I GAMBLED $600 on this Backhoe, sight UNSEEN?? Was the MF WORTH it?!? ~ Broke Down Backhoe ~ Part 1

[@bobadam7021]

Love the Mortske repair shout out. Every time I see a flexyhose now I think of him.

[@larrydavidson3402]

Well another piece of equipment that somebody else couldn't get to run and you come along do your magic and it works. Gotta admire that.

[@larrycroft470]

I have come across very very few people with the combination of intellectual skill & super positive drive/can do attitude to match yours young man. Anyone watching your videos realizes you possess far more than a commanding mechanical aptitude. You are able to problem solve with the best of the best. Every time i watch one of your videos - i am inspired. The fact you have Watch Wes Work watching your videos tells it all. He is another genius who can also literally do anything he sets his mind to. I hope you get to read these comments as my love for America and Americans gets me shadow banned and censored most of the time on here.

[@DavidGrassSr]

I love it when someone finds a machine like that and takes the time to restore it . They don't all need to be hauled to the junk yard. Thanks for taking us along, I het the bell ? See Ya Texas

[@RogerioCosta1.0]

Impressive what a man can accomplish using simple tools, patience and a lot of brain power.

[@easygame7955]

I never would have believed that one man with those tools could have fixed that tire. WOW!!! you Sir have skills, GREAT job.

[@whotknots]

Soon as you said the motor was a Perkins I thought to myself "well that is probably the least likely part to give trouble". In my experience they are brilliant engines.

[@retireddec04]

And VERY fuel efficient.

[@ericbiernbaum4413]

Amen, awesome engines. Cat owns them now

[@bensymington5550]

I know that they just sip the fuel sip sip

[@dannmohr5721]

Another saved……. You’re very tenacious and amazing……..great job ….. really enjoy watching you bring old derelicts back to life…….. kudos👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@keithmatthews1673]

It Lives! Well done for saving another one! Those old Perkins engines are something else - good old british design from a bygone time when we did great engineering.

[@Piterworkshop]

I love your videos. I'm very sorry that I don't have a good enough command of English to be able to convey to you how much I like your videos. Today I "smelled" the grease from the excavator. Thank you very much for sharing these videos. Greetings from a Spanish mechanic.

[@thomream1888]

Piter - any of us that have "smelled the grease" understand exactly what you meant, friend! Your English is FINE!!! And he does make GREAT videos!

[@normhowes2975]

I've seen ads in my area for $3000 for a machine in worse shape than that. Great find and a better job on getting it running.

[@jdsmith5060]

It's a good thing you had the old-timer there to tell you how to do it the right way!

[@kerlyn3582]

Have so much respect for your know how and your videos are sooo satisfying to see these old machines resuscitated!

[@danreno5967]

4 yrs ago I got a small front end loader. It is a Raymon model 550 with a Wisconsin 30hs. Gas motor. I came with a bucket and a fork lift attachment. I have looked it up on the internet and it shows that they make cherry pickers and fork lifts. I have looked at many pictures and I can't find anything that looks like this. My mechanic said he was in the air force and he said that they used things like it to load rockets and ammunition on fighter jets. I couldn't find any plates so far,but I will send pictures. Thanks

[@danreno5967]

It has all new hydraulic hoses and the motor has been a gone over. But he told me it doesn't have brakes.

[@tinwisconsin7594]

I'm waiting to see the old girl move some dirt. Amazing recovery so far.

[@walterwhitaker1395]

BRAVO! After watching you revive "OLD RED" I knew that if the engine rolled 360 and the Injection pump wasn't seized then you would get her to bark! As I mentioned in the "OLD RED" video comments you GOT THE FEVER! LOL! Nice work young man!

[@barrybegley5379]

Even the raw SCRAP value of the steel in this Backhoe is worth more than the $600 asking price that you paid. With some ingenuity, TLC and shear WILL you have started to bring her back to life. Congrats. I think, by the sound of the diesel engine, you are going to have a decent unit when you complete the necessary repairs. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@R.Daneel]

I think I would have offered to get it out of the field for no charge before I offered anything at all though. It's taking $600 in value off the land, easily.

