Maintaining The 1941 Chevy G506 Boom Truck

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  • Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
  • With a nice spring day I figured I better fire up the old G506 boom truck and do a little wrenching on it!
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Комментарии • 77

  • @seanworkman431
    @seanworkman431 14 дней назад +9

    Good to know that Alascans, like Australians, are not afraid to use a 'bugger nuts ' backwards, (shifting spanner or adjustable wrench). So many toys, love your work.

    • @craigpimlott204
      @craigpimlott204 14 дней назад

      Or in the uk the universal nut buggerer 😂😂😂

  • @daveb5016
    @daveb5016 13 дней назад +3

    “Don’t tell me how to live my life”. 😄👍

  • @JorgeDiaz-ly5qp
    @JorgeDiaz-ly5qp 11 дней назад

    That's what the Band of Truck Brothers are supposed to do - help each other out! That JD corn grease was an awesome pro tip. Another winning video - enjoy riding ALL of those wonderful rigs!!!

  • @the496elcamino3
    @the496elcamino3 13 дней назад +1

    Man I love these old trucks. Great video, you need Yukon gear to be a sponsor and throw some lockers in them girls.

  • @Awsom47Merc
    @Awsom47Merc 15 дней назад +8

    Austin I love your toys. It's so refreshing to find a young guy who knows the ropes of repairing and maintaining technology many times older then yourself. Cheers 👊😎👍

  • @rcman75
    @rcman75 14 дней назад +1

    I love all of your old iron its great to see and watch it in action, it maybe old but its not broken Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us.

  • @MattsGarage1791
    @MattsGarage1791 3 дня назад

    Love it! Fantastic display of history WW2 still active !

  • @curtisblair7618
    @curtisblair7618 13 дней назад +1

    Great work taking care of another old relict 👏👍👍👏

  • @cliffhaupt5413
    @cliffhaupt5413 14 дней назад +4

    I think that’s my favorite of your trucks. “Don’t tell me how to live my life”. Keep that attitude young man.

  • @Shagnasty
    @Shagnasty 14 дней назад +1

    Glad to see you keep the old girls working. I really like your repair on the cable. Thank you for sharing you maintain the older ones who wants to find and keep them running. Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to the next project.😊.

  • @andrewmacdonald4833
    @andrewmacdonald4833 6 часов назад

    Being a total military MV nut, I always thought these trucks would look better returned to their old wartime look...having watched so many of your videos, I actually prefer you keeping them the way they are now...they're just as important historically as they are in the present day...love your work!!

  • @danzmitrovich6250
    @danzmitrovich6250 13 дней назад +1

    The us navy and the us army ran the boneyards with the big chevy boom front trucks in the salvage yards moving airplanes and military vehicles around as well

  • @keithbarry001
    @keithbarry001 14 дней назад +4

    "Don't tell me how to live my life!"
    I love it! 😂

  • @michaelmartineau1373
    @michaelmartineau1373 14 дней назад +2

    Love your attitude lad you cant do that oh ya just watch me. Nothing wrong with a little tude eh. thanks for the vid always enjoy the old iron.

  • @lucidrain9469
    @lucidrain9469 14 дней назад +1

    Superb video! That old Chevy is what real trucks are made of 👌

  • @craigpimlott204
    @craigpimlott204 14 дней назад +1

    The grease idea we used in the Uk years ago in series landrovers that leaked .a very similar set up to the dodge .the Defender uses a cv joint while the series uses a uj .the defender uses grease .not unlike the John Deere stuff instead of oil .so we used the grease for the defender in the series hubs and that cured the leaks ..👍♥️🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

  • @davidhutcherson9748
    @davidhutcherson9748 14 дней назад +2

    Thanks for the videos on these old trucks, so much history and coolness about these vehicle's in your collection, best regards.

  • @leegoldeneagle9003
    @leegoldeneagle9003 15 дней назад +2

    Cool old Truck runs very well thanks 👍👍😔👍👍

  • @LouJustlou
    @LouJustlou 14 дней назад +1

    Impressive options on that old girl! Ventilated seats....4 lever security system. I also liked the use of "kinetic" chains to pull her out. Thanks for the video! That was fun. 😊

  • @dja1353
    @dja1353 12 дней назад +1

    I once was on a crew lifting a Super Cub with a collapsed gear leg up onto a trailer. If boom truck was available we would have avoided bending its wing strut. So a boom truck is a good thing to have at an airport….. it’s good to have humans with good brains too.

