What Happened To My YANMAR Tractor?

[@LaurenC1.4]

On one hand I'm deeply frustrated that the building department didn't "allow" you to build another shop to protect your expensive equipment. On the other hand, I am more and more impressed with how helpful and skilled Jack has become. He may never choose to go into trades for a living, but he will be capable of taking care of issues around his home and on the road. 👍 good job wranglerstar family

[@01AceAlpha]

Jack is definitely Professional Homeowner material!

[@qh5545]

The best men grow from good fathers

[@cbobwhite5768]

I wonder if he can build a lean to, to put the implements, skid steer, tractor, and excavator under

[@markgannon1279]

@@qh5545 good guidance i think every person needs a father and mother its my opinion and more in likely i would be wrong now with the world is now i dont know putin i know about the cold war but i seen him on youtube talking about the importance of family

[@TheBelrick]

just build it anyway. 2021 has to have taught us the number one rule of stop listening to bureaucrats.

[@jokeal3613]

Cody have you thought about moving your storage containers apart 10 feet or so and putting a temporary roof on them to make small bays to keep vehicles and implements out of the snow? The city shouldn’t be able to block that…. Just a thought

[@rolands.6439]

That would be the definition of temporary - the question is what would be able to carry the snowload?

[@caninphx]

@@rolands.6439 You can actually by a roofing structure for this. I've done this exact same thing on numerous job sites to make a shop/work area that is out of the weather. You can buy these anywhere. Just look up sea can shop roof.

[@f1y7rap]

@@rolands.6439 A pitched or A frame roof... I've seen a number of folk around northern NH & VT take a pair of containers 12 ft apart and build a roof in-between.

[@01AceAlpha]

Some people put a quanset hit on top.

[@richscott2952]

Steel

[@quarlow1215]

For as organized as you are Cody, I'm shocked that you don't have a proper place for keys. Even in a rural setting you should not knave the keys in the machines. I lived on a cattle ranch 65 miles from town and we came out one morning to find a tractor missing. As it turned out a hunter had got stuck up a trail road. He walked out getting to our yard in the middle of the night and just borrowed a tractor which we found sitting by the mud hole he got stuck in. Jerk just pulled his truck out, parked the tractor there and carried on with his hunt leaving it with the key in it. From that day on all keys were kept in a lock box.

[@cbigg81]

At least put it back with a 20 for the fuel. Lol. What a jerk!

[@quarlow1215]

@@cbigg81 yeah exactly. We had another fella get stuck in the same spot. He walked down to borrow a chain cause his winch line was 10' too short. He said he'd bring it back in a few days if we didn't mind. We'll he came back 2 weeks later with our chain, a 300' spool of rope, a barbed wire stretcher he never used and a box of 3" nails. The difference being he was a farmer more than a hunter from the city.

[@normmuelleman2570]

I agree...Cody needs a keybox

[@colamity_5000]

Wtf lol, that’s unreal entitlement.

[@76verdee]

@@quarlow1215 for the most part farmers know & understand the importance of helping & looking out for each other. You see it all the time if something bad happens to one the neighboring farmers come the rescue. I seen a case in MI where one of the old timers who had been a big pillar in the community had to start taking cancer treatments. All the farmers in the area came to the rescue, even the local COOP closed down for the day except for trucks coming from this farmer's field. They had so many combines , auger wagons & trucks they were able to get pretty much all his crops in in one day. In on the years he had been farming last year was his best year. His family said even while fighting his cancer his prayer was always that he would have his best year knowing it could very well be his last.

[@donnelly524]

I know you are loving your new CAT, but I still have a warm spot in my heart for the Yanmar tractor. I really enjoyed the videos you made at your old property when you first got it and all the different accessories. It was such a game changer for you back in the day when you were doing so much by hand or with a truck. Even if you don't need it so much, would love to see you keep it in rotation and maybe do a live snow stream with it. Jack is becoming a heck of young man -- it is amazing how much he and the sweet loaf have grown up! Great video.

