Gas-Powered Pogo Stick Rammer Thingamabob [Restoration]
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2022
- Welcome to the greatest thing you are going to see for a long time. This restoration is on a Barco BR-5 Rammer made by the Barco Mfg. Co.. This marvel of insane engineering is technically a 2-stroke motor with no rotation and two pistons. You read that right. The top piston sucks in air and fuel through the carburetor on the upstroke and that mixture ignites when the piston nears the top and trips the magneto, creating a spark at the spark plug. Springs pull the top piston up and you push the top piston back down. The explosion in the cylinder now pushes the lower piston out from the bottom of the machine. The lower piston just so happens to have large magnesium foot (why magnesium? I have no idea) attached to it, so the whole machine jumps in the air with each explosion. When gravity eventually takes over, the 200lb machine slams into the ground, completing its job an a tamper. Its job might be over, but the horror has just begun as the momentum of the top top piston slamming back down to the ground eventually leads the springs to pull it back up, beginning the cycle all over again. This means that the tool can actually keep running without human input, slowly stomping down the street, crushing everything in its path, and the only way to stop it is to grab the handle while in motion and hold it up so the top piston can no longer trip the magneto. That is the only off switch.
Other than the horror, it's insanely fun to use and is great at children's birthday parties and cideries.
The most challenging part was machining new valves to some unknown specification.
The amount of broken, seized, and missing parts made this one of the most difficult restorations so far, with the lack of a manual also contributing to that. If you ever see a manual for this tool, please contact me at handtoolrescue@gmail.com
I've complied an album of images and documentation found on this tool: imgur.com/a/M2BAKmh
You can see the patent for this tool here: patents.google.com/patent/US2...
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Please contact me at handtoolrescue@gmail.com if you ever come across a manual for this machine. Thank you and don't die!
You intend to use this contraption? I feel for you feet.
"and don't die!" That's oddly specific.. Are you planning on 'visiting' the people whom email you?
I write an email to you, please look a it maybe you find some cool manuals, not for br5 but for other models
Increíble...me encanto...un reto dificilisimo..
Felicitaciones 🇦🇷🏚️📸🔦
Make a pogo stick out of it ! i saw your gasoline one but i think this one would be way much better!
If nothing else, it'll keep the sandworms away from your spice harvester
You win RUclips today!
Damnit. Beat me to it. Take my like.
This needs more likes.
this jumping rammer brings all the sandworms to the yard
Spicy comment.
This thing has to be the most dangerous non-bladed tool I've ever seen. Bravo to you sir for bringing it back to life and surviving the encounter!
"Most dangerous, non bladed tool" is exactly right! That beast could do so much damage in a split second, even the coroner would have a hard time figuring out what happened!!
@@charlesake8033Now you have me imagining this thinking killing someone then fleeing the scene xD
There was a contractor in our town who had six of these. He had a guy who pretty much worked full time trying to keep two of the running. He also had a huge guy who could run one in each hand at the same time...though I think that was just to show that he could do it.
I haven't seen one of those rammers in use for decades. Damn fine job, sir - you've kept a piece of engineering history from the scrap-heap. Must be one hell of a rush to operate that insane device!!
I still remember seeing them used in minor road works as late as the 1990s or early 2000s in Europe. The ones I remember didn't run continuously though, you had to flick a trigger with your thumb for every explosion. There also was a different version that used a regular four-stroke engine and rotating eccentric mass, looked and sounded much less archaic and amazing.
So what is the point of this machine what exactly does it do ? Any info please would be greatly appreciated
@@jamesfair9751 It's for compacting soil before building something on top of the area.
@@jamesfair9751 and destroying the evidence of the murder of that a$$hole foreman
@@BEdmonson85 thank you
I have three of those rammers. Two for spares and one fully working. It has an interchangeable foot for round, rectangle and horseshoe for going around fence posts. Last used for gate posts. Being an oldie now I hop it off the trailer to the job. Gives you a work out but it is not a beast to use once you master it. The handle is more offset that that one and does not move on a slide, being just rubber mounted to the engine top. Super restoration. Thank you, best from the UK.
