Installing a heavy-duty bumper on a Dodge pickup, welding, metal work. Installing a winch mount, making sure it works with the snowplow. Then crashing into a junk car.
These are the Andrew Camarata videos that I enjoy so very much. Working on a truck that we all know, if something doesn't fit he makes it fit and makes it look good enough. Shows his insights, tells us about how dangerous a good bumper is - plows through a dryer to show how good his product is. Can't help but to come back to these videos and enjoy each and everyone of them.
Man, don't EVER get in a road rage incident with A.K. He will toy with you all afternoon like that. You can clearly see that he's well-versed in the fine art of moving scrap cars around, whether it's pushing or pulling. That might be the most (perhaps unintentional) impressive flex I've ever seen.
You never fail to show what the _actual_ process looks like, instead of jump cutting all the difficult parts, and that's what I appreciates about you Andrew.
sometimes... to a fault ... we still love him... but dude: he has a mag drill doesn't he? i thought i saw a mag drill in a different vid. mag drill on a chunk of i beam or something and an annular cutter and lube would have made me feel better ... and probably him too
Working by & for yourself has it's rewards. Not so much arguing about how something should look or work. "It looks ok to me" is how it ends & I like that about your work.
I agree. But even on technical things, I had to argue bitterly with the guy who was supposedly helping me restore some vehicles. He didn't know when in the firing curve "advanced" was in relation to "retarded" . He put in the lower control arms on my Lotus BACKWARDS and wondered why the steering rack was so far down the threads in adjustment. Flipped 'er over, and presto changeo! I let him know that. I was happy to do things on my own to avoid his bull anymore. And then he tried to re-join the Navy, had a cholesterol of over 300, would NOT take the statin drugs to lower it, started smoking cigarettes, and keeled over dead as a doornail at 57. Yes to his dying day he had plenty of room to criticize me and others, and avoid all fault taking on his own. I even got him a job at my work and all he did was moan and sabotage a job that, were the FIRST TIME, he made decent money, got some modest Stock options, etc. Sadly he was SUCH a good mechanic and restorer and did his work job well. I had to get a bit non-linear with him to make him aware of how badly he was screwing things up for NO REASON. Annnnnd, he quit and ended up selling ALL of this great auto repair gear to make ends meet. He'd proclaim, "I pay my bills!" yet had a 10,000 dollar debt with Snap-off. You can't help people like this and at the end they have to just live with themselves, and yes, best to do it yourself if at all possible.
that milwaukee circular metal saw has got to be in the top 5 or 10 best tool purchases in your whole operation, Andrew. What a beast!. Great video as always.
This whole video is exactly why I want to learn how to weld. Fabricate and fix my own equipment. I lost it with the bumper testing with the washer and car!😂😂 The most unique, but probably also the most fun way to do so! I love the videos!!
I bought my first welder when I was 18, my first set of torches when I was 19 .. and That was over 40 years ago, Still have them both and still use them, maybe monthly now I'm retired. It'd be impossible for me to calculate how many tens of thousands of dollars I've made with them .. and hundreds of times I saved the day, when I just had to fix it myself.
Andrew you make the best videos period. It's always content that you can enjoy and learn something from. Been watching since 2018 (so sorry about Levi by the way) and I am now in my 2nd year of welding school. Because of how simple you made things seem, I got really into diesel and welding technology. Thank you so much for all you do. It's been so cool to see the castle transform over time. Can't wait to see what's next with the mountain!
he's awesome. I been watching for a while now too, since those cool culvert/drainage digging vids. and I'm not even remotely in the business. Even just as entertainment, I'm up for sittin through an hour long vid
@@johnfielder71 yeah because of Andrew i look on internet because my first reaction was WHAT A FUCK MAN YOU CRAZY YOU CUT STEEL WITH WOOD DISK BLADE 😱 📀 ???? After I look online and that was in my country Romania 🇦🇩 it quite common now......it Tungsten Carbide tips disk blade it have 4 up to 5 times more teeth cost sometimes depends on what it can't cut almost us much as the circular saw tool there are versions that cut even concrete with iron bars ......how ever do not cut wood with it i did huge mistake I cut planks of wood with nails in it the problem is heat dissipation if you cut metal it conduct heat and cool it wood don't so in time the tips start to dull i gonna try to sharp the tips so I don't throw away a expensive disk blade !
That's definitely a nice little and rustfree pickup truck from the 1990's. I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the repair/restoration video. Maybe it will even be turned into a 4WD vehicle?
