We got the Clark forklift running. Now we have to get it out of the field and onto a truck. I called in some reinforcements and we made short work of it! Part 1 here: • Clark Forklift Sitting...
This time I'm ready for the 11 million comments about the winch cable snapping and everyone dying. Bring them on! Also, I'm trading my labor for this machine and anything else we can drag out of there. I'm not stealing it as some have speculated.
New channel name too, somehow i got here in the space between you posting the video & your logo changing so i have the old logo at the top and the new one next to your comment lol!
I see areas like this all over. I cannot understand how land and resource could be left to wanton waste. I am glad to see you resurrecting what may be useful. Hopefully the rest will be resurrected through the scrapping of it. Then see the land cleaned up and put to some use.
I like seeing old derelict machines with life still in them resurrected and put into service again. Sometimes they are too far gone to be used as originally made, but some can be parted out or turned into something else. Thanks for taking the time to video and share.
I try to be vague about where exactly I am located, but Northwestern Illinois is very pretty. We're are the tip of an area called the "driftless region". It basically means there were no glaciers here so we have huge rolling hills and steep river bluffs.
@@WatchWesWork I grew up in the Driftless region of NE Iowa so I completely understand. Its hard to describe the geography to people who don't know or haven't been there.
You're in luck! He did several videos on it, starting with ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XI-Srb9Ggkg.html. "Would you have a look at this abomination."
As a wrecker driver this is EXACTLY how I would have loaded it.. to anyone naysaying on how you did it just like to hear themselves talk.... flawless loading and good tie down.
I enjoy the videos. I work as a machinist and my dad was a diesel mechanic. This sort of thing is far better than television or even the subscription services. I'll keep watching if you keep putting out the videos.
That's a pretty nice F250 you dragged that forklift by. Glad to see you rescue this Clark because I hate to see something rot and die because no one cares.
I strongly suggest you to powerwash it on video : removing grime and moss,rust,and crust. It's a trend in itself if you don't know. It's what you often see as introduction of a service in those kind of old retrieved equipment.
It never ceases to amaze me the equipment and vehicles stuck in a grove somewhere to decompose. I'm happy that people like you come along occasionally to salvage machines and return them to productivity.
You are an honest and straight forward with your work. You do not claim to be something that you are not (many on You Tube pretend to be mechanics). Thank-you for the time you have spent to make these videos. I am from London, Ontario and at one time when I lived in a rural area I liked to repair farm equipment. Now I am in my early sixties and no place to enjoy my former hobby in the city. You bring joy to my days.
Well, I be Damn, that place was only two miles from where i have been living for 30 years ?? Never knew Bill had all that stuff back in those woods?? Texas, See Ya
West theres high value in old machines that can be fixed and repaired. I have endless conversations with my buddy about how this society is a throw away society. Very few have the patience and or know how to fix an old machine. LOVE THIS !!! Like I said on your last video I am looking for an older compact tractor to use. A great channel that has blown up because this kid buys old broken down machines, fixes them and then uses them in his excavation business and makes a killing! Andrew Camarata. Love his channel! And yours! Keep em coming!!!!
I also wanted to add this, bought a 2001 Hyster 20k lb lift truck at auction for $5,000, thats pretty cheap for a running diesel, but it had issues, ring gear teeth were chewed up, had to pull engine and replaced the flywheel ring gear, now it starts all the time. Its worth $20,000 here in Alaska.
great channel name wes! are you going to change the logo as well? the L10 sounds good pulling down the road! congrats on the growth of your channel! the sub count is climbing out of control! great for you!
Thank you! I feel better now that it's a little more generic. I have changed the logo but it takes several days for Google to update it across the platform.
awesome congratulations on your find , after driving forklifts for 40 years i wish i had one , they are very handy especially on your farm , great video
I'm a new subscriber from Australia. I love watching old machinery brought back to life and same with old boats.It's sad to see old things like those go to ruin and waste. Cheers.
