Sitting 20+ years, Will this MASSIVE Wheel Loader Run and Drive home?!?! (Cummins Power!)
Got Called to come check out this wheel loader, upon arrival I quickly realized she had been parked there quite some time and was much bigger than any machine I need however the price is right so if I can get it running and driving Ill buy it with the hopes of making a couple bucks!
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If you have to make 15 videos about it for it to be worth it then do it, we'll watch em
yes agreed!
quite intriguing,my life really isn't about 'money'
@@neilfleck2330 GN farts
Sure speak for the rest of us
He's made at least 15 grand off of this one video. He owns a big house with a large yard, as well as a huge piece of property, probably $200k in tools and equipment, and he's building a custom shop that will probably cost $200k plus. I think he's good to go. 😅
28:02 you haven’t even bought her yet and she’s already got a belt squeal .. I think it’s a sign! 😂
I thought the same thing
This is by far better then anything on TV
Thanks 🤘🏼🤘🏼👍🏼
Beats watching “ cake wars” on tv..don’t it?Lol!
TV? That still exists?
@@Ihaveausernametoo I think yes, but I haven't had TV for 3 or 4 years now so I am not sure
Only crap on TV
No need to pause to pee...half of us are already sitting on the toilet..lol
Reading this from a seated position
It was coming out as I read this
You guys sit to pee? 😆
@@_Mav I knew someone would mention this lol. I'll admit, I've sat to piss and shit all in one sitting. Kill two birds with one stone my friend. What'd be weirder is, "You shit while standing?"
@@stephenochipa989 haha yeah I saw the opportunity and ran with it, someone had to 😇
Engineer screwed up big time on location of the filter. Who ever put a filter where it was so easy to access ?
The manufacturers don't like their customers repairing their equipment so they make it as difficult as possible to repair. It's so much worse on modern equipment.
Clueless about the real engineering involved, there's always some uneducated Monday morning quarterhack whining about how the "engineer" screwed up on some insignificant detail like filter location on a 40 year old piece of equipment. Even though there's a thing called competition where each manufacturer is trying to provide the best piece of equipment at the lowest possible price,... yes they're all out to get the operators and mechanics because there's a big conspiracy to keep them from working on the equipment themselves. Same with computers and TV's and satelites,... the manufacturers don't want the purchasers to work on them themselves,.. so they make them smaller and smaller each year.
@@jcgoogle1808 John Deere has SAID they only want authorized repairers working on the equipment. Apple has actively fought against "right to repair" legislation. Calling it a conspiracy is like saying breathing is a choice.
Didn't have troubles with sabatoge on the job site back then like happens now.
@@kruleworld I didn't call it a conspiracy, quite the opposite. Or at least in a collusive way. Competition (and government) drives product evolution. A. Regardless of what John Deere or any other manufacturer says, you can't be put in jail for working on your own equipment, but if you do and you screw it up while it's under warranty (and why would you want to work on it if it's under warranty,..miss out on free repair???) you'll void the warranty. They don't want to be responsible for the cost of repairing something the owner or his mechanic screwed up. B. It's not the manufacturer solely who makes them more difficult to work on, it's the government with all of the regulations on fuel efficiency, pollution,.... And of course new technology, new materials, new processes,.. computer driven engines and controls,.. make it more complicated to work on them. And China being a blatant thief of US intellectual property, I imagine that may play into it. All manufacturers deal with this. You see any manufacturers offering analog or the old mechanical gages these days? They're packing 10 lbs of sheet in 5 lb sheet bags.
The initial blow of rust and dust on first fire was impressive.
That's a good feeling when you fire old engines and see that crap blow out
Its like your sick and your coughing all that crap out of your body
😂😂
So funny
Its a old pne
Wow this brings back memories, I was a mechanic for a Clark Michigan dealer for 42 years, I retired in July 2018. Volvo Construction Equipment bought into the then Clark-Euclid merger in 1987 and became VME for about 7 years and Volvo eventually killed off both Clark and Euclid and now it's just Volvo. I worked on a lot of Michigan loaders in the past, they were pretty good "simple by today's standards" machines that did what they were designed to do. I worked in our engine shop in the 80s and rebuilt a few of those 505 and 555 Cummins engines.
