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@@rafaeltorres4728 I've been battling the flu for a week. Got tested this morning, will get results Wednesday. I'll take your hugs the only way I can right now!---Thanx!
The house I grew up in had one of those buried gas generators. We never used it, but it was still largely still intact. You are correct, it generated acetylene gas for lighting before electricity came to rural America. Ours had a metal dome above ground, but the underground part looked very similar to what you have discovered there. One of the upstairs rooms in our house still had the gas fixture. It was brass and came down from the ceiling about three feet. It had a valve and a flint striker to ignite the gas. Zero safety features on those things. The gas was piped in 3/8 inch non-galvanized steel pipe inside the house, so I would guess that is the fitting you are seeing the outside of your house. I've never seen any electrical conduit earlier than 1960's, so I'd lean heavily towards it being a gas pipe for gas lighting. The pipes are probably still in the ceilings and walls of your house. The old house I grew up in is long gone...wish I had the brass gas lamp, but it's only a memory now. With most folks before the coming of electricity using kerosene lanterns for indoor light, those with the acetylene lights must have thought they were living with the most modern of lighting systems. If you've ever worked around acetylene, you have to wonder how many houses were blown to kingdom come when somebody forgot to shut the gas valve on a gas light. Thanks for posting your videos, they're very interesting.
You could call the truck 'Old Grandpa', or just 'Grandpa'. It may be old and rusty but it is still useful and capable of being a great help. Also like the name 'the old jalopy'.
Nice video. Really enjoy seeing all the work you put into the farm. As for the name of your truck, they used to call old vehicles.. The Old Rust Bucket.
i have a similar metal underground tank with gas hookups at my 1870's PA country house, never could figure out what it is but now i know. solving mysteries up here in the north too!
The milk case is really a cool find, but hope Pinkerton Man isn't watching LOL. Love that someone let you know what that thing in the ground was used for. Maybe someday you will find a picture of that house in its earlier days
Very cool Robert! Was meant to be! I think the panel truck should be named after the Borden cows (dairy) -- "Elsie" if a girl truck and "Elmer" if a boy truck! LOL
Your right that is neat. I had no idea that all of that was even possible back then. WOW, you know it's things like that I wish my grandparents would have talked about. I would have really liked to have known more about their technology back then. Of course they probably didn't think it was so great. Very interesting. God bless 💖
Robert all you need is some period clothes and you would be transformed to the past. It's amazing the thing you keep finding. Now if only you could find an old picture of what the farm looked like in it's glory days. So happy for you. Your a new history lesson every day. Thank you 🔎🔦🚙🔨
Robert, This relaxing day video was the medicine I needed. That cool milk case brings back childhood memories. A 7 year old boy pondering just how Pinkerton's would know just where it was. The panel truck could be dubbed "the wisteria wagon", honoring the Byrd farms most prolific crop.
Robert, as per our conversation Sat, my house definitely had one of the Acetylene gas generators. The parts are long gone, but the hole (filled in with parts of a power pole) are a mowing hazard in my side yard.
It *was* dangerous. They were kept away from the house to avoid gas build-up. They are actually (or were about 50 years ago) more dangerous after the house they served is gone. My ex-father-in-law once snagged one with his backhoe bucket. It had residual gas in it and exploded.
The miner used gas carbide lamps on their helmets, had a neighbor that used one when fishing or coon hunting. Had small pellets dropped in water to make gas.
That milk crate is such a cool find. I was kind of wondering why Pinkerton would go to such great lengths to protect a milk crate??Being self sufficient like that is really awesome. Most people would have no clue today. I wish it was that warm here. Keep Safe ❤ Keep Well❤
Can't remember if it was the canning shed or the barn but you were cleaning out from under an old lean-to and found some old pipe fixtures. Some guessed an old bed frame but I'm thinking it may be parts of that old gas lighting system from the house.
Ye, that is super cool. Isn’t it great that so many followers have so much knowledge in knowing these great finds that u find. Yes, it would of been beautiful house all lit up by gas. Really awesome ♥️😊👍🎄
Very cool find. I've seen plenty of old Union Carbide tins in and around abandoned mines for running their head lamps and wall lanterns. You are correct; carbide + water = acetylene gas. Acetylene was discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy, who identified it as a "new carburet of hydrogen". It was rediscovered in 1860 by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, who coined the name acétylène. --- That milk crate brought back a lot of memories. My dad was a milkman since the late 1950s. I rode with him on his milk route since I was old enough to hang on. When he retired in the early 1980s I took over the business. Now I am retired.
Wow , thank you for bring back a memory of a place that I had been to in Ohio back in the 80's that still had the old gas lights in it ! I didn't know then what kind of gas was used for them until now ! Thank you for sharing this story with me and bring back that memory ! The house was one of my friends from the military grandmother's house !
You are so amazing for a young person. You get so excited about the history and how beautiful things could have looked. Thank you for sharing. Take care.
Cetylene gas is highly unstable at pressure greater than 15psi. That is where Acetylene comes in, the addition of acetone stabilizes the gas. The is an old ghost town in Ouray Colorado where the town was plumbed for the gas and something went wrong and blew up the whole town.
You should name your truck "Hoppy". The reason is out here in Fresno, CA. we have a dairy called Producer's Dairy. They use to put a picture of Hopalong Cassidy on their milk cartons and a caption saying, "Hoppy's Favorite." Hopalong Cassidy was the main character in a series of westerns going back to the mid 1930's and into the 50's. Actor William Boyd played Hoppy. He had a great laugh.
I remember milk being delivered to my house as a child and it was in glass bottles ! Milk tasted real good back then but milk doesn't taste that way anymore from plastic jugs ! Just a real shame plastic everything now days ruins the taste of everything !
I also had gas lines in the attic of mine above the third floor and for the life of myself couldn't figure out what they were for. I left a comment on another video I have a victorian built-in 1886. in the NC mountains. I did to know it had gas lights as I saw no pipes when I rewired mine at the hole where wires came out in the ceiling but I did see some on the wall coming out so maybe they had gas sconces on walls and not gas hanging lights. IDK. I am in town in a historic district so I know gas lines were running here early on as this town dates to when NC was a colony so very old and was already well established in the early and mid-1800s let alone with the Victorian era. But had no idea propane isn't run in the attic unless was an old gas line for lighting. Amazing.
That's cool that someone knew what that well was and what it was used for. My sister's house is over 100 years old and there is still gas light lines in the house. I'm going to get a metal detector and search the property to see if there is one here. Her house was the first house built on the street which was all farm land. Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us subscribers and all of the keepsakes. See you on the next video ✌️
The old farm house I grew up in. Had gas lights in the same manor. But when the lights where switched from gas (installed in 1885 and switched to electric in 1939) they ran the wire threw the old gas pipe and took out the old gas valves for knob stile light switches. And the old gas heads pulled off and replaced with light bulb screw sockets. So it all still looked like the old gas fixture. One extra cool thing was. My family left the old tin wall mounted match box holders next to the doors and scones even after the switch to electric lights. The farmhouse I grew up in was the James beacham home in Carroll country Maryland. It’s gone now but you can still find it online.
The small insulator on the side of the house is probably the remains of a radio antenna installation. In the 1920s and 30s, an external long wire antenna was critical to decent radio reception. A typical installation required a small insulator at each end of the antenna wire. Since the house wasn't electrified until later, the radio that used that antenna would have been battery-operated.
Thank you for the update on the Byrd project ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
During my time in the Middle East I saw carbide in use for acetylene production, using it for welding rather than lighting. Many of the exhaust repairers used it, when the flame went down just chuck another lump of carbide in and let the drips start. It makes me shudder to think back to that set up now.
Carbide is also what was in the depth charges in WWll. They would drop them for the German u boats and japanese subs. I am not 100% positive on that, but I seem to remember my uncle saying that. He was in the navy in WWll.
I have a brick lined pit in my yard for the same purpose. Large enough to enter, but not stand up. I also have the old generator, though it’s pretty beat up. Different style than yours. The house I’m in is built on the foundation of a Victorian mansion built around 1860. It burned down around 1889, and my house built around 1893.
That tank is an awesome find. Do you plan on probing out and finding the old privy/outhouse? there will likely be plenty of bottles dating to when the house was built down there
When I would find old cabins in the woods I would figure where the back porch was then throw a bottle as far as I could and dig there. More often than not I would find the bottle dump doing that.
It was a state of the art home with some nice features. In the west where I live, in that time period it was lanterns and log homes. I live in a 1920 arts and craft house. There are some homes built in 1850 and more built in 1870 and 80's here still lived in today. But I don't think gas lighting system such as what you have there, was as common here.
What if you dug all that up and replaced it. The gas is still under the ground right there. Could you relight the old house with gas lights? I know it would cost a lot but then it would be self sufficient again too and eventually pay for itself. Do they even still make all the components you would need? OMG that would be so cool!😊❤
I have a 2 of those carbide light/lanterns... small one and a large one. My grandparents left them to me...in their old shop that I was given when they died.
very cool find with the Carbide generator, Robert ,,, looking through the house are their remnants of the old gas fixtures in the walls or the ceilings, ?, that'd be neat to see
Name your truck little George in memory of your friend. I would love to see a picture of the house with the gas lights on at night. I'm sure it was very exciting for them!! They could have stayed up longer then, which could or could not have been a good thing. Thanks for sharing 😊
So glad mystery solved I imagine that was expensive to have used back then. Love the old trucks are you thinking of paint them or leave them as is ? I think even as is is kind of neat not sure why
That ol'carbide gas generator should be repaired and put back into working condition, and gas lights should be installed in the house. Off the grid is the way to go, yo, especially if the Commies take over.
This is cool.
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I, for one, would wish to have you extend the visit a bit longer. Being stuck in is pitiful, so, the visits are much appreciated!
Agree, I was like only 8 minutes ☹️ I could watch this all day 🤣
@@miz.harrington85 Same here LOL
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@@rafaeltorres4728 I've been battling the flu for a week. Got tested this morning, will get results Wednesday. I'll take your hugs the only way I can right now!---Thanx!
@@alanatolstad4824 Hope you have a fast recovery !!
The house I grew up in had one of those buried gas generators. We never used it, but it was still largely still intact. You are correct, it generated acetylene gas for lighting before electricity came to rural America. Ours had a metal dome above ground, but the underground part looked very similar to what you have discovered there. One of the upstairs rooms in our house still had the gas fixture. It was brass and came down from the ceiling about three feet. It had a valve and a flint striker to ignite the gas. Zero safety features on those things. The gas was piped in 3/8 inch non-galvanized steel pipe inside the house, so I would guess that is the fitting you are seeing the outside of your house. I've never seen any electrical conduit earlier than 1960's, so I'd lean heavily towards it being a gas pipe for gas lighting. The pipes are probably still in the ceilings and walls of your house. The old house I grew up in is long gone...wish I had the brass gas lamp, but it's only a memory now. With most folks before the coming of electricity using kerosene lanterns for indoor light, those with the acetylene lights must have thought they were living with the most modern of lighting systems. If you've ever worked around acetylene, you have to wonder how many houses were blown to kingdom come when somebody forgot to shut the gas valve on a gas light. Thanks for posting your videos, they're very interesting.
You could call the truck 'Old Grandpa', or just 'Grandpa'. It may be old and rusty but it is still useful and capable of being a great help. Also like the name 'the old jalopy'.
Old rusty :)
Robert,
You forgot to cover up your license plate. Love that truck!!
I would leave the carbide generator as part of the history of the house. People would find that very interesting.
Great video.
Maybe find away to at least restore it so it would look nice and keeping that part of history with it !
I have never heard of them. So it would be if nothing else a great history lesson
Nice video. Really enjoy seeing all the work you put into the farm. As for the name of your truck, they used to call old vehicles.. The Old Rust Bucket.
i have a similar metal underground tank with gas hookups at my 1870's PA country house, never could figure out what it is but now i know. solving mysteries up here in the north too!
That's great.
The milk case is really a cool find, but hope Pinkerton Man isn't watching LOL. Love that someone let you know what that thing in the ground was used for. Maybe someday you will find a picture of that house in its earlier days
Very cool Robert! Was meant to be! I think the panel truck should be named after the Borden cows (dairy) -- "Elsie" if a girl truck and "Elmer" if a boy truck! LOL
Bessie is a good name for a cow who produces the milk hence the crate n panel truck
Thank you ! I made the same comment just a little while go but couldn't remember the name of the cow in their commercials !
Thank you so much for taking us with you. It has become an adventure, that I really look forward to.
Me too.
I've been calling your classic panel truck "The Blue Goose" until you give it a permanent name. Those were very reliable.
Your right that is neat. I had no idea that all of that was even possible back then. WOW, you know it's things like that I wish my grandparents would have talked about. I would have really liked to have known more about their technology back then. Of course they probably didn't think it was so great. Very interesting.
God bless 💖
Robert all you need is some period clothes and you would be transformed to the past. It's amazing the thing you keep finding. Now if only you could find an old picture of what the farm looked like in it's glory days. So happy for you. Your a new history lesson every day. Thank you 🔎🔦🚙🔨
remember, they may have been well to do slave owners...most wealthy¨ were¨ in georgia at that time
Marten would be a good name, it's a type of bird. You're doing a great job!
The milk crate was such a cool find, definitely goes well with your truck!
Still recommend Lisa for the name 😂
I think he should name the panel truck "westeria" LOL!
Robert,
This relaxing day video was the medicine I needed. That cool milk case brings back childhood memories. A 7 year old boy pondering just how Pinkerton's would know just where it was.
The panel truck could be dubbed "the wisteria wagon", honoring the Byrd farms most prolific crop.
Robert, as per our conversation Sat, my house definitely had one of the Acetylene gas generators. The parts are long gone, but the hole (filled in with parts of a power pole) are a mowing hazard in my side yard.
Robert, my grandparents home had gaslights, as well as my home( circa 1885 ) that I live in now. Great vids, Terry. In Illinois
That’s crazy the made their own gas for energy! I never knew you could even do that! Seems dangerous lol
It *was* dangerous. They were kept away from the house to avoid gas build-up. They are actually (or were about 50 years ago) more dangerous after the house they served is gone. My ex-father-in-law once snagged one with his backhoe bucket. It had residual gas in it and exploded.
@@carlosmcdaniel9660 Crikey! Was he ok?
@@carlosmcdaniel9660 my question is the same as S Roberts was he okay ?
The miner used gas carbide lamps on their helmets, had a neighbor that used one when fishing or coon hunting. Had small pellets dropped in water to make gas.
That milk crate is such a cool find. I was kind of wondering why Pinkerton would go to such great lengths to protect a milk crate??Being self sufficient like that is really awesome. Most people would have no clue today. I wish it was that warm here. Keep Safe ❤ Keep Well❤
Can't remember if it was the canning shed or the barn but you were cleaning out from under an old lean-to and found some old pipe fixtures. Some guessed an old bed frame but I'm thinking it may be parts of that old gas lighting system from the house.
I was thinking the same thing. They probably discarded it there when electricity came in.
Until you made this comment I hadn't thought of that either ! Good point made about those pipes !
I liked the old ironing board. To me, it stands for affordable places to live!( when single)
Somebody probably already suggested this, but Blue would be a great name for the farm truck
Ye, that is super cool. Isn’t it great that so many followers have so much knowledge in knowing these great finds that u find. Yes, it would of been beautiful house all lit up by gas. Really awesome ♥️😊👍🎄
The milk crate was an awesome find
Good morning robert and everyone.40 degrees here and rain. Things are coming along.
Very cool find. I've seen plenty of old Union Carbide tins in and around abandoned mines for running their head lamps and wall lanterns. You are correct; carbide + water = acetylene gas. Acetylene was discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy, who identified it as a "new carburet of hydrogen". It was rediscovered in 1860 by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, who coined the name acétylène.
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That milk crate brought back a lot of memories. My dad was a milkman since the late 1950s. I rode with him on his milk route since I was old enough to hang on. When he retired in the early 1980s I took over the business. Now I am retired.
Enjoyed this video and I enjoy everyone.
Milk truck name “‘Ole Blue Byrd”.
Yeah, "Blue Byrd" is perfect! Good suggestion.
Yes! great suggestion!
Ken hughes yes!
Call your milk truck Bessie after Bessie the cow
Merry Christmas from our family to your. Hugs from Oklahoma
Great find of the crate for use in the back of the panel truck.
I love the old house and what ur doing to restore it just wish the videos were longer
Wow , thank you for bring back a memory of a place that I had been to in Ohio back in the 80's that still had the old gas lights in it ! I didn't know then what kind of gas was used for them until now ! Thank you for sharing this story with me and bring back that memory ! The house was one of my friends from the military grandmother's house !
Oh dear, I’m one month OLDER than the milk bin! 🙄. Hope it holds up - looks pretty rusty!
@@edwinthompson6510 🤣🤣🤣
I was born in may of 1961
@@leeharbert1192 We’re not old, we’re classics! 😄
Lol...
Love the ole panel truck and fascinating on milk crate and the carbine gas tank. Nice video Robert.
Longer episodes please
I was made in 1961 as well LOL. Name suggestion for your truck -- Ole Blue.
You are so amazing for a young person. You get so excited about the history and how beautiful things could have looked. Thank you for sharing. Take care.
Cetylene gas is highly unstable at pressure greater than 15psi. That is where Acetylene comes in, the addition of acetone stabilizes the gas. The is an old ghost town in Ouray Colorado where the town was plumbed for the gas and something went wrong and blew up the whole town.
Love living in Pensacola! Great find!
You should name your truck "Hoppy". The reason is out here in Fresno, CA. we have a dairy called Producer's Dairy. They use to put a picture of Hopalong Cassidy on their milk cartons and a caption saying, "Hoppy's Favorite." Hopalong Cassidy was the main character in a series of westerns going back to the mid 1930's and into the 50's. Actor William Boyd played Hoppy. He had a great laugh.
Better idea. Name it after Hoppy's horse, Topper.
You should name it Herman. That was the old milkman's name. Yes they used to deliver milk to the house. Guess I'm showing my age ain't I... LOL 😂😆😂😆😂😆
I remember milk being delivered to my house as a child and it was in glass bottles ! Milk tasted real good back then but milk doesn't taste that way anymore from plastic jugs ! Just a real shame plastic everything now days ruins the taste of everything !
She is a old milk van NAME HER BETSY
I thought of that too‼️just seems like a enduring hard working van💯🇺🇸🕊🔥
Betsy Blue?
Or Ellsie Blue
LOVE the old Case you found and prefect for the farm truck:-)! and knowing that that is a gas Generator...
I also had gas lines in the attic of mine above the third floor and for the life of myself couldn't figure out what they were for. I left a comment on another video I have a victorian built-in 1886. in the NC mountains. I did to know it had gas lights as I saw no pipes when I rewired mine at the hole where wires came out in the ceiling but I did see some on the wall coming out so maybe they had gas sconces on walls and not gas hanging lights. IDK. I am in town in a historic district so I know gas lines were running here early on as this town dates to when NC was a colony so very old and was already well established in the early and mid-1800s let alone with the Victorian era. But had no idea propane isn't run in the attic unless was an old gas line for lighting. Amazing.
A big "Gasp" from the 80 yr old Retired Pikertons employee
Oh know you’ve been found out!!
Oh oh run Robert and hide it quick ! 😆
Sounds like a great off grid items.. Gas lamp lighting ...
I did not know you could generate fuel
I definitely want to learn more
That's cool that someone knew what that well was and what it was used for. My sister's house is over 100 years old and there is still gas light lines in the house. I'm going to get a metal detector and search the property to see if there is one here. Her house was the first house built on the street which was all farm land. Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us subscribers and all of the keepsakes. See you on the next video ✌️
The old farm house I grew up in. Had gas lights in the same manor. But when the lights where switched from gas (installed in 1885 and switched to electric in 1939) they ran the wire threw the old gas pipe and took out the old gas valves for knob stile light switches. And the old gas heads pulled off and replaced with light bulb screw sockets. So it all still looked like the old gas fixture. One extra cool thing was. My family left the old tin wall mounted match box holders next to the doors and scones even after the switch to electric lights. The farmhouse I grew up in was the James beacham home in Carroll country Maryland. It’s gone now but you can still find it online.
The small insulator on the side of the house is probably the remains of a radio antenna installation. In the 1920s and 30s, an external long wire antenna was critical to decent radio reception. A typical installation required a small insulator at each end of the antenna wire. Since the house wasn't electrified until later, the radio that used that antenna would have been battery-operated.
So many fascinating discoveries! Thank you for sharing. that truck is super cool cool!
Glad I was right about those pipes you found being gas lines! I'm voting for Ol' Bessie!
So glad you found out what that was, the panel truck is so cool
This is a great video! Thank you again! I've been calling your awesome truck "Georgia".
Name your truck Rusty
Thank you for the update on the Byrd project ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
First day of Winter here in the Northeast.
I am loving these old home videos...so many memories it evokes...I would name the truck Blu Byrd...lol
During my time in the Middle East I saw carbide in use for acetylene production, using it for welding rather than lighting. Many of the exhaust repairers used it, when the flame went down just chuck another lump of carbide in and let the drips start. It makes me shudder to think back to that set up now.
