FREE Diesel Compactor repaired and back to work after 20+ years! (A LOT of Repairs) 

A wise told me a real mechanic doesn’t just replace parts, he attempts to make repairs on the old ones

All facts

Thanks 👍

Have seen it done by strapping the tank on to a concrete mixer too, if you don’t happen to have a tractor handy 🤣🤣

I was thinking you could jack up one of the rear wheels

coming soon!!

Yeah I got an old Isuzu generator engine I retrofitted into a bobcat and every single component is broken down into replaceable parts for refurbishing.. More and more society becomes a disposable society and replace the entire component versus repairing what you already have. A throw-away society, that's how he ended up with this compactor. The diesel engine still ran on it, they just gave it away? Sometimes if you're creative you can fix older machines with a little bit of welding a small mill and lathe and a grinder. There's some certain satisfaction saving what others consider "junk". A little bit of love and that junk becomes a useful tool that serves the same purpose of a machine that costs tens of thousands. And you get to know every part and how it works when you fix it. Certainly doesn't make the old joints and muscles any less sore tho.

I always fixed cast offs from friend, family, trading times any source i could find repairable stuff when I was younger, don't do It much anymore but I do still enjoy turning a sows ear into a silk purse now and again.

Great to hear!

Wait! Camarata level? Matt does nice work, sticks to things, but where are all the things breaking “for no reason.” But, hey, never stop trying..

Also watch every video is a new skill learned

Right on Matt. We learn everyday and have aha moments!! Thanks

Number one there's specific locktite for that application. You never have when you need it but it exists. Number two, you can rig up a mount for a die grinder or even a Dremel on your lathe if you ever run into another situation where you can't cut. Protect your ways real well but it's a trick to keep in the back of your mind for odd times.

I hope so too!

Thats a heck of a compliment. But well deserved!

Just not really the crazyness level yet though ;)

@@manganvbg90 😆😂

@@rigorousone1324 i mean matt actually says more than 3 sentences a video i feel like that already makes his videos better than andrews

Was about to say same. About 550C held for ten minutes will soften that weld by a third

Thanks, will do!

yep, best way he could've demonstrated it!

Very Jurassic Park 🤣

Enjoy!

@@DieselCreek shoulda sent that housing down to Abom79 in Florida, Adam does excellent work with cast iron

@@IGDZILLA Unless you are in the mainland of BC Canada. :)

They could have just annealed it for a couple of hours

They also could use some proper carbide or even cbn tooling and the job would be done within minutes. Maybe they never heard about this modern techniques.

He could have consulted with Abomb79 or even sent it to him if he got desperate. But with far less sophisticated tooling and lots of creativity, Matt accomplishes so much as evidenced here. He really is amazing.

@@tk4244 True, though he did make what he had on hand work well enough for the job.

Matt never ceases to amaze with his ingenuity.

Was just coming here to say this, but you beat me to it.

@@jrevillug HAHA! From one toolmaker to another my friend!

@@Dave-1277 I'm no toolmaker, but spent some time on the tools making parts for obscure cars and picked up a bit along the way. :)

ooh, you can't say that these days, netherlands person it will have to be...

@@paulriggers1558 Paul it identifies as a Dutchman 🤣

Very good Walter! That's a great idea.

When I was a kid, brazing - usually with bronze - was the only available technique for repairing cast iron. I've seen some very, very old brazed joints that have held up in rugged service. Knowing just enough metallurgy to be dangerous, I am ver skeptical of arc-welded repairs or joints in cast iron, even with nickel rods, as the arc is an extremely localized point heat source, and it is all too easy to change the crystalline structure of the iron, including burning away the carbon and turning it into a crappy steel. Proceed with extreme caution when welding cast iron.

Fajne nazwisko stary

I'm going to tuck this idea away.

I am keeping around some old worn-out cutting boards for that plastic-insulated spacers for an antenna is my main idea, but I’m sure I could use it for many other things.

I live near the main cross country highway going East/West in Canada. I find Mudflaps lots of times..some brand new or damaged..i also find tons of bungee cords!! and all kinds of metal pieces or fasteners/parts....i don't pick everything up but if really good i do...Slings/Straps i turn around as they are picked up quickly..

@@garymallard4699 truck stops are also a great source for tire chains. Each spring when the snow melts, you can collect the tire chains that have fallen off the semis in the winter

@@Ironringbound yep..lots of good free stuff !! i travel a route most weekdays that always has something along it..both ways.... i live in the prairies but yes snow chains would be lost alot...i used to drive Semi's up to Northern Roads and had Chains there..pretty slick sometimes getting up hills..or icy and not enough of a run before it...

Kucharski? Polskie nazwisko xD

Can confirm. I've actually done that with caliper pins before :D

Hydraulic locking :)

Been a truck and eguip mechanic all my life , still learn from each show. 52 years worth

i've seen these called a scotch key

@@williamdodd8660 woodworth key

@@shortcrimestorys2024 woodworth keys are half moons in a shaft, The set screws on the join always been refeered to as a scotch key in my experiance

gotta run what ya brung!

@@DieselCreek some Farm-geneering ?

Yeah Loctite 648 it is.

Didn’t know they even made anything besides red 🤣

Loctite also makes a press fit repair

Rube GOLDBErg AND mCgUYVER WOOD BE PROUD.....................................

Your like milliŕight 51:02 heavy equipment carpeter and probably and you are half my age maybe your show tell people how you so brilliant inspirie the young or teach

Second that!

The standing water was the clincher for me!

Just getting ready to say the same thing. Matt did some excellent video work to show how well it compacts.

what would you say about tack welding fasteners ?

@@darthtrump4428 I'm not a fan of tack welding fasteners only on the simple matter of reducing a graded hardness of the fastener. Any fastener put through a heat and cool cycle is annealed to an extent which can lead to a point of failure. If a weld was necessary to lock a fastener into position I'd opt for welding a tab onto a surface that restricts fastener movement as I could then use a cold chisel to remove the tab. This leaves the fastener at its graded strength. To me that is an option resorted to after staking or a chemical thread locker, but that's just the methods I was taught in relation to heat treated graded fasteners on safety critical systems. Anything else is whatever industry recommends. I've even resorted to using slices of deep well sockets as welded captured bolt locks around bolts requiring the graded strength of the fastener. I could go a lot deeper into the subject but I'd rather not. All's fun in nuts and bolts.

@@beeyesincalifornia1727 when you bring chemical (thread glue) id say that wouldnt be a good solution being the location is friction clutch that slips and heats up on idle and thread locker degrades rather quickly when above 60°C but to be honest i dont have enough experience on punched heads to know how much it will hold but for some critical fastener i also wouldnt dare to tack a head just because of liability