Andrew is by far a real piece of work, in the best of all he is ,His videos are the best things on the internet love to watch them more than anything onTV. My opinion only. As always Andrew great job, thanks to all who have read my comments , I've never gotten so many before.
@@cv990a4his argument about the dage to structures and other vehicles is totally valid, but he didn't mention people. You hit someone with that even at walking pace you're going to really increase the chances of a very serious injury.
Andrew, I have to say I find your videos so motivational just to ‘give it a go’ when repairing things. My Stihl combi system wasn’t working right and I figured it out mostly thanks to watching so many of your ‘large and in charge’ videos. If you can have a go then so can we. Well done mate. All the best.
That’s the one thing I love about this guy is he does stuff mostly by himself and it always works and functions correctly how he wants it. It reminds me of how I’m am because is love working and building stuff by myself.
i take vehicles in for things to be done,, never correct,, even a fkn exhaust. a canvas canopy was the latest..'' were the best, it needs to be done this way'',, no,,im the fkn customer, this,,is how i want it & it works.. you,,dont own or drive the fkn truck.. . now, i cant fit my rack, or take it off.. last chance to get it fitted before i moved.. fk it.. 30 yrs ago,,took a truck in for paint,, same color.. came back different color.. it was original paint, guy said the color code is correct, i said bs.. he re painted it,,ruf as guts.. ass holes.. latest uncle tonys garage,, lady had a 59/60 truck frame off.. total fk up.. id burn there fkn shop down.. then again...when its re built..
Andrew: Nice job with the bumper !!! Where did you get that collection of bins with all of the nuts, bolts & washers? I really could use something like that. Thank you.
You’re never too old to enjoy dragging an old Car around the place! That was a Hoot, Andrew. Lots of mods on the new bumper, but it Looks like it was all worth it... really enjoy watching the Labs enjoying Life!!
I think Andrew was using that derelict car as a make-shift road grader blade. It seemed to do the job pretty well. And he's right; you never know when a rogue electric dryer will run across the street in front of you so you need a front bumper for your truck that will do the job. And after a bit of modification, he has one.
The end result is the goal. If you just slapped on a store bought solution, that would be dime a dozen. It's the creative problem solving steps and watching you go through at least some of the fabrication that keeps the interest level high. Longer videos are just fine. It's what you do that not many others take the time to show or know how to do. These are some of your best. Please keep em coming.
You already made that fender look better earlier in the video so even with that new scratch it's still an improvement lol. And I haven't laughed out loud that hard in a long time, especially once you started dragging it around on the chain. And that scene where you come bombing into frame through the field and onto your driveway was one of the best filmed shots I've Ever seen and had me laughing so hard, I'm going to have to watch that again. Best entertainment Ever. And the best part is now No One can say you ruined that bumpers strength. Thanks so much for the effort you put into your videos, I can't wait for the next one.
Found this awesome channel back in the culvert replacing days and have been hooked ever since! It doesn't matter how long the video is 45 mins, 2 hrs, it goes by so quickly and at the end, just wanting more! I appreciate all the hard work, effort, and time you put in with editing, camera placement, driving with drone shots, and music. Thanks Andrew.
I never cease to be amazed by your ingenuity and rugged determination to solve the most frustrating projects. You've made an old man optimistic about the youth of America.
He def loves no-extra cab white Dodge diesels! Love how he uses De Walt too, refreshing not to just see a shop full of new Festools like most major youtubers. Best content creator on RUclips!
I knew eventually this upgrade on the truck was gonna happen, because i've watched all your video's, and have been following this channel since close to the beginning. If you have seen all the video's, you know that heavy duty bumpers are not new to andrew, amongst other heavy duty upgrades on other parts of his vehicle's. Really, i was a bit surprised that the bumper upgrade hadn't happened sooner. Andrew is probably right about not everyone should have that bumper, because whoever gets hit, they're probably gonna die, or be seriously injured, depending on what they are driving. He does need this bumper though, that's a sketchy path up that mountain. Thanks for the video, wish you would make a shirt that says," look how this broke for no reason, a truck made out of tinfoil and plastic. You could add a drawing of one of the vehicle's that broke for no reason. G-d bless.
That turned out great! Your truck is pretty strong to start with and with that bumper it's a beast! I admire your abilities to both design something then actually bring it to life!👏🏻👏🏻
Bumper and weld testing complete!! Snow plow testing and winch testing complete!! An excellent all around video!! Thanks!! Enjoyed every minute!! Cheers 🍻 Y'all!! 😊
If you watched some of Andrews videos you'll know these phrases: Alright the project at hand right now- Thats just garbage plastic- Thats just tinfoil metal- Cody, what are you doing? Didn't want that to happen. Also love the length and quality of your videos, keep it up man.
