I don't think I'm on my own here, but I'd happily watch you repairing your shop vac.... Bring em on :)

Wes does not make it look easy, which is reality. His expressiveness while performing this teardown really conveys its difficulty. His grunts & sweat show the physical effort required. Thank you Wes.

Don’t be afraid to upload videos of equipment Wes, I love watching this kind of stuff.

To me this is one of the most interesting videos you've made. I grew up in a 1980 Case 580C. It was my dad's second backhoe after he bought a 73 case in 1976. I'm fortunate enough that my mom was an amazing photographer in those days so I have dozens and dozens of photos of my dad running that 580C doing anything from the most intricate and dangerous of digging for gas companies to tearing trees out in our own backyard. Fun story: We were given a large upright piano and my parents always thought my sister and I would learn to play, we never did. But the fun part was the stairs into our basement came straight off the backdoor. He put the one foot bucket on the backhoe, strapped the piano ever so carefully to the bucket and slid the piano straight down the stairs from the back patio. Unstrapped it and on the way out of the house he reached over a foot or so and flipped the hallway light switch off at the bottom of the stairs with the tooth of the bucket. The man was a surgeon with that machine.

If it’s not leaking, it’s empty!

WWW is entertaining, factual, humorous and just plain nice.

Wes, I am currently working on a forklift for a customer where someone dropped a quart of brake fluid in the hydraulic system "cause brake fluid will rejuvenate old hydraulic seals". I can testify that it does indeed work, it "rejuvenates" seals by making you replace them, ALL of them in the whole system.

It's like a midwest episode of Cutting Edge Engineering. Love it. Keep up the good work.

I don’t know what is more challenging - the cars and light trucks you fix or the back hoe’s and farm equipment you work on. Such different issues.

I’m not sure what I enjoy the most. Watching Wes struggle, his comedic commentary, or a successful repair. All I know is I enjoy the content. Keep up the good work, sir!

I love all these channels, and Cutting Edge Engineering is the channel to watch someone rebuild giant cylinders. It's a really great shop down under.

I like the pun " That is not the Case "

Your enthusiastic viewers are both newbies who have everything to learn and old pros who know there is always something new to learn. Your lesson on parts search is pure gold. Thank you.

Definitely water build up is from condensation. As you stated, transmissions and rear axles do not typically generate enough heat to bake out the moisture, so it builds up. If you read the Case operators manual, it usually will recommend a drain and change annually. It probably had not been changed in years so would have easily produced that much condensate, especially just sitting idle.

Backhoe videos will never get old, thanks.

I would definitely be interested in seeing the entire service and repair of this backhoe by you. I think you missed some good content here. Start to finish in great detail could have been a cool series.

Cutting Edge Engineering is another great channel. He does a lot heavy duty cylinder repair as well as machining and fabrication!

When you were first moving it, I saw all the liquid pool underneath it, and I was like holy Jesus, that thing does leak, then I realized it was from the rear bucket, lol

I'm always impress with your skill. When I first started watching your videos way back when, I thought your were a competent mechanic trying to provide for your family. But as time has gone by, you have shown us that you are far more than just a mechanic. We are lucky you share all your skills and knowledge with us. Good job WWW.

Ahhhh, the joy of working on hydraulics! Always so clean and grease free, not to mention hydraulic fluid NEVER gets all over EVERYTHING!! 😂

Can’t wait for part two. I love equipment videos. THEY ARE NOT BORING.

Wes, you my man are a pleasure to watch! Spent time as a track mechanic in Vietnam 70-71. (We had a few "naturals" but guys at 19 to 22 years old, lots more brawn than experience ) It was hot and or wet, no power tools to speak of. Farm boys with tractor experience mostly. We were helicoptered out into the field to work on tanks, personnel carriers, and bulldozers. (The army school for this was about 8 weeks long so you can imagine! Lol. You, by the way would have fit right in. Beer tall stories and dreaming of home. I'm 74 and I still have one friend that was in my platoon still farming in Missouri. Good luck my friend you have a good looking family and a secure job. (All our hydraulics use 10 w/ oil)

Perfect Sunday morning…..coffee and a WWW video…..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Next time..have a helper hold a shop vac w/ a rag over the fill port on the tank...turn it on...then open the line..the air will suck in and not let the fuel out (and even the oil..changed a stripped out oil pan bolt on a car oil pan this way) not sure if it will work on hydraulic fluid unless it's on the return side, pull the line, put a plug in the fitting... Very cool rebuild...those wipers should keep water out until they dry rot, modern plastics should last longer than the older style rubber ones Keep em coming!!!!

Im not sure about other folks, but this is exactly the kind of machines (and trucks) I like watching you repair as opposed to cars.

In my opinion that's one of the finest backhoes ever made. Simple and easy to work on. Not to mention a night and day improvement over the 580B model

As a Case 580D owner who bought is his machine worn out. I'm enjoying the video. I've got cylinders to rebuild and many pins/ bushings to replace as well as weld up and line bore some holes. Keep em coming

On the Case B/H cylinders the cylinder part number is stamped on the face of the gland. In the early days Case used either cylinders with one piece or two piece pistons so with the cylinder part number the Case dealer can give you the correct kit and the parts will (usually) fit.