Not seen one of those foot splaterers working in the UK since the early 80s! Top job keeping on working!
dude, that thing is crazy! Great resto!
Always fun seeing the people I subscribe to watching the people I subscribe to!
I wownt thayt! 😉
didn't think i wewd see you here.
Thanks! You need to try it out. Life changing fun!
Hey there dookie... er Duke-ee 🤣
A) That might just be the largest slotted screw there is. That's mental.
B) I've never seen you struggle so much with a disassembly. That thing had no intentions of coming apart at all.
3) That's easily one of the neatest "what the hell were they thinking" machines I've ever seen, and that includes your swinging circular saw thing. It's surprisingly quiet too.
Good work on this restoration.
You should see the slotted screws on the breech of 16 inch naval guns
I'd like to mention something here about Eric's talent. This is just another one of those obscure items only a few people have ever seen and likely little to no reference on how to fix it. This thing, the fractal vise, a check perforator. If something is broke or missing he can only rely on his intuition to figure it out. 👏 bravo sir bravo 👍
that fractal vise blew my mind.i didn't know they existed 😀
These were super common during street and track buildimg so I'd say more than a few people habe used them.
If you wanna get crazy, there is a road building team in Germany that only uses Steam Tractors, these things and other tools from that time to build roads.
The fractal vise…. A classic!
@@an2thea514 super common when and where? When more importantly. You could probably visit a dozen construction sites and you might find one old white haired foreman that remembers his dad using one in the revolutionary war when Abraham Lincoln discovered America
What a wonderful and complex restoration! This brought back memories. When I left the States and moved to Germany in 1965 these Barco Backbreakers were to be seen everywhere. After the war the Autobahns were built with these machines. I had one for awhile, but was very frustrated with it because it would only fire occasionally and drive you nuts the rest of the time. I didn't have time to look into it and gave it to a neighbor who helped me pave my driveway. Barco doesn't make them anymore, but there are still a few around here in Germany. I will look for a manual.
I remember them as well, though I guess around where I grew up the delmag h2s was more common.
@@R1ddic true.. when I was a kid those were still common on many building sites
Did you saw any reparations for poland?
Awesome Roberto the insane robot impressions. The resemblance was uncanny. Awesome work.
The cheesy grin makes my day. Don't care abour whatever the heck you are attempting to restore. Thank you!
I'll bet the neighbors are thrilled at your new acquisition! Awesome as always.
I'd like to borrow this for 6am Sunday morning after my nitwit neighbors have another late doof doof party.
@@mattagnew206
Downstairs Neighbors? No Problem! Just Deploy This Thing, And Boom; You're Suddenly Hated By Everyone In The Immediate Vicinity Of Your Home!
Had to applaud you for your epic museum grade restoration of this "death machine", the sheer determination to get through it at the risk to life, sanity and opening up a sinkhole on your property. The fact you had to guesstimate part specifications & tolerances, work from no documentation and just magically make it function without blowing up the neighborhood... impressive, just impressive. Yes I agree, this is one of the most intensive restorations you've done so far, will keep coming back for more. Kudos!
Ah, but he forgot to notify the US Geological Survey. The value of his house just nosedived as it's on an active seismic fault...
@@JelMain 🤣
@@JelMain It's to his benefit, then, that he is Canadian.
@@trapjohnson In days of old, when knights were bold, and women weren't invented, the guys drilled holes in telegraph poles, to keep themselves contented.
The USGS must be putting it down to lumberjacks and grizzlies, then.
@@JelMain Thanks for the chuckle.
It was a real pleasure (and somewhat emotional) watching your retoration on this Barco Rammer. Thanks so much for posting this!!! My 87 year old Dad and I restored a Barco H-6 (1937 model) gasoline jackhammer before his passing. He could barely walk, but he absolutely loved going to my shop and working on projects. A friend gave me the jackhammer as a totally rusted mess and I didn't have much hope for it. Taking our time, we got each piece restored and back together. Now, it's a beautiful machine. We hadn't yet built a coil circuit for it when he passed earlier this year, so he never saw it run. Knowing how much he wanted to see it in operation, it will be an emotional day when I do start it up. It's something I want to do in his honor and as a celebration of our time together in the shop.
