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Sany SY35U Tilt Bucket Ditch Grading
Sany SY35U Tilt Bucket Ditch Grading. Just some grading with the tilt bucket attached to the Sany SY35U mini excavator.
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RZR Pro XP Skid Plate Super ATV Install
RZR Pro XP Skid Plate Super ATV Install #superatv #proxp #rzr #sxs
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RVAirflow Install on Coleman RV AC and fixing ducted AC units in a RV Camper.
RVAirflow Install on Coleman RV AC and fixing ducted AC units in a RV Camper.
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2nd AC Install DIY in the Toyhauler 5th wheel.
2nd AC Install in the 5 th wheel toyhauler. Adding a second Air Conditioner to the 5th wheel camper. This is a must-have in southern climates. A 2nd AC install is something that is DIY. #rvcamping #diyrv #secondac #youneedthis
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First Project with the Mini Excavator
First Project with the Mini Excavator. It’s snowing but I got the first project done with the new to me John Deere 27C excavator. Stump digging, road building, and bank cleaning. Brush piles likely are seen from space. #excavator #johndeere
Timestamps if you like to Jump Around: 00:00 Intro to the construction 00:35 Thumb Fire 01:22 Snapping Trees 01:45 Thumb Closeup 02:09 Bi-Directional Valve 02:50 Hydraulic Test 05:37 Messy Tracks Winter 05:55 Big Stump Lift
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Broken Equipment Grease Fitting Repair and a Sloppy Bucket.
Broken Equipment Grease Fitting Repair. I’m prepping my John Deere excavator for thumb installation. Grease fitting repair and getting rid of some of the bucket sloppiness in the machine. I take a look at the factory John Deere bucket coupler which is a wedge based design. How to find a grease fitting size match. I also found a replacement diesel cap for the fuel tank on this excavator.
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Ram Recalled! Total Loss of steering. Don't let this happen to you.
My 2017 Ram 3500 was recalled but as of now, there is no good fix from FCA. Here is what I did to check my drag link to avoid steering failure. This is something you will want to check on any ram 2500 or 3500. Especially important when towing heavy loads or 5th wheels. #ramtrucks #aisin #cummins
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Bent Trailer Axle Replacement
Discovery of a bent trailer axle and it’s replacement under a tight schedule. The old trailer axle was bent. So in this video I purchased and replacement and swapped out the old axle.
00:00 The bent axle 00:23 Tire wear pattern 00:48 Cutting the old axle bolts 02:04 Wet Bolt Kit 06:03 New Axle 08:33 Tighten Bolts 09:13 Busted airline 11:30 Axle replacement completed
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Getting Started on an older Fanuc OM CNC Mill.
How I start my Fanuc OM based CNC Mill. How to get started or use an older Fanuc OM based mill. I purchased a used CNC mill and have been using it successfully for over a year. For DIY type operation, it’s been reliable and capable. Excel VMC mills, in particular, seem to be very reliable, easy to work on and I’ve been able to source parts. I use Fusion 360 along with custom post-processing to my DNC to make parts. The oil absorbers I use are at: https://amzn.to/2CGWHbu
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Retaining Wall Construction with GC1720 Tractor / Big Tex Dump Trailer
Retaining wall construction with the Massey GC1720 and Big Tex Dump Trailer.
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RZR High Clearance Front A-Arms Install and Review
Installation of a set of SuperATV high clearance, offset a arms on my RZR S 1000. Items used in this video: https://amzn.to/2wH7rGb
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SXS Fire Extinguisher Mount Install
Install and review of a SXS Fire Extinguisher from Linear Machine on ebay. No rattle mount and the best mount I’ve used.
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RZR Rock Light Install
I replaced the Lux lights with hard mountable rock lights from Amazon. The RZR S 1000 now has ample light to roam around the rocks at night. Most of the tire shadow was eliminated and I can see further behind and in front of the RZR at night.
Lights used - http://amzn.to/2BEOUbl
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Balax Thread Forming PCB CNC Enclosure Machining A Tough Enclosure
Making a CNC PCB enclosure with form tapped holes for the solid-state relay multiplexer. Thread forming with a balax tool. Form tapping is ideal for PCB enclosures.
Products I used to make this video.
Solid 123 Blocks - Amazon http://amzn.to/2vreDC1
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Kurt Vise Step Jaw CNC operation for PCB CNC Enclosure
Making a simple vise step jaw for a machining a 6061 PCB enclosure for a solid state relay module / controller. The design was done in Fusion 360 and machined using my Excel VMC. The step jaw fits the DX6 Crossover Kurt vise.
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Kaizen Foam Organization for a CNC Toolbox
Some downtime in the shop, fixing the facemill, and improving efficiency of the new Kobalt Toolbox with Kaizen Foam. This saves a lot of space and organizes tools in any toolbox, especially machinist tools. Amazon Links to these products:
Foam - http://amzn.to/2vBiJK0 Knife - http://amzn.to/2vBwXdX
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RZR Rollcage Super Mount Part 1 DIY
Machining a robust mount for my Polaris RZR 1000S to securely mount a VHF/UHF antenna. These mount to the 1 3/4 rollbar on the Polaris RZR and other UTV’s to provide a mountable block of tapped holes. Custom CNC machined from 6061.
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CNC Tooling Plate Recovery . Making custom parts using CNC Mill
Prototyping a smaller CNC tooling plate. I had a few issues during machining this part and I go over how I corrected them. Fixture/Tooling plates are used for many of the custom parts I make.
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Motorola R2210B/HS Repair Teardown Part 1
This is a video of a Ebay purchase of a non-working Motorola R2210B HS Radio Service Monitor. In Part 1, I disassemble the unit and access the LVPS (Low Voltage Power Supply) and begin repairs to see if this unit is repairable.
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VW Loose n Noisy Passat Door Fix
Video on fixing a loose hinge limt on many of the VWs. Including Jetta, Beetle, and Passat. T40 Fits but not perfect so be careful getting things tight. If you want to be sure not to strip the bolt get a set of triple square spline drivers. I purchased a set here http://amzn.to/2x3g1yj. Works great
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How to make an Inverter Generator Parallel Cable AKA Cable of Death
DIY Inverter Generator Parallel Cable with two Powermate 2000I inverters. Use caution with this type of cord. It does create a hazard if not connected to generators while one is operating. If you want a good pre-made set that works with these generators and has a RV 30 amp plug here is a amazon link: http://amzn.to/2xvJPUU
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DIY GPSDO Hacked Nortel GPS Disciplined Oscillator
Hacking Nortel Trimble Module for use as a frequency reference GPSDO for the DIY lab.