1970's Cub Cadet Tractor sitting MANY years (Engine Stuck) WILL IT RUN???

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  • Saved this old gal from the scrap yard, engines stuck, is it fixable?
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  • @dombooth86
    @dombooth86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Honey the crazy neighbour is mowing the grass in the dark whooping like a banshee 😂😂😂

    • @DieselCreek
      @DieselCreek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Yeah, I can’t figure out why my neighbors don’t like me 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @brycehickman6841
      @brycehickman6841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m from south Texas like actual south Texas crack neighbor would shred his sand at night with a headlamp 😑 or cell phone light

    • @johnlorraine4978
      @johnlorraine4978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same. But I guess they are doing the same :))

    • @donutlivesmatter
      @donutlivesmatter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DieselCreek I was wondering if you shook her house again😄

    • @jaysonbarnett86
      @jaysonbarnett86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The wife: Again?!

  • @paulriggers1558
    @paulriggers1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    "hey dear, whats that noise outside?" "oh its just that crazy matt from next door mowing his lawn in the dark on a tractor with no lights" "thats ok then, i thought it might of been something strange......."

    • @DieselCreek
      @DieselCreek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      😂😂😂👍🏼

    • @bobadam7021
      @bobadam7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thought the same thing. "It's just that idiot next door mowing his lawn in the dark in front of a camera."

    • @dans_Learning_Curve
      @dans_Learning_Curve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Seeding dandelions!

    • @paulluggar5964
      @paulluggar5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Has 15 or so Cub Cadets but needed this one to cut the lawn! 😁

    • @SteifWood
      @SteifWood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DieselCreek Here the police would fine a neighbor for "noise pollution" (even jail if serial offender).

  • @paragonpartners2058
    @paragonpartners2058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I like a guy who says "Contact!" before turning on a vacuum cleaner.

    • @garymarshall220
      @garymarshall220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Learn something new on every vedio this one taught me the term "dry as popcorn fart" wonderful. This will extend my vocubulary. Thanks love these old tractors.

    • @Sundog0811
      @Sundog0811 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He has borrowed much of the vocabulary of AvE TH-cam channel. Contact, geezlus, gabage, vineage, chineseium, son of a diddly, and many others. Admittedly, It's hard not to adopt, it's very catchy.

    • @nevillegoddard4966
      @nevillegoddard4966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah para, the good thing is he spares us a countdown!

  • @stephenwagener349
    @stephenwagener349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is NOT NORMAL. A restoration that goes smoothly, not setbacks ,no broken seized stuff, no hidden disasters - NOT what we are used to. Well done mate. Good show.

    • @kurtisworkman716
      @kurtisworkman716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wel, there was that one bolt..😂

    • @haywardstewart2825
      @haywardstewart2825 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s because it’s American made !

  • @cmleoj
    @cmleoj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    You pulled off the flywheel and I thought: “ Urine trouble now!”

  • @Dratchev241
    @Dratchev241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    oh great, our wackadoodle neighbor is now mowing the yard in the dark...

    • @scottc6982
      @scottc6982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Only tweeker's do that were I'm from.

    • @thadsmith2889
      @thadsmith2889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Are you my neighbor?

    • @raymond8875
      @raymond8875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@scottc6982 I do all my farm work at night as I live in a desert and have a full time job. And yes my neighbors think I'm a tweeker. But heat stroke sucks, I don't want skin cancer and I don't have AC. I would talk to them about it, but I don't associate with tweeker's either.

    • @chaddleix188
      @chaddleix188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I do that also and I'm not a tweaker or a wackadoodle. Some of us work fucked up hours and don't have any other options, unless you like looking at a hay field. I guess I'm whatever words you wanna call me also lol. Sticks and stones men, or woman I suppose

    • @chaddleix188
      @chaddleix188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@raymond8875 I like the way you think👍. My grandfather was a multimillionaire farmer and he did the same as you. Smart ppl think alike. Who cares what any of these dipshits think of you or I.

  • @pjacks4373
    @pjacks4373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Great video. I am 80 years old and still got my 104 that I bought new in 1968. Still original, runs good and gets used about every week in the summer.

