Steel-Tracks in the Snow of Sweden. -20°c. 

Here’s a trick l learned from a neighbour starting an ancient, well worn Briggs and Stratton twelve hp grain auger motor. It was an extremely cold January morning in southern Alberta. I was thirteen years old and my job was to shovel grain into the auger. I remember being very sceptical of getting that old motor to run on such a cold morning, but Jerry seemed quite confident. He took a small rag and tied it on the end of a piece of #9 wire. He then dipped it into the gas tank and lit it with a match. It actually burned lazily because it was so cold. He held it under the carburetor bowl until it burned out. He then set the choke and wrapped the starter rope and gave it one good pull. That little engine started immediately and ran like it was the middle of July. That was over fifty years ago.

I love watching old machines brought back to life and used as they were intended. Bravo!

I’ll bet that metal seat is exciting in the cold!

My grandfather left Sweden 100 years ago. He came to the US because his cousin promised him a job. He had a small kerosene heater that he put under cars when it was very cold. It was in his garage when I last saw it in the 1970s. Nice video and machines. Good Luck, Rick

Takes me back to fond memories (and some not so fond ones!) of the 60s and 70s, working on similar machines and my first tractor driving on a TE20 with blocks on the pedals in 1952!

I like that a short time ago, this was an abandoned piece of equipment, and now it is a useful tool. When i was younger, i enjoyed working outdoors in all weather. Now when there is snow on the ground, I like to watch younger people work outside.

Thank you this brought back many memories. I used one of these every year to take firewood out of the forest. Many times in the snow. Then I bought a valmet with a good heater

And I thought that my 1988 ARGO Magnum was old... I love every vehicule that has tracks and especially old ones. This piece of machinery is absolutely admirable and beautiful in it's simplicity. There is almost something poetic radiating from the soul of this small courageous friendly beast. The sound of the engine is saying " I think I can...I think I can..." Thank you Sir for your love of old iron and the passion that you put in giving them another life.

I am amazed you're working, in the beginning, in the cold Without gloves and all the time with no ear muffs! Excellent video!!

- 20°C ? Super !⛄🧦🥾🧥🧣🧤

This is probably the neatest small tractor I've ever seen. I'm keeping my eyes open for something similar. I really want one.

I love the way you look in your rubber boots. Definitely my favorite part of the video🏳‍🌈

That pull start is ruff.. that's so cool 😃😃😃😃😃😃

My mother's uncle had a Ford tractor with tracks l like that. The tracks ran over the drive wheels to smaller wheels on mid-mounted stub axles. He lived in Maine, where the winters were quite cold and snowy. I am glad you are keeping so much old iron alive and in use

The older I get, the more I appreciate older equipment. It’s easy to fix, generally built to last longer, and if maintained properly, rarely lets you down. Ps. I love that you look like your going to the neighborhood pub for a brew while spending a day outside working.

That is the coolest little machine I’ve ever seen! I like your videos, they never disappoint, keep up the good work!

The old timers had those as they worked up here in the woods of Maine. They called them "jitter bugs". Although they usually had truck engines and various hand built tracks over the tires.

You can use a long fan belt and a 6" hand held grinder to spin the engine over faster and way easier on your arms. We used spaced washers to act as the grinders pulley, and ran the fan belt around pull start drum. Start the grinder and pull to tension the fan belt. Worked every time.

I love old contraptions. Thumbs up.

very fun video, beautiful country. thank you for sharing with us!

Bare hands out there! I can't do that anymore.

I’m amazed bare hands at -10 to twenty you’re one tough guy 😂 I love this machine so versatile

That little beast just looks... fun!

Great video, love the old machines and lifestyle your living over there. Thanks for sharing

Handling cold Cain with no gloves. I’m impressed

Approximately -4F, and he is out working with just a tweed jacket and a pair of gloves to mitigate the heat loss. Amazing. I have operated old chain saws like that one that required a fairly rich mixture of oil in the gas a few times, and the fumes are a lot more noxious than from a modern saw. I don't miss them at all.

That chain saw is a beast

What a little beast! 8-)

Love It! Old machinery works after all those years. I don't think machines from 'our' time will last that long.

Хорошее видео, хорошая старая техника, удачной работы в лесу!

Videos like this are excellent for explaining why people love ATV and UTV for work around the farm. Small, maneuverable, and can pull a decent load. My Polaris 425 plows my driveway easily with a blade and chains.

