I've been doing electrical work for many years and have never thought about the "light in place of a fuse trick so you can find your short and save yourself a shitload of time" method. Thanks for the tip!!
use different lamps depending on the amp rating of the fuse. you don't want a lamp that exceeds the amp rating or you can let the smoke out of the wiring. about 1/4 to 1/3 the bulb amp draw verses fuse rating. is about right. so the wires don't get hot.
Another awesome video Andrew. Here's what I like about your videos. You include all the problems that all of us men encounter when we try to do anything in our garage/shop when we tackle a project. A lot of people skip those parts in their RUclips videos like having to run home and get your bigger pressure washer or stirring up old grease. Problem solving is what you are all about and (at least for me) what makes this channel such a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!
This is an excellent point. He includes a lot of thinking, like, "Since I'm doing X, I figured I'll do Y and Z as well." It's always helpful to hear someone explain their thought process.
Yeah, I know. A few years ago, being probably about 2016 or so, my grandfathers friend on my dads side and I had wired in a over the air antenna at his house, and the only thing we (mainly he) spent in putting in the antenna was the antenna, a 1 to 2 splitter, or maybe it was a 1 to 3 splitter, some grounding wire and maybe some coax cable ends. We managed to find some extra coax cable wire that we (again, mainly he) had laying around to run from where we had put the either 1 to 2 or 1 to 3 splitter to his upstairs living room tv, and we managed to use some of the extra cable from the downstairs from when my family lived with the one friend for a few months (that's a different story), and my grandfathers friend had his satellite tv provider setup a tv downstairs for me, the satellite tv provider installer left some extra wire downstairs when they installed the cable, and the other person from the same company just cut the cable outside where the satellite cable came down to, so we (my grandfathers friend and I) just used that for the downstairs tv, and I set up another connection to the over the air antenna later on for what would be my room when my grandfathers friend had his satellite internet provider person come out and "upgrade" him to a upper generation of a modem, and they snipped the one end of the 2 cables off and didn't use the one for the connection between the satellite and the modem. I think we ended up save hundreds with doing all that work ourselves, plus we did the work a lot better then another person working for a corporation could have done, not that I hate techs working for corporations, just sort of those that don't exactly do things properly.
Been watching for a little while now. What I’ve noticed is, Andrew is like a pit bull on a chuck roast when it comes to repairs/modifications/standard maintenance on his equipment. He never fails to fix/correct a problem. This mindset carries over to any job I’ve seen him tackle here on you tube. I’d hire this guy in one second if I needed a service he provides. I enjoy this channel a lot. Thanks for these vids.
You always inspire me to know that there are young people like you that enjoy doing good and being a great example of how success is also measured by the hard work and being able to purchase another piece of equipment when needed. Also you should go to the local schools on career day and show others the benefits of how they can be a successful business owner, with nothing but passion and a desire to listen to their dreams.
20 years car electrician and this kid teach me something new, wow, we never stop learning and this one here have been fixing things all his life, half of mine, wow, cheers Andrew
The old bulb method! Learned that method from my grand father and both my dad and I use it religiously to locate wiring gremlins. Great demonstration on this showing the importance of correct fuses.
I was laughing pretty hard at that too! But it is smart that he demonstrated it, wires can only handle so much load and then, bang, flames. This is how stuff burns to the ground!
Andrew, I have to say you're my favorite person to watch. I grew up watching my dad on his heavy equipment and always loved to go along on jobs. I'm fascinated with the "fix it" videos. Wishing I wasn't so old so I could do these things myself lol. Keep up the awesome work.
I have learned so much by watching Andrew tinker with and repair things. He's a very smart and talented guy. I'm glad he gave Levi many experiences that most dogs don't have, before Levi passed.
