They're much more repairable for the end user than modern iron, and not reliant on sensors and computers. That means a lot when mining fifty miles from the nearest major town!
I love seeing old patina'd forgotten machines brought back to life and put back to work while still wearing every dent, ding, paint chip, rust splotch, hole, etc that they've gained over all these years. Shows nicely why these old machines are just better than the new junk they sell! A little sweat equity goes a long way, and keeping them patina'd just further emphasizes their immortality.
As a kid outside of Pittsburgh, my best friends family owned a contracting company, complete with 933's, 955's, and 977's. And an assortment of other equipment, backhoe's, gradall's, and dump trucks (Old school Mack's) . So as kids, we had the ultimate playground. Times were different in the mid 60's. We were maybe 11 or 12, moving dirt, loading dump trucks, having a blast. But I could climb into your (highlift) loader and operate that rascal right now. I never went into heavy equipment, chose the fire service instead. But that was a childhood experience I will never forget. Thus, watching you bring that machine back to life brought back a lot of memories. Any Pittsburgh people on here, we helped build Monroeville Mall! They let us loose moving slag and dirt. Couldn't call it child labor as we didn't get paid. And OSHA?? As I said, times have changed. 🙂
You have a great new workshop, an ideal place in which to turn the damage clock back and make that old iron start to sing their songs and get things done, earning their keep, and giving pleasure, once more.
A buddy of mine grandfather was a seebee in WW2. He showed me all the landing strips they built when they took back the island’s from the Japanese. It was very cool how fast they made and repaired them
Fun tip: If you don't already have a Weather Pack kit, get one and use Weather Pack connections for the trailer connector when it goes bad next time or gets damaged. Waterproof, and speeds up replacement the next time. And for heavens sake get rid of the frame ground for the trailer plug, bad grounds are by FAR the biggest problem in trailer wiring. Take a wire all the way to the batteries for ground.
I enjoy watching the old machine videos because I grew up around a lot of them ,My Grandfather owned a At 977-20a a D6 -9u a Quick-way model E truck mounted shovel , several old International trucks K6 ,k8 kb8 and a k10 ,D, R and L models as well.My Father owned a Cat D6C-74a Cat 950-31k ,a john Deere 690b excavator several trucks as well. As for me I'm a Mechanic I repair heavy equipment and trucks,I inherited Dad's old 950 but I also own a Cat D3B,D3G Dozers ,931B track loader and a n’International S1700 dump truck watching you work on these old machines is time well spent they are educational and entertaining !!
In the 80’s I drove 3 D 7s with pony motors( The 1951 D7 3T was my baby). They were early 50’s and my favorite as it’s where I began in rice farming. I still get some seasonal work ( I’m in my 70’s and retired ). The new ones are more powerful and are GPS enabled,
I'm 76 (born in 1946) and grew up with these old machines. To me they are the "norm". Today's American hybrids and foreign "stuff" has no soul. Glad to see your keeping them alive. El Mirage, Arizona
These old machines are truly the prototypes of today's marvelous wonders but somebody had to figure out how to do these things without computer aided design and construction techniques. I'd never heard of a pony motor before I saw "Old Red" being resurrected from neglect. These machines built our modern world and many of the designs were very clever, IMO.
I am so glad you are not painting. old machines where build to last and I appreciate them being looked after. I am more into hands on construction but slowly learning mechanics and welding. I have tones of old iron im using for my current house built instead of buying new. quirky hook and handles etc. cheers for the content
Old school technology was at the forefront of industrial revolution going forward for decades . Still being used and will surpass new machines if taken care of and stored well as the machines in this series. PLUS usually AMERICAN MADE!!
Hey Matt, You and Matt at Diesel Creek are my two favorites you tubers. You're both into resurrecting old equipment and doing it as cost effectively (read cheap) as possible. And you're both VERY hands on. There are others but none as enthusiastic. Glad I got to find you. Be blessed!
Hey brother I love the toolbox on the back of that thing. So lucky to find that. I couldn't believe all the stuff you found that day. The arm rest was a great find. That bad boy came out awesome. Good save my man. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family. Looking forward to seeing more videos. 👍
What a wonderful original survivor machine. I love the old stuff like this because I remember it so well as a kid. My Dad and uncle were in the road building profession working for companies like Peter Keiwit and Morrison Knudson back in the day. They always loved the machines and that rubbed off on me and my brother. Seeing a beautiful machine like this running and going to a new home makes me happy.
Your salvage videos move along quickly, I like that. But, as much as I enjoy your videos, I’m waiting for the “Big Dance” ……..the day you take one out and use it on a job. Like the truck you use to tow these machines back to the shop. Long time viewers know where that truck came from, watched you repair it and put it back to work. Good stuff.
