This is my second channel as I lost access to the Google account containing the first one. I've created this second channel with the same name using a different Google account. Do you remember Show & Tell when you were in elementary school or grammar school? I do, it was one of my favorite things to do. Every Monday morning students had the opportunity to "Show & Tell" their peers something they found interesting and/or fun over the weekend. It was a time of exploration and discovery enhanced by sharing. This is what I want to do with Ken's Show & Tell. This channel is all about showing different activities from vintage automobile adventures, tree farming, shooting vintage firearms, walks, firewood, nature, etc. The vintage automobiles evolve over time from MGs to Mercedes Benz. Vintage firearms shooting focusses primarily on WW1 and WW2 eras. Tree farming, firewood, walks, and nature highlights activities on Wildwood Tree Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Is there any advantage to sharpening further in towards the middle of Brush Bull. I noticed on my John Deere that some replacement blades are just sharpened a few inches from the tips and others many inches further towards the center. Those second ones seem to cut better. I haven't really done a good test though
I really don't know. However, I do know that the majority of the cutting is done towards the end of the blade as that is where it is spinning the fastest. It is also where the majority of the lifting action comes from. Therefore, I just sharpen where the blades were sharpened at the factory.
Did you figure out the torque specs for the rear shock bolts? Going to give this a shot, seems like the whole thing can happen with the car on the ground
Thank you for watching and taking your time to comment. No, I just tightened them up pretty good. Yes, it can be done on the ground. You would just have to raise each corner to give you clearance and wiggle room. By the way, I can tell a difference between the KBY and Bilstein in this car. Tighter, better ride, improved cornering.
@@kensshowtellsorry one last question, seems like the coil springs can lower as well if you gently lower the rear end with the shock out. good time to replace the coil spring rubber pads? Were you’re in good shape?
@@doctavic2868 I think you could. However, you would have to disconnect both rear flexible brake hoses remove both rear wheels and remove the exhaust system that goes under the right rear axle. All to allow both axles to drop enough to release the tension in the coils. My pads were good.
I really can appreciate how nice you have cared for it. My dad owned 54 ht when I was a young boy he bought it all done it was black had a 327 corvette motor with a 4speed chrome rims it was his baby for 5 or 6 yrs and sold it and bought a 65 gto that was real nice too and fast lol. Again real nice original 1954 chevy 210 deluxe
I about bought a '54 150 or 210 back in '91 for $800. Still wish I had. Even though green isn't my favorite color I can't take my eyes off this color! Nice! Really nice!
Thank you for watching and I'm happy you enjoyed my video. I purchased this car in 1982 at an estate auction for around $1,000. I've always been glad I did.
An amazing vehicle and a fantastic way to start off your 54 , I recently acquired a 1954 two-door sedan from Alabama. Initially, I faced several challenges with vapor lock, but I resolved the issue by installing an inline pump, and now everything runs smoothly.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, the 6-volt, low pressure in-line pump I installed on my 1954 car solved the issue of hard starting due to the car sitting for several weeks between driving which allowed the fuel to drain back to the tank. My car has never experienced vapor lock. They are indeed fun vehicles to own from a bygone time.
I watched this in appreciation of you being mechanically capable (which I am not) and thinking maybe I should be more DYI with my tractors and vehicles. I was able last winter to do a re-conversion (first guy did it wrong) to 12 volt on my Ford 850 tractor with the help of Rachel Gingell's video and the kit that I bought from her. I (we) did good!
Thank you for watching. Sounds like you are discovering your hidden abilities. I think it is something we develop over time due to interest and necessity. One triumph or mistake builds on another to eventually some kind of skill set. You are very kind.
Very enjoyable! Last year my wife and myself planted a huge portion of our vegetable garden in Zinnia's which did fantastic. We collected all the heads in the fall, dried them, crushed them up flower heads, petals, and seeds. We had a 5 gal bucket nearly full of this mix and we broadcasted them in the garden again along with sunflowers and they are teaming again. I wonder what I would have to do to prepare the field that I have been mowing using the remainder of the Zinnias as well as other flowers? I bet she wouldn't want me to mow that field anymore!
