Here’s a trick l learned from a neighbour starting an ancient, well worn Briggs and Stratton twelve hp grain auger motor. It was an extremely cold January morning in southern Alberta. I was thirteen years old and my job was to shovel grain into the auger. I remember being very sceptical of getting that old motor to run on such a cold morning, but Jerry seemed quite confident. He took a small rag and tied it on the end of a piece of #9 wire. He then dipped it into the gas tank and lit it with a match. It actually burned lazily because it was so cold. He held it under the carburetor bowl until it burned out. He then set the choke and wrapped the starter rope and gave it one good pull. That little engine started immediately and ran like it was the middle of July. That was over fifty years ago.
Right you are man, problem is most old school beaten engines are covered in gas/oil which catch fire quite effectively let's say lol Not as a doosh bag rather more of a save your life/engine atleast, just use a simple propane torch. Turn it on low Infront of the carb with choke set obviously. She'll fire up as if you were soaking her with straight either!
Grandfather always poured a kettle of boiling water over the carb of his light plant when it got cold up in northern Canada. Of course it was right by the house so a boiled kettle was right on hand.
I like that a short time ago, this was an abandoned piece of equipment, and now it is a useful tool. When i was younger, i enjoyed working outdoors in all weather. Now when there is snow on the ground, I like to watch younger people work outside.
Some times i forget that i'm 27 years old. I have always felt that i would fit better as older in some way. Hoping for a Benjamin Button effect perhaps. But the older i get, i sure do realize that im not getting any younger, and already feel a bit older in my body and a little younger in my mind. It's not made to make any sense it seems. Better work hard when I can, or perhaps work smarter. But I don't find working smart as fun as working manually and with old machines combined with some higher level of danger. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Keep moving. To slow down is to begin to die. I am 62 and still have many projects going at once. I rest more often, but i keep going.
Thank you this brought back many memories. I used one of these every year to take firewood out of the forest. Many times in the snow. Then I bought a valmet with a good heater
@@YesterdaysMachinery Just be careful from vibrating chainsaws in the cold. Jonsared makes excellent low vibration commercial models. That damage will sneak up on you in the cold 🥶 Of course gel pad gloves may help. But check the specs on different machines. The '61 thumper is probably not so bad.
Hello , I always respect people like you because they can make nothing to something ( we say in Holland) you did a nice job! A wonderful machine. By the way , we love your country . Maybe we will visit one time with our camper. Much regards from us in Holland, Jan. 🌷🌷🌷
The older I get, the more I appreciate older equipment. It’s easy to fix, generally built to last longer, and if maintained properly, rarely lets you down. Ps. I love that you look like your going to the neighborhood pub for a brew while spending a day outside working.
I appreciate this stuff too but it’s important to remember survivorship bias: we only see the machines that have survived this long, which some always will. That doesn’t mean it was poorly made, just that we’ve made a lot of iterations since then to improve reliability, longevity, and efficiency.
You can use a long fan belt and a 6" hand held grinder to spin the engine over faster and way easier on your arms. We used spaced washers to act as the grinders pulley, and ran the fan belt around pull start drum. Start the grinder and pull to tension the fan belt. Worked every time.
My mother's uncle had a Ford tractor with tracks l like that. The tracks ran over the drive wheels to smaller wheels on mid-mounted stub axles. He lived in Maine, where the winters were quite cold and snowy. I am glad you are keeping so much old iron alive and in use
Fordsons, like Major or Super Major with tracks and middle wheel were usual in 60’s and early 70’s and started the forest machinery era in Finland. Later they have evolved to Timberjacks, Ponsses and Komatsus.
The old timers had those as they worked up here in the woods of Maine. They called them "jitter bugs". Although they usually had truck engines and various hand built tracks over the tires.
Approximately -4F, and he is out working with just a tweed jacket and a pair of gloves to mitigate the heat loss. Amazing. I have operated old chain saws like that one that required a fairly rich mixture of oil in the gas a few times, and the fumes are a lot more noxious than from a modern saw. I don't miss them at all.
Чувак,да ты трудяга! И ролик снят без лишней показух, всё реально,упал посмеялся и всё это в кадре,не завёлся движок с первого раза,ничего щас заведём.молодчага,уважаю таких,даже по стакану бы с тобой врезал бы.удачи.
Videos like this are excellent for explaining why people love ATV and UTV for work around the farm. Small, maneuverable, and can pull a decent load. My Polaris 425 plows my driveway easily with a blade and chains.
Sad really, everything these days is disposable or consumable. That is of course until the raw resources start to runout and we finally go back to things that last. Awesome machine by the way!
