$500 Allis Chalmers Crawler, Sitting for Years. (Will It Run?)

[@unclegreybeard3969]

I'm kind of glad that the steering clutches did not break free because now we get a wrench turning video of the process, and I'm looking forward to it already.

[@Kevin-ex2yb]

I definitely thought the same thing lol

[@clivehorridge]

@@Kevin-ex2yb 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cmans79tr7]

Plus we got an education on how to turn something that doesn't want to turn. Just like those contraptions we see on TV 👀where a burro mule or a horse walks in circles connected to an arm around a capstan.

[@simonthorpe5519]

You spoiled the answer 😂😂 Maybe I should wait till the end of the video to read the comments

[@sayeretmatkaal]

Errr, that's rather CRUEL ! But then, not wishing for a clutch-breaking video would be STUPID ! 🤣

[@radar98]

Holy smack! This is what I grew up on the farm with. My dad built a lake and a dam with this beast. It is waaay more capable than anyone would think.

[@christianbrotherscollision]

My brother and I also have two HD5G machines. In the A/C shop manual, for clutch and brake problems (like water or stuck clutches) they have you drain the oil out, refill the clutch and brake housing with diesel, and run the machine with diesel in it, operating the brakes and clutches. Then of course, drain and refill with oil. Might be worth a shot on your tractor to see if that would free it up. Maybe even letting the diesel soak them for a few days.

[@jimhrstka5616]

They are dry clutches.

[@timdrouin9207]

I would try filling the steering clutch housings with diesel and let them sit for a while. I’ve used that method on a couple old D2’s before with pretty good results. One of them I mixed in some marvel mystery oil too.

[@godfreypoon5148]

@@jimhrstka5616Fill them with angry bees.

[@lawrencegurney9608]

😊o

[@marlobreding7402]

11:19 Did you know that WD-40 is a great diesel starting fluid and easy on your engine. I learned this trick on the GM350 Oldsmobile diesel engines.

[@RobertLake-mf2qt]

Matt, what you have is a hobby. You fix things up, sell them, and then use the money to buy new projects. That is entirely valid and rewarding. Continue fixing things and make them better than when you found them. We will keep on watching.

[@kane100574]

It's the selling part he has an issue with, lol

[@joelbrittenour8197]

This one is to sweet to sell, keeper.

[@Mr.Z1776]

This is true. However, I do miss the earlier videos when he actually did jobs. The silo demo was a great couple videos!

[@gnaedigerfels]

not at all he has too many unfinished projects anyway....@@joelbrittenour8197

[@martymartin2894]

It's actually a well paying job on KZbin if you have so many subscribers and views but I'm happy for him and may it continue.

[@workaholic5318]

Under the seat there are two access panels to the steering clutches. Once you remove them the steering clutches reside. Each of them have a circle of bolts on each side of the clutch pack. They are dry multiple disc clutches. They aren't hard to change. I did it when I was 15 years old. 70+ now lol.

[@mikesmith8952]

Sure hope you aren't kidding as I might buy a machine that needs the clutches fixed, 😮😮😮😅.

[@SanchoPanza-m8m]

Experience talks. Matt, pay attention to this fella.

[@javiergonzalez9077]

With time and dedication comes experience, no substitute for that.

[@roymartin4771]

Try one side at a time.

[@WilliamHBonney-m3r]

You are exactly correct, I worked on Allis Chalmers dozer's and loaders all my life. Sometimes the clutches are hard to collapse to get them out. But it takes time and thin wedges

[@paullangjahr4071]

Old school farming safety tip, when pulling hard with a chain or cable, first pass it through an old tire which will deaden the spring back IF it breaks.

[@PowerTom286]

Good idea, buddy

[@RonaldMayDMD-nt3fd]

There is never a problem which can not be made safer with somebody else’s experience !! You NEVER STOP LEARNING !!

[@davidegoebel6641]

Hey Matt, love what you are doing with the old iron. Next time use one of those old light weight hoodies that you said you didn't and tie it in the middle of the chain or cable, and if it happens to break it will take the jolt out of it and it will help stop it from going any where. Again enjoy watching you with your many projects!

[@anthonybernstein9698]

My friend has a locomotive, he bought some rails, fixed up the train and drives it round his place. He found a few loco loonies who come out on the weekends some come in their campers with wives and kids. Its crazy time for every body, the kids, dogs, bbqs, lot of swimming, he gets people polishing the brass. All hands on deck.

