Buying & Selling ANTIQUE cars & trucks in the FREEZING wind! Was it worth it??? 

So I’m getting that the Thunderbird is maybe a 73. The taillights said 72 is where I got that from, but either way it has the same fate 😆

I grew up outside a small town in Ohio. My father was a welder and farmed. Back then money was tight. There was a junkyard near us and I remember going there with Dad he would buy steel and pipe there bring it home and make truck beds and other things with it. One day someone brought a swing set. The legs were rusted but dad fixed them with pipe. That was over 50 years ago. And your videos remind me of the times Dad and I were together. Good memories. Thank you for helping me remember.

august 4 1969. after 19 months in viet nam i picked up my 69 opel gt. had put money down through my parents . that day was when i returned to st louis the car was waiting, brand new. i saw several videos ago there was one in the background.damn near made me ball. more to the story but i'll let you go

OK, Just heard that "wind gust" thing...Have to chuckle a bit. A few hours ago, I managed to find a rain-soaked baby slipper that had blown onto the back porch (yes...only one of them, LOL!) Umm...I'm 56. I haven't THE FOGGIEST IDEA who the thing belongs to. I can't even return it to the owner if I WANTED TO. So...A-a-a-alrighty then...Circular file it is... Moral to the story: If you ever wanna find weird stuff lying around, just have a windy day or two...UNREAL...

another good day!

I liked seeing your new sidekick to be - That's what makes all your hard work worth while - The cat looks like it's in good health as well

The “snow plow” front bumper on that Thunderbird tells me it’s a ‘73.

I hear ya on the fool me once thing, that’s why I charge to give estimates on restorations now. It takes a couple of days to do them after you waste a day looking at the car to write them up and then they never come back, so I am out of all that time. But I do take it off of the bill if they do come back. Funny how people don’t think your time is worth anything, I am sure you know what I saying!😁

I get the fact the prices of various metals go up and down weekly, but the huge stockpiles of batteries, wheels, converters, even vehicle bodies kill me. I would want to clear it all out on a regular basis just to open the land and make room for new stuff. Seems like here's a never ending river of busted up automobiles coming in for processing.

Another great video thank you so much ❤ love from Morocco. God bless America ^-^

I can relate to your weather forecasting hand! I learned the hard way.. never push a socket wrench toward any thing.. punched the underside of a transmission when the stubborn nut let loose! Seven stitches to close the window I made to look at the knuckle and bone 😂

Great video, always love them

Go Go, Outrun the cold weather, Great video, I used to have a 1972 t bird with the 429

I've junked pretty much all of my life and I love your videos. I had heart surgery in 2018 and can't do as much anymore and I miss junking . Keep your videos coming my friend you have great content.

I look forward to your uploads Silas...I'm glad you you keep the channel going!

Your videos make my day better, I truly enjoy them! Keep ‘em coming.

That was a nice 72 dodge reminded me of the "lil red wagon" package.

I would love to see a rim Crusher working. You should do that I like that idea

I Enjoy all your Video's, and don't mind a bit when it's as you said "a day in the life of Silas" thats never a bad day in my book. Glad you take the time to let us tag along..

Cool video keep up that hard work. Love watching.

Cool video love watching. Keep up that good work.

Evening Silas, that T bird also has a 9" Ford rear end..also, wish I could make a trip out to Kansas, I see a few things I would like to have, that red Ford Crew Cab dual wheel pickup has the fiberglass rear fenders, you cannot find them here in Michigan, they repop them but they are garbage....be safe!!! God Bless!!

Many thanks for sharing your daily adventures with us, i always watch and i always enjoy them. Your son is just so beautiful, you are truly blessed. I can see what motivates you now to go out in all weather's to earn your corn. Keep well and keep safe. David in the U.K.

I drove a Thunderbird just like the one in your yard when I was in college. What a boat of a car & the back windows lit up. Your videos are always fun and educational. Thanks for filming when it was so cold. Hopefully, spring is right around the corner.