Great video, the Forest Bear wasn't even working hard! I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw the title. I love old machinery, and your Forest Bear is pretty high up on my list of favorites. Loved the vintage feel of everything, too 🙂
Safety just wasn't a priority in the olden days. In the US safety regs on power equipment didn't really take hold until the 1980's! So, it's good that you're aware of just how dangerous these machines can be. Your videos are like a living history museum. I hope many more tens of thousands of people discover you. I sure wish my Dad was alive to see this. He'd have been blown away.
The more I see your little tractor, the more it amazes... As soon as that little motor was dragging the logs, the motor smoothed out nice and quiet... Just like a diesel under load. When uou experiment with yhe plug heat range, you might research different fly wheels too. Some extra weight and even a rubber harmonic dampened might make the ride nicer and protect that little flathead too!
That is one treat watching you with that tracked beauty. When you pulled out the 1962 saw reminded me of my 1958 David Bradley saws. They weren't fast but they'd pull out the sawdust. Good video , keep them coming .
Thank you for your video. It provides me with a lot of knowledge and admiration for your work. It also makes me think that the real ecology is not (e.g.) having brand-new electric cars (that needed a countless quantity of energy to be built using also countless energy to 'process' the old ones). A more efficient ecology is to reuse (and keep operational) all the already produced goods and machinery because buying spare parts is always more ecological that buying new devices.
Cool little machine and a great demonstration of equipment and methods used in the old days. Right down to the lack of PPE and before Soren Erickson's Game of Logging felling techniques were taught. ;)
Hi Richard, such a joy to watch the Forest Bear in action... and is such a beautiful environment. Cold starts in minus 20 cant be fun, I'm glad it doesn't get that cold in my part of the world. Roger.
This is something wonderful. He went into the woods to cut wood with an old Crawler Gasoline motorized machine and a chain sledge. the Chainsaw is a 1960s type. love it. It can be terribly cold to -20 degrees but the crawler is a great help every day. At least I could see how amazing one day a snowy mountain Swedish man was. Thanks for sharing this video. did you take the trees home to a boiler for heating and heating?
Yes, i love snow. Doesn't understand why people complain so much. It is either snow or mud. I like snow. If you're freezing you don't work hard enough. /Richard
It's so good that your using old equipment, this stuff is still so usable & reliable as you prove plus you don't need to be a Brain Surgeon to operate them 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Some guys that have airplanes (cubs) use a radiant heater to heat engine block before attempting starts in really cold temps in conjunction with a engine blanket. Helps heat soak motor before start. That helps extend life of crankshaft oil seals. A white gas type Coleman style catalytic heater.
What a useful piece of equipment and you have it running absolutely perfect. You will be using that for a long time. Beautiful scenery makes it so much more enjoyable.
Tracks on rubber wheels have always facinated me, ever since I was a tiny kid. Dont know what it is, just get my attention. First tractor I drove had that too :-)
Here’s a trick l learned from a neighbour starting an ancient, well worn Briggs and Stratton twelve hp grain auger motor. It was an extremely cold January morning in southern Alberta. I was thirteen years old and my job was to shovel grain into the auger. I remember being very sceptical of getting that old motor to run on such a cold morning, but Jerry seemed quite confident. He took a small rag and tied it on the end of a piece of #9 wire. He then dipped it into the gas tank and lit it with a match. It actually burned lazily because it was so cold. He held it under the carburetor bowl until it burned out. He then set the choke and wrapped the starter rope and gave it one good pull. That little engine started immediately and ran like it was the middle of July. That was over fifty years ago.
Hi! Thanks for sharing a good story! /Richard
Right you are man, problem is most old school beaten engines are covered in gas/oil which catch fire quite effectively let's say lol
Not as a doosh bag rather more of a save your life/engine atleast, just use a simple propane torch. Turn it on low Infront of the carb with choke set obviously. She'll fire up as if you were soaking her with straight either!
Grandfather always poured a kettle of boiling water over the carb of his light plant when it got cold up in northern Canada. Of course it was right by the house so a boiled kettle was right on hand.
I like applying a torch to the ceramic of the sparkplug....
@@johnserrano9689 🤡that's not much better, why not open the choke & just apply unburnt propane mix...
I love the way you look in your rubber boots. Definitely my favorite part of the video🏳🌈
I like that a short time ago, this was an abandoned piece of equipment, and now it is a useful tool.
When i was younger, i enjoyed working outdoors in all weather. Now when there is snow on the ground, I like to watch younger people work outside.
