Removing abandoned vehicles from property

In this video we go on a recovery mission to collect one 1949 Mercury sedan and 2 heavy trucks. One being a 1946 Chevy and the other being a 1950 Dodge Pilot cab.
00:00 Traveling to site
00:16 Walking the site and checking out the stuff.
05:04 Cutting the trees to free and move the Mercury
08:40 Getting the 46 Chevy pickup out of the bush
13:42 Loading the Mercury on the trailer
15:32 loading the 1946 Chevy on the trailer
17:00 Collecting the 50 Dodge Pilot cab truck
18:38 Collecting the loose Dodge parts.
20:38 Driving the loose parts home and unloading.
22:14 Walk around the new collection.
Music
Mr. Sunny Face - Wayne Jones
Who Do You Think I Think You Are - Mini Vandals
A Simple Feeling - Alge
Tacklebox Blues - Mini Vandals
The Place Inside - Silent Partner
Cross the Road - Silent Partner
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Halfass Kustoms
20 Brandt street, Unit 3
Suite #103
Steinbach Manitoba Canada
R5G 1Y2

[@MintyFreshTurds]

Thank you for caring and not damaging these pieces of American history.

[@douglasgreenough.1116]

The tree's 🙄😉😂.

[@MintyFreshTurds]

@@douglasgreenough.1116 Huh?

[@simonngo7513]

@@MintyFreshTurds douglas means that the trees are also American History since they have not been cut down yet.

[@MintyFreshTurds]

@@simonngo7513 Opps lol

[@simonngo7513]

@@MintyFreshTurds :)

[@Anders.W.]

Am glad to see you saving them for parts or restoration .

[@RS-rn4ox]

Not a bad day's work, I look forward to seeing what these may transform into? The blue hooded Pontiac in the background looks pretty cool. So many projects, so little time.

[@rustysparks8645]

Nice bit of 'harvesting' Brent. Good to see you helping the farmer out with his 'crop rotation'. Would love to see the 1946 Chevy revived as a winter project with your Halfass Kustoms input. A good day out on the farm. Thanks for taking us along. 👍👍

[@catskill49murphy27]

Maybe I'm the only one but I think a video about the buildings and history of that interesting property would be enjoyable.

[@2H80vids]

Gotta agree with that. Even the trees were gnarly and pretty cool.👍

[@richardgrimm3777]

@@2H80vids Kikkoman Was Qqqñ

[@greghamilton1638]

Wow Brent. You hit a home run on these vehicles!

[@raywilson800]

Great work Brent. Old iron is definitely worth saving. Thank you for all the hard work you do.❤

[@terrencebuller7676]

Nice score Brent, at the very least you got a lot of good parts for other builds. Be good and stay safe. 👍

[@lewismartin9980]

That yellow forklift is a life saver I need one myself.

[@jimrky6062]

Cool that you could find 4 oldies on the same farm. Thanks!

[@SJ-cy3hp]

Nice rescues. Love the 40’s styling!👍🏽

[@museuminsider1814]

that Maple Leaf truck is MONEY!! Great that you saved it!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Awesome ride along Brent! Love finding old treasures in the woods!

[@fitzeesfabrications]

I really enjoyed that one. This is stuff us east coasters dream of. To you they are not bad. To us they are mint!!. The cruise down the road with cab hanging off the forks was the money shot. Too cool. Great video.

[@markgriffin4888]

You can always show him some money👍👍👍

[@livinglikarockstar]

Very cool finds, thanks for saving and sharing!

[@shyamaarambewala4563]

I am a 70 year old Sri Lankan. A 49 Merc was our family vehicle when we were kids. It is a super, super vehicle for that age. Had most advanced technology compared to most later productions. Good luck with the rebuild, wish we could see some photos of it. Thanks ould

[@jesterr7133]

I would like to see videos on all three of them. Those old flatheads are almost bulletproofs as long as you can get them to turn over. The old Dodge is actually in really good condition. It would definitely be worth doing something with if the motor is any good.

[@TrendsbySterling]

Must say I wish I could build them as fast as you do, Great job Brent!

[@heidgandreiter8438]

Beautiful harvest - you could perhaps recreate one of them as an original historic vehicle, not modify it at all but make it look like it came straight from the factory, kind of honoring the ancestors. A shop here in Denmark rents their historic cars and trucks for movie shoots for when WW2 era films are made. It's a way of getting some profit, pay for a restoration. Thank you, always interesting

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Agreed

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 👍😀

[@keithmason9342]

Wow Brent, what an adventure! Pretty good haul of vintage tin. All in all a good day's work. Thanks and we'll see you next time.

[@aldoovercomer5473]

I love what you do with these abandoned vehicles! Removing them from their Graves.....

