Fixing the Cheapest Forklift on Marketplace!! Pt.3

[@gerin1946]

Friend did you notice : newer are the machines or vehicles more hoses, tubes and pipes there are....! BRAKES yes because getting those forks up the ..........want be sweet !!! Master cylinder = new one full stop!! How many bottles of all kind of spray do you use each month ...? Hooo put Two motorcycle exhaust mufflers instead of that junk good for scrap !!! Yes you work hard and look for repairing and not just replacing witch is good and great !!!All the best to you my friend Mat ! Keep UP and ABOUT !!!

[@georgeenriquez612]

The soundtrack to the intro on these older Diesel Creek videos is the best. It’s got that true feeling to it. I miss that on the newer videos

[@bobcampbell3273]

For someone as young as you, your general knowledge is exceeded only by your patience...impressive!

[@RiverValleyAcres]

It really is impressive. I barely have enough patience to pump up a tire. Lol

[@billdyke9745]

Instructive and entertaining. A $200 can crusher. Priceless. Except it was 200 bucks...

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video as always Matt 40:00 @Diesel Creek

[@kd5byb]

Re: burning the oil / grease out of the muffler: years ago, I bought a WWII-era two-stroke genset at an estate sale. It would barely run. Turns out it had a broken ring. Once I replaced the ring, it ran great. The first time I ran it under load, it was JUST LIKE YOUR FORKLIFT! So much smoke! All I could figure is that the previous owner had run it for a long time with the ring broken, totally filling the muffler with oil. After about an hour of killing every mosquito within a ten mile radius, it cleaned up. No more smoke! Keep up the good work!

[@ianc.9482]

How much can your generator power? Also, interesting tidbit about the muffler being filled with oil!

[@kd5byb]

@@ianc.9482 If I remember correctly, it is a 600 watt unit. It's pretty small - I can pick up with one hand and I'm not a big guy - suspect it was made to used in aircraft or ground vehicles as an Auxiliary Power Unit. It's a two stroke, so I figure with the broken rings it was running so poorly (and likely rich!) that the oil wasn't getting burned in the cylinder...and was getting dumped raw into the muffler.

[@BillCarlson]

"I'll get a new bolt once the quarantine lifts" - Ouch, from 1 year later. :)

[@frizzletits8511]

BIG OOOF (2yr)but he can finally get that bolt now

[@calrob300]

When you crushed the aerosol cans, all I could see was the alien getting squished by the APC tire, lol!

[@johntilson2535]

You may have to advance the plug wires at the cap one position clockwise each, since you 'ran out of advance'. Then you'll be able to move the distributor clockwise back to where it used to be originally and it will be fine.

[@johnmay4803]

good man for kicking that gem back n to shape! sir you are a legend

[@frankscarservice1911]

I am impressed by your „near zero emission catalytic converter“. 😂👍🏼

[@FQP-7024]

You make me think that those old machines have a soul and genuine want to be put back to service

[@mctronics7878]

You should get yourself a set of left-turning drill bits. They are really handy to drill-out broken studs or screws. Often the screw threads itself out so you don't need to use an easy-out.

[@ScottBunzick-ck6iz]

And get them in cobalt

[@heinburghardson980]

"YEAH!! UUUH!!!" Sounds like James Hatfield from Metallica 🤣🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Outdoor_Life_84]

Really neat to see something like this get fixed. In my experiences we didn't rebuild or patch something because it was too expensive to just replace, it was just based on principle if it is usable you used it. Looking forward to a part 4! Not bad for a 200 dollar lift. 👍

[@DieselCreek]

amen!!!

[@ycmdill]

Never use oil on brake parts. Makes the brake rubber components fail. Same as putting brake parts in gasoline only slower. Lube with brake fluid only.

[@DieselCreek]

Never heard that but several said that, good to know

[@TutorialPanda]

Learned something new with brakes. I personally have always used lithium or no lube at all when I've rebuilt calipers and masters. Thank you for that 😊

[@EmpireofRust]

@@DieselCreek Yeah man, brake fluids and seals are very picky, but thankfully DOT 3 works fine for honing and flushing.

[@JimsNBHomestead]

Absolutely never hit brake components with petroleum base products. Brake fluid only.

[@ryanworkman5229]

Agree, no normal oils or greases on brake parts, methylated spirits or water to clean, brake fluid and rubber grease. Normal oils make the seals swell.