There is a nice compilation of Barco pictures, manuals and parts lists at gothotrocks.com/barco/barco/barco.htm. He has posted a user's manual for an older tamper/rammer, but not for the one in this video. Perhaps others can help him add Barco documents, advertisements and articles to his site.
One of the maddest machines I've ever seen...
Ive never seen a machine so happy to be alive again
You have no idea how much memories this brings back, my granpa used to have one of these at his farm like 30 years ago. He used to be a local contractor building farm sheds and whatnot after WW2, where they started to use these things to compact the loose soil around the lands there, later as 'retirementgift' he was given one of these. I never was allowed to use it, as you say in the description, its a 'ongoing' device that cant stop. He died about 10 years later, his shoulders absolute wrecked, my uncle kept it in his shed for years to come, i never know what happened to it. I still remember how my sister always thought it was the 'grown up' version of a pogo stick, motorized one for 18+ folks :D
My first thought was put pedals on that thing, but thinking about it you'd have 2 broken legs TBH...
@@Madlintelf ruclips.net/video/iyM0rkoO-XI/видео.html
@@Madlintelf or some crushed discs in your back
@@Madlintelf people have built pogo sticks powered this way and even devices you strapped your feet in to run and jump faster, higher and further that was basically miniaturized versions of this. Not very successful devices I'll admit but they have been built and do work, kind of.
I don't remember the exact circumstances but some years back I was thinking about how a diesel powered pogo stick might work and ended up finding a lot of videos about these things right here on YT...
Let’s build a whatnot togehter!
The amount of engineering that went into this tool blows my mind.
Some guy saw a need for this tool for a specific purpose designed and set forth sourcing castings, forgings, nuts and bolts, baskets, tubes, wires, pistons and rods and every other intricate details to create this. 😳
A whole set of production lines had to be made to manufacture every tool specific part.
Mind blown.
As an engineer with todays tools I am amazed what at what they managed. Must have been quite some r&d.
Engineers are truly insane. They take concepts that are CLEARLY a terrible idea and force them into existence by sheer force of will
I'm really in awe of the combination of knowledge, hard work, ambition, humor, and bravery needed to do this restoration! There are restorations I see and think, "I could do that, or lesser version of that." But this one is so beyond the scope of my measly knowledge I can't tell you how impressed I am. The end of this video is also the most fun I think I've ever seen a man having with his cloths on!!! Congratulations on an epic rescue.
"The end of this video is also the most fun I think I've ever seen a man having with his cloths on!!!" ----> This got me laughing in the floor
That thing is absolutely amazing. Crazy, dangerous, and absolutely amazing. Also, the "narrated videos on now Patreon" is probably the single best Patreon ad I've seen. Sign me up!
Don't normally comment but this is the most ambitious restoration I've ever seen. An unfathomable machine with myriad stubborn parts all expertly restored or replaced and put back together perfectly. A triumph. Well done sir.
20:18 "Now stand back, I gotta practice my stabbin'!"
Amazing mechanical skills dude!
I saw one of these live in action 1980 when they totally repaved the street I lived on which included replacing all gas water sewer lines on entire street. As kids we thought this machine was amazing.
Dude that is one of the coolest tools I’ve ever seen you restore!!! I love the design. I was sitting here thinking, “how the hell is this thing operated like a 2-stroke engine??” And then bam! It’s a manually charged 2-stroke piston hammer!! So cool!!
The Barco rammer - Indisputably the finest. It will ram, it will pound, it will press. It will do what you want it to do. The perfect date for Crow and Tom.
MST3K is where the thumbnail photo is from!
It's so crazy that I would have ever heard of a Barco Rammer but that episode is burned into my mind forever.
That was exactly what jumped into my mind when I saw the thumbnail! A perfect choice!
OMG you are my hero! 🤣 I grew up watching MST3K I love everything about that damn show haha
In my opinion that was the most intresting restoration yet.
There where at least 3 times in the video I said to my self "that's it, he's gonna throw the all damn thing to the fxxk it bucket".
But you made your magic.
Your persistent and talent has my highest respect.
And I haven't even started to talk about this strange contraption with valves all over the place.
