Will this Autocar Semi Truck be fit for the road after sitting many many years? (Small Cam Cummins) 

I love that you don’t find it weird to tell folks how much you pay for things. Everyone knows the “ask” price, but good to know how much they actually go for.

"...OSHA violations..." Matt, you had my wife and I both just dying with laughter!!!! Whatever works... at least you weren't going in under the truck.

Wow that slide yoke Is so Stuck the Little Bobcat Style Machine is Dragging fat Allis from that drive shaft without it breaking the Slide yoke Free Crazy Matt 😮 41:48 @Diesel Creek

I sit here in the late hours of the night watching these videos, love old Diesels, love old trucks, what a great life you have Matt, sheer hard work at times but so rewarding to see something come back to life.

When I was in my 30's I enjoyed getting my hands dirty and doing projects like this. Now in my 50's, I much prefer to watch someone else work hard doing these projects! 😂 I really enjoy your channel Matt. You're a hard working man with a "get er done" mentality. Keep up the good work.

Hey Matt! I know it has been said before. But I just want to give a BIG thank you for the QUALITY of your videos, as well as the content. Using a steady camera/tripod, the drone clips, the quality audio, and above all the editing. There are other people out there that have videos with good content. But they are unwatchable without getting sea sick. I know it takes a ton of time and effort to produce quality videos like you do, and it is greatly appreciated.

Matt my tip for you ---- is when removing or replacing truck starters out in the field, tie bungee straps to the motor and then the other end up high some where in the engine compartment. It helps to take a lot of the weight out when you're trying to lift, wiggle shift etc.

i showed my 86 year old grandfather the videos you posted about this truck. He was a autocar mechanic back in the old days and this one almost put him into tears. he was so happy to see that old girl getting some love. he was was extremely impressed with the interior of this truck. i guess theyre notorious for the steering wheel being super cracked and just junk. edit: at 31:10 the spin on oil filter outside the cab is 100% an addon according to the old man

Matt, If you’re going to keep that winch it would be a good idea to weld up a protection device behind that rear window.

Pro Tip for Diesel Creek..........your Autocar has a Hendrickson "walking beam suspension" which in its original configuration has spring packs designed to handle about 35 metric tons. which makes them incredibly rough as guts when empty or legally loaded. But you can take out the bottom two leaves in each pack and it will help soften it. To keep your ride height the same, just trim the two leaves so that they become packers only. My father did this to his interstate Kenworth W900 in the 1980's and it ran like that for 20 years, millions of km, pulling road trains across Australia and in the outback.

Great to see fresh oil going into the beast. A "concrete floor" will be great Matt, but suggest a 'walk-down-under' service pit, i.e. before the slab is poured. Cheers from 'down-under' Sydney, Australia. 🙃

Your videos are so satisfying, no matter what you're doing. You talk the audience like they're there, kinda like hanging out with a buddy or something.

Hubby said you need to put a fitting on your oil plug with a hose that leads to an easier drain. He was a heavy equipment mechanic in the Copper and gold mines for many years

That big cam Cummins has got to be one of the nicest sounding engines I've ever heard. It sounds exactly the way an idling diesel should. There needs to be a command like, "Alexa, play a big cam Cummins" so we can listen to that all day.

This Autocar Semi Truck, in my opinion, deserved a paint job, I think it would look beautiful and forget about the patina, which there is too much of in your yard. A Big Hug

I have two suggestions for you Matt, check in with Point Spring and Driveshaft down on Neville Island for your brake system parts ,they have all the stuff that you will need. The other relay valves will be just as crusty inside as that one, so service everything now before you get stuck out along the road, most of these older trucks never had air dryers installed on them. The second thing is about the turbo nozzle you use on your pressure washer, point the tip down toward the ground before you pull the trigger, this helps prevent damaging the ceramic seat in the nozzle . This "Not A Car "will give you a good workout. 🤣

Matt, that should be a bendix R-12 relay valve for the service brakes. Relatively inexpensive on the South American river site or your local truck shop. They come in a couple different versions, just depends on where the outlets come out side or bottom. Nice truck. Can’t wait to see it at work

Something I REALLY enjoy about your videos : at 40:30 you're putting oil on a filter seal, it's totally silent except for birdsong from the woods and your very quiet breathing. It's a wonderfully contemplative moment - something I've also seen in other DIYguy videos, Steve Summers in particular. To people that don't 'get' machinery, this is what makes it so wonderful for many of us machine geeks - doing.it.just.exactly.right. And then KNOWING it will reactivate and do its magic again. As a viewer it's compelling and satisfying. That's why I come back and always enjoy your videos. Very REAL. (and funny as shit much of the time)(Osha song)

As a Lube engineer for Chevron with 25 plus years experience, I totally agree on the lube oil analysis. Let's you know if the oil is suitable for continued service. Keep up the great work Matt !

