Abandoned in the Woods 20+ Years!! Will This Old Dragline Crane Start and Move?!?! (Detroit Diesel)

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[@Rmx2011]

Rescuing old equipment never gets old for me. Hats off to you for putting in the work!

[@jesseayers7933]

Especially if it has a screamin jimmy. Gotta love em .

[@willb3018]

Well, just keep watching Matt. I have said before, if he lives long enough, the day will come when there will be no inoperable old iron in Western PA

[@jesseayers7933]

@@willb3018 watching Matt bring these old pieces of equipment back to life , is not only entertaining but educational as well . He has given me the drive to resurrect some old gear that I have . I also enjoy watching Vice Grip Garage and his family exploits.

[@1nvisible1]

*Very impressive. I watch a lot of **_Will it Start_** videos and was sure you'd be cutting this into little six inch squares with a cordless grinder and backpacking it out.*

[@rexjolles]

Hat in question being a aluminum full brim hard hat like the operator of this probably wore

[@burtnelson1987]

Detroit engines never die, they just hibernate. I can't tell you how many times I've seen that play out. Ten, twenty , or even longer years, clean things up, un-stick everything, give it fuel and power and away you go! Nice find, and can't wait to watch it crawl to the road.

[@josephdougherty2399]

It's because the old Detroit's saturated everything in a layer of oil.... buwhahaha

[@willb3018]

Ain't that the truth. If they do die, it's a runaway, nothing normal. The diesel version of a heart attack. 😂

[@jblob5764]

@@willb3018 screamin blaze of glory or 7 figure hours lol

[@johndeerekid167]

Old CATs were the same way. Dozer had been sitting in a field for over 35 years. Swapped out the pony motor, cranked over, and fired like it was shutdown yesterday. Try doing that in 15 years with any of this computer controlled junk.

[@BrodieBr0]

They're not the most powerful nor fuel efficient but 2 stroke Detroits are one of the most durable engines ever made. When they do need rebuild it's an easy job to throw in new sleaves. Got 4 of them on the farm, 3 in equpment and 1 in a 1968 Pete. 2 years ago saved an old 1957 Eluclid crawler with a 6-71 Detroit burried in the woods for 40+ years just like this dragline your saving. Just like you I freed up the rack and she fired up in a couple minutes. Can't wait to see you finally drive this old girl out of her grave! Love this one Matt!

[@davidhowie6507]

After 3 weeks on the oncology ward I was allowed a weekend pass to go home. Laid in bed and a diesel creek "Matt" video appears. My Saturday is going well 👍👍

[@onetruecharlatan]

Matt, I don't know why YT recommended your channel to me 3 months or so ago, but I'm very glad it did. Your enthusiasm for these old units is infectious and every time another one fires up, seemingly from the dead, your joy is transferred to your audience. Keep 'em coming brother. Can't wait to see this old girl roll out of her grave. Best wishes from England.

[@ThePastaManCan]

Same for me around the same time England also 😂 its nice to see things actually worked on instead of thrown away.

[@JaniceGilliam-wv1mj]

Matt. Please. Pray. For me. My. Heart. Is so. Heavy. My. Daughter. Told me. Her cancer. Maby. Back. & Sunday. I lost. A sister. Laid her to rest sat. Then. My brother turned. The power of attuntery. Over to me so please. Lift. Up. Your sister. In christ in payer thanks Janice gilliam

[@richardthomas1743]

WOO HOO! It is officially a Happy Saturday with Diesel Creek !! Hello Matt I am glad that you are feeling better and congrats on the 466,000 Subscribers and growing like a wild fire!!

[@outandaboutwithdon656]

Hey matt great video as always can't wait for part two that old machine is awesome , can't wait to see it moving .

[@isickofit]

Great content never comes easy. This is great content.

[@penongtownandcountry2994]

P00

[@Species5008]

@Deni Wardim kola you wanna do what, to who, for how many monkeys????

[@afberglund2764]

Matt was sick?

[@Erik_MN]

Best birthday ever. Augered 14 holes for my post frame house with my dad, AND there's a new diesel creek video! Thanks Matt!

[@williamburdon6993]

I never cease to be amazed at how these engines come back so easily after sitting there 20 30 40 years with the elements trying to kill them. If the injectors had not been locked up , it would have been ridiculous how easy it was to bring back.

