Fixing Track Tension Springs Is Not Easy. Hard Lessons Learned!

[@FarmCraft101]

Did you have fun watching me get my butt kicked? ;-) That's how this job feels up until this point. Good grief! I forgot to mention in the video that if you harden and temper the threads on 4140 they are much less likely to gall. So commercially made 4140 threads would likely be better on many levels, being both rolled and heat treated. Maybe I should have bought those bolts after all... nah, I'm too cheap for that! Have a great weekend everybody!

[@Fatamus]

Yup. I did the same thing once. Hand threading on and galled together permanently. 🥵 Experience is expensive

[@justinpatrick4251]

How come you couldn’t weld the stuck plate solid where it is and just use the opposite end as a nut and weld that when tight?

[@fatfuzzypotato6113]

Slow and steady wins the race brother I’ve been through the same exact typa situation before feels like your smashing your head against the wall until eureka P.S. I’d tell the better half to not walk on the ends of that thing walking around it kinda like pointing a 12 gauge at yourself with the safety on it shouldn’t go off but that doesn’t mean can’t

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

next time get some different alloy should this need revisioning within your lifetime

[@Agnemons]

It looks like there may be excessive play in your live center. I would check for worn bearings. Also, what could have made it easier to assembly would be to have faced the end plate so that spring face was perpendicular to the bolt axis.

[@ericscott7335]

Holy crap, John. I don't know how others feel about the long form videos but, personally I love them. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. It's one thing to tackle these projects but a completely different thing to film edit and post in a manner that makes sense to the viewer. Cheers!

[@Kettenhund75]

I agree wholeheartedly. I would watch FarmCraft videos all day if I could. Hell, I'd love to just come hang out in your shop.

[@lazamarius1]

are you kidding ? it's perfect! love the long format

[@Kettenhund75]

@@lazamarius1 Who said otherwise?

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

I love the longer videos. 🙂

[@georgebishop6745]

Jon.

[@DifficultyEasy]

Jon! You just saved me from doing the same thing with the EXACT same lube and 4140 threads on 2.5" bar!! I can't believe the timing! How lucky am I??? LOL! I usually watch you before embarking on a weekend project for inspiration, but now IT'S THE LAW!

[@DFPercush]

Nice save, that's amazing lol. Did your project go well?

[@bobagoat465]

Another great watch, John. I really admired your tenacity and drive to keep going on this one MF of a job. 🫡💪

[@davidregehr2687]

Jon, you get the gold medal for patience and perseverence!

[@steve2736]

Truly!

[@paranoidandroid9511]

In a sea of youtubers pushing product and having fake struggles to compete builds this is so unique. Good job on everything.

[@ToddBishop-m2n]

High on my list of reasons to to watch is seeing other people having the same kind of 'luck' I normally do. It's like a warm blanket to my soul.

[@alttabby3633]

Nothing worse than watching a yt where everything gos right the first time.

[@ezze7540]

ikr? I keep thinking this is the stuff I run into. Murphy's Law strikes frequently.

[@FishyBoi1337]

@@alttabby3633 Completely unrelated comment, but holy mackerel, I haven't seen ceiling cat in YEARS! :D

[@CatsNChickens]

@@alttabby3633 Like watching someone work on a vehicle in texas when you live in the rust belt. I need to see the video where every bolt is a war.

[@coltonkruse2313]

Glad it isn't just me. I have to go to war on my junk constantly.

[@davidcameron3556]

1 hour and 29 minutes, I don't think I've been on the edge of my seat that much during the most high stakes Hollywood thriller. Such great content, always a good day when we get a Farmcraft101 upload.

[@PowderMill]

Wait Dave….!! I haven’t finished it yet. Please don’t give us spoilers. Well, actually… I have minimal patience, can you please provide a hint? Did Donald Trump win? *OR* Did CrackHead Hunter & “Pedo-Pete” (aka Joe) pull a rabbit out of Kamala’s ass? 🫣😷🤣 Thanks for the recommendation in the FD newsletter - btw. This is a great channel!

[@knappingrk]

One of the few channels that can literally be watched from start to beginning without skipping a moment.

[@FarmCraft101]

That's nice to hear. I edit the heck out of my videos to cut out all the fluff. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth all the time, but I think it is. Cheers!

[@ickipoo]

@@FarmCraft101 Oh yeah, I certainly appreciate it! You also communicate your process very well. I often find myself wondering "has he thought about..." only for you to answer my question moments later. It's uncanny.