It always startled me as how much different the gearing is between the loader and the dozer. High gear can be a bit scary on the loaders. I had a brand new one( late 70s ) that hadn't got it's ROPS or bucket put on yet heading into the shop just for that. A tropical depression was in full swing and I was getting soaked. I came at the shop and needed to turn left into the 1st bay. I planned on coasting in and just braking to make the turn. Those slick track pads had different intentions as they just hydroplaned and put me into a sort of high gear power slide that ended up in front of bay 3 and the foreman wondering just what the hell I was doing. I damned near got fired for that and it was the last time I hot dogged anything with tracks. Like a forklift, that wall looks a lot bigger when you have no brakes. Cheers Terry
Yea power sliding is a no no in those machines, wait till you get them on ice it's even worse even in low gear , I would thing using a welder to put some beads of weld on the tracks to give some of them a cross hatch pattern would help.
@@tacticalrabbit308 I think the worst things I ever loaded on any trailer was the roller compactors with drums front and rear. They bounce, skip and hop about anyway let alone put them on steel ramps or greasy wood beds. Cheers Terry
I just love the fact that you find something that may have to go to the great scrapyard in the sky, and get it back to a living and breathing machine again. All of these machines are part of America's past, they are important and should be saved.
Seems like that machine should have a real low gear I think you had in high range there must be a lower gear for more power less speed I've run similar track loaders and always had a low power gear
I had rescued a 1953 John Deere 40 crawler (with a blade), from a resting place in the woods just a couple of years ago. I got it running and fixed the stuck right side steering clutch as well as newer tracks and so on. I did sell it as most of the fun was just getting it going. And the fun in doing it was awesome. I just really enjoy watching you save the old stuff.
I love these resurrections of old equipment. It’s nice to know there are survivors and to know that you are doing your best to keep them alive. These are the machines that your grandfathers (great, great great, etc.) used to build our country.
when chaining heavy stuff like armour or a dozer we (army) were taught to put an extra chain on the back so if you hit something the armour doesn't join you in the cab. you should try to find a winch for it
One of those $30 backup cameras would be a great help to hitch up your International. Now adays they have wireless versions available which would lend themselves to being switched to whichever rig you needed it in at the moment. Just a thought. I know that hitching up the boat trailer sure became easier with their advent.
@4:00 Ever thought about a wireless ring doorbell, would save you getting out of the cab, Yeah I know it seems expensive for a one time job, but if you do the hitching a lot, it would save a lot of time, plus you could put it on your door, or even keep an eye on you work place at night for peace of mind (battery last something like a month, then a quick charge and your good to go again).
Hi there, I love watching your channel on these beautiful machines that were made to last and enjoy for ever. Plus I think that you are amazing and show a true love for machines that just need to be loved. They just show how new stuff just doesn't have the quality and is not made to last like your quality collection. Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos especially with "Old Red" Anthony
Better check the drawers that wall looked like it was coming faster than u wanted.nice save though!!!youll have to put up some of those half circle tin army barracks for storage sheds since ur getting a healthy collection.love seeing you tinker on them,thanks fer bringing us in too!!snookie pa.💥🤪🤟💥
Hell thank goodness you got it to the new shop nice and safe for a minute I thought you said to make a drive-thru look like you got awful close to that other wall congratulations I love it
A Great video, i wish you find some land some where so that you can put every thing together and a house so you can keep and eye on it, i wish you luck. i can't wait in the rest of the videos.
theres nothing like checking my notifications on a sunday evening to find salvage workshop and matt bringing big john to his new home big shout out matt from the uk
Track loaders do not have aggressive tracks compared do their dozer counterparts. The former owner of that Cat Model 6 had been using it for pushing over trees and he had been lucky that they went they way he wanted until the tree that scared him. I use my MC to pull on trees to get them to fall the way I want but my tracks are fairly aggressive and I drop the front blade down to get more purchase but I always have enough chain cable or strap to have my machine be clear from where the tree will land.
Most of my beginning equipment moving experience was with a ramped pindle hook trailer. It can be quite spooky loading and unloading the steel tracked stuff lol
I've been fascinated by heavy machinery since I was a boy. As I've gotten older and learned the science behind them, I came to love these monsters even more. Never owned any but surely would like to. Watching you wrestle with these beasts and win tells me I could do it too when the time comes. Lead the way, I'll follow when I can! Till then I'll take notes and learn from your mistakes!
What is it about these Old Machines that you enjoy? Why do you watch?
