I literally busted out laughing at the hydraulic oil to the face! My wife asked “what are you laughing at?” 😂

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

I laughed during the edit…. Not so much when it happened lol

@JHF-cs1cg

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieselCreek somehow, I think the sounds you made when it happened aint that suitable for KZread 🤣🤣

@Joker_68

2 жыл бұрын

😂 LOL! Kum shot to the face

@bradmorley6179

2 жыл бұрын

Had to watch it back in slow mo 😂😂

@lgjohansson2467

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry Matt, I didn’t mean to but I laughed out loud when the hydraulic oil hit your face. Been there done that 😄👍

Too bad you didn't have any pictures, or better yet, a video you could reference to get them back together correctly... Every time I tear one apart and I'm soaked to the shoulders in oil I swear I'm taking the next one to the hydraulic shop. Getting the wife to do it might just be the answer...

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

I did have the videos …on my computer…. At home 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

@brokenwrist24

2 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@onmaggiesfarm

2 жыл бұрын

The accusations of being "set up for failure" by your wife on camera really seem to resonate on KZread Wes, what was it you said on one of your vids over a year ago about the 3 B's of KZread??

@CAPNMAC82

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieselCreek the "it always happens that way"

@jamiebonjour1325

2 жыл бұрын

There's always a wise ass in the comments...lol. love both your guys' videos.

So endearing when she said "I can do that" then 5 seconds later " I can't do that"... Ya just gotta love her...

You admitting you done it WRONG is why people like you and watch your channel. 👍👍👍👍👍

"you're setting me up for failure" This line was just so well delivered

@devacreek4852

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 he did

@imouse3246

2 жыл бұрын

I think she has used that before. Something women can't fight, muscle mass.

@richardtomasetti8401

2 жыл бұрын

Got to give it to her to try. Also was he not trying to allow her to figure stuff out on her own?

@dubuque1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I saw Matt interviewed on another channel, like a hour interview, lots on insight into him. And i have to say I am impressed she is out there trying to help, many would not think of doing that. But proper attire :)

@richardbaumgart2454

2 жыл бұрын

@@dubuque1 lol pink pants

Oh, this video popped up just right. I was almost about to leave the sofa on this here saturday, cause I felt like something needed to be done around here. Puh, close call.

@davidcolesr.8628

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in a Very Similar Situation, Enjoy the Video & Keep It Safe Out There Sir

@gstealer11

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed a close call. The snow will melt off the driveway, right?

@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC

2 жыл бұрын

@@gstealer11 I'm with you on the solar snow removal ploy. Back to coffee and DC

@mermaidgirl9232

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂😅

@mytmousemalibu

Жыл бұрын

Hey, we all know that good hard work pays off in the end... But..... Procrastination pays off right now!

Best helper a man can have. She's a keeper. Good thing she didn't see the mistake... Like to see more of the dynamic duo.

Man that was tight, might be time to invest in a good cylinder wrench? They're pretty cheap on ebay. Aslo I use wet rags on rods when welding, never had a spark go through.

@jrondyer1049

2 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, been keeping your family and your neighbors in our prayers after those 1/2 century rains. Hope the clean-up and repairs are continuing to go well.

@MartyT

2 жыл бұрын

@@jrondyer1049 Thanks man, all is well here. Cheers

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

Hey bud, never thought about a wet rag. That’s a good idea, I’ll have to give that a go one of these days. After seeing this a generous subscriber sent me a proper wrench so we’ll see how that works next time

@MartyT

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieselCreek Nice.. I think it will get a lot of use with all those old machines you're accumulating ;)

@JBFromOZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@MartyT thats not auld, thats just well experienced :-)

39:10 “Your setting me up for failure” “Oh I can do that” “I can’t do that, you make it look so easy”

@richardcline1337

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling Matt saw the couch that night.