Great video again Today Ken love the weather out there I wish the weather was like this in the UK It Has been 15 degrees today not like last year it was 33 degrees in the UK this Time last Year👍
Thank you for watching. I assume you are using Celsius. That day it was about 67 degrees F. We have had a very nice spring regarding the temperature and rainfall.
Yes, that was our hope and plan. I appreciate you watching and commenting. The variety and types surprised us. I will just let this area develop like it wants to. My input will be spot spraying for invasives and potentially mowing it in February or early March of 2025.
Absolutely Beautiful Country you were driving in!! I have my very first full size tractor. I have had John Deere 317s for 35 years. I now have an identical tractor to yours. I want to own it for 35 more years as well. What idle speed to you have yours set to? Is that from the meter or did you verify the RPM with another meter? Mine sounds almost as good as yours. Mine seems to like 600 RPM indicated on the meter but not the 450 RPM my manual says. The original carb has been completely rebuilt. I am trying to keep it as original as possible.
Thank you for watching and your very kind remarks. Well, I really don't have the idle set correctly as I just idle it down using the throttle and it likes around 500RPMs using the meter. I've never used a strobe (timing light) on it as I've kept it 6-volts. I set the timing by ear, and it is running the original carburetor that was professionally rebuilt about 35 years ago. It has and continues to be a very good and versatile machine. I converted the points to Pertronix years ago and kept it positive ground and 6-volts.
@@kensshowtell Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I really like my tractor and am having fun refurbishing it, but I look forward to putting it to work as you have as well.
Thank you. It was professionally done with a German single stage high gloss paint called Glasurit. The same paint Mercedes Benz used to use in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. It was sanded many times between coats.
Great video again Today Ken I am so sorry to hear about your Mercedes Benz W108 and hopefully you will be back on the road with your Mercedes Benz W108 you have look at after your Classic Cars Very Well👍 the weather is so good where you are the UK has had a very Wet year so far today and yesterday was a Nice clear day all day keep up with the good work and I enjoy watching your new youtube videos you put out
Thank you for watching. You are too kind. The braking system was the last system to be made functional again. The next day I charged the AC system, and all is well. The brakes bedded in well. Honestly, the car now functions much better than the day I acquired in in 2019. Oh, and I learned a lot.
So sorry to see what he did, Unbelievably bad. Especially what he did with those rotors! I'm sure you'll get it sorted. Let me know if you need any little bits and pieces for that 108. Remember I have that parts car out back that has many handy bits left. I'd be happy to send. I wish I was nearer. I'd love to sit and chat about Mercedes with you in that beautiful old barn. Take care Ken. Cheers John 🍻
Thank you very much, John. You are always generous. The braking system was the last one to sort out. They bedded in very well and the car now functions better than it ever has since I acquired it in 2019. The next day I charged the AC, and it makes 40-degree F air at the vents. It is a good thing that the vinyl wrapping job was done well as that was my original goal.
Damn. I’m sorry Ken. I’ve taken it to MB dealership and they did shoddy work. I don’t trust anyone to work on my car except me. I don’t have a lot of tools to do bigger jobs. But I do whatever I can myself on my 74’ 450SL. Mercedes Benz dealership doesn’t really have that great of customer service. Are you guys in VA? My family is from VA and I live in WV. I’d love to show you my 74’ SL.
Thank you for watching and your very kind remarks. Necessity is truly the mother of invention. Yes. I'm located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I'd love to see your 450SL. It has the same engine and fuel injection system (D-Jetronic if an early 1974) as my 1972 280 SE 4.5. I just subscribed to your channel.
@@kensshowtell Well thank you I appreciate it. I don’t have much on my channel though, I’m mostly a viewer. But yes that’s what brought me to your channel a while ago.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate your comment. Me too. In the end, the instrument repair was less than promised. Also, my experience in using him to try and sell a vehicle was a disaster. He over promises, which is fatal business model that will fail.
Trying to do a similar thing with my 1967 200D automatic gear selector ball joint. You didn't include how you squeezed the ball into the socket with such limited access. It's too hard to do it with your fingers and I can't get a vice grip or pliers in do to lack of space. My best attempt is a small C clamp and had to cut off the handle and tighten the threaded rod but keeps slipping off.
Thank you for watching and taking your time to comment. Perhaps because mine is a manual on the column, there is more room to work, I just used plyers and they just pop on.
