It took some guts and perseverance for the original guy to get it up there in the first place!
@mm977311 ай бұрын
Patience, rather. I don’t think it would be difficult or dangerous to climb a hill in that thing, just slow. Very slow.
@nicholasneidlinger132311 ай бұрын
Thank you for saving her. Amazing job on the restoration, and keeping her original was the right thing to do. 👍👍
@dappy84811 ай бұрын
well done and most importantly full credit for leaving in its original found patina. If it smokes rattles and leaks leave it alone.
@HorseMalone10 ай бұрын
They are only original the once !
@pjofurey623911 ай бұрын
An amazing example of American culture . Using a 1967 Huey warbird to rescue an early century workhorse , fabulous to see
@tusel11 ай бұрын
I literally had a tear in my eye when that thing poped of the first time. Beautiful!
@terryrogers102511 ай бұрын
Sweet rescue, love it gentlemen, I subscribed on this one. That chopper pilot knows how to handle that HUEY.
@SaulPrieto-y6y2 ай бұрын
it's great to see guys like you all keeping our history alive ,keep going
@racertwo11 ай бұрын
I am so happy that you let the Best keep her age and life with a respectful rebuild, I do the same with my 1910s, cars.
@tootired7611 ай бұрын
Cool Huey helicopter!! Oh, the tractor is really cool too!!
@goodpplz12311 ай бұрын
Diesel Creek sent me. This is really cool.
@waynecummins971311 ай бұрын
Me to
@adriaanboogaard857111 ай бұрын
Nice find and rescue. My Dad was borne in 1919. He's long since past but that Tractor is still going I'm a year younger than that Huey.its still flying I'm feeling my age. I think it's amazing how we used to build things to outlast us. Now it's planned obsalesant so we go in debt for a new one. Keep that crawler moving.😁👍
@junkyardjimmyriversiderecy672211 ай бұрын
Hey! Mr helicopter thank you for your service !!!❤
@Gary.6.10.1911 ай бұрын
Good job to the pilot
@kentcostello528610 ай бұрын
OMG I love seeing old machines running around again.
@russwentz395711 ай бұрын
I wonder how it ended up abandoned way up on that hill? Really neat situation. The conservatory wanted to get rid of it and consequently the machine is running again and appreciated and enjoyed by so many! Thank you for sharing this great story.
@riptwan11 ай бұрын
would have broken down there prob 70+ years ago, and not valuable enough at the time to rescue or repair so became abandoned imo
@russwentz395711 ай бұрын
That makes sense. Thank you.@@riptwan
@mm977311 ай бұрын
For a second I wondered how it got up there in the first place. Then I quickly realised I would have had no problem at all driving up there, lol.
@Jdigger413011 ай бұрын
I was lucky to meet this guy at the Santa Margarita show and this family is def keeping the torch lit on vintage machinery. He had an uncle (I think) named Ed Akin and going to his place and seeing his collection was a highlight of this Cat nuts life! Bitchin story and super cool California industrial history save! Cheers from SantaCruz Mountains
@minzahhh111 ай бұрын
I know where one of these are here in Australia.....well I did 20 years ago I'm going to drive out there and ask the new owners of the land if it's all still up the back paddock I remember it because we use to play on it as kids and I smashed a ttr 90 Yamaha into it after getting scared by a goanna (lace monitor) The new owners cleared alot of land but there's a chance they've left the graveyard alone and it's still just sitting there
@Shaker62610 ай бұрын
That tractor has probably never been in the air. What a feeling.
@bigears401411 ай бұрын
To hear that for the first time must of got your heart racing , it had me smiling
@scroungasworkshop466311 ай бұрын
That was an amazing amount of work to get it up and running and that chopper pilot was awesome the way he placed the two pieces. Well done boys. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
@stuartrance27711 ай бұрын
Utterly fantastic, well done with your rescue, restoration & your collection.👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊
@Eisen_Jaeger11 ай бұрын
Props to that pilot.
@73DiamondReo11 ай бұрын
Very cool. I picked up a rare Lima 24 crane that there was less than 180 produced. I’m still looking for the same model with a shovel front but no luck yet
@dont-want-no-wrench11 ай бұрын
awesome work by that pilot.
