I went from watching you drive an M4 Sherman to getting yourself a mini-tank! (This is why I love your channel!)
@user-wb6tw6uz5kАй бұрын
what a cute little machine. keep up the good work kim
@bobfortune1 Жыл бұрын
Second on using your hands as hammers! Make an Amazon wish list and include dead blow hammers. I’ll gladly pony up to save your hands. Awesome video!
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob, that’s very kind. I do have some hammers I’m impatient. I know I need to stop doing it though. 😔
@paulmanson25311 ай бұрын
@@CalamityKim1Yes. Please stop. Cumulative damage will be permanent. Rawhide face,copper face,plastic face,dead blow,wooden mallet(mallets), different sizes,shapes. Not particularly expensive,the grief saved is enormous.
@robertanderson-yx8mo Жыл бұрын
What a piece of engineering
@bradman4 Жыл бұрын
I love your gusto young lady, not much is going to stand in your way. Looking forward to seeing the next video. Thanks for your time. Bye.
@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE11 ай бұрын
What a cool looking crawler 🔧🔩 Nice work on the teardown
@CalamityKim111 ай бұрын
Thanks 😁
@beakittelscherz54194 ай бұрын
Thats a cool lil' Machine There😍Hey, If you go for the next Tool Haul, you may think about this Grip tongue that pulls off gas and oil Hoses! They are a saver for the knuckles!
@codysp5 ай бұрын
What a cool old machine! I saved a 1944 Ford 2N about 2 years ago. It's been incredibly reliable and fun to operate. Keep up the awesome work!
@cosmiccolonel Жыл бұрын
I “drove” one of these back in 1974, a schoolmate took me down to his place one dinner time, took the tarp of her, fired her up and loads of fun….. first tracked vehicle I ever operated…. 👍👍👍
@sandwichman1002 ай бұрын
i had one of those way back in the 1980's mine required gearbox drive units repair as the very big ball races collapsed, very expensive bearings. it was a fun little crawler tractor
@craigwalker6513 Жыл бұрын
Wow you don't fool around.. great video Kim.
@mazdarx7887 Жыл бұрын
cute little rig
@christophernorton33 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Kim.I am well impressed by your dismantling skills . Great job very much looking forward to video number 2 . What a fabulous restoration project.😀👍❤
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris.
@robbiejsaris3586 Жыл бұрын
My 7 year old daughter has started watching your vids now, such a cool project!
@hh-qc7rp Жыл бұрын
Cool
@Peter-xm6ve Жыл бұрын
Spot on young Lady your enthusiasm shines through. Excellent.
@paulatkinson2849 Жыл бұрын
Nice strip down just don't let mucker near it he breaks stuff 😂 can't wait for the next installment 👍
@kenwood8665 Жыл бұрын
excellent and enjoyable video
@retiree1033 Жыл бұрын
I used to ride around on one of these things way back in the day when I was about 12-13 (58 years ago). Our neighbour had an orchard that he used his for, for spraying with a reciprocating pump that mounted on the back that was driven by the PTO shaft and fed from a tank trailer that he towed behind. The neighbour on the other side had strawberry fields the rows in which he planted to accomodate the width of the tracks. He also used it for planting the strawberries too with a sit-on planter that was attached by a lifting hitch. These things were fairly common back then and popular with strawberry growers in the area. (southern England).
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
I bet that was so fun as a child playing with them! Great to hear stories like this though. There’s so much history behind them.
@RustyInventions-wz6ir11 ай бұрын
Wow. You know you’re way around engines and tools. Good job. Love it.
@fredblogs3303 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather had one and I loved it when I was a kid back in the 1970s
@Arkay315 Жыл бұрын
I think it's quite clever that you used a wheel puller and impact driver to pull out the bearings and some of the gears, I would've never thought to do that.
@stevedrane2364 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. . I will look forward to the next instalment. . 👍👍
@mikemakuh5319 Жыл бұрын
Heat & penetrating oil. VERY Cool! 'and suprising, I though English ladies could only sip tea with their pinkie extended.
@damianbyram8136 Жыл бұрын
Well done lass (that’s as plain as it gets)
@Max-br4ik Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of one of those machines before. It’s always awesome to see someone bringing some of that classic gear back to life👍😊
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Max, i hate seeing old machinery destroyed. Nice to fix something up!
@paulg9483 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing the following videos Kim , what a great little machine that is. Take care and stay safe.👍
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu Жыл бұрын
I have never seen one of these machines before. You really tore into it. I look forward to seeing you bring it back to running condition again.
@andrewmurton8379 Жыл бұрын
Wow Kim you tore into that one fast, I do hope you can remember how it all goes back together. Great video and looking forward to following the repair/restoration and rebuild.
