Working in the cold!

Getting my service truck started on a cold morning and working on a old hyster. / warren.lane.5872 / wlrfixinit paypal.me/wlrf...

[@wayneerne8227]

Warren you are one tough and determined SOB ,from another old mechanic in the true north CANADA

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

You are a good worker Warren and your customer's release that. If you lived near us. We could find you endless work. Another thing you are a kind hearted person. When you mentioned that young girl with cancer that would bring a tear to my eye to.

[@spicyF1]

1 o clock in the morning and im watching your videos, your just so natural tru the lens, you make it feel like your having a conversation with us, keep up the good work

[@ianritchie126]

I was a mechanic all my working life form small plant to heavy plant , cars , lorries , buses . I'm now 75 yrs old ,still working on small plant but with all the old injuries my hands go dead within minutes in the cold I know the pain your going though working on that in that conditions and I'm glad I'm no longer doing that stuff

[@festus512]

My hands are frozen watching you work!!

[@jackwilbur9419]

Warren. Kudos to you. Working in all weather miserable positions. Keeping these guys going. I,m sure you,re greatly appreciated. Reminds me of my younger days working with my dad keeping his logging equipment going year round. Your average joe has no idea. Thanks for sharing

[@FILIPFROMSALMO]

WARREN I have never seen an upside down mechanic before. I believe you will be the first field mechanic astronaut and you will be fixing John Deere space shuttles and rockets.

[@froofaloo]

It's nice to hear your customers appreciate you. Sounds like you've earned it.

[@montygomez495]

This is one hell of a tough man just watching him touch those cold parts with no gloves my hands froze....

[@snowexplorersaltitudeoff-r7758]

You probably hate it but I love hearing the trains role by when you’re out working🇺🇸👍🏻

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Warren, glad to here you got a positive response from your video,just shows you some of your customers are watching out for you in these tough times,and realy value a good mechanic , I've never seen anybody work as hard as you, not many people out there are willing ,or capable of doing what you do to earn a living.your work ethic is a credit to you, go whith what you know,the grass on the other side of the hill ain't allways greener.as a retired mechanic am feeling the cold whith ya on this video.best wishes to you and family. Stuart in the UK.

[@markegger4182]

Stuart Lockwood f

[@danmackintosh6325]

Agreed, just seen this vid and i can feel that sickness in my spleen you get laying across something as cold and solid steel as that

[@Rs500ybd]

true field mechs are fast dissapeering .

[@danmackintosh6325]

@@Rs500ybd So are folks who can respond to your username with a comment about the advantages of the 200 block over 205 block & using head/pistons from a 4x4...

[@Rs500ybd]

@@danmackintosh6325 205 Block is 3 door Era and the 2wd Sapphire . But they liked to go oval on No2 after 400 bhp . 4b4 500 and the Escos was 200 . when cars were great

[@farmark457]

Nice to hear about the community support your receiving. Must make your move decision that much tougher. Take your time and do what’s best for you. Thx

[@voxi08]

Hey Warren, I admire your serenity and that you are in the mood to film something like that. When my hands are so cold that my fingers can not turn screws, I'm so pissed off I could not even think about making a video of it. Not many can do jobs in these circumstances. Be proud of your work!

[@DJ-wj4oj]

I take my hat off to you Warren. Working in the cold, tight quarters, and difficult conditions makes me appreciate the fact that I have the ability to watch and learn, all the while, marveling at your patience. More power to you, and thank you for doing these videos.

[@peterlosangelos4108]

Serious business, but at the same time hilarious to see you enter cameraview from top upside down at 34:45. Respect for this hard work.

[@Darryl603]

I had the ignition freeze on me before and I held a lighter on the key with a pair of pliers and it did the trick. Thanks for the video Warren

[@jackwilbur9419]

Darryl 603 been there

[@BubbaAyers1969]

Warn when I was in the field, I used an air brake hose, it curls up and stretches out as far as you need it.. you probably got one laying around somewhere.. it worked good for me

[@blobby273]

your appreciated by the sound of it Warren its nice to be appreciated ,

[@doughboy1966]

Years ago I worked as a forklift mechanic. Some of those tow motors as my old boss called them were fun to work on. Hysters seemed like was the most common outdoor fork truck I worked on. And listen to that Detroit.

