Forgotten for Years, Will Charlies Old Graders Start Again?

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[@ringstinga]

Love seeing Charlie and his collection of machines !

[@user-wc2di1tk8c]

Менда

[@charlessmyth]

I recall an old International Harvester combine harvester that sat in a barn for many years. No way was that machine to leave, other than on the bed of a trailer. One day, a couple of guys arrived, fiddled with it for a short time, got it started, and drove it away :-)

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

An old Gleaner sat along the highway inside a pole barn. Eventually, the posts rotted off and one of our smaller Ozark tornadoes passed by and flattened it onto the combine. A few years later the farmer died and the Gleaner sold “Ran when parked, As-Is”. My neighbor bought it for $150. He and his farmhand cleared the barn off of it, put in new batteries, aired up the tires and it started. After tinkering with it for an hour or so, they loaded it and pulled it to the farm. That was five years ago and he uses it every year to combine wheat, milo and beans out of a small rough field in the river bottom. A field that would tear up his big new machine. He says he has less than $1000 in it and wouldn’t sell it for under $10K! He also says, “Old iron can be replaced… but why?”

[@williamd6967]

Mr Charlie never fails to amaze me lol.he hasn't posted in like forever.Glad to see he's ok.

[@thatdave86]

Yes same here ,I was getting worried that he had pushed himself too hard too far ,glad he still moving ☺️

[@tania5assumpcao697]

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[@user-rb7xe9xm3u]

Verte good

[@KosaKosa-pr7op]

​@@thatdave86😢😢

[@Rickimusic]

Glad Charlie is well. Nothing from him in a long time.

[@slngblde]

He was posting this summer

[@cityguyinthecountry]

I've been a fan of his videos for a long time now, he never disappoints!

[@charlessantos891]

Olá um bom dia❤

[@ronaldclark1178]

A "Charlie" video is always GREAT!! Thanks Chris.

[@joeyannas7828]

Thank you for taking us to check on Charlie !!

[@rons4778]

Great seeing Charlie again miss his videos

[@derrickpettit86]

Freaking awesome, fired right up, amazing, let a new one sit 10 years once an see if it starts back up, thanks for sharing Chris

[@tomrogers9467]

By that time the “software updates” would be “no longer supported” and you’d have to scrap it! Timed obsolescence!

[@derrickpettit86]

@@tomrogers9467 exactly man

[@AnomadAlaska]

Thanks for taking us to see Charlie. He's got to be as old as me with all that accumulated junk laying around. My stuff is smaller and mostly going to scrap metal and the dump.

[@DavidSmith-jc4yk]

Awesome to see the old Champion grader! They were made in my hometown of Goderich Ontario Canada until bought out by Volvo many years ago.

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

You mean before Volvo bought the company, took all the technology, and shut it down.....

[@DavidSmith-jc4yk]

@@AirplaneDoctor_ Exactly Laying off hundreds in a small town.

[@DavidSmith-jc4yk]

Are you still in Goderich?

[@michaelrice9822]

Came to comments to see if anyone remembered. Been traveling thru old Goderich for 47 years on our way up to Meaford.

[@DavidSmith-jc4yk]

@@michaelrice9822 It is a small world. I grew up in Goderich and now spend my summers in Meaford.

[@johnjazwinski2661]

Got to love those old Detroits. I've worked on many of those over the course of 40 + yrs. If it ran when you parked it, chances are it'll start again.

[@Blossom_Chops]

Great to have an update from Charlie, glad he's OK. Both of u work SOOOO hard. Take care JQ 🇬🇧

[@terryrogers1025]

Fun with Charlie, always interesting to hear the back stories on his old equipment and to see them brought back life again. Thanks for the ride along sir.

[@user-wc2di1tk8c]

Кызыккандар биргебиз

[@thomasleonard1846]

Hey Charlie!

[@shisholy7828]

Always enjoyable when you two get together. Miss you Charlie. Watch Chris my favorite tv show every day. 🥰 Thanks and Happy Holliday

[@charlessantos891]

Oi

[@thomasrose6880]

So glad we finally got a video with Charlie in it he hasn’t uploaded in awhile and his videos are always fun to watch

[@tacoenvy]

Been a while since we got a good Charlie equipment video, they are always absolute gold haha.

