A new Saturday morning Diesel Creek vlog reminds me of early morning cartoons as a child. I get to go to a place where I don’t have any responsibilities and enjoy what entertains me. Thanks Matt!

Chillin in a boat, got a cold beer, missus and son sleeping, sun shining. New Diesel Creek hour long episode. Life is good 😎

Never understood why people leave negative comments? This is your passion and I appreciate your love for old equipment!!! Let the haters hate and know that 99% of your subscribers love what you do!!!

This may come off as cheesy, but you honestly inspire me. My Dad and younger brother and I always worked as a team on almost every task, usually dealing with older tractors or old trucks and cars. But within the last 3 years I’ve lost my baby brother and my Dad. It has sorta mentally paralyzed me. That’s how I wound up watching all these KZfaq videos in the first place. But watching you tackle most of you challenges alone got me to thinking how I can go forward and get back to getting things done. It just takes alot more thinking with only two hands. Thanks man. Sorry for getting sappy.

This may not mean anything to most people, but, I appreciate the fact that you don't have to cuss, and be a "potty mouth" to make videos. Thank you for that. I like watching you get old machinery back to working order. Very relaxing, and satisfying.

Ray Beighley died in 1974 but Beighley Construction is still in operation. Thanks for the video Matt! Good stuff as usual.

Buddies like Sam are rare indeed. You're so fortunate he was there to smooth out the bumps.

I think it’s awesome how not to long ago it was essentially a paperweight and now your loading dirt with it. I like that you’re keeping the old iron alive

My grandfather worked for Bucyrus Erie in the 50's and early 60's at the Erie plant. That a machine built 70 years ago and abandoned to the elements for 30 years can still work as intended with a minimum of service and repair is a testament to the engineering and workmanship of the old Erie manufacturing ethos.

Seeing the trap door hanging open and the old girl grinning reminded me of a book from my childhood, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Thanks for reviving a pleasant memory Matt! 😊

I grew up right down the street in Erie where they made these beasts, and would always see them in their yard. Takes me back.

I don't get to watch Matt very often, but when I watch you tube he's numero uno on list, what a fountain of knowledge, just down to earth no nonsense proper mechanic,

As a Technology teacher here in Australia, Matt I can honestly say that I would rank your abilities as first in class. Your capacity to navigate through problems is extraordinary. You have much to feel proud of. It is a privilege to watch you work. Thank you, Matt.

A 65 minute marathon video from Diesel Creek on a Saturday morning and a hot cup of Coffee , well it just does not get any better! 👍👍👍👍

It's one of those "If Only" things for me but if only I had a way to get a crane like this to surprise my Dad.. He's 65 and newly retired.. He's been on his feet and working since he was in his teens and now has finally got the chance to relax and retire. He's a definite tinkerer and loves his old machinery. Get Mom to take him someplace for the day... Park this ol girl out by the pond with a giant bow on it.. I've only saw my Dad cry once in 43 years.. I think this would do it again..

Hands-on experience is the best teacher. Having friends that help is a huge help in the learning process. We'll done Matt. Can't wait to see the old semi restoration kick in.

Man, I love the lines on that shovel and the shape of the door of the house is so cool! Operators back in the day must have been all deaf after working with these rigs. I think Matt should take this on his lowboy trailer with his Autocar tractor to some shows.

My late wife's Great grandfather worked for Ruston Bucyrus in Lincoln U.K. from the end of world war 1. Till retirement in the late 1960's . He died in the late 1980's . A machine like yours is on his long service lapel badge. Thanks for showing one in the flesh!

Thanks for the memories again! Started out on dozers and loaders when I was 15. Just before we were married I started work for Bird Inc operating a 1946 Northwest Model 6 Shovel, I was 23. Those Old Rigs were American Built and Tuff as Nails! And would do a lot of work in a 12 hour shift

A real mans channel on KZfaq? Well even the intro shots and especially the music says a lot 👍

Not a minute to late “it’s Diesel Creek time”.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this old girl come back to life. So glad there are people like you out there who doesnt give up on these relics. Wile most would just say scrap it, you see them as a challenge and a chance to bring them back to working condition. Been following you for many years and the content just keeps getting better... Great job Matt...

This guy from Scrappy Industries makes the hard or impossible look easy. Think he needs a steak dinner somewhere. Having a neighbor like that makes life so much easier.😊

Wonderfully interesting, entertaining in the best way, and no theatricals, a superb presentation style, so natural and engaging...thank you so much.

These cable driven machines are poetry in motion compared to the modern hydraulic ones.

I love seeing the old iron up and working again. Most operators have no idea the struggles of the past. Thank you Matt for breathing new life into her.