[@markthomas7270]

I spent 3 years at Ft Wainwright, in Fairbanks, AK back in the late 70's, I was a Chinook Helicopter Mechanic, but every winter we would get about 3 weeks that it would get to -60 F. And then add in the wind chill, that would come off the rotors when we started up the chopper it was HELL!! We wore so many layers of clothes also to keep warm also. But those 3 years where the best 3 of my life!! Alaska was so great!!

[@ernestrhoades5147]

I've worked on hundreds of old units like those they were used for tire handlers in the mines to handle those big tires on haul trucks , then the hay haulers discovered they could put a hay squeeze on the old worn out ones . They are easily rebuilt or stuff a different type of engine and trans in them and away you go a new life for old iron.

[@Erated78]

HA HA HA my dog squirms like Duke does when I pick her up. Great video Warren, much respect from this frost bitten Canadian LOL

[@chuckgulledge2304]

Living in Georgia I can't imagine ever working on anything with single digit temp!

[@t.c.bowling1934]

Glad you looked back outside to check on truck. That would have made me sick if it burnt.

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Dry cold feels warmer than damp cold.

[@eddiekilby]

I do love the sound of that detroit 2 cycle diesel. I operated a Rex landfill compactor for many years that had a 8V71 brown tag in it nothing compares to that wine they make.

[@bumpadoesthings]

I'm in Nova Scotia, east coast of Canada. Winter temps run anywhere between -10 and +40 F. We are right on the Atlantic. Damp bitter cold. Travel a few hours inland and it starts to be a dry cold and 5 to 10 degrees colder. Much easier to work in the dryer cold.

[@dougwilkinson2027]

Hi Warren, there are no other mechanics like you, enjoy your videos, hope you keep on doing what your doing,

[@dontreply898]

Man I would love to work for or with you you seem low stressed and with lots of knowledge! I am going to get my own service truck in the future I love your videos!!!!

[@aaronledford4070]

What you do is next time you find one of those guys that says he wants to be a diesel mechanic, you tell them you will make them I hell of a deal. You can let them come work for you as an apprentice and you wont even charge them anything. Then you got that extra hand you need and it dont even cost you anything!

[@jamesdickson3616]

You said you didn’t know if you were going to leave or not .the knowlage you got and the hours you put in your a very valuable man to have in the area to any one who has any type off heavy equipment .you should put your prices up a bit they have no choice but to pay .i was a diesel mechanic when I was young so I know where you are coming from .take care Sir ,Old jimmy

[@febbral]

Warren, you definitely earn your money working under theses conditions. I hope you charge a decent hourly wage for yourself. You are worth every dollar.

[@diggermitch1]

hey warren just started watching your videos im very imprested you just said you wanted to get into line boring I was at Michigan cat the other and they had there line boring truck in to get some new shoes on the brakes what the service teck was drive was a double axlel service truck I think it was a Kenworth with air ride suppension and I think a 5 or 10 ton crane but dont hold me to it with a big welder and generator that's all he does then I saw another giy on youtube he built a custom double axel trailer and put all of his line boring equipment on the traler

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thanks

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Hello there. Goats are one of the most distructife Creatures on earth they eat anything and ike everything. Nextdoor they had 2 goats and they used to tease a big dog on a chain. The dog got loose one night and the goats went missing. A few days later they found bone's skatear about. The big old dog had eaten them.

[@alexisdeville3605]

Hard working all around mechanic!

[@j.sagiechode]

That fork lift must be that new 10,000 rpm diesel, lol

[@paulrichards2713]

We had a truck repair and wrecker service in the 50 through the 70’s , old rule was keep the trucks inside or plugged in from November to March along the Indiana Michigan line. Old cat and gmc would freeze up, fuel gel up , air brakes Don’t miss those days

[@prevost8686]

My father in law worked on asphalt paving trucks and paving equipment for many years. Down here it’s hotter than hell in the summer. That old man earned every nickel of his pay which wasn’t a whole lot but he did the best he could.

[@oldfarmer4700]

Lots down here in the Ohio valley just put a manual shut off because of problems with those electrical shutoff solenoid. Those protective boots on them because of the heat in the summer almost like melt and become real gummy and keep it either from shutting off or opening. Yes buddy those grid heaters make all the difference in starting during the cold. Funny about those not wanting you to leave, my last employer a week after I left asked if I would come back to work. It's nice to know someone out there knows what hard working man is.