@J_D_B4379

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardcline1337 while he waited for his dinner to be prepared

@miketoney1660

2 жыл бұрын

@@J_D_B4379 i hope he stopped on the way home and eat, otherwise couch and no dinner.

@J_D_B4379

2 жыл бұрын

@@miketoney1660 maybe that's how things go in your wife's house

@giggitygiggitygoofg6069

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardcline1337 I have a feeling Matt sees the couch alot more than he'd like too lol

Always enjoy it when your wife comes to help. She said she was struggling but didn't give up. You make a good pair. Kudos to you girl.

@elaineb4806

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, Brilliant video and Matt and his wife make a great team - very entertaining.

@mdemers767

2 жыл бұрын

@@IGDZILLA - Well, she married one.

Taking pictures as I take apart of a piece of equipment always helps me get it back together

I was a machinist in a hydraulics factory and found it would be easier to just make a spanner wrench to do the job right and then you would have it for future use.Since you work on big equipment you will be doing this again in the future.

@psychedelicgem

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, get a little cnc plasma cutter matt.

@martymartin2894

8 ай бұрын

One of those pipe chain clamps opens those rams.

@andysinn8655

8 ай бұрын

yes a pipe chain clamp would work great to hold the cylinder and to help disasembly @@martymartin2894

@Loompius

5 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Welding a bar onto the cylinder nut is crazy lmao. What a hassle.

A CNC plasma table might be a a good addition to your shop. Great for cutting custom tools. You could cut a spanner wrench in a few minutes, after measuring of course.

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

It’s on the list! Lol I’ve been wanting one for years

@JRattheranch

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same thing, or even, there must be a shop close by that has a plasma cutter and it's not a big or expensive job either!

@DWilliams-ce8nb

2 жыл бұрын

@@sosexyimsexy1673 This is more of a farm channel. What's her milk production?

@wim0104

2 жыл бұрын

flat bar and an angle grinder can do that too

@j81851

2 жыл бұрын

@@sosexyimsexy1673 Stay off this channel we don't need this crap!!!

I literally laughed out loud when your wife was helping. She is a majorly feisty woman. Love her.

@warrenmichael918

2 жыл бұрын

Shes bat crap crazy and i like that!! LOL Shes just the right amount of a nut to be Matts ol lady! We need more of her on the channel

@TheInevitableMan

2 жыл бұрын

Y O U R E S E T T I N G M E U P F O R F A I L U R E 0_0

@coolstuffgoingon3023

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we do need more of her on the chanel and if matt was ignoring her then I am very sad

@TheSwitzertrainer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheInevitableMan My Step-father always told me to push, not pull when you are doing ratchet work. If you noticed that Matt is doing short pushes.

@hodwooker5584

2 жыл бұрын

Part of her difficulties was the same things that any newbe has to learn about. Body position, and as most of us know that can only be learned the hard way.

Have built cylinders for years , if you put the piston in backwards it will work but not for long. It gets worse when you bottom out the cylinders. I know it’s a lot of trouble but I would repair, may save piston and new parts. You can use an engine hone to polish the tubes clean out very good.Good job ,love the video .

Like Johnny Cash said 'gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer' . Well done for wrestling with a dozer named Sue. It didn't bite off your ear but it did spit in yer eye 😆

Putting the piston seal assembly in backward will cause them to leak sooner than the later. The narrower hard rings are wipers and seal designed to wipe the chrome rod and protect the main pressure seal from any debris the outer soft scraper misses. The main seal is for lack of a better term, the main load seal. It's designed to take the bulk of the pressure and hold back the most of the fluid. I know it's a pain but they should be flipped to the correct direction. Leaving the pistons the way they are you risk scaring the chrome drive rods as debris imbed them self in the softer seal that is on the outside. This could leave the next service far more costly as the drive/ lift rods could also have to be reconditioned! I hope this helps and good luck!