Thank you for your support, i truly appreciate it!
Old has more utility and less technical bs
Not watching for the machines, but for your process. Discovery, troubleshooting, repair. And you’re a good storyteller and seem to be an honest bloke.
They're much more repairable for the end user than modern iron, and not reliant on sensors and computers. That means a lot when mining fifty miles from the nearest major town!
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I love seeing old patina'd forgotten machines brought back to life and put back to work while still wearing every dent, ding, paint chip, rust splotch, hole, etc that they've gained over all these years. Shows nicely why these old machines are just better than the new junk they sell! A little sweat equity goes a long way, and keeping them patina'd just further emphasizes their immortality.
Those Duke boys would have been real proud of the way he came off that trailer.
WOW! Never seen a machine fly off a trailer that fast before! I was surprised to see you still in the seat after it passed the balance point.
🤣🤣🤣
I think your lift is just slightly underrated for that Cat. 😂
Lol... it might lift the bucket!
That seat, seat back, and arm rests…..lookin good
Big Bad John is full commit kind of machine! No point in messing about!
I reckon you should paint these pieces of machinery when you’re finished restoring them. It’s part of their life as well.
I heard that two post lift cry out in terror when that thing pulled in.
You got all your babies at home now, SOO cool!
As a kid outside of Pittsburgh, my best friends family owned a contracting company, complete with 933's, 955's, and 977's. And an assortment of other equipment, backhoe's, gradall's, and dump trucks (Old school Mack's) . So as kids, we had the ultimate playground. Times were different in the mid 60's. We were maybe 11 or 12, moving dirt, loading dump trucks, having a blast. But I could climb into your (highlift) loader and operate that rascal right now. I never went into heavy equipment, chose the fire service instead. But that was a childhood experience I will never forget. Thus, watching you bring that machine back to life brought back a lot of memories. Any Pittsburgh people on here, we helped build Monroeville Mall! They let us loose moving slag and dirt. Couldn't call it child labor as we didn't get paid. And OSHA?? As I said, times have changed. 🙂
That clutch sure catches quick.
You have a great new workshop, an ideal place in which to turn the damage clock back and make that old iron start to sing their songs and get things done, earning their keep, and giving pleasure, once more.
A buddy of mine grandfather was a seebee in WW2. He showed me all the landing strips they built when they took back the island’s from the Japanese. It was very cool how fast they made and repaired them
Thankfully no dogs were harmed, but at least one was scared absolutely sh*tless. 😂
Motor sounds like a dream!
Fun tip: If you don't already have a Weather Pack kit, get one and use Weather Pack connections for the trailer connector when it goes bad next time or gets damaged. Waterproof, and speeds up replacement the next time. And for heavens sake get rid of the frame ground for the trailer plug, bad grounds are by FAR the biggest problem in trailer wiring. Take a wire all the way to the batteries for ground.
I enjoy watching the old machine videos because I grew up around a lot of them ,My Grandfather owned a At 977-20a a D6 -9u a Quick-way model E truck mounted shovel , several old International trucks K6 ,k8 kb8 and a k10 ,D, R and L models as well.My Father owned a Cat D6C-74a Cat 950-31k ,a john Deere 690b excavator several trucks as well. As for me I'm a Mechanic I repair heavy equipment and trucks,I inherited Dad's old 950 but I also own a Cat D3B,D3G Dozers ,931B track loader and a n’International S1700 dump truck watching you work on these old machines is time well spent they are educational and entertaining !!
Love watching you get the old iron going again!
Pure commitment reversing off the lowboy 😏
I was 1 when big john was new and shiney😊
In the 80’s I drove 3 D 7s with pony motors( The 1951 D7 3T was my baby). They were early 50’s and my favorite as it’s where I began in rice farming. I still get some seasonal work ( I’m in my 70’s and retired ). The new ones are more powerful and are GPS enabled,
I'm 76 (born in 1946) and grew up with these old machines. To me they are the "norm". Today's American hybrids and foreign "stuff" has no soul. Glad to see your keeping them alive.
El Mirage, Arizona
Just about had a new door addition to your building. 😆
Now we see where! Cave!! Nice.
You took your time pulling that Cat D6 off the trailer.... Hahahaha
💥 BAM it was.
Crops are looking good.
These old machines are truly the prototypes of today's marvelous wonders but somebody had to figure out how to do these things without computer aided design and construction techniques. I'd never heard of a pony motor before I saw "Old Red" being resurrected from neglect. These machines built our modern world and many of the designs were very clever, IMO.
Big Amen !!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good to it home and in good hands!