[@emmettanderson6680]

oldfarmer vv

[@normannichols780]

You doing such a good job at your work you putting yourself out of work we need a guy like you in Ohio.

[@timmayer8723]

Just dawned on me you should have a portable library of how to, and what's up manuals. I was an aircraft mechanic, the library took up a ten foot by twelve wall. We were taught there is no shame in going to the manuals if necessary. They were well used.

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

We have some plastic extension reals and we can't roll them up when it's frosty.

[@bigunone]

I hear you on the wet cold worked in CO -35 was the high point several days, worked down in FL 32 degrees 100% was colder! We had the insulation break on cable in CO when we tried to unroll it after it had sat outside in -32 shattered like glass

[@tonyhobbs6549]

like your films keep it up👍

[@ajmac5735]

Nice socket draw. I have draw envy now. 😂👍

[@dwormon8525]

Propane infrared heater always helps

[@69jbr69]

Keep up the great vids. I just found your channel and man you got some good content, binge watching the old ones and learning a lot. Keep at it and your channel will be blowing up in no time.

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thank you.

[@rickytart1028]

Great video looks cold...It was 79 deg in NC today.

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Just rub it in why don't you. Lol

[@zv2019]

Last week with that polar vortex going across the midwest it was -27 in chicago with a wind chill of -55 I didn't have my 7.3 plugged in due to needing a new cord and that old girl wouldn't start. She started the few days before when it was -5 without the oil heater being plugged in but nothing wants to work when it's that cold!

[@supersuperlion1]

Warren is there a common way that water gets in the hydraulic system, I have a 4630 that seems to get water in it more often then I feel it should. It is a loader tractor we feed with in the winter as well as push a lot of snow.

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Sounds like you either have a plugged vent on transmission or a pump sucking air can make the oil milky.

[@marcelfrenette9697]

Thank you for ,,,,being here with us ,,,

[@iceroad416]

Block heater might help. My tractor glow plugs barely stay on when heater is on

[@danmackintosh6325]

35:44 ouch i can feel the cold metal digging into my spleen making me feel queasy and sore, just hearing you crawl over that machine! Special kind of pain laying over something like that in cold weather

[@Lucky4wd4840]

Warren, I was too cheap to buy a control unit for my little JD 4100 tractor so I wired the hold in fuel coil on with key switch and put a pushbutton switch to momentary power the fuel pull in coil. It also acts like theft protection.

[@roadkill5333]

If it makes you feel any better, it didn't really look that cold! Hope that helps! Lol

[@critters5236]

Know a guy from Canada who put fittings on the water in and out side and plugged in to a running truck an circulated warm water to start cold equipment

[@scottb8175]

Radio @18:55 - 38 Special, hang on loosely...haven't heard that in a while....I worked in shop and on service calls / mobile in Manitoba, western Ontario, and western Alberta Canada. Hated the cold - one of the major factors why I left the trade. My coldest day ever, temp -53 Celsius in the morning, in far northern Manitoba at a remote mine site clean-up / reclaim job. That's thermometer temperature, not the wind chill. 14 hours working outside in the deep snow, cold, and dark. The day's high temp was a balmy -44 C. At those temps in such a remote place (I was the only one there as the site was shut down for the winter except occasionally firing up one Espar equipped excavator used for digging soil test pits), shutting off even my gas engine service van for more than 15 minutes would have been deadly, as it probably would not start again. The heater was barely able to keep the frost from completely obscuring the windshield. Forget about getting the van interior warm enough to drive without gloves on. The higher I turned up the heat, the colder the engine temp gauge would drop (yes, I had a winter front). Western Ontario was just as cold, going into the fly in / ice road communities in the north. Alberta got cold, too, but it never stayed cold like Manitoba did. Not uncommon in Manitoba and N. Ontario to see daily high temps not getting above -30 C for 4-6 weeks straight, and snow on the ground for 5-6 months.... Alberta (in the Rockies), most winter days were like summer camp by comparison...

[@justastudentoftheworld3940]

They call Chicago the windy city, but I'll bet Douglas, or Casper could give it a run.