    • @BackyardAlaskan
      @BackyardAlaskan  12 дней назад +1

      For sure! I’ve seen a lot of these trucks for lifting cubs and other aircraft. They come in handy.

  • @richardcreel6282
    @richardcreel6282 14 дней назад +1

    Well done young man. Keep investigating, discovering, and learning about this old utilitarian iron. Not many interested in it. Takes me back a long way.

  • @justacaraddict2916
    @justacaraddict2916 14 дней назад +1

    Legend has it you can practically restore a '68 Charger with one of these

  • @martinhillstead1541
    @martinhillstead1541 15 дней назад +2

    i love how you keeping old trucks keep going you need make home made muffers

  • @MrJanaRobi
    @MrJanaRobi 14 дней назад +1

    She is a jem !Your keeping can-do history alive .I like the DPW M37 cameo .

  • @KillerKolemans-kg2wx
    @KillerKolemans-kg2wx 12 дней назад

    Nice trucks man i just love the fact that you are keeping those relics in shape👍

  • @chris66b55
    @chris66b55 15 дней назад +5

    Glad I stayed up!

  • @michaelnault5905
    @michaelnault5905 14 дней назад +1

    Those stove bolt sixes churning in super low gear have a sound that's better than the morning!

  • @michaeldixon908
    @michaeldixon908 14 дней назад

    They’re old iron for sure but way better smiles per gallon than todays soccer mom pickups

  • @jonathanfreedom1st
    @jonathanfreedom1st 14 дней назад

    If that thing could tell its entire story, perhaps it wasn't deployed to the western front battlefield but it still has 80 plus years of a story to tell 🇺🇲🙏🏻

  • @richardlincoln8438
    @richardlincoln8438 15 дней назад +2

    On today's episode.. Austin takes His favorite snowdrift for a ride. 🤓
    Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.

  • @sneaks01
    @sneaks01 14 дней назад +1

    Great video! I always look forward to your work, creativity and your dedication to preserve! 😊

  • @tmscheum
    @tmscheum 13 дней назад +1

    One relic assisting another relic. Relics UNITE for the cause!

    • @giggiddy
      @giggiddy 8 дней назад

      I'm not a drama queen. But, at least here in the states, those relics might become the only things you can depend on should the world turn dark(er). The simpler the better and those machines will run forever with proper maintenance.

  • @garyfeltus9801
    @garyfeltus9801 14 дней назад +1

    Made my day. Couldn't sleep looked at phone fond your channel with a new content. Another plus is they are cheap to fix. Great video.

  • @peterbogdan9176
    @peterbogdan9176 11 дней назад

    Looks good my first truck never made it to the road but 63 f350 tow truck with utility box safely yellow. I used it to plow the driveway and me and my friends would lower ourselves down the bank behind my house for fun . never new much about safely at 14 but i did make sure everything was in one piece 😂.

  • @jimbritt2874
    @jimbritt2874 15 дней назад +2

    You welded that clamp 😁😄🇺🇲

  • @claztube
    @claztube 13 дней назад +1

    It's great seeing and hearing how well you handle a non synchronized gear box.
    There are very few peeps from your generation that even know what it means to double clutch let alone could they drive such a standard tranny to begin with even if they have a 5 or 6 speed rice burner in their driveway.😅
    Your attention to these relics is inspirational. There will be more from your generation that will be watching you and then go out in search of old iron in a field or abandoned in a over grown tree line on some nearby farm, I can hope so for the youth today needs to put down the dumb device that kills the hours of real living in real time. ❤

  • @classicford4118
    @classicford4118 14 дней назад +1

    Interesting machines it's also cool you have a use for them. I enjoy videos like this it inspires me to get my own machines repaired.

  • @donfredette5189
    @donfredette5189 12 дней назад

    Great Toys

  • @walkercustoms
    @walkercustoms 11 часов назад

    Thank you

  • @johnkelly5487
    @johnkelly5487 14 дней назад

    Great job, Jack, RI, USA

  • @matrix54190
    @matrix54190 14 дней назад +1

    Thank you👍👍
    Bonjour 👋from🥖🇫🇷
    Peter

  • @jarretpeart2833
    @jarretpeart2833 14 дней назад

    Very cool truck

  • @vickreyc
    @vickreyc 13 дней назад

    Cool stuff you’re doin !
    I enjoy watching !
    From Northern Alberta, Canada
    I know about improvising 😂

  • @leepatton1180
    @leepatton1180 14 дней назад +1

    Great old truck thanks for sharing

  • @dw-bn5ex
    @dw-bn5ex 14 дней назад

    I have used that zinc additive on flat tappet engines driven daily, but you only run those a few minutes a year save your money. For the gear or steering boxes, cv joint grease, much cheaper and easier to get.

