SAVED FROM THE SCRAP! Will this 1950s Roller ever run again??

[@DieselCreek]

Hope yall enjoyed this video! It’s been over a year in the making! 😂 finally got it done tho!

[@richardthomas1743]

Better late then never Matt! Happy Memorial Day Weekend to everybody !!

[@Pharenir]

To answer your question of why you're doing the work outside: Your wife was complaining, that you spend too much time in the workshop. So to prove her otherwise, you're doing this project outside of the workshop. Alternative answer: To enjoy the great weather. In any way, great video as always. Love your stuff!

[@Jax2027]

Thanks mate excited for the next house building vid stay safe

[@fuhrermk92]

One day all the rollers will disappear because Matt bought them

[@gerry-p9x]

This roller. Sprays water onto drums right??

[@MidwestSirenProductions]

Man, this opened up a memory from my childhood... In the summer of 2004, I was living with my grandparents when a crew came to resurface our street. I enjoyed watching the crews strip and pave the road, until the final day when an old roller that looks pretty similar to this one was finishing up the last portion. As I was watching, the operator approached me and let me hop aboard for a ride up and down the road. As a five-year-old, that was easily the coolest thing I ever experienced; definitely would not be allowed in today's times!

[@jstar1000]

If you were 5 in 2004 your still a child in my book lol. No offence intended. Your a bit younger then my kids by a few years so to me they will always be kids I guess.

[@kylepayton1036]

@@jstar1000what point is there to your comment other than to be offensive? Is calling an adult a kid anything else oldtimer?

[@killtyrant]

​@@kylepayton1036 The only person who can even claim offense here is OP. By you speaking for them, you're treating OP like a child who can't speak for themselves.

[@MidwestSirenProductions]

@@jstar1000 Honestly, I'm not offended, in fact a bit flattered. I'm glad I can still be viewed as young. I'm a child at heart; machines still make me smile like they did back when I was crawling around.

[@jstar1000]

@@MidwestSirenProductions Certainly nothing wrong with being young or a child at heart like myself. Enjoy your youth, it will pass before you know it.

[@biohazardlnfS]

He hasn't stopped with the rollers my god we've lost him. 😂😂😂

[@RobbyRutherford]

He's on a roll.

[@frankdesbaux]

@@RobbyRutherford Downhill is easy.

[@michaelcoulter1798]

In my experience, working in the dirt occasionally makes one appreciate having a nice shop to work in.

[@willwade1101]

A band took the name "Buffalo Springfield" and made it famous among rockers during the 60s. The band consisted of Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Jim Messina, Doug Hastings, Ken Koblun, Jim Fielder. Stephen Stills & Neil Young went on to form Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Jim Messina went on to form the duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins. Jim Fielder went on as an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears.

[@awkwarddude]

I remember that group and many others of the 60s, my era of coming of age...

[@edfranklin2]

I think one of them joined Poco too, with Randy Meisner later of the Eagles.

[@netrioter]

Lies...Buffalo Springfield are a group of aliens that play music..disguised as humans.

[@eugenio1542]

"Stop children what's that sound, everybody look whats going down ... " ☝️♥️✌️🌍🙏

[@Jay.Kellett]

@@eugenio1542 Good line for a song...OH! WAIT! Never mind.

[@barrygrant2907]

The umbrella was a nice touch. I remember the road crews packing asphalt in the hot summer sun and the big umbrellas over them.

[@golfbravowhiskey8669]

@38:03 I can't believe you didn't say "stop what's that sound everybody look what's going down"🎶🎤 When it busted off.

[@dennishayes65]

Buffalo Springfield !!!

[@deeds3611]

29:13 You ready? love a giggle like this, dude in the dozer is laughing so hard, mates, love em.

[@Silverhornet81]

Thats Sam from Scrappy Industries I think? Edit: it is!

[@rogerday6184]

There was contact

[@SanchoPanza-wg5xf]

12:46 Old internal combustion motors aren't so different from newlyweds. Lubrication of the pistons and cylinders is essential. Sometimes the initial action may be bumpy and uncertain, but with some persistence things tend to loosen up with each stroke until everything eventually starts to smoothly purr! Then you are rewarded with the responsibility of housing the thing you created for years and years to come.

