Hey guys , I used to operate one of those. It’s a 20 ton rough terrain crane. I ran it in Germany in 1969. Had a great driving it on the Autobahn. There is a master clutch on the operators right side near the floor that disconnects the crane from the engine so when you start it nothing is engaged. If you have any questions let me know and I’ll try to remember how everything works for ya.

Hose water is the only flavored water I need.

You guys are great mechanics! You remind me of my dad. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t work on and get to running. Anytime, anyone who had problems with their equipment. They always called on my dad. I’ve seen my dad, pour sweat on the side of the road for hours. Working on folks vehicles that he had never met before. If he seen someone stranded he always stopped to lend a hand. I lost my dad on Father’s Day 2005. And the most thing that I remember him for is his gratefulness to others. He would do anything for anyone. Wether he knew you or not. And if they tried to pay him for the work he done. He would not except it. And the ones that told him that they didn’t have any money to pay him. Which he didn’t charge any money anyway. He would tell them to charge it. :) …. I will never forget my dad. Gone…. But, never forgotten!

Alan is a great addition to your crew. He’s knowledgeable, calm and fun to be around.

One thing I really liked about this video, was it got right into the main topic/subject, which was working on the crane, without all the extra video footage of prep at shop, travel time lapse, etc. Short and sweet and to the point!!

When I was in the Army Reserve (1983 - 1993), the Engineer Battalion (CBT), I was with had one of those parked in the motor pool. There was only one soldier in the whole battalion (a SFC), who was authorized to do anything other than look (from a distance), at, or photograph it. Both cabs had a retrofit that placed locking mechanisms on the doors, and the windows were all in place. Memory Lane. 🙂

Hydraulic hoses with quick connects for your skid steer or other equipment is worth gold to take up those outriggers without the engine

2:30 i love how Hans took Allan so literal. Made me laugh.

I just love watching Alan work his magic on these old machines!

Only a guy that straps a lot of heavy equipment down and regularly uses ratchet straps can appreciate exactly how cool that was when Dave executed a perfect toss, slap, and grab WITH a correct safety wrap over the flat hook. 👍🏻😎👍🏻 Your reaction Dave was perfect!!! LMAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for saving her. We had those to load dummy cargo on are FS ( sister ship) of US Army Supply ship from WW-2 Mr. Roberts) Film fame. We had Stevidor come from a near by Guard unit to practice with the double boom on the FS. They set these cranes on dock to load pallets of dummy cargo on board. I remember watching the operator always checking his swing break in the crane cab. Good times back in the very late 1970s. The blade on front of crane, they used to smooth out area for crane set up. Very heavy duty truxk cranes.

I smell a new rig for the Mtn. Fortress! I love seeing these old random machines see a second or 10th life.

There’s a water bottle called cirkul it’s almost the same thing it’s 20$ at Walmart for the starter kit and the flavors are about $4 each. The starter kit comes with 2 flavors and the bottle. You can adjust how much flavor is added and even set it to just plain water.

So close but yet so far! . First time in utah driving with my son, driving to SMCO. saw Heavy D driving a sick ass 6x6....as i pull in Diesel Dave walking in! Just to say Hey! Inspired by you guys keep up the good work!

Don't get rid of this one. Keep and use it. Its awesome. Gotta paint some rocks chucks on it after getting it running.

HeavyD little by little you are developing a whole construction company that Joh Wayne's Fighting Seabees would get along famously with, all over the world. Creating civilization out of chaos!

That is a giant Tonka toy I’m sure my son had one of those 30 plus years ago, leave it to you to get a big boy size one. Too fun 😀👍❤️❤️

Genuine, hardworking, amazing person. I wish there were more like you.

5:49 Heavy D honestly has the best job ever. You can tell he takes great pride on what he does. He’s got a great crew whole bunch more. I learn so much from watching his videos. Would love to work with him as well.. definitely my dream job. Keep up the great work Heavy D. God bless

Would love to see a new video of when you build a fire under it and get her running~! A very versatile hunk of iron. Could be money in the bank for helping with big projects!

Hey, I love what you guys do to help people in need!! It's amazing to see that good people are in this world. Total respect guy.❤ Subscribed and watching from New Zealand

I love watching you guys play. Anyone else says it’s impossible; you guys show up and it’s time to play in the sand box. Amazing expert skills. !!!

