As someone with a lot of experience in boom lifts, being tied in with a harness whenever you are in the basket is a must. I have watched people get shot right out of them, once without a harness during offloading when a wheel slipped off the ramp. Fortunately he landed in a large pile of fresh soil that was just delivered, and was only bruised in body and ego. And the other time his harness caught him and kept him from hitting the concrete from 20 feet up after he was launched out while moving it and hit a speed bump.
A harness is an absolute must with these machines. I got bounced one time when the machine hit a 1" drop and only stayed with the basket because of my harness. Without it, I would have had a 30 foot drop onto asphalt, and I don't think that would have been a fun ride.
Having been in the equipment rental business and renting all sizes of boom lifts, I was horrified to see you not in a harness. I saw far too many deaths in booms when people got thrown out of boom baskets w/no harness. Folks, PLEASE wear a harness!
@@warbirdwf Not just wear a harness, but make sure you know how to, and do, adjust it properly, then make sure you are clipped in properly, and work with someone who can initiate rescue if you fall out. A harness will not prevent injuries, and one can die just from injuries received from the harness, an improper harness adjustment, hitting objects while falling, or from suspension trauma. It is no joke, and most people have people who depend on them to come home alive.
I must say, I love all of your videos but these ones buying and fixing heavy equipment have been the best. The Johnson was pretty great too but not there's nothing quite like machines that weigh as much as a small house.
I don’t find myself laughing out loud watching you tubers, but “it didn’t do a darn thing” did the trick. Love your sense of humor. Thanks. good thing Ilm not your neighbor, not that I break things, but I would sure love to borrow them.
I work as an electrician for Grede's in Reedsburg WI and these types as well as scissor lifts to get to some of the huge motors for air circulation & dust cleaning, transfer ladles, and to get to lights... I would use jlg lift that was 120 ft tall to get to the stacks to change out heat probes that got melted, but still ended up having to use the attached ladders to get to probes that were 3/4s on up to the top... Really sticks doing it in winter, your azz really froze at the 200 to 250 foot range!!!
I love your videos, not just for the ingenuity and skill you display in them -- primarily it's your determination to get complicated things that require a lot of patience done, and done well. THANKS!
You sure know your electronics. I loved this video l was glued to it start to finish. I really enjoyed your video on the dump truck. I hope you have more videos on the truck and man lift!!!
Ultimate vicarious living for an over the hill Mr. Fix-it. You hooked me with your outboard series and I've been watching everything else you put out since please keep up the good work.
What an awesome machine, that will be worth its weight in gold around the farm! 8k was a total steal for that machine! My bucket truck was $1500.00 and it was only 30ft.
My guess was 10-12,000. Figured as much as a smaller old tractor. Nice job! PS please get a harness, don’t get yourself hurt. All the riggers who used lifts at the plants I’ve worked at used harnesses religiously. I knew those guys pretty well. If those stubborn maintenance guys used them they probably saw someone get hurt and or die.
I worked in a Steel Mill for 35 years. The day we got these Man Lifts in was a Blessing. We would use all sizes of these JLG's. Glad to see you got it working. Get yourself a safety harness just in case you never know what might happen. Check you main cylinder that lifts you, see if you got a leak. 10 grand. Wow, you did get a good deal @ 8 grand. Good Job.
Back in 1980 I lived on a mate's 240 acre farm in Bakers Hill, Western Australia, I was 20 Jeff would have been about 24, like what you get up to, and though different on Jeff's farm, it was the ingenuity of not having availability of anything you need nearby, remember when the Internet was NOT Part of your life at all? and you had to invent,, find, cobble together, adapt to and basically have to used your own inventiveness rather than open google and cheat. That year of creativity changed the way I looked at life, started using Lateral thinking eventually started putting a person who put those words into book form Edward De Bono certainly has some excellent reading. I have a huge appreciation of what farmers skills are. Your videos remind me so much of those days, Long is the time gone where People mostly look within for an answer and reach out for a search engine. Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺
I highly recommend using a safety harness while operating your boom lift. I'm saying this after working on several different types of lifts, the boom lift can act like a sling shot and catapult you out of the basket. Stay safe and keep on posting more videos.
You done well. Being a certified JLG technician, most the time repairs are not done properly and the wiring has been hacked. You got an easy one to get back to working condition.
Great video with nice camera views. You are a great teacher and explain what you are thinking and doing so we can follow along with you. You are a patient guy and make great videos.
Just a note to say how much I appreciate you using both sets of units in your videos, I mean it’s not a major thing it’s just a nice to have, but I know it will no doubt take a bit of time and effort and it’s appreciated by those of us in metric land 👍
When you say: "It's gonna be allright" I tend to agree. When another guy over in another machining channel says the same thing, I think : What a hack, way to do things half-way. I really enjoy watching you repair things. I learn something from every video.
I remember back when my brother bought his first bucket truck for his company and how that absolutely transformed gutter cleaning and power washing on the family's various properties. Now THIS is a whole nother level. lol
I thought I only needed a d4 and back hoe for my window box but now a boom lift is on my bucket list. The way you explain things is perfect for a 76 year old ex FAA air mechanic/ council employee, Keep them coming
You’re having much to much fun! Things get a bit white knuckle from way up there….haha. Just glad you got such a great deal and know you will be putting it to good use around your property!