My son's rebuild them 5.3s and put them in their 76 and 79 trans Ams they are hot motors stay safe in the yards

Great video as always keep it up it's always fun to ride along with you

Nice to see you! Had fun!

Wow, another great video buddy. Just remember springs right around the corner. Stay warm and have a great day.

Man, I got cold just watching you. Another great video!

Another fun video. I like seeing all the old 50, 60, and 70s cars and trucks. Peace

My favorite part was that cute baby laughing. And the Tbird, with our without D 0 VE heads. :)

Nice work and dedication to sell these priceless parts.

Another great vid. love to watch them from here in the UK.

Bet they are going to make a Lil' Red Wagon out of that pickup

I worked in a tyre shop in the 90s we used to dismount all the alloy wheels for scrap it was a mission but some of the tyres where ok to sell on but there wasnt much money in it tbh great content hope it warms up for ya silas .

I like that 68-69 Ford Ranchero if it still had the doors I would give you $900.00 for it! I believe you can get a replacement bed floor panels. It would a good spring 2022 project! I also like the 67 Ford 4dr thunderbird in background! 390 or 428 V8? My father had a candy apple red black vinyl top, black cloth and vinyl 1967 428 4dr thunderbird! I drove it 1987 when I was senior in high school! It was a big bad automobile! I wish I had it today! You don't see many off them anymore, even @ carshows! I hope you keep that 1 and don't crush it! The green thunderbird is cool, ashame someone cut hole in roof! Would have made a nice project car with 460 4v and C6 and 9" diff. Stay warm, spring is soon here! Take care.

Awesome yard brother. Really cool yard. I understand what you mean about every body hauling. I've picked up scrap since I was a kid. Started hauling car's when I got older. Started working in yards when I was 17. I'm 40 now. But one thing that has never changed prices go up! Every one and their brother starts hauling!! Love watching your channel. Just wish I lived closer. Love to meet you and visit your yard. But it's a little fare from KY. Lol.

That 73 is a beast. They must have said "never mind the cost" when it comes to material

You might want to reconsider us people up north keeping our weather, I'm a couple hours straight up from you in NE and we are having very warm spring temperatures all the way into next week. I wish I could send you some of our warmth. 😇😇😇

Great video silas, keep'um coming..

Silas those are bullets for a 1954 Mercury. I emailed you, as I am interested in purchasing for my 54 Merc.

Always enjoy watching

I crushed one just like it yesterday same color and all

A man with a truck and chain is not going to hurt a yard like yours cash runs deep in a yard like yours!!

I'm up in Canada and you're right Silas, cold is cold !! If a person is not very acclimated to working outside ....it sucks ! Period. A lot of the time you cant do stuff with gloves on either. Its just no fun. Another cool project for you would be to build a mobile rim crusher. Along the lines of a log splitter with an a-frame up front and a hitch so you can tow it from place to place. I'm sure you could find an old axle to build on as a starting point. Just a thought. Stay safe. Stay warm.

i live in Florida below 60 degrees is cold to me now, keep up the good work

SHEESH! That T-Bird trunk lid...Talk about a FLASHBACK on THIS side. WHOA! :D

You make good videos and you work hard,keep doing both take care and stay warm

Love your world Silas!

Of course it is of you wouldn't enjoy it and do something different! Thanks for sharing your work and time. Will like and share as usual. Great evening to you all

You have an interesting and busy life. That little one is pretty darn cute, must be hard sometimes to go off and leave the family for a day in the cold and wind.

Hi. I love watching your channel. Partly enjoyment and partly envious. I save what I can and try to use what I can. Anyways your magnetic block heater is definitely the way to go. Get the three hundred watt one. I use plumbers strapping to secure it to the bottom of your oil pan as you just can’t trust it not getting jarred off and some oil pans are aluminum. I take out a couple of pan bolts and attach the plumbers strapping and then remove the handle bolt on the heater and attach the strapping on there. I live up in Manitoba and -30/ -40 is not unusual. I only use the magnetic heater on my diesel trucks and they work just fine. As you know if the oil is warm it will fire. Good luck and happy hunting. I would love to come a visit and root through your yard but I don’t think you would care for that. One thing I learned on your channel so far is not to close the hood latch all the way, good idea. I, like you can’t understand “ pigs” who leave doors/ windows/hoods and trunks open. Or bust windows just because.