Watching you pull on your wire can be interesting and fun for everybody!!

You are. Really impressive with your ability to bring equipment back alive.That has been previously dead, just like that.1942 greater than you brought back to life that was great.They made things really good back then

I LOVED Sam's description of the routing and function of the crowd cables. I watched that portion of the video 3 or 4 times and laughed through it each time. Just the way he described things that I had never seen using words and phrases that I had never heard in such a way that sounds like it's just a normal natural thing to him was amazing.

You got that right about classroom learning. I teach middle school shop class, and some of the most brilliant kids sit in the back and flunk out because what the classroom has is not what they need or want. The more we push them to learn what we (teachers and admin) think they need, the more they check their heads at the door. We need to bring back the shop classes that teach unconventional kids how to have skills to make a life for themselves rather than going on the dole, dependent on govt. largess for survival.

So cool to see this Old girl Pushing and lifting dirt again Matt Thanks for sharing 1:01:54 @Diesel Creek

I like the fact you are working with the old equipment. I believe most guys your age would opt for a newer machine that operated with one or two joy sticks. Thumbs up Matt.

This is exactly what someone coming off nightshift needed before going to sleep. Perfect timing.

Ever since I was very young wanted to know how things worked. Almost 70 now, still do. I found it fascinating how the cables worked. Good work Matt.

Not always mentioned but shout out to the soundtrack of your videos! So much better than 99% of YT.

YOU BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF CHANGING CABLES ON THE R&T ENGINES ON THE CAT ON THE CARRIER !

How anyone could say you should scrap that, I just don't understand. The fact that it starts and functions as well as it does, is a testament to how well things were made. Thank you for your content.

Im not real good with engines, its one reason I love your content seeing people work on old ones bring them back to life, its great. You do all this without the lame content/cursing I really like that.

Matts playing in his big sand box 😂 Cool restore 🛠️💪👍✝️🙏

I'm proud that you don't hesitate to ask for help when you get in a bind. And you did learn fast when you got it together. Thumbs up !

She purrs like a kitten, just did my first first wash, lube, and cable restring, on a 1950 B.E . CABLE SHOVEL! Thanks Matt!❤

That was cool as heck.. When you dropped that first bucket into the truck I smiled like a 10 year old.

Just pull it right out of here. I laughed as soon as you said it then almost spit out my beer when you were pulling and said it again. I love how you show ALL, even when things don't go as expected. I love the content keep up the good work.

Anyone who said this was a POC is not a subscriber, not a fan of DC/Matt, and is surely in the wrong place.... Beautiful machine, I'm so thrilled there are people like you Matt to save this stuff.

Every time you stick your hands in to an old machine like this and clean it up, I wanna scream "GET SOME RUBBER GLOVES". You must have heard me this time! Love these videos, you are a true natural.

I remember being about 14 or 16 and my friend and i cycled to a river near my village in Ireland to go fishing, we left the bikes at the bridge and walked for a couple of miles along the river bank fishing, there was an old guy working one of these along the river, a ruston bucyrus (don't know if that's a newer model but looked very much like that one.). It started to rain and thunder and the nice old man let us get in the cab behind him out of the storm. It was fascinating watching him cast that bucket right across the river each time. That was about 35 years ago and im sure that nice man has passed on. Rip john O'Neill. A good memory of a kind deed.

Currently watching with my 5yo son. We randomly found the video where you got this running at auction, and still watching you get it cleaned up and running. While I don't have any real experience with machinery, I/we still love watching!

In todays throw it away world it’s good to see that old iron up and running. It might not have all the bells and whistles as a new excavator, but it’s a solid hard working machine that’s for the most part easy to fix. These are the machines that built this country. It’s good to see it won’t be forgotten.

Diesel creek Saturdays are the best!

She's not junk... she just was WAY overdue for some love. It's always great to see old iron brought back to productive life!!

I wouldn't even consider restoring that machine. The patina is perfect. I'd just clear it to preserve it just the way it is. Great video and thanks for all the great content.

Its so nice to see these old machines find new life! The notion that this machine was nothing but scrap is absurd. I’m planning to head over to National Pike for the August show, so I hope to see it then!

Matt thank you for rescuing this piece of old iron. It's guys like you that keep these old work horses that built our roads towns and cities alive for generations to come.

Wow that's incredible that you can refurbish these old machines and bring them back running and working again🙏♥️👍🇺🇲😃

Love to see her all cleaned up and working! Way to go Matt! ❤

One of my first jobs while in high school was driving dump truck for a local excavating company near Leechburg, Pa. We were hauling fill for the building of a golf course. The machine used for loading the trucks was exactly like the one you just rescued. Brings back some memories.