I have recently bought an out of certification truck mounted boom lift. The older ones become quite cheap here, as for commercial use its about I believe, 30k to recertify them. Anyway, on this one, its not hard to get stuck up in the air as there are a few issues that can nullify the bucket controls. For peace of mind and as sometimes working alone I have taught myself to abseil down. This took a bit to get right. The solution in the end after getting the right kit organised ( not too hard as my son is an experienced rock climber) was a small boom bolted onto the bucket . This boom sticks up higher than the bucket and enables me to hang in my harness over the side before lowering . Before this, it felt way scarier and less controlled with my attachment point, lower. 😀
I think it's an awesome deal! What you would have to pay tree surgen.. SMH. Plus everything else you need.. I've always appreciated your bids. It reminds me of a life I used to live on a personal property and as a property manager for someone else. Thank you for what you put out there, man
Ahhhh my friend! You did something I learned to do years ago….. sometimes….when you are working in a very tight confined place where you can’t see anything….. it’s actually better just to close your eyes and form a mental picture of what you’re doing!!! It actually works!!!
Screaming deal! Really like how you put your videos together, been watching for some time now. Your attention to details do not leave very many unanswered questions. My guess was $18,000.
Started watching your video's a few weeks ago on cutting down trees. I've learned a alot from watching them. I think the canvas idea was genius. Keep up the good work.
Great video. I learned a lot. Not that I have a repair I need to make, but the troubleshooting, process of elimination of was fascinating. Never thought I'd be so captivated in heavy machinery repairs. But I love a good deal, and the ability to repair it yourself has always been appealing.
Exelent job, Mr., you did a real saving on repairs, but also got lucky that the errors were relatively easy to fix. Like the spring in the stash was exactly what you needed. Well, we all (diy crafters) spare a bunch of stuff, parts and pieces, but when time comes, we actually (in 98% of cases) need that something we don't have. So, very lucky indeed, also with potentiometers.. =) It's a good thing it was like that and you dealt with it. Keep on, cheers.
Very good video really enjoyed the fault finding. But I totally agree with some of the other comments get a short restraint safety harness on. Also I would fix the brakes and get all the wheels stopping, that would be a good vid.
8k is a steal. Love the channel. You are intelligent and quite informative. I appreciate that. Thank you sir. Will definitely be looking for the next video.
Don't you love it when a huge problem can be fixed with a couple small tweaks and parts. What an awesome machine that is now fully functional just by giving it some tlc. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good work.
A simple first aid kit (tourniquet, field dressing etc) would be a good addition to your kit in that boom especially working with things like saws. I'd hate to have to wait for the trip down while bleeding. Love the videos and commentary. Thanks for sharing!
Extremley useful machine. Also for a very good aqusition price. Not talking about your skills for all repairs to get it ready being useful. Congrats ! Keep em coming my friend, i will be here to watch next episodes. RESPECT !!
I worked a job a few months ago & had the pleasure of using a lift. Fun, a lot of fun. However, during those three days in the lift I had thought many times that I would trust the telescope feature more if I understood how everything worked. Job completed with no injuries. Now that I have found this video, I will be more confident in the lift. Just a few minutes in & I love how you are describing the hydraulic hoses. Explaining how the oil is diverted to cause the lift to slow down & not just drop if a hydraulic hose burst unexpectedly. Looking forward to the rest of the video now. Just wanted to get my comment out before I forgot it 😆💯👍😎🤠
Great video, you got a good deal I think, no major issues with the lift and it will come in handy for hundreds of jobs, I hate hights though, made my butt pucker up just watching you look down from up there
Like i wrote before I have no knowledge for these machine's or ever used them but you sir are a joyful to watch fix them,,,,,sorry for my english its not my language ....greetings from Athens Greece
Great price delivered, nice troubleshooting and good repairs. My price quess was 10k. You do know when moving the lift if basket is just clearing the ground, the speed is stuck in low. Raise the backet to about 15-20 feet, you get a good view of your surroundings, and high speed drive is enabled. About twice as fast as slow. Operated these and also electric lifts during my years as an industrial Electrician in a large shipyard. I always hated the harness, but they were required by employer. If I was on my own, I wouldn't wear one.
Great video, really interesting. Thought the camera and sound was perfect. Please include and addition work you carry out on your various machines. Best wishes to you and your family. Best wishes from the Potteries of England...
I wish that I had bought one that was for sale locally to me. I could really use one. Having worked on boom trucks in a different life I can say that the explanation you gave about what happens if a hydraulic line breaks may or not be partially correct. Generally speaking the cylinders are controled through the control panels but, if a catastrophic break happens to the lines, there is a valve that needs to be supplied by hydraulic pressure to enable the cylinder to retract. The fluid is cleverly routed through the valve with check valves that require pressure to enable the valve to release the cylinder. In another line of work I have been stuck in a manlift for precisely this reason. Not that a line broke but because the cylinder had reached it's max travel. The machine had been bouncing some and the control circuit could not overcome the pressure spike that had occurred in the system thereby stranding me and another worker for an hour. Eventually the tech who came out figured it out. And I agree 8K is a screaming good deal.
For some reason call it curiosity I'm very Interested in watching you make this boom lift look and work like new again if that's your intention good luck and I'll be watching and waiting for video updates
Good deal, Buddy. Good Job also repairing it for low budget money. And it will save you much more in the future, my friend! These one hand saws are nice, but dangerous. You have one free hand to get into the chain with. I have a MS200T too. Tom 😎
Man that was a series of minor and major wins all the way round. I wonder if the guy who sold it watches this channel and is now sitting there, eating his heart out. Excellent job!