The Mich. I operated was a good 👍 peace of equipment but it was a Widowmaker but it paid my bills
@@jameskeene2294 Can You say more about You calling it widowmaker? Was the equipment dangerous in regular operation, or was the job dangerous?
@@MindBlowerWTF The early ones had the lift boom right next to the drivers seat.
@@johngnang6724 rear steer and arm chopper design.
I am so glad when old machines come back from death. It feels like you give someone a second chance at life.
2nD
That’s a good idea re-using some engine oil instead of potentially wasting new oil.
Yup that's just being thrifty I do it all the time myself Why waste new oil the engine's gonna need a good Flash anyway...
I thought so, too.
I thought the same thing, I was actually thinking it would be nice to have some used oil for this situation. Then he comes out with some. Good idea if you're into finding stuff like this.
Years ago I worked for a company and they had a company mechanic and some contractor mechanics. The old hyster forklift engine went out and the company mechanic said " I just changed the oil in that thing" The old contract mechanic said " you're supposed to use new oil, not change it from one machine to the other" lol. The company guy lost his lid and was pissed off ha ha
That ol iron dialed right to life! Just think of the hours that some old timer put behind the wheel of that sweetheart loadin gravel trucks! Good work bud
What a minty F#@ken treat seeing you here bud!! Love your stuff 🤘🏼
Minty 👌🏻
THE MINTY FUCKIN PEG HIMSELF. I don't know why i get excited when i see shit like this.
At first glance i was like sweet! a detroit! 2nd glance....rats....
fancy seein you here
That is amazing how it started up after all those years. I had no idea how resilient those diesels are! Great channel Matt!
I have that same year wheel loader. Under the counter weight on the back end you will see an air tank that controls the air parking brake and and parking brake pressure tank which is behind the shaft under the cab. Start the engine and open the bleed valve. Rev the engine up a bit and bleed the air tank of all water and then close the tank and let it build up pressure. If that doesn’t work than use a portable air tank and connect it to the tank and the parking brake will disengage. The two brake pedals are prone to leaking when fully depressed and the compressor will fill with water quickly if not oiled regularly.
Buy it Matt! It needs to be rescued! As a believer of the old "ghost in the machine," it was crying out for some love when you found it.
I would love to see the Autocar pulling this beast behind it.
even in present condition, i bet it would :)
@@asn413 I pulled one with a 1960's Diamond Reo on a drop deck float trailer back in the mid 1980's.
i think you made the old owner really happy. love seeing these old things come back to life
As an old timer on these machines I will absolutely recommend buying it. The engine sounded good and that's the costly part. A few hydraulic leaks is peanuts mate. I have had the Mich. 35, 75 and 175, all of them wonderful friends that gave me a lot of work sometimes. You must treat these ladies with due respect and if you do they will not let you down. Good luck mate. By the way, when is the next video due?
I hope he didn't buy it and someone else came along and got a good deal on it. This guy will steal breast milk from his mother and then take credit for it
I would love to see you get it running and working again even if you're not going to keep it.
Buy it Matt! It's worth saving and adding to the" fleet "at the farm! You will find a use for it. Especially since you are getting it for a good price 👍. This will make great content for the channel.
I'd recommend buying Only if it drives then Paint Entire machine / clean it up & Sell for a Profit & put that towards something a little better, newer & smaller
@@jontrudell7529 Finishing the Autocar with the profit would be nice.
there is no such thing as a good price for it since fixing anything on it costs a fortune already
@@kirdot2011 that's NOT true
Buy that old machine matt you may not get another chance like and your getting for a fare price it may need some work but that will pay off with finished result
24:10 as a kid my dad and I were repairing a hydraulic log splitter and he was about to open up a pressurized line I was standing 20 or so feet away and when he popped the seal, a perfect flow of hydraulic fluid flew over him and directly into my face, happy days.
back up son... little more... little more... ok, right there.