[@6literfuelaholic655]

Your not lettin anyone down, atleast i like when people go into detail like that

[@douglasbranham6099]

Love your videos. I have been watching them most of the afternoon. Hints: 1. Aluminum is higher than iron on the electrochemical series. That means that the aluminum cap becomes the sacrificial anode and the reservoir becomes the cathode. That is why the cap has disintegrated. 2. When removing a broken stud, use left hand twist drill. Sometimes the drill will free the stud by itself. A right hand twist drill only makes the stud turn in tighter. From your old, tired out, friendly mechanical engineer.

[@johnhopkins6658]

Now that you've created back-pressure, you might want to re-adjust the ignition timing.

[@DieselCreek]

planning on it!

[@tomhutchins1046]

LOL back pressure does not help anything.

[@joshramsey3099]

@@tomhutchins1046 lol scavenging effect

[@jonathansimmons178]

You are my favorite KZbinr on KZbin

[@Military-Museum-LP]

You doing a good job there son. You got room to spend money on this. A little forklift is a handy thing to have at any shop.

[@DieselCreek]

indeed!

[@11u510n15t]

If you coil the plug wires too much, the electrons might get dizzy on their ride to the plugs and cause some wonky misfiring issues. Believe me, my great uncle was a electron.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

"Honey, I sprayed for mosquitoes. We're all set for summer!"

[@DieselCreek]

shes doesnt appreciate what I do for her lmao

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

@@DieselCreek I feel good about completing one job and she reminds me of 4 or 5 other ones. It's a losing game IMHO. Enjoy this day the Lord has made.

[@pear7777]

* Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall all of them

[@mariowickel456]

Was thinking the same thing about skeeters

[@delcoshootingsupply]

@@DieselCreek I would like to know how you found a wife that lets you have that much fun in the garage while she is home.

[@BMC1100]

To get more advance you need to undo the pinch bolt on the other side of the distributor clamp. The bolt you undid allows a small movement of the clamp to the engine block. The pinch bolt will allow the clamp to rotate on the distributor.

[@DieselCreek]

Yes I was thinking about trying that, it sounds really close to me I was waiting till after the muffler was on to re adjust it

[@djterry1218]

Wow, you the man. The forklift never shut off until you turned it off. Very impressive!

[@DieselCreek]

she runs pretty good now!

[@chipmorrison3594]

I worked in a fab shop and they had 1 fork truck that burned oil so bad the Army could use it for a smoke screen. thanks for the video Matt!

[@johnobiro5202]

You are an Eco Warrior Matt. I love it. “ I fixed the Crap out of that”. Lol.

[@alanlake5220]

"Ok there's nothing to it, but do do it" great saying .

[@Unclejake]

Nice thing about oil leaks, it’s a continuous anti rust distribution system.

[@nowhereman7398]

Keeps you checking the oil too.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s right!

[@DieselCreek]

That’s right!

[@mortenstrm203]

As long as it leaks, there is still some oil left

[@mr.c6383]

These are the types of videos that I really enjoy... someone that finds stuff that is dead or dieing and brings it back to very good condition with their skill, time and effort

[@DieselCreek]

thanks! means alot!

[@stevedunford7632]

With broken studs/bolts start by welding a thick washer to the break. Gives you much better access for the weld. Then weld the nut on.

[@DieselCreek]

Yes I’ve done them that way, just had a feeling this one wasn’t gonna come easily anyway

[@TandD1w]

I did that once trying to pull a stuck injector. Stood there and watched the fuel line jacket burn like cannon fuse. It went around the engine, down the side of the block into the belly pan. When I saw some leaves catch on fire I realized I was in trouble. By the time I came back I heard the fuel filter pop and it was all over.

[@GoogleSpyZon]

This is the ingenuity that built a nation the previous generation had but we sadly lack today.

[@DieselCreek]

agreed!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Sadly, the blame often falls on the marble, not the sculptor.

[@ronaldbrown5745]

Us old folks know this stuff because we were exposed to it. You can’t fix the newer stuff with match books and screw drivers.

[@eliaslundstedt5607]

@@ronaldbrown5745 listen here man, Im 17, and I assure you the interest, skill and knowledge on how to operate, maintain, repair and restore literally anything with an engine, is not gone. I have driven locomotives, with me being 5 when I did it first, and now I don't even need my dads guidance to do it, I know it by heart. I love driving cars, and I prefer manuals for that matter. I have a little 2 stroke bike, that I do my best to maintain myself, allthough the little shit is refusing to work currently, but I'm going to go over every single connector and cable, and spray some electronics cleaner in my CDI area, and hope for the best. I also love nothing more than doing stuff with my dad, like helping him do things with his car, like even change tires, or repair paint chips, or change brakes, or maybe he helps me with my things, like my bike. My friend, who is turning 18, has done an engine swap on his car over the span of 2 weeks by himself, and all of my other friends have done similar things too.

