You got that right. Played many hours up under a big old oak tree with Tonka Truck s .. before that with Prince Albert Tobacco cans !

Dear Matt, as you know very well the difference between a boy and a man, it is in the size of your toys !!! Nothing better in life than doing what you know and like. Greetings from Chile.

yeah like to go there and just play around with all the toys

I loved my Tonka toys machinery i used to play with them all day everyday at my grandma's I had a sand box. I think I had two or three dump trucks then a front loader those were the days I miss them

Charles, you took the words out of my mouth. Matt, thanks for the vid.

I literally busted out laughing and my wife asks what's so funny. That timing was impeccable.

So was the loader that put the crane on that trailer int he first place!

Maybe he did freak out but edited it out LMAO way to assume

@@masterbates7016 Your screen name says it all.

I'm in the middle of binge watching this whole channel and loving the maintenance / revival part so much. Old equipment put back to use is so satisfying to watch. Nicely done Matt, your content kicks butt.

on modern diesels all you can hear is the turbo screaming for air because it has to push through all those damn filters. It is not a nice sound. Old engines sound so much better

@@thesteelrodent1796 They're also driving higher and higher amounts of boost for emissions reasons. Soot from a diesel engine is unburned, partially burned fuel, and so in an effort to clean that up these new engines run absolutely ludicrous amounts of boost. That, too, will make the turbo scream louder than anything else. There's also today's 'hush hush' push too. The entire engine induction system is designed to quieten down as much as it possibly can. Even if the turbo didn't nullify the throatiness of the engine itself, all the other bullshit from air inlet to exhaust tip would as well. I remember as a kid...back in the days of Detroit Series 60 and CAT 3406 being the main engines in OTR trucks...that you could hear those things from quite a ways away. When I was in a car on the freeway and we passed one I could only hear the engine when we got near the steer axle. Nowadays...nope. Can't hear shit, cap'n.

you also need oversize on the front as well it needs to be seen from on coming traffic as well as traffic coming up on you from behind.

@@19jessejames83 in a later shot while he was talking you could see the front banner was on

Keep in mind everyone that he is a 1 man operation. This isn't "Roadway Express" and he just needs to make an honest effort to follow all of the laws and be safe as any 'reasonable and prudent' person would be. I thought he went above and beyond for a one time short haul of an oversized load. It's his liability decision and it is unlikely he'll incur any major fines even if he is stopped for violations. It's not unlike hauling something questionable home from the hardware store - the officer will likely tell you to slow down, be safe, and if he catches you again you'll be in trouble. If he has time he may even escort you the last 10 miles. They are paid to protect and serve after all and most (of the good ones) do.

older mechanical stuff is so much easier to figure out than new electric stuff where you need a computer

Back n the day equip was made to be repaired or band aided to get you home or a shop.

Completely agree, great comment.

Agreed. And it’s nice to be called a youngster once in a while, even though I’m nearing fifty!👌🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Agreed. An air hammer sure has saved me a lot of sweat and curses.

DITTO! I hauled heavy equipment for an outfit in West Texas during the mid 1980's. My old truck was a 1968 Diamond Reo with a 225 Cat, 12 speed box. Watching this old Auto car reminds me of some hard work and good friends. I'll watch as long as you post.

He should finish the other Autocar first ... the one in pieces😂😂🙃

Didn't even offer to loan him a crescent wrench . . .What Would Wylie Say, Hank? 🙂

Me too buddy, it stayed up as I pulled out and I looked ahead again to keep driving then when I got out I had a good chuckle

I like it because you can't hear the turbo very much at all. The engine itself gets to sing. If I was gonna rank my top five favorite sounding diesel engines four of them would be N/A. Turbocharging pairs exceptionally well with diesel engines, but turbos are a death knell for sweet engine noises. They just drown the rest out and you just hear turbine whirr. Large part of why I'm not much of a fan of turbos in general tbph...

@@TestECull I grew up spending a lot of time with my father in his truck. this was in the UK in the 70's and he always drove Leyland lorry's. They have a distinct sound that did have a lot of grunt but did not drive to fast. But saying that, it would not be safe with such old vehicles.

@@fatblokes_ferguson I'd rather run an old rig than a new one. But I also just signed the paperwork on a '53 Ford Business Coupe to replace the ailing '14 Challenger I'm in right now, so yanno.

In the long run you'll prbly end up replacing that 5th wheel plate - believe you me, It'll give you more grief! Other than that: COOOL! Keep it up, man!

I'd leave the overhead crane just as it is. Modify it and loose all your ratings and inspection. Just think out the box. Don't put the rails down the sides, put them 90 degrees and go from side to side, even if it's not as long as the building. Having the bridge go from left to right and the trolley go from front to back (or as far as it can) you'll cover most of the garage. As far as 3 phase goes, worse case, get a 3 phase generator.

My first impulse exactly, I was thinking that some 6-7 foot wood might just be better as well.

What we in the UK called the 'Tug Test'😉

Marine 2-stroke oil is preferred as it is designed to burn in a (lower temp) water cooled engine. Normal 2-stroke for air cooled engines is designed to burn at higher temps and can causing varnishing in a cooler running 4-stroke motor.

Modern synthetic two stroke oil doesn’t smoke much all, it’s an excellent top end lubrication for a 4 stroke.

When I still had my old Silverado I ran small amounts of semi-synthetic TC-W3 in it every time I filled up with gas. It helped make it idle and rev smoother when driving. Some people said it supposedly helped with fuel efficiency which I never noticed. You don't drive a pickup to save on gas. :P

@@Slane583 Gas? or diesel?.

"bottled unicorn tears"! Darn near lost my coffee, with that!!!

Either way . Whooda thunk. . It’s the same Coverage .

there's gonna be a big hole on one side of the building, so you're adding a lot of cost placing the crane the wrong way.

And he couldn't have come up with a better theme song for his adventures as the OSHA song.

The bolts look like plow share bolts.

It’s a great sound isn’t it. Especially the older engines they just have a great note about them !

Yah, Mats got a knack for making the fixes interesting.

Haha

I'm a retired driver too. Oversize and escorting as well. That whole trip was cringe worth and looked like an accident waiting to happen. Good thing it was short. I was waiting for a tree removal with the off swing of that drop deck. Matt does fix 'em pretty damn good though.

Ask Keith Rucker. He has one, dont know the size

I'd love to see an old Fairbanks Morse 2-stroke 4-pot outside his shop chuffing away. Those things sounded AMAZING and it'd be right up his alley to be using an 80+ year old light plant to run his workshop. Also, small world! Any word on when we'll get more #DrumBeats? Hope you're doin' okay down there under this heat wave.

It would be cool, but turning a generator on whenever Matt needs to use something 3 phase might be annoying, not to mention pretty expensive. Something like a rotary or digital 1 to 3 phase converter would do the job, and you can get ones over 10kw for less than a grand.

Check out military surplus, lots available in auctions in pa weekly.

@@kojetono5853 Those don't give him an excuse to fire up the autocar or give us a video though.

I agree 100%. Some led bulbs/light would be a cool touch as well.