    • @adrianphillips6238
      @adrianphillips6238 ปีที่แล้ว

      🎉😊😢🎉😮 5:53 😢🎉😮🎉😂😮😢😮😢😊😂❤

    • @adrianphillips6238
      @adrianphillips6238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      6:57 6:57 😊🎉😂❤ 6:58 7:00 😮😮🎉😂😮😂😂😮🎉😢😢😮😮😢😮😢🎉😮😊😢❤😂😮😂😮😢😢😮❤😢😢😮🎉😢🎉🎉😢😮😮❤🎉❤🎉🎉😮😂 7:18 😮😢😊 7:19 😊😊😊😢😢😢😢😮🎉😢😢😮😮😢🎉😮😮😢😢😮😮😂😮😮😢😮😊🎉😢😮😢😮 7:31 ❤😮😮😢😢😊😊😢😢😅😮😮😮😮😢😢😮😢😢😢😮😮😮😢😢😮😂 7:43 😢😮😂😢😂😢😢😢😢❤😅

    • @adrianphillips6238
      @adrianphillips6238 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤😊❤😊😮😮😊 7:54 🎉😢❤ 7:56 😢❤😢😢

    • @adrianphillips6238
      @adrianphillips6238 ปีที่แล้ว

      😅😮😊😂❤😊😊❤😊😢😮😊😂😢😮😮😮😮😢😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😢😮😊

    • @adrianphillips6238
      @adrianphillips6238 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊😂😊

  • @elmermason9685
    @elmermason9685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    You look happier than a kid on Christmas morning. Great feeling when you bring back to life an old piece of machinery. Great job. Thanks for the video.

  • @ivankrzanic4241
    @ivankrzanic4241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Just a friendly warning: when ever dealing with mouse housings, use proper safely equipment due to mouse droppings can contain mouse fever... you can inhale the dust and get really sick, it’s a thing so be careful!

    • @JimsNBHomestead
      @JimsNBHomestead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Henta virus is deadly for sure

    • @whotknots
      @whotknots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rodents in general can also carry a bug called 'Leptospirosis' or Weil's disease which can be fatal.
      Not that long ago a Canadian guy caught it from the top of a contaminated soda can and died.

    • @nigelbaxter6525
      @nigelbaxter6525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He won’t have to worry about the mouse fever if he keeps lifting engines around like that. He’ll have knackers like footballs and degenerative discs in his back.😳😏👍🏻

  • @viperBSG
    @viperBSG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    $50.00 a little work and you have a really nice rider mower. cant beat that!

  • @jimlong527
    @jimlong527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching Matt work with a Corona in hand. Never disappointed.

  • @no_handle_required
    @no_handle_required 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man, I love when you take dead stuff and make it live. Pure satisfaction.

  • @rapitupthatsarap6681
    @rapitupthatsarap6681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You've gotta love that older machinery...they built things to last and with pride back then.

    • @johnwudarcki9315
      @johnwudarcki9315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Compared to our designed obsolescence/ throw away society

    • @danbasta3677
      @danbasta3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true. This is why I have all older tractors, not any of this new stuff that's offered out there including this zero turn radius go cart mowers with mower decks on them. They are an accident ready to happen.

  • @scotduckrow8524
    @scotduckrow8524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You have enough cadets to start a military academy!

  • @garybrady9531
    @garybrady9531 ปีที่แล้ว

    Went back for nostalgic reasons you've come a long way from home to a nice new shop,thanks for taking time to make videos

  • @williamw7462
    @williamw7462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Infinite patience. Nothing is too much trouble. Failure is not an option. Admirable!

  • @RoelvandenBergWillemWasbak
    @RoelvandenBergWillemWasbak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Just when i thought i am bored out of my mind, You upload a new video of almost 51 minutes. I enjoyed every minute and think that sometimes only a thumbs up isn't enough. So thank you and kudos for reviving that barn found tractor. She spins like a happy cat!

