These Wouldn't Budge. We're Not Sure What To Do With Them!
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The hole is the pony motor exhaust pipe, they run through the intake manifold to heat up the intake air
Yes you are correct. It serves as a preheat for the diesel.
That is absolutely correct
That hole in the intake is where the pony motor exhaust pipe was to heat the air coming through the intake so that the diesel engine would have an easier time of starting.
May be a good place in the future for your sawmill so Greg can use it protected from the weather
1 end sawmill other end covered in workshop also on high side raise a canopy to put tractor under
I came to say the exact thing. They can also protect the cut wood under it. That thing is huge, and the future overhang can protect the tractor, quad and truck and jeep.
Don't fear the mag there are 4 screws that hold the mag cap off the points are just likevin a distributor couple licks with a point file. Ods are yhe points are dirty
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You should put your WoodMizer in the building. It would be perfect. 😊 Build another deck on the footings and set the mill right on there.
Whoever built those little concrete walls under the shed definitely knew what he was doing!
That shed looks like a great place for your sawmill. I have plans for something similar to put my band sawmill under
Loved watching two friends trying to start the old diesel beast on a cold winter's day. There is so much excitement and possibility lying just beneath her old exterior and old bones. It's the promise and world of possibilities that lives on inside, even when the exterior's run down, that kept me rapt. ❤
The out building cover provides a huge area to set up a sawing mill or any other utility shelter. Came with the bought property but a major plus. Looks like the farm's making major changes.
Nice covered area to get the saw mill out of the elements!
So happy too see you begin working on the former saw mill shed. Hopefully the remaining structure is free of rot. Impressed with your success in removing those cement footers. The future for this structure to support your homestead is exciting.
I want you both to know that you are on my short list of RUclips couples. I am retired disabled so I watch a lot of RUclips. I don’t get why you don’t have massive subscribers. Keep making great videos and I’ll be right there watching. Thank you both for sharing.
You need to find a place to put them cement footers they would make a great burn pit. They would reduce your chances of a fire living in the wood.
The sawmill shed is cleaning up really well. The job would've been much easier with a caterpillar...lol 😂 The struggles continue. Love ya'll ❤️
Like the homemade see saw,lol,so much cleaning to do. Sorry that the tractor didn't work,but love the bars on the other one. Yall are awesome,great show!
Excellent example of the blind leading the blind.
I agree with the many comments to fix the original pony motor. The pony motor will preheat the main Deisel making it much easier to start. Clean the magneto inside contacts and recheck for spark. You may also need to clean the carburetor if it’s been sitting long. In the video, it appears that you were spraying the pony motor exhaust opening with ether, that won’t help it start. Watch some videos or ask for help on the proper starting Oder for your dozer. Once that pony motor runs for 10-30 minutes it should heat the main engine and start in the coldest weather. Good luck!
Diesel Creek has a lot of videos on magnetos, phoney motor and old crawlers. Good luck.
The magneto could well be bad but the more likely, faster and cheaper item to check first is the points. They should be under the distributor cap and rotor. They switch the magneto connection to the coil to trigger the spark and are prone to corrosion when they sit for long periods. You can clean them with medium grit sandpaper or a fingernail emery file if you don’t have a points file.
You two amaze me at how hard you work and how good you work together. I love following your adventures.
Now retired. We had professional ‘people’ jobs and have been together for 60 years. In the U.K. Land for a life (small holding) such as yours is scarce and very very expensive if found so we gave up a preference! We started as companions like you and still are so blessed. It’s a joy to see you work so hard together. The world needs this. Thank you for our vicarious enjoyment.
Phil and Johanna - Suffolk U.K.
@penderkev is exactly correct it uses the exhaust from pony to heat intake air for the big motor. Takes heat to get a diesel to run. I noticed when he had the torch on the intake...it was burning the diesel (Black Smoke) check the big motor compression😕!!
Great start with some help trying to figure out the pony motor issues as well as trying to start the beast.
(1) Starting with propane looked sketchy. At least have a fire blanket or suitably sized extinguisher handy or close by.
(2) Find a simpler method to easily maintain pony auxiliary blue motor belt tension. Bracket with ratchet strap, wedge, lever.
(3) Source a replacement pony motor coil/condenser/alternator/generator. This way you can test and confirm spark.
