Ford F8000 Been Sitting For A Few Years. Can We Drive It Home??? 

Always looking forward to what you’re gonna work on next. To watch you tackle a problem and solve it is one of the many reasons I like this channel! Thank you !!

One of my favorite RU-vid channels by far. If you posted daily I’d watch every one.

I gotta say for a man who has never worked on a cat diesel you did everything as well or better than some who claim they are experts! Nice work on getting it fired up! I'd hire you in my shop in a split second!

I put a Connection on my air tanks to use Air Tools or Tire Inflater... add a shutoff valve and Quick Coupler and you can use air tools on the job....or fill your tires !!

Always a day when TNT is on

I have two of those cranes, after your done using the crane and before you start lowering it to the cradle hit the retract button and the sticks will slide in. We generally try and avoid pulling them in with the load line its stress on the cable and you dont want to be standing behind the base of the crane if a cable snaps.

Thank you Mr. Chad, another good one sir! Congratulations! You are almost of 50K subscribers! Aw yeah!

Clevis shackle... 85 ' Sky-Hook" Augh-Ya ! As soon as I seen the thumbnail picture I new you had trusses on your mind. This N That, is where it's at ! Thank-you for this channel.

I am thumbs up on man's dream of building his own shop. and making a piece of forgotten equipment brought back to LIFE and put it back in service.

Some one use to have a sign service company. There is also a high and low range in the gear box. Get the boom up and it will come back in under its own weight. Ran one of those for several years. Got to be fast on those line brakes. Also you wind up riding the line break for the boom in or it will get away from you. Always slack your load line when booming out and you are not suppose to boom in or out under load. Also the generator needs to be charging when you run the Crain or you will kill those battery's quick actually working it. Think of them more as capacitors. Another big thing is do not let you cable cross up or bird nest. Try to always keep tensions on the cable. And grease the boom there are grease points up at the end. I ran one with a man basket on the end servicing whiffed house signs. Those booms are ment to fish pole a bit under load but they do not like heavy stuff on a long stick. Use low gear on the load line and learn to pulse the rotation and father the lift hydroliks.

That truck is a nice piece of kit, hope it serves you well.

Drove 4 trucks with 3208's and all were fine rigs. 2 GMC's, a 2 Fords and all did a fine job. 3 had 13-under Fullers and the older Ford had a 5x4. Never left me stranded and went everywhere with whatever they had on them. Can't beat that. The Miller straightened out I bet. Good welders. Thanks and keep Tennessee afloat and God Bless!

Hearing that old CAT come to life brought back a lot of memories. I drove a ready mix truck with a 3208 . They were really tough engine. They ran great wide open. We would run them like we stode them.

Closing in on 50,000 subscribers---folks are enjoying the videos! Truck fired right up , and a classic appearance by Miss Daisy-complete with fresh haircut for spring..

Dear sir you remind me of my Pappa he can make anything run I'm impressed with you serious so keep the good work up! I enjoy your videos

It always a great friday with tnt garage videos

Man when I realized it was Friday night I was SO excited knowing you had a video out and I surely was NOT disappointed!! I'm only at the VERY beginning, but my story this week: I'm a ham radio operatory (General Class) so I can get on all the bands and I do HF. Well.. as of right now I live in a townhouse in a suburb (so be it) so I have my 102' wire antenna in my attic, it works, HOWEVER, when I saw that 85' beauty of a crane sitting there I got SO excited for you *your lovely assistant at least - to me having something like that even in a friend's possession.. man oh man. For me to get up 85' to put an antenna, oh my.. I'd have the nicest tower set up with the biggest directional on it.. man oh man.. : ) Glad to see you tonight, thank you as always for making content for us all to enjoy!!

Great find and great work getting it running and doing what it's supposed to do. Keep up the great work Chad, I'm looking forward to seeing the trusses go up 👍✌️🇺🇲

24:27 The commercial trucks may not have had a locks, but I have an 85 F150 and I can confirm it does have a steering wheel lock.

You nver know what you are going to work on next! Can't wait to see this rig installing trusses on the new shop. Have a great weekend!

Glad you are getting the shop done, you deserve it and worked hard for it. Great video as usual. Keep them coming. Please.

The truck is great, and it’s definitely going to be very handy with the shop build. I’m excited for you to get it done.

I love old trucks! then when they run...YEA! great truck to have on a ranch. everytime I turn around I need a boom to pick up something.