[@tjaquish]

Your son Jack seems like nice young man. He is very respectful working outside in the cold with his dad. Great job dad and mom!

[@Robmancan1987]

You should always leave your tractor filled up in the winter. The air gap in the fuel tank with the heat creates a lot of condensation. Also check your water separator in the winter. I'm assuming you already use a anti gelling product lol.

[@bchant19]

@@drott150 your quiet the wise guy anit ya? Cody where's the ban hammer? Not you Rob by the way, you make a valid point it just this Joe Blow chap who thinks he is mightier than thou.

[@bchant19]

@@drott150 there's always a way but if you dont look or try anything you never get anywhere. Sometimes you find nothing but dirt but other times you might find gold. Keep up the good work telling everybody how wrong they are I'm sure it's gonna get you really far in life.

[@kevinobyrne8020]

@@bchant19 The guy wasnt even sarcastic in his comment. He taught us something I hadn't thought of before. You enjoy being the hall monitor?

[@bchant19]

@@kevinobyrne8020 I think your getting confused joe blow was the one being the hall monitor but his comments have disappeared. I agree with Rob best practice is to brim the tank If your gonna store any vehicle.

[@kevinobyrne8020]

@@bchant19 Ah okay- There's nothing worse than a comment deleter! My apologies.

[@dbhoward56]

The Cat never disappoints starts right up. My mom worked at the Caterpillar factory in Decatur Illinois back in the 1950’s after our Dad passed. She was a widow at the age of 23 with 4 kids, an incredible woman. She passed this last February at the age of 90, we took her home, back to Illinois and put her next to Dad, on June 14, 69 years to the very day he passed.

[@visverkoper1]

Drawer Liners Hi Cody, I've been using carpet tiles for drawer liners for several years now and I will never use tool store drawer liners ever again. They come in various sized, colors and naps and I use the ones that are not peel and stick and have a rigid backing. I cut them to size and duct tale them together on the back to make a perfect fit for the drawer. Your tools wont slide and they wont ever bunch up or curl.

[@ThatCapnGeech]

Starting that Cat is like piloting a TIE fighter, rad.

[@stevejones9788]

Love the way it greets you as Master. As an older member of the Master race perhaps a key 🔑 safe rack and a labelling system to identify them is in order 🙂

[@ericwalstrand3512]

With all of the equipment you have and all of the tools review's and organization you do, maybe it's time to do a video on properly labeling and organizing all of the keys. They make special key safes for that.

[@Solvang_circus]

He has had that tractor a long time and if this is the first time he lost the key then that’s not bad at all in my book. But I agree on a key safe maybe have a spare of each key in a lock box somewhere is a good idea.

[@jonathanpope3189]

I just look at a key before I put it in ignition.

[@ironman685]

Not gonna lie here. You live in a very beautiful place…. But seeing this makes me sooooo happy to live in the south.

[@jaywest4102]

Molding silicone. Mix it pour in drawers. Can let it fully cure and it’s a great liner. Place tools down when semi-cured and they get a nice fitted home.

[@thopkins2271]

That’s a really cool idea. When I inevitably screw it up will it peel out easily?

[@lukem7203]

I've had pretty good luck with yoga mat material from WM. It's just stiff enough to stay put and seems pretty durable.

[@bchant19]

That's a great idea nice and cheap too

[@JLneonhug]

Hi, UK viewer here - As you can imagine snow is fairly unfamiliar to us except for when we go to the alps for some mountain runs. We once rented a place in Austria and the snow was as high was the 1st floor, only then did I truly understand the efforts required to live in an area when there's snow like this.. Honestly hats off to the efforts to live in such places, to keep it maintained etc is no small feat! Thanks for the 'day in a life' style videos.

[@markinwa5884]

British first floor, as in American 2nd floor?

[@douglasbailey6834]

It never hurts to label your keys. It's amazing how many keys look alike.

[@USAMark70]

A little spray adhesive on the back of the liner works great to keep it in place in the toolbox.