As an old railroad machine operator, i love seeing these old gems back in service. Thanks for the memories!

The last 2min hit the nail on the head, just cause you get straight As in school doesn't mean you're smart, and being a C or D student doesn't mean you're dumb. I was very much the C and D student in high school. But I found my calling in my career being an electrical controls technician or Mechatronics Technician how ever you wanna call it. And your videos inspired me to get out and play with "old iron" though currently just playing with old junk riding lawnmowers buying and flipping. It's been fun. Matt never underestimate what effect you might have on other young men. Even tho we aren't getting any younger 😂

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Don't let others gaslight you into changing your perception. For its age that shovel is in good shape.

Whoever said that shovel was a piece of junk is way off. That thing is a piece of art! What a one of a kind find!!!

Reminds me of starting work in 74; we had an old crane like this only it was a Bantam! Once in the early 80's had a crane operator nearly lost my life he fell asleep and hit the cable up about 10 feet ..I had my head under neath an I beam I was welding, I came back in the basket to put another welding rod in when he hit the cable up lever,back then you didn't think about it too much,but as the years pass you think of what could have been!! Love your videos can't get enough!

As someone mentioned, these old machines are totally mechanical. Everything is done with pulleys, cables, brakes, and clutches. That means it takes both hands and both feet to operate with each limb doing something different. Sort-of like rubbing your belly and patting your head while dancing an Irish jig...not easy on a good day, by any means. It takes time and practice to become proficient in their operation. You do amazingly well for a young guy/beginner. Keep up the good work.

This is one of the best videos you've made Matt! I love you're down to Earth approach "45 miles of thread and 70 years of grease" -- you had me giggling a minute on that one! I'm amazed at how you know the technical terms for the inner components of each of these machines...... It's like you've been working with them your entire life.

On the wire rope, when we used to charge them on cat 586 side booms you had to be careful to make sure it was spooled on correctly, depending on the wire rope being either right hand lay or left hand lay, I noticed you had it going the same as it was before you started. Great machine and your tenacity to get her back in shape.

Awesome, love watching these old machines still able to function.

Hey Matt, never worry about nay sayers. They are jealous of what u have. You are a honest and humble man. I love old equipment. I learned to run equipment on a very clean old 950 A front end loader. Put a new bigger turbo on it and man would thing push with the pump turned up. I know if we met we'd be friends. I miss running heavy equipment, Worked my way up from a laborer to Superintendant of a huge company in North Scottsdale. Now I own my own transportation company. Working old equipment taught me to respect it and maintain things properly. That is a clean old machine from the 50's. Maybe some day we'll meet! Keep up the great work reviving and saving old equipment.

In the mills USS.did alot of over head crane cable changes. Your machine reminds me of my younger days. Good work and enjoy.

Thanks for sharing the journey - I’m really diggin the shovel

I can't believe how quiet that motor runs. The bucket and boom make louder noises.

Good job stringing the cable. Just a word of caution about heating next to the grease zerk on the bucket. The heat can cause the little check ball to explode outward with great force. Will easily penetrate skin or worse if you happen to be in the way. Have seen it happen, fortunately no injury. Just one more thing to be aware of. Always remove those zerks before heating. Love those old cable machines. I own a 13a d8, so looking forward to seeing more content on it for sure.

I operated shovels for 31 years in a large coal mine in Canada. Was fun to watch a cable change on that old relic. I operated 68 yard machines take about 6 guys and a wheel dozer on stand by

The overhead drone views during the opening sequence finally impressed upon me how big the new shop is. Saying it dwarfs the container shop is an understatement. As always great content Matt. 👍🏻

Left school in year 10 and went into the Army as a Sapper (equivalent of USACE). I few years after I got out, decided I wanted to get a science degree and did well because I wanted to be there and didn't HAVE to be there. Once in that learning headspace went to TAFE and did every subject in the engineering department bar one. Point is - find what you are interested in and its not learning for learning sake, but increasing your knowledge about what you are interested in. Great job as always Mat and from half a world away never underestimate with influence and enjoyment you provide.

A couple of observations from a non operator but someone who reads a lot. You will probably find that there is a lock for the tracks so you don't push yourself away from the pile when using the face shovel or pull yourself into the water when setup as a dragline. The other observation is that when installing lines the end that is buried in the reel should go on the drum. This will take advantage of the natural set in the line from being on the reel. Doesn't matter in this application but when set up as a crane or dragline it will help prevent bird nesting if you get slack. Well done on the clean up, I am envious of all your toys!

Learning to read, ask questions and seek answers from other informed “teachers”. You got it

Looks like a solid piece of equipment with nothing but potential!!❤

She cleaned up very nicely! Another beautiful diamond in the rough. Thank you Sam for the assist!

