Volvo G88 Truck. Can we get it to move?
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- In this episode we see if we can get the diesel engine going in this Volvo truck. Once we get the engine going we will see if we can move it. We experience problems with the wedge brakes. #Tractor #Truck #Dieselengine #Diesel #Equipment #Abandoned #Rust #Gasoline #Petrol #Engine #Farmequipment #vintagetractors #vintagetrucks #mechanic #volvo #rockwell #semitruck #rust #dieselengine #dieselcreek
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Its a shame to know that a hell of a lot of the old trucks tractors and cars went to for scrap great to see you trying to save what you can . Thanks for putting in the time to show us
Thank you mate
Graduated from a Ford D1000 with a 6v53 Detroit to a G88 when I was a young fella it was a major step up. Had the volvo 16 speed with a separate spitter lever on the dash. It was one of those trucks and you wish you could find restore and enjoy. One of those old trucks you get a soft spot for, they didn't set the world on fire for horse power and engine braking but still loved driving it.
Thanks for sharing Jimmy. Yes the splitter is on the dash of this one also. Good to drive. Hopefully one day it gets saved
My old man bought a brand new G 89 in 1975 to haul logs with, it was 100 ton rated, had 65 000 pound Volvo hub reduction axles, 120 A engine that was 330 hp which was probably really only equal to around 275 hp in US engines. If you compare them to other brands back then, they definitely were the "Rolls Royce" of trucks, they drove smooth and everything about the truck had a feeling of quality. I was not a fan of the radiator mounted in the cab design though, it made the engine very hard to access the front to work on, and that stupid flex radiator hose was very expensive to replace. Volvo fixed this in the F series and raised the cab a little so there was less engine cover hump and a flatter floor, but still the G series was a damn good truck!
Hi mate thanks for sharing. Yes they had the power but wasn’t like the American stuff like you say. I haven’t heard anything negative about them though apart from the rust
Best radiator cap I ever saw. Real quality you won't see anymore. Built to last a few hundred years.
Sorry for late reply Jim. I can’t keep up with all these comments mate. Yes it certainly is a quality cap
Not like the DAF truck la here in uk after about 4 years they need a new cap
Great to watch you mucking about with History . It's lovely seeing stuff come back to life . Keep up the good work . CHEERS 👍👍👍👍👍
Hi mate thanks for watching
Bush mechanic at the best beer in hand and using the best tools!
I love Volvo gear, they have always made top shelf kit
Drove one of these beauties in the 80's and 90's they were true workhorses and very underated, loving the video's mate
ThNk you mate and thanks for sharing
🤣😂😂 so refreshing. thank god for Australia 🇦🇺
Lovely old things to drive, got to drive a G88 for a bloke for a while, then had my avatar image F88 for a couple of years doing France & Germany from the UK back in the early 1980's
I like the one on the end !!! That Ole gal is awesome
Had an old lady do a Uturn in front of our Volvo with a full bullbar on the open road hauling an empty B-train. She was in a Fiesta or similar. The truck hit her square on, picked it up, and pushed it down the road about 300m. The car was flated down the left side, and the old lady was helped out, shaken but unharmd. The Volvo had a bent step, a cracked headlight seround, and a dent on the right-hand base leg of the bullbar, so no real damage. The cops that showed up couldn't believe what they saw and told the old lady that if she hadn't been hit by a truck with a full bullbar, It would have just rolled over her.
Geez mate yes I can see it would have been worse without it on there.
Yep, don't just clear bull's and Ru's out of the way they also clear tiny cars.
Awesome evening brother from another country down under another awesome adventure with awesome friends great to see yall again
Always a pleasure Robert
Lmfao "here to get my nails clipped." 😅😂 quality content with every video. I really want to see a video of converting 24v to 12v. My 65 kenworth lw has a series parallel and I think I want it gone.
Thanks Steve. It’s just a 12 volt starter you will need mate. Then the trigger wire that goes to the parallel switch goes to the starter instead. The batteries are then all hooked up in parallel. Positive to starter, negative to chassis
My solo job as a truckdriver 1985 started with an F88.