[@natecowie1104]

I’d use some spray adhesive to keep the drawer liners in place. I do the same thing to shoe/boot insoles that come out when I take my feet out of boots.

[@TSGEnt]

Gentlemen, I've been around a lot of snow over the years, but THAT IS A LOT of SNOW! Stay warm.

[@tyroneclarke1666]

I must say it’s wonderful to see father and son working together 👍🇦🇺

[@Faithful_Tribe]

You guys should do that ‘huge table and chairs’ idea for your equipment storage.

[@EDC_Tactical]

I’m surprised to still see the adventure van in the snow, I thought I remember you saying it was getting sold off to either your sister or someone else

[@jackson_68]

I have good results using rubberized mesh kitchen shelf/drawer liner. Non-slip,, cut to fit. When I bought my first tool chest I lined the drawers with cork sheet. Forty years later the original cork is still in service.

[@blankspot2263]

Cody, really like the way you go out to your local businesses and support them. Most folks are out whining about whatever they whine about and you are out helping small businesses. Good Job!!

[@EC_ATV_Outdoors]

I'll go to a small business as long as they compete within reason. I understand less sales and brick and mortar, so I'll pay a little more locally. But anything more, too bad, I'm not overpaying. A local shop charges $16 for an item that everywhere else is $13. Not paying 20% more to support local.

[@Mikesmeyer88]

@EC ATV And Outdoors seriously. That's why most never succeed. Americans can't compete with overseas products being produced by people making cents a day. Those local shops are just for people walking by or if you need something right then and there. It would be nice to only support local but most times the quality isn't there or it's price isn't worth it

[@EC_ATV_Outdoors]

@@Mikesmeyer88 and the other issue is local shops tend to pay min or just above. So 20% more is like earning 20% less than min wage.

[@gmf8171]

Gerber makes the best E-Tool that you can get afaik. The USMC buys Gerber's E-tool, so go figure. Foam insert trays for the shallow toolbox drawers, you can do a mock-up and decide how to lay it out and then cut out spots exactly how you want them, and they stay there. It works great for thicker things like ratchets and extensions which generally don't come with their own retention bracket like wrenches do.

[@johneden7975]

East coast guy here, so my opinion will be worth less than 1c. A skid steer, they will do anything indeed. I use mine maybe 10x a year for money. It’s one of the best investments I’ve made in awhile. Have attachment and will work. I got a Takeuchi TL8, 74hp kubota, tracks. Gotta have the tracks, cab heat/AC so nice in the hot sticky RI summers. I don’t hardly use it in winter, F550 dump for plowing. They are amazing machines!

[@kevinhaley8625]

I see you still don’t keep a rag with each of the equipment cabs, also suggest that forklift attachments be placed by the overseas shipping containers as they are stronger than your barn walls and you don’t want it to be even accidentally punctured by the forks when attaching or disconnecting from them. And at the end of fall have the blower and plow as the first attachments that can be grabbed since the snow will dictate which you want or need first. Bless you and your loved ones sir. Glad the key thing got sorted out, I’ve have done numerous trips before I’d have gotten the proper key I’m sure of it, just how things go when your cold and wet.

[@mikepatton9537]

Cody, I admire your attitude with all the little parts of the day that can be frustrating such as 3 trips to the tractor to get it started. Jack is a fine young man and you should be proud of how you've raised him.

[@neilhowes4215]

Working up in North Dakota in the oil field business for 5 years or so taught me many life lessons about survival and how to work safely in freezing conditions! I love this channel brings back memories and also helps with retaining knowledge of working in different situations.

[@Fred_Bender]

I've always used lightly oiled heavy paper for drawer liners .It has lasted for years.

[@chrisnorris8049]

A very low pile like commercial grade carpet cut to fit your tool box drawers that idea has been giving me the fizz everytime I open my toolboxes be working great for about 25 years

[@douglasbailey6834]

As soon as you ditch the tool, within 2 weeks you'll need it. It never fails.

[@brr6605]

You need to extend the roof form the workshop to protect equipment below form the elements.

