Will it Run after 12 Years? Dad's Dozer | Flood Damaged John Deere 450B
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- My dad bought this 1970s Deere 450B dozer 12ish years ago and then squirreled it away for a rainy day. Today is the day!
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Nothing feels better than helping your dad get something done.
Tell my lazy son that! (He's really alot of help...couldn't resist)
I would love to help my Dad again!
@@bambambundy6 there's not anything that I wouldn't give to help my dad on any project for 1 more hour. Miss ya pops..
Thanks Wes for letting us meet your dad. See where you received some of your knowledge and manners. You helped to give him something to do.
We have met his Dad before in a video. Wes and he went to a shop that was rebuilding a part for a machine. Pump maybe?
@@ladeseddy5994 I believe they're is a video of Wes and his Dad at a Marina messing around with a dock as well!!
He’s been in vids before. Awesome fella.
He’s in the allis WD45 video too.
Nice seeing your dad, especially how happy he was that you guys got it running.
You just made a one legged Albertian so tight in the coveralls with all that Cosby sauce!
"Nothing to lose, but the building" lol, perfect
All right! Wes back on they old, abandoned heavies! 👍🔧🔨
So this is the Father that made you the amazing man you are today! God bless him
I like your father Wes. Any future videos with this gentleman would be greatly appreciated.
My grandpa had this exact dozer(only he had a dump bucket on front and a 3 tooth ripper on back). Built us 3 big ponds, dug us a pool, cleared driveways,etc. Brings back awesome memories seeing it run.
I had that same machine in a landscape construction business. It was a great machine. In over 20,000 hours I had to go through the injection pump and injectors once do to water getting the fuel. I replaced the teeth on the bucket about once a year, I finally tipped it over off a big pill of topsoil and locked the engine up and ended up rebuilding the engine and that was a treat just pulled the cylinders out and slid new ones in. A little machining on the head and crank and it was good to go. I’m in my 70’s now and wish I had it and could restore it.
You knows its a good day when dad says “we got nothing to lose here, except the building”
Great to see you working with your dad! That's joyous.
Nice to work with your dad, cherish the time, they leave us too soon.
Love to see this kinda stuff here. Reminds me of me and my dad tinkering around in the yard. These are the best moments.
Those 1960s and 1970s John Deeres are great tough little machines !
Put a little pressure on him to get it fixed and take us along for the show. It would make great videos of you two working together.
Audio sounds fine to me! Thanks for putting in all the hard work to bring us this continent, and I hope you feel better soon. Happy Sunday, Wes!
It was nice to see your Dad in the video.
the man responsible for making you the awesome dude you are today.
You Dad is a nice guy, and he seems very capable and knowledgeable like you Wes. Let's hope to see more of him. 😊
Old girl finally started very cool 😎 @Watch Wes Work
I always hit the thumbs up-button BEFORE actually watching the video.
That's how much I appreciate your channel.
Wes your dad is cool 😎 .
Kudos to him for taking this project on
Can see where you got your dry sense of humor , love seeing you turning wrenches with your dad 😄😄😄
I know you know all the tricks of the trade Wes, I had a 450 that had sat for years too and when I got it the steering clutches were stuck just like your dads 450, it ran well and would move back and forth, the hydraulics were operable every thing worked but the steering clutches so I had my son move the dozer forward while I steered it with my skidsteer walking it over to a huge stump in the yard. Pulled the inspection plates for the steering clutches and poured diesel on them for a couple days then fired the 450 up pulled the steering arms back and secured them in place and put it in gear with the blade down, she walked to the stump and started digging about and hour went by and I hear this loud POP and one of the clutches had freed itself 30 or so minutes later the other one popped loose too... made a fortune with that old Deere 450 and sold it for what I had in it later....
Thanks for the look into the life of Wes brother, enjoy the day sir!
This was great :D Your dad has a proper dad voice too
I have to believe working on those clutches with your dad would be a lot of fun. You should ask him to let you help you because you "need it for the content."
Papa Wes is over the moon he got it running again but secretly he was hoping it wouldn't that way he wouldn't feel too guilty about buying another one! we have all been there. well done.
