Vintage Tractors - Wood Handle Service - Tree Stump Removal

In this video I do a number of things around the vintage homestead including move our Oliver OC-3 crawler tractor with our Oliver 80 tractor; I show a new method to treat wood handles on tools and then I show how I prepare a stump for burning to remove it from my orchard area. I use my vintage Homelite chainsaws to prepare the tree stump for burning.At the end of the video I show what I picked up at the latest swap meet.

[@pkope6849]

I look forward to every Tuesday night and your Crawler videos ... Thanks 👍

[@jeffreyrubish347]

I had that same or a similar 3 burner Coleman. It worked well and went camping with my son and me. The traditional mix for finishing wood was BLO with turpentine, 3 to 1 to help it penetrate and dry faster.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for the tip on the turpentine mix. I wasnt sure what the correct ratio was.

[@johnclarke6647]

A three burner Coleman stove. Haven’t seen one in years. In the 50’s we used one for camping. Mother cooked a many a meal on one one. The biggest problem that I had with it was the generator and leather seal on the pump. Meats foot oil worked best on the leather seal. I also had a problem with the seal on the gas cap from time to time. I got to be pretty good working on them. All you needed was a small Crescent wrench and a screw driver. We only used Coleman fuel in them. Up to light, down to burn, as I remember.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Nice to have such good memories. I use my stoves a fair amount, but fuel is quite expensive, $15 a gallon these days.

[@johnclarke6647]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 it used to be $3 a gallon. The last I bought was $5, I think. I never used Amaco White gas, because it left residue on the generator and did not hold up like Coleman fuel. We would leave the tank full from one use to another. Old Coleman fuel gave off a funny smell, like old gas, from summer to summer, but still burned. The biggest problem was always that leather grommet on the pump. A little Neats foot oil on it and it was ok. An old baseball player, like me, always had a can of it around. Just soak the pump in it and it worked fine.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I was at an estate sale , and found 6 gallons of brand X fuel, one was marked Western Auto, so it was really old, but all were sealed and still burned clean. I don't think that type of fuel goes bad if sealed properly.@@johnclarke6647

[@johnclarke6647]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I don’t think it goes bad if you screw the cap on, either. We used to have partially filled cans last from year to year. We usually spent two weeks to a month camping in the Smokies each summer. Mother was a school teacher, so she had the summers off. She taught for 50 years (1922-72). Both of my daughters work for school systems. One teaches and the youngest heads the PR department.

[@chrisssmallengines7163]

The three burner coalmen stoves are collectors items , they are rear up here in Canada . Nice to see them still used .

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The old 3 burner Coleman stove is in very poor cosmetic condition, but still works great and I use it all the time. I do have a new old stock one in the box as a back up. I will do a video sometime this year about my collection of old gas lanterns and stoves and the history behind them. Thanks for watching.

[@Smittyschainsaws]

Homelite!!!!! Rocks always have a way of messing things up!

[@liljoeii6091]

Thank you for the video

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for watching!

[@bonzaibarty]

good job

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for the comment and for watching.

[@KainKustomGarage]

Wow, you do like the same stuff as me, I love using the old Coleman stoves as well! I think I have like 5 of them. I even have the Oven accessory for one. It would be fun to learn more about axes, I have quit a few, but don't know alot about their history. Love the old Tractors too!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

We used to go camping a lot when I was young, and always liked useing the camp stove and lanterns. There is a Colemans collectors club that is international, but is still a small club, but they have a lot of published history available. Axe history is tough, as their are only a small quantity of books published, and most axe manufacturers didnt keep records. That wiley character, Jamie, from Journey North has an excellent library of old sales catalogs, and is very knowledgeable on old tools. He has a Keen Kutter sales book that is fantastic, and prompted me to find a smaller repro tool book. The axe section shows all the different types of heads, profiles, weights, etc. and has more info on axes than the other four books I have, combined.

[@KainKustomGarage]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Yeah I love the old Coleman stuff too, reminds me of camping when I was a kid too...I'll have to drag my collection out and do a video as well...Yes, Jamie is the old tool master! Catch ya later!

[@crazydave4455]

Always thought one of those crawlers would be cool to have, but the potential work and cost of repairing the track parts and drives scares me away. Neat old stove, never been around one.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Zimmermans Oliver-Cletrac has all the parts to fix up the running gear on the small OC crawlers, and is cheap compared to restoring an old Cat, but is still expensive. I lucked out, as the tracks etc. on my OC 3 is about 90%. I will do a video at some point on old gas powered stoves and lanterns. Coleman in particular made a lot of interesting stuff over the years, and has a very interesting history. Junk collecting is so much fun !