Oh the joys or working on equipment that is older than you are. I don't have that problem anymore. At age 79, most of the stuff I worked on has already rusted into immobility as have I.

Listen, i know they have a purpose, but i will never not laugh at the number of eyelets on that bucket 2:53, because in my head, that tractor screams "it's not a phase, dad!". :))

I agree with others, happy to watch you fix anything! Never thought I'd get sucked into a hydraulic piston repair, but I liked it, and loved that I learned something new!

Thanks for a great explanation of resealing cylinders Wes!!

That is just a ton of heavy work that takes time and a mastery of the work involved, well done Wes!

Great Sunday afternoon Wes and a cup of tea, what could be better.

27:51 "..and that's not going to be the case.. for this Case.. in this case..." XD

Love the videos on maintenance and repairs on stuff like this.

Wes - the Robins singing in this video made me think I had a door open with the AC on. Thanks for that. 😂

Morning started with a perfect video (77minutes) with Oliver and now a perfect 74minute video from Wes, just another happy Sunday

The struggle bus is real! :) Thank you and have a great and awesome week.

Great job, as always it's always a pain in the southern region trying to fix worn out junk

Wes, you always manage to make interesting things that shouldn't be

Good stuff Wes ....looking forward to seeing part 2 .... amazed of the amount of water that piece of equipment had taken on.... thanks....🔧🔧👍

Good deal, a part 2 to look forward to seeing.

You make these jobs look easy and I know (from 30 years of wrenching on old iron) that it is definitely not easy, good job as usual m8!

Nice illustration of cylinder seal components. I hope the backhoe can spend some time in a building after this fixup!

I really enjoy watching you work. Thank you for your videos.

Perfect timing. I’m fixing a stabilizer cylinder on my case. If it’s stuck, force it. If it breaks, it needed fixing anyway.

Thank god, a repair Video! I almost forgot you used to do these.

love some Case action. We've had a 580D for over 25 years and love it.

I think this stuff is very interesting, it would bring a new group of people to the channel. I enjoy this stuff. Thanks 👍

Nice work Wes. I love watching and look forward to each video. I also learn a lot even though I'll probably never use that knowledge. As a consummate learner, you really are a great teacher! Thanks again!

Yes, WES CAD. Surprised on the rust damage on the rod glands. Great work as always. Thanks for sharing.

Fixing a backhoe is a whole lot more exciting than building lofts - stairs- electronic tables. Thanks for working on some iron.

Backhoes are NEVER BORING !

The pressure washer makes a good power pack for cylinders you're going to disassemble afterwards

06:18. I was performing the same thing this Last week and could not remove it. My Volvo construction dealer had one of these heat transfer electrical thing. It heated threads in seconds and we removed it. Incredible how these things work. I loved this video Wes!

I enjoyed your video, especially the seal tutorial.

I feel the pain and the mess a hydraulic system can cause. I had worked on hydraulic cylinders through out my career in a machine jobber shop. The biggest I had worked on was am 8” barrel and about 6’ long, I have made every possible component on a cylinder from barrels, rods, glans, pistons, and ends/ pin bosses, it is not for the faint of heart and in some cases requires some very expensive equipment ( sunnen hones for instance). For what it is worth, I think you did an excellent job of rebuilding the rams,and just as a reference, some of those piston retaining nuts/ bolts are torque to 600 lb/ft, on case equipment, very tight. Nice job sir, looking forward to part 2.

As one commenter said and I agree 💯 percent I’ll will watch you work on anything Wes. I’ve been subscribed almost from the very beginning of your channel. Looking forward to seeing part two of this Case 580-C

It's a LOT more entertaining watching someone else do it... Nice one Wes.

YEAH! Finally a wrenching episode. Please video more equipment and truck/ car episodes Mr. Drew Carey. That's what we all love to watch you do. 😊

Wes, you are so humble. Disregarding the brilliant branding you have with a channel called 'Watch Wes Work', I suspect you would disagree that your channel name should really be 'Watch Wes Work So We Can All Learn Together'. Thank you for another high quality lesson. One the reasons I really look forward to Sunday. 👍👍😎👍👍

Good job Wes look forward to part two when something else breaks hahaha seems to be your luck buddy ,you will fix it no probs the right man for the right job take care and have a great week👍👌🔧🔧🔧🚜🚜🐾🦴❤️

I'm glad you showed this. It don't matter how many times I see something I can learn at least one thing 99% of the time Teach. Thanks

An interesting, informative video, thank you. Can’t wait for the sequel.

That old Oliver is a good looking tractor. Well done, Wes. I always learn something new from you. I appreciate your creativity and resourcefulness. I particularly like this kind of content. This is where I found you, when you were pulling that equipment out of the woods and getting it running. I love seeing old stuff returned to service instead of scrapped.

Under pressure to get hydraulic pressure! Great show Wes!