I am so glad you are not painting. old machines where build to last and I appreciate them being looked after. I am more into hands on construction but slowly learning mechanics and welding. I have tones of old iron im using for my current house built instead of buying new. quirky hook and handles etc.
cheers for the content
Old school technology was at the forefront of industrial revolution going forward for decades . Still being used and will surpass new machines if taken care of and stored well as the machines in this series. PLUS usually AMERICAN MADE!!
Almost 70 years old and it still works great. I'm sure it was not a cheap investment when new but it was definitely built to last.
Hey Matt, You and Matt at Diesel Creek are my two favorites you tubers. You're both into resurrecting old equipment and doing it as cost effectively (read cheap) as possible. And you're both VERY hands on. There are others but none as enthusiastic. Glad I got to find you. Be blessed!
Ahh,the joys of speed binders.
Hey brother I love the toolbox on the back of that thing. So lucky to find that. I couldn't believe all the stuff you found that day. The arm rest was a great find. That bad boy came out awesome. Good save my man. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family. Looking forward to seeing more videos. 👍
What a wonderful original survivor machine. I love the old stuff like this because I remember it so well as a kid. My Dad and uncle were in the road building profession working for companies like Peter Keiwit and Morrison Knudson back in the day. They always loved the machines and that rubbed off on me and my brother. Seeing a beautiful machine like this running and going to a new home makes me happy.
Your salvage videos move along quickly, I like that. But, as much as I enjoy your videos, I’m waiting for the “Big Dance” ……..the day you take one out and use it on a job. Like the truck you use to tow these machines back to the shop. Long time viewers know where that truck came from, watched you repair it and put it back to work. Good stuff.
You made putting it on the trailer look easy. I bet it wasn’t. Good work.
New digs will have room to store the big stuff and be easier to get in and out than the "home" shop.AL B.
It always startled me as how much different the gearing is between the loader and the dozer. High gear can be a bit scary on the loaders. I had a brand new one( late 70s ) that hadn't got it's ROPS or bucket put on yet heading into the shop just for that. A tropical depression was in full swing and I was getting soaked. I came at the shop and needed to turn left into the 1st bay. I planned on coasting in and just braking to make the turn. Those slick track pads had different intentions as they just hydroplaned and put me into a sort of high gear power slide that ended up in front of bay 3 and the foreman wondering just what the hell I was doing. I damned near got fired for that and it was the last time I hot dogged anything with tracks.
Like a forklift, that wall looks a lot bigger when you have no brakes.
Cheers
Terry
Yea power sliding is a no no in those machines, wait till you get them on ice it's even worse even in low gear , I would thing using a welder to put some beads of weld on the tracks to give some of them a cross hatch pattern would help.
@@tacticalrabbit308 I think the worst things I ever loaded on any trailer was the roller compactors with drums front and rear. They bounce, skip and hop about anyway let alone put them on steel ramps or greasy wood beds.
Cheers
Terry
OMG that drive off of the trailer. haha Amazing, thanks for the video's!
Well that was Salvage Style Unloading....
Great to see someone bringing old machines back to life and putting them into use.
I just love the fact that you find something that may have to go to the great scrapyard in the sky, and get it back to a living and breathing machine again. All of these machines are part of America's past, they are important and should be saved.
Big Johns dismount from the trailer was brave. Well done with all your hard work.
Seems like that machine should have a real low gear I think you had in high range there must be a lower gear for more power less speed I've run similar track loaders and always had a low power gear
Congrats on getting it to a place where it can be well cared for. The new shop is great. Looking forward to more.
Smart dog!
These old machines are what built strategic airfields in wwii and built some of our most famous highways like the Alaska- Canadian highway
Great you have it where you can give it and your other toys the love they need bro. Safe travels
Likin the new workshop... Rockin the do without the hat... Can't wait for more videos...
Like a glove...good job
Awesome job getting that dozer home👍
lol the dog thought the machine was after it
Seeing these old machines being given a 2nd life and being preserved for us to enjoy and share with our grandchildren.
Didn’t know you had a garage. Thought you worked behind your house, with all them dogs. Thanks.St. Paul Minnesota.
13:16 I want to see more of the ol' Transtar in the background!
Looking again she might be a Cargostar.
Whatever she is I need to see more!
How excited you get
My eye is doing a Squatch253 twitch over the bent up top of the bucket.
I had rescued a 1953 John Deere 40 crawler (with a blade), from a resting place in the woods just a couple of years ago. I got it running and fixed the stuck right side steering clutch as well as newer tracks and so on. I did sell it as most of the fun was just getting it going. And the fun in doing it was awesome. I just really enjoy watching you save the old stuff.