Thanks for sharing! I am having a similar problem with rear hub and was thinking I would need to replace hub and axle. After watching your video I think I will start by replacing both hubs. If you can find you an original jack that works with the tractor hydraulic you will really enjoy it. It allows you to pick up both rear tires at the same time and you can use the lift to help het the tractor at the right level to line up the rear studs.
Good question. This product I tested is targeted for those with non-working AC and those with a sunroof and no AC as it will fit all W123 models. I think that by 1984 the W123 300D Turbo Diesel sold in the USA were all optioned to the max. They all came with AC, electric sunroof was optional, and electric windows in the USA. Thank you for watching.
@@VeryMuchSaab I see. that is the difference. The Germans ordering their cars back in the day were more frugal with the "extras." I have a 1971 280 SE that is a USA car but ordered as if the original owner was German. It has AC.; however, the windows are manual, and the transmission is a four-speed manual on the floor. So interesting.
Berea, Ky. I've never seen any of the wild garlic mustard, nor the wing stem. I thought it looked like Joe-Pye weed when you pointed it out. I do have Joe-Pye and Ironweed on my property in places where I don't mow. My wife wants me to keep our field mowed short, but I would like to leave strips of it that grows for the summer months and then mow it in the fall. I did that last year but she fussed about it too much. I've also noticed that fireflies are prolific in non-mowed and brushy areas but are sparse in the mowed areas.
I hope you never see wild garlic mustard, stilt grass, or autumn olive on your property. What is beautiful to the human eye is usually not beautiful to the natural world. Golf courses and urban lawns are good examples. Your observations are correct. Perhaps instead of mowing strips you could mow winding paths as these are more interesting, increase the amount you can leave natural, and make for very nice walks to observe the seasonal changes. Perhaps she will like that better.
@@kensshowtell The most invasive plant here is bush honeysuckle. It's all up and down the interstate along the fence rows. I have it here, but only in places that are not reachable with my tractor. I made a bow out of a piece of it about 3 years ago, the strongest bow I've ever made. It's some tough wood when it is seasoned, but it only gets about an inch and a half thick.
@@ralpharvin2668 That's amazing about you making a bow out of bush honeysuckle. That is a plant we don't have a problem with at this point in time. I see you have a You Tube channel. You should start making and editing videos about your place and what you do on and with it. It takes time and planning, however, if you enjoy creating and sharing (I think you do) you will double your fun.
@@kensshowtell I believe I have some of that bush honeysuckle on one part of the Euonymus shrubs that surround my back yard. I attempted to dig it up a few years ago, but apparently, I didn't succeed. VERY difficult. I actually liked it for it's fragrance, but I didn't want it killing the Euonymus. Fighting a losing battle.
Luckily, I have yet to find any wild garlic mustard on our property. We have lots of wild garlic, but it looks different from the plant you're weeding out. I grew up thinking everything, but pretty flowers and grass were weeds. In recent years, I've learned so much about what grows naturally around us. There are so many uses for all those "weeds"! I agree 100% with what you said about what's the point of ownership without stewardship. It's our responsibility to maintain and protect nature for future generations. It's being destroyed at an alarming rate for expansion and growth. The land next to us and up the road was cleared with storage units and a manufacturing facility being built. I was approached by the developers about selling our land, which I quickly ended that conversation. I hope all my efforts to protect and preserve our little piece of this earth will result in my family enjoying it for generations to come!
Thank you for watching. I could not agree more. We have put our property in a conservation easement. We are surrounded by farmland that has been placed in conservation easements (6,000 acres) and we back up too Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area (33,000 acres). I'm proud to say that my wife and I are founding board members of the Shenandoah Valley Conservation Council. Virginia is a leader in promoting land conservation and even has a department of conservation whose sole purpose is to buy land and place it in conservation easements and then sell it as permanently protected. Our Virginia Department of Forestry is active in holding land conservation easements. Our is with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
That's great! I'm surrounded by farmland which some has been rezoned as commercial. We'll do what we can to protect our 6 acres. As always looking forward to your next video!
Great video today Ken i have watched every video you have put on your RU-vid channel and love the classic car videos by the way keep up with the good work👍
That injector tester is a neat setup! I made a make shift tester for electronic injectors that used a can of carb cleaner as the pressure / fluid side, and a power source with a toggle switch to quickly "pulse" injector. I was able to clean and test like you did and saved alot of money. It's good to see true "auto repair" and not just changing parts out.