[@Hoaxer51]

Steam engine or diesel? Sounds like a good time!

[@SanchoPanza-m8m]

Anything that gets the wives and kids involved is wholesome and good.

[@cameronsienkiewicz6364]

When working on any 2 stroke Detroit, pull the valve cover and check the fuel rack isn’t stuck wide open before you try to start it.. they’re known for getting stuck and the engine running away on ya

[@ryanbatch5579]

Our Family business was my Dad running this exact machine. Ours had the metal cab for protection that came in handy a few times. Great memories. We then moved to a HD6G where my dad who was a one man owner operator made roads, dug basements, cleared land, unloaded scows among other jobs. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@trinagonzakez2832]

I vote Diesel Creek the best You Tube video series because it is expertly filmed, wonderfully informative and just plain entertaining!

[@davidpayne2880]

Good job getting that unit home. I saw you using ether which dry out the cylinders causing trouble. I have used gasoline to start diesel engines. By spraying it into the intake or soaking a rag and wrapping it around the intake.

[@JBFromOZ]

best soundtrack too

[@mikeprimm4077]

​@@davidpayne2880it's an old fairy tale, ether does nothing to old diesel engines. Most old diesels came with an ether start port from the factory. Some kind of ether assist. Source look up zip ties and bias plies, if ether hurt a diesel engine, none of his junk would run. I've used it many many times when it was cold out, and they still start fine to this day. I've never had to do any ether related repairs or maintenance to any of my diesels😂😂

[@billhenry7833]

Have you seen Boats In Dade??? LOL

[@mikegmdw1]

Excellent entertainment- many thanks Matt

[@jamesenderby5114]

Thank you for explaining what "rail height" was and showing it.

[@scottfortune9016]

What a clever way to get it to turn. Never would have thought of that!!

[@Freddie-pe9nz]

Love it it's amazing how them old track loadeders always seem to fire up. I come across one that sat 30+ years in a open field, I put a battery in it and fuel checked the oil hit it with a little ether and the old man said it's not going to start. It took right off bucket worked as it should forward and backwards great only thing was the left turn wasn't good it worked but you had to give it everything you had to pull the lever turned right great. All I was doing was cleaning up this old farm just to help out this old guy. Because the town was coming down on him for all of the vehicles and scrap and if it wasn't for the track loader I was able to get the vehicles to the road and to the scrapyard. His barn was a solid one had a cement floor and a covered up 52 Chevy half ton completely original he never said anything about. But the barn door was in need of a few new boards and a new track across the top. I replaced the board's and installed the steel wheels set of 4 across the top of the door. I used the loader to pick up the door and lean it up against the opening and stand in the bucket to replace the track on the barn and I nailed 3 brackets across the middle of the door for it was 12 foot wide by 16 foot tall he used to park his Peterbuilt semi truck in it for he was a independent trucker for years. So I got the door hooked up to the brackets chained it up to the loader and was able to slide it on the track thank God. When I was done I split the money from the scrap and he gave me the 52 Chevy truck. It was a big surprise for you couldn't squeeze a penny out of the old boy lol. He was barely getting by and we become best friends, he said just park the loader in the barn and I thought it was going to crush the cement floor and I mentioned that to him and he said you ain't gonna hurt that floor. When my father and I were in business we made sure that we could park our 2 semi trucks in it and it was a 40X60 foot barn said that floor is more than 2 foot of rebar and cement not a crack one across it. Just the enterence had the cement crack down perfectly and I pulled the truck out with my truck and parked his loader. You should have seen the smile on his face. I came back a few times to smooth out the property with the loader and he passed away but the stories he had told me of his years of trucking were priceless. Never knew that he had a brother who just lived up the hill they never talked for over 60 years and he was the one who inherited the property it was all together his property and his brother split it when their father passed away and you know how sometimes family gets greedy when that happens. His brother was nice to me and said it was nice to see me cleaning up the property he drove by daily and I never knew they were brothers never waved to each other. Hope you enjoyed the story for I enjoy your adventures. I'm terminally ill now and think back to the days I was doing what you do

[@stephenhewitt5835]

I love these stories. Go well brother 🇬🇧

[@Freddie-pe9nz]

@@stephenhewitt5835 Thank you, it felt good telling you about that story. Just because that was me at one time, out and about early looking for anything along those lines of equipment pretty much what I knew that I could use or clean up and hopefully not to much major repairs. But like you said it was well worth the money, because you knew that if it wasn't going to be cost effective to get running you would have tripled your money for the scrap. God bless you and stay safe and thank you for letting me talk to you. Get old seems like people forget about you sad as this world has turned out to be.