Some times i forget that i'm 27 years old. I have always felt that i would fit better as older in some way. Hoping for a Benjamin Button effect perhaps. But the older i get, i sure do realize that im not getting any younger, and already feel a bit older in my body and a little younger in my mind. It's not made to make any sense it seems. Better work hard when I can, or perhaps work smarter. But I don't find working smart as fun as working manually and with old machines combined with some higher level of danger. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Keep moving. To slow down is to begin to die. I am 62 and still have many projects going at once. I rest more often, but i keep going.
Thank you this brought back many memories. I used one of these every year to take firewood out of the forest. Many times in the snow. Then I bought a valmet with a good heater
That pull start is ruff.. that's so cool 😃😃😃😃😃😃
- 20°C ? Super !⛄🧦🥾🧥🧣🧤
That is the coolest little machine I’ve ever seen! I like your videos, they never disappoint, keep up the good work!
Bare hands out there! I can't do that anymore.
I do use gloves some times, but dont really like working with them. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Just be careful from vibrating chainsaws in the cold. Jonsared makes excellent low vibration commercial models. That damage will sneak up on you in the cold 🥶
Of course gel pad gloves may help. But check the specs on different machines. The '61 thumper is probably not so bad.
Not with that attitude
He's got gloves
Why would you want to to begin with I never go outside without gloves I'll just get frostbite there's no way around it
What a little beast! 8-)
This is probably the neatest small tractor I've ever seen. I'm keeping my eyes open for something similar. I really want one.
Yes, lots of fun. And some use also. If you find one, buy it!
Good luck. I been looking too. They are hard to find her in the USA
@@billybob7848 ha! Even mundane stuff, like David Bradley waking tractors, are becoming hard to find (at a reasonable price). I still look, though.
the channel survival russia has a smaller current production tracked helper he uses all the time.
Getting a BCS and building the rear axel for the tracks is as close as I can think of.
Hello , I always respect people like you because they can make nothing to something ( we say in Holland) you did a nice job! A wonderful machine. By the way , we love your country . Maybe we will visit one time with our camper. Much regards from us in Holland, Jan. 🌷🌷🌷
Looks so cozy!
The older I get, the more I appreciate older equipment. It’s easy to fix, generally built to last longer, and if maintained properly, rarely lets you down. Ps. I love that you look like your going to the neighborhood pub for a brew while spending a day outside working.
I appreciate this stuff too but it’s important to remember survivorship bias: we only see the machines that have survived this long, which some always will. That doesn’t mean it was poorly made, just that we’ve made a lot of iterations since then to improve reliability, longevity, and efficiency.
You can use a long fan belt and a 6" hand held grinder to spin the engine over faster and way easier on your arms. We used spaced washers to act as the grinders pulley, and ran the fan belt around pull start drum. Start the grinder and pull to tension the fan belt. Worked every time.
Yes, would probably work. /Richard
What a great idea!
My mother's uncle had a Ford tractor with tracks l like that. The tracks ran over the drive wheels to smaller wheels on mid-mounted stub axles. He lived in Maine, where the winters were quite cold and snowy. I am glad you are keeping so much old iron alive and in use
Hi! I have a lot of relatives in Main and California. /Richard
Fordsons, like Major or Super Major with tracks and middle wheel were usual in 60’s and early 70’s and started the forest machinery era in Finland. Later they have evolved to Timberjacks, Ponsses and Komatsus.
Drove one of those.
That cap and jacket combo are cracking me up
The old timers had those as they worked up here in the woods of Maine.
They called them "jitter bugs". Although they usually had truck engines and various hand built tracks over the tires.
Handling cold Cain with no gloves. I’m impressed
Approximately -4F, and he is out working with just a tweed jacket and a pair of gloves to mitigate the heat loss. Amazing.
I have operated old chain saws like that one that required a fairly rich mixture of oil in the gas a few times, and the fumes are a lot more noxious than from a modern saw. I don't miss them at all.
Beautiful....I can't wait for winter to come again.
LOVE watching these old machines work. Great stuff!!!
Thanks! /Richard
Excellent -20C start. Cutting wood in this weather warms the sawyer from the inside. Enjoy the winter Sun while it shines.
Yes, not many days on a season when it is both snow and sun. /Richard
I’m amazed bare hands at -10 to twenty you’re one tough guy 😂 I love this machine so versatile
very fun video, beautiful country. thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks! Yes i love real winter. /Richard
Чувак,да ты трудяга! И ролик снят без лишней показух, всё реально,упал посмеялся и всё это в кадре,не завёлся движок с первого раза,ничего щас заведём.молодчага,уважаю таких,даже по стакану бы с тобой врезал бы.удачи.
