Wiley, you absolutely ARE a mechanic. You take old, broken down, “obsolete” machines and make them run again. That is the very definition of not only a mechanic, but a very good mechanic.
Hi guys I really enjoy watching your videos I spent over45 years in a scrap yard for farm machinery then my partner died bless him bu😊t we had a laugh every day take care love your new idea about your site best wishes
Love your old tricks, back to vicegrip clamps, more fun, and make it work! You always make me smile, watching these great video's. The Vicegrip and some old red wire rules. That engine started very easily. Cool Gator machine. Those paddocks with all these treasures to play with, absolute heaven. Keep them video's coming. And the RAM was perfect for adjusting the front steering wheel.
Elvis was on the battery compartment lid and disappeared while Wiley was talking. Lol. Enjoyed the video. I have never seen a machine that looks like this one.
I used to work for an Agco dealer. Looking up parts for the TerraGators and RowGators was such a pain because there were so many variations of each model. Good job getting it going!
That was turffic Hank and Whilley you guys are a great team when you no nothing about a machine and get it running and then you see it working some where just a fantastic job thank you for sharing and your time never miss a video bless you guys for making my day.
I a life-long friend, who was working in Kansas. He was running one of those three wheel sprayer. He was going from one flat to another and he rolled. He had to limp it back to town.
I was following a spreader like that down a 2 lane blacktop road years ago. A small crank bounced off the road and hit my windshield, cracking it. The crank was about 6 -8 inches long and went on a square shaft. I was looking for a crank like that on this machine. Thanks, great video
You guys are so awesome...fun watching this equipment getting a new lease on life and being used.....and the videos are always great for some laughs. God bless!!!!
I got to run one of them many years ago for 2 month spreading fertilizer on a reclaimed strip mine, no one else wanted the job but I loved it! It was just so much fun and joy to drive especially at night with all the lights the AC running and the stereo cranked up! It's amazing how I never got it stuck, you would not believe some of the soft muddy swamp it went through like a boss. Thanks for bringing back the memories 😊
You guys are so fun to watch. It makes me happy to watch because being a fleet mechanic for so many years it's not fun anymore. Love you're videos! God bless you guys!!
I worked for Cat for 45 years and build and tested about 30k my own self. We ran Sperry engines with single turbo, N/A, and marine engines . The engines ran from 230 hp non turbo , 325 hp Sperry, Ford, and GM , and the marine version was 425/450 hp . The biggest issues with the 3208 was rear crank seals and bad weld on the oil coolers. The engine was designed to be throw away engines… 500k and reporter…. they were built so good they have some equipment that ran over 2 mil miles and the truck , combine , or yacht would rust out the frames or the boats were traded after warranty. Drug smugglers would have two 3208 marine engines in their boats and could out run the Coast Guard. I was in the Air National Guard when we acquired two new R9 fuel trucks both were built in the mid eighty’s we ran those until we got the new Osh Kosh R11in the mid 90s . Those fuel trucks carried 5000 gallons of JP4/8 we took two to cover an air show 90 miles away and without air ride seats. They could hit about 73 miles an hour on good roads but the had to be on hard pan or concrete/asphalt any mud or loose sand you were done for… good times built the engines in two of the three trucks and put over 9k hours on the one and 14 k on the other. The third truck was a “ garage stall queen “ and was packed up and shipped to Honduras for their Air Force to use on President Reagan’s war on drugs. Ironic …
Great video, y'all two are just a 🤣 to watch Elvis on battery lid, and was waiting for him to kiss the tire on your front bumper....👍 And God bless you two.
I used to run a 1603 with a liquid tank It held 1550 gallon and had 60 ft booms Loved running it but 32 mph is as fast as it would go It has a 10 speed fuller road ranger transmission 3208 cat just like that one Electric over air on the horns This was in 82,83 Love the videos fellas!!