[@mikeschillinger4427]

Perfect analogy. 😂😂😂😂

[@dddevildogg]

Remember also- if it has boobs or bumpers you're gonna have troubles

[@grheckert5847]

Use that roller as a sign at the end of your farm lane. Paint it up nice and put the Diesel Creek logo on it 😁😍😁. Make a flat mound of large stones and sit it on top of it.

[@Bearsgypsy1]

☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸 OMG !!!! I’m 72 & my dad owned a construction company in NYC … my eldest brother 6’3 would prop me on his shoulders & I was the break smiles … I got to ride one of those !!!! Standing between his knees my tiny hands oh his massive hands …HUGE machines all around the look of 😱 on the secretary’s face as we drove passed the hub. Those men guarded me with thier lives treated me like thier own no wonder I love the smell of grease gas & honking BIG machines. Thank you Matt for saving the machine that built America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@michaelburns9172]

Same here Sir . My brother and myself got a big paddle bord scraper earth mover . We drove it up and down the freeway they were building. I was eight and my brother was 5 . We had a ball . Those were the days.

[@TJY-mb5hk]

I’m 53. My dad was an operating engineer. Some of my greatest memories of my childhood was going to work with my dad, sitting on his lap and controlling the laterals on a D8, helping the service guys grease the machines, and getting lunch from the roach coach.

[@michaelburns9172]

@@TJY-mb5hk I have been a machinist for 50 years my now thirty five year old son has many such memories. God Bless you young man.

[@barrowpeter604]

THANKS MATT. HOLIDAY WEEKEND JUST GOT BETTER. I'M 62 AND I CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS.

[@DieselCreek]

Much appreciated!

[@jefferyroberts8076]

I’m 60 and can’t wait to see your videos. Harbor freight sells a heated sonic cleaner that works great for carburetors I use mine quite a bit on my projects.

[@gerry-p9x]

Name it...ROLLIE. THE ROLLER😃😃

[@paulprigge1209]

Must be an age thing I’m 63 going on 64 October, Country/Farm

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Makes since to work outside (NICE DAY,, DIRTY MACHINE. MAT WAS TRYONG TO KEEP HIS FLOOR CLEAN.........BUT REAL REASON ".MASTER MAT " HAS TOO MANY PROJECTS IN JHIS BEAUTIFUL SHOP ..... JUST NO ROOM 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@MarkWhitmore-bg5yk]

Rolling in the dirt once in a while is a necessity. It reminds us how far we have come and brings back some good ol memories from the early days!

[@ronnyvonallmen6892]

I remember watching the road crews as they built our neighborhood streets in the 1960’s….Very similar Roller…As kids we called them “Steam” Rollers…Always fascinated with these machines along with the Open Cab Road Graders and Water Sprinkler Trucks…Great Video and Thank You for saving this wonderful machine….

[@patrickmccarthy6532]

Love watching you bring back life to old work horses. You are like a mechanical Saint. Keep up the good work.

[@BusterNoggins]

Never before even imagined, push starting a steam roller.

[@DieselCreek]

Well…. It’s not steam but yes

[@BusterNoggins]

@@DieselCreek It's what I've always called em, like Crescent wrenches.

[@richardthomas1743]

I think that working in the dirt is a way for you to get back to your "roots" Matt! Also it helps to be a reminder of just how awesome your new shop is and to never take it for granted !

[@TheFloofBoi]

This, right here, is why you never give up on old equipment unless its clear its absolutely hosed. The sheer joy and satisfaction when that thing fired up and ran after literally a year of on and off messing with it, that is what this is all about. I tip my hat to ya!

[@josefnovak7496]

So I finished watching it, gave it a thumbs up. It wasn't clear from the video if it was the 180˚ splitter that did it or something else. Many thanks to Matt for saving another beautiful machine from being scrapped. I also have a fondness for old machines. Hello Ivoš, car mechanic, year 1962 from the Czech Republic to America, all the DIYers and inventors there :-)

[@RobertFay]

*- Matt, **37:30**; Hurrah!, Good for you.* *- Your tenacity over one or two years to get this to run is laudable...and fun for us.*

[@Alachua03]

Just about had to pick myself up off the floor laughing when your buddy from Scrappy Industries almost sent you into low earth orbit with that enthusiastic push! LOL!