Carbide is also what was in the depth charges in WWll. They would drop them for the German u boats and japanese subs. I am not 100% positive on that, but I seem to remember my uncle saying that. He was in the navy in WWll.
Pinkerton metal milk crate is worth around 50.00. They make nice planters and such! 👍
I have a brick lined pit in my yard for the same purpose. Large enough to enter, but not stand up. I also have the old generator, though it’s pretty beat up. Different style than yours. The house I’m in is built on the foundation of a Victorian mansion built around 1860. It burned down around 1889, and my house built around 1893.
60*??? I’m jealous..... ole Bertha Byrd is perfect for the milk truck name.
That tank is an awesome find. Do you plan on probing out and finding the old privy/outhouse? there will likely be plenty of bottles dating to when the house was built down there
When I would find old cabins in the woods I would figure where the back porch was then throw a bottle as far as I could and dig there. More often than not I would find the bottle dump doing that.
Call her Nettie. Your panel truck. Great video and God bless you. Merry Christmas to you all.
Farm just keeps giving Love it 😁
It was a state of the art home with some nice features. In the west where I live, in that time period it was lanterns and log homes. I live in a 1920 arts and craft house. There are some homes built in 1850 and more built in 1870 and 80's here still lived in today. But I don't think gas lighting system such as what you have there, was as common here.
My house was built in 1890 here in Kansas and no gas lights have been in it except lantern or oil lamps !
I am visiting columbus georgia til Wednesday. Would love to see this in person...
Watching from Mississippi
Thanks for posting the link. I now know what the huge old "funnel" I have is from. Very cool!
What if you dug all that up and replaced it. The gas is still under the ground right there. Could you relight the old house with gas lights? I know it would cost a lot but then it would be self sufficient again too and eventually pay for itself. Do they even still make all the components you would need? OMG that would be so cool!😊❤
Lots of excellent knowledge from all thourghly enjoying this adventure
Fantastic video. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you all. Love from Australia. Xxx
I have a 2 of those carbide light/lanterns... small one and a large one. My grandparents left them to me...in their old shop that I was given when they died.
Why not name the panel truck ‘Byrd’ after the farm, ‘Here comes Robert in old Byrd.’
Sweet rob another great episode ty!!!
My dad use to hunt with carbide lights. That is amazing. I did not know that it was used that way.
very cool find with the Carbide generator, Robert ,,, looking through the house are their remnants of the old gas fixtures in the walls or the ceilings, ?, that'd be neat to see
The crate you found I think you should put it on your tractor
Bill Phillips of Lincoln County NC
Hank for the name
Bart is a good panel truck name !
Excellent information. Gas lights interesting. Be safe. Happy holidays.
Love your channel... All the best for Christmas. Regards Pinkertons Inc.
Name your truck little George in memory of your friend. I would love to see a picture of the house with the gas lights on at night. I'm sure it was very exciting for them!! They could have stayed up longer then, which could or could not have been a good thing. Thanks for sharing 😊
Enjoy your videos. Lot of history at the Byrd house
Someone mentioned a carbide cannon
Sounds like fun..
Boom shake alota or boom shockalacka.. Or whatever
Very cool, be careful of gas pockets. You don't want to blow yourself up
I just love to watch this ,
Moo, for the truck. Since it was a milk truck. The Blue Moo.
Very cool crate and carbide "thinga-mabob"
So glad mystery solved I imagine that was expensive to have used back then. Love the old trucks are you thinking of paint them or leave them as is ? I think even as is is kind of neat not sure why
Glad you found out what it is and amazing what they was able to do back then Love it Thankyou
Sears had house kits that could be ordered with gas piping for methane gas generators.
That ol'carbide gas generator should be repaired and put back into working condition, and gas lights should be installed in the house. Off the grid is the way to go, yo, especially if the Commies take over.
Truck name idea: that old truck is the Byrd Farm Feeder - play on that and you get Byff (Biff).
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅
My household produces its own gas, however, I find nothing beneficial about it whatsoever......
Haaaaaaaaaa 😂
I know what you mean. I'm old enough to personally know where the term "Old Fart" comes from.
🤣😂🤣
I don't know has anyone ever tried bottling it yet ? 😆 🤣 😂
That is cool. Got milk truck
Am enjoying this Byrd House series. How about "Byrd Cage" for the panel truck.