Ya did it again Zack. Once again you took me back to being a little kid sitting on the floor of a farm shop building watching an older guy from Oklahoma, a guy who never went to high school a guy who had left and came to Central California during the dust bowl. I sat there watching him reassemble a John Deere A model tractor transmission or maybe the steering brakes on a Cat D9. I vividly remember there was not a manual or torque wrench anywhere in the shop. And there he was working away and talking the whole time to an eight or ten year old little kid telling stories about fishing and hunting in Western Oklahoma, building airstrips in the South Pacific along with tips on using tools correctly. I'd run home at lunch and my mom would fix me a bologna sandwich and some Kool Aid and I'd then run back to the shop for the afternoon show. That was back in the 1950's which I now realize was probably the best times of my life. Thanks.

I'll watch anything you put up. Watching grass grow, fixing backhoes, whatever. You're humble, civilized, and intelligent. That's pretty good for a Texan. I started out working in a junkyard. All the grime and aggravations make me feel at home.

There is about a million guys on YT fixing old backhoes but only one oil guy. Yet your story-telling makes it fun to watch (and your T-shirts).

Like we used to say about John Deere: "You can buy better, but you can't pay more!"

If Zach wasn't working on this backhoe, I wouldn't be watching one of the million backhoe repair vids on utube. But I enjoyed this vid and am glad it was filmed and uploaded.

Another great video Zach. Don't mind the trolls. You're doing just fine, and we're all privileged to be able to tag along.

I like long videos about anything you do Zach. The clean shop makes me sad. I liked the random surprises that popped into view just long enough to make me wonder???

I like any style of repair video you do that breaks the Stereotype that you have to have a brand new clean shop & all these special tools in order to fix anything , shines a light on how things actually get fixed out here in the real world !

I'm all for this content. I'm not here strictly for the oilfield content, I'm here for the fixing old machine content.

Show it all man. You don't try and come off as a professional mechanic, you come across as a all around guy getting by best he can. Show more of the machine shop too, I like seeing the old shop equipment. Thanks man!

Your "project" videos are THE BEST! I've been doing "broke/fix" projects for some 50+ years now. YOURS INSPIRE ME TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON. Thanks a bunch.

Would love a video of your old man telling some of his oil field stories.

This type of project is the icing on the cake for this channel. Keep it up. Messy or not, your shop is your shop. Nosy people r a dime a dozen.

Absolutely love watching your mechanical videos. I was actually just wishing you would make some more on these kinds of repairs. I'm here for the long haul and love all your videos. Keep em coming...

This channel is awesome. To make money, you can’t be spending too much time getting everything perfect.

Since you asked, I'll keep watching all of your videos. I won't ever ask you about your finances, because there's two kinds of business; my business and none of my business. I enjoy the making and repairing best and as an industrial electronics tech, I'm looking forward to seeing your SCADA system. Thanks for sharing, Zach.

Zach, I enjoy your machinery repairs as much as I enjoy your oil patch work. Both are large of the deal of a single man operation.

Zach, guys never get tired of watching other guys work. Keep tubin’ please.

I find machinery repair and rebuild videos fascinating. As a shade tree mechanic myself I really enjoy watching folks work on equipment I might not ever see. You are a smart and skilled mechanic and machinist. Keep them coming.

Floor rings will be a staple for the next 20 videos lol

I like the long form videos Zach. The best videos you do are the ones where at the end you have most of your fingers. Keep up the great work. Thanks Joe

I'll watch what ever you put out. I like the way you do things and the type of equipment you have. Good educational and common sense channel. And your a likeable sort. Keep up the good work. Best wishes from Ohio.

Hey, im just happy other people have a shop that looks like mine!

A cluttered work space develops powerful memory skills. 😂

As a mechanic for 30 years this is right up my alleyi like the longer videos I also find the oil rig videos very interesting I don't watch the shorts from anyone at all there a waste of my time Your shop is organized just in a different way and it shouldn't matter to anyone else Also you have a great way of presenting what you need to get across, you could sell sand in the Sahara Keep up the great work! Zach!

I love your videos, clean shop or not. Different strokes for different folks. It amazes me how much you know about so many things Zach and take the time to tell us what you are doing. BTW, your shop looks really neat. You did awesome.