[@feynthefallen]

I wonder how it will be 30 years from now. How will today's machines look t hen?

[@corydriver7634]

The little boy smile you always have on your face when you first get something running, never lose that. Nice work guys.

[@REDBIRD-95]

Matt, everytime an old machine roars back to life must bring a smile to your face😊 Nothing like hearing an old piece of history awakening from it's long slumber👍

[@chox2001]

It’s sad how those machines work tirelessly to build something like that lake, then it’s abandoned instead of moving on to another project. I guess it’s been saved eventually thanks to Matt. Looking forward to pt2

[@johnking8679]

Yeah Matt !! Hopefully there will be a Part II !!

[@roberthodge2771]

Too many videos are lacking his humility and reliance on /God to guide him. Do love these videos.

[@nicktorres5540]

@@roberthodge2771 it’s because it’s not always about god and Jesus where happy enough for him to allow us to work on them it doesn’t have to be about him every single hour or minute

[@ToreDL87]

@@roberthodge2771 From what Christians tell me it's basically about being thankful for 3 meals a day inside 4 walls under a roof with all bills and necessities taken care of, to which thanks are said at dinner and Sunday mornings if that time isn't needed to acquire said necessities. In contrast to begging, scraping, howling, praising and thanking for absolutely everything every social media video, and namely every other permissible moment around every turn, nook and cranny. And I have to agree, being that overly reliant for/about any religion is REALLY weak minded.

[@franklinforrest8464]

It boggles my mine how many times I’ve seen videos like this. After the project is done, they just park it and never touch it again until after they die and a family member finds it hidden in the “back40”. Matt, Letsdig18 just rescued one and is learning how to use it. Check out his new post, greasing it’s and learning how to use it. Love your “rescues”

[@tomgalli1188]

"We got us a 3-cylinder money-to-noise converter here." LOVE IT!!! It always makes me smile, seeing an old beast like this roar back to life with just the smallest amount of TLC. Somehow, it makes me hopeful!

[@kevinsonkevin3634]

Love this channel. It shows that Matt has a complete mental model of how these systems work together but more importantly the ways in which they can also not work.

[@bobcrosby8998]

Love the sound of the old detroit diesels , drove a 75 GMC tractor with a 318 detroit in it back in the day

[@DadzorRules]

Day-Om, Matt, she sounds great! Once again, we have, “Contact!” on some great old iron!

[@TheCheffydave]

Thanks MATT, for my Saturday Fix. I knew you’d get her fired up!

[@alexandermckay8594]

Between you and Marty T the chances of finding heavy equipment in the damnedest places is a sure thing!

[@RAYAR54]

Always look forward to Marty T's videos too, from New Zealand. The machinery he has acquired or bought and brought back into useful service is phenomenal. Some of the places these pieces of equipment broke down and left for many years is quite something too.

[@cathalstrophic2955]

Can’t wait for part 2 Matt. So good hearing that detroit blowing revs like a nascar 🤘🤘🤘

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

I *never* get tired of seeing a little 3-53 that's been left to die in the bush ROAR to life again, like it was parked yesterday. I love Detroits, but I have an extra special place in my heart for the little 3-53s. What a nice old rig.

[@JK-dn4pu]

“Money to noise converter” best description I’ve heard for those engines. All of our equipment, yard trucks, and bantam crane.

[@yup-nope-yep]

Good to have the Diesel angel Matt back again, saving machines and nature!

[@johnhull6363]

Bet that "lake" is an unreclaimed strip mine.... leaving one piece of equipment behind was a way around it....made it an active site.

[@bangler62]

That is a super bit of info. Makes sense that there would be a monetary or regulatory reason to leave equipment abandoned like this so often. Small price to sacrifice an old piece to save the cost of complying with environmental or other regulatory requirements costing far more.

[@CAPNMAC82]

Strip mines usually have hugely regular edges. Like as not the rental agency that owned the crane went bust while they were digging. No body to return it to; leave it behind.

[@EEJester1586]

It’s weird to me how many people talk smack about Detroits. They’re just like a weedeater you don’t get no power out of them unless they’re wide open. If you know how to run them and don’t care anything about your ears then things will take you to the moon. Great video Matt.