Excellent, I thought that was all faded paint! So cool, that are REVIVING these old machines!!!!!

I was jealous watching your other video with the red and white Grove. I have never been able to operate a hydraulic lifting crane. But watching this one, am jealous that you found a Bucyrus Erie crane with a DOOR! Never had heat either.

Cleaned up really nicely with the pressure washer! I thought the cable looked off when you first assembled the becket. Great to see sam again, I'm sure he'll gain another 5k subs from his appearance. Deservedly so. Another great video!

Around 1975 I was working for a timber company in western Washington, they had several contractors building roads for them. One of them used a Bucyrus Erie almost identical to yours. He built the entire road prism cut bank, ditch, road bed and fills, and grubing stumps all while sitting on top of 3 timber pads that he walked up the the road grade to avoid bogging down in the mud. I don't recall how many feet a day he could do but it was considerable. All that remained to be done was rocking the grade after it had dried out for a mounth or two. Until I saw this I had no idea what those old machines were capable of. Most of the other contractors and the company itself used dozers for road construction and going from staked grade to finished grade in one pass like that old shovel was not possible.

Love it! I know it's not a steam shovel, but the Mike Mulligan vibes are strong!

I can’t imagine how America was built by this. Much respect for the machine operators back then 🫡 Thanks for a great video DC 👍

I watched the first episode when you guys got it up and running and brought it back to your shop, definitely a nice machine to restore. At 74 years of age I hope I look as good as it does 😂🤣 those 22 series machines are a nice size to deal with. I’ve always wanted to get hold of a 10b or 15 but everything I have looked at is in pretty bad condition. And space is an issue as well. Great work love watching the progress you’ve made 👍😎

The self control to have just hit that little spot with a pressure washer is impressive. If I’d seen how nice that spot looked I’d be compelled to do the whole thing.

Wow Matt, you have surpassed yourself this time. Amazing and well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

I know that it was a paid ad to talk about such things but I too did absolutely horrible in school as a young man. It wasn’t until after the Army that I forced myself back to school to learn automotive stuff. I’ve got three A.S. Degrees now (two in automotive tech and one from Caterpillar in diesel tech). I’ve since gone back to school to learn welding and am about to start another round to learn machining. As a kid I couldn’t stand going to school - as I’ve gotten older, I thoroughly enjoy learning.

So glad for this channel. It feeds the hearts and minds of those who come from or "belong" to simpler/better times.

It must be so cool to learn on a machine that you restored like this. Not only learning it, but really getting to know it. Love your work Matt, great seeing old iron like this being loved on !!

After that clean I think the paint job is good enough for another 60 years. 👍 All those cables look complicated, glad it was you doing it and not me. Isn't Sam a good guy, running his own set up and coming to help you with yours as well.

I fully understand your way of learning Brother, same here. And yes, I understand that you were presenting a sponsor, but that felt sincere 👍 Thanks again for the fantastic content.

I’m sure Ray Beighley is proudly looking down from above, too see new life brought to his old machine…

That is one of nicest survivors I have ever seen!! I hope you are able to restore it

My grandfather was a shovel operator in coal mines around Masontown West Virginia. The brings back memories of when I was a kid, watching him strip mining coal. This will just be a warm up for the dragline project. Many thanks and Good Luck.

Real-world problem-solving is a key differentiator for success in life. It requires intellectual flexibility, patience, experimentation and the resilience to continue after failure. It is often very different from solving classroom problems. You are a great example of a real-world problem solver.

Reminds me of a book I had when I was a kid "Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel" 😊.

Very, very good, you and your young friends seem to have a natural talent, and have found a way to acquire the old machinery that needs to be saved. I once needed to replace cables on an old sign crane. I learned about different types of cable, deep plow, different cable winds for example and different uses. There is always more than what first meets the eye. Again. good work, good to watch. It is so good that you younger guys want to preserve our industrious American past. Thanks.

I had an old wrecker from the 60s that had 100 yds. of 5/8" cable that was getting rusty and had a hemp core. The hemp core retains oil and I used a half steel drum for a trough with oil in it and every two years would pay out the cable and run it through the oil. The winch is now mounted on a skidder and the cable still looks like new. The new owner oils it the same way I did.

I really enjoy your site. It is the only one that I watch. I am more into cars, but I now look at tractors differently. I do not like the drama of other things on the computer. Your English is easily understood by the common person and you do not talk down to us. Not condescending and very honest. I feel like I know you as a friend , and I have a great social circle in the car show world. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

This intro NEVER gets old. I absolutely love it and TSS for putting it together.