Plow Truck Hydraulic Leak Escalates Quickly
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This crusty plow truck came in for a hydraulic leak and complaint of no heat. Of course there's always more to the story. Let's get it fixed up!
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This is no longer “Watch Wes Work”. It is now officially “Watch Wes Struggle” 😂
Second channel maybe?
I wonder how he'd feel coming out west and working on things that aren't fused together with rust.
I think I prefer 'watch Wes stress'
@@ryanworkman5229 damn that’s a good one! 😂
I noticed that dance step when you got off the Oliver, I have noticed as I have gotten older I am getting faster. When I was younger I would slip, slide and mess about for several seconds before I hit the ground, now I am able to get there almost instantly.
But slower to get back up...
Yes now we go down faster and get up slower also I don’t bounce as good as I used to.
Yep, I busted my ass at the car wash the other day. Slipped on some black ice and was on my back in a millisecond. Nearly knocked the breath out of me.
There is an oddly perverse efficiency related to aging, isn’t there?😲
@@WatchWesWork Gravity works
Clearing the show from the doors to get the broken snow plow in the shop. That is almost Canadian.
I'm guessing DOT passes the plow truck on their way to pull over out of state semi trucks for burnt bulbs and log violations, safety first..............
Thanks Wes for another great vid.
This whole truck is one big rolling DOT Violation. What a trashcan...
If the truck isn’t running it’s not making money that they can tax and take from you. Gotta play smart. Let the locals slide since they get taxed/registration anyway and fine the out of states guys so you get some extra from them.
In rural areas where these plow trucks live, there isn't any DOT guys. They like to live on highways where the can pull people over that at least have two pennies to rub together.
Fishfind3000-Sorry friend, but you obviously know nothing about truly rural township government to try and say they are scamming for tax dollars. Most townships I dealt with were necessarily "hand-to-mouth" that are the purest for of government with taxpayers able to attend all meetings and the officers are not professional high dollar politicians or office holdefs but neighbors taking their turn stretching dollars they receive taxing themselves and neighbors to keep township roads safe and passable. The only professionals in most townships are road crew and maybe a mechanic if they aren't lucky enough to have a Wes nearby and the rest are citizens taking a turn, often with no pay or a small honorarium. That is the average township status here in the upper midwest (my experience in MN, WI and IA).
@@pettyfogger2305 exactly especially in really small towns but as far as what hes saying its true just for bigger cities
“Winter is upon us and it’s wearing me down” Hey! Wait 30 more years til you’re my age!!
But in 30 years, you will still be 30 years older!
I hear you!
Happy Birthday to the little kiddo!!!
As the fleet mechanic for a snow removal fleet I feel your pain.... Boy howdy do I feel your pain on this.
Yeah thats why i stayed away from diesels while being a tech.
After 25 years of being an engineer on oil tank ships I'm here to say it can always be worse. Imagine everything you work on in this state but you also can't torch or grind or weld on anything.
Same here 28 years for ODOT fixed my share of rusted trucks getting soaked with snow and hyd oil.
Been there, done that, and now retired to Hawaii. What I saw in the wing mount is a standard repair problem. Overall it looks to me like a no-existing preventive maintenance program!!!
@@peteysquirrelchaser9028, I spent over 30 years at sea. The early years were Deep Sea but I switched to Large ATB's (Articulated Tug Barges). I retired a couple of years ago as Chief Engineer Unlimited and have some stories about working on Hydro Systems that spent half their lives under salt water! The Deck Cranes were the worst as I think the only reason that were in boxes was to hold the salt water in. LOL
Careful putting the little fella on camera, the cuteness overload is dangerous!
Ahhh rusty hydraulic drenched salt brine.... My (least) favorite!
It feels great when it drips right in your ear!
@@WatchWesWork 😏 that’s what she said... sorry you made that one too easy 🤣🤣👍🏼
@@DieselCreek This is a family show Matt😁
Happy Birthday, little boy! Four years old!
I remember you saying how much you loved working on snowplows.
Came here for this.
Exactly what I was thinking...1st video after 100K Q&A is a plow truck. How fitting...🤪
One of the worst things about working on the old crap is the pay is most likely less than they get payed to work on the new trucks at the dealership. God Bless you Wes.
"Legal to drive for another four months." And probably almost capable of doing that, too.
it cold here now...we love this man and wish him the best...
To the Mrs.: "There's your problem, lady...you have to let that summer air out of your tires and refill them with winter air!"
Problem is, one, the winter temperature being so cold the car you have probably is telling her the air pressure is low, well it is not, the pressure in the tires drop1 to 2 pounds for every 10 degrees the temperature drops. Two, I guess the car will figure it out. Ask your mechanic Lady. lol
lol! I'm so use to it know that I'm no longer surprised or annoyed. Typically when we have a temp drop it stays down and I do have to fill them, even when it goes back up my tires rarely have high pressure problems.