[@bigjarn]

That barn was a beauty in its day

[@blueeyz2046]

Carona and I enjoyed this while enjoying some cold Miller Lites! That loader saved you A LOT of work!

[@mikedavis3841]

Looks like you've scored some cool old trucks and another Merck. 👍👍

[@davidfleishman2275]

Nice to see how a build could start.Dragging the prospect out of the bush.

[@ronbunker5778]

That forklift is a God send!

[@jdeltoro518]

You always finds really beautiful antique trucks and cars

[@eagle1845]

I’d love to see these three old guys restored to new. That would so cool to see.

[@doggone317]

The 49 Merc is a goldmine. Wall Art is always valuable.

[@CrusadesOClock]

More gems for the field of dreams! I think you should see what you can do with that hammered cab

[@vicmabus1532]

Sweet Merc! Looks like it's already chopped!

[@brianhaw9398]

Now you have your winter work all lined up! Looks like some cool projects down the road. Can't wait!👍🇨🇦

[@davidmiller6726]

Fun to go “junking” with you! I used to love doing that!

[@warrenlawhorne]

I felt like I got to ride along on a treasure hunt with a good friend! Thanks for taking me along.

[@stanleymartin1613]

That was pretty cool 😎. Good to see the old ones being pulled out of the weeds even if it's just to look at them 😀. Neat stuff

[@study650]

And that, folks is what you can do when you have the right equipment.

[@velhallendale1237]

Nice save. Love the front end looks of the old timer trucks.

[@bart9859]

Saving the metal is the most important thing. You never know when something you saved today, will help you on a future project.

[@auburnfolsom]

Great video & adventure, as Always Brent ! Just Superb !! Scenery is great too ! Thanks for bringing us along !! Reminds me of my younger days in the 70's & early 80's when I did some of these kinds of things, though not on the scale you do. Always enjoy the find & retrieval process. You definitely have the proper equipment for these kinds of rescues. Also am really enjoying your new channel " The Other Half " ! Nice to see what else you're getting into. Would Love to see you build something out of the old Chevy / GMC 3 ton (even if the engine isn't salvageable), I know you can find an LS or the like for a power-plant. I had always wanted to put a body like that on a later model 1 ton 4x4 chassis & running gear (turbo 400 / NP 205 case or similar). Just a Hint or an idea ! ;) Thanks so much for taking the time, effort to film & share !! You have one of the Best, if not the Best YT channels out there on the old vehicle stuff. Look forward to more of your adventures ! Thanks again & stay Safe !!

[@Sohave]

I am grateful that you are saving them so they don't just end up in the crusher. I have been subscribing for a couple of years, knows the potential.

[@mora103]

Looks like most are in fairly decent shape. Very nice buddy 😊

[@koolkar55]

You need a few goats Brent to keep the grass down.. Great find & good stuff. Billy J.... Queensland. Australia.

[@Cooper3312000]

It seems like vehicles are grown on that land.

[@jasonbillard5217]

Love the hunt and seeing the potential in old rigs in the bull rushes. The smell of a car that has been sitting for 20 years is way better than new car smell. Great vid.

[@timhanson2080]

Nice finds. Cool that some day you can use some of it. Thanks for the video 👍

[@flaviopaulopereira2731]

Gratidão, histórias maravilhosas estas que vocês resgatam, o caminhão é lindo

[@BillyBob-uc9zp]

Well saved Mr. Great music too ❤

[@RobbiRocks]

Amazing, Bring more of these to Australia

[@reneprovencher8395]

I do like these recovering videos! Yeah!!

[@amascia8327]

Stellar recovery operation ! ! ! 🖒🤠

[@bigcountrysgarage2.030]

The Patina on those vehicles are awesome 👌

[@floydt2029]

Neat finds, enjoyed your video like how they rolled up on to the trailer!

[@darrenmilford1573]

Great rescue, that 3 ton would make an awesome car hauler. Looking forward to seeing what you do with them.

[@santatigerclaus]

unbelievably slick body style on those Mercs

[@johndenton5555]

Would that truck make a car hauler? With A/C, a tilt ramp, and a high-end interior, you could go '1st class'!😎

[@iguanabelga8028]

wow nice merc gone be a nice fall project 👌👍

[@davidarnette327]

Aw come on you and Pablo are so good at revivals, I would love to see all 3 motors running plus an honest attempt on the one in front seat. I will still give a thumbs up if you didn't get them running. Keep up the good work 👍

[@usmclee65]

More great stuff, and close to home, thanks you letting us watch the the retrive !

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

That guy was obviously a Mopar fan. He had a bunch Good find.👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@dayslife]

keep on saving the old iron Brent, so someone can enjoy a peace of history too...

[@TheOldaz1]

Good collection, love the little Dodge.

