Personally I don't care what content you make videos on. I never know what I'm going to see. I wasn't expecting a lesson on micrometer reading!

these 10-30 min directly oil field related videos are definitely better for the algorithm, but videos like the backhoe are definitely still interesting.

If Zach can't make it into something useful, it's no good. ;) Some of the best high-precision shade tree stuff you'll find on planet Earth!

Love the fact you are improving everything around you as you go , decades of mess and rubbish are disappearing , it's attention to detail , you are there you have the time to do it , and it's "better" if you do it , perfect work ethic, my grandfather Stan instilled that into me , when you leave it's better than when you arrived

INTRIGUING, ENGAGING, EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINING AND JUST DAMN FUN TO WATCH YOU WORK AND TALK!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Man I really love the vids dude I just love how you always make it happen… taking anything apart and making it work again you’re a dying breed

Zack back when that gear box was built , they wanted it to last a lifetime. 😊😊

Say Zack, that shop is looking to be a little too clean! 😂

Another great oil field video, Zach!! I so enjoy these having been around pumping units before. I like the way you share your knowledge with your audience. You show a lot of passion for your work. Thanks again for taking the time to create these wonderful videos. I can't wait for the next one.

That hydraulic press has been one of the best, most useful builds of Yours so far. The machinist/roust-about content is enjoyable and educational. Thanks again Zach for taking the time to share it. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.

i do like the way you work precision when needed and then that looks about right when its just got work , too many spend so much time fussing making stuff we are mortals we in real terms haven't got this long on this planet and some of the stuff you are working on is way older than us , so nice to see just get it done and move on to the next , look forward to your next video

Great day(s) out in the patch with you dude. Thanks for bringing those of us who live in the land of trees along.

Whatever video works for you works for us , it's all fascinating

HOO - RAH !! ... another success to bring that Texas Crude up to the Top !! ... Neat Video

damn how blessed are we to have 2 vids in 2 days?

Zach did I miss you telling us what the output of that well was? I really enjoy your down to earth, field engineered solutions. Keep it up bro!! Thanks for sharing your talents and adventures!!

No nonsense -- just a guy and his skills -- perfect 👏🏽

you make me feel good about my garage mess . I'm not the only with a messy shop .

I like these videos Zach. If that bolt refuses to grab later on (but, its been doing good so far), I wouldn't hesitate to arc weld the bolt shank to what's left of the casting with a nickel rod. Heck, you have the perfect arc welder to do it with. I think you have a heating table to heat up the cast iron part. Good luck! Thumbs up!

I see a new t-shirt technology...I'm glad I had my special glasses on to receive the message...!!!

One of these videos you might go around your little machine shop and video and tell us the age of your sweet tools and a little history. You did some of that with your lathe and welder. But one with all of them would be cool. I am sure many people have old equipment and it would encourage them to repair and use them.

Oil feild stuff is kinda private backroom where I'm from. I like the oil field, but it's nice to see the other stuff here and there.

Now if you had to have a machine shop built you that part it probably wouldn't be cheap. Zach can fix anything.👍 Pretty cool. Your channel inspired me to buy a hydraulic press and I use it more than I thought I would.

Thanks for taking the time to share your videos Zach. I'm beginning to realize how much I need a hydraulic press!

Zach says that some people say in the comments that his shop is in disarray. I say if he gets the job done that's all that matters.

Great stuff Zach.

I would add a axle vent on those gearboxes the rubber u tube ones get the moisture out , once it's out it won't come back as it's continually running and warm ,

That tiny round steel spool table sure does put in some work, doesn't it?

17:25 great sense of humor

Im hooked watching your channel

Enjoy your content, always something to do as a pumper....

What was the well producing after you started it back up?

Zach I really enjoy watching your videos brother! Keep up the good work 👊🏻

How many hours a day do you typically run a well? Didn’t see any wiper on that gear, does it make much of difference not running them? I’m needing to change out some wrist pin bearings myself. Really enjoy watching your videos. I work for a company that would fire me if I video my daily work, lol. Glad that you share with us.

Great machining! Good video.

OK, I take back everything I said before about watching you do machine work being painful. You're one of the very few people I have seen on KZfaq who is not a professional machinist that knows what a snap gage is and how to use it correctly to take an internal measurement. Haphazard workspace be damned, you're obviously highly intelligent and know how to get what you want out of your tools. Even if your methods look scattershot from the outside, the results speak for themselves.

really enjoy watching you fabricate and fix stuff, thanks!

