Fixing a Broken Tooth & Spreader Front Axle | Engels Coach Shop

This Smith Manufacturing manure spreader needs a gear tooth rebuilt, and I'm going to start the body reconstruction process, starting with rebuilding the front axle assembly. This 120 year old spreader is finally going to go back together! Thanks for coming along.
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[@clarencegreen3071]

Let us appreciate the little details that go into making a video such as this. Each brief glimpse we get of a measurement being made or of a small cut being made at the band saw requires setting up the camera, making the shot, and later editing it all together into a seamless video. All this adds greatly to the time required to complete the process. Thanks, Dave and Diane, for such excellent work!

[@dianeengel4155]

Thank you.

[@RobertFay]

*- I am glad you spotted that and said it so well for all of us. Thanks.*

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Well said. Thank you, Diane and Dave. Jim in Oregon

[@russellcraven251]

Because the videos always flow so well the cuts between scenes are not noticable.Overall a very professional job!

[@rlewis1946]

These videos are filled with production values, as mentioned by others, that taken together, tell a well told story. It is a pleasure to watch and learn from them. Thank you, David and Diane; your good works are greatly appreciated. Roy Lewis Buffalo, NY 🇺🇸

[@davidmessersmith786]

Does anyone else appreciate the detail of turning the square nuts to line up consistently with the iron fittings! Not only a craftsman, but an artist!

[@berndheiden7630]

That was the first thing I noticed years ago when I saw the first of Dave’s videos. He was tightening a row of square nuts on the underside of a part that nobody would see for years and had them all in the same direction. And in one of the comments someone gave the name for that: timing or clocking a nut. I am German with a U.S. High School graduation but I had never come across that term, but it stuck and every time Dave does it I smile and remember this!

[@Crosley3251]

@@berndheiden7630 Yeah ,Me too.

[@milantrcka121]

YES! Not only on this project and all past projects.

[@ericvogel1126]

Just really neat to watch Dave bring a real piece of historical agricultural equipment back to a functional life.

[@MTLeopold]

When you hear "manure spreader" interesting machinery isn't the first thing that comes to mind but it was. And a pleasure to watch you work as always. Gets me in the right frame of mind to tackle a project.

[@therealdisston]

We learn something new every episode. Who knew we would think the manure spreader would be so wonderful.

[@drummer0864]

I'm pretty impressed with the engineering that went into the castings that are being used 150 years later, to rebuild this wagon over again. How long and how much time it took to make the sand molds and smelt the iron. And how many times it had to be done over because it didn't turn out. The work that went into the first of its type had to be incredible. And now those same parts are being used again to resurrect and be serviceable for, who knows how long.

[@jwcinc12]

Is it wrong to say I enjoy the spreader fix more than the sheep wagon? The intricate gears and mechanics of something over 100 years old is fascinating. In part it is the mixing of wood and metal that intrigues me. Today we wouldn't have wood parts on the car, but in the past it was a thing.

[@bigredc222]

Differently better.

[@markneedham752]

Yes, wood and metal, used in construction has a certain aesthetic ( big word, but you know what I mean) that is pleasing to the eye and touch. I volunteer at a Heritage Musuem, repairing stuff. A beaut environment and lovely things to play with.

[@jwcinc12]

@@bigredc222 yep, I almost didn't want to say this, because it almost is like the sheep wagon isn't any good. NOT what I mean, differently better, yep.

[@jwcinc12]

@@markneedham752 for sure and awesome that you can work at a heritage museum.

[@bigredc222]

@@jwcinc12 For the life of me I can never spell definitely right, so I don't even try anymore and just let spell check fix it, so I can't take credit for writing that on purpose.

[@Crosley3251]

A lot of viewers look at daves shop and think it is unorganized and messy . In my eyes , I call it controled chaos . Look at his work bench at the 2:45 minute mark in this video. Notice how he has everything close at hand , the grinders ,the clamps ,the welding pic . no wasted moves equals efficiency . I find it hard to beleive ,he doesn't have more subscribers .