I drove this same exact boom lift for years while iron working on ft Benning georgia building the barracks. Great fix on the switches and everything!! VERY well done I love it!!
Awsome video!! Great to see you trouble shoot and fix all the problems!! Looking forward to seeing you use this more!! Love the USA!! Stay safe always!!
I like the way you do diagnostics. I have a pressure washer that was diagnosed at a dealer repair facility and they told me it needed a new pump. I said forget about it and took it home because the pump was valued at more than half the cost of a new pressure washer of the same make. I then decided to look at myself because it didn't make any sense when the pump would work intermittently and then fail randomly. The fix was simple and it didn't cost me a new pump and only took ten minutes to fix. I don't think they even looked at it to come to their conclusion. Luckily the "diagnosis" was free. There was a tiny amount of trash in the water line screen filter at the pump intake and once it was cleared it worked fine. Never trusting a shop that is only in it for profit is my standard practice nowadays. Still using that same pressure washer two years later.
I've been watching a lot of your videos over the last few days and man I have learned so much watching you fix and build stuff. Way better education than anything I ever learned in what passes for a school, especially these days. Thanks. Still more for me to watch and learn. Keep them coming. (grins)
You can fix a lot of potentiometers by simply spraying contact cleaner in them and working them back and forth to clean the wafer and wiper. This most always fixes ones that jump around. Used to do that all the time back in the tv repair days. Fixed a lot of scratchy volume controls on stereos. The black material you spoke of is carbon. You could the dirty wear on it. Contact cleaner would have fixed that right up like new.
great price! i love my boom lifts to. your good at fixing! can you believe i am looking at two more boom lifts, its a hobby for me. great video! love fixing old heavy equeptment.
Basket lifts are so handy. I owned a 60 and 80 feet years ago through my business. We used them all the time for projects around the farm too. They are great for tree work. You can go to the top of a large tree and take it down one small piece at the time. You definitely got a great deal on that machine. It makes me want to look for a used one like that that needs a little tlc in my area.
Awsome. Thanks for taking us on the repairs. Used those machines for years but never got into the mechanics. Much appreciated. You have a excellent voice for this type of media and great explanations
Wow, what a screaming deal! I follow a guy in France who’s looking for an 80 footer, just sold his 55. He uses it for the roofs and spires on his chateau and has just bought an old 1700’s nunnery with an even taller spire. Very through diagnostics there, totally worth all your time! What a handy machine to have.
Another reason they sell pretty cheap is that they always have gremlins that are hard to troubleshoot, but you handled them likity-split. Great troubleshooting! I think you should name it Tre, as in Trebuchet (they scare me). Thanks for the video!
Really enjoyed this video and the potentiometer lesson. Just have to add, the same nitwits who call you insane for one-handing a balanced, lightweight, arborist saw, would also not know what an arborist saw is. Ignore these dopes.
Hi, Many thanks for the videos. Please wear a FULL body safety harness clipped onto the basket, at full boom extension if you hit a bump on the road or boom moves quickly you can be thrown out like a pellet from a sling shot, see videos on RUclips showning accidents with boom lifts. I worked using one of these at least once a week for 20 years, had a few narrow escapes LOL. Again many thanks brought back many memories.
Hey, get you a couple 5 point harnesses and lanyards. A little 6" pothole on a back wheel is a 5' catapult throw in the basket. Where guys get hurt on the 80% it just traveling.
Hi bud, first time I’ve watched your channel and I loved it, it’s very reminiscent of Diesel Creek which I also really enjoy. I’m 60 this year and recently picked up a JGL man lift which I bought at auction for $600 AUD with the optional power pack. It’s light and quickly disassembles into three sub assemblies for easy transport and is very easy to move around. While nothing like yours it’s perfect for my suburban block as I can clean my solar panels, solar hot water tubes and the gutters without using a ladder. We have some ten foot high hedges and it’s great for trimming those as well. Even though you know how stable and heavy the base of your machine is I bet you still felt like it might tip over when you were 80 feet up looking straight down at it😂 Yes, $8,000 was a bargain but then a lot of people wouldn’t know how to fix it or be willing to take a chance with spending that much money without knowing how much it would cost to fix it. It’s easy to see you will get many years of use out of the lift and for the price I’d be hanging onto it. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Awesome man!!! Found your leaking and it’s not a several hundred dollar hose… it’s a loose cap!!! Dude!!! You are making awesome progress and it’s not costing you much money!!!?
Good video! From a ex lift tech, the value depreciation is the result of increased liability for a AWP (Arial work platform) with that amount of hrs. The majority are sold new to rental out fits. You obviously have a good head on your shoulders. The one thing that I would suggest is wash the grease out of the boom wear pads or replace the wear pads as that is what is causing the boom chater👍have a good one.
Is there any danger in the chatter? I also realized that I need to check the chain torque adjustment and will do that soon. The chain looks good too, with no evidence of cracks or wear.
