Im officially starting a petition for Matt to finally put an exhaust on this poor thing :D

Little saftey tip for you when tramming the loader over any distance, always tram with bucket crowded back so if in the event of a hydraulic failure and the boom suddenly drops, it reduces the risk of the bucket digging into the ground and potentially sending you through the windscreen or another reason being if you have a power loss or break failure you can lower the bucket down onto the heel plates to slow and stop the machine safely.

I saw this phrase posted at some tractor show grounds a while back: "The ability of an engine to start is inversely proportional to the number of people watching".

Yep she qualifies to be on the Diesel Creek channel. She's cold natured and has the classic Diesel Creek belt squeal. Yep she's a keeper....

that hissing sound as you unscrew the fuel cap suggests that the tank breather might be blocked

2:55 The cloud was so heavy I even shut my eyes and turned my head away from the screen

In Australia, a high pressure hot wash, rinsedown, blow down and recolour (fresh lipstick!) of anything mechanical is known as a 'Dulux Rebuild'. Very common on Australian minesites when shareholder tours are imminent. 👍👍🇦🇺

Even comes with the obligatory Diesel Creek belt squeal 😉👍

Hey, I just thought I'd explain what that HEET is doing to the water in your diesel (for anyone who sees this and cares). HEET contains alcohols that act as what's called a co-solvent. So, diesel and alcohol are miscible (you can mix them in any concentration; they stay mixed and don't separate into layers) water and alcohol are also miscible, but water and diesel can only tolerate tiny amounts of each other before they separate into layers (like me and the inlaws). But if you add some alcohol to the diesel, you can get the water and the diesel to mix together long enough to go through the fuel filter and burn. The water just gets harmlessly released as steam out the tailpipe with the rest of the water that's formed from combustion. Chemistry!

Nothing says happy camper like roasting fuel filters over an open fire

Hi Matt, As a rag-sailor, when I buy an old boat, the very first thing I do is put a sounding tube to the bottom of the fuel tank, and then using a small PAR hand pump, I take a sample to see what kind of dirt and how much water is down there waiting to clog filters or injector nozzles. You probably have the same problems with old diesel powered equipment. Does anyone put waterproof grease on the filler cap threads to keep all water (rain, or sea) from getting into the fuel tank? If your machine sat for 20 years, with a half full tank of fuel you'll have lots of condensed water caused by the fuel tank breather tube breathing in outside air as the temperatures change day / night / and with the seasons, that a sounding tube will quickly reveal. If that is the case, and you find dirt and water at the bottom of the fuel tank, pumping it out with the sounding tube is a big first step. At least you now know that you have clean fuel in your fuel tank. Cheers, Connie

"giver er the ol' 5 gallon Richie Bros overhaul" LOL priceless. You have the best one liners on youtube man.

Looks like she's already on her 2nd or 3rd Ritchie Bros Restoration. The joys of old equipment.

" They painted it a putrid shade of orange" as he dons his pumpkin hat.

To start heavy equipment in the winter, in cold climates, when the only thing you can plug into is a pine tree. Above -40° use a propane tiger torch, length of stove pipe with elbow up underneath oil pan, construction blanket over engine cover. Below -40° use diesel fired Herman Nelson heater, kerosene freezes at -47°, run elephant trunks to below oil pan, cover as previous. Best wishes all.

These machines were the best in their time. All it needs is some love, and I hope you'll keep it.

I'm a very strong believer in that there's no kill like overkill, sometimes having a piece of equipment that's borderline too big will do the job better in the long run

Good job saving that gentleman 3 1/2 minutes of shoveling!

It even has the Diesel Creek belt squeal!

That loader must have a hell of a good starter

Just an FYI you are one of only a few creators that I follow that gets a thumbs up before the intro is over! Lol

Hit the wire brushed rust with Rustoleum Rust Converter to convert the rust to inert material before you paint. I have rusted metal that I did that to 10 years ago and no sign of rust returning to those areas.

Steam cleaning the old girl gives 'Orange Peel Paint' a new meaning!

The loader isn't over kill for the top soil job it's over efficient! 😂

I love this old machine🥰

When a man says he hasnt made up his mind, he has made up his mind he is just figuring out how to break it to the wife.............................

I've got a strange feeling you're going to need that muscle later on, working on the Homestead. That is a monster, for sure- and you rescued it! You surely have the biggest toy on the playground!

