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Is the abandoned Michigan Loader ready for work??

dieseJL
2023 ж. 30 Қыр.
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The Abandoned Michigan 55 loader is rebuilt... but that is just the beginning of the adventure. Can we get it to stick together for us while we use it to continue progress on the CAT 977s?
• 977L CATERPILLAR COMEBACK
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  • Want to buy some DIESEJL merch to help SAVE OLD IRON? bonfire.com/save-the-977s

    @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

    • I just received my shirt on Friday! I appreciate resurrecting old iron! I’m currently working on rebuilding the 3306T in my old D6C! Keep ‘‘em coming!

      @christopherhuffman1920@christopherhuffman19207 ай бұрын

    • Awesome job on that Michigan Loader love those Detroit diesel engines

      @carlstclair9920@carlstclair99206 ай бұрын

  • Yall crack me up yalls communication during the lift is hilarious. Eh what up no down more in or out eh what eh huh!!! Its so funny!! Reminds me of me and my dad!!

    @BIllMcCambridge@BIllMcCambridge7 ай бұрын

  • Some advice. When you put the 977 back together use a block and tackle instead of the chain. You can then make small adjustments to lign this up. Moving the forks is way too jerks and inaccurate.

    @stew6338@stew63387 ай бұрын

    • I came to say the same as you 👍

      @frank-t6857@frank-t68577 ай бұрын

    • You'd think it were obvious ☹️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

      @glennmoreland6457@glennmoreland64577 ай бұрын

  • I watched you rebuild Michigan's 353 in-place and then this. I can't believe how calm you guys are. I'd be swearing here and there.

    @allancrow134@allancrow1344 ай бұрын

    • Haha it’s just iron nothing to get upset about

      @dieseJL@dieseJL4 ай бұрын

    • I call it heavy metal. :)@@dieseJL

      @allancrow134@allancrow1344 ай бұрын

  • Years ago I puled the transmission out of my Cat track loader. The experienced mechanic said, if you paint the transmission before you put it in, It won't fit.

    @buelowexcavating@buelowexcavating3 ай бұрын

  • Had the option to buy one like it this spring, sitting in weeds under a tree, much like this one, only had so much money and I spent it on the 2 Ford 5000s they were also sitting neglected at the same place. The guy that bought the michigan got it running while I was there and after it ran for at least a full minute, blowing walnuts out of the stack, a red squirrel came barreling out too!! That detroit sounded so good, made me question my decision.

    @fruitfarmfords8243@fruitfarmfords82437 ай бұрын

    • Dang. Yeah I love ours, sweet little loader once we get it right.

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • I love watching you and your dad working together. You make a good team. Fix the throttle, so it will idle.

    @philstreeter9703@philstreeter97037 ай бұрын

    • Yep....move that up to #1 on the to do list. Automatically eliminates one person from HAVING to sit in the cab at all times.

      @christopherweise438@christopherweise4387 ай бұрын

    • It is fixed! Stay tuned

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • That little case dozer is a champ

    @hilham89@hilham893 ай бұрын

  • put ratchet dog tensioners on each chain to adjust how the trans sits for easier install.

    @chrisoakey9841@chrisoakey98417 ай бұрын

  • In the loader, is it possible the air leak is causing the air brakes to lock up the wheels, creating the drive problem…or at a minimum making it worse? When trying to push the 977, it looked like maybe that was an issue. Just a thought.

    @user-gg1ze3gt1g@user-gg1ze3gt1g7 ай бұрын

  • That took some creative thinking for a shop crane substitute! Another crazy shade tree mechanic solution is if you're lucky to have a giant oak tree: tow the dozer under a strong branch, lift the transmission with a chain block attached to the strong branch, tow the dozer out from under it and lower the transmission.

    @jazzerbyte@jazzerbyte7 ай бұрын

    • Just wait till you see us pull the engine 👹

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • To make it easier to remove the transmission with an implement, use a 1 1/2 ton hoist, that makes it easier to remove it without having to move the machines, that is a very unsafe condition, doing it the way they are doing it. .

    @elcolibri1971@elcolibri19717 ай бұрын

  • Your making progress. We all admire your determination and commitment.

    @Military-Museum-LP@Military-Museum-LP7 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • Great job guys, while that trans and tq converter is out, this is your best time to re-power wash that inside! :)

    @SchnelleKat@SchnelleKat7 ай бұрын

    • Yes

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

    • I'm waiting for that too 😊

      @diggiz22@diggiz227 ай бұрын

  • Keep wrenching!

    @hh-qc7rp@hh-qc7rp7 ай бұрын

  • just remember, you guys are doing fantastic work. of all the people in the country, how many are doing what you do. these are all very big jobs and the success rate of your work is something to be proud of. you teach at every step, and the level of intelligence and respect of tools and machinery is commendable. thank you and best wishes

    @russwabuda1556@russwabuda15567 ай бұрын

    • Thanks Russ! See you soon

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • 👍🏻

    @belarus_black_smoke4753@belarus_black_smoke47537 ай бұрын

  • great job

    @kenfrazier616@kenfrazier6167 ай бұрын

  • worried about corrosion in the coolant, run a light oil like ATF instead of water. mack has done it in mil spec for years. though they just use engine oil.