@@FarmCraft101 I think I know what you mean about danger, but that is a loaded question. This is the internet and well...you know. I will put it this way. Boom chatter is hard on the extend/retract chains and the other components in the boom, as well as the operator's pants. The fact that it goes away at a more horizontal angle with the respect of the lifting envelope sounds like the wear pads need replaced or better yet shimed to tighten the tolerance. Imagine sliding square tube together how it binds up if you don't keep it straight. The quick fix at alot of rental yards is to grease it to compensate for worn pads which down the road creates more problems as the grease gets sticky. No more use than you will put on it (not 8 hrs/day 300 days a year) hopefully you can shim it and dry lube. Hope this helps 👍
@@FarmCraft101 Work on lifts everyday. The chatter I saw in the video is significant. Plenty of times on much newer lifts the pads sometimes fall out. Wouldn't be surprised if it were missing one. Not overly expensive or difficult to replace
Just discovered your channel, excellent content, I learn so much from watching others do this stuff. That is an insane deal, it’s amazing how quickly people with throw something away rather than take a little time to fix it.
Boom lifts are just one of those things that are amazing toys. There's something special about being on a machine that moves you around, and brings you to places you normally can't go. $8000 delivered is a steal IMO, I would've guessed at least 20k. It also looks like a very decent machine. For a machine that's pretty much guaranteed to be outside without any kind of cover its entire life, everything looks really good. I'm wondering though, did the lever controls ever go back to being an analog input again? It still seemed like at least the up/down function was still pretty much an on/off control, instead of an analog slow/fast input. (There's a point to this longer story at the bottom) I personally ran a machine very similar to this one (but a lot more modern) on a construction site as an intern about 10 years ago. I loved every second of it, but it did almost kill me once. Well maybe not kill, but it definitely scared me. I had to drive it along a street for a bit, where I encountered a speed bump. I knew that was gonna be sketchy, so I slowed way down. First axle went up, basket came down, all controlled and well. Same for the second axle. I started turning the corner, no traffic in sight. As soon as I was in the middle of the intersection, traffic came from all sides. Young me felt at least a little bit of pressure to get moving quickly, since I probably wasn't supposed to be on a public road with that machine, so I sped it up a bit. The second the first axle went down the speedbump and the basked shot upwards, I knew I made a mistake. Thankfully, it only launched me about 2, 3 feet, and I was able to hold on with my hands, but it scared the shit out of me. Of course, I wasn't wearing any safety harness, because I was a dumb intern, so it could've gone worse. I also saw the tilt (leveling) function on the basket break once while somebody else was using it. They were up almost vertically, so when coming down the basket was pretty much horizontal. That would not have been fun if the guy hadn't been wearing his harness. The point of the story: I'd take safety seriously in this machine. I know how safe the basket feels, but like you explained with the tire blowout example: A small movement at the ground translates to a LOT up top. Given that this machine will be running on "rough" terrain, and not just a concrete warehouse floor, anything can happen. Nothing will happen 1000 times, but the thing is: it has to go right every single time. It only has to go wrong once for you and your family to have a very bad day.
My guess was 5 grand plus another 5 for delivery, especially considering the incapability of lifting from the first minutes. That'd be about the scrap value I guessed.
I think you got an amazing deal on the lift. My thought was $30-$40K. Boy I was wrong. Makes me want to start looking for one. Great video, I really enjoyed watching.👍🏻
Stumbled across this somehow on my RUclips recommended. I work on these lifts in the UK (admittedly a lot newer than this) - really interesting to see how they used to work and what similarities they have today. Enjoyed the video.
What a screaming deal! Awesome understanding of physics and phenomenon of hydraulics systems. Make sure you get yourself a good harness with nice lanyard especially since you save bank on the machine Peace
You're hard working man.
Hope this machine will serve you for many years to come.
Best wishes .
Greetings from Slovenia EU
Since the platform has trouble communicating to ground controls, you should name the lift Major Tom
Perfect 🤣 😂
Every time he said, "Ground Control", I sang "Major Tom." Made me chuckle.
@@berthongo8531 "your circuits dead, there's something wrong, can you hear me Major Tom?" LOL!!!
Lol, I was thinking the same thing
Up in the sky ...
... and the stars look different today ...
The sheriff should be visiting you soon! You stole it! Great find and a great video. Thanks for sharing it with us and takie care!
I learn a lot about problem solving from watching your videos...Thank you
As someone with a lot of experience in boom lifts, being tied in with a harness whenever you are in the basket is a must. I have watched people get shot right out of them, once without a harness during offloading when a wheel slipped off the ramp. Fortunately he landed in a large pile of fresh soil that was just delivered, and was only bruised in body and ego. And the other time his harness caught him and kept him from hitting the concrete from 20 feet up after he was launched out while moving it and hit a speed bump.
Always be on a harness even just playing around with it!!!
Even with the harness I imagine you would be messed up pretty bad when this thing flips with you inside.
A harness is an absolute must with these machines. I got bounced one time when the machine hit a 1" drop and only stayed with the basket because of my harness. Without it, I would have had a 30 foot drop onto asphalt, and I don't think that would have been a fun ride.
Having been in the equipment rental business and renting all sizes of boom lifts, I was horrified to see you not in a harness. I saw far too many deaths in booms when people got thrown out of boom baskets w/no harness. Folks, PLEASE wear a harness!
@@warbirdwf
Not just wear a harness, but make sure you know how to, and do, adjust it properly, then make sure you are clipped in properly, and work with someone who can initiate rescue if you fall out. A harness will not prevent injuries, and one can die just from injuries received from the harness, an improper harness adjustment, hitting objects while falling, or from suspension trauma. It is no joke, and most people have people who depend on them to come home alive.
I must say, I love all of your videos but these ones buying and fixing heavy equipment have been the best. The Johnson was pretty great too but not there's nothing quite like machines that weigh as much as a small house.
