, and the liken was disturbed... they will want another in its place. Be so careful when not dealing with the customer themselves. Their representatives might have already made promises to the owners that you have to keep. Thanks for sharing.
Nice tidy work. For info, I did mine here in the UK and it came with two large concrete slabs chained to the base of it, I guess they weighed about half a ton together. Those help prevent the thing bobbing up, which you talk about. It definitely is a thing that happens (same with septic tanks when they're emptied), but those rocks must help a bit I guess.
The theory behind surrounding it with sand is because water flows through sand much easier than it does dirt and clay. I top my lawn with sand to help with drainage every few years.
Underground storm shelters in Oklahoma occasionally float up out of the ground whenever it rains a lot and the water saturates the earth. You're idea of bolting that tank down to concrete is a good one!
Just watched 3 of your videos... 3 hours. Very entertaining, good editing, nice story telling. You have a bright future ahead of you brother. Wishing you lots of fortune and thanks for the content!
I love the Essential Craftsman channel. I'm glad you 2 know of each other. Both are similar in knowledge, work ethic and cpmmitment to doing the job right!
I just watched the Essential Craftsman make you that Burke Bar,and he called you a force of nature! And must say that i agree,You are truly an inspiration!
i think if he just made videos to protect himself from owners he wouldn't bother editing them. usually with youtube videos that are longer than 10 minutes i get bored because its just unedited and seems lazy, with Andrew i can easily watch 30 minute + videos because he edits his videos well and it's never boring, he is as good at editing as he is with his work in excavation and everything else, a jack of all trades
Nice property, working for someone who appreciates your attention to detail. Missed the flyover, love Levi. Great spring weather here in southwest Oregon.
Levi-Cam. It just makes sense . . . A view from his perspective, his POV. When you ask, What Do You Think Levi? Boom edit in his POV. It would be how he sees things. AND, by editing in some imaginary thoughts, like they do as ballooned cartooned clouds, it would be highly relevant and a logical conclusion for each video. Your "signature" piece. It may sound like I'm joking but I'm serious. I mean NO DISRESPECT to either you or Levi. I see so much potential in something like this. It would be totally unique. He's nearly a star already. You've made the gateway by introducing him just take a another step. Well . . . at least ask him; you know he wants to work. ( just add his name on the dump-truck doors). Either way I'll still watch and be subscribed to your great channel.
@Brexit Monger Your right . . . my imagination often gets too active. I need someone like you, that lacks imagination, to bring me back down to reality. This wasn't addressed to you . . . and it wasn't posed as a question that needed an answer. Certainly not from the caliber as you.
@Brexit Monger I got the idea AFTER seeing the video titled Levi's Birthday Party. Which you should watch. It is rather unusual compared to the rest of his videos. So, I meant nothing disrespectful to the dog or Andy. I have the highest regard for both and put his videos in my favorite category. I wasn't envisioning the dog in a clown costume, or something else demeaning. Only people like yourself could paint a objectionable picture out of it. Presently it is only a Conceptual piece . . . NOTHING concrete or defined at all. So how could you, or anyone else be offended by an idea . . . ? Especially when it doesn't have any thing to do with you . . .? I don't object to criticism or people disagreeing with me. But when they define something like "smart-ass" or "crass" when it's only vaguely described by myself. . . that is objectionable. Not to me . . . but because it's such a empty ''response''. These are extremely explosive times. In which people, like you, are offended at anything they don't understand, or that seems out of the ordinary. Instead of welcoming communication, it seems easier to shut it down. Anyway, thanks for sharing your valuable opinion. Read a book.
I thought where the guy wanted the rocks was great. He's the one who sits out there enjoying the view of the woods. Blocking the top of the propane tank from his view was a great idea.
They decided they wanted you to move the rocks BACK? Plus he didn't think it through on where to put the tank till you got there. I feel sorry for you sometimes
You can tell the ole guy in a PITA. Andrew is like (You dont want me to disturb an old tree stump ) LoL, Let Andrew do his job Ole man, You'll get the job done right just relax.. LoL
Once the dirt settles around the tank it doesn’t float unless extraordinary circumstances like flooding. In flood prone areas concrete is poured in the bottom of the hole and the tank is strapped to it. New installations will float if heavy rain occurs before it’s filled. I’m a semi-Retired LP service technician
1 gallon cube of air will float 65 pounds. that tank will lift a small car. you can only ask those guys so many times. Its nice the home owner heard you ask. cheers
I love when the customer tells me how to do my job it's the best how I ever got it done before is beyond me . I also charge more for having to stop and explain what I'm doing!