Thanks Chad, just some cleaning up and it's a very usable tool. Hope your weather will cooperate. Central California watching.

As always another great video worth the four day wait 😊 . I can see you now in your new shop running around like a six year old in a candy store. I’m proud for you keep up the great videos.

That's awesome you are finally going to build your shop.. thanks again for another excellent and enjoyable video 🤠

Can't go wrong with a Miller, one just like that built my house, Gen wise and used it in my Family Business, still have it.

That was a really cool one Chad, cannot wait to see you use it for the shop👍👍👍

How satisfyin' to see this old boom truck cat fire right up...and no question, you fingered the rest of it all out to boot! I'd love to drive that beast. Drove a scrap yard dump with that same cab back late 70's.

Congrats TNTG on getting the F8000 ford running and driving. also great job on figuring-out how the boom works.

That’s a neat old rig. Can’t wait to see the new shop….good luck.

Great episode as always. I’ve been watching your channel for a few months now and decided to text a comment to thank you for the many great hours of great educational vehicle content. You are like the many others I enjoy watching, inspirational.

Always great to see TNT garage all the way from Australia

I really enjoyed this video. I’d rather see an old truck like this brought back to life than a classic car.

I do believe you can fix just about anything. Nice work This N That!

Always look forward to seeing your videos, just in time for dinner on this one! good work getting everything runnin'

Hi Matt, thank you for sharing what you have been working on this week I was not expecting it to be a rain truck. Good work in bring it back to life👍.

You just made my day ❤❤

Whoa it's friyeah!!!! Happy to see your video always!!!!Be blessed!!!!!!!🙏😇

Can't wait to see the new shop. As always I am left amazed

Love your videos seems like you fix just about anything. Can't wait to see the new garage. Your Sir name should be 'Doctor'.

Good job not only on the Cat, but the generator and all the corroded relays for the boom operation. Your lifting of trusses for your new shop will be a piece of cake.... 😂

My end came off my hf pump as well only mines in a big boat tank never was able to fish it out ,glad to see I’m not the only one that has these problems Lol, great video Thankyou

Hey Chad good to see you again. Been off for a while and trying to catch up. On February 21 when I got to work I got a call from my Dad that my house was on fire. By the time we got back it was all gone. Including my shop next to it. Lost everything but hey I think the Lord makes us start over sometimes so we can see where we are. Blessed nobody was there. Keep up the good work bud. 👍

For a guy who's never worked on a diesel I think you did a pretty good job you can make anything run cir congratulations

Awesome job especially for someone that doesn't know anything about that machine. You figured it out. Great video!

Well you got the best of the boom truck after a slight learning curve🤣, great show thanx!

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU STILL HAVE SOME KID IN YOU, LIKED THAT GO KART YOU BUILT. I HAD A PRETTY NICE ONE WHEN I LIVED IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

Nice rig! Super cool most everything seems to work after fiddling with it!

Well if you can't get it to run, you can always tow it. You have tow ropes. LOL. Great video as always.

Love your pride in workmanship.❤❤

That was fun Sir... enjoyed it...

Excellent video.. Keep up the good work. 👍

Well that's a nice addition to the stable of vehicles and a useful one it will be when building your shop Making it happen

Always enjoy your videos and look forward to them every week!

Good to see you Fella, always a pleasure to catch a Vidja if we’re lucky maybe we’ll get to see Mrs. Daisy

Good to 👀 you back there old man👍

Another nice shot, man, when we seek we find and when we find we repair, nice job.😁

Great stuff. Keep up the great work pops

Outstanding as always. Great job! Keep up the good work and shows.

Manual outriggers were common on Sign Trucks...and if working ok... easy to setup... you lift the boom enough to rotate...rotate one direction... setup the outriggers on opposite side...they can be setup solid as the frame flexs from boom weight... then rotate over your outriggers...and setup the other side..... you should use pads under outriggers for safety ( so they don't sink or drop down )... i have Hydraulic outriggers on my 115 Skyhook truck..much easier but i never minded the hand operated ones ( if they work smooth !! )

Great job! You got it all figured out

looking forward to see youre shop going up good luck and kind regards

Love the video and enjoyed your light hearted way you work goes down well in England UK

I bet you are a good friend and probably funny to be around I remember when I use to ack like you. I could fix about anything or learn how I would. Like to meet you but I went and got sick I had a heart attack and can't get back to the things I love to do that is why I watch you you seem to be down to earth person

Great video that generator is going to come in handy in the future

Good job getting it going and operating

Chad absolutely love your videos you always get it done You got a subscriber for life

Awesome! What a cool and fun piece of equipment! That will make a heck of an engine puller. 🤣 God bless 🙏🏼🇺🇸

Chad. There is usually a hooking point in or near your cabs bumper up front to attach your boom line to. You can wear out your gearing and electrical digital by letting it sway around while traveling.