Thank you for watching. The car was manufactured in 1972 and sold in the USA in early 1973 so it was titled as a 1973. This car is a 280 SE 4.5. USA model only. D-Jetronic is not difficult to deal with if you understand it. I also have a 1971 280 SE, mechanical fuel injected 6-cylinder. More powerful than the 280S which is carbureted.
Berea, Ky. Up until just three years ago, I split with a maul and then I thought I was moving up in the firewood world and bought a Fiskars axe. Then two years ago, just like your wife did, my wife convinced me to buy a log splitter and now there's no going back. My splitter is identical to yours, I bought it two years ago at Tractor Supply when it was on sale for $1149. In just a few months the prices went up $400, but I would buy it again easily. What a time saver! I had to quit lifting the rounds though and started rolling them onto the carryall behind my NAA Ford tractor. So now I just lift several rounds and roll them over onto the splitter. Occasionally I will split some big rounds down on the ground with the County Line splitter in the upright position. Well, it seems you and I have a few things in common - including a "foundling" named Callie.
It is a shame that mercedes benz don't make the W111 Heckfosse no more I love the classic mercedes benz W111 Heckfosse my dream car is a W111 Heckfosse in Burgundy how is your mercedes benz W111 I have not seen it on your channel lately keep up with the good work
Thank you for watching and subscribing. Since making this video I had to rebuild the ignition distributor. Now the car is waiting for me to replace the column shift bushings as the shifter will not lift high enough to engage reverse. I've replaced the forward and reverse shift linkage bushings. I made a video on the reverse shift linkage bushing replacement and when I do column shift bushings, I will make a video on that. Thank you for asking.
I appreciate your lovely comment and information about the hood emblem. I've addressed that issue as I did not know it had been put on upside down till another viewer pointed that out. Kind of embarrassing.
@@kensshowtell This is a car you can drive every day anywhere you want to go without worrying that it will get stolen, or that it will break down on you. I truly wish the younger people would go back to liking full-size American cars instead of Japanese compacts, before our auto industry totally disappears.
@@kensshowtell Do you know why the auto industry is all about trucks and SUVs? It is because they can't produce full-size conventional passenger cars due to CAFE, and before that, when they still could, in the late 90s, the radical environmentalists convinced people to quit buying station wagons, and the pundits convinced many that their replacement, the mini van, was "uncool", so sales fell for those too. That meant they quit building them. People soon realized that they NEED a full-size vehicle, so, they started buying Suburbans, which filled in for the station wagons of yore.
@@jamesbosworth4191 It is much simpler than that. Trucks and SUVs are significantly more profitable to make and sell. No conspiracies, just good marketing and gullible customers. Just like bottled water.
My dad had the MGA 1500, the MG Midget and the Magnette ZB. I now have the Magnette and have just put an 1800cc engine in it. Thanks for sharing your lovely MGA with us. Cheers from South Africa
I bought a similar used 280 SE 4.5 in light metallic blue from a Mercedes dealer back in the ‘80’s. A fantastic car! For a large car, it handled very sporty. I wasn’t earning much back then and it became expensive for upkeep, so sadly I sold it.
Thank you for watching and taking your time to comment. Yes. In 1982 I bought a 1972 280 SE 4.5 in dove white over blue MB-Tex with 100,000 miles on it. It needed new valve guides and seals, so I had that work done. I drove it till 2002 (20-years) as my everyday car and added 300,000 miles. I only passed it on due to terminal rust. It never broke down and only required regular maintenance which I did myself. The one in the video is my second one, however, it is for pleasure only. I always wanted another one.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I think it is actually a high-quality vinyl. Any mild cleaner will work. I used diluted Simple Green lightly sprayed on then wiped dry with clean cloth towels.
@@kensshowtell That sounds good...also the brand of car wash soap and wax you use? I used to use 3M car wash soap but it's no longer being made...same with their paste wax....great products but alll gone...Thank you...great background music.