8:29 hahahahahaha. This is my favorite part of the entire video.
Another great video, can't wait for the next one. Thank you Matt
Yep salvage all the way ! Saving stuff for the future ! Repair and save , man after my own heart ! Thanks for sharing !
Loving the cave been fan for years, great watching you how Your channel has grow My son love's all Your vids
I love these resurrections of old equipment. It’s nice to know there are survivors and to know that you are doing your best to keep them alive. These are the machines that your grandfathers (great, great great, etc.) used to build our country.
when chaining heavy stuff like armour or a dozer we (army) were taught to put an extra chain on the back so if you hit something the armour doesn't join you in the cab.
you should try to find a winch for it
One of those $30 backup cameras would be a great help to hitch up your International. Now adays they have wireless versions available which would lend themselves to being switched to whichever rig you needed it in at the moment. Just a thought. I know that hitching up the boat trailer sure became easier with their advent.
Good to see Big Bad John come home…
@4:00 Ever thought about a wireless ring doorbell, would save you getting out of the cab, Yeah I know it seems expensive for a one time job, but if you do the hitching a lot, it would save a lot of time, plus you could put it on your door, or even keep an eye on you work place at night for peace of mind (battery last something like a month, then a quick charge and your good to go again).
Again - that cat #6 was very well maintained by previous owner - several orders of magnitude beyond that of "ol' Red."
New shop! Congrats!!!......
A BIG thumbs up. Just get them home my man then fix the other issues. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi there, I love watching your channel on these beautiful machines that were made to last and enjoy for ever.
Plus I think that you are amazing and show a true love for machines that just need to be loved. They just show how new stuff just doesn't have the quality and is not made to last like your quality collection.
Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos especially with "Old Red"
Anthony
For an old machine, that boy is fast.
LOOKING GOOD GREAT WORK.✌✌✌✌
Better check the drawers that wall looked like it was coming faster than u wanted.nice save though!!!youll have to put up some of those half circle tin army barracks for storage sheds since ur getting a healthy collection.love seeing you tinker on them,thanks fer bringing us in too!!snookie pa.💥🤪🤟💥
Great video really enjoyed thanks for sharing god bless you Terry from the uk
Hell thank goodness you got it to the new shop nice and safe for a minute I thought you said to make a drive-thru look like you got awful close to that other wall congratulations I love it
Well done, always a pleasure watching old iron getting CPR.
Damn Matt you caught air backing that Cat off the trailer. Good work, especially with out being able to feather the controls.
Nice traveling music.
A Great video, i wish you find some land some where so that you can put every thing together and a house so you can keep and eye on it, i wish you luck. i can't wait in the rest of the videos.
Nice job on big John and I like your new shop!
Sandblast, grind down that bad welds... Straighten/flatten the top of the blade on the shovel.
Factory rain muffler on main enge be nice as well. Add power to with some back pressure
Wow that beast really shot backwards off your trailer. It couldnt wait to get in your shop ))
Love the look of your new(?) shop!
Cool green truck you have there
Oh, not the big one
You made it the best , salvage those old iron . Greetings from germany.
Home sweet home nice job matt now the loader....
This size loader became the Cat 977
theres nothing like checking my notifications on a sunday evening to find salvage workshop and matt bringing big john to his new home big shout out matt from the uk
Track loaders do not have aggressive tracks compared do their dozer counterparts. The former owner of that Cat Model 6 had been using it for pushing over trees and he had been lucky that they went they way he wanted until the tree that scared him. I use my MC to pull on trees to get them to fall the way I want but my tracks are fairly aggressive and I drop the front blade down to get more purchase but I always have enough chain cable or strap to have my machine be clear from where the tree will land.
Matt that was perfect and I have watched all your videos and well always have you as number one to watch thank you.
Nice to see the Cat inside of a real nice garage. I know it will get some TLC from Matt.
Most of my beginning equipment moving experience was with a ramped pindle hook trailer. It can be quite spooky loading and unloading the steel tracked stuff lol
Yes it can!
Love the tune 🎶 you played while driving the tractor inside the garage...gimme mo!
Getting your stable filled up ,good luck and God bless .
That BIG BAD JOHN IS AWESOME 👌
Good Job.💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I've been fascinated by heavy machinery since I was a boy. As I've gotten older and learned the science behind them, I came to love these monsters even more. Never owned any but surely would like to. Watching you wrestle with these beasts and win tells me I could do it too when the time comes. Lead the way, I'll follow when I can! Till then I'll take notes and learn from your mistakes!
love seeing old iron being brought back to life. keep up the good work.