@tiptoplandsolutions142111 ай бұрын
Thats sooooo soooo cool! Awesome restro and find .....
@buttole11 ай бұрын
choppers are so shockingly graceful
@gregwilliams38611 ай бұрын
There used to be a nursery up in French Camp, CA that had a half dozen Holts and Bests that ran.
@thinman862111 ай бұрын
Heart warming story. Good job guys!
@fredmiller648210 ай бұрын
Very cool. One can only imagine how long the ol' girl sat up on that hill waiting for a couple of kindly fellows to bring her back to a good home. Good job guys.
@shakascloset170011 ай бұрын
Congrats, she's a beauty from a bygone era 👍
@tractors-plant-machinery11 ай бұрын
Fair play lads 👍. Great vid and restoration, glad you kept her I'm her working clothes!
@Woody_Florida10 ай бұрын
Many thanks to these guys are due for saving this American history.
@Jondoe.3611 ай бұрын
That’s the BEST looking tractor 🚜 I saw
@RADIOACTIVEMASCULINITY11 ай бұрын
That’s incredible!! So cool
@jayjones690410 ай бұрын
Much respect saving the old iron it was made well like to see what new cat looks like in 104 yrs
@spockspock11 ай бұрын
Great collection! There’s a nice display put on at Antique Powerland Heritage too.
@sethpeterson265911 ай бұрын
pretty cool, I found an abandoned holt in the mountains where I live. left over from cutting railroad ties.
@_ian6911 ай бұрын
Seeing a Huey any day is cool but an airlift is even cooler
@Chr.U.Cas162211 ай бұрын
👍👌👏 This rescue mission was quite an impressive performance. The old crawler was in an amazing shape. Now it runs and drives like a champ again. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.
@notintohandles11 ай бұрын
Now then! That was some Very fine flying!!!
@jalapeno_hammer11 ай бұрын
That was definitely not Glenn’s first rodeo. 😂😂
@StubProductions11 ай бұрын
😎🤙
@Sleeperdude11 ай бұрын
Very cool
@tractorjunkco943111 ай бұрын
She's a beauty! You've got yourself another subscriber here!
@ctg673411 ай бұрын
Awesome find and restoration!
@luckywave333911 ай бұрын
Beautiful Macnine I love everything abnout this, the machine the store and the people
@epsilonendary11 ай бұрын
That thing is neat as hell!
@russwabuda155611 ай бұрын
thank goodness there are men who preserve this great stuff. good luck with your project and keep us a breast. i have more than a little interest s there is an old caterpillar out in the barn. best wishes.
@navelriver11 ай бұрын
It even has a suitcase! Ready to travel! Wow!
@dukenukem838111 ай бұрын
This engine landing was very good!
@krisdrinkwine604511 ай бұрын
This is the best revival I have ever seen. ❤
@jbcowherder621011 ай бұрын
that's an awesome story Matt... how does that one compare to the Cat 25 that you and your dad got from our ranch? engine looks remarkably similar...... Justin.
@regor210211 ай бұрын
Dang! when you started stated it i wanted to give you 2 thumbs up. And when you drove it, I owed you 2 more! note, IOU 3 thumbs up! LOL! love it!
@rogerbrunk11 ай бұрын
What's the story behind it being left on that remote site??
@HorseMalone10 ай бұрын
Well done that man !
@joseesparza236411 ай бұрын
I'd love to hear how and why it got to where it was.
@tcmtech751511 ай бұрын
What's interesting to think about is that someone bought that and had it delivered to the nearest railyard back then, then set it up and drove it all the way to where it was sitting. Given the general location and terrain back in the day, that drive could have been 10's of miles and a day or more long. Also, the coordinates 34 18 15.64 N by 118 43 35.19 W given in that satellite picture look nothing like what is shown in the video.
@dougpersell877611 ай бұрын
Very cool thanks for sharing the story.
@robertordewald867811 ай бұрын
You mentioned that it appeared under the surface that it was new. Were you thinking that it got up on the mountain broke and they just left it? Just curious, that's all. Thanks so much. One of the best shows I've seen today.. best regards. Bob from Virginia USA.
@grasub111 ай бұрын
Well done. Super job. Enjoy
@loosehandle111 ай бұрын
That was an amazing save! Any idea what it was used for at that location?