Videos like this are excellent for explaining why people love ATV and UTV for work around the farm. Small, maneuverable, and can pull a decent load. My Polaris 425 plows my driveway easily with a blade and chains.
Great footage , like in 1961
Love It! Old machinery works after all those years. I don't think machines from 'our' time will last that long.
Nope, this will last long /Richard
Sad really, everything these days is disposable or consumable. That is of course until the raw resources start to runout and we finally go back to things that last. Awesome machine by the way!
Great video, the Forest Bear wasn't even working hard! I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw the title. I love old machinery, and your Forest Bear is pretty high up on my list of favorites. Loved the vintage feel of everything, too 🙂
Thanks! 😊 /Richard
Thank you for letting us come along for the cutting, an excellent escape! 👍 tractor and sled were a bonus 👀😎🌎🌍🌏
Ur welcome mate 😁/Richard
Safety just wasn't a priority in the olden days. In the US safety regs on power equipment didn't really take hold until the 1980's! So, it's good that you're aware of just how dangerous these machines can be. Your videos are like a living history museum. I hope many more tens of thousands of people discover you. I sure wish my Dad was alive to see this. He'd have been blown away.
Hi! Thank you for the kind words! Yes i'm happy i don't have to work like this everyday. Safety is good, but not fun. /Richard
Hie!
You would be naive?
Welkome outside when minus 20!
Just think by brain, but no by ass!
Regard's.
Die like a real man. Nobody needs OSHA if they know what they do
Great video, love the old machines and lifestyle your living over there. Thanks for sharing
She is beautiful, you have to give her a name. Ursula 😍
Stunning beautiful scenery too. 👍🏴
10/10 Enjoyed your “Steel Tracks in the Snow” and getting the machine up up and running episodes. Great job you do of it for very few $$!
The more I see your little tractor, the more it amazes... As soon as that little motor was dragging the logs, the motor smoothed out nice and quiet... Just like a diesel under load.
When uou experiment with yhe plug heat range, you might research different fly wheels too. Some extra weight and even a rubber harmonic dampened might make the ride nicer and protect that little flathead too!
That is one treat watching you with that tracked beauty. When you pulled out the 1962 saw reminded me of my 1958 David Bradley saws. They weren't fast but they'd pull out the sawdust. Good video , keep them coming .
Anything faster than an axe is good. I like old saws, /Richard
Привет из Сибири матушки! Ну ты герой брат, в -21 в одном пиджаке по лесам лазать! Береги здоровье!!!
Love the tractor. Beautiful little gem.
very nice video!!! greetings from Karpathos greece!!!
That's beautiful man, you & the old machinery in concert🎶🎶🎶
It’s a cool little tractor thanks for sharing
respect for the cap and jacket ;-)
Great to see the vintage equipment being put to use. If you filmed this in black and white it would have really had a late 50's or early 60's feel.
Yes i like b&w but i think most of my viewers want colour /Richard
Your amazing good stuff love the videos 👍
Fantastic. Plus what a lifestyle. Great video and machine. 😎👍🏻
Can you add add a belt drive starter/generator to the engine? That would help in tight spot. A drawbar and box on the back would make it complete!👍
In normal temperatures it starts first or second. So it is better to just not start it in-20 ;) / Richard
I’ll bet that metal seat is exciting in the cold!
Thats a thin metal seat, so no problem 🙂 The thick cast iron ones can be a bit cold tho.. /Richard
Thank you for your video. It provides me with a lot of knowledge and admiration for your work.
It also makes me think that the real ecology is not (e.g.) having brand-new electric cars (that needed a countless quantity of energy to be built using also countless energy to 'process' the old ones).
A more efficient ecology is to reuse (and keep operational) all the already produced goods and machinery because buying spare parts is always more ecological that buying new devices.
That thing is amazing
That machine works very nicely. Years ago I built a similar one with a two cylinder Wisconsin engine.
What a fantastic machine and what a beautiful place to live!
Yes, now all the snow is gone again. I love really cold winters here! /Richard
Its Beautiful in your Country. Neat little tracked machine you have, quite interesting.
Cool little machine and a great demonstration of equipment and methods used in the old days. Right down to the lack of PPE and before Soren Erickson's Game of Logging felling techniques were taught. ;)
i dont know why but this little tractor it soo cool! its like a little mini version of a large caterpillar tractor
Great vid tack så mycket för att du visar oss det😉👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Richard, such a joy to watch the Forest Bear in action... and is such a beautiful environment. Cold starts in minus 20 cant be fun, I'm glad it doesn't get that cold in my part of the world. Roger.
