Good to see the old "fuel pincher" giving it all she's got!

@FarmCraft101

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Wes! Love your channel!

@Chr.U.Cas1622

2 жыл бұрын

👍👌👏 Nice to meet you here! Best regards, luck and health.

@srenlund-hansen6883

2 жыл бұрын

you are the man wes

@rockcrusher4636

2 жыл бұрын

Are you in here learning farm hand tricks? Cheers.

@wheelieking71

Жыл бұрын

Soon as His caption said "Wes", I knew you would be in the comments somewhere, LOL. "Hey Wes!"

I love how he just casually makes a threaded pipe adapter out of brass he poured himself. That. Is. Awesome.

@smedoz

Жыл бұрын

Was so cool. Shows how lazy the rest of us are

@unkn0wn_kgb

Жыл бұрын

Irony of self efficiency and knowledge

@Wibb14

Жыл бұрын

When the big one hits, I'm going to his house. He could rebuild civilization!

@PapaRug.58

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion if one air bag is shot might as well change it as you had it out And yeah those governors are cheap Good job repairing the p/s leak somebody prolly didn’t get all the oil out of the crack before welding

@waynedunne4507

Жыл бұрын

Use a caging bolt to take pressure off maxi side( parking brake) side. Change diaphragm the replace booster. Simples!

There is something so calming about watching your work on this truck. Lets me forget how crappy the world is for a while.

I will never own a dump truck, yet here I am, mesmerized by watching you work on it. Well done.

@bigdogcountrymusic7146

2 жыл бұрын

I had one on my Farm and I would not be without it.

@manolisgledsodakis873

Жыл бұрын

That was really impressive, especially the lathe work!

@chillylizerd

Жыл бұрын

Next thing you know... "why do I have a dump truck? What am I doing with my life?".

@goodboyringo9716

Жыл бұрын

A trailer cost more than a dump truck .

@dbasiliere

Жыл бұрын

You are very skilled and I enjoy your videos. You have a very nice property.

Using the jack to support the socket was inspired. I will definitely keep that idea in my toolbox. Also, I, too, enjoy Watching Wes Work.

@MichaelMantion

2 жыл бұрын

Right. Never thought about it

@paulthompson3877

2 жыл бұрын

thats an old trick , pretty good

@twalsh29

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes. I agree on both. Was just telling my wife I love this kind of work when I can just watch someone ELSE struggle while I lay in bed being clean, dry, and comfortable.

@lorenzo6045

Жыл бұрын

“I’m a big fan of hard work, I could watch it all day!”

I worked in a machine shop for 43 years. Its crazy to think about all the little scraps of metal from different projects that you are glad you saved. I enjoy watching the channel. .

@lydialas8759

Жыл бұрын

@Hello Richard how are you doing

@ronaldbarron6712

Жыл бұрын

if u are going spread stone a lot put a air cylinder on tail gate latches. Or hauling dirt

36:15 I love to see a piece of ratty reject material turned into a useful part

That stone spreader worked pretty slick.

@mayshack

2 жыл бұрын

As Ave would say, it works like a hot damn! I just laid gravel over a drive and I had to come back later with a skid steer to get the stone off the hump. Many hours would have been saved with the diverter.

@roseblite6449

2 жыл бұрын

@@mayshack Taking bets that the next time you have to lay gravel over that drive you will have a splitter on the dump truck (well, you will if it is your truck).

@mayshack

2 жыл бұрын

@@roseblite6449 It's my buddy's truck, so I sent him the video and it sounds like he's going to add one. I'm actually pretty mad at myself, normally my laziness leads to good, simple time/labor saving ideas like these.

Man I could watch this series all day

An accomplished general mechanic with the ability to see simple solutions to problems and has a very well-equipped workshop. Having the tools to do different jobs makes work much easier. I like your solution to the air regulator control, very nice. A few tips from 40 years of adjusting and replacing HD truck brakes, a little lube on the s-cam and the pins will give them longer and trouble-free life. Place sealant on the axle flange, easier than working around studs. 1" on the slack-adjuster and the way you checked them was fine. Good Work.

"It's only temporary unless it works" LOL 3/4" is a good rule for rear slacks, spec is under 1". Nice of the truck to give you a refreshing shower after all that love you gave it! Nice aim, looks like it worked perfectly.

Nice little shout out for Watch Wes Work. Wes is one of my favorites.

DA BEAR!!! You are my new Hero. The armchair mechanic/machinist in me loves watching this stuff.

I want a lathe and mill for this very reason, making parts that I can't find or don't want to pay for. And the drone shots were spectacular. I'm a bit envious of that land.

