Mini Tank Off-Road: Two tracks, two cylinders, two stroke, too much fun!

[@boxman139]

When you are feeling down, the best medicine is watching 1 or 5 of this guys videos

[@speedentron]

1 or 5, there is no in between 😂

[@beakittelscherz5419]

I like the Christmas Waggon family tour and the pressure. Washer that went on fire.. 😎😏

[@stephenshort839]

That's going to be FUN in the snow.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Even if you aren't feeling down, I think Mr Low-Buck's videos are a preventative measure. 😊👍

[@kenrickman6697]

When you are feeling down, get your hand off the goose.

[@tobythesecond1713]

I had so much fun with this video that I showed my wife and she rolled her eyes - that's how good it is.

[@goatee21]

My wife loved the snake part. ;)

[@timkemp]

I got pretty much the same response. I showed her your comment and got an eye roll and a nod. That's a good video.

[@vannjunkin8041]

I just read this whole thread to my wife.. I can't tell you how bad she rolled her frigging eyeballs.

[@dalepowell6815]

She probably doesn't care for the Three Stooges either. Ha ha ha

[@vannjunkin8041]

​@@dalepowell6815 😂😅

[@mattmac2488]

"The slippery slope of doing things properly" is my new favorite saying.🤣

[@gerry-p9x]

I just ignore it😊😊😊

[@longshot7601]

Nah. LS swap.

[@SilvaDreams]

Doing thing quick and dirty is how you end up paying twice as much and working twice as hard to fix it later.

[@coolcoolercoolest212]

Its always a trade off and a gamble.

[@bunberrier]

Yeah I've been there. Boy have I been there. Gonna do one thing and then its 11pm and half the machine is on the workbench and the other half is in piles on the floor.

[@h1dden_]

I am more surprised that after sitting for 20+ years, those rubber tracks never broke! What a fun project, love it.

[@kebeleteeek4227]

Pls don't make donut manuveur .. It's hard on the rubber track ..

[@capn14]

My god... straightening the stainless screw... my dad would be so proud!!!

[@thezfunk]

When we tore down the old barn on the property, we pulled all the nails we could. Anything potentially salvageable in terms of nails my dad made me straighten on a piece of old railroad rail he had. I spent hours straightening nails. Decades later, we are putting him in assisted living and I ran into the old coffee cans of nails I straightened in the shed. All rusted (more than they were) and never used. He never could throw things away.

[@mesabimike8123]

@@thezfunk the local junkyard in town would sell a person a rusty coffee can full of bent nails. i didn't even know stores would sell you NEW ones. dad was that cheap. i spent many an afternoon straightening nails on a concrete block.

[@mezanoken1492]

No joke, I found a birds nest in an elevator shaft, we had built for a new hotel in TN. Made entirely from bent nails from disassemble concrete forms.

[@hjhsdujh]

​@@thezfunkbut you are richer for the experience, and he clearly thought you added value to the nails, since he kept them

[@tothepoint5416]

Grand father made me straighten nails as kid. For my derby cars and ramps. Purple finger nails are very rare for me over the years. Metals shop in high school i had the straightest chisel and no hammer marks. Of course we couldnt remember how hot before the dunk?? Glowing orange😂 straight an clean still didn't pass the test. Still have chisel tho, chipped hairline crak ans scales. 30years later. These vids remind of hanging in the shop with grandpa as kid

[@MrBurtonf]

I keep expecting him to talk about “propane and propane products.” Real life Hank Hill of King of the Hill.

[@mkeneke7412]

This dude is like the cool neighbor we all wish we had. Great stuff. 👍

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

This guy is the cool neighbor I wish I was!!

[@scottsanderson8855]

A father every son needs!

[@gerry-p9x]

Our neighbor had an ice boat homemade made with a gigantic. 1930s radial engine he'd crank it up and roar the whole block out. Also a ham operator had numerous boats and stuff his employee number at GM PLANT WAS 94. OUT OF THOUSANDS

[@PorkChopAChunky]

It's not all it's cracked up to be. I have a "junk collector" neighbor. He's cool, and he has neat stuff. That being said property's like this are always rodent havens. If it's your close neighbor you get to share in that problem. It's incredibly frustrating. Plus the place looks like hell in a beautiful rural area. They're great people but terrible neighbors usually.