Well done . Ground water is hard to work with. In the uk we put concrete at the bottom of the tank to stop it floating away. And regulations Will not let us put it in the woods
Chris from Binghamton, N.Y. Just giving a shout out! Great channel, I watch all your new stuff and look forward to the next. ALSO......Love the Essential Craftsman.
great eye, nice control of machine. worked framing houses, never really got to see this part of the build. we'd come onto the job with the concrete box sticking out of the ground.
Clients like him are too much for me. You got mega patience for people, I don't - haha. Changing the plans on the day of work, picky about rock placement and angle, has an attachment for rotten tree stumps...
This is so much better than most other channels that are filled with nonsense. Andrew can fix almost anything from what I’ve seen, it’s definitely impressive.
This is why AC videos are the best:
- Andrew's personality
- diligence
- mechanical talent
- interesting video subjects
- multiple camera angles and video edition
At the end, AC videos make you feel there is sense and hope in this chaotic world.
Yes! All of those and a friendly addition...his music choices. They are works of art, his videos.
- Awkward Customer Appeasement
Amen!
Way better than Chucke2009
@Brexit Monger here here well said that man
It looked like you had a hard customer to deal with but your degree of professionalism was outstanding. Great job 👍
The sand backfill is to help with the cathodic protection. One of the keys to getting effective protection is an electrically consistent media surrounding what you are trying to protect. The sand is porous so it allows water to contact the entire surface evenly. It is also pretty homogeneous. It is, after all, basically ground up rock. The sand allows the electrical current produced by the anode cathode relationship to flow more evenly. Soils, particularly ones with clay, can be varied in composition, ph, electrical potential and permeability. All of those can make cathodic protection less effective. We had a case where we put down a sand bed for a flat bottomed storage tank. As they were installing floor plates one of the workers had muddy boots covered in clay. Ten years later the floor developed multiple leaks. Everyone of the leaks had a muddy foot print under it. The floor scan was kind of funny the corrosion was all foot shaped and you could see every step he took.
I was wondering about corrosion burying the tank below the water table. Reading up on cathodic protection helped me understand, and it's really cool tech. Thanks!
You should go find that worker and slap him silly
pea gravel or #8 chip stone is better no compaction issues. cathodic protection is a science understood by very few
I've always wondered how that bag works
@@nduncad686 only works if you take it out of the plastic bag and wet it. dug many up that were still wrapped in plastic
Andrew bites tongue several times in this video. The tension is real. When the tank floated... blood must have been swallowed. Not a single "I told you so" was spoken. Andrew marches on.
tapemeasure man thought he was in charge?
Agreed when I saw him hit ground water, I said dude listen to Andrew. He tried to tell you.
Your customer is anxious. It must make working difficult. You are very diplomatic.
He's a pro.
@THE REV REPORT I fixed tires in high school. It was always "well, it's $15 if you watch, $12 if you go over the cafe next door and have a bite to eat while I work".
@@piquat1 $50 if you want to help.
This knee pad guy is always "helping" Andrew lol
@@BS0821 probably he is just gardener
Your videos are so weirdly satisfying to watch, keep up the good work!
I so appreciate your editing. Speeding this up when it would be boring to watch in real-time was really nice (unlike some RUclipsrs that have gotten very lazy and just film all in real-time . Nice work.
Here in the uk if the water level in the ground is high, like where you are. A concrete pad and fix to it is the way to go. Thanks for the video
Andrew, Im a painting contractor in California and I love watching your videos and Essential Craftsmans also! I dig seeing the area shots from your drone...looks like maybe Albany or the Catskills. Thanks for the awesome content.
Yeah i heard he’s in Ulster county
Jim agrees with you!!! Bolt the propane tank to a concrete slab! Jim said he has seen tanks come up through asphalt!! Best wishes 🙏😊
I knew I recognized that Burke Bar from somewhere... :)
That's totally awesome, guys!