A single-wide mobile home, arguably the lightest thing that qualifies as a house, is about 60,000 lbs.
I don’t find myself laughing out loud watching you tubers, but “it didn’t do a darn thing” did the trick. Love your sense of humor. Thanks. good thing Ilm not your neighbor, not that I break things, but I would sure love to borrow them.
I work as an electrician for Grede's in Reedsburg WI and these types as well as scissor lifts to get to some of the huge motors for air circulation & dust cleaning, transfer ladles, and to get to lights... I would use jlg lift that was 120 ft tall to get to the stacks to change out heat probes that got melted, but still ended up having to use the attached ladders to get to probes that were 3/4s on up to the top... Really sticks doing it in winter, your azz really froze at the 200 to 250 foot range!!!
I love your videos, not just for the ingenuity and skill you display in them -- primarily it's your determination to get complicated things that require a lot of patience done, and done well.
THANKS!
You sure know your electronics. I loved this video l was glued to it start to finish.
I really enjoyed your video on the dump truck. I hope you have more videos on the truck and man lift!!!
Outstanding troubleshooting and electrical repairs!
Ultimate vicarious living for an over the hill Mr. Fix-it.
You hooked me with your outboard series and I've been watching everything else you put out since please keep up the good work.
SCORE!!!!! That's a really good deal considering how relatively little was wrong with it.
Good informative video. Nice balance between action, movement, and education thanks for sharing from Mexico.
What an awesome machine, that will be worth its weight in gold around the farm! 8k was a total steal for that machine!
My bucket truck was $1500.00 and it was only 30ft.
My guess was 10-12,000. Figured as much as a smaller old tractor. Nice job!
PS please get a harness, don’t get yourself hurt.
All the riggers who used lifts at the plants I’ve worked at used harnesses religiously. I knew those guys pretty well. If those stubborn maintenance guys used them they probably saw someone get hurt and or die.
That is a screaming deal! Well done!
I worked in a Steel Mill for 35 years. The day we got these Man Lifts in was a Blessing. We would use all sizes of these JLG's. Glad to see you got it working. Get yourself a safety harness just in case you never know what might happen. Check you main cylinder that lifts you, see if you got a leak. 10 grand. Wow, you did get a good deal @ 8 grand. Good Job.
$8,000 delivered!!!!!!!!! You didn’t get a screaming deal! You stole it! Wow I’d love to find a buy like that! Love the Chanel btw!!!
Back in 1980 I lived on a mate's 240 acre farm in Bakers Hill, Western Australia, I was 20 Jeff would have been about 24, like what you get up to, and though different on Jeff's farm,
it was the ingenuity of not having availability of anything you need nearby,
remember when the Internet was NOT Part of your life at all? and you had to invent,, find, cobble together, adapt to
and basically have to used your own inventiveness rather than open google and cheat.
That year of creativity changed the way I looked at life, started using Lateral thinking eventually started putting a person who put those words into book form Edward De Bono certainly has some excellent reading. I have a huge appreciation of what farmers skills are.
Your videos remind me so much of those days,
Long is the time gone where
People mostly look within for an answer and reach out for a search engine.
Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺
At our age we are sometimes in need of a little lift. Cheers 🍻😁❤
I highly recommend using a safety harness while operating your boom lift. I'm saying this after working on several different types of lifts, the boom lift can act like a sling shot and catapult you out of the basket. Stay safe and keep on posting more videos.
You done well. Being a certified JLG technician, most the time repairs are not done properly and the wiring has been hacked. You got an easy one to get back to working condition.
Great video with nice camera views. You are a great teacher and explain what you are thinking and doing so we can follow along with you. You are a patient guy and make great videos.
Love your trouble shooting procedures. Very logical and thorough.
Just a note to say how much I appreciate you using both sets of units in your videos, I mean it’s not a major thing it’s just a nice to have, but I know it will no doubt take a bit of time and effort and it’s appreciated by those of us in metric land 👍
You did get a real deal on this lift. You did a great job fixing it too.
When you say: "It's gonna be allright" I tend to agree. When another guy over in another machining channel says the same thing, I think : What a hack, way to do things half-way.
I really enjoy watching you repair things. I learn something from every video.
I really like how you are able to solve the problems that your machines come with. Great content too!
I remember back when my brother bought his first bucket truck for his company and how that absolutely transformed gutter cleaning and power washing on the family's various properties. Now THIS is a whole nother level. lol
I thought I only needed a d4 and back hoe for my window box but now a boom lift is on my bucket list. The way you explain things is perfect for a 76 year old ex FAA air mechanic/ council employee, Keep them coming
You’re having much to much fun! Things get a bit white knuckle from way up there….haha. Just glad you got such a great deal and know you will be putting it to good use around your property!
Man that’s an awesome lift for tree work!!!! Twice the size of what I want!!!! Killer tool!!!