This gentleman has more tools and gadgets than a Home Depot! As a girl, I enjoy watching. Don’t always understand how these thing work, but respect your talent
I very much enjoy this honest example of living with equipment. That tree was giving me flash backs. I loaned a friend my little yanmar excavator and was working with my backhoe. I supported under the tree with the front bucket but the second section hopped out and hit me in the arm on the way down. Got thrown about 10 feet and still can't feel the skin on the arm where I got hit after 2 weeks.
Andrew, I can’t tell you how interesting and informative I find your videos. Someday soon I plan to have some acreage and I know your experiences recorded here will be a great help. Thank you.
I commend Andrew for his mechanical tenacity and ability to fix things instantaneously. I wish he had a son who has his mental capacity, just like what his Dad has !!!
Good maintenance prevents expensive major repairs , daily and weekly checks , two handy little 360s you got there , saves a multitude of hard labour . Im a great believer in mechanical assistance whenever and wherever necessary , pointless making work difficult when you can make it real easy and in lot less time with these machines , I operated and repaired them and dozers for over 20 years in highway and civil engineering construction . Happy days , keep up the excellent work .
schools are a money pit as soon as you learn to spell correct and can use math. your quite done. all the rest you can read in books for a fracture of the costs. college is an extreme version of wasting money.. and university is for the very few, and not perse because intelligence or IQ, but for the next generation of ''the powers that be''. the world is not about what study you had its about the clubs you belong too.
This was another great one Andrew. Thanks for another great tutorial. Hope that you get many useful years out of your machines. Praying for your safety, health and company growth this year. Blessings to you and your family. See you on the next video.👍👉
I have a standing search on eBay for parts for my Cat excavator... seems like every day I get an email from someone selling LED work lights for equipment. Glad you showed how bright those things are. As usual, you made us wait to the very end for the best part of your videos!!
Excellent depiction of how a fuse blows. Great vid!! I don’t work on heavy machinery, but the common sense way he approaches troubleshooting, is way cool.
I have a cousin nearly twice your age that went to college to learn how to repair electronics and still cannot troubleshoot electrical issues as efficiently as do you. Keep up the good work.
I like the Kubota! But then maybe I’m biased since I have a Kubota L3901 tractor with the BH77 backhoe. LOVE operating the backhoe so I understand why you love doing what you do. I’m sure you’ll enjoy that closed cab on the Kubota! Thanks for the good electrical troubleshooting tips!
HOW TO FIND SHORT : HOOK UP A 50 AMP BATTERY CHARGER +&- AND WHATEVER CATCHES ON FIRE WAS THE PROBLEM! BRILLIANT! Im an electrician and never thought of tracing a short in the harness with a fog light.. Brilliant. Another thing I loved,
Ich schaue deine Videos schon 3 Jahre. Da ich deine Arbeit super finde, wollte ich mich mal bedanken, für die gute Unterhaltung. Du lebst deinen Traum mit deiner Burg in so einer schönen Gegend. Ich hoffe du machst noch viele Viedeos . Alles gute aus Switzerland !! Gruss Dani ( God bless you )
@@supertrooper7403 RUclips used to have translation for comments, too bad they canned that when they went to google+ comments. He's just saying he's been watching for 3 years and he really likes what Andrew does and so he wanted to say thanks for once. Also believes that Andrew is living the dream in his castle on this nice place on earth. He's hoping many more videos will follow and best wishes from switzerland.
As an electrical and controls engineer of 45 years experience I commend your attitude towards the electrics. It is often unattended, dodgy electrics, that start fires.
Andrew i'm writing this comment while the video is paused when you hook the battery charger to the boom light and it burns. Excellent instructional video, shop teachers should show this to their students when discussing vehicle wiring. Entertainment while you learn what's get better.
I feel like Whim Hoff disproves all the old timers encouraging you to heat your shop. You're a King good Sir, we all admire your resilience, persistence, work ethic and patience. I learned so much from this video, thank you for sharing it with all of us!
Andrew, thanks for your videos! I appreciate you making so much content for us. This is logistically a huge ask but I think it would be an amazing episode if you got every machine you had and lined them up out front of your building and talked about them all. Seeing all of the cranes and lifts during your metal roof build made me think of it.
