I'm 71 and have been lifting stuff my whole life. No aches or pains. The more you do the better shape you will be when you get old. Don't listen to those who were probably not in shape when they were 30 years old.
It reminds me of a low budget mail order bride. It's huge. It's heavy. It's powerful. It's ugly. It's loud. It's totally a useful hard worker. And it stinks! Plus there's a video about it. What's not to love about her? Why do I always feel joy when you get that ear to ear smile right after something starts running for the first time in 20 years? Love your videos. Thanks!
You are practically building a 20th century farm implement museum single handedly. I love it. Maybe you should put all these machines in the church and charge admission :)
Our old neighbors use to say the same thing about me! LOL They may have even helped the real-estate agent sell it, in 2008 when nothing was selling. 😜👍
Learn ..Tag & Bag If you zip lock bag and label as you take it apart...you can reassemble later without problems....keeping parts and fasteners together helps too...then your memory can reboot as you go...
Matt, man you have a sharp mind getting all this impossible mechanical work done. Totally amazing, I'm captivated by your videos. So ya know, I am not disappointed I never hear from you, your video's are all I need.
Cool! That clear gasket is actually a shim. That sets the timing of the fuel injector pump unit. Once she is up and humming you may have to fine tune that.
I just love that moment when the engine takes off the very first time and your face expression of joy and triumph is seen covering the screen makes us all happy. Thanks for sharing all your happy moments.
Hey Matt... just a reminder... nearly everything military wants to run 24VDC. It's likely that the green starter wasn't engaging the flywheel because you were using 12VDC. Additionally, be careful when you work with the stator & regulator, so you are getting it setup for 12V instead of 24V.
After you have worked on any of the engines. It's great watching how excited you get when you get them running! I get excited for you! Always cheering you on Matt. Sincerly, Ed
I’ve ended up with more compaction equipment then you can shake a stick at... think I have 5 rollers 5 jumping jack tampers and a plate tamper now... only paid for one roller
Rewatching the video is not cheating. It's alternative memory. It is a good thing to have the video. I think you made the right decision to save Frankie.
The forward/backward vibration lever is there for a reason. If you want to do a high compaction you spin it in the opposite direction. It will increase the vibration force significantly
Down to 10% of the cartilage in my knees and hips after a lifetime of being the human fork lift, and 20 + years as an electrician climbing ladders with a full tool belt
I have half a dozen steel parts that are 30+ years old now. The steel parts are just fine, the bones they are attached to... not so much. The list of people I wish this on is pretty damn short. Matt, you are not on that list, please take care of what you have left.
I cant vouch for everyone but I would certainly watch a ten hour video of yours occassinlly just so you know You always have very interesting videos and you share knowledge with us that i find amazing that a young person like you has Thanks for sharing
Understand, I never knew there was such a thing as a trench compactor, and will never use one, yet I have sat transfixed for 40 minutes watching and cheering your bringing this one back to life! You have skills Sir! When I work on mechanical objects, I wind up bleeding and using language that makes dogs run away. you calmly handle whatever comes up and I have NEVER heard you use foul language. Kudos to you Sir, and thanks for sharing these videos with us.
You need a little bridge crane, Matt. My dear old dad was a farmer physics master and could do anything with pulleys and rollers and homemade tripods and such. I'd love to watch you build a homemade bridge crane in your shop and stop lifting those heavy objects with a "soft frame." I'm 66 and that "you'll regret this when your old" is a fact, friend.
Building a crane is great advice. Your viewers don't want to see you get hurt, so the comments are well meaning. Also, get off your knees and use your "new" crane to put stuff up on the workbench. And wear gloves for all the chemical nasties you use. Take the advice from the older generation before you wish you did. Take care, love what you are doing and look forward to your vids.
“You’re gonna regret it when you’re older” “I regret it now” Me being a 22 year old marine as well as an industrial maintenance technician; I can definitely already relate to that feeling.