  • @stan525
    @stan525 11 дней назад

    grease does liquefy where heat is generated like between meshing gears and bearings the rest remains solid.

  • @dustyrusty6840
    @dustyrusty6840 14 дней назад

    Good to see you bringing these old war vehicles and antiques back to life. Are you any thoughts or planning on restoring any?

  • @nicolasstanley1392
    @nicolasstanley1392 15 дней назад +7

    A sight even a Ford guy can love…an M37 towing a Chevy!
    😄
    Kidding aside, such a beautiful utilitarian beast. Glad you have her

  • @iamrichrocker
    @iamrichrocker 14 дней назад

    if these beasts could handle the Bulge battle then they can handle Alaska...loce these trucks..thx BYA for the content..

  • @d.pierce.6820
    @d.pierce.6820 13 дней назад

    I'd paint that wire rope with the used motor oil.

  • @AK-DIRECT907
    @AK-DIRECT907 15 дней назад +1

    Someday you'll have to find a oil filter canister that uses a toilet paper roll as a filter 😅

  • @gs1100ed
    @gs1100ed 13 дней назад +1

    I have a monster size hook and clevis, but shipping it to Alaska from Texas would be cost prohibitive.

    • @claztube
      @claztube 13 дней назад +1

      True That, USPS or any carrier besides don't cater to the private party as my sister found out just to send a quilt to Hawaii from Arkansas via USPS cost $100.
      Amazon locked in a deal with the USPS wherein they lose on near every delivery.
      We make up the loss.😢

  • @joesprague1464
    @joesprague1464 14 дней назад

    Couldn’t help noticing the double clutch shifting,my truck has a non synchro four speed.

  • @sweettony9359
    @sweettony9359 14 дней назад

    You have the best toys. What's the huge spring for on the base of the boom?

  • @kennelikatek
    @kennelikatek 14 дней назад

    👍

  • @shortfatguy1
    @shortfatguy1 14 дней назад +1

    I try to emulate you at my place in Mercer Wi. My wife is not to impressed with my activities

  • @anthonynapier4668
    @anthonynapier4668 14 дней назад

    👍 👍 👍 👍

  • @haroldwilkerson2026
    @haroldwilkerson2026 14 дней назад

    Be careful with that hook, it looks like it may have been stretched under a heavy load and spread out a little, good to see the old black betty getting some love and attention

    • @BackyardAlaskan
      @BackyardAlaskan  14 дней назад

      I noticed that as well! Thanks for watching

    • @haroldwilkerson2026
      @haroldwilkerson2026 14 дней назад

      @@BackyardAlaskan I said that about the hook before.I washed the part with the welded shacone thing you can do with that old cable to make it a little stronger is put a trucker's loop in it and break it with itself and then put the shackles on it

  • @curteby475
    @curteby475 14 дней назад

    nice drivin old relic. how about that girl wantd truck does it run?

  • @Trueno1600
    @Trueno1600 14 дней назад

    Is this truck different than the others? It looks beefier... Does it have taller springs, or bigger tires maybe?

    • @BackyardAlaskan
      @BackyardAlaskan  14 дней назад +1

      Taller tires, and the frame has been reinforced.

  • @ronosga4391
    @ronosga4391 15 дней назад

    How many quarts to change the oil. I use marine high pressure lower unit lube in my pto winches, haven't had one fail and it doesn't leak out. Its funny the cable clamp installed "properly" failed how about that dead horse.lol

  • @ncpcast
    @ncpcast 14 дней назад

    Bet in another 80 years that old girls still going and working, but this modern shit will be distant memory, or pill of broken plastic crap.

  • @merlin767
    @merlin767 14 дней назад

    That unit would be perfect for deer skinning nice😊

    • @BackyardAlaskan
      @BackyardAlaskan  14 дней назад

      Many folks used them for handling moose skinning up here!

  • @blitzevans4273
    @blitzevans4273 14 дней назад

    👍