Fixing up the Abandoned Michigan Loader and working it

Well, I don't think it's finished, but then again, it probably never will be. At least now we can hop in, hit the key and do cool stuff like make massive brush piles and unload big old iron.
Miss the rest of the series on this abandoned Michigan 55 loader? We actually rebuilt the 3-53 Detroit Diesel in the woods! Check out the playlist here -
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[@latemcire8387]

That loader is way better than the loader that I don’t have.

[@JonneOksanen]

Well said man 😆

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

On those axel plugs one normally rolls the outlet straight out to the side then filling till oil runs out half full. The fan is on backwards. Ya'll are pulling air from the rounded side. The cupped blades pulling with the cup moves twice as much air.

[@ianwille5780]

Let’s have a fire video!!! Nice to see that old machine getting a new lease on life!!!

[@9988jason]

I’d love to see your diesel golf cart for sure

[@THX-vb8yz]

There's hope in our youth after watching this video..... Great job!

[@dieseJL]

That’s all it took?

[@THX-vb8yz]

@dieseJL hard work man....

[@albertmcalister9066]

I loved the video. You might want to consider a fan shroud for the loader.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

To have it start and function on demand means a lot. Great job Tyler.

[@jtapper6109]

Nice job getting her going. That is a nice piece of equipment for cleaning up brush.

[@BIllMcCambridge]

Hey brother why don't you do an intro video explaining where y'all are from and what all the equipment was used for. Let's us know the story behind the story. Thanks!!

[@dieseJL]

Yeah we’ve been talking about it. I think we have a bunch of old film from when the equipment was first in use for us. I gotta sift through that then go from there but it could be really cool!

[@randywendel]

I really like your videos. The muffler on the loader looks new and wondered if you put it on. I’m looking for one shaped like it. Do you know where to find it?

[@jazzerbyte]

A series of little fixes made a huge difference to usability!

[@stevenboivin1239]

Man does this bring back memories . . . . Back in the day, I used to run a Michigan 125 in the rock quarries in Maine. Those quarries were like deep freezers in the winter time. We had to run a 50/50 mixture of diesel fuel and kerosene to keep the fuel filters from sludging up. Great job on fixing the little things, makes you think you're running a new machine again.

[@boblevy1901]

Great job from Bob in Australia😊

[@wercs4me]

Great restoration Job.... It sounds Great !!!!!

[@dieseJL]

She rips!

[@carlstclair9920]

Awesome job getting that Michigan 55 back in service nice to see vintage equipment being used again and not scrapped, nice to hear that Detroit Diesel 3-53 singing again

[@dieseJL]

Thanks!

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

After all of that work it’s a good feeling to see it pay off!! Thanks!!!

[@robertbobo9754]

I just found your channel. Figured it was worth keeping on watching so far so good! Keep up the good work!

[@dieseJL]

Thanks! Welcome aboard!

[@ronaldbeatty1887]

I love the sound of Detroit in the morning

[@russwabuda1556]

bravo

[@AsitShouldBe]

Great job my friend, I also wanted to do similar work with my father but unfortunately I didn't make it in time, you are a good guy and you work humbly, I wish you the best 👍😉

[@chrisoakey9841]

those logs look like you could use a band saw mill to turn your downed trees into lumber.

[@notajp]

Would be a waste of good wood not to do something with them…

[@dieseJL]

We have one that we take all of the hardwood to. That stuff had been laying there for years from before we bought the mill

[@gutsngorrrr]

That's a great old loader and what a difference after a wash, looked new

[@excavatortrucking]

wonderful

[@richardbishop7428]

She's an absolute beauty.

[@philstreeter9703]

I think the hub should be sideways and filled so it's half full. Great video. She's running great. I would've expected fan to pull air through the rad. It needs a shroud.

[@dieseJL]

Yeah I’m not sure what it had on there. Seems to move air ok. We’ll see if she gets hot.

[@johnferris4237]

@@dieseJLpretty sure those hubs should be checked with the fill port in the horizontal position. I would also change the hub fluid, chances are it’s been a long time since the last change if ever. Regarding the fan I think it should be pulling air through the rad and across the engine. When it is pushing air it will still effectively cool the rad but not the engine.

