DIY Hoist for the Oliver OC-3 Crawler Loader

In the last video with my Nissan SD22 diesel swapped Oliver OC-3, I found that it was too light in the rear and that made it unstable. I'm solving that problem in this video and also adding a 2-ton hoist to the back. It made a big improvement!
Here's a link to the Nilight hooks I used: amzn.to/3UQ51OD
Nilight auto parts bit.ly/3UTIxMF

[@mark3863]

Low-Buck Garage is like therapy, it always leaves me with a positive attitude and a smile on my face; thank you.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Not only That: I startet to get more relaxed about my own projects as well! and thats priceless. To be ok with " It works, lets try it out and leave the details fot later" is way more fun! He is absolutely right about projects need to be fun and not "to do lists"... Musti1 is also such a guy. he laughfs everything off that went wrong and rather get on with it, instead of talking himself down about failure.. . Thats a gift!

[@Hard_Right]

@@beakittelscherz5419a project that's decent and working is way better than an unfinished "perfect" project that you never get to use

[@ThomasHammminga]

😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@esbrasill]

It makes me not wanting to trow stuff away and become a hoarder again!

[@RectalRooter]

@LowBuckGarage Quick question.. What are Conners and what are they used for ?

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

I wonder if the neighbors are looking out their window right now saying oh lordy Mildred he's building things again 😂😂

[@madmike9530]

If I was his neighbor, I'd be looking out my window waiting for him to start building something so I could come over and help.

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

@@madmike9530 show up with a big hammer and ask if you could help adjust things🤣

[@matthewb8229]

MILDRED! 😄

[@mikebrunello243]

😂😅

[@mikebrunello243]

😂

[@tedvandell]

As mentioned earlier, the bolt holes in your blade are for fitting a sacrificial cutting edge to so you don't destroy the bucket. Always enjoy your videos! More!!!

[@stallind]

How does he not have a million followers. In a world where every KZbinr goes over the top with time and money this man does what every other man on the planet would do and gets it done while painting over the rust and dirt. Fine adjustments indeed my guy. Looks factory fresh to me.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Best looking Tractor/loader/engine hoist I've seen. As an aside, I have to tell you how useful I have found your mantra of "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong ". I have been doing various repairs on my car and this mantra has made me stop when the fun stops. Not having fun? Stop and have a cup of tea and a think. Works wonders for this tea drinking Aussie lady who is 71 and still fixes her own car. 😊👍

[@tonydowd8566]

I could watch literally hour's of this. Now I realize anything mechanical is possible........ Thanks for the show.

[@chadtimmerman9857]

Add a umbrella mount to the hoist tower & set for summertime comfort

[@Tinker001]

Here's an idea for using the tractors hydraulics & still being able to listen for parts snapping. You could put an accumulator in place for the hoist. That way, you still have pressure for a bit after shutting the engine off. It looks like you have plenty of space inside that frame.

[@tda2806]

I just realised your the Bob Ross of cunudgering (cunudgering - assembling things in a way that you are having fun and making something useful)

[@scottschenk5456]

The glories of age! Old enough for the experience and youthful enough to actually do stuff. Excellent bucket repair!

[@ITALJUTE]

I think one of the really great things about this channel is that you play around with exactly the kinds of toys I would love to get the chance to play around with.

[@bobbyhartfelt5855]

I'm a simple man. I see Low-Buck posts while I'm at work; I automatically save for later and enjoy afterwards. Keep up the spirit of ingenuity and honest content.

[@trevorlewis8515]

This man is the ultimate high priest of janky genius. It takes incredible know how - both factual and instinctual, to see the potential in what others see as scrap, build the possibilities part way in your mind but mostly as you go, and have a sense of what you truly must get 'just right' vs what is "ok for purpose"

[@almirria6753]

Hey look it is everyone's favorite junk yard engineer shop teacher . I am about to pick up a 97 F250 truck & I am going to follow hos lead on this project.

[@DSGMATT]

Bob Ross combined with Scrapheap Challenge 👌🏻

[@superfly99206]

a starter motor, reservoir, hydraulic pump, all electric pumping for the manual hoist, quieter, more fun

[@jerrywesterfield5636]

I've heard that a power steering pump will make decent pressure, just need a bigger tank.

[@braxtonnelson5375]

This channel is an almost perfect mix of education and entertainment... I wouldn't mind having this guy as a neighbor-- something I can't say about all of the channel moderators that I watch!

[@stephransley4371]

Always a pleasure to watch.

[@TerryLawrence001]

That hoist needs an electric winch for quiet lifting after you set the boom height with engine hydraulics. I love the heavy hacking that you do. looking forward to the Low Buck Mine!

[@jerryb1234]

You built a very useful rig there, and it looks pretty good also👍, btw, you should hook it up to the pump, thanks for sharing.

[@TestECull]

4:00 An eye for servicing later. Love it!