I just found your channel and love it. I love finding old stuff and getting it running. Thanks for sharing and keep it up! I do like the commentary too, so keep talking! Lol
Hey...keep drag'um out of the woods an fields...give'em their just-due second life❕ First thing I ever learned to drive was a 1947 Internationale-Harvester Farmall-B with a three cylinder diesel. I helped my grand-pop get it out of the woods...bout 1961...I was 11...He cranked it right where it sat...the man could crank a dead horse if he had a notion! He and my dad rigged a bush-hog on the back...its still in the barn...God Bless ya POP! 😢
My first reaction when you where getting ready to pull lift onto flatbed was " move the truck ! " But all went well ! Good job Wes ! you remind me of Mustie1
wes its so great to see old equipment come back to life, like restoring an old car it just gives you that feeling yup i brought her back. keep up the great vidz
Good to see an old Clark forklift. I had them for a customer back in the 1970s. Clark was a big customer of our fork lift chain, I worked for Link Belt back in the day.
New to your videos, and I love watching old equipment come back to life!!! Really digging your videos so far, but holy hannah that rollback deck is fubar'd!!! Lol
love videos about recovering old abandoned vehicles and equipment. getting things back in to service like this (except mine are old military trucks) is my hobby
Cool little fork lift, but I gotta say, the bed on that tow truck has seen better days, I'm surprised the weight of that machine didn't add insult to injury... Can't wait to see it cleaned up...
Iliked this vid for 2 reasons , 1- your brother driving the bobcat with his son on his lap and 2- seeind your son sitting with gramps watching you work .
The dealership I work at bought a new forklift. The old one was a clark of the same era. It had a 4 cylinder but ran on gasoline. It was a bit bigger than yours (not sure of lifting capacity) but It quit running because the carb needed a rebuild and the thing had no brakes. I asked them to let me have it as I could have fixed it easily, but they GAVE it to a scrap guy instead...
New subscriber here! I really like the content I've seen so far - interesting, informative & just the right amount of rusty metal, lol! Looking forward to watching more in the future :)
The restoration of a older piece of equipment is never boring. Think of the work history and the era it was made for/in. Your other video about the wheels bearing changes was good also, my Dad also showed me the same trick on packing wheel bearings by hand. I almost always learn a tip of trick along the way.
That 1st vid of you troubleshooting and finally waking up that old fork lift is pure gold man, awesome job and you will find there a lot of arm chair OSHA inspectors and environmentalist that prowl these type of videos, from what we've already seen you will have no trouble with the comments - lol.
Now the fun starts. I love working on old things and get them going again. I think my love of mechanics started when I was in the 5th grade. I came home from school and my grandfather and my dad were working on the farm tractor. It was a old ford. The front wheel wouldn't turn. They had to torch it and beat it with a sledge hammer to get it off. They found the brake pads rusted solid to the drum.
Nice catch, mustie 1 recovered one of these and same thing, other than jacking it out of the ground, it started with a little t l c. It’s a great piece of equipment to have in y our shop, and the side shift is great addition. Enjoyed the video, discount the trollers, keep em coming😅
Anyone else see the fieldmouse bail out and dive off the flatbed?? WES! YOU MONSTER! You should have checked for wildlife! LOL. Beautiful load. Textbook.
No loss of life or limb, everything gets to where it should get ok. So..... there should be only positive comments to be had here, yes? Good on you pal for taking the time out to retrieve and repair something and give it a further useful life instead of just binning it like many folk do with stuff. Your slide bed truck sounds nice too 👍
Forget train cams, the truckcams are the future! Also, the success is not due to "fixing old crap", but about "fixing machines which need next to maintenance over decades of staying out in the wild and using only a little work to get them working again". Those old vehicle have a brutalist-like feeling to them, they feel nearly unbreakable. It's not "rescue the garbage", but "revive the beast".
@@ShainAndrews She's a cold blooded old engine. I did quite a lot of work to in including new injectors back in December. There's a video about it somewhere.
Wes, great videos. Don't be hasty on getting rid of the small towmotor because you will need it to pull the mast, counterweight, stack of the larger truck. Pulling the counterweight using a towmotor is a scary ride for first timers and you will be awful glad the brakes work:)
