I bought a 1980 dodge ABANDONED 22 years. Will it run and drive 876 miles home? 

I love the fact that u do a one video with all footage, not these part 1,2,3 videos

I love when you put all the cool historical extras in your videos

No Brainer Fix it up.

It runs and looks real good for a 40 plus year old truck. If it was my call, I'd pop in a new clutch and do the usual things such as an oil change and make it a daily driver.

The fact that you left in the scene where you drove up and over your tow dolly make me appreciate this channel even more....their are SOOOOOOOOO many Tubers that would've eliminated that scene. Keep up the good work...very fun channel to watch.

I vote to replace that clutch along with any other small things it might need. It runs good and decent 4 wheel drive trucks aren’t cheap anymore

I hope he was smart enough to put the transfer case in neutral

I dont often comment negative stuff, but in this case I really have to say something. Please do not ever try to drive a vehicle onto a trailer or dolly if it begins to move, you can really easilly seriously injure or kill yourself or someone else. If the vehicle runs away when you are on the trailer or dolly you will have zero control and will just sit there as it runs away, set the brakes properly or chock the wheels. Im serious, ive towed cars for 30 years and watching this completely freaked me out, so, so dangerous. Please make an edit just telling people not to do this. Otherwise good content and a decent video. Ps i think the clutch was just siezing on the bearing, it might have got better if you had pumped it for a few minuites.

Sucks you couldn't drive it home, but man, the whole train experience was worth the trip alone. I love your History detours.

Theres some real asshat know it alls in here ,he made a mistake and wasn't afraid to show it, still a great channel and great content

Kudos to you not editing out that screw up on the dolly. Your a good sport.

you do the gnarliest revivals there is no quit in you sir.

Try adjusting the clutch before you take it appart

The loading mishap with the dolly is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. You need a keeper !!! That truck is worth restoring.

It's curious why you didn't chock the wheels on the uhaul when loading the pickup on the dolly. It was pretty obvious it was rolling.

First year with part time 4wd. And last of the quad headlights. Very good find!..

I wish we had a clip of your dad watching the footage of you driving over the dolly 🤣

Replace the clutch, replace the trashed windshield, spruce up the interior, patch that rust on the bed and you got yourself a good work truck!

replace the clutch but do it right turn flywheel new pressure plate and clutch disc and release bearing keep that truck and drive probably never find another one that year that good of shape

DOH!!!!.... well you got her strapped down eventually....nice!

Haha yes! Just sat down for my weekend car video binge and my favourite RU-vidr uploads 😁

Dude I screamed WTF are you doing when the rental truck and trailer was moving? Good save though!

You keep doing the revival road trips you will start getting way more subscribers and viewers. I think that’s how vice grip got so popular he does a ton of road trip revivals

I'm glad I ran across this channel. And I'm glad you didn't delete the scene where you went over the dolly, shit happens. I really hope you took the driveshaft out before pulling it too far. Nice old truck, keep it put a little money in it & have a nice truck.

Nice truck, it's cool to find those receipts that show how much it was taken care of and how the owner was riding the clutch to have added a second throw out bearing. Receipts say more than the spoken word because they don't forget like people do.

All that work on the clutch? Someone was riding it hard. Put a new one in and drive it, great truck!

Thank you for not editing the U haul part out. Some other people might have.

It’s a beautiful running basically rust free truck. Change the clutch and it’s a keeper

So many hate comments. Good find man, dont let them get you you.

I like the history lessons as much as the gearhead stuff.

The 318 is a workhorse like the slant 6 was , it can be made to run very well ! Has a 68 Dodge Dart with a 318 and with headers and a good 2 barrel carb it suprised some big money muscle cars !

hey. Next time put some rocks to chock the tires on the Uhaul and the car trailer.

I'm old school, and yes, the 318 ci is one of the best motors Chrysler ever built.

Good looking truck! Awesome find. I would call the truck " Gold Rush" 1. Because of its color 2. It looks like it was driven up there to pan for gold in the secluded mountains of Ohio.

Bought an IH Scout once with the same clutch problem. The fingers on the clutch plate couldn't move cuz rats had stored a bunch of acorns in there.

a major service along with a new clutch and flywheel will be so good for this thing . love from India ❤

I rode the train to Silverton back when I visited the US in 2001, the same year the Dodge was parked! Great content, keep it up 🙂 Dan UK

I love these videos where u find a POS and make it run and drive it home!! Ik it's probably super expensive and uncomfortable but dude u are now my fav RU-vidr.

