Last Minute Christmas Shopping at the Equipment Auction!

[@icarus_flying1994]

My one customer has begun converting their light plants to LED. They boot up faster, they can install better lights for night working, and they are much less likely to blow bulbs moisture happening in the housings. So if you are having to replace bulbs I would highly recommend going that direction.

[@mikescubcadetworld]

rewatching this a year later, you did good on the light towers. I have purchased a few from the RB auction ranging from 8200 hours and up to 27,000 hours all running and operational with very little work. The Ritchie Bros auction is definitely addicting! great video as always

[@jamesadams1064]

Hey Matt. Thanks for the surprise upload. Merry Christmas to you and yours and everybody out these.

[@DieselCreek]

Same to you!

[@MaxiveLegend]

Merry Christmas to you too, kind stranger

[@DieselCreek]

More on the way!

[@-redo-6338]

@@DieselCreekmerry Christmas and happy new year to you. Thank you for the uploads this year. Honestly some of the best watching I’ve had. Informative and enjoyable.

[@rickeyorrick4029]

Glad to hear more on the way soon, Merry Christmas to all.

[@OutsideMedia1]

Nothing like the thrill of winning a good old fashioned auction followed by getting your story straight when you bring home your haul! Keep the auction videos coming, Matt!

[@patcb829]

Merry Christmas everyone. Again I would like to thank you for taking the time to include the sold screenshots.

[@iinindriani1966]

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[@luvtruckin]

Damn straight on the gas F250 with no exhaust leak my 09 with 69,000 miles on it just had $3800.00 dollars worth of exhaust manifolds replaced a common problem. I know I’m like you in that it’s my truck and not really worth it but it’s my baby and it’s pretty cherry so I spent the money anyway.

[@philmedell1399]

Could you Jerry rig the ground heater to the underfloor heat piping in your new garage? Until you get the wood burner going, I would call that a win.

[@thomasoo5726]

Was looking for this comment, head same thought ^^

[@linasvelavicius330]

Yes a duel Shop Floor Heating System; Primary; Hot Water Wood Burner utilizing your farms wood supply Secondary; Oil Fire Hot Water Heater utilizing and disposing of your waste motor oil and salvaged bad/old diesel fuel Sounds like a win win

[@sifibuckle]

Ditto@@thomasoo5726

[@colestowing8695]

I just wanted to say - I appreciate your format where you show a screenshot of the prices. Nothing....NOTHING...is more frustrating than watching someone talk about stuff at an auction but not knowing what stuff went for!! So thx (for not being frustrating?)😂 (edit) Did I see a couple rollbacks in the "inoperable" row?? and you didn't mention them? 🤔

[@Mad.Man.Marine]

Wish I could like this ten thousand times!! It’s the worst when people don’t tell prices.

[@tengkuwong9163]

big boy toy mike. just fun to watch u scrolling around with all toy. happy new year.

[@richardthomas1743]

YES! I like going to the Auctions , thanks for taking us along Matt. Merry Christmas to everybody! ❄☃🎄

[@DieselCreek]

Same to you!

[@fuhrermk92]

@@DieselCreek😍 26:07 that is the first episode i watched when i first time seeing your channel and subscribe that time

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

That flatiron Compressor is sweet and she fored right up 3k for a 16 to 20k Compressor and a 49hp Kobota Heck Yeah what a deal Matt 39:22 @Diesel Creek

[@Tekenduis98]

For sure we love AUCTION VIDEOS!!!! Merry Christmas!

[@JamesCameron1]

Every year Penske pulls every one of its oldest model year trucks in the nationwide fleet to make room for the new stuff. Most are sold at auction or at corporate locations, some are traded back to International and the rest end up at auction yards. So basically thats the normal amount of trucks we get rid of every year lol

[@sparksalot4950]

Hey Matt, thanks for sharing the sold prices, would like to know what the box truck's sold for, I need one to move cross country and sell when I'm done !

[@ChuckNorriz1122]

Your going to love that compressor. They are no muss, no fuss and will run forever. That was a bargain at $3k!

[@DieselCreek]

I think so!

[@gerry-p9x]

@@DieselCreek attachments and u sanDBLAST?

[@opiumtrail7032]

You're*

[@WidowUK]

No that ground heater might be useful for you to get your under floor heating working it you get time to sort your wood burner out. I’m sure you could adapt it somehow

[@johnwilliams4545]

Just home from a 5000km (3000 mile) week for the Christmas break, this is a great little treat to unwind to. Cheers Matt to you and yours for the Holidays.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

18:56 Matt; Tohatsu for a lot of years made the outboard powerhead for most outboard manufactures. Mercury was their number one client. But they also made powerheads for Yamaha, Evinrude (before Bombardier), and Suzuki, and then started building their own motors. They're a really reliable engine.

