I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT!

[@fhwolthuis]

What a great job, Kimberly! A world of difference to the "oily rag restaurations" from Kurt 😂😉 Just kidding, love him too 😘 But you are doing a stellar job as ever. A joy to watch ❤

[@dustymiller7758]

Fantastic work Kim, great entertainment and the machine is looking fab.

[@rodgercaldwell7804]

Love those little Ransomes Crawlers. Great job, it's looking great.

[@carlwilson1772]

Brilliant work. The repair on the big nut was excellent.

[@andyhoare3993]

Loving this series. First saw one fifty odd years ago at a friend's farm but uncles comment was "huh, why would you want something that slow?". In my mind, because it's a crawler, but not a conversation to have with him. 🤣

[@65cj55]

Maybe you could make a sleeve to go over the exhaust flange, like a top hat with no top or build it up with Silicon bronze, it's kinda hard to see the extent of the damage.

[@kevinhonaker9468]

Just found you on diesel creek!! You are AWESOME!

[@johnedwards1685]

Just lovely. Like watching a painter craft a landscape.

[@CalamityKim1]

That’s kind of you 😊

[@mikepocock575]

Another cracking video Kim, i really look forward to them. Thankyou.

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks Mike, it’s nice to hear people enjoy them. I was up until the early hours of this morning editing.

[@akfarmboy49]

i like you key washer forming die, nice machine shop you have.

[@stevepalmer4072]

Great attention to detail Kim. Top class work.

[@LyleBrand]

couldnt agree more kim i have found that masking saves time in the long run in clean up later

[@Equiluxe1]

The exhaust port could be fixed by brazing a piece of stainless tube onto it, use tig as that way you can put less heat into it. The little clips you use I have always known as "Lemon Clips" even show up in a google search as that. Nice work by the way.

[@davetomlinson8944]

The threads look like ENOTTS ex stream pressure fittings as used on British motorcycles on the petrol tank for instance.

[@michaelkeen5010]

Fabulous job Kim, can’t wait to see this little Ransomes crawler back up and running.👍

[@sweetpeaz61]

Hi Kim, brilliant job on the engine. As someone suggested below make a sleeve and silicon bronze braize it in..or get a roll of 0.8mm silicon bronze wire for mig and mig it in, i bought a mini roll for about £25 recently..this process genearlly works well with cast iron and you will need to run pure Argon for it..also sand blast area first if you can . Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build

[@Peter-xm6ve]

Brilliant, spot on young lady 👍👍

[@tonygiraldes7848]

I wasn’t worried BUT it is nice to see your progress 🙂 just the greatest! 🙂♥️

[@kenmurray4232]

Very satisfying pealing off the masked areas after painting. The Ransom should work as well as it looks.

[@CalamityKim1]

I Hope so, it looks great now!

[@stuartkeen5234]

Wonderful job you are making of this Kim , I love these little crawlers.

[@codysp]

Coming alone nicely! Great work as usual! 🙂

[@casto-]

Ooo can’t wait for it to be out doing a job 😁🤓. I spent an hour looking at ransomes mowers 😆🤦‍♂ I’ve only 3 already 😬

[@CalamityKim1]

Just buy another! You can never have to many 🤣

[@casto-]

@@CalamityKim1 🤣 well there is that! Except, bigger things with ⭐️ on the bonnet her me more😁 except ransomes are cheaper and smaller 🤣

[@tgs2251]

That really is starting to look great, wonderful job Kim!

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Kim :) also super fixing up on cylinder head on maybe clean up build up on port or if find similar cylinder head motor use same hopefully for type needs !

[@bobpaterson1845]

Great video Kim 👌 hat off to you on your painting prep an application, finished article looks a treat , these small clips you were using for the pipes we call gas clips which should be used on all gas hose connections on heaters etc seal really well, as to the exhaust problem, old Triumph motor bikes had an insert that fitted into the manifold and the exhaust then was attached to that 🙄 just a thought 💭😁

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks Bob. If you’re saying what I think you are I wanted to do that but there’s not enough material.

[@DearNoobs]

at 15:00, We would paint any hazard/moving parts like that red on the farm. just an idea. Great vid, thanks for sharing !!