SUGGESTION: For rough(actually quite decent) bent body panel repair get a vacuum pull rod. Its a rod with sliding hammer on it, with 10cm diameter really soft and adaptive to uneaven surfaces rubber sucker with a hole in a middle. the hole on the sucker is connected through the rod to the back of it to quick fit vacum connection. You can pull miracles in seconds with that thing, and even keep the paint in tact, as it does not create sharp bends. You can pull it just with body force, hammer, or combined- it would do miracles on that fender in seconds.
you are truly the 'andrew' of all trades buddy remarkable how you can take something and turn it into something else (better) and honestly, i had my doubts till you started pushing that car around haha good job man 👍
Andrew you NEVER cease to entertain us !!! we watch you and think sometimes what in the world is he doing. but then we watch till the end and we always say, "yup, that was typical Andrew Camarata". but always entertaining.
I am continually amazed at t how well all these videos are put together. Especially over a long time period! Andrew, I'd love to see a quick video on your cataloging saving and edit process. It's something I've wanted to learn myself.
Love your video as always. I was wondering if, as an alternative to drilling and burning out those bigger bolt holes, you could have gotten the increased strength you were looking for by using a higher grade bolt that fit the existing hole.
Yes but increasing strength is irrelevant when there's a weaker failure point above it. Ie: you can make a joint stronger than the steel around it, which makes strengthening that joint irrelevant. Idk why but that's hard to articulate. Maybe it's the 3 beers so far today hahaha
I have to say the American bull bars are fairly clunky and rudimentary compared to what we have been building and using in Australia for the last 35-40 years. In most rural areas of Australia we have kangaroos, and they will jump in front of your vehicle almost every time at night. It is like the headlights are a magnet for them. Most bigger roos weigh well over 100kg, 220 lbs. if you are looking for a commercially made bar for almost every make of 4WD, then ARB are the product to buy, they even export to the USA. If you want a decent bar that will protect the front of your vehicle against weekly, if not daily impact with big kangaroos, then you need a 5 post bar. These generally dont comply with most state road authorities due to the fact that they dont crush in a collision, and are quite often home made but they look bad ass as hell. What they do though is protect the front of your vehicle and let you drive it all over the country, and keep driving it even after several hundred collisions with the big Australian grass hoppers!
@@AndrewCamarata yes I know, I have driven over 5000 miles through Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and California. Not trying to take anything away from White Tails and Mule Deer, but it isn’t anything like hitting a kangaroo. They almost always jump and hit the bonnet taking out radiator, headlights and often windscreens. A good 5 post bar canted forward and standing well above bonnet height will usually stop this. Just google “5 post bull bar aus” and you will get what I mean.
Awesome content Andrew and... if you would have maintained that bumper width just a drop wider I think it could have prevented that "scratch" on the truck fender...
umm no, you want weight in the bed of a truck for traction. diesels are nose heavy pigs. plows add more weight, making the already light ass end even lighter
Andrew. Great video as always. For your radiator hoses don’t use those worm gear clamps. Use spring clamp/ constant tensions clamp. As the hose expands and contract’s the spring clamp will adjust with the hose. The gear one will not and cause small leaks.
I'm sitting here in late July in 90º plus weather watching Andrew plow snow and sorting out his new bumper. I couldn't be happier. That bumper looks very good after your modifications
you really should do a video focused on all the vehicles you own and give some information about them. by this point you surely have 30+ across multiple properties, from the smallest snowrunner to the 988. would be such an awesome video.
Andrew is not only highly intelligent but he knows how to apply that intelligence and that is shown in this video and others like it. Put simply: He just knows what needs to be done and how to do it. I love watching his videos when he is doing something in his shop like this or repairing a machine or something. He has worked very hard to get to where he is and he deserves what he's got.
By far the best bumper test I have ever seen on RUclips.
Dryer proof 😂
goddam I saw this comment at beginning, was wonderin near the end if I missed it, then the laundry machine disappeared
@@nogames284 luv the washer scene- Camarata Way. should last hundreds of years..or a hundred seconds guaranteed.