I always like the video before I Watch Wes Work. One of only two channels I do. Thank you for another great video!

I think I can speak for many of your fans. We find repairs like this plenty interesting

I've said it before. I'll say it again. Wes, your tenacity and perseverance are inspirational. I used to give up on more challenging projects, or phone a friend with more experience, or at least more tenacity. But your transparency in showing your struggles gives me hope that my struggles won't prevent me from finishing whatever I'm working on. Thank you.

I think this is becoming a running theme for when leaks are involved, when the major leaks are found and fixed. Part 2 is fixing of the next set of major leaks that were hidden by the leaks in part 1

It is sure a lot more work than rebuilding the cylinder on my old 1948 VAC Case. That lift cylinder was a super easy rebuild. Nice video.

Thanks for the lessons, professor.

Great video! Glad to know about Baum. I woke my mister up from a nap reacting to you hooking up the lines.. argh!! I'm not the only one who struggles getting my lines on! So very good. This is why I love your videos! They are REAL!

Hi Wes! I have been watching your videos, just haven't been commenting much on anything over the past bit, been a little under the weather for some time. But I get enjoyment from your great videos so thanks for posting! 👌🏼👍🏼

Many of the hydraulic cylinders that CEE Kurtis works on come from the kind of earth moving equipment that the average person does not have standing around, fortunately. If anyone ever asks how big or complex a hydraulic cylinder can get, the answer for both questions is 'yes'. Kurtis was also really happy to get his own honing machine. They're expensive and (the ones he needs) massive, but it is so nice not to have to outsource it to some other company and lug it further than across the work floor on the gantry crane.

Looking good. Love these rebuild videos.

Looking forward to part 2!

Ahhh, memories from the 80s! Spent a lot of hours on CKs, Bs, and Cs. Good machines, but as you indicated at the beginning, can’t let them sit around. Thanks for sharing!😊

I used to work for a company who reconditioned rams. We didnt straighten the rods professionally, but i did a few to use back at the farm. New barrels wernt to bad. We used a parting tool to machine through the welds holdong them together. We often made new pipes and welded them in. A hydraulic power pack for testing is your friend if you attempt a barrell replacement. We quite often made new pistons and glands to allow the use of modern seals on older rams. Biggest thing to remember is to machine 15 degree leading chamfers on the insdes of the barrells to avoid shredding the seals on final assembly. This was the most common issue we had when customers brought their failed attempts to us. We only had an electric power pack for testing, but a hand pumped one would work just was well as would a single acting service from a tractor. A hose crimping machine to make your own hoses can be invaluable, particularly if you wanted to go into business. There's always plenty of work dor those.

This is the kind of video I like. You Wes make every project very entertaining to watch. I can watch your videos realizing that you are not unstable or unpleasant to watch. It isn't just your projects that make your videos worth watching, it is your pleasant personality and ability to make even a novice understand. Thanks Wes for your many entertaining and informative videos, we all appreciate them.

You were lucky to get that gland apart. In a recent video from Curtis at Cutting Edge Engineering he had a ram over 3 mtrs long off some big giant yellow machine that the owners staff could not get apart. This ram as so heavy it could only be handled with the overhead crane. Curtis tried everything to get it apart and eventually put it in the big lathe and cut through the original factory weld and was then able to get it all apart. With all the work, the repair was still way less than half the price of a replacement.

Really nice and informative video, to the point and no wasted time

You are a natural teacher Wes, always love your content! Please keep it up! Thank you!

Lotta gruntin' going on in this one. I've always found that to be helpful, especially when working underneath a machine or vehicle. When you're done, you feel it was an even greater accomplishment. Good job, Wes!

Wes, glad to see a new mechanics video from you. You may think a video about a backhoe might be boring, but I have an ancient Massey-Ferguson backhoe that leaks oil worse than the Exon Valdese. This video is pretty interesting to me. There are a lot of people doing videos about car repair, so ones about agricultural stuff is just a lot of fun.

Best advice, ever: Beat to fit, Paint to match!

Wes you always give good explanations on what the problem is and how to fix it, great video 👍👍👍👍👍

you being angry at the hose that you couldnt get the thread to start and then once you got it the background sound is birds chirping happily... perfect videography haha

I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Educational value is great.

Great video,I look forward to seeing part 2.

Love the CEE trick of using the press to hold the rod while dealing with retaining bolt.

Totally badass as always Wes. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge

You really had your strengths on show here Wes. Thanks again.

I like it when you do videos like this, Wess. It shows your experience and quality of work. Please upload more in the future.

What do you mean, it isn't all that interesting so you weren't gonna make a video about it? That just seems to be a wildly incorrect assessment from where I'm sitting... Glad you changed your mind!

The cylinders were in much better condition than I thought, I've seen much worse over the years, great video as always.

Love the farm and industrial videos. Of course I am in for all of em. Thanks Wes

Excellent ! Cannot stress how happy it made when you explained where you get your info. ❤

Another great video! Love watching Wes work on this old equipment.