It doesn't work like that. If you hook that light up to a battery then it has the potential for 700+ amps. But it doesn't receive 700 amps does it? V=IR. If you want to blow up a bulb, double its voltage.
The load determines the curciut amperage . Example ..your battery has the ability to supply up to 800 amps depending on the battery. That does not mean your headlights draw 800 amps. Applied voltage however will change the current through a fixed resistance .
Nice video Andrew! That Kubota is a work horse for sure! And man, with almost 10K hours on it, that speaks volumes about build quality. I need to fix the light on my Kubota U35 mini excavator, I have the same setup as your KX121, I think just the bulb burnt out though. Replacing with LED is an absolute must! At least when stuff on your KX breaks I can watch and learn since we almost have the same minis, LOL! Hope all is well.
I have been watching RUclips for many hours for the past 4 years. You could be giving money away ( postage paid ) and some asshat would give it a thumbs down. Go figure.
Maybe because people only watch thses videos because of all the clapped out junk he buys and has to always work/hack on the junk the day he buys it lol.... also how unprofessional he looks rolling up to jobs lol
@@lml6.653 Thumbs down to you, Justin. Thumbs up to Andy for doing a great job with what he can afford and when it comes to professionalism, there's no one better then him. Having new equipment don't mean squat if you don't know how to use it. Andy knows how to get the most out of any machine, new or used.
Good work Andrew. You have renewed my faith in small excavators. Previously it didn't think they would do much but in your hands they seem very productive indeed.
On grease: I'm not a petroleum engineer (just an old guy) but there are 2 main types of grease: dino bones and synthetic.Dino grease is paraffin (wax) based and synthetic is polymer based. Which is better? Probably synthetic.What you saw on your grease separation was the lubricants(oils) and additives separating from the paraffin base.Not so much of a problem with synthetics. Do what you did when stirring the dino grease and it will be fine in the application for pins,bushings etc because of the frequency of grease cycles. On things requiring less frequent greasing such as wheel bearings etc I prefer synthetics.
I love your equipment maintenance videos because you always have good how-to tips to share. Thank you. 90% of people would have threw that shorted light out and put a new one in before calling it a day. Andrew, he tears it apart to look for the short even with no intention of using it. It is that curiosity is why you are so good at fixing anything you want. I am envious of your knowledge. Hey, any thoughts on making a video on what you mechanically look at before buying a used excavator, skid steer, etc.? I plan on getting a mini excavator in a couple months and perhaps a skid steer down the road a bit. As always, thanks for taking the time to share, Andrew.
I've been doing electrical work for many years and have never thought about the "light in place of a fuse trick so you can find your short and save yourself a shitload of time" method. Thanks for the tip!!
use different lamps depending on the amp rating of the fuse. you don't want a lamp that exceeds the amp rating or you can let the smoke out of the wiring. about 1/4 to 1/3 the bulb amp draw verses fuse rating. is about right. so the wires don't get hot.
I thought that was pretty kewl too...will be using that myself :)
Might be able to get away with LED since the voltages and amps are very low....?
@@BarnStangz LEDs won't work.. they do not pass current thru like a filament type bulb.. LEDs are diodes.. Light Emitting Diode
Thanks Wayne, yeah, I didn't think of that... Good thing I still have some old lights around...
That was the best demonstration of why not to put larger fuses where they don't belong. 👍👍👍👍
alot put nails
Electrical fires are no joke
Another awesome video Andrew. Here's what I like about your videos. You include all the problems that all of us men encounter when we try to do anything in our garage/shop when we tackle a project. A lot of people skip those parts in their RUclips videos like having to run home and get your bigger pressure washer or stirring up old grease. Problem solving is what you are all about and (at least for me) what makes this channel such a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!
Dan Ponjican That bigger pressure washer sounded like an airplane engine.
