Watch as Merlon travels to Alamo, NV to visit an old friend, Cord Higbee, that has a sweet old dump truck. He scores some part off some other vehicles and Cord shows him some of the hidden desert treasures in his own back yard.
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@mattlamb4691 Жыл бұрын
Great video... I used to live in Alamo. 70's. Great little town. Many memories..
@charlesalden91672 жыл бұрын
Dr Frankenstein your mind is at it again with another creation. Crazy how you & your cousin Paul always carry 4 inch tools in your pockets. Must be from your dads & in the blood. But best part none of you gave up on the old engine & when it came alive the look on your face was like a little boy who won his first prize. Prayers are always with you & your family
@diesel468092 жыл бұрын
You find the best trucks and the best projects to be working on. Great job, keep up the great work.
@larrylytle6482 Жыл бұрын
Cord knows where all of the good stuff is! Larry
@donaldhalls21892 жыл бұрын
Old Chevys never die awesome old truck make a great rod, all the best to yous and your loved ones
@lopin8902 жыл бұрын
Another SCORE Merlin!!🥰🥰 ..... And NO RUST!!!WOW!! Can't wait to see what becomes of THIS beauty!! Always good to have friends with cool 💩 they're willing to part with!! Stay Frosty.... Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel.... Safe travels, friend❣️❤️❣️
@e.s.bryant7652 жыл бұрын
Heck yea! I love all your content. Keep them coming.
@chazdahl11122 жыл бұрын
Man that was cool!! I love the grill style of that ol dump truck..
@TheOldaz12 жыл бұрын
Amazing to find one of those without serious rust-through. Great stuff, diamond in the rough looks the part.
@nope42392 жыл бұрын
Sweet Every time I find something like that it someone's project
@harveystephens6115 Жыл бұрын
U can start about anything. Enjoyed
@ponypwr2 жыл бұрын
My man Merlin is so Oldskool! "This bed will be repurposed on a "modern" truck like this one" (points to a 1960s truck)! Lol love it!
@markjennings-principals.p.58702 жыл бұрын
"desert fresh" That got me goin'. ;)
@blackbuttecruizr2 жыл бұрын
Sweet score!!! Can't wait to see what you build with it.
@jdhfarms3596 Жыл бұрын
YES! I have carried a 4" crescent in my pocket since about 12 years old in the early 80's. I lost a Diamond brand, had a cheap one stolen and currently have a crescent brand. It's polished pretty good from living with a jackknife and a metal case tape measure 7 days a week. I love the truck builds. In Michigan we have such humidity and salt on the roads that we just don't see things like that in the wild.
@What_Willy_Do Жыл бұрын
A 4” crescent is of equal value to my knife and wallet when walking out the door!
@lynndraughon69612 жыл бұрын
Great wrench, I have carried a 4 inch Diamond adjustable wrench in my pocket for over 55 years, couldn't be without it. Love it. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
@marklar75512 жыл бұрын
That bumper looks like an awesome sound bar shelf!
@thejackofalltravels82672 жыл бұрын
I love the desert. Growing up in upstate NY before cable TV we would go to the local pub called The Bucket and watch cars rust. Needed a blue wrench for everything below the door handles.
@evolgenius4712 жыл бұрын
Desert Gold!!!! Dig it!
@albertdehn83812 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 😀😌
@bc69672 жыл бұрын
Man bro the knowledge you got is priceless on these motors and old vehicles bad ass
@papayork19072 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Merlon! Cords got a cool place there! Nice finds!
@thman64532 жыл бұрын
Man should make a great hotrod 👍 that diamond T at the end was pretty cool 😎 👌 👍
@desertd26092 жыл бұрын
Another rad ride in the works, nice find!
@allenlicher66532 жыл бұрын
Cool Truck Mr. Merlon, can't wait to see what you do with it. Keep the videos rollin' always good stuff from the Old School Garage!
@skipman8yard2 жыл бұрын
Great vidj merlin wow some cool trucks there 👍👍👍👍👍✊✊✊✊✊💪🇬🇧😎🏴☠️
@lorenmeyer52902 жыл бұрын
AWESOME find! Love all that old iron!♡♡♡♡
@jenniferbatten8975 Жыл бұрын
I love that Diamond T at the end. I also thought it was very funny spraying the valves with citrus! It started and smelled nice too :) I've done stuff like that
@mrheart42422 жыл бұрын
If you can get 2 of the bumpers or a front and rear. Bolt them together put on some legs and a glass top for a coffee table.
@johnkranz40042 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Merlin
@justinsane7128 Жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn't the only one carrying mini tools in my pocket
@frederickmcconnell547 Жыл бұрын
Merlin, I'm so glad I found your channel while watching Paul. I really love your videos!