[@williambrown1031]

You have GOT to be one of the most positive and hard working persons on KZbin. I'd spend most of my time editing out bad words before I could upload a video!

[@Eremon1]

Nice save! I sure do love to see a forgotten/neglected machine get some attention and another crack at doing what it was built to do. Thanks for filming and sharing it! Cheers.

[@reesewilliamson3346]

I have one of these machines... it took me 6 months to buy a transmission filter. Rebuild all the cylinders, replace every hose, line bore every pivot pin, make sure the front axle pin is tight (that's what was wrong with mine) and make sure the planetaries don't leak. It'll lift 6000lbs with absolute ease but it can't be used for towing in any way or you'll destroy the transmission. The 248 turbo Perkins is what makes this an HX, mine is an E (a 236 N/A) the loader oil reservoir is a cap on the door side of the loader frame.

[@mabloodhound]

Any time you replace a tube like you did, always release the air at least once to allow the tube to shift around and avoid any hidden wrinkles that may have occurred while stuffing the tube in. I also like to roll the tire on the ground to help the tube get properly seated.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Great tips! Thank you! I'll give them a shot on the next one!

[@anthonyladuca8165]

would put full cab on the backhoe

[@anthonyladuca8165]

did u use a grease gun for the joints

[@markg.2501]

Well Done Sir...Well Done Indeed💪

[@stex1985]

I love watching someone besides me wrestle a huge inter tube back into the tire. Good find! Those old Masseys are hard to kill. That hose is good to use, maybe, hard to tell these days depending on where and who made it. Several years ago when you could depend on a USA made product and the company that made it , like Gates hose and belts, I would have definitely said yes that hose would be there for the duration, but not now!l

[@garyruark9506]

Son you are a hard working man. Wishing you all the best.

[@boatanchorengineworks9005]

Everyone always asks, why do you work so hard to save old junk? Well, the reaction at the 45 minute mark is why. That is an addictive feeling.

[@xisleprez]

I subscribed when the tire aired up! lol. Everything afterward ... Total BadAssery bro!

[@chipsatterly4902]

Another great project!! Uhhhh....what happened to "Big Red??" LOL! How about a review of all the projects and where they stand? I believe your BEST videos are showing how you extract those beasts from their abandoned hospital beds!! Wish that I could give you a LOT more rec's!! THANKS!!

[@susanavenir]

This came up in my recs but I have 0 interest in heavy machinery or mechanics of any kind. Started watching anyway. "What a dummy for buying that heap," I said, but couldn't stop watching. Then I'm shouting and dancing around the room when he smarts it into starting and when he fixes it to roll and when he gets it on the trailer and when he gets it under the railroad bridge. Best suspense film ever + happy ending. Beautiful job - both on Ol' Yeller and on the video. Just beautiful.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

I'm truly honored! Glad you enjoyed the project!

[@RoyBlumenthal]

Dude... Aside from being a maestro diesel wizard, you're also a one-person championship CrossFit team!

[@setdown2]

LOL …I just couldn’t stop watching the video….you and mustie ….👍👍👍👍👍

[@treyblack9736]

I’m glad the hydraulic pump wasn’t attached. I was worried that you were running the pump dry. It would smoke the pump in minutes.

[@robkarnosh117]

Very few hour + videos make me go "This will be fun." Yours always do. Thank you. I can't wait for the next one.

[@WatchWesWork]

As far as I know, almost all Massey backhoes were entirely built in England. That one seems to be pretty modern compared to the junk they made before it. You might as well plan on rebuilding 11 cylinders and replacing about 50 hoses...

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Yeah, im pretty sure this machine is a late 80's model, and seems to be a pretty good one! i've already got plans to do allllll the cylinders and many of the lines... once that's done, it should be a pretty good machine!

[@tonywilson6032]

Wes just to remind you that a lot of your followers are brits - “junk” is in the eye of the beholder - we prefer to call it “get what you pay for”

[@kevinoscarson2941]

@@tonywilson6032 -WES is spot on, Junk is an understatement.