@@BeBopScraBoo It basically was like that if I remember correctly
18:36 restores my faith in humanity. If that truck had a heart like something outta cars it probably would've given yall the sweetest love filled hug ever.
Yeah not really, using starter fluid in Diesels is not Good.
Buy it Christine needs a sister to love and be with😂😂👍🇬🇧
Have you ever had a seller renegade on a deal once they see that it actually runs and drives?
Gotta love Old Skool Diesels, they just won't die. Try that with gas engines.
I love how excited you get when something runs for the first time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a giant loader or a walk behind snow blower. Your excitement seems to be about the same. Keep up the great work Matt.
I spent years running that exact machine, l maintained it, lived in it, thousands of hours, it was cool to heart run.
the big question: would you buy one in that condition?
At least it has the Diesel Creek belt squeal!
Have to agree with that it already says its Matts for sure cause of that LOL
Belt squeals Matt's destin to own it
I thought the same thing 😂
I heard that and honestly thought instantly "well that must be a sign that he's gonna buy it" hahaha
If it didn't have a belt squeal he would have to pass on it...
This video should be brought to you by Parker Hydraulic lines. Will take a sweet penny to replace all them lines
the sturdiness of this logging/mining machines is increadible, man 20 years stuck in dirt, probably longer, and with a change of fluids and a some taps with a hammer and the thing comes back to life roaring like a tiger. Props to you guys, nice video.
I would hold onto it. If 30 years of sitting couldn't kill it, it is definitely a keeper. 😊
OR after 30 years of sitting some actual use will unveil all the issues. And as you heard, hydraulic hoses are VERY costly for this caliber of machine. So fixing a couple hoses and your 2-3 grand lighter. If you actually intend on using it, that's fine. I think selling it for some profit is the best idea here.
@@y4nnickschmitt It's bigger than any iron I've worked on recently. I've gotten accustomed to narrow-vein mining equipment where a new steering hose is $25 from the tractor dealership ten minutes up the road!
@@Porty1119 That's what I meant. Fixing this thing up for quick profit isn't as easy as doing the same on a skid steer or small excavator.
Not sure where he is getting g his hoses but I had one of these type loader donated for a few months to work on my motocross track and I promised to fix anything that broke while I was using it. Well I blew a hose one day and it was one of the loader lift hoses just like this and I had it made for $67 dollars here in Colorado Springs. This was 10 years ago but it can’t be that much more. I spent more on hydraulic fluid that the hose because by the time I realize the hose blew I pumped about 20-25 gallons of fluid out. That cost me close to $200 if I remember right. I ended up spending 3-4K on diesel fuel while it was here because that was when BO took office in 08 and diesel and gas skyrocketed to around $4 a gallon and I was even driving to the petroleum place to get red fuel.
What a nice old beast! Even if it is a little too big for you, keep it!
Easy to say until you start shelling money out to fix it. Repair and parts are very expensive and adds up quickly for construction equipment not like a automobile. You can really get screwed big time on used construction equipment especially if it’s been sitting for a long time or it’s a rental unit. Hoses and seals dry out, etc. The first thing you ask yourself especially on equipment like that is why was it parked and for how long.
@@100texan2 There is something to be said for heavy equipment sitting in your yard waiting to go do some important project. The guys that know what they are doing with these machines don't have projects to have one sitting in the yard.
Interesting video and a good loader. I worked for the Clark Engineering Laboratory back in the day, transmission division. Clutch modulation was developed on the B version of the 125. I always liked these machines. The first time we pulled the transmission for the start of the test series it took nearly a week. By the end of development I could pull transmissions in just over an hour after installing many zippers. By the way that dash 4 hose you capped off was to the transmission pressure gauge originally and should have read 240 to 270 psi. I would put a new hose to a gauge there and see if you have pressure if it isn't moving.
Man talking about building up suspension. The moment it started my heart jumped. Such a nice thing hearing a rusty old workhorse come back to life!