(4) When not in use find a removable plug for hole in pony exhaust/heater bypass. You don't want critters, debris and water getting in.
(5) Check fluid levels. Top up as required.
(6) Replace radiator with used or new equivalent. Same for suspect hoses and clamps. Add sufficient coolant as required.
(7) Verify no air intake/filter blockages. Clean as required.
(8) Ensure muffler(s) tops are covered when not used.
(9) Check and replace oil filter and oil as required.
(10) Confirm all fuel lines are functional and bled. No vapor blocks.
(11) Remove, clean and replace glow plugs. Spray diesel or oil into each cylinder. To minimize rust. Free or unseize stuck components.
(12) On a warmer day, try starting. Without insulting anyone, best to work with a seasoned diesel mechanic or veteran farmer who has intimate work experience on similar equipment. Save time, money, guesswork, trial and error.
(13) Need some work tools, spares.
Some of that rotten wood would be good for raised beds or compost. Determine best use for shed: tools, equipment out of the elements, work area, barn storage.
2:57 With an introduction like that, I'm sure West is the right person to bring the dozer back to life! I'm glad you got a competent mechanic to help you. Stay safe.
He’s a good kid, not very often you find young guys that are willing to get there hands dirty
@@ThisOffGridLife I'm sure he is, most kids these days would need therapy after their glove caught fire!!! He was like: chill Bro!
Awesome - never surrender, the dozer shall run one day! Love the new shed, room for lot of stuff (Bike, Quad, feed, animals, etc). And love you guys found a teeter-totter in there too. LOL!
That shed is a great thing to have. Having it already built, and it is fairly large, more important, looks to be in good shape. Good job on the cleanup, looks so much better
"That's going to take way more beer than I have in the fridge, Katy!"
We laughed and so enjoyed the concrete block trial, but you guys do not give up. We love this RUclips
The hole in the intake manifold is for the exhaust from the pony motor. The pony motor exhaust pipe runs the length of the diesels intake manifold, the heat from the exhaust preheats the air for the diesel, easing cold weather starting. You need to make sure that this exhaust pipe hasn’t rusted out, if it’s leaking exhaust into the diesels intake manifold it won’t start.
Since you can start the dozer by pulling it, the makeshift pony motor probably has a too low gearing to spin the main engine fast enough. It's probably easier to fix the original one's ignition
that part that is broken off is the exhaust of the Poney motor to preet heat motor intake . an one of the levers on the side is a decompression lever so the Poney motor can worm the engine first
Those forks on the tractor are proving so valuable. It will be so useful if someday you will be able to use the cat with out all the hassle. You'll get it all figured out, you both have such a great can do attitude ❤
and drill a hole in one of the tines and put trailor hitch ball there for when you may need one.
Another fantastic video. Tough job getting those footers out. The previous owner didn’t want that sawmill to move.
Great video always a pleasure watching.
Shouldn’t need ether at all. The beauty of the pony motor is you can turn the main engine as long as it takes to build oil pressure in the main. Also will actually bring main up to temp as the pony exhaust pre heats main engine intake
Nice place to park the tractor
I leave my backhoe on in the winter for the weight. You might have picked up the concrete if you had more weight in the back. Turn the plow blade into a front attachment and put the backhoe on. I bet it would plow good.
Hi guys. That would be a great place for a workshop. I'm not sure how you feel about making a concrete floor on it. But you could have a multi-shop for welding, sawing, fixing your mechanical issues and storing like Katy said for your hay at one end or the other end depending how you view it. Yeah, oh yeah that is a huge place. Lots of room in there. Garage/ workshop. Do think about having a concrete floor put in. You don't have to do it all at once. You can make it in sections at a time. Just keep it level all the way across. But pouring concrete is hard and heavy work. But once it's set the multi use would pay itself off. Just an idea or NOT. What ever you decide is great. I'm excited for you guys. By the looks of it that dozer may need an overhaul. That is major. Thanks for the video. Good job guys. God Bless. From Corpus Christi, TX.
Quite the hodgepodge of tasks today. It’s starting to clear out nicely, around the property. Keeping my fingers crossed, 🤞🏾 for the old tractor 🚜 to come back to life. Looking forward to seeing what’s next. Y’all stay safe, healthy, warm,happy, productive,& blessed.🫶🏾💜✝️🙏🏾😀🇺🇸
Aspen says” I don’t need to be near the fire… I’m warm with my coat “
Great to have another covered space!!