[@stephenhewitt5835]

Freddie, I have rebuilt several motorbikes and small outboards but never had the room or need for any big boys toys. I can still remember (over 50 years ago) the feeling of freedom on my first bike…. A 50cc Rayliegh runabout moped. 🤣 🇬🇧

[@Freddie-pe9nz]

@@stephenhewitt5835 That's how I got started with a mini bike and I couldn't wait to go to our weekend camp property and ride it. Because I grew up in Rochester NY until I was 11 and my father, mom, my little sister and I built a house in the country at our camp and I'm 60 only one left, but I remember moving up to a 125 Yamaha Enduro then a RM 250 SUZUKI dirt bike and that was a lot of power at first but I got used to it like a mini bike. It's been really nice talking, I'm going to try to rest but I will stay in touch. God bless you and thank you for your time.

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

I think War and Peace had fewer words than this post. 😂 Just kidding around, I enjoyed the story.

[@wayne-wango-wever8393]

You might try soaking the clutches with kerosene, depending on how much grease buildup is in the clutch housings. I have changed clutches in an HD5, it is quite a chore. The shaft to the clutch assemblies is a tapered press fit. I had to make a special tool and copious amount of heat to get them to separate. Thanks for the great video content.

[@Sanderly1820]

Being terminally sick I'm currently in my 4th week of hospital and iv antibiotics for sepsis, today now is a happy day, got somthing to watch now Why couldn't you just place the trailer in front of the dozer, instead of doing the thing you did

[@RolfLilleby]

Stay safe❤

[@robertevans7924]

I hope you are doing well and enjoy watching Mat with everyone else

[@Joeschmo776]

Hope you feel better

[@opendstudio7141]

My heart goes out to you. My wife’s life struggle has ended just last week. I rejoice that her suffering in this fallen world is over.

[@DieselCreek]

I wish you well!

[@ergot57]

I've behaved fairly well with my comments but the shot of that drive sprocket brought back My first true after high school job and Otha Lee Cooper. Otha ran the old IH dozer with the huge winch on the back that was used to drag all of the huge logs out of the ditches behind the main Mississippi River levee so that they would not snap the old BE dragline cables which were a serious pain to restring if they were broken. My job was, and you guessed it, to wade into the ditches Summer to Winter to wrap the one-inch steel cable around said logs. Summer attire was combat boots, snake leggings, cut off shorts to get to the leaches with ease, T-shirt, and cut down manchette slid in the right legging. Winter wear was chest waders, army surplus wool underwear, jeans and flannel. Coats were too much after the first log was got. The drive sprockets were so worn to a fine point that every time you tried to turn on any sort of muddy incline the track slipped off. Break out huge wrenches, loosen lock nuts, back off, put track on, repeat wrenches in opposite direction. LOL. Love your stuff and thanks again. Oh, Otha had been released from Parchman Farm prison for shooting a fella he caught in the wrong bed so to speak. They always had room for me in the warm truck but never Otha. I sat on the dozer with Otha in the rain and sleet and snow, bugs and ate. He was the better man anyway.

[@billywest7586]

Never been into heavy equipment til I found Diesel Creek. I really enjoy this channel. Please keep it going Matt.

[@DieselCreek]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@erikcourtney1834]

What the sk250 does with the loader is funny and amazing. A 250 isn’t a huge machine but shows how powerful hydraulics and geometry is. Hence why Excavators are my favorite and go to machine.

[@MManeval]

Matt, your ingenuity to a crap sandwich situation is awesome! The young people of today are missing out on solid problem solving skills... your channel should be required watching in schools across America! Keep up the great work!

[@bexiexz]

Agreed!! so creative, we're spoiled

[@Digital-Dan]

He's a young person. They're all about us, but not everywhere for sure.

[@netts8312]

Most/some young people*

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Fired right up after the Fuel Shut off Was Disengaged nice Matt 14:02 @Diesel Creek

[@lanemitchell8241]

A good way to "protect" yourself in the event of a chain breaking is tossing a blanket or jacket over it to prevent the snap from being so violent. They also sell "winch dampeners" that do the same thing. Just some food for thought!