@Rabchog Жыл бұрын
I noticed you use your hands as a hammer! It's not good Kim, I've done it for years and now suffer the consequences, painfull! Try to get in the habit of using soft hammers for that job, I wish I had. I'm looking forward to following this restoration, I remember watching one in my childhood 50yrs ago and thinking what a hoot it would have been to drive.
@douggilroy1188 Жыл бұрын
Brings back memories, I did an MG 6 with a two stroke diesel when I first retired. Couldn't have done it without parts and advice from Neil in Wales. You are a lot quicker than I was!.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
I see him on the Facebook page. I will probably be in caontact with him at some point. I need some parts.
@michaellynskey712411 ай бұрын
Remember father owned a M G 2 when I was about 8 years old, To cultivate a huge piece of land, The crank start would sometimes kick back and your wrists would be caught between the front bumper and the starting handle, We only ever had problems with the magneto but that was repaired and never was no more trouble, This all happened back in the 1960. Great litter crawler with rubber on the tracks so you were able to run it on hard road surfaces,
@tonygiraldes7848 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy when you put your knowledge and problem solving skills to work on a project 😊 you inspire your followers to get up and get going on our projects! Much respect ✊
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony, as always that’s very kind of you!
@exileinderby51 Жыл бұрын
I always liked the look of the little Ransomes crawler, I'm very jealous Kim!
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Sorry haha.
@vintageenthusiast9615 Жыл бұрын
My dad bought me a MG5 when I was a kid, just to pootle around our land, good memories. I'm looking forward to watching your progress.
@xacoupeguy Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video!!! i love those crawler tractors I've wanted one for years....less these days thanks to my current project an m3 Stuart tank, but still love the video and I'm keen as a bean for the next one on your tractor!! top work and howdy from South Australia
@codprawn Жыл бұрын
Awesome I didn't realise the ransome had an obd port 😂
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Now you do 🤣
@toddfryman6178 Жыл бұрын
Don’t think I have ever seen a Ransomes crawler before awesome video looking forward to seeing more…
@richieburrelltractionengin7801 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤😮 wow
@CrimeVid Жыл бұрын
Solid little machine ! it’s always nice to have some thin spanners ! never throw one away, they can be converted into all sorts of shapes and sizes.
@michaelguerin56 Жыл бұрын
Too true. As a carpenter, I hang onto the weird flat metal spanners provided with sliding door hardware; and some other odd bits of installation hardware. They have saved me road trips and work time, more than once. When I have a surplus, they can go to apprentices or other tradesmen, at need.
@srp01983 Жыл бұрын
Great little machines. The boatmen used to use them on the Isle of Wight (at Sandown Bay and Seagrove Bay) to haul the hire boats up the beach at the end of the day. That would have been in the sixties and early seventies. I guess most of those would have suffered from rust badly because of the salt, and the sand would have worn the tracks badly.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
So sad the damage it would’ve done to them 🥲
@davida.p.9911 Жыл бұрын
No doubt when you're finished it will perform better than new! Can't wait to see it! Thanks for sharing, Kim! Keep up the great work! 😎 🔩⚙️🔧
@garymucher4082 Жыл бұрын
I hope you show the stages of cleaning and reassembling it. Looks pretty interesting... Thumbs Up!
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, I will do. I won’t do too much on it though. Nobody wants to see me cleaning for days on end.
@davidfisher9978 Жыл бұрын
As a 14/15 year old kid living on a farm I used to drive one of these Ransome crawlers shimming cabbages and cauliflowers. It never misswd a beat but my word did it drink petrol, I was forever walking across the field beck to the farm with a gerry can. Happy days.
@888johnmac Жыл бұрын
nice to see the channel has grown to the point companies want to work with Kim .. and it's defo bucket hat season
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t it nice! Nice to keep products relevant I think.
@stevesteve9784 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to see the next one, nice bit of old machinery 👍
@peteberry6425 Жыл бұрын
"it cant be stuck if its a liquid" the dubious joys of stuck bolts! I'll look forward to the next one
@michaelkeen5010 Жыл бұрын
Great video Kim, looking forward to further videos on this little crawler. 👍
@bobmorris3758 Жыл бұрын
Great video Kim. I've always been a fan of the Ransomes Crawler - there's some quality engineering on them. Your video took me back to my full "nut & bolt" restoration on my old Bobcat 371.... Happy Days 😊 thanks - keep up the good work 👏
@robertosegato61274 ай бұрын
È un piacere per me vedere una ragazza con la passione per la meccanica ed una preparazione come la tua . Brava Kim👍
@notajp Жыл бұрын
Never seen one of these before. Only know of Ransomes here in the US from their grounds mowers..