Excellent presentation. Thank you. Really enjoy the channel.

Today's class at morning 4:30 in Indian time.. India loves❤ USA ❤️🇮🇳

Hi Zach, finally get to catch one of your videos.🙂

I really enjoyed this episode

Amazed you don’t have a drill press or vertical mill to drill and tap holes with vs using a hand drill.

love it keep filming you are useing all them old tools in the shop thay are so cool then you use a new battery drill killing me lol next time pull out you dads or grand dad old drill love to old tools.

Zach, you a funny guy, every time I see you using that press, you seem to cringe back a bit, kinda like "Well, will this be the day?" even with that in mind, always enjoy your videos. (right to the point)

Great video 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

Thank You Zack, great video.

Great repair video

You ever have to worry about rattlesnake out there around those oil wells

good job Zach

The rule of thumb that I have always used for press fits (steel into steel) is a thousandths per inch of diameter. So, for that pin I would have been shooting for between a thou and a thou and a half. The bearing press probably should have been 2 to 4 tenths. The book would say.

Nice work. I see you always have a lot of rusty parts. Have you ever thought about building an electrolytic deruster? I use one alot. Graphite anodes work much better than steel. Two 12 volt bulbs in series limit current so nothing fails because of a short. Post any videos they are all interesting.

When that screw fell into the hole (murphy's law) I though for sure you were going to kick the table.

That was a quick 22 minutes on this side.

"Preferably Harbor Freight- so you don't care about them." 😀

Thanks for the video Zack

the only time having extremely accurate tools is when making things from designs working with multiple people. for what your doing your not using multiple calipers so if the one if a little off it wont matter. this is actually a big issue with tape measures when doing trim work not all tapes measure the same because the wear on the hook

Do you plan to stick a suitable vent in that open hole so future rain doesn't have a straight shot into the gearbox? A bead of epoxy on the outside should be sufficient if there are no threads remaining. What spare parts do you bench stock that you know you will use? Are there too many varieties of well pumps and components on your leases to make getting deep on spares worth it? I'm extremely lazy so I keep spares for anything I expect to work on in the future (which paid off during current inflation). Parts won't get cheaper so I always keep an eye out for anyting I can buy opportunistically.

You can pour a little heat gas line antifreeze in the oil and it'll get rid of small amounts of water

Do you happen to have the part number for the bearing I have a national that size that I need to change them on

When you machined this was it mystery meat or did you know what sort of steel you had?

I want your shop.

Did you get any of this bad weather?

Wet good video

Ya - real world maintenance....

Will that bolt stay on with a 1/4 bite?

but.. that telescoping gadget did not account for the curvature… as the prongs are quite thick => it will show too small diameter

Just tac weld that bolt on there itll be fine

I live in California is moving to fast to ban everything gas but when prices go up and hurts companies to I'm not for it at all it's not easy to do business in California with all the permits that's a thew z but I see the plastic's and all cars I say to myself america is adeteve to oil there's nothing like black gold

Well was down for a year … lost money !

We are needing that oil Zack, thanks for keeping those rigs pumping (edit) ever try freezing the bearing before pressing it on?

Snap gauge

Love old tools seldom if ever seen by many folks today. Seeing them working is way cool. C&C equipment bought out a fab shop with a good many old tools like and or similar to them, as that shop is over a hundred years old. Much of it is for sale or just remove it as its not why they bought out this place. Only been down for less than a year and power is still on so can check their capabilities

just an advice throw a rag around those parts when pressing incas it decides to explode for what ever reason

You think you could wear some Daisy Dukes for us in a video?

Shouldn't you have welded up that chunk of metal that was missing on the side?

Always cool to see you keep that iron going. I do like longform videos, and I have made them, but somewhere along the way, youtube throttled my channel from decently popular to almost unseen, happened overnight back in 2019. So my opinions about the length of a video are probably a bit skewed. I have another channel where I drive and gripe about politics @backroadsofcolorado, youtube throttled it from the beginning, all long form videos. Maybe long form videos where someone gripes constantly wasn't the best choice for a popular channel though! But, my longest video, and least well filmed, has just under 2.5 million views, and still gets a lot of views, so a tentative 'maybe' concerning long form videos. While I am a professional at complaining, I also see the good in the world and I think you could do ok with long form videos.