Much Respect guys from Somerset UK. 🇬🇧🙏

I knew you guys would get it you got the best group of guys with you. Keep up the amazing work you do; your community must be proud to have you and your team.

The strap throw was next level

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MR. HEAVY D SPARKS FOR ALL THE SHOW'S. DIESEL DAVE CAN DO ANYTHING. PLEASE KEEP SHOWING MORE OF YOUR GREATEST SHOWS SIR'S.

I recognize that crane. I worked for a company back in the 90's that thought buying the old army crane was money well spent. LMAO! That is a mid to late 60's American Hoist & Derrick, 20 ton crane. I think it is model 2380 or 3285. I remember it has a V8 265 Cummins on the main power unit and a JN6I 6 cylinder for the crane. It can be quite noisy to operate. It's all mechanical and was very touchy. I was about the only person that would operate it. After I quite working there. The only time is was used, was for crushing 55 gal steel drums with the blade on the front. The master cylinders that operate the levers, were always a problem. If the fluid bypassed the cups, you could drop a load real easy.

Yep a very old school manual/ mechanical crane unit . Those things will work your butt off when you operate them for long. They were made that way to be easier t9 maintain than the equipment we have now!

You guys never cease to amaze me. You can move and rescue anything!

Always amazed at what projects you guys get into.

I want more videos of this getting running.

The most impressive part of this move was Dave throwing up the headache ball those things aren't light course he had to have Diesel Dave end the vidg probably cause he was in truck with Ice on the boys 😂😂😂

That is a big boy, hope to see more videos of you guys getting it up and running.🤠

Can you guys start making videos on how you’re fixing up these big tractors and vehicles that you’re recovering and obtaining for free? I would like to see some of these follow up videos on what the status is on these awesome vehicles, you’ve recovered!

Midway is such a beautiful place, used to go there as a kid and then snowmobile up in timber lakes. Thanks for the video! Love to watch the startup problem solving and thought that goes into the process.

@HeavyD, you should hook up with storm chaser PhD Reed Timmer. He had a modified F350 (named the Dominator) with reinforced sheet metal and plexiglass windows. He still has it, but its falling apart. This would be a perfect project for y'all.

My favorite guys on KZfaq thank you so much for the content. Please put out as much of these videos as you can we love them and you guys.

i love that look on D's face when he's operating some new shit and his wheels are turnin 100k rpm

3:10 i LOVE Midway! One of the most beautiful places out there!

Another successful and awesome recovery. You guys are an amazing team.

HeavyD never fails to amaze us, great work guys

Dude has the most interesting and entertaining life in the automotive industry 🔥

Way to go! I knew that y'all would get it moved!!! I'm sure the farmer and neighbors are glad that it's gone.... hope that there isn't too much wrong with the engine. It'll be a great addition to your Big Boy Toys! 🤔🤣👍👍❤️😊 george 😎🤿🦈🐙🇺🇲 TEXAS

I’m impressed I operated a army crane 1972 exactly like the one you picked up.. I made a lot of crane lifts with that crane. Ft Eustis, Va 497th Engineer Company Brought back some great memories. I am currently operating a new 300 ton Manitowoc

Dave, with Alan by his side, can figure out anything.

That telehandler is a beast.

When I was in army I operated that crane 20 ton RT brings back memories 😊

Love watching y'all work and figure out when something doesn't work what to do next.

I knew if anyone was going to get that crane moved the HeavyD team was going to be the one to do it.

You guys never disappoint me. This old man loves your channel

Your team is exceptional! Amazing what you guys can accomplish.

Can't wait to see that big boy running and doing WORK!! Great JOB!!

I'm excited to see what you guys use this for!

That went way smoother than I expected.

model 2380 rough terrain crane. With that 10 foot boom extension, capacity is down to 15 tons. Used one in a floating bridge company, army national guard. You are going to love using a lube order to grease this machine !

I just enjoy 😉 watching you guys figure all of this out. Teaching us all the time. 😊 🙏 thank all of you.😅

Wondering what your thoughts on WD-40 are. Care to share? I mean, they say there’s 1000 uses for it. Just how many have you tried? Also, what’s the craziest thing you ever used it for? Mine was getting rid of a yellow jacket nest trying to happen in the outside wall of my basement (cinder blocks) by way of of the water spigot at the front of my house. Little bastahds were immune to everything else and I’m allergic. Out of pure desperation I sprayed half a can into the hole they made and watched for 3 days with no visible activity before sealing it up with insulation foam.Did the trick when all the hardware store recommended failed! Haven’t had a problem there since!