These dang driers these days man, just jumpin out of front of folks left and right. Love it man funny stuff
Every day things
"Very important to have a good bumper incase a dryer runs out in front of ya"
🤣🤣🤣
I want a coffee table book of Andrew quotes along with pictures from his videos. 😂
These are the Andrew Camarata videos that I enjoy so very much. Working on a truck that we all know, if something doesn't fit he makes it fit and makes it look good enough. Shows his insights, tells us about how dangerous a good bumper is - plows through a dryer to show how good his product is. Can't help but to come back to these videos and enjoy each and everyone of them.
Man, don't EVER get in a road rage incident with A.K. He will toy with you all afternoon like that. You can clearly see that he's well-versed in the fine art of moving scrap cars around, whether it's pushing or pulling. That might be the most (perhaps unintentional) impressive flex I've ever seen.
I love how Andrew went through the whole cycle of "why aren't these stock?" in under a minute.
You never fail to show what the _actual_ process looks like, instead of jump cutting all the difficult parts, and that's what I appreciates about you Andrew.
oh is that what you appreciates about him?
So agree 💯🤘
one thing ive not understood is why he hasn't gotten a cnc plasma table considering all the shit he makes.
sometimes... to a fault ... we still love him... but dude: he has a mag drill doesn't he? i thought i saw a mag drill in a different vid. mag drill on a chunk of i beam or something and an annular cutter and lube would have made me feel better ... and probably him too
@@jasonb6570 i do see that there actually is some totally intended comedy within all this. "that looks way better"
Working by & for yourself has it's rewards. Not so much arguing about how something should look or work. "It looks ok to me" is how it ends & I like that about your work.
It also has some downsides, namely not having much help
@@jakealter5504 i bet you two envious girls, never worked an honest day in your life. what would you know
@@SouledOut357 what are you on about?
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I agree. But even on technical things, I had to argue bitterly with the guy who was supposedly helping me restore some vehicles. He didn't know when in the firing curve "advanced" was in relation to "retarded" . He put in the lower control arms on my Lotus BACKWARDS and wondered why the steering rack was so far down the threads in adjustment. Flipped 'er over, and presto changeo! I let him know that. I was happy to do things on my own to avoid his bull anymore. And then he tried to re-join the Navy, had a cholesterol of over 300, would NOT take the statin drugs to lower it, started smoking cigarettes, and keeled over dead as a doornail at 57. Yes to his dying day he had plenty of room to criticize me and others, and avoid all fault taking on his own. I even got him a job at my work and all he did was moan and sabotage a job that, were the FIRST TIME, he made decent money, got some modest Stock options, etc. Sadly he was SUCH a good mechanic and restorer and did his work job well. I had to get a bit non-linear with him to make him aware of how badly he was screwing things up for NO REASON. Annnnnd, he quit and ended up selling ALL of this great auto repair gear to make ends meet. He'd proclaim, "I pay my bills!" yet had a 10,000 dollar debt with Snap-off. You can't help people like this and at the end they have to just live with themselves, and yes, best to do it yourself if at all possible.
The moment Andrew started to chain the car had me bawling 🤣
Who needs a grader when you have a car on a chain
I'm not calling Andrew's Towing ever!
I almost stroked out on the appliance take.
Andrew should have been around when they built the Mad Max vehicles. He would have loved building those things!
Midwest trucks move aside, here comes AC vehicle recovery!
that milwaukee circular metal saw has got to be in the top 5 or 10 best tool purchases in your whole operation, Andrew. What a beast!. Great video as always.
I want one too
Plasma Torch comes a close second
@@VAX1970is that a parkside plasma
chain hook that pulled the pickup bed a very close 3rd
It is amazing
Love it when Andrew gets into his durability test mode
I love how much Andrew loves this stuff. The smile on his face when he is carrying the plasmas cutter out of the room is priceless.
Everytime I watch one of Andrew's videos, it reminds me how happy it makes me that someone like him has been so successful on RUclips
And he never asks for subs or likes . Just puts out the content.
"someone like him"? what is that supposed to mean?
@@oneiros1401 are we not all individuals?
@@MOON_KID that's not what you said
@@oneiros1401 I'm not sure what you're implying with your initial question then
This whole video is exactly why I want to learn how to weld. Fabricate and fix my own equipment. I lost it with the bumper testing with the washer and car!😂😂 The most unique, but probably also the most fun way to do so! I love the videos!!
I bought my first welder when I was 18, my first set of torches when I was 19 .. and That was over 40 years ago, Still have them both and still use them, maybe monthly now I'm retired.
It'd be impossible for me to calculate how many tens of thousands of dollars I've made with them .. and hundreds of times I saved the day, when I just had to fix it myself.