Found your channel because of the oil field content, stayed because of your character, make whatever content you'd like.

organized chaos keeps the tools from growing legs

I love a clean shop....sadly, I've never had one. Love all of the videos, I learn something new in almost every one. Thanks for sharing.

A clean shop is a sign of a sick person. If your videos get a little long I can always fast forward, I don’t but I can. Keep up the good work. I grew up on a farm in NW Oklahoma so I have an appreciation of work. Thank you Sir for this video.

Watching you work on the floor reminds me of a story where Bob Glidden, pro stock fame, built all his engines working on the floor. Never used an engine stand

Hey Toober! PLEASE disregard the CLOWN who felt compelled to "suggest" in any way how you do YOU! I think yer a full blown DOCTOR and am addicted to yer content! I cannot believe some monkey would EVER suggest how you do anything as its CRYSTAL yer a frikkin GENIUS! I have said before ya won me w the 1693 n 359 and hooked me on yer SKILLS! Thats not even mentioning how strong yer shirt game is! Cheers from Santa Cruz CA!

I really enjoy the longer videos, but no matter what the length or content is, I will watch. I like your comedy, depth of presentation, and how well you explain things. I always learn something from your videos.

Zach, i like this sort of content very much. My Father was a drilling contractor so this kind of repair project is like a comfortable old pair of boots. I enjoy the lease operator/ roust-about work because it interconnects so much. The electrical distribution to the leases and equipment is very informative. Any length of video You care to share is a gift. Thanks for the time You spend to educate us. Best Wishes to You, Your Family and Friends.

I've rebuilt more stuff in the field on the back of a flatbed pickup than most people have in their squeaky clean hobby shops....give me a break. Have a perfectly good forklift to move that tire but uses the garden tractor instead.....love it lol

I especially like how you got a haircut on the yardfork between the front and the back of the shop.... amazing 👍

"if you ever get an opportunity to buy one of these....dont".....hahaha well now i need more coffee cuz i spilled mine laughing

As is the case, Zach shows us all the real-world realities when repairing heavy equipment on the DIY budget! Fantastic skill level. Thanks John

I like all the stuff you do, a master jack of all trades, a pleasure to watch

The long form stuff is great. I am a novice when it comes to any of the things you work on, so it's always interesting to get insight into your world. Keep em coming, buddy.

long format equipment repair is what i am here for,cheers brother

This is the only channel I leave feedback for and comment on. I love all of the content and look very forward to seeing a new video. This video in particular because I have a early 2000's deere 310G very similar 2wd standard stick and turbo. Its a great machine considering mine is about 6000 hours

The videos, any of your stuff, is awesome in “learning”/ etc, as a machinery mechanic in my own family business, I am always looking to learn more.

I've been watching another Tube channel called, 'Western Truck and tractor repair' for years. He works on heavy equipment professionally as a one man owner mechanic of an independent shop. He works on a lot of types of Deere equipment and often mentions how much the parts, gaskets etc. Cost. It's outrageous. Some of the equipment brands he works on have alternative after market parts suppliers that offer parts for a fraction of the cost of the OEM. Such doesn't appear to be the case of Deere though. I think he ends up having to go to them for everything. He has to pass the cost onto his clients for all of that, but they're happy to have him working on their equipment. It's not easy for them to find mechanics today even willing to take on the work. Regarding the content on your channel keep doing what you're doing. I appreciate you. I like the oil field related work the best, but enjoy all of it. Regarding how clean your work areas are I don't give a good gosh darn. However, and I see it with all the KZfaq channels I watch, there are viewers that get real picky about this and want to take over and run the KZfaq content creator's lives. They are armchair experts on how you should be doing everything. It seems to come with the territory, you're not alone. I've noticed that we can get used to living in an eyesore. We don't really notice or care, but taking a picture of it really brings this out. My father used to be a real junk collector filling up his front yard with all kinds of junk. He liked it. One of his neighbors took a picture of it and handed it to him. He got very angry. The picture revealed to him just how bad it looked and this made him angry with that neighbor for showing it to him. Point is that I can see how things can be an eyesore on camera to people but we can live in it without noticing. Being aware of this strange phenomena I'm used to it, I understand it and don't give any Tuber a hard time about it. For myself I do take time to clean up my shop here and there and in between projects. I find it more enjoyable to work there when it's swept up and organized, but during a project it can get real messy. So what?

