Rescuing an Abandoned Loader | Will it run?

Thanks to help from our friend Frank - @73DiamondReo we drag home a Volvo L90F loader with the Mack Superliner and Talbert and start whispering the scrap out. Follow along to join the fun!
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[@re49991]

Those older Volvos are probably one of if not the best wheel loaders ever made

[@teebugg66]

You ever owned a John Deere 644A? Absolutely love it!

[@jeremyphillips7535]

I live in the city. Do I need a loader? No. Do I want a loader after watching the video? Yes! As Sam said, it would be good for snow removal 👍

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks for watching!! Who doesn’t need a loader?!?

[@glenndolph]

I hope that you will consider this note about engines that run on propane. Check all of the intake manifold nuts, bolts and studs are tight. One of the over looked items. I worked for the guy who developed the propane system for forklifts and other machines.

[@BrorAppelsin]

Don't fix the rip in the radiator hood, just install some flame effect led lights inside ;)

[@lenprice6315]

What’s up scrappy I come to your channel today because Matt with diesel Creek threw you a bone. I love his channel and I’m sure I will love yours. Tiny Houston MS

[@lloydedwards8038]

Don't mean to be off but for most of my 45 years moving loads all over Continental North America was with heavy equipment and oversize loads, If I could be so brave to offer a suggestion. A lot of people will say you don't need to cover the exhaust stacks (particularly when hauling equipment backward because the have a block inside that doesn't allow the air to reach the turbo and spin it when it not running) it does not however stop rain, snow and other elements from possibly entering engine components. It is always best and safest to cover exhaust . I used to use an old inner tube piece(about 2-3 ft. folded over and use a bungy to wrap around it.

[@CerebralAilment]

Without watching it I know it will run

[@tmscheum]

Fat Allis over at Diesel Creek is gonna be so jealous. What a nice rig for 21k hours! Wonder what the hell blew through the top of the back hood?

[@ksw501]

You mean Fat Allis?

[@billtodd6509]

Maybe they were pushing it with the other loader and lifted the bucket too quickly

[@MGower4465]

Nobody talks about the burrito somebody dropped in the intake...

[@Tyler-mm5nc]

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[@toeknee5464]

sounds like a metal song, fat Alice by Alice chalmers

[@danslawncare8594]

The Volvo loaders are awesome. If t

[@ukoldgit]

Matt's Fat Alice is going to be somewhat outclassed!!!!!!

[@kgod449]

Cutting Edge Engineering hat! I love when KZbinrs wear each other's merch!

[@johnobiro5202]

That’s Beast of a Machine Sam. Matt will be Sick when he claps eyes on it. 👍🔧🇬🇧

[@dieseldude8657]

You are right, it is a, Deutz engine. The problem with the engine not stating is the injector cups. They become porous and leak. It looks like a nice machine. Can I just say that your, Mack looks great. Thank you for sharing.

[@eladfitz5673]

Loved the comment, "these Kids" when you always have a huge smile when your on any piece of heavy equipment. Were all just kids playing when were having fun, even at over 60 years old.

[@danyarbrough7847]

Love a new toy! So much satisfaction getting it back into shape.

[@pedromatajr8725]

Volvo is a whole different animal, Sweden sure knows how to make them. Your Mack truck and trailer are awesome! Great video!!

[@chrisstegerman8058]

There aint much Swedish animore about Volvo . Most of the bigger excavators are mafe in South Korea at the formar Samsung Plant,some of the Smaler Machines come out of Germany and the miniExcavators come out of France,that was the formar Peljob Plant. The Loaders i think are stil produced in Sweden,but i am not 100% sure about that. Most of the Engines come out of the German Deutz Factory in wich Volvo has a big share

[@niklaseriksson3343]

@@chrisstegerman8058 Loaders are built at the Volvo factory in Arvika, Sweden. ADTs are built in the factory in Braås, Sweden. Volvo cars and trucks are also still being built in Sweden.

[@antonsjoberg]

@@chrisstegerman8058 smaller engines are Deutz. Funny thing is that Deutz service technichans are always at a standby at the Arvika factory and have 2 hours to fix a problem with a engine or they got to pay. Larger machines has the Volvo Penta engines made in Sweden.

[@fraudieYT]

That is NO abandoned machine, that is good to roll, straight to work ! Hey whats with the Ford logo at the start then I see a mack rolling

[@robertpleijsier9699]

there are 3 divisions at Volvo , Volvo Penta for Marine engines, Volvo BM for any agricultural machine , and Volvo Truck engines

[@gumelini1]

You have a switch right where your control levers are and you can forward-reverse the machine using that switch instead of using the reverser lever under the steering wheel.Its very convenient when you get used to it and your hand dont have to come of the steering wheel

[@ifyoutip]

Also, if you use the selector on the column you will be replacing it every two years. Use the rocket switch and replace it every 15 years or 23,000 hours.

