I think we're all ready Captain. Can't wait to see it operating and helping you out on your projects. Poor bear dog, No love this video. ☹😂👍 Great video sir. Thank you
You are very very entertaining to watch Captain I enjoy watching you I'm a retired person I watch RUclips most of the day and most of the day I watch you I wish I could have met up with you when I was younger because I think it would be an enjoyment to be working with you
Little by little the Ford is coming back to life. It may be aggravating when you find things wrong now but, it's best if it shows up now than when you think you're done and it breaks down on the job.
I haven’t seen your show sence C & C dropped off the backhoe. Things are looking good. I hope you gave me a good deal. It looks like it needs a quite a bit of work, but what a fun project.
You definitely don't have any quit in you. In turn, we get great video's, you keep making stuff run. It's gonna be good, when you're out digging with it.
Very meticulous with your wiring. Very inspiring to me on my projects. And the best part is your videos are safe for my grandkids to watch . Thanks again
Mike, I have to give it to you very impressive can't wait to see that old girl run and working thanks for sharing take care my friend stay safe and God bless.
The gear reduction allows the smaller motor to turn faster, with less torque......which also allows the final drive to actually spin the engine FASTER, with less effort. So, it's not actually "geared down", compared to the stock starter, it's just using the internal gear reduction as a torque multiplier. ;-)
Get a set of line wrenches for fuel and brake lines. Regular wrenches have a tendency to round over brass fittings, and tightening brass fittings is harder with normal wrenches. Line wrenches cheaper and less anoying than making new metal lines.
Ooooooooohhhhhh... almost had it going. I'm rootin' for you Bud... you were just about there, *&#@$ starter!! Love watching your videos, keep up the great work. You keep me laughing.
Love watching you rebuild this 1978 ford. Takes me back to the days in the early 70s when my father and I had snow contracts with and oLder ford loader. We looked at buying a Ford of this vintage but it wasn’t in the budget. Dad has passed on but he would have loved watching your videos restoring something he never owned but wished he had.
Captain, 39 is the week the starter was made. It wouldn't/should'nt be very exspensive to have it remanned. I've rebuilt them myself. The first one was on my dad's car and one wasn't available. I had a date and needed it running. I'd learned how to in my high school's auto shop class schools used to have. Anyways, it awesome you're going to eventually have yourself a backho you really need on your property. No doubt that it's going to be extremely usefull to finish the RUclips yacht.
When cutting the end of the zip ties you end up leaving a sharp point that is sure to nick you next time you shove your hand/arm into a hole to work on something else. Try using a pair of pliers to twist the tail until it breaks off, you won't have that sharp point anymore.
I take a bugger size dab of grease and smear it around at the lip of heater hoses before I put it on, it helps slip on the hose and the next time you take it off. Note: grease gets hard after one or two hundred years and glues the hose on 🤷.
Fantastic progress I’m sure a new starter will help no end replace many on those engines and surprising how much difference it makes ! 39-89 is the 39th week of 1989 :)
Glow plug wire is usually down at the starter wiring and is brown with a red stripe. A short wire seperate from the harness goes from by the starter to the glow plug.
Cap’n there for a moment I thought you’d hit a home run. But then… you hit that top rail and bounced back in play. Let’s not call this a loss… it’s just a rain delay! You’re still in the game. Replacing that power wire and putting in a master switch is a pro move. You’re gonna always be glad that ain’t sumpin you have to worry about. Great progress bud!
Thanks for sharing this adventure with the backhoe, it made it worth another 5K washing it after getting it running . I work on this kind of age machines for customers and buy and sell a few as well, it's got harder to find stuff to buy . with parts pricing and some availability issues profits getting harder to find, as well. Guys don't seem to link price increases with paying me more for the finished machines. That starter would of fitted perfect on a 4 cylinder those 3's are a short compact bundle of fun L.O.L. I'd also say replace the 12v positive battery feed you could find there is high resistance in that cable that can also cause slow cranking after fitting a new starter. You can't always see the problem looking at the cable you'd have to resistance/voltage drop test it to find out for sure. The general rule I have is old machine/ old messed up cables/ terminals change them all and know it's getting 100% CCA in our minus 30oc or lower cold winters in Canada. Take care.