@RamblerMan68

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, once you have a mill and lathe you'll wonder how you lived without them. A friend asked what kind of drill press to get and I answered, a milling machine. 👍🤓

@roberthodge2771

Жыл бұрын

Me as well about a bit of soil under my feet; where I live is going to be sold to developers sooner or later. God is all I have to rely on about this trouble. Semper Fi Lord.

@glenpaul3606

Жыл бұрын

Yes, a really nice property he has...

I always cringe when I see people using pipe to extend breaker bars because they never support the end of the socket. Was glad to see you do what I do, keeping it aligned makes a huge difference in how the torque is applied and doesn't screw up the nut. Nice dump truck, hopefully pays for itself. Oddly I feel like I just watched a Watch Wes Work video lol

@steveskouson9620

2 жыл бұрын

When I was in the Army, and drove a Deuce and a Half, they all had a support for the "tire iron." Just a jack stand looking device, with slots on the side. Put the socket on the lugnut, and find the right slot. Kept the wrench close to parallel with the ground. I now (still) do the same thing with a normal jack stand. steve

@stuevans7013

Жыл бұрын

i couldnt agree more ... real wizard ......

Another I need to know how it works guy. That's how money is saved and a good hobby.

Although I probably won't ever own a dump truck, these last two videos have been awesome just watching you fix it up and use it.

Excellent vid. Great Air brake description.

It's called a spring brake. The spring pressure is 6500 lbs... good idea to NOT take apart without caging it. Gravel spreading not perfect you say? I think it is as close as anyone would get. I'm an old truck and equipment operator of 50+ years. That diverter was a good idea, it saves you climbing into the dump box to set a lose diverter object. The receiver hitch was an ingenious idea for a temporary attachment mount... easy on-easy off. Great video... Thanks.

Mighty job fair play to you.

Old dumptrucker tip-a piece of old railroad tie, cut to whatever length you desire, placed in bed before you load is an ideal tailgate block. Some even use emptyu 30 gallon oil barrels.

Spreader works great, The quick trick for spreading stone in the tracks is to put a large block of wood in front of the tailgate before loading.

Watch Wes Work………very knowledgeable and resourceful guy.

This is a great example of the phrase "nothing to it but to do it".

If the zombie apocalypse ever happens, I want you on my team :-) you can fix anything!!! Love, love, love your video's. They teach me so much about so many things.

@tomrausch7014

2 жыл бұрын

Him, Wes from Watch Wes Work, Musti 1 and of course Andrew Camarata for his container castle shop.

Stuff memoires we use to re rivet the shoes, now that's going back early 80,s cheers.

Watching this made me feel like I was testing for my CDL again combined with a crash coarse of diesel mechanics 101. I love it

Skills - you have them, I don't have any. That truck is now worth a lot more than you paid for it as well.

I'M GLAD I STUMBLED BACK ONTO YOUR CHANNEL, I REMEMBER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS THE FIRST SERIES YOU DID, POURIN AND MACHINING A LIL SUMPIM , THAT WAS NICE, BUT I WONT MENTION IT

I applaud & truly appreciate your fabrication abilities, great job!

When purchasing a car, once upon a time, we were inside working out details and the salesman freaked out from a bug. I took care of the bug, which prompted the salesman to proclaim, "You're my hero" I was amused and embarrassed that I was a hero of a grown man for something as silly as getting rid of a spider (or bee, or whatever it was) Now I find myself feeling like that pathetic man, because watching you fix this truck. You are my hero. Your knowledge, skills, and wisdom are inspirational. If I could spend a summer learning from you, I'd be 10 Xs more capable then I was after completing my 4 yr degree.

I really don´t get parts pricing. 125 for a dumb reservoir, but 19 for a precision machined regulator. Economy of scale only goes so far.

@mwilliamshs

2 жыл бұрын

That regulator can be put on every air-equipped Chevrolet, GMC, International, Ford, Sterling, Dodge, Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, etc from any era. That reservoir fits only GM trucks of this generation. That's exponential.

@FarmCraft101

2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy but true.

Upgraded with a backup camera. Love it! 👍👍👍

VERY NICE FIXES and NICE WORKING DUMP TRUCK !!!!!! IMPRESSED ... !!!!!!~~~~~~~~~

Nothing is more permanent than a temporary fix.

I am a truck driver/ logger/farmer. I enjoyed watching you work threw this. You learned a great deal about air brakes and that makes you a better driver. ( If I would have been their with you I could have saved you a lot of time) 😁 BTW The break drums are fine. Do not worry about it. Getting the grease and slack adjusters working right was the key.