[@johnwrclinton]

Your video provides a good lesson: take photos of how you lay out the gear you have to leave outside, so it can more easily be located if it gets buried in snow like this. Thanks for teaching us that!

[@housebrokecarpenter6584]

When did he take a pic??

[@Judeslovinlife]

I just LOVE your video's. If I had to have a set up for our "eventual" farm and homestead, I'd want your equipment to power it. I love learning new things each day and what you share is SO valuable. I grew up with tools, under cars working on motors with my Dad, best time in the world spent with my Dad. Great memories, plus learned so much. Anyway, just wanted to say after watching this, I didn't want it to end....

[@benf8487]

If I had to keep one piece of equipment it would be the old skid steer. Crazy how much snow pack y'all have up there!

[@pntbllpro87]

professional home owners have their keys labeled

[@carlgtysoniii]

Count your many blessings... I bet it is so nice having a son that you know you can totally depend on that helps you willingly... Y'all done real good!!! So uplifting to see...

[@4x4Moses]

I use spray adhesive to keep my drawer liners in place. Being in the deep south, I'm awfully glad we don't have to deal with that kind of snowfall! A couple of inches, and everything shuts down in the south!

[@jughead8988]

"Your a fine young man Jack!" No truer words ever uttered on Wranglerstar's channel!

[@82cb750]

"Who takes the key out of a tractor? I guess someone who doesn't want the tractor driven off." Words of wisdom!

[@den098]

Glue that rubber stuff to a piece of 1/4" or 1/8", maybe even some stiff cardboard. That way it wont move around but it's not stuck to the bottom of the drawer.

[@ZootSuitCooter]

Yeah, I agree, that stuff's pretty good if the bottom doesn't move around. I use the same stuff in my kitchen cabinets for plates, etc. One of my boxes is lined with indoor/outdoor carpet, been in there for 30 years, kinda thick but it works.

[@Chuckwagon524]

Maybe next year work on making shelter for your plow and other implements. Kind of like a 4-5 ft lean-too. So when you park your plows you don’t have to dig them out. Also keep the rain off to protect from rust.

[@putmeincoach7663]

Time to build a pallet rack for the implements against the wall of the shop.

[@cnh5349]

When you decide to get another attachment for the cat a great investment would be a root bucket with a grapple. Stay warm and safe out there.

[@commonsence8223]

He has a grapple for the yanmar

[@scalewarmachines]

Always enjoyable seeing a slice of your life Cody.

[@jamesdrake2378]

good day, I used that cheapish grey carpet with the rubber backing for tool box liners works well, greetings from the NJ Bayshore and thanks for the content

[@wranglerstar]

Thanks for sharing

[@01AceAlpha]

Rubber pond liner cut to fit the tool chest drawers and some spray on contact cement to hold them in place. It won’t move. It’ll be quiet. And it won’t absorb oil or hide debris, so it can be cleaned easily.

[@dannyboy6332]

It is obvious that you would probably be lost without Jack! Good dude!

[@GulfSoftwash]

Trace My Space has the best drawer liners made. Laser cut for each tool.

[@stevehildreth1934]

Tool box liners, I use red rubber gasket material. Black would work as well, I just happened to have a big roll of red...

[@ZipKickGo]

It's very unfortunate that you can't add on to the shop, but maybe an open air lean-to for parking some of the misc equipment might be handy for keeping out of the snow. It certainly would make a nice little video series in the spring.

[@hawkeyetec]

Back in the 1970s the old Brockways had v plows in western ny. It was epic the amount of snow they would throw....

[@jdhocquard]

Holy Snowmageddo. Looks like the snow we get Northern Michigan.

[@Longtail_edits]

You went from almost Amish to 20 yr old millennial with you flat bill and macho man shades. Cmon

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

Jack is such an amazing young man. Now... clean the mess in front of the shop wood burning stove and organize the keys in a safe place so you can grab whatever key you need fast...in an emergency. Wouldn't putting machinery inside the shop during winter be a wise move???