Hello , I always respect people like you because they can make nothing to something ( we say in Holland) you did a nice job! A wonderful machine. By the way , we love your country . Maybe we will visit one time with our camper. Much regards from us in Holland, Jan. 🌷🌷🌷

Hi there Richard! - Stumbled across your awesome channel [in my YT-feed], and started with *''Best of the Old Sawmill in Sweden''* - until I reached the 'Skogsbjørn', or 'Forest Bear', and as a native of the bear's country of origin, I was pleased to see the three episodes you made featuring this 'One-man-tank'! What an absolutely unique piece of machinery you happened to get your hands on by way of that auction, and the down-to-earth filming & editing you've done, documenting all the mechanical skills & effort you've put down, and the resulting fun you've shared with us with this little ''Monster''! . . . You're a born _natural_ Richard, and you've _definitely_ earned yourself a brand new sub! Wish you and all your family a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year - 2023! . . . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💓👍from your neighboring 🇳🇴 !

Thank you for letting us come along for the cutting, an excellent escape! 👍 tractor and sled were a bonus 👀😎🌎🌍🌏

The chainsaw is almost as old as the track unit! Almost had to be a Partner or a Jonsered to be a Swedish video. :-) Fun video to watch.

The more I see your little tractor, the more it amazes... As soon as that little motor was dragging the logs, the motor smoothed out nice and quiet... Just like a diesel under load. When uou experiment with yhe plug heat range, you might research different fly wheels too. Some extra weight and even a rubber harmonic dampened might make the ride nicer and protect that little flathead too!

Beautiful....I can't wait for winter to come again.

That cap and jacket combo are cracking me up

The machine is called TimmerBjörn, has two forwards gears and a reverse. Owns one that also has a winch and a rollbar. Fantastic to get around on soft ground with a minimal ground pressure.

She is beautiful, you have to give her a name. Ursula 😍 Stunning beautiful scenery too. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Safety just wasn't a priority in the olden days. In the US safety regs on power equipment didn't really take hold until the 1980's! So, it's good that you're aware of just how dangerous these machines can be. Your videos are like a living history museum. I hope many more tens of thousands of people discover you. I sure wish my Dad was alive to see this. He'd have been blown away.

Thanks for the fine memories I have of 30+ years on my 80 acres. We heated with only wood and 2 boys helped a lot while mum did everything inside. Up here we burn mostly Poplar and Birch and my Thanks for the fine memories I have of 30+ years on my 80 acres. We heated with only wood and 2 boys helped a lot while mum did everything inside. Up here we burn mostly Poplar and Birch and my Husqvarna 62 + long bar was the best tool ever, still running strong today. Your cuts were beautiful and clean and I can hear your chain was nice and sharp. Did mine the same except for the slip on the log.....never caught mine on film. Take care my friend and cheers from Canada North 62 + long bar was the best tool ever, still running strong today. Your cuts were beautiful and clean and I can hear your chain was nice and sharp. Did mine the same except for the slip on the log.....never caught mine on film. Take care my friend and cheers from Canada North

Fantastic video sir, that's a lovely little tractor you've got there. In the UK there were similar things but it was more like a very small caterpillar tractor. I appreciate you videotaping all the restoration and updating, it's very worthwhile, thank you!

Excellent -20C start. Cutting wood in this weather warms the sawyer from the inside. Enjoy the winter Sun while it shines.

Great to see the vintage equipment being put to use. If you filmed this in black and white it would have really had a late 50's or early 60's feel.

That is one treat watching you with that tracked beauty. When you pulled out the 1962 saw reminded me of my 1958 David Bradley saws. They weren't fast but they'd pull out the sawdust. Good video , keep them coming .

It shows, that you can´t survive in a cold country without fossil fuels.That is a fact.Keep doing what you´re doing-luv the vids.

That machine works very nicely. Years ago I built a similar one with a two cylinder Wisconsin engine.

What a great machine! Well done Richard!

Looks so cozy!

10/10 Enjoyed your “Steel Tracks in the Snow” and getting the machine up up and running episodes. Great job you do of it for very few $$!

Can you add add a belt drive starter/generator to the engine? That would help in tight spot. A drawbar and box on the back would make it complete!👍

Another cinematic masterpiece. Old machinery working as it should and beautiful scenery. Thanks for this , it reminds me of Alberta Canada in the winter.