Andrew you make the best videos period. It's always content that you can enjoy and learn something from.
Been watching since 2018 (so sorry about Levi by the way) and I am now in my 2nd year of welding school. Because of how simple you made things seem, I got really into diesel and welding technology.
Thank you so much for all you do. It's been so cool to see the castle transform over time. Can't wait to see what's next with the mountain!
Drew can push a car down hill, and it will be total junk by the time it gets to the bottom- the Camarata Way. should last a hundred years or so.
he's awesome. I been watching for a while now too, since those cool culvert/drainage digging vids. and I'm not even remotely in the business. Even just as entertainment, I'm up for sittin through an hour long vid
@@nogames284 i aint ever seen a one, its gut instinct i found this one. loll.
that's the first time I've see someone drag the stuffing out of a car, too funny
@@IR-nq4qv nobody tows a car like Drew, if it aint shit..it will be the shit. trust him
That metal circular saw blade is impressive, cut pretty clean and fast,considering the thick plate you cut.
Do you know what kind of blade you used? I am just curious did cut clean and quick.
@@johnfielder71 yeah because of Andrew i look on internet because my first reaction was WHAT A FUCK MAN YOU CRAZY YOU CUT STEEL WITH WOOD DISK BLADE 😱 📀 ???? After I look online and that was in my country Romania 🇦🇩 it quite common now......it Tungsten Carbide tips disk blade it have 4 up to 5 times more teeth cost sometimes depends on what it can't cut almost us much as the circular saw tool there are versions that cut even concrete with iron bars ......how ever do not cut wood with it i did huge mistake I cut planks of wood with nails in it the problem is heat dissipation if you cut metal it conduct heat and cool it wood don't so in time the tips start to dull i gonna try to sharp the tips so I don't throw away a expensive disk blade !
@@johnfielder71titanium
That's definitely a nice little and rustfree pickup truck from the 1990's. I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the repair/restoration video. Maybe it will even be turned into a 4WD vehicle?
Some locking differentials would be great for those mountain climbs.
2005 ram 2500 5.9 pre emissions Cummins locking difs would take this truck further
Andrew is by far a real piece of work, in the best of all he is ,His videos are the best things on the internet love to watch them more than anything onTV. My opinion only. As always Andrew great job, thanks to all who have read my comments , I've never gotten so many before.
TV has nothing on AC. Really all of RUclips.
Dude that was AWESOME
Andrew's getting the views for a reason. Great video as always
Best at running down someone’s product !
yeah even when he gets given shit for free to "test it out" and he has no problem shitting on their stuff if it's a load of crap
Thank you for uploading more vids, Andrew!
Your content is by far the most informative and entertaining on the web 💯😎👍
Never thought Id hear Andrew say "if you like hitting jumps with your truck" 🤣
Yea funny huh!
Be sure to mount the snow plough first tho..
I love that when this man rambles he makes more sense and valid points than most adults do during an actual conversation.
Camaratas rogue engineering wins again! The trucks looking as good as new pretty much
You wont see any dealership do that level of testing for a bumper. Very impressive work.
Probably because they aren't a manufacturing business
It's not the stealership's business to do that.
Making me defend a frakking stealership... SMH.
How about: New York Man hits his head and believes he's Florida Man
Camarata - builds a crash-proof Frankenbumper, concedes that perhaps the average American should not be entrusted with such.
@@cv990a4his argument about the dage to structures and other vehicles is totally valid, but he didn't mention people.
You hit someone with that even at walking pace you're going to really increase the chances of a very serious injury.
Andrew, I have to say I find your videos so motivational just to ‘give it a go’ when repairing things. My Stihl combi system wasn’t working right and I figured it out mostly thanks to watching so many of your ‘large and in charge’ videos. If you can have a go then so can we. Well done mate. All the best.
I concur, he definitely fires up my diy can-do mindset
That’s the one thing I love about this guy is he does stuff mostly by himself and it always works and functions correctly how he wants it. It reminds me of how I’m am because is love working and building stuff by myself.
I bet at least 75% of his subscribers are saying yes I concur and feel the same way including myself
i take vehicles in for things to be done,, never correct,, even a fkn exhaust. a canvas canopy was the latest..'' were the best, it needs to be done this way'',, no,,im the fkn customer, this,,is how i want it & it works.. you,,dont own or drive the fkn truck.. . now, i cant fit my rack, or take it off.. last chance to get it fitted before i moved.. fk it.. 30 yrs ago,,took a truck in for paint,, same color.. came back different color.. it was original paint, guy said the color code is correct, i said bs.. he re painted it,,ruf as guts.. ass holes.. latest uncle tonys garage,, lady had a 59/60 truck frame off.. total fk up.. id burn there fkn shop down.. then again...when its re built..