Love watching machinery repairs of all types. Can't get enough of Pacific Northwest Hillbilly and Squatch 's channel (among several others) So, YES, I will always like this kind of content, brother.

Thanks Zach, Always happy to see you posted a video. I have no problem with less than an orderly shop. You are the reality of being an independent owner/operator business man. Continue as you are, every video is appreciated, any project!! 🤠🙏🏼

you shoot the video and I'll watch it. I enjoy the oilfield stuff and all the mechanical stuff as well. It all kind of blends together. Thank you for making the videos.

Long form is great. oil field stuff is great too. I was one of your most early subscribers. I watch because the tinkering.

I like them all Zach...ur solid in my book, and Im always waiting for ur new posts.

I like all mechanical and electrical maintenance videos, we can always learn something new, pick up a tidbit when seeing someone work on anything regardless of what it is.

Yes continue with type of stuff and oilfield stuff it’s all part of the channel really enjoy it

J20C from JD seems to have the viscosity of a 15W30 engine oil, that's more or less like a gearbox 75W80 and it also complies with API GL-4, and trust me, you'll need it for wet brakes and clutches to work properly* and last. JD only makes that viscosity but if you prefer a thicker oil you can get a 15W40 UTTO from other brand, at least in Europe there are a lot of oil brands that have 15W40 UTTO oil and it's more or less as thick as a 75W90 gearbox oil. J20C is just one of a kind of oils known as UTTO which means Universal Tractor Transmission Oil and is the only oil used by many modern farm machines of any brand for everything except the engine and sometimes other parts that require very specific fluids. Other manufacturers have other specs for it but at the end all UTTO oils are 100% interchangeable because all do the same jobs. *My dad had the same idea of putting a thicker SAE 40 on our tractor that uses the MF equivalent of J20C and the wet brakes stopped working and I almost crushed a car at a stop sign... I had to drain it, flush it and refill it, about €200 of SAE40 with just a few hours of use became the equivalent of €50 of chainsaw bar oil because I can't use SAE40 because except on July and August the temperatures where I live are too low for SAE40, it becomes so thick that it multiplies the time that the starter motor needs to work and in winter the starter motor no longer can turn the engine at all.

Like one of those repair videos made in India 😅

This is the main reason I ran them instead of bought them. I'll watch whatever you do! Blessings!

I was just thinking to myself ,,,That o ring box is gonna go ,,

I knew your shop had a floor. LOL. Love the videos.

I watch Diesel Creek and enjoy everything from the gravel driveway to the tin roof. Fixin' stuff - it doesn't matter what - makes for enjoyable video. Keep up the good work. The video of you working in transformer oil had me glued to the screen.

Ha! First time through I thought Zach said, "Cleaning up trees, burying low-lifes..."

The oilfield vids got me hooked on your channel. Now I watch all your stuff

Oilfield electrician here. I’m tune in for the TEE SHIRTS 🤣👍🤪. I get several belly laughs outta every video. Love them all. Long time subscriber. “Transformer Guts” is my all time favorite. Stay safe my friend 👍👍

Another great video, Zach!! Love what youve done with your shop, looks good. I wish mine looked as good as yours. Love the backhoe project, another neat video idea. Always a pleasure to watch a new ZachLife video. Keep em coming.

Speaking for myself - I enjoy these sorts of projects! There's not much you product on KZfaq that isn't interesting! ;)

I get a kick out of when you’re working outside you whip your tools anywhere.

Someone once told me that a clean workshop means there's not enough work going on! - I say, just a nice balance between a clean and safe work space, and a clinically clean operating theatre. "Workshops are there to be worked in"..... Now then, what you put in your videos is up to you. Personally, I watch them all. We have machinery on the farm, so watching how you tackle a job is interesting, and it's on familiar ground, so I have no problem watching them, but as a personal preference I really enjoy the ones where you're out in the field, working amongst the wells, and particularly when you're fixing them and explaining what's going on as you work. Even the toterhome videos are equally important and interesting. What's most important though, is that you keep yourself safe........

