Could this be RESTORED? Abandoned for decades… a 1953 John Deere! 

I'm a lead technician at a construction John Deere shop, I've been wrenching on equipment professionally for 20 years and Jimmy about 6 years gave me the inspiration to get back into creating outside of work versus creating and repairing at work. The things my kids and I have learned that I apply in my day to day, be it at work or at home just by watching his videos are immeasurable. To wake up this morning and see him giving this piece of American history a new lease on life has got me so excited and has reminded me yet again. Get off that couch and do more, go outside your comfort zone and learn more, create more and just do more. Thanks Jimmy for inspiring us all!

My dreams of driving a bulldozer have finally come to life 🙌🏼 This one was a fun rescue! 🚜

Is there anything more satisfying than an old engine coming back to life?! What a beast!

Now that's what my previous employer would call a Sherwin Williams overhaul with a comfort option,thanks for the video🤗😎🤗😎

Another vehicle saved from the scrappers, well done mate 👍🇦🇺

That was a real Dr Frankenstein moment when it finally started up. IT'S ALLLIIIVVVEEEEE!

Finally NOT a short! Love your work but don't watch shorts by anyone.

This was a fun one! Rob was definitely the hero of this resto. She runs and looks great now! Thanks for sharing!

That tractor is the same age as my dad (70)! It’s good to see it fired up again!

Seriously giggled when she cranked and stayed running! 😂 Don’t know why but I felt a sense of accomplishment and I wasn’t even there!

I restored a couple of them, a couple MCs and a real early flywheel start linderman John Deere. You are quite the Craftsman, I live up in Grafton not too far from you.

That old tractor came right back!

When they say vintage being fixed and renewed, with a masterclass level of ability and knowledge and wisdom, they mean you, Jimmy Diresta. Always a pleasure.

That peace on the back of the seat is to keep your tractor top link held up when not being used. I have the 430 tractor with the same seat frame

14:26 what a happy looking Dozer it is

Grinning like a kid when it finally turned.

The decals made the aerosol overhaul first class. Welcome to the green team. Deere keeps on rolling!

So great. More Rob please. He’s a great character in Jimmy’s world.

Just noticed you crossed 2million subs. Congrats Jimmy.

Haha the grin on your face in that opening segment. Pure joy.

A Deerestoration! Thumbs up and thanks for posting.

Be a hell of an episode to see you repair the the blade to "good as new" in your blacksmith shop area.

As a child I loved to build models , I did it all the time and they lasted until the 4 th of July . You my brother are building models but they are Life size . Stay safe Stay well to Taylor , Rob and you my brother..... I'm glad I woke up on Sunday to find it wasn't a dream on Saturday.

Another win for the legendary ice-pick

Looking forward to a full service.

That's a gorgeous little machine

I generally love the content on this channel. This video felt like a deviation from the standard level of quality. A one day rattle can restoration about made my green blood boil. I'm glad it was saved and not scrapped, but this classic rig deserved better

Jimmy, how about another Fitzall Pod??? You 3 are fantastic!

I absolutely love to see old machines brought back to life and given another chance.

Now that was really cool. Thanks for sharing.

Great collaboration video.

That's one pretty old boy! Love the humor. Thank you.

Diresta and J.D. in the morning - what's not to love😀..

Hammer to Fit, Paint to match... Thanks for sharing. Great Video Jimmy and Crew.

When that thing kicked over, it was just joyous! Good work!

Very cool, the ol rattle can resto

Diresta been watching this stuff for a long time always been one of the best diy channels around amazing thanks

Amazing restoration of the JOHN DEEREsta 😊👌🏼🔥

Such a clean job!!! Looks brand new

Fabulous save, so quick, practical & delightful. Glorious joy to see it all green & running again. Thank you for sharing!

Great restoration! Grettings from Córdoba, Argentina

paint and sticker job on point

Have a great day Jimmy! Thanks for the video ❤

Well done Jimmy & Rob! This proves that old saying "Nothing Runs Like A Deere"! 👍👍

In the Army we called it POD or Paint Over Dirt. It was the best way to pass inspections with things like tanks and bradleys.

Very cool 😎 thanks Jimmy!

Its great to see these old machines, get some tlc.