[@FloridaJack]

I was an Oiler/Driver on a Bantam Dragline back in 1975. The house was mounted on pontoons ... the damn thing crawled through the FP&L, Turkey Point Power Plant, Cooling Canal System located in the Tidal Zone of Southern Biscayne Bay.. We would be taken out to work and picked up by airboat. Mechanics and Fueling, the same way. A lot of the equipment we used in and around this area, came out of Southern Louisiana. Rollagon and Pouchet are two of the Equipment manufacturers I remember.

[@franksando635]

Matt a new calling for you a traveling mechanic👍 to watch you get right to work on it and knowing what to do first is priceless

[@seanworkman431]

Money to noise converter, I have never heard that one before:) Good score, those detroits always go, now get the clutches working and away. I don't know if you have heard of this before but original coka cola works great for freeing up stuck parts, I watched an old mechanic, well I did the lift and carry, put small funnels over some stuck head studs, filled them with coke, we came back the next day and they just unscrewed. That's why it rots your teeth I guess. The Semi Supervilins rock!

[@cliffthelightning]

Ive backed up watching for 2 weeks because of work, man having 2 episodes on a chill sunday is a treat. Cheers from the Netherlands as usual!

[@nathanpitts1591]

Those old 2 stroke GM diesel engines were one of the classic diesel engine designs in all of history. I used to work on them and still have a couple in my garage and some parts for others. My youngest son is fascinated with them. The cleverest thing of all that GM did was to design an entire system of engines of varying cylinder arrangements, that all share common parts. The 71 series were the best known early ones. They made them all the way from 2 cyl to 12 cyl. Any cylinder liner and piston from any of those engines could be used in any other 71 series engine with no issues. A 4 cyl head would fit on one side of an 8V-71, a 6 cylinder head would fit one bank of a 12V-71 and so on. This was critically important to the US military in WWII as they were used in everything, especially boats. Common parts saved an awful lot of grief in getting parts to where they were needed. These engines were all first cousins to the 567 series of 2 stroke diesels that were used in Electromotive Diesel Railroad Locomotives. They are just bigger, but similar design principles. After the war they did the same with the 53 Series. My next door neighbor has a 2-53 power unit, mounted on its own skid frame with radiator and fuel tank. He uses it to power his small sawmill. We have a couple of 3-53's and lots of parts, 2 6V-53's in old trucks, one running, and one not but could be. They can sit for years without freezing up as they don't allow air to get inside the engine very well. The are dead reliable. I live in Maine and tons of 3-53's were used in skidders in the woods. Still a lot of em around. My son loves working on them. They are old fashioned but a very simple and easy engine to work with. I used to install more than a few new ones in commercial fishing boats early in my career. The environmental issues put them out of fashion, sadly. They were tough and built to work.This modern machinery is not built to do that for too long as they will need you to buy a new machine in a few years. These old guys will run forever if you take care of them! Dont ever start one up that's been sitting until you make sure the injectors are not stuck. You can have a runaway real quick. Don't ask how i know that. I saw a man's heavy winter coat thrown into the airbox of a 6-71 in the shop one day that suddenly had a mind of it's own. The only way we could stop it quick.

[@bannzai]

As a former crawler crane driver in the 80' and 90's, it's great to see your breathing life into the old iron. Oh how I wish you had the time and resources to do a full strip down and rebuild to return it to it's former glory. That would be an epic journey to watch. Love , health and respect from Scotland UK

[@mayonase2524]

Scotland!!!!! Yassssss

[@MsMesem]

Aberdeen?

[@mayonase2524]

@@MsMesem glasgow

[@biffwellington1782]

@@mayonase2524 Anyone from the Uphall Station area?

[@garyhay695]

Nice to see you back and healthy, and a return to the best of DC finding the oldies but goldies deep in the woods

[@-insertuninspirednamehere-8347]

This is the type of job I've dreamed of doing for years now, I love EVERYTHING heavy equipment, especially the old stuff. My favorites are some of the Koehring diggers. I can't wait to start doing stuff like this in the future. So many older machines like this have been either scrapped, or lost to the flow of time. I love to see videos like this of people saving some machines that others might consider a lost cause. I want to thank you for doing the things you do to help preserve pieces of history like this, and I hope that maybe one day, I can have the chance to preserve a machine like this, maybe even have the honor of working alongside you one day. Again, thank you for doing what you do. You rock!

[@harrymonahan4999]

I love it when you get the old stuff running YIPPEE i am sitting here yelling come on baby and the smoke starts GREAT JOB MATT

[@glen4130]

I love a new Diesel Creek video on a Saturday morning.