[@arcanewyrm6295]

"Other side of Harrisburg"? My old stomping ground...

[@phillipdean9879]

Matt won’t be jealous, far too new for him to have! Looks great with a bit of TLC! 🇦🇺🍺🍺

[@korhing1066]

Sam you and Matt are Living my Dream thank you

[@kirk467]

Give it a bath, Scrappy! I bet she’ll look a lot better cleaned up! I hope someone can fix that tire for you my friend! Those are definitely expensive!

[@robertpleijsier9699]

she looks mint

[@robertpleijsier9699]

the mack v8 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lloydedwards8038]

On the Volvo try opening the engine side doors or some of them open at the rear wit a latch(for fuel).

[@logancarter2134]

Sweet!!!

[@LarryO777]

Sam, you're living a dream that is 80 years old.... Mine! Thank you for the great videos. Keep up the good work and just keep on smiling.

[@kevinmurphy3464]

“She’s a beauty Clark”! No idea what would cause that hood damage over the fan, but I bet it scared the living shit out of the guy that was using it when it happened!

[@ksw501]

I watch every week to see that superliner!

[@user-oc3tj6cc3g]

Every times he tops a hill with the superliner my right hand reaches for the mouse/knob and my right foot lifts off the keyboard/pedal!

[@forumbezoeker]

The V-belt driven delivery pump sometimes leaks. You can repair it again.. the coolant will not leak, but with this type of Deutz engines the cylinder sleeves sometimes want to drop. nice machine, good luck with it. we have several. liked it well. best wishes for 2024

[@dalemac7355]

Two brake one for full engine power and brake other pedal kicks out trans so you can Rev the engine to raise the bucket for loading trucks or lifting forks, boom ect

[@lukasvondaheim]

Had the pleassure to drive and work in a Volvo L90H for a year. Amazing machine! Lovely to drive

[@youcanseeitall]

Can't wait to see Matt's face when he sees this beast.

[@joshloughner847]

What a gem, Sam. I heard Frank say he was jealous, so it sounds like you got a decent deal. May come in handy with this snowstorm coming👍 Appreciate all you do, keeping the videos rolling in. Here's to 2024!

[@73DiamondReo]

definitely jealous. it was 15 minutes from the house

[@matthewferguson2515]

A company I worked for had one of these only slightly newer. Was very handy we had a brush grapple and forks with it.

[@terryraymond7984]

Matt the Ether man

[@bartdaw6681]

Nice to have friends that will help you ! Priceless !

[@steveperyer4850]

Sam, that is a serious loader, and will get some real work done Matt will be drooling over this machine😊

[@robstone9628]

you really should have filmed the power washing, love watching that

[@themrsmartjohnson6723]

Should be taping off exhaust when towing it down highway if don't want to ruin the turbo!

[@stevezwemer1262]

That radiator/ hood cover eruption aftermath is similar to some of the intentional creations on the hoods of WelderUp vehicles He will be jealous

[@ralphups7782]

Sam of Scrappy Industries, a big thank you for taking the time out to include the background music's information. now i don't have to guess what the band is 👈👺👀👀👍

[@MrNosajwhitey]

As soon as I seen it closer was waiting for you to pressure clean it

[@MrNosajwhitey]

By the way didn't need to watch it getting cleaned but needed to see that it was cleaned 😅

[@paulstaab1705]

That was one hell of a find,Matt is very jealous, I'm sure. U should name her (SHREDDER) the way that hood panel is,wtf a little bit of work and one hell of a machine.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

I love it I think it may have to be shredder 😂😂

[@paulstaab1705]

@@ScrappyIndustries cool!

[@taurota1554]

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@Easterndmondbk]

Good looking unit, seems to run smooth. I think you've got a good one.

[@Nick-nw6zg]

Love the heavy equipment, restorations interesting stuff I could walk around in old heavy equipment yards all day long

[@TomLongusa]

A little rough around the edges but a vulva with 21,000 miles is just getting broken in.🤭 On a more serious note…such a deal, well as long as Matt doesn’t bug you too much with trade offers.

[@cantwellron11]

SWEET AS

[@jeffbangkok]

Excellent

[@tyhogue8316]

New subscriber here! I’ve watched you working with Matt so I thought I’d subscribe. I mean who doesn’t love big equipment! 👍

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks for the sub!

