We managed to get the Weatherill loading shovel started in the previous episode - Now we find out if it will move once more after 18 years stood in the same place !
In the early eighties, me and some mates were given a job by a local business man. He had bought a bungalow, but didn't like it so he gave us the job of demolishing the old one so he could build another. Being teenagers at the time, we had an awesome time, jumping through ceilings. Ripping the roof to pieces. Charging through plaster board walls. Smashing down walls with sledgehammers. All without a single piece of PPE. Apart from scratches, a marvelous time was had by all.
It was wonderful to see your frustrations evaporate as the problems were ironed out and the old girl blew off the cobwebs and began to really perform - and beyond expectations ! Well done ,sir. Perseverance paid off. Top vid
Appreciate the Comments about our overly PC and Hypersensitive Society that is afraid of everything but telling you that we’re doing something wrong. I’m sorta glad it’s not just a US problem, I think the common sense overly PC pendulum has swung over to beyond stupid, hopefully we find somewhere in the middle between no safety and all the safety. I like watching your Channel and a few others like you that are “normal” blue collar guys. Thanks for the dose of Normal.
As someone who has actually worked in health and safety your rant was pretty much spot on. So many people assume you are supposed to gear yourself up as much as possible when that simply isn't true. Its all common sense. unfortunately common sense is so damn rare.
I also spent several years in an HSE role in the oilfields and it was about staying safe and looking out for each other - not just covering the companies arse by making everything impossible.
Well said muck, the chainsaw world is full of those same comments, yes it’s dangerous but so is life, sometimes you’ve gotta do something dangerous but there’s ways to mitigate the danger and make it tolerable, there’s safer everywhere and if we only did what was 100% safe we’d never get anything done
Hear, Near well said Mucker. You made an old man very happy, I never thought after 40 years i would never see let alone hear the old girls back again. I shovelled thousands of tons of silage, shit and corn and the old girl never missed a beat. We had a contractor in with a D 8 dozer clearing sarcen stones to make a new field, some of the stones were that big we had to push side by side. You have never heard a noise like it. Thank You for bringing back all those happy memories, I could all most smell the hot oil again !! Cheers, Poth
As an American, yank to you, I do appreciate your scolding of the idiots that comment on every little thing a person does as if they could even begin doing it to begin with. Here in the US we have gone completely crazy and honestly cant compliment a person for even the simplest thing. While much like you Brits we need to come together and get strong against all the evil that is attacking us, i.e. terrorist, communist, etc., and not worry about a few brambles.
Lord muck you are so right I'm sick of this weak arse society where everyone loves to play the victim game and have to blame their own inadequacy on everyone else bar themselves. Love your videos 👍👌
Totally agree. If I cut myself while doing a job it’s my fault, my decision and I live with it. I’m not blaming anyone for my actions. As long as you have your safety squints on… all is good. Love the Channel and the viewpoints.
Common sense mucka, you ain't stupid you assess everything job by job, I don't wear flip flops when I am hill walking or using a chainsaw. I've said before that if you had to think about breathing, the likes of us would have more fresh air!
That old girl still wants to work!!! 👍 Excellent work getting her back running AND moving!! I very much enjoy these videos!! Thank you for your hard work!. 👌 I'm casting my vote for the Manitou....my apologies to the Wheel Horse, but she'll have her day.
Always enjoy watching these videos. These engines were fitted on loads of things here in Malta. Agree about no common sense, too many people are bubble wrapped!
Can’t imagine a modern wheeled loader sitting for 18 years and getting going as Godoy as that with all the electronic aids and sensors, computers, screens, common rail high pressure fuel system and the all important ADBLUE, great video, more ford tractors please.
Loved the rant, health and safety has gone ridiuculous, You need a form these days to do a fart. You've got my vote! Keep on doing what your doing. I love old engineering and vehicles.
I agree with you, Kurt, on safety kit. Enough to do what you need and … no more. The people who haven’t twigged that you just took off your eye protection are the people who: have never operated bench saws/drills, never used a grinder or concrete cutter, never cleared scrub, never pruned/felled any trees and do not know what is like to be lying on your back whilst constantly having to clean your safety glasses of crap; and … get a job done. I could list quite a few other tasks BUT you probably get my point. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
Well done mate. Seeing the smile on your face when she moved said it all. I am 70 and agree fully with you on all the pc and safety stuff. Common sense has gone out of the window. We were always aware of the risks. Today they are unaware as they are put in cotton wool from an early age.
You worked for this one but was well worth it, the payout being sense of accomplishment. The best and most valuable safety equipment is that thing between your ears, your brain.
Hi, your remarks about safety precautions reminded me of something my dad said many years ago. He was a steel worker in Sheffield and had his share of accidents along with the other workers, so much so that the management brought in an overwhelming amount of safety gear. In typical fashion my dad said words to the effect of "If we have to wear all this f__king stuff we'll never get the bleeding job done " I miss the old guy. Thanks for sharing and best regards from Ireland.
Dont worry about health and safety, what we really want to know is, was that a metric or imperial adjustable spanner you used to remove the Hydraulic pipe 👌
I absolutely hate dealing with stupid people. Stupid people should not reproduce. Love your videos Mucker, keep up the good stuff work. You know you did the job right when you’ve broke something, have extra parts and are bleeding. That is a seriously awesome machine. Does he move? Damn right he does and right back to work he goes. Outstanding. The wheel horse or forklift. That’s a tough choice. Wheel Horse then forklift? Either one is great. Thanks brother.
Very nice to see the old Michigan moving & working. Well said, far too many candy asses are taking away the fun in life. A little pain teaches us how not to f**k everything up. Wheelhorse progress would be interesting but I'm good either way. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels to you & dog on your venture to Wales.