[@mariebennett5739]

Think your firing order is not right

[@CaptianKaos]

Thank you Matt for the morning coffee video. Great save for only $350 and some time. And it has a new home which is NOT the scrap yard. Perfect! It runs really well for as old as it is. A little more work and the new owner will have a nice machine. It is amazing how simple they built it. Bubble gum and bailing wire and your off to the races. You and Sam push starting it was a hoot. Cheers.

[@stevecurtiss46]

Matt, you're a smart man for not putting a piece of junk (possibly) in the shop and then have it blocking things up if it don't work.

[@OFCbigduke613]

Totally agree

[@rge2410]

Scrappy Sam to the rescue. Love the Matt and Sam team.

[@brucecliffe6213]

Hi Matt, when you were being pushed with the dozer I could hear the backfiring. This usually indicates incorrect firing order. I know because I kept timing an engine 180 degrees out for around 3 hours one night and it was backfiring all the time but not starting till I took a break then started at it afresh. I Got the timing correct in a couple of minutes, then it fired straight away. Guess I was just tired and not thinking clearly. That was way back when I was in my mid 20s. I am 78 tomorrow. Thanks for the video Matt.

[@Phamacy94]

It is like watching Fred Flintstone in the rock quarry! This channel is a hoot!

[@ltanthrax8435]

That's incredible! Matt gives everyone who works on equiptment the proof that perseverance pays off.

[@miguelix9585]

Coffee in the morning with diesel creek. The best combo!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Oh yea

[@gerry-p9x]

An mustie. 1. With side order of BK. BREAKFAST

[@proberts34]

French toast and bacon here.

[@miguelix9585]

This is getting interesting... What do you like for breakfast guys? Here toast with chocolate and milk.

[@vincelopez5705]

Every time I watch these videos, brings back so many memories of working with my dad. Thank so much brother.

[@duncanjames914]

Matt, if there's one quality I appreciate about you the most it's your perseverance in solving a problem. So many people give up so easily. Way to go lad.

[@karencary3312]

You have a soft spot for old girls. Warms this old girls heart. Always look forward to your videos!! ❤❤

[@SamRFixes]

Something good to do is drain the water from the pan while it's still separated and at the bottom, just until you start getting oil, then put it back in. Then, if it does turn over, you don't end up pumping water into all the bearings and mixing it all up.

[@bertjesklotepino]

I don't understand why he indeed does not do that and almost always tries it with the old stuff inside. I would have a barrel of oil that i can use for to at least get it running. Just waste oil that still does the job better than the stuff that was left in there for ages (with the water contamination) But i guess he knows what he is doing, or just lazy to change the oil beforehand. (or do what you suggest) But yeah, i think the machine itself would be happier if you were to do what you suggest, or just change the oil with some waste oil for to get it running. And when it runs, the regular service job can be done. Your comment should get a heart from mr DieselCreek as well. Or, he is too lazy to do what you (or i) suggest, and too lazy to put the heart on your comment. Or he is tired from working on all of the stuff he is working on. Which i can respect. (i also respect being lazy, because i am as well.)

[@johncottingham8987]

@@bertjesklotepino, I for one would never call Matt from Diesel Creek Lazy. He gets more done in a day then some people get done in a week. In my case it would be a month, but then again I am 80 so I just follow along. I get tired just watching Matt getting things done. Matt has proven time after time that he has a pretty good idea how to do things and will readily admit when he doesn't. By the way Matt, I was yelling at you when that Roller was going off the ramp, but I found my mic turned off so you didn't hear me.

[@amazing_bobson]

@@bertjesklotepino That saves time to pull the head off instead of using a compression gauge to see if a valve is stuck open. Still like to watch him and he gets a lot more done than I ever would.