[@CJLeTeff]

Brent, it would be awesome to see the 3 ton running again! Love the looks of that truck. 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@michaelyargo3851]

nice find. wish I had that old heavy chevy

[@garybarry4446]

Very impressive to watch you collect these treasures Thk you

[@azspeedbuggy]

you make it look easy to recover those cool rides...enjoy your videos...

[@edwardmartin3069]

The chrome trim on the '50 Pilot House cab is pretty rare, especially the "Job-Rated" badge... Most of these trucks you see today have painted trim. The early 1950 models used the chrome trim until the start of the Korean War in June of that year. From then on, chrome was restricted as a "needed war materiel", so you should save all of that stuff that is still usable or fixable... Somebody will be extremely happy to get it...

[@GMCTIM]

Most stuff this years are stainless steel not chrome ! That why when you go junking most cars trim looks very good ! 👍✌

[@markbrown6236]

I know you like Mercs, but the best one to me is the Chevy truck. It's good to see a "farm fresh" rescue.

[@CajunGreenMan]

Mercury first, Mercury first! Keep up the great work!

[@SlowCarFix]

Nice work and thanks for sharing.

[@randyschurter6779]

Nice score. I live for the hunt when it comes to finding old vehicles. That '46 GMC looks like a good builder. 👍

[@rockettcustoms6266]

Great score on that Mercury even if it's a bit rough. Nothing wrong with a four door, despite what your buddy thinks.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats HK/Brent on getting the car and the two trucks. Cool Pablo look like he was looking at the green truck.

[@mikefleming8352]

Hi Brent. It just amazes me that the doors work like they haven’t skipped a beat.Nice salvage. Take care.🇨🇦

[@CarterAutoRestyling]

Great finds! That 3 ton Maple Leaf is my favorite, I think it's worth an attempt to bring it back to life!

[@brianherron5400]

Nice collection of goodies 👌, drone footage is great 👍.

[@r1lark]

Definitely looked like a full day! Thanks for taking us along. All that tall grass though, looks like tick city to me! 😯

[@HalfassKustoms]

haha yeah there was few out there

[@tjeffjenkins6226]

NICE, what a great Field of Dreams you salvaged from!

[@wayneborden594]

Any late 40s early 50s Merc is worth saving from a crusher. Great fronts and rooflines.

[@altvex7268]

the right headlight on a tractor fixed with duct tape, thats pretty much my way of repiaring stuff

[@bilplaymo6121]

Like so much the mercury 4doors sedan the best leadsled ! and the truck is correct model for a WW2 model ( seems a 1941 chevrolet ) ! lucky you are to find these in your backyard ! sell them to passionated people who will restore them....thansk for sharing : )

[@gregghierholzer]

Glad that you saved them.

[@davidsmith687]

That ol’ Merc front grill looks fantastic not to mention how cool those ol’ bomber front and rear wind screens look! Great find and save on all them vehicles Brent! Really love that big ol GMC truck too. That front end just looks so good. Catch ya on the next one. Keep on keeping on!😎💯

[@JBK-qx1fr]

Was always fun pulling stuff out

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Thanks Brent, we think that was very fun, the hunt. Central California watching.

[@davidsantos8206]

Great score Brent. I'm sure you will find some good use for all 3 of these. Maybe you could make the 42-46 into "The General ll" for your wife to drive to car shows/cruise ins. Thanks for taking us along.

[@kenworthless5708]

Between your video content and your drone work it always makes for good viewing. Your efforts really pay off with a great product.

[@gmih92]

It’s great to the old classics being saved 👍

[@stucook8622]

Thanks for the video Brent. It just goes to show how valuable good equipment is to do a job like that.🐾🍺

[@terryeustice5399]

Well ask and you get some more projects. Old Mercury a old International and a old Dodge. Plenty of work when you want it. Thank you for sharing! Great job Brent.

[@JM-sb4nb]

Nice save. It can always rust in your yard. Better than trees taking over.

[@keithmatthews1673]

A great collection caper! I'd like to hear those huge twin horns on that Dodge!

[@alanpaulick7815]

Brent another awesome video following you a round the country side saving some vehicles that will rod away. Enjoy your channel.

[@paveloleynikov4715]

Looking on that loading, can't help but imagine title like "01 - Shortening wheelbase on 1946 Chevy to tow truck conversion"

[@bradrichards6107]

Good job, Brent. I am a sucker for big old GM trucks. Pablo is such a good boy.

[@jasonstarnes3838]

I loved the 60s dodge u left sitting beside the field.

[@skipstein744]

The Dodge 300 in the background looks like a savable truck.

[@kentmckean6795]

18:10 Hope your going back for that C10/20!

[@johnkranz4004]

Brent excellent Saving 3 more Nice projects

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

I love the Merc and this 40s truck. I'd like to see you do a 4 door truck or a delivery out of this one.