She's getting more fancy with each video, and redeemed yourself by not wearing the safety crocs 😆 , will be a useful addition to the homestead when all done
Your door handle reminds me of years ago at my cousin's farm. He let me use an old pickup to drive around the farm. The only problem....if you needed to put it in reverse, take the cover off the transmission and align the gears with a long screwdriver. I never had to do that as I was careful to always stop where reverse was not needed. Farmers are the most resourceful people I've ever known.
I sense a little frustration. The negative commenters are certainly getting a little blow back! Mikes humor is certainly a release and entertainment for our enjoyment. Mike is determined to get these gremlins sorted out and get the backhoe in working order!
Mr Mike , great job on building the exhaust pipe.💯 And starters can be a pain in the tookis. 😡😡😡😡🤬 If you don't get it spinning fast enough it won't fire off. 😉😁😅😅😅🤣🤣
Mike, Always like when the fire hose segments are up cycled to provide hose and wire protection. Not to mention the price is right… Stay the course, you’re going to have a valuable addition with the 555 at your disposal soon enough. Rich
Im pleased you got the old girl running mike.looks alot better with a good clean . hopefully it will not need too much more work and makes a good work horse for you.
Amazing that you didn’t let go a string of obscenities when that starter didn’t fit. I didn’t even notice an edit!! You are a higher form of human Mike!!!
He really is a higher form of human. I’ve known others who can also control their tongue (a nice feature for sure) but Mike is convincing that he also chooses to let it roll off his back while instantly thinking of his options.
If anybody will get the maximum use out of thise particular piece of equipment, it'll be you. Good work getting her up to snuff there Captain. You should get in touch with Hank from Hamiltonville Farm on youtube here as he's always uncovering abandoned excavators and equipment you could use and sells them at very low prices. Recently found a Kobelco 160 with a nice undercarriage that needed a little work [looks like not much work would get it started]. At any rate, those pieces of equipment are the ones you have a lot of experience with and could make the most out of. Give those lads a shout for sure.
Thank you for taking us on your journey with the 555. You will be surprised with how much push power you have with that backhoe. It may have a small power unit but it sure has a big heart for its size. The back actor has enough weight in it to give extra grip to the drive wheels when pushing. Take the bucket off and see how light the front end becomes and then try it down the road without the bucket on the front sketchy or what. So what I say is keep in mind that balance and counterweight is the magic word when altering the front end of these little big wheels, or you could end up a worried passenger with no or little control. We had to put front weights on our machines when we ran them without the front loader (working in tight spaces such as woodland area. Stay safe and well regards to family.
Captain, you really should think about messing with the blower motor electrical, because in the freezing weather your butt will be the same freezing. Maybe you might need it to move and clean some snow away, so you might want some heat in the cab Just saying not putting anything down. , but it is coming along very nicely👍👍👍.
Just started watching the continuing adventures of the triple nickel rebuild,and a thought occurred to me; when you get the beast up and running properly, and you start to work it around the homestead, your going to have to build another bridge across the gully large enough to support the backhoe (bunch of videos there).some work in the woods blazing,and grading new trails,and undoubtedly finding a few wet spots to get stuck in,those 2wd backhoes can get stuck in a pile of wet leaves,might need some tire chains for better traction!!😁😁😁
After reading some of the replies to the comment that you pinned I can't help thinking that you put the guy in a modern day pillory or stocks! I tip my hat to you for your creativity.
As my dad would say, put a tall enough exhaust pipe up to get the fumes above the cab, cab filter Made a big difference on my old 1970 White gas engine backhoe
So close to getting the triple nickel up and running Captain...... tantalisingly so 😬😬😬 Exhaust system is clever, had no idea you had done so many systems in your time, you usually use plastic pipes in the ground, I presume you could call those practice runs !! 🤔😂 The numbers on the starter motor, Magneti Marelli are an Italian company, 39/89 does refer to week 39 of 1989 👍🤓
I’m certainly glad you have held true to your awkward one take outro’s 😂. I admire your work ethic Mike and the attention to Detail is Second to Most (haaaa). I’m like you when it comes to Replacing Parts or Fabrication of something from scratch, I like to throw the best parts at it and do it like I want it to last long after I’m Dust! Hey Mike, appreciate you having us along, I’ll catch you on the next one. Keep It Safe Out There Sir
Might be more per foot but at a welding supply, welding leads have more copper for higher current in the same size. Nice jumpers. 🙂 Just a thought. 39 week of Year #
And the next Day, work on the Ford Backhoe from 1978. I see the Cable all to new Make, a great Work over long Time. But a Hobby make much Work and Cost much Money. Much to Gladden and Success. 👍👌 Greeting from Austria 🇦🇹
If you can see the horn take it of or if you can get to it it has adjusting screw to make it work turn the screw one way or other if that don't work those old hornes you can pull them appart and clean up the points and check it all out and it will be good as new.