[@tdotw77]

Drain the water out of an engine half filled with water? Yeah right! Takes way too much time for all that. Just send it right through the entire oiling system so everything is really, completely screwed beyond repairs (fubar)! He doesn't care about this, it's not a Cat nor a diesel! And he ain't gonna acknowledge this either way too busy! I'll just leave it at that....

[@bertjesklotepino]

thanks for your opinion. @@tdotw77

[@bannzai]

Another piece of old iron saved and sold on. I like how you are a dog with a bone when diagnosing engine problems. Love , health and respect from Scotland UK.

[@Miakel]

Hello to you in Scotland from Australia! Doesn't get much further away from us down here than Scotland.

[@abaye23]

Some others have mentioned I think but if there's water in the oil and you're going to go through all that to try and get it running, I'd think best to drain that old oil and put in some new so that you get some good lubrication in there instead of sloshing that water through the engine.. love your videos!

[@DonG0412]

I got serious Saturday morning cartoon vibes when you flattened that rusty tool box. Lol. Nice work, as always and thanks.

[@DieselCreek]

😂

[@thomaskavanagh6985]

Sunday is now complete 😂 How do we Men always end up with stuff we never really needed 😂 Thanks Matt

[@philyew3617]

Awwww that's easy. It's no different to when your wife NEEDS a new purse🤣. Exactly the same rules and reasoning applies, just a pity the wife don't agree.

[@SpawnofChaos]

@@bwfvc7770 Nah, he's got a massive homemade concrete grass roller. 😂

[@Tia_Singer]

"Oh... I thought you said, 'go, Bo, go.'" The doubletake I did when I heard a Dukes of Hazzard movie reference while half asleep was *priceless.* Thanks for the dumb smile and infectious sense of humor, Matt!

[@highland-scott902]

"Matt Dirt"...Joe Dirt.🤣😂😅

[@whodahellru8124]

Oh my geez! My heart dropped at 29:13! Are you sure he’s a friend? Or is he _that friend?_ 😄

[@alcopower5710]

Good ole scrappy

[@wendellmcqueary8624]

Look at the GRIN on his face after doing that little nudge. lol . Glad no one got hurt or fell.

[@duaneb2672]

Worked for a municipality and we had a Buffalo for rolling chip seal parking lots in the city parks. I used to be the mechanic on it 50 years ago. we also had a smaller one for in tight spaces and sidewalks. thanks for the memories in Michigan.

[@Grumpytoolguy1959]

Always fun coming in behind someone else's work and mistakes! Well done once again Matt, love seeing you salvage old American Iron!! Thanks for the entertainment!

[@cybermunk13]

Long time making, but ohh so SWEET. Love the notification when Matt has uploaded something. Save the IRON from scrap.

[@GrandadTinkerer]

The roller that named a band!

[@andreamills5852]

It reminds me of something that "Wiley Coyote" would've purchased 🤣in the 1950's from the Acme steam roller Co, to run over the Road Runner . Then failing miserably by running himself over .. Beep--- Beep.

[@robertmorin6495]

I hope the guy you sell it to will bring it to Massachusetts to help fix roads here. I refer to them as steam rollers also. When they rolled over hot asphalt, water was used to cool the front roller I think and it would make a bunch of steam.

[@DieselCreek]

Haha he lives up that way. Can’t remember where but New England somewhere

[@davidmiller6010]

So the reason I'm not using the shop for this project is that the shop is already full of projects currently in need of attention, AND this is just too dang hard to move! So the side yard is the next best choice. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Thanks for sharing.

[@bradchandler6967]

Back in the 80's I used to move large paving equipment for a company in Massachusetts that did highways and large parking lots, etc.. They had rollers very similar to that one, but they had 6-71 Detroits in them. They operated the same way. Oh, and I've noticed in all your videos you use "Kroil" instead if PB Blaster. I've been using it since sometime in the 80's as well. "Kano Pete" is right !! It has a very unique smell, and it always corolates to success in freeing rusted bolts. It's cool that the roller is gonna be on the steam show property so you can play with it more !!

[@PatsPurposefulPutzing]

Where I worked a guy called it "Lady Elvis" (cologne)

[@nilo9456]

I've found that a mixture of 1/2 kerosene, 1/2 Ford f transmission fluid works pretty good as penetration fluid.