Excellent video Hank :) & Wiley :) those Gator 3 are used on my area of farms for spray arms with liquid fertilizer and animals wasted liquid types plus bug spray for crops even water too help too! Tires very expensive for those machines to and only last 5 to 10 years too plus front one task take apart ! My one farmer had change all 3 at once over $15.000 total 8 hours changes them if the 2 back be 4 hours only ! Yes Automatic and Manual transmission ones Hank that correct you said!
It was so much fun. That thing runs like a brand new. Honestly i am always checking Elvis first in each video lol, this time it was on battery box :) good job guys !!!
I've spent some time in one of these, although it had what I believe was called a 3404 Cat, 4 cylinders but still cranked out 400hp. It was and still is a beastly machine
Those 3208 cats always started good even in the winter. The old school bus I rode as a kid was a old international. 3208 cat and 5 speed. And that was better bus. Than what they buy now
Hello Hank &!Wiley. In the 1980s up to around the mid 1990s, The tandem dump trucks that were the mainstay within the highway department here in Ky had were the Ford F-800s with the 3208 Caterpillar engines with the RoadRanger transmissions. The steering radius on these trucks were unbelievable compared to the Internationals with the early DT466 engines also with the RoadRanger transmissions that it required at least a 40 acre field to turn around in. I remember that the Fords that were powered with the 3208 Caterpillars were not always the fastest, But would really haul some serious loads. Our Ford F-700/F-750 trucks had the 8.2 Detroit Diesels that seemed to always be solid performers with the exception of the stupid Lucas-Girling brakes which were basically electric over hydraulic that were always causing some sort of issues. We also had some of the Chevrolet C-70 trucks with the 8.2 Detroit Diesel engine that the air compressor bolts for the air brakes were constantly breaking off in the cylinder heads. We were so glad when those trucks were pulled from the fleet to be auctioned off at our equipment auction in Frankfort Ky. When I first started with the KYTC, We had several of the Galion road graders and a few Huber road graders. I think that the Hubers may have used the Detroit Diesel engines. When the Galion & Huber road graders started to be pulled from the fleet to be auctioned, We had John Deere graders and we had a few Champion road graders and a New Holland road grader. The John Deere’s were pretty reliable as well as the Champions for the most part. The New Holland was pretty decent when it was fairly new, But didn’t age very well compared to the other graders. The welding that I had to perform on some of those graders was pretty extreme to say the least. Looks like your Dodge got the job done rather well Hank.
Once again an excellent video. I really enjoy watching you working on these old and neglected pieces of equipment and bringing them back to life. Have you noticed that the front tyre has been put on the wrong way? Look at the tread and how it is running
I remember my dad working for a local agricultural contractor that ran a terra gator for muck spreading and one day the cat v8 decided to throw a rod out the side of the block and caught the field alight, luckily there was another tractor in the field with a cultivator and the fire was put out before any further damage was done but the gator never ran again and I think ended up being scraped
I used to drive one in the uk 🇬🇧 spreading lime we used to pull a low loader with a jcb loader on it from field to field many hours spent on it and in the uk the roads are tight lol good job crew 👍👍💯💯
Some of those peice of equiptments have a one peice battery and there heavy as a couple cynderblocks but that's why it seems short for the 2 batteries and its actually a 24volt battery setup in one .just to clarify the battery holder size .godbless
Elvis is on the battery box lid!! Another great video guys and from my experience doing this stuff, I'd haul around batterys all day long to hear that diesel knock 😁
Hi from uk guys👋👍 hope you all ok and and this is the biggest trike I have seen like forever 😂👍 popped rite off (I love the minimal effort ones) and that comment about constantly cobbled so you can constantly comment (again my sides are bursting with laughter😂😂 ) and nice to see elvis lending hand 2 times today👍 had to get involved turning the wheel😂 sick of bumpering into to him and being on battery box (keeping on top) 😂😂😂 and how is tommy (I always ask about Randal hope they BOTH doing great mate hope ok !!👍 thanks for your time and be safe see you👍👋 ps like new profile pic dont know if mentioned last few uploads? Lol nice to see another survivor too pete still under million miles eh lol 👍👋
Elvis was on the battery box cover (door), and on the Ram's driver's side front bumper when you went to move the spreader's front tire. I don't know how you find those machines to start, but it would be fun to see you and Wiley in a junk yard. 👍
on a completely unrelated topic, I'd like to see you get an old ford/chevy dump bed grain truck for your farm. they're cheaper than a true dump truck, and probably a lot more useful. something that kinda' runs, and get it up to full functioning/operating condition. I'd love to see a series of you and the gang playing with that.