Oh, I definitely have the United States Army to thank for my blown apart knees. Luckily, the military in general these days is aware that they can't load us up with 80lbs of gear and a weapon and run us all over the damn place with garbage throwaway boots. Gear is a lot better now than it was when I was in the grunts. All the best, Trav.
@@tiredoldmechanic1791, he needs to use that engine hoist. I’ve got 2 knees that have Diabetic neuropathy and can no longer do what I used to do. I’m now 65 years old.
Don’t go doing all that lifting if not necessary. If you have an engine hoist, use it. Work smart. Let the devices do the lifting, or whatever strenuous activity needs to be done. I’m 65 years old and a Type 2 Diabetic, with Diabetic Neuropathy (it presents in both knees, you don’t want it). I’ve also had lumbar disc surgery with vertebrae fusion.
@@jmikronis7376 I had both knees replaced before I was 55 and my back went bad in my late 60s putting pressure on the nerves so my legs don't always do what I want them to do.
So glad you were able to find the surplus engine. I kinda think a repower would’ve been the easy(cheatin) route!😉 I’m thinking the military might’ve been on the right track though with the oil cooler adapter under the oil filter. It might just stop an old air-cooled diesel from chewing up bearings?
keeping idiots with cans of ether away from it will go a lot farther. He was smart about it, giving it the tiniest whiff possible. Not everyone does that. They blow half a can in them before they even start cranking, end bearings and wrist pin bushing get hammered, then run 'er hard 'til she blows. Then the outfit wonders why they can't keep a decent mechanic.
@@pear7777 Ether ignites under compression, like diesel, but at much lower pressure. Since it's already mixed with the air, it will ignite at a point where it will fight the starter because it's still in the process of compressing, and will try to kick the engine in the wrong direction. That's why the engine should be spinning when the ether (at the smallest amount possible) goes in, so the momentum will help carry it past top dead center. Too much ether can cause a bigger conflict than the starter can handle, and keep it from cranking. If too large of a dose hits it while it's already spinning (or just starting to run), the conflicting forces can be enough to hammer rod bearings and wrist pin bushings so they no longer fit within tolerances. I've seen galled and spun bearing shells and bent rods because of too much ether. Mainly on small diesels like this one. When bearing material is practically welded to the crank journals, you know something nasty (and preventable) happened. Makes a mechanic want to take his little square headed hammer and use it to create big round knots on the head of the one that did it.
I never had skipped ahead in any of your videos because the content and editing is really good. Found myself wanting to skip ahead on the winch video but still couldn’t do it out of respect to you Matt
It very could have had an auxiliary cooling tank, or been plumbed into something that was liquid cooled. I'm well aware it's air cooled. I'm also familiar with oil coolers, and that's exactly what that plate is. It's an oil cooler. Looks like a liquid to liquid cooler. The 2.0 vw engine used a very similar looking oil cooler. I've had to change a couple o-rings on those. Without knowing what that engine came off of, and what it was used for, it's hard to determine how the coolant was pumped to the cooler. Now, could I be wrong and it's actually part of an air to oil cooler system? Sure. Oil comes out before the filter, gets cooled, returns back to the engine through the filter or vice versa, either way the oil is cooled and filtered.
Great video Matt! I dig that little machine. Now that you know it works (and because you have to tear it apart again to swap in the stator and flywheel from the original engine) I think it is worthy of a quick steam bath and Diesel Creek garage paint job. Along that same line, I think someone needs to come up with a cool logo that you can slap on your equipment (and merch) once you finish an overhaul. Just an idea, but I think it would be fun, plus there is another revenue stream for you. You are almost up to a quarter million subscribers now.... Just sayin. lol Keep up the good work!
There are usually pivotal points in a video where I smash the like button immediately- in this case, it was the quote: “you’re going to regret that when you’re older!” “I regret it *now*” 😂
I'm really enjoying your videos. It reminds me of growing up in an off grid community where we had to keep all of our machines going to work the farm etc....