[@jimconnor8274]

Gotta love those 2 strokes! 2 for 2 up and running!

[@bluegrallis]

@ 5:40 you just make the parts! I worked for years as a machinist, making all kinds of parts. From a 2.5 inch long brass carburetor emulsion tube, to a 18,000 pound chuck of 4140, turned into a 12,000 lbs crankshaft for a big press. Ya just gotta find the right guy.

[@charlessantos891]

Oi

[@donnamullins2089]

Oh my gosh if you had not been filming these are beast of the fields. Thanks Chris.

[@CK-yi6pc]

Unbelievable!! Good to see Charlie…..🇺🇸

[@waltermattson1730]

It is always fun to see Charley. His machines don’t want to ever die.

[@RumMonkeyable]

Charlie! Good to see you, Man! 👍👏😀❤

[@charlessantos891]

Oi❤

[@martymclamb5750]

Great video Chris, always nice to see the old equipment, and see them fire up

[@robmatthews7972]

Good to see you having fun with Charlie. Maybe Charlie can find a machine shop to make a replacement gear for the steering.

[@RickyCervo]

Charlie and his old iron machines ❤️

[@fredericklininger9143]

I like seeing old equipment being restarted again and used. Before all that computer junk

[@davidstanton197]

The old Huber grader/trellis is lovely in Springtime when the Carolina Jessamine is in bloom!

[@charlessantos891]

Oi

[@stupiddems9422]

I have a 1970 Cat. 120 rigid frame grader I bought brand new, that runs like a champ! Not as powerful as newer models but still works for what I need it for! I use it for snow removal on our 11.2 mile road out to our homestead and all the roads between to our homestead neighbors after every snow storm. Plus grading out our potholes after the last snows are melted. Noisy as hell but gets the job done! Hard to get the parts up here in Alaska so we tool and die everything ourselves on all our heavy equipment items! It gives us something to do in the long winter months when our lodge closes up for the snow season.

[@peterouellette3874]

I can't believe how fast the 2nd one started up. It seems like it was just running yesterday.

[@cwbean3087]

That's what you can get Charlie for Christmas,....a jump box! Lol. Oh,...and a grader gear box. :)

[@davisphillips7792]

Love the old stuff. Sits for years and little to no electrical gremlins. And hey everybody knows with proper storage gas and diesel can stay fresh for up to a year. . . Or in an old machine outside for 10 years and still burn great! Again the old stuff is fun to watch come back to life.

[@cityguyinthecountry]

I've been a fan of his videos for a long time now, he never disappoints!

[@richardw.foxhall3392]

I am so very happy to see you and your friend Charlie in the same place, working on a WILL IT START video. And Charlie is STILL Charlie

[@johnpierce1251]

Always good seeing Charlie hope all is well with him and his family

[@hvy1ton]

Tell Charlie I appreciate him making a video every now and then again.

[@TheChunky2010]

Yay, Charlie time. It’s great to see you two back together

[@johnblecker4206]

This sure looks to be a special video to watch so thank you again.

[@arthurjennings5202]

The VW Bug had a reputation for always starting, but there is nothing like a Detroit diesel to sit for years then start immediately on 15-year-old fuel.

[@deborahchesser7375]

True, old Mack’s too ✌️🇺🇸

[@user-wc2di1tk8c]

Ооба ошондой

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

My bug was shit here in Canada during the winter.

[@arthurjennings5202]

I was thinking of Woody Allen's movie Sleeper.

[@kenoesch668]

good OLE CHAMPION grader ,built in Goderich Ontario Canada

[@nickjames2370]

Great to see and hear Charlie again.

[@charlessmyth]

Chris and Charlie have come on a long way in the last few years :-)

[@charlessantos891]

Oi

[@jeffterhune8573]

Always fun to see you two.

[@richardcline1337]

Another version of Hank and Wiley!