[@metricstormtrooper]

They even made one to run on diesel, and a kerosene one too.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

@@metricstormtrooper They made a 7.5hp & a 15 hp Kerosene trolling motor. BUT as for Diesel outboards, that would be COX, OXE, Yanmar, Cimco Marine, and Mercury. With only OXE, Cox and Mercury building diesel power plants above 50 hp. it is reported that Mercury has a diesel 550 hp beast.

[@erik_dk842]

And diesel powered outboard engines for life rafts

[@papayuki3590]

should use one of the lights as a upgrade project like replacing the lights to high output LED

[@scortsnorbilenterprises401]

Ground Heater. Why not Convert the burner to waste oil, and use it for your in floor heat. It already has everything you would need to make it work. Add a set of spit swapers on you lines and bingo. Heat!, im😂 sure u can acquire waste oil free or cheap! Until u get the boiler set up

[@212caboose]

OOooooh, that Sky Trak brought back some memories!! We used those in the Marines while I was in! Different color and model of course.

[@lachlanwestrupp7487]

From the south island of New Zealand. Just wanted to chime in and say i appreciate your non annoying talking and editing and the way you are honest about not knowing everything but your level of knowledge is pretty entertaining. Keep going to the auctions . I like your guesses on specs and prices . Not much i could tell you to do better .cheers

[@NCCountryBoy]

Sitting here on the side of the road waiting on the tire guy to replace this super single.. New Diesel Creek video just in time.

[@dilligafdude9434]

I run an ASV RT-135 Forestry Max for brush removal and snow removal, and I honestly have to say, I absolutely love it. It has a Cummins engine and the cab is a lot more comfortable than you would think plus it's got the best all around visibility compared to other machines. The bogie drive system that they use makes for such a smooth ride and it just has all the power that you could ask for. ASV is owned by Terex and headquartered in Minnesota.

[@TsunauticusIV]

ASV machines surprised me too. I was a diehard Takeuchi fan but ASV moved right up there into the same spot in my opinion. ASV machines might have their better suited environments for operation but man do the ever excel in those environments. Soft ground they are AMAZING.

[@shubus]

Love these auction walk-thru's. Matt's commentary is invaluable.Merry Christmas, Diesel Creek!

[@trent1755]

Matt I service these diesel light towers often. Dime to dollar you have a bad capacitor on the pair of lights out on the unit you bought. I can tell you just about every single thing about light towers besides the intricate workings of the pancake generator. I think I've probably built one a tower light from top to bottom over the years. #1 problem and biggest pita just like many diesel machines is bad fuel, even worse diesel bug. I run into it so often that I built a fuel polishing machine to filter out water and solids from the fuel tanks. Anyone with as many diesels as you should have one. Once the moisture sets and the fungus starts sliming up the bottom of the tank your in for a ride. After I polish the fuel in the tanks I treat them with Biobor jf which is a biocide. Best stuff you can get. I put it in all my transfer tanks when refueling and large storage tanks. I also recommend a good fuel storage treatment for anything not running the tank down regularly. Hope this info helps. Let me know if you ever have any questions with your diesel toys. Trent

[@richardthomas1743]

Good morning and Merry Christmas to you and your family! Merry Christmas to everybody!!

[@TheL0rdManBearPig]

The wife is gonna be THRILLED with all these gifts on Christmas morning!!

[@auscambaiting]

Merry Christmas Matt have a safe and wonderful new year. Looking forward to what 2024 brings on your channel!

[@redmondworkshops5181]

What about hooking up that glycol heater as a backup to your future wood burning boiler for your in floor heat? If you need extra heat or have an issue with your boiler you could crank that thing up and heat up your floor quickly.

[@leightondite870]

And a happy Christmas to all diesel creek fans everywhere ❤

[@cujoedaman]

Dad always told me that if you were going to store an engine for extended periods of time, to fill the crankcase full of oil and put oil in the cylinders to keep everything from seizing up. Then you just drain the oil all out when you need to use it, but we're talking like years of storage. Maybe they were going to store the light plant for parts?

[@JMichaelMoir]

Cheers Matt! All the best to you and yours! 2024 promises to be a fun ride!

[@johnenos356]

Nice little compressor. If you ever do any more electrical work that thing will make short work out of blowing the crud and condensation out of underground lines.

[@bjgarbauskas5948]

Matt, Merry Christmas. To you and your wife, and the pups.