@placestosea9 ай бұрын
Great project, I restored a mg40 some years ago. We don't have many of the mg2 in Australia.👍
@CalamityKim19 ай бұрын
Do you still have it?
@placestosea9 ай бұрын
@@CalamityKim1 no, I ran out of work for it. Thanks for asking.
@frankmarson2425 Жыл бұрын
I'll follow with interest my Dad rebuilt one in the eighties he had trouble sourcing track rubbers and with the Magneto but once he sorted that out it gave him 20years of trouble free use.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
You can get rubbers easily now. There’s a guy that sells parts for them. Not everything is so easy to source however.
@v666edd Жыл бұрын
Great vid as always, the market gardeners here in the vale of Evesham championed them. They had alsorts of implements for them, mostly made by local blacksmiths.
@MrButtonpresser Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a beauty. Friends of ours had one of these on their farm in the 60s. As kids, we’d spend hours playing “tanks” around the paddock. I never knew what sort of machine it was until now.
@tonyloechte9994 Жыл бұрын
Old toys like that are so much fun to work on and so rewarding when finished Good luck with the process ❤
@thisoldminewithlars5324 Жыл бұрын
Very nice job so far. I would love to see the results. I have a MG5 that has been sitting for about 40 years and you are giving me the inspiration to start working on it.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Please do it! It saddens me things sat around.
@thisoldminewithlars5324 Жыл бұрын
I need to finish putting my other tractor together first. I am waiting on one part coming from South Korea. Once that is finished, it’s on to the Ransom’s. It’s been sitting for a long time and may be rusted solid.
@casto- Жыл бұрын
I’ve always like the old Ransomes stuff after picking up a multi mower with a siezed engine from an allotment followed a couple more mowers 😬. The crawler was always something that intrigued me! Looking forward to seeing how you get on 👍
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
They’re cute aren’t they. I stood staring at it for like half hour haha. I was so happy when I got it.
@casto- Жыл бұрын
@@CalamityKim1 I wouldn’t go for cute but intriguing 🤣. I’m not really in crawlers but they do turn me head 😊
@gmartin8240 Жыл бұрын
Well done Kim , the crawler looks a great project. No messing starting on the strip down . Looking forward to the rest of the installments. Great video 👍🔧🔧
@crozwayne Жыл бұрын
You got a tough job there Kim, but it's gonna be worth it as these are now very rare, was well impressed with the way you disassembled the crawler, looking forward to the next instalment.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Don’t I know it 🥲, it’s going to be time consuming but it will be nice to do it all to a good standard.
@crozwayne Жыл бұрын
@@CalamityKim1 Hi Kim, I just noticed there is a crawler up for auction on 19/8/23 at HJ Pughs in Ledbury, it's on their online catalogue, item number 865
@darploin5071 Жыл бұрын
Now that is the most interesting little dozer I've ever seen have an excellent day
@carlwilson1772 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Know nothing about these machines but it seems superbly engineered. Look forward to seeing your rebuild.
@1965lostboy Жыл бұрын
What a great job , no messing straight in , looking forward to the next video in this series WELL done Kim
@kenmurray4232 Жыл бұрын
Looks to be an interesting project. The machine may be small but it's still a big job. I'm looking forward to the next vid.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t it just. It’s been hard work so far!
@ashtonthornes1418 Жыл бұрын
I’ve found having a old set of Britool sockets about are useful for getting awkward bolts out, maybe because that’s the tools they had at the time it was made. Looking forward to next episode!
@jonathonmoss4235 Жыл бұрын
I admire you're passion and enthusiasm, look forward to seeing it running.
@sunroad7228 Жыл бұрын
I have driven a replica of this Ransomes Crawler in Iraq back in the 1980s, diesel powered instead, attached to it various farming implements - Fun! - but never trouble-free. Thanks for sharing this video with us.
@woodennecktie Жыл бұрын
you are the right hand of the lord muck , good to take up your own channel !!! and almost no advertising
@MrHewes Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Kim! Love the crawler, I have one identical makes me want to get it going too! For that stuck bearing I’d get the hot spanner out or I would weld around the race.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe, you should do! I’ll send you a message about the bearing! 😁
@stuartrance277 Жыл бұрын
You always make good videos of your projects, this will be an interesting restoration, can’t wait for the next episode now , well done, Thankyou 😊😊😊👍👍👍
@ahblue8873 Жыл бұрын
Good work on the crawler, it only looks small but when you strip it down to parts and look at the parts you think to yourself “where the f**k do all them go” a excellent magneto is the key to them starting and running right, I have just bought a 1939caterpillar r2 crawler
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
My literal thoughts haha. So much stuff but I have the engine in one plastic box and most of the other bits on the corner of the bench. I can start going through each part bit by bit.