[@debow567]

Cody loses key to $45k tractor like it’s a old lawn mower....

[@raffi2287]

Surprisingly the harbor freight tool box liner is the best I've ever used

[@hughsmith7668]

Watching this in Florida. Thanks for the reminder

[@ppesquire]

Cody. I've added a simple 10' angled roof to the side of my workshop. It keeps my attachments and fuel tank semi under cover all year. Just a thought. Love your videos !

[@johnathonkraska]

Every time I see you start that skid steer I am strangely reminded of the movie top gun

[@SWITCH7425]

That side piece fits you perfect Mr Wranglerstar..... watching from Ndola Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@joeseabert8391]

I’ve never regretted having an army surplus entrenching tool. I don’t know who makes it, don’t care, beat the shit out of it and it works every time.

[@johnpyle8027]

Since the building got shot down maybe a lean-to would be an option to house those implements.

[@Castleknight]

Yep, another work shop is needed to keep those machines and implements inside and out of the snow.

[@wranglerstar]

No kidding, ha

[@putmeincoach7663]

I was thinking that since the city gave him so much grief about it, he could spread the containers apart and create makeshift carport.

[@frankdamelio7175]

One of my favorites. Spot on advice !

[@e.a.r.9155]

Rain storms melted (causing flooding) all of our snow below 3000' Elevation further west near Myrtle Creek. Musta got 3' total as it melted & snowed every day.. not a trace left now

[@EC_ATV_Outdoors]

In the winter, I keep track of the weather reports. If snow is in the forecast, I park the cars with lots of space in between for the plow, and I make sure the plow is ready to go and hooked up. Even during an evening snow I'll hand shovel in front of the garage regularly until bed so that I don't have 2 feet to fight in the AM getting to the plow.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Isn’t it amazing how much time and effort we have to spend dealing with frozen water crystals?

[@lkennett]

-20F in Central Ontario this morning, but hardly any snow. Id rather the snow.

[@joelongrid7625]

Blast from the past when you walked to the back, the old F-250, the Adventure Van and the Yanmar all resting nicely.

[@cronixcritical3575]

You sir are living the dream, if there is such thing as perfection you probably have achieved it.

[@Shermanwaco]

In the aircraft industry we have to shadow our tools in our tool boxes.. it’s a lil overkill but we have to account for each to at all times so I use a really thin yellow yoga mat (or any contrasting color )as my bottom then I think it’s like 1/4 in. Thick rubber-like (basically a thicker yoga mat lol) to go on top.. then you put each one of your tools on top trace them on the thick mat and then cut it out.. this leaves a perfect inlaid place for each tool and when a tool is missing you see the brightly colored area so at a glance you can notice what is missing.. yes it’s overkill but I must say it super nice to know exactly where your tools and not have to worry about trying to dig around in your box to find something when you need it.. AND it looks pretty damn cool and kinda gives ya a good feeling when one of your buddies comes over and has to go grab a tool for ya.. the look on there face says it all.. you just have to reassure them your not ocd lol just a trick from central tx where it’s much warmer lol God Bless love the videos

[@mgmcneeley]

A lot of guys use yoga mats for drawer liners. I use thick rubber sheeting that you buy at the feed store for animal stalls. It about 1/4 to 3/8 thick and is nice and grippy. Down side is the thickness of you have clearance issues (deep sockets standing up etc). I do not like the idea of glueing down because you can’t take it out to clean the box.

[@j_pasty_w1823]

Cody, I remember the last time you did a tool audit...you kept most of the stuff. 😂

[@joshroche8202]

I have questions…..1-Can you not built a lean-to? 2-Clearly snow was coming, why wasn’t the plow on the Yanmar to begin with? I’ve spent years watching you and it’s always prep this prep that, be prepared! But yet all your snow fighting tools were NOT prepared to fight what Mother Nature dished out. Side note I spent 10yrs with the county highway before joining the Subaru team, lots of hours behind one of those V-plows. Those suckers will throw the nasty white stuff. As always prayers and thanks for the content brother.