That looked like a fun little project. Came to life alone easier then I thought it would.
Looks like a good find. There isn't a whole lot of rust in the tanks and she didn't try to kill you like Christine.
I love to see the 80 and 90s heavy equipment I grew up learning on and playing on in sand pits start up again and run
I love it when you have a helper in your videos. It's so much more relaxing knowing you have an extra set of hands, and I like hearing the expertise from both of you as you puzzle around a big thing. Just maybe if they spit on camera cut that part out 😅 Happened in a previous video from a couple years back, not this one (at least as far as I've seen so far)
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two valves on the "LIQUID FILL" tires one is for liquid fill and the second is to let trapped air escape while filling with liquid.
Care to elaborate? Never seen liquid fill tires before
@@Joe-xq3zu extra ballast, very common on tractors bit less common on loaders
@@Joe-xq3zu lots of equipment has calcium filled tires for extra weight. They use liquid calcium so it won’t freeze at least in the north where it gets cold. Although I haven’t seen the two valve stem set up
@@Joe-xq3zu very common in farm tractors as well. Had to drain it out of my 1945 Allis Chalmers C tires when replaced.
@@Joe-xq3zuAlso you can get your tires foam filled making them solid rubber like I had my NEW HOLLALAND loader tires for no flats and weight
Excellent job👍
Run one those back n 1976
Well done!
Hey hank didn't know u were here
Thanks bud 🤘🏼
That belt squeal was just the old girls way of sayin "I choose YOU to be my new owner..." LOL Welcome to the family gurl!
Im a 2nd year diesel mechanic apprentice and your videos have taught me so much. Awesome content mate love your work
I appreciate that you do thing in a logical and economical way, instead of just throwing money at an unknown
Being the owner of a 60's Hough loader, if you buy it, you will never run out of things to fix or try to find 🤔😉 Good luck 👍
Finally someone who knows to pre fill the oil filter to prevent a dry start
Some people will never know that feeling of firing up a abandoned engine or piece of equipment, it’s amazing! even if it’s a total piece lol
I know that feeling
Release your inner Marty T. If you are getting it for scrap price or less, it's worth saving.
Only if he can get it out
Marty T is an excellent channel - so chilled
You have to get it Matt. We are all sitting at the edge of our seats because we imagine all of the projects where you will put it into great use.
😎haha yeah
Diesel Creek SUCKS!
I can stay for hours watching these kinds of videos...i never knew this channel existed,a new subscriber here
That was so awesome to hear that puppy run after 20 some plus years sometimes you think things that sit for a long time ain't going to run but being sealed up you never know what men's junk is another man's treasure sounds good great video
It would be cool to see the loader moving again but I'd understand if the repairs end up being too pricey.
Since he wants to sell it, it depends of the market prices I guess.
@@marcryvon Since the used equîpment price are skyrocketing due to the pandemic, he really could make some money from it.
I love how excited you get when these machines start
Lucked out 3 years ago .... I bought two of those same loaders ( with consecutive serial numbers ) from a widow for 5000$ .... they have certainly paid for themselfs already and are in such mint condition. I salute the deceased gent who left them is such good order every day with a wink. They are great work horses on our ranch. AND, they are both 6-71's - what a roaring sound echoing from the surrounding Rocky Mountains.
For that cap flip those channel locks over and they will be much easier to squeeze tight. They work like a pipe wrench. Always rotate towards the bottom jaw. Try it you will see a clear difference 😉
Cool timelapses with airing up the tires.
It looked like it started breathing again.
It's worth its scrap weight.. But the enjoyment of making it run and move is worth much more ! Best of luck !
Living the dream, It's great to see you working in your spacious insulated well-lit shop.
I love your videos. It's amazing to see you bring life back into these machines. Keep up the awesome work 👏.
Every time I watch videos like this, I really want to start doing this kind of thing!! Bring old equipment back to life! Love it! I just wish I had the knowledge! Guess I’ll just live vicariously through you!!
I thought exactly the same thing! Looked like he had some fun getting that going.