Liked and commented. It's so much better watching someone work on rusted junk then doing it. Book time 1hr actual time 4hrs.
Right!
I think I remember being four. Then it was 60 years ago for me. Birthdays were pretty important stuff! Many Happy Returns kid.
Hey! Glad to see a couple of those toys got shelter!
When I designed hydraulics for the oilfield, EVERYTHING was specced as stainless. And that stuff didnt even have to withstand road salt.
Your lucky if the box is Stainless. Absolutely the cheapest fittings will be used by the upfitters. Lots of pipe, and garbage hydraulic valves.
@@kevinoscarson2941 yep, most municipalities arent going spend the kind of money on SS or the best upfitters let alone maintenance. upfitter might have used semi decent quality fittings, hoses but over yrs, the in house hacks slapped whatever on as cheap/fast as possible
Including stainless fasteners threaded into stainless parts? What's the oilfield approved solution for galling threads?
@@somebodyelse6673 I work in the oilfield as well on some oil coolers that’s require hydraulic parts just be super careful when threading them in
@@somebodyelse6673 antiseize to lube the threads?
OMG Of All the repair video's I watch, your the first to use PROTO tools and tell people about their wrenches. I almost fell out of my chair in disbelief. Good Job Wes. People if you want top quality AMERICAN MADE TOOLS with out the tool truck prices PROTO is the brand you should go to.
I feel your pain, I lived in Saskatoon Saskatchewan for 4 years and I am still thawing out and that was 20 years ago lololol
Wes the fixer....the vehicle that no one else wants to repair bring them to Wes the magic man.
I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. That’s all I keep saying every time I want to cry. Lol 😝
I say the same thing...
I tried that when I worked; it didn’t work‼️ So glad I got to retire.
I always say it can always be worse it can always be worse 😆
My daily life, friend. We have a fleet of 16 freightliner tandems with main & wing plows, and 4 of them with salt/sand spreader bodies... it is *constant* hydraulic line repairs, broken plow frames/push arms/edges, and radiator replacements, I kid you not. Especially in a small city with ancient granite slab-style curbs - just *thinking* about getting too close with a wing will destroy it!
Remember, if it ain’t dripping on ya, it ain’t fun!
"She's all wet there down at the bottom" - That's what he said.
I always thought that was a good thing???
Even if it smelled like salt and hydraulic fluid?
@@DankoStojanovic beggars can't be choosers
Nothing better than old crusty plow trucks. Been there, done that and still doing it. It's my fault for going to work in a city fleet maintenance shop.
The sheer volume of "gerry-rigging" of both the plow and the methodology used to repair it would definitely earn you a "doctorate" in mechanical engineering. I admire your patience and perseverance.
Hard working man. Living the dream.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIL DUDE!
Here we are wes is back again with the plow truck I feel you with the rust.
"You know we have a hill right?" *Looks at the horizon* Umm...
We're on top of a river bluff. It may look flat, but it is not.
Looks like you could watch your dog run away for a week out there!
Flat is the Texas Panhandle..... Out here you can stand on top of a tuna fish can, look at the horizon with a set of binoculars, and see the back of your head....
Video looks crispy and audio sounds great, instantly noticable. Good equipment investment!
Happy Birthday to your son, Great video again, thanks so much!!!!
Thank you too!
SMA classic reach around on the bolts. Eric would be proud.
This makes me feel like a teenager again when we'd all head to a mates place when he's fixing something, and we're all watching, I mean giving moral support.
saying things like "you got this Wes" and "that bolt's really in there'
Takes 3 to get the cap off a beer. 1 to operate the bottle opener 1 to hold the beer bottle and one to act in a supervisory role to adhere to accepted safety standards and issue the proper safety gear... (usually the guy who brings the pretzels)...
The green Oliver with the red bucket is very Christmas like.
It’s gorgeous!
Happy 4th birthday young'un, belatedly!
Eating Birthday cake & opening your boy's gifts sounds FAR more fun than sorting that truck (which looks to be a good candidate for a Viking Funeral).
Happy birthday for the kid. Feliz Aniversário (in Portuguese).
>had the impact in reverse
Every goddamn time. I check for it every time, and it still gets me.
50-50-90 rule.
How do you make a crusty hydraulic line repair worse? Do it on a rusty, wet salt truck. I guess you could do it outside in the cold to maximize the suck factor. Why do we live here and do this to ourselves? lol
Right! It's 70F in Florida!
Cause you are the tough ones. 😉
vehcor Because it is better than working on trash trucks when they aren’t frozen!!