This is an excellent point. He includes a lot of thinking, like, "Since I'm doing X, I figured I'll do Y and Z as well." It's always helpful to hear someone explain their thought process.
Agreed. Very few projects go through without a hitch. But the hitch is part of the project and Andrew shows all the hitches.
and us few women too Dan, but you’re excused.
@@Poppi2006 How is working that dirty?? I am never going buy lowes no more ?
When I'm feeling lazy, I just watch a video by Andrew and POOF ... I feel like I've accomplished something.
One in a Million
Just think how much you could accomplish if you binge watched all of Andrews videos this weekend. 😉
@@Crewsy I'd be too exhausted from watching all that work!
@@samringwald LOL
Yeah. Watching this is a great accomplishment during this lockdown due to the corona virus.
Because you know he is happy and that makes you happy
Temporarily replacing the blown fuse with a headlamp to locate the problem short is one hell of a fine idea....
Cant imagine how much money you have saved doing all maintenance yourself. What an important skill to have.
Scott O it’s got to be in the $100s of thousands range. Think about simple car repairs costing hundreds of dollars and start multiplying
Also would increase equipment sympathy and overall uptime of the iron. It also is good therapy, garage time is happy time
A grease gun is the most important and valuable tool you can own. Andrew got his at a yard sale with a drum of grease. He struck oil!
@@twsd accully kubota parts are cheaper then deeres and newhollands accully
Yeah, I know. A few years ago, being probably about 2016 or so, my grandfathers friend on my dads side and I had wired in a over the air antenna at his house, and the only thing we (mainly he) spent in putting in the antenna was the antenna, a 1 to 2 splitter, or maybe it was a 1 to 3 splitter, some grounding wire and maybe some coax cable ends. We managed to find some extra coax cable wire that we (again, mainly he) had laying around to run from where we had put the either 1 to 2 or 1 to 3 splitter to his upstairs living room tv, and we managed to use some of the extra cable from the downstairs from when my family lived with the one friend for a few months (that's a different story), and my grandfathers friend had his satellite tv provider setup a tv downstairs for me, the satellite tv provider installer left some extra wire downstairs when they installed the cable, and the other person from the same company just cut the cable outside where the satellite cable came down to, so we (my grandfathers friend and I) just used that for the downstairs tv, and I set up another connection to the over the air antenna later on for what would be my room when my grandfathers friend had his satellite internet provider person come out and "upgrade" him to a upper generation of a modem, and they snipped the one end of the 2 cables off and didn't use the one for the connection between the satellite and the modem. I think we ended up save hundreds with doing all that work ourselves, plus we did the work a lot better then another person working for a corporation could have done, not that I hate techs working for corporations, just sort of those that don't exactly do things properly.
You make me want to buy an excavator!!
Lol
Same here. XD
I bought one last fall cause of Andrew love his videos
I bought one just so I can do these things to it. It's fun, but he makes it look sooo easy!
i just bought a 3,8t as well :D
Only Andrew can make mixing up grease interesting. The fog light trick was a really good tip on finding a short. Thank you.
thanks for the tip on finding shorted wiring.
Andrew is the only RUclips that can post a 20 minute video and not have me lose interest
He can post a 60 min+ video without losing interest
It's 230am, but watching Andrew pressure wash a new toy is more interesting than sleeping.
Sleeping is overrated
Thank you Andrew, have a good day. Ridley B. from Berlin (Germany)
Ayyyy, same here man
read this comment then looked at the time
Sam FunnyPharm, i was watching it at the same time, but replied at a different time
Awesome tip with the fog light. I did not know (and I am an electrician). Greetings.
Wolfman Wolf this guy Andrew is the cornucopia of maintenance knowledge
I appreciate his videos very much
Sit the Pope down w AC and....just Watch!....lol
A little bit of Kubota, a little bit of Levi, all put together by Andrew. What a great way to start a day ! Thanks Andrew ! :-)
Been watching for a little while now. What I’ve noticed is, Andrew is like a pit bull on a chuck roast when it comes to repairs/modifications/standard maintenance on his equipment. He never fails to fix/correct a problem. This mindset carries over to any job I’ve seen him tackle here on you tube. I’d hire this guy in one second if I needed a service he provides. I enjoy this channel a lot. Thanks for these vids.