[@tonywilson6032]

As an addendum to my last - Massey was and I believe still is an American company so how can it be junk?

[@OliverLee390]

@@tonywilson6032 Massey Ferguson was British and now made in France, not American, although there was a MF factory in the US in Detroit

[@randyholland9679]

You have helped me figure out what is wrong with what i have here in the 3 corners Kentucky/ Tennessee / Missouri. Thank you so much

[@curtkopp19]

No Wes or DC video’s this morning…Salvage Workshop to the rescue!

[@TheOnGridHomestead1]

You rock! Since I was 3 I wanted to know how everything worked. My Dad wasn’t a patient man but he let me be. When I was about 6 years old he told me, son, I don’t mind if you take my things apart but now you learn to put it back together. I did. I can fix anything its been that way all my life. You are a young guy and I admire you. Never give up. The young people have to carry on the tradition of fixing and let nothing go to waste. You are an amazing example of this.

[@d4c24a]

When sat in the seat facing forwards , the lever to your left by the door is the difflock , these are prone to stick when pulled due to lack of use

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Yes, that cable was completely seized up and I had to remove it to be able to get it freed up and working again!

[@iamthetarget52]

31:44 MUHAHAHAHA !!!! I see what you did here and I approve whole heartily ...

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Glad someone caught it!! Yeah, this machine will be forever known as the MF'r!!

[@Dave-1277]

I have to hand it to you bro, I’ve been watching you for quite a while and I’m always impressed. You really are a true inspiration to us people that love restoring and salvaging old equipment. Hats off to you brother, Dave from Rhode Island

[@markcook7907]

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[@markcook7907]

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[@scottjosen2606]

Love that big sky! I remember when young and having no farm experience I ran a diesel Kubota with no gauge dry. I got Diesel but it wouldn't start. Knew nothing of diesel, little of gas engines but looked at things and pondered every bit of it. The Lord was good to me that day, as all actually, but I figured out how to bleed the lines of air by cracking some nuts on lines leading to wherever and she fired up. My boss never found out, I was alone on this. Another time a piece of equipment wouldn't fire, nothing electrical keyed up... Alone again I pulled the switch mechanism unfolded some dog-ears and saw some springs and a couple of bb's loose in there. Figured it out and got it back up and running. As I watched you I felt like leaning in or simple handing you tools. I felt comfortable with the way you approached it all. My dad was a Lehigh University engineer who taught me nothing - long story but I'm glad to have found a natural knack for figuring stuff out somehow. Today I'm 64 do some consierge landscaping, I've always had a penchant for dirt but started forging a bit, making a few knives and alot if noise but also found I've a knack for clock repair. 'McGiyvering' will get things going when all else fails or is unavailable. Great videos!

[@BarnyardEngineering]

Gotta give you an A++++ for sheer determination changing that tube. That was akin to changing your underwear with your pants on. I thought I did it the hard way.

[@patrickmcnew3105]

LOL

[@robertmardis6510]

Gotta hand it to you Brother. Your not afraid of hard work.

[@DDL2728]

I love how excited you get when you get the equipment to start!! Too cute!! 👍

[@Vortexan9804]

You only had to pull back on the loader up lever ....tie it back, in order to jack up the loader....it lets the oil circulate out of the cylinders. Then release the lever to hold.

[@firemedic2577]

Glad your back.

[@arturp9151]

Your joy cannot be copied. Greetings from Poland.🙂

[@SurvivalSchoolHouse]

I'm surprised the brakes still worked, great video and lots of fun!

[@SalvageWorkshop]

ME TOO!!!

[@stuartkarshagen6274]

Flexi hoses!!! Mortske has unfriended you 🤣. Good to see you saving old iron again. Missing old red.

[@michaeldove5472]

You really do inspire me to do more, just wish I was your age again. The mind says yes, the body says no. Keep up the hard work for us old fahrts, give us a chance to live vicariously through you.