@@WatchWesWork And 150F at 190% humidity in summer. duck that :D
I like this channel a lot.
I am a 73-year-old retired Master Mechanic and it's like I am working right along beside you there. I don't understand why State Road Vehicles are just allowed to more or less fall apart.
Then when you get one in to fix on Monday they seem to in such a rush. Ok back to work Wes breaks over. Oh I am a distant worker I live in West Virginai. Yep snow here also.
Watching Wes work always makes me want to open my own shop and work ONLY on old rusted out, thrashed, poorly maintained road equipment! Yeah...not so much. 😁
When you live in a snow state, everything is rusty and dirty.
@@williamfindspeople4341 Snow-ploughs will be some of the very worst. It's probably used for spreading salt/grit too.
We just call it equipment here...
Happy Birthday little man!
For a second there i thought ,hel you got 3 loader tractors all the same in the shed ,then the light dawned lol
I'm 63, spent the last 45 years in automotive collision repair, and some paint work, all in Texas. I cringe every time I watch you, or South main repair . with all the rust! God!!!! I would have went back to college!
Happy birthday to the Small One
Comes in for a hydraulic leak and Wes rebuilds and restores the truck to near new condition in 24 hours of non stop work. You are totally awesome my friend. And to think I believe I found your channel when you were saving a forklift from an old field along with a couple other cool things it seems years ago now. Shouldn't these repairs be done in the summer time? It is not like they did not know thye have been there for several years now. They did not just spring a leak. That radiator has been going for quite a while. Just common sense, or lack thereof my friend. I am sure you have already asked yourself these things because you know the answers..lol
"all 3 bolt are broken off, I don't know whats holding it on there?" Rust, probably just rust
Seems like with the safety inspection they kick the tyre, if the hub and frame dont disintegrate its a pass
Pure habit was holding it in there!
Bubblegum and hopes and dreams. That's what holds things around here together
People underestimate the grip rust has. Had a 79 Dodge Van once . I didn't dare take it to the car wash. If I had it would all went down the drain when the truck dissolved when the clean water hit it. True story..
Great video. I remember snow higher than telephone poles.
HAPPY B-DAY young man .
Happy happy, Kiddo!!! 🎂 May you have many, many more!!
Thank you 🤗
HAPPY birthday little man hopefully you will have a great day. I always enjoy watching you work on stuff reminds me of myself fussing at the stuff
minus 17 degrees celsius here in southern sweden today, no mosquitos outside so im a happy guy... Happy birthday Kiddo... :-)
It would be an interesting experiment to take a brand-new, zero miles snowplough and put it to work, but maintain it to perfection. I'm talking about full oil-spray treatment underneath, clean the truck thoroughly after every day's work, regular servicing etc - the whole nine yards. I wonder just how long it would last?
There are guys out there who can keep their vehicles virtually rust-free, while living/working in the rust belt. The road salt doesn't help but proper maintenance would make a huge difference. I suppose guys with ploughs just have to balance the costs/time of maintenance against depreciation of their vehicles.
Wonder how much it'd cost the municipality to install a giant car wash, which would wash the whole vehicle top and bottom after each day's work? You'd use it for all sorts of large/expensive vehicles such as plows and buses. Wonder how long the savings in maintenance would take for it all to break even?
@@MrAmorti That's something to consider, really!
:-D
@@MrAmorti It would probably pay for itself fairly quickly, especially with a large fleet of vehicles. The problem would be getting the accountants to write the cheque for such a large investment.
We'll never know!
The problem is all the nooks and crannies that you can't wash clean without dismantling large sections of the machine. It may look great for a while, but it will still be rotting out from the inside.
I feel your pain ! Customer gets what he wants.
He'll soon be old enough to run the impact driver. Soon.
Beautiful family Wes, you are definitely blessed
Well young Wes, someone has to do the work and your prolly better at it than most. That and work is work.
Work is work, but poorly paid work is a killer!
Come for the main attraction, but I always stay for the added bonus background features and sound effects. Always keep my ears tuned for that elusive adult language that may have slipped by the editing stage. By the way, I love the high-vis tailgate on your pickup truck. And prompting the Mrs. to try her hand at converting to Metri-speak was golden. To be honest though, I am not perfect myself at converting on the down-side of the freezing point, either. I`m not sure that you want to hear this, but in your heart you probably already know that it`s the ugliest, most challenging or difficult, and unwanted jobs that really interest the viewers the most. That said, everything you put up is worth its weight in gold, but seeing you up against the seemingly-impossible, and then pulling it off, is what really brings me back here. I guess what I`m trying to say is that we viewers are really lucky that you take these jobs and put the video proof up for us to see. Thanks for sharing the swearing... oops, I meant thanks for sharing the good stuff!