Eric thank you for a wonderful video. It was exciting and amusing and as always, I learned new things.
Well done indeed.
There are a lot of great restoration videos on RUclips but yours are on another level.
The man is unstoppable.
And if he can't fix it Jimmy diresta will try and if he can't fix it mustie 1 can lol its not going to be throw away
Check out the small engine drill that was a SAGA!! all 3 have videos about it.
The grass will never grow in that spot again!
I've seen something similar operating as a pile driver mounted to a huge derrick. Thunderous bangs and clouds of smoke. It took me a while to figure out it was just a simple one-cylinder diesel. Amazing!
Really pushing the limits of what can be considered a hand tool to be rescued :)
I am in my 80's and have never seen such a thing as that bouncer. Good job remembering where everything goes.
I think he started recording so that he would not need to remember, then had the idea that someone else may want to see the process and uploaded to youtube.
I've never seen this exact model. Those I remember had a rubber booth that protected the piston and cowls over just about everything else. Made them look a lot sleeker and modern. And even those were very sparingly used as far as I understand.
Lucky you didn't find one of these or we may be reading...
"Here lies the body of Edward Markham, taken from us in the year of our lord 1958. A dedicated mine clearing expert that sacrificed his life that others would live"
@@MrCafitzgerald also to show the customer what was done that way no one can say he didn't put back original parts and it shows them his quality of craftsmanship. I have a parts bin with magically appearing parts.
What a "dynamic" old machine. We use the modern version of this frequently. We call them, as does the rental company, compactors.They compact soil much deeper than the walk behind plate compactors used to prep the ground for a concrete slab. Anytime there is a need to compact soil deeper than 5-6" , one of these "Gallopin' Gerty" compactors is used if a larger machine won't fit into the space. If you've never seen a contractor use a compactor, you'll know two things. #1 Why the concrete slab cracked next to the house #2 You need a different contractor.
As a former mechanic for Wacker Corp., we called them rammers
Great info! 👍
We just called them Wackers kinda like band-aid
They were common in the UK when I was a child - present whenever men dug a hole in the road - which was often. They fascinated me and, aged about 2 or 3, I named them "bedumfers" - from the sound they made. That kind of stuck as their name in the family.😀
@@jc3745 Jumping jacks is what I always heard them called, and they were indeed Wacker brand if I recall
Hi from Japan. I've been seeing you for a few years now, and I'm already a registered fan.
I've been seeing originality for a long time, and I'm grateful that it has meaning and gives me direction.
I am surprised that someday there will not be a free vise for repair in Japan. Greetings.
I don't think I've ever seen you struggle this much in a restoration before! This contraption was fighting you at every bolt, piston, gasket, valve, nut and piece... Good on you for sticking with it! This was a challenge for sure, but you won in the end, no doubt about it.
A rammer like that is a scary kind of fun! If you lose focus for just a second, you'll have summer teeth in a hurry... Some are here, and some are there! But that thing is one heck of a conversation piece!
Thanks for another great video, you deserve a break to relieve sore arms, fingers and legs after fighting this thing.
A weapon of mass compression! Beautiful job as always.
Good call on the Roberto reference. It looks just like him.
Wat i like the most about his is how easily it is started. no priming, no battery that goes dead, you can put this in your garage and when you walk by in 10 years just let it bounce two times to get in the right moode, before you return it.
One of my favourite things about this channel is seeing the restoration of things I've never heard of, or even know how they were meant to work, and then the reveal at the end
Could you imagine back in the day being the person who operated one of these for several hours a day on the job site? 🙃
You did a really nice job restoring this project. 👏
You would end up with white finger just the same as someone who uses a pneumatic drill all day.
They were usually operated by big Irish lads who could carry one of these things under each arm .
I ran similar machines quite often in my younger days. They beat you up and deafened you at the same time. Sure beat compacting footing trenches with a hand tamper.
I'd rather not.
Imagine being happy this is the alternative to how you were doing it.