Woo hoo! Happy Friday y'all! Hope you guys, have a wonderful weekend! 💙🙏🏼 That jug of sand may be there in chance there's some type of leak. Hydraulic, oil etc

Great video as always .. Looking forward to your shop build. Had to go back ..my apologies .. Carb-o-roster !

Love your content! Would love to see how the shop is coming along!

I like it!! Have a good weekend!

Great content as always thanks for sharing 😊

Probably going to need starter switch for the welder, mine did the same thing and as soon as I put in a new switch from Cummins/onan it ran beautifully

Genius. Finding an old crane to build the shop with. That welder generator is gonna be useful for other things too.

Good one dude, nice old truck. Cheers.

Well you gotter er run’n and work’n;Enjoyed the video, and Take Care! Your Oregon Friend ☮️

Veeeery nice!! I had no doubt about the restored operation with your talent at hand! Great piece to set trusses, do high repairs, paint , roofing, etc. Boom will retract much better with it having some elevation, not designed to operate flat, some grease too. Super content as usual! Go Matt!

Lift the boom to retract it...even a small bit makes it roll back....be careful letting the cable slack as they can get caught inside ( they loop on pulleys ).... drop your ball on winch to not strain your extend motor.... don't ever Free Wheel ( let extension retract Fast ) hold the brake to slow it down ...

good video. that rig will help you out alot👍 be safe

I love the old skyhooks.

Great vid , nice truck, thanks for sharing 👍

Matt you were able to figure out all those things a remarkable feat in itself. Thank you for sharing. A awesome job. Thanks for sharing!

nice ride it look like you guys were In a movie riding down the roadside

You have something else wrong with that boom. Proper operation that telescopic portion should go in and out independent from the lift cable. Always remember to let your ball hook down before extending your boom. Even if it's free wheeled. I know you're using it on private property not for hire but for personal knowledge look at your load charts and set up. On an 85ft boom you should be set up around 8 paces from what you're lifting. Lift off the back not the front or side. Not saying you can't but your lifting capacity drops drastically. All in all a great video as always and I really hope that there will be more to come with this truck. Keep it up man great work.

Hey chad, awesome video, im glad you figured it out, I'm still lost lol

Awesome episode as usual Thank you 😊

That truck is a great find !

Cannot wait for your new shop 👍💯

I have the 115 ft version Skyhook boom....on a 1990 Western Star truck..about 40 ft long... I worked in the Sign Industry for 30 years and operated 65 & 85 ft Skyhooks and other brands too....a couple smaller ones too...i have a Fibreglass Bucket that slides into the tip that allows you to put a man ( or woman ) up as high as you can extend.... old school booms but still pretty useful..i did some construction work too..mostly I did my own work on signs and Commercial Lights ( Lot Poles and buildings ) ..i have 2 bucket trucks too...a 33 ft and 50 ft....

OMG!!! This thing is fantastic!! I found one similar to this but I am waiting to see if I can purchase it until I have a bit of cash leverage.

Great effort. When on the road it might be an idea to fasten the hook to one of the eyes underneath the boom. To be honest I was warrying for a close encounter with the powerlines, glad it didn't happen 🙂

I hope we get to watch you working on your garage

Great resurrection and video 😊 I hope your eye heals up nice 🙏 after the parts cleaner incident. Greetings from Norway 😊

You know the old saying don't cha,Chad?? IF YOU CAN'T FIND EM,GRIND EM!!!! 🤔😳😂

I guess you didn't hear me yelling at you to CHECK THE AIR CLEANER FOR MICE BEFORE YOU CRANK IT! LOL!

Love your videos. You definitely have a great way of finding and fixing junk back to working again. Cheers !!

Excellent video Chad :) also great peice machinery of boom truck how works to and get fix up to so put trusses on new shop too!