[@J.W.Little]

​@@PorkChopAChunkyhad to be THAT guy, huh?

[@caniverisplant7373]

I’ve never seen things work so well for someone before . No swearing, no throwing wrenches, no standing with your hands on your hips staring at something you have no idea how to fix for 45 minutes. It’s truly impressive

[@Jimsalos]

I like the no swearing part, hard to find videos without swearing

[@mikedegnan5252]

It was edited out! Hahaha!

[@PorkChopAChunky]

This isn't one take silly. It's a jump cut every 15 seconds 😂

[@socialghost4400]

Here’s some info I found: “The PPT, short for PassePartout, was a tracked skid-steer ATV made by Valquentin Industries LTD in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. It was a competitor to the Cushman Trackster.” Apparently they were made between the 1960s and 1970s Information is a bit vague on them, but I believe the version you have here is called the “Model 171”

[@unclestoma4699]

I appreciate the cool information and the effort you went through to share it!

[@v6si]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Passepartout

[@MrFakit]

Search Mudd-ox

[@AA-tb4ff]

i had one it was made by valcartier in quebec the tag on it said

[@ExposingReflections]

Great revival. Pronounced "pass par too" means "master key" or "skeleton key" in French. I think they were built in Quebec, and later in Alberta Canada.

[@woody5109]

Can’t believe someone doesn’t make something like this anymore, great rig.

[@GameOpsDevStyle]

When you were testing in your yard, I was half expecting a wide shot showing every kid in town looking through your fence wanting a go! Man I wish I had a little tank for my backyard. Living the dream!

[@musthavechannel5262]

imagining the kids clutching at the fence gave me a good laugh. haha.

[@nickhewitt1402]

You made me think of an old cushman i was working on 30 yr ago. It's still out there buried in the shed. I think I'm inspired enough to go dig it out.

[@kd5byb]

Really enjoy your videos!!! Can't believe you are below a million subs, nevermind below 200k!!! UNDER-RATED!

[@jlucasound]

I've been saying that for YEARS!! He is finally getting the attention he deserves. 😃

[@ITALJUTE]

I totally agree. His numbers are slowly climbing, but there is no justification for their being so low.

[@bigmacmach1185]

As someone who isn't exactly a handy andy, I love these videos and I agree, how does this channel only have 136k subscribers! The sarcasm is fantastic to😂

[@ITALJUTE]

@@bigmacmach1185 Well, at the time of his last video before this one, he only had 134k subscribers. His numbers have gone from 118k to 136k in the short time I have known about his channel.

Those old 1960s Rotax engines are what got me started wrenching as a boy in Northern Ontario many, many moons ago. They are fantastic machines. Nearly indestructible.

[@woodsmokegary5150]

Where were they made. And I'm assuming that there not being made any more

[@scottsanderson8855]

Loved that you picked up trash at the end. Everytime I go outdoors I always carry a trash bag for all the trash left around especially when fishing.

[@jamesberdine8574]

The guys who leave the trash will be the first to complain that the ares is a mess. Idiots.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Me too. I found a number to ring at our city council, to report rubbish that has been left in public. I have often filled a big rubbish bag at our local park, and in the end, the guy at that number gave me the cell-phone number for team that drives the truck. And I would ring them as I was filling the bag and they would turn up the same day.

[@metalorion]

"Dammit Bobby" just watched from my recommended, and I'm in love with this Hank Hill cosplayer 😂

[@NickPuentes]

I only came to the comment section to search for Hank Hill comments. Didn't scroll too far to find yours. 🥲

[@24secondsperframe68]

@@NickPuentes same

[@CHIM601]

Man I just made a hank hill comment and looked back and found yours first lol great minds think alike

[@marktaylor1253]

Holy smokes! My grandfather had one of these back in the 70's. I've actually ridden in it. Coolest video ever!

[@indubitably_]

You are a gem to KZbin, I hope you get the recognition you deserve. Thanks!!!