The reason the foot is made of lightweight alloy is because it doesn't just exert tamping force when it lands, it does so taking off. To maximize that tamping force on "launch", we want the machine to weigh a lot (for inertia) and the piston to weigh very little (so more of the total energy available is spent tamping and not accelerating the foot).
as soon as i saw the picture i remembered see the street workers using them when i was a kid. I loved the video it was really well done and amazing to watch thanks
While impressive in it's own uniquely insane way, the swing saw is still my favorite life-threatening implement you've restored
I must agree. That swing saw did look a bit sketchy. Definitely one piece of equipment you don't stand in front of when operating.. LOL
I've never seen you struggle with so many parts on a single piece before. Also that was the coolest/funest and most terrifying machine I've ever seen
Most terrifying still goes to "the Model". ruclips.net/video/oUWOOFII144/видео.html
I Agree... I couldn't have said it better
@@the_dreamwriter *Whispering* The Model
I love these old devices. This man just taps into his genius, bringing things back from the dead reminding us of an era where common sense reigned, and we didn't need to be protected from ourselves. How many humans crushed their feet with this contraption I'll never know. Did the mafia employ this once or twice? Still, I'll never know. I do know this however, whatever they used it for, its intended use or otherwise, they sure looked high tech doing it! Bravo sir!
You had me in the first 30 seconds of this video.
After watching I have to say that looks like a load of fun. Although perhaps just a slight bit terrifying.
I think this was one of the most impressive restorations I have seen from you HTR, or from anybody. Superb.
J'ai utilisé ce genre de machine sur les chantiers dans les années 70. C'était très capricieux et il n'était pas rare de fendre le piston. En français on appelle cet outil une hie ou dame sauteuse.
J'adore vos vidéos. Continuez. 👍
alain moimême
20 hours ago
I used this kind of machine on construction sites in the 70s. It was very finicky and it was not uncommon to split the piston. In French, this tool is called a hie or dame sauteuse.(jumping lady)
I love your videos. Continue
Oh, this is a REAL restoration. Great work! I got a pegson er2 rammer running this summer. It was totally seized up, and the magneto wasn't working, but I managed to bring it back to life. I didn't do nearly as much as this though. But man was it fun learning how the thing works along the way. The first time it ignited and jumped it scared the crap outta me. And it wasn't even a full jump, once I got it hopping more often the machine freed itself up more, and it started hopping much higher.
Sooo..I watched the entire video and until you actually tried out the tool, I had NO idea what it was supposed to do or how it worked. When I got to the end I was like WOAH HOLY CRAP
Amazing work!
It never gets old watching someone make parts from scratch. The world needs more people with skills like these.
I used to trade in old electric lamps, most of them were entirely handmade. If they needed a domes screw they MADE a domed screw. the bras parts were cut with shears and rolled or hand beaten into shape.
It really adds a whole new dimension to thing to know that a skilled man took raw materials and created a thing of great beauty.
and the world needs people with more machines like these to make parts like these.
@@clown134 - Here in Bulgaria you can get anything made. My fave shop in town - not that I use it, i just like that it exists - is the "made to order gasket shop"
Take any old gasket in and they will cut you a new one, no need to go to BMW and pay €200 they will make you one for €10.
Take the part in, they will pattern a gasket off it for you.
I lived in Germany during the 80s and these, German version, were used to tamp paver stones. There is a bit of an art to running one of these kinda like a floor polisher. Another great video!
Apple Peeler Guy knocks another one out of the park! Brought it back to life in fact. I'm always amazed how he reassembles these like 12 year old me would put model airplane together. This one brings it to another level.
self described mechanical klutz here. lol
Such a pure invention…the end of this video is nothing but joy, until it takes on a mind of its own…and still joy
I actually remember seeing one of these being used in the 70's when i was a little kid
It was scary as hell then, time has not diminished its ferocity
Why this isn't used now?
@@femcel101 The modern petrol ones are much safer, the principle of the tamping rammer or vibratory rammer is still much the same, but not likely to punch you in the brain. No guarantees on toes though, they are fair game
@@mickmccoy5175 Congratulations on surviving! :)
I loved the anthropomorphisation just as much as I enjoyed the restoration!
I recently became addicted to your videos, and this thing was such a treat. The amount of patience and fabrication with this one was top notch! Tools like these make guys like us want to open up a museum of cool oddball tech that helped build countries.