[@libertyman3729]

You know the person knows what they are doing if it appears easy. He has the head, hands and will for sure. Pleasue to watch him work.

[@LiterallyJesusChrist]

I always enjoy seeing one of these old birds brought back to life.

[@phillipdickinson8557]

That was so great loved it could not have been better loved get it running when it started that was the best sound let's get the rest fixed cleaned little paint to take care of preventing rot better tire on the back great machine.thank you for taking us with you to get yea like to see red working just to see and hear.

[@rustypipes6339]

I'm sure Mortske will love the tip of the hat. We all know how much he loves flex hoses.

[@denjhill]

Good score! My old Case 580SE is in slightly better condition, not by much, and continues to do a ton of work for me. Looking forward to the repairs.

[@marcerivest6204]

The bushing hole in the casting on the front end is for a 165,or 175 MF. Those tractors had a power assist steering. I is like a manual steering with a hydraulic cylinder assisting the manual. There would be a cylinder above the casting with a valve and a steering coming from the manual steering system. I just repaired my 165 and it looked identical to that. Keep up the great work. There isn't many people like us who fix old machines.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

AWESOME!! Thank you for letting me know! I really wondered if that was used for another model of some kind! As always, thanks for watching and commenting Marce! I truly appreciate it!

[@space-pop3527]

You are getting an impressive collection of old equipment. Glad you can save these machines!

[@rawbsworld6604]

Nice vid 👍 never seen you but this one popped up in suggestions 🤷‍♂️ fun to watch you work thru it started & moved … good job 👏 will check out the back catalog 😁

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Awesome! Welcome to the the channel! Glad you're here! Yeah lots of other projects like this you might enjoy! Take a look whenever you've got some time!

[@randygriffin5671]

Great job love this channel so much . That was a real good deal on that backhoe the motor sounds good to me . Nothing a little tlc can’t fix and your the man to to do it be safe brother man

[@paulravitsky2898]

"This one's for you Mortske" LMAO we all know how much he loves his flexi-hoses!

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

I hope you'll show us all the possible leak points on that CAV pump which can be serviced with the pump in place. Seeing you redo the throttle & stop shafts lends me hope that one day my backhoe will actually accelerate properly without a pump rebuild.

[@walterbabb9206]

loved the excitement of the idling the first time. you have the hands of a hand model... 😀 Hard working hands.

[@LexxUrsus]

I have been watching your channel for a long time. I try not to miss a single video. Honestly, I'm a big fan of yours. I look forward to the next episodes. But I would very much like to see the continuation of the "Old Red" project. Greetings to your friends, especially Mike and your family! And of course to all your dogs!

[@travisgamble8765]

Thowin' shade on Mortske over the flexi hose! That made me howl with laughter. Nice. Cool tractor!

[@vsanti83]

I'm in the UK. I believe we exclusively have back hoes with vertical stabiliser legs. and yes the hoe can slide right or let and dig from any position. it also makes for the hoe to be held across the back of the machine while traveling on the road. more compact

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Yeah, that makes perfect sense!

[@Nudnik1]

Cheers from Nyc. We had one here like that. Could dig along walls perfect. Now i have JCB 214 excellent quality.

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

@@SalvageWorkshop I drove by what appeared to have been one of those vertical stabilizer backhoes sitting near Stuart, VA. Just the backhoe unit - no tractor. Easily visible from road-side and not eaten up with rust at first glance. I'm picking up a LeBlond lathe down there next week and will try to score a photo of it + gps co-ordinates. (PS - Lathe appears to have been a belt drive unit converted to electric with v-belts. One monster machine - cheapest I could find, just wanted to make pins for equipment.)(... zero machining skills but wth!)

[@roygabriel.2753]

Determination Defies Defeat. And you never give up, Great work !

[@mongomay1]

Looks like a good deal, still parts out there and work-arounds for newer components. Get the service manual ordered for it for adjustments and wiring. Run some marvel mystery oil in it to clean things up. If any water in transmission or hydraulics add some industrial gallon size alcohol to adsorb the water and then drain out.