[@marshallcrank]

You might be able to build that exhaust back up with bronze weld and then file it in to shape.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

I love that you share your thought process while wrenching along... 'Cause that's the stuff you can't learn from Books! The Color choice is awesome,- I really dig it! Pops up and same time somewhat industrial😎 There is a girl from China wrenching channel, and she is pretty good repairing old stuff as well. But Lately I watched her Rebulding a grown up Lathe .. and then painting it bright PINK🤯🥳🥳🥳😂 That's where n draw the Line😉

[@mikenewman4078]

Back in the early 1980s a friend and neighbour had a Ransomes on his property at Bluewater North of Townsville. It was fitted with a Koehler engine but I never saw it run. He also had a running WW2 era D4 Caterpillar which he had gut running well despite being seized when he purchased it. Nice work, I'll watch the rest of the series directly.

[@Bristolcentaurus]

i vote with the sleeve repair comments it looks like the exhaust is a slip fit into the port my suggestion is a thin wall stainless steel sleeve brazed in as per the other comments but make your sleeve id the same or a slip fit as the od of the exhaust pipe - looking at some photos online it looks like the ex pipe is not particularly well supported it seems that pipe flex has broken the edge of the casting (my best guess) nice to see some progress

[@MrButtonpresser]

Interesting content, well filmed and edited and some really nice skills. Thanks.

[@timothyowens4942]

Here in the states we call those fold over locks.

[@DJC995]

Hi Kim Very nice job Thanks again

[@michaelguerin56]

Nice work Kimberley. This has been a good video series to watch, especially with a glass of whisky🥃 to hand😁! Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.

[@RayGraves-bernie55]

awesome job kim. youre fussy with your projects. i like that

[@CalamityKim1]

Yes I like this to be right, it’s the bain of my life.

[@simaesthesia]

Quality result! Well done. Love this channel 😃

[@simaesthesia]

PS I have also noticed how much effort you've put in to your improving the editing and video production over time. Fab :) Go on!!

[@CalamityKim1]

Thank you. I am trying to improve things all the time. Not sure I always succeed

[@Digginok]

Lots of raw talent! Nice work

[@blackhouseengineering5386]

Lovely job Kim, keep them coming!

[@jimcrichton8028]

Always a pleasure to watch someone with great engineering skills at work. Nice clear explanation of what you are doing too!

[@gmartin8240]

A great series of videos on the crawler , great detail in each video. What an excellent workshop you have .👍🔧

[@ronaldredman8122]

Nice

[@shaunkirkpatrick219]

Absolutely great video that yes peeling the masking tape off is actually nice 😂

[@philippevoordecker6956]

Hi. A good video, great work, waiting the nex. Congratulations

[@trams66]

MINT 👌

[@everestyeti]

Love the paint job, looks really good. It's going to be an absolute dream when it's finished, re the exhaust manifold you could always try and fit a sleeve. I've seen it with old commercial oil boilers, where engineers fitted an iron pipe into the exhaust manifold and then fitted the steel exhaust pipe to that and they worked at a lot higher pressure to your Ransom. Whatever you do, I am sure it's going to look good. 👍

[@paulatkinson2849]

One solution for ur exhaust is to braze a pipe into the port and then either weld the original onto it or make a flange up to bolt it to I've done it it's a lot of work but does get round that thin metal on the exhaust port 👍

[@davidsmith6001]

Great job all the way around Kim.... I have been looking forward to the next update on this build.

[@rappermusician]

loved the manufacture of the step washers - very informative

[@philgardener7018]

wow making rood progress on it now. it looks amazing

[@davida.p.9911]

Excellent work, Kim! 😎 And that shade of blue really makes it pop. ⚙️🔩🗜🪛🔧 Thanks for sharing!

[@TheDistur]

The dozer is really cool!

[@ianmckay1780]

Yet another superb video from Kim. This girl is something else. Well done lass, nice to see something other than big. high power engines.

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks Ian. I would love to do some bigger stuff as well but these things are never to bad!

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Awesome! I thought about buying myself a parkside Plasma cutter, bc they are so cheap now! I guess it would be handy with these small pieces to cut out. Better than the fingers on the bandsaw Imo. As they have to lay flat on surface, you cant really grip them with a vicegrip or something. So, whenever i can, I secure the piece down and work on it, instead of pushing it around near Blades.. (Carpenter here). Its really cool, how this Machine turned out!

