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

Mini Excavator Thumb Installation on a John Deere 27C.. Fitting the thumb, welding the mounting tab and hooking up the hydraulic circuit. This should be similar to thumb installations on most excavators and backhoes. Timestamps if you like to Jump Around: 00:00 Showtime Fab Thumb Intro 00:55 Start the installation 03:00 Snapring Common Pin 05:44 Hydraulic Spreader Action 09:44 Main Thumb pin installed 12:00 Hit Snag. 4 Hours into install. 19:50 Welding begins. 29:20 Hydraulic Hookup 31:06 Thumb Operation

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.

The first weekend with the new to me excavator. Doing some tree clearing, grading and some general cleanup of the property. John Deere 27C Mini Excavator.

Buying a used Mini Excavator. My experience buying and transporting a used John Deere 27C Mini Excavator for use around the house. Buying a used excavator is a great way for a homeowner to complete a large number of projects versus renting a machine over a long period.

I played a prank on her while she helped with the camera work on the blind cutting video. She told me multiple times to be careful cutting blinds. I pretended not to listen and to blame her. She wasn’t happy.

Great riding. A lot of really nice people on the trail helping each other out. Winter trip to Windrock with the Rzr. Timestamps if you like to Jump Around: 00:00 Headed to Windrock 02:05 Made it to Windrock Cabins 02:53 Saturday at Windrock 04:26 Helping some folks. 07:39 Ambulance at Windrock Trailhead 07:52 Last ride of the Trip

Had a problem at windrock with my TYT Radio. The mic connector got wet and stopped transmitting. Some cleaning and dielectric grease got it back up and working.

It was a really dusty dry trip to Windrock. We stuck to the night/evening riding. We had a radio stop working on Trail 22 we fixed the next day. Timestamps if you like to Jump Around: 00:00 Intro Windrock Trip 00:35 Trail 22 at Night 09:25 Leaving Windrock Park

RV Black Streak Removal that Works! After trying every product I could find I finally found a product and process for completely removing black streaks on the 5th Wheel RV. Nice and clean for the next camping trip with the RZR. Products used in this Video. Black Streak Remover https://amzn.to/2L83opZ Poli Glow Fiberglass Restore https://amzn.to/2Zo9hEN Poli Glow Powder Cleaner https://amzn.to/2Ze4VVt Mr. Pink Wash Wax https://amzn.to/2KQGiFx

Getting post-processing working on an older Fanuc OM control and CNC Mill.

How to keep your Dump Trailer from Tipping Over. Tips on keeping your trailer wheels down. A bit of an offset load can really ruin your day. I show how I handle a load that is offset which happens from time to time.