[@crazydave4455]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 watch Wes work tore into one of the Ollie crawlers and squatch253 does top notch restorations on cat machines. Lots of press fit stuff, specialty tools etc. you did good, a solid undercarriage would be the only way I would get one. 👍 my junk collecting is limited by space…. I’m full and a lot of my stuff is offsite 😂

[@johnclarke6647]

I once had a kerosene Coleman lantern from the 1920’s. Never did get it running as good as my gas Coleman lanterns. Did get it running, though.

[@johnclarke6647]

Thank God I have a 5,000 watt generator for use when we loose power. Linseed oil is made from flax seed.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Best to be prepared

[@johnclarke6647]

Was that one of the Oliver’s that started with a 12=gage shell and a piece of lit paper? We had one of those three burner stoves when I camped as a boy. That was in a time when you could still buy Coleman fuel. The generators were one of the main problems I had. I got to be pretty good fixing them and the lanterns. Put heats oil on the pump. It works better than oil. I still have a two burner Coleman stove and two burner lantern. Linseed oil is very flammable.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The tractor that started with a blank shell was actually a British Field Marshal tractor. Their were other eastern european tractors that also used that method to start. Coleman fuel is still available, but about $12 a gallon. The Coleman generators werent very good. I still use my Cleman stoves and lanterns a fair amount.

[@johnclarke6647]

Groove a stump pretty good in a waffle paternal, cover it with Epson salt prettygood and then cover it with a waterproof covering. Three months later it is gone.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I have used epsom salts on smaller stumps, and work well at rotting them.

[@davidcharles3131]

If not for people like you, all the old tricks that my parents and grandparents did to preserve their tools would be lost. Now we have the throw away stuff that is not quality made. I thought maybe you would try to start crawler by pulling it? Thank you for sharing!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I have the magneto and carb off, and will probably have to do a valve job . I have rebuilt the magneto, and will do the carb next week. The starter is out for repairs at this point, so cant do a compression test.

[@johnclarke6647]

Cutting stumps out with a chainsaw usually makes a mess of the chain and puts dirt and sand all over the saw, forcing me to spend an hour or so to clean the saw up after use. I will use a saw to groove a stump but I will not cut roots with it. I use one of my axes for that chore and use Epson Salt on the rest of it.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I use both axes and saws to cut out stumps. If I use a saw, it is usually one of my clunker saws with a worn chain. I usually dig out under the roots and wash the roots off with water a few days before cutting with a saw to keep from getting a lot of crap in the saw.

[@johnclarke6647]

I use just boiled linseed oil, straight, on my axe handles. I will heat them up a bit with my heat gun and rub it in.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

That is a good way to get the oil to soak in.

[@garymcmullin2292]

penetration of linseed oil is generally limited, even on soft woods which your tool handles are not, they are hard...probably the classic hickory. A well built up linseed finish will endure, much longer than through one winter. I have an inclined ramp from tongue and groove 2x6 fir that transitions from ground to a shed for my riding mower. I used plain boiled linseed oil (the boiled is linseed with driers, not actually heated) and applied with a paint roller until the wood would take no more. Followed up the next year (in summer when it was hot) doing the same. A generous build up coating resulted and snow, rain, ice, sun does not decay this coating. I recoat with a single coating now and then, not every year because it just does not need it. I have rake, shovel, axe and hammer handles have done the same with. One tip for hand tools....store them out of the open weather.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I did a test on linseed oil penetration using 3 different methods on a recent video from about 2 months ago (vintage homelite super ez chainsaw-run+fail+vintage bs). Since most of my handles are quite old, and have had varying amounts of maintenence, or not, over the years, thay all soak in the oil at different rates. What I have found is that after a treatment, and after setting for a month or so, if the wood feels like it is slightly damp, but leaves no residue on your skin, it is perfect. Too wet, let it set, too dry re-apply.

[@johnclarke6647]

I have found it better to use short bar saws to cut stumps out of the ground. Long bar saws have a tendency to get the bar in the dirt and trash the chain. I know you could tell that chain on your Homelite was whipped before you turned it off.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

rocks dull the chain faster than anything !

[@shadowboy449]

that concrete mixer it's also vintage?

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The mixer is about 25 years old.

[@megadeuz6148]

If you had put your chain through a piece of pipe, you could not only pulled it around, but also pushed it backwards as well.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

There are lots of ways to do a job, but I dont have any pipe laying around, so I just use what I have. Good tip though.

[@johnclarke6647]

Fill those grooves with Epson salt and cover it up. That will rot it down over time.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I have used that method, but it is slow.