You always inspire me to know that there are young people like you that enjoy doing good and being a great example of how success is also measured by the hard work and being able to purchase another piece of equipment when needed. Also you should go to the local schools on career day and show others the benefits of how they can be a successful business owner, with nothing but passion and a desire to listen to their dreams.
It is remarkable how well done troubleshooting techniques are never getting old by any mean. Thanks Andrew, well stepped, clever and crisp.
That is the best way to connect wires. I use glue heat shrink tubing makes it totally waterproof.
Oh yeah, that glue stuff is great. I use that for well pumps. Works nice!
20 years car electrician and this kid teach me something new, wow, we never stop learning and this one here have been fixing things all his life, half of mine, wow, cheers Andrew
Pro Tip. When you solder, hold the heat source under the wire, put the solder on top. this way you don't get a cold joint or overheat anything.
The old bulb method! Learned that method from my grand father and both my dad and I use it religiously to locate wiring gremlins. Great demonstration on this showing the importance of correct fuses.
Ha, I like the set it on fire method of finding shorts! Guaranteed to work every time, results may vary...
I was laughing pretty hard at that too! But it is smart that he demonstrated it, wires can only handle so much load and then, bang, flames. This is how stuff burns to the ground!
We used to call it "The smoke test". Can't find the short? Put in a high amp fuse and find where the smoke comes from.
Why dont you get Into the bigger excavators? Their about the same price used as the small ones. All we have is bigger 1s. I want a small 1 so bad.
@@JD-iu3vi With my luck I would find the light doesn't work BUT the fuse is good ! Always seems that way.
Especially if you have fuel around
Andrew, I have to say you're my favorite person to watch. I grew up watching my dad on his heavy equipment and always loved to go along on jobs. I'm fascinated with the "fix it" videos. Wishing I wasn't so old so I could do these things myself lol. Keep up the awesome work.
Andrew this is where say can I have your number mam ??? Well maybe 4 years a bit too late...
Nice job! Excellent troubleshooting with the wiring too
I have learned so much by watching Andrew tinker with and repair things. He's a very smart and talented guy. I'm glad he gave Levi many experiences that most dogs don't have, before Levi passed.
This gentleman has more tools and gadgets than a Home Depot! As a girl, I enjoy watching. Don’t always understand how these thing work, but respect your talent
A great motivator for a man or woman
I very much enjoy this honest example of living with equipment. That tree was giving me flash backs. I loaned a friend my little yanmar excavator and was working with my backhoe. I supported under the tree with the front bucket but the second section hopped out and hit me in the arm on the way down. Got thrown about 10 feet and still can't feel the skin on the arm where I got hit after 2 weeks.
Great video. The Pup Levi at the end was awesome !!
Still amazed at how you go about fixing your equipment.....you've got good instincts and common sense...a rare commodity these days, good job.
Andrew, I can’t tell you how interesting and informative I find your videos. Someday soon I plan to have some acreage and I know your experiences recorded here will be a great help. Thank you.
I always hated wiring. Thanks for making it so much easier!
Best day of the week for my grandson and I when this weeks Andrew videos comes out . Next program milling wood .
I commend Andrew for his mechanical tenacity and ability to fix things instantaneously. I wish he had a son who has his mental capacity, just like what his Dad has !!!
Thanks Andrew from Australia
I've driven literally dozens of these Kubotas, in my opinion the BEST mini digger made. Period.
1000 views in 15 minutes in the middle of the night not bad Andrew those are some Hardy fans
32k in two hours scottey74.
@offgridnorthwest: thought about different time zones around the globe?
Ibiza Calling thank you for stating that
Andrews subscribers span the globe. No such thing as the middle of the night everywhere at once.