I have recently bought an out of certification truck mounted boom lift. The older ones become quite cheap here, as for commercial use its about I believe, 30k to recertify them. Anyway, on this one, its not hard to get stuck up in the air as there are a few issues that can nullify the bucket controls. For peace of mind and as sometimes working alone I have taught myself to abseil down. This took a bit to get right. The solution in the end after getting the right kit organised ( not too hard as my son is an experienced rock climber) was a small boom bolted onto the bucket . This boom sticks up higher than the bucket and enables me to hang in my harness over the side before lowering . Before this, it felt way scarier and less controlled with my attachment point, lower. 😀
I think it's an awesome deal! What you would have to pay tree surgen.. SMH. Plus everything else you need.. I've always appreciated your bids. It reminds me of a life I used to live on a personal property and as a property manager for someone else. Thank you for what you put out there, man
Sitting here in Sweden watching an American farmer, and i must say great channel ! the gun vids brought me here but i stayed and subed for the variety
Thats a great deal. I guessed double plus transport. Love your work too. Keep the videos coming 👍
Ahhhh my friend! You did something I learned to do years ago….. sometimes….when you are working in a very tight confined place where you can’t see anything….. it’s actually better just to close your eyes and form a mental picture of what you’re doing!!! It actually works!!!
Screaming deal! Really like how you put your videos together, been watching for some time now. Your attention to details do not leave very many unanswered questions. My guess was $18,000.
Started watching your video's a few weeks ago on cutting down trees. I've learned a alot from watching them. I think the canvas idea was genius. Keep up the good work.
Great video. I learned a lot. Not that I have a repair I need to make, but the troubleshooting, process of elimination of was fascinating. Never thought I'd be so captivated in heavy machinery repairs. But I love a good deal, and the ability to repair it yourself has always been appealing.
Exelent job, Mr., you did a real saving on repairs, but also got lucky that the errors were relatively easy to fix. Like the spring in the stash was exactly what you needed. Well, we all (diy crafters) spare a bunch of stuff, parts and pieces, but when time comes, we actually (in 98% of cases) need that something we don't have. So, very lucky indeed, also with potentiometers.. =) It's a good thing it was like that and you dealt with it. Keep on, cheers.
Can't wait to see what other machines and tools you buy and fix/restore.
What a steal!!! Great job with the video. You make me feel I’m right there with you! Enjoy
I agree, you got a great deal and you are very talented making repairs on everything . Congratulations on your purchase.
Very good video really enjoyed the fault finding. But I totally agree with some of the other comments get a short restraint safety harness on.
Also I would fix the brakes and get all the wheels stopping, that would be a good vid.
8k is a steal. Love the channel. You are intelligent and quite informative. I appreciate that. Thank you sir. Will definitely be looking for the next video.
It brings me joy watching you take a big chance on a piece of equipment with some issues and with some effort you get a nice toy at the end.
Great video, the pacing was perfect! Beautiful shot and property at the end.
Came to the channels for guncraft. End up watching repairs on farmcraft. Congrats on you acquisitions
Don't you love it when a huge problem can be fixed with a couple small tweaks and parts. What an awesome machine that is now fully functional just by giving it some tlc. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good work.
A simple first aid kit (tourniquet, field dressing etc) would be a good addition to your kit in that boom especially working with things like saws. I'd hate to have to wait for the trip down while bleeding. Love the videos and commentary. Thanks for sharing!
Extremley useful machine. Also for a very good aqusition price.
Not talking about your skills for all repairs to get it ready being useful.
Congrats ! Keep em coming my friend, i will be here to watch next episodes.
RESPECT !!
What a super handy rig, that's a great find. It's so satisfying to find the problem and fix it. Thanks for the video that was very interesting
Did anybody else fight the urge to say "to major Tom"!? 😂
Love your knowledge and all your videos! You're awesome!!
I worked a job a few months ago & had the pleasure of using a lift. Fun, a lot of fun. However, during those three days in the lift I had thought many times that I would trust the telescope feature more if I understood how everything worked. Job completed with no injuries. Now that I have found this video, I will be more confident in the lift. Just a few minutes in & I love how you are describing the hydraulic hoses. Explaining how the oil is diverted to cause the lift to slow down & not just drop if a hydraulic hose burst unexpectedly. Looking forward to the rest of the video now. Just wanted to get my comment out before I forgot it 😆💯👍😎🤠
Great video, you got a good deal I think, no major issues with the lift and it will come in handy for hundreds of jobs, I hate hights though, made my butt pucker up just watching you look down from up there
Nice use for the farm jack! Great video. Thx
I REALLY enjoyed this video! I have always wondered about how these lifts worked.
Thanks for sharing.
Like i wrote before I have no knowledge for these machine's or ever used them but you sir are a joyful to watch fix them,,,,,sorry for my english its not my language ....greetings from Athens Greece
Great price delivered, nice troubleshooting and good repairs. My price quess was 10k.
You do know when moving the lift if basket is just clearing the ground, the speed is stuck in low.
Raise the backet to about 15-20 feet, you get a good view of your surroundings, and high speed drive is enabled.
About twice as fast as slow.
Operated these and also electric lifts during my years as an industrial Electrician in a large shipyard.
I always hated the harness, but they were required by employer.
If I was on my own, I wouldn't wear one.
I bought a 93 model jlg 40' . Same carb issues as you had. Your video has def helped.
Great video, really interesting. Thought the camera and sound was perfect. Please include and addition work you carry out on your various machines. Best wishes to you and your family. Best wishes from the Potteries of England...
I wish that I had bought one that was for sale locally to me. I could really use one.