[@AdenSallaberry]

⁠@@FarmCraft101You certainly do a great job editing, best part about the channel John. Many KZbinrs do cool stuff but it’s just hard to watch because they are not as relatable or interesting. Diesel Creek used to be my favorite but now by far you are the best channel for this kind of stuff. Cheers from Central California.

[@qualitydirtmoving]

​@FarmCraft101 yes it is

[@RJP400]

​@FarmCraft101 you do an absolute amazing job with these videos John!

[@stevestolarczyk8972]

1:47 Forgetting to include that one detail is a good reminder that, for all the skills you demonstrate on the channel, editing is one that is easily overlooked. You do a fantastic job of taking us through these things step by step and making them understandable. That's a huge part of your appeal. Well done.

[@Kc12v140]

Honestly man, bravo to you for getting that deep into that machine. Track tensioners are firmly in the realm of professional mechanics usually. It takes a lot of drive and effort for someone who doesn’t do this professionally to get into that stuff.

[@reidlarsen3516]

By far, the best thread galling video I’ve ever seen! Nobody else takes it apart to show the result of those metal “snowballs”. Imagine the tonnage of permanently welded scrap made from galling.

[@imdeplorable2241]

I have never heard of "snowballs" on threads until this video. I love watching John's videos because I ALWAYS learn something. Always.

[@stevenmcinnis8105]

You could see it happen first 1/4 . I was yelling, "Clean the threads and lube.

[@Iaintwoke]

It's one of those mistakes you go out of your way to not make again. 😂

[@rogerbeck3018]

20/20 hindsight is my specialty. Jon your hard-won experiences are helping me understand many of the misunderstood lecturers of my early life, thank you for the effort of compiling these free youtube videos. I really hope it is financially rewarding to you.

[@warbirdwf]

A famous quote I love. "Your problem isn't your problem. How you're handling the problem is".. And you handled this problem like a boss. Well done!

[@tomwichman77]

💥💯🇺🇸

[@Broken_robot1986]

What

[@bindestrek]

From a person with the attention span of a sneeze, this video kept me occupied for an hour an a half! the edits, the tension, the jumping back and forth and the patience just does it for my tiny brain! Thank You! ps: Are you sure you're satisfied with that one shorter than the other? bothers you a little, doesn't it? Redo?😉 Nah i'm kidding, its fine 😁

[@danielwolff1981]

🤪haha you tease

[@FarmCraft101]

Thanks! And yes, it does bother me! But not enough to keep working on it! ;-) I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@darrellbrunning6861]

G’day Jon! Absolutely love watching your videos! 👍🏻 wish I had my own large Marg. Then all I’d need would be your wealth of knowledge and a big bucket (full of enthusiasm) unfortunately I don’t have either which is why I love watching your videos! And thanks for the metric conversions! 😂 Cheers Darrell (Melbourne, Australia) 😎👍🏻🍻

[@Stan-b3v]

He won’t have proper track tension ability once the rails are worn beyond about 50% or so, but until then the grease piston will be able to handle the amount of travel required.

[@leer-winnobbeefarms2131]

Well Jon, this was one of those "You had to see it to believe it" events! From free-wheeling to Frozen! Wow! Thank the Lord you were steel-safe! But, today's episode is the reason I LOVE your channel: It's not only entertaining, but educational. I learn something almost every episode. Thanks! Lee

[@ianmorris1675]

I've watched films this long and very rarely been gripped by this much tension and drama from begining to the end. Keep up the good work.

[@arcanewyrm6295]

"Tension" ... I see what you did there. 😂😂

[@SPEEDY-FABSHACK]

Jeezuz Murphy, I really felt your pain all the way through this debacle, well done John, that was gruelling!

[@philmccracken2012]

As always I appreciate the time it takes you to make and edit these videos for us. I also totally appreciate how long the video is, just over 1.5 hours! That's an hour and a half where I don't think about anything but what's going on in the video. I'm stress-free for over an hour. Hopefully that makes sense, lol. Hope you and the Mrs. are doing well, thank you again.

[@carlroge]

best series on KZbin!

[@louisboissinot4524]

Agree

[@handymanshan]

When I was an MR2 (machinery repairman second class) in the Navy, we manually machined a ton of tight tolerance pump shafts. Threading becomes second nature just like any machine operation. A few tools you could use are good thread combs for internal threads, thread files for external. And we used soft abrasive sticks at the end to really get them smooth. I have since been an engineer in a completely unrelated industry for 15 years.

