Forgotten 1950s GMC Truck Backhoe Thing - Will it Ever Run Again?
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- This antique truck mounted backhoe has been sitting in the woods for 20 years and who know the last time it ran or work, if ever. Let see what we can do with it. Don't get your hopes up...
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If you put $20,000 into it, you'd have a solid $5,000 truck
You could probably get another $50 if you really tried
100% fact.
It’s not worth it though
@@2035jim agreed. That was the point.
@@MJWance The real point is it needs more threaded rod! :)
OM-G I just cant say enough words regarding your sense of HUMOR, the video is absolutely pure entertainment in multiple avenues, from the "12" volt Spark-GMC-Tronic modification, to the block of wood cab mount repair, the non existent carrier bearing. The backhoe attachment that obviously exceeds the entire gross weight of the truck X3?, the all thread ROD modification for U-Bolts always does the trick no matter if its 1/2 INCH or 5/8, THIS absolutely pure entertainment and Thank you for taking the time to do it, I say offer the cab to a RAT ROD DONER -Builder and send the rest of her to the crusher... ONLY if you have NO Sentimental attachments...!!
Well my humor is not for everyone, but I'm glad you like it.
I always wonder why people never try evaporust in the cylinders? I mean, you’re gonna change the oil anyways. Lol.
I still love the content, you’ll get it next time!!!
It's been done and there's a video on TH-cam, can't remember who did it, but it's out there.
This is the first time I've turned the channel on you man
Like with Mustie1, when you get better at what you do, as you have, you dig deeper with your projects! hah hah!
Okay, how about this for a title? "Forgotten 1950s GMC Truck Backhoe Thing - Will it scrap?"
it would be hard to get it back going again, but it sure would be one hell of an interesting trip, and a cool piece of gear when it's all done! That poor truck has had a hard life
Hey Wes, try draining the oil out of it, put a 6 pack of Coca Cola in the crankcase and marvel mystery oil in the cylinders. I don’t know if she’s too far gone for that trick but my uncle did that to an 83 Ford Ranger to get the engine unseized and we had the truck running within 4 days
That is very cool truck
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that truck is cool
So from what you are saying, it'll be ready for the test drive next week?
Don't think I'd walk away id run
Sounds like we are not going to get to see a runner today 🙁
Oh boy they sure dont build em like they used too huh? 😄 are threaded rods even grade 2?
It's too bad you couldn't get it going, but let's be honest, that thing is a complete mess. And then it sat in the woods for 20 years lol
These 50s trucks always look so cool even when the earth is reclaiming them.
They do have a certain look to them!
@@staind288 ya I wish they'd make stuff look different like they used to
@@neilmurphy845
C’mon don’t you like every car looking like a bar of soap?
@@paulsontag9233 no I like styleish cars that are easy to drive and sound good
This thing would make a cool rat rod. Leave the backhoe on it!🤑
This thing needed attention long before it was parked there.
AMEN TO THAT MrShobar...
thats why I love to walk through junk yards and guess what disability landed each vehicle in the bone yard
That truck was beat to a pulp when parked,,what a shame,,it still can be saved
You didn't try putting it in a swimming pool full of evaporust. I'm so disappointed in you. Lol
Wes is a master of understatement
It's not throwing in the towel Wes, it's prioritising what's practical for you and the channel 👍
So... throwing in the towel lol
Totally agree Lord Muck, throwing in the towel means you don't have the ability or skill, I think Wes may be back another day with this one 😉
It's made my day that muckers is here too. I told Wes to watch you for anti-troll advice! Hopefully he watches you too. Do well👍
@@daveshepherd5352 lol obviously didn't have the ability
ayup mucker, fancy seeing a minty frick like yer good self here... This truck is more of a long-haul project or a cab donor, wouldn't call it towel-chucking myself either as I'm sure it's not the last we'll see of it. My advice for the trolls, by the way, is don't feed or tease them unless you fancy a good laugh at their own obvious ineptitude.
Next week on Mustie1: Forgotten 1950s GMC Truck
@@HanstheTraffer "You folks that worship Mustie1"? Get a life, I'm only joking. For me there is no competition between these two and is is not a match.