It an all mighty pry bar have to say that with arnold schawzenegger accent
Great job. Hvac tect here. Always run a new line. Never know with old stuff even if they haven't had any problems. If you get new tank get a new line. Great video
Andrew is the boss. While he’s got an enormous rock on the lift he swings by the camera, picks it up and keeps filming without a cut. 👍
that was my favorite part of the entire video haha!
Great to see the old guy helping on the job. He seems keen and willing to pitch in. Great video. 👍
I feel wierd when people come to do stuff at my house. Although I live in a suburb, it is still akward to just stand around. This guy could have went in his house, but still.
Andrew has a relationship with the homeowner, as he has buried another tank...possibly other work...but...they talk it out to make the best decisions. And the homeowner has obviously been around some equipment to be able to properly hook up the chains and measure the excavation area.
Every time I see you carrying something heavy like that bucket I cringe. Blew my back out 25 years ago carrying heavy stuff and I've suffered for it ever since. You need a gantry on wheels or to fire up that forklift you've got. Take care and thanks for all the videos.
I thought i saw all of your old videos years ago when I began watching your channel but somehow i missed this one. you did a great job as always and was very patient. and so nice seeing Levi at the end. he was a loyal partner.
Another great get her done AC video, glad to see you are doing well Andrew. your gentle manipulation of the huge rocks is so impressive to watch! Levi is looking fantastic! Thanks again for sharing your awesome life Andrew
I love your story telling style of filming- starting with the very first shot moving the bucket around, its never boring like some other videos just running pov from the cab of an excavator. also whatever you are doing as far as sound is working great - its a good combination of background music and actual machine noise. I did kinda miss the final fly away drone shot with an overview of the job site - those are the best!
Look at that ! Andrew changes the position of the camera ON THE FLY !!! without shaking it much. Great job Andrew AGAIN !
Yeah, that ground to air transition was perfect.
Andrew is an artist with that bucket. I've worked with a number of excavators over the years - some really good ones. But when I watch Andrew on that bucket, it seems more a hand at work picking up, pushing, pulling things, rather than a machine.
Yes, to the really good ones, the controls are an extension of themselves.
Old navy guy here. Buoyancy is the weight of water displaced by a vessel(propane tank in this case). Fresh water weighs roughly 8.3 pounds per gallon. Weight of water displaced by an empty 250 gallon propane tank is over 2100 pounds. To keep the tank from floating out of the hole when empty ballast that is at least equal to the weight of water equal to the empty volume of the tank and the weight of the tank itself must be loaded onto to the top of the tank.On your other video about burying a tank there was less ground water involved and it appeared the tank also had propane in it. I'm thinking you might be getting some callbacks when these empty tanks start floating up through insufficient ballast placed on top of them.
I've seen: empty septic tanks float up,coffins,pipelines,about any thing imaginable that had too little ballast on it.
@Dominic or increase the weight of the cover ballast.Tank now appears to be 500 gallons(driver put 450 gallons of propane it it to get it to sink) so now we're talking over 4000 pounds of ballast on the top to keep it from floating when empty.Problem will occur during high ground water event when tank is half or more empty.Simple physics.
Do them all the time. It won't float up. Lol
It's not going to be submerged in water once the backfill was done...yah,yhere will be water around it,but the backfill displaced the water...jeez
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 --- I question the propane installer's answers, it's really hard to defy the laws of physics. I know people try it all of the time but it doesn't work. In North Carolina I've seen propane tanks installed with 3 yards of ready mix concrete over the top to prevent them from floating.
The dogs in your videos make them that much better. It sure is nice to be consumed by these interesting and educating videos rather than all of the junk that you can get sucked into on RUclips. Thanks for doing what you do!
I thought the customer was great. A customer who knows what he wants is a very good customer. If your paying thousands of dollars to have someone do some excavation for you. Wanting it done the way I want it from the get go saves everyone. So call this guy crazy all you want but I would take him for a customer any day of the week. Nice work Andrew, your patience with the gas guy was impressive to me as you knew that tank would float. Great video man! Take care
The gas guys said it could float until it was buried so it did as they said.
I went back and listened again and your absolutely right. My bad I misheard the first time around.