Pennsylvania USGS Did you guys feel that? YES we did!!! It seems to be coming from an undisclosed location in Pennsylvania 🧐 Worker: not to worry it’s just Matt, he’s at it again 🤣
I'm here to put this bad rep that everybody has put on starting fluid to rest All that cranking you did on that motor just wearing out your starter and your battery. You put a couple of sniffs in (while cranking) and it fired right up. Starting fluid is not your enemy.....your mind is your enemy. I used it for fifty years and lve never blown up an engine.
I have the 'Hawaiian snow blower' powered by a Chinese Honda clone. It starts fine when it's about 70F. When it gets below 40F it needs either every time. Once it starts it runs just fine.
#suggestion 🙂 Matt, regarding all the messages you've mentioned that you're constantly getting and don't have a time to read. The good common practice is to set a few special subject hashtags, for example #offer #collab #suggestion #protip or likewise. And then address your subscribers to put these hashtags, if they got a suitable special occasion, into their messages, whether in email title or in the header of message in social media, etc. Thus you'll be able to sort your messages and reach these of interest first.
You seriously need some hearing protection when running unsilenced engines - instant hearing damage matey, as each exhaust stroke's the equivalent of a rifle shot.
I don't even have to watch the video. I just hit the like button and then watch. I still go back and make sure I hit the like button. Can I hit it twice.?
I tried to tell my wife that I'm not the only guy that drags home scrap and makes it run again. She says we both have a serious problem and she knows how your wife feels.
Dude, I was watching Matt's video and chuckling in awe of his success reviving the Grader, and my wife (without looking up from her book) said "Don't even think about it". I laughed for two days about that. I got in trouble for his project!!
Been moving heavy shit my whole life long and I'm 51 now, still not feeling anything. So I call bullshit on the people who say you're going to regret it later on in life.
57 + back gone now - i was also invincible. an autobox got me when fellow mechanic who was helping me collapsed + i saved the box. thats it - im finished now. turned out my friend was diabetic - just didnt know at time. had to drop to 4 day week + even that is a mighty struggle sometimes. be careful andre - its a really bad place to be
I just love your channel, your tenacity in making old and disguarded things work is delightful to watch. Looking forward to the next installment. David in the U.K.
That's awesome, Matt! Question. When you engage the starter does it have wiring in there somewhere that automatically heats those glow plug intake heater looking plugs? If not I imagine that hooking those up to a switch and relay would solve the cold start issue keeping you from having to use the boost juice.
(so cool to see the channel rolling ....compacting along! I remember when we toured the grounds (early 2020) and the non believers had nothing good to say about the old trucks. I hope they stuck around for the months of fun that followed)
COOL! Yet another useful tool for your tool selection area!!...you're collecting some pretty useful tools. All for NEARLY a fraction of their actual value, even including incidental costs AND Labor!!. Wowsers!! Your Farm is gonna be AWESOME! AND you're gonna be able to maintain it, too! As you were assembling this compactor, I was thinking: this "frankenstein" machine better work! And whudda ya know: SHE' S ALIVE!! YOU ARE AMAZING W/MACHINES!!
Matt, the first video I saw of yours was the crane you accidentally bought. You said you bid on it even though you didn't really want it, and I was gonna start hatin' on you for running up the price at an auction. But I didn't. I have watched several of your videos. And now, it is a pleasure to watch you at work. Stay strong bud.
I'm 71 and have been lifting stuff my whole life. No aches or pains. The more you do the better shape you will be when you get old. Don't listen to those who were probably not in shape when they were 30 years old.
Ether the magical fuel. That little diesel runs pretty good sounds great
This is turning into a musem of yesterday's machinery, and i'm all for it.
It reminds me of a low budget mail order bride. It's huge. It's heavy. It's powerful. It's ugly. It's loud. It's totally a useful hard worker. And it stinks! Plus there's a video about it. What's not to love about her?
Why do I always feel joy when you get that ear to ear smile right after something starts running for the first time in 20 years?
Love your videos. Thanks!
Eva: Why is the whole house shaking?