I enjoy all of your videos.Keep it up

What you know is amazing. The fact you do everything backasswards is the entertainment. Keep it coming.

Love all your vids Zach! The prices of those replacement parts are insane. I don’t blame your dad for wanting to scrap it.

That j20 fluid is necessary because it’s rated for wet clutches/brakes. Your brakes will delaminate with anything other than j20.

Long form are my favorites. Keep it up!

Zack time to get off your knees. One sheet of OSB and sheet metal. For a good size work table.

Lmao haters gon hate. You're still the man, Zach

After years of rebuilding, thinking I was saving money, I finally figured out they make more off repairing their stuff than they do selling you a new one. I also think they deliberately build them to break down

That is a purdy impressive mechanic job. I can't wait to see the F350 repair and your SCADA. The rain has my oil well project on the back burner. Maybe next week I'll be an oilman.

I like it all Zach 👍🏻

The oil field is an interesting and unique context for all this but I surely love all the shop work, projects, and whatnot you might do around the main business. So keep the film rolling, please. And longer videos like this are also welcome.

Cluttered shop, clean shop? I'm thinking people follow your channel because of the subject matter and the staggering amount of mechanical ability and knowledge that you have. (thats why i tune in) not the tidyness of your work area. I always enjoy your videos and more importantly I learn something every time I watch a new video.

Sounds like a Deere alright...

I like the longer videos! Your way of thinking about things and comments make all your videos worth the watch!

These types of video's 👍👍 Repairs and fix equipment.

Yes, I like watching you work on anything....and you shop looks fantastic vintage style!

The oil field work is very unique and that’s the reason I started watching. I was always curious about the field pumps and that entire business. I’m still interested, and have lots of questions about the oil business. Videos on repairing equipment is very interesting, and I always learn something. For example I just learned which back hoe not to purchase!

I always thought that someone with a clean desk or shop looks like they don't do a damn thing. If you have shit laying everywhere you look busy.

Long videos; great. Oil-patch + stories even better. Messy work-area; your business [you’re the one getting the job done]. Rebuilding the transmission on the backhoe ; awesome!

I enjoy the repair and machining videos. Keep 'em coming! I thought I was guessing high at $500. I can so relate to kicking the spilled o-ring kit.

Dude, I enjoy this type of video, the oil field work, when you were building your camper. And I don’t mind long videos. Especially from KZfaqrs like you, diesel creek, Vice Grip Garage, Pole Barn garage, Junk yard diggs. The list goes on 😂. Keep up the great work man! 800 bucks for some O rings!!!!!!! That’s highway robbery.

these vids are priceless, please keep them up

I'm in it for the long haul, I like the longer format videos and working on equipment is enjoyable to watch, same with milling new parts, shop stuff, etc... great videos

I like the whole Zach life, not just the "oily" zach life as well.

I enjoy any project you do. They are all interesting. No preference here.

I needed a special circlip for a deere control valve once. The clip came in a kit. Had to pay $97.00 for three orings, circlip and one small spring. Probably cost $1.50 to make. I like JD tractors but the parts are ridiculous.

I like the Ford truck. And all the videos.

I can't wait to see a video on the firebird in the back ground

There is no after market support for John Deere backhoes and John Deere can charge what ever they want for parts. I think that it would be best to fix it and sell it because its cursed. Interesting video and it has lots of value. I worked for a pipelines back in the 90s and all of his equipment was old and they broke down lots and the mechanics were worked to death keeping that old stuff running. Hopefully you can get your money's worth out of it.

I like your videos. The long form videos like this are very informative. Keep up the good work!

Hey Zach - I rebuilt an L35 TLB so watching you fix up heavy equipment is a hoot! Keep it up! I enjoy all your videos

I came to your channel for the RV build, but everything else you put up has been very interesting. Ill keep watching

I enjoy the longer video. I will watch anything you work on it's different never been around any type of oil field.

Love all your content. Keep up the good work.

Another great video 😎 show us some of you cleaning and organizing the shop and stuff when you do! That'll get good views people like to see your set ups! Keep them coming my friend

Ya i love all your videos, especially the long ones. Though I have to say I was shocked that you got so mad and kicked the O-rings. That's something a kid does, not a grown man.