@@grnmtn1615 Thats sweet. Everything else you said about the customer being fine was right, if people think he was being difficult they haven't dealt with many people I think.
Michael Magill If you are bothered about working with people or just having people watching over you/watching you then this is clearly not your line of work, and you should seek something else in life 👌🏻
Andrew here let's the whole world watch him, doing his work, and that obviously doesn't bother him, so having the owner of the property that hires you to do some work, watch you should be no case for concern.
When i was 45 i built myself a huge carpet steam cleaning truck i never stopped working for 15 years so for $10 k i built a system that would cost me $80 k people loved me BECAUSE my prices were cheaper than the other guys but not a lot cheaper just enough.so much to do in this life. Cheers guys.
the “i love mother nature, but I also love my heated pool” customer.
I love mother nature from my heat pool. More like ..
@SISSY Ladyboys eh i consider man made pools to be unsightly if not a custom pool designed to look good.
@Melissa Susanne SISSY Ladyboy I’m still the “I love Mother Nature, but I also love my heated pool” customer. Heated pools are so nice.
People like that customer make me crazy, still you remained patient and professional.
Another great completion by Andrew. Really enjoy your real life videos.
Nice job, very professional and really looks good. My pool was heated by propane, I installed a heat pump, more up front but cheaper to heat with and quicker to heat.
I noticed that pry bar right off the bat I love Scott's channel as well been watching him a long time.
Me too! I always wondered if these RUclips guys know each other
Wow, u do amazing work. AND THE CLEAN UP!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone smooth everything out and clean up like that before.
nice job young man ,you show alot of patience when working with that home owner. i see that the rear springs are working good on the pickup
You gotta love a customer who keeps hoping all around the site, while you're trying to excavate! It's a good thing he couldn't hear my 'not so diplomatic' suggestions!
I too would be happier with the tank well anchored to a concrete pad. Reminds me of the time I watched as new gasoline storage tank floated up like a submarine, AFTER being filled.
( remember that fuels are lighter than water )
You're 'safe' though Andrew you asked the right questions and have the answers well recorded.
A Levi-dog inspection after the job is free of charge, but mandatory! 😃👍
Andrew should charge for post Pathology services with the Levi Lab inspection all he needs now is a cat so he could also charge for a cat scan!
Tony From Western Australia
Especially if its freshly dug pond.....
Mlm
NOTHING GETS BY LEVI PERIOD.
Love Levi...... He's always around. Great dog.
Don't you just love it when a grown up guy knows what he's doing? He's confident enough not to feel the need to explain everything. We're are these guys when I'm looking to hire? Maturity and the desire to do the job right. Is that too much to ask?
4:53 when strong AF Andrew Camarata takes you and easily lifts you by your neck with his bare left hand))
What a beautiful area to live in and spend mornings and evenings out on that deck. So serene and majestic!
Andrew, my Saturday's now complete watching your video. Love the info you give, not to mention the entertaining content, my john deere 410c backhoe, similar to your 310c has an issue where it losses teeth all the time, i was buying those pins in bulk from the local napa, never once did i think of welding them on. Once im done watching this, I'll be welding some teeth on... thanks from eden ny
Thanks for showing more on the anode bag. I asked about that on your last video. I didn't know they could inspect the tank from above ground and replace the sacrificial anode if needed. That's pretty cool.
The Rock Client is back!!!! "Can you move it again?" Lol
LMAO the fussy rock guy.
at around 24:00 he needs to put a rock at each end of that floating tank.
5:40 "That looks pretty good. I see what they mean, it matches the one on the right."
I’m picky, I’d hate to have me as a client!
I mean the client is paying for it so...
You could call this “The Other Side of Excavation.” Andrew makes it all look so easy, everyone is tempted to go out and get their very own mini-excavator. But the beauty of this video is in showing the unglamorous side of having your own business. Note that it begins with Andrew having to fix the teeth on his excavator bucket. Then he travels to a job where the customer has his own ideas. I know from doing driveways in my time that for every 10 good customers, there’s that one pain in the ass. I remember one who told my boss he wanted his driveway done with Belgian block curbing, but didn’t want to pay for it. Eventually he found another contractor, and when we looked in after six month we saw he had his driveway, but no curbing. The section with Andrew moving the two rocks brought back unpleasant memories and is s good example of how one must keep cool in he face of difficulty. I must say that Andrew passes the test admirably. Being an excavating contractor is not all fun and dirt.
