Boom Lift FIRE! Can It Be Fixed? 

This is turning out to be quite a job! The gift that keeps on giving... I hope you enjoy the video, and have an awesome weekend too! Next week, we will start rebuilding! Merch: www.farmcraft101.com. Support: www.patreon.com/farmcraft101 or www.buymeacoffee.com/farmcraft101.

Don't worry Jon, we all have trouble getting it up sometimes.

I'm only 11 minutes in and your model really deserves a video of its own. I somehow doubt anyone has taken the time to explain how this works in such great detail. Maybe consider an additional video with a title that matches "How a boom lift works'. Awesome content as usual!

I have been a welder for 50 years, one thing I have learned, welders start fires.. one thing I have allways kept around is one of those, refillable big can extinguishers, that you can charge with air and water, put a tire fill stem in the top of the can, they hold like 3 gallons, they always work ....

The wire that melted near the starter is probably a fusible link. It is specifically designed to melt at a specific amperage to protect the rest of the wiring. You might want to replace that with a new fusible link instead of just shortening the old one. By shortening the wire, it will take more current to melt.

John you should have been a shop teacher. You are brilliant!!!!

Jon, I just have to say you would make an amazing science teacher (or any kind). The way you're able to simplify things and get your point across so clearly is a talent of it's own.

Anyone of us who actually have worked on equipment, has made a mistake like you did on the boom lift trying to get that pin out! You did a great job on the model - made it as simple as possible and yet it explains how the lift works! Stay cheerful you are doing great work! Thank You!

So Glad I found your channel a while back. Its interesting, educational, and entertaining. Especially how you take the extra time to build things just to more easily explain everything. You tackle many more projects than I ever would like this BOOM lift.

Seeing stuff like this just makes me go back to the “if it ain’t broke dont fix it” “leave good enough well alone”

Idk what it is about your videos but you have quickly become one of my favorite RU-vidrs. I'm not a farmer or a machinist or a woodworker. I'm a CS student living in an apartment. Just something about your content and editing style that's got me hooked. Btw if anyone else loves this type of long form, builder / craftsman content, check out Sampson Boat Co's videos -- another awesome, high-quality channel (zero affiliation, just a fan).

I absolutely feel the same about fixing my own mistakes, and I guess many people that care about their time have it that way.

From disaster comes knowledge and cleanliness! I see that you handled both so well it impressed all the commentators! As always, thanks for letting us know that patience in finishing your project so successfully!😊

Been waiting for this video!!!! Fingers crossed you can fix it; felt the pain in your voice.

I’m not a mechanical person, I’m in IT, but I really enjoy your videos because you don’t just fix things, you also try and make them better while doing so. It’s a lesson I try to teach newer techs all the time, but sadly many times gets overlooked. Keep making things better! You’re doing a great job! Also, thanks for the explanation portions, even building the models, which was obviously overkill. It’s very educational, even for an old dog like me.

Great job on the model and the repair. The absolute best part of this video is having our friend safe and in one piece explaining what he is doing. Stay safe, John, and enjoy your life with family.

This is one of the most educational channels on youtube. I learn something new every episode. Thank you.

Very good explanation. Good work and clean up as well. Always find your videos educational and entertaining. Thanks Jon.

So glad you were able to troubleshoot and get it back together. I was super stoked when it turned over.

Me being a man that truly knows how to beat a dead horse 🐎, it never gets old hearing you go "click" when torqueing something to "spec". 👍🇺🇸

I admire your courage for even starting on the whole lift job. Glad you got the fire damage sorted. The boom model demo was very helpful.

The model is amazing, thank you for explaining how the boom works! Mistakes happen, but you weren't hurt. Many will learn from your experiences. I'm very grateful for the content you provide and your delivery. Keep up the great work.

Your demo is amazing!

we are happy you didn't get buried financially with the small fire! live and learn. your skills are next level Dad.

Good job. I'm glad you were able to fix it 👍🏻

Wow. What an education. I don't own this type of equipment but thankful you explained how it functions.

The concept explanation was BRILLIANT... I was scratching my until you explained that so well!

Thank you for the videos! I really enjoy them a lot. And a special thanks for the model!