[@wesleycooper2647]

Not a day goes by that the wind doesn't blow in Douglas

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

They call it the Windy City because of politicians not weather.

[@125sm3]

Great work Warren , glad your valued by your customers.

[@grumpyoldman336]

Those grid heaters are a godsend, this past winter i live in Northern Saskatchewan it was -47 out i got a emergency furnace repair call at about 4 in the morning... my block heater cord had gotten pulled out by i believe my St Bernard running in between my shop and my truck and that truck was damn cold.. but sure enough i cycled the ignition a couple times and that bitch fired right up i was amazed. I love my Cummins and fuck ya my dad when i was a kid used to tell me some horror stories working as a heavy duty diesel mechanic up at Fort Macmurray in northern Alberta... tryin to keep the big machinery running they never shut them down ever in the winter. Hands freezing to wrenches lol all kinds of fun shit. Hence.. why i became a Plumber. I cant believe you dont have more Subs... consider me done mate i enjoy your videos.

[@jimbuford4147]

I live in Tennessee and I have seen sub zero weather here and I believe the record was 31 below

[@blobby273]

in the words of Winston Churchill , " when your going through hell there is only one thing to do keep buggering on "

[@CJE2007.5]

You're customers don't want you leaving because they know damn good well they won't find someone as thorough and as good as you are. You're a damn good Master mechanic and you can't find guy's like you. Most are parts pushers nowadays and if they can't get the computer to fix it or tell them what's wrong they are lost.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

I'm glad somebody else dislikes using either. I've told people you can make a engine be dependent on that stuff. We have a lil Japanese tractor, the glow plugs don't work. In the cold I take a propane torch and heat the air intake pipe, she fires right up.

[@bradstroke]

Humidity plays a key part in cold also. It’s bone chilling old here in Indiana. Worked with a young 20 year old fellow that came here from Utah who said he loved the cold and said it’s a different cold here and about a few months he said I was right.

[@daddi275]

water in system will freeze stuff up when cold. when warm will work fine. need to change oil and get good and warm to flush it all out. ice can completely freeze up anything anywhere when its cold

[@aaronledford4070]

Dropping tools and having to wallow around in the snow to retrieve tools or parts sucks. Good thing I ain't working over the ocean is what I always say.

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

That humid cold is killer. The humidity in the winter makes it feel at least 20° colder than it actually is. That's why I left Houston and moved to Oakland.

[@559043]

i think i saw Bigfoot back there when you started running the Hyster

[@bigsway4414]

I searched on KZbin and eBay for some big service trucks with four-wheel-drive after watching your recent snow videos, and I have to tell you it was scary. They're a little pricey to say the least....

[@BuilderCannon]

The p pumps dont have a cold weather advance like the ve pumps. Adding the grid heate will help. Throw you in a block heater so you can be nice and toasty instead of wiaitng 30 minutes for the engine to warm up enough to have heat.

[@chicagojoe2737]

I live in South Carolina and was born in Chicago and there is 2different colds ,wet cold cuts right through you and the drye cold is just cold!

[@DocRevo]

Mid-Atlantic east coast here- cold for us is any time it gets to single digits. We rarely see negative numbers. I hate the temps between 40 and about 25. That's when it seems to bother me the most. Once it's gets to low 20's and lower, it's too cold to matter much and i'm ok with it. Working out a service truck all the time, do you have any issues with battery powered tools being affected by it? I'd be concerned about lithium / lipo batteries on newer tools freezing. I bring all my battery stuff from my workshop into the house during the winter, but I'm not pulling out to use outside everyday. My work tools stay in the shop and I'm rarely on road service in cold weather. I enjoy your channel because you work like I do. When you're good, they don't want you leaving! Our dealership has customers who've told my boss that my work in the shop is the only reason they still buy our equipment! Every time I've had the shits of the place, they pay me more to stay.....23 years and counting!

[@KG-yn9qi]

I like the sound of old little Detroit engins I think I can I think I can one thing have to kepp on top end to get all the horse power out of the. Big or small just couple 100 Rpms Is a big difference on power 892's non turbos ran the hell out of them in oilfield pulling riggs wide open all day never quit great engines

[@KG-yn9qi]

Hey did not see you put the o-rings in the body after you reamed with brush????