[@131dyana]

It started and moved! It will have to worked on but that is such a neat big tool to have. Happy for you. God bless.

[@jth1987leb]

To my understanding coolant hoses will break down when exposed to oil. That hose will work in the short term but you’ll need to replace with a hydraulic hose. And what about Red?

[@paddynfs6452]

Hello from the UK, the numbers on the engine tell you the number of cylinders and the cubic inch of the engine. So the 4.248 equates to 4 cylinders and 248cubic inch, a Perkins 6.354 is 6 cylinder 354 cubic inch, a 3.152 is 3 cylinder 152 cubic inch. Love your perseverance and old school way of doing things, starting to become a dying art of managing with out all the dealer tools and using a bit of common sense and what you have to hand.

[@martintech2012]

Congrats on the machine, what a deal. Couple tips... that hand pumped fuel lift pump will only pump fuel TO the injection pump, not up to the injectors. Those old Perkins are notoriously difficult bleed air out of after they're run out of fuel. What you do is crack the injector line at a couple injectors, especially #1, and crank it over until the fuel spurting out doesn't have air bubbles in it anymore, then tighten them back up. Saves using starting fluid which is very hard on diesel engines. About the hydraulics, if you would have pulled the loader control into the raise position while jacking on the bucket it should have allowed the cylinders to extend, then put the control back into neutral to "lock" it up. MF Industrial eventually became Fermec, which was then sold to Terex. The legacy of that machine is the modern Terex TLB. On a side note, I think that backhoe would look sharp painted in the MF red and gray colors.....

[@d4c24a]

there are two small bleed screws on the pump itself , air those out , then crack a couple of injectors and spin it over

[@martintech2012]

@@d4c24a You're right.... I forgot about those! Been a few years since I've been around those little Perkins engines.

[@jamesmichael3998]

The whole time I was screaming pull the dang levers back while he was raising the bucket. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞

[@BillMcHale-d4m]

Of all the videos of people working on old equipment, I think I like your the best. That's pretty cool.😊

[@stefanandersson5604]

Great find, and you could find the issue and you fixed it. Well done! 👍😉

[@micheljansen85]

My experience with perkins engines (mostly 1004-4’s in my case) is that they can take a lot of abuse, but are seriously let down by their pumps. Seals give way on the high pressure fuelpump and voila, oil level magicly rises in the sump. Bleeding them is a fun affair aswell.. i put a generic automotive 12v lift pump on my excavator and removed the mechanical lift pump alltogether as crappy membranes are also a source of oil sorcery. Then i found out my newly rebuilt lucas cav did not like beeing overpressurized on the feed side leading to yet again, oil sorcery. I found that the lucas has enough suction in it self to get diesel and in your case gravity will help too if above thing apply to your engine

[@marks8068]

The words Lucas pump says it all... Lucas parts-->nightmare material. I`m fighting my way through an abandoned 60s Jaguar restauration project, car has all Lucas electronics so its fighting me every step of the way..

[@tombeauchamp806]

i have one in a MF30b that makes its own oil. sorcery indeed. gravity feed even. once i get around to fix a buncha stuff it'll get dealt with ...maybe

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

@@marks8068 Using the word 'electronics' in the same sentence as 'Lucas' is an oxymoron of the highest order. Source: 1960's Norton 650. (You are a brave man to rely on OEM / Lucas...)

[@marks8068]

@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin Thanks :) Ive been working on that car for most of a year now, it got to me as a rolling bare repainted shell, everything else in boxes, nothing labeled, and its been in pieces since about when I was born (1980) so all the technology is way older than Ive ever worked on.. but the owner happily pays every monthly bill I give him, that helps with motivation!

[@MKPatrolGuy]

@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin Lucas, Prince of Darkeness!!

[@BRay.549]

Every once in a great while, you stumble across a great KZbin video & channel. This is one of them. Just clicked subscribe!

[@jamestrump9593]

Another amazing video, I like the way you can work problems out.

