Monster Cane Mill Restoration: SHE'S ALIVE! Assembling the Drive Train & Taking her for a Spin!

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Nice work Keith, Man what a beast...very satisfying watching all those gears turning... ATB.....

[@jaybailey3518]

The world needs more Keith Ruckers !!!

[@DeutscheReichsbah100]

ooh Yes

[@PaulStaples-h2f]

Schools they should have a machinist class like we did 32 years ago where we watched videos or watched a teacher take apart and put back together again a working engine , and then we have to do it.

[@andrewredman517]

Amen to that.

[@davidsmethurst4318]

Restrained joy. No roaring and air punching. Just a happy craftsman seeing a job well done and another machine brought back to life.🙂

[@dasworkshop4967]

A return to subtlety and reserved emotion is the way back to sanity in the social sphere.

[@kendavis8046]

My habit of getting up early is again rewarded by being able to drink my second cup of coffee with a video from Keith! Thanks!

[@generessler6282]

The "admiring phase" that's so much fun when a complicated project is newly finished... 🙂 Well earned.

[@petegraham1458]

Machinist, Millwright, Rigger ,Engineer… Restoration specialist and Videographer! Wonderful skilled fellow both educational and entertaining to follow ! Thanks for the work you expend to bring us along with you on the adventure.

[@alanchamberlin2384]

You fully deserve to be the first person in a long time to see that machine spinning. Great work Keith.

[@frankdoner8402]

Keith that is a big project ,not only the size of the mill but the amount of work you have put into it. Thank you 😊

[@Ervan-l9v]

I can see and hear the satisfaction in your reaction while turning this for the first time. Hope we get to see this in use eventually.

[@elliottsmith3632]

Such satisfaction seeing it moving. Like seeing the clock in the background and knowing how long it took to do this portion of assembly.

[@jackmaxcy]

Great work Keith! You are a great teacher.

[@jameswalshjr]

Excellent! Nice payoff to see all the bearing and shaft work come to fruition. Keith, thanks for all you do!

[@KennyP88]

Fantastic to see that all reassembled and free flowing. Loved watching you handle that beast all by yourself.❤

[@LarryWayne-x5v]

That is a monumental accomplishment!

[@oldbowsaw9001]

Keith--anti seize for the next guy!! old Cat mechanic--Albany Ga.--great videos-thanks

[@tsmartin]

Because 9 times out of 10 that next guy will be you. Old industrial maintenance mechanic WA state.

[@johnvanantwerp2791]

It's a great example of mechanical advantage. The tight gear teeth on the first shaft don't even cause a hiccup when using the whole drive train.

[@adriannicol8529]

Looking good! Not unusual for castings not to be what they seem on the (painted) surface - here in the UK back in the early 1800s blow holes and flaws were often filled with 'Beaumont's Egg' a mixture of beeswax, resin and iron filings IIRC, which was hard to spot and fine for cosmetic blemishes but was sometimes used by 'less than honest' foundries to hide more serious faults - leading to structural failures. Always worth looking hard at castings that are taking serious load!

[@keepcalmandfarmon5401]

OMGosh!!! That is a BIG machine! Thank you Keith for taking this project on and taking us along with!

[@pfsteinbach]

Congratulations, Keith. Well done -- as always! --Paul

[@jimfiles3307]

Good morning Keith, Excellent video. I retired 3 years ago from working on heavy construction resurfacing equipment and I miss this type of work. Watching you brings me back to the good times when I was doing this kind of work. Can’t wait for this project to be completed. Happy Thanksgiving to your family.

[@ChrisBrummitt]

Thanks Keith- a Friday with a Vintage Machinery video is always a good one.

[@billthompson9482]

Exciting to see a piece of history restored. I think about the labor that was involved in making such a useful machine. Today it would probably be done with a direct drive, sun and planetary gear box, mounted to a three phase motor with a VFD.

[@jamesnuti8594]

Great work Keith, started watching your channel with the Tally Ho project. You do amazing work and your videos are down to earth and very descriptive. Wishing you wellness and safety as we move into the holiday season.

[@argee55]

That is one impressive piece of history. Thanks for sharing the restoration process.

[@robinmartin4464]

Have to love it, when a plan comes together! Nice work, Mr. Rucker!

[@mr.b2232]

Nearly there! 👍😎

[@PaulStaples-h2f]

Thanks keith, that was amazing, especially the part when you addressed the viewers comments on the correct orientaion, only a good honest man will admit and change any mistakes, you are a true hero i will there to be more machinists like you, you have done such an amazing and thorough job, cant wait for the filing and shim adjusment. Have a great day.

[@ryanhoward1013]

Hello Keith , so nice to it running with all of the hard work that you have done. I can't wait to see the complete rebuild done. Thanks for sharing, and God bless you

[@jeffreeder8184]

Love seeing this coming together. Great work Keith!

[@butter262]

Good morning

[@GooseGosselin]

Amazing how easy you make it look. Thank you and congrats!

[@alangknowles]

Nice stage of the job when Keith starts putting awl on the arn.

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

That press is such a monster. Well suited to the MONSTER sugar cane press. What a project! That A-frame gantry / lift sure has paid for itself ay? Seems to get a lot of use around there. So satisfying to see those ginormous gears moving around! Need a safety sticker or 3 on that limb destroyer. ;-)

[@GeorgeEllis-q1u]

Excellent!

[@paulkinzer7661]

So Satisfying to see you turn that pulley!

[@1000stevew]

Two questions Keith. On the large pulley what's that bolt in the hub between the spokes? And there are three holes / pins in the hub around the shaft, has the hub been sleeved and they are to stop the sleeve turning?