[@brianramsey4097]

Well done that's a really nice loader just remember it's a Detroit they always need a little either the fire up when it's cold I have three and they're all addicted to love your channel keep up the great work

[@frankeberhart265]

Beautiful job sir! Very nice machine!

[@glennmoreland6457]

Good

[@robertpeters9438]

You need a. Fan shroud!!! For when it is really hot.

[@tennysoncason772]

Nice work.

[@BIllMcCambridge]

It's funny that little Detroit sounds like it is straining just moving the loader around. THEN when ya get on it and load it up you can hear the power that little best can put out. Love them driptroits!! Thanks for sharing your talents and adventures!!

[@dieseJL]

Yeah I love just laying into the throttle 😎

[@Nick-nw6zg]

Sounds beautiful awesome vintage machine. Love it.

[@kraan60]

Love your work and videos thanks keep it up and coming 😊 William from Australia

[@anthonywilson2346]

Why respray when you have a power washer! - looks great under all that grime, well done🇬🇧😊

[@ralphshea4786]

My dad gets crabby in the sun. LOL

[@frankwrogg2515]

That was classic dad comment

[@hansjohansson7477]

Great job, like thoes old Iron, sometimes it seem drive good ,sometime looks it wont drive that good. There is i think a transmission cut out valve when use brakepedal, that is doing it realese the to the gearbox from drift to get more power to liftng. Mabye that valve is a issue? Have that valve on my Mchigan 35AWS, belive you got it to.

[@tedsouers3383]

Great vids!

[@patrickphillips3007]

If you ever plan on parting ways with your F-350 please, for the love of all things diesel let me know, shes a beut!

[@dieseJL]

Lol

[@kirk467]

The Michigan looks great Jesse, take care brother and good video my friend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lawrencelipon8673]

👍👍👍👍👍👌looking good!!!

[@Michael_CS615]

That is going to be some fire!

[@excavatortrucking]

ok

[@rickcoleman8903]

There is no way to disguise the sound of a Detroit like music to my ears.

[@johnferris4237]

Well done. Great pride in bringing some old iron back to a functional life. Love to see you and your dad working together.

[@dieseJL]

Thanks 👍

[@BIllMcCambridge]

Bro ya gotta get you a turbo nozzle for you power washer. They are a little pricey but increases spray power exponentially. And you can adjust how hard ya wash by adjusting distance you're spraying.

[@dieseJL]

I have one at home dad doesn’t have one 😓

[@christopherweise438]

As a former golf course superintendent i appreciate the opening drone shots.

[@dieseJL]

Thanks!

[@thomasstewart9368]

Grrrrrr8 video 👍

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

Good video. I know you're proud!

[@dieseJL]

Thanks Hank!

[@latemcire8387]

Need a fan shroud

[@kenwebber9429]

Nice some time the older machinal are better than new .simple

[@localcrew]

Those 2-cycle Detroit engines use only 40wt low ash content motor oil. Use nothing else, year-round. I get mine by the 5-gallon pail from Miles Petroleum Products. Even including shipping from NY to Kentucky it’s still the cheapest way. Go to their website and order a pail for your next oil change. And we need a bonfire video!

[@chiefsmkin559]

Hey, so a couple of things man when you're laying on your back in the dirt. Or in a shop Let on your back Go to your local. Interior decorative store Or a carpet supply store.. And get you some cheap Fluffy Peace Carpet or see, if you can get some pieces of carpet out of there dumpster, obviously you try to find nice Clean pieces which there's Always waste from carpet jobs. I know I've been using carpet on the ground. And then shops laying on my bat for a good while, sometimes even take a nap. And that Michigan front end loader is a Beast that thinks screams good job. And I hope you like my advice.

[@dieseJL]

My dad anyways says ‘do you want me to get you some carpet or cardboard?’ I’m just young in a hurry and stubborn 🤣

[@kymw7833]

Hey Tyler the old Michigan looks good cleaned up well done ,maybe hire it to Dad 😊😊😊 Cheers Kym Adelaide

[@dieseJL]

That's the plan!

[@jimruby1348]

Nothing like an old Detroit

[@pauladrigans9099]

i have a michagan 125 and put in about 6 cans of seafoam for transmisson and it worked wonders it mite be worth trying before to much work on it

[@dieseJL]

Not a bad idea!