Or they’re British like me
Such a great cameo of Levi -
Thanks for all you teach us Andrew
How to find a short in a light. Flood it with electricity until it catches fire. Where the fire is, is where your short is. Great video.
As he said, not always. The weakest link in the chain will go up in smoke first. That's not always where the short is.
Good maintenance prevents expensive major repairs , daily and weekly checks , two handy little 360s you got there , saves a multitude of hard labour . Im a great believer in mechanical assistance whenever and wherever necessary , pointless making work difficult when you can make it real easy and in lot less time with these machines , I operated and repaired them and dozers for over 20 years in highway and civil engineering construction . Happy days , keep up the excellent work .
learned more from this video, than i did 2 weeks in school..
Thanks Andrew
schools are a money pit
as soon as you learn to spell correct and can use math. your quite done.
all the rest you can read in books for a fracture of the costs.
college is an extreme version of wasting money..
and university is for the very few, and not perse because intelligence or IQ, but for the next generation of ''the powers that be''.
the world is not about what study you had its about the clubs you belong too.
Thanks, Andrew. I learned a bit of good info about fuses and shorted grounds from this video.
Every time I watch your videos I learn something new. +1
i like that he jumps right in. not a bunch of blah,blah ,blah! he never curses, or says like or ah,ah between every other word.
This was another great one Andrew. Thanks for another great tutorial. Hope that you get many useful years out of your machines. Praying for your safety, health and company growth this year. Blessings to you and your family. See you on the next video.👍👉
I have a standing search on eBay for parts for my Cat excavator... seems like every day I get an email from someone selling LED work lights for equipment. Glad you showed how bright those things are. As usual, you made us wait to the very end for the best part of your videos!!
I was going to shut the video off and go to work and then you shorted the light out and it caught fire. Now I'm late lol
Priorities ;)
watch it at 1.5 next time ha ha ha
Excellent depiction of how a fuse blows. Great vid!! I don’t work on heavy machinery, but the common sense way he approaches troubleshooting, is way cool.
Oh look Fire from a short......lets increase the amps ~ 2019 Andrew Camarata
Thanx for the tip Andrew, you just taught this old guy something....
I love the sight of your 955h in the background, I myself have a 951c and love heavy metal dinosaurs
That light trick is awesome! Thanks for the tip Andrew!
Love his new Kubota, and the hydro thumb:-) Great to see Levi as well, always look forward to seeing him, in your videos..
I have a cousin nearly twice your age that went to college to learn how to repair electronics and still cannot troubleshoot electrical issues as efficiently as do you. Keep up the good work.
That fog light circuit tester is next level
I would like to know how it works?
I like the Kubota! But then maybe I’m biased since I have a Kubota L3901 tractor with the BH77 backhoe. LOVE operating the backhoe so I understand why you love doing what you do. I’m sure you’ll enjoy that closed cab on the Kubota! Thanks for the good electrical troubleshooting tips!
Dude your work motivates me a lot.
Greetings from Germany!
dude so rad
man awesome
HOW TO FIND SHORT : HOOK UP A 50 AMP BATTERY CHARGER +&- AND WHATEVER CATCHES ON FIRE WAS THE PROBLEM! BRILLIANT!
Im an electrician and never thought of tracing a short in the harness with a fog light.. Brilliant. Another thing I loved,
This guy is popular for a good reason.
Fantastic video..
Gotta admire a guy that works in weather that even the grease is frozen up!
Ich schaue deine Videos schon 3 Jahre. Da ich deine Arbeit super finde, wollte ich mich mal bedanken, für die gute Unterhaltung. Du lebst deinen Traum mit deiner Burg in so einer schönen Gegend. Ich hoffe du machst noch viele Viedeos . Alles gute aus Switzerland !! Gruss Dani ( God bless you )
We speak American over here Daniel, please translate so I know what you’re saying my friend lol.