    @chrisoakey9841@chrisoakey98417 ай бұрын

  • When you guys said you '' REBUILT '' The GM screamer you forgot to mention that it was only a half ass rebuild not to GM specks. YOU SHOULD HAVE TRALORED IT TO A SHOP AND TAKEN IT OUT !! Great video Thanks

    @thomasr.miller5553@thomasr.miller55533 ай бұрын

  • If the pedal was used to turn off the engine there's usually a stop where you have to put your foot under the pedal to pull it back and you can feel the pedal click to shut it off and when you go to start if you push the gas pedal a little then let off of it and then it locks into place so the engine will run

    @tomrizzo1554@tomrizzo15547 ай бұрын

  • I wish I could bring my wrecker over to help you out ..

    @mikesmith8952@mikesmith89527 ай бұрын

  • Nice work.

    @tennysoncason772@tennysoncason7727 ай бұрын

  • So glad y'all got that thing going! Great work y'all!

    @frankeberhart265@frankeberhart2657 ай бұрын

    • Yeah we are too. What a cool machine. Thanks!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • Excellent job, keep up the good work!

    @EverythingElliott@EverythingElliott7 ай бұрын

    • Thanks! Progress 🐌

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • I knew you would jerry rig something to get the rops off 👌I had faith🙏👍

    @matthewcox1122@matthewcox11227 ай бұрын

    • What a mess

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • It sure is........yellow😮

    @ManMountainMetals@ManMountainMetals7 ай бұрын

    • I’m surprised they didn’t paint the tires too when they painted it 🤣🤣

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • I've watched so many YT videos about machinery yet you guys are way more interesting than all of them combined, IMHO. It makes me want to help you out in person but the drive would kill me... be safe guys..

    @mikesmith8952@mikesmith89527 ай бұрын

    • Your wrecker would be sweet though!!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • It was cool to see a Parker shirt from my home town Greensboro, NC. Very nice videos. Keep up the hard work! Thanks

    @roynilsen6278@roynilsen62787 ай бұрын

    • Thanks! Lived and worked there for two years.

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • If you have an air leak, brakes may be dragging.

    @dandunlap8638@dandunlap86387 ай бұрын

  • Great video!

    @HamiltonvilleFarm@HamiltonvilleFarm7 ай бұрын

    • HOWBOUTCHA!!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • Please at 12 mins get the green K teuck running!!! It looks cool!!

    @BIllMcCambridge@BIllMcCambridge7 ай бұрын

    • She already runs! Just in summer storage…

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • awesome

    @HankHamilton-bp8eh@HankHamilton-bp8eh5 ай бұрын

  • I wonder if you could have used chain binders to shorten up the length of the sling?

    @latemcire8387@latemcire83877 ай бұрын

    • It actually has hooks that work pretty well. We were just in a bit of a trying spot.

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • ROPS structure is 2000lbs bare, with cab its 2300lbs..

    @metalfusion67@metalfusion677 ай бұрын

    • Wow good thing we had the loader

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • hi great show , is this your golf course ??

    @iainleverton5510@iainleverton551023 күн бұрын

  • that appears to be 53 or 71 series that have dry sleevs 92 series is wet sleeve

    @karlkirchhofer8283@karlkirchhofer82837 ай бұрын

    • Disagree

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • When you start forcing engine components there always a chance you are putting unnecessary stress on other parts like valve train connecting rod or super charger .

    @michaellynskey7124@michaellynskey71244 ай бұрын

  • Looks like you guys need to look for a crain.

    @JohnCarter-qv1ie@JohnCarter-qv1ieАй бұрын

  • 😃

    @sergueiothonucci1638@sergueiothonucci16387 ай бұрын

  • Good to see your wearing Irish safety boots 😅😅

    @neilkershaw5348@neilkershaw53487 ай бұрын

    • Safety sandals

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • short chain on forks or bucket, come a long in the middle to raise and lower. I use Permatex Aviation #1 on fuel. Great job so far, having a powwow to get everyone to a plan is important !! Got my tee shirt- nice !!

    @hfdzl@hfdzl7 ай бұрын

    • Sweet, thanks!!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • Id check the clutch linkage in that loader, sometimes they have so much slop the clutch is always half on, or it could be depressed by the floor plate probably not the cause, but its something to check

    @Donkusdelux@Donkusdelux7 ай бұрын

    • It’s a power shift!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • What did mechanics use before Teflon tape was invented?

    @nboldrini@nboldrini7 ай бұрын

    • Pipe dope...