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Wiley, you absolutely ARE a mechanic. You take old, broken down, “obsolete” machines and make them run again. That is the very definition of not only a mechanic, but a very good mechanic.
Humble mechanic!
Learned from the school of hard knocks!
I am retired pipe welder but I enjoy watching you two fellers. I enjoy watching you two cobbed those old rigs.
Hi guys I really enjoy watching your videos I spent over45 years in a scrap yard for farm machinery then my partner died bless him bu😊t we had a laugh every day take care love your new idea about your site best wishes
Love your old tricks, back to vicegrip clamps, more fun, and make it work! You always make me smile, watching these great video's. The Vicegrip and some old red wire rules. That engine started very easily. Cool Gator machine. Those paddocks with all these treasures to play with, absolute heaven. Keep them video's coming. And the RAM was perfect for adjusting the front steering wheel.
Preciate it!
Elvis was on the battery compartment lid and disappeared while Wiley was talking. Lol. Enjoyed the video. I have never seen a machine that looks like this one.
Then Elvis was on the bumper just before you pushed the front wheel. Lol.
Had to put him in there double for the guys who fast forward 😂😂
I used to work for an Agco dealer. Looking up parts for the TerraGators and RowGators was such a pain because there were so many variations of each model. Good job getting it going!
I used to work for AGCO in the Jackson plant. It was hell building them
It was good to see it move. Your bumper is strong.
It got dented… I’m kidding 😂
this video is the most wholesome thing I seen in a while
A THANKS FOR SHARING AND THE APPRECIATION
You bet!
That was turffic Hank and Whilley you guys are a great team when you no nothing about a machine and get it running and then you see it working some where just a fantastic job thank you for sharing and your time never miss a video bless you guys for making my day.
Thanks Phillip. Have a good ine
Elvis in the battery box love watching you guys
Wiley continues the magic touch ! Great video.
That’s right!
ol elvis was shakeing his head at the battery hook up and chit chat. lol. that ol girl is a rock and roller now. good one. cheers guys.
Right on 🔧🕺🏻
Elvis was also on the bumper of the ram when you were trying to push the front tire
I a life-long friend, who was working in Kansas. He was running one of those three wheel sprayer. He was going from one flat to another and he rolled. He had to limp it back to town.
Mercy.
Elvis was keeping his eye on Wiley. Love the videos, the two of you are very fun to watch!
Thanks for watching!
I was following a spreader like that down a 2 lane blacktop road years ago. A small crank bounced off the road and hit my windshield, cracking it. The crank was about 6 -8 inches long and went on a square shaft. I was looking for a crank like that on this machine. Thanks, great video
You guys are so awesome...fun watching this equipment getting a new lease on life and being used.....and the videos are always great for some laughs. God bless!!!!
Thank you!
Wiley is the man ! Can get nearly anything running again. You guys are great together ! Have a Blessed Day ! TCB ⚡️
🕺🏻🔧
I got to run one of them many years ago for 2 month spreading fertilizer on a reclaimed strip mine, no one else wanted the job but I loved it! It was just so much fun and joy to drive especially at night with all the lights the AC running and the stereo cranked up! It's amazing how I never got it stuck, you would not believe some of the soft muddy swamp it went through like a boss. Thanks for bringing back the memories 😊
Right on!
Mr Wally I enjoy watching you work on them there equipment you truly an art
That monster is too cool
Samson, AL - lots of my family is there. My dad grew up there and is buried there now. Lots of memories in that little ole town!