[@billsmith5166]

You need to make a combination torpedo heater and propane tank that you can attach to your crane and point where you want it. Those heaters are your friends.

[@vaughndibble4598]

That new camera you got makes your vid way way more clearer keep them coming

[@Rs500ybd]

i did a job years ago minus 17 with a 70 mph wind chill minus 22 had big problems with sciatica .muscles don't like the cold . UK = Wet Cold .

[@Rs500ybd]

Could Always fit a timer Relay to the heater Contactor . removes the switch .

[@KG-yn9qi]

Help me Mr. Wizzard I don't want to be a mechanic any more, twisle twisle tum time for this one to come home, oh thank you Mr Wizzar.....remember that cartoon?

[@DavidGrassSr]

Most of times if there are any pits are scratches in those cylinders it will leak by under that pressure . Damn its cold up there ?? See ya Texas

[@southernoutdoors5515]

Thought you were going to blow the motor there for a minute

[@northrungrader8937]

If you have rubber floor mats, take the passenger side and drape it over the cold area you have to lean over or kneel on. Warm it back up when you thaw out your hands back in the truck. Always keep 3 pairs of gloves hidden in the truck, it's the only way I survive 5 months of snow.

[@Ham68229]

Bet there's a flake of metal sticking inside the valve, seen that happen before. Now you know, many of your customers watch your channel and actually care about ya. Really enjoy your videos, if I may suggest, get yourself a 2nd "hose reel", just need to bore a hole to run the hose through, might help. Cheers :) P.S. take lots of vitamins, helps fight those colds/flu's.

[@carguy3504]

Detroit. gota love em

[@67NewEngland]

I agree...it's 10x harder when it cold.

[@scottstauffer1201]

I live up in Alberta Canada and it’s been -30 degrees Celsius constantly below -40 with the wind. Yeah it’s cold

[@powderriver2424]

In upstate NY we always get month or so of cold last week it was -14 at the house. You get used to it I can function in the cold I can’t work in the heat the humidity is a killer for me. Growing up on the Puget Sound weather so different much more temperate.

[@G-Man-kc2nm]

Powder River Where in upstate NY?...I lived outside Binghamton for about 12 years....We had -20 to -30f....not often but the cold isn’t for me anymore.

[@iambigfoot8640]

I love you video man. I am finding them so interesting because this is the field I am going into and I love this kind of work just kinda a lost art these days for a 18 year old like me to go into this kind of field.

[@richardcowley7346]

can be letting oil by past the spool

[@lukereynolds9907]

Gotta keep on keepin on mate that’s all we can do

[@akawireguy1197]

We are so much alike. I have strong electrical and mechanical skills. Every time I am faced with a thousand dollar answer to a one hundred dollar question my instant response is how can I do a work around and make a much less expensive part perform the same task as the high priced part.

[@CJE2007.5]

I'm not sure if I could handle living that close to the railroad especially since your shop is right next to them as well but i reckon like anything else you get used to it after while.

[@adamtheede2575]

in canada working in the cold is a fight on a good day...bad day you fight the fight lol but just keep plunkin along it will get done

[@KEOHO1965]

Holy moly... u look frozen.

[@andrewscott820]

I have seen chunks of metal from a failing pump get packed against each other inside hydraulic lines would work fine sometimes one way then really slow other times probably not your problem tho love the vids

[@slickric6164]

Down here in Florida it gets 50 degrees out and boy people go full crazy mode

[@emmettanderson6680]

slick ric Was

[@timmayer8723]

You got easy $20,000 in tools plus the service truck. ExPensive business to be in.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

tim mayer try $40-60,000+ in tools man. He’s got atleast $10k worth of toolboxes in his shops alone. Don’t even get me started on the “special tools” you only use every once in a while but have to have and scanners and books/CD service manuals. It never ends either. You ALWAYS need more tools.

[@perryreasch1209]

People always complain about how much a Michanic charges but take his spot out in the cold ??

[@dalewesley1662]

Must find me Milwaukee battery operated stuff to, problem is live in Osoyoos BC say you got phone numbers​ tools sold at dang can't even rent good stuff.

[@craigclemson9642]

Great learning alot

[@sycoj1001]

Might that be an Ian Tyson reference at the beginning?