Grumpy Mechanics !

Mil Stak loaders , pack rats , and airconditioners

[@sudd2685]

I’ve been kind of grumpy lately, so much bs on tv, news, ball games, car racing, I just watch people fix stuff, hang in there brother and thank you for your videos.

[@janbax98]

You just remind me of the difficult repairs i've done and also always alone and on location. This kind of work separates the boys from the men

[@Justan_Oobie]

Nothing better than waking up to a cup of tea and a new video to watch from Warren. Life's good man!

[@kiwicowcocky]

This was shared from our local Massey Ferguson dealer in New Zealand a while ago I thought you might like it for a laugh. While processing job cards this week the following job description was entered by one of our field technicians... "Travel to site, investigate fault. Plug EDT in and run Wintest. Active code 203 + 205 - open circuit to forward solenoid. Remove Auto 3 box cover and discover rats, nest and babies. Found had chewed 8 wires to Auto 3 plug. Remove and repair all damaged wires. Reassemble Auto 3 and guards. Test drive, all ok. Found mother rat running across yard, chase rat and kill it with stick, job done." JJ Ltd - going the extra mile since 1958 :)

[@blacksmoke5009]

Brett Russell lmao that is a classic! Lol thanks for sharing

[@samuelmorgan3342]

First time I have watched this. Very interesting! I have come to the conclusion after 62 years of trying to beat the system on NEW or USED and fix. THERE IS NO FREE RIDE! Either payments and new and working. OR repairs and down time. One or the other. I have kept records for 44 years and it is just about even. So if you like your machine keep it. I like OLD, REBUILD IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. OLDER THE BETTER. HAVE A 67 PICKUP. no computer. Just works! GREAT VIDEOS!

[@lyndencroker5257]

Hi Warren, just like to say a thank you from the mechanical fitters the world over for telling it like it is, the old skills still save the day when all this electronic shit goes tits up and is no help at all when we need,it, keep up the good work my friend. Lynden

[@moman0166]

Thanks for loving your dogs. I talk to my three dogs 🐕 just like you do. They take off when I open the truck door but I yell at them and they stop and come back with their heads down.

[@nottyvondutchmusic2354]

Where has this channel been all my life? Good stuff!

[@ronchappel4812]

I dont know why i watch this stuff.It just reminds me of the difficult repairs i've done! Good to see him win in the end

[@CrimeVid]

If you ever meet a cheerful,friendly optimistic chap at a garage... he is not the mechanic !

[@6stringsbrainfingers]

Brilliant and absolutely correct

[@greyhairedphantom4038]

A few years ago a mate of mine was awoken at 3.30 in the morning in the middle of winter, when his harvester roared into life! He sneaked down to the shed armed with a baseball bat, shitting his pants all the way.. Yes you guessed, a rat managed to somehow hotwire the header.....

[@tommygreist9560]

Cool equipment and a cool mechanic.Its a good thing he didn't chew up the air lines too.

[@oldbones3092]

The last time I was crawling in my 8100 mfwd tractor looking for a blown fuse, I left it running. I bumped the shifter into forward 7th and slid the throttle at the same time. Very exciting!

[@jameswilson197]

My sympathy friend as I too have battled with pack rats in home furnace systems and power generators. Go get them!

[@grahammoore6386]

What a great video. I have laughed so hard watching this.

[@bobmcl2008]

New to your channel and love it. I looked up Mil-Stak they are made in Idaho. And Stuchhi is world wide. Obviously, Mil-Stak used the wrong fittings. I'd make Mil-Stak send the right parts.

[@Zak6959]

Having those dogs around always takes the edge off of a bad day

[@trolling4dollars816]

It is interesting to watch you videos because I come from a county larger than New Jersey, and a population over 6 million people. Except for residential side streets, all our roads are 4+ lanes. Heck, we are not allowed to have bare dirt. Except for the low temps, I could retire to N Cal.