[@samuelhigh3572]

In my life I've seen a grader like that busted out to plow snow twice here in rural Wisconsin. Only twice.

[@cainrok]

Another really useful piece of equipment is a Bobcat Toolcat. You can get them with a PTO on the back or a lifting dump bed. Super handy. You can use all the same attachment the skidsteers use, 4 wheel steering, 2 people can ride in them and they go around 20 Mph so plowing is easy.

[@Garci96b]

Warm weather project idea. Lean-to at the front of the shop.

[@knarftrakiul3881]

I'm not the only one who walks forever only to find out I don't have key LOL

[@docjc9465]

You are quality Mano. Truly. Keep keys on floor of vehicle

[@Lorddanielrushton371]

"Drawers are where tools go to die" -Adam Savage. "Life is hard, technology makes it harder"- Daniel Rushton.

[@Nick-vx3uq]

Hard work and grit is really all it takes to get things unstuck. Thanks for the content and God bless your family!

[@Enchanted3DPrints]

You seem like a cool dad! Your son loves you you can tell!

[@allenhammer7923]

Line drawer with cardboard. spill it absorbs it, protects metal bottom, cushions? Dirt cheap, You like dirt. write on it outline tools name. Real order now use caulk to separate Sometimes I use thin plywood and add screws to hold down socket rails. long flat head screw stick up with a nut holding it straight up and then you can pull a set out when you need them. Those metal buildings are not much maintenance?

[@hillrambler2007]

Open faced Shed's and open lean-to's attached to an existing structure are easy to construct and very versatile as well as provide easy access from multiple angles. Are you under construction constraints where you live?

[@jeffreyyeip1915]

Winter is only a minor inconvenience when you have the right equipment.

[@justinroy4052]

I like the Kaizen foam for the tool drawer

[@deanw1958]

It sure is nice to see that Yanmar ..I drove one while in college 1980 . I was in Agriculture college and did most of the things your doing now ..dont miss that Hard work at all. ..now retired i can look back and see your age frustrations that I too had .when you reach 60 you look at things a little less critical .I guess born in 1958 I was a hard work generation kid . Thanks so much for the Great vids !

[@alexa.3154]

It’s insane how far you’ve come from when I stopped watching, I used to watch years ago and have recently got back in. It’s so weird seeing you with facial hair!

[@lawrencefranck9417]

I lived in Colorado one year. It’s all I needed to know I’ll never live where it’s snows.

[@maxst2]

Toolbox needs kiazan foam, pain to setup (cut the foam to fit the tools) but after that its great.

[@TheTrock121]

My wife is the Queen of Efficiency. All our keys have lables and "SHALL" be placed on the key rack when not in use. Quite necessary w/ 5 cars, and many locks. Love your toys.

[@MrCPPG]

Maybe a fall task would be to arrange the implements with the plow in front before the snow falls. Just a thought.

[@Ed-jg3ud]

Tip for those economical drawer liners. Use a tiny dab of hot glue in each corner when u put them in the first time. Maybe one more tiny dab in very center. Not enough to squeeze thru. Won’t permanently ruin metal drawer and still removable if u want to take out permanently.

[@SemiReTired]

Put a bend in that brim west coaster

[@jeanetteschulthe1andOnly]

You need some heavy duty tarps. Or put several smaller items in the garage that are all related.

[@amirchar]

What about painting the inside of the drawer with something like Flexseal?

[@buckeyejake9014]

Cody you kill me with your straight brimmed hats...hilarious... Haha!!

[@SwampDonkey2010]

Cody, have you tried looking for a stiffer rubber like Neoprene floor runner? Comes 27" x 20' rolls, 1/16" thick, non slip rubber. Uline has it. Good company. A V plow on a grader has limited potential, plowing a path, not widening a path. Need a blower on front or a pay loader. Seen how ineffective V plows on graders are in deep hard packed snow. :D

[@jonfillion3732]

need to make some overhangs there. looks like a lot of spring projects to get ready for next winter