I agree with your rant on the current state of health and safety (more bubble wrap, please...). If our fore-fathers had been this namby pamby, we'd be eating everything cold and raw. Fire is dangerous... lol Great video and good job getting the shovel moving and working again!
Cotton wool society amen...They create a whole expensive industry....Oh ah thats a sepsis injury, i use peroxide used to get it from the vets...Recently tried getting it in Boots, the assistant was horrified, told me you could use it to make loud sounds. I said i only want it for treating wounds to speed up healing...
Had a Steiger articulated tractor will it start in the early 90’s. A farmer had paid someone to install a new engine, but then the mechanic walked off the job. Sat for years and he hired me. I got it all hooked up, put one wheel back on it, and got it running. Had no brakes and the articulated joint in the middle was really loose but, drove it around a bit and called it good! Farmer was pleased and I was paid. Fun times!
With you all the way. We have a huge skills shortage and an entire generation who are risk averse, no thinking skills and think the world owes them a living. I could go on….
I was suddenly reminded of seeing something a hell of a lot like that in 1968 1970 used to load trucks with sand at a quarry down the road here. Not as fast as todays pivot steerers but like that surprisingly powerful and able to fill 2 cube in a shovel full. That was a very impressive thing at the time. This is an impressive thing now as you rescue it from the blackberry bushes & put it to work to give it a flex. Well done squire.
I really think Diesel Creek needs to cross the pond and give you a hand Muck! And yes, the Mamby Pambies are going to freak out over that massive amount of blood loss from that finger you cut off!
Pushing up that soil with all the noise, you can't help but smile😃. What a beast! Top work your Lordship. 👍🏻 Would love to see both at somepoint, but Wheelhorse please.
When I was 14 (nearly 40 years ago) a farm I worked on at weekends and school holidays had one just like this one. It came from the National Coal Board (NCB) It brought back great memories looking in the cab and I remember how cold the steering wheel got in the winter with the aluminium wheel knob, plus the noise from the cab brought it all back as well, sounds lovely for about an hour but pretty tiresome after that!!!! As many others have said common sense isn’t very common in this day and age and I agree 100% we need to fight back otherwise what is there left of everything we have all worked for. Progress is good and I am glad it’s not like it was when my grandad was a young man, however it turns my guts to see youngsters with no understanding of what has gone before and truly how good life is now in comparison to the past. I am certainly not expecting then to keep me when I get to retirement because by then they won’t even be able to wipe their arse let alone mine!!!!!
I have been using a brush cutter for thirty odd years, I do wear a helmet and face screen ( one to many stones) but what gets me now is clients want certificate of competence . Absolutely Brilliant will it start of the fantastic old loading shovel, persistence paid off . Your channel is absolutely brilliant, and agree with your thoughts on this out of control P C world .👍👍
Brilliant vid mucker but this is for all the safety nutters get a grip stop interfering and let the intelligent people get on and yes I'd like to see more vids like this thanks
Common sense is not so common anymore. Love your rant . Finally a real man that knows what is required by working a real job. Instead of picking on the man from his mother’s basement while living on the government doll !👍👍🇺🇸✌🏻😎
Thanks for some refreshing words!!!! I regularly use the squinty eye method when working with the disc cutter!!!! Between you and Chris Alan the professional struggler common sense still has a place in this world. Keep up the good work!
Well said, its about time we got back to basics and fought back on the PC crap..this country is a mess, water companies can dump chemicals and sewage into the rivers, potholes cause road hazards and thats OK..however if you want to use a ladder you need a working from heights qualification..not sure how but it needs to be rolled back and get to enjoying the good stuff
The tricky part of workplace safety is when you get put in unsafe situations to make someone else rich. I've been in a few. My first boss in a full time job was old school and had no idea of, or respect for workplace safety. Lifting people on forklift tynes was a regular activity, refuse and you get yelled at and belittled in front of your colleagues. Safety cages are super cheap. I refused to lift the boss one day, got yelled at, sworn at, the other guy (who actually had a forklift license) did lift him, bumped into something and the boss nearly fell from 5m up. Return spring came off the forklift accelerator, no one did anything about it until I hopped n and nearly sent it through a pallet rack. Literally skidded to a stop nearly touching a corner support. Engine still revvung it's tits off.
Common Sense... dictates that standing on tines is dangerous and not maintaining equipment is stupid. You shouldn't need a book or a law to tell you that.
@@LordMuck if common sense was common, we wouldn't need restrictive laws. Yet the boss got paid 4x what I did to make those sorts of shitty decisions. This was 10+ years ago when I was a lot less confident in telling bosses to shove their dangerous decisions up their overpaid arses too. Finished the video now, that loader definitely wanted to be saved, well done 😊
Top stuff Kurt, she's got some grunt for sure, seen some tracked shovels do worse. Was waiting for another hose to pop, suprising they held! Hope it finds a good retirement home where it can do some useful jobs. Would love to see the old Manitou come to life...
As a forklift/agricultural engineer I’m totally with you on the mostly Yank will it starts, were they changed every fluid before they even get a bang out of it utter nonsense, get a bang and move then service engines and transmissions etc, I’ve done my fair share of buying crap (as the wife says) and get it going 👍 love it👍👍 great channel ,
It's one thing creating content just for entertainment - it's another thing to do the same but trying to educate and demonstrate to others at the same time. Preparation and cost are very important factors
@@LordMuck I think for me personally it’s the love of old machines and there fantastic build quality and the fact they have stood the test of time, a good battery and tinker here and there Bang you have it running,, basically anyone can do it with basic and the right instruction and information and very little money , that’s the appeal 👍 keep up the good work.