[@michaelussher8876]

I believe the fan is missing a spacer, Too far from the radiator and a shroud to pull air thru

[@9988jason]

I enjoy your videos! Where in Michigan is your golf course at?

[@dieseJL]

What’s your address first

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

My bet is maybe the torque converter, but I am leaning more on the transmission even when I heard that sizzling and popping from the torque converter. My bet would be an old Michigan repair guy, he would tell you flat out in two seconds what ya'll needed to do. Maybe even diesel repair services, while they repair fuel pumps they probably know. Diesel area repair maybe? At least ya'll got the engine perfect. Now she needs to roll faster.

[@dieseJL]

Where is the old Michigan loader guy though 😓

[@tdotw77]

* @AreaDieselService * is what he means.... 🤔😄

[@3cl1]

Very nice, can you explain the property? Do you live on a golf couse or just work/maintain?

[@dieseJL]

What do you mean?

[@user-mh2wn4ie8q]

👍👍👍

[@normanglussier6473]

the torque converter is normal.

[@deannelson9301]

Love watching. What breed is the black and white dog? Looks a little like my aussiedoodle. Smartest dog I've ever had.

[@dieseJL]

Newfoundland poodle. She’s smart…. But also stubborn 🤣

[@petercrawley-cv7tt]

why do you not chip instead of burn?

[@BigIronTexas]

Did you run that starter switch through a $1 relay or is all that starter current going through your dash area?

[@notajp]

Probably has a relay at the starter. GM used starter mounted relay, aka solenoids.

[@dieseJL]

Yes

[@dieseJL]

Jk the push button takes all 1000 amps

[@BigIronTexas]

@@dieseJL cool, that should make for some exciting future episodes

[@dieseJL]

🤣 ‘Rebuilding the burnt Michigan’

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Once you have all these machines sorted you should be able to use them when needed, but none of them will be “front line soldiers” again. If I understand your future plans for all these machines their level of reliability should be ok.

[@dieseJL]

My priority is to have fun 😎

[@culturaldivide6817]

What oil r u using in the michigan transmission

[@dieseJL]

I think just UTF

[@culturaldivide6817]

@@dieseJL just use ATF in clark trans non synthetic

[@dieseJL]

Is utf ok?

[@den220]

Fan is from a Gama Goat! Neat rigs, 6x6, ugly but tough

[@dieseJL]

Yeah I was into it 🤣

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Ya'll don't fill the wheel hubs full. You turn the empty and fill straight to the side and fill till it comes out. By the bye, ya'll should have drained all the oil out if water was in it. Your baby looks Inuit.

[@dieseJL]

Are you telling me my dad was right 😶

[@Joe.M]

You and your father own the golf course?

[@dieseJL]

My dad and his family own it

[@robertpeters9438]

Why does the engine have to rev so high on this machine to move? Anyone?

[@dieseJL]

It’s a two stroke diesel. Not really revving high, just sounds like it

[@robertbobo9754]

At least show us Startin the fire!😢😮😅

[@dieseJL]

Had to wait for snow 😬

[@tubeDude48]

Unless you just didn't show it; that whole drive-train needs a power wash as well !

[@dieseJL]

That might be a video in itself lol

[@masterful7574]

What is a “ buh’in”?????? “Victree” is that an evergreen????? “… a more with a ferrule…”??????

[@hh-qc7rp]

Algorithm booster

[@tdotw77]

0:15 seconds into watching you vid, i gotta say your opening drone shots are superb. I forgot to mention this on last video when the TD dozer got delivered to you, and you opened up with the sky shot(Dollar general) on the road up to your 'driveway'. These drone shots remind me of @AndrewCamarada's open shots - which are also epic! Keep it up man! 🛠️🔧🔩🗜️🚜🛢️⛽🦺👍🏻👌🏻

[@tdotw77]

Man, I'm sitting in Buffalo right now getting hammered with lake effect snow, seeing the video from back in nice summer weather makes me miss it real bad right now! I'm sure you can relate, cause I know it's super frigid all over the mid to upper US right now too! I'm missing the sunshine!

[@dieseJL]

Thanks! I don’t mind the cold for a few months 😬

[@jurgenh3671]

👍👍👍