Andrew grades his driveway after the winter by dragging vehicles
Andrew:
Nice job with the bumper !!!
Where did you get that collection of bins with all of the nuts, bolts & washers? I really could use something like that. Thank you.
You’re never too old to enjoy dragging an old Car around the place!
That was a Hoot, Andrew. Lots of mods on the new bumper, but it
Looks like it was all worth it... really enjoy watching the Labs enjoying
Life!!
I think Andrew was using that derelict car as a make-shift road grader blade. It seemed to do the job pretty well. And he's right; you never know when a rogue electric dryer will run across the street in front of you so you need a front bumper for your truck that will do the job. And after a bit of modification, he has one.
He just needs skid plates under the truck from front to back now.
Man I was laughin' sooooo hard!
Roadway moose crossings in Alaska are the leading cause of vehicular fatalities.
Electric dryer impacts are the second worst!!
Andrew I'm really enjoying your videos ! Amazing the amount of work and fabrication you do alone. Stay safe and please keep the videos coming
The end result is the goal. If you just slapped on a store bought solution, that would be dime a dozen. It's the creative problem solving steps and watching you go through at least some of the fabrication that keeps the interest level high. Longer videos are just fine. It's what you do that not many others take the time to show or know how to do. These are some of your best. Please keep em coming.
Hey Andrew, how come you never swap the "tin-foil" bed for a sturdy flatbed-style? Maybe build a custom one yourself as channel content?
You already made that fender look better earlier in the video so even with that new scratch it's still an improvement lol.
And I haven't laughed out loud that hard in a long time, especially once you started dragging it around on the chain. And that scene where you come bombing into frame through the field and onto your driveway was one of the best filmed shots I've Ever seen and had me laughing so hard, I'm going to have to watch that again. Best entertainment Ever. And the best part is now No One can say you ruined that bumpers strength.
Thanks so much for the effort you put into your videos, I can't wait for the next one.
Body work a good use of your burkes bar . What an essential tool to have around.
Found this awesome channel back in the culvert replacing days and have been hooked ever since! It doesn't matter how long the video is 45 mins, 2 hrs, it goes by so quickly and at the end, just wanting more! I appreciate all the hard work, effort, and time you put in with editing, camera placement, driving with drone shots, and music. Thanks Andrew.
I never cease to be amazed by your ingenuity and rugged determination to solve the most frustrating projects. You've made an old man optimistic about the youth of America.
Old Nissan trucks last forever.. Old timey Mexican dads in California will pay a nice amount for them
That turned out way better than I thought it would. Good job Andrew.
He def loves no-extra cab white Dodge diesels! Love how he uses De Walt too, refreshing not to just see a shop full of new Festools like most major youtubers. Best content creator on RUclips!
I knew eventually this upgrade on the truck was gonna happen, because i've watched all your video's, and have been following this channel since close to the beginning. If you have seen all the video's, you know that heavy duty bumpers are not new to andrew, amongst other heavy duty upgrades on other parts of his vehicle's. Really, i was a bit surprised that the bumper upgrade hadn't happened sooner. Andrew is probably right about not everyone should have that bumper, because whoever gets hit, they're probably gonna die, or be seriously injured, depending on what they are driving. He does need this bumper though, that's a sketchy path up that mountain. Thanks for the video, wish you would make a shirt that says," look how this broke for no reason, a truck made out of tinfoil and plastic. You could add a drawing of one of the vehicle's that broke for no reason. G-d bless.
Amen!!,, 🙏.
You definitely have a leak under the front after wrecking into that car 45:12
No, that was a piece of dirt, I was going to move that because it did look like a wet spot.
That turned out great! Your truck is pretty strong to start with and with that bumper it's a beast! I admire your abilities to both design something then actually bring it to life!👏🏻👏🏻
Bumper and weld testing complete!! Snow plow testing and winch testing complete!!
An excellent all around video!! Thanks!! Enjoyed every minute!!
Cheers 🍻 Y'all!! 😊
Bumper turned out awesome! Function over form is always the way to go
This video is confirmation that no one has more fun or works harder than Andrew! 😂😂😂❤
that year ford car you drug and pushed up and down your driveway had factory driveway leveling undercarriage and roof 😂
Andrew that’s a solid Nissan truck.