@b.s.adventures94212 жыл бұрын
I Love Nevada. So beautiful. So much space.
@gregb765 ай бұрын
Nice video Merlin checking out some of the old ones I thought I had watched them all.
@rescueinoldraggedy74072 жыл бұрын
Nice old truck , cant wait to see what you do with it ,
@markbork5634 Жыл бұрын
I carry a 4 inch crescent with me and have since I was 16 years old. 52 now started alot of vehicles jumping the contacts on the starter solenoid of many vehicles
@1944chevytruck2 жыл бұрын
More Repurposing good deal!...more yard art!...I love starting old engines!...thanks 4 video. be kind.
@georgebryan60192 жыл бұрын
old fat finder car great the best looking cars ever
@What_Willy_Do Жыл бұрын
I wish I could have found that whole truck before you got that cab. I would have loved to rebuild it and have a badass dump truck
@RuralTowner Жыл бұрын
The ending. OLD SCHOOL way of finding neat old rigs in the days before Craigslist, the MarketPlace, countless other online sources, or even when local White Sheets did little to help.
@edpoints11272 жыл бұрын
Whoa Merlin!!! You're on the content freight train and killin it! Great to see you putting out more videos. Great video!
@John-ve3gg2 жыл бұрын
That's some cool stuff!!! Excellent!!
@79tazman2 жыл бұрын
When a low compression engine won't start just feed it 24 volts and some ether it will fire right off. It has always worked for me
@chevyfan822 жыл бұрын
Nice find 👍
@davidbeach6947 Жыл бұрын
😱 my dad had a diamond T water truck for his sprayers and cotton picker in the 50’s
@bernhard85402 жыл бұрын
how you can tell diesel oils life span is over when you wipe the dip stick with your finger and when you go to wipe your finger off if your finger is stained black then the oil needs changed and is no longer doing its job as a detergent, if your finger wipes off clean then it still has detergents in it and it's ok :) just a helpful tip for anyone newer to diesels and wonders why the oil gets so black :)
@SpeedingguyDrake2 жыл бұрын
Much better audio editing this time, the quality is improving every episode! Good job!
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
Yeah we’re growing like crazy we have a way better camera system now to thanks
@dentfixer59682 жыл бұрын
Cool Stuff !! 👍
@Coalblack79k102 жыл бұрын
Man this channel needs discovered your content is bad ass you will boom watch and see I’ll back you the whole way 👍🇺🇸
@Thomas_jefferson692 жыл бұрын
That's a cool truck
@carmudgeon7478 Жыл бұрын
6" Knipex, 6"Crescent, 11-in-one Klein screwdriver, Coast Px15r flashlight and an Olfa knife stay in my pocket. Even at church.
@dennisdixon63442 жыл бұрын
Good job...good content...keep the videos coming & you'll get more viewers...you're right on the verge of getting hundreds of thousands of views...
@clydebethatway74855 ай бұрын
You had a complete truck dump truck even would be nice if he kept it together
@royfrank71012 жыл бұрын
I seen a gent put a first generation Dodge Cummins in a early 80's Chevy 4 door, he and his partner would rebuilt auction cars and ship them to Europe and thier trailer would haul 2 to4 cars depending on size and had a rack on the truck that could carry 2 or 3 more cars
@christophersanders5007 Жыл бұрын
I know where this is. I use to live up this way in Panaca.
@timothymorrell40232 жыл бұрын
Well i got a new word to use now.... "TEETERY" That cab is amazing! Maybe i will get to meet you when i win that sweet car from "fab rats" hahaha =) MR WIZARD STARTS ANOTHER ONE!
@christopherconrad41562 жыл бұрын
If you could mail that bumper and brackets to nova scotia ... I have the truck to bolt it on.😆
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
Yeah so you know how hard they are defined as the first one I’ve ever owned that’s complete
@ko84b2 жыл бұрын
Hey! I used to live in Alamo some forty years ago. There were Higbees around then too. Didn't know (or don't remember) Cord, if he was even born. I have a brother who lives there still. Actually, I suppose he lives in Richardville, but still consider that Alamo.
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
Cord is not as old as he looks and I don’t mean that in a bad way he’s pretty young
@ko84b2 жыл бұрын
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage I just mentioned this video to my brother, and he said that he was jealous of all the old vehicles that Cord has. Didn't know what he would do with them, but just the same....
@ambrosemackinnon83142 жыл бұрын
It's a horrific nightmare to destroy that very nice old truck ..I wish someone somewhere would buy that truck and lovelingly restore it back to its former glory
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry it became a donor to a half ton and it will be restored to its beauty the dump truck would’ve ended up in a museum and probably never appreciated
@ambrosemackinnon83142 жыл бұрын
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage thank you ...great..