[@Rockport1911]

45: 40 First thought: Cant you hookup that heater to your underfloor heating in the shop? As I remember it doesnt have a heat source now?

[@rachaelwyatt754]

Before I watch the video, Merry Christmas Matt, all the way from the UK, from a disabled, retired ex service person that just enjoys your humour and the output :)

[@billclisham8668]

Matt, it looks like you have a bent/loose axle on the passenger side of the Doosan air compressor. It looks like the tire is way to the back of the fender. You could use that ground heater into your floor heating system instead of an outdoor wood boiler.....

[@EricsBBQAndMORE]

Dude! The intro truck drive by horn blows are on point! Horn blow past the camera never gets old! 😂

[@Scottybravo1]

Could you use the heater to run your floor heating system in the shop temporarily if needed until you install the wood boiler

[@Anthony-ss8ob]

Good morning Matt wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas 🎄👍😎🙏 from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹😎 and to all the diesel Creek fans Merry Christmas to you all 👍👍

[@StillCrazyFL]

2u2

[@karencary3312]

Merry Christmas!!! Thanks for all the hours if enjoyment. You are the BEST!!!!

[@pauldiesel4582]

“Five gallon overhaul” Matt, you had me laughing.

[@Titan604]

"Rattle can Rebuild" Is a term I have also heard!

[@pauldiesel4582]

@@Titan604 That’s a good one too. Paint can hide a lot of age and abuse for sure.

[@jimlaxdal9023]

Heh mat I used to build those heat kings up here in canada on the front of the heater we used yanmar gensets so the machine was self contained it was an option ! otherwise you needed to plug it in to operate you can run it either way

[@afineliner740]

A couple of good last minute special buys. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Matt. 🎄👍

[@willardway3037]

use it as a back up source of heat for the shop or a stand till the wood boiler is built.

[@johndebrular979]

What a great early Christmas present from Matt, a fresh video. Don't forget the reason for the season.

[@bigjoesburgers]

Graupel, also called soft hail, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2-5 mm balls of crisp, opaque rime. Graupel is distinct from hail and ice pellets in both formation and appearance.

[@bearbon2]

Nice compressor, but you should lower the hitch to level the unit when running.

[@firenado4295]

Could you not connect that ground heater to the under floor heating system of the shop? I'm guessing that the shop's heating pipes are not designed for the heated glycol though I don't know what issue that would cause other than it being too hot and melting something but I would doubt that.

[@SteveTheFordGuy985]

Merry Christmas to you & wife, Matt I love your auction videos , truly informative , interesting. Thank you for all that you do.

[@Renville80]

Always like the auction walk-along videos and looks like the heater aside, you did alright (and thankfully even so, you're not that far in the hole). Worst case, you've got the beginnings of a little haul trailer or even something you could hollow out and make an ice fishing shed... Anyway, thank you for all the great content, you and Eva have a Merry Christmas, and here's hoping to a better 2024!

[@adamrosenhamer3762]

Early Christmas present from Matt??? A video on a Friday morning!!

[@kiwidan7413]

Could you plumb that ground heater into your shop floor circuit until you get the wood boiler installed?

[@jeffwheeler4693]

Wake up mom, new diesel Creek just dropped!!!

[@steffen1182]

im up, what did i missed 👩‍🦰

[@RickyParker-m9w]

Merry Christmas to all ur family I want to thank u for all of ur videos it helps me more then u know I'm fighting stage 4 cancer watching ur videos gives me hope thank u and God bless

[@johnminto7723]

Good Morning & Merry Christmas Diesel Creek Kids!!

[@danimal0921]

Good morning Matt! I really would enjoy hanging out with you at some of these auctions! Back when I was still truckin' I hauled several loads of auction equipment from various Ritchie Brothers sales. Those were some of the most...interesting (yeah, that's the word I was looking for...😂) loads I put on my step deck! Many, in your own words, were "Clapped out pieces of junk!" The best part of these clapped out units was, the money the customers paid for shipping was always real good. They must have been wanting those broken down old junkers pretty badly! LOL Thanks for putting this one up! It really made my day! Merry Christmas!

[@MrStan1221]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Matt. Thanks for a great year of entertainment.

[@lespeterson3426]

That great big ground heater you bought could be converted into the boiler for your shop while you're waiting to get your wood burner in and even then it could be exhilarate

[@LatitudeSky]

ASV is now owned by Yanmar which is probably a good change. They had been using Cummins engines but Yanmar engines are really solid and used it everything. Yanmar now has some CTLs in their brand name based on ASV models. And yes ASV has been using some Cat parts where it made sense.