[@tonyunderwood9678]

I bet he knows exactly where everything is...

[@cmiimages]

Very interesting how you used the timber yoke beam to slightly bend the axle rod or bar to give the wheels a natural camber, well thought out.... so many things learned from the horse and buggy era continued into the automotive era. Love the way you rebuild old implements...preserving history for future generations.

[@larrylawson5172]

I noticed that too. I hope Dave will talk about it in an upcoming video. He followed the evidence in the old axle as he tapered the groove and I thought, "That's interesting. Where is this going?" Then he pulled the axle down with the u-bolt clamps. I would have thought the axle rod would have had "some" natural set to it after 100 plus years of tension.

[@orvillevoyles9451]

Dave I look forward to the next episode every week they are more interesting then anything on television A&E should get you set up with your own reality show

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills and abilities with us. Amazing that with a few measurements and lay out lines you turn a simple plank of wood into something that is a work of art.

[@terryrogers1025]

The axle came out great, looks good and appears to function well. This is a fun restoration to watch, thanks for the video and I appreciate your taking time to record it

[@stephenrice4554]

Always it a a pleasure never a chore

[@chuckbrown2765]

I learn so much from this channel. Like flipping your tape measure upside down and using it as a straight edge. One thing i haven't mastered is his ability to do free hand draw.

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Like Clarencegreen below I too appreciate all the camera angles and setups close up shots. and the set up time and editing time. as well as the craftsmanship that we get to see once again. never seems to get old with me. another great video Dave!, thanks for sharing.ECF

[@asm826]

Looking forward to every video in this project series!

[@donwilliams3626]

Seeing you doing dental work on the cog was interesting. They meshed perfectly when you welded the new teeth into their place.

[@Crewsy]

The devil is in the details. Lining all the square nuts up is that final touch on each assembly. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@alanwelch6594]

When it comes to fabricating and repairing horse drawn conveyances and implements, your skills are amazing. I truly appreciate your videos and look forward to their release with anticipation.

[@tedhewitt4299]

It sure is kool to see the parts going back together.

[@mfreund15448]

Happy Fat Tuesday to you and Diane!!

[@Dave_Smith_1958]

Terrific welding on that gear Dave

[@RobertFay]

*- Impressive gear re-fabrication, Dave.* *- It sure did work. I think it would even have passes tight tolerance match of machined gears.*

[@markneedham752]

At 10,000 rpm.🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@RobertFay]

*- Wonderful to see the speed of things going back together and brandy new and shiny.* *- County Fair Parade, here we come.*

[@gordbaker896]

Good Repair. It looked like that grubscrew hole and spoike had been repaired/cut.

[@marlinkojak9882]

the price of the lumber must be high to replace axles you are amazing Dave with your workmanship

[@roysnider3456]

Dave, if I may let me sat that I’m constantly amazed at the range of skills you display in nearly every video and it’s always satisfying in a way to watch you work. It’s also exhausting at times too. lol

[@patrickcolahan7499]

As usual, a real pleasure to watch a master like you work. Thanks for sharing.

[@sammylacks4937]

Your craftsmanship , knowledge of your trade and ability to make what you need and don't have never ceases to amaze me. It's right entertaining to watch you and I'm proud to know there are good hard workers like you left in this country. I sharpened and repaired saws mostly bandsaws in a large mill and I believe sawfilers and blacksmiths are 1st cousins. Thanks for sharing.

[@redrover1565]

I sure do like the lack of blab and the ideal background music during the assembly. Thank you, Sir.

[@robmatthews7972]

Great work. You are becoming a national treasure - have you ever collaborated with the Smithsonian Museum?

[@dianeengel4155]

No

[@sergeantpeppers8858]

He has built a full set of Borax wagons for a museum display at Death Valley. That's a great playlist to watch.