[@joej.5927]

Love how you clean up while your out there, doing good while haveing fun is the best way

[@beakittelscherz5419]

"The slippery slope of doing things properly" 😎👍

[@davidca96]

I love seeing vehicles that have been sitting for decades move for the first time, its so satisfying for some reason.

[@scottsanderson8855]

Before watching this video I just wanted to say thanks. Your videos give me much entertainment and joy.😊

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Thrifty , dead-pan humour and a "can-do" attitude! Love it. subbed.

[@paulosborne6517]

'Little Tank' is alive..!!! I'm really glad that short-tracking issue doesn't interfere noticeably with track speed and therefore steering. Now you just need to do a beige and green paint job to match your halftrack winebago project and you've got a set!

[@myprivatewar]

new set of clutches and belts, disassemble a d sandblast everything, fresh paint......hell yeah buddy 💪🏻👊🏻👍🏻

[@marcbeebe]

Passe Par Tout: "goes everywhere". As in the name of Phileas Fogg's travelling assistant in "Around The World in 80 Days" by Jules Verne.

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

That was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw the name ,but I didn't know it meant "goes everywhere " thanks for the info on one of my favorite childhood reads.

[@TJBrouwer]

It was also the name of a French-language kid's TV show from Quebec, back in the day...

[@ryborg123456]

​@@TJBrouwerI can hear the theme song

[@williamlloyd3769]

Amazing vehicle and totally surprised treads didn’t fail apart given the apparent age

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

The treads would eventually need to be replaced but how machines were made to last back in the DAY.

[@tomdrewenskus8167]

It always a great day here in Thailand when I get to watch a new episode of LBG.

[@randymiller3961]

I saw a homemade wind turbine on top of your garage. It would be cool to see a video about it; maybe including the best alternator to to get at a junkyard, gearing for the application and an inverter and even a rechargeable capacitor to excite the alternator. I've been working on this design at least in my head and on paper feed some to sell power back to the utility department. I have a trailer on the lake for fishing but I only go there a few weeks of the year. They charge me a fortune for power, a wind turbine running all year feeding them power would be a great idea. I'm probably too old now to do it but it would be fun to watch you do it. I just discovered your channel; I love the detail explanations in the dry humor. At some point your channel should explode. I wish you the very best.

[@jayfakkema7895]

Wow that thing took a real beating and just kept giving out the fun. Love your videos, you really are a blast to watch, keep doing what you do.

[@austinmachine6622]

My Dad used to sell them back the early 70's at our family's motorcycle / snowmobile shop in Maine . They only sold a few, they were more of a work machine than a recreation ride . We had one kicking around for years that didn't sell so it ended up being used for pulling the trail grooming sled and stuff like that . Cool to see one again I alway's thought it would have been better with 4 stroke power head , the original engines in the ones we had were a CCW 340 ( I think it was a 340 ) . They were HIDEOUSLY loud in stock form and you had to pretty much pin it wide open to pull the trail drag, I eventually rerouted the exhaust through the stock muffler & Car muffler to make it a little quieter ...... I was assigned trail drag duty back then .... So Me and them things have history together . Thanks for the Vid & dredging up some fun old memories . It seems you like projects ... Check out our Hydro Dam project fresh episode just dropped last night !

[@leonnekrotiuk3607]

Since watching this guy any time I see free or in a scrap bin if I can’t make it work I salvage the parts stop throwing stuff away there is some one who can fix it

[@csj9619]

This is a man after my own heart. Very practical, logical thought process, paired with easy to understand explaination of everything done. Backyard engineering at it's finest. Well done sir, well done.

[@robertocastillo2260]

James, you are a lucky man and we are privileged to have someone like you sharing these videos with us as is already as usual. Thank you and greetings Rob.

[@kennethewertz9313]

Low Buck just became my go to subscription. It's just too fun to watch.

[@david9783]

Dude you are a total mechanical genius. When you pulled that thing out it looked REAL sad. Thanks for inspiring folks to salvage what is still useable. I'm doing the same on an old 1968 Case lawn tractor, though on a MUCH smaller scale! 'Hey!' from South Carlina!