@dalestpirerre2756

2 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say the same thing. And it doesn't take long for them to start to fail . Had 1 done by maintenance in the army. Took 3 months +/- (if memory is close, it was the mid 90's)

@mikerubynfs

2 жыл бұрын

I think he meant the pistons back to front, not the rod seals. He did put the hard rings in the rod seals first.

@Arnthorg

2 жыл бұрын

He stated in the video 42:25 that he put the pistons on backwards. The seal itself is probably double acting, which means that it doesn't care which way the load is coming from. The only thing that changes is that the bearing strip, which is in there to prevent metal to metal contact, is 1-2cm closer to the open end of the cylinder.

@dalestpirerre2756

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikerubynfs last time I checked, the rods go 1 way. The ends are not tradable. 1 end is the seal /internal. The other end is the outside joint /pivot point.

@mikerubynfs

2 жыл бұрын

@@dalestpirerre2756 I meant the piston itself not the rod.

I died of laughter when that cylinder gave you the money shot. I've done something similar bud. Shit sucks. 😂 Love your content man

@CharlesManch

2 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆 I laughed for a legit minute....

@mareshmaresh9079

2 жыл бұрын

😅 money shot

@jameshelton8095

2 жыл бұрын

16:43 lol, feel for ya, but that was funny. thank you for leaving it in

@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin

2 жыл бұрын

I got about 5 gallons of NEW hydraulic oil showered on me from my ancient dump truck. It's amazing how fast a hose can cut loose & how far a return line can shoot that crap. On the other hand - it did wonders for my complexion.

@calholli

2 жыл бұрын

I did too. It was just such a perfect shot. That's some bad luck. lol

I appreciate how you include your screw ups on the video. Much respect for improvising and never giving up on these projects. Including the Missus was hilarious, much respect to her for giving it her best. Love your work Matt.

I was thinking the whole time where’s the top! And you’re wife struggling was hilarious. Reminds me of whenever I get the old lady wanted to assist with my projects.

Glad to see the wife back in the videos. Thumbs up for giving it a go having someone who is even interested in what you do let alone prepared to have a go is a godsend.

The way the pins came out on the ends of the cylinders is a testament to how regularly you grease your equipment, my old boss always said oil and grease are your cheapest mechanic.

That View is stunning with the snow and the sky with the trees Matt 24:39 @Diesel Creek

I am amazed with the welding. My case backhoe had a pin hole leak around the top hose fitting. Used a wire welder and tried not to overheat but impossible for me to repair because of oil filled. I took it apart and cautiously ground and welded. To my surprise it never went back together again. It egged out the cylinder and top was impossible to thread back in. Bought a used one for 1-K. I had a bad leak in my D-31p angle cylinder, but did not use your weld idea and bought a 6" jaw X 48" X 35-lbs pipe wrench after all else failed. A six foot cheater did nothing. Used my tl-70 front-bucket to push the wrench handle. Finally. I am 72, but still can't afford (never will) pay for repairs. Fuel was 49-cent a gallon when I made my pond. Make America Great Again ! How ?. Great job, and you bust your butt. Stay healthy and happy.

I said to my husband, "5 bucks says the strap breaks." Then the strap broke. That job is NOT fun at all. Thank you for the laughter and the enjoyment of your videos; I wish my Dad were alive to see your videos because he would love them and also yell at the screen what you needed to do and I could relay that to you.

@HighPr00f

2 жыл бұрын

I was so waiting for the 2nd to go to haha

I love it when your better half comes to help. She is such a trooper. I love her!!!

I'm an old master mechanic and in my 70's, the best thing I like about current time electronics is the phone camera. I take numerous photos before and as I take apart something. I have had numerous times that I had to leave a project and return later looking at what I took apart and the photos saved me. A trick I learned working on 300 ton mine trucks and dozers is to use an impact blunt nosed chisel around the gland nut to break the thread lock, go around the nut and casing as much as possible and I also use Kroil to penetrate the threads, it' works the best of all I have used. Love to see you repairing old equipment, I wish I was closer to help.

What a sweetheart Mat, she's a keeper.

