The problem with the new McDonald's shake/soft serve machine is software and the manufacturer being against right to repair. They want to service the machines and they charge way over going rate. When you find someone else to repair the machine, they void the warranty and then sue you.
@@nathanlewis5682 it's a much deeper story. McDonald's and Taylor are being sued by a company that made a fix for the Taylor Ice Cream Equipment. "Kytch, a California tech company, filed a $900 million complaint in March, accusing McDonald’s and Taylor of defamation and stealing trade secrets. The complaint claims that in 2019, while Kytch was testing a device that allows users to remotely fix broken ice cream machines at a number of McDonald's locations, McDonald’s and Taylor were stealing the information and secretly developing their own device that did the same thing."
I've said it once and I'll say it again, I love the old man. When he retires he needs to teach young men the knowledge that is in he head. Because it is obvious that he is a very, very intelligent man. John your very lucky to have a father like him, and it's obviously paid off for a positive future for you.
People like Jr’s dad never really “retire”. Reminds me of my dad, who was a welder for almost 60 years. Even when he officially “retired” he never stopped tinkering around and fixing things around the house and in our yard, or welding and fixing things for family and friends. I learned so much from my pops, and watching Jr’s videos with him and his father remind me of all that. Our fathers were from a different generation!
JR and his Dad have something you can't teach. You might be able to train them how to repair something, but not the processing that it takes to troubleshoot a problem.
Your dad needs his own youtube channel. An absolute fountain of knowledge and great in front of the camera. I could listen to him for hours and never get bored. We need far more content from him on a regular basis.
I sat engrossed watching this. Your Dad is the best. You can tell he's a straight-up no-BS kinda guy, and that is a good thing. Sorely lacking in today's world and when he's on the channel, it is always a "must watch" WatchJRGo video. Fantastic stuff.
I have no interest in ice cream machines, hvac, other than the aspect of how it was done back then. In this case - historically essentially. But your dad kept my attention for every minute. Obviously a creative thinking kinda guy. A repairman's true repairman. It is impossible for you to truly grasp the wealth/depth of character you have as your dad. Not because you don't appreciate him, but because you don't know any other kind of way a father would be.... you grew up with it. You should have him on more, great guy! Thanks for sharing
Absolutely. That man needs his own channel. I don't watch this channel but this video was recommended to me because of my viewing habits and for good reason, I was enthralled haha. Bravo!
Every word "Old School" said was true. I got a dad like that. His passion was motorcycles. He went to Harley-Davidson School in Milwaukee in the late 1930's. He could take a basket of parts and turn it into a motorcycle. It didn't matter if he had ever seen one before. My first motorcycle was handed over the back fence in boxes. We had it all restored in months. I'm 70 now, those are my best memories.
I got a lot of respect for your dad, I’m a refrigeration tech and I can tell your dad knows what he’s talking about. I would really like to hear your dad talk about his career and how he got to where he is at.
I grew up in the HVACR business... started carrying my dad's tools when I was eight. That was fifty years ago. In all my years, I've never seen any of those three machines, nor have I met (aside from my Dad) anyone as intelligent as your Pops. The term "technician", had to be invented to describe men like them. They've forgotten more than most of us will ever know. Cherish that man, and listen intently to every word he says!
I would use "engineer" instead of "technician.". An engineer builds from scratch instead of being a part swapper. I like the definition of an engineer as being, "Someone who can make for £5 what everyone else would make for £10."
Well said. Was going to say the same thing but no need. As someone who also grew up in the HVACR trade with my dad I highly respect this guy. When you have passion in what you do and learn you will absorb ALOT. This is a awsome video
@@denislostinlondon199 in my experience its more like "make for $5 what everyone else buys for $100" haha, at least with electrical engineering projects haha :) But I agree 100%, many old school 'technicians' are miles ahead in engineering talent than the vast majority of my graduating class at one of the best engineering focused universities - my dad is one of them too.
Your father being a refrigeration engineer explains everything, I knew the answers to all his issues, as an apprentice in the 80's in New Zealand we were still fixing fridges from the 40's and 50's. I later did a full Taylors course in the late 90's. Nice to see the R12 bottle with the Black Cap that must be at least 30 years old. Note this is the first time since I finished my apprentice and of this stuff has come up, at every company afterwards we just replaced the old stuff.
Your dad is one of those people who has endless stories to tell and every one of them is solid gold. You'll never get them all out of him but these videos will become one of the most cherished things you have. This is among if not the most riveting videos you have posted. I literally could not stop watching. I had to google "dairy metal." I had never heard of it before
WatchSRGo is a National Treasure He's over here backward engineering an ultra rare Ice-Cream machine as a hobby that's Dad level Darpa shit right there!!!! Protect this man at all Costs :)
I really like seeing old machines being rebuilt and working again. My dad is in the hospital so it warms my heart to hear your dad tell a story about these ice cream machines. Looking forward to seeing the progress!
Everything I didn't know that I needed to know about those ice cream machines! I was in suspense, amazement and awe at how he told the story, kept me teetering on if it was gonna run, and did not disappoint. He left it with me feeling satisfied he can fix ANYTHING. Now all I want to see is you all having 3 machines making ice cream all at once! I will go tomorrow to get ice cream now. Thanks, JR, and JR Senior, for a great video!
Your Dad is a gem. It’s no wonder you are so mechanically able and capable of so many different skills. You’re very blessed to grow up with a Father line him.
I could watch your dad tell stories like this all day long. Just amazing to listen to how his mind works through these problems and how he patiently works on these projects. So cool.
I instantly had a flashback to being a young boy in the sixties and listening to my Grandfather explain things to me for hours. Your Dad is fantastic and could teach the world a thing or two.
So great to watch this. We have a pre WW2 Mills Model 25 Ice cream machine that we bought used in the early 40's. We make ice cream in it for our business almost every day. It is nearly impossible to find information on these old machines. Many of these companies had to stop production to make things for the war. It is Awesome to see someone else geek out on these! I also have a Frick model 100-F8 compressor in the basement that used to run our deep freezer that I cannot find anything about.
Thank you, you guys are absolutely amazing especially your Dad is the man, but I love how each of you learn from each other and the amount of knowledge you both have I love learning new things. I know I said it before it is becoming a lost art working with your own hands on things, sadly nothing is made to last anymore. Thanks again I wish you and your family all the very best.
Love your dad he definitely needs to make a channel of his own so enthusiastic and tells a great story and very knowledgeable and entertaining to watch him work and fix stuff
I've said it before and i'll say it again your father is incredible! I honestly love watching this man work on anything. The way he backwards engineered that wiring was bad ass. i was in awe saying things like ''no freaking way'' under my breath the whole time he was explaining how he figured it all out.
Your dad is like a super hero for older equipment - and it's very evident where you get your problem solving abilities from - so keep up the great work as I appreciate your content!
Beautiful semi-hermetic compressor in the second unit you showed. I'm also impressed with your method for drilling the fan motor and punching the stator out. I've been trying to figure out how to get the two-phase stators out for rewinding on some other units I've had for rebuilding. Really enjoying seeing this so far. Now to resume watching... Very cool find on the compressor motor! General Electric had a patent on the metal-glass fused terminal pins for years which they used on the old SO2 Monitor Top compressors. Everyone else had to use the design you had there with the phenolic insulators. Westinghouse also had a design like that which failed all the time. They were susceptible to electrical shorts from exposure to sulphur dioxide. Those all failed and shorted to ground. SO2 was still being used back in the days when this was made with R12, and mistakes happened with refrigerant charging. I would say someone likely put SO2 in the system by accident. Is that a GE made compressor? I have a few of the Frigidaire semi-hermetic units from the 50's which had similar terminal seals as yours, but have not seen a GE with them. It confuses me since that had a GE condensing unit nameplate. Amazing find on that second "almost new-old-stock" Taylor machine, as well! What are the chances? But life in the vintage refrigeration hobby has taught me one thing.... These machines come in multiples to those who save them. They hide until a worthy soul starts looking for them, then they reach out for salvation. That is how this works.... It's wild that they originally denied making this. Thanks so much for sharing these! I am going to share your video on the Facebook Vintage Refrigerator Collectors group, which has a major following for older commercial equipment as well as home fridges. Hope you are a member there and can comment on it. I have several belt-drive compressors which I have collected over the years and do rebuild them. I remember seeing those two Brunner units you bought! Had no idea they were from the Coors plantation. They were too far from my place in Alabama so I didn't consider them. I can't wait to see your belt-drive Taylor ice cream machine! Please do continue sharing these videos! Also I hope you have seen some of my antique refrigeration videos. This is also one of my passions. Sincerely, David
As a former Taylor technician this video is an Oscar winning documentary. I've worked on refrigeration equipment all over the world. And to see this is shear joy. I was almost killed awhile ago and suffered neurological damage. So I'm not able to work in something that I started by handing tools to my uncle at 10. It's hard now but nice. Called a doover 10 years ago and found my true love and started a family. We currently live on the island of Malta. So while life is tough it's beautiful here. Just got to get back on my feet and hopefully they remove a cyst from my brain and can get back to doing what I love. Wow what a pleasure to see and hear someone talking about something like I do. Thank you. God bless.
I recognize the curiosity and excitement your dad has for figuring out these machines. It reminds me of my younger days in the Navy as an electromechanical tech with outdated systems on outdated ships. Our equipment was old and not supported so we had to first figure out how it worked, then figure out what was actually wrong, determine if a part or substitute part existed and usually have to make it ourselves. That was for mechanical, electrical and electronic parts. They were scary and happy times because we didn't know how half the stuff we had to fix worked, initially, so every day was a new adventure. We developed the motto that we may not know how it works but we can absolutely fix it. We became the tiger team that went to all the other similar ships on the waterfront to help them figure out and repair their antiquated systems. I remember so many stories like what I just heard in your video along with the smiles and the satisfaction for figuring out the head scratchers. So many of them happened just like what your dad just explained. We didn't have the internet but we had every copy of the Electronic Information and Maintenance Bulletins (EIMB) in massive binders that helped us through many "unsolvable" problems. Thanks for sharing this.