[@terrystewart2070]

How KOOL was that??? That thing was rompin' and stompin', and all for the low low cost of.......ZERO!! You're my kind of hero sir, kudos and carry on!

[@PJSproductions97]

Something I realized I love about these videos is that I can never have them as a "second monitor." Every bit of them is concise and direct, and interesting the whole way through, such that if you're not paying attention you'll miss a good part of what's happened. It's very rare to have videos that are so interesting that I make separate time just for them, but I do with these!

[@ednightingale]

Brings back memories, I owned one about 40 years ago.. Thanks for posting this.

[@weshoward1984]

Absolute KZbin gold! Well done Sir!

[@zachb6078]

You have to genuinely be one of the greatest people on youtube and in life you actually inspire me to do things with all the great crap I've saved for no reason and your smart but just explain it in a way that makes it fun and entertaining to watch and learn new ways to do things thank you

[@dangoris4164]

I enjoyed the whole story, what a cool project! That's real recycling, not buying anything new whatsoever. And you picking up some rubbish in the end really made me smile :-) Thanks for your work!

[@walterlamb4756]

It always amazes me the projects you come up with!!! I’m like you in that I save things for projects. My wife says “get rid of that s-t”! When I tell her it’s for a project, she says “what project”, I say don’t have one yet!! GREAT VIDEO!!!!

[@saidnimr959]

The back-yard scientist brother of Ian Roussel. Watching relaxed people far beyond my expertise and patience is like an anti-depresssant. I am a bit jealous, too.

[@gorgosanma]

That's more of the magic of scrap. This channel keeps on giving!

[@Vile-Flesh]

"Some day I'll get around to cleaning.........but it's not very much fun." DAMN RIGHT! Cleaning and organizing cuts way too much into my tinkering time and I barely have enough time for that. I love this channel.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Yes and altering the geometry of the machine is no easy task. From my experience one never changes the geometry of a car or weapon unless you have no choice.

[@keepitsimpleson.withrogers7028]

My wife and I look forward to your weekly video. My wife thinks you are hilarious, and tells me we could be twins, my by boss has stopped questioning y hairball ideas. I keep things on the Farm running and on a budget. Keep on making these awesome videos

[@spamhora]

I'm so grateful to have found your channel randomly one night a few months back, and have been an avid fan from the get go. I work in IT, the cutting edge of technology and it really brings me so much joy to watch a guy use rust as locktite. All the while doing it scientifically, measuring it with a torque wrench. You sir, are a genious. Please keep making videos forever. Much love from Sweden!

[@werfolf]

I really dig your Videos and the way you work on things. You are a truly Inspiration. Thank you🎉

[@maxfaxdude]

That thing is totally badass! This is what KZbin is still good for...Watching people design/build/repair really awesome stuff like this! You just won my subscription!

[@dennismilby1822]

You are the personification of the Ingenuity of man. Your videos never cease to inspire me to try new things and new ideas.

[@denisehampton3102]

With old stuff,right?

[@SlamboKassel]

You are probably the most talented , hardworking , impressive, mechanic I have ever witnessed ! Thank you!

[@vincekartes7145]

Dude. The things you do. Amazing and so satisfying to watch. Gives a guy inspiration to go out in the shop and do stuff. I need more stuff haha

[@wrenchbender01]

I just recently bought a PPT. The engine that was on it came off an old auger, left uncovered for 10-15 years. My trans and clutches were seized solid. My solution was to repower it with a ztr mower power pack. It runs good. It’s faster than most can run. It’ll spin on a dime.

[@stevenweikart2258]

Madman of the Desert-Love it!

[@freshauthor24681]

I love your videos Low-Buck Garage! The $1 jeep series got me hooked on you!

[@morzemus1805]

It's $2! No discounts!

[@freshauthor24681]

@ ope sorry!