That guy was driving me nuts. Not only was he too close but he was trying to help with the connection of the bucket which could result in a lost digit or two. Thank God for the kneepads.
I understand the theory behind knee pads, and I don't dispute their usefulness. But nothing says "I am a construction novice" like wearing kneepads all day and never kneeling down.
You always make a nice job of contouring the section when you are finished. After a couple of weeks of the leaves blowing around a bit no one would even know you'd been there.
You are going to have to have a whole section on just moving stuff for this guy lol
Ole' Mr. Kneepads
Jackass with nothing better to do than bird-dog the job.
@@JohnSmith-lw2bm in my mind I was saying the guy is a micro manager but I like bird dogging the job much better.
Rob LK I was getting irritated just watching
@@JohnSmith-lw2bm If he is paying he can watch all he wants
As a retired landscaper, specializing in big trees and 'look like they were born there big rocks' for very particular, high end customers, nice job. That customer takes great care of his home and landscape. Your customer relations with him and his install is equal to big money in the bank by word of mouth. Nice job. Case in point...I often had to shield the moss faces of the big rocks from scaring by the equipment and would dig out the hole so only the only thing you saw was the rock at it's natural depth. Happy, picky customers are great business, if you can handle it!
Always wondered how your truck got so beat up.
*Drops bucket onto it.
Ahh. That's why.
First of all nothing against your customer. In my lifetime of working with the public I have noticed certain traits in people who do certain jobs. My question about this customer, is he a school teacher by trade? Another great video! Your expertise in doing all these tasks just amazes me!
I dunno why, but you constantly surprise me with your ingenuity ... don't stop sharing these videos. I enjoy all of them!!
now you just have to keep this video for 76 years and you back yourself up. Awesome !
Jeeeze ! How much does that bucket weigh? I use to be able to pickup and move stuff like that... I'm 70ish now and have the hernia to prove it. Great videos !
Your helper seemed to think that this was your first tank install by all the "help" he gave you nice to see that no matter what , customer satisfaction is your main concern Andrew , well done mateIf they put a descent pool cover on the pool it would cut the Gas usage right down
Tony from Western Australia
Great job of baiting those floating experts into saying Na never float no way then standing back and watching it set sail just to funny Andrew. Happy Trails young man .
His skepticism of these guys was fucking hilarious... he knew better than they did
they said it wouldn't float after its buried or if it was not buried it wouldn't float if it was full of propane. It literally did exactly what they said it would do.
Not sure if that was the best location, low,wet,and prob. going to float away during heavy rains
That bucket you expanded looks like its working great.
Yeah, that thing is nice for back filling. It gets a good scoup and makes the ground smooth.
almost 200k Andrew..fantastic growth..and well earned..just the beginning..
The customer liked the first work you did so much that he's hiring you again?
Clearly it's the best way to say *"tanks"* for doing such a great job!
Nothing like a Burke bar with an EC makers mark!!
The homeowner wants a dark grey propane tank head to be hidden from his bright red house!! You can't write this stuff! Great video Andrew.
The best explanation ever...."2 metal things sandwiching a rubber thing" .....lol
Another saying for a T-Shirt!
Yupi city slicker. Anode set and rectifiers are similar to steel gas pipeline practice. That customer just wants to help. Sand helps with scratches of the longevity of the tank.
“It won’t float”
I have seen multiple times a low propane tank float to the surface. Some contractors bury concrete blocks on each side with cables to the tank to prevent this from ever happening.
The tank supplier fits large concrete pads to the bottom of the tanks over here to prevent this. They stay there when it's craned in. I was surprised too at the propane guy's comments.
Yep empty tanks float once there is water in the hole.
@Summit X Those "clueless idiots" get paid barely over minimum wage to handle highly explosive materials all day long 6 days a week so people like you can keep your cold feet warm. Have a lot more important things to be worrying about than a 2,000 lb 1/4" thick steel tank moving slightly. The only thing regulated is the micro size of your balls so as to not hopefully reproduce.