[@scottschenk5456]

I agree! Really well made tractor which will give you years of great service with proper maintenance. As to moving it, don't worry about your other followers since they are not doing the moving. It is always good to have at least one old guy to give advice! Pretty soon we will be that old guy!

[@Joe.M]

Can't beat that for $600.00.

[@93rt]

Mortske sighed in disgust when you rolled out them flexy hoses hahaha!

[@b.abrackus6403]

I looks like it would be a fun machine to operate..the controls look to be setup user-friendly ..looking forward to updates on this!

[@earl60446]

Good job, "persistence and determination are forever omnipotent", quote from some smart guy, applies to you sir.

[@davekimbler2308]

Nicely done ✅ young man ! Get that operating properly and you have a solid machine to do plenty of work !

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

I love bringing home broken things and fixing them. The last one I did was a 98 Tahoe that wouldn’t start. I quickly figured out why, but couldn’t fix it there. I trailered it home, went to GM and bought a freshly cut key from the VIN and an amazing thing happened… the truck started! We fixed a couple other issues and put it up for sale. I love doing things like this.

[@b.nunn.2702]

All you have to do is pull up on your front loader lever and it will let your bucket come up with the jack, then you'll have to chain it up cause it won't stay most likely. 😊😊

[@TgWags69]

Came here to say the same thing !

[@robertmanley7556]

Oh man I love it saven more old iron !!! I love it !! You got it running YES TOTALLY STOKED !! I bet you will have her hydraulics working in no time maybe some air in the system sure its no big deal they did a swell job welding that block to pump pulley 😏!! Makes my soul feel good seeing all these old machines brought back to life... no plastic hoods or other parts just good solid iron !! Cant wait till the next video to see the progress really enjoy your videos and your channel 👍👍 !!

[@larrywalker7759]

The backhoe with "side shift" is made by JCB. JCB is very much of UK origin. I don't know if any other brands offer anything similar to the JCB in respect to being able to traverse the hoe laterally, but it was a JCB innovation. At least the hoe swing/pivot function uses traditional hydraulic cylinders instead of the infamous Massey hydraulic rotor motor. (refer to the Watch Wes Work You Tube channel for a couple of episodes on that). The oil circuit you put the hose on is the supply (suction) line going to the hydraulic pump. The only thing about using a nondescript generic hose is whether it is oil resistant or not. If it begins to swell, or get spongy or gummy, it wasn't oil resistant.

[@super6954]

The side shift is whats known as the European style, versus the North American known as the center mount . Pretty well all the backhoes sold by JCB Case, Cat, Ford NH ,volvo and what ever companies making the Massey now have a side shift machine for the U.K/ European market, the center mount is rare over there ,the market is totally opposite. I have a side shift JCB here in Canada and there are several more around this area to, There was a guy imported several Case S,S' as well but I don't see them around. They have advantages for working in tighter areas than a center mount. If you'd ever used one for some jobs you'd never go back to a center mount. I was born and raisedin the U.K with side shift and got lucky finding one here for sale. I didn't even want a center mount My friend here from the U.K has an older CM MF than this one, He hates it is all I can say that he's said is polite about it LO.L.

[@flir67man84]

i dont know which part was the best. You throwing everything up in the air when you got it to run or you going under the old low clearance railroad bridges.. so much action.. great video..

[@ianderbyshire384]

Great stuff, always an interesting watch. In my humble opinion, these types/ages of machine will be worth their weight going forward, zero electronics etc cheers Ian

[@64marine]

One emp and all of the fancy pc chips are junk; all stop please.

[@dukeman7595]

I agree, these old machines are still in use today and will be for the foreseeable future. The newer plastic computerized junk will be left in the field after it blows it's circuit board. The real tractors will still be hard at work..

[@GaryDavis-ir6fh]

bravo!! another historic machine lives again, good job!

[@panicmechanicgarage5194]

Awesome stuff, buuuuuuuuuuut.... old red??? Will we ever get an episode on it again or no more?? Love the videos and the content but you got me adicted to old red and i need my fix man!! Hahaha

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Yes Old Red will make a come back at some point soon! Until then, i appreciate the support with all the other projects!!