  • @arcanask
    @arcanask 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    23:00 I can feel the hanta virus entering my lungs through the screen. 💀

    • @jerryc3050
      @jerryc3050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I saw this comment while I was spooling, and I thought "doesn't this have a bad virus associated with it?" Googled it and it is bad.

    • @garymallard4699
      @garymallard4699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jerryc3050
      Rodents crawl all over everything you buy ..at some point...lol
      Life is not as clean as you think

    • @nathanhutton3164
      @nathanhutton3164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And I feel the Han-ta enterrr my vei-eins

    • @michaelbenoit248
      @michaelbenoit248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Philip Brucker, this is the one time I would encourage someone to wear a mask, because it can protect against it.

    • @Kentboy05
      @Kentboy05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@garymallard4699 Its not the mouse touching things its the throwing their feces into the air and then breathing it. HPS is nothign to fuck around with it has a mortality rate of 38%

  • @snikesnover1831
    @snikesnover1831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up on one of these old tractors as a kid, they really are bullet proof.

  • @XPFTP
    @XPFTP หลายเดือนก่อน

    look how far he has come in 2 years. WOW

  • @cujoedaman
    @cujoedaman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Wait, a 50min video about a lawn mower and you're teasing us about a barn with treasures inside? I thought we were friends here!

    • @575conbon
      @575conbon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "lawn mower"...thems are fighting words

    • @joshnabours9102
      @joshnabours9102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What do you mean? We are friends.

    • @harrisonmcgill2307
      @harrisonmcgill2307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It a garden tractor not a lawn mower.

    • @jamesanderson2176
      @jamesanderson2176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@575conbon Anyone who doesn't think these are real tractors should measure the turning radius. Our Super M turned tighter.

    • @sarahmathias9463
      @sarahmathias9463 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@575conbon It's a lawn mower. It mows lawns.

  • @Bodhranarama
    @Bodhranarama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those old Kohlers were overbuilt and we love them for it.

    • @unclea8148
      @unclea8148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crank bearings in them are giant and actual bearings not stupid bushings. Love the old stuff

    • @k1n2g4
      @k1n2g4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We kohlers still overbuild everything.. not a joke. My name is Köhler 😁

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow at how Clean the Engine Compartment became after that cleaning Matt 😮 39:41 @Diesel Creek

  • @JamesJackson-dq2tj
    @JamesJackson-dq2tj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Great memories. My grandfather had that model. It was the first riding mower I can remember using. Being ten years old and turned loose to mow two acres. King of the world I tell you. Great find!

    • @CraigZeigler
      @CraigZeigler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My grandfather had one of these too and I remember as a kid helping to plow snow with it.

  • @dmille22
    @dmille22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I couldn't help but laugh when Matt was describing the tools you need to work on the Cub. Not a dreaded 10mm in site.

    • @jbbuzzable
      @jbbuzzable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Before You Tube was a thing, I thought the 10mm was just me.

    • @joebrock9784
      @joebrock9784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MABLE mystery oil atf

    • @richardbrown8794
      @richardbrown8794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can't beat them old kohler's.

    • @jbbuzzable
      @jbbuzzable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@richardbrown8794 You can beat them, but they don't die easily.

    • @ColinRichardson
      @ColinRichardson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      8mm x1, check
      9mm x1, check
      10mm x9, ALL GONE
      11mm x1, check
      Still not enough 10mm

  • @nopriors
    @nopriors 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just think of how many babies Mommy and Daddy mouse raised. They didn't mean to mess up the engine.
    Just think about how fortunate you are to be able to spend the days of your life doing something you love. Your smile and satisfaction at the end are just awesome.
    If you haven't sold this I'll buy it. This is the best video I have ever seen on TH-cam.
    Peace
    Greg

  • @davidalbrecht7659
    @davidalbrecht7659 ปีที่แล้ว

    A new quote of the day; "drier than a popcorn fart". Thank you, Matt!

  • @jbbuzzable
    @jbbuzzable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Just an FYI. Don't carry a chain on the floor of that forklift. We had one just like it at work. The chain worked its way through a hole in the floorboard and was caught by the driveshaft. It took the maintenance department well over an hour to remove it.