[@reedb9039]

I knew nothing about diesel engines but have learned a lot from watching you. Not enough that I would ever own one though. I love watching you revive all the old equipment.

[@rickcham7781]

That was a neat operation getting it turned.

[@williambradford1467]

Once again we see that the best tool to use when working on heavy equipment is heavier equipment! Looks like you're having lots of fun, which means we have lots of fun watching. Thanks again for bringing us along; great, interesting content, and I look forward to the next video on this one!

[@mikesmith8952]

Personally I hope it's very soon!!! 😅😅😅

[@marksaddler]

Spoiling us with a midweek video! Glad to see this one after you teasing it in your tour of all the projects on the farm. With one or two more I think we might be up to date from everything you showed (or didn’t show!) in that video.

[@marksaddler]

Although I’m noticing a couple of kitty Cats in the background of the latter part of the video, maybe I was wrong and we aren’t quite caught up 😂

[@starrionx1]

@@marksaddler The yard is quite full. Also noticed a large dump trailer in the background.

[@marksaddler]

@@starrionx1 he bought that from the same place as the other Allis Chalmers loader and F250 service truck- also mentioned in the ‘tour of all my junk’ video that was released the end of last year

[@marcosmota1094]

I started watching Squatch and Marty T, so it's good to see different styles of solving problems on these old machines. Shops like ADS also help regular folks learn about heavy equipment. As soon as you said "fuel shutoff" the neurons awoke. Nice work. That machine is as strong as the day it rolled off the assembly.

[@rickb6722]

New Diesel Creek on a Thursday morning......heart be still!...😊

[@DavidSellars-b8l]

The comment about draining and refilling the case(s) with diesel has merit. That is what is done with Cats. The recommended fluid is kerosene as diesel has too much lubricity. My suggestion is to determine that the linkages are allowing full disengagement first as a stuck linkage will not allow the clutch to do its clutch thing. Was there with an IH machine.

[@TheLittlered1961]

My dad did his internship with Allis Chalmers. Civil engineer. He designed the walkway from one building to another over the street. Despite reports, Allis Chalmers is not in Milwaukee, it was in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee. Near the end of WW II they were producing the biggest bad ass tanks that the USA had at the time. They also made the power shafts for the Glenn Canyon dam. They had the largest forge in the country at the time.

[@geofjones9]

I did a few contract jobs a Allis Chalmers. We metalized mis-machined parts to salvage them. The parts were mounted on huge machine tools. I did a few jobs using what I was told was the biggest lathe in the free world! That plant is all dismantled now, no more Allis Chalmers.

[@Nathan-m8b9b]

Never been mechanically inclined but started buying equipment and fixing it up all after learning/ watching your channel. Even the wife is impressed with how much I've learned mainly from just watching you do what you do best!

[@bradchandler6967]

Back in the early 70's I ran an HD6 for a friend of mine, loading fill onto my F600. That one had the 4 cylinder AC engine in it. Good working machine and pretty strong for it's size. Lost a track one day while working in about a foot of mud. Walked off the front idler because track was loose and myd built up in the chain. Lots of fun with bottle jacks, come-alongs and bars. After heating the adjuster with the hot wrench of course !! Oh the joys of the pre-hydraulic tensioners !

[@whitemonkey7932]

Watching here in sunny Bali originally from the UK...spent my fair time under diggers and loaders which I miss very much...I couldn't do the cold anymore though....nothing like trying to get the gunge off your hands with washing powder and hot water and the hot water making your eyes water😂

[@RGflies63]

Matt, you never cease to amaze us with your troubleshooting skills. I can't wait until you get elbow-deep into those clutches! Carry on, my friend!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Impressed that yankum kinetic rope Worked so well to Turn the Machine off the tree Nice Pivot Matt 16:00 @Diesel Creek

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

lol I love the AAA tag on the front there, I'm having fun picturing Farmer Bob calling the AAA guy back in the 70s because the dozer broke down and needs a tow. Isn't it great how you can take 500 bucks--which by itself doesn't get you too much these days off the peg--and turn it into actual gold with just a bit of cleverness and know-how? I appreciate that the most about your channel, Matt: this stuff is out there, some of it is very cheap, and LOTS of it still wants to work. Get out there and save it! That's what it's all about. 🍻

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Sweet running machine for 500 bucks just needs a bit of love 29:02 great video as always Matt @Diesel Creek

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

10/10 Matt Not just for the rescue but also for the attitude to making the machine usable again 👍

[@AVNinjaLLC]

That's why I love this channel. I learned not to strap a chain on angle when doing sketchy stuff. May sound dumb but for someone who doesn't really do this type of stuff I'm glad i learned it before even attempting it.