@leekirtley723411 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@jakemurphy953611 ай бұрын
Great work. What a find. Any idea what torque the engine produces?
@justinpakarno434611 ай бұрын
Depends on the rate of RPM. Mathematically Torque = (Horsepower × 5252) ÷ RPM . 25 horsepower at, say, 800 RPM would be ~164 lbft but I can't find out what these engines spin at.
@deanwaring610011 ай бұрын
Cool rig bro 😎 👌
@michaelbyrne886011 ай бұрын
Very Cool!
@SergeantExtreme11 ай бұрын
2:28 "We got every motor bold and motor mount out of it no problem. We didn't have to use any heat to get them out." Ahh, the good 'ole days before idiots who can't think used nothing but impact drivers to tighten nuts and bolts.
@74Haddock11 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@bobg303411 ай бұрын
Nice work!
@Dirt_mountain-earthworks11 ай бұрын
Thats cool nice job there👍
@bensymington555011 ай бұрын
❤❤ Very cool
@waynecummins971311 ай бұрын
What a great story 👏 🇬🇧
@bobocaterpillar369711 ай бұрын
thats really cool! but i HAVE to ask ... how much $$$ for the air-lift rescue ?!?!
@philb38611 ай бұрын
What did the missus say when she saw the lawn, I wouldn't have wanted want to be there when she got home haha.
@garyharrall400210 ай бұрын
That's awesome! I love the opening theme song too. Very bluegrassy. What's it called?
@tymz-r-achangin11 ай бұрын
Definitely a cool video and what youtube was made for!
@747rld11 ай бұрын
Know where to locate parts for a 1949 INTERNATIONAL TD-6? In norther Ca
@charliemyres545011 ай бұрын
Awesome! What the devil was it doing right up there!
@timeflysintheshop11 ай бұрын
Sweet! 👍😀👍
@deutzmtz22053 ай бұрын
left the other engine parts there on the mountain?
@kellneyoctin209911 ай бұрын
Man I’m gonna need this kind of lift for my crawler 😂
@davidsabastian981710 ай бұрын
ALLL SMILES HERE
@jimmybritt953711 ай бұрын
" Fantastic save 👍👍🇺🇸 "
@reddirtfarm77043 ай бұрын
Very interesting 👍🏻Jul 15 2024 Aumann auction will be selling a 25 Best..
@andrewalexander949211 ай бұрын
What is the radiator fan made of? Is that an aluminum casting?
@DOCTORDROTT11 ай бұрын
wonderful
@AlyxForest11 ай бұрын
This makes one wonder how many other rare vehicles are just sitting somewhere in the open like this.
@jeffapplewhite598111 ай бұрын
Huey pilots are the best!
@lordvalentine47111 ай бұрын
So cool
@notintohandles11 ай бұрын
P. S. A very nice tractor too!
@gerritkan11 ай бұрын
With your name Matt Veerkamp you must have family in the Netherlands. Great story , I like everything mechanical and old and I prefer like you did in use condition. I am not a fan of to make it looks like new . I understand that sometimes you don’t have choice .
@mujinmakes11 ай бұрын
"If I had to keep two, this would be one of them". Wonder what the other one is?
@someguydino677011 ай бұрын
There is a LARGE collection of weird old heavy equipment farther east along Las Lalas canyon; kinda odd that you guys missed seeing all of that stuff?
@glb505310 ай бұрын
That pilot is a G.
@stephenp.farrelly229611 ай бұрын
Simplicity and Class AAA1
@EricRitter-u6s3 сағат бұрын
Have photos of old possible crawler track part---any possibility of an ID with photos to be provided if e-mail address can be provided
@endutubecensorship11 ай бұрын
Imagine that, a conservancy that looks at a piece of that lands history as a "nuisance" More rocks in thier heads than the 25 has ever tilled up
@bradwiebelhaus70659 ай бұрын
Cool.
@beachbarlouie10 ай бұрын
Heavy Metal Yeah!
@JamesColeman111 ай бұрын
Cool story
@jeffjames406411 ай бұрын
Tracked vehicles, it's a guy thing. God knows I love them. How many hot landings does the pilot have under his belt?