  • @gasgasgas
    @gasgasgas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    17:20 - Our friend shows off his quarter sheet of 3/4" plywood he uses as a temporary bench! That's probably $400 worth of wood. lol

  • @geraldschilli8870
    @geraldschilli8870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 1970 106 Cub Cadet. Nothing fancy but it runs good & is worth restoring. You can’t beat those old tractors. They sure don’t make them like that anymore.

  • @jeancornelis8292
    @jeancornelis8292 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The pure excitement (from and Matt and me !!!) whenever a engine fires up after a long sleep.....live it to bits. Grtz, Jean , France.

  • @DAPwny
    @DAPwny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Man i thought i was the only person who loves the old cub cadets nice job Mat

    • @danbasta3677
      @danbasta3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They ARE built like tanks, very reliable tractors, the good ole International Harvester Cub Cadet tractors. Can't say that about these MTD tractors of today, that's for sure.

  • @abzdeman92
    @abzdeman92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    5:32 dryer than a popcorn fart. lmaoo I'm dying

    • @nevillegoddard4966
      @nevillegoddard4966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too abz. Or does it mean so dry like your fart was actually made of popcorn? Dun matter, any kind of popcorn fart imagery is fukn funny! Lol!

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    26:43 that kroyal Degreaser Is impressive With just using a garden hose Wow not bad for not using a pressure washer for Sure Matt 27:20 @Diesel Creek

  • @j81851
    @j81851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Matt I have watched a dozen or more of your videos and have concluded you are a fine young man, with a work ethic 99% of young men your age would do well to pay attention to. I cannot tell you how gratifying the videos are. The Abandoned Church concrete foundation repairs were riveting to me. I am particularly fascinated with concrete so that was right up my alley! Please keep the videos coming I will watch every one! Keep up the good work!

  • @wakeupamerica2971
    @wakeupamerica2971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Why on Earth would you wish that smell upon us?? I thought we were all friends here. lol
    Thanks for another great video.

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been watching Mustie1 for years and his battle with rodent piss smell. Now Matt. Tought it could'nt be that bad...
      Did a pre-season check up on my mower taday. Rodents lived in it this winter for the first time ever...
      Now I know, it DOES SMELL that bad !! 😱 🤮

    • @unluckyirish2763
      @unluckyirish2763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankfully youtube doesnt have Smell o Vision.

    • @nevillegoddard4966
      @nevillegoddard4966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I felt my nose screw up involuntarily when he took the big cover off!

  • @paulluggar5964
    @paulluggar5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Use the old seal to tap in the new one!
    :)

  • @toddavis8603
    @toddavis8603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    International Harvester is all American as Diesel Creek!"No bad smell here, TY.I have not ridden a cub cadet since I was 8, and now I'm 60!

  • @mikeyoung7022
    @mikeyoung7022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent description of "How To". I had a 62 Original I dragged out behind some farmers home years back. Got it home, wouldn't run. Pulled the head and with rubber hammer loosened the stuck valve and lubricated it. Stuck old head, old head gasket original plug all back together and it fired right off been using it for over 20 years now.
    Your video shows how good a Kohler engine really is!

  • @dozzed
    @dozzed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    48:15 big respect for your neighbours not going crazy from Matt driving his 12hp oldass lawnmower at fricking pitch dark night time xD love it!!

    • @DieselCreek
      @DieselCreek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s actually pretty quiet in person lol

    • @CAPNMAC82
      @CAPNMAC82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DieselCreek And, as a guess, the neighbors are more than 20' away, unlike in some towns

    • @dozzed
      @dozzed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DieselCreek wow!! Haha i was kinda guessing by how crusty some parts were that it would do some noise 😆!!

    • @DieselCreek
      @DieselCreek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CAPNMAC82 closest neighbor is about 50-60’ from the shop door

    • @steved2136
      @steved2136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DieselCreek So really close then LOL- looks at nearest neighbour only a mere 900 ft away...