Thank you! /Richard
Thanks for sharing
Красиво у вас в снежном лесу и трактор хороший
Enjoying this content very much. Best regards from Germany
lovely to see it happily purring along, still a good workhorse haha
This is something wonderful. He went into the woods to cut wood with an old Crawler Gasoline motorized machine and a chain sledge. the Chainsaw is a 1960s type. love it. It can be terribly cold to -20 degrees but the crawler is a great help every day. At least I could see how amazing one day a snowy mountain Swedish man was. Thanks for sharing this video. did you take the trees home to a boiler for heating and heating?
I loved. watching this video. Well done
You did an awesome job on the machine
I love that thing! And what a beautiful world it is with all that snow. I really miss that.
Yes, i love snow. Doesn't understand why people complain so much. It is either snow or mud. I like snow. If you're freezing you don't work hard enough. /Richard
-10 and no gloves. I salute you!
what a versatile machine
That is just the coolest machine... simple, strong, well-designed. At 20 below you must have some pretty special oil in the sump!
No it's two stroke , no sump oil
Good day to be out ....interesting equipment....thx
Cheers from Maine USA
Hi! Love to hear from you. I have family in Main, some of them are Lobster fishermen. /Richard
CAN'T BE TOO COLD. NO WINTER HAT, NO GLOVES AND WEARING A SUIT COAT. LOOKS LIKE SUMMER TO ME. LOL FUN VIDEO
It's so good that your using old equipment, this stuff is still so usable & reliable as you prove plus you don't need to be a Brain Surgeon to operate them 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That machine was built to last for ever. 👍
Yes, most just thick steel. /Richard
...lookin' good , keep safe and warm...
Thank's mate! /Richard
Great to see, the Forest Bear again. Love the chain saw. All my best.
Nice demonstration of some very well maintained machines , stay safe over there 👍👍🇺🇸
Thank you! 😊 /Richard
I just loooove that machine.
Me to mate.
@@YesterdaysMachinery I have to say, I really expected the top to make the ride back as a Christmas tree. 😁
@@lewerim Haha, the top was not good enough 😁 But i'm going to take another trip out and find me a better christmas tree!
The steel cleated tracks are great in snow, ice and mud until you get a sideway slide.
That thing is practically unstoppable! Too cold to be out cutting wood though!
Some guys that have airplanes (cubs) use a radiant heater to heat engine block before attempting starts in really cold temps in conjunction with a engine blanket.
Helps heat soak motor before start.
That helps extend life of crankshaft oil seals.
A white gas type Coleman style catalytic heater.
Una splendida giornata
LOL looks like a Gravely with tracks!!! No safety issues there lets all get one 🙂
It‘s a video from another century or not, I like it a lot👍
That was what i wanted! /Richard
Fair play. That must be very satisfying 👍👍🇬🇧
Sure was! /Richard
That's a really cool machine! I like the way the tracks are put together.
Very simple but works perfect! /Richard
Love that machine. Seems it will be handy to have around.
Sometimes. If it is wet it is really good. /Richard
That thing is a beast!
Neat old tractor
We enjoyed the video so much! Thanks for sharing with us!
Hi! Thank's. /Richard
Very enjoyable vid.bbrrrruuu.
Thanks
Thank you! 😊 /Richard
👍@Yesterdays Machinery, the speedup video reminded me of the BennyHillSHW. Good laugh!
Very nice!
Thank you great video was great to see your machine working in the snow!
You know you’re a northerner when you’re outside starting machinery without gloves.
Haha, kind of. If you always wear gloves you will end up with hands of a 5 year old.
Good sawmanship too. Bravo 👏
What a useful piece of equipment and you have it running absolutely perfect. You will be using that for a long time. Beautiful scenery makes it so much more enjoyable.
That thing is so cool! And it has quite a bit more power than I figured it would!
Вот как выглядит свободный человек, никогда не знавший советской власти!
Обстоятельный, хозяйственный спокойный.
That partner chainsaw sounds wicked would love to have it
Yes, the sound of the 90cc at low idle in a thick snow covered quiet forest is wounderful. /Richard
Tracks on rubber wheels have always facinated me, ever since I was a tiny kid. Dont know what it is, just get my attention. First tractor I drove had that too :-)
Yes it works well too. And lasts very long. I had to swap the fron tires on it last week. They was all dried up. Otherwise good. /Richard
Cool video. We used a partner chainsaw back in the day. I think it was an R12. The good old days. The tractor is really cool.
R12 is good ones. Always starts! /Richard
Good job! It was funny to watch.