That looked like pure satisfaction, a laugh and a smile when you ran it for the first time, I don't think I have ever seen you so happy...nice! As always thank you for letting us in on your projects!
Is it time to fabricate an even larger screwdriver? The COMICALLY Large Screwdriver by HandTool Industries!!!! Absolutely crazy restoration. Well done!
Apparently!
What a nightmare restoration, Miraculous job mate! A suggestion on the air filter, in a lot of old medical equipment (like vacuum pumps), the bronze netting was used to hold a wad of cotton wool as the actual filter material. I've even seen the cotton oiled like in a K&N style engine filter. Flipping brilliant job!
I could see you going to fairs, trade shows and conventions, showing off your museum of long forgotten tools, while playing a loop of your videos in the background. Probably a good way to sell off any that take up too much space or just don't serve a function for you. Also a great way to educate people up front and in person. Maybe you already do this. Keep it up.
I've seen old pile drivers that work in this principle, crane hoist the weight, then drops it, on the way down it triggers a fuel injector that squirts diesel into the chamber bar and the falling weight compresses the charge igniting the diesel, the resulting explosion drivers the piling into the ground and the heavy piston/weight back up into the air. Pretty impressive and they made a hell of a bang.
I don’t know man, this one’s a contender for your best restorations; which is saying a lot. That machine is way rad.
This is one of the coolest deadly things I have seen! Excellent work as usual.
Needs a seat and kick stand 😂
I'm a German industrial mechanic -(edit: zhat meanz I'm a Gottlike skilled machine operator, too)- and your lathe will haunt me in my dreams tonight 😭
But in general: Great video and have a especially wonderful evening 😀
Man, I can remember these things when I was a kid being used by the council workers fixing the roads over here in the UK… Terrifying! I never even used to like walking past one when it was idle in case it went off.. I feel better now knowing that you have tamed one!! 😊
Takes me back about sixty years to watching the road gang. Not knowing what it was called, we kids called it by it's onomatopoeic name "Pladonker" 😀
I also remember the council road worker using one of these. Man what a noise and it felt like the entire earth moved with every thump. I must admit that they did the job very well and often wondered what had happened to them. Thanks for posting
I also recall the local council with one similar as a boy. I'm pretty sure one ran on LPG however ( I recall the distinctive smell, and the hose connected to a bottle) It's likely that a petrol version like this was also used at some point. If only I knew someone in the council that might have access to a manual if that kind of thing was ever stored.
Please tell me the haahaaa is Roberto the robot from Futurama
Coz that really cheered me up
@@footplate0 Happy but scary memories 🙂
Ah, the forbidden pogo stick 😅
I saw one of those being used on a construction site in Germany when I was a kid. I found this machine fascinating and hilarious at the same time. The rammer bouncing up and down on its own in this video had me giggle. Nothing has changed, I am still 12 year old mentally.
This thing is just... Beautiful honestly. And the fact that you got it running basically as good as it probably was brand new, is amazing. Interesting how the ramming head piece is magnesium tho. I would've thought it would have been some other material that doesn't rust or corrode honestly.
Isn't it just magnesium for the weight?
The look of sheer joy on your face while it jumps!
Easily one of the most ridiculous machines I have ever seen! The restoration process looks like it was a nightmare, but it must have felt amazing when the thing fired up after all that work! Great job, my dude!
Im literally crying laughing at you finally using it.
As always, thank you! Its so awesome to see old cool stuff being restored, and seeing you doing well from it makes it even cooler!
You have a job we all covet.
What a spectacularly deadly tool! That thing is bound to hit you in the face once...not in a while... just once. Then its the guy with the shortest straw's turn. I'm so glad this was restored. Insane!
Absolutely the greatest can crusher ever! I can see the uses for it days gone by. What a novelty and would be a hit at any construction site. Hey hold my beer and watch this! Nice work.
One of the best all around performances by "this is stuck" I've seen yet.
By far, one of the most enjoyable restorations, that I’ve ever watched! And the look on your face during the test fire… had me laughing and loving every second of it! Congratulations, that was an excellent restoration and demo! Thank you!