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

I think next summer we should do a one week summer camp, and help

[@staind288]

@@SalvageWorkshop FINALLY an answer. I have been asking the last 5 videos from you 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@altonriggs2352]

Yes...you left us hanging with ole red. More!!

[@jamesmyers2839]

@@SalvageWorkshop ft

[@horstszibulski19]

Loved the moment where you throw away that ether can! :-D Great find, thx for the vid! :-D

[@WTC_2U]

I can't help but think about the folks who sold you this backhoe, watching you basically get it running in what appears to be only a couple attempts. I can just see them saying "Whoa, what?? we sold that backhoe for HOW MUCH??!!!"

[@bpdp379]

The guy is still muttering, “if I only had one more hour to work on it….”

[@nena4215]

What a cliffhanger!! Matt, I can’t believe you haven’t fixed your gate!!!!!!

[@ricardogaraycochea1939]

Felicitaciones por tu arduo trabajo en la restauración 🇵🇪

[@Zogg1281]

I used to know someone who had worked with JCB backhoe's his whole life and something he noticed was that as the machines got newer the amount they could lift got less! OK, I know that can't go all the way back to the first one ever built or that one would have been able to lift a sky scraper 😂 The oldest one he had in is arsenal looked like it had a bomb shelter for a roof but it was probably only a few years younger then your one and was pretty much the most reliable machine he owned. This old girl is going to do you proud 👍👍👍👍

[@bohhica1]

Awesome find,job and video! This is a time where your winch would have come in handy. I also believe that you and Andrew C. have a lot of things in common, both have a plenty of equipment to keep your viewers in videos for years to come! Stay safe and healthy y’all, and thanks again!👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bill1772]

You know a lot about tractors, I've enjoyed watching them Handsome Ginger...

[@kevinoscarson2941]

Salvage an old log splitter pump/hyd tank assembly. Thats how I used to move junk equipment, plumb it into the hoe/loader cylinders. Also a great way to flush them of old oil. I used to save the hydraulic oil from large excavator services I did.

[@Nudnik1]

did that on a crane..Works

[@SalvageWorkshop]

That's a REALLY great idea! I will have to keep my eyes out for something like that for future recoveries! Thanks for the tip!

[@Nudnik1]

@@SalvageWorkshop Snow plow 12v hyd pump can do it even a porta power hand pump takes forever though to keep refilling oil.

[@kevinoscarson2941]

@@Nudnik1 -issue is hydraulic capacity. Even a small 5 hp splitter has at least 5 gallons of capacity. Equipment cylinders eat up a lot of oil, gallons. The one I built was on a skid and used a 13hp honda motor and a 10gpm 2 stage pump. I could get 3500psi If I needed it(gpm would fall), and held 10 gallons. I had two 25ft hydraulic hoses with couplers on it. I carried lots of adapter fittings and it made it much easier to recover old equipment, especially large equipment.

[@Nudnik1]

@@kevinoscarson2941 Excellent idea I g had to use 12 v pump when my Grove crane shut down to lower boom. Took a long time

[@MortskeRepair]

That right there is a mighty fine flexy hose collection you got yourself there! Be sure to keep them separated or they've been known to breed...

[@SalvageWorkshop]

AHHH.. So that's why I have 4 large plastic totes FULL of different Flexy Hoses!.... At least they're American made, or bred I guess! Love your videos my friend, keep up the great work, and don't forget, the couch mechanics know EVERYTHING!

[@d4c24a]

Transmission on them is pretty bullet proof , designed for on the move direction changes , i put some serious hours on 86 and 88 year MF50,s

[@sharpeidad1055]

Love the Celebratory Can Throw. That should be your 'Thing'.

[@fredrichardson9761]

Another outstanding video showing a huge amount of work and not a small amount of talent and expertise with these old machines. Of course I'd love to see the continued saga of Big Red, but this is a really impressive recovery operation. Great video! 👍