[@thewayidoit8895]

Why does this comment not have more respect?

[@handymanshan]

@thewayidoit8895 it was a quick comment in passing, I'm always on the move. Hopefully it came off as respectful. I have 24 thumbs ups apparently, which is more than I have had before. I just wanted to pass along a little advice. No recognition needed, just added the experience for context.

[@thewayidoit8895]

@handymanshan when I commented, you had no thumbs up. The soft abrasive stick may do the trick. I remember using them. Once you've rolled threads cut threads seem barbaric. That said, Jon does a great job but depending on his patreon people for infirmation is like, well, I'll stop there. Maybe he needs to make friends with Abom79?

[@handymanshan]

@thewayidoit8895 understood, I'm not sure what the abrasive sticks are actually called but we used them religiously. Sometimes a little chatter is unavoidable on an old lodge and Shipley while floating the Atlantic. When the thread tolerance is as tight as we had to maintain, usually for controlled and inspected jobs, it was much easier to massage them in by hand after leaving them a little proud. We also chased and repaired a lot of parts. Being a floating repair facility for the entire strike group was always an adventure.

[@fuckyougoogle1148]

​@@handymanshan the brand I recall was Cratex. That's what I have my grandfather's box that I inherited . He was a millwright working on great lakes freighters.

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

Much respect, this is not a job for the faint of heart.

[@BiteM3eeeYT]

I can't think of another person I admire more than you, Jon. Even though you aren't my dad or son, I am so proud of you while witnessing your accomplishments. Every professional that has to do manual work without all the professional workshop equipment and working on the ground knows how much harder everything is. Your perseverance, tenacity, and determination is greatly admirarable. Truly inspiring. Well done.

[@mackenziehaines1976]

Got a huge smile on my face when the bolt started threading in. I appreciate how well documented the lessons learned are here. I’m not sure you realize how much more helpful it is to see a man willing to share his mistakes so that others can learn. As a former heavy equipment mechanic, my hat is off to you.

[@peterraftery2426]

You are not an idiot, many of us are impressed at the depth of study you put into this difficult and dangerous task. Good luck

[@monochromatech]

anyone who has had to do a job that seemed to go wrong at every point, and you make it through to the other side, really appreciates your videos. probably not expressing this correctly, but when you win, it's like we all won as well.

[@donaldbrown9437]

I’m not a metal worker, but your knowledge amazes me. I appreciate that professionals give you advice and you take it, but I sure enjoy watching you figure out complex obstacles! Keep up the great work! I’ll keep watching!😅

[@Dan-ud8ob]

An Oscar should be in order here. Your patience is unequaled. We're all praying for you John. Grreat channel !!!

[@dualmp8]

Great video Jon. Thanks for letting us tag along.

[@elu1]

What a job! Unlike other DIYers who only show success, John teaches through real struggles and problem-solving.

[@heighRick]

Jon, you deserve a medal for that! Wow! Patience, thinking and effort! What a video, thanks, helps a lot!

[@chipsatterly4902]

A TRULY AMAZING video. BUT, thanks a lot for taking the time to film the whole sequence. Really, REALLY interesting. Especially for someone who has absolutely NO experience in "machining." I look forward to the completion of the repairs to Large Marge. Just fascinating stuff.

[@Morbenenterprises]

I agree, if every video had 5 - 10 min of lathe time, that would be dope!

[@daviddoyle5480]

This is your best video to date, man’s endeavour to overcome the seemingly impossible for mere mortals and none professionals. Once again I take my hat off to you John, you never cease to amaze me

[@davidflippin7173]

This video was the best one yet. You showed all the disappoints, set backs, and mistakes. I can safety say I think I won't be tackling this job ever

[@F1ComputerServicesWestKelowna]

Your warning about when it was going to break put me on edge. I expected the shaft or some wrench to come flying out of the TV 📺and knock me off my couch🛋. All you needed to do is put in theme music from JAWS in the background.🦈💥🧨💥💣

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

Me too ! I was tensed up

[@ClinttheGreat]

That was brutally frustrating. I felt your pain along the way Jon. I’ve had miserable projects like that, ugh. Great job hanging in there.