[@johnfederkeil9211]

Persistence pays off! Nice job on the revival. The umbrella was a nice touch.

[@bluehaze142gaming]

I'm going to say this... I am not a mechanic in anyway but damn I enjoy watching your videos! Thanks Matt!!

[@dansproshop]

Hey Matt, it was pleasure to hook up with you at National Pike. High hopes to a collab in the future!!

[@davidvann9387]

I want to admit that I fast forwarded through a lot of this. I was thinking what a waste of time messing with this pile. Thank you for being persistent. It was a pleasure seeing and hearing this run. Good job Sir!!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

People don't seem to realize how important these old machines are. You now have a collection of machines to make real roads. That will make you money in the future.

[@DieselCreek]

This thing ain’t making me any money except from this video lol it’s going down the road for little more than I paid for it, BUT it’s saved from the scrapper torch

[@tommywilliams5135]

I had a tire truck with crane it was handy i pickup junk cars and trucks i could see were one would benfit you

[@jake66000]

Bright and Early sunday with Diesel Creek, love it!

[@carlkirkegaard2030]

Having just returned from church, I was just in the proper mood to see something saved. I spent my youth working on a farm, and was around farm machinery all the time. Farmers were good mechanics. I learned a lot about tractor engines, John Deere 2 cylinder, Farmall tractors, combines, rakes, cultivators and other machines. Gave me a life long appreciation for machines and mechanics. Love the lush greenness of rural Pennsylvania!. God Bless you Matt.

[@Edwardmodos]

That's just Matt having nostalgia for the forest when breaking down and working in nature soothed the soul. Touching dirt, as it were. Touching Indians.

[@davidhill2619]

Hey Matt, is that a moustache or an eyebrow come down for a drink?😂😂😂 keep up the good work, great channel. All the best from Toulouse

[@arcanewyrm6295]

And here I was, thinking we were about to get a National Pike Steam Show episode today. This is an unexpected (but not at all unpleasant) twist! Morning, Matt. Good to see you again. 😁

[@arcanewyrm6295]

I saw a video on Tuesday in my feed from Fleecy Dale Farms (never heard of it) of a couple monster dozers doing some serious digging there. Thought maybe one of them might be yours, but the video quality was rather meh and I just couldn't tell. It looked like fun though!

[@DieselCreek]

It was me lol

[@2020HotShotTruckingLLC]

@@DieselCreek Share that video on your channel - awesome seeing that!

[@marcbeebe]

Oh boy! A Buffalo-Springfield asphalt roller! That brings back memories. And I don't mean of the band (which got its name from the equipment company).

[@SpeedStar76]

Oh thank god for Diesel Creek. I needed this today, thanks Matt. (Anyone else just love great creators like this who make you feel part of what they are doing?)

[@bruceadler-9410]

Matt, FYI after you switched the plug wires around at +37:00 it looks like you ended up with them 180 degrees off of where they were originally at +10:10. Which means you must have also put the distributor in 180 degrees off of its original orientation. In this situation, two wrongs make it right. Also, you had me yelling "wrong plug order" at the screen for over 30 minutes.

[@richardgreene7198]

At starting you want the resistor bypassed . The resistor deals with coil saturation . That occurs at running loads . You didn't burn that coil up giving it full power at cranking .Did you notice the S terminal on old starters with point ignition ? You wire that to the coil to give it full beans at start up .

[@williamlee1429]

I have worked on small block Chevrolets all of my life. I rebuilt a couple of Ford 289s and even a Dodge 318. No matter what book you read no matter how hard you try I am 100% success rate on getting every single distributor 180° out the first time. In addition, whether it is 153624, or 18436572, you’ll always get the plug wires wrong.At least I do.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

1. Verify it's not locked up 2. Verify compression 3. Verity spark 4. Verify timing If these are correct, it will fire off on starting fluid. If it fires off 5. Verify fuel 6. Verify air intake 3 - 4 hours at most, not AN ENTIRE YEAR!