I absolutely believe these big machines have a life of their own. When they're shown some TLC and resuscitated back to life, they'll try their darndest to do the job for you. They want to work. I saw it happen time and time again when I was young.

HA! Sit down to have some breakfast and BOOM - Matt's back for some morning entertainment.

Love starting my day with Diesel Creek

Matt really appreciate the content you and your family put together. Another maintenance tip is any time you wash your equipment; before and after give it a full grease job as that helps keep water out of joints and bearing. Old Airforce trick. Thank you

Diesel Creek: "it's a little overkill".....Everyone who watches Diesel Creek: "it's perfect 👌 "

I can't speak for you, but I'd probably fall in love with it and keep it. Heavy equipment rocks.

This video was posted for a whole 25 seconds before I clicked on it, keep it up!

There's definitely something hypnotic and therapeutic about a water blaster! Much Respect from New Zealand

Gotta love how the sped up footage makes that huge thing sound like a weed whacker. 😊

There's gonna be a truck show in Macungie this Saturday and a guy advertised on the Dying Breed Diesels page on Facebook that he is going to have Autocar parts there. He had doors posted and other various parts. When I saw it, first thing I thought of was you. Didn't know how to get hold of you other than your KZfaq site.

Several years ago I needed 7000# of crushed stone. I took my F250 and 10K rated utility trailer with 2x12 side boards in the stake pockets to the local Marten-Marietta quarry. A front end loader the size of my house met me at the stone pile. The bucket alone was almost as wide as my rig was long. That operator, had scales on his bucket ,and was able to place the exact amount in the center of my trailer, no issues.

Matt, I just love that "ol girl", from the video of the day you rescued her, and boy she sure sounds sweet!, once she has some good fuel. I don't operate heavy equipment, but I've developed a sincere fondness for that Lady, thanks to this channel. She is a sweetheart! Can't wait to see her all "gussied up!" (yeah ok, I'm kinda sentimental).

Watching you wash it is satisfying and also left my brain itching to get it right down to bare metal.

Every company has a big yard loader as you grow you’ll need it to load trucks. Plus it’s a perfect snow pusher in the winter

Well look at that, I was in the right place at the right time. Living in Minnesota I must say I feel your pain on cold starts.

For the price you paid you'll probably regret selling it in less than three years, even if it is a bit overkill it'll come in handy every now and then

In the Late 60s my Dad had Purchased at the Time state of the Art Steam Cleaners 2 hoses 1000 pounds of pressure if you wanted. At the time he was building Interstate 005 in Castaic California We got the job steam cleaning all the heavy equipment when the 005 was completed as a 15 year old my brothers and I worked are assess off filthy job

Live stream for 3 months straight of picking up the paint chips.

Hell, I thought it was yellow. How wrong was I. Keep up the hard work.

Don’t know much about these machines but on our old buses there’s not just the two fuel filters to filter the fuel, there are several small ones in the fuel line and one bigger one on the fuel tank. That’s the first one in the whole fuel line, the two filters you changed are the last ones. Most of the time the one on the tank catches the roughest dirt, the others allong the line catch finer dirt. The smaller ones in the line have fine copper mesh in it and due to new diesel without sulfer, the copper will slowly dissolve and clog up the system. So what we do first, regardless new fuel or not, is clean the tank and replace the small inline filters or, if this is not possible on site, run the engine on a separate tank with new fuel and new filter pots.

Just the fact that you can wheel the steam gennie into the bucket makes it a keeper :)

I think you could call that paint scheme "Orange camo".

ive allways been a detroit fan but damn that cummins sounds good

Still refuses to own something that doesn’t have a squealing belt

Good time to show your patrons how to refinish your rusty steel .Phospheric acid ,scuff the rust ,paint on wash off in an hour, dry and paint with etch primer for metal ,nothing else, then a coat of polyurethane any colour. THIS WOULD MAKE A GOOD EPISODE on rust repairs which in your game means every machine needs it. The quicker the better . I do all my machinery and cars etc . with silver paint or Pot belly black on all exhaust parts.They last and look brilliant.

Was it my imagination or did I hear the fuel tank depressurizing when he took the cap off?

@14:40 Next time you're in the grocery store or drug store, buy some isopropyl alcohol 91% (not 70%). It's the same active ingredient in HEET and costs a hellava lot less!