Yes mate boom Friday and Steve has uploaded I love Volvos cheers Steve
Excellent stuff again Steve. I drove a one of these a couple of times back in the early 80's. Over here in UK we had mainly F88, there may have been a few 'G' around but not many and the 89's were even more rare because we could only get those in left hand drive and not many wanted those.
Thanks John. They are great trucks. We had a lot of G89 trucks here
Great stuff mate
Sounds good, no smoke after sitting either, looks like a winner from here in Michigan 🤠
Used to sit in these when I was a kid, they were flash.
Still one of the best looking trucks, ever built.
They do look good mate yes
All the Rockwell bogies I know of (been around trucks since '59) the thru shaft drives the rear diff and when the pwr div is engaged both diffs drive ; only for bad traction situations and never over 25 mph or on dry pavement . 👍🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Nice truck!
Good effort. What a bugger. Have a good week. Marc.
Thanks Marc
I drove one of them for years it grate to hear it start up they all sound the same
Hi Steve gotta love the old Volvos If I had a dollar for every KLM I did in them I'd be rich as. I started in F88s and FB88s then G88s and G89s, F88 290s, N12s and F12s .Great trucks to drive and reliable as well.
Gday mate. You would certainly know them by now mate. I’ve only ever driven an N12 but I liked it. Was very comfortable and quiet
Absolutely love your work Steve.
Thanks as always Joe
@@stevesplacedownunder Your most welcome 🙏
Howdy 🤠 from the Northwoods of Minnesota.
Sure is a sweet runner. Nice ride as well
Good bud living it good see it going
I like all of them Ole treasures that you have little brother !!!!
Thank you Robert
get it going along and we will all cheer, Thanks
Thats a good one.Not heard it before
well done mate. 😀
ThNk you mate
I love this channel and the truck vids
Thank you mate
drove G88 back in 77 logging in east Gippsland thanks for the look
My pleasure mate thanks for watching
Enjoying your content from Huntsville, Ontario Canada
Thank you Brad. Beautiful mate
I drove a G88 interstate carting general freight for a few years.
Loved it.
The next favourite was a 110 Freightliner.
SAR Kenworth l owned was O.K. but a poor choice with the double brested Yamaha 892.
My old R model Mack flintstone was rough as guts but a good bush truck carting logs in Tassy quad box behind a thermadyne.
Thanks for the post, brings back memories.
Hi mate thank you it’s my pleasure. Thanks for sharing your story also
Bro😂 i had that running the speaker👏👏👏
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Lol Steve the weeds were a distraction
Haven't heard that joke in 10 years Steve, nice one! Those old Volvos run pretty sweet, drove quite a few B10 buses and a few F10 trucks back when I drove for a living, biggest issues with them was wheel seals and compressor air dryers (used to drain a litre of water out of the wet tanks most days).
Thank you mate. Yes they run very nicely. Thanks for sharing your experience with them
Gday' Steve. A man got to do what a man got do to get the job done cobber. Glad i'm not a dog mate LOL. Thank you Steve and WIFE. 🤠
Thanks Daryl 😅😅
PMSL, good one Steve,
Thanks John
Gday, bloody good truck and made a lot of people a lot of money over the years, I don’t think I’ve laughed that much in a long time mate, cheers
Thanks Matty, yes they are a great old truck. Not many left in this order now
I see the anniversary Volvo prime mover getting around in Brisbane. An FH Globetrotter cabover sleeper. The 50 000th Volvo built in Wacol, since 1972.
My uncle Col drove one on the logs back in the 80s there were a few in south east SA 1 logging firm had 2 N12s and about 5 g88s good old trucks
Thanks for watching mate. They were great trucks I believe. They were a popular truck in those days.
Love the mic mount buddy great work
Hay Steve there are no bogie tools only operators shameless plug but you left your self wide open for that one
Tools all mentt to be used as operator sees fit if it works then not bodgie at at nice to here her run again you certainly have some nice old bits of kit out there on the farm for sure Cheers mate
Good day mate from your crazy old mate from the U.S.A Chicago Illinois…. Crack them Coldies right from the Start❤
Fantastic Steve. Yes mate we were having a few that day. A lot actually. All the best over there to you all
Volve sounds great Steve , Too bad it wouldn't drive, you'll get to it one day ! 🌵
I’d spend more time on it but it’s not mine mate so not priority
Love your videos, you really know how to start those All dinosaurs,and I really love the joke about the dog's very funny bring some more 😂😂keep on going my friend
Beautiful mate thanks for watching. Plenty more to come
At least there was not a big brown hiding under it, if there had been maybe there would have been 2 big browns!.