I love it when you get the wife involved, she is so funny. You're setting me up for failure, so funny. You know better than what ya done Matt. God bless y'all.

Earlier in the video, "People always say how amazing I am that I remember where everything goes after having it torn apart for a long time"... Later in the video, "I put the pistons on backwards". HAHAHA! I love your content. I love seeing someone make stuff happen, jack of all trades for sure. Your knowledge and experience with equipment of all different types is incredible. One of my favorite channels for sure!

@R.Sole88109

2 жыл бұрын

I like that he shows the mistakes he makes showing how he's human like you and me.👍🏻

@donniecoleman1324

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, and the older you get, the worse it gets.

Man, hydraulic cylinders are a tough job..Matt just doesn't give up!

You go Girl😂😂😂 Now you know where your Hubby got those Bizeps from..😎 Dear Matt, just blame the wifey for everything that went wrong... You gotta keep the Tradition alive 😂

Big thing to watch for with pistons on backwards is the actual pressure part of the seal crossing over the port where the hydraulic line is welded on, this causes the seal to fail. Had this happen on a bobcat cylinder.

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

Yah I looked at that, these cylinders are all designed so that won’t be an issue luckily

Matt, I found your channel a couple of months ago, by accident, and now I'm hooked! I have watched almost all of your videos and have learned a good deal. I am a 70 year old retired man, but I learned a number of the tricks you've shown over the years when I was wrenching on motorcycles and cars. Keep up the excellent work! I'm a big fan!

Your wife reminds me of all those Woody Allen films I watched as a teenager, she’s awesome

your wife is very cool! she does not give up and is not too bad for anything! very sympathetic .... 👍👍👍❤

When protecting the shaft use a pvc pipe cut in two halves and hose clip it around the shaft. The arc from the welder can not jump to the shaft.

@MiniMachines1

2 жыл бұрын

Smart 👌

Matt you're an honest man my friend. I don't think I would have shown leaving the cylinder cap off that ram... That oil shot you took to the face don't think I would have shown that either. Yessir you are an honest man. You certainly are not afraid to tackle a hard job. Can't wait to see her in action.

Suck it up, pull them apart and reassemble them correctly. Remember the old saying, there's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over! :)

Pipe wrench is much less destructive for disassembling cylinders. I use my service truck crane to pull on it, but a come along is just as productive

I love it when you get your wife involved in your videos! Her attitude and willingness to learn are amazing, and the fact she's not afraid to throw crap at you (you're setting me up to fail!) makes for some humorous and heartwarming content! I'll bet she would have laughed at you getting hydraulic oil to the face (after she knew you were OK, that is). Another excellent video from Diesel Creek! 😀

@stephenhunter70

2 жыл бұрын

And I think leaving the nut off would've got a laugh out of her too!

@n8xu

Жыл бұрын

Your wife is a trooper. Give her an extra hug!

Never fails, when things are going good just like brake lines, you get the flare perfect and you realize you forgot the damn nut.

@haroldphipps3457

2 жыл бұрын

Every time! I know when I get the perfect flare, the nut is NOT going to be there!

I would check your oil cooler, typically when seals in a cylinder break apart like that is because they've been overheated several times. The radiator and coolers are almost always over looked and need a good pressure washing in my experience

@timgoodliffe

2 жыл бұрын

at mines I think they pressure wash all the radiators like once a week or something lol

@Bearcats737

2 жыл бұрын

@@timgoodliffe the local coal mines built stand and ramps to use monitors and fire hoses to wash there equipment and trucks. I just know from experience buying old equipment that the radiators are typically about 1/2 plugged solid and the only way to clean them is to was it.

@bradylangley113

Жыл бұрын

if you watch C&C equipement hes replaced the seals on old army dozers that have no hours on them he said if they sit a long time and dont have the fluid running back in forth in them the seals dry out

Hang in there, Evie. Half the battle is proper body position. Matt knows this stuff; he's a boy. Watch the video: See how Matt grabs the very end of the wrench; you grabbed it half a foot from the end. See what angle Matt started pushing the bar at, and see where you started. Don't fret; these things are subtle. Make sure all your kids are well-supplied with Meccano.