  • @slicksiderepairllc2822
    @slicksiderepairllc2822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The look of pure happiness on your face when it moved cracked me up nice job 👍

  • @dennisvertrees4001
    @dennisvertrees4001 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a model 86 my dad bought when I was 5 mowed on it every summer until I was about 20. He and I did a frame of restoration on it that winter rebuilt the 8 HP Koehler and it ran like a top for another 7-8 years. Pop died and Mom had a bad heart the same year no time to work on it I bought another Cub a new MTD . It’s been ok . I still have the model 86 will get the gear drive rebuilt one day I hope to mow with it again before I am done. I will be 59 next year. Matt love to watch you work you are a quality young man and a hard worker too.

  • @timken88
    @timken88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brings back memories I was eight years old when I rebuilt my dad's 10 horsepower Kohler engine

  • @RC-fu6hg
    @RC-fu6hg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice video brings back memories
    My parents had one from the seventies manual gearbox with tire weights and chains. I Used it to cut grass and plow snow. That tractor was bullet proof and never failed. It was 33 years old and still running when they replaced it with a new model.

    • @DieselCreek
      @DieselCreek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Then why replace it 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @dontrend5956
      @dontrend5956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My father bought a Model 126 in 1970. I still have it and use it for mowing.

  • @vikingzombie2487
    @vikingzombie2487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This guy is a mad scientist. Who knows what he’ll bring back to life!

    • @theproblemchildpulling4641
      @theproblemchildpulling4641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The kohler engines of this era are very reliable. My 1970 Cub Cadet 147 sat for a few years and got a carb clean then it ran. My sister's 1967 Cub Cadet 122 got a motor from a whole different tractor (cub cadet 125, same motor tho) and that 125 sat outside in the woods for a year or so and fired right up.

  • @jarheads88
    @jarheads88 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just bought a Cub Cadet 2072 in running condition it is a beast ! I think every time you smiled I as right there with you, great video well done, happy for your new ride !

  • @charlesangell_bulmtl
    @charlesangell_bulmtl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You said chisel, I thought UGH. You showed up with the needle scaler, I said 'There you go!'
    I cut strips of wet and dry sandpaper + paper strips for final clean of the points.
    That new air filter was what I was waiting for!

  • @person86422
    @person86422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That was pretty satisfying when you were pressure washing and all of the sudden a yellow differential and axles appeared

    • @VK2FVAX
      @VK2FVAX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Surprise!

  • @jailbreakgamin1966
    @jailbreakgamin1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i remember those tractors well.. back in the 60s and 70s when u bought a tractor it would pretty much last u a life time ..same with the john deeres

    • @UniqueBreakfastTaco
      @UniqueBreakfastTaco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      still have an 81, 109, 124, and a 149 hydro. these old cubs are great mowers.

    • @danbasta3677
      @danbasta3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You just cussed at me saying, john deere. Never liked them.

  • @Toolboxboy69
    @Toolboxboy69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't think it would run after I saw that nasty rat's nest but after looking at that very clean gas tank and Carb I was very optimistic. Great job!

  • @johnvanhal2450
    @johnvanhal2450 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a Dutch city slicker, know nothing about farm equipment. And I mean nothing.
    Still I'm fascinated by your channel. I guess I just like old barns, shops and fiddling around. I was a trucker most of my life, retired now due to illness. Maybe that's the link, because I was used to work under primitive conditions, driving to Eastern Europe and Asia. Had to do a lot of repairs myself down the road.
    Anyway, keep them videos coming, I really enjoy them.

  • @jeroen3946
    @jeroen3946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You’ve got the paint like the one for Christine 😉👍

  • @kinasc1575
    @kinasc1575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I love seeing old machines brought back into life, well done Matt.

    • @ronaldbeatty1887
      @ronaldbeatty1887 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And not a fist full of ignition inter-locks to deal with.

  • @ronaldclark2624
    @ronaldclark2624 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats. I was born in 1939 and I am also still running as are many of us even older. Ron

  • @Fresh-tw7ev
    @Fresh-tw7ev 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dad always had a Cub Cadet. Good memories.