I thought it was a Sasquatch... the I remembered plowing snow in Lake Tahoe for NDOT... yep - we clear rocks from rock slides off the highway with a blade as well...lol...
Mike you are doing an excellent job on the ole 555.It will make for a nice addition to the property for any work you want to do with it. Great video , stay safe.
I used to own a muffler shop and we would heat the corners of the exhaust manifold where the bolts screwed in to a cherry red and then back the flange bolts right out. Only had a couple that ever broke off in years of doing exhaust work. Love the videos!
I seen xmas dinner in the back ground. on my oversize load pickups ( I have 4 trucks set up )my cut off switch for my control panel for all the lights I do the power side because using led lights I use a lot of grounds because led lights like grounds so the more grounds the better with led's but most of the time you cut the ground
Hey there bud, good to see your video this morning, missed not having a Thursday video. Great to see the 555 getting so close. Really like the "indoor carpet" going on inside the cab there. That is a really expensive factory upgrade 😄🤣😂
FIY, in the future, long handle lopping shears for brush cut battery cables great. Fortunetly a tractor of this vintage has limited wiring. Awesome stick welding on the exaust. This starter sounds week. For access to the fuel system & electrical system try to leave the front bucket up to allow access under the boom, on a barrel or something, when parking,
Mike I have so many ((Note to Self)) on my phone to remined me of needs and does. Now if I only had a way to remined me check them. Ha! Ha! 🤣🤣Started using a daily 9am message alarm. Works rather well, But that's only if I'm not busy.
Regarding people knocking your work on getting this machine back to usable condition because they say it is "junk" look up: Pacific Northwest Hillbilly. He is like you, in need of a machine and what he could afford was a "junk" of a D4 dozer. His project is almost finished. It is running. I'm confident you will find a kinship with him. Plus, it is not just his D4, the next project is an excavator which he needed but again could only afford a piece of "junk". However, this one at least started and moved so a head start vs the D4. Besides, the fun is in the challenge of bringing a piece of "junk" back to being a solid, usable piece of equipment. Lord knows I've done my share, though nothing as big as the machines you and Matt are working on. It is so rewarding. I find the solitude will doing the work to be my means of refilling my tank so to speak.
Hey think about the future on the exhaust . You got it off drill out the bolts install a new flange and gasket and a good anti seize. You might be the future guy fixing it lol Been there done that .
Make sure you put a grommet on that hole where the negative enters that cab. If you don't, the edge of the hole will saw through the hose cover and the sheathing on the wire. It is negative, but it would make your switch meaningless if it wore through.
Might be a good idea to leave the stack short with the amount of tree branches you will be working around. It would be less likely to get bent from a tree branch. Good job.
I'm thinking a bit of grease and a pry bar could have helped get that new started squeezed into the space available... but now we'll never know!!! 😫 Perhaps that starter was made for a 556? 🤔
Mike, you crack me up, I totally enjoy your channel. Man do you have a great view of the river! I'd never get anything done, I'd be fishing all the time.
Yes sir gear reductions to way to go. The electric motor turns faster but it’s turning the engine over at the same speed they work wicked in that manifold you can get them brand new for $47
Between your day job and working on the tractor 🚜 you are keeping yourself busy,plus all the projects around the house.you accomplished a lot in these few days.remember you can only do what you can do in time allotted.great video as always.just keep on doing what your mind and body tells you to do.😎😎😎👍👍👍👨🚒👨🚒👨🚒
If you had ever had the experience of trying to use poultry shears to cut up a chicken for cooking you had a lot of fun doing so I myself learned the hard way pruning shears work a whole lot better in the kitchen than they do out in the garden ever since I learned how good pruning shears are I always keep a pair in my kitchen for cutting up poultry the best scissors anybody can get for cutting up poultry if you can snap half inch thick bodark then you can darn sure cut up a chicken bodak is tougher than oak regardless of how you trim electrical wiring you're doing a real good job and I love it keep up the good work I'm proud of you
Indiana uses snow plows to clear branches. Where my brother lives east of LA near Lake Elsinore they use snow plows to clear rock slides and occasionally for actual snow.