      @tdotw77@tdotw777 ай бұрын

  • My crazy idea is using the loader forks as a base and attaching a heavier winch or as someone else mentioned a chain block & tackle. I myself would use at least an 8,000 pound electric winch. Or set the transmission on some steel plate in/on the machine and then adjust chains. Gotta think outside the box but safety comes first¡!!

    @mikesmith8952@mikesmith89527 ай бұрын

  • Ever heard of walkie talkies, saves on shouting and mis communication. 😅

    @stevenashby8268@stevenashby82687 ай бұрын

    • My dad would still yell at me via walk-in talkie 🤣🤣

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • You could make a horizontal crane 🏗️ mounted to a 48” tall vertical post welded to a base with rectangular tubing that slides over the Kubota forks with large bolts that tighten down on the forks. That would increase your lifting height

    @latemcire8387@latemcire83877 ай бұрын

  • The constancy of the camera movement is very disturbing. Positioning the camera for stability makes for easier viewing.

    @billbistak9162@billbistak91627 ай бұрын

    • lol complain much

      @L.O.C.1990@L.O.C.199022 күн бұрын

  • Talk to diesel creek about old loaderder. He knows a lot about older machines

    @tommymann69@tommymann697 ай бұрын

  • Sembra che há i pistoni storti

    @eusebiocostantino924@eusebiocostantino9244 ай бұрын

  • Salut à vous. J'apprécie votre démarche, de remettre en service, ces anciennes, qui ont fait le travail en leur temps et qui sont laissées de côté et même ferraillées pour certaines. Mécanicien en retraite, j'ai œuvré sur ces machines, 55 ans avec passion. En vous regardant, je constate certaines erreurs, qui pourraient vous éviter bien des soucis et fatigues. Exemple, je vous vois faire de la manutention des éléments lourds, avec le Michigan ou le Kubota. Un conseil, qui m'a été transmis, par mes "Maîtres" d'apprentissage, il y a de nombreuses années et que j'ai toujours mis en application, avec succès. Lors de ces manutentions, prenez l'habitude de mettre, entre cet élément et les fourches, la BV, ou le convertisseur, le moteur ou la culasse, ou quoi que ce soit, un "palan", (2 tonnes suffisent), mais cela vous permet de prévoir la hauteur et de guider sans efforts votre élément. Vous en bénéficierez d'autant plus à la repose, qui pourra se faire en douceur. Merci de publier vos travaux, en vous suivant, je retourne quelques années en arrière, quand c'étais moi qui faisait cela. Bonne continuation à vous.

    @ambroiseriboldi4952@ambroiseriboldi49527 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

  • If it wasn’t able to lift high enough you could have lowered the forks under the cage top and used cribbing so you wouldn’t have to lift so high

    @latemcire8387@latemcire83877 ай бұрын

  • "Intresting" is not a word. "Airrow" is not a word.

    @masterful7574@masterful75747 ай бұрын

    • I guess you've never seen a Michigan dictionary.

      @christopherweise438@christopherweise4387 ай бұрын

    • 👍👍👍

      @user-mh2wn4ie8q@user-mh2wn4ie8q7 ай бұрын

    • 🤔🤷‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

      @tdotw77@tdotw777 ай бұрын

  • Always amazes me how you guys always go for these heavy duty machines and get them started heavy changing all that stuff and here you are wearing freakin Greek sandals I don’t get it. Your guys are asking to get your feet chopped off.🤣

    @Nick-nw6zg@Nick-nw6zg7 ай бұрын

    • They’re mandals actually

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

    • At least they're not wearing the sheet robes like the India ship yard guys with their flipflops & stick welding all the dirty metal w\ no prep work, slag removal, etc! 😄👍🛠️👌🚜🔧🔩⛓️🚧⚠️🏗️🤷‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

      @tdotw77@tdotw777 ай бұрын

  • Is that Daihatsu junk? Shes cherry

    @kylegallardy1894@kylegallardy18947 ай бұрын

    • Noooooo we just don’t use it in the summer we like open cabs better. Also weeds just grow really fast around there we lose a lot of machines 😅

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

    • Ok I used one at a nursery growing up and I loved it

      @kylegallardy1894@kylegallardy18947 ай бұрын

    • The loader or the Mitsubishi

      @dieseJL@dieseJL7 ай бұрын

    • The mini truck

      @kylegallardy1894@kylegallardy18947 ай бұрын

  • Gee, i cringe every time you hold the equipment over that big piddle! I keep expecting a loud ping and the equipment falling in the mud. But i did notice what looked like a sufficient chain. Still cringed.

    @robertpeters9438@robertpeters94387 ай бұрын

  • In the loader, is it possible the air leak is causing the air brakes to lock up the wheels, creating the drive problem…or at a minimum making it worse? When trying to push the 977, it looked like maybe that was an issue. Just a thought.

    @user-gg1ze3gt1g@user-gg1ze3gt1g7 ай бұрын
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