Having worked on boom trucks in a different life I can say that the explanation you gave about what happens if a hydraulic line breaks may or not be partially correct. Generally speaking the cylinders are controled through the control panels but, if a catastrophic break happens to the lines, there is a valve that needs to be supplied by hydraulic pressure to enable the cylinder to retract. The fluid is cleverly routed through the valve with check valves that require pressure to enable the valve to release the cylinder. In another line of work I have been stuck in a manlift for precisely this reason. Not that a line broke but because the cylinder had reached it's max travel. The machine had been bouncing some and the control circuit could not overcome the pressure spike that had occurred in the system thereby stranding me and another worker for an hour. Eventually the tech who came out figured it out.
And I agree 8K is a screaming good deal.
Wherever they are used these kinds of pots are the weakest link. My opinion. Great video. Always informative
For some reason call it curiosity I'm very Interested in watching you make this boom lift look and work like new again if that's your intention good luck and I'll be watching and waiting for video updates
Good deal, Buddy.
Good Job also repairing it for low budget money.
And it will save you much more in the future, my friend!
These one hand saws are nice, but dangerous.
You have one free hand to get into the chain with.
I have a MS200T too.
Tom 😎
Man that was a series of minor and major wins all the way round.
I wonder if the guy who sold it watches this channel and is now sitting there, eating his heart out. Excellent job!
I drove this same exact boom lift for years while iron working on ft Benning georgia building the barracks. Great fix on the switches and everything!! VERY well done I love it!!
Awsome video!! Great to see you trouble shoot and fix all the problems!! Looking forward to seeing you use this more!! Love the USA!! Stay safe always!!
Awesome deal, great job again fixing it too!
I like the way you do diagnostics. I have a pressure washer that was diagnosed at a dealer repair facility and they told me it needed a new pump. I said forget about it and took it home because the pump was valued at more than half the cost of a new pressure washer of the same make. I then decided to look at myself because it didn't make any sense when the pump would work intermittently and then fail randomly. The fix was simple and it didn't cost me a new pump and only took ten minutes to fix. I don't think they even looked at it to come to their conclusion. Luckily the "diagnosis" was free. There was a tiny amount of trash in the water line screen filter at the pump intake and once it was cleared it worked fine. Never trusting a shop that is only in it for profit is my standard practice nowadays. Still using that same pressure washer two years later.
Patience is a virtue. It helps a lot.
I've been watching a lot of your videos over the last few days and man I have learned so much watching you fix and build stuff.
Way better education than anything I ever learned in what passes for a school, especially these days. Thanks. Still more for me to watch and learn. Keep them coming. (grins)
You can fix a lot of potentiometers by simply spraying contact cleaner in them and working them back and forth to clean the wafer and wiper. This most always fixes ones that jump around. Used to do that all the time back in the tv repair days. Fixed a lot of scratchy volume controls on stereos. The black material you spoke of is carbon. You could the dirty wear on it. Contact cleaner would have fixed that right up like new.
great price! i love my boom lifts to. your good at fixing! can you believe i am looking at two more boom lifts, its a hobby for me. great video! love fixing old heavy equeptment.
Basket lifts are so handy. I owned a 60 and 80 feet years ago through my business. We used them all the time for projects around the farm too. They are great for tree work. You can go to the top of a large tree and take it down one small piece at the time. You definitely got a great deal on that machine. It makes me want to look for a used one like that that needs a little tlc in my area.
Awsome. Thanks for taking us on the repairs. Used those machines for years but never got into the mechanics. Much appreciated. You have a excellent voice for this type of media and great explanations
Wow, what a screaming deal! I follow a guy in France who’s looking for an 80 footer, just sold his 55. He uses it for the roofs and spires on his chateau and has just bought an old 1700’s nunnery with an even taller spire. Very through diagnostics there, totally worth all your time! What a handy machine to have.
Another reason they sell pretty cheap is that they always have gremlins that are hard to troubleshoot, but you handled them likity-split. Great troubleshooting! I think you should name it Tre, as in Trebuchet (they scare me). Thanks for the video!
Just found your channel.. love the way you film and troubleshoot equipment!
Really enjoyed this video and the potentiometer lesson. Just have to add, the same nitwits who call you insane for one-handing a balanced, lightweight, arborist saw, would also not know what an arborist saw is. Ignore these dopes.
Hi, Many thanks for the videos. Please wear a FULL body safety harness clipped onto the basket, at full boom extension if you hit a bump on the road or boom moves quickly you can be thrown out like a pellet from a sling shot, see videos on RUclips showning accidents with boom lifts.
I worked using one of these at least once a week for 20 years, had a few narrow escapes LOL. Again many thanks brought back many memories.
Hey, get you a couple 5 point harnesses and lanyards. A little 6" pothole on a back wheel is a 5' catapult throw in the basket. Where guys get hurt on the 80% it just traveling.
Hi bud, first time I’ve watched your channel and I loved it, it’s very reminiscent of Diesel Creek which I also really enjoy. I’m 60 this year and recently picked up a JGL man lift which I bought at auction for $600 AUD with the optional power pack. It’s light and quickly disassembles into three sub assemblies for easy transport and is very easy to move around. While nothing like yours it’s perfect for my suburban block as I can clean my solar panels, solar hot water tubes and the gutters without using a ladder. We have some ten foot high hedges and it’s great for trimming those as well. Even though you know how stable and heavy the base of your machine is I bet you still felt like it might tip over when you were 80 feet up looking straight down at it😂 Yes, $8,000 was a bargain but then a lot of people wouldn’t know how to fix it or be willing to take a chance with spending that much money without knowing how much it would cost to fix it. It’s easy to see you will get many years of use out of the lift and for the price I’d be hanging onto it. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Great job getting it all fixed up
Man I’d love to find one like this for our farm! Great asset to the tool belt! Love all your videos, detailed but not overboard.
