Clark Forklift Moved from the Field Where it Sat for 17 Years

We got the Clark forklift running. Now we have to get it out of the field and onto a truck. I called in some reinforcements and we made short work of it!
Part 1 here: • Clark Forklift Sitting...

[@WatchWesWork]

This time I'm ready for the 11 million comments about the winch cable snapping and everyone dying. Bring them on! Also, I'm trading my labor for this machine and anything else we can drag out of there. I'm not stealing it as some have speculated.

[@danmackintosh6325]

New channel name too, somehow i got here in the space between you posting the video & your logo changing so i have the old logo at the top and the new one next to your comment lol!

[@WatchWesWork]

@@danmackintosh6325 Yeah Google takes up to 48 hours to change it across the platform.

[@kurbsidemobilevaleting]

I thought i was seeing things watch wes work was called something different yesterday 🤣

[@docokd7oco443]

I see areas like this all over. I cannot understand how land and resource could be left to wanton waste. I am glad to see you resurrecting what may be useful. Hopefully the rest will be resurrected through the scrapping of it. Then see the land cleaned up and put to some use.

[@devildog8016]

Where's this at I'm interested in fighting some old machine to resuce

[@bobbywright5983]

For some reason i really enjoyed hearing the little kid talking with his dad when thry were moving the rollback forward

[@DuvalDashCams]

As a wrecker driver this is EXACTLY how I would have loaded it.. to anyone naysaying on how you did it just like to hear themselves talk.... flawless loading and good tie down.

[@dperson6557]

I concur. Looked good to me too

[@oby-1607]

That's a pretty nice F250 you dragged that forklift by. Glad to see you rescue this Clark because I hate to see something rot and die because no one cares.

[@WatchWesWork]

That's my dad's 95. It's a lot nice than mine.

[@superdansilverman]

we love rebuilding machines because it shows us that even though we may be old and neglected, with love and care we too can become new again.

[@theseeker26253]

I like seeing old derelict machines with life still in them resurrected and put into service again. Sometimes they are too far gone to be used as originally made, but some can be parted out or turned into something else. Thanks for taking the time to video and share.

[@Doublejj55]

Let’s talk about that badass roll back you hauled it home with sounds amazing

[@rodfrey]

You're in luck! He did several videos on it, starting with kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnqQhKWYbqyaock. "Would you have a look at this abomination."

[@926Trucker]

That Rollback truck sounds like an Army Deuce and a half.

[@JonnyRicter]

The drive back to your shop was nice, you are definitely in a gorgeous area!

[@WatchWesWork]

I try to be vague about where exactly I am located, but Northwestern Illinois is very pretty. We're are the tip of an area called the "driftless region". It basically means there were no glaciers here so we have huge rolling hills and steep river bluffs.

[@patb9375]

@@WatchWesWork No glaciers during the last Wisconsin glacier. That was just a short time ago really. Just north of you and the bluffs are grand.

[@peterjensen6844]

@@WatchWesWork I grew up in the Driftless region of NE Iowa so I completely understand. Its hard to describe the geography to people who don't know or haven't been there.

[@michaelovitch]

I strongly suggest you to powerwash it on video : removing grime and moss,rust,and crust. It's a trend in itself if you don't know. It's what you often see as introduction of a service in those kind of old retrieved equipment.

[@donniebrown2896]

Does that mean he has to check for lead paint, remove the paint, sand blast, and powder coat? 😵

[@michaelovitch]

@@donniebrown2896 Peoples are rarely that specific. Powerwashing is appreciated,it gives a feeling of satisfaction for the most.

[@galatiel77ify]

I enjoy the videos. I work as a machinist and my dad was a diesel mechanic. This sort of thing is far better than television or even the subscription services. I'll keep watching if you keep putting out the videos.

[@anthonycarrollfixingstuff5424]

well that turned into a family reunion quickly.

[@WatchWesWork]

I'm not the only one in the family with an affliction...

[@dennisstephens7777]

It never ceases to amaze me the equipment and vehicles stuck in a grove somewhere to decompose. I'm happy that people like you come along occasionally to salvage machines and return them to productivity.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

It’s amazing what people like. I loved listening to the motor in the truck.

[@WatchWesWork]

A lot of guys liked that. Some hated it. Go figure.