[@conorkelly8]

Love the videos Matt , all the way here from Ireland 🇮🇪 watching all old vids and great to see how far you've come 👍

[@peterharms3851]

My first thoughts were, “For what it’s worth”…….but you may need to be a certain vintage to get the Buffalo Springfield reference!

[@donmcintosh4125]

Imagine 68 so I got it.

[@gerry-p9x]

I'm more so. AMBOY DUKES

[@Daddymouse-ny9cz]

Wait.....whats that sound??????

[@matthewtaylor3308]

I got it.

[@jaywalls281]

My friend so crazy I thought same thing when I saw that badge on the roller.

[@dalemettee1147]

Matt, on the subject of the trolley crane for the shop. The one that you showed us is a little big but can be cut shorter. Also, when installing such a massive piece of equipment, additional framing has to be put into place to hold the moving trolley. Strong enough to hold the weight of the crane but also the payload for it. I'm not sure the building could hold support the added load. Something to look into.Maybe installing more I beams to the floor and rails along the length of the interior.

[@BrooksMoses]

When he was building the foundation, he put in special footers for the posts that are going to support the crane. As I recall, his plan was for those posts to not even be tied into the building, so the crane wouldn't shake the building.

[@refurbansuburban]

The yellow umbrella makes the whole outfit really work. Nicely done, Matt! I am cackling with glee!

[@DeadReckon]

Matt: I found the perfect roller! Also Matt: Hey I found ANOTHER antique roller! It's okay man, we get it, you watched a lot of Loony Tunes as a kid and you wanna make sure if that coyote ever comes around he'll be a pancake for sure. Just playing man, keep up the great work, I always enjoy the enthusiasm you have for bringing these old machines back to life.

[@rirebel6029]

I know you love all old equipment and I love it myself to a certain degree , but older gas stuff as cool as it is NEVER starts and runs right!!! A diesel sheepsfoot pull behind compactor sat in a gravel pot for 20 years and we cleared some bees nests threw a battery in it and it fired right up !! The gas stuff is just such a challenge every time you go to start it !!!

[@joeintheus.3438]

She is a beautiful piece of equipment. I am glad you are saving her. Thanks for another great video.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!

[@nathanielvosburgh6464]

A video by diesel creek is always great. Is always worth the amazing wait for the 1hr project videos.

[@danwillington6491]

Good old school video. Even tho Matt has the shop to work in he is still humble enough to crawl round in the dirt. What a bloke 👍🏼

[@JKost-rp5um]

Matt's top reasons for working outside: 1) Pickup tailgate makes a better work bench. 2) Fire prevention. If project catches fire, shop won't burn down. 3) I work better with mosquitoes. 4) Honest, I have a deep down fear of nice enclosed spaces. 5) I like to listen to the classics when I work...the birds.

[@billgeorge7804]

Ah, life is good, a video from Matt and Wes within 24 hours of each other.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

AWESOME! IT RUNS AND IT MOVES!!! I absolutely love this video. The old girl rolls again! When you're excited, I laugh 😂 Thank you for sharing!😊

[@russwabuda1556]

here at ball-acre farm we ran an essick roller some time back. my father overchoked the farm-all. insted of hand cranking, will pulled the tractor with the roller. it didn't start until we were beyond the main gate. we really stopped traffic, i'll tell you.

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Yep, somebody’s going to find that useful for paving. Back back in the late 90s when the county was fixing a sinkhole where I live, they had one of those old rollers. I didn’t realize until watching this video that it was a gasoline powered roller, but after hearing it, it makes sense. And actually, when they fixed that sinkhole, that was the very first time I had ever heard a roller because when I was three and they were building my house I’m sure they use them, but I had no idea what they were. And it truly is amazing how different those old machines sound compared to the ones of today.

[@naiahhaian]

I love the part when you tell us how it's not really good for much, it's not very collectable and that you really don't need it.. but you brought it anyway 😂 😂

[@mikebythesea45]

Suggestion: if you have water in the oil and you’re under it, why not loosen the drain plug and drain the water out before touching it off? Costs nothing but 5 minutes time. Loving how you have passion for giving the old iron one last job before permanent retiring. Love the content Matt!