[@czech_r_bestjdi_se_vycpat5023]

you can never go too crazy with spray paint

[@jlucasound]

The Oliver is becoming one of my favorites among your machines! That was an impressive and much needed mod you made!! 👍Your dog is so obedient! 🐕😉🤣😂

[@brianlubeck4184]

You could use an electric driven hydraulic pump to run that hoist. That way you can lift easy and still hear everything that's happening.

[@williamjones5468]

Recycling genius.

[@robertcoulthard2746]

Mr Low Buck, loved the video regards Rob

[@rockatowa]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, thank you for posting it ! i love the way you build or repair what you want instead of wasting money !! and lets face it times are hard for everyone these days .

[@nelsonmattoon150]

That extra weight helped a lot

[@MLFranklin]

Beyond the functionality, the appearance of that crawler is stellar. Sweet project!

[@gdpurdy]

I'm still not convinced you would survive that seat breaking in reverse. It seems like now you would just end up under one of the two tracks rather than under the middle of the machine. Nice work and an enjoyable video as always.

[@morewith]

That Oliver is a keeper!

[@richardphelan8414]

A man of many skills and common sense ,Maybe one day we'll find out what he can't do

[@samsonthehairless8393]

I have read some good ideas about the hydraulic problem. All of them have merit. The quietest would be an accumulator cylinder. Either spring energy or air on one side of the middle located sliding piston. Perfect for the application of the rear mounted hoist. Limited volume required. Again, quietest solution only.

[@randomCHELdad]

You should auction some of these pieces for charity at some point James, this thing is awesome!

[@johnwarmath1426]

That chain/ balance beam pocket would be a perfect place to mount a winch. Cut a couple notches, drill a couple holes, bolt some pulleys on that hoist and that would solve your noise issue if you went electric winch, could use hydraulic which too. It would also add weight to rear and versatility to the hoist. Eliminates the swing effect of lifting with the ram.

[@grahamsmith6474]

I love your addition to that little machine, it looks just like it belongs there. Love your content keep up the good work.

[@GICK117]

Thanks for reminding me to put hooks on my tractor bucket. I forget until the day I need them.

[@avnsteve1]

The side view of your Ollie with that hoist looks so much like a scorpion. The Oliver Scorpion!

[@leop9021]

This is the kind of neighbor I need!

[@jayamd3579]

dude, nearly 70k subs and 4.4k likes, you are the hero we need

[@daleolson3506]

Those bolts are hardware grade. Grade 5 has 3 slash marks. I had the same problem at my local store. Soft and as weak as spaghetti.

[@trevorlewis8515]

Agreed, those are no grade 5. Tractor supply bulk bins are a great way to get legit herky bolts for low $$

[@billhacks]

Thats an awesome unit. This channel is a lot of fun to watch.

[@user-eg3yv3xr7s]

I've been watching and immensely enjoying your videos for quite some time now and I just want to say that your ideas are just ingeniously creative !! I really do think you should pass your knowledge and skills onto as many other people as you can. There is always room for genius in this world !!!!!

[@peterwatts4163]

How nice it must be to be able to work outside comfortably most of the time. Here in England it has hardly stopped raining since the middle of June last year. However, at least we don't have to put up with poisonous snakes and scorpions🙂

[@Freedbird]

My over worked knee and leg joints think the step was brilliant planning !

[@jonathantatler]

Always a good day with a new LowBuckGarage video

[@jefflormans5441]

That's one bombproof seat protector.

[@mrshaneyt4356]

I follow a lot of channels and can honestly say seeing you have posted makes my day . I appreciate what you do and sharing with us all so much 👍

[@daviddaw999]

Another great piece of work James. If I were you, I'd keep the rear crane as mandraulic operation for that reason of being able to hear what is going on.

[@cliffhaupt5413]

You’ve turned that machine into a pretty useful unit.

[@LittleMikeStarCraft]

Heck yeah man, found this channel a few days ago-- glad to see it is active!

[@mickwtaylor438]

We need more LBG!!!!!

[@wesgraham9588]

It looks good , from when you first got , I did not think you would make it work

[@manitobaman5588]

The dry sense of humour is a bonus.

[@salty-9]

Once again requesting the 68 d200 from the mining site be built.

[@michaellewis767]

If you had the valving of a porter power where you have a remote hand pump you could pump by hand and you could also use the engine power

[@AgentJayZ]

Sir... you may have radically altered you band/chop/hack saw, but I noticed at 2:40 that it has a moving fence that adjusts for angled cuts. Usually that means the fixed fence can also be adjusted to do the same thing. Really like the work, the vids, and especially the attitude.