I love this channel because Matt is totally real.

Any content with either of the Autocars is awesome, brother - those old trucks have so much character. They're all business and anything made that way, in my opinion, is beautiful.

Nothing better on a sunday afternoon in jolly old, uk andrew camarata and diesel creek videos . You have the clever knack of making the watcher feel like one of your buddies(all 452k of us) keep up the superb content

Truck rails are hard fck, surprised the skillsaw did so well, and you didn't end up having to gas axe the extensions off. Matt, I've really enjoyed watching your videos over the last couple months, you make everything seem so simple and it's inspired me to approach some newfound issues in my own vehicle that I otherwise wouldn't have even considered. The only RU-vid channel that I have, and will continue to watch religiously. Later in life I hope to be able to do similar projects to these myself, you're living the dream man keep it up.

On that PTO Slip Joint . Put a split in the outer / Female part lengthwise with a mini grinder down to the splines . Heat it , pound on it until it comes free , and then clean it up / free it up . Then tack weld just enough to stop it from ever coming apart . This shaft will not be used enough to matter .

Yeah, I wanted to see the 5th wheel plate go on. Still needs trailer brakes, light connections, tail lights, front turn signals to name a few things for road use. It'll be a great hauler!

Matt, adding a turbo tip to a pressure washer wand is indeed a great upgrade! Everyone loves seeing the transformation from cleaning the truck, plus of course a lot nicer to work on. Great video!

Man what a sweet truck to move your equipment with. Love that you like this old stuff and bring it back to life.

I used to service some generators with awkward sump drain plugs like the Autocar - we fitted hydraulic hoses as extensions out to a convenient spot and added a valve on the end. It made changing the oil a joy as you could attach on a drain hose down to the pan and then open the valve for NO mess at all

The addition of a "steam" and pressure cleaner is a must especially for the huge equipment that you seem to own. .

I'm sitting in my lounge chair with my coffee & my dachshund (Sammy) enjoying your channel. I like watching you work on the old diesel equipment & bringing it back to life. Thank you for sharing your love & enthusiasm for old machines!

Matt, You come up with some amazing finds, but your luck in finding such an extraordinary understanding Lady beats them all. Please pass on my heartfelt admiration and best wishes to your lady and family. The hardware stuff is nice, but the people bring things to a higher level, even those who are rarely, or never seen in videos. Their support, understanding and often work, makes the rest possible. You might consider putting the Lady's name on this truck, like a World War 2 aircraft ( Nose Art optional) . Many thanks and God bless you both.

Love your videos brother! I am a Gearhead truck Builder myself. It's cool how you give a thorough description of everything you're doing

Passengers can get out mid trip and walk round the front like a luxury yacht , cheers Matt🍻

I believe I've mentioned this to you before. When dealing with really stuck parts. Heat them as hot as you can get them. Then moderately cool the entire part with water until you can physically touch it. Do not flash cool it. Just take your time cooling it down with a steady stream of water. It works everything. I've pulled caps off old steam radiators using a 3/8 ratchet afterwards. Before a 3 foot 1/2 breaker bar wouldn't budge it. Try it.

Dude, I love your channel. It's way out of character for what my feed consists of normally. But man am I glad the algorithm threw your channel my way a while ago.

Thoroughly enjoy your videos Matt. Been watching for a while now and the quality gets better and better. The attention you give them is top notch. Content is fantastic too. Keep it up! Looking forward to the shop build as well.

You might consider cutting an angle on the back of the frame to easy the chance of the frame hanging on the trailer in off camber turns.

Love your videos! As a mechanic for Granite Construction, I'll tell you that your transmission takes 50w, the rears take 80-90 but we use 85-140 in our equipment....you can see how quickly it's draining from the PTO that is a lower viscosity. Also, with the engine being an NTC Big Cam, Rotella T-4 would have been a better choice. T-5 semi-syntetic will gum up the heads due to lower operational temperature, plus these older engines need the increased zinc in T-4. Keep up the great work and content, always makes me happy to see DC on my notifications!