[@died4us590]

I like the old thing's you save from the melt down, and also how you fix them, and then get another one to save, or keep. I just got my dream project for a smoking deal. A military jeep willys, it's a 1954 m38a1 with the 24 volt system still intact, and the F134 hurricane engine with all the sealed wires, plugs, and ignition. Solid body and frame, never driven on the road since purchased many year's ago from the government. An old guy drove it around on his property in northern Michigan. They painted the green paint with a horrible dark wine color, but that's gonna be stripped and painted back to the proper military color. She hasn't run since 2017, because he passed away, and his daughter had been trying to sell it for awhile, and dropped the price, because she had interest, but no one wanted to come to Frankenmuth Michigan to look at it, because she wouldn't sell it without it being physically inspected. I accidentally got on a kaiser willys selling page, looking for parts for a very rough 1953 cj5, and found this gem that i bought for 2500 dollar's, that just needs a couple small holes patched. I just had it brought to me yesterday on a flatbed, and I'm fixing to go get some work on it today. G-d bless.

[@sloppystooly5439]

What? $500 omg Matt the gems you find. That beauty is well worth it, just needs that love. Damn cool find!

[@shopdawg3682]

I've heard of rope tricks, but dang Matt, you took it to a whole new level! Great job!

[@greglammers9905]

My whole career of 45+ years I worked on mostly two stroke Detroit engines. In tech schooling in the mid 70’s we had a really good instructor that was a Detroit guru. I always loved the two stroke Detroits and thought I would be cool to collect 1 of every model. Well, at 65 all I have is a series 60. So I guess that’s not gonna happen. Fun to see you save this loader and it’s 2-71 from the scrap yard.

[@_RocketRooster]

And another piece oh history saved! Nice job Matt! Glad to see you saving the machines that built this country! My hats off to ya.

[@Steeler_]

I know it is all about what is economical and also practical time wise but deep dives into the workings of older machines are some of the most interesting videos!

[@densisteviking]

When using a steel rope or a chain, throw a heavy blanket or carpet over it. It will dampen thew vipp effect and you will be in less danger

[@dennis82468]

Matt…Thursday release?!?! Living life on the edge my friend. Living on the edge

[@RichardBacon-y2u]

Matt we used to fill the steering clutch housing with paraffin also use a chain or a block of wood to hold the lever back while the clutch soaks works every time

[@Marco-ip5cw]

diesel and hit it with a hammer through the clutch adjustment hole and then check if the diesel got in to other places it shouldnt have cus sometimes they cavities are connected to other places where oil should be

[@robertkerby2581]

Yeah Buddy, you got it running and functioning with the obvious exception of turning! I cannot wait to see you dive deeper into those clutch packs! Well done, Matt!

[@Staceymi2001]

Back in the day I ran HD 5 and HD6 loaders, and occasionally a very early HD 20 used as a yard loader one place I worked. When I was just starting out an old operator named Joe Lees told me that the only way to run an AC crawler was to be mad at it, and if the tractor had a cab, you should slam your hand in the door a few times to get yourself in the proper mood!

[@roberthocking9138]

Isn’t that the cutest little dozer engine you ever ever seen , what a buy. Good job

[@Eric-gi9kg]

I live in a small city neighborhood.. And for $500, I would buy it just because. Obviously, I can't use it in the neighborhood.. but sure would be fun tinkering on it.

[@Joeschmo776]

With a little bit of luck and a little bit of either, by far the best quote from Matt

[@jaygraham5407]

Spring Air in a can!!!

[@andrewclayterman6230]

Great dating advice as well!

[@Joeschmo776]

@@andrewclayterman6230 😂

[@peterrehnstrom2867]

A tip: when parking the vehicle for a long period, leave the clutches engaged to avoid them getting stuck. Quite common to perform this trick on older combines as they are parked most part of the time. A 2”x4” cut to suitable length will do the trick. This can also not just be done preventing clutches to stuck, it might help to release stuck clutches if left engaged for a while. But in this case, I guess also letting the clutches soak in diesel might help.