[@mannymolina4459]

Man that flat bed sounds GOOD!! 👌🏼

[@Tugabud2]

That little forklift is probably going, YAAAAAHHHHhhooooooo! Fastest it gone in fifteen years. :-)

[@bradolliver4177]

You are an honest and straight forward with your work. You do not claim to be something that you are not (many on You Tube pretend to be mechanics). Thank-you for the time you have spent to make these videos. I am from London, Ontario and at one time when I lived in a rural area I liked to repair farm equipment. Now I am in my early sixties and no place to enjoy my former hobby in the city. You bring joy to my days.

[@James-fs4rn]

Glad everyone and everything is home safe. Look forward to the repair vids. Thanks

[@killcar5nbike2]

Going to say I got recommended your channel from watching Mustie. That diesel sounded awesome being worked.

[@bolski-uitlaatstore9130]

Here a Mustie1 and Andrew Camarata fan too.

[@WatchWesWork]

Well it's seems you have good taste. I love Mustie1 as well.

[@ltdees2362]

Hey...keep drag'um out of the woods an fields...give'em their just-due second life❕ First thing I ever learned to drive was a 1947 Internationale-Harvester Farmall-B with a three cylinder diesel. I helped my grand-pop get it out of the woods...bout 1961...I was 11...He cranked it right where it sat...the man could crank a dead horse if he had a notion! He and my dad rigged a bush-hog on the back...its still in the barn...God Bless ya POP! 😢

[@HiddenValleyHomestead]

West theres high value in old machines that can be fixed and repaired. I have endless conversations with my buddy about how this society is a throw away society. Very few have the patience and or know how to fix an old machine. LOVE THIS !!! Like I said on your last video I am looking for an older compact tractor to use. A great channel that has blown up because this kid buys old broken down machines, fixes them and then uses them in his excavation business and makes a killing! Andrew Camarata. Love his channel! And yours! Keep em coming!!!!

[@63256325N]

Nice machine, and great find. I'm surprised is wasn't vandalized over the years. Hell the mirrors are still in it. Amazing. Thanks for the video.

[@chadsimmons6347]

The propane tank & forks were stripped off, thats a couple hundred bucks gone!

[@brent4991ify]

Love seeing you use your rollback. Thank for another awesome video

[@FB-tq5ln]

Any salvage is great to see. It ordinary people that make it interesting. Brilliant to view. All the best.

[@benmiller5015]

That rollback sounds like a beast. Keep these videos coming man

[@Brian.N]

I like watching videos of people finding old equipment, and getting them running. Great video

[@esurcylimaf4335]

I'm a new subscriber from Australia. I love watching old machinery brought back to life and same with old boats.It's sad to see old things like those go to ruin and waste. Cheers.

[@martinhowe3679]

very enjoyable thank you for posting love old equipment and trucks

[@bradster59]

awesome congratulations on your find , after driving forklifts for 40 years i wish i had one , they are very handy especially on your farm , great video

[@BOARDMAN16456]

Good man, it's good to watch things getting started after YEARS, :-)

[@williammarcus5438]

wes its so great to see old equipment come back to life, like restoring an old car it just gives you that feeling yup i brought her back. keep up the great vidz

[@paulsullivan6392]

Nice work. Let the overhaul begin. Looking forward to the project videos.

[@okeechobeejoe2868]

I like that you take the time to, try to bring life back into this old tired iron. Good job Wes, I really enjoy watching what you do.

[@iyaayas200]

love videos about recovering old abandoned vehicles and equipment. getting things back in to service like this (except mine are old military trucks) is my hobby

[@cathiepieszak6967]

Iliked this vid for 2 reasons , 1- your brother driving the bobcat with his son on his lap and 2- seeind your son sitting with gramps watching you work .

[@JayJay-nw8rd]

Another great video, Wes! Great job!

[@hatfez]

"I'd like to see a forklift lift a crate of forks. It would be so damn literal!" Mitch Hedburg

[@petejessop]

Just love to see old machine made good again well done mate enjoyed the video

[@sterlingdavidgrasssr]

Well, I be Damn, that place was only two miles from where i have been living for 30 years ?? Never knew Bill had all that stuff back in those woods?? Texas, See Ya

[@grizzlybeartechnicalservic8152]

Great recovery Wes! That old Clark is a nice machine!