[@82f100swb]

Years ago they used Perkapillars that were really Mitsubishi's. Great machines. Put lots of hours in an RC100 and SR70.

[@dubstrippin]

I don’t notice a difference grading with or without suspension. Only time I really “notice it” is when I’m loading triaxles. Feels like it will tip when you’re getting used to it

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Matt, Merry Christmas to and your wife.Hope you both have a safe New Year! Look forward to your videos! From Arizona 😊 Great buys 👍 Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@simonjones7785]

the under carriage on the asv is very similar to the tiger tanks and a lot of the more modern tanks all run on torsion bar rollers

[@davidweidner1675]

Always a good morning with Matt from Diesel Creek

[@tonyburdick5512]

You made a good call on that floor jack. I have a similar one taking up space. Unfortunately, I can't get rid of mine. My FIL wouldn't sell it to me many years ago when we discovered it sitting in storage buss at his salvage yard. He said he was going use it someday. We came across it again maybe 15 years later, and I called him out on it. He gave it to me with no strings attached. His daughter didn't even come with that. So, I'm stuck with them both in memory of him. Oh, well.

[@piperjon]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for all the great content this year. Looking forward to 2024. 🎄🎄🎄

[@concernedcitizen2031]

I used to work at a place that made coiled tubing here in Houston. I was a maintenance mechanic and my favorite thing was Forklift PM time. It was the only time I got to drive the big forklifts from wherever they sat to the maintenance bay for S&S to maintenance them. I loved driving them and when I say big same size as the one in the video , 2x Hyster 1050's and an ollllddd Omega 8000!

[@jblob5764]

That ventrac is such an impressive unit for the size. I laughed at it at first because it looks like a commercial lawn mower but it has really pulled its weight around there.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

The Mobile ground heater could possibly be converted into a Steam jenny pressure washing machine with a SUPER long hose reach....lol. It might take 30 minutes for the water to get thru it but....lol.

[@TgWags69]

The ground heater would b a nice emergency/standby heater for your slab heat in your shop. Maybe when you're going to be away several days and can't feed the wood boiler, an automatic fuel standby option would be nice.

[@steveparker7164]

sounds a good idea to thiink about.

[@richardthomas1743]

I can't imagine being gone for several days and leaving that running unattended for any length of time, much less several days.

[@TgWags69]

@richardthomas1743 Ya you'd have to add some controls and safety. But even as a back up I can see some potential.

[@nealbrandmeyer572]

Hook the ground heater to your infloor heat and see if you can burn waste oil in it.

[@samsonian]

@27:18 in case you’re wondering, the type of snow you’re discussing in the video is called “Graupel.” What’s really funny is when it snows whole feet of the stuff, it acts remarkably like ball bearings and feels pretty weird to ski on. Cheers and Merry Xmas! 🖖😎👍

[@mediocreman2]

Yes graupel is odd stuff. But since we're spitting facts, ball bearings are actual bearings that use balls. The little balls in bearings are just balls or more specifically bearing balls. I'm guessing that's what you were saying graupel acts like, is the bearing balls.

[@colestroud8300]

In years past, i would look through the timed auction and bid on anything that was steel that nobody else bid on. I would spend 2-300 bucks and take everything from the auction to the scrap yard. I made a decent chunk of change doing that. This past auction i spent $400 and after everything was said and done, it cost $1,200. I'll be lucky to break even with the scrap.

[@Kazy_RU]

I believe the old volvo was in better conditon than that Terex, the volvos in general are used in majority in Europe I believe as I have seen a lot of them around the UK and it's easier to export them around other parts of Europe . Only seen few of the newer Terex machines around building sites, think that's a US made machine for, in majority, a US market. Happy Christmas Matt, looking forward to more videos!

[@DJ63phx]

That coming out of the sky is called graffle it's between hail and rain. I love watching your auction series to see what you got

[@davidohler5611]

Sure is fun walking the auctions with you Matt - Thanks as always. Keep doing what you do👍👍

[@bishopcorva]

Your light plants, if the good runner just needs bulbs or wire. The other can be a parts machine for it as well as a general part out piece if that was the route you wanted to take at some point. The ground heater unit, yeah that's a kinda special thing. Not sure if you could use it in your area but if it works. I'd suspect that it could be resold on to a company or two up in the farther north where the ground stays frozen. Either way, a nice pick of things.

[@haroldkelley3635]

Hey Matt. You could always put a powerplant on the ground heater and run it through your shop floor.