My hat is off to you. I gave a lady $200.00 for a 1967 Ford F600 that was abandoned and I brought the truck back to life for use on my farm. It is so good to see you working on your dumper and explaining things step by step. You are an inspiration and your skill is unsurpassed. Thank You

Wow just looking at the country side as you were heading to get stone looks like a beautiful place.

Unless you have heat stress cracks or cracks in the Drum, surface deviations aren't a big deal as long as there's more than the maximum diameter for the truck... Your good. Not supposed to turn any class 7/8 Drum brake anyway. For the slack adjustment... The ol skool (like me) drivers used to use a Penny on top and bottom surfaces between shoe and Drum, then tighten the slack adjuster with the brakes applied... That way when you push the spring/parking release valve... The measurement is always correct. The Penny's just fall out the first time you drive. PS.... Love the gravel diverter attachment.. That's awesome.

The rear facing camera view brought back memories of viewing the world from the back of a deuce and a half.

I wish you were my neighbor! I grew up across the street from a decent sized diary farm (Earl and Theresa Zachman, St. Michael, MN), and watching your videos brings me right back, but I think you're a better teacher than even Earl was. But even so, I wish I had spent more time there like my younger brother- he worked for Earl when he was still in single digits and still does now, even though Earl is in his 90s now and quit farming 20 years ago (my brother is a welder/machinist, doing install and service on commercial automatic doors these days). I may never actually NEED to know how to do all these things, but I still love learning, even at the age of 57! Besides, I've always had a thing for large machinery- the only ones that still scare me are the hay elevator and manure spreader- knew too many people who lost limb or life from those. It also might have something to do with having one grandfather who was an electrical engineer who designed and built generators but was a Ham radio operator and did metal and wood working as a hobby, and the other who was a Master carpenter who collected pretty much everything, and restored small engines, old tractors, and pocket watches as his hobbies. I've still got a few videos left to watch to catch up, and I look forward to all future videos, too. Thank you!

The channel is watch Wes work. One of my favorites.

@MyMartinL

2 жыл бұрын

Lemongrass picker has a similar saying.

Best content on KZread. It's like a brain massage, and now I can treat myself to some pie.

Nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution.

Excellent video. I love seeing someone make or repair parts instead of just buying a new. Some times it can’t be avoided, and like you said, some times it’s worth just buying the new part because it’s cheaper than the time spent to make one. There’s been several times though that I’ve went ahead and made a new one because the OEM part was junk and a poor design anyway, and I knew I could make one way beefyer. It’s great to see others do that as well.

Your qoute was spoken by Watch Wes Work, a very talented mechanic and diagnostician from the Land of Lincoln!

That old truck has a very nice tilt hood, grill, and front bumper. Hard to find one that is not all tore up. Looks good!

great work. the truck turned out nice.

I am enjoying the hell out of this. It's like candy for my mind.

A suggestion from an old trucker When spreading, dump your lift axle shortly after starting the dump to add weight to the front axle

I've got a 2004 Ford F550 Longhorn Hauler crewcab dually with a hauler bed on it and it has 2 load leveling air bags under the rear . In 2009 one of mine developed a leak in it and instead of changing just one , I changed them both . Same thing with the fuel injectors , when 2 of them went bad , I changed out all 8 . I figured with the age of everything , if one of something started to go bad , the rest weren't going to be far behind . The load leveling air bags worked like a charm . Whenever I would hook up to something that was really heavy and the rear end would squat down , all would do is hit a button on the dash until the rear end got back to level - hense the term " load leveling air bags lol " .

Those drums are still very good..as long as you don't have several cracks leave them be and drive it..yep

If I had known you were going to explain spring brakes in this video, I wouldn't have bothered in the last one. Good job. Just one thing. It's called a brake chamber instead of canister.

To every problem there is an elegant solution. Milling your own custom parts from scraps is elegance personified. Fun to watch.

About the diverter cone: a simpler way of doing this is just to put an old oil drum against the center of the tailgate before metal is loaded into the truck at the quarry. This will divert the load from falling along the center of the roadway when spreading. Cheers from NZ.

@swamp-yankee

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a block of wood used also

I think Wes got that saying “It is only temporary unless it works” from Red Green.

That diverter plate excellent idea

Keep the bed partially lifted when parked , then you won't have all that water in there. Great stuff, thank you. Cheers.

This was very instructive. Always wondered how the air brakes worked and now I know! Thank you! Good work - liked the jack supporting the socket - an excellent trick.

You are a man of many talents job well done

I watched the whole thing. Good stuff. And you have my complete respect.

Brilliant as usual! I learn so much watching your videos. Thank you !