You guys are so fun to watch. It makes me happy to watch because being a fleet mechanic for so many years it's not fun anymore. Love you're videos! God bless you guys!!
Me and my 7 year son Noah love watching you two and we thank you for all the the content 😎😜👌
My son is named Noah too!
Nice one lads elvis on the battery box and on your Ram bumper 👍
Wiley's a backyard mechanic🤣🤣🤣
That man can do it all wow.
👍
Hi Hank Hey Wiley Great Videos As Always Aurora, Ohio
Thanks for watching!
Those 3208 were is everything. Combines, choppers, trucks and of course Cat equipment.
thats right!!
Thanks Hank and Wiley for a great job thanks for the great video
Thanks for watching
Elvis karate kicked the tire and turned it. Just too entertaining! Keep up the great job!
Lol🔧🕺🏻
Дякую за любов до стареньких авто
I worked for Cat for 45 years and build and tested about 30k my own self. We ran Sperry engines with single turbo, N/A, and marine engines . The engines ran from 230 hp non turbo , 325 hp Sperry, Ford, and GM , and the marine version was 425/450 hp . The biggest issues with the 3208 was rear crank seals and bad weld on the oil coolers. The engine was designed to be throw away engines… 500k and reporter…. they were built so good they have some equipment that ran over 2 mil miles and the truck , combine , or yacht would rust out the frames or the boats were traded after warranty. Drug smugglers would have two 3208 marine engines in their boats and could out run the Coast Guard. I was in the Air National Guard when we acquired two new R9 fuel trucks both were built in the mid eighty’s we ran those until we got the new Osh Kosh R11in the mid 90s . Those fuel trucks carried 5000 gallons of JP4/8 we took two to cover an air show 90 miles away and without air ride seats. They could hit about 73 miles an hour on good roads but the had to be on hard pan or concrete/asphalt any mud or loose sand you were done for… good times built the engines in two of the three trucks and put over 9k hours on the one and 14 k on the other. The third truck was a “ garage stall queen “ and was packed up and shipped to Honduras for their Air Force to use on President Reagan’s war on drugs. Ironic …
It’s nice that Elvis kept an eye on that battery box. Does he “charge” much?
Lol
*100 AMPS!*
I was waiting for the airbags on the ram to go off. a ram ramming a tire lol
lol
Damn. This is the first time I laughed while watching your videos. The look on Wiley's face when it started at once is "priceless". Lucky you.
👍
Wiley was quick as a whip do you want me to get the chevy lol. That engine ran like it was just turned of the other day. Great job Hank and Wiley.👍🤣
Hank, you and Wiley work very well together. I don't think think theirs to many things you Guy's can't get started. Great job as always!
Thanks!
That wally is a mechanical genius hank
And poor Elvis don't get no credit at all even I do see it every time
Lol. It’s all good
Glad to see Elvis didn't get squished between the bumper and the tire.
😳😁🕺🏻
You and Wally are so lucky to have found each other. Life too short not to laugh, you tow laugh and make me laugh, thanks??
You bet. He’s a good man.
Great video seen Elvis hang out in the battery box while Willy works the terminals
Another entertaining video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hi Hank and wally, you two just like Mack giver😄😄
ROAD SCHOLLARS = kings of everything and an open mind with a good heart = champions ! winners ! good guy`s .
That critter was ready to work! Amazing how things can set for years and fire right up. 👍👍
Buen video , siempre los veo
Wiley must have a damn good poker face lol that thing fired up like she was late for work! PS elvis looks great on the big ol pushin bumper of yours
👍
Good job and God bless yall 🙏
Thanks Ralph
Hank say Hi to Elvis 9:38. Good Video from Wiely and yourself. The guys at Welker Farm also bought one of that machines.
Keep up the great videos love them all Wiley and Hank
Glad you like them!
That was awesome fellas! That dude fired right up.