Great job Matt! Love your videos, keep it up with the great content and professional editing. I'm excited and happy for you and your dream shop and eagerly wait for the videos.

I absolutely LOVE your videos, and I have been a fan of Autocars and old Macks since I was a kid (I'm 70 now) and I get such enjoyment out of watching you work. Keep it up, and I think your content is outstanding. I used to build my own cars - my first was a 12 year old 56 Ford Victoria that I took apart and put back together when I was about 14 or 15, and I built my own cars until I got too old and stiff to crawl underneath them any more. I spend the whole video having a conversation with you... LOL. Thanks for the enjoyment!

Hey Matt what a great deal on the auto car with 26,000 miles can't wait to see you put that beautiful truck on the road thanks for all the videos with the way the world is today it's nice to have something to enjoy every week keep up the great work

That little TL240 has some impressive amount of power behind it!!

Most people would send that truck to the junkyard and wouldn’t look back. You see the potential in this truck! That’s why I enjoy this channel!

Matt what a delight for this to pop up after a less than ordinary day. Excellent all round, as is your way, nice change up of content. Thank you.

love these videos. so nice to see the hardware saved from the scrapper and with a little love (and a lot of cussing) brought back into useful live again. Keep up the good work

...great watchin' old iron come back to life, keep safe..

Definitely my favorite video you have done so far Matt. Thank you

Awesome video, Matt. Your inventiveness and persistence never fail to impress. Always a pleasure.

As always, excellent job on the video and I actually liked the editing glitch. It added interest and reminded me that this is a labor of love and necessity and appreciate you bringing us alongside. I know nothing of diesel except what I have learned from you so the ATF trick was surprising and educational for me. Thanks again, and I'm exceptionally excited to see part II. Be safe (as possible).

Killing it with the videos. Not sure if the flashback to the spin on oil filter during PTO repair was planned or not but I got a giggle out of it. Keep up the great work.

Love that you give the old stuff so much love. Waste not want not.

Excellent content, heartwarming to see old machine getting new life!

"Would you believe I saw where it landed?" lol That was awesome, made my day.

One of my Father’s automobile credos was frequent good quality oil and filter changes was cheap engine insurance. My children always hated my asking when was their last oil and filter change. With nearly 60 years of oil changes, have never experienced an engine failure due to oil related problems.

Great video Matt, love watching you repair 'old gals' 👍👍👍

I really enjoy following along! I don’t use or repair heavy equipment, but do mechanical repairs and such to my Classic cars and my Minivan… the techniques and methods you share are helpful to many, including myself!

Matt, you do an excellent job with these videos and it keeps me watching. I'm happy that you're not afraid to include the mistakes that happen, that is where the learning is most likely.Blessings to you and family.

Keep up the great work Matt. Very entertaining and informative.

I always enjoy your videos because you aren't afraid to jump right into something you don't know anything about so you can learn, good stuff. Great content.

Just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos, and enjoy seeing some older equipment being used.

Awesomeness Matt.it's great how you explain smaller details...love that truck....watching from queensland Australia..

At last, i have been waiting very patiently for this Autocar to get featured and get some love and affection, and i haven't been dissapointed. So looking forward to the next installment. Keep up the good work. Many thanks. David in the U.K.

I just want you to know that I enjoy your content so good that I go back and look for older videos that I may have missed. Thanks for sharing all of your hard work.

I had never heard of the Autocar line of trucks until you made a video of it. Quite impressive!

Man looking at that starter made my fingers hurt bringing back memories of them getting mashed pulling those monstrosities out, was so glad when the hi torque gear reduction starters thats 1/3 the size came out to replace them. We started replacing all of them on the trucks when oil was changed because we did a lot of storm work so last thing we wanted to do is be laying in a mud hole under those big bastards to change them, new ones could be pulled inside the cab as it would fit thru the hole inside. Friends dad had an older road truck, international i believe, that had an oil filter out there like that for pre filtering the original case style like that one because it was easy to change. We were headed to SC one time and all of a sudden oil started spraying all over the side and his side of the windshield, got it pulled over and a rock/road debris managed to miss the headlight, lollipop light, air filter housing and make it thru a 1” area to hit the oil filter and poked a 1/4” hole in it lol. Seeing it was a Detroit he kept 2 buckets of oil with him and spare fuel/oil filters and were able to carry on with one nasty truck

Can't believe how tight that drain plug was. Glad to see your getting some progress done with her.