*walks down to garage*
Matt: Look! I'm compacting the garage! Isn't this great?!?
Lol
🤣🤣🤣
Eva: Can you put a seat on that thing Matt??? 😜😲🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@marcusgs12345 The washing machine won't seem the same.
@@marcusgs12345 and when it's on, then it's momma's turn! 😍😍
I love that little compactor! Especially its frankenstein motor!! That's salvage at it's BEST!! Well done!
32:41 Dr. Frankenstein's demonic laughter.
5 very good
Perfect way to start the morning mustie1 and diesel creek
Yes! Perfect Sunday! Just finished mustie!
Truer words have not been spoken! LOL My day can only get worse from here on out!!
I have to agree, but if ya an't got salvage workshop on ya list ya'll missin' out.
And Matt’s off-road recovery!
You forgot Jonathan W and later today, Project Farm. Who cares about the NFL, NBA or MLB.
You are practically building a 20th century farm implement museum single handedly. I love it. Maybe you should put all these machines in the church and charge admission :)
I'm amused that it is now four different colors. Yellow, green, orange and black :D
Frankenpactor
@@MRIsomewhaereguy It's ALIVE...it's ALIVE !!!
I love the Frankenstein look. Hope he doesn't paint it too much.
Painting is good
@@MrChassmith Igor, more energy!- Yes, Master!
:-D
Watching that Wrangler's rear wheels locked up and sliding down that incline!
Crazy!
I'm betting your neighbors have a game called 'What the heck did Matt get now?'
or, why won't our house sell?
Our old neighbors use to say the same thing about me! LOL
They may have even helped the real-estate agent sell it, in 2008 when nothing was selling. 😜👍
I've never had a neighbor like that.
ide love to be his neighbor. i do the same kinda stuff
Was your dad a mechanic
Learn ..Tag & Bag
If you zip lock bag and label as you take it apart...you can reassemble later without problems....keeping parts and fasteners together helps too...then your memory can reboot as you go...
An even more appropriate expression at 22:24: "I'll jump off that bridge when I come to it."
"We'll burn that bridge when we come to it".
Matt, man you have a sharp mind getting all this impossible mechanical work done. Totally amazing, I'm captivated by your videos. So ya know, I am not disappointed I never hear from you, your video's are all I need.
Both you and Mustie always make my day .... Now where's that beer?
17:20 "It's all coming back to me now," Said the blind man as he peed into the wind 😂😂😂
Classic, saw it before on AvEs channel, don’t get why I find it so funny but I do😂
I see, says the blind man peeing into the wind, It's All coming back to me now!. Lmfao
" Every little bit counts" said the mosquito as he peed into the ocean.
Cool! That clear gasket is actually a shim. That sets the timing of the fuel injector pump unit. Once she is up and humming you may have to fine tune that.
Yeah agreed, I believe that control injector timing and possibly the pressure as well
@@John.strong I turbocharged a kid
Thanks bud I kinda thought that was the case so I used the shims from the yellow pump, not sure how to fine tune it tho
@@DieselCreek I'm sure there is a spec, but who knows what that is!
Like a 855 cummins
I just love that moment when the engine takes off the very first time and your face expression of joy and triumph is seen covering the screen makes us all happy. Thanks for sharing all your happy moments.
My guess why the starter does not work is that being military means 24 volt. Anyway, cool. Thanks for the vid.
That was my first thought as well. No charging system because it may have relied on another piece of equipment it was paired with.
that dump truck has the best sounding horn i have ever heard !!!!!
I like that right angle Milwaukee ratchet. I never saw a fuel tank that had studs passing thru it.
I’m not a fan of that fuel tank deal
Watching junk restored to functioning again is so satisfying. 😊
Nice job Matt!
Thanks bud 👍🏼
Thanks dude
In Matt's usual great work history of excellence!
Thanks👍🏻
@@DieselCreek sounds more like a helicopter
Hey Matt... just a reminder... nearly everything military wants to run 24VDC.