[@hilham89]

I feel your madness on the rats, I had field mice get into one of my vehicle's and completely destroyed my wires, hoses, and anything else it could chew on

[@Z00T3D1]

LOL. Always thought pack rat was just a saying.......thats nuts what they can do.Got my sub!

[@Fraggr92]

The video promised grumpy mechanics. The video did not disappoint.

[@outbackcountry512]

Great vid , this is normal day for most mech and DYI ers , when ever I'm doing my own work on my vehicles or outboards or what ever , I'm troubleshooting constantly as well as talking to myself 😁 trying go over everything I've done to ellimate all potential issues some the older stuff is so much easier to work on , today's crap is all about sensors ffs , need to be a science geek to figure half it out ! Glad to see I'm not only one that gets grumpy trying fix something lol have good day As far as Face book , it's nothing but a Fake Book , full of b.s and drama ! I've been off there for years and never go back on it

[@4gauge10]

Running cheap hoses can be the culprit too,I've had issues similar to this years ago and cured it by switching to Gates belts and hoses.

[@KMEnterprise]

Another good brand of belts is megadyne. We use their megapower belts and they last a long time.

[@watermalanblew]

🤣 he said he might me over on that tractor chewing wires 😄🤣🤣🤣🤣😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skatnatter8293]

This guy has got to have an IQ of 1,000

[@nickpersenaire4443]

Another Great video Warren. As usual we all have our bad days. Some of us more than others. I feel your pain some time's you just can't fix supid.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

🇦🇺. Great work very interesting thanks for sharing 🔧

[@leebarnes655]

Every thing you said about pack rats is spot on. But in my battles with them I found one thing that can beat them. Deny them liquid water to drink. Fix your outdoor faucets, don't water cattle near the barn or house, nor dogs, chickens or anything else. Dry as a bone on a regular basis and they will just up and move away. Regular rats and mice also need regular liquid water to drink and they move on as well. Actually seems to work here.

[@73Shakes]

LOL I have one in the shop now for pack rat damage, fixed the damage it caused. The next morning got ready to pull it out of the shop it wouldn't start. Over night that little sh@t had done rebuilt its nest and chewed up twice as much crap as it did the first time. SO yeah I feel your pain. Its like they know what to chew and where to chew it.

[@thomashaley5284]

A few mouse traps with peanut butter on the trigger left in the cab over night will almost always solve that problem.

[@daletrout1627]

this was great loved it you sir are the best

[@jamessievers3899]

Like my wife tells me, just take a deep breath and relax ,every thing will be okay!

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

I spent a life time as an Industrial Machine Mechanic and after spending all day in a cramped position trying to repair something never made to easily do so can put a hitch in your git-a-long, it's like trying to be in a humorous kindly mood with a broken tooth that feels like a jackhammers' beating your jaw, those 2 events are not happening at the same time.

[@terryezzell7376]

Hate field mice!! Had one chew up wires on my Chevrolet 2500HD pickup. Broke down with my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter

[@brentowen9480]

Honda makes some anti rodent tape. I guess some wires have soy based coating. Honda had several TSBs a while ago and made an anti rodent tape. I think it has hot sauce in it haha.

[@robertstibz9506]

Haha I never met a mechanic that was not grumpy at times. One solved his problems with a "tea break" . Remember him well, Arther Lindley, "sod it, lets have tea", the cat machine can wait lol I even got very grumpy once too, went down site with electrician who was going to sort a problem on the new D8 dozer that arrived, I went down to check what gear I needed to change engine oil & filters at break time, electrician working in cab chatting to driver, forgot I was under machine, it started up and moved forward, I scrambled forward fast onto back of blade, driver nearly had heart attack when he lifted blade and my head appeared above radiator, damn scary stuff omg. Always took keys out after that, when servicing machines. Intermittent faults are a pain, remember once when I was driving a Cat D5 dozer, worked fine, then it behaved like it was pushing a full load on the blade, when I did not even have blade down, when they came down to check, they found nothing, it worked ok. Turned out to be a crack in torque converter, the case filled with oil and put the machine under load, as scavenger pump could not keep up when transmission got hot, took a while to find, they had to get Cat dealers out to check & sort it out.