Shame you didnt get her movin , she does look good for her age thats for sure , great vid mate.
Thank you mate
Hi Steve from the U.K., over here it’s an F88 not a G but same truck, I remember helping a garage out (well thought I was helping?) when I was still at school and they had two 88’s before changing to the F10 but they always where a good work horse and very popular so would be nice to see working again one day as getting less of them about and we also suffer with the dreaded rust here, keep up the good work, markUK
We had both F and G models here in Australia.
G88 had the front axle set forward, F88 had the front axle set further back, easy way to spot the difference is the access steps, F88 had the steps in front of the front mudguard, G88 behind. We did get the G88 here in the UK, they were rare though, Hays transport in Liverpool had a fleet of them, day cab variants mostly. Love the F88, it was a game changer for haulage and drivers in the UK.
Funny stuff mate keep jokes coming lol
Back when I was fitting for a timer mill my tool bag had ball pain hammer chisel flat head and Philip screw drivers 6” and 12” shifters one vice grip. Was not much you could not get going with it just required some ingenuity
Thanks Graham. Yes mate if you don’t care what others think, there is a lot more than one way to do something
Hey Steve had the yoke nut on the through shaft come undone on one of those old girls before, cocky had one on a 5 in 1 bin, backed it out of a super shed after coincidently going to a farm for a no start and changing the 12/24 solenoid went about 2m and stopped. Looked underneath and the jackshaft was laying in the dirt. Had to undo the flange and split it, get the yoke and nut back on, do it up with the hand tools I had on me and get all back together
Geez mate it’s strange that that happened
@@stevesplacedownunder lucky it didn’t happen about 5 mins later when I took it for a wrap down the laneway
Quality joke, will use that! Hope you and yours are all well.
Thank you mate. We are now yes
Shifter a vice grips? Nothing wrong with that, mate.
Indeed mick
Drove an N10 6 wheeler with a 3 axle trailer bulk unit. Only 300 hp but nice to drive except the overdrive was the weak link on the 12 speed. Needed its nails clipped 🤣
Thanks for sharing Jimmy. Sounds like she had her nails clipped mate yes
G’day from Denmark ..if the misses say No to a truckbuy .. just buy a GreatDane with Long nails.😊. what a beauty that Old Volvo is.. runs so smooth 👍 🍺🛠️
Gday mate
Sweet..
I think the rad cap on that g88 is worth more than some trucks I've had...8^) Nice startup Steve, and a nice assist on the cab lowering by Georgina! The re-plumb / bypass of the air line for the PD was a good temporary fix to try and get things going. Too bad the brakes were stuck. They might be a bit of a rassle to free up. If that middle axle has a broken driveshaft as you suspect, could it be jamming the brakes somehow? Just a thought. Cheers!
Noticed in the background that you have an Austin or a Morris flatbed, I drove an artic Austin like that as my first way back in the UK
Hi mate yes I have one here. It’s a petrol engine in that one. Haven’t yet had that one going
Say hi to the wife and everyone for me as well please it's an awesome Ole piece of art brother
Lmfao pmsl 😅 great work mate 👌
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Dad joke 😂😂🤣🤣 on ya Steve 🍻
Thanks Mark
Steve, Greetings from GA USA, I love your channel for the real world view that you give on these old trucks, Thanks and cheers. PS Why dont you drink Fosters?
No one in Australia drinks Fosters.