The effort and detail of explanations of how things work is greatly appreciated, I use boom lifts and fork lifts quite frequently and it was awesome to see the in depth of how the design works. Thank you for showing that, and all the good work you do and taking us along. The cylinder flow depictions are very neat too.

I love that you made this model. I like knowing how things work. I love the way you break things down to be able to understand exactly how stuff works. This is one (of many ) reasons I love your channel! Thanks for that.

I can't imagine a better explanation of how the booms interact - and the model was way beyond the call of duty!!!!! Very cool!

John once again you pulled it off ,you are still one of the all around best mechanics I've seen and your teaching skills are better than most of the shop teachers I had in High school 1956 /1960 and I came from a predominately farming area

Really great explainer with that model - thanks for taking the time to build and talk through it. Very interesting stuff. Glad you got through all the fire damage and are now back to what you were actually trying to do in the first place. Looking forward to the next one.

Thank you for your effort to make a model. It really helps to understand the mechanical principles behind this massive project. Btw: problems, the various paths to solutions and the final solution makes great youtube content.

Looks like the wiring in my truck after something shorted out under the dash. I'm currently working on rewiring the truck. I ordered some of those solder stick connectors

I love your content. I showed my dad, my grandpa (82) and my kids (5 of them). I enjoy all of your explanations and feel like this channel is worth far more than a college degree for anyone wanting to learn stuff from basic to complex. THANK YOU for everything.

Great channel with content on a variety of things. I'm glad i stumbled upon it and subscribed around a month ago. Great videgraphy/editing , and the little mock up of the telescopic boom was so cool. Thanks .

I loved the book lifts model. I am a student studying engineering and gear ratios were something we learned about. So cool to see something I learned in real life!

One thing is for sure, this lift has been a source of endless content for you.

So glad the fire damage wasn't any worse. And you were able to fix everything.

Really interesting video today Jon, this boom lift has taught you so so much. Keep up the good work.

I know your already done with the repair but taping a piece of rope or para cord to one end of the bad hydraulic line when removing would help when installing the new line. Basically just tape the new one and it will help pull the new one back through with the cord. Then you’ll be sure that it is routed the same as what you removed. I learn a ton watching your channel. I’m fairly new to rural life :).

Man the post and editing for just the model demonstration was very well done, definitely spent some time of this video. Made me understand lifts more than I'll ever need to know! Well done.

I was just at your channel seeing if you'd dropped a new video. Must've been there just before you actually did. Love these repair videos. Can hear the happiness in your voice once that engine starts.

Great content as usual, this is one of the most informative channels on the tube, I love the humour and the sarcasm. Keep it up Jon!!

Great visual demonstrations! And great video as always

I watched last weeks episode and was so impressed with the way it was handled, I sought this weeks. Again I am impressed watching you work and trouble shoot. You have just gotten another subscriber so I will not miss anything. Thank you.

There hasn’t been a week where watching your video hasn’t taught me something. And I can’t say that about many other experiences I have. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and “adventures.”

Anything can be fixed if you throw enough money into it. But heavy equipment can become a money pit way faster than you realize. I've gone through the same ordeal with a cat forestry rig. But the horrible thing was, it was brand new. $135,000 worth of brand new. At first I couldn't work long enough hours to handle all the jobs that were coming in. I mean i literally was working from sun up to well after sun down and even into the wee early hours the following day just trying to keep everything on schedule. The smartest thing we did though was pay off as much as we could while the money was there and not wasting the profit on things outside of the business. But after like 600 hours, it was one thing after another, and cat warranty paid for the majority of parts and labor, but you ain't making money while it's in the shop, but those payments are due no matter where that thing is sitting. After about 1200 hours we were about half way paid out of the loan, but the shop time was getting more and more frequent. And then after two years the warranty on certain parts was covered by both parties and if they had to send a mobile unit out to repair, they wouldn't pay for the drive time of the mobile unit. That doesn't sound too bad, except it was $600 dollars an hour and we're talking pulling hen's teeth trying to negotiate a reasonable outcome. Because my argument was basically, if the work was performed correctly in the shop, my rig wouldn't be broke down in some back woods area that I can't possibly load from. And then when it started turning into where I was paying more of the supposed warranty cost on parts, like $4800 for a rebuilt drive motor, that I had to remove the old unit, take to cat hydraulics rebuild shop , wait for a tech to disassemble the unit, assess the cause of failure, get they're diagnosis, take my bad unit and their paperwork to cat parts, go home install the new unit only to get charged full price for a REBUILT drive motor PLUS the mobile diagnostic was 1800 ...I was done. The honeymoon was over. Three months of filing claims going through arbitration with cat finance, cat tech support, cat district management, cat shop supervisor, cat hydraulics... I'm not joking. Finally ending up at about 50/50 on all the expense. I took in one final time while it still covered and told them every little bit picking thing that didn't work exactly like it was original spec and left it with them for two months. Got it back, parked it, listed it on Forestry Trader and first guy that called bought it two days later, paid off cat finance, and had about 42,000 left over. And it wasn't worth the hassle to have to go that route again. But to make a long story longer, now we buy used and roll the dice, invest in parts and do all the labor myself but they can get upside down real quick and then they're just an anchor looking for a hole to drag you down with them.