[@2_dog_Restoration]

It allways a good feeling when you start back together on a project !!

[@victormiranda9163]

'Tis a lot of pleasant to watch you work. Your patience and dedication is beyond my abilities.

[@fredferd965]

And that is what half a century of skill looks like.....

[@WayneCook306]

Thank you once again Dave great job. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Great stuff ! I composed a long comment but it evaporated, Finger-Trouble. Such is YT. I pointed my older brother at your channel about a week ago, I'm almost 63 & he's 20 years older. He must be enjoying your Videos, as this morning he sent me a copy of a 1919 photo of our father when he was aged 10, watching his father putting the first Sulky- Wheel together after he bought out Jack Draffin's Coachbuilding/Blacksmith Workshop, on 1 January 1919 - where he'd been the head Wheelwright and Woodsman. Today is our father's 115th birthday, y'see...; he died in 1982 when I was 21. Your Videos are giving my brother and I a huge amount of pleasure, Thankyou. Thankyou very much. Keep on keepin' on...! Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@dianeengel4155]

We're glad you enjoy them.

[@yota4004]

I just got the "carriage bolt" thing after all these years.

[@danhammond8406]

Nice job

[@jeffriedel2587]

Forging a bolt is an art in itself

[@tpeee60]

Loving this project. Look forward to your progress. Saw many derelect similar machines as a kid. Never thought i would see one restored. Thank you for sharing it and greetings from Australia.

[@k13ehr]

I think yourself and Kris Harbour are two of my favorite channels, no BS or silly music, just showing the job being done and explanations where needed.

[@Crewsy]

Sometimes it’s surprising to find others that watch the same channels that I do. As different as Kris and Dave are for their content they are so similar in their methods and ethics. I had never really thought of the comparison between the two of them but after reading your comment it seems so obvious.

[@H4rleyBoy]

@@Crewsy so many channels are full of BS, awful music, bad narration and trying to either sell directly or advertise some other stuff, subtle is fine but most are in your face and I don't care for it at all.

[@darrenblattner2508]

Dave, You make it look far too easy lol. Very Nice. Keep Smilin

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Dave you do fine work and thank for letting us watch you work.....Thanks Dave your friend Old Shoe🇺🇸

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Beautiful work!! I love the looks of marrying iron up to wood. One thing I'm shocked about is the original manufacturer let that casting go in such condition. Although it did work without breaking all those years. It must have been cast on Friday late afternoon before a holiday weekend, 😂.

[@BrooksMoses]

Nah, this is old enough that the five-day work week mostly wasn't a thing yet, so it was probably on a Saturday late afternoon! :)

[@tfp777]

I like the way you blocked the welding arc but still showed you doing the welding, more people should follow your example, great job.

[@lifefromscratch2818]

Why? No one is getting blinded by watching welding through a computer screen.

[@davidtyndall8880]

Why?

[@davidtyndall8880]

@@lifefromscratch2818 This is not welding, it is just a picture of welding, not the same thing. What you are saying is that someone can stick their finger on a picture of a pin.

[@richardsurber8226]

That Video is a marvelous documentary. That is pretty neat to see all the weldment come onto the shafts and the gear especially. Nice work

[@putalaweaweonoh]

I freaking love this channel and all of the videos you upload Dave. Thanks, cheers from Chile to you and to Diane too!

[@jesstill7833]

Hi Dave I enjoy watching your Videos ,just makes us feel how lucky we are to have all the tools to make life easy …Plus it shows us how people did it in the old ways great cheers 🙏❤️😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@richardthornhill4630]

Amazing craftsmanship: welding, woodworking, reassembling of a complex machine from a junk pile.

[@bigbossimmotal]

I have been a craftsman of one sort or another for half a century now, learning from and working with some real masters over the years, but Dave continuously amazes me. I just watched him create a gear tooth out of thin air, then grind the shape freehand perfectly, with a 6" grinder, but humbly skips right over it like every one can do that! LOL

[@larrykelly2838]

Very interesting work.