[@thisoldminewithlars5324]

So that’s what a Sturmey-Archer motor looks like? My MG is missing the motor. Maybe a Harbor Freight motor will do. Nice work so far.

[@CalamityKim1]

Noooo, not a harbor freight motor. 🥲

[@joemartell2916]

Cool project. You are building quite a nice shop.

[@kreaze80]

Great Videos Kim. Carry on making them.

[@MJBEngineering]

Kim, I'd happily metal spray that exhaust flange for you with Nickel powder if you're still contemplating how to fix it.

[@Scentlessapprentice9]

Try preheating the cylinder ~300deg F. and Try some Nickel Welding rod. Build up a little at a time don't let it cool fast. Bury it in some sand and let it alone till cool. I've had some success on my Old Caterpillar manifolds. You may have seen one of them while visiting Mike and Matt at the Brownsville show last month.

[@bobearl7859]

I love it when people use Oetiker clamps I may have made

[@CalamityKim1]

Is that what you do? The tool is Knipex and the brand of clamps I used were sealey but obviously they don’t make them.

[@stephransley4371]

Great progress very enjoyable.

[@patkelly7999]

Mighty job Kimberly, turned out very well, fair play💯👌👍🙏🙂

[@marshallcrank]

Your work is incredible. Big fan from Canada.

[@CalamityKim1]

Thank you 😊

[@chrisretired5379]

Thank You for the awesome video ! 👍💝🌹

[@Herbybandit]

I take it that nut you made is a clamping bolt/nut for the starter coupling? Try using the correct threaded nut but machine it back to suit a socket the next size down.

[@julias-shed]

Looks lovely Kim it’s going to be as good as new 😀

[@CalamityKim1]

I really hope so 😁 coming out well so far

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

[@AndyM.]

Your editing and voiceover work is AWESOME!!! KEEP IT UP YOUNG LADY!!!

[@paulg9483]

Brilliant video Kim , just love your ability to tackle all these challenges. Keep up the great work you do , take care and stay safe 👍

[@charleshart6992]

Excellent video, great job so far!

[@troytreeguy]

Isn’t that bahco a lovely adjustable spanner ! I recently got a blue point 18” resembles bahco stamping.

[@CalamityKim1]

Which one, I have about 10 😂 I like all of them though.

[@daviddavies1596]

Excellent video Kim, the crawler is looking great. Have you thought about using nickel/iron stick welding rods to build up the exhaust port and then machining it back to size. I’ve used these rods in the past to build up damaged cast iron with success. Good luck! Dave

[@richardkelleher1711]

Looking forward to the completion of this project. Thanks for bringing us along. p.s. I get nervous when you are bending over and using that grinder without having your hair tied back. Too many horror stories over the years about spinning tools catching something loose and causing a great deal of pain.

[@pjofurey6239]

Searched for years for one of these to have for the beer tents, found parts difficult and the MG5,s I did find were either rotten hulks or massively overpriced , ( this was 20 years back ) great to see your build flying along , I ended up with another beer tent hopper another FV432 😂

[@randydobson1863]

hello Calamity Kim & it's is Randy and i like yours cool & Thanks Calamity Kim & Friends Randy

[@WagBarn]

Well done Kim, great video :)

[@simonjones7785]

the point you made earlier about the thread type being a ransoms it is deffinitely imperial theaded

[@CalamityKim1]

I know, they’re bsf.

[@AdrianRouse-e1f]

Braze a steel Bush into the exhaust port. Who produced the engine?? Was it there own production. Thanks

[@philhermetic]

Cracking work on the engine Kim, it looks wonderful!! Is that exhaust a stub screwed into the cylinder, if it is it may be possible to remove it, but it would possibly have to be machined out. If there is sufficient metal in the cylinder you could get the stub machined away and the hole threaded and fit a new stub, or you could fit a peice of pipe over the stub and weld it to the stub. Not an easy repair, but doable! Good luck with it! Phil

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks Phil 😊

[@edd6113]

Do you have any material behind the exhaust port? Could try machining it down flat to the barrel and turn a new round port to bolt on in it's place?

[@michaelguerin56]

I have been using those hose clips on air hoses for at least a decade, instead of Jubilee type clips. Makes life much easier when we need an air tool on site instead of a gas operated nail gun.