  • @jds2277
    @jds2277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The noises you were making when trying to describe the stench - hilarious! I caught myself covering my face while watching the video. 😂😂😂

  • @freethought2296
    @freethought2296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Part of the fun in watching your channel is watching you get so excited when you get a crust old piece of machinery running again. Keep em' coming!

  • @user-ft8wr6le8d
    @user-ft8wr6le8d 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Howdyyawl from the land down under. What a barn find. With a bit of imagination, elbow greese & understanding how things work, youve shown your viewers your absolute joy in what you do. Satisfation guaranteed Thanks for sharing😊.

  • @mrtomdorn
    @mrtomdorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was about 10 and Dad brought home a new 1963 Cub Cadet on my birthday 06-27-1963. It was the king of the garden tractors. My friends had Wheel Horses. That's how we got around in the woods and places. There were no 4 wheelers or motor cycles. I currently have a restorded 1965 Wheel Horse hydrostatic with a 12 hp Kohler industrial motor. I like it too. TD Atlanta

  • @2badger2
    @2badger2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Vice Grip Garage" uses emery boards. He just doesn't let his wife know ... hahaha

    • @walterwhitaker1395
      @walterwhitaker1395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ME TOO! LOL!

    • @bmacd2112
      @bmacd2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What they don't know, they can't get pissed off about! LOL

  • @roccovanelli241
    @roccovanelli241 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your enthusiasm is contagious.

  • @daveharper5655
    @daveharper5655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    It really warmed my soul when I watched you rebuild the mower, my grandfather had that exact tractor, with headlights on it. It was working perfectly after 30 years of work when he sold the property to someone, and to this day is still being used. Keep doing what you’re doing.

  • @alanbierhoff6831
    @alanbierhoff6831 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a beautiful thing to watch 😊
    Well, he started the video saying you only need 3 different size wrenches to work on a tractor like this…. 87,000 tools and a torch and pressure washer later and he’s still beating on it 😆

  • @africaamazesmeug434
    @africaamazesmeug434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else knows its gonna fire up and just waits to see the magic! I have a feeling of being my own mechanic

  • @aslkdfjhg
    @aslkdfjhg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As someone who grew up in the suburbs I never knew how damaging mice can be for farmers. It is absolutely astounding.

    • @CharredSteak
      @CharredSteak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Had multiple mowers over the years, all have had electrical problems from mice. Worst was a kohler vtwin that needed both ignition coils replaced. Ironically, parking them outside seems like the only solution to keeping them out lol

  • @jamesburkhardt5143
    @jamesburkhardt5143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "She's drier than a popcorn fart" ...new one to put in the arsenal

    • @christianvolpato7579
      @christianvolpato7579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sorry but what's the meaning? When you eat popcorn your fars are dry? 😅 I'm not american and i never heard this type of joke 😂😅

    • @garymallard4699
      @garymallard4699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@christianvolpato7579
      Popcorn is kinda dry by itself...butter makes it wetter ..so basically it would be a Dry Fart with popcorn alone.... Not really a North American joke but i heard it before.....

  • @robertheinkel6225
    @robertheinkel6225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Our dealership sold a new 1750 to a local doctor. They called back the next morning, that the gas got into the oil. I took it back to the shop, changed the oil, and replaced the seat in the carb. They did not start it when full of gas. They wanted a different one, so I delivered another one, and got a call the next day, that it had an engine miss. Someone left an extra nut in the intake and it got lodged in the intake valve. Repaired it, but now he didn’t want either one. He finally kept the second one, and had no additional issues. His brother in law ended up buying the first tractor, and had no more issues with that one either.

  • @beakittelscherz5419
    @beakittelscherz5419 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Dryer than a popcorn Fart" ? Just when you think you´ve heard them all ...lol
    I like that he gets happy when it´s fireing up,- wether it is a giant crane or just a smoll tractor!

  • @mundanestuff
    @mundanestuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    You just use an emery board and when you're done cleaning the points, you put it back in the top left drawer of the bathroom vanity where you wife keeps it for you

    • @davfrui
      @davfrui 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LOLOLOLOLOLOL 😆!!!