It's likely that the green starter wasn't engaging the flywheel because you were using 12VDC.
Additionally, be careful when you work with the stator & regulator, so you are getting it setup for 12V instead of 24V.
After you have worked on any of the engines. It's great watching how excited you get when you get them running!
I get excited for you!
Always cheering you on Matt.
Sincerly, Ed
I do wish you'd get some ear defenders. Hearing is something you'll miss when it's gone...
I remember it!
Exciting man! This would have been nice to use packing in gravel at the container shop.
I’ve ended up with more compaction equipment then you can shake a stick at... think I have 5 rollers 5 jumping jack tampers and a plate tamper now... only paid for one roller
I love how you start whooping and hollering when it starts.
True enjoyment right there
"I regret it now."
Carrying on......
Admirable.
Rewatching the video is not cheating. It's alternative memory. It is a good thing to have the video.
I think you made the right decision to save Frankie.
Matt, really love the "will it run" videos. Seeing you analyze the problem(s) and fixing it (them) is STELLAR!!!!!
The forward/backward vibration lever is there for a reason. If you want to do a high compaction you spin it in the opposite direction. It will increase the vibration force significantly
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together
If there's one thing we know, it's that lawns love compaction.
I almost get as excited as you do when they come back alive...... really really enjoy these videos as you bring them back from the dead !!
I love old machines come back to life
Of all the machines you have, I think this little guy is my favourite.
It's cute, as machines go and when idling, it all wobbles nicely.
The smile on your face when she fires is priceless.
A truism: "You're going to regret it when you're older." "I regret it now." lol
I knew it'd hurt when I was older, nobody ever told me it'd be all day, everyday...
Down to 10% of the cartilage in my knees and hips after a lifetime of being the human fork lift, and 20 + years as an electrician climbing ladders with a full tool belt
I have half a dozen steel parts that are 30+ years old now. The steel parts are just fine, the bones they are attached to... not so much. The list of people I wish this on is pretty damn short. Matt, you are not on that list, please take care of what you have left.
Baz Lurmann said it best in the tune "sunscreen". Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone...
I know that regret, and I still do it like the dumbass I am.
I've been watching you for a little over a year now,
but I actually don't know what your real job is.
-keep up the great work
When the world goes to hell and we all live like Mad Max, I want guys like Matt in my tribe.
Mustie1, Jonathan W, Junkyard Digs, Thunderhead289 et al would fit well in that tribe too
Along with Mortsky and Jeremy Fielding.
NOBODY?? I go for Wes.
Under current world leadership we are getting there.
Absolutely
Your ability to never say quit and always find a solution, is impressive.
I cant vouch for everyone but I would certainly watch a ten hour video of yours occassinlly just so you know You always have very interesting videos and you share knowledge with us that i find amazing that a young person like you has Thanks for sharing
I just like hearing the colloquialisms like '...drier than a popcorn fart..." and many other gems.
Understand, I never knew there was such a thing as a trench compactor, and will never use one, yet I have sat transfixed for 40 minutes watching and cheering your bringing this one back to life! You have skills Sir! When I work on mechanical objects, I wind up bleeding and using language that makes dogs run away. you calmly handle whatever comes up and I have NEVER heard you use foul language. Kudos to you Sir, and thanks for sharing these videos with us.
You need a little bridge crane, Matt. My dear old dad was a farmer physics master and could do anything with pulleys and rollers and homemade tripods and such. I'd love to watch you build a homemade bridge crane in your shop and stop lifting those heavy objects with a "soft frame." I'm 66 and that "you'll regret this when your old" is a fact, friend.
Building a crane is great advice. Your viewers don't want to see you get hurt, so the comments are well meaning. Also, get off your knees and use your "new" crane to put stuff up on the workbench. And wear gloves for all the chemical nasties you use. Take the advice from the older generation before you wish you did. Take care, love what you are doing and look forward to your vids.