[@holmesjunction]

Adjusting timing - There are two bolts on the distributor bracket. You used the fixing bolt which gave you a limited amount of adjustment (size of hole). On the opposite side of the bracket is a 'pinch bolt' which should allow you to slacken it off and adjust the timing over a much wider range. Worth a try? You might like to check the wiring harness again now you have torched it a few times? Finally, don't forget to give the 'empty' propane tank back to your dad.

[@DieselCreek]

I thought about trying that, I’ll give it a go. I didn’t know if that would be going too far

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

Dang that sounds way better now! Watching this makes me want to get my own tractor or something like that to work on.

[@DieselCreek]

i highly recommend it! if you are new to that sort of thing or just wanna start small I suggest looking into International harvester built Cub Cadet tractors, they are a ton of fun to work on they are simple and built like tanks and can do impressive work for little guys, I started out collecting those and just blossomed lol, ive had 20 or so over the years!

[@ernieruss6044]

love your videos I am semi retired and converted a milking barn into a shop bought five old sears lawn tractors that had not ran for 25 -30 years or longer now have 3 of them running also have a bobcat 331 ex and 4 regular farm tractors so like it or not we are brothers from another mother lol keep them coming thanks for all you do

[@xccxvindaloo]

The issue with the long bolt might have been rectified by running a nut down it and cutting to the correct length, then undoing the nut off which would keep the threads useable. Sill enjoyed the vid though, been great seeing how far you have come with this project 👍

[@DieselCreek]

I thought about that but didn’t wanna get a the stud stuck in there

[@jimmytjomsland6132]

Mr. Matt, no apologies necessary Sir! You know the saying "Happy Wife, Happy Life". Good you got to the Honey Do List1

[@duanefarries325]

Matt your videos are never a waste of time. Your videos are always informative and entertaining. Love your song from your buddy's band. Awesome as always

[@DieselCreek]

thank you!!!

[@billcooper2584]

Matt, you’ve upped Mustie1’s level of cobbling by a whole bunch!

[@tomdale1313]

good attitude when things break/don't work...great project, in the end a great addition to your growing tool inventory

[@DieselCreek]

thank you!

[@user-justbeingme]

Working on day four of binge-watching Diesel creek, is there no end to the videos? Great channel.

[@tomthumb1941]

I WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, REPLACE THE MUFFLER AND BE ahead IN THE LONG RUN. SAFER TOO.

[@DieselCreek]

im getting a new master cylinder

[@brandondoucette]

@@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154 he said he bought it on Facebook marketplace

[@Peter_Schiavo]

I said before we had one of these in a shop I worked at back in the mid-90s. I was trying to remember why we kept it around and why it was popular in the shop, when it was the oldest, smallest, and had the lowest lift capacity. It came to me that this forklift, with the headache rack removed, had the lowest profile in terms of lifting things to high racks inside buildings. This old gal was the only one our three lifts that could lift pallets to the very top shelf. Love your vidyas. Keep it up.

[@DieselCreek]

one of the reasons I got it was because of the low clearance ability!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Nice job getting it back to work again !

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks Stan! She’s not out of the woods yet

[@christ9460]

@stanley hi you can ask Diesel Creek if he could work a little on your truck then you both get more to film in 2022

[@kirk467]

Take it out! Yeah, you rescued her from the scrap yard! 👌🏻👍🏻 a brazing rod and flux would take care of the muffler, I’ve had to do that in the past before I got my mig!

[@jesse096]

Love the AVE reference, "Jeslus clip into a low earth orbit"

[@fillg]

I have no idea what that guy is talking about half the time but he definitely seems to know his stuff

[@DieselCreek]

Ya I love that guy

[@gorak9000]

But he hasn't reached "fork-a-malift" stage yet

[@russellhoude5744]

What is AVE? I've been using that one for years and had no idea where it came from

[@derrickdrew17]

@@russellhoude5744 AvE is a channel guy takes stuff apart and explains how it works.. awesome channel too

[@ianwinfield929]

This project is starting to become quite a steal! Vintage equipment is a breeze to service

[@DieselCreek]

Definitely not as bad as modern stuff

[@JonnyRicter]

I don't know anything about forklift mufflers, but If they are anything like automotive ones, I'm pretty sure you welded shut the drain on the muffler. Since exhaust gases contain a significant amount of water vapor, it's going to collect in the muffler and eventually rust it out. It's a relatively minor issue, but may be something to think about.