I learn a ton from your videos. My only tip on the wire repair is that if you stagger the joins, you don't end up with a big bulge in the loom. Did you remove the fusible link from the power lead by shortening it? Or, was the wire basically the fusible link?

still amazed you got that damn pin out without calling for the mandalorian.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for building that model to help us visualize the mechanics involved!

"In last weeks video you saw me take my boom lift apart.... and start a fire"

35:06 "It didn't need to be that long anyway" Haha, yes it did... so you can repair it quickly. I leave all of my boat wiring 12" over for just this reason. Also having slack for pulling components out without disconnecting everything is nice. Be it for inspection or to replace something. Nice to see you really digging into this thing and getting it sorted.

a few decades ago in university the rule of thumb was factor of safety of 10 for lifting or overhead equipment that people are going to be around.

Great video. I was enthralled throughout. I was an aircraft engineer for 40 years. I could watch these vids all day.

You do a very good job videoing and explaining what we’re looking at and considering how complicated it is with all those wires and hydraulic lines, you keep it simple enough to understand. So good job! God bless you

Jon, your skills at determining what's wrong and fixing it are great. love your show and its very educational.

The model is great! Nice of you to go to such great lengths to explain the boom's workings. A long time ago someone told me that if you really want to learn something, teach a class on the subject! I see you are learning lots!

i really like that you break down and explain things. i had some ideas how those telescoping mechanisms worked, but now i have a very clear understanding of it. thank you John! also, that fire damage was really minimal, it definitely pays to keep your equipment clean. cant wait to see this thing reassembled and working again!

Getting real! Really appreciate the model build and expo.

I've been following your videos for the last couple of months and found some gems of knowledge in your earlier videos as well. I must strongly complement you on your content and your productions - this video is a prime example. You combine the real world practical work with the theory behind it in a very compelling way! Also, going the length to build models (and even paint them) to further explain what is going on and mapping each critical point from the model to the real thing in a very good way! Very impressive and ambitious! I also appriciate how transparent and honest you are with things not going perfect all the time. Keep up the good work!

The wire you removed to fix the no power problem at the starter is a fuseable link and not just a wire. It did what it was supposed to. Parts store should have them, common on older Fords. Great job with the model!

Now I know how a boom lift works! Awesome explanation and model. Using the pulley on the ground, I was really able to grasp the concept. Keep up the great videos!

This video is awesome! I'm pretty familiar with gear reduction and pulleys but I didn't find this boring, brings the whole boom lift ordeal around to a teachable moment.

Jon, you are a fine teacher and want us to understand how the boom operates so you built a model using different pain for each boom. Now I understand how the three booms operate in relation to each other. The tracing and repairing of the wires and hoses was interesting. I was very happy for you when the engine started up. I look forward to your next video showing the next stage of restorations. Blessings to you and keep smiling.

You are a genius! Is there anything you will not tackle? Most people would just give up, but you are tenacious. I am always entertained, educated and inspired. Keep up your amazing work!

Thanks for the video and for the excellent teaching demonstration and model. Great work as usual and very happy for your success in fixing your machine.

The fact that you spent the time and effort to build a boom lift model to explain how the mechanics work is a testament to your dedication to your channel and appreciation to you subscribers. First of all THANK YOU, and secondly, how cool was that! I have always wondered how the boom worked and tried to imagine how I would design something like this. I wasn't even close. Never considered a chain and pully set up. Still not clear on the retracting part, but for my brain you may need a bigger hammer. Really enjoy your channel, your humor and your edits. Lots of work. Can't wait to see you enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Your efforts on the model and explanation are appreciated. I for one had no idea how these things worked. I am now learned in the ways of the boom lift. Cheers from Oz.

