FORGOTTEN 1969 Melroe/Bobcat Skidsteer - WILL IT RUN? 

Mann I'm sorry for your loss bro

Continue to be strong willed

So sorry for you terrible loss. It is nice of you to post. Derek has touched so many of us in the same way.

Sorry for your loss brother keep your head up

This reminds me of what the old British Top Gear show did for me. I'm sorry for you're loss pal and I hope you continue to find these types of people and things to help you along day by day

flat head next!

Also a great way to get a guy learned up on some historical factuals!

Yeah, these are cool! And YES on the flathead! The metal/body looks pretty solid just from quick flashes on camera. Derek should should find a flat head and build it right. That would be a COOL rig!

Same

Like ZZ Top sang Just cruisin' slow down the bou-le-vard With Precious and Grace in my Flat Head Ford

💯 YES! Sorry got excited.

I would love to see a full rebuild

Plzzzzz

Yep. This would be a epic series.

100% I would!

With no heater, as usual!

@@greyhairedphantom4038 And no brakes

Wee doggy, Get it!

@@thecelticprince4949 well, 12.7% brakes

At least he can plow at the same time :)

I was thinking the same thing. It will be sitting there in 10 yrs with 5 gallons of gas in the tank.

Pretty accurate

Lmao

"He thought about disconnecting the brand new battry he put in it, but nah."

i have a m444 stuck in my backyard with torn tarp on it as i write this

He probably would still have trouble finding one that worked

The Battery Club for Men, he's not only the battery club president, he's also a client...RIP Sy Sperling

To go handles R us

Folks should just send him brand new batteries! He should get a battery sponsor!

He'd go broke getting rich.

Doesn't look to fun to work on.

When?

@@mph5896 bobcats to this day are horrendous to work on

I miss my grandpa too! :)

I had a line trimmer like that. Replaced the fuel lines 5-6 times. Rebuilt the carb twice. Finally chucked the thing and bought a Ryobi (which was the cheapest thing on the shelf, exactly the same criteria I used to buy the original one). Should be fine. I got a good feeling this time.

Thank you

Glad you enjoy

Living on my family farm with lots of old farm equipment I can totally relate.Grest content

Likely lots of farmers or ex-farmers on this channel. I’m one too ! 🤔

My gramps was a farmer and fixed his neighbors equipment as a side job.

I always do😊

@@jimmyjames6576 we can't go wrong placing our faith in the quality of a Derek video!

Every time!! It’s VGG what’s not to like?

@@jeffallen5387 Yep!!

Absolutely do

I need to watch those in sequence as well. You can learn a lot about a fella when you watch their growth in a public medium like video.

Don't underestimate us alcoholics

The ole George Jones

Hell yeah he would

I run my lawn tractor on the main road in front of my house....That's,,,, fine. great.....

Yep he would

Most folks I know have a good work ethic. Don’t be so negative.

@@langer24106 Listen, I had to wait long for dinner as the restaurant can't seem to keep cooks around. They work there a week and quit (likely claiming safety) to get on unemployment that pays like around 800 a week.

​@@superchuck3259 I've been in the industry a long time, most restaurants pay very poor wages and expect you to work your ass off. They're most likely losing cooks because they offer low pay and/or they have a terrible work environment. You can't just work a week and get unemployment. That's just some stuff restaurant owners say to defend their horrible business practices.

@@jamesdagmond The issue is that with the unemployment and the 300 covid bonus the workers are making 700-800 bucks a week to not work. Yep, I know something has to give. Maybe wages need to increase to 1000 a week. Seems reasonable.

my best to ur grandpa!

Where did I put those fancy new magnetic parts cups?

Oh that's right I filled them with a random assortment of bolts from some project somewhere that I'll get too.

I could easily be my garage

That's cool, I'm in production

Only better.

Sounds like Grandpa would only enjoy it because some other poor bugger was doing it.

Funny how that works. I'm closer to and think more like my grandpa than my dad.

Dad's are usually consumed with making enough money to feed you little brats while retired Grandaddys have plenty of time to teach you how to fish. And that's the way it should be, or at least is.

Something I never knew, my grandfather had a falling out with my grandmother when my father was a kid. I've seen the man all of maybe 4 or 5 times in my life.

Looks like the typical ole Wisconsin Robin engine that was on a bunch of our old farm implements. Brings back memories.

Same here Marco well said I sure miss my grandad aswell

🤣😂🤣

If the keys can be located.

😅😁🐷🐮🐰🐸😅☺

@@coblass Keys, we don't need no stinking keys, hot wire it!

@@coblass Nope... Probably not

yeah, when the kids keep going in and out, classic!

Someone did 900 on it!

That was sketchy lol!! I thought he was gonna balance that Bobcat on his head for a second

A guy should have thrown his hand up for that 8 seconds.