[@AR-uw9fw]

That flat bed!!!!!! Wow music to my ears sounds soo healthy...

[@adamorsini4585]

I enjoy watching videos of old machines. This kind of stuff is interesting to me.

[@adnacraigo6590]

I love all the equipment restorals especially the old continental engines.

[@peterwise9944]

It was fun watching and you have a great sense of humor. And you know what you're doing. Many happy adventures in your future

[@bellowsjeep3999]

I just found your channel and love it. I love finding old stuff and getting it running. Thanks for sharing and keep it up! I do like the commentary too, so keep talking! Lol

[@paulsilva3346]

What a wonderful SCORE.! This has a Side to Side Track as well.! Approach a load and move the forks either right or left.

[@TedBishop1]

My first reaction when you where getting ready to pull lift onto flatbed was " move the truck ! " But all went well ! Good job Wes ! you remind me of Mustie1

[@zstation64]

Could listen to your ramp truck all day. Love the pipe.

[@rickramirez6854]

You Sir are by far a gifted man you are full of knowledge and what a great video I enjoyed watching very much thank you for sharing partner

[@ProlificInvention]

Glad to see you got er done

[@SapioiT]

Forget train cams, the truckcams are the future! Also, the success is not due to "fixing old crap", but about "fixing machines which need next to maintenance over decades of staying out in the wild and using only a little work to get them working again". Those old vehicle have a brutalist-like feeling to them, they feel nearly unbreakable. It's not "rescue the garbage", but "revive the beast".

[@t.c.bowling1934]

I enjoyed the opening scene! Well done, well done!

[@warpedone2]

Thanks for filming

[@TheBigShow902]

Cool little fork lift, but I gotta say, the bed on that tow truck has seen better days, I'm surprised the weight of that machine didn't add insult to injury... Can't wait to see it cleaned up...

[@GustavLindstroem]

Looks solid. Nice upgrade!

[@ront8261]

Yep; love this kind of content; thanks!!

[@poolmotorrepairguyFL]

The Florida pool pump motor repair guy approved ! that was good info

[@larrykelly2838]

Good to see an old Clark forklift. I had them for a customer back in the 1970s. Clark was a big customer of our fork lift chain, I worked for Link Belt back in the day.

[@jessicabuckman9675]

Keep the videos coming Wes. You do great work.

[@danielramsey1959]

I also wanted to add this, bought a 2001 Hyster 20k lb lift truck at auction for $5,000, thats pretty cheap for a running diesel, but it had issues, ring gear teeth were chewed up, had to pull engine and replaced the flywheel ring gear, now it starts all the time. Its worth $20,000 here in Alaska.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Looking good thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺🚜

[@IHcubcadet]

Great video’s bud. Love seeing old iron brought back to life.

[@mdouglaswray]

Anyone else see the fieldmouse bail out and dive off the flatbed?? WES! YOU MONSTER! You should have checked for wildlife! LOL. Beautiful load. Textbook.

[@WatchWesWork]

I'm surprised there was only one!

[@kerrywitherspoon1257]

new to your channel from alberta canada 59 mechanic old school love repairing old iron , enjoy your video keep them coming

[@j.c.smithprojects]

great channel name wes! are you going to change the logo as well? the L10 sounds good pulling down the road! congrats on the growth of your channel! the sub count is climbing out of control! great for you!

[@WatchWesWork]

Thank you! I feel better now that it's a little more generic. I have changed the logo but it takes several days for Google to update it across the platform.

[@xX_Kryptis_Xx]

Nice to see something rescued instead of being thrown away.. 🚧😀

[@gooseturbo6087]

Good effort, your flat bed sounds awesome as well.

[@49oldmachinist43]

I look forward to your next video, thanks

[@farmworkMi]

Nice rig for hauling glad to see her out of the woods keep It up man Rock on

[@rutgerm6770]

In the beginning from this video i love the sound from the semi truck

[@user-bj2br6id4e]

Your towing truck sounds so awesome 😍

[@garyclifton2180]

Wow the truck sounds great

[@mrtttt8597]

Awesome Work , G'day from Australia Wes.. enjoying your content will be a long time subscriber.. Love this kind of stuff..👍

[@fendert1384]

I enjoy and have learned a lot from Mustie1 and Andrew Camarata and now you too Wes. Thanks for sharing your skills!!