    • @davfrui
      @davfrui 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tell him to paint flywheel AND. STUFF so he doesn’t smell Like ass when he goes in for supper.. WIVES HATE STINKY MEN ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SMELLS LIKE RAT PP

  • @garyk.
    @garyk. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    We used a lot of those eccentric collar bearings on the air handling units at the hospital I worked at. Mostly on fan shafts. Been around a long time, old tech that works fine.

  • @johnpayne7284
    @johnpayne7284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your neighbors must love you -mowing you're lawn at 10 pm haha love it!!!

  • @richardthomas5466
    @richardthomas5466 ปีที่แล้ว

    That one looks like the one I used to mow the yard with as a kid growing up on a horse farm in central Illinois in the mid 70s. Man I miss that mower.

  • @MickeyKamer
    @MickeyKamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My Grandfather used to work at the Louisville Ky plant making parts for these. It is great to see how well things were made back then, people expected years of like out of their tools, not like today (or most of the MTD residential stuff) as it just doesn't last.

    • @unclea8148
      @unclea8148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mickey do you have anything of his from there? Very cool that he worked there, love seeing the old pictures of the assembly line there

    • @notajp
      @notajp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MTD: Major Turd Design......

    • @danbasta3677
      @danbasta3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notajp Exactly. International Harvester's worse mistake was selling off their tractor line to Machine Tool And Die.

    • @roguedalek900
      @roguedalek900 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The IH and Allis were spendy in the day but very much a premium product.

  • @esqueue
    @esqueue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My "will it run" fix. I love these types of videos.

  • @davidsnow1481
    @davidsnow1481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Unbelievable that engine had been sitting all those years and still runs like brand new. Kohler engines are one of the best lawnmower engines out there. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

    • @johnking8679
      @johnking8679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My parents managed a small country hotel in Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe). We had Kohler diesel engines running a large generator producing our electrical needs for our General Store, fuel (gasoline and diesel retail pumps) Grinding corn for the locals and a second one for pumping water for our use in and around the hotel. Very reliable engines and somewhat economical. Easy to service and repair when they rarely broke down.

    • @donniecoleman1324
      @donniecoleman1324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, I’m glad you had a good experience with them I’ve not been so lucky with them the Koehler command was a good engine.

    • @seanmoore6397
      @seanmoore6397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’ve work on mowers a lot the best engines I’ve worked on were Kawasaki and kubota. Briggs and Stratton and Kohler aren’t close to being in the same league

    • @jhitt79
      @jhitt79 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seanmoore6397 you’re comparing apples and oranges. These older k-series Kohler engines are bulletproof.

  • @stanwooddave9758
    @stanwooddave9758 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mustang Sally running again. The EPA won't be happy, you didn't give the mice a 30 day eviction notice. Great stuff.

  • @munched55
    @munched55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a sucker for a happy ending. 👍😉

  • @randybourdon2791
    @randybourdon2791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Runs as smooth as a new machine Matt, well done!

    • @vincentl.8145
      @vincentl.8145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss a belt slip though....

  • @elbertfreeman8124
    @elbertfreeman8124 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Set screws locking. "Stacking" on top of each other like "pancakes". Excellent practice! Eccentric locking collar/inner race, to set back in locking. I held Allen's key in set screw and turn shaft in direction of operation. use punch/chisel to complete locking onto shaft surface, lock in position with Allen "setscrew". This helped me to remember direction for locking collars/races!

  • @Rev-D1963
    @Rev-D1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grandpa always said "Son, if you want a mower, buy a Snapper. If you want a GOOD mower, buy a Cub Cadet"! That's all I ever saw him own. I've got a new one (Cub) myself, but do fully appreciate the old ones. Thanks for the great video, glad I found this channel. Be well, stay safe and God bless. Rev. D.