I love the way Chris doesn't cringe about every close call the machine gets out of the barn and into the shop - he's just chill.

Maybe he didn't need coffee but clean underwear might be in order. lol

Welcome to the channel

Yes sir you sure did ! Go back an watch some previous videos and u will be stuck on here half the night cause you don't want to stop watching, haha!

Seriously where's a guy been that you haven't seen the greatness??? haha

Thanks for the welcome, but a guy's been around the channel for a while. I never miss an episode.

you’re gonna be hooked!

My tech school instructor always said "Engines make their own power. Motors run on supplied power." Meaning electricity or hydraulics, etc. But you'll never stop people from calling engines motors. I tried for 35 years and only got one convert and I believe he only does it when I'm nearby. LOL

@@sootlickerI'll be dipped, this is the best way I have ever heard it explained. A guy is just gonna have to steal that.

@@sootlicker kinda reminds me of one of Detroit's Big Three?

@@MrShekoexile I was in a farm equipment diesel tech school, if that's the line you were thinking along.

@@sootlicker General Motors

Thanks for watching

Hah hah... it’s Friday I got home from work not long ago... I’m in my shop right now was just gonna head back to the house to do something with the wife, now that i see one of my favorite youtubers had put a video out... she may have to wait a hour. I’ll lie, and hit myself for doing so. I’ll tell her that I’m working on a part of one of my cars and I’ll go see her in a hour 😆😆I’m really enjoying this video at my desk. Hopefully she doesn’t decide to walk on over here to see what I’m doing. Oh boy...... BIG LOL. I wouldn’t do that to her she’s everything. Im about to walk in after this comment and watch this and see her after. Can’t lie to the love of your life. funny jokes though 😆😆

🤣

I love all the cuts when they're pulling the seat off, his brother must be talking but you can't have that on video 😋

Good job old stuff never dies

Guy is a real chatterbox. 😁 I think that when you are as big as he is, you just don't need to say much...

Frfr

Me too!

Saw that truck last week . Hopefully it will get some fixen

Derek should do a full restore on her, she'd like that

My brother has a newer Mustang down in TX; I have yet to pilot it.

Thank you

That all farmer family right there. Strong back bones

LS swap it!!!😂

@@ViceGripGarage Napa auto parts has nearly any part you need for Wisconsin enging including bendix/zenith carb

My dad and my uncle were both in the concrete construction business and I remember when they went together and bought a new 610 when they first came out. It was just like this one except it had a white cage on it. We worked the hell out of that thing in the concrete business and the snow removal business. It’s really surprising how much work they would do. It was a total game changer from doing everything by hand. It was a good little machine, hardly ever had to do anything to it.

Fact

Damn straight! Cold snacks too.

Also... Chris's overconfident "Yeah!"

Derek is the original word-a-later...

I missed the flag, good catch. I had to rewind to see what you were talking about.

100% correct. Nothing like an old flathead!

Well, I guess that is where I come in. Something I been meaning to ask Derek. Because I am sure he has ran into and successfully gotten a vehicle off of a person of this type. They seem to be more in the country styled zones than else where. I know a man, loves trucks and specific cars, vans and motorcycles. He has a lot of them. One property has 78 dodge trucks on it. Ranging from the late 20s to 1973 or 76 if I remember right. Even has one of those early jeep versions or so it looks anyway. Anyhow, there are some Fords 30s models, trucks and cars laying about on some of his properties. Problem is, he won't part with them that I can dicern. He is one of my favorite humans. Yet, certain things, like the old fords with flat heads (one of them is buried in parts, for other 30s fords) he doesn't seem to want to talk about selling. Other things he is happy to get running and drive them about and through the fields and use to take things to the dump and what not. I need to know what tactic Derek uses. I don't want to lose a good compatriot over it. Anyhelp from anyone would help.

@@MrSaturdayNightSpecial Dale, I am also a hoarder. I have three old Ford trucks and an old Fairlane. It seems often people knock on my door and/or people I know want the vehicles I have. They also want to give half what I paid for them, want the ownerships and titles figured out, explain to them what I am going to do with them. And I never asked them! I find comfort in just seeing and looking at them. Yet they think since I have four, I should cut them a deal. It’s that guy’s business. There are 1000s of old cars out there besides his. Sorry, just saying is all...

You should start with @vicegripgarage

Sry @vice grip garage

Maybe @Vice Grip Garage

He a big boy.

I’ve been a zip tie tech for 18 years as well

Ive been a bailing twine instructor since '89! 😏

@@jaymarleno8958 🤣👍

I been sayin f*ck it and puttin duct tape on shit since 91

I have been trying to fix stuff the right way for 25 years, get frustrated and half a** it until it kind of works.

thank you