Mustie is a master at what he does but this is not in his wheel house ( IMHO ) This is an enormous money pit. Sometimes you have to just walk away.
Check out MartyT his is more his type of thing
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@@Bill-xc8le Thanks for sharing your opinion.
Brother,I imagine that it becomes difficult to find new interesting material to post. But you do a fantastic job keeping it fresh. I appreciate your efforts!
Glad you enjoy it!
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Saturday morning and I couldn't be happier about this video. This is the FUN kind of content.
Thanks Wes. Much appreciated.
Hello. Mrs.Wes, Jr and Pup.
TOOLS EXPLAINED
DRILL PRESS : A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t'
DROP SAW : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER : An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race..
TABLE SAW : A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW : A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
ADJUSTABLE WRENCH: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench". Commonly used as a one size fits all wrench, usually results in rounding off nut heads before the use of pliers. Will randomly adjust size between bolts, resulting in busted buckles, curse words, and multiple threats to any inanimate objects within the immediate vicinity.
Son of a b*tch TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Son of a b*tch' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
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Forgot about this list! Thanks for the laugh, I needed it today.
"The interior could use some work..." hahaha! Thanks for the laughs!
A shame but reasonable decision to walk away. Someone could probably use the cab tho if theu desired. But I'm glad your doing revivals! Its why I started watching you
54 GMC, first year one piece curved windshield.
On the side of the block down by the distributor there is a number stamped on a machined surface stating the engine displacement
(Cubic Inches).
Maybe you, Andrew Camarata, JunkYard Digs, Mustie1, and ViceGrip Garage could join forces to do a revival on it. I'd love to see that series.
You left out Puddin's Fab Shop. 🙂
"Tighter than a dutch wallet" 😂 greetings from the Netherlands😅🇳🇱
Back in the 50's my uncle purchased a CJ Jeep brand new, came with a half cab and a dual wheeled rear end and a backhoe attachment that is very similar to the one that you have shown in this video. Although not quite as big in size (since it was mounted on a Willy's Jeep) But it looked the same. Ran off a PTO from the t-case, and you stood in the bed of the Jeep to operate.
Here's an old jeep advertising film from 1954 showing all the options they offered including the backhoe/trench digger
th-cam.com/video/MuYbchw510Q/w-d-xo.html
Those were awesome and rare
Looks like who ever owned it tried to get every plug nickel they could out of it before it went to the field. Just walk away....
You know I'd totally forgotten that I found your channel watching you wrench on rusty junk out there in those woods.
Oh my... After high school, before I went off to Canoe U., I went with my folks to visit family in Alton, Ill. Then we drove up to Wisconsin to see my dad's brother. Somewhere along the way we stopped at a burger joint/drive in... with car hops and all... I swear I remember seeing this monstrosity sitting in the parking lot with 3 guys sitting on it having lunch. They fired it up and drove it away and you could tell the steering was real light. That would have been the summer of 78??
That’s crazy...I wonder if it was the same one
@@langer24106 I couldn’t say positively... I don’t remember the names on the door or even truck type. But it was in that area, the cab was red and the back-hoe just looked so out of place on the back of the truck. How many of these things were made??
Good try CAN NOT WIN THEM ALL Wes
I'm pretty sure a crescent wrench would fix it. Don't give up too soon!!! 😂😂
Heh. I don't have your luck Hank!
The world would be a much cooler place today had the “backhoe all the things” idea caught on. Sad to know that won’t be part of the resurrection.
For real. Those track loaders with the backhoe on them are a world of cool all on their own
@@thegreatchickenoverlord5976 rough estimate, anything with a backhoe on it is at least 300% cooler than the same thing without a backhoe on it.
Heck yeah.
Andrew Camarata would love that truck :-P
Lol didn't expect that comment
So would Diesel Creek. He could park it next to the crane truck.
Hodge podge dodge garage would like it too
@@kentuckycornbread8502 Good lord what a name for a channel. Trips right of the tongue.
@@jenksify it’s a channel worth a look. He’s a really nice guy that works on older heavy equipment.