I am impressed how your wife wanted to help even though it was a struggle for her. Also, you learn by your mistakes. Which will be useful if you have to do the same type of job on future projects. I love how you take on the very unusual DIY jobs to give us enjoyment when watching.

@yasontube

2 жыл бұрын

"Also, you learn by your mistakes. Which will be useful if you have to do the same type of job on future projects." Indeed! I've observed myself that after making mistakes and learning from them I can then do the same mistakes much quicker and possibly in a more serious fashion in future projects! ;-)

@gowdsake7103

2 жыл бұрын

Kudos for her trying but she did do everything the hardest way possible

@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin

2 жыл бұрын

If every man had a wife like that the universe would be filled with joyful homes... and each yard filled with rusty equipment! :D

@shoestringeng6473

2 жыл бұрын

@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin she is quite the firecracker isn't she, great woman to allow Matt to do and be who he is!!!

@841k9

2 жыл бұрын

@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin Its all fun and games until she starts collecting her own pile of rusty gold.

The guy who never makes mistakes never learns anything, great video.

Dude....... I love your wife, she's such a trooper, and it's been a while since I've seen her in one of your videos. And she looks great. 👍

😊 My hat is off to you working in mud and snow and cold. It didn't use to bother me but I don't like winter so much anymore

If I had someone as beautiful as your wife helping me on a project like that. Yep I would be distracted by her and forget what order the cylinder part went back together. The fact that she even bothered to come out in the cold to help you is amazing! She is for sure a forever keeper. Enjoy your videos. Please never fail to let her help in some way. She is awsome!

You are an amazing man I absolutely love your videos. Please make them longer and more often

@cornbobrimlove7892

2 жыл бұрын

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@Watchyn_Yarwood

2 жыл бұрын

agree 100%

@gibbsey9579

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr Pete. Love your videos. Best shop teacher ever , and the first channel I subscribed to on utube, many years ago.

@macsloan58

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

using the excavator is a perfectly valid solution - I know a few people, and have seen a few more on KZread, that have set a ring or somesuch into the floor of their workshop, specifically for pulling rams apart. A nice big steel plate under the concrete pad, with a hoop or shackle in the centre, and haul on it with a crane or excavator or whatever

I'm realy impressed with the young girls willingness to learn and do she realy deserves the time for you to teach her .

As a fellow member of the "Bigger Hammer" mechanic squad, I approve of the method you used to remove large stuck nuts (great band name?). It took me too many years to appreciate how helpful a liberal application of heat can be... and occasionally putting something that my wife would NOT approve of in the freezer! And the time I painted a pair of exhaust manifolds with high temp paint and baked them in the oven at 500 degrees for half an hour... well, it was a good thing she was at work that day! I love all of your videos... it's not the content as much as it is your attitude and willingness to show your screw-ups that make them entertaining. That, and the fact that most of us guys are just grown up kids and are envious of your "toys"! Keep'em coming, Matt! We'll keep watching!

@shoestringeng6473

2 жыл бұрын

I could not have said it better myself; I love what Matt is doing and wait anxiously for each new Vajayo!

Anytime your wife is in a video i smile big! She is absolutely adorable when shes spending time with you doing the activities you do for us matt! God bless buddy!

Bruddah… your a BEAST & a BOSS! You’ve given me hours of entertainment, your genuine, honest & not afraid to make/admit mistakes! I salute you and I salute your willingness to put yourself out there. Never apologize and keep doing what you do!