[@tubeDude48]

I'd go with Vertices corners on the bucket. Easier to see. After you painted the back, it looks original! 👍

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

The tractor turned out great and it looks factory on not like a hot glued Christmas ornament made your 3rd cousin that thinks she's crafty

[@user-rw8fy4cf3d]

WoW! Your simply amaze me how you take a idea n manage to put it into motion without a floor plan! Just a vision in your mind!

[@user-fd4kn5eh2u]

Another great video with all the fun elements - innovation - practicality - utility. Thanks!

[@TheDistur]

Nice addition

[@larryalexander4833]

Hay it's time for a Friday version of a Low buck garage production. Just a thought. Add another control valve and a hyd. cylinder tied into the hydraulics of loader for the lift and you can operate it from seat position 💪👍✝️🙏

[@OliverAllover-es9ro]

Great video, considering my great, great, great relatives were part of the development of Oliver tractors.

[@russellregnier5811]

The video of you welding at night was cool. Looks like fireworks

[@user-nd2ud9nl2r]

I wait with bated breath for each new video. Great content and I get ideas from each one!

[@ErikAndersen-pf5yh]

Always fun watching your ingenuity 🙂

[@darrenwidas2473]

That dusk welding looked 😎

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great work on that crawler tractor, making her useful again, nice rear attachment. You might want to put a cutting edge on that bucket to save it , if your going to use it alot , thanks for sharing 👍💨💨

[@bertoltb1358]

Bleeding brilliant.

[@crowetrucking]

One of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work

[@johndglynn]

Very classy job! 😊

[@geraldrooke4922]

Yes. I definitely have a new favourite KZbin channel.

[@JoseDelgado-ho1cf]

I love the finishing touches 🙂

[@Brokeandtwistedgarage]

Always learn something , engineering at its finest ! Cheers man

[@DenisEdwards-ls2de]

You should add a brace from bottom of lift to midle of arm. Take the weight off the piston when bumping it alone on the ride. Id add bolts to where lift is welded to angle plate. And extra brace from top of lift back to angle. Weld some hooks on side of bucket to hook wheel centres to add weight to front. Or fill a old axle case with weight so you can scoop it and hook a chain to secure. Good job. Very handy tool. Good luck..

[@kellysrestorations.7397]

That's a win! Improvements all around.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Low Buck Garage :) all improvements you did to Oliver Dozer sure did help lots and I like did too!

[@stener8888]

looking good there bud, remember when you repaire cracks in metal the most optimal way to ensure you'v stopped the crack is to drill a hole at the end of the crack and then weld it up. PS: i would love to do what you do!

[@subzeromjc]

What a cool machine, good job!

[@mymail8503]

You're a genius man.

[@AfroMyrdal]

I don't know if you know who "Dave's farm" was back In the early days of KZbin, all the bad stuff aside he did some wild and cool stuff and you're really scratching that itch for me these days!

[@channelofchannels7845]

What bad stuff?

[@3cl1]

Nice work on the Oliver upgrades.

[@rexkean]

Gotta love the versatility of that ol' thing. And it just fires right up!

[@deanmills5106]

Man, I really enjoy your videos

[@TestECull]

19:10 bwaahahahaha 'Gonna do some adjusting' **SLEDGEHAMMER HAS ENTERED THE CHAT**

[@Georgiaguntraining]

Real fun watching you. Thanks.

[@timmybob4871]

Great project and it looks good too!

[@That_ole_Dodge]

That was a cool and useful project. Nice work!

[@GarethPierce69]

Looks like it was made for the back there….. oh…erm…yeah…. Guess it was! Another great video, thanks

[@RADIOACTIVEMASCULINITY]

Well done mods and fixes 💪

[@nooneknows6060]

Nicely done!

[@davidlarson4164]

You could replace the cylinder in the hoist with one that’s air over hydraulic, then add an air tank somewhere. However I just read another comment about putting a winch in that pocket behind the seat and I’m really liking that idea now.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

lol everytime I see someone driving one of these little loaders, I always picture them going "warp speed Mr. Zulu!" then creep along....😂 "I joost cont do it captain! If I poosh her much more she's gonna blow!"

[@aarondurbin6089]

Adding check valve setup to isolate cylinder when engine is off so your hand pump valve still functions is one option. Electric pump would be another. Depends on what you can scrounge up.

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Nice work James 🙂👍

[@MrDB213]

love your content it reminds me of myself finding new uses for stuff and having fun doing it. keep up\the good work.

[@okkiebokkelul9718]

Your neighbors must love you. 😀 I have an HG-3 with a front loader and need to add rear weight thanks for some ideas

[@LisaMedeiros-tr2lz]

Significant bend on the lift extension when lifting that engine. If that is 2" tubing, consider going up a gauge on that. Maybe if it is 1/8" thick, get a piece of 1/4" thick stock. Neat build and nice bucket repair.

[@jasonbamford7579]

On the cracks in the bucket you should have drilled the ends of the cracks it stops the crack from getting larger..I really like your channel and the way you do things ..