I know what you mean. It's not too exciting when it all works perfectly!
Back in my day we used to use plastic shovels to move snow....tell that to the kids now and they don’t believe you.
That’s because they don’t even know what a shovel is or what it is supposed to be used for. Lol.
I guess I don't get the joke
Happy Birthday Little Wes!
Oliver is such a fitting brand name for an old tractor. That tractor gives me little engine that could vibes, not the major payne version though.
Good Morning, what fun you have to start your day with a plow truck. They are just work waiting to happen.
You got that right!
Happy birthday little Wes!
always such a pleasure when bring in plowtruck crusted in roadgrime, caked on salt with a loaded box of salt isnt it. municipal equip tends to be treated like rented equip - ran hard beat on put away wet butchered 'repairs'. stay warm Wes, keep up the good battle on those beat down trucks
Yes. Plus these trucks are handed down from larger government divisions. They are junk before they get them.
Happy birthday to the youngster.
All those broken bolts .. someones been smashing things with the wing. Thanks for sharing!
Wing is bent too.
Great video! A whole career can be had fixing just plow trucks.
Oof. That's not career for me...
The customer is always right but sometimes it gets disheartening .. Keep up the good work Wes ..
Very true!
Ya know what's so cool about you, you could have a new Kubota with all the fancy pants stuff. But no you have an awesome old oliver that does a great job!
It works just fine for me.
@@WatchWesWork it's awesome!
Hey Wes you talk all you want that’s how I learn I enjoy your voice keep it up
👍 from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 in a hard Lockdown and curfew .
thanks for the video .
Stay Safe and Healthy !
Good luck over there!
Dude your a beast. I don't have the tenacity to do that anymore. I'm just to old or just to lazy.
That kind of work will test your patience, I feel your pain! Lol
Happy Birthday to your son!
Happy birthday little buddy!
Happy birthday to the little guy !
I loved the local snowhill you built and the way both your wife and son had a slide on it and the way your tractor and loader made short work of dealing with the drifts and lying snow.
That hydraulic plumbing was in a really poor shape but you managed to fix it for a while. The radiator though was something else - wrecked. No wonder there wasn't any cab heat with the speed it was loosing coolant! One wonders how the driver could even see out the windscreen to steer in such cold weather or even got the ice off in the first place before they started their run.
I really don't know. They just keep it rolling...
Happy Birthday to your Little Man!
Happy Birthday wishes to the Little Guy. I can't remember how old I'm supposed to be either.
Happy Birthday little man!!!
Happy birthday little man!
Weird side note, but that mic sounds and works great! It picks things up from far and sounds clear.
Video quality and lighting are awesome...
Thank you so much 😀
Happy birthday kiddo!
Happy Birthday to your son. Understand your frustration having such crap to maintain. Your patience and dedication always sees you succeed though.
Thank you so much!
but just think Wes...if you didn't work on it....who would keep us safer? I appreciate what you do, and it's bankable!
Happy birthday to your son. Love that rusty plow junk, I'm sure you can squeeze a few more years out of it.....
I bought a full set of MAC angle wrenches 1”-2” off a kid with an ankle bracelet. They work great!
WOW, that was CRUSTY. Good thing we don't get that cold here.
watching Wes plow snow with the Oliver has a unique charm all its own
3:20 "But there were drifts taller than the bucket of the tractor" That's noting compared to the snowstorm of 1979 when I was living in Chicago back then.
Wes one year I was having trouble with snow plow mounting bolts on our 1206. I ended up putting a hard SAE washer, the frame, the snow plow frame, hard SAE washers. I used a long enough bolt so that the whole shank came through the frame & the blade frame, then stacked up hard SAE washers so that I could tighten them. Before that, they were breaking at the root of the threads. None of the bolts have broken since I used long enough bolts where the shank was doing the work instead of the threads!
Hello from north east Montana.
10 miles from the Canadian border.
Cant believe a 2003 truck can be so close to being toast! But we dont have the salt problems out here in Oregon. My OBS Ford like yours is rust free! Todd the retired trucker
Nice job. Happy birthday to the lil guy
Another great vid! 2:27, you meant to do that! Lol. Happy birthday to little man. Keep’em coming. Spring is just around the corner.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kiddo!! Wow, 4 yrs old already.
Happy birthday to your son - 4???? Remember when mine were 4!!!! Oldest one is 42 now!!!!! Where do those years go!! Many thanks for another interesting if frustrating task. Cheers. Stay safe and well you all.
I know!!
By the way, A very happy Birthday to the youngster. Hanging out in a real garage is a good way to learn your craft.