Time to subscribe to FarmCraft101 - the guy on that channel works on machines like these and goes into depth when he works on them. Right now he's working on a small bulldozer that really is TOASTER STRUDELED as you put it... but bit by bit he's been bringing it back to life. It just isn't worth the money it would take to replace all the worn out parts - BUT he finds solutions.
That pup is goin to be huge lol need to teach it how to pull a Sled. You 2 work very well together and that's great to watch hope more of you younger couples watch this and learn anything is possible if you work together!! Lov the video's thanks for share your ups and downs of real life your awsome!!!!!
The new barn area is looking good !!!!
COLD! I really hate working in the cold. but your guys seem to just keep on truckin'
Great job clearing out the old saw mill!’ So many possibilities. 🎉🎉
The storage/barn looks alot better! It's gonna be NICE❤
Had a good chuckele over the "Teeter-Totter" episode, first time seeing you guys enjoying the "work" LOL
I dig your resourcefulness.Recycling into something is such a talent.
The teeter totter/sea saw was awesome!! 😂😂
Magneto may just need a good cleaning, common for them to get a bit rusty or corroded from sitting.
S A T I S F Y I N G to see the clean up ❤ thats is a beautiful shed / barn to be
That was a great way to spend a cold morning. It was so much fun. BTW your Tractor supplier should be paying you a big promotion allowance.
That was hard work guys. Well done. It’s a big space. Keep it up. Love and be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
If you put in the time on that dozer, it would reduce the wear and tear on your tractor transmission. That dozer is well worth it to get it running. Find a good dozer mechanic who will help you out.
Hi Greg and Katie. It's so nice of Wes to come over and give you a hand, especially during the winter. I hope that the weather isn't too bad. I know that BC got hit with a lot of snow and ice. Wes is a very nice young man!
Nice to see you folks are trying to figure out the issue with the bulldozer, hope that is found as it would be a handy machine. maybe some of your viewers can help that know this beast. awesome work cleaning up the old saw mill structure, makes less work come spring looks great folks . You are both such hard dedicated workers.
So glad you got those pallet forks. They are one of the most used attachments on my tractor.
Pony motor Compression spec on a D4 is 75-85 so your 75 is within spec. Before condemning it measure resistance on coil. Should be around coil resistance should be about 6.2 kohms. On occasion coil leaks spark. mark the point it comes from and you can simply glue the area with epoxy. I have in the past converted the magneto coil to a 12v old automotive coil and it fired up. Good luck
There is no coil with a magneto .. also you can't covert a magneto to an automotive coil. You would need a distributor. Or stater. On fly wheel with magnets.
@@arnoldromppai5395 so no coil inside a magneto? I assume it’s the old Bosch magneto and there is aftermarket rebuild kits available to replace coil pack within the magneto. Wico, I believe
As for automotive coil. I clearly said it can be done with a conversion.
I have a 1950's Adams grader that the mag didn't work anymore. So we used the points in the mag to fire a car coil that we connected to the spark plug cap of the mag. The grader now starts so easy and run great .
Nice that you were able to hook up with the same person again
You got to clean the magneto all the points in the magneto
Hi guys; Cody's Dad here again. We put a brand new magneto in the Cat just after we got it so unles it was put in improperly that should not be the issue. Tom.
Thanks. I knew he mentioned something about it but couldn’t remember exactly
What a great space to plan and dream about the many uses it will have!
You have a fuel delivery problem, I had a 1952 cat d4, that's how it acted when it wasn't getting fuel. Clogged fuel line, fuel filter, gelled fuel.
Katie and Greg am I crazy, I thought the big wall on the front of the house with the 3 windows was sided in an earlier video
Ods are the points in the mag need filing
I am a firm believer in Murphy's Law, you know, "if it can happen it will happen" That cable you are pulling with is with every jerk getting weaker. Problem with that is who will it hit when it breaks? You two are beautiful people (one more so than the other) please do not let that cable hurt you. Get a chain something more substantial. Wishing you two a very blessed week.
Great work ! You will get a lot of room for what you will need it for. Well done.
Good to see you use playtime🎉
I have an idea...
You could drag that chunk of concrete around the property and level it 'til it's even.
Or... wait for attrition to break it down?
Regardless, dogs are good people.
progress , good to see the small block wall of the 2x wide for the footer to the wall thickness.