[@stephenwagener349]

In the grand sport of “Get it started “ Crawling around on a Dirt floor is embedded in your muscle memory

[@einfelder8262]

That looks like a roller for asphalt work, in Aus we call it hot mix, it's put down bu pavers and rolled with flat rollers like this one. There will be water nozzles on the rollers and scrapers to remove the odd sticky bits.

[@justinneidviecky9464]

Working in the dirt, makes a guy appreciate the better things that he does have

[@FenrirFabrication]

Great start of the day, got a thunderstorm going on so my projects are on hold until the weather calms down. Watching this is definitely better than me looking at things on marketplace that I definitely don’t need right now.

[@koreywilliams4570]

Gone fishing today. Weathers great here, the storm passed us yesterday evening.

[@DieselCreek]

It rained here a bunch yesterday

[@FenrirFabrication]

@@koreywilliams4570 Tornados and severe thunderstorms have been so common recently that I currently have three chainsaws living in my truck. Haven’t got the chance to go fishing in a long time sadly, always just working on my never ending fleet of half functioning equipment when I’m not working…

[@MattyEngland]

Lightning is God doing some plasma cutting on his DIY projects

[@danhard8440]

what up boys !! i got a Diesel Creek story !! I'm CDL class B and one of the drivers at the company i work at caused a diesel creek taking a right turn he hit a bolder and punctured his fuel tank and tore it off the truck and the fuel went right in the storm drain

[@DieselCreek]

🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@petersmith5199]

I've watched this, laying in bed with a terrible bad back and just wishing you repair this. You didn't let me down! Well done Matt. Worth the effort!!

[@PatsYardServices]

Finally had time to watch this 😂 I'm glad that all us guys with equipment act the same when buddies are involved 😂

[@bennyharper862]

Where were you when I was trying to get a '48 Pontiac strait eight running. My last failure was a'53 Ford OHV. Keep'em coming!

[@jdretiree2433]

The umbrella alone doubles the value of that piece of machinery.

[@davidfranzkoch9789]

Roller Mat is at it again...

[@Navila1]

Good morning to all DC. Nothing better than than a Sunday morning fresh video!!

[@DieselCreek]

Morning!

[@johnha-mitchell-sd]

I really enjoy your videos. I just finished watching the tow-behind roller series and am impressed with your enginuity and persistance. Love the push start idea in this video. I'm honestly a bit surprised that it worked ... but it was a hoot watching. Thanks!

[@natecampbell4708]

Wow, this project was like a roller coaster ride, with highs and lows! Glad you got it running after all. I guess you could say that your connections with the Steam Show really paid off, & I'm sure the guy buying it will enjoy it. For me, it's interesting to see machinery that was made in or around my birth year (1957) being salvaged & made useful again.

[@julianpritchard2558]

“Matt Diesel Creek “ saving history one piece at a time! 👍😀

[@professorfalken4600]

You should use the roller for a mail box post.

[@rintin1874]

Afternoon Matt watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👍

[@BrianJChelf]

Matt, you are a legend for taking in what appers to be , an old piece of run-down useless junk and making it work. Love you channel.

[@DieselCreek]

I appreciate that!

[@paulotts]

Matt, with these behemoths you have the patience of a saint/ or maybe you're just the most stubborn mechanic in the business. Great job!

[@marshalllarson8970]

A compression test may have shown no need to pull the head. You do seem to like to take the long way around by not doing more preliminary checks.

[@markbehr88]

Matt, that Roller looks terrific. I do hope you will fix it up. Nice that it was a workmate of your D8. Together again! 😀👍

[@jameslangham7493]

Persistence,curiosity and a sense of fun gets the job done 😊😊😊😊😊

[@danimal0921]

NOSTALGIA!!!! Matt climbed in underneath the roller in the dirt because he was desperately and seriously feeling the need for some NOSTALGIA!!!

[@jeancornelis8292]

Matt to the rescue !!!....yet again ! Good work buddy . If this was a movie , you would be wearing a cape !!!! ....you already got the superpowers!!!! Thanks again , Jean , France.