Definitely deserves a clutch (and windshield). Should make a nice driver & parts hauler.

That's a solid truck, i would fix it if i was you.

I'm not sure I understand what went wrong here. Why was the cube van / tow dolly moving when you tried to load the truck? Were you overloading the parking pawl? Did you not have the vans' brake set? Did you not chock the wheels??? Why did you attempt to load it twice after the first time you wound up pushing the van??? Kind of a calamity of errors going on here, wouldn't you agree? I bet the clutch & flywheel were just rusty. After driving it and cleaning them off, the clutch was probably nominal.

1. Love the intro! (Christmas thoughts already?) 2. The "drive it home" part is why I'm here and watching this vid - driving junk home is a true test of fully human. 3. Durango-Silverton railroad is mind-blowing for some - I'm one of those. Really enjoyed it. 4. Bold of you to head out without your Pa (I know you're well-trained by The Master by now.) 5. Perfect soundtrack.

I'd pull the engine for the clutch job just so you can replace the freeze plugs since it sat for so long.

It's actually a pretty good looking truck... I vote fixer. Just think it's funny you were only 2 when they parked it.👍

Was the Uhaul in nuetral???? Shoulda done tbe clutch in place- would made a great vid!

put in a clutch fix it up. have dad paint it

You know the world is changing when people don't recognize a can of Charcoal Lighter Fluid. You can still buy it though. That can looks like Kingston brand.

You know, I've seen a lot of hate on this video man but you have done some amazing stuff, this is the kind of content I like to see and if there are mess ups along the way, even better!

The rusty can in the truck bed was old school charcoal lighter fluid. Nowadays they make it with starter fluid in it.😊

The steam train is awesome, I am so happy the decision was made to keep it all going. As for the pick up, yes, throw a clutch at it. I wonder if the previous owner did a lot of miles in 4 high, that would put some wear on the clutch.

Doubt that was parked 22 years ago.

Adjust the manual clutch.

Cool truck. Definitely worth making a solid runner. When you did the new brake pad/old brake pad comparison, is it me…or did it look like the new pad was already separating from the steel backer? And why wasn’t the U-haul e-brake engaged…or it in park when you “loaded” it? Ha! Feel your pain. Also, did you remove the rear driveshaft? Not sure what transfer case is in there, but you usually don’t want it spinning internally bc it, and/or the tranny, wont get splash oiled when towed, and can seize up. Best to remove driveshaft to be safe. Good luck buddy!!

Just put a Clutch in it you only need to slide the gearbox back about 2 feet on a jack!

Thumbs up on the visit to the railroad facility. The funding for the Transcontinental railroad was actually approved by Congress during the latter part of the Civil War (it was proposed before the war). This shows that our country functioned even when we were in the midst of this conflict. The completion of the line in 1869 was the beginning of the railroads opening up this country. This was the iron rail interstate system we had prior to the beginning of our interstate system in 1956. Pretty neat stuff.

Thank you for sharing the story of that old steam locomotive with us. I have been a maritime historian for the last 34 years of my life and my focus has always been on early ocean liners (steam powered vessels, mostly Titanic and the like), so I know alot about James Watt's steam engine invention and how they function. I'd really enjoy a trip on that steam locomotive.

That is a badass truck 🇺🇸💪

4 low and first gear when clutch is bad

Hey Travis, another winner! Sure do love all the history you include in these. That truck is begging for a clutch. Can't wait to see it blazing down the road. Carry on!

It deserves to be on the road... good job!! Love the train history

Well I can appreciate you leaving that footage in of the car Dolly mishap, ( to be honest with you I did laugh out loud and say what an idiot ) a lot of people would have cut that part out. Your videos are starting to come around and peak my interest. You should just replace the clutch, do little more work to it and then sell it.

Why was the uhaul van rolling when you were pulling onto the dolly?

Given the condition of the rest of the truck, heck yeah, put another clutch in it. Its hard to kill a Mopar. My brother-in-law had a 1970's-something Power Wagon but it had the 360 4x4 but it was NOT geared for highway driving, top speed of 50 MPH, and that 360 was screaming, but plow snow, there was nothing that could stop it. I could be wrong, but I think Chrysler went to the 318 in the 1980's due to emissions requirement. One thing about those Mopar's, always carry a spare ballast resistor......I learned that the hard way. Great video, overshooting the tow dolly was hilarious!

The old ‘ran when parked’.