[@beakittelscherz5419]

😂

[@gerry-p9x]

​@@morzemus1805uhh 2. Bucks plus 1k. In parts and another 700. Bucks in rusted out jeep for drivetrain axles wheels etc.but worth it

[@pellesomethingsomething]

A lovely video. I recognize that certain satisfaction of being able to complete something using only what you have. Thanks for sharing - and for picking up trash :)

[@patrickthemayor2524]

Those Canadians sure do know how to have winter fun

[@am3lia420]

Your talent for bringing back older vehicles never fails to put a smile on my face :D keep up the good work!

[@jStrikesMechanical]

Sweet tank. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@danryan3146]

You're a man after my own heart...great to see that old machine resurrected and running again. I'll be keeping my eye out for something similar that I can use in the snow.

[@onezerotwo]

in Quebec french, as far as I know, it means something like all purpose or all weather? been a looooong time.. Passe-Partout I mean... the PPT model ATV is from a long time ago! you can see something like it from Passepartout Model 400 as a search thanks for the fun video!

[@Cnhaddock]

It's possibly a reference to the Jules Verne character of the same name, too

[@onezerotwo]

@@Cnhaddockbrother I appreciate your input but this was made in Edmonton I don’t think they had books there in the early 70s XD (you could be fully right tho, I just have an obligation as I am from BC to make fun of Albertans. :D)

[@alanerickson3075]

Back in the 70's we use to pack hundreds of pounds of Dynomite down the subgrade with these things. We used the "stumping powder" to spring large stumps that the D8 wasn't quite strong enough to push. Needless to say these little track machines made being a powder monkey a whole lot more fun.

[@carld3184]

I cannot believe how well those old rubber tracks performed. Amazing that they even stayed together. I hope that behind the scenes you put some grease on those tortured track wheel bearings.

[@paultrudel9791]

Hey Buck thanks for the memory jog, don't quite know how I ended up here but in the early 70's I was working in a shop in Calgary where we fabricated and installed a winter enclosure on several of these PPT's for use by seismic crews in the high arctic. They were indeed originally built in Quebec to compete with the snowmobile market.

[@fox5411]

The adaptations in this video got me to resurrect a 2 stroke machine that’s been weather eyeing me for thirty years ! Thanks , !!!!

[@deepbludude4697]

Man the rubber in those tracks is beyond impressive! Just threw on some work boots that are about 2 years old didnt make it 20 steps before the right track blew out

[@dirtcurt1]

I have a Honda 3813 riding mower with the original tires. No cracks, hold air, tread still good. Plenty of life left. I think it’s from the 80’s. Why cant them make them like that nowadays?

[@maul485]

That thing is awesome; had no idea tracked vehicles like this existed!

[@snydedon9636]

This one was great! I got a lot of laughs watching this. 😂 I guess it turned out plenty good enough to pull the rear end apart and grease those other fittings. Thanks.

[@johnvane5240]

Low-buck has got to be the most relaxed presenter on KZbin, keep it up brother.

[@noelmcgarry456]

Nothing like cheap fun, puts a smile on your dial and a bounce in your step and a good laugh when you telling the story. 😁

[@darrellmellott6096]

When I was a boy, my Dad had an Allis Chalmers Terra Tiger. It was a 6 x 6 wheel drive that had skid steering like the machine in this video. The only suspension was the tires, which only had about 5 or 6 psi in them. It was powered by a 2 cycle, single cylinder JLO engine that made a whopping 18 HP. Because there was no suspension, the drive axels were sealed from the hull making it amphibious. It was incredibly slow in the water as the only propulsion was the tread on the wheels. It was a pretty capable off road vehicle, but I do remember going into swamps and having to get out and push it out on the other side, as the front wheels wouldn't have enough traction in the mud and the middle and back ones where still floating in the water.

[@noelwarner1235]

Needs a windshield,headlights and a howitzer and your good.Rust is always a good thread locker,especialy when your trying to get the bolt or nut loose.

[@madlukasik]

Always love watching you on all these wacky older machines and how we come along for the ride to figure out how to fix them ....

[@BobTheMartin]

This guy is basically making Gmod contraptions IRL in the best way possible

[@ITALJUTE]

Finding a newly uploaded episode of Low-Buck Garage is like getting a cheque in the mail. It's the 2nd best way to start the day. The best one involves a partner and is NSFW.