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

I counted them, you have 47,538 trees all around but you hooked on to the excavator bucket. 😉 As for chains breaking, I've watched videos of big badass Russians dragging WWII tanks out of bogs with badass Russian trucks and chains and sometimes they break but they always just snap and fall. Cables on the other hand...fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Also watched a navy ship's crew inside the ship's anchor chain room lose control of their gigantic anchor chain and see the sailors scramble for cover. As the last links enter the sea hole in the hull the chain flies around briefly smashing everything then disappears into the ocean. No doubt the captain wanted to have a word with those sailors later that morning.

[@DieselCreek]

I didn’t wanna hurt my trees lol

[@ronbuckner8179]

Tree-power steering move works! My dad did it on an old tractor my grampa had some 50 years ago. I hadn’t thought of it until you did it just now. I remember He did it a lot more violently then you did, and the steering broke free but it did a real number on the tree. What a great memory!.

[@dpett70]

Wohoo! Just sitting here, no work today and BAM! A new Diesel Creek video! Just happens I’m wearing my DC shirt too.

[@1968madmike]

The Super Villians Make a great soundtrack for you!!! Their great!!

[@rickcham7781]

Glad you figured out the fuel shutoff being stuck. I was going to remind you to check the spark plugs 😂

[@The_DuMont_Network]

😅

[@jerryweigl4730]

That's not as funny as you think because the old TD9 and even bigger sizes like the TD16 were diesel Cats but started on gasoline, so they did have spark plugs. Once the engine was warmed up, you'd flip a lever that shut off the gasoline and electric circuitry and switched it to diesel, and the momentum caused it to keep running. It actually worked quite well and enabled some reasonably cold weather starting.

[@Bobbywolf64]

@@jerryweigl4730 Your not talking about a pony motor? They actually burned gasoline in the diesel engine to start it?

[@rickcham7781]

@@jerryweigl4730 That's very interesting. I had not heard of that. Thanks for the info.

[@craigmclean8260]

Yep, the International TD engines had a carburetor and sparkplugs; a lever reduced the compression for startup on gasoline, before switching over to diesel. Not sure how the compression-reduction worked; possibly altered the valve-timing? Here's a video of a TD6 model to demonstrate: kzbin.info/www/bejne/op28fJuVaJWSi6M@@Bobbywolf64

[@chipps1066]

one thing is for sure,the engine and master clutch is good!

[@KanoeKing]

Mid-week Diesel Creek… I’ve died and gone to heaven!

[@richardphelan8414]

They are known for the steering clutches to become frozen when they sit for years not being used moisture gets in the clutches and then they stuck. Pliers Matt on fittings The shame ....clutch Those Jimmy powered ACs are are sweet machines ,Clutch problems are from sitting .

[@bigizzysworld4253]

Ya buddy! The best part of waking up, is diesel creek in your cup

[@kenc1800]

I totally agree…..just like Britney Spires!

[@davidanalyst671]

this is the exact same click bait will it start video hes been making for a year

[@DieselCreek]

What’s click bait about it??

[@nicholas4839]

​@@DieselCreekwondering the same thing Matt you tites are correct and the image you choose matches what is going on in the video. I don't think he likes watching you fix old tractors in the sense of getting them to run again.

[@njwilksy]

he means the "will it run" part of the video title, but if the title is correctly describing the video its not really click bait as thats what people watching it want to see.@@DieselCreek

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank goodness you save all these old machines from being melted down. Thanks for the memories from my younger days. 👍

[@NordicRifleman]

Wish I had 1% of your troubleshooting skills when it comes to engines Matt! Hats off 😀

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

Just a related thought, Not likely in your Allis Chalmer track loader but I've seen a case where manual tranny on a 4x4 pickups Clutch was packed full of A mouse's house and not until it was completely removed and cleaned out by hand did it function again. They attempted the same procedure to free it to no avail. They had never seen nothing like it. It was packed super tight and it only packed tight due to the fact it was ran before they realized it was full of mouse bedding, so the centrifugal force packed it ultra tight inside the clutch. The lesson here. Don't ever discount the damage Mice will do the Buggers are slick little sabotagers. Cheers😊

[@laserbeam002]

Loved the post and am looking forward to a follow up. The engine is worth more than $500 so it was a good buy.