I'm just waiting to get him and Derrick from VGG together to revive something on video. I can see it now. You Tubers start old truck that had been parted out then crushed. They had a little difficulty putting some of "humpty dumptys" pieces back together but after a few "love taps with the old Tonya Harding" the beast roared to life and with the special mixture of coolant and Matt's dump truck oil, sat there and purred like a kitten.
Watch a YT of how to fix them while making a YT of fixing one. Kind of a cross promotion thing. It is just a matter of following instructions. Like repairing or building a computer.
6:30AM, Saturday, a strong Starbucks coffee and Matt from DIESEL CREEK!
And a smoke!
Consooooooom
Who the hell gets up that early on a Saturday?
AlwaysBored daddy’s gotta work son
@@AlwaysBored123 if you sleep late on a Saturday you aren’t taking advantage of the day
Interesting video for sure! I work at a CAT dealer and I have to rebuild blown lines like those every day, price is semi accurate we charge $20 labor and usually a single line with new crimp ends and orings will be about 70-80 bucks
Great job Matt Always a good felling to see the old and for got ten back running again Thank You for all your hard work for us to enjoy
When you got some air into the tyres, it rose up like a dinosaur from a swamp.
Tires.
Tyres
@@timbur2711 Tires
Tyres
@@timbur2711 Tires.
I really enjoy old stuff starting up and potentially being used again! Twenty years sitting and she starts right up! She lives! 👍
I love all these videos of reviving older machines 😊
I admire your confidence and dedication!
I don’t know why but it was so satisfying to watch him fill the tires up and watch it get higher off the ground
@@frenchonion4595 i like iron> I like tires> i like turtles
I know right
Yes 🙌
Yep git er standin tall and prowed again .a little spit and a ckeen grease rag she'll be great..
She wants to go home, Matt rescue her a repair Series might be enough viewers to repair the old Girl. Matt you need a Sponsor for Hydraulic lines and Tires.
Kevin
Got to love diesels. My parents bought some land that is surrounded by National forest and despite having a town road going all the way to the driveway for the first several years we lived there the town wouldn't reliably plow the road in the winter. A neighbor of ours had a snowplow truck that came from an airport up by lake Superior that had been sitting for years and we did the same thing with him. If it would start and move we would buy it. It had the 220 Cummins in it and amazingly fired right up after maybe a 10-15 seconds I remember it shooting a birds next out the exhaust about 20 feet in the air when it started. It was an old FWD truck that had two blocks of concrete on the back one 4'x8'x4' and one 4'x2'x8' and with a 12 foot plow it go through a foot of snow like nothing, didn't even need chains. Eventually we turned it into a 4x4 tractor.
I'm a field mechanic, heavy equipment such as this wheel loader. I tap on battery terminals all the time. It's just what we mechanics do lol
I bought one a few years ago, had trouble with the engine and tranny. Lost a couple grand fixing and finally sold it for a loss. Sometimes old iron is not the bargain you think it is.
except in his case the more he works on it the more he earns in KZhead money
Yep, looks like a money pit to me.
@@danhard8440 Win win
Yeah sitting in the field like that dead, it has zero value. All the parts are obsolete so none of them are going to bring any money, it's just scrap. I have the truck and trailer to move it and unless it was really close by I wouldn't take it for free, the scrap value wouldn't even cover my time
@@joecummings1260 we use those michigan loaders all the time at work and surprisingly the parts on that machine are not obsolete at all (except for the engine itself of which most all the parts to repair it are still readily available) in fact most of those parts are very much standardized. and those loaders are very much reliable and they still start when the new machines don't
It honestly amazes me how well this old iron will run after sitting for decades. I volunteer with a group that preserves old mining equipment. We recovered and drove a CAT D9 out of a pit that was sitting well over 35 years (longer than any of us had been alive) Started and drove out like it was parked yesterday on 30+ year old diesel and oil. They don't make em like that anymore.