@@davidwell686 Nothing fancy. I hand wash using Dawn dish washing liquid and dry with cotton cloth towels using Groit's Spray on Wax. In between washings I use any good brand of Speed Shine such as Groit's. I wax with any good brand of liquid carnauba wax such as Groit's. I use a California Duster after every drive and clean all the bugs off the front and windshield with Hope's Perfect glass Cleaner. I also use any good chrome cleaner on all the shiny metal interior detail pieces.
@@davidwell686 Dish washing liquid for hand washing dishes is fine. However, it does shorten the life of most waxes. It does not hurt paint as that it what I've always used since I started washing cars as a 12-year-old.
Hello...I enjoyed the video, really like the tractor...I have a chance to get one with a finish mower for $1800. ...it needs a rear rim...I think your video put me over the top of the mountain on my decision 👍
Nice to see this beautiful survivor, and how well you took care of it. Glad to see that it came with optional back-up lights. So many of them didn't.....just had the clear lens but no actual bulb sockets, wiring or switch on the column. While addressing your squeaky brake pedal issue, you might also want to flip the hood emblem badge right-side up. It's upside down.
Thank you for watching and your comments. Oh! You are right about the hood emblem. How embarrassing. I'll turn it right side up immediately. It was repainted in 2003 and, therefore, has been upside down since then. I did not know that reverse lights were an option until just recently. Now you have confirmed that. I appreciate your input.
@@kensshowtell You're welcome, Sir. Yeah, I became intimately familiar with these '53s and '54s when I owned and restored two of these back in the 1970s (both Bel Air 2-door hardtops). One was a Power Glide and the other a stick-shift. The Power Glide I owned came with factory back-up lights while the stick shift car didn't. However, I found all the NOS components to install back-up lights in it. Interestingly enough, the 235 six in the stick shift came as a 115hp, while the Power Glide equipped car came with a 125hp 235 with hydraulic lifters. I guess they needed the 10 extra horsepower to compensate for the extra load of the torque converter. I have a question about the heater in your car. It doesn't appear to be a factory-installed unit, rather more dealer-installed. The Bel Airs I had both had slide lever controls for temperature control, vent direction (defrost or floor heat) and fan switch. I noticed with yours that there's a round sheet metal block-off plate on the firewall where a factory installed blower motor usually sits, and that the fan switch is located as a stand-alone on the left of the dash.
@@carlv8168 I do appreciate your information as it is a good day when I learn something new. Especially about an item I've owned for years. My understanding is that the heater is a dealer installed option for the 210. Therefore, no dash mounted slider controls. I think you are correct about that round blanking plate.
Labai bukite atsargus su sia sistema purkstukai ir slangutes turi buti gero stovio. Man uzstrigo purkstukas uzsidege 2 kartus spejau uzgesinti. Aciu uz video
Had my insight for 7 years and have two battery packs. The original with the car and one from ebay for £200. I do a re-balance on each one every 6 months when I rotate the batteries. Just no other maintenance and never failed an MOT. Great video and very detailed keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I just purchased a grid charger and will be installing it soon. I've had this car for 18 years and it has been an excellent vehicle.
GREAT VIDEO I AM FORTUNATE TO OWN 2 MODEL 45'S. I INSTALLED A WILLIAMS REAR PEEP SIGHT ON THE ONE BECAUSE ORIGINAL WAS MISSING.I COLLECT MILITARY TRAINERS AND AS MANY 22 AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
Do you have any recommendations for adjusting the linkage to help get my 220 into reverse? Goes into all the other gears fine. Just have trouble finding reverse
Thank you for watching. First, make sure the reverse shift socket busing is in good shape. Second, make sure all the bushings and spacers in the steering column are in good shape too. If the reverse shift socket bushing is in good shape, and you can manipulate this shifting "finger" from under the hood to go into reverse then the problem most likely is in the steering column. I've got to do this to my car as the shifting lever will not lift up far enough to go into reverse without me having to raise the hood and move the reverse shifting "finger." I will be doing this repair very soon on my car. You have to remove the middle steering wheel pad first. Then replace the 2 bushings in the steering column and the bushing in the shift lever on the column. Here is a link to a video I found on how to do this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K-TjS8D6y4k.html
Thank you. I ended up loosening the 14mm head bolt that the bushing socket is connected to under the hood and adjusting that and it goes into reverse now. That was after replacing the socket that you showed how to replace in your video. Thanks, Dean