68, retired carpenter on my third hernia, so ya
@@999torino 10 -4 on that
Don't you love it when a plan comes together. Great video
“You’re gonna regret it when you’re older”
“I regret it now”
Me being a 22 year old marine as well as an industrial maintenance technician; I can definitely already relate to that feeling.
Oh, I definitely have the United States Army to thank for my blown apart knees. Luckily, the military in general these days is aware that they can't load us up with 80lbs of gear and a weapon and run us all over the damn place with garbage throwaway boots. Gear is a lot better now than it was when I was in the grunts. All the best, Trav.
I think he has an engine hoist right there too.
@@tiredoldmechanic1791, he needs to use that engine hoist. I’ve got 2 knees that have Diabetic neuropathy and can no longer do what I used to do. I’m now 65 years old.
Don’t go doing all that lifting if not necessary.
If you have an engine hoist, use it. Work smart. Let the devices do the lifting, or whatever strenuous activity needs to be done.
I’m 65 years old and a Type 2 Diabetic, with Diabetic Neuropathy (it presents in both knees, you don’t want it). I’ve also had lumbar disc surgery with vertebrae fusion.
@@jmikronis7376 I had both knees replaced before I was 55 and my back went bad in my late 60s putting pressure on the nerves so my legs don't always do what I want them to do.
When you get an engine running your face is a picture welldone mat great fix
Anyone else think of the song “One Piece at a Time” by Johnny Cash watching this video?
I was thinking of Edgar Winter's Frankenstein with all those different engine parts.
Yes,I was
or my compactor of many colors
Yep!
You know your stuff when it comes to old beautiful equipment
Should call this one Frankenstein or Frankie, built out of parts from three donors. Cheers !) Nice job!)
Sarge. Military component. Battle scars. Speaks with authority when needed.
You're a complete mad scientist. This machine is a beast!
So glad you were able to find the surplus engine. I kinda think a repower would’ve been the easy(cheatin) route!😉 I’m thinking the military might’ve been on the right track though with the oil cooler adapter under the oil filter. It might just stop an old air-cooled diesel from chewing up bearings?
keeping idiots with cans of ether away from it will go a lot farther. He was smart about it, giving it the tiniest whiff possible. Not everyone does that. They blow half a can in them before they even start cranking, end bearings and wrist pin bushing get hammered, then run 'er hard 'til she blows. Then the outfit wonders why they can't keep a decent mechanic.
@@infoanorexic sounds like good advice, can you tell what Matt meant by Etherlock?
Was looking for what that was, thnx!
@@pear7777 Ether ignites under compression, like diesel, but at much lower pressure. Since it's already mixed with the air, it will ignite at a point where it will fight the starter because it's still in the process of compressing, and will try to kick the engine in the wrong direction. That's why the engine should be spinning when the ether (at the smallest amount possible) goes in, so the momentum will help carry it past top dead center. Too much ether can cause a bigger conflict than the starter can handle, and keep it from cranking. If too large of a dose hits it while it's already spinning (or just starting to run), the conflicting forces can be enough to hammer rod bearings and wrist pin bushings so they no longer fit within tolerances. I've seen galled and spun bearing shells and bent rods because of too much ether. Mainly on small diesels like this one. When bearing material is practically welded to the crank journals, you know something nasty (and preventable) happened. Makes a mechanic want to take his little square headed hammer and use it to create big round knots on the head of the one that did it.
Another beast for the fleet .Private Pounder sounds like a good name
Matt was laughing like an eleven year old girl scout who just sold all her cookies!!! Nicely done!!!
I never had skipped ahead in any of your videos because the content and editing is really good. Found myself wanting to skip ahead on the winch video but still couldn’t do it out of respect to you Matt
I wonder if that oil filter adapter with the hose was so you could add an oil cooler to the engine if you wanted? Neat video as always Matt.
Yes I think that’s what it was for!
That housing was the oil cooler. The hose was a coolant hose. Coolant is circulated through the base, typically.
@@brokenwrist24 Coolant from where? This engine is air cooled. Is this application something you are familiar with. Just asking.