Good video Travis!!! Thanks for including the part of you driving it over the tow dolly!!! I LOLed at that!!! Also, had you put the truck in 4 low it might have given you enough of a gear reduction for the truck to pull itself up to your buddy's house. It wouldn't have made it back home but it might have made it up that little hill. I had an 87 Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 and the tranny failed on me on my way home from work one day. Would barely pull itself and I was stuck in traffic. It was an automatic. I locked the transfer case in low and it pulled it fine and let me get up to about 30 MPH which was the speed limit in the town I was in. Made it all the way to a Chevy dealership. They wound up covering the tranny on warranty. That was the last year of the straight axle 4x4's for GM. I wound up putting 195,000 miles on that good ole truck and it was running fine when I traded it in.

I'd put in a new clutch and daily it 👍🇺🇸

Appreciate you showing the Sliverton. It is sad that people aren't learning the history that people created to make this nation. Cool truck find too. Thanks for the vid.

It's a nice truck. Don't skip out on replacing the clutch. Spend some time de-rat turding it and give it a nice clean.

Thank you for the video. They're fun to watch especially with the American history. So cool

You never mentioned adjusting the clutch pedal. It needs 1” of free play at the top of the pedal

Another great episode can't wait to see more on the truck

If it was a 80 and it needed a clutch at 12 years old I’d believe it needed it again 8-9 years later

I'm sure you removed the drive shaft so the transmission didn't get damaged while towing.

Hope you put that transfer case in neutral before towing it 😂.

New clutch n clean 'er up!

Travis. Glad that this is a runner. Love your video and your work. Even though you could not drive it back and had to tow it. Know you will get after your home. The Train was totally cool 😎! 💯👍

When the clutch gets hot it will slip more, it will glaze.

Hey. This is Randy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I say, HECK YEAH! Put a clutch in it. If I was there I would help you with it.

I was going to subscribe anyway, but your Dad’s baseball cap and general demeanor solidified it…Keep up the good work. 🇺🇸

The la 318 and the evolution to the magnum 318 of the late nineties and two thousands, was one of the most underrated engines...bigger than the ford 302 and the Chevy 305, it was the base dodge go to used in all vehicle and commercial applications...that engine was good for at least three hundred thousand miles and up....

I can't believe you over shot the dolly. That's a first for me to see lol

Fix the clutch. The clutch death could have been from going up and down hills or a from a new driver on a clutch. Who knows. Everything is good on the truck. In most trucks, 1st Gear is Granny or Compound Gear for going up steep hills. For normal driving, start in 2nd Gear. I do it all the time and have had no problem.

That could have been one of those bullet hole ridden vehicles that never would run again. But, you saved it!!

Maybe there was no other alternative, but it's very dangerous to pull the truck out by attaching the chain to the ball hitch. Ball hitches aren't designed to take that type of lateral force. They can brake off, acting as a cannonball, sling shoting to the front. People have died from this happening in very terrible ways as you can imagine.

Railroad Was Awesome!!!

Fix it!

Great adventure. Thank you for sharing with us. The history portion was wonderful!

Great channel buddy, some beautiful scenery can't wait to see her on the road. Man you have to fix that clutch. 😁

Sitting 20 years? Nah I don’t think so.

Great history lesson along with another great video.

Put a clutch in it. Trucks are frigging expensive!!!

51:00 Lol , Love The Show Needed A good Laugh. Thanks

People dont give two cents about American history... These kids graduating today could'nt tell you 3 minutes of our history...

Can of charcoal lighter. LOL I could read it from the video Trav (check your glasses prescription) 🤪 Love you and your dad's videos.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned that whole setup of U-Haul was not intended to haul a truck of that size and weight. On the other hand I suppose your dad didn't get anything and check the adjustment on the clutch? Also the probable spring. Trucks in great shape given its age congratulations. Congratulations on 125 K subscribers. I'm don't even think he had but maybe 12000 when I subscribe and it's not been that long.

Love this video and your willingness to show the lessons learned in driving the truck onto the ramps of the trailer. It brought back memories of teaching my (ex) wife to park up against a concrete curbing ... and then driving over it.

Did you not even try 4lo to get up that hill?!

That truck was planted there that exhaust part before the muffler is made in the 2000s and the brakes line would of snapped when you were bending them like that

Travis, I love the way you and your dad kid and tease each other it reminds me of me and my son. we have the greatest relationship and it's all around enjoying hanging around with each other. great respect allows people to be vulnerable enough to rib each other. Great video!

I like your history it's incredibly beautiful because without History we can't know anything.