Another cinematic masterpiece. Thanks Wes. If these 'ol girls could talk! Somebody out there would give her a home.
Eye of newt and rendered sunk fat made me laugh🤣
Would the engine block hold water? If it does you could try getting some hot water in there, could you rig some kind block heater for the water system? Radiator could be by passed for this.
If you could combine this with something cold on the piston crown you could expand the bores and shrink the piston to break the rust bond.
If I guess a 3 inch bore and a 70 deg c temperature increase then you should see about an 8 thou increase in cylinder diameter.
If you can achieve a 10 degree drop in piston temperature you should see about a 3 thou reduction in piston diameter.
I'm thinking if you could freeze some cider vinegar to de rust the engine and then crush it enough to pass through the spark plug hole without dismantling the engine. Then turn on a water heater for the block and hit it with your grease gun whilst that's doing it's thing you've given it it's best chance.
If it's an issue, I'll pay you a days wages to make it happen.
th-cam.com/video/2y78fUIpXPs/w-d-xo.html
Yes the old field of forgotten things my favorite wes episodes
Totally expected to hear you say "there's your problem lady." But where would you start.
Defiantly not a Chevrolet 235 Stovebolt (GMC engines were never called "Stovebolt's")...my guess is that's a GMC 302 6-cylinder which is a very desirable engine...it's worth saving even if it's frozen, it can be brought back to life. I'm also guessing the truck is either a 1954 or 55 first series model because it has a one piece windshield.
I think you went “far enough” 5 mins in... a year ago.
That’s what’s called “countryside art”
Nice-something to watch while I brew my coffee!
Lift the body off and lower it onto a diesel rolling, running newer chassis
That's an instant rat rod cab ready to go to a new truck chassis. I'd go with an LS engine. The scrap yards are full of low mileage LS engine's and are cheap.
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To summarize this video: 'look at this pile of junk'. What might be a better rebuild project: a relatively new pickup truck with a big issue (maybe needs a new engine) that you're going to rebuild to be your new truck!
H-ydraulically O-perated P-ower T-ake O-ff A division of Warner-Swassey
Is that what HOPTO stands for? Learn something new everyday!
Be sure to take some nice stills to add to the Google Image gallery.
@@WatchWesWork would you sell that truck how?
@@WatchWesWork I grew up in Winona MN the home of the HOPTO --www.winonadailynews.com/special-section/pieces-of-the-past/badger-equipment-took-men-out-of-the-ditch/article_5844f615-1ae6-5088-981b-e5dbd5da0c5c.html
@@mwburfeind thank you for the link.
Oh you young kids, not exposed to anything not totally hydraulic. I am 64 and can remember those digger units were all that there were. A lot of them were mounted on military surplus 4x4 and 6x6 trucks. Cellars and swimming pools dug out everywhere.
Grade 2 hardware... What could go wrong.
Not much as long as you don't use it.
😂agree. I grew up in a small town and seen some real quick fixers . Friends brother Chevy Luv with bailer twine hold the engine in place since the motor mounts were broken . Bad tie rod spot welded and u joints too. Boards in coil springs since the mounts had rusted out .
Back in the late '70s I had a plumber get really mad at me for failing his van for Pennsylvania state inspection. He had something heavy on the one side I think it was Ben's full of pipe fittings, so he added a spring leaf on that side and used all thread because the original u-bolts were then too short. I couldn't believe how po; he was. He called me an idiot, and said that his bent all thread was plenty strong enough. Funny thing was he did it to a van that was only about a year old. I guess he thought that I'd see a late model van and miss his butchery
@@joecummings1260 Come on, grade 2 all-thread is a perfect replacement for U bolts on leaf springs! I mean, it was only ONE side! LOL I think there's a truck around here with wooden lift blocks.
CRASH! THUD! BANG!!!! Crunch! Wobble! Wobble! Burp!
I heard those GMC 6 cylinders were not the same as the old Chevy Stove Bolt 235. Road Kill got a 50 GMC going and they said those GMC 6 cylinders were a desirable for building into a race engine back in the day.