Hey maybe you can use the block's for a in ground fire pit .
Good to see another CATERPILLAR Think Big trainee.
If West gets that tractor running in the spring, maybe he should apply to be a mechanic for the Goldrush crew up in the Klondike, they’re always looking for good mechanics who can fix stuff way out in the bush! And I can’t wait to see what you guys do with that structure, I love the teeter totter though! 😂❤
She says "if it's really cold".... at 15 degrees Katie, IT IS REALLY COLD!
There's usually two levers by the pony motor one kicks in the diesel motor and the other one disengage the compression
A teater todder. That was fun.😊
You should try and get in tuch with diesel creack
Put some pvc pipe over the log stops. Usually 2”x3’ it’ll stop the log from hanging up on edge of log stop.
Good news on the machine looks like it might go.....good job everyone!
Diesel fuel gels up at that temperature, it will never start if that happens. Add an anti gel fuel additive to the diesel. Also a small propane turbine heater aimed at the engine for an hour will greatly assist in starting in those frigid temperatures.
The magneto alone before labour by the way was $1300.00. Tom
That kid knows what he's talking about. Good find!
Nice clean up job in the mill shed. It will prove to be useful. Disappointed with the bulldozer project. Pony motor is good and obviously turning over the diesel. There should be a clutch mechanisim for engaging the pony motor without having to pull on it. You need to look at the diesel fuel system. If the fuel is old, drain it and add fresh fuel. Make sure the fuel has winterizing treatment to prevent gelling. Is the fuel getting to the fuel rack? Are the glow plugs working? You may need a new battery for the glow plugs. If you are getting fuel to the cylinders and the glow plugs are working it should run. A block/intake heater would be really helpful. Unless the fuel pump is out of aligment it should run with out having to pull start it. Good luck to you. Really want to see the old girl run again.
If you are going to pull start. You need to be in your highest gear.
I think your decompression lever is in decompression so you spen it for a while the way it is and then kick that compression lever back in and it will start
Enjoyed the video. Looks way too cold for this south Florida boy. Too bad the dozer didn't start. Could have made mush out of those stem walls. Maybe pull the flywheel on the pony engine. Magneto might be under there?
there is a foolproof way to warm that cat, 'T' into the coolant lines to the heater core on your truck, install two hose nipples into the cat block,, one high in the cooling jacket and one low, you will need 4 gate valves or to save money fold the hose and use small 'c' clamps. connect the hoses, cat to truck and run the truck till the block is warm on the cat. soon you have a warm kitty and they will always run,, right??
I watch a few channels, and "K" is a power house!!! Great to see some educated input on the equipment. Please plan on a new tractor in about 3 years. Those machines can't take what is being put on them and sounds like with hay you needing equipment for years to come. Operating error root cause of future demise. 30 yaer diesel mechanic. Sorry dude!!! 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎
Just an observation but if you hook up closer to what you're trying to pull you will get more traction to move it ,the concrete ,logs etc.I understand the purpose with the dozer is safety, so you have room to get it stopped
Loved the seesaw fun Best laugh I've had in weeks Thanks
Well done guy's great spot for as you said storage .Thank you for sharing
Awesome video!! The Ole dozer just needs a little TLC!!
Y’all were funny on the seesaw! 😁
As someone who doesn’t live in a snow area I find it odd that you don’t have your implements and vehicles under cover. I thought the old sawmill would be a good place to store vehicles from the extreme weather. I see on many off grid properties where there is a lot of snow that vehicles etc are left to the weather. Just wondering if this is the norm.
It appears that you are not running the exhaust from the pony motor into the big diesel engine so it can warm up and start. Your only other option is to install a engine block or coolant heater to warm up the big engine for easier starting.
You will find that a grapple attachment on your Kioti is super useful, more so than the forks in many situations. Save manhandling lots of stuff. Matt at Diesel Creek did a video on a pony motor on an old cat like yours. His had a blown up clutch, a viewer sent him a couple spare pony motors, maybe he’d make you a deal on parts.
use this concrete blocks in your water spring to dam water level and then drain clean water from top, silt will sit at bottom
You two are hard workers 😊
You 2 are my favorite people to watch on Youtob
Concrete would make a good place to stack and dry lumber from saw mill to dry for use At later day for your projects around homestead
What a great space to have