[@HorizonIntegration]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Shop floor oil heater! Would it burn waste oil? Gotta have a lot of that about the place 👍

[@humfgot]

The shop could power it as well

[@tristanoliva]

They use those size forklifts in the oilfield on frac operations. The sand bins weigh 40-80k+ lbs and they love em with ease! When I got tired working nights I’d walk over and watch them run

[@Leslie-e5j]

Merry Christmas Matt and friends. I always enjoy the auction videos nothing like spending somebody else's money LOL If nothing else it makes one weary when they go to an auction LOL Thanks keep the videos coming

[@Maine_Railfan]

Penske normally dumps anything which is 5 years or older. They had a new box truck at a garage near me which needed warrantee work done, that kept getting pushed off. It went off to an auction with only 1,500 miles.

[@chjp2346]

Shoot Matt, just hook that Crown heater up to your shop floor pipes and fire it up, instant heated shop. A no brainer.

[@Janderson-AppalachianCreative]

I have an ASV RCV. I love that thing. I used to move and set several hundred of those 3800 pound retaining wall blocks and it handled them with no problem.

[@young11984]

Mount you a generator to the front of that ground heater and give your shop floor a test run Matt, just have a lot of glycol to get though😂. Looks like you got some decent deals this time especially the air compressor

[@zolof911]

It would be a great alternative heat source to the wood boiler. Could run the heater from a suitable extension cord. "Shore power."

[@esetrocolrac]

That’s cool Byco Enterprises owned that ASV-75. They are out of Grantsville, MD. They are doing a really interesting cove dredging job at Deep Creek, MD right now.

[@BowronFarms]

Hey Matt Merry Christmas to you and your Family, EXCELLENT Content!!! ASV' are a good Skid Steer, Made right here in the US out of Minnesota, where we get all kinds of different weather for testing. Keep up the Great work!! Love the Shop!

[@nickwilson4121]

When I worked in the oil field we used that ground heater to wrap around our grease head on the well. It kept the well water from freezing and the Grease flowing.

[@edwardhughes3240]

The plow truck for your Dad! Eddie

[@Mobileblaster]

Matt hit me up when your looking for a sandblasting setup I can advise 👍 compressors don't matter what they look like so long as it fires up and makes clean oil free air even then if its got oil in the lines it could be an easy fix. By something you can still get bits for their not too popular bits of kit so the older stuff goes obsolete service kit wise

[@georgeumberhind6813]

The Heat King looks like a good furnace for the shop! Strip the trailer and sell it as a utility trailer.

[@kameljoe21]

Matt I think with a bit of work that ground heater could be one hell of a hot water power washer. I am betting it will heat water far better than the power washers? Might be worth looking in to.

[@rich7934]

Suggestion: Connect that ground heater to your in-floor heating system and power it from your mains panel. Should be cheaper to heat the shop with it instead of the wall units.

[@kencabanaw4165]

If you could keep the water temperature between 80 and 100 it would work. Not the best use of diesel juice though.

[@jasincolegrove4798]

@@kencabanaw4165yeah I agree, the efficiency here is not great. Therefore it’s probably not cheaper.

[@alanpecherer5705]

Fun episode, Matt! Truly, your saving grace is the notion that you really know values and you can get rid of stuff surplus to your needs. Plus there doesn't seem to be anything you need so badly that you'll overpay for it. Top it all off with being able to fix most things on your own. I'm not involved with this type of gear, but to me, a bulldozer or excavator needing new hoses all around could be a few-thousand dollar repair, and a bad cylinder could completely squash the deal.. It reminds me of me, buying and selling broadcast video gear in Hollywood in the 80's. It's a great spot to be in, as long as you can unload your surplus and/or your mistakes without too much damage.

[@nudebaboon4874]

Brilliant timing Matt, just sat down with some grub and looking for something to watch while I eat.👌👍

[@robertmitchell8423]

Merry Christmas from London, England. Thanks for the tour!

[@nicholassmale3439]

Let’s hope Matt doesn’t come home with more projects than he has 😂😂 a very merry Christmas to you miss Eva rosco and the meatball from the United Kingdom

[@joeaiello4259]

Matt I wonder if you could hook the ground heater up to your floor heat system

[@rayk126]

Get the Wife something nice like a Excavator or a Skid Steer.

[@erik_dk842]

The heater can power your shop's radiant heating in the winter, when the air source heat pump gives off less heat than it draws electricity

[@rhys6990]

Turn the oil burner into a shop heater

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

You could use that fork lift matt With that 114k pounds would maje it easy to mive around the big rigs and the deuce 11:28 @Diesel Creek