Hi Carl thank you mate it’s my pleasure. As for the Fosters, I think it’s just something that people from overseas think we drink here. I have even seen it in any of the bottle shops. The big supermarket sized bottle shops most probably carry it. I tried it one many many years ago. It was okay but certainly better stuff available. You will go a long way to find someone drinking it over here mate
Go Partner🥃🥃🍻
We had G88 & 89's at Cleanaway for our Liquid trailers back in the early 80's
Brilliant mate. Great trucks
Love see it become roadworthy but of course it would cost a lot plus time
If I owned it it certainly would end up on the road mate
If it works, it works. Not today but good entertainment anyway SD 👍
Thank you mate
We call that 88 volvo to " torni volvo" in Finland
Yeah ok mate. Thanks for watching
If someone complains about tools you using, they likely have a 1500 SnapOn payment their grandkids be paying for. They couldn't fix a rubber band airplane even with a phone a friend help
That’s exactly right mate yes.
The only thing bodgey about the tools is the lack of a hammer.
you are the best, and your bride is great doing photo with you. still can not buy from the US. I love that dog joke and my wife animal lover slapped me 30 years ago when i told it.
Thank you Tom. Yes mate it is a great one. My wife also an animal lover😅
That trucks looks cool i would put a flatbed and drive it every day since i have no use for a semi truck.
Yes it is a great truck mate. Hopefully it will see the road again
Wow wow 🤩
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@@stevesplacedownunder 😄
Did a lot of ks driving one of those
That was funny 😂
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As a Swede living in Sweden YOU must restore that one and have for your self for hauling things , her you don't see them very often in that condition here the rust has taken them. so pleace restore it.
If I owned it mate I would do just that
good Swedish name there Pierre 🤣
@@Azureecosse It's the name my mom give me so it is what it is..
3:25 The wife said NO??? 🤣
Yes mate🤣🤣🤣
Haha the dog joke 😂😂😂
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That is a Volvo that is no more to be seen in the traffic anywhere. Rust is one issue but other thing is also they might be very beat up over time. The engine sounds nicer than on some much newer trucks out there. LOL that was one serious adult humor joke 😂
It’s in exceptional order mate indeed.
Sometimes it’s just a fight and you don’t win. I’d say it was a good call to move it how you are going to because at this point clearing the paddock is priority over driving the Volvo.👍
Good morning Jeffrey, I'm going to be in Osman WI in the late summer, would like to come visit Old American Iron.
@@JohnDeehr-cc7mh What dates will you be here? Is man is about 2 hours from me.
@@JohnDeehr-cc7mh I have Dodge County show August 2-4 and Badger show in Baraboo August 16-18. We will be able to get together somewhere or time. Where are you from?
@@oldamericaniron5767 Unsure on that, will have to let you know the closer we get, what's a good way to message you?
@@oldamericaniron5767 Leonard Michigan, Osman is probably 8 hours from my house, what's a couple more hours once I'm there.
we all use bodgey tools steve haha
Certainly do mate. Sometimes it’s easier
I seen a beer first up, You can’t not subscribe 🤷♀️
Beautiful mate thank you 🙏
still laughing !!!!
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I wonder if the Cattle Bars originated from the Cow Catchers idea fitted to old Steam Trains?
Not sure John. Someone has came up with it many years ago and the idea worked and stuck I guess
🤣🤣🤣 that joke was funny
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Bob Hawke told that joke
BEST SOUNDING TRUCK WAS A F86 PRIMOVER THEN LATER IN ITS LIFE BECAME A CRANE TRUCK WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12 REAL DISTINCTIVE SOUND
They most certainly do sound good mate
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Love your collection Steve would love to pop in one day for a chat
No problem mate let me know when you are in town here
Do any of the Butter Box Acco's still go?
Yes mate they all do. There’s an episode moving them all there
is that an old dodge in the background?
here 2 get me nails clipped 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ill still be laughing 2moro…
dont matter if the tools bodgey aslong as the jobs done
😅😅😅😅😅funny as mate😂😂😂
Howling 😂
Funny jok bud
😂😂HAHA ripper!
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Thank you mate
Fm Volvo's by comparison, don't seem to rust, they just wear out after 1.5m kms. Had an fh 2010 with 1m kms, 20,000hrs and original motor, box and diffs, obviously not clutch or air compressor. Compare that to a k104.
Hi mate yes that’s right
I just pissed myself 😅
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Hate privat myself it smells too