[@wendellmcqueary8624]

16:30 Love the way that dog growls . I was told once , many years ago. with a Mac, you got one dog looking at another's dog's ass, and NEITHER ONE IS GOING TO QUIT. We don't have much top end speed, but we can out pull anything on earth. Love old Mac trucks. Yours is a gem, looks and SOUNDS great.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks!!! I always say two A-holes looking at each other 😂

[@user-qz6cz3ow7i]

After 15 years of loading clay/shale in a brick yard she deserves some TLC.

[@awstott]

Mr diesel creek bought another new loader? Will be interesting to see what he picked up. Looks like you got a nice machine there Sam. Hopefully it serves you well.

[@philstreeter9703]

You got one hell of a deal Sam. She runs great. A few gremlins are nothing.

[@hojem4x4]

the left brake pedal is just a brake pedal, many of us here use the brake on the left so you can inch the machine forward and such, the gear selector is just put in 4 and it shifts by itself, should be a button for gear 1 downshift when loading into piles and such just below the loader arm lever, it might be so new that you got forwards and reverse switch on the console with the levers too instead of using the shift lever itself

[@1one3_Racing]

We had an L70 Volvo on the farm with 18,000 hours and it was bulletproof. It needed the wet brakes replacing which was expensive, but otherwise it just got serviced. It ran 4 - 5 hours every day loading the feed mixer.

[@danielcarignan1060]

super loader lache pas

[@nelsonmattoon150]

The Mack is sounding good

[@REDBIRD-95]

It's a beaut Clark👍 Wow, that's a nice loader and didn't take much to get her going. Usually the equipment you and Matt rescue are in a far more dilapidated condition requiring lots of effort to bring them back to life.

[@ezrollergbg]

Volvo themselves doesn’t do the smaller engines inhouse anymore. They make larger capacity (10 l or bigger I believe) in Skövde. Deutz do make great engines just like Volvo. And there is a reason Volvo are doing well in the heavy equipment field. Proud to be from the same city. :)

[@DjRobalx]

Hello iam robin from Sweden. Hehe i can see you have Swedish tires on this unit (TRELLEBORG) Is a huge option here in swedein and this tires are used in almost every (TRACTOR) units/Trucks here in Sweden. I loove your videos Keep Up The Good Spirit Pease :D

[@davewarrender2056]

Holy crap!!!! , a real life tonka toy. The little kid in me is jumping up and down , wanting a go😅😅😅😅

[@kirk467]

Thanks for sharing Scrappy, take care brother! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@johnnyhomegrownholmgren9999]

That’s a rock solid loader! 👍 And for the first time, someone that finally finding a Volvo loader in the US, that ain’t completley trashed into pieces! That L90 got plenty of life left in it. 20k hrs on a loader here in Sweden ain’t unusual. But if you are looking for a new bucket, i would recommend Volvos grading bucket. It has a low backside and a longer bottom, and that will give you clear sight of the cutting edge.

[@juhomaki-petaja]

I agree. 20000h is nothing. Even 30000h is almost nothing to Volvoaäs and Ljungbys

[@RallyRobert976]

Open the fuel head on the filter pump there is a non return valve to tank may need cleaning.

[@lloydedwards8038]

If it was a head or head gasket it would probably have a white smoke to it. As on Deutz engines in trucks you may want o start on coolant lines from rad and work inward.

[@billries7204]

Looks like you got yourself a nice early x Mas present!!!

[@user-dn6ij6lm2g]

Love this Loader and it run very good .for 21000 hrs it was well taking care , for yard machine its a good one .

[@heighRick]

Thanks Sam, helps a lot!

[@woodwelder]

That’s a steal ..! Without a gun ..! Tires an easy fix .. most likely an o ring .. The quick tach is great , get some forks or a crane boom !

[@niklaseriksson3343]

That is one hell of a find! L90 is a a lot of loader for your money! I love the F-series Volvos, I used to operate a L60F years ago, loved every second of it.

[@CaptianKaos]

What a score Sam. Still has a lot of life left. Very surprised it was abandoned. Equipment is expensive. She cleaned up well and nice to see out the windows . Thank you for the trip down the turnpike. Been a long time since I drove them. A lot of fun going thru the tunnels. Lol. Cheers.

[@barrygrant2907]

Once the amortize value runs out on capital assets, it's just and expense to companies. They often dump them at that point regardless of condition.