Cool little machine and a great demonstration of equipment and methods used in the old days. Right down to the lack of PPE and before Soren Erickson's Game of Logging felling techniques were taught. ;)

Great video, the Forest Bear wasn't even working hard! I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw the title. I love old machinery, and your Forest Bear is pretty high up on my list of favorites. Loved the vintage feel of everything, too 🙂

Caterpillar tractors are cute! And the little sleds that can carry heavy wood are great too. Stay healthy in cold weather.~^^

Hi Richard, such a joy to watch the Forest Bear in action... and is such a beautiful environment. Cold starts in minus 20 cant be fun, I'm glad it doesn't get that cold in my part of the world. Roger.

thanks for sharing richard, lovley tractor dragged that sled about no worries got the job done :)

lovely to see it happily purring along, still a good workhorse haha

Love the tractor. Beautiful little gem.

It’s a cool little tractor thanks for sharing

I'm not sure if I'm more impressed with the machine, or your ability to be out in that weather with nothing covering your face or hands.

That's a cool machine that's for sure

Its Beautiful in your Country. Neat little tracked machine you have, quite interesting.

That's beautiful man, you & the old machinery in concert🎶🎶🎶

What a fantastic machine and what a beautiful place to live!

i dont know why but this little tractor it soo cool! its like a little mini version of a large caterpillar tractor

That is just the coolest machine... simple, strong, well-designed. At 20 below you must have some pretty special oil in the sump!

I am amazed at your success over the videos from the time you purchased it to the actual log hauling! What a tremendous effort and in such a beautiful country. Congratulations from Australia, I look forward to seeing more of your projects.

LOVE watching these old machines work. Great stuff!!!

Привет из Сибири матушки! Ну ты герой брат, в -21 в одном пиджаке по лесам лазать! Береги здоровье!!!

Wondered why everything was old until I saw the channel name lol I like it

Great footage , like in 1961

This is something wonderful. He went into the woods to cut wood with an old Crawler Gasoline motorized machine and a chain sledge. the Chainsaw is a 1960s type. love it. It can be terribly cold to -20 degrees but the crawler is a great help every day. At least I could see how amazing one day a snowy mountain Swedish man was. Thanks for sharing this video. did you take the trees home to a boiler for heating and heating?

What a wonderful video! That old partner sounds amazing!

Very cool machine I have not seen one like that before.👍

It‘s a video from another century or not, I like it a lot👍

Love that machine. Seems it will be handy to have around.

Cool video. We used a partner chainsaw back in the day. I think it was an R12. The good old days. The tractor is really cool.

Thank you for the journey.... Merry Christmas

It looks like a rebuilt old cultivator / garden tractor from the 50's type SIMSAR or similar. Clearly cool build and seems strong like a real horse. 👍🚜💪🐴

respect for the cap and jacket ;-)

Great to see, the Forest Bear again. Love the chain saw. All my best.

Great video of nice old machines ,very nice

Tracks on rubber wheels have always facinated me, ever since I was a tiny kid. Dont know what it is, just get my attention. First tractor I drove had that too :-)

Thank you for your video. It provides me with a lot of knowledge and admiration for your work. It also makes me think that the real ecology is not (e.g.) having brand-new electric cars (that needed a countless quantity of energy to be built using also countless energy to 'process' the old ones). A more efficient ecology is to reuse (and keep operational) all the already produced goods and machinery because buying spare parts is always more ecological that buying new devices.

LOL looks like a Gravely with tracks!!! No safety issues there lets all get one 🙂

Every day would be a grand day with a Forest Bear!

Чувак,да ты трудяга! И ролик снят без лишней показух, всё реально,упал посмеялся и всё это в кадре,не завёлся движок с первого раза,ничего щас заведём.молодчага,уважаю таких,даже по стакану бы с тобой врезал бы.удачи.

Thank you great video was great to see your machine working in the snow!

В России так просто елочку не спилишь, а так класс👍👍👍

Love the sports jacket, very period correct. Love watching you bring back the old machines. I hope you are wearing hearing protection.

Good day to be out ....interesting equipment....thx Cheers from Maine USA

That thing is amazing

That machine was built to last for ever. 👍

It's so good that your using old equipment, this stuff is still so usable & reliable as you prove plus you don't need to be a Brain Surgeon to operate them 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I love that thing! And what a beautiful world it is with all that snow. I really miss that.

We enjoyed the video so much! Thanks for sharing with us!

That's a cool machine. Great video

CAN'T BE TOO COLD. NO WINTER HAT, NO GLOVES AND WEARING A SUIT COAT. LOOKS LIKE SUMMER TO ME. LOL FUN VIDEO