You have sold me on those little propane torches. I always felt they were just inadequate to get things hot enough but you have proved me wrong on that. Me being a positive guy, as much as posable, I have to say, those gland nuts were on damn tight but, you beating on that welded on plate is a testament to your welding job! I have a video series myself brother and I like all human's, who can never be perfect, I screw up too. Like you, I admit my screw ups as I feel it relates better to people who take the time to watch the videos. Also, most people watching may not even know you screwed up and may follow your procedure as you did it. If you didn't mention your screw up, they would never know so bravo brother. You gained my respect. HOOAH!!!

Oil squirt! I jumped and laughed just like I was there. One of those surprises! Enjoying watching

Your wife had me dieing laughing, her reactions to whatever is going on is always hilarious. Love it

@vashon100

Жыл бұрын

dying vs dieing

@grasscutter88

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was his daughter I wasn't sure.

Howdyyawl from the land down under. Hydrolics scare alot of people. Pretty simple concept. You did a good job. Hydrolic oil to the face is not nice. Hope your ok. Thanks for sharing.😊

I heard you say in one of your videos your not afraid to look stupid. I don’t think it’s looking stupid I think it’s just being honest and human. We all make mistakes. The ability to laugh at yourself is a good quality to have.

Seeing what it takes just to pull the Rams off gives me new appreciation for what you had to do to get this job done as well as the folks who do this for a living day in and out.

THANK GOD FOR MATT...im goin bananas here with all the crap goin on in the World please upload anything even a re-start of a weed whacker works for me lol 👏👏👏👍🇨🇦

@davidcolesr.8628

2 жыл бұрын

No Doubt, Crazy Shit Going on. You Keep It Safe Out There

Like rainmanray the mechanic from Florida says, “I love my job so much I do it twice!” Nice to see the your wife helping!

Ànd Famous Last Words.... These hoses Should Last Another Five Years 👍👍👍

Tip if you are rebuilding hydraulic cylinders outside in cold weather. Get a camp stove (or use a propane torch) and a large old cooking pot. Put a couple of inches of water in the pot. Get a smaller pot (or other container) and put a couple of inches of hydraulic oil in it and place it in your cooking pot. Drop the cylinder seal in the oil. The water will prevent the oil from exceeding 212°. The hot oil will lubricate the seals and the heat will be make them more flexible.

It’s the weekend! Time for a stroll down Diesel Creek

I just got around to watching this video and I can't believe the B.S story you were telling people about how your memorie is great when you take things apart and come back to it 1 -2 weeks later and put it back together with no problems ! I've been watching your channel for quite some time now and early on in your videos you answered that question and your response was that you would go back through your video and watch yourself taking it apart and you would put it back together that way ! Not that remembered how you did it ! SNAP !!!

PLEASE help that lady out. She has a big heart. My bride of 42 years can jump start most pieces of equipment, hot wire them too if need be. Service fuel, oil, antifreeze and hydraulics. Move the equipment if needed. Had an old Ford F-600 flat bed dump with an automatic that she regularly drove and hauled fill and top soil with. Even thoigh she couldn't cut blue top grade, she could clear and spread as needed. She kept the machines moving as a ell a a getting the kids to school and back, cooking and cleaning and so much more. In the mean time, I was an Aircraft Mechanis in the USAF working nights.

Matt, with all that’s going on in the world you just put a huge smile on my face. By far the most fun I’ve had watching your videos. When that cylinder squirted and then the strap broke separating it, the look on your face I lost it. Great stuff.

@oldcars46

2 жыл бұрын

You have a wonderful wife that's willing to try anything mechanical

@wolfreicherter748

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldcars46 word

@1980bwc

2 жыл бұрын

Us country folks are pretty entertaining. Lol

@justineheart458

Жыл бұрын

Most guys use a vibration type machine to break stuff free

18:50 for future : you can use a pressure washer as a high pressure water pump to seperate stuck cylinders

@RobertFay

2 жыл бұрын

*- Really good suggestion. It is another "D'oh !" moment like we all have had.*

@prinzeugenvansovoyen732

2 жыл бұрын

Never use compressed air or gas

@codylapoint

2 жыл бұрын

Well unless you want half of your cylinder in low earth orbit!