[@DieselCreek]

Yes, there’s several smaller pin holes already so it shouldn’t hold moisture

[@RustyNail5856]

it is coming a long , looking and sounding good. Matt you said that the guy you bought it from took off the tank and put a different one on it, you need to see if he has still have it and go get it so you don't have to buy another one,

[@SWEET-2381]

Man I absolutely love your show! I just found you about a month ago I'm trying to get all cought up

[@jickmccivy6327]

AH , What ? You speak the magic words of freedom, Riding Dirtbikes !!! I'm all in let's go , Im a half mile from the MCCCT , 4000 miles of Cycle trail here inside Michigan lots of groomed and maintained single track

[@williamwallace176]

I'm surprised you did not find an old Coffee can stuck in that muffler.

[@brucep9123]

Matt, I love your confidence and choice to repair mechanical assemblies instead of just replacing them! if we fall into hard time the ability to repair things endlessly will be invaluable!

[@ianallen2]

Great vid. HAve a good weekend and stay safe. Looking forward to the next vid and update on the forklift.

[@DieselCreek]

more on the way!

[@ronnygraves6380]

I love watching folks with OCD at work. Good job, Man

[@polymaticsim]

@well that didn't go well' understatement of the year LOL

[@DieselCreek]

it could have been worse lol

[@jerryb1234]

That muffler job reminded me of an old video that Wes has up, when he was wielding a rusty gas-tank, he was real glad to be done with it also, lol, good-job Matt, thanks for sharing.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good .great job gettin' old iron back to work...

[@DieselCreek]

thats what I enjoy doing most!

[@throughmyeyes8868]

I have been having a good time explaining to my five-year-old what you were doing. He loves trucks and heavy equipment, just like his dad does.

[@oldmanmosh6056]

Somebody has been watching Westen Champlin... "Nothing to it but to do it"

[@wrightfamily5625]

I thought the same thing, we will know for sure if he tries to swap in a 12 valve.

[@alwayssomething3259]

I was thinking he’s been watching Watch Wes Work since the forklift showed up

[@DieselCreek]

ive watched a few of his videos, ive been saying this forever

[@wrightfamily5625]

Alot of people say that saying. I just had to throw the 12 valve in there, it seems to be the only thing people want to fool with lately.

[@DieselCreek]

Wright Family they are great engines and fairly easy to work on!

[@Richie-Rich]

Awesome Matt to see old machinery live once again with your TLC. How about doing a repaint of this forklift and freshen her up and make her proud again

[@bryanwelch2701]

I noticed that when you rev it up there’s a exhaust leak under the lift directly under the seat on the bottom of the lift

[@DieselCreek]

way better than it was lol

[@bryanwelch2701]

Diesel Creek definitely I just didn’t think you knew it was still leaking

[@DieselCreek]

Bryan Welch it had some pinholes I didn’t even bother with because they wouldn’t weld worth a crap

[@eric1985elcamino]

You should drill a 1/8" hole at the low point of that muffler as a drain. Condensation collects in the muffler and it sitting there causes the muffler to rot, a condensation drain in the bottom prolongs the life of the muffler

[@stevebollinger3463]

Looked like it already had a weep hole on the bottom near the end he welded.

[@PoLoMoTo2]

"She is a bit toight" Sudden steve irwin lmao

[@dalethedentist]

PoLoMoTo2534 almost like he’s spent some time down under

[@staind288]

Eric O also uses that

[@DieselCreek]

I do all kinds of voices, british and russian are my go to's lol

[@chicamolly]

The small hole on the bottom of muffler you welded up were sometimes there to allow condensate water to drain. Some equipment never gets used long enough to build heat to evaporate moisture.