[@andyholbrook1485]

Hi, think I'd look at boring and sleeve . Great videos . Andy

[@markroderick3300]

what a strange engine

[@JustinRolfe]

Can't wait to see it running

[@oddjobkia]

love the videos, as for the exhaust outlet is it possible to 're-sleeve' it much like a cylinder head ?

[@CalamityKim1]

There’s not really enough room for that unfortunately. I wanted to do that, or make a flange.

[@Mr2oldiron]

I didn’t see you put any locks in for the wrist pin. There has to be something to keep the pin from scoring the walls.

[@CalamityKim1]

It doesn’t have any

[@mikebradley6880]

Just warming up the casting and a shop rag decides to steal the video! 😂 In our shop, there would have been several minutes of intense adult language! Another great video, thank you for sharing!!

[@CalamityKim1]

I probably would’ve been similar if the camera wasn’t running 😄

[@paulbrougham451]

It wouldn't be a calamity Kim video without a potential for death or injury.

[@poohbear4130]

Just a heads up, never wear gloves when working on or with a lathe! You probably heard that some where before but just reminder, good to see your skills in action!

[@frankmarson2425]

i cant remember if the cylinders were alloy or cast iron I have had some success using tig with 309 filler to build up teeth on cast iron seeder dog clutch with pre and post heat

[@robburley9494]

instead of jamming a copper washer down the thread you could of used a dowty washer just a thought.

[@MrKim524524]

I really like your videos but would like to know what the sealant you were using on the crank case in what looked like a spray can. .

[@graemewhite5029]

It's basically an rtv silicon and comes under various names, but usually something like "Instant Gasket" the stuff I get from my local motor factors is made by "Simply" and costs around £10. You adjust the collar around the top to set the delivery rate then just press the trigger to dispense it.

[@CalamityKim1]

It’s made by wynns, I like it because when it goes hard it only goes hard in the spout whcih is simple to clean. You can adjust it so it goes faster or slower as well.

[@MrKim524524]

@@CalamityKim1 Thanks Thanks

[@chox2001]

It’s difficult to repair the exhaust outlet from the cylinder head I’m guessing it’s cast iron, if so there’s specific welding rods you can buy but it’s a bit of a process to weld from what I’ve seen it not always successful and has to cool very slowly and be pre heated. Possibly braising could be an alternative but I’m not sure .

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

That odd ball fitting that wasn't Imperial or Metric; could it have been British Standard Whitworth? I know that thread system was phased out in the early 1970s.

[@CalamityKim1]

Yes, everything is bsf but most Spanners or sockets don’t fit them. I can’t find anything to fit properly.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

@@CalamityKim1 You might give eBay a try

[@1965lostboy]

Excellent video well done , for the exhaust port try contacting Rick Parkington he works for classic bike , hes done this rpr before on motorbike engines even rewelding cast fins on that were broken or missing ,, 🙂🙂

[@Rocky_Hill_Iron_Works]

Hey what model are those KNIPEX flat face ones you use? You have pretty much convinced me to get some at this point

[@CalamityKim1]

You won’t be disappointed. I have a couple pairs now! They’re called Knipex plier wrench, I think mine are the 250mm ones. There’s plenty of sizes to choose from.

[@alfadoofus]

👍

[@russellnixon9981]

Wow your sub numbers have shot up Almost 14K not bad .

[@CalamityKim1]

I am 5 subs away from 14k, it’s doing really well 😊

[@russellnixon9981]

@@CalamityKim1 Only a short mater of time. You have a wining furcular of great practical skills and ability , thier docent seem much you cant do and do it well, in combination with self-deprecating sense of humour. A wining combination..

[@christerjohansson2664]

👌

[@davidjeffery2823]

Those hose clips are easy to fit but a pain if you need to remove them.

[@CalamityKim1]

I removed some the other day. Simple with a good set of cutters. Any style works as long as they’re not really blunt.

[@simonjones7785]

note to self keep blow troch flame from used oily rag

[@johnlong3214]

Nothing makes my toes curl more than a bandsaw, you're very brave. 👍

[@CalamityKim1]

I made sure I was only using my fingers to push and that I wasn’t pushing to hard incase I ended up hurting myself. They’re a pain for small parts but better than a hacksaw