@tncountryboy06

2 жыл бұрын

in the climate hes in, i doubt he wants freezing cold water everywhere

@prinzeugenvansovoyen732

2 жыл бұрын

@@tncountryboy06 id rather think he doesnt want to risk his pressure washer freeze inside from residual water, really this was a work he procrastinated for 4 years just to choose the worst time of the year for such a job

Matt, a 24" chain wrench and a cheater pipe will end your cylinder disassembly problems. Unless the cylinder is bound HARD, all your inertia is dissipated in the slack. A chain wrench around the gland nut works. Sometimes the " slots" are boogered up. In this case you grind the distortion flat. This assures as you bear down on the wrench it doesn't jump off the gland. Once you have a good secure " bite" you can install the cheater..great care here .

An engine cylinder hone can clean up a barrel. I assemble the seals and such wet with hydraulic oil. High strength thread locker is usually used for the piston nut. It can require high heat to break it lose. Curtis at Cutting Edge Engineering flame cut out a spanner for the gland removal on a recent video. In Australia, not a single visible drip is tolerated.

Split a piece of radiator hose to protect the rod, and the stake pocket on the trailer with the pry bar is exactly how I did mine!

Love that the Mrs is trying to help out! What a trooper. She never needs to worry about failing, we all do and she did a great job.

There is just one simple ingredient in your videos that makes them work!…………..I like you.

You deserve a medal for that job!

I like your true videos... no coverup of mistakes or shortcuts... the struggle is real... it don’t need to be perfect to get the job done... you inspire diy people...👍

Matt, I don't watch your videos for perfection. I watch them learn about heavy machinery and ENJOY. As a hobby farmer its always great to see how others do it and get some tips and tricks Big thanks from down under. 👍🇦🇺

Oh how I love watching Mat Beat and Bang on equipment!! Get ER Done!!

Laughed with you and definitely not at you with 1) the hydraulic fluid episode, 2) the ‘practice’ attempt at assembling the hydraulic cylinder and 3) three of four cylinders installed backwards. I laughed only because I have done and will most likely continue to do the same things! Hats off to you my friend for proving I’m not the only one with such luck. Cheers!!

Watching you work outside, I can see why you're ecstatic about building your new shop! Watching Andrew Camarata with his slide crane really gets me excited that you'll have some of those tools to help you out!

I use a very large pipe wrench to remove the gland nut; works pretty well. You really need a large vice mounted on the back of your truck, would save you a lot of strugling. Also I frequently take phone pics as I take things apart to help put them back together, but oh by the way I screw up too. I am told the only way to not make mistakes is don't ever do anything. Love it, thanks for sharing with us,

@chevyon37s

2 жыл бұрын

Then you have big ugly teeth marks in your gland nut. And as tight as those were, I’d bet a pipe wrench would’ve started slipping on the nut.

@dfross87

2 жыл бұрын

@@chevyon37s Put short pieces of stock in the notches of the gland nut, then use the pipe wrench on those. My former boss taught me that trick, one of many he learned in 50 years in the hydraulic trade.

@mechtechau

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfross87 like flatbar?

@dfross87

2 жыл бұрын

@@mechtechau More like 1/4" (or 3/8", 1/2" -- whatever size suits) solid square stock. Each piece only needs to be 1" or so long max.

@mechtechau

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfross87 gotcha, that's a good one.

One thing that I like about your videos is that you add to my mind set of all the useless knowledge that I have assimilated in my mind. I am a firm believer that learning something new will keep my mind young. At eighty-one I am a walking book of useless information, never worry, I have an opinion on just about every topic. Love your videos especially the one on haw Diesel Creek got named. Putting the ram back together is only a screw up if it doesn't work after assembly. Just my opinion.

Diesel Wife is always a hoot. I love how she's not afraid to get dirty or say what's on her mind.