Great video, y'all two are just a 🤣 to watch Elvis on battery lid, and was waiting for him to kiss the tire on your front bumper....👍 And God bless you two.
Thanks!🔧🕺🏻👍
Poor Elvis doing the pushing on the bumper
god, everyone should have a pal like Wiley
Another great job.
Thanks
I used to run a 1603 with a liquid tank
It held 1550 gallon and had 60 ft booms
Loved running it but 32 mph is as fast as it would go
It has a 10 speed fuller road ranger transmission
3208 cat just like that one
Electric over air on the horns
This was in 82,83
Love the videos fellas!!
Awesome!
Excellent video Hank :) & Wiley :) those Gator 3 are used on my area of farms for spray arms with liquid fertilizer and animals wasted liquid types plus bug spray for crops even water too help too! Tires very expensive for those machines to and only last 5 to 10 years too plus front one task take apart ! My one farmer had change all 3 at once over $15.000 total 8 hours changes them if the 2 back be 4 hours only ! Yes Automatic and Manual transmission ones Hank that correct you said!
Great video hank whiley nice seeing truck at start the gator is awesome to great video great fun watching thanks guys see you on next video can't wait
I don't know why they don't have a old man's handle, that's because a young man's driving it. 🤣🤣 Hank you are hilarious
Love the channel and the knowledge that comes with it
The comedy is a plus!!!
I absolutely love the design of terragators
It was so much fun. That thing runs like a brand new. Honestly i am always checking Elvis first in each video lol, this time it was on battery box :) good job guys !!!
That thing fired right up and sounds great, awesome video Hank!
I am an old driver love the get it running videos run for around 50 years started in an old REO to Mack’s I got about 10 crescent wrenches
🔧🔧👍👍
I've spent some time in one of these, although it had what I believe was called a 3404 Cat, 4 cylinders but still cranked out 400hp. It was and still is a beastly machine
Elvis will push it ! Love your videos !
That was flat crazy how easy it started
Seriously, it was nuts. I told Wiley, I hope people don’t think that was fake.
Those 3208 cats always started good even in the winter. The old school bus I rode as a kid was a old international. 3208 cat and 5 speed. And that was better bus. Than what they buy now
Hello Hank &!Wiley. In the 1980s up to around the mid 1990s, The tandem dump trucks that were the mainstay within the highway department here in Ky had were the Ford F-800s with the 3208 Caterpillar engines with the RoadRanger transmissions. The steering radius on these trucks were unbelievable compared to the Internationals with the early DT466 engines also with the RoadRanger transmissions that it required at least a 40 acre field to turn around in.
I remember that the Fords that were powered with the 3208 Caterpillars were not always the fastest, But would really haul some serious loads.
Our Ford F-700/F-750 trucks had the 8.2 Detroit Diesels that seemed to always be solid performers with the exception of the stupid Lucas-Girling brakes which were basically electric over hydraulic that were always causing some sort of issues.
We also had some of the Chevrolet C-70 trucks with the 8.2 Detroit Diesel engine that the air compressor bolts for the air brakes were constantly breaking off in the cylinder heads. We were so glad when those trucks were pulled from the fleet to be auctioned off at our equipment auction in Frankfort Ky.
When I first started with the KYTC, We had several of the Galion road graders and a few Huber road graders. I think that the Hubers may have used the Detroit Diesel engines. When the Galion & Huber road graders started to be pulled from the fleet to be auctioned, We had John Deere graders and we had a few Champion road graders and a New Holland road grader. The John Deere’s were pretty reliable as well as the Champions for the most part. The New Holland was pretty decent when it was fairly new, But didn’t age very well compared to the other graders. The welding that I had to perform on some of those graders was pretty extreme to say the least. Looks like your Dodge got the job done rather well Hank.
I hope to one day have the Time and connections to go around bringing life into old equipment like you guys do keep it up hank and wiley 👍
Right on!
Elvis has been spotted on the inside of the battery box.😁
Once again an excellent video.