[@rb6662]

Coming thru the tunnel makes a great screenshot

[@Fearon0332]

for the attatchment unlocked lght you need to push in the select button on that keyboard fot it to acknowledge and clear. i have a 110. very similar to yours

[@william6526]

One of the worse things you can do to an internal combustion engine is run anti freeze throuth the engine ,it will destroy the rings and liners and if its in the oil it will gall the bearing. When anti freeze gets hot in a combustion chamber it crystalizes and sticks to the liners . In oil it will coat the bearings with a film and the oil cant lube the bearings like it suppose to do. This is a very clean machine thats seems to have been taken care of and not abused . It will give you years of great service. Or if you fix the few minor problems you could sell it for a good profit with no trouble. Id concentrate on the anti freeze issue first ,it can potentially cause you the most money and grief if its let go . I turned wrenches on diesels for 50 years and anti freeze in the oil was one of my priority fixes. If some operator forgot to turn off the key and it sat until the batteries ran dead that loader could of run up a lot of hours just sitting. As good as shape its in i really dont think its got 21 thousand working hours on it. Good luck,great buy.

[@boodoorn]

Those volvo E and F series loaders are so good. Ive had a few of them and they are rock solid machines.

[@juhomaki-petaja]

F has lots of electric problems compared to E. And that idiotic error code system...

[@ktmtragic1397]

Deutz Great engines !

[@brianpesci]

Pick up a set of chains for the tires too if your going to use it for snow removal. Not often you or Matt gets a gem like this!

[@techmarine83]

14:16 gotta love those super safe regulation stacked heavy pallets back there. One sneeze away form killing someone.

[@samuelbrannstrom9433]

fuel cap is in the rear under the back grille

[@graemewoodruff9988]

What a great purchase, you did very well!!

[@terryraymond7984]

what a long long tunnel

[@wickum_4725]

You know its gonna be a good day when you wake up to a new Scrappy video...keep em coming, im here for it!!!

[@user-yo6zf5nh9x]

The fuel pump is an easy deal to overhaul. If the antifreeze is going in the fuel you should take care of that ASAP! The high pressure pumps and the injectors do not like water or antifreeze.

[@Lil_Atrax]

That is a great find and 21k hours is basicly nothing for a volvo loader depending on the idle vs. working hours (more idle hours the better). My workplace has 2 L90G&H and 2 L60H all have between 10k nad 19k hours and we are extremely satisfied on how robust and versitale they are.

[@danielpullum1907]

Looks like a bargain to me. But 21,000 hrs. dang that is a bunch. I don't remember what yr U identified, it is still a lot of hours. Good Luck "Good Buddy"!!!!!! Ole Mathew is gonna be jealous!!!! Ye Ole Caterpillar Cowboy, signing out.

[@garymessina1609]

Lucky guy super awesome great video thanks Sam and Frank and big John

[@donteeple6124]

Best find Ive seen on YT....Matt and Kurtis included.....OUTSTANDING !!!! awaiting follow ups on this treasure....Ya done did GOOD !!!!!!!

[@Gnarlodious]

I noticed the CEE hat, nice topper!

It's a volvo what more can you say 21 thousand hours that just broken in hours nice bit of kit 👌 👍

[@ianmangham4570]

Big beautiful beast 😮, quality Volvo 🤠🙏🇬🇧

[@charlescastle5566]

Wow, Sam thats a nice peice of equipment that's out of the ordinary for you or Matt either one.

[@MikeAnderson-oh9po]

Holy cow! You got a deal. That thing is nice.

[@huntercanuck]

Nice truck Matt, love to see these old machines restored or at least given some love.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Water in the separator cup is usually from condensation and separator should be cracked(valve on bottom opened) a bit usually before starting.

[@lesbanfield2809]

grate loader i have operated both cats and Volvo's over 20 years and loved the Volvo's for speed and ride over any other loader

[@leonblittle226]

That's a nice loader, despite the high hours and some minor leakage it's going to be a worthwhile buy

[@tuju-]

It’s not high hours, for a wheeled machine there is still couple 10k hours left if maintained. Apparently that machine is not.

[@vxjoshxv1]

my company has a volvo l70 at work with 24k hours on it still starts and runs no problems at all. These volvo machines run for a really really long time if you take care of them

[@fearlessoffroad8308]

@@tuju-more like 20-30k hours left, those older Volvo loaders without emissions crap will run almost forever if you maintain them, wouldn’t sell it if I was him, nice loader, good condition, quick attach where you can find ears to weld on forks or so on easy.

[@TheBibliofilus]

@@vxjoshxv1 The older ones from the A & B series and some C will last forever, less features but if you add what you need to one of those it's a good yard machine.

[@tuju-]

@@fearlessoffroad8308 some that has been used in salt are really rusty, that one obviously is not. Some butt scratches only.

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great loader , Volvo tough 👍💨💨

[@willpilkington2679]

Sam what I enjoy most in watching videos is the attitude you have in solving problems. You must have a very good background in mechanical repair because you are not afraid of tacking any problem that faces you. Keep up the good work. I am always interested in your next project especially with diesel creek.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

You are definitely winning with this loader.

[@johnpopolo5954]

On your open I was thinking Smokey and the Bandit. NICE!

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks!