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Did you have a super major on the farm Steve? Or do you mean you drove this tractor? It has disc brakes on the front axle but it’s been disconnected for a long time by the look of it

You might be right mate, it’s due for a decent clean and polish

It’s an easy filter assembly to find mate. Ryco and Donaldson and all the filter manufacturers make a similar unit. It seems to be a good fix and it fitted straight onto the bolt pattern of the old housing.

Thanks Frank 🙏🏻 Yes I reckon it’s a good fix, and I’ve been using it this week with no leaks or problems so far. Hopefully it stays that way.

It’s hard to find any information or literature about these old cranes, but there seemed to be plenty of them around. Another good Australian company gone.

That’s what I’ve done for now Geoffrey, I’ve turned a tap off at the filter housing. Because it’s a gravity fed fuel system, having a full tank probably isn’t a good idea.

It sure is mate. It’s a beauty.

Yes mate it will be ok for something like that 🙏🏻

Thanks Dazz, I like saving the old stuff mate. I hate seeing old machines get scrapped.

Thanks Alan, I appreciate mate. The next part won’t be far away 🙏🏻

The award winning 2155 may need some significant repairs

You make a pretty good point there mate

There’s a seal in the injector pump that is supposed to keep oil and fuel in their respective areas. It must have failed, even though it was replaced about 4 years ago. The fuel tank is above the injector pump, and the tank was full so there is a bit of weight against that seal. That’s where my thinking takes ma me mate

G’day Roly, haha spring is definitely in the air 😂 hope you’re going well mate

It’s here mate

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 Sure is here. 35 yesterday and to be 36 today.

It’s a beautiful tractor Damien, it’s a beautiful smooth running big hooer. There is a short video on my channel of it pulling a scarifier. Yes, with old worn out gear there will always be problems. The biggest problem is probably the fact that is doesn’t get used enough. Thanks again mate 🙏🏻

@oldrigsdownunder7301 Oh, okay cobber, will try and find it, not real good on this interweb stuff, was brought up to just rub horse shit on everything 🤦‍♂️

G’day Mike, thanks for watching mate. Yeah it’s a bit disappointing that we have fuel trying to identify as oil 😂 Hopefully I can get to the bottom of that problem. I like the sound of your electric/hydraulic crimper, what a ripper.

G’day Matty how are you travelling mate? Yeah it was quite a substantial 15 litres! What was the trouble on the Cummins? Injector tube? On a positive note, at least the inside of the engine block will be clean now 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 the machine had sat for about 4 odd years facing down hill, fuel tank is at the back so gravity didn’t help, drained the sump, new oil fired up and see what it does

Thanks Scott, I appreciate it mate. August and early September can be up and down, but mid September starts to warm up at this end of the country. In Queensland they’re already having 37° days so that’s a good 17° above our current tops here. The big Oliver does run nicely when it’s going. It looks like that pump will need repairing though. I might get the injectors done at the same time

That’s what it seems like sometimes Daryl 😂🤦🏻‍♂️ you’ve gotta take the good with the bad though I guess

Thanks Colin 🙏🏻. I don’t like using that stuff, but you’re right, it needed a snort. It wasn’t even a cold morning so the cranking speed is where I will focus some repair time I reckon.

There was plenty of nice Macks there to look at Chris, hard to know where to start and stop. I guess the scene is changing with each generation that comes through. B models were everywhere in 2000 but now Superliners are the flavour of the month. My CHR work truck is eligible for club rego in NSW now as it’s 30 years old.

It could well be a 36 mate, I was only going off what the original owner told me. His father picked it up in 1938 or 39, but it could’ve been sitting around for a year or so before then.

Thanks Robert

@oldrigsdownunder7301 awesome videos little brother keep them rolling lol

@oldrigsdownunder7301 awesome channel little brother

Yeah mate it’s a beauty, you don’t see too many in that original condition

@oldrigsdownunder7301 do you have a plan for her yet lol

Thanks mate, I’m glad you enjoyed it. The Dodge is so original, very cool 😎

G’day David, there are a few videos with some of the F models in them, but I can make another video of them to run through the differences

Thanks Mike, the 1955 was definitely stubborn. I’d better sort it out before the next show.

Thanks Brad, I hope it hangs around for a while too. The Flintstone nickname came from the resemblance to Fred Flintstone’s car, with the steel front R models having a square and rugged look after the smooth and rounded B models.

@@oldrigsdownunder7301ah okay so it is a nick name and not something from the dealers. Thanks suspected it had something to do with the steel front

Glad you liked it Brad 🙏🏻

Haha yeah mate it should always be the very first thing you do 😂😂

It’s a ripper old truck mate. The bonnet was a out of shape and the rear latches wouldn’t hold but once it rode for half an hour they pulled into shape a bit and I was able to fix those catches and remove the strap. I ended up putting a small strap through the cab and around the back, so it rode well in the end with no damage.

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 looked like that show is getting more gear also. There are a lot more getting on the road that I certainly haven’t seen. Some great restos

There were some great rigs there son, trucks and tractors. I wish I took some more photos. I’m toying with the idea of putting a slide show together for a quick video

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 yeah I’d certainly be interested in having a look. I saw some other short videos on it and it looked great

I’ll have a bit of a look and see what I can put together son

Thanks John 🙏🏻 The sound of a V8 Mack is hard to beat in my opinion

Thanks David, I don’t know my Dodges, the previous owner thought it was a 38 but that was before his time.

G’day Daryl thanks for watching mate, I’m glad you enjoyed it. It was a good show, lots of variety. Old, new, restored, unrestored, and lots of brands on display.

That is a great looking Dodge truck, The steering wheel is on the wrong side.

G’day Roly how are you mate? As the crow flies, it’s probably less than 10 kms from Graham’s place. It’s between Milbrulong and The Rock

G’day Kerry thanks for the comment mate. The 1955 is a pretty rare tractor, I’ve only seen a 6 or so out here. The 80s and 90s seem to pop up a bit, they must’ve sold a few of them in Australia.

Probably the fastest it’s moved for a while mate

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 Yesa

I just started to comment on thr straps though the doors to the trailer not good idea.

It’s a beautiful noise Matty, I love the way it just bops along all day. The Dubbo show was great, lots of good variety, there was plenty more that I didn’t get photos of. I might do another video just on the show. The Dodge was a ripper, only 46,000 miles on it from new, and with the original family until a few days ago.

He’s certainly all over it Matty

It was a beautiful old Dodge Jeff, the new owner reckons he will try and get it running in the next couple of weeks. With a running engine and some new tyres, you could go for a drive in it. The old 1955 will get a bit of work done on it soon mate, that was a cry out for help I reckon 😂 It was a great show, lots of space there and a great variety of equipment. Thanks for watching mate 🙏🏻