[@ja10ni]

The Truck at the beginning starts to easy for this channel. :D Amazing sound btw!

[@jamesbrewer3020]

It is nice to see a younger guy fixing the old iron. Watch your pennies and the dollars will take of themselves. Keep the great videos coming.

[@chrismielitz7758]

New to your videos, and I love watching old equipment come back to life!!! Really digging your videos so far, but holy hannah that rollback deck is fubar'd!!! Lol

[@charlesreohr6236]

Now the fun starts. I love working on old things and get them going again. I think my love of mechanics started when I was in the 5th grade. I came home from school and my grandfather and my dad were working on the farm tractor. It was a old ford. The front wheel wouldn't turn. They had to torch it and beat it with a sledge hammer to get it off. They found the brake pads rusted solid to the drum.

[@jordandoe2768]

That 1st vid of you troubleshooting and finally waking up that old fork lift is pure gold man, awesome job and you will find there a lot of arm chair OSHA inspectors and environmentalist that prowl these type of videos, from what we've already seen you will have no trouble with the comments - lol.

[@06colkurtz]

I really enjoy your ability to design an interesting video. Keep up the good work. Do more because I am catching up and dont want to run out

[@dirtshower250]

That rollback sounds goooood! Sweet video! Forklifts get stuck everywhere, we take ours everywhere it shouldn’t be 😂.

[@matthewvaldez6387]

Roll back truck sounds pretty damn good 👌👍🤘

[@Lloydster45]

I was surprised that it drove out there with the low ground clearance they have. Nice !

[@harrykeel8557]

The restoration of a older piece of equipment is never boring. Think of the work history and the era it was made for/in. Your other video about the wheels bearing changes was good also, my Dad also showed me the same trick on packing wheel bearings by hand. I almost always learn a tip of trick along the way.

[@ChrisN85420]

that cummins sounds awesome

[@ShainAndrews]

Sounded rough. Has a skip at higher RPM. Might be temperature related as it seemed to improve later in the video.

[@WatchWesWork]

@@ShainAndrews She's a cold blooded old engine. I did quite a lot of work to in including new injectors back in December. There's a video about it somewhere.

[@MrSausageT]

Love to see a full restoration on this!

[@jamesb1221222]

The dealership I work at bought a new forklift. The old one was a clark of the same era. It had a 4 cylinder but ran on gasoline. It was a bit bigger than yours (not sure of lifting capacity) but It quit running because the carb needed a rebuild and the thing had no brakes. I asked them to let me have it as I could have fixed it easily, but they GAVE it to a scrap guy instead...

[@barbaracelia2437]

Love your videos.

[@dylannewman6423]

Nice to see it run again

[@inVAINwetrust]

That damn flatbed just sounds sooo good 🤘

[@ken3700]

Your rollback is awesome!

[@markc5593]

Nice to see the little ones involved, gota teach them from the start.

[@Mike.Howard]

New subscriber here! I really like the content I've seen so far - interesting, informative & just the right amount of rusty metal, lol! Looking forward to watching more in the future :)

[@dextermuir7882]

Lovely to hear your 'nipper' in the background of your videos. It'll be an unforgettable experience.

[@TobbeArnesson]

Nice touch color coordinating your hat with the forklift! 😉

[@mrbigfish162]

I love the sound of your rollback

[@WatchWesWork]

It's great for 5 minutes. Gets old after 5 hours!

[@clarencewiles963]

Thumbs up 👍 moving numbers ⬆️

[@marcfournier823]

The deck on your recovery truck is just fine.😉

[@TheFlyingBusman]

No loss of life or limb, everything gets to where it should get ok. So..... there should be only positive comments to be had here, yes? Good on you pal for taking the time out to retrieve and repair something and give it a further useful life instead of just binning it like many folk do with stuff. Your slide bed truck sounds nice too 👍

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

It’s amazing how those that do always have to spend time explaining things to those that don’t. It’s just like all the remodeling shows on TV. People with absolutely no experience watch a half hour edited TV show on a bathroom make over and think they can do because it looks so easy. That’s what keeps Remodelers and Handymen in business. Great content keep up the great content 👍.

[@WatchWesWork]

Yeah, reality was a lot better before it was on TV!

[@Trydntru]

Don't worry what people say. Just keep making videos. I, for one, really enjoy them.