@@larrywalker7759 this engine can be upgraded to oil-cooled. And looking at two dead rod bearing engines -- that's a thing I'd definitely do!
It very could have had an auxiliary cooling tank, or been plumbed into something that was liquid cooled. I'm well aware it's air cooled. I'm also familiar with oil coolers, and that's exactly what that plate is. It's an oil cooler. Looks like a liquid to liquid cooler. The 2.0 vw engine used a very similar looking oil cooler. I've had to change a couple o-rings on those. Without knowing what that engine came off of, and what it was used for, it's hard to determine how the coolant was pumped to the cooler. Now, could I be wrong and it's actually part of an air to oil cooler system? Sure. Oil comes out before the filter, gets cooled, returns back to the engine through the filter or vice versa, either way the oil is cooled and filtered.
ITS Alive!, ITS ALIVE!!!!!! Awesome job Dr, Frankenstein ( LOL) using 3 different units to get it running!!
Great video Matt! I dig that little machine. Now that you know it works (and because you have to tear it apart again to swap in the stator and flywheel from the original engine) I think it is worthy of a quick steam bath and Diesel Creek garage paint job. Along that same line, I think someone needs to come up with a cool logo that you can slap on your equipment (and merch) once you finish an overhaul. Just an idea, but I think it would be fun, plus there is another revenue stream for you. You are almost up to a quarter million subscribers now.... Just sayin. lol
Keep up the good work!
Good job, Matt! Another piece of equipment saved from the scrap pile!
There are usually pivotal points in a video where I smash the like button immediately- in this case, it was the quote: “you’re going to regret that when you’re older!” “I regret it *now*” 😂
I'm really enjoying your videos. It reminds me of growing up in an off grid community where we had to keep all of our machines going to work the farm etc....
Pennsylvania USGS Did you guys feel that? YES we did!!! It seems to be coming from an undisclosed location in Pennsylvania 🧐 Worker: not to worry it’s just Matt, he’s at it again 🤣
10:58 the 'thinking about life decisions which brought you here' face. :)
Machine: "i am old and weary, i beg you, please let me die"
Matt: "NO, you will serve me now"
Forklift: "I am at your service to pick it up and lay it down"
Matt: "Nah, I am gonna pick it up myself"
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!
The man has like 5 pieces of equipment that can lift things and he still picks up heavy ass engines by himself 😂
With all the different colored parts from various engines it's starting look look like frankenstein's monster. Great job!!
I'm here to put this bad rep that everybody has put on starting fluid to rest All that cranking you did on that motor just wearing out your starter and your battery. You put a couple of sniffs in (while cranking) and it fired right up. Starting fluid is not your enemy.....your mind is your enemy. I used it for fifty years and lve never blown up an engine.
Amen dude
I have the 'Hawaiian snow blower' powered by a Chinese Honda clone. It starts fine when it's about 70F. When it gets below 40F it needs either every time. Once it starts it runs just fine.
How much ether have you sniffed
Tips from Sweden. Brake cleaning is much gentler to use as starting gas for diesel engines.
i think we can all agree there is a lot of things we do that is instant regret.
Like not subscribing to Diesel Creek sooner. 😉
It is so neat how you get excited when you get one to start off I really enjoy watching that
#suggestion 🙂
Matt, regarding all the messages you've mentioned that you're constantly getting and don't have a time to read.
The good common practice is to set a few special subject hashtags, for example #offer #collab #suggestion #protip or likewise.
And then address your subscribers to put these hashtags, if they got a suitable special occasion, into their messages, whether in email title or in the header of message in social media, etc.
Thus you'll be able to sort your messages and reach these of interest first.
I think you've hit the level of viewers that you should just do a Live Stream Q&A, you could include a garage/shop tour.
You seriously need some hearing protection when running unsilenced engines - instant hearing damage matey, as each exhaust stroke's the equivalent of a rifle shot.
I like the way colours perfectly matching
(She is alive! Diesel Creek turns on the vibrate mode).