[@1soupasaurus]

What a freaking adventure. You put so much work into large marge for us. Thank you. Hopefully one of these will be the last video you record in the saga of large marge and she can start making work easier for you rather than, well, this.

[@littletoze]

Don’t say that!!! 🤣 We love large Marge! 😁😉

[@KingParzival]

I LOVE these long-form videos. Thanks so much for posting these John, makes my day every time.

[@littletoze]

Don’t get down!!! Thank You again for taking us with you on this journey, and for showing us what you’ve learned, helping us not to repeat it! 4140 galls…like a lot of stainless steels, without the right kind of anti-seize, and sometimes with, there will be problems. I notice myself checking the clock…I hate for your videos to end! It can’t be over yet, is what I’m thinking…. Keep up the good work, I sure do enjoy the content, and your sense of humor, and be careful, I hate springs!

[@ArmchairDeity]

Hey Jon! Thanks for addressing everything I was worried about… I’m super relieved. Plus I learned a bunch about breaking strength and thread strength! Only about 10 mins in and already fascinated by the whole “bolt strength math” part! 😊

[@GavinY]

Absolutely amazing the amount of patience and rework needed for this, even me just watching felt tired from it and when the bolt engaged really felt genuine jubilation. Well done!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video as always Jon appreciate the entertainment 1:35:08 @FarmCraft101

[@hassmakki]

An hour and a half video released from you just made my entire week. I can't wait to get off work and watch this for the second time 😂😂

[@murraycod1965]

Jon, your attention to detail and the way you explain things to your audience is exceptional! Thanks!!

[@philmccracken2012]

I really like the way you edited in at 1:00. You're explaining your thought process and showing us video of that at the same time you start the video playing a view using the saws all and hacking that thing off. I like it, cool edit.

[@tomreagan5614]

You inspire me to never give up, even on my comparatively simple stuff.

[@wayneforster9604]

John you have the patience of a saint!! Me personally tools would have been flying all over the workshop 😂. Great video looking forward to the next instalment on large marge.

[@jonk2336]

Dude you're a genius. I'm not kidding. One of your best shows , it was tense for the viewer but other than that..... I can't believe you saved the piece ! Amazing.

[@ferfromla]

Outstanding video. Glad to see you didn't give up and finally got the job done. A testimony to good old-fashioned American ingenuity.

[@jameschupp2230]

Wow! Talk about Living and Learning!! I think you just got a Masters Degree Right There!!!

[@caseyc870]

Thanks for not giving up and pointing out the bright sides along the way. Really helps to keep me pushing through those impossible seeming tasks I seem to come up against so often.

[@keithloveland3627]

Holy COW! Watching the last of those old threads come out spiraled around your needle nose pliers was very satisfying. Great video I was riveted to the screen. My wife looks over my shoulder occasionally saying, REALLY!

[@zachhaag7854]

Your level of patience is absolutely admirable

[@Pauls-Welt]

My biggest respect for your patience with this job. Man you are a real diy hero! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@brotherbruce]

I had to watch this in three sessions. So much tension and not just from the spring. It is amazing that you had the tenacity to finish.

[@sialmoe]

Thanks for letting us watch your struggles. Every DIYer runs into issues of varying sizes, and seeing you suffer through an extra large issue gives me hope and patience for smaller sized ones. Thanks again for filming and sharing

[@DMSparky]

Well thank you for teaching us all the lessons you learned the hard way on Large Marge the Educational Excavator. That little Grizzly lathe has been putting in work! I would imagine if you’re pushing the tool to its very limit you would need to have the sharpest strongest inserts, stiffest bars etc to try to get the most rigidity out of the machine as possible. Easy for me to say as the guy who’s not paying. Glad you were able to salvage the part in the end. You’re awesome and definitely deserve a nice break after this job! 🎉 🍻

[@terrium]

I respect you a lot for sharing this with us online for others to learn about what can go wrong along with you. Thank you

[@tweaker1968]

Your level of patience is exemplary.... Thanks for another great video!

[@mehere6874]

Signed in to comment; but now I'm lost for words! Just one comes to mind: EPIC. From (dodgy) memory, I've never used that word in earnest before in all my 67 years. The only thing I've seen on YT that came close to this -- and I watch a lot of channels -- was you again, with the 8m hydraulic cylinder on your boom lift. Hands down my most anticipated YT drop. which ,makes these 2 week waits all the more painful. But "pain" is relative right! Thank you Jon for sharing your unexpurgated pain with us. It is a privilege and a pleasure.