Hey Wes, thanks for introducing us to your Dad. The man clearly, "fears not", the healthy deployment of either. I can see where you got a lot of your traits and mentorship from. I also see where you get your yard decorating tips from as well, modern 20th Century Steam Punk Iron. Very cool, thanks for taking us along. Yes, Children are petre dishes with little legs..lol Stay Safe! Cheers!
You should feature that antique cream separator in a video on your second channel. Those things are so cool.
Your dad has excellent taste in equipment.
My dad told me horror stories of taking those apart to clean them. Said they had more parts than you could keep track of.
@@stxrynn you just don't wanna mess with the cream screw!
I remember my dad running one of those when I was young. Wind them up like an old air raid siren.
I thought it was the coolest thing ever when I was a kid.
We had a "fancy" electric one. Took cream to the creamery nearby. We always held our breath on the way to the creamery, the roads had so many potholes we were scared we'd have butter by the time we got there.
Yes, they were a pain to clean. But once you knew what to look for, assembly wasn't that bad. Kind of like working on a Volkswagen bug ... if you knew what to do, they were easy. If you didn't ...
I enjoyed father and son project.
What a testament to the great engineering that went into these machines by JD, Cat, etc. to be able to run after a dozen years and a flood and only need some compressed air and either. I smiled when that little doser lit up.
Don't forget the legendary John Deere. When Russia stole every piece of farming equipment and took it back to Russia John Deere was able to disable it permanently so it wouldn't work through a satellite somehow. I thought you would find this interesting. (Only eligible equipment was affected)
life is good working on stuff with your pops.
Great seeing you work with your Father, enjoy helping him time goes by fast.
You have a cool dad, I lost mine at Christmas, thank you for sharing.
Kids are like walking petri dishes. They're so good at incubating all kinds of things to pass on to mom & dad!
That was a good one. Your dad is hilarious. Love it when he guest-stars. Please keep us posted on that project.
Nice! Spent many nights tinkering on my 450-C that I picked up for free. I hope you and your dad wrench on it together soon!
Good to see you Wes & Pup, Mrs. Wes and “The Boy” I certainly hope all is Well.
I realize your dads words apply to every project I work on, “well we’ve got nuthin to lose”!!!
Great dozer. Love those track guides. A must have for steep ground.!
I hope you know and appreciate how lucky you are. My dad had hundreds of acres of land, all kinds of tools and equipment but, was not a family man. Being a mechanic by trade, I helped him all I could. Worked on all his equipment and kept it serviced. Tried to be the best son I could. In the end he said the hell with everyone. Had a big auction and sold everything. I have a shop and farm now and would love to have, oh so much, of the good old American made equipment he had. Most of the stuff today is overpriced foreign made junk.
The injector pump will eventually need rebuilding. Replace any water damaged parts. But the steering clutches are a higher priority. It needs to drive correctly before rebuilding a pump. It was great seeing the beast wake up.
Awesome. Glad you helped dad. Mine is gone now. Cherish those days
Enjoy your dad while you can. I lost mine when I was 22 and that was almost 60 years ago. When I work on projects with my two sons, we always have lots of fun and we learn from each other.
The old cream separator sitting in the garage caught my eye and brought back memories. The part i hated was washing the discs out daily, after doing its job. I remember too Mom making butter until she started buying it from the store. Getting something running again is always interesting, plus it made Dad really happy after the dozer sat for 12 years.
I’m feeling all sorts of emotions right now. I remember working on old tractors and stuff with my grandpa. The last thing we did was work on his old ford tractor.
Dozer didn’t have a fair chance. The force of Wes’s Dad and Wes was irresistible. Fun video. Thank you.
Thanks for introducing your Dad! He made my day with the Jeremy Renner comment. These are priceless moments, making memories.
That's freaking amazing! Little engine wants to run.
Congrats to you and Daddio.
Its always good when you work with your Dad.
Good for you Wes, spending some quality time with your old man. Hearing him saying "I'm happy" put a smile on my face..
Awesome work Wes, I would never of questioned your hammer. What a really generous subscriber to give you all those power nailers, absolutely loved the palm nailer. Can’t wait for the next instalment.
What a laugh never going to play with something like that so it was great to watch.Didn't think it was going to start.Also liked your comment on kids old people can be like that too.Cheers.
Your Dad is awesome!