@@supertrooper7403 RUclips used to have translation for comments, too bad they canned that when they went to google+ comments. He's just saying he's been watching for 3 years and he really likes what Andrew does and so he wanted to say thanks for once. Also believes that Andrew is living the dream in his castle on this nice place on earth. He's hoping many more videos will follow and best wishes from switzerland.
Thank you Super trooper !
@@supertrooper7403 We speak English. Sorry, had too.
Or you can copy/paste into google translate. It’s not hard.
As an electrical and controls engineer of 45 years experience I commend your attitude towards the electrics.
It is often unattended, dodgy electrics, that start fires.
Nice demonstration at 15:30 why you never want to put bigger fuses than recommended anywhere.
Andrew i'm writing this comment while the video is paused when you hook the battery charger to the boom light and it burns. Excellent instructional video, shop teachers should show this to their students when discussing vehicle wiring. Entertainment while you learn what's get better.
Nice video Andrew especially like you trouble shooting the blown fuse super informational, nice job.
Work ethic of this guy stands a very good man ahead of him.....his father! His dad must have been a very good teacher!!
You have done a good 👍 job on a place lights on excavator I love ❤️ your video 📷 the are best thing I can't wait for the next video 📷
I feel like Whim Hoff disproves all the old timers encouraging you to heat your shop. You're a King good Sir, we all admire your resilience, persistence, work ethic and patience. I learned so much from this video, thank you for sharing it with all of us!
Watching from Australia love the videos Andrew :)
me too, totally addicted
me three :)
me 4 😂😂😂
Me five 😂
@@Tinsley68 me six
Andrew, thanks for your videos! I appreciate you making so much content for us. This is logistically a huge ask but I think it would be an amazing episode if you got every machine you had and lined them up out front of your building and talked about them all. Seeing all of the cranes and lifts during your metal roof build made me think of it.
15:42
*20A circuit light on fire from getting 50A*
"Right there, there's our short"
LOL Ya ~
It doesn't work like that. If you hook that light up to a battery then it has the potential for 700+ amps. But it doesn't receive 700 amps does it?
V=IR. If you want to blow up a bulb, double its voltage.
@@TheMetalButcher what you said and also: didn't he set the max amps much lower before cranking it up?
Who needs a continuity tester when you have glowing red wire?
The load determines the curciut amperage . Example ..your battery has the ability to supply up to 800 amps depending on the battery. That does not mean your headlights draw 800 amps. Applied voltage however will change the current through a fixed resistance .
That bit on the electrical short, & tracking them down was pretty interesting.
Nice video Andrew! That Kubota is a work horse for sure! And man, with almost 10K hours on it, that speaks volumes about build quality. I need to fix the light on my Kubota U35 mini excavator, I have the same setup as your KX121, I think just the bulb burnt out though. Replacing with LED is an absolute must! At least when stuff on your KX breaks I can watch and learn since we almost have the same minis, LOL! Hope all is well.
Thank you Andrew for the electrical discussion. Trailer lights are always a problem here.
Ah what the hell, one more video before bed. "Sees notifications light up" GODDAMNIT.
I used that Kubota a few times while the previous owner had it, it was a great little machine!
Yeah, it seems good. Jesse told me about it.
Must feel like a new machine now that it is all pressure washed, greased up and new lights.
Been watching your videos, purchased a kx121-3 a few months ago. I love it. Easy to trailer around, easy to operate. Lets see more kx videos
Very cool trick using a light to find the short.
This was another Dexter approved video.
These little Kubota diggers are excellent. They’re really popular here in Australia. Thanks for the maintenance tips 👍🏼
Video is 23 min long and came out just 13 min ago and already a dislike? 🤔 That math don't add up. Them haters up early! Lol.
If I cured cancer on video ...It would get a dislike. It's just the way it is.
I have been watching RUclips for many hours for the past 4 years. You could be giving money away ( postage paid ) and some asshat would give it a thumbs down. Go figure.