@terryatkinson3182 Жыл бұрын
Yep, too many bits for my brain to cope with. I wonder does she have a manual. It's like a meccano set now, lots of bits and many ways to get it wrong on assembly if it was me 🤔
@GaisaSanktejo Жыл бұрын
I definitely aprove of your promoting Topdon diagnostic tools, they seem to cover and find more faults than other brands and are very affordable, though I personally prefer the "topdon artidiag 600 S". Its served me well 👍
@bitterdrinker Жыл бұрын
Brilliant bit of engineering. 😊
@brownwrench Жыл бұрын
Neat little piece of equipment
@patkelly7999 Жыл бұрын
Great job Kimberly, well wear and good luck on the rebuild👌👍🙏😎
@walteraddie7925 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun project.
@seanworkman431 Жыл бұрын
What a cute little crawler, never seen one but now I have I want one. You certainly have an impressive skill set Kim, I very much prefer watching you work than some dizzy twit dancing around in her JimJams.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean. I’m not one for dancing 😁
@richardkelleher1711 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a very interesting project!
@astravanmk2 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I always enjoy your videos. 🎉
@bobpaterson1845 Жыл бұрын
Great video Kim 👍 mate of mine just in the process of finishing touches to his MG5 which doesn't have a PTO😕 and a different engine 🤔 just gonna share this video with him an a bit of luck another sub to your channel 👌
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob, the more the merrier!
@stephenperry5849 Жыл бұрын
Oooh, Tank! 😂 What a cool machine, hope it doesn't give you too much grief.
@dustymiller7758 Жыл бұрын
Great entertainment Kim, that is a proper tear down. Looking forward to your progress with this project. Well done.
@martync5169 Жыл бұрын
Great video didn’t think I would be as interested as I was looking forward to the next one! ❤
@miketaylor8777 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, looking forward to the rest of the series.
@theoriginalwelderpaul Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see how this project progresses 👍
@andrewforeman5716 Жыл бұрын
Nice project Kimberly will enjoy seeing the next ones.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew 😊
@stevepalmer4072 Жыл бұрын
Great work Kim. Nice, unusual project.
@hughliddle5233 Жыл бұрын
Exciting project! Can’t wait to see it progress!
@pitt6801 Жыл бұрын
Crikey Kim that escalated quickly 😂 I for one am looking forward to seeing how this goes. Good luck 👍
@LewisgardenservicesLtd Жыл бұрын
I loved the bench getting stacked up with more and more tools😅 looks a nice little project and looking forward to seeing the rebuild 👍
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
I have cleared it down a bit now. It was getting so junked up. 🥲
@LewisgardenservicesLtd Жыл бұрын
@@CalamityKim1 a job when you need ALL the tools 😅👍
@charleshart6992 Жыл бұрын
Excellent videoed a great job!
@paulwalker427 Жыл бұрын
Splendid video
@JonDingle Жыл бұрын
Jolly good work there melady. I trust melod is in the kitchen baking scones for afternoon tiffin and then a lovely four course dinner? Doffage of cap!
@LordMuck Жыл бұрын
I was at the AEC rally with the Maltese Matador
@jimsvideos7201 Жыл бұрын
I like your handiwork and your filmmaking as well. The part of your hand you use to strike things is full of nerve endings which can accumulate damage and not show it for some time; caveat emptor.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim. I must stop it!
@DJC995 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kim Nice Project looking forward to seeing your progress I have a MG 5 with dozer blade in the shed needing some tlc Thanks again
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Any pictures? I would love to see them 😁
@DJC995 Жыл бұрын
@@CalamityKim1 Thanks I will move the clutter on and around it and do a quick video and up load to you tube have not seen one quite the same
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Please do. I’d love to see.
@TONYJUD57 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kim, Looks like you can't wait around on this one, I have in my garden a MG5 which i intend to finish off soon, I'm currently re-metaling the Track Plates as they are worn down and badly need done, Earlier Engines were i think Sturmy Archer (The Bicycle Gear People), mine is a Ransomes 600cc single, I havn't time to watch the whole episode at the mo, so will pick up on it later, Great Work you do.
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony.
@theoriginalwelderpaul Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought you were going to use that OBD tool on the crawler 🤣
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
You’re a simple creature 😂
@nickhill3362 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed vid your best vid in my opinion defo👍
@CalamityKim1 Жыл бұрын
Did you like that I didn’t waffle on as much? 😁 I enjoyed doing this video but not every video can be like that.
@billyb4223 Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Go the crawler. Have two…
@beakittelscherz54194 ай бұрын
Can you tell a bit about how you keep all the parts together organized, so that you know whats what till its time to put it all together again?