Wow you really are a pro at this stuff

The dashboard and door panels on that Tbird looked nice. from what we saw of them....

Your videos are great. I enjoy watching and seeing older cars and trucks. Wished I lived near you so i could help you. . .

Thanks for sharing Silas stay warm keep in mind spring is coming

Salis that was turffic loved it as always thanks for sharing and your time was really great never miss a video thank you.

I am in car racing to be a farmer but one of my race car is always keep the windshields and heater in one to train in the snow storms

the 79 thunderbird and country squire and Ranchero are interchangeable in parts I put the 79-thunderbird front bumper back to the entire dashboard and front seats in a 79 ranchero The country squire chassis works with the ranchero

I like this channel from hutchinson ks and enjoy local shows with things I like

Great video

There's a machine that travels our area with ,a machine that has 3 cylinders that the wheels set in and crush the rims through the tire and the rim falls out of the tire .

Totally awesome

Somebody put a Lincoln mark III trunk lid on that t-bird. It doesn’t look too bad.

Hey Silas, I really enjoy your adventures, …something different from where I live, …in the land of white sand beaches, coconut trees and blue lagoons, so boring, …cold for me is temps below 70°. I checked out a rim crusher on RU-vid, it took 80 second to crush the rim after it was placed on the machine, plus the time to take the rim off and throw the tire aside, …why not build a large chop saw, a cone shaped spindle with a 4-5 inch steel pipe with a large nut welded on to it with a tee handle welded on to hold the rim on the spindle. Fabricate a pulley shaft that will hold a 20-25 inch blade that will swing down and cut the tire in two, have a foot operated pedal that actuates a rod that keeps the tire from rotating, step down on the pedal and rotate the wheel and turn it 180° and release the foot pedal and cut the other side. Make a blade cover that not only covers the blade but with hinged sides the will hold the cut tire in place, after the tire is cut in two places raise the safety shield, remove the nut and have a chute that the cut halves of the tire will fall into and the rim will drop down and off. Make a rack like you are going to do to drain the liquids out of the cars and set the chop saw on it, truck beds on both side for the tire halves to drop into and a bed underneath to catch the rim, …load the loader bucket with tires and park it behind you, take a wheel out of the bucket and place it on the chop saw, that way you are only handling the wheel twice, once to throw in the bucket and once to place it on the spindle, …I’ll bet you can remove the tire from the rim in less than 80 seconds, a competent machine shop could build the rotating parts for you and it would probably cost much less than buying a hydraulic rim crusher,…and for you much more time efficient.

I was wondering if you had tires to use on your trailer at some point and I got my answer. Thanks for the answer Silas. You a good man.

😢don’t be weep!!x!

The Thunderbird looks more like '75 or '76. '72 didn't have that front bumper.

ups for shipping bigger items you can pay right through ebay and get a big discount. and do calculated shipping so you dont get screwed. only trouble is you have to take it down there

Them lights are off a 50's ambulance

Lincoln sized T Bird, awesome.

Great video Silas, keep them comeing. It is too cold for me also, be safe, keep warm, we patiently waiting for a new adventure.

Silas, I'm just thinking here watching your video so please bear with me. Why don't you take one of your many flatbeds and mount a tire machine to it? You would also need a generator (which would solve your electricity problem) to run it. You could move your flatbed around with your loader to wherever you need it. When you get a pile of wheels go down and hire some day laborers for a few days to dismount the tires for you. All south of the border day laborers know how to skin tires off of rims. If you really wanted to cut corners, buy manual tire changers (no electricity needed) and pay your laborers (never pay them by the hour) by each tire they dismount. Just thinking here.

