Replacing a bobcat drive motor

Installing a new drive motor and hoses on a Bobcat t300 tracked skid steer. Everything was rusted. And welding a crack in the front idler mount.

[Essiee]

This channel should be called: How to fix absolutely everything, yourself, in one day.

[gtbproductions]

I REALLY appreciate your no nonsense, no drama queen, no swearing videos. THANK YOU

[SteveP-vmuc]

Close to 30 years ago I was working on heavy equipment for a company that was on an absolute shoestring. So we had no books or spare parts and much of our equipment had to do with distributing salt for roads and parking lots. I was doing jobs like this with no spec sheets to tell me where lines went that I had removed 3-4 weeks beforehand. So I started spray painting the ends of hydraulic hoses and fittings and their ports. So you would see red on a hose, it's fitting and the port it was attached to. I used JD Green, Ford engine BLUE, Implement RED and you get the picture. We had no internet or cell phones to take pictures, so you had to do something to remember what was what and it also helped the hydraulic shop to know what fittings went with what hoses and lines...

[HaveNoFaith]

*Andrew comes in for an interview*

so what are your skills?
Andrew - Everything.
edit - I don't know anything about the work he's doing I just enjoy engines and machines but thanks kind strangers!

[AequitasSaints]

Who needs Blockbuster on a Friday night when you have Camarata-ster!

[chrisgoosebeck]

I can't tell you how many times getting into a project that I think is straightforward turns into a nightmare like this. What I really enjoy and appreciate is how cool and calm you keep at solving the problems as they come up. I try to channel my version of your attitude when this stuff happens. Thanks for making all these videos, it's a real inspiration and I hope to get better at keeping my head the way you do when it seems like everything is blowing up around me. Thank you.

[PeTe]

Andrew's persistence and use of resources is amazing - always enjoy his adventures!

[myharris]

One of those jobs that feels like it's fighting you every step of the way.

[mikemmikem]

You remind me of an uncle who could fix anything. And he could always look at any job and in 5 minutes he knew how to fix it and what materials were needed. Thanks for the videos.

[CosmicStargoat]

I love it when Andrew goes Medieval on the recalcitrant machinery.

[throttlejunkie]

Most Youtubers: "Heres part 1 of 450 20 minute videos"
AC: "Heres an hour, and Im not gonna try and sell you something in the process"

[rogerbeck]

i hope bobcat engineers watch this to learn what happens after the design has left the design office

Andrew i admire your persistence and observation skills

[SK_Timber]

Not even 10 minutes ago I finished the forklift repair, And I'm informed a new video is up. Woot, Eating some goulash and streaming another repair video. Easily an enjoyable Friday night!

[OTSomewhere]

Its just not a Camarata vid till he's removing something or opening something with an excavator.

[MikeC]

Wow, that was a job from the very start of the repair until you got the new drive motor installed. Your perseverance and mechanical knowledge paid major dividends in completing the job and making that less-than-ideal piece of equipment operational again. At the end, the operation of it to spread the stone was amazing and demonstrated a skill that few operators possess. Another great job well done.

[terryburge]

Something I always admired about Andrew. When he starts on a job no matter how hard he stays with it till it's done. Terry

[leosadowsky]

this man needs like a award for how he knows to fix everything off the to of his head

[Toxickiller]

Hey Andrew,

I just discovered your channel from Essential Craftman's podcast... I really like your videos and the fact that you are showing the whole process of repairing stuff... especially the numerous failures and attempts!

It feels good sometimes to see real people on Youtube struggling instead of the usual perfect repair video with no pitfalls... lol I absolutely love your persistence

[aileron]

I like how when things go south, you have another good tool ready to solve the problem. When that fails, pull out the blow torch! Good filming and editing, Andrew!

[kevinritchie]

My motto when it comes to working on any vehicle..."There is always ONE bolt"