I love Autocars. They are just beasts. I know where there's a 1935 or 36 behind a barn, just rusting. I keep trying to see the owner when I drive by.

love the Autocars Matt. very educational for me, as I have no real heavy machine rebuild experience. yur doin a great job

On the PTO driveshaft slip yoke take 2 hammers, use one as an anvil by putting it up against the slip yoke and firmly holding it against the side of the slip yoke, take the other hammer and peen the opposite side and do that around the circumference of the yoke. You don’t have to peen very hard and some signs you are having an effect is seeing rust dust starting to appear on the dust cover of the yoke. Use this method cold , hot or during the heating process and if you start seeing rust dust start adding a penetrating fluid of some kind. I have personal experience with this method. Like your vid and am looking forward to you pulling a loaded trailer down the road. Thanks for the ride along sir.

I know it's a different model truck, but at the beginning when you roll up blowing the horn she definitely gave off some "Dual" vibes lol. Looks like she's going to be a good one!!!

So happy to see bertha getting the love she deserves my paps smiling down on you fixing his old truck up

Love love love this! Great skills, and love the subtle humour! Greetings from Scotland!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👌

Great to see Auto car being work on. Love that style of truck. I'm not a mechanic just love the old iron. Thanks for keeping some alive Matt.

Matt you might want to think about a service pit for the shop as now would be a good time to do it

Another great job Matt. Love all your videos no matter what it is.

Having grown up in the '50s,'60s and '70s I remember many of the Autocar trucks on the roads. I like yours. It has character.

Good video, Matt. I really enjoy your videos!

Looking forward to more of the Autocar! As always, great content… I need to do the front and rear seals on my Land Rover Defender. You’re giving me the confidence to give it a go myself. Cheers!

Enjoy watching you work on old machinery Bring it back to life you do a good job

Love watching u work on the autocar

Good to see you pressure washing ,, very smart. You can better see what needs to be done , and safer when you start working on stuff. . Great to watch a person use their hands and brains to get things done. Thanks for sharing .

Wee tip Matt, never put a drain plug back in without tightening it there and then👍🏻🙂. Good practice with the seal putting it further in to run on a fresh bit of the flange😊. However a smidging of grease on the flange or even packing the spring side of the seal prevents a dry first turn, potentially prematurely wearing the fine sealing edge of the seal. Also prevents the seal spring from becoming dislodged if packed with grease. Grease is your friend👍🏻😊. Great vid, truck and channel, best wishes, keep em coming.

YES, I remember asking for a pt 2 only days ago. So happy it's here

I really enjoy this you have a passion for hard work and making old thing’s work again, I really like the old truck keep those videos coming

It's called a pre-engaged starter, because it engages the pinion with the flywheel gear, before it starts turning the engine. Some, motor the pinion at low speed to ensure engagement of the pinion before starting.

Woo hoo! Diesel Creek video for my Sunday morning. A good way to start the day. Thanks for the video.

I love LOVE this model truck.. and me and my dad love how you try to save tractors and trucks.. we just watched your video about the dozer 977 cat.. love your show man

Love the old Autocars ! Great video on this awesome truck ,

Good to see you working on the old gem again!!

On things like that oil drain bung we always fitted a high temp tap so all you do is connect a hose and run it into a container and open the tap, our taps also have a spot to lock them closed so they don't accidentally open

Love the Williams super combo. Great wrenches.

Great video Matt!, Thank you for sharing

Its what we call a Pre Engage starter, as opposed to one where the spinning of the motor spins out the bendix on a spiral gear.

Thanks for putting in the hours to keep us entertained Matt can’t wait to see the next instalment 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Well done Matt , no nothing about heavy machinery , but enjoy your work ethic ,your content and most of all you make me laugh .All the best from the Uk .

Excellent video Matt, cant wait for part 2, sweet old truck.

Much prefer this to the mowing the woodlot with a super expensive, albeit really nice, machine. I'd think at this point your best bet with the stuck PTO shaft is a press. That's one really cool old truck though!

To catch the spillover oil from the pan, put a sheet of tinfoil down. Helps channel the oil and makes cleanup a snap.

I love watching you work on this older equipment :) Yea I subbed :)

Also from me your mate from Down Under big Thanks for all your videos. They are inspiration to get busy in the shed... Thanks mate. Janwillem, Western Australia.