[@orkhancombe5]

My boss always says 'fuck it.. lets have a smoke' this shit can wait and when we come back in itll work it self out!

[@altinfoil592]

Another story for you. Friends just came back from a week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. While there, they traveled on public buses. The buses looked dilapidated, but ran, and the drivers were friendly and helpful, even going out of the usual routes to deliver our friends to their various destinations. But the best part was one driver's strategy for trouble codes and alarms. Every few minutes, lights would start flashing on his dashboard, and then alarms would start chiming. Each time that happened, the driver calmly reached over to the ignition key and flipped it off and on again - codes cleared until next time. Worry Free Motoring, if you know how to do it! Funny how your service truck seems to have a recurring chime while you go down the road filming and dictating. Guess you hve found the knack. Keep up the good work.

[@jamesluhrsen829]

Had the same problem on a cat challenger pulling double scraper pans... those stucci fitting... Had a terrible time figuring that out

[@terencetyndall8596]

Try lavender spray to stop rates from chewing wires and brake lines

[@michaelreischman9429]

Stuchi fittings are full flow fittings they are made to release under pressure, they work great but you have to have the set male and female

[@nozmoking1]

You have to question the design or manufacturing logic here. We've been producing rodent-deterrent wire insulation for decades. And they don't use it in farm or industrial equipment? That's just stupid.

[@ddorn04]

We were paying 97.00 per hour for in shop rate 7 years ago. Mechanic was sorry and I ended up spending more on injector, head repairs etc than a total overhaul would have cost. Power stroke Diesel 7.3 Warren is worth 150.00 per hour had he worked on my power stroke, the bill would have been 2100 with parts instead of 4200.

[@incubatork]

You mention your JD 2020 during the video, I have a similar 1979 2035 highcrop 72hp, its old but looked after a damn sight better than some you work on. If you do any work on yours the videos would be apreciated as with these old tractors you never know what might go wrong and there are not many videos about. thanks for sharing what you do.

[@sudd2685]

Maybe it’s just me but it looks like the farmers would clean their machines periodically, l watch a big farmer in Minnesota they clean their tractors regularly, again maybe it’s just me

[@johnbarham7718]

That was smooth. If you had wanted that top to get to the ground, it would have stayed on the tank.

[@wymple09]

My air conditioner quit on my house, a mouse had chewed some wiring on the outside unit. When the tech got done fixing it he put coffee grounds in around the wiring, said no mouse, rat, or other critter would bother it again. I know for a fact they can't stand peppermint extract, as well.

[@3347861]

Fix vs replace is a constant issue. My pickup truck has 185,000 miles (gas V8) on it and I've rebuilt several major components. Engine is still original and in good shape. New pickups are way overpriced in my opinion, so the old Dodge will probably get repaired until there's nothing left to fix. I can understand that things are different on a commercial scale though.

[@jonathanhageman150]

I would be the mechanic that spends ten minutes just blowing dirt off. Lol

[@tinkmarshino]

Damn... he sound like me when I am having a day.. especially "some peoples kids"

[@BrianSmith-kq1dn]

We here on the east side of Washington have mice that like to eat wires and fill up the heater box in the cab with garbs

[@mandy8211]

Victor makes a rat electrocution device that we bought for the barn. I heard something in the service pickup. Caught a daddy the first night and his other half the next night. We just leave the unit wired open all the time. no more problems. no rats in the barn. $40.00 from home depot. fries their ass.

[@oldscout2514]

Warren do you ever wish that these (not owners) tractor drivers would keep their equipment clean ! That tractor was filthy, no wonder the air conditioning didn’t work, who would want to breathe the air in there anyway ?