[@RuthlessMindset68]

I think these are 3 Allen set screws. As you said to hold the cantering sleeve in place.

[@tsmartin]

Looks like a previous repair.

[@johnkoerth7688]

Wonderful world of analog gears.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@llrustyengines]

Thanks Keith

[@scottvolage1752]

Keep up the good work Keith.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Love watching old iron coming back to life. I doubt that most items built today will still be operational a 100 years from now. Thanks for sharing. Always a pleasure.

[@emilgabor88]

Irrelevant … this old pice of iron has no use nowadays, just museum pice … “coming back to life” is a very optimistic thing…

[@piperjohn_3]

Magnificent job on this.

[@VanFlausch]

Great Job Keith!

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@nighttrain1450]

That was worth the wait. Good job Kieth.👏🇬🇧

[@jasonlacey5979]

First rate work... Excellent

[@P61guy61]

Awesome. Glad to see it together.

[@evertwenderpirt6328]

Good show, Keith !

[@benbusfield6498]

❤❤❤ looking wonderful 😊 job to be proud of.

[@monk4786]

Made my morning !

[@craxd1]

This project reminds me of the old hoists and winches that my old company repaired for the railroad and steel industries years ago. We found very innovative ways to fabricate special tooling for porta-power rigs to disassemble and reassemble large equipment such as this. If you've ever been around a RR Car Positioner, in a railcar fab facility, you'll know what the hoists looked like, which sat on top.

[@steveparker8723]

Great Job! Hoping we get to see some video of this cane mill doing its job in the future.

[@billcodey1430]

Thanks for sharing this work with us.

[@robertmazzei2412]

Fantastic as usual Keith!

[@alberttreado3713]

What a journey! Great job!

[@jamesmoe9188]

Looking mighty pretty on that rotation

[@glencrandall7051]

I love big machinery.🙂🙂

[@WillyBemis]

Wonderful!!

[@madmodder123]

Keith, we love how fast you are cranking these out now that you quit your job, keep up the good work :)

[@transmitterguy478]

Great job Keith! It looks like a big clock mechanism out of a clock tower. I live in PA, and never knew what a Cane Mill was.😀

[@gritz1701]

Looking good!!

[@dansullivan2954]

Great series Keith!

[@montynorth3009]

Congratulations on such a good restoration.👍

[@eijiinmotion]

Welll ..... the key fits! 😂

[@larrywalker7759]

When making the gesture of using anti-seize (or even plain grease) to keep the surfaces from rust bonding, it is important to apply the compound to the bore as well as the shaft. When you only apply the compound to the shaft, the interference fit between the two components acts like a squeegee or wiper and removes most of the intended anti-seize as the parts are pressed together. The better practice is to apply the compound to both surfaces. The compound you apply to the bore will of course pile up ahead of the shaft as the shaft is seated, but that pile of compound will continue to apply a bit to the shaft as it goes into the bore.

[@jonathanclark324]

This is so satisfying to see. Thank you for making these.

[@richardhughes3994]

Fantastic

[@linasvelavicius330]

Good job!! Long time subscriber that looks forward to all of your videos.

[@Richard-vw8no]

Awesome!

[@RicktheRecorder]

Great video!

[@barryolson3998]

Thats coming along nicely. Nice work, Keith!

[@ronald2811]

good fun!

[@charleswelch249]

That's an amazing machine. It looks like a small hit and miss, engine is plenty to run that mill. You should be very proud of what you have accomplished so far, Keith.

[@kevinwayne7546]

Cool!

[@andrewturnbull5897]

Brilliant results Keith! We’re all awaiting the next steps! Love to your family and the pussycats!

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Keith for the video another great step along the way. Good to set is moving

[@forresta65]

Very nice

[@workshop719]

Very satisfying to see that rotation. Coming along nicely Keith.

[@fpoastro]

Im sure your getting some SAE washers instead of those big flat washers. Nice work

[@deansamuelson4441]

Old iron repair at it's best

[@sheph7]

impressive milestone, and still much work to be done, Drive chain sure looks "pretty".

[@davidhudson5452]

Keep fingers out of the gears The beast lives again

[@RobertKohut]

Looks cool all together..... :-)

[@awldune]

Hope we'll get to see this beast make some cane juice

[@danielelse3914]

She's awkward, she's incomplete, and she's beautiful. 🎉

[@johngreatorex1234]

Real good stuff Keith. 👍

[@meadows408]

Wow, thanks for the videos.

[@troytreeguy]

I really enjoy and value your knowledge on babbit bearings. We run an old Lane sawmill happily running on babbit. Happy Thanksgiving Keith.

[@tomswindler64]

Nice 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@mattomon1045]

great work

[@SgtCude59]

Love watching Keith rebuilding those old machines. Hay Keith when did you fix the key way ? So it's not in the bearing.

[@Turbo-Drew]

Really enjoyed this project Any chance of an update when its installed and running?

[@davidanderson2915]

Great work 😊

[@jankleven7674]

Nice work, Keith!

[@cobamanuele5030]

Wow

[@melshea2519]

Happy Friday Keith! 😊

[@truracer20]

to fix the binding just press the small gear a little further on the shaft.

[@earljtharp]

Will the bearings eventually get oilers attached?

[@jamesbonnema1041]

You're getting some work done! Did your previous company have to hire two people to replace you?

[@jdljdl3395]

Now I'm geared up for the day, thanks Keith! Did I miss cutting oil grooves in the bearings?