[@DieselCreek]

Some others mentioned that, there’s some pinholes down there I didn’t patch up so it’s still gonna drain

[@brodywalker3599]

Am I the only one who wanted to hear that thing completely straight piped 😂

[@DieselCreek]

It basically was before, I started it up with just manifold and it didn’t sound much different I just didn’t record it

[@JimsNBHomestead]

No it is a nauseous noise

[@PaulMeyer-v8t]

Howdyyawl from the land down under. For $ 200. You got a bargain. There's always something to fix on a secondhand machine. Was the fire brigade called. Haha. It'll do you for years. Keep on trucking😊

[@animalian01]

the condition of that master cylinder it would have been better and safer to just replace it

[@DieselCreek]

i ended up ordering a new one, tho i prefer to rebuild anything I can

[@animalian01]

@@DieselCreek so do I, by trade i'm an engineer so I fix things all the time, but I don't compromise on safety and brakesi I wouldn't take chances

[@DieselCreek]

animalian01 there’s really nothing to them, everyone used to do it till we got in the habit of throwing everything away

[@warnerexelby7262]

Just wondering why we never see anyone weld with a torch or braze, when welding thin metal. That was always what we did years ago, a wire coat hanger made the best welding rod and cheap too.

[@sanho1988]

KZbin: wanna see a nerd fixin ol forklift? me: sure why not

[@DieselCreek]

arent nerds tech based??

[@wackypocket]

@@DieselCreek nope, nerd pretty much sums you up :p "Nerd - A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted or lacking social skills. Such a person may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to topics of science fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities"

[@irontie5661]

@@wackypocket if he lacked social skills why would he have a yt channel :l

[@tomhutchins1046]

@@wackypocket Bill Gates is a nerd. The founder of apple is a nerd? Hum seems to be a pattern hear. Brains and dedication = $$$$

[@rodolfoplasencia4953]

You never disappoint! This is the real life, to some is new, yet to some is encouragement to get under their thing and do some repairs. This ain't Santa giving away toys kind of material. This is work, the real life!

[@marvinalancornell8275]

Hell Matt , The way that thing smokes you killed all the mosquito's & the Carona Virus WHOOOO RAYYYYY.. for Matt.....HA HA HA.......

[@DieselCreek]

i hope they are gone!

[@frikkied2638]

I’m enjoying rewatching this series, I think this bad boy is going to be very useful in the new shop!

[@lamartrobertson6487]

A little Andrew Camarata on the bolt job

[@DieselCreek]

neccessity breeds enginuity

[@bpeacehelotes]

You will be lucky if all you need is a kit for the m/c, we always just replaced them. Also, more than likely you will be pulling the drive wheels to look at the shoes and w/c's, it always seems to go together. The steering axle was a weak part of that model of AC. The center steering arm has needle bearing with a pin, nothing to tighten up. The adjustable tie rod as you called it is not adjustable. The play is there because the ball stud is worn, if you take the slack out of it, it will probably break off. Worked on AC's for 30+ years. Lots of after-market parts out there.

[@DieselCreek]

i ended up ordering a new one!

[@richardsherwood3725]

I just bought this same machine. Mine has a g153 in it. Where are some places to get parts? Thank you

[@NitroGuyJH]

Uh oh I see that Napa life with Mac’s brake cleaner... Never had any luck with that stuff it always left water behind when it dried because it would freeze the parts and then attract all the moisture in the air. Only brake cleaner I found that doesn’t do that is Autozone’s house brand. It has never let me down, always dries quickly, isn’t super cold when your cleaning parts off in your hand, doesn’t leave any film or weird residue behind

[@DieselCreek]

i typically use CRC but i got a case of that cheap cheap

[@NitroGuyJH]

Diesel Creek Definitely, that’s how bossman found it at such a good deal. We just bought 15 cases at 80 cent per can. Works awesome for the price though, keep your air nozzle in hand to prevent flash rusting on clean steel. 👍🏻

[@waynep343]

if your engine is an A-C D-10 or D-12.. the points adjustment is 0.022" and the spark plug gap is 0.025" Timing is TDC at idle and 25 degrees max with the engine revved up. if its not a D10 or D12.. try to identify . all the other AC engines are 0.020 point gap and .030 or .035 gap

[@richardsherwood3725]

What about g153?

[@pointer2null]

When I was old enough to drive a car, my father bought me my first car. It cost £10 (in 1987) and it was a scrapper. But we spent ages welding it up including the silencer (muffler). The metal was so thin we ended up burning holes as fast as we could fix them. Managed it in the end. Two years later there was nothing left of the original silencer, but it was still on the car - The Muffler of Theseus

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

These A/C's were old when I was a forklift mechanic back in 1979 here in OKC. But, they are a very well-built piece of machinery. One of many that weren't Continental engine powered.