Looks like you were spot on with the leaf spring install ! Truck looked perfect loaded 👍
Yeah, changing that seat was great too. That truck is comfortable now.
This particular customer is going to be a problem eventually. People who don't understand what you actually do always want more than was agreed in your contract . And change orders on the fly always seem to fade into lost memories. Leaving you with the bill. Sure you didn't get paid to move the boulders and because they got scratched, and the liken was disturbed... they will want another in its place. Be so careful when not dealing with the customer themselves. Their representatives might have already made promises to the owners that you have to keep. Thanks for sharing.
Beautifully landscaped property. Old man is just trying to keep it that way, but little does he know, Andrew is the mean machine of all machines.
Amazing job and you solve the problem with the flooding tank. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family
Nice tidy work. For info, I did mine here in the UK and it came with two large concrete slabs chained to the base of it, I guess they weighed about half a ton together. Those help prevent the thing bobbing up, which you talk about. It definitely is a thing that happens (same with septic tanks when they're emptied), but those rocks must help a bit I guess.
$150/hr, $200/hr if you watch, and $300/hr if you help! Lol.
Hilarious, & so true!! Andrew knows what he's doing!!
Excellent teamwork and communication between Andrew and Uncle Vinnie 👍
The theory behind surrounding it with sand is because water flows through
sand much easier than it does dirt and clay. I top my lawn with sand
to help with drainage every few years.
Underground storm shelters in Oklahoma occasionally float up out of the ground whenever it rains a lot and the water saturates the earth. You're idea of bolting that tank down to concrete is a good one!
Thank you for sharing another successful episode of propane tank installation, Andrew !!! Happy Cinco de Mayo !!!!!!!
The sound of the IHI CL35 is not so much a running engine but a purring engine. When it rolls, the tracks make a bonus purr 👍🤝🇳🇱
Just watched 3 of your videos... 3 hours.
Very entertaining, good editing, nice story telling.
You have a bright future ahead of you brother. Wishing you lots of fortune and thanks for the content!
I love the Essential Craftsman channel. I'm glad you 2 know of each other. Both are similar in knowledge, work ethic and cpmmitment to doing the job right!
Very detailed job, don't know if you were sub contracted.. but nice work regardless.
I just watched the Essential Craftsman make you that Burke Bar,and he called you a force of nature! And must say that i agree,You are truly an inspiration!
It's good that Andrew films these jobs to protect his ass from crazy owners. Good job again. Thumbs up :)
i think if he just made videos to protect himself from owners he wouldn't bother editing them. usually with youtube videos that are longer than 10 minutes i get bored because its just unedited and seems lazy, with Andrew i can easily watch 30 minute + videos because he edits his videos well and it's never boring, he is as good at editing as he is with his work in excavation and everything else, a jack of all trades
@@Murtagh653 , Andrew is a smart cookie.....
Crazy owners? The owner seemed chill.
Nice property, working for someone who appreciates your attention to detail. Missed the flyover, love Levi. Great spring weather here in southwest Oregon.
He didn't want to hide the old tanks with shrubs ?
Or a fence?
Some beautiful finish off work mate unlike other contractors who leave the yard a mess you cleaned up perfectly!
Levi-Cam. It just makes sense . . . A view from his perspective, his POV. When you ask, What Do You Think Levi? Boom edit in his POV. It would be how he sees things. AND, by editing in some imaginary thoughts, like they do as ballooned cartooned clouds, it would be highly relevant and a logical conclusion for each video. Your "signature" piece.
It may sound like I'm joking but I'm serious. I mean NO DISRESPECT to either you or Levi. I see so much potential in something like this. It would be totally unique. He's nearly a star already. You've made the gateway by introducing him just take a another step. Well . . . at least ask him; you know he wants to work. ( just add his name on the dump-truck doors).
Either way I'll still watch and be subscribed to your great channel.
@Brexit Monger Your right . . . my imagination often gets too active. I need someone like you, that lacks imagination, to bring me back down to reality. This wasn't addressed to you . . . and it wasn't posed as a question that needed an answer. Certainly not from the caliber as you.
@Brexit Monger I got the idea AFTER seeing the video titled Levi's Birthday Party. Which you should watch. It is rather unusual compared to the rest of his videos.