[@70Michmich]

Good evening! I just got back from choir practice. It's just the right time to relax by watching your video and sipping a homemade herbal tea. How lucky I am to be a subscriber!!!! Even from France it's always worth a look....

[@andrewjones1649]

Wonderful.

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

Looks spectacular and beautiful I loved it 👍 👍

[@raystarr4388]

Wow, what Amazing Craftsmanship you have. Your eye for detail is also amazing

[@arkansas1336]

I'm enjoying watching this restortation a lot. Thanks for the video

[@davidhudson5452]

Looking good

[@glencrandall7051]

Another amazing example of the master at work. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@ChezMarquet]

Two documentaries each week. It's great, thank you both!

[@russellashburn6268]

I can't wait to see this finished, I am so excited that it is already starting to come together.

[@williampugh6699]

Man working on two wagons at the same time, awesome videos.

[@davidchisham]

So great to watch your videos. I Remember horse drawn spreaders but never knew their make.😅

[@Vickwick58]

Well, you most certainly taught me something today. In all my sixty-plus years of woodworking it never occurred me to use my thumbnail as a marker on my tape measure. This is one of the reasons i love your videos. It's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. Now I just have to learn to quit chewing my nails...

[@markneedham752]

Me old Dad, taught me to know the measurement of my hand. Tips, Thumb to Middle finger, 8" or 200mm. Thumb and Forefinger pointing side by side, bit above thumb, 2" or 50mm. Hand outstretched to nose ( head looking straight ahead, 1 Yard, turn my head away from outstretched hand, 1 meter. Normal pace, 1 yard., and so on, comes in handy. OH, nearly forgot, and me old fella is a foot.

[@clarencegreen3071]

A friend of mine, a fairly young fellow, is a builder/carpenter and he has about 5 inches of a ruler tattooed on the back of his hand.

[@johnhughes8563]

I was mesmerized watching you work, incredible thank you so much .

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Looking great Dave, nice filling on the chipped tooth, it's coming together more and more. Stay safe and keep up the great videos and the fantastic repairs. Fred.

[@markneedham752]

Aah, the good old 10dp angle grinder. can't beat it, hey Dave.😃😃😃😁

[@tomswindler64]

Very nice 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@Vic1943_]

Thanks for letting us come along with you the time it's takes to make this video to show us how it is done all I can say is thank you God bless you and your family stay safe ✝️

[@kennethhamabata2338]

OMG I learn so much watching these videos. Thanks so much.

[@jackgreen412]

Eagerly awaiting next episode.

[@canifixit3504]

Can't wait to see it done

[@sdwputnam]

Hi there, I would generally build up bronze by brazing but I like what you did with your mig. Can you let us in on your wire and gas choices. Thanks. I'd like to try that. I have an old JD spreader I;d like to fix. You always impress this 70 yo. Good work. Regards.

[@win1885]

Seeing it go back together it now makes more sense than seeing it disassemabled......

[@GlennTillema]

Never heard of your channel before but was recommended by KZbin and I have to say this is definitely something I'd like to keep seeing. Great video work and amazing craftsmanship! Subscribed.

[@craigsmith8217]

The hottest part of the flame is where the inner cone meets the outer cone. Any closer is a waste of heat.

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

Hi Dave, some 35 - 40 Years ago I saw a rather Talented Welder hear in Delta Colorado, Chuck up a shaft in His Metal Late, please a pies of Rubbery type matting over the ways to protect them from Splatter, Set His lathe to very slow and Welded a Buildup bead with a Stick Welder. As I recall the Rubbery type of Mat shed the Splatter well. Then HE removed the Matt and turned the Shaft down to size. Looked brand New! I have an Itch to try this myself some time.

[@rogerscottcathey]

That's so very satisfying to watch somehow. All that hardware gear and wood together.