Great video as always Silas. Lots of variety. Had a 73 T-bird years ago. Nice riding car but had a gutless smog 460 in it. With scrap prices up everyone in my area (Mesa Az) is hauling but it's mostly illegal aliens. They cruise the streets looking. They think if it's outside it's free for the taking even if it was inside a garage. Until next time

Silas, please do a video of all your Dodge trucks I love them. Live in Norway so i miss look this trucks. Building up a 68 Mustang cab. New floors and firewall. Keep up your good work. Here is big trouble in Europ. Hope we don't get 3. World war. Take care 🙂

I am from new Brunswick. I watched alot of your videos.its been cold these past weeks here.

Is there a company close to you that takes tires, melts them down and makes roofing shingles out of them?

Working with you would be an adventure. Looks like fun. However, the cold doesn't. I would have to stay in the cab of the loader.

That dodge was clean loved that short box stepside that bed alone is worth probal 500 to 800 but I'm sure 2000 project cars maybe enough😀😀😀😀

Dear Mr. Silas. 👍👌👏 Well done (video and work). What a nice kid! 💚 Please kindly allow me some suggestions: Maybe a relatively inexpensive horizontal wood splitter could/would work for you as a rim crusher? Or a bigger hydraulic vertical one that can be connected to/with the hydraulic lines of your skid steer!? 2) Maybe the smallest, inexpensive horizontal Diesel heater could solve your problem with starting the old loader in winter. Just position the Diesel heater in a way that it blows warm air right at the oil pan. But don't put it too close to the oil pan (you don't want to boil the oil or melt any hoses/gaskets). I bet that some minutes of heating will already do the trick. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

I want that truck! the little red dodge!

There is a skid steer log splitting attachment that might be the thing for getting those aluminum wheels out of the tires.

Scrap yard bed frames ,, ladder racks made quite a few 👍🍺

I run a small yard in sw Ontario canada an I love ur video

Love that Dodge

That dodge truck you got there love them they are high dollars here

I'm not a fan of cold blistery bone chilling weather and I don't know who is but it looked miserable for you. But like you said work has to be done and you did it. Hope it gets a little better at least for you. Stay warm and keep the videos coming. (when you can).

Man youre a grafter, your Dad must be well proud of you. Some of his yard piles look a little sketchy!! Reminds me of the old yards we had in the UK before all this H&S BS was put in place. I reckon you should sell all his stacks, put your feet up and do filming full time youre a natural. JB

7:03 That square body crew cab dualie hiding behind the Dodge looks pretty cool. It's a shame that that thing has so much rust, that it was probably not worth trying to save. 9:20 I can deal with the cold, it's all about how you dress for it. What I absolutely HATE, is snow. I don't like driving in it, shoveling it. Even running my big expensive snow blower sucks, because when the wind whips up, in the right direction, I get a sudden face full of snow, or if it's a heavy wet snow, the snow blower has a difficult time with it, so it takes a while longer to clear everything out. I have lived my entire life, almost 58 years in and around Chicago, so I know all about old man winter just as well as you do. I kinda laugh when I see 2 or 3 inches of snow, in the southern states, and they grind to a halt. Where we come from, we don't always measure our snow in inches, sometimes we get to measure it in feet. And then there are the times when a monster storm comes in off the Great Lakes........WOOOOF!!!!

I wonder who Elmer Kroeker from Inman, Kansas really was, that bed with the wheels has his name on it. I always wonder about what the folks were like who owned this stuff in the old days. Love the channel by the way! Very cool content! I dig it.

Man your dads place is crazy full of cars time to go hard core on crushing

Good video

Take one of the stake body beds add a tire machine and a portable generator and you have a mobile tire changer.

A chip off the old block, a very cute little fella. Parts are getting very hard to get and pricey who knows what the future will bring.

Stay warm my friend

Opel GT, rare and so cool.

Well their bumper guards. But they may be aftermarket. From 40s or 50s.

Wow and I thought it was me. It was you

The Ranchero is a 68 or 69. I had one like it, rescued from a junkyard. Should have left it there. 😁

I guess you have the same cold winter in Kansas that we have here in Stockholm Sweden . It gets slowly better every day here.