Just a word of caution, Cap'n. Always check the number of teeth on the drive gear when you change starters. If they are off only one tooth, it can be costly.
Ive got a old Volvo with «flamestart». I just put in a push-button and a livewire to the unit. Just to be sure that thing did its magic.. No problem starting i 20C below….
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. That’s really unfortunate about that starter not fitting. Looking forward to seeing the next few videos, not sure if I’m more anxious to see more yacht or backhoe videos. Was googling last night and was very tempted to suggest to a laser welder company that they support you. The best rig they had started at 32k, way out of budget for most people but in no means exorbitant for them. I think you would be a great fit since they promote being easier for beginners, able to clean rust, lower cost consumables. Just what the hobby user needs and with bleed over onto the other channels you associate with they would get a great amount of exposure. The biggest downside I saw was their suggested requirement that all welding take place in a controlled indoor environment to limit possible laser exposure to others. As important as I see that I’m confident you could come up with a suitable workaround. Wishing you and your family the best.
In my experiance with gear reduction starters, they spin the engine just as fast as regular starter, They use a electric motor that is smaller but spins way faster than original starter. That said, my experiance is with a high compression gas engine, not a diesel loader engine.
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Glad to hear I'm not the only one who gets aggravated with the Cracker Barrel tee puzzles
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I think we're all ready Captain. Can't wait to see it operating and helping you out on your projects. Poor bear dog, No love this video. ☹😂👍 Great video sir. Thank you
You are very very entertaining to watch Captain I enjoy watching you I'm a retired person I watch RUclips most of the day and most of the day I watch you I wish I could have met up with you when I was younger because I think it would be an enjoyment to be working with you
Little by little the Ford is coming back to life. It may be aggravating when you find things wrong now but, it's best if it shows up now than when you think you're done and it breaks down on the job.
Nothing aggravating about it,. I know in the end it will all be worth it
I haven’t seen your show sence C & C dropped off the backhoe. Things are looking good. I hope you gave me a good deal. It looks like it needs a quite a bit of work, but what a fun project.
You definitely don't have any quit in you. In turn, we get great video's, you keep making stuff run. It's gonna be good, when you're out digging with it.
The C&C Equipment channel is really enjoyable. Thanks for sending us over there.
Very meticulous with your wiring. Very inspiring to me on my projects. And the best part is your videos are safe for my grandkids to watch . Thanks again
Appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching
CAPT. K, THANKS FOR SHARING THE UPS & DOWNS OF ALL YOU DO. VERY ENTERTAINING , INFORMATIVE AND ALSO I ENJOY THE COMEDY THAT YOU PROVIDE !!!!!!😂😂😂👍👍👍
Appreciate ya watching
Dude at 46:57 you are talking about visibility. All I see is your beautiful view of the river. Wow. cool view.
Definitely lucky to have it
Mike, I have to give it to you very impressive can't wait to see that old girl run and working thanks for sharing take care my friend stay safe and God bless.
Awesome and just like that it's fixed in the next video how Amazing. God bless you and your family have a great day ya'll.,🇺🇸
The gear reduction allows the smaller motor to turn faster, with less torque......which also allows the final drive to actually spin the engine FASTER, with less effort. So, it's not actually "geared down", compared to the stock starter, it's just using the internal gear reduction as a torque multiplier. ;-)
Get a set of line wrenches for fuel and brake lines. Regular wrenches have a tendency to round over brass fittings, and tightening brass fittings is harder with normal wrenches. Line wrenches cheaper and less anoying than making new metal lines.
Ooooooooohhhhhh... almost had it going. I'm rootin' for you Bud... you were just about there, *&#@$ starter!! Love watching your videos, keep up the great work. You keep me laughing.
I have been watching a ton of your videos and I just realized you have one hell of a view of that river. Looks beautiful.