[@SuperIanjohnson]

The perfect start to a weekend. A new video from Diesel Creek; and a bonus, it's a dragline with a Detroit motor. How good can it get !

[@RS-rn4ox]

Its a testament to how well these old pieces of equipment were built, a little TLC, and they fire up after a long sleep. I look forward to PT2.

[@bigone4311]

The sound that Detroit makes when it revs makes me happy

[@RumMonkeyable]

SHE'S ALIVE! Beautiful spot to "conduct" a "will she start" test! Always enjoy Semi-Supervillians' music! Great friends to have, Matt! 🎶🎵🎼👍👏👊❤❤ Hope you and Mrs. Diesel Creek get to go to their gigs occasionally.

[@Justfinnishguy]

at the beginning I was a little skeptical about this channel, but this has turned out to be one of my favorite channels!

[@jillatherton4660]

5*

[@DILLIGAF65]

If you like this try Marty T, he does the same things and is pretty cool like Matt

[@danielnestorick9942]

Who doesn't love the sound of good ole Detroit screaming!

[@everestyeti]

Just love it when something hasn't been used for a very long time and then wakes up with a smokers cough. Can't wait for the next installment.

[@lucindas2931]

Love The Semi Supervillans! They really complement your channel!

[@DieselCreek]

Thats great!! Happy to hear!!👍

[@richardcline1337]

Glad to see you back, Matt, and doing what you love to do, resurrecting old iron and putting it back to use.

[@High_Caliber]

That was phenomenal. I think all of us (at a certain age) have memories of finding a dinosaur in the woods when we were kids. To think that one that sat SO LONG could come back alive like that was definitely something I think would resonate with us. Amazing work as always...where do you find the energy.

[@mabmachine]

Yep those old engines awesome and far easier to get running that all the rusted clutches, levers, linkages and chain that been exposed to two decades of weather.

[@wingdwolf56]

I absolutely LOVE these 'in the woods will it start ' videos!!!!

[@geraldingram9351]

Love how you get old iron running again, thank you.

[@peterparsons3297]

its fantastic that you are giving these old things a second chance of life after all the hard work they have done. always makes me wonder about what they have done and the people who maintained and opperated them over the years

[@paulne1514]

Was jealous when I saw the starter. I used to run an old crane, I think it was a Northwest. Had a hand crank to start the pony motor. Then wait 5 minutes, pull the clutch, push on other lever to start the big motor. Should be a boom dog for the boom hoist. That way when you free up the clutch, the boom doesn’t come crashing down. Instead of holding a phone while trying to record, put a dashcam on the window.

[@johnvanidestine4990]

Despite the remote location this looks like one of the more functional pieces you've gotten. Hell the seat was still intact. Looks like you're going to be needing that auto car and trailer.

[@frankgriffin1121]

John, that was the first thing that I saw, the seat looked pretty good !!

[@johnvanidestine4990]

@@frankgriffin1121 I wonder how many seats in equipment he's obtained look even anywhere near that good

[@bangler62]

Yes! Another opportunity to see the hauling duo in action.

[@monchitoscalecrawling5035]

Your tips when troubleshooting an engine has been really usefull for me. I manage a small farm filled with old tractors and your experience and knowledge is amazing. Best regards from central américa

[@delmorejr1950]

I absolutely love watching you bring those old machines back to life...AWESOME!!!

[@Eric-gi9kg]

Matt... EVERY TIME you "stumble " across one of these magnificent machines, it amazes me that you get them to fire..let alone move. If I could give you 2 Thumbs Up, I would

[@garybrady9531]

sounds solid let's hope that clutch breaks free easily looking forward to more of this beast revival thanks for taking along

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

Gotta love those Detroit 2 strokes, we had em in our Pettibone mobile craines at CMI.

[@jamieyz]

My favourite content, starting abandoned equipment.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Seriously grown-over! Man, that seat is in decent shape for all those years! Not even that smoky after she's cleared her throat a bit!

[@charlestipton98]

Matt - Can't explain how exciting and fulfilling it is when you walk up to an ancient rig and get it puffing smoke so quickly! I don't comment much on videos, but just had to thank you for the joy and happiness you have brought me over the past few years watching you do your magic. Great entertainment is hard to come by these days, and I thank you and encourage you to keep it up for a long, long time.