[@michaeld_68]

Charlie is a great guy and it's amazing how they fired up like that!! 💪

[@franciszekgoyke5516]

Kup O

[@diggerdave51]

Always good to see Charlie !!!

[@RadioactiveLobster]

Starting a rusty machine covered in vines that hasn't started in years?? Thought I clicked on a Diesel Creek video there for a second.

[@410wright]

We just watched you and Charlie on Southern Homestead. Classy as always and he sure looked appreciative of your help on the memorial. ❤

[@charlessantos891]

Oi❤

[@vinnyhern]

Hi Charlie, glad to see your OK, waiting for you to post on your channel!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I like Charlie. He's smart, easy going, and has a good sense of humor.

[@peewee.3138]

Nice to see Charlie Kanuck again!

[@cityguyinthecountry]

His videos are some of the best out there, I'm constantly impressed.

[@charlessantos891]

Oi

[@kevinpoore5626]

Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who keeps unique stuff around most people will consider junk yeah it made me repair or it may be unrepairable but it's always good for parts

[@dennis2376]

Thank you and have a great day.

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

After the 250, your grader is my favorite piece of equipment to watch run. I was so hoping that one of these would actually grade something. I guess at least he knows he still has good engines.

[@Monkeysic]

A true testament to the old equipment. New stuff is nice but that old stuff you can fix yourself and it's reliable. No electronics!

[@cityguyinthecountry]

His videos are some of the best out there, I'm constantly impressed.

[@daved7024]

Amazing those old machines started right up 😀👍

[@heatherlane9270]

And start they did - usually the motors do it's the other 'bits' that cause the problem. Love the greenery attire. Good to see Charlie working on the old graders Great job at Southern Homestead Transformation too.

[@russellwaterman9992]

Those old Detroit's never cease to amaze me

[@johnbulla8708]

THAT'S AMAZING THAT THE MOTOR GRADER STARTED RIGHT ON UP NO PROBLEM AT ALL. U R TOTALLY AWESOME FANTASTIC ON EVERY JOB U DO.

[@andrewmiller2868]

I love seeing what gear, new or old, that Charlie has 👍.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Hey - both Graders are Running but need some Repairs and some TLC ! Good to see these older Machines still being used and NOT Scraped ! Many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@pablotejeda4394]

Love to see the toy yard most people consider to be junk but, when they crank right up they wonder what happened with the thought they considered to be junk. Lol! Junk never starts up in my opinion. Thanks for the video and look forward to seeing Charlie help make the road of concrete aggregate soon

[@mfelton7041]

Lovely to see Charlie

[@2badger2]

There are a lot of people that would love having some of this old equipment ...

[@richardcline1337]

The oil is in the engine. The dipsticks are in Washington!

[@chasebodiford4363]

great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻 be careful of the briars good to see Charlie again

[@Canopus68]

Love the 471. I never worked on one, however in the Navy I worked on 271s, 671s, slant 671s and 610s. If it turned over and it had fuel it would run. I also worked on a Timber Jack skider. I know it was a Detroit and I think it had was a 3 something. One day I came out of the woods with a jag of logs and found I couldn't shut it down. I put the blade against a tree and stalled it. The boss showed up and I told him what happened. He didn't believe so took out the trusty screw driver key and started it. Oddly enough it started, but he had to put against a tree and stall it. Long story short the rack was frozen. I went and got a new injector and a tool to set it. While I was at I got a filter. After installing the injector I pulled the can off the filter holder. The filter wasn't dirty because there wasn't one. I wonder if that had something to do with the injector freezing. A few days later he yelled at me and I left. I saved him at least $100.00 by him not having the dealer send some out and all he could was cuse me out. Not this was around 1974.

[@pridemweembabusiku3864]

this is AMAIZING keep it up

[@dougyurecko6500]

Great seeing Charlie

[@jakleo337]

Gota love that A/C compressor right out front. That's grading in comfort.

[@holdenbrougham7768]

Such reliable engines these 4/71 Gm , so fast to come back like it was yesterday

[@keithgibson9548]

That is amazing...!