[@GBSainteCluque]

David, you don't surprise me, it reminds me a lot of the work I saw my father do and it's a bit similar to my attempts in the workshop. Thank you

[@GBSainteCluque]

Sorry Dave :-)

[@suzisaintjames]

Learned something... Didn't know that you could weld to cast iron! 💖🌞🌵😷

[@CarzNCameraz]

I think it is cast steel

[@suzisaintjames]

​@@CarzNCameraz, 🤔 Hmm I didn't know there was a difference but I guess I never thought about it. But my lightbulb moment was welding to cast metal instead of sheet metal or stock bars or tuning. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@GlenPorter1]

Weldability depends on the carbon content. Cast iron has more carbon than steel and can become brittle if the carbon precipitates from heating.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@GlenPorter1 , thanks for your reply... so you're saying it's not easy welding cast metal, but it can be done? And is that why he just welded dots and not a bead on the tooth of that sprocket? ...so it wouldn't over heat and burn up all the carbon? Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.

[@giorgioborelli4062]

Extremely interesting and fascinating as usual! Thank you for covering the welding flashing.

[@davidbishop4015]

I'm glad you do the work you do. Because none of us would ever know how this old farm equipment worked. Stay safe.

[@donlum9128]

Excellent glad you save history.

[@thomasstanton4949]

Why do you block the welding scenes? TV’s do not produce ultraviolet rays. Love the content and your craftsmanship.

[@Mishn0]

I know, but some people worry and Dave's a thoughtful man. You know what an arc flash looks like so you're not really missing anything.

[@hlcdriver]

Completely agree, it's starting to be ridiculous. Nobody, but nobody, is manufacturing a screen which can harm your eyesight. If someone filmed a video of the sun would your eyesight be harmed by watching it? Of course not. A typical TV or computer screen cannot emit harmful UV or IR light, no sane country would allow such a screen to be manufactured, let alone sold.

[@CarzNCameraz]

It probably affects the camera

[@TheDistur]

A beautiful assembly

[@grahamhenley2951]

Hey Guys! belated comment from way down under.... How cute! Dave you give each of your viewers their own personal welding shield! I suspect you have a dry sense of humour. I enjoy all your videos and the stories that go with them. Great sleuthing!

[@williamlariza5146]

I knew a lady and her husband, and his wife was a carpenter and she built a coach for Wells Fargo Bank, and she said she was going to hook a team to it and drive it through town and she did. The Wells Fargo coach is in a Wells Fargo Bank in Sanfranscio on display.

[@raymondhorvatin1050]

Thanks for sharing

[@darrellbedford4857]

And to think that once he has finished all this detail work everything has p come apart to weather the wood. Dave's videos never get boring.

[@gregjones1626]

Always enjoyable to watch all the knowledge you share.

[@strokerace5468]

Interesting. When this gets done I’ll probably want a manure spreader

[@mrclaus859]

This is so interesting. Thanks Dave

[@MarcvanExel]

It's really fantastic to see part of the wagon coming back together. I can watch this for hours. Looking forward to your masterpieces next week!

[@mitchilito99]

This is what fun looks like if you're Dave. I enjoyed it too!

[@markgoddard2560]

The confidence and ease of a master craftsman. Always such a pleasure to watch.

[@cristianstoica4544]

Always a treat following along. Thanks for making the video!

[@novikovdmitriy2947]

Как всегда на высоком профессиональном уровне выполнена работа!!!

[@danaowen9014]

It's gteat to see all the parts come together.

[@johnkelly6942]

The long road back. Looking good.

[@talegunner115]

You have a fantastic talent. I wish I was working with you to keep this going for years to come.

[@donaldshields2483]

I really enjoy watching you. You do very good work so keep it up. I’m sure you will and I’ll be watching God bless.

[@FarmsteadForge]

Very nice job fixing the tooth, it turned out great.