[@jimetyetty4000]

I'm glad you thought about the chain situation. Knew someone fairly well that died because a chain snapped and hit him in the head

[@woodman4550]

A good layer of oil and grease protects it from rusting!

[@williamdovey9971]

Matt , 1 thing you didn’t mention was this machine was made when all the best materials were used to make it Chalmers were a very big and proud company years earlier, good luck it seems a very good machine , Cheers .

[@driver_2328]

Sounds strong, nice rigging to get her loaded! Looks like a couple of Cat 955L's in the BG, sweet! 👍

[@GeoffryWK]

I bought my first mini (micro) excavator 2 days ago and it was delivered today (3/7) for free. Your machines make mine look like a tonka toy. You know where to click to see a video. But it will do the job for my 1 acre on brush clearing and moving logs from cut down pine trees.

[@person86422]

Anyone else notice the spark show at around 8:34 small one up front then a bigger one closer to the back

[@jeradclark]

yup, saw that :)

[@markmonroe7330]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. Your number one "tool" for almost everything is "spray ether". You seriously need to see if some "ether provider" would give you a sponsorship. That stuff seems to be 80-90% of the secret sauce to your success in these videos.

[@COFFEE-e3p]

MENT TO MENTION , WHEN YOU PICKED UP THE MACHINE AT THE 1ST LOCATION, WHEN U TRIED TO DO A INITIAL START WITH EITHER, I SAW SPARKS COME FROM THE LEFT SIDE CONTROL PANEL .

[@everestyeti]

Like you say Matt is definitely worth the money, all that external oil has probably helped save it from rusting which can't be a bad thing. As usual a great film and another piece of machinery saved. 👍

[@RickySkogen]

Great video! I've got a hd6g with a stuck clutch.Gotta fix when got time.I love old machinery.

[@Delbert127]

I really enjoyed your bag of tricks on loosening up the steering and the way you swung it around to load that right there was backyard geometry at its finest seriously, I was impressed.

[@larryanderson9786]

I had one with a 2 yd bucket. Learned to drive it on a side hill by my folks home. Very exciting learning to drive it

[@Gogsnik]

I'd really enjoy seeing this old beast cleaned and washed, every time I see a machine like this with the tracks all clarted up with mud I just think there's no way I could stand to not clean it all off!

[@joecummings1260]

Steering clutches are multiplate dry and they are easy. Come right out the top of the final drive. Getting them loose once they are out can be a PIA. If you are careful you can get them apart without damage and clean them up and reassemble the packs. We used to have 3 of those machines back in the day, I learned how to operate a track loader on them

[@axelraver]

Dump the bucket deep down into the ground put it in forward and try to play with the steering control to force the clutch to release.

[@79tazman]

When your using a chain you should put something with a little weight in the middle of the chain that way if it snaps it will not go far because the object laying over the chain will keep it from going all the way

[@paulkilp]

I've done that to turn frozen tracks before next time use one or two screw type binders to get slack in the chain to unhook

[@WHOM945]

Throw a blanket, coat, etc on a chain, or especially a cable, to cure the breakage snap problem under load.

[@hughwilliams8062]

I love it when you bring these old machines back to life must be very satisfying.

[@wvincus5522]

Several brilliant moves demonstrated. I’m going to adopt them to my toolbox. Brilliant indeed!

[@brandonlisenby6752]

Once you get down to the clutch packs use the air hammer around the pack I’ve had good luck with that procedure in the past.

[@Treeplanter73]

Thank you for saving another pillar of civilization.

[@calvinkendall3376]