Love what you are doing here Matt. Have you considered utilizing a water sand blaster addition to your pressure washer? It would clean up the rust and paint down to bare metal really quickly for you and from what I can see about them (not used one myself) the flash rust from it drying would come off with a wire brush on your grinder in a quick pass in preparation for painting. I really think it would save you a huge amount of time over wire brushing it off entirely. Great job on bring back this old iron, you have a knack for finding treasure! Take care, Bob

It's a good practice to keep the equipment clean because you have a better chance catching a small problem before it becomes a big problem.

When you opened the fuel tank it sure sounded like it was releasing a vacuum from the tank

That turbo tip cleaning is pretty satisfying. Especially when your not getting wet and enjoying in high speed. Thanks again Matt, from a long time follower, for providing a lot of vicarios pleasure for an old guy who would have liked to have had the opportunity to do more of the stuff you're doing but has to be happy with a scaled down version due to situation, business and well, life. You motivate and give good experiencial instruction to help me tackle more challenges on my own. Can't wait to see part 2 with the smaller wheel loader in the overgrown shed.

"we're not painting a Ferrari" Griswold is much better than a Ferrari

It ain't the only one who doesn't like wakin' up on a cold morning!! I'm right there with it!!

You could put a vinyl roof on it to cover the rust - period correct like a 70s Lincon !

Cruel and unusual punishment of the starter.

Use this big loader for plowing snow at the farm! Lol good job as always. I really like these heavy equipment videos. Keep up the great work 👍

Exhaust is a must. Looking forward to seeing it done. Well done Sir.

That whole segment from 20:25 to 20:50 sounds like Nascar with the speed up

It’s great to see someone giving these old commercial vehicles some love! Keep it up, Matt👍

Good job Matt, keep it up, restoring units that still have some life to live ! ( from Canada )

that fuel treatment heat is alcohol base and it mixes with water and makes easier to pass through pump and injector also makes the water flammable

Can't wait till you paint the wheel loader and Christine.

Man that a good looking piece of iron. I think this and christine are my favorites

The vacuum in the tank when you took the cap off might be part of the problem.

It sounds so nice with that v8

Like trying to load a teaspoon with a scoop shovel .

In the strip mines of Alabama, sometimes we used charcoal briquettes in an old barbeque grill under the belly to heat things up. No flame just heat.

Seeing that old thing drive down the road brings me great joy.

Cleaned up real nice!

With all that smoke, there ain't a skeeter within 100 miles😄!!

Turbo sounds awesome!

The sound of that thing is just wonderful

That belt squeal....know it's meant to be Matt....keep it!!!

dam she sounds solid now!!! noticeable difference in the audio! thanks for another great video! See ya on the next one!

I love the sound of the old Motors

Cold start and the Diesel Creek squeal . Love it

Awesome! My Clarke Michigan doesn't like the cold either, but it's moreso the transmission rather than the engine (Detroit). Doesn't like to engage well until it's warmer, so I don't run her much when it's cold out. Love to see the progress Matt! Keep em coming!

That's one way to paint your driveway gold. Love the videos! 👍

WOW what a difference. You are having just too much fun

It cleaned up really nice I can't wait to see the new paint on it

might wanna check with that construction co.. if they still have the side engine covers kickin around some where ... yea its a long shot .. but ya never know

The orange color is just "branding" for them. You know that local company paints their stuff orange, so every time you see the bright orange equipment that is probably visible from space, you immediately know it's one of theirs.

I might not be the smartest man but is open flame on a fuel filter really the best idea lol

It looks good and you didn’t even use any soap. Can’t wait to see you do more for this machine.

Is the vent clogged for the fuel tank? Seemed like there was a long "woosh" sound like it was sucking a lot of air in when you removed the cap. That could be part of your problem.

Surprising how much of the yellow was showing through after the wash.

Was bored and came across this gem how i missed this video not sure great to of found it ......Matt Rocks 👍👍👍🇨🇦

I'm an old diesel mechanic, clean and inspect the fuel tank and lines there is probably rust scale and other crap inside, look for old steel fuel lines that deteriorate inside. This will help you run much better. Alcohol absorbs water.

"you hate to redline a cold motor like that" Seems Griswold is your Slave Lake And with something like that you gotta Peg it

Love your videos man! Always look forward to getting the notification!

903 or 555, Cummins, I ran a Michigan 175 for a while , I don’t remember what engine was in it , nice vlog , thanks BigAl California.

Great video Matt..got her running nice an lookin pretty! Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

So rewarding to see the difference in cleaning. Looks like it was painted before. You have to keep it. Fun watching you work on it.