Matt, The cylinder that had the bore shrunk by the field welding repair was almost certainly bent by the same repair. The factory uses rotation gear to minimise the effect in production then machines it straight. A field repair is impossible to keep symmetrical freehand so the heat makes the cylinder go banana shaped as well as shrinking the bore. If it works ignore it.

I’m glad guys like you, Andrew, Wes, dig can make it on KZread. I hope you make tons of money for your homesteads and family!!!

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

Ill need a small fortune to do half of what Id like to do! hahaha

@bluntly3626

2 жыл бұрын

@@sosexyimsexy1673 if you want to scam people you might want to hire someone who speaks proper english.....

Huge belly laugh when the missus was helping. She needs to be in more vids, she's an honestly funny lady. You were even smiling, I saw it.

"setting me up for failure"... lol She's awesome

If you ever have to break a gland nut again heat and a air hammer can do wonders. Keep on keeping on.

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

been there tried that, not a chance for these ones unfortunately

@chrismoore9997

2 жыл бұрын

@@DieselCreek - did you put them back as tight as they were when you had to break them loose?

@smashke1234

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps try “Big Nasty”

@M.TTT.

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrismoore9997 he added a paint mark, if it doesn't move, then its fine

@DieselCreek

2 жыл бұрын

They are as tight as I could get them with a hammer and a bar

You worked damned hard on that, well done. Tribute to your welding that you can hit that bar with a 14lb sledge and it doesn't bust off. Nice one.

Matt you and your wife crack me up when you two are at or in the shop together so funny. 😁 Loved it when she said you set me up for failure.. She's a sweetheart.

Work fascinates me i can sit and watch it for hours

My first thought on the cylinder tight spot was a cylinder hone, like what you'd find at a auto parts store

I've worked on many cylinders and did notice you putting the nut on without the piston in place. I thought you had a new way and I was hoping to learn something new. Turns out it was just a good reminder to have all the pieces in place before adding the torque to the nut. 😁

The ram said "take that, That is what you get for the hammering." LOL

20:45 from watching Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering Australia i do know, that everything starts with 12mm button insert (as they are very tough and take a lot of beating!) on the lathe! The cylinder is placed on the lathe in a steady rest and the welds are more or less carefully machined away so the cylinder can be separated into gland, base and old pipe. Then a new pipe is machined to length and matching circumference, everything is put back together and MIG welded on a rotary table. Afterwards it is spray canned in "machine yellow" on the outside and saturated with wool fat on all corrosive endangered surfaces, before it is shrink wrapped to the pallet and sent back to the customer. And most of the times at 2/3rds of the job, the dog of the shop owner receives new toys vai mail, but i am not quite sure, if that's part of the repair process!

A tip for running freshly repacked cylinders… you don’t want to go full stroke right away. I was always told you go 3/4 of the way back and forth a few times and then SLOWLY go to full stroke. The reasoning is because the air in the cylinder can actually cut the seals when forced by if you go too fast

@eyeballdude

2 жыл бұрын

I was told the same thing

@leatherface711

2 жыл бұрын

The way we do a cylinder after rebuild is when loading that cylinder you load at a quarter then back off then at half then back off and three-quarter than full bore stroke the reason being is so that you do not overload the hydraulic pump and the pilot pump system with air that’s just how we do it

@jaysmith3361

Жыл бұрын

or melt them?

@wijim1948

Жыл бұрын

Absoloutely correct.

Hey you need to get a vise for the back of your truck to hold all these parts your working on. Just like the ones the heavy machinery repair guys have. It’ll save your back!! And awesome videos as always!!

2 thoughts when welding or grinding around shiny surfaces take your cutting torch light it on acetylene ONLY and put some smoke on the shiny stuff, spatter won't stick. Glad you upgraded to a welding glove over the aluminum foil. When your tearing things apart take your phone out and take pictures for assembly reference. Love your videos, you are amazing. I like an Honest Man, that's why I enjoy watching you.

This man knows his stuff !