Thanks for the update John Glad it wasn’t to bad to get repaired.

You have so much to do with repairing the boom lift and you take the time to build that function model. Only this deserves a lot more thumbs up than one can place here 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great explanation on the boom mechanics! I was lucky to work out of one for years in utility work.

That was a fantastic video clip. Your attention to details is amazing and your analytical skills impress. Making a model to demonstrate the boom/chain/pulley function proved once again that simple physics still rules!! Thank you!!

The continuing saga of Rosemary's Boomlift.

Your ability to just get work done with little complaining is amazing. Many of the specific tasks you do in each video would be a massive endeavor for anyone else. I really appreciate your channel!

Great job of determining the damage and completing repairs. I really appreciate your honestly showing what happened to cause the fire. Honesty and acceptence of responsibility is so lacking in our society today. It will be great to see part 3.

Holy cow, way above and beyond to explain the physics of that boom. Bravo!

I salute you for the considerable effort you put into the model and video in general. Even got different colour paint. That's above and beyond.

Your attitude is what makes you succesful at finding and fixing issues. The hose caps reaal makes all your efforts possible. Great job and good luck moving forward.

Great video dad!! good model for the life, its such an interestingly simple mechanism. Glad to see big mama is getting better(she breaks my heart), and that 71 is still being the star she is. THANKS Dean for helping make this happen. Your thought about the safety of working under the lift really boggled my mind. You are quite the safety philosopher

Thank goodness you took the time and trouble to build that model, great job and a great video

This stuff is fun to see. Im a technician for forklifts, boom lifts, scissors, ect. Im pretty new to the job, only 4 years in, i work with this kind of equipment and there is always something new to learn. Ive been a long time viewer and really appreciate all the stuff you put on youtube. Ive used you are a reference for several things, wven dating back to when you made the pop can ar15 receiver and brass one. Love your content.

I have to say you have a way of explaining that is both educational and enjoying!

Really love the channel. Great content. A trick I learned working on my boat years ago… when you have to replace a difficult to access hose, tie a string to the old one before you pull it out. Then tie the string on to the new one and use that string to pull the new one back through.

Every since I started this playlist, those chains have been bugging me. I've googled for an hour trying to understand it and this video explains it perfectly. Thank you for this and all the other videos

The best line from that last video ..... "That seems like an awful lot of smoke." Glad you got it fixed!

Thanks for making the model because I didn't know how this mechanism worked, I have a wood workshop in my house and had to go out and make one to know how this really works.👍

Thank you! One of your most interesting videos. Thank you for taking the time to construct model boom lift to demonstrate function!

WOW what a lot of work glad it was not any worse!! You always make these video's enjoyable!! Stay safe!!

Such an informative video, in a fun way; you have a knack for making something I will never need to use - fun. At 75 years old, I still like to learn.. a great video and project to make you feel safe. Mike UK

I really enjoy watching your content. You are informative and entertaining. It's nice you don't cover up your mistakes, I learn a lot from them...and make plenty of my own. Thanks!

Great job on explaining the boom operation!

You’re excellent at trouble shooting your Boom wiring, welding and more. Am enjoying all your videos, sir. You have my attention. 😊

I love any type of heavy machinery so when I found your Chanel I knew I hit the jackpot

I went and bought 3 fire extinguishers after seeing your fire video. The newest building on our farm didn't have any yet. Now it does.

Great video - thanks for making a confusing design easier to understand.

I personally like this video. I think it was good to watch a video where somebody cleaned up their mistakes and showed that they make mistakes. Fire damage can be a daunting experience and cleaning it up is very hard.

This is turning out to be one of my favorite channels to watch although i'm in a completeltly different field of work. Excellent work, and verry satisfying. Greetings from Romania!

Even though I likely will never work on a boom lift, I enjoy learning about all of it from you. I also enjoy and appreciate your expertise while working on such a difficult project while maintaining composure and patience. I would have given up and called in someone to bail me 1 1/2 videos ago. Or basically when you first started. Can't wait to see the conclusion.