[@edwardadams4284]

Great job

[@korhing1066]

I am just Speechless ! I cant get my Lawnmower to start from the Fall when i winterize to start in the spring But some How you ! Can get a FORGOTTEN FOR YEARS CHARLIES OLD GRADER to Start up in 3,09 Seconds ! With vines growing around it , Dang ! What did i miss ?

[@harrykeel8557]

Always good to see old equipment brought back to life.

[@cityguyinthecountry]

His videos are really impressive, I can tell he puts a lot of effort into them.

[@nealequipment3777]

those jump pack are amazing, I have one so handy

[@astro1218]

Always some good videos visiting Charlie

[@cityguyinthecountry]

I've been a fan of his videos for a long time now, he never disappoints!

[@pinecone01]

Ol' Detroit 2-strokes don't die, they just go to sleep for a while!

[@cityguyinthecountry]

His videos are some of the best out there, I'm constantly impressed.

[@cityguyinthecountry]

He has a real knack for creating high-quality content.

[@philipwolf825]

last time I saw charlie, you guys were working on betty I think, great to see him again

[@bobkohl6779]

Love the warning beeps! Captain she's going to blow!! 😉

[@michaeladams8532]

Glad to see Charlie. One heck of a guy

[@apollorobb]

Those Jumper boxes are handy as hell i have 2 of them the Napa ones are built by JNC i have the JNC versions. Ole Detroit sounds good. It was a wonder the rack wasnt stuck on it

[@user-vv1vd3iw7s]

Ну это вообще завести грейдер да еще на нм поехать это супер возвращение к жизни старичка а ведь завелся и поехал эти ребята молодцы уважуха им

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Nothing C&C equipment can’t fix!

[@eieio6641]

Must have visited Charlie to see about some soil stabilization.

[@alan-sk7ky]

😉

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Well, that was a bit of fun. You were almost taken out by a flying acorn Chris 🪖Good to see Charlie. Take care & cheers🐨🦘🥰

[@paulmartin8212]

those old detroit diesels are amazingly reliable. He's lucky the rack didn't stick wide open .

[@ethanbreyette6885]

Wow that looks really old cool

[@aaronfletcher3971]

3 dipsticks in this video. 1 standing on the tire ,1 behind the camera and one in the machine. Looks like all are working and in good shape and all just where they supposed to be. Old iron is the best. Always the best.

[@jandyg]

Good to be cautious around folks like him Chris. You never know what he’s going to do next. Watch were you stand always.

[@kevinmurray7135]

Man for setting that long and started that easy i would say it’s in good shape for a being worth all the effort to revive i think it wants to grade again yay 😎🇺🇸

[@corycourneyea6802]

There is a guy we haven't seen in a while

[@Fatamus]

I know Chris must have unsubscribe me.🤣😂🤣 too many messages without the words 'telegram me' 😉😉😉..... 🤫

[@mabloodhound]

Diesel Creek or Hamiltonville Farms would be envious.

[@keithwilson9153]

Need more videos with Charlie and starting the old Iron

[@andysukosd8177]

Fantastic video, love watching. Charlie. is a great guy.

[@copperheadmarine]

Actually just got promoted from "Major " to "Complete &Total" .....in the Catagory of A hole lol

[@cityguyinthecountry]

He has a real talent for making engaging videos.

[@fabioramonfreitasmenezes6431]

Good work my Brothers! My like!

[@mischef18]

Well this made for a great video guys, 2 successful will it starts and no Christine's either. Thanks so much for taking us along bro. Safe travels

[@cityguyinthecountry]

His videos are fantastic, I'm always excited to see what he'll create next.

[@FishFind3000]

Your Napa jump starter is just a rebranded “jump n carry”

[@lairdspivak3616]

Built those graders from 1973 till 2008. That sucker is before my stint there.

[@FishFind3000]

We need more Charlie

[@dennisward1361]

Good to see Charly again .

[@michaelpage1796]

Well that was odd. An old grader with brakes. Usually old graders don’t have brakes. Love your visits to Charlie