Have you considered of converting it to a 4WD ?
Either using Isuzu or Nissan 4WD axles and transfer case.
Yes!!!! another video from Andrew thank you Andrew love the videos you share
If you watched some of Andrews videos you'll know these phrases:
Alright the project at hand right now-
Thats just garbage plastic-
Thats just tinfoil metal-
Cody, what are you doing?
Didn't want that to happen.
Also love the length and quality of your videos, keep it up man.
Don't forget " that broke for no reason"
@@jeffreyc6508 ohh yes
I love the tin foil/plastic garbage rants 😂
I’ve been waiting for this video since he bought the truck
Lol, the dodge ram has become a D6 bulldozer.
Yes! YEEEESSSSS!!!
I liked the snow thing he bought...
great work andrew.. props on 1.27m subs my friend!! i always enjoy watching your videos!
I used to have a car like that.......I used to dream about doing this exact same thing to it....with my ex-wife in it's drivers seat.
Always look forward to your videos, Andrew. I eagerly anticipate you demonstrating your bumper at the next street takeover that kids do in our town.
The moment I saw the dryer in the bucket and the truck parked way back I knew it. I knew it. Incredible testing, manufacturers need to take notes.
SUGGESTION: For rough(actually quite decent) bent body panel repair get a vacuum pull rod. Its a rod with sliding hammer on it, with 10cm diameter really soft and adaptive to uneaven surfaces rubber sucker with a hole in a middle. the hole on the sucker is connected through the rod to the back of it to quick fit vacum connection. You can pull miracles in seconds with that thing, and even keep the paint in tact, as it does not create sharp bends. You can pull it just with body force, hammer, or combined- it would do miracles on that fender in seconds.
Andrew just threw this bed on the truck away and make a new bed world the new bed Make something cool
Respondeu Jesus: “Eu sou o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Ninguém vem ao Pai, a não ser por mim. (João 14:6)🤍🙏🏿
Nice bumper.
Sometimes you just get bored and need to make up your own Fun.
Great video Andrew
Classic Andrew, very enjoyable! I liked the tailgate scene when he said, just a fine adjustment!❤
Looking forward to seeing more of the tree clearing/road smoothing equipment in future videos.
That truck was tossing that car around like it was a toy.
44:43 Andrew's next video: "Hauling cars to the scrap yard without a trailer"
you are truly the 'andrew' of all trades buddy
remarkable how you can take something and turn it into something else (better)
and honestly, i had my doubts till you started pushing that car around haha
good job man 👍
Andrew you NEVER cease to entertain us !!! we watch you and think sometimes what in the world is he doing. but then we watch till the end and we always say, "yup, that was typical Andrew Camarata". but always entertaining.
I am continually amazed at t how well all these videos are put together. Especially over a long time period! Andrew, I'd love to see a quick video on your cataloging saving and edit process. It's something I've wanted to learn myself.
I agree the software I use on my channel s/%$s.
Andrew sees the Killdozer for the first time- "I could do better".
Using an upside down car to level the gravel. Never seen that before but heck it’s got to be done at least once a year! 😊
Just finished watching the video of him buying this truck! Than this pops up what a great way to spend a Saturday!
Innovative way to smooth out your gravel driveway after a rough winter! LOL fun ! Thanks for sharing!
Love your video as always. I was wondering if, as an alternative to drilling and burning out those bigger bolt holes, you could have gotten the increased strength you were looking for by using a higher grade bolt that fit the existing hole.
Yes but increasing strength is irrelevant when there's a weaker failure point above it. Ie: you can make a joint stronger than the steel around it, which makes strengthening that joint irrelevant.
Idk why but that's hard to articulate. Maybe it's the 3 beers so far today hahaha
@@jeffhall768 3 beers? You’re barely getting started. You got 9 more to drink
In the area that you live in the life expectancy of a car is about 12 years before the rust eats it alive.
You know Andrew is serious when he has a whole hardware store full of nuts and bolts at the back of his shop 😂
Is it OK if I ask are you going to do anymore work on the container house? did enjoy watching that series. Thanks....
He’s building another
He's going to reposition it... With his new bumper...