Alan could definitely use this on his house. If he can get it up the hill. Big If.

Hopefully air up makes it to Australia, will give it a try, in the meantime my fav method is carbonated/lightly sparkling soda water squirted with a good amount of concentrated lemon or lime juice - fasting and slow carb/keto approved.

That's a cool find.. Hope you get it running

Would be neat to see this in action!

The reason you guys were successful at retrieving it and the other 4 couldn't is because you guys have a professional wizard and they don't. That rig is going to be a great tool if you can get it restored to good working order.

Man operate old friction machine crane work of art , had friend we purchased lot Hardox 400 for draglines, Dozer blades , etc he use load our trucks Bucyrus Erie 30B friction crane made look easy pretty amazing.

Great video like usual! Awesome work fellas. 👏 MEN! MEN! MEN! 💪

So what happened to the squirrel? Did he make a new home at the yard?

Alan is a work horse

Dave throwing the strap across and hooking it was def the best part ans an equipment mover myself i aspire to be that skilled

Retired DAV here.. my MOS 62f was crane operator.. thought it was pretty cool seeing you buying something that I actually have a ton of experience operating.. can't wait to see more of this crane.. which model is it? is it the 2385?

That is a massive machine to move.

Takes my back to being a kid playing in the dirt with Tonka trucks

Congrats on 3 mil👌

Great video thanks Dave Sparks and company

The amount of vehicles you’ve recovered at this point is just insane

Great recovery, the repair sounds exiting

I love watching your videos, u giving each other a hard time and also love you guys helping out people and doing what you guys do best. Keep up the videos and never give up when it is hard.😊😊😊

I bet you're get that engine going you probably can get $20,000 out of Pat crane I'm just assuming or depends on how much it cost to get the crane going good job diesel Brothers 💪

His favorite part is getting shit for free! Me too. Pop's would take a bucket of shit just to get the bucket.

great looking crane and usually looking at it,,it probably doesn't have a whole lot of hours on the engine and sometimes fuel in the motor might have been a stuck fuel injector or even a little water from the weather 🤔 maybe??just a thought...but i know you're crew will get it figured out and have it operating soon,,you guys always do great work for your community and surrounding areas..keep making great videos 📹 👍 😀..and you are always concerned about our environment and surrounding...thanks for the video 📹 👍 😀

I think all of you have good experience with recovery of big equipment. Alan is very knowledgeable about old equipment. That's gotta be a plus.

8:35 Hahahaha. Who else replayed this part to verify that their smoke detector was not the problem?

Hook it up to the back of the Ranger and just drag it home 😂😂😂

Recovery super beast right there. You will be unstoppable

Finding more ole iron surrounded by beautiful scenery! Best job ever.......

Why not take it right to Allen"s Boneyard where it can RIP with the other tired vehicles.

I like how Alan always states the obvious 😂

14:00 lol that was impressive. Great video.

Holy sh@t Dave very impressive. You threw that headache ball like it was nothing.

Life goal be more like heavyd and diesel Dave

I once replaced all the clutches on an English machine similar to this. It was powered by a Dorman diesel for both traction (crawler) and crane. No new replacement parts were available so I scoured every wrecking yard and assembled a group of clutch plates and appropriate centres, reassembled them with a couple having to have new facings and it worked until the boss got in and tried to operate it and pulled the boom over vertical.

Hans is the best dude !

come on "IF" you can move it!! we all know its yours Heavy D!... quit playn.. L0L

really tired of the commercials

I'm sooo excited yall are comming to alberta in July

You guys deff need to keep it! That will help tremendously in recoveries!!

love watching the pros

Dave you have an exceptional crew ,,

You have an awesome team brother, none better- god bless

I've ran a crane like that before too, and would love to come take care of it for you! Worked on them too, adjusting, replacing and fixing clutches. Good Luck, I wish I could run across a deal like that!

Carnal love the videos the show and All the Help you Have giving the People. God Bless You And Your Crew Always Hermano!

Yall are awesome brother's love you're stuff..❤️🙏💯✌️💪