I really enjoy watching you working on these old and neglected pieces of equipment and bringing them back to life.
Have you noticed that the front tyre has been put on the wrong way?
Look at the tread and how it is running
It is on right for steering in the field
Hey buddys hope yall are doing great take care
👍👍
You 2 make a great team determination and brains.
Thanks buddy!
Elvis working on batteries nice 🤣🤣👍👋🤠
🕺🏻👍
I remember my dad working for a local agricultural contractor that ran a terra gator for muck spreading and one day the cat v8 decided to throw a rod out the side of the block and caught the field alight, luckily there was another tractor in the field with a cultivator and the fire was put out before any further damage was done but the gator never ran again and I think ended up being scraped
Wild machinery amazing how those cat,s just fire up all the best to you all
Your going to squash Elvis when you hit that tire.
🕺🏻😂😂
Elvis is on your bumper I really enjoy looking for him it's fun thanks hank
I appreciate that!
I used to drive one in the uk 🇬🇧 spreading lime we used to pull a low loader with a jcb loader on it from field to field many hours spent on it and in the uk the roads are tight lol good job crew 👍👍💯💯
You two dudes are fun to watch. Greets from Poland :)
Cheers!
3208, most likely took 2 4D batteries posts pointed towards center. Got 2 of them generator mounted.
El sabio lo hizo de nuevo felicidades,
Just bought a pair of work boots handcrafted in Wisconsin 😄😂 we can find stuff made in the USA let's make it a goal 😃
What brand name and where did you buy them?
You should use it fo fertilizing the flowers those had a separate tank under the hood for the steering 1803 was a good machine
That’s right!
You could hook chains up to the front fork and use ‘em like reins! That would be awesome.
Lol
The best dinosaur mechanics survived HA HA HA.
That thing started better than the peaterbuilt truck did.
I'm glad you two finally found something those Ram pick-ups are good for!!! Nice going boys!!
It just needed the threat of getting the Chevy!!
Lol
There was no doubt that the Dynamic Duo would get the job done, Awesome job guys
Great video as always. Elvis is on the battery box cover and your front bumper. You guys take care .Max
👍
Some of those peice of equiptments have a one peice battery and there heavy as a couple cynderblocks but that's why it seems short for the 2 batteries and its actually a 24volt battery setup in one .just to clarify the battery holder size .godbless
You’ve got Elvis all over the place! Now he’s making sure you don’t hit stuff with the bumper!
Lol🔧🕺🏻
Elvis is on the battery box lid!! Another great video guys and from my experience doing this stuff, I'd haul around batterys all day long to hear that diesel knock 😁
Also on the bumper!! Lol
Hi from uk guys👋👍 hope you all ok and and this is the biggest trike I have seen like forever 😂👍 popped rite off (I love the minimal effort ones) and that comment about constantly cobbled so you can constantly comment (again my sides are bursting with laughter😂😂 ) and nice to see elvis lending hand 2 times today👍 had to get involved turning the wheel😂 sick of bumpering into to him and being on battery box (keeping on top) 😂😂😂 and how is tommy (I always ask about Randal hope they BOTH doing great mate hope ok !!👍 thanks for your time and be safe see you👍👋 ps like new profile pic dont know if mentioned last few uploads? Lol nice to see another survivor too pete still under million miles eh lol 👍👋
Elvis was on the battery box cover (door), and on the Ram's driver's side front bumper when you went to move the spreader's front tire. I don't know how you find those machines to start, but it would be fun to see you and Wiley in a junk yard. 👍
on a completely unrelated topic, I'd like to see you get an old ford/chevy dump bed grain truck for your farm. they're cheaper than a true dump truck, and probably a lot more useful. something that kinda' runs, and get it up to full functioning/operating condition. I'd love to see a series of you and the gang playing with that.
Thanks for the idea!
That was awesome, "Noting runs like a Deere" with a CAT on its ass, i mean Caterpillar. Slick running machine Hank and Wiley.
Thanks for watching Dean!