Love watching you rebuild this 1978 ford. Takes me back to the days in the early 70s when my father and I had snow contracts with and oLder ford loader. We looked at buying a Ford of this vintage but it wasn’t in the budget. Dad has passed on but he would have loved watching your videos restoring something he never owned but wished he had.
I dig your patient and happy-going demeanour. Absolutely love your videos, you know what you're doing whether you know it or not.
Captain, 39 is the week the starter was made.
It wouldn't/should'nt be very exspensive to have it remanned.
I've rebuilt them myself.
The first one was on my dad's car and one wasn't available.
I had a date and needed it running.
I'd learned how to in my high school's auto shop class schools used to have.
Anyways, it awesome you're going to eventually have yourself a backho you really need on your property.
No doubt that it's going to be extremely usefull to finish the RUclips yacht.
I'm just glad you could hear me say to cut the bottom out of that panel. 🙂
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When cutting the end of the zip ties you end up leaving a sharp point that is sure to nick you next time you shove your hand/arm into a hole to work on something else. Try using a pair of pliers to twist the tail until it breaks off, you won't have that sharp point anymore.
It seems to me most major plans of mice and men usually go awry at the slightest breeze. Captain Persistence 😁👍.
thanks for the video
I take a bugger size dab of grease and smear it around at the lip of heater hoses before I put it on, it helps slip on the hose and the next time you take it off.
Note: grease gets hard after one or two hundred years and glues the hose on 🤷.
Hahaha good info
I love your sense of humor that exudes in your commentaries!!!
Fantastic progress I’m sure a new starter will help no end replace many on those engines and surprising how much difference it makes !
39-89 is the 39th week of 1989 :)
Glow plug wire is usually down at the starter wiring and is brown with a red stripe. A short wire seperate from the harness goes from by the starter to the glow plug.
The world is divided into two segments: Capt. Kleeman and then all the rest.
Great persistence, Mike!
The anticipation is building!
Cap’n there for a moment I thought you’d hit a home run. But then… you hit that top rail and bounced back in play. Let’s not call this a loss… it’s just a rain delay! You’re still in the game.
Replacing that power wire and putting in a master switch is a pro move. You’re gonna always be glad that ain’t sumpin you have to worry about.
Great progress bud!
Thanks! Fingers crossed we have some videos of this thing moving dirt soon!
Soooo close I can’t wait for the next episode to see it running perfectly... ha ha well run
Thanks for sharing this adventure with the backhoe, it made it worth another 5K washing it after getting it running . I work on this kind of age machines for customers and buy and sell a few as well, it's got harder to find stuff to buy . with parts pricing and some availability issues profits getting harder to find, as well. Guys don't seem to link price increases with paying me more for the finished machines. That starter would of fitted perfect on a 4 cylinder those 3's are a short compact bundle of fun L.O.L. I'd also say replace the 12v positive battery feed you could find there is high resistance in that cable that can also cause slow cranking after fitting a new starter. You can't always see the problem looking at the cable you'd have to resistance/voltage drop test it to find out for sure. The general rule I have is old machine/ old messed up cables/ terminals change them all and know it's getting 100% CCA in our minus 30oc or lower cold winters in Canada. Take care.
Appreciate the tips! Thank you
She's getting more fancy with each video, and redeemed yourself by not wearing the safety crocs 😆 , will be a useful addition to the homestead when all done
Your door handle reminds me of years ago at my cousin's farm. He let me use an old pickup to drive around the farm. The only problem....if you needed to put it in reverse, take the cover off the transmission and align the gears with a long screwdriver. I never had to do that as I was careful to always stop where reverse was not needed. Farmers are the most resourceful people I've ever known.
Haha love it
I sense a little frustration. The negative commenters are certainly getting a little blow back! Mikes humor is certainly a release and entertainment for our enjoyment. Mike is determined to get these gremlins sorted out and get the backhoe in working order!
Mr Mike , great job on building the exhaust pipe.💯
And starters can be a pain in the tookis. 😡😡😡😡🤬
If you don't get it spinning fast enough it won't fire off. 😉😁😅😅😅🤣🤣
Ahh! Yiddish.
Outstanding job as usual. Love the 555 videos. Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations with unparalleled honesty. Godspeed Capt. K.!