I wish you were my neighbor! I am good at breaking things and you are good at fixing things.
Awesome man!!! Found your leaking and it’s not a several hundred dollar hose… it’s a loose cap!!! Dude!!! You are making awesome progress and it’s not costing you much money!!!?
Good video! From a ex lift tech, the value depreciation is the result of increased liability for a AWP (Arial work platform) with that amount of hrs. The majority are sold new to rental out fits. You obviously have a good head on your shoulders. The one thing that I would suggest is wash the grease out of the boom wear pads or replace the wear pads as that is what is causing the boom chater👍have a good one.
Is there any danger in the chatter? I also realized that I need to check the chain torque adjustment and will do that soon. The chain looks good too, with no evidence of cracks or wear.
@@FarmCraft101 I think I know what you mean about danger, but that is a loaded question. This is the internet and well...you know. I will put it this way. Boom chatter is hard on the extend/retract chains and the other components in the boom, as well as the operator's pants. The fact that it goes away at a more horizontal angle with the respect of the lifting envelope sounds like the wear pads need replaced or better yet shimed to tighten the tolerance. Imagine sliding square tube together how it binds up if you don't keep it straight. The quick fix at alot of rental yards is to grease it to compensate for worn pads which down the road creates more problems as the grease gets sticky. No more use than you will put on it (not 8 hrs/day 300 days a year) hopefully you can shim it and dry lube. Hope this helps 👍
@@FarmCraft101 Work on lifts everyday. The chatter I saw in the video is significant. Plenty of times on much newer lifts the pads sometimes fall out. Wouldn't be surprised if it were missing one. Not overly expensive or difficult to replace
Just discovered your channel, excellent content, I learn so much from watching others do this stuff. That is an insane deal, it’s amazing how quickly people with throw something away rather than take a little time to fix it.
Jealous, you have so much great content ahead of you to watch.
Great video, full of info as always. Thanks for sharing.
Boom lifts are just one of those things that are amazing toys. There's something special about being on a machine that moves you around, and brings you to places you normally can't go. $8000 delivered is a steal IMO, I would've guessed at least 20k. It also looks like a very decent machine. For a machine that's pretty much guaranteed to be outside without any kind of cover its entire life, everything looks really good.
I'm wondering though, did the lever controls ever go back to being an analog input again? It still seemed like at least the up/down function was still pretty much an on/off control, instead of an analog slow/fast input.
(There's a point to this longer story at the bottom)
I personally ran a machine very similar to this one (but a lot more modern) on a construction site as an intern about 10 years ago. I loved every second of it, but it did almost kill me once. Well maybe not kill, but it definitely scared me. I had to drive it along a street for a bit, where I encountered a speed bump. I knew that was gonna be sketchy, so I slowed way down. First axle went up, basket came down, all controlled and well. Same for the second axle. I started turning the corner, no traffic in sight. As soon as I was in the middle of the intersection, traffic came from all sides. Young me felt at least a little bit of pressure to get moving quickly, since I probably wasn't supposed to be on a public road with that machine, so I sped it up a bit. The second the first axle went down the speedbump and the basked shot upwards, I knew I made a mistake. Thankfully, it only launched me about 2, 3 feet, and I was able to hold on with my hands, but it scared the shit out of me. Of course, I wasn't wearing any safety harness, because I was a dumb intern, so it could've gone worse.
I also saw the tilt (leveling) function on the basket break once while somebody else was using it. They were up almost vertically, so when coming down the basket was pretty much horizontal. That would not have been fun if the guy hadn't been wearing his harness.
The point of the story: I'd take safety seriously in this machine. I know how safe the basket feels, but like you explained with the tire blowout example: A small movement at the ground translates to a LOT up top. Given that this machine will be running on "rough" terrain, and not just a concrete warehouse floor, anything can happen. Nothing will happen 1000 times, but the thing is: it has to go right every single time. It only has to go wrong once for you and your family to have a very bad day.
I use to run one too. I would definitely advise to get strapped with a harness. These things can catapult you out of the basket fast!
Yeah, my first thought was 20k as well.
My guess was 5 grand plus another 5 for delivery, especially considering the incapability of lifting from the first minutes. That'd be about the scrap value I guessed.
Hah. Would you believe I took a stab at 8 grand then thought to read the comments. Imagine my surprise when I read yours.
I have absolutely no use for one, but yet I want one because………….. Ya never know. 🤷♂️.
I think you got an amazing deal on the lift. My thought was $30-$40K. Boy I was wrong. Makes me want to start looking for one. Great video, I really enjoyed watching.👍🏻
Stumbled across this somehow on my RUclips recommended. I work on these lifts in the UK (admittedly a lot newer than this) - really interesting to see how they used to work and what similarities they have today. Enjoyed the video.
Your repair videos are top notch. So much information and a great editing style really make for an enjoyable watch. Love these videos!
Great video, and what a screaming deal on the machine !
Yes you did really did good on this. I have spent lots of time using these lifts and they make doing stuff so much easier its actually fun.
What a screaming deal! Awesome understanding of physics and phenomenon of hydraulics systems. Make sure you get yourself a good harness with nice lanyard especially since you save bank on the machine Peace
Wow man totally awesome lift, love the budget repairs on the controls!! Don't let the safety trolls get to you, keep up the good work!!