[@Nakamura65]

Please keep making these videos, its super entertaining and educational a lot.

[@BeFs]

I wish it was even harder so that the films were even longer! Jokes aside, I'm learning so much and really appreciate what you do with both the work on the machines and all the extra work that goes into filming and editing everything!

[@jpenny01]

I'll tell you what, when you put your mind to something, you're pretty damn inventive, I appreciate your videos. Been watching you for several years. The struggle is real.

[@bac1308]

Fortunately when you're making something, you're making two things. At one point you said you just wanted one thing to go right, and I can say the video was going very right. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottquigley3887]

John, thanks for sharing your adventure with us! Such a joy to watch you WIN!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Pin press turned into a Spring Compressor Nice Jon 49:10 @FarmCraft101

[@dougscott2408]

In the middle of watching your content - so this is a middle comment - you're a great teacher! And the difference between a good carpenter and a bad one is the ability to cover mistakes - thanks for being human and still getting back on the horse :-) This is now my end thoughts- love your tenacity!!! Wondering if there will be any negative or positive issue to having the different tensions... Finally, Thank the LORD it worked... looking forward to the assembly video...

[@Ratlins9]

This video provided welcome comfort to all of us who have suffered the tribulations of working on seemingly straightforward projects that turned into nightmares. Thank you for your humbleness in providing this video and showing that mistakes are part of the learning process.

[@edwinlandy]

I'm glad your comment got liked. There was no video this week. I was a little worried that the spring got him during install!

[@SeanChYT]

Wow!! I have so much respect for your perseverance and grit. Few people would have been able to pull that job off without specialty tools. So many bad breaks! Most people would have just gone berserk into a huge rage and taken a sledgehammer to anything they could get their hands on. You didn't give up, and you pulled through! 🙂 This video deserves to win KZbin of 2025. I can tell that already even though it's only January.

[@austinadventure]

Your knowledge and explanations + editing alone should have you at 1 million subscribers, Then all the work on/ for the machines and creative solutions should give 1 million more. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos.

[@robertmesea]

Dam'it John , watching this video felt like I was right there with you on the " struggle bus " and I was getting " second hand " frustration over the internet halfway around the globe. I am glad that you managed to fix the springs before the spring.

[@peterwalton1502]

Jon, Your perseverance is amazing. You got there in the end and made an excellent vlog out of it 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@tomshank4446]

All I can say is.... WOW! but don't let that stop you from continuing to make more video's. Thanks, John. AMAZING!

[@marlinyohn8982]

Hey John. You win the top prize for patience. With me, if it can go wrong, it will. The only difference between you and me is you don’t give up. Congratulations.

[@curtisking2962]

Great video Jon. Your patience in this project were unreal as well as your skill set. Really enjoyed it. Have a good weekend.

[@phillipsprangiii3112]

Saved this video for my post-doc work in learning from mistakes, creative fabrication, can-do, never give up attitude... and the patience of a saint raising a horde of rowdy boys. Thank you for this, professor!!

[@michaelcaprio5269]

27:45 I always fill up with existential dread every time there's a warning of something painful about to happen...

[@FarmCraft101]

Sorry. I figured after doing that edit that some people might think I was going to be injured. No, just my pride. But ouch!

[@DMSparky]

It’s funny being on the Patreon and knowing what’s going to happen too. It made the tension that much greater 😬.

[@ArmchairDeity]

Hehe what @DMSparky said! 😂😅

[@troyboy88]

I was waiting for the long sleeves to get caught😬

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Whoot another Video on the track tension coils 0:10 @FarmCraft101

[@finewoodworking9748]

One of the things I enjoy about your videos is the feedback from other viewers. None of us know it all but collectively we can do so much more on our own. Which is where I usually and on all my projects. Great work , nothing is too hard if we try.

[@philLey-t7d]

So grateful you did not get hurt, I worked for several equipment dealers using the right tools even then it was kinda sketchy on safety.

[@ArmchairDeity]

Dude… that was AWESOME!! Good job! I have to admit I was lacking confidence in those 3 skinny metal bars of all-thread, but you proved me wrong! But I was right that the first one was never going to move again! Awesome video! Love it! Can’t wait to see LM put her shoes back on!