[@vincentoverbeeke2603]

Stucci is what we use in Europe. Just standard farmer couplings

[@charleswilson4697]

like your program being an old truck driver and equip operator

[@devomx3027]

Might want to do a price check on milstack + tractor vs stinger. Sure, stingers are not really a multi-use machine (until you get creative). The towable mil-stack is pretty much a single use implement as well although you can use the tractor for other jobs. There are pros and cons to each machine.

[@donald1056]

Look at all those weights on the side of that track - WOW

[@jaimz33]

My pup was chewing into 240 volt wires. Lucky I kept catching him. But I found a spray that stops him doing it. It may work on pack rats.

[@davidhazelwood3683]

Well, I guess you don’t like packrats! I feel the same way about chipmunks.

[@FILIPFROMSALMO]

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWYHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THAT WAS A HELLUVA FIGHT IN THE CAB, SURE GLAD YOU WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yupimbackk]

My dad use to put moth balls in his car or truck if he was not going to use it for awhile. Never had a problem with mice or rats... Then he have me wash the inside and trunk etc when he used it.

[@donald1056]

You can put $40,000 into a tractor for whatever reason and be ahead - instead of $350,000 for a new 1 or you can buy a used 1 with less hours and be ahead - that's why used tractors and implements are in demand

[@canuckyank82]

Donald Ellett , so true. However, you know when you buy a used tractor that you also buy all of it's problems.... ☺

[@connorvelthuis2221]

I’ve been looking at nice relatively low hour 7810’s for just that. My 6150R is just a hunk of shit.

[@Sean-if7rp]

Farmer Connor What's wrong with it?

[@connorvelthuis2221]

Sean McGeeney the engine had a manufacturing defect so there was a little pinhole in the side of the block that drained all the coolant at 754 hours. Random sensors go out all the time and it’s just a pain. I certainly do wish I had a nice 7810 instead of this.

[@michealadams6756]

Farmer Connor I'll take the old hunk off your hands let me know

[@noelhohberger1188]

It's funny how mechanics like ourselves let our own stuff kinda go to hell. I have a vehicle I've abused knowing it all along

[@josift1283]

Noel Hohberger I recently changed the oil on my own car, 4k over, got the wrong oil filter, never bothered to get the right one. Poor car needed a timing belt 40k miles ago. Lol I always recommend people never buy mechanic owned anything.

[@BM-hb2mr]

Get you an old barn cat! The kind that doesn't come around you the ones that just eat wild animals.

[@bigunone]

And the poisons have been changed to where they do nothing. I just wish you would let us know how you really feel! LOL

[@jaybee2344]

Like seeing the Harbor Freight brand tools..

[@mandy8211]

Rip out that engine and install a cummins 855. Thats what we did to an 8440. Works like new.

[@oldscout2514]

I can't imagine how many thousand upon thousand of dollars worth of tools you have to have. Shop tools , service truck tools, tools at home, lost tools, broke tools tools that never worked. Did you start this business after you went to school? When do you sleep? Not during planting season not during harvest or getting ready for next season. I maybe asking a lot of questions, but how many hours a week do you work? Thanks for the view

[@bertjetolberg103]

Old Scout all his customers work 7 days a week in the season and they expect the same from him I do the same work on automatic feeding systems for cows,pigs chicken goats sheep and Some more If you like your business and like to deal with your customers its no problem

[@leospenceriii289]

Warren, how do you get your hands on service advisor I recently left a deere dealer and been doing some work demod a diesel laptop great for engine parameters but I miss my schematics

[@karenplace495]

That end is copied from a Brunning that Massey and Moline used. I've run into the same problem before. Scott

[@BOBHANNA01]

Warren, someone may have already said this i the comments but Honda has a roll of electrical tape with capastion on it, the hot shit that makes jalapenos hot, they won't touch it after they smell it, it's li,e 20 bucks a roll on Amazon, it works and it's good quality like 33+

[@cheddar3650]

Look at the dirty in that cab

[@reeferdogbassin7909]

packrat blues! the more u mess with them the more they chew shit up!