Very similar brake cylinders on all the trains I work on, just scaled up about 6 times. Excellent information about drop axles, very interesting.

Wes is awesome. I delivered 4 of those pusher/lift axles today, along with several brake cans and a bunch of shoes. good video

Your approach is just praiseworthy

Great work! Really enjoying this and your approach to repair work.

I really enjoy your work sir! What you don’t have in resources you make up for in resourcefulness!

Pretty slick set-up, that diverter… Great video, Thank you sir.

That diverter worked great. I've seen many driveways like yours that could use one. I Recently subscribed after I saw the Dump Truck initial video and I wasn't disappointed with its improvements.

That diverter is super slick

This dump truck series of yours was super enjoyable and well produced! Good job!

I meant to mention in a previous video that when dealing with plastic cracks, try welding with a zip tie held against a soldering iron, then smooth out the weld. Always great videos subjects that if repair skills are never used, still learning from them

The ending was awesome, very nice! Oh yeah, Wes is another favorite, great guy. What a jammed packed all around episode, thanks!

Thanks for giving us such a good break. Cheers from Belgium

I now want a dump truck. Drove big rigs for 20 years, and have had my share of slack adjusters, but I want to live where I need a dump truck. Don't know for what, but I want it. No split rims though.

Enjoying the journey of your dump truck roadworthiness repairs and first experiences. I got a tandem axle dump truck last year and am in the "getting to know her" phase as well. And also doing all those little and not so little fixups that are totally new to me vs. standard vehicles. Definitely realize that one needs bigger tools pretty quickly (pneumatic, sockets, wrenches). Nice job on the stone diverter. Another option to prevent the stone from spilling out the gap between the vertical two sides of the tailgate and off the edges of your driveway, you could weld some plate to the dump gate at a 90 degree angle, running toward the cab. My truck has that. .haven't spread stone yet with it, but. . .seems like a nice option for a little better precision.

I work on semis for a living and I love every minute of it I done my fair share of brakes

That diverter worked slick. Good job. Good info all around.

Taking that spring out was really cool, I've always been told to not mess with it at all and from what you said, that seems to be a good idea. Was always curious as to why it is so hazardous and now I know why. Thanks for the video

Thank You for explaining how everything works! I really enjoy it!

Un excelente trabajo de restauración y gran invento para esparcir la grava... Muchas felicitaciones... Un gran video

New subscriber today... very interesting way of putting gravel on an established drive! Looks like your diverter attachment did the job perfectly! Thanks for the no-nonsense approach.

Fantastic work, and video! Would have been curious to see your safety setup and footage of unleashing that brake spring. I hope that we now get to see a knife project coming from that spring. 😎👍

Wonderful video,thanks for sharing.

You've a great demeanor and can machine your own parts. You are my hero! I put a freightliner air ride suspension under my 70 narrow nose three axle Pete. When she was loaded, 13 tons, it would put you to sleep. Wished I knew you back then.

The diverter plate was a good fabrication and it sure worked well spreading in the tire tracks.

That piece of aluminum is proof that for things that don't rot, there's no such thing as a trash can - just long term and short term storage.

Congrats Farmcraft on doing the brakes and the diverter plate. great job.. having a Dump Truck on ur farm will come in handy. lv ur videos.

You are a man of many talents, great video thank you

You're a pretty smart guy. I've worked years in a truck body shop doing exactly what you are doing to your truck. Good job.

A REALLY BIG JOB... you handled it perfectly. How do you and others know so much, and I so little? THanks for sharing

I like how you figure stuff out and fix the problem and some humor to go along with it. I also like how you explain how some stuff works for morons like me. Finally you and Andrew C. are my main go to KZread guys. When I get time to watch. Good stuff as always, Thanks 🍺👍

you are one clever bugger .. i watch you from the deep south in NEW ZEALAND . im pretty clued up but i learn a lot from you mr ... over here to fill in tracks ,we just put an old 44 gallon drum in the deck .. but your machine did a fine job .. thanks for all the tid bits .. awesome

All I can say is you are an incredibly clever guy. just enjoy watching all your projects.

Thanks for explaining how this stuff works. Very interesting. Nice truck.

I really mean this, you've got yourself a beautiful truck there. Some rough spots still exist, like the rust on the underside and bed, but you'll take care of that over time.

All well done quality work. Good idea with the diverted plate...worked well !!

Thanks for explaining things so clearly 👏🏻

Great job. Awesome to watch. Keep having fun. I'll be watching. 👍

Awesome content, explained better than most. It almost seems like a video tutorial of a service manual. Love the farm too. Onwards and upwards. 👍👍