"The Juicy Caboosy" | Lifting an old caboose with a crane

[@harrynicolas3038]

love your videos brother!!! new 40T and under stiff boom operator!!

[@renaissancecommunityloanfu699]

This is our commercial client! They are coming along with construction and remodeling! Thank you for helping them and featuring them!

[@BillyLapTop]

I am forever amazed at the entrepreneurship of people who try new things and make a go of it. All the best to these 2 girls and their dreams.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I love watching people take an idea and run with it. Hope you are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

They will do good with a such catchy name, even if it's placed on a desolate island in middle of Mississippi river! Good luck for a prosperous enterprise girls!

[@VideosByAl]

Nice to get a fun pic every so often.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

This was a fun one! Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@kevinpoore5626]

Well good to see you're still kicking glad you still working so am I good show though

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I'm definitely still kicking and working. Glad you are as well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@jmacd8817]

I half expected you to pick it by the rails, to keep the trucks attacked.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I think their plan is to mount it on some sort of trailer. Given it is going to be near the beach, they want to be able to move it in the event of a storm. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@jmacd8817]

@@ToTheTopCrane not taking thebwheels/trucks definitely simplifies things. Thanks for the vid!

[@fgllc]

Nice pick. Glad the car didn't fold up on you. Welcome back on the air.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I too am glad it didn't fold up. That would definitely put a damper on the future plans for the caboose. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@skibik3r]

Oh, I'd love to make some Juicy Caboosy jokes :) Thnx for the great upload!

[@kw900lkevin]

old Norfolk & Western caboose sweet

[@andyb9767]

Just want to wish you all a Happy New Year.

[@richardlincoln8438]

Thanks for sharing.

[@kdove2110]

Really fun to watch! Thanks for sharing another job.

[@codysciarra5458]

Keep the videos coming

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great video Jimmy .

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗👍

[@MsBoots10]

Another home run! Thanks for putting your time into making these videos, they make my day!

[@ko9446]

A friend has some property in central California, he put one on the property by his house as a guest house. People love it.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

A guest house would be a neat use for one. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@mikalehtinen315]

Jippii and wow, way to go Jimmy, good job. Awesome video again. More such videos. Greetings from Finland

[@mikeembrey9176]

There is one in my home town connected to a restaurant it's pretty neat good video 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@ToTheTopCrane]

A restaurant would be another neat idea for a caboose. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@Torsee]

Cool concept!

[@barryhansen6854]

By the looks needs some TLC I'm sure they will get there going by the enthusiasm Jimmy.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It definitely needs some TLC. Their charisma was on another level. I'm sure they will do great with it. Hope you are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@barryhansen6854]

@@ToTheTopCrane I'm still above ground Jimmy.

[@litz13]

Those trucks are a surprisingly large amount of the car weight, 7-10,000lbs each ... and a caboose usually only weighs 40-60,000lbs total. That's why it lifted off so easily. As for the friction bearings, those were generally phased out in the 1950s. Most railroads no longer allow them at all, requiring all rolling stock to have modern roller bearings.

[@larrykeenan598]

A hot box is the term used when an axle bearing overheats on a piece of railway rolling stock. The term is derived from the journal-bearing trucks used before the mid-20th century. The axle bearings were housed in a box that used oil-soaked rags or cotton to reduce the friction of the axle against the truck frame. When the oil leaked or dried out, the bearings overheated, often starting a fire that could destroy the entire railroad car if not detected early enough.

[@litz13]

@@larrykeenan598 hence why they converted to roller bearings, and outlawed the older friction bearing design. (Roller bearings can also fail and overheat, but they generally don't burn down the entire railcar)

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you both for all of the info! Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@artwalters6871]

long time no see hope it wont be as long hope all is well with you and yours.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I know it has been a while. My apologies. I'll try to get another video out soon. Many thanks for watching! 🏗👍

[@joshwelner1951]

the beginning of this past week I was in northern Maine by the abandoned railroad trains didn't get quite close enough to see them. old trains are cool this must have been a fun pic for you . we did find a set of train Wheels chassis whatever you want to call them sitting on rails nothing else 70 mi from pavement

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It was a fun one. Some of the old, abandoned rail yards have some neat stuff in them. Hope you all are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@kensbackshop6399]

Norfolk+Western all steel caboose

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I found "6-42" on an inspection placard. I'm guessing it was put into service right around then. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@kennkrizsanitz7820]

good to see another video , and I'm a railfan as well. did they send the trucks with it?? gonna need some remodeling but with those two gals jumping in should not be a problem . best wishes to ladies. take care jimmy , keep the videos coming!!

[@ToTheTopCrane]

They didn't take the trucks. It is my understanding that it will be mounted to a trailer, allowing them to move it in the event of a storm. It is going to be right next to the beach. So mobility will be an asset. Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Jimmie !!!! Thanks for the video & sharing !! Did they take the trucks too while you were there ?? Have a good week & till next time,, ""KEEP IT SAFE"" !!

[@colbymason8054]

You're visor sure is strong. 😂

[@keeperofthegood]

1980's brought in standardised usable computers to general industry. Sadly, the automation they provided became a reason to end things like the need for a caboose and subsequently the caboose itself. I'm sure there is more to it but I am glad entrepreneurs know the cultural value of the caboose and continue to keep them part of contemporary heritage either as working cars or as museums or as small restaurants.

[@lesterntomson4988]

Hey man I haven't been on yublube for awhile just wanted to wish you and yours a happy holidays and merry Christmas. Take care sincerely Jack Damon. AKA Genie Jack. (I haven't used that in years thank goodness. 🙏 )

[@divergentaussie4336]

Just watched your hydraulic cylinder rebuild and was wondering what brand spanner wrench you used. Looks to be pretty good quality. Ta in advance.

[@williambryant5946]

Hope they paint it back historically correct and not all stupid for the juice bar. I'm a model railroader and railfan so I guess you could say I'm "passionate" about this kind of thing if that's the correct word.

[@ookalleoo]

👌👌👍👍

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Many thanks for watching! 🏗

[@machinemoverman4614]

Jimmy, I moved probably over 50 cabooses in my career, we just moved 5 last fall. They’re making them into bed and breakfast cabins in Athens, Ohio. There is a guy here in Ohio that can give you all of the history on that caboose, he has written several books on them. Contact me if you want his name.

[@waynetharp]

Pretty cool...Thanks for sharing Jimmy! Buckin Billy Ray had a video in the last week of 2 cranes moving and setting a huge totem pole. Check it out when ya have a chance!👍

[@heathermhamilton]

This caboose is from my hometown and I’d love to know more about where the final destination is so I can go visit the juice bar in the future! Can you tell me more? I’m sad to see it leave town but I’m so happy that it will be revitalized and recycled into something fun!

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

There are many diners that were built from old dining cars as passenger service died out and the airlines took over. That had to cost them a lot of money. Seems like it would have been easier to just build something in the same shape.

[@Lnmwr]

1:59 Jimmie if you go back in your original footage to see if you have a better shot of the top plate (the top black placard area of the two shown at this timestamp) there is a notation in the upper left corner of that plate, they call it, build plate I think, where it says "BLT" with a notation beneath it- that is when it was built. I can't read it very well but it looks like it might say '62 or '42… maybe 8-42 or 62 which would be August of 1942 or 1962. If you have a better shot of that in your original footage, maybe post it on your Community tab so I can read it and tell you for sure. Or respond to this comment with a link to it so I can see it. Edit: After consulting the JC website, they do say on their blog it is 1942.

[@conraillock666]

At least tell them to at least try to keep the original n&w logo that is appearing through