Thanks Wes for bringing use along . Always good to see what you have going on. Have a great week ahead 👋
Nice to see you and your dad working together, good result too
Great seeing you working on old iron again.
Need more of your old man! I bet he’s got some great story’s!
Priceless!
Sitting here in Kentucky with a glass of bourbon 15:05 on a Sunday night remembering my dad.
Cherish him and the time you have doing things with him.
I don't remember too much about the 1960's but one thing I do remember, in 1968, when I was 17 years old, I was admitted to a small town hospital in Sumner, Iowa to have a tonsillectomy. I was wheeled into the operating room and was administered a big dose of ether to put me to sleep in preparation for the surgery. Now when I think about it, it's kind of amazing that back in the day, the same thing used to start a diesel engine could be used as an anesthetic in a hospital operating room.
Good video Wes. Enjoy your pops while you can. Time goes by so quick. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Oh cool, finally get to see Papa Wes 😬
'We got nothing to lose here, except the building.' I like your attitude dad!
What a fantastic fella your dad is.
You and dad is great 😃👍 The engine sound healthy. Love your channel 😃👍
So awesome wrenching with dad!
you do have a great sense of humour, great video thanks for sharing 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Wes I live near Seward, Alaska and I have a 1979 John Deer 450C track loader with a model 9300 JD backhoe, also a JD 550c bulldozer from 1981. I use them and work on them when they have issues.
--at 11:41 , "what we don't want here is the J Renner situation ... whatever we do we want to stay away from the tracks" . ... great line. ,, yr Dad is a wise man.
what a neat dozer! also I hope you get to do more videos with your pa, He seems like a fun guy :)
YES!! More with dad!
Wes you really need to put your dad in your videos more often. He seems to be a great guy and shows where you get it from.
It's nice to have the chance to work with ur dad so many are no longer with us I wish mine was its a great chance to do this hope u have many more 👍
nice seeing you and your dad enjoy it while you have him
Get well soon Wes! Seeing you and your dad working together is heartwarming!
Greetings from far away Switzerland!
Good to see you working with your dad, I lost mine many years ago. Miss those days of working on stuff together.
El Mirage, Arizona
Happy Dad, nice to see him smile.
Wes thanks. Watching you work on the dozer with your dad brought back so many memories of doing the same thing with my dad it made me cry if you guys started yelling at each other I would have really lost it
Great to see you working together! I didn't get to do that with my Dad. 🖖👍👊😊
Thumbs up 👍 good that it’s inside. Father and son time. Good to see.
The look on his face as it’s coming to life really makes the video
Wes I think this could be a really cool video series. Fixing and bringing you dads old equipment back to life.
Here it is! Happy Sunday!
5 seconds into the video, and I relate! Had my cousin and her kids over for a visit and now I’m half dead in bed for the last 4 days. Thanks for the upload to distract me, Wes 😂
Your dad works on my time schedule! lol
Glacial pace!
Memories with dad. How wonderful.
Appreciate you having us along, I was sure hoping there was going to be a part Two? More of Dad in the Videos wouldn’t be a Terrible Thing, I can see where the Sense of Humor comes from. Anywho, I’ll catch you on the Next One, Keep It Safe Out There Sir.
❤😊 Everyone needs a project! So very, very cool. 😊❤
Wes, your dad is cool. Treasure him and learn.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing!! Your Dad was happy that it started !!
It's so rewarding figuring it out !
Nice to see a nice piece of equipment back up and running and getting the attention it deserves.
15 years will go by in no time Thank you ALL stay safe
Love this vintage of heavy equipment and always great to see a father and son making it happen! While I hope the super long form videos haven't disappeared forever, I often rewatch your older multi parters, I've been really enjoying the shorter form stuff lately!
That was a great idea! It's great to see that your dad seems healthy and energetic. What a guy!
Always nice to spent some quality time with your father.
Works better than expected for being in a flood. Nice work.
He is probably really proud of you. Feels good to help your dad.
I wish you both good health and much joy.
You could video in a hurricane and we would watch it, when you put out great content people will watch no matter what, have a great day
I live in Southern Illinois and I remember that day it was so windy. No hiding from it
Love them older machines though. Been through a flood and still running!
"Shouldn't take more than 12 years"...made me laugh with that final line. 😀