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Mike,
Always like when the fire hose segments are up cycled to provide hose and wire protection. Not to mention the price is right…
Stay the course, you’re going to have a valuable addition with the 555 at your disposal soon enough. Rich
Looking forward to it being ready to use!
Free 99
Im pleased you got the old girl running mike.looks alot better with a good clean . hopefully it will not need too much more work and makes a good work horse for you.
I think you turn the key to the left for about ten seconds then to the right to start . the one connector on blue wire goes to the intake heater .
Amazing that you didn’t let go a string of obscenities when that starter didn’t fit. I didn’t even notice an edit!! You are a higher form of human Mike!!!
He really is a higher form of human. I’ve known others who can also control their tongue (a nice feature for sure) but Mike is convincing that he also chooses to let it roll off his back while instantly thinking of his options.
That is a nice ol’ machine, in its day it was top of the line. It even had A/C, a true novelty of that vintage. Fantastic video as always.
Somebody definitely spent some money on it back in the day
If anybody will get the maximum use out of thise particular piece of equipment, it'll be you. Good work getting her up to snuff there Captain. You should get in touch with Hank from Hamiltonville Farm on youtube here as he's always uncovering abandoned excavators and equipment you could use and sells them at very low prices. Recently found a Kobelco 160 with a nice undercarriage that needed a little work [looks like not much work would get it started]. At any rate, those pieces of equipment are the ones you have a lot of experience with and could make the most out of. Give those lads a shout for sure.
Thanks a great guy and has always answered my emails. Maybe one day I can do a collaboration with him
Thank you for taking us on your journey with the 555. You will be surprised with how much push power you have with that backhoe. It may have a small power unit but it sure has a big heart for its size. The back actor has enough weight in it to give extra grip to the drive wheels when pushing. Take the bucket off and see how light the front end becomes and then try it down the road without the bucket on the front sketchy or what. So what I say is keep in mind that balance and counterweight is the magic word when altering the front end of these little big wheels, or you could end up a worried passenger with no or little control. We had to put front weights on our machines when we ran them without the front loader (working in tight spaces such as woodland area. Stay safe and well regards to family.
Definitely something to take into consideration. Thanks for looking out
Ahhh yes, the spaghetti bowl of wiring. That has always been my "Arc Nemisis". Good progress Mike.
Captain, you really should think about messing with the blower motor electrical, because in the freezing weather your butt will be the same freezing. Maybe you might need it to move and clean some snow away, so you might want some heat in the cab Just saying not putting anything down. , but it is coming along very nicely👍👍👍.
It's on the list, probably gonna get it running reliably first though
Just started watching the continuing adventures of the triple nickel rebuild,and a thought occurred to me; when you get the beast up and running properly, and you start to work it around the homestead, your going to have to build another bridge across the gully large enough to support the backhoe (bunch of videos there).some work in the woods blazing,and grading new trails,and undoubtedly finding a few wet spots to get stuck in,those 2wd backhoes can get stuck in a pile of wet leaves,might need some tire chains for better traction!!😁😁😁
After reading some of the replies to the comment that you pinned I can't help thinking that you put the guy in a modern day pillory or stocks! I tip my hat to you for your creativity.
I can say I have never stick welded exhaust pipe, but you did a hell of a job with that! Brought a tear to my eye 😢 nice work Mike
Hey thanks! Went better than I expected
As my dad would say, put a tall enough exhaust pipe up to get the fumes above the cab, cab filter
Made a big difference on my old 1970 White gas engine backhoe
So close to getting the triple nickel up and running Captain...... tantalisingly so 😬😬😬
Exhaust system is clever, had no idea you had done so many systems in your time, you usually use plastic pipes in the ground, I presume you could call those practice runs !! 🤔😂
The numbers on the starter motor, Magneti Marelli are an Italian company, 39/89 does refer to week 39 of 1989 👍🤓
Slow and steady wins the race - it will all work soon. Love the way you improvise.
I've been stick welding for 30 plus years and I never thought of stabilizing the rod with my two left hand fingers. I will have to try that.
Did not know that turkeys were so friendly. I could hear him several times in the background.