[@valnar300]

I love watching your videos. As a mechanic, I'm a fan of people working on vehicles and systems that I don't normally interact with. So interesting to see what makes these things tick, and what the overlap is to automotive. Keep up the good work!

[@anthonysimonhough9691]

Great movie thanks I enjoy seeing older machines brought back to having a productive life. I think you might be dreaming to think that fork lift could go 10. Mph lol.

[@awkwarddude]

Always like fixing old stuff, sometimes just by removing, disassembling, cleaning, reassembling the problem is fixed. Sometimes. Obviously not always! Good progress though!

[@DieselCreek]

ive had that happen to!

[@trinbass]

Those old Allis Chalmers forklifts with the buda engines never die

[@RJ1999x]

It's not a buda

[@notajp]

Buda engines were diesel. That was what they used in the WD45 diesel tractors.

[@richardsherwood3725]

G153

[@Biffo1262]

Before you even bother looking at the ignition timing you needed to check the of the condition of the contact breaker and the gap plus the condition of the rotor arm and the distributor cap electrodes. Then check if you have a decent spark on each plug. THEN you do the ignition timing.

[@calvingreene90]

You should get a set of left handed drills for drilling out broken bolts. Sometimes you get lucky and the bolts spins out under the pressure.

[@matrix54190]

This forklift will give you many years of satisfaction, this old stuff are built to live forever👍👴🏻. Take care of yourself and your family, the corona🦠🦠are now all over the world!! Greatings from France🥖🇫🇷 Peter

[@DieselCreek]

same to you! be safe!

[@ronhanson9581]

Love to see how you rehab this old stuff. Too many just throw stuff away. There's lots of life and no prestomatic digitators to screw things up

[@kirk467]

On a broken bolt I always weld a washer to it and with a mig you can kinda build up the center of the bolt then weld a washer to it that’s pretty good size so you can place the nut on it and weld just two side on the outside!

[@robertgilchrist5415]

I was fascinated so I chose to watch you and my to do list remains to be done!

[@DieselCreek]

if you ask my wife these things are not what im "supposed" to be workinig on either lol

[@korvtm]

We bought a kit from NAPA that had several different sized master cylinder rubber parts in the kit.Last time I tried to rebuild a master cylinder it needed just a little polishing in the bore,did the same thing you did only Used brake fluid to wet the stones.Cleaned every thing up real nice inside new rubber parts.Was bench bleeding the cylinder and the darn thing started leaking fluid past the cups.Total waste on thme trying to rebuild.Also had a Hyster forklift that started having problems wth the brakes sticking found out that the linkage had gotten out of adjustment.

[@buildmor]

“check the gas and fill up the oil,” lol! I like the way you do the best you can do in the less than ideal conditions you find yourself. And sometimes it does take all day when you thought it would be a half hour job, But you stick with it and getter done!👍

[@DieselCreek]

no ones gonna do it if I dont lol just gotta keep leaning into it!

[@grumpyoldman336]

Hope some tool sponsors start watching you soon and send stuff like a Plasma cutter lol once i got mine i wondered how i ever did without one and yea welding sheet metal that thin is a real pain.. so easy to blow holes in.

[@DieselCreek]

I’ve got a thermal dynamics plasma cutter

[@brucebonkowski9568]

Matt I put some Lucas stop smoke to ease the oil consumption to soften the seals and build compression or put trans fluid give it a good CLEAN oil ring might be gunked up

[@donaldstevenson2475]

Hey Matt measure length place two nuts on the bolt tighten together and cut off extra ,clean by backing nuts off after its cut.

[@frankwoodward9914]

I love the look of the old stuff all the rounded corners they just don't make like that any more the old stuff has class.

[@johnrice7350]

An old trick my dad tought me. If you need a shorter bolt. Find the thread size and nut. Screw the nut on the bolt for the length you need then cut the excess off then taperthe end enough to take the shrp edges off.

[@tailsdblack463]

Tree huggers are gonna love you lol. After all that you should tend to the lift chains and maybe even try picking something up with it .

[@stex1985]

Like I said before tough as nails, lack of or non-existence of maintenance is the problem , take care of it and you can hand it down to you kids.😁 Good job fixing the old girl up!

[@DieselCreek]

ha my kids prob wont want it lol

[@richardsherwood3725]

Can you send me a picture of where the governor rod attaches to the carb

[@harveystephens6115]

That forklift must have been under roof all these years too, as lettering decal for AC is in very good shape! That’s a good thing.

[@DieselCreek]

I agree, she doesnt look like shes spent alot of time outdoors