[@LittleRedsGarage]

Hell yes, what a way to start off a saturday. Love the dragline videos.

[@azarellediaz4892]

The memories… the last time I saw a 3-53 Detroit Diesel running was in an Army M561 Gama Goat… makes me feel very old 😂😂😂

[@robertknight4378]

I drove semis for 48 years and I first started we had the old Detroit's the 318s and the 671s they were noise makers looking forward to find out what happens to your crane great job👍👍✌👏💯🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲😎👍👍♥️✌👍👌👌

[@noheadundead]

Nice! We’re happy to have met you in person at the National Pike steam show yesterday. Keep up the excellent work!

[@sk00t3r8]

Great Vid Matt, those Bantams were a beast in their time, loved the intro with the music and drone flying in over the lake, looking forward to part 2

[@VikingDudee]

I love the sounds of them old Detroits, gutless but man they have a unique sound.

[@brunomortensen5841]

Apart from the joy your work on old iron, can I just say, that the Semi-Supervillains music are awsome. Getting better and better, thanks! The editing too!

[@kettujabamiesukkeliukko]

Oh man, what a beauty. That sound when it really starts feels so good. Good job Matt!

[@sheepdoglogic]

What a deal, just amazes me to the core how someone like Matt can find these vehicles that have been sitting around for decades and get them running and moving again. Nice!

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

I suspect many of these find him. Matt has good mechanical skills, and doesn't need to deal with the overly fancy electronics of modern machines.

[@TestECull]

19:18 ahh good ol' screamin' jimmy. That thing sounds diabolical and I love it!

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

Over all my years of traveling around, I would see abandoned dozers, drag lines and various other equipment left to rust after a pond or small lake was dug. I could never figure out why they did that. The big chicken is about the coolest rescue by you so far. Love the old screaming Detroit sound.

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

They were probably bought for nothing at the end of their useful life, and patched together enough to get through one final job. Afterwords, not worth the effort to haul them away.

[@MsMesem]

@@uncommon_niagara1581 Nah, makes no sense. Always a pond to be dug or a ditch.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Matt and Guy's on getting the old Crane engine running. let's see if it moves..

[@beboboymann3823]

Check out the channel by Jonathan W he brought a dragline out of a swamp. Lots of work and he knows his stuff. I believe the dragline removal was four episodes if I am not mistaken. Jonathan now is procuring and restoring steam engines and has one belted to an ice cream maker.

[@thabaldwookiee1692]

Let's take a moment to be in awe of that seat crap sat there 20 +yrs and it actually looked not horrible.

[@amandagirl8042]

detroit diesels are without a doubt the best sounding diesel engines ever made i am surprised even a 3 cyl has that familiar sound

[@johnobiro5202]

Loved your excitement for getting it running Matt. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for it. I’m surprised that it’s only a 3 Potter for the size of machine. Can wait for your next one.👍🔧🇬🇧

[@ja10ni]

With a new Diesel Creek video every saturday becomes a good one!

[@theQdomain]

Yep that is a 353 series. You confirmed it for me when it cranked and ran. The 53 series has distinct sound that is different from the 71 or 92 series Detroits. The sound difference is primarily due to the design of the blower with straight lobes. The 71 and 92 series had twisted lobes in the blower and ran a “bit” quieter. Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@shaneolivier1650]

It's awesome of someone like you that is not there that you knowing the sound of that motor that you recognize the year and model,that's a passionate for what you know and love 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@theQdomain]

@@shaneolivier1650 You give me too much credit for knowing the year. The 53, 71, and 92 series of Detroit Diesel engines referred to the displacement in cubic inches per cylinder and not the year like it sounds. I spent 10 years of my life listening to and working on these engines. I think that sound memories are like memories of smells. One whiff or one sound instantly brings old memories into sharp focus. At this point in my life, anything that helps with memory is a plus.

[@shaneolivier1650]

@@theQdomain Yes I agree with you,some things you just don't forget like the sound of a 1993 Isuzu 250 diesel 👍😄

[@eugenethompson6644]

These are the type of videos that keep me coming back

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I can’t wait till part 2!