This is one of the coolest acquisitions in the Diresta Stable! Laughed so hard at the stump getting “…’dozed!” 😂😂

what a cute little dozer cracking job

Super cool guys!

I love this because it envokes so many memories of growing up on a New Jersey farm. Please rename this video.... "Made to run forever in the USA" John Deere.

Lovely old job

The anticipation of getting it to run!!! Another great video!❤❤❤

Oh, what fun! A refresh on a beautiful old tractor! Jimmy, Rob, nice save guys, you should be proud! You too, Lucas!

I love to see these videos of old equipment brought back from the grave. Another one saved!

He's Jimmy when he's off the tractor, but he's Jimbo when he's on it.

Awesome dozer, and great project. Simple machines are the old work horses of America!

Restoration videos are capable of evoking feelings of nostalgia. They remind us of the craftsmanship and attention to detail in the past 👍👍👍

Expert restoration...one can of green paint at a time.

У взрослых мальчиков и игрушки серьёзные!!! Классный бульдозер!!!

Looks like a lot of fun was had by all. Thanks, Jimmy.

That is so cool!! love the old John Deere crawlers!! I STRONGLY recommend that you get a flapper cap for the straight pipe exhaust!! We used to have an old massy tractor from the '30s (as a guess) that my dad and grandpa would start up in the summers just to tool around on. it had a straight pipe that needed the CAN put on. One year, the can blew off and the rain went into the cylinders and rusted it up tight. I still feel a loss for that!! I was just a kid, but that was a lot of fun! thanks!!

Nice little dozer!

Another great direstoration by Jimmy Diresta . I've never seen a dozer that small . Great find and job guys

Awesome project, love seeing an old deere brought back to life!

What an incredible transformation! Looks beautiful

That is one hella cool bulldozer! Excited for the rest of the video!

That’s BOSS!!! It probably sounds a LOT BETTER in real life… camera audio doesn’t do it justice!

Nice work - these machnes deserve to be restored and preserved

Nice restoration! 😜

I was REALLY hoping that when I didn't see a ton of Instagram stories last night, that meant that you were editing this! What a great video! PERFECT for a Saturday morning! Well done!

Now that there is some A-Class hillbilly heroics!

Next thing you're buying is a fuel trailer to keep all your vehicles running eh Jimmy? Cool find!

Should have it’s own Pixar movie!

Very cool!! Love those old machines

Great save!

Awesome rescue, you got it going far easier than I thought it would take

Cool resto-run. What guy doesn't want to feel the power of big iron at his command?!

Haters won't understand; done is better than perfect!

Love to see old equipment come back to service. Cool video.

I had a D-6 CAT for about 6 years. A bulldozer is a treasure. I would love that little Deere.

Nicely Done Guys! fun video for sure!

Okay this made me so happy! It kind reminded me that you’re just like all of us. Sometimes you just want to get something running and have fun with it. This was incredible

Love from Egypt jimmy❤

Clicked on this thinking it was a Marty T video. Plenty of good abandoned machines to go around I guess :)

Well, I would call that a maintenance rather then restoration. However the dozer now looks much better than before. Like it.

This is so cool my cousin had one of these on the dairy farm to haul trees from the bush in the winter… very nimble in a huge bush lot also ran like a top… much love from deep river, Ontario, Canada 👊✌️🇨🇦

Very nice score on that dozer. Have fun with it.

beautiful machine🤠👍

How cool is that. Love the sound.

JD + heavy machinery....saturday afternoon just got a bit more interesting!

Brilliant find what a result 💯💯💯

Excellent job fellas. I do have to agree with the others- I think the sticker is spelled wrong. Should be DEERESTA. Nothing against Americana by any means, but if Jimmy hasn't earned Americana status then nobody has! John Deere, Jimmy Diresta, baseball, & apple pie! ...and maybe a brass icepick one day! Nice work everybody. Troy

That's Diresta type of video. More like it please

Great video!

Great fix up Jimmy and team.

NICE MINI DOZER, GREAT JOB BRO!👌👍

He has a crazy charm this little bulldozer 😍 Nice job guys 👍

I love this old John deer stuff it's really built to last not like all the new electronic junk that doesn't last keep up the great work love the content 😺😺😺

Fantastic work, Jimmy! Nicely done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