Outstanding Performance Andrew! Another great video. 👍👍
You are one crazy man , I love what you do , I cannot stop laughing and smiling - you are living the dream
I have to say the American bull bars are fairly clunky and rudimentary compared to what we have been building and using in Australia for the last 35-40 years. In most rural areas of Australia we have kangaroos, and they will jump in front of your vehicle almost every time at night. It is like the headlights are a magnet for them. Most bigger roos weigh well over 100kg, 220 lbs. if you are looking for a commercially made bar for almost every make of 4WD, then ARB are the product to buy, they even export to the USA. If you want a decent bar that will protect the front of your vehicle against weekly, if not daily impact with big kangaroos, then you need a 5 post bar. These generally dont comply with most state road authorities due to the fact that they dont crush in a collision, and are quite often home made but they look bad ass as hell. What they do though is protect the front of your vehicle and let you drive it all over the country, and keep driving it even after several hundred collisions with the big Australian grass hoppers!
Deer run in front of cars here.
@@AndrewCamarata yes I know, I have driven over 5000 miles through Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and California. Not trying to take anything away from White Tails and Mule Deer, but it isn’t anything like hitting a kangaroo. They almost always jump and hit the bonnet taking out radiator, headlights and often windscreens. A good 5 post bar canted forward and standing well above bonnet height will usually stop this. Just google “5 post bull bar aus” and you will get what I mean.
Andrew has a tool for everything. He is amazing and has so much knowledge and confidence.👍🏻🙏❤️❤️
Awesome content Andrew and... if you would have maintained that bumper width just a drop wider I think it could have prevented that "scratch" on the truck fender...
Love your videos 😊
Took me about 5 seconds to realize what andrew was about to do with that washer lmao. Was not disappointed.
I like the homemade road widener 5000
Your front end is heavier and I believe you’re getting better front in traction in the snow because of it
umm no, you want weight in the bed of a truck for traction. diesels are nose heavy pigs. plows add more weight, making the already light ass end even lighter
It looked like that to me as well.
Good to see the pry bar that Essential Craftsman gave ya still going strong. Great work Andrew.
always a good day when he posts videos involving working on trucks
Andrew. Great video as always. For your radiator hoses don’t use those worm gear clamps. Use spring clamp/ constant tensions clamp. As the hose expands and contract’s the spring clamp will adjust with the hose. The gear one will not and cause small leaks.
That's such good advice, I l spring clamps are a real asset
18:12 like body work professional
I'm sitting here in late July in 90º plus weather watching Andrew plow snow and sorting out his new bumper. I couldn't
be happier. That bumper looks very good after your modifications
It's 115F right now where I am.
It’s because his video is old
you really should do a video focused on all the vehicles you own and give some information about them. by this point you surely have 30+ across multiple properties, from the smallest snowrunner to the 988. would be such an awesome video.
hes done a video before on most of his vehicles. Just not on some of the newest videos hes done
If you watch all his videos you should already know.
He did one a long ass time ago. But yeah he should do another update vid I'm sure he's got a bunch of other ones now.
I'd love to see another update. I remember the last one, but would love to see one in the newer vehicles
Great bumper, The testing program seamed a little excessive, may exceed federal crash testing parameters.
Andrew pushes the envelope on all testing.
Who cares
@joec123able I do do you mind?
You’re just the kind of guy HOW TO HAVE FUN⭐️⭐️ and film it😊😊😊😊
I'm getting Mad Max vibes. Next you need to pull the dents and paint the truck with Rhino Liner Opening a second business? Camarata Towing? LOLROF
Love the videos keep strong
You are a human wrecking ball, I love it. Elan needs to give you the cybertruck for testing. You'll find every flaw.
Love it, keep it up.
Elan Mosque
@@brianpeck697lol 🤣😂🤣
He would destroy it.
Question Andrew what do you find what brand of blades last the longest on your Milwaukee circular saw . Always look forward to your videos .
looks like diablo blade
The "Little bit of a scratch" was a gaping rip 😂
If it don’t fit I’ll make it fit
Another fun video! Andrew never fails to entertain. I like that they aren't short videos. Keep them coming and I'll keep watching them!
was really sad because something bad happened today but seeing andrew uploaded a video brought me back some life 😋
Great idea to have a chain hoist they' save your back big time
captain obvious
Great bullbar mate 👍 suits the truck perfectly.
fantastic and entertaining video+like
Anytime Andrew has a Pickup Truck project, you know you are in for a treat. Great combination of funny, entertaining, and practical!
Andrew is not only highly intelligent but he knows how to apply that intelligence and that is shown in this video and others like it. Put simply: He just knows what needs to be done and how to do it. I love watching his videos when he is doing something in his shop like this or repairing a machine or something. He has worked very hard to get to where he is and he deserves what he's got.