[@trickstothetrades1801]

I knew it would run. DD53’s are amazing. You can’t hurt them. I always loved how they prime the fuel so easily when you change the fuel filters and how high they will rev! I had one run away and it will scary you silly how loud and fast they can rev. You can’t close that air flap fast enough! I also had one run backwards which is fun to see exhaust smoke out the air filter, but the best one was when one threw a rod out both sides of the block and the guys were still running it! It had no oil in it, and the block looked like a window, and you had to floor it to make it move and yet the still ran it for about 45 min like that before I showed up. Tell me that isn’t one amazing engine.

[@wyattanonymous5618]

They dnt even rev that high... it just sounds like it does because it's a 2 stroke

[@kylertinkler1860]

@@wyattanonymous5618 a runaway Detroit will run about 5000rpm before they grenade. I love them but they scare the sh*t out of me when we run my buddies compressors.

[@cws8313]

I never have any doubt that you can't get a old piece purring back to life.

[@Fixitvincent81]

Those Detroit’s are two-stroke diesels right? What a great rescue so far!👍👍👍👍

[@joshjablonicky171]

I absolutely love videos like this one really love the intro showing how buried that thing is can't wait to see you get it out of there.

[@chubbysumo2230]

that rocker cover gasket looked really good and nearly new. someone tried to bring it back before.

[@joshhunter5614]

Detroit Diesels are very good at transforming fuel into noise without the side effect of power. They do sound great though!

[@kenore4003]

Converting Diesel into smoke and noise!

[@ChevyConQueso]

When I saw the new video pop up, I said "c'mon, please be a Detroit". Heyullllll yeah, Detroit! My favorite GM product ever.

[@mauricekeithjohnson2598]

MADE MY DAY ! A "God Made 3-53 " Love these power plants !

[@haydenuk02]

She sounds good and it’s cool to see that the boom still goes up and down can’t wait to see it move after all those years. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@cadcad4974]

I love to hear an old diesel come back to life. When Matt hears the first growls of raw power & sees black smoke as the engine clears its throat, screaming, "damn it, let's getter done!" Matt lights up like a young fellow after his first kiss! 👍😎

[@Mick_A_Knuckle]

Of all the KZbin channels I watch I like your intro the best matt! Hearing those opening notes always make me feel good!

[@benclark5225]

super cool drone footage at the beginning of this wrenching adventure. Always entertaining and inspirational Matt. Keep 'em coming!

[@kaboom4679]

Love this channel . Got an old Oliver Super 55 oil burner been sitting for 20+ years , and the exhaust flapper went missing 10 years ago .. I keep watching this channel and MartyT I may just find some motivation and fill a few swear jars .

[@bangler62]

Go for it but make sure to share it.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

Boy that is a big beautiful Chicken right there!! Great video, that clutch will free up over time NO questions!! Awesome find Matt!!!

[@oneteaminbristolbcfc]

The two blokes when you were clearing the bushes away!! Yeah thanks for the help😂😂😂

[@shagmesilly78]

Wow.... What a wicked machine. I must say, it's a real testament to Diesel's, that you can restart them so easily after so many years left idle. Incredible. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series. Stay well!

[@blackbird_actual]

Well, idk about today's diesels, but those old Detroits seem tough as nails.

[@classicxl]

the old diesel yes the new ones you better have a computer with you and a lot of luck with all the electronics they have now

[@davdsonoftheeagerbeaver8619]

I'm can't wait to see the rest of this one. Please get the video done ASAP. That was so cool getting it running and starting to work.

[@matthewboas3776]

The sound of that tracker is what we call ruthless aggression she sounds straight mean hopefully we get a second video of you getting her out of there

[@josh_9266]

Love these old start up videos

[@potskie420]

6:16 Bobcat is actually running their own engine designs now for a lot of applications. The current one has a very interesting piston design that reduces emissions to the point of not needing the SCR systems on the larger tier 4 stuff. We run a fleet of Doosan loaders and excavators, Honestly aside from a few weird issues that also plagued a few other brands they have been really well designed and built. Way easier to service than the bobcat and hitachi(john deere) stuff of the same size.

[@Sleekfalcon]

Another part of history operational again! You are good at what you do and who you do it with. Im sure not every piece of equipment will not fire up again but it is awesome to see the ones that will.

[@stanwooddave9758]

That screaming Jimmy, sounds great. Scott over at Bus Grease Monkey, would be proud how you knew to free up the injector's first. And have a way to SHUT her down, in case you wind up with a Run-Away-Engine!!!! Can't wait for part II (two.)

[@panttill3805]

That bring a smile to my face hearing that Detroit fire back up