They love being around me
I’m certainly glad you have held true to your awkward one take outro’s 😂. I admire your work ethic Mike and the attention to Detail is Second to Most (haaaa). I’m like you when it comes to Replacing Parts or Fabrication of something from scratch, I like to throw the best parts at it and do it like I want it to last long after I’m Dust!
Hey Mike, appreciate you having us along, I’ll catch you on the next one. Keep It Safe Out There Sir
Thanks for watching David
Great job working on the backhoe Captain Kleeman
Might be more per foot but at a welding supply, welding leads have more copper for higher current in the same size. Nice jumpers. 🙂 Just a thought. 39 week of Year #
And the next Day, work on the Ford Backhoe from 1978. I see the Cable all to new Make, a great Work over long Time. But a Hobby make much Work and Cost much Money. Much to Gladden and Success. 👍👌
Greeting from Austria 🇦🇹
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The fire hose shielding is a good idea. I'll be using that one in the future. Looking forward to this thing roaring to life. Good work! 🤛
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Mike, you kinda remind me of me when I was younger than I am now that I keep finding I can't do what I used to! Love all your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!
Appreciate the support Tony
If you can see the horn take it of or if you can get to it it has adjusting screw to make it work turn the screw one way or other if that don't work those old hornes you can pull them appart and clean up the points and check it all out and it will be good as new.
Wow, your skill in welding up that thin exhaust pipe with a stick welder were impressive!
Thanks dan
I thought it was a Sasquatch... the I remembered plowing snow in Lake Tahoe for NDOT... yep - we clear rocks from rock slides off the highway with a blade as well...lol...
Mike you are doing an excellent job on the ole 555.It will make for a nice addition to the property for any work you want to do with it. Great video , stay safe.
Absolutely love your videos, Not only are you entertaining you know what you're doing whether you know it or not thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
Mike you sure have come a long way in welding. It is ready looking GOOD. CONGRATS 👏 👏
It has an engine and it has wheels so it's going to have problems that's what makes it so much fun thanks for sharing
I used to own a muffler shop and we would heat the corners of the exhaust manifold where the bolts screwed in to a cherry red and then back the flange bolts right out. Only had a couple that ever broke off in years of doing exhaust work.
Love the videos!
She's looking pretty darn sweet! "I love it when a plan almost comes together!" On pins and needles waiting for the next segment!
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I seen xmas dinner in the back ground. on my oversize load pickups ( I have 4 trucks set up )my cut off switch for my control panel for all the lights I do the power side because using led lights I use a lot of grounds because led lights like grounds so the more grounds the better with led's but most of the time you cut the ground
A piece of fuel line, split down the middle makes for a nice grommet to protect wiring passing through the fire wall.
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Hey there bud, good to see your video this morning, missed not having a Thursday video. Great to see the 555 getting so close. Really like the "indoor carpet" going on inside the cab there. That is a really expensive factory upgrade 😄🤣😂
We no longer post Thursday and Sunday. We just post when we have videos ready
FIY, in the future, long handle lopping shears for brush cut battery cables great. Fortunetly a tractor of this vintage has limited wiring. Awesome stick welding on the exaust. This starter sounds week. For access to the fuel system & electrical system try to leave the front bucket up to allow access under the boom, on a barrel or something, when parking,
It has a hydraulic cylinder lock to work on it.
Mike I have so many ((Note to Self)) on my phone to remined me of needs and does. Now if I only had a way to remined me check them. Ha! Ha! 🤣🤣Started using a daily 9am message alarm. Works rather well, But that's only if I'm not busy.
I would read that date code as week 39 of 1989 which would be end of September in early October.
Regarding people knocking your work on getting this machine back to usable condition because they say it is "junk" look up: Pacific Northwest Hillbilly. He is like you, in need of a machine and what he could afford was a "junk" of a D4 dozer. His project is almost finished. It is running. I'm confident you will find a kinship with him. Plus, it is not just his D4, the next project is an excavator which he needed but again could only afford a piece of "junk". However, this one at least started and moved so a head start vs the D4.
Besides, the fun is in the challenge of bringing a piece of "junk" back to being a solid, usable piece of equipment. Lord knows I've done my share, though nothing as big as the machines you and Matt are working on. It is so rewarding. I find the solitude will doing the work to be my means of refilling my tank so to speak.
I have to say you did pretty well Mike, using a stick on thin coated tube without making it look like a pair of lace knickers, impressive.