[@jackrichards1863]

You have more fun than I did as a kid. I think I'll just keep watching your videos. I don't have the inclination of a child any longer but I do enjoy sitting down to watch some good video. This'll do just fine!

[@Bouwentjes]

Awesome machine Really impressed that the tracks hold up. Only thing remaining, paint in olive drab green and make it a mini tank. Don’t forget to match the air filter housing. Edit: grease the hidden bearings!

[@magnetar2008]

Don’t forget to grease those inner bogey bearings! Great Job!! 👍🏻

[@SRocco-dv8we]

Very cool. Kinda funny . I had a 6x6 Argo . You steered by braking on left track/wheels or right track/wheels .WHAT A COUNTERPRODUCTIVE NIGHTMARE 😮 Try going somewhere with half the brakes on all ! The time 😮😊

[@chezjeanlouis9511]

J'ai beaucoup de respect pour des ingénieurs comme vous Monsieur. !!! 💪🏼. Votre mode troubleshooting solution de votre tête est incroyablement rapide 😉. Je suis 100 % solaire depuis 2 ans et j'habite au nord du 60 ième parallèles au Québec. Vous m'inspirez monsieur, je vais vous suivre and try to be better in English, it is just when you want to express an idea it is easier with the frenchy man. Good job sir 👍🏼✌🏼❤️

[@hung8969]

my father had one of these among a few old 70-90's snowmobiles. this with a huge ice house sled my dad pulled up around everywhere. nothing get my heart going like an old snowmobile engine

[@WorthlessNickores]

Your ingenuity is so damn admirable!

[@garyc880]

I have a friend like this meaning can do anything. I wish I had half of this man’s talent.

[@michaelb.42112]

You are the man with the biggest toys. This is so cool and MacGyver would approve.

[@CatCrazyFamily]

Is it just me or are the videos getting better and better? I think they are. As always thanks for sharing! Such a great adventure to follow. Ups and downs turns , good , not so good a full spectrum of entertainment ❤

[@ericeidsness2210]

😂. . Man I wish I could find some of these old treasures.... I wanted one of these so bad when I was a kid.... Almost everything you have in that yard I wanted at some point in my childhood ..

[@puridade1]

you re the best of making these things runninng again .

[@jkoblivion4175]

43 minutes of pure knowledge and fun. Thx you:)

[@liamrobinson2084]

What an awesome video! It seems that between James and his dad, they've had pretty much every weird vehicle imaginable about 30 to 50 years back. And it seems they can all still be found in either a desert junkyard, or a forest junkyard. Seriously, there were a whole lot of different types of motorized things for getting around outdoors. Thanks for the adventure!

[@2scents434]

Had fun watching you think on your feet and Macgyvering that thing together and making it run like a champ!

[@mg42lover]

Oh…I WANT ONE! Hopefully I run into in our beautiful desert one of these days. Keep up the great work!

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Subscription activated !!! Sir you’re a wizard 🧙‍♂️!!!!! Amazing The old girl is so happy to be ridden again ! I love your work

[@djmips]

I love your channel and your sense of humour! Keep on keepin' on! Thanks for sharing all of this with us and it feels like you'd be doing this wether you had a KZbin channel or not! 👍👍

[@BeazyFaSho]

dude, this is do damn awesome. I wish I had one!

[@Isaaxz123]

Great video! I never comment but you have genuine talent and amazing content, keep up the great work. Thank you for all the work you put in to making these videos!

[@xsyst1337]

Must be amazing to work on a piece that your father worked with as well. Hope there were some good memories flowing in while doing it.Magnificent channel.

[@ekner]

The smoke trapped in the low pressure pocket behind your back makes it look so badass!

[@levidbateman5174]

So happy to see this running… well done, your Dad is in New England somewhere, I’m in New Hampshire and see these pop up on listings once in awhile for way more than I wanna pay…

[@JohnHall-uv2jm]

I love that yellow big truck guy has back in the corner. I thought for sure his trax would fly apart as he drove it. Looks like a good job for American restoration