Thank you kindly for the trip down memory lane Matt. As a little farm kid I literally grew up with, by spending countless hours playing on, an Allis Chalmers HD5 crawler tractor that had for years been the only tractor on the grain farm, save for an old Cletrac crawler that was kept as a keepsake after the HD5 was bought not all that long after WW II. That HD5 was a new overstock never delivered to the army army surplus unit that went from its original military yellow paint to a factory applied Allis Chalmers orange repaint prior to shipment for resale as army surplus by an Allis Chalmers dealer. No bucket or bulldozer blade on it ever, so it had the transverse suspension spring up front that let the tracks articulate some up front. It did come though with the full array of heavy skid plates on it, including a heavy formed thick steel plate shield over the back of the open to being damaged fuel tank―that shield was removed when a hydraulics system for implement hydraulics was added to the crawler; a red all in one Char-Lynn pump, valve body, and hydraulic oil reservoir unit mounted on the back of the tractor and chain driven by the PTO. In September of 1960 on my fourth birthday under my Dad's supervision I got to start the HD5 on my own and rattle it out of its storage shed. Most memorable birthday "gift" ever... When cold at room temperature, sparing use of ether was pretty well mandatory to get it's supercharged two cylinder two stroke Jimmy engine started without killing batteries by cranking and cranking and cranking some more. Straight liquid ether in a clear glass screw top bottle was what was being used at the time―no added lubricant like in most all modern ether sprays. Open up the throttle some, open up the air cleaner and methodically instill but two drops of ether, loosely close up the air cleaner, pull in the hand clutch―as a little boy I had to put both feet up on the dash just to be able to pull in the hand clutch―double check that the transmission is in neutral, step on the starter and release once it fired; in warm weather it would catch and start up right away every time. In the winter at -35°C/-31°F would take a bit more finesse to get it started, leaving the air cleaner open and instilling a couple more drops of ether as needed to keep it running as it is trying to run in the cold. Of course there was an 120V 1200W calrod immersion element recirculating convection current engine coolant tank heater plumbed into a coolant line from and back to the engine so that the diesel engine would be warm enough to even start in the winter. Starting in the early 60s the HD5 crawler tractor became a secondary tractor to a succession of ever more powerful rear wheel drive wheeled tractors―rubber tires of course. In 1973 at my suggestion a decent used three cylinder HD7 engine was shoe horned in in that crawler to give it some more power in a bid to keep it somewhat relevant to the implements pulled by the more powerful wheeled tractor on the farm. In 1975 the farm and attendant farm machinery was sold by my Dad and Mom as a package as a functioning farm. I haven't a clue as to the fate of that modded HD5. Ssh, hear that rumbling sound Matt? That's my Dad rolling over in his grave at the copious amounts of ether you give a HD5's engine... You do know you definitively "voided" what would have been the factory warranty of a HD5? NT ; - ) Again, thank you kindly for giving me pause to go down memory lane. And, thank you kindly to all who had the patience to read this post.

[@radar98]

Get the bucket and lines serviced soon. Keep the RPMs high and let her rip. We welded more track tread and had some attachments bolted on the back. Our clutch was stuck until a crow bar and a sledge said hello. Didn't hit hard. Never had a problem since. Replaced the smaller track guide on one side. Handles replaced. Bought parts out of Pittsburgh. I can't stress how important getting the right batteries is for this machine.

[@LL.bean123]

I’ve seen a lot of these before I’ve always wondered if you could engine swap it to put a bigger Detroit maybe a 8V 71 that might be a little much though

[@indyskeepproductions]

Did something similar to this when I was in the Army with a stuck Abrahms out in the desert, they figured it out eventually. Keep up the good work! Keep trying and you'll move the world.

[@JonatanGronoset]

The part where you're shock-loading the Allis-Chalmers with the Kobelco is reminiscant to the epic duel between the D9 and the cable shovel in the movie Killdozer!

[@stephenreese5921]

I can literally feel the wind in the trees and feel the cold in Pennsylvania. I miss it!

[@waderue]

Nice you got it now get a look need to do some steering clutch pack work you steer well and wash paint maybe and she will great crawler loader

[@Corey-dy2cq]

Refreshing to see a vid where things don't work. It shows honesty. You gave it a good try. Gonna have to wrench into it. Can't go wrong for $500. Hell I don't know anything about this stuff and I would have paid $500 for it.

[@dalewhitten6665]

So I just bought a JD4 front end track loader with the case back hoe 2C quick disconnect had a right steering clutch frozen. And after digging into it I found the pin the clutch fork pivots on add Frozen to the housing they had pulled the steering lever and it stayed fully engaged with a frozen steering clutch. Makes it really fun getting to the pin that alowes the drive shaft to slide out of clutch disk. ( Which is necessary) To remove the steering clutch pack. But with a little bit of ingenuity I was able to remove the steering clutch pack without removing the tanks sprockets tracks. Only the clutch cover and brake and steering linkage. Can't wait to see your video

[@seniorLu48]

A lot o people are so near sited and look at something like your dozor and all they see is junk. It's amazing the mind of someone that likes to fix things what they can do with it. And the satisfaction that it brings to ones spirit and soul. Gracias for sharing enjoy your videos.