Just made my day Wes. I’ve been wanting to see a video on this for quite a while!!
Is this the next project for the channel Matt?
@@austinbeimers4440 Nah, he just needs a clam shell bucket for his boom truck.
I hope you weren't expecting a happy ending!
@@WatchWesWork not the first time I’ve heard that.,...
he says the backhoe can not be saved . thats the talk of a wealthy person that has way to much money . i know many many many people that would save that and use it . thats why we have unfairness on this so called earth . gread and uncaring .
Nevermind the truck...looks like there's an old VW Rabbit sitting nearby. How about trying to get that to run?
Better then this heap of "that'll never run again x 6" RABBIT! for the win, at least it has a chance
Either that or a Renault Dauphine
dont forget to put a gas cap on...lol...i would rather see the backhoe running,,,,why you call that a grave digging piece of junk....i'm in the grave digging businesss....
I love “eye of newt” formulation for freeing engine I laughed so hard thank you ,it helped
being a GMC, it would be a 228, 248, or if the exhaust flange has three bolts not two, it's a 270, a desirable engine. To my knowledge, the biggest of the inline 6's.
Really don't waste your time on this one. It is too far gone. Maybe part it out but anything else is waste of time.
Right.
This one had the stench of death from the beginning. If anyone could, Wes could but sometimes you just gotta pull the sheet over it and announce the time of death. It’s like the muscle car guy who pays 15k for the car, puts another 15k into it and then has a car that’s worth 16k. I’d scrap the truck but hang onto the hoe attachment. A little paint and new hoses is all it needs. Throw that on a better chassis and the buyers will beat a path to your door. Trust me. 😎👍
Eye of newt! Surely that would work. Heh.
"Locked up tighter than a Dutch wallet". Man that had me laughing. My son-in-law is from Dutch stock, really fun fella, but brother, I've never seen anyone like it for pinching the pennies.
For me as a Dutchman it's an insult. I want to know where his house lives ;-)
You have never met a Welsh farmer then !
@@CrimeVid No, I can't say I have. Lol.
The lovechild of a breakdown truck and a JCB!
That's a really British comment...
definitely that excavator must be saved. annoying when all special earthmoving machinery is destroyed. Take the power line from your Ford pik up . isn't it going to the scrap yard anyway?
Your channel is by far one of the best on TH-cam! Thank you for giving us what we want! There are no good revival channels anymore. Don't ever change Wes, you've got the magic.
An old Johnson bar for the park brake. Too bad you couldn't try to spin it the other way. Don't give up Wes!!! Drag it home and at least do a first start!!!!!!
Give Jeff Bradshaw (This Old Truck ElderlyIron.com) a shout, I'm sure after his leg is fixed he could help you out......LOL atb from England
I would be interested in the economics of this project. How much is scrap steel worth in your area, The bucket is defiantly worth money. I think the truck could be sold to some one looking for a project. How difficult would it be to haul out of there. Just thoughts on how to see the old girl no spend her last days lost in the woods.
Yeah, another watch wes work in the woods
hi wes. weve not seen you roughing it in the woods for a while. im not surprised you gave up and i dont remember you giving up before. that body is way cool . are you not tempted to monster truck it. full chassis build , crate motor. blower nitrous etc. etc. hahaha wish i was rich too
I thought you were gonna try the ol grease gun trick again to free it up (since it worked so well last time lol). I’ve never noticed the ponytail in Clinton, but man the smell is just terrible.
Dump some evaporust down the cylinders and let it sit for a few weeks and those cylinders will be nice and clean.
I agree with you! Close the hood and walk away. It will probably cost you an arm and a leg to get that beast to ever run again. I love your channel and looking forward to your next project! 👍
Exactly!
I use a 50/50 mix of ATF and Acetone. If that wont break it free nothing will. Great video!!!
I can remember when there were a lot of those rigs around the area I grew up in. They dug everything with those- foundations, cellar holes, shallow wells, septic systems, etc and an awful lot of woods roads were built with something like that and maybe a small crawler. Different times, different expectations.
It was mainly military 6x6 trucks around here
When your mechanic uses the phrase, "corroded out from all the mouse pee", it's probably time for a new vehicle.