Maybe because people only watch thses videos because of all the clapped out junk he buys and has to always work/hack on the junk the day he buys it lol.... also how unprofessional he looks rolling up to jobs lol
Shows that he has money in his pocket. @@lml6.653
@@lml6.653 Thumbs down to you, Justin. Thumbs up to Andy for doing a great job with what he can afford and when it comes to professionalism, there's no one better then him. Having new equipment don't mean squat if you don't know how to use it. Andy knows how to get the most out of any machine, new or used.
I’ve been wrenching for years and I had no idea atc fuse could be checked with a test light thank you for this!!
Glad to help
5:46 life is good when your steam cleaner sounds like a spitfire!
haha, I noticed that too. I was like, "that sounds like a turbo prop"
Gotta love the rotating tip. I was glad he got the steam cleaner out. I was surprised he started with the regular power washer.
@@railroadjim He connects it his endless hot water heater, so it helps but the beast heater is in another league.
A-10 Warthog!
Great visualization on the fuse issue!
16:03 "more amps" he said, because the shop was cold and he'd just discovered a new heater.
Good work Andrew. You have renewed my faith in small excavators. Previously it didn't think they would do much but in your hands they seem very productive indeed.
On grease: I'm not a petroleum engineer (just an old guy) but there are 2 main types of grease: dino bones and synthetic.Dino grease is paraffin (wax) based and synthetic is polymer based. Which is better? Probably synthetic.What you saw on your grease separation was the lubricants(oils) and additives separating from the paraffin base.Not so much of a problem with synthetics.
Do what you did when stirring the dino grease and it will be fine in the application for pins,bushings etc because of the frequency of grease cycles. On things requiring less frequent greasing such as wheel bearings etc I prefer synthetics.
I didn't think they made blue in dino grease? That stuff is really good from my understanding.
@@TheMetalButcher the blue is a coloring agent. Found in dino and synthetics.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179
Food colouring? Is that the same grease they use at Mickey Dees'? Eeek😲😲😲
The steam pressure washer is epic. Really cuts the grease and grime. Nice new tool.
Levi made my day.
He always does 😊❤
That’s a nice machine.....you can see the pins look tight...That was a good find....Thanks
Great work Andrew thanks for sharing 👍
Andrew, you are OCD af like I am. Glad you take care of your machinery and do what you love. keep on keepin' on buddy. Been watching for 4 years now.
I love your equipment maintenance videos because you always have good how-to tips to share. Thank you. 90% of people would have threw that shorted light out and put a new one in before calling it a day. Andrew, he tears it apart to look for the short even with no intention of using it. It is that curiosity is why you are so good at fixing anything you want. I am envious of your knowledge. Hey, any thoughts on making a video on what you mechanically look at before buying a used excavator, skid steer, etc.? I plan on getting a mini excavator in a couple months and perhaps a skid steer down the road a bit. As always, thanks for taking the time to share, Andrew.
For God’s sake, this channel will just make you feel good. The kids a workaholic!
5:06 Ah, I see you've installed the WW2 fighter plane nozzle. Good choice.
I feel like getting off my lazy duff and do something after watching your videos Andrew. Thanks.
Andrew, is it time yet ?? You got your snow buggy workin good and lots of snow .... lets go up the mountain to see the crashed plane yes?
glenn goodale crashed plane?
@@kalegorskey9192 he knows of one
I commented about this a couple videos ago👍
Ive never even ridden a snowmobile and would like to see this video. it doesn't snow much in southwest TN lol
That sound of that big pressure washer reminds me of some world war 2 air plane action movies :)
It’s got one of those spin nozzles on it
Those are called turbo nozzles. They work really well and I believe harbor freight Carrie's them or look on line
I love how the old light was 9n fire and all he said was “ let’s give it more amps” 🤣🤣🤣
This channel isn't entertainment, its an Education!
Every video you learn something different.
Neat demonstration with the higher voltage.
I'm gonna use the fuse light trick, thanks.
Andrew is a motivator he gets you up doing something. Thanks for the post.