@LoneScout12 жыл бұрын
shake hands with danger on the box removal boys
@crbrepairmotorcycles66082 жыл бұрын
I didn't think it would run with the sound of low compression
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
Believe me I didn’t think it was going to run either but after it finally came to life and we got some RPMs out of it it sounded better by the time we were done
@RonSales2 жыл бұрын
I got a 265 chevy UPS truck motor sitting in my garage that would repower that truck.
@KB-gs8zi2 жыл бұрын
Hey Merlon !! You are getting more projects to work on
@joeh19402 жыл бұрын
How about a video on that chevy hauler....
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
It’s coming
@joeh19402 жыл бұрын
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage hell yeah!!
@williamjones90992 жыл бұрын
Sweet truck cream puff
@steveo77672 жыл бұрын
You need a profile pick maybe an old school logo on one of your trucks as your KZfaq pic.
@chasemcmurray37372 жыл бұрын
You should drop a Cummins in that. Like on Vegas rat rods.
@morgansword2 жыл бұрын
If people only knew how many still exist as they did make hundreds of thousands of them.. I have seen them run into a crusher and near cried as they were still running driving rigs with so little to fix yet the state wouldn't budge... I gave someone who's name remains anonymous a fair some of money and then they were gone for a few hours to come back and find a rig gone... maybe as there were so many he said. I drove it into a box van and took it home where I got a abandoned title. Fixed a few things on it to make it safer.... a thirty five ford cab forwards with its original v8 engine, just touch the starter and it was running like it did so many years. I found it a good home with enough money to help me suffer its going away/LOL,. I found rigs in every state, the oddest one was a older fellow liked what I did so he has me come over to his shed garage that was falling apart. In there was a fifty six ford pick up, a old indian bike, a few extra parts and then he said at his house was one more... I went and there sat a packard clipper in sweet shape like well cared for. I told him I had not near the money for all these fine toys of his... his response was to me, sign that you too will care for them and they are yours! Those rigs are very personal to the original owner and don't care to see just trashed. Not all are nice as they think an some are much better than one could hope for.
@geoffreyfox76182 жыл бұрын
Well if I remember right Dodge brothers made parts for all GM, Ford, so they would have stayed similar
@av.nedelcu59102 жыл бұрын
I got a thing for old yellow truck/ cars. And so do you I think…so, can’t wait to see if it grow into a hotrod… one question : Cummins or Ls?
@bbland2750 Жыл бұрын
Please post a sorce or link to Cummings Vertical A/C mounting bracket. Thanks.
@rjdinnini62492 жыл бұрын
Is that the cab for the worlds biggest off road wrecker?
@wendellharker66902 жыл бұрын
How long has he worked for LVP I worked there for 17 years last year was 2011. I was a mechanic now I live in Wisconsin thanks for letting me watch. Wendell Harker
@jesterofatlas57492 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see the cab get used. What did you have to do to get it to run?
@bryanfelt4681 Жыл бұрын
So Merlin, what did you end up doing with the 40 Chevy cab and front clip you picked up.
@ccrockyhorses982 жыл бұрын
Merlin you Cummins swap those old trucks
@chasemcmurray37372 жыл бұрын
What happened to the show Vegas rat rods?
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
It’s over discovery Could not come to an agreement to renew the season
@timcanizares52402 жыл бұрын
Merlin... can we get a link to that alternator/AC compressor bracket
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
I will try to do a video on that there’s an accessory place that actually makes it
@timcanizares52402 жыл бұрын
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage 10-4 thank you sir...
@kevbev15248 ай бұрын
Put LS in it and run it
@SteveKing842 жыл бұрын
12v ain't doin it, push it to 24, lol
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
I told him 36 was next we were going to start that motor no matter what
@SteveKing842 жыл бұрын
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage I was anticipating another battery, haha
@charlesmecum50092 жыл бұрын
How much can u earn on you tube I know based on subs but what does 28k subs generate
@littlegeorgegeorge2139 Жыл бұрын
That's despicable
@jerryb12342 жыл бұрын
Dodge don't build, design or own the Cummins engine Merlin, and Cummins has put there engines in plenty of other vehicles other than Dodge for as long as I can remember, smh, so please quit wishing out-loud.
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage2 жыл бұрын
But I have the big three under contract Dodge is the only one that has ever put a Cummins in their pick up line I know the Cummins is a module engine however Dodge has used it for 25 years now as their staple diesel engine none of the other big three have done such a thing