Holy smokes Wes, I was expecting to see you digging up the yard back home with that machine by the end. Loved the video.
that truck needs a clam attachment to cut down a few of my neighbors trees.
As cool as this truck would be running again, got to be practical on these projects. You've clearly got the skills Wes but there's all the $$$ involved. Give Jay Leno a call..he has the deep pockets to do a full ground up on this!!!
"The interior could use some work" You're a master of understatement Wes . LMAO
Grease gun . if not pull the head clean the cylc anf soke and a bloco of wood and hamer every pistion clean rust out and it will turn over.im 40 years im very
What a cool old truck!
Only thing I want to see is that added Implement working again not really care so much about the truck that backhoe attachment on the back is what makes it incredibly interesting
My hopes and expectations started out lower than that rear end😂
The solution is simple........get it to your shop where you have the proper facility and tools to get it going!!
I am amazed how many abandoned engines you and other TH-cam creators can get running after many years. This one is just too far gone. It was interesting to see the details of the customizations when it was operating. Thanks.
Dave.
Wes, put it up for bid. Rare find, Number 1 of 2 built, 302 Jimmy, original paint, was restored by Chip Foose, and the reserve is off !!! GOOD LUCK.
Entertaining all the way through.
Even though I kind of knew it was not going to start.
Thank You
Thank you Wes!! I always enjoy your vids and most of the time wish I could find the cool stuff you Do!!!
Please take it back to the shop. It deserve another life and be nice project for upcoming videos..... please please please dont leave it for another 20 years....
A great look back in history to see what had to be done in difficult times. Thanks for the insight that you don’t see in a musium. Well done! Thank you.
Wes..........even if this project costs you $100,000 to get running..... that's the price were willing to have you pay! Were all in this together 😄👍!
There goes the hopes for this being your next daily driver...
Hey Wes, what are your thoughts on filling the cylinder with evapo rust?
Ahh man i love that. Beautiful old truck. I dont see anything coming out nowerdays that makes me feel the way that does.
kinda like the 52 chevy truck with no drivers door my uncle used to drive around in central city, ne.
Was cool seeing this old truck thanks for bringing us along @Watch Wes Work
Hillbilly engineering at it’s finest, my friend 😎
Interesting custom old 50s GMC @Watch Wes Work
Perfect candidate for a Cummins conversion!
good for yard art in front of an excavating company or a cab for a rat rod. i like the swing setup on the backhoe
When you abandon something seal it up for later.
Well, then that's not abandoned, that's "stored" 😂.
@@donellmuniz590 right. Hell fix it up some day, kinda like the farmer who had an engine hanging above his old pickup for about 10 years.
@11:00 Glad I'm not the only one with poor bore scope techniques
I know that one is a lost cause, But in a Jay Leno's garage video , the mechanic added Acetone to his witches brew to free up rings. But you gave it a good shot and i like you inspected the whole truck for those who have interest in it.
Jay Leno's garage could get it running because they have unlimited money
@@williamdavidson9009 I was just saying that might be a try in a better truck, That old Jimmy was toast as soon as it was parked. But I was surprised Leno's mechanic used a wiches brew to free up a motor to save it from a rebuild. Maybe acetone would help out one with less rust.I'm gonna try it..
@@CarlyG18 Yes, it seems like you'd need something that would dissolve the rust so there would actually be space for the piston to move.
I believe he likes the challenge, but what function will it has after that??
put the cab on your daily driver since it is solid, that metal would take years to riot out
I was gonna say the same thing,pull the cab off and put it on your ford.
Dear ken frazier
👍👌👏 That's a really good idea and I bet that it would be great fun to watch a conversion series. But if I remember correctly the frame of WWWs daily driver pickup truck is already too far gone also. Maybe simply not worth to invest time/money into it?! Nevertheless: I guess another chassis with a complete drive train could be found relatively easily and for not too much money. For example: At least a friend of great Johnathan W. (Delray JYD) has a lot of those on his property. Indeed I don't know how far away this is from the WWW place.
Best regards, luck and health.