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That starter was so close 😡 But we know you will get it done Mike 💪
Hello to Chelsea, and your Children as well 👋
Hey think about the future on the exhaust . You got it off drill out the bolts install a new flange and gasket and a good anti seize. You might be the future guy fixing it lol Been there done that .
Looking good so far Mike. You’ll get your backhoe going soon!
Make sure you put a grommet on that hole where the negative enters that cab. If you don't, the edge of the hole will saw through the hose cover and the sheathing on the wire. It is negative, but it would make your switch meaningless if it wore through.
That hose is tougher than any grommet
Might be a good idea to leave the stack short with the amount of tree branches you will be working around. It would be less likely to get bent from a tree branch. Good job.
Thanks Chuck
Hey minor set back with the starter. The exhaust turned out nice. Ratcheting wrenches are definitely a must . Stay safe
I'm thinking a bit of grease and a pry bar could have helped get that new started squeezed into the space available... but now we'll never know!!! 😫 Perhaps that starter was made for a 556? 🤔
Mike, you crack me up, I totally enjoy your channel. Man do you have a great view of the river! I'd never get anything done, I'd be fishing all the time.
That date code is the 39 week of the year. That positive wire to the battery looks a bit small for all that amperage to go through to crank.
Yes sir gear reductions to way to go. The electric motor turns faster but it’s turning the engine over at the same speed they work wicked in that manifold you can get them brand new for $47
I love all the die-hard loyal fans sticking up for his audio syncing. Give him time folks he's got a new camera coming. 👍💯
He has his priorities and I am fine with it.
Between your day job and working on the tractor 🚜 you are keeping yourself busy,plus all the projects around the house.you accomplished a lot in these few days.remember you can only do what you can do in time allotted.great video as always.just keep on doing what your mind and body tells you to do.😎😎😎👍👍👍👨🚒👨🚒👨🚒
Thanks tom
If you had ever had the experience of trying to use poultry shears to cut up a chicken for cooking you had a lot of fun doing so
I myself learned the hard way pruning shears work a whole lot better in the kitchen than they do out in the garden ever since I learned how good pruning shears are I always keep a pair in my kitchen for cutting up poultry the best scissors anybody can get for cutting up poultry if you can snap half inch thick bodark then you can darn sure cut up a chicken bodak is tougher than oak regardless of how you trim electrical wiring you're doing a real good job and I love it keep up the good work I'm proud of you
Firefighting hose is a Great Solution for protecting the cables and hoses - thank you!
Indiana uses snow plows to clear branches. Where my brother lives east of LA near Lake Elsinore they use snow plows to clear rock slides and occasionally for actual snow.
Just a word of caution, Cap'n. Always check the number of teeth on the drive gear when you change starters. If they are off only one tooth, it can be costly.
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Ive got a old Volvo with «flamestart». I just put in a push-button and a livewire to the unit. Just to be sure that thing did its magic.. No problem starting i 20C below….
Anticipation is killing me Bud good things come to us if we wait lol you are putting it back together like it should be nice work Captain 👋👍🇨🇦
Thanks Alan
Awesome video - again! Thank you for your hard work in sharing your adventures
Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. That’s really unfortunate about that starter not fitting. Looking forward to seeing the next few videos, not sure if I’m more anxious to see more yacht or backhoe videos. Was googling last night and was very tempted to suggest to a laser welder company that they support you. The best rig they had started at 32k, way out of budget for most people but in no means exorbitant for them. I think you would be a great fit since they promote being easier for beginners, able to clean rust, lower cost consumables. Just what the hobby user needs and with bleed over onto the other channels you associate with they would get a great amount of exposure. The biggest downside I saw was their suggested requirement that all welding take place in a controlled indoor environment to limit possible laser exposure to others. As important as I see that I’m confident you could come up with a suitable workaround. Wishing you and your family the best.
Would definitely be interesting
Good view of the river.
In my experiance with gear reduction starters, they spin the engine just as fast as regular starter, They use a electric motor that is smaller but spins way faster than original starter. That said, my experiance is with a high compression gas engine, not a diesel loader engine.
So close. Been there, done that when trying to upgrade components. Thanks for sharing Mike.
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Really enjoy your heavy equipment videos. Hope this series continues soon...