So, I meant nothing disrespectful to the dog or Andy. I have the highest regard for both and put his videos in my favorite category. I wasn't envisioning the dog in a clown costume, or something else demeaning. Only people like yourself could paint a objectionable picture out of it. Presently it is only a Conceptual piece . . . NOTHING concrete or defined at all. So how could you, or anyone else be offended by an idea . . . ? Especially when it doesn't have any thing to do with you . . .?
I don't object to criticism or people disagreeing with me. But when they define something like "smart-ass" or "crass" when it's only vaguely described by myself. . . that is objectionable. Not to me . . . but because it's such a empty ''response''.
These are extremely explosive times. In which people, like you, are offended at anything they don't understand, or that seems out of the ordinary. Instead of welcoming communication, it seems easier to shut it down.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your valuable opinion. Read a book.
I thought where the guy wanted the rocks was great. He's the one who sits out there enjoying the view of the woods. Blocking the top of the propane tank from his view was a great idea.
They decided they wanted you to move the rocks BACK?
Plus he didn't think it through on where to put the tank till you got there.
I feel sorry for you sometimes
Travis L it's called work and he is getting paid, pretty normal
AstronomyToday haha good point
It’s the nature of the beast when working for peoeple..
whats so weird with moving rocks?
Don’t worry bubba it’s allll cost plus 👍
Paused the video to try to find a vender for that prybar...should have kept watching. Essential Craftsman is another amazing producer of content!!
Yo Andrew you should make another video of fixing stuff it’s so interesting I’m 14 and I would pay to see this
You can tell the ole guy in a PITA. Andrew is like (You dont want me to disturb an old tree stump ) LoL, Let Andrew do his job Ole man, You'll get the job done right just relax.. LoL
Watched him make it for you and his show is also very good - loving the work you are doing!
Once the dirt settles around the tank it doesn’t float unless extraordinary circumstances like flooding. In flood prone areas concrete is poured in the bottom of the hole and the tank is strapped to it. New installations will float if heavy rain occurs before it’s filled. I’m a semi-Retired LP service technician
love the EC... you guys are the best content on RUclips!!!
I liked the way you moved that big rock using the blade and bucket on the mini ex good job
Blessings Andrew you have a great weekend! Hugs to 🐶 levi .
I'll tell you what, I've watched 5 or 6 man crews that don't work as hard as you do. Nice to see all the attachments available, good job buddy.
2:26 Haha, this time you directly brought your hammer so you wont need it, right? XD
Jack, It's better to have it and not need it, rather than to need it and not have it.
@@genedameier8746 Hah, so i'm not the only one with that slogan. XD
1 gallon cube of air will float 65 pounds. that tank will lift a small car. you can only ask those guys so many times. Its nice the home owner heard you ask.
cheers
I love when the customer tells me how to do my job it's the best how I ever got it done before is beyond me . I also charge more for having to stop and explain what I'm doing!
Well done . Ground water is hard to work with. In the uk we put concrete at the bottom of the tank to stop it floating away. And regulations Will not let us put it in the woods
Got something special planned for 200k? btw love the T shirt. Great quality.
Dr R Nieboer is it like thicker quality not some thin fabric that will wear out fast?
Donut Cop exactly. Only missing a catch phrase or two! But thick and heavier than most.
they a great T shirt, very happy with mine. Kept me warm all winter as an extra layer.
The tee shirt is really good and heavy.
@@dumdumdugan1940 00
Gotta love Tape Measure Man. We never would have got this job done without him! Guess he's never watched any of Andrew's videos.
Chris from Binghamton, N.Y. Just giving a shout out! Great channel, I watch all your new stuff and look forward to the next.
ALSO......Love the Essential Craftsman.
great eye, nice control of machine. worked framing houses, never really got to see this part of the build. we'd come onto the job with the concrete box sticking out of the ground.
Clients like him are too much for me. You got mega patience for people, I don't - haha. Changing the plans on the day of work, picky about rock placement and angle, has an attachment for rotten tree stumps...
the guy in the video wearing the vest is not the owner
This is so much better than most other channels that are filled with nonsense. Andrew can fix almost anything from what I’ve seen, it’s definitely impressive.