University of PA Seismic Monitoring Dept: "Holy cow!!!! Did you record get that !?"
ROFLMFAO!
I know that I am enjoying the channel when I get excited as the project comes together
No competition for first lol because I’m just here to watch
I love that it's made out of 3 different colors. Really sets the mood for that shitbox feel.
Haha “I regret it now”
Another fine edition to Matt's Antique Iron Roadshow! Nice Work Sir you can never go wrong with Built Well!
I don't even have to watch the video. I just hit the like button and then watch. I still go back and make sure I hit the like button. Can I hit it twice.?
Sure hit it as much as you like, it is like a light switch flipping it hundred times does not make the light brighter and would just turn it off. 🙃
Right click, emojis, thumb up. 👍
Yes!!!!!! Great idea!
I don't know shit about Diesels or heavy equipment but I love watching your videos keep that shit up
I tried to tell my wife that I'm not the only guy that drags home scrap and makes it run again. She says we both have a serious problem and she knows how your wife feels.
Dude, I was watching Matt's video and chuckling in awe of his success reviving the Grader, and my wife (without looking up from her book) said "Don't even think about it". I laughed for two days about that. I got in trouble for his project!!
something just so satisfying to see an old piece of equipment come back to life.
Just think about what would happen if Matt and Andrew Camerata were neighbors
It's Soo satisfying taking old stuff and make it work again.
Been moving heavy shit my whole life long and I'm 51 now, still not feeling anything. So I call bullshit on the people who say you're going to regret it later on in life.
It's more how you lift it than it is lifting heavy objects
57 + back gone now - i was also invincible. an autobox got me when fellow mechanic who was helping me collapsed + i saved the box. thats it - im finished now.
turned out my friend was diabetic - just didnt know at time.
had to drop to 4 day week + even that is a mighty struggle sometimes.
be careful andre - its a really bad place to be
Been working hard my whole life, I'll have time for aches when I'm dead.
@@mullerandre95 fingers crossed u r right, some of us just ran out of luck
@@mullerandre95 heyy,you're jus 51 you got another 51 more to live
I love that little compactor, that will be nice to have to use own a job site.
11:54 “I am popular today, Jewish Christmas” what a iconic quote
I just love your channel, your tenacity in making old and disguarded things work is delightful to watch. Looking forward to the next installment.
David in the U.K.
Yes I'm older, 75 yo and I'm here to testify definitely, yes you should quit doing that!
You are either a Genius or the luckiest person I have ever known!! Keep up the good work. ☺
That's awesome, Matt! Question. When you engage the starter does it have wiring in there somewhere that automatically heats those glow plug intake heater looking plugs? If not I imagine that hooking those up to a switch and relay would solve the cold start issue keeping you from having to use the boost juice.
Bringing old equipment back to life.
Nice job 👍
you have an engine hoist and forklift- why you being the human engine hoist and forklift? mmm mmm mmm tsk tsk tsk.
(so cool to see the channel rolling ....compacting along! I remember when we toured the grounds (early 2020) and the non believers had nothing good to say about the old trucks. I hope they stuck around for the months of fun that followed)
COOL! Yet another useful tool for your tool selection area!!...you're collecting some pretty useful tools. All for NEARLY a fraction of their actual value, even including incidental costs AND Labor!!. Wowsers!! Your Farm is gonna be AWESOME! AND you're gonna be able to maintain it, too!
As you were assembling this compactor, I was thinking: this "frankenstein" machine better work!
And whudda ya know: SHE' S ALIVE!!
YOU ARE AMAZING W/MACHINES!!
is fun watching you bringing life back to your machines.
Awesome job.. just need to swap parts to get her to charge. Fab an intake & exhaust & fix those leaks & she's job ready!!! Bring on part 2!
Matt, the first video I saw of yours was the crane you accidentally bought. You said you bid on it even though you didn't really want it, and I was gonna start hatin' on you for running up the price at an auction. But I didn't. I have watched several of your videos. And now, it is a pleasure to watch you at work. Stay strong bud.