[@madjeepernh6834]

I sound a lot like you some days in the shop, but I don't have a camera to talk to. I probably sound a bit crazy.

[@donald1056]

You need a Milwaukee hex drive - very nice

[@TheSagerider]

Thanks Warren!

[@billpetley2632]

Mice hate the smell of peppermint. New Hampshire undercoating puts oil of peppermint in their gallons of undercoating.

[@motorsandmore990]

We use rats as target practice down here in texas

[@donald1056]

Do the pack rats consume that plastic or just tear it apart

[@JWW922]

I know the conditions these machines work in BUT they are for the most part way more nasty assed as they should be ! I just want to take a giant damn pressure washer to them !

[@chuckychuck]

just restore it back to the last date your computer was working well on I did that a few time when my computer ran like crap or kept frozen up or check your ram you might have to add more rams

[@twwtb]

Tell us how you REALLY feel about packrats!

[@jgvgjv2980]

Grumpy Warren? Never!

[@martinroy9922]

awesome again u amazing

[@mlakarx2931]

Omg that tractor is realy dirty we got a one big tractor and we clean it every week AND NICE VIDEO

[@fmslickful]

If your talking about window 10 updates, you can stop ALL updates by going to " Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools -> Services -> Windows Updates " and set Startup type : Disabled .. & click the stop button below " Service status: " NOTE: This will turn off all updates and will never update until you turn this back on as well SOME install's have to have this service on to run. IF you run into this issue just click the start button in the " Windows Updates" service.

[@stevenchandler3409]

Hey Warren where did you get the hay deal from?

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

The owner told me he bought that from Idaho .

[@ihguy2113]

looks like a high pressure end

[@MrFakit]

44:20 that cab needs a good hosing out :P

[@Papajur]

Why is the steering wheel moving up and down when you accelerate?? Gr. JUR From Holland

[@bootster32]

Does that air conditioning switch measure the cab temperature and turn off the compressor

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

There's a capillary tube that goes into the outlet side of the evaporator, supposed to keep evaporator from icing up.

[@larrrymeyers6695]

i say get a fogger spray can for fleas and set it off in the cab it will get out of there real quick

[@1whoFartsinthewind]

Damned seat belt censors lol

[@devomx3027]

We have a JD9630T showing some of the same issues. I noticed some black sludge in the recovery tank. Called local dealership and said it could be the oil cooler and switched it out. Still have the same issue and now want to change the head gasket and if that doesn’t work change egr cooler. I do a lot of the mechanic work on our farm and learn a lot from you videos seeing firsthand how things come apart and how they look inside. If I bought the service manual to the 9630T and decided to replace the head gasket myself, is there any specific things to look out for? Thanks

[@brucethecurmudgeon8538]

PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON!!! It will stop the dinger.

[@FixItStupid]

TY

[@dirt9925]

You my want to try Honda Rodent Tape you can get on ebay

[@MrTEMTA]

Liquid peppermint!

[@petenikolic5244]

Think yourself lucky it is not a Foden Truck with their all black wiring with numbers in grey now and then fikin nightmare been there had that one .

[@daviddamico4288]

I hate taking stuff apart because I can never get it to line up takes more time then to get it apart

[@rharris5811]

I had a brand new dodge van brought to me on a wrecker. Rat chewed up wiring to injectors and engine harness. Repaired and customer drove off. Didnt last two days, brought back to me on another wrecker. Chewed up so bad i had to get a wiring harness from dodge. Customer got a bb gun and went up in attic ,killed 5 rats.

[@FredFlintstone21]

R Harris customer had to have been livid!

[@rharris5811]

FredFlintstone21 He was, that was a expensive repair. I think the wiring harness alone was close to 1000 plus the labor. This was on one of the fancy conversion vans with all the wood around the doghouse and console. A royal pita.