I’m almost 31 and I learned how to operate and grade with a 1974 D8K. This was about 10 years ago. Most certainly do not come close now to what was on the market then. Crude but boringly reliable and gobs of pre emissions black ploom of smoke torque. I miss that machine. Sold of to somewhere in Nigeria. The real CAT dozers that made CAT a global force
That yellow button that you were wondering about is the air brakes. If you put your foot on the brake and push/pull you’ll feel the pedal take over.
Twenty plus years is no problems for a machine like this. Pretty much the same as two weeks for a modern machine.🤠
Buy it NOW!, You didn't mention a price?? What a beast👍
If he was going to buy it he would have mentioned the price.
I'll tell ya what. I'm amazed at how much knowledge a young guy like you has. Plus, you have a great sense of humor which makes for a very entertaining channel. Best of luck to you in all of your endeavors. Keep up the good work.
Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼
I really liked this vid, very entertaining, most manly start ever. The funniest thing was the belt squeak towards the end, it just shows it's not happy yet.
The other tire plug is to put watter in the rims to hold it down for Weight
“Found the drain plug in the dirt” very nice job.
We're all tweekin' on the road grader project and you come along and through more mechanic crack at us with this!!!!
That was easy start. Really nice piece of machinery.
Matt’s off road recovery, letdig18 and this channel I’ve slowly becoming in love with these types of channels
Don´t forget Andrew Camarata ! (:
Try Andrew Camarata
Matt, BUY IT!! Dude that would be a great addition to your collection of awesome equipment!
"It's not any good unless it's got a tree in it..." - ah yes.. That's how you know! Absolutely buy it.
Amazing job well done getting this girl up and running 🙂
Those old Michigan Loaders were very good machines. They were inexpensive to own compared to a cat or dear john. The horror stories of the Triple Nickle were greatly exaggerated. They just didnt take abuse or neglect as well. I'd go for it. You can have problems with any used equipment.
Damn those subs keep going up every time. Can't believe you already getting near 200k. Congrats Matt
In the late 70's, I was a line inspector for CAT. I worked powdered metal department in the foundry for a time, where they pressed those split flange hydraulic clamps out of powdered metal. It was pretty amazing how they would break with a tap before heat treat, but hold up to hydraulic forces after. Most were a finished part after heat treat too. Only a couple of the parts made in that area had any machine work done after heat treat.
You've been very informative to me I appreciate it I've learned a whole lot thank you sir
The cloud of rust that came out on the first start was quite impressive! I'm also quite impressed that it runs at all, all things considered. Well done, guys!
Matt, you looked like the kid getting his first bicycle under the Christmas tree when it fired up! Congrats on your find.
Shows how good Cummins engine is
its usually a good sign its genuine when the owners let you try fix a vehicle or machine while its still on their land
So interesting to see you revive these cool machines! As a senior citizen, I still enjoy watching large vehicles do their jobs. Thank you for the videos.
A trucker I knew decades ago, had a Western Star with a triple nickel, we called it the falling star. He would drive most of the week and fix all weekend. Best wishes from the far North.
We used to have a place here in Phoenix called HEM, and they made up various hydraulic hoses and fittings to order, i don’t remember it being that expensive, this was in the nineties, seemed like around $40 or $50 for a new hose, depending on the size, they had a press, it was fun to watch, also they sold backhoe teeth, cutting edges
Love the way you laugh and chuckle when the engines fire up for te first time
Who can't use a vintage large front end loader! I like it.
If cheap enough is cheap enough KZhead loves a victory DC and that changes the equation as I'm sure you know!
Man ive seen so many of the 20+ years sitting videos and it alwasy amazes me how the old diesels start right up
I am sure you know by now, Chris got himself a drag line, mentioned you as a go to person should he get stuck on any thing. Like you channel, never fail to watch the current ones....never know when the purchase or repair was accomplished, just know the day the video was published. Keep the Vid's coming.
One winter clearing a parking lot should pay for it
That’s one expensive plow job!!!
@@BilgePump not one storm... One winter
How big of a parking lot ???
Shopping center
@@danbartolini27 Careful I hear they are all closing and going bankrupt.