[@sk0.0t3r]

So glad I found this channel. Not a machinist, but this seems about par for the course with every project I get myself into. Recently-ish acquired an old South Bend lathe but have never used it. No idea what I'm doing and it scares the hell out of me.

[@isaacrogersjr.4779]

Patience and Perseverance is what you're showing and its an ongoing teaching experience. From St Louis.

[@benfreeman9717]

Really enjoyed this one. I appreciate the honest editing too. Those springs are insane.

[@er7124ter]

I work in germany as a mechanic in the rolling mill. If a large nut gets stuck we cut it and can save the thread from the shaft. Never waste the time to try to Spin it,it make it worse.

[@StevenCampbell1955]

First time viewer, I haven't been on a farm in thirty years or working tractors that time too. Now I remember why. I am going to have to follow this build just to keep that memory alive. You have far more patience than I have.

WOW just WOW . I am out of breath just watching you struggle with this operation, I was twisting in my chair helping you pull with the cheater bar. Unfortunately i know the feel of threads galling when i watched you try to remove the nut. Kudos for your stick to it attitude and patience. Thanks for bringing us along .

[@obgmax1429]

John you are an inspiration. I don’t know how you continue when the times get tough but you do. Thanks so much for the video.

[@dieselhatz4247]

This is amazing content, John. I felt for you on the first one, galling is better than welding in my opinion 😄. Recording for so long and then editing, and all that stuff is greatly appreciated by myself. Longer videos are great, especially when they contain so much information, ups and downs, and pretty much everything that a bloke like me finds interesting. Thank you, I’m going to be sorry to see the back of the Large Marge saga, it’s truly entertaining content.

[@michaelbennett9813]

My hat goes off to you sir ! I don’t think I have ever witnessed so much patience in a man working on machinery in my entire lifetime!! You have my upmost respect!! I personally would for sure have either given up or lost my mind and cut that up with a torch !!

[@LeeRodrigue]

Getting through the second half of my Friday at work used to be so difficult and tedious. Thankfully, I can now spend my lunchtime watching Jon suffer, and now my Friday afternoons seem joyful and carefree by comparison!

[@download77]

You may not have a BS in engineering or teaching, but you are an engineer and teacher in the best sense of boths words.

[@clintonmississippi2108]

Jon, I would have taken quite a long time to come to the metal galling properties of the steel rod. Unless it breaks I don't see why you should ever have to take this component apart in the future. I look at this as preloading for the tracks. Thank you for such an excellent video with so much effort and work involved to repair the under carriage track tensioning device. I really enjoy your videos and certainly look forward to the ones you are going to make in the future. I certainly would not be capable of making the repairs you can make... Sam Clinton, Mississippi

[@virtualburton]

Wow, that was quite a process John. One thing I love about you is you don’t give up and see things through. Nice work.

[@Locane256]

1:21:00 *is compressing a 50,000 pound steel spring about the size of a small person* Roof: *BANG*!!!! Jon: *heart attack* 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 God damn I can't stop laughing that is just the funniest shit I'm so sorry I feel bad 😂

[@Locane256]

The ice just wanted to make your day a little more interesting 🤣

[@FarmCraft101]

It was a little surreal. What are the chances of all the days I'm ready to compress this spring that I have ice falling on the roof directly above me? Well, actually, given how this track adjuster project has been going, I guess the chances would be about 100%! ;-)

[@malzraplaneswalker1]

That was amazing, I was glued to this video. Thankyou for that journey and not editing out anything and showing your mistakes and true perseverance. It makes me feel better when I know I'm not the only one that has problems and finding solutions to them that are agonizing.

[@dennis82468]

I always love when I get a FarmCraft101 notification

[@mikef8769]

110% the reason this is my favorite channel. You're honest man Jon! We're all human.

[@chuckspringer1937]

incredible workmanship on this... don't ever say you are not a machinist.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

At least John is learning the different metal characteristics.

[@handyguy480]

OMG what a video! John you have patience beyond mine. You sir are are a joy to watch. Along with all the frustration you took the time to video this for all of us to watch. So happy you are this far into have an operating machine. Thank you! KC

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

John I can tell you how we did it at the scrap yard back in the day. We would lay the spring in the steel bailer machine hopper next to the trap door, run the ram against it until compressed and then tighten the nut. Not really safe but, safest way we knew how !

[@jamesreed6121]

I admire your tenacious attitude. Large Marge is getting the best care ever. I'm looking forward to the first project where you use her to her fullest potential. KOKO!