Was totally worth watching the whole hour. I laughed so hard the tears came rolling watching the finished piece in action!
Loved the video - I think I saw one of these operate in the late 1990's at an engine show in Denton, North Carolina. Pretty amazing - if I'm correct, it is a gasoline engine that does not compress the fuel-air mix. As the upper piston rises, it draws fuel/air mix in, which is ignited at the end of the stroke. I've never seen the workings of a pile driver, but I think there must be some similarities. I think the pile driver I saw in operation was diesel powered.
Absolutely fantastic restoration, people that don't do this sort of thing, will never understand the pain of corroded together parts.
That was amazing!! That thing ranks right up there with the hand-held flame thrower. I'm sure the wife just loves it. You never cease to amaze me at the items you find. Also amazing our grandparents lived, considering the tools they had to use. Obviously OSHA had never even been thought of when this was on the jobsite. Great job. Great video. The smile on your face at the end is worth watching the whole thing.
If OSHA was around then. I'm pretty sure that rammer was one of the reasons for mandating the use of steel toed shoes. I can imagine how many people has had their foot crushed by one of those. Even the pneumatic ones today can put out a nasty pounding.
People were smarter back then, less toxic environment (chemicals, information…)
@@serpent213 It’s true, neither matter nor concepts existed in the 1940s.
@@Ma_Zhongying 😂
@@serpent213 Perhaps in some ways, but also not in others. Leaded Gasoline was one of the big troubles, and the lack of Catalytic Converters was another one.
this is probably my favorite episode from you.
54:25 Your garden seems impressed by the resto-job. Great vid, thanks for sharing such an awesome Thingamabob :)
That had to be such an incredibly rewarding feeling to start it up after all that struggle. Excellent work!
Also... the little guy on the front... fantastic.
Paint it in red and black, next time, and offer rides to young ladies!
He needs to attach it to his damn arm
At that add better trigger mechanism
You look quite happy with the results and how it operates. This death stumper in action had me laughing out loud!
Thanks for sharing this.
Man, you have so much faith in your loosening spray. every time i use PB blast or alike, i feel like i`m just waving sage around.
Hey, sage is great! 😉
What a positively eccentric contraption. It's awesome!
I followed all the screaming frustration of this rebuild on instagram. You are a very patient man for putting up with all the crap you had to go through to get this back to excellent shape and working order. Fantastic video and editing. This could have been a six parter with all that you didn't show! Love it and look forward to another fabulous video!!!
I cannot imagine how you can remember every single part to be put back or recreate to refurbish such a think. Hats off to you sir!
He watches the video of the disassembly. He started out fixing stuff for friends and making videos just so he could remember how to put it back together, and then realized people liked to watch that sort of thing.
Gawd the test at the end was hilarious. Favorite part of the video. Great post 👏
Well that looks totally safe to operate. Fun for the whole family! Said no one at Barco. Like ever.
I am so impressed, the fact you could put it all back together... I was lost after the first 10 minutes. Amazing.
thats why you film as you take it apart
I cannot resist watching those restoration videos, no matter how long they are :)
I love your videos. My dad found you, then showed your videos to me. I showed it then to my son, so now you have 3 more avid viewers 😁❤️
Vanna white was spot on lol. Well done brother.
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. The ending was so beautiful 🤩. Just a man and his JRH. Awesome video as always. Thank you 😊
That thing is wild! I'm stunned at how well you got it running!
10:23 can't believe you ate this. Now you are one of the machines bruh.
Every household needs one of these.
That massive pogo is really a bizarre compaction contraption ! You continue to amaze me with your weird tool findings. Top notch restoration as always. Bravo!
That was great! A couple of cringy moments with the non HTR adjustable wrench.. I can't wait to see the Machine Tool Rescue video of the lathe spindle bearings! Your smile while operating this was priceless.
No grass was hurt during the filming of this wideo 😂 Seriously though, fascinating equipment and incredible skill restoring it! Thank you for making such great content!
Sweet Jesus the closed captions were amazing. Thank you for the CC effort you put in.
What a fun and dangerous tool at the same time, and what a great job you did. Congratulations again!!