  • @mrboomboombaby
    @mrboomboombaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Ayyyy, suddenly a fantastic day! Been having Diesel Creek withdrawal symptoms this week

  • @HankJr.
    @HankJr. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love watching revivals like this. It’s so satisfying to see a piece of equipment especially one as solid and well built as this one saved from heading to the scrap yard. My father has a 1965 Allis Chalmers Big Ten lawn tractor, it is one of the best pieces of yard equipment I’ve used. He built a bucket for it as well as a log splitter he recent just finished building. He also has a tiller, deck, blade, and and snowblower attachments. Such a simple, universal, very handy piece of equipment.

  • @noelguerrero2770
    @noelguerrero2770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You looked like a kid trying out his new toy at Christmas. Am green with envy here. Love to fully restore something like that.

  • @d.pierce.6820
    @d.pierce.6820 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just dragged a '65 Model 70 home-it once belonged to my neighbor, and then my Dad bought it from him, and it spent 20 years or so at his place-now it's mine. It took very little work to get it running well again. It has a blade and tire chains, so it will be a back-up snowplow on my place.

  • @Jbelfort94
    @Jbelfort94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Looks like a great platform for a restoration. Always liked the looks of the older cub cadets.

  • @ernestvaillancourt5828
    @ernestvaillancourt5828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bought one 4 years ago, needed a new carburetor and has never stopped since. Good machines.

  • @01Autentic
    @01Autentic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All old engines are designed to work 9 lifes, the new generation, only few years and after...direct scrap metal. I'm glad for you. I feel your joy, every time I start a old engine! Cheers from Romania and excuse my grammatical!

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Engine sounds good heck yeah Ready to mow now just Purring away 😂 45:28 @Diesel Creek

  • @johnminto7723
    @johnminto7723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It never gets old to hear those motors pop off after a little work on them!

  • @m2hmghb
    @m2hmghb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish I had the energy to do this stuff. I'd love to get a cheap rider and fix it up, mowing 2/3rds of an acre when you have chronic fatigue syndrome isn't fun. Thanks for the vid Diesel, I love seeing you wrench on the old iron.

  • @MARedleg
    @MARedleg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s men like this that keep our country humming along, pandemic or no pandemic. I’m pretty good with hand tools myself.

  • @robinwells8879
    @robinwells8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With that huge dynostart unit you should install an inverter and it could also serve as a mobile mains power generator!
    She must have lived a charmed life so far.

  • @colinnapier6662
    @colinnapier6662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I think it is fantastic how easy you make it look to get all these machines operational.

  • @iggyp7049
    @iggyp7049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love those old tractors, back when things were made to last.

  • @stevelacker358
    @stevelacker358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have the 1966 JD 110 that I drove as a kid in the late 60s to early 70s. My granddad became a registered JD lawn tractor dealer but passed away in 1967 shortly after receiving his first piece of inventory… which my folks never sold. They used the heck out of it, and I even rebuilt the engine once (my first engine rebuild around 1975). It ran up until the early 90s until a ring broke and compression went away. I’ve gotten inspired to restore it a few times and collected some parts including a spare K181S… and this may have just motivated me to get back to it for real. I always kinda wanted a Cub Cadet to go with the JD so I’d have an example of each of the two original lawn tractors, but I don’t really have the space.

  • @brianclark2876
    @brianclark2876 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool old tractor !
    Awesome video !!
    That's how my father started out restoring rider mowers, and pulling with them , especially with Gravely tractors, thanks !

  • @michaelthompson7570
    @michaelthompson7570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Had a cub,,used to me in the late 1970’s Mower and snow plow,,great machine!

  • @jamesanderson2176
    @jamesanderson2176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've got a mid-70's 1250 sitting in a storage shed myself. I'd love to find time to resurrect it.

    • @robertheinkel6225
      @robertheinkel6225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went to a farm sale, where they had a 1250 I was interested in. The rod was broke, and hydro disconnected and exposed. The deck was a mess. They made one good one from a pair of them, and were selling the one that was junk. It sold for over $1000 to someone who had no idea how bad it was.

  • @jamesferreira2914
    @jamesferreira2914 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't care what you are fixing? I find all your content interesting! From Hawaii

  • @porjotrucker62
    @porjotrucker62 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed thoroughly...I'm getting addicted to these things.