Mr. Lumpert, sir… I will never tire of hearing your stories of restoring/repairing these old legends. I can see where JR gets his enthusiasm from. From all the way Down Under 🇦🇺
Your dad is such an interesting person. A human bank of all things mechanical. Thanks for sharing his knowledge with us from time to time. You can tell he gets excited to share and teach others what he knows.
I couldn't imagine a better shop teacher that Jr's dad. Loved the man that taught at our Jr. high. Both Automotive and industrial arts. Automotive teacher has passed and my brother actually is doing some work for the Industrial arts teacher we both had. I graduated roughly 30 years ago! I was surprised to find he is still kicking.
I'm just climbing on the bandwagon of the fans of your Dad! Please do a follow-up on the ice cream machines, and any other projects your old man is involved with... fascinating stuff! Also, I really appreciate how much you cherish your Dad. My Dad was a senior computer systems analyst for the government with a high school education, and he learned Fortran, Cobal, and LISP. He worked at the Pensacola Naval Air Station until he retired at 50 (after 30 years of working for the government). I remember him taking me into the building where he worked as the boss... he told me that the entire building was dedicated to keeping up with dry-goods inventory for the U. S. Navy. Later on, in the early '90s I showed him my first home computer running on MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. He told me that my home computer had more computing power than his whole building at the N. A. S.!
My uncle had the Connecticut, Taylor franchise in the late1950's through the 1980's. He made a ton of money, being the exclusive distributor for the whole state. When he bought in, he was given the choice of 1/2 of New Jersey, or all of Connecticut. His wife refused to live in New Jersey, so he took the less profitable option.
WE had a Taylor ice cream parlor/lunch counter pharmacy in our town of Lakewood,N.J. back in the fifties. Taylor ice cream machine...lot's of memories:) Cheers, Rik Spector Your Dad is awesome, I've known people like Him with all that knowledge, no B.S., but they are few and in between , as they say:)
Your Dad is simply amazing. There can't be many around with his astonishing knowledge and ability to turn it into a fascinating conversation. We need much more of him pleeeeeze!! Could this be a regular feature or could you run a channel for him? Watching from the UK. Thank you and please extend heartfelt thanks to your Dad. Best regards, Bob
I know Taylor wants one of thos emachines but something your dad can do for them would be so scan all the manuals and paperwork that came with that one complete unit and place it online somewhere. Also I would send a copy of it to Taylor so they can add it to their archives. I am sure the big fire they had in 1949 wiped out most of all that documentation and they would love to have a copy.
I just found your channel and it was probably suggested because I love to restore old equipment. My latest being a 1945 Power King drill press. Your dad is doing some amazing work and I am glad he is returning them to working order. Thank you for sharing this video.
Now I want a bowl of ice cream... I grew up with a corner store right next door. They had two Taylor soft ice cream machines (one vanilla, one chocolate). When the store closed in the mid 70's, I asked the store owner what they were going to do with the machines and he said I could have them if I wanted. I was on the moon with excitement right up until my mother gave me the stink eye and said NO. I was one sad 13 year old for the next week or so!
Your dad is brilliant!! OMG, that was an absolutely FANTASTIC story!!! He was so energized taking through that process of working on those machines, he just kept me on the edge of my seat!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
First of your videos I ever saw. Completely enthralled to the end. Cool story Pops. I love old machines too. I have quite a few and I get more every year.
As a HVACR guy that grew up in the trade I really enjoyed your dad's Knowledge. I was thinking how does he know all this stuff. When he said he use to do refrigeration then it all made sense. I truly loved this video.
I like to watch your channel and especially when your dad is on it and is working on one of his projects. He is a an absolute treasure. You can sense it in his voice and body language how excited and proud he is of figuring out these things, and he's darn good at it. Absolutely AMAZING.
15:10 That has to be the funniest story I've heard from your dad so far. I've had a rough few days and this got me to burst out laughing. Gotta love it when it finally seems like everything is coming together and then luck takes a dump on you. But I have to say a massive thank you to your dad - his "beat it up without beating it up" saved my bacon when a pipe burst and I had to close a valve that both hasn't moved *and* had water leak on it for decades. Some penetrating oil from all sides, tapping it with a tack hammer (doing my best woodpecker impression) and turning it back and forth got it all the way closed.
Holy crap I have never been more excited about ice cream till this video I could literally watch this man for hours listening to the cool stories and how excited he gets just talking about the machines great awesome video
Wow! What a story! This kind of thinking is what makes America great. If it wasn’t for one thing, I would suggest that you make sure that someday Taylor gets the machines to preserve them. Of course the one thing is Taylor’s keeping users from being able to fix their own equipment (right to repair).
Your Dad should have his own channel, he is easy to listen to and very smart. I cant believe it would take him any time to figure that ice cream maker out after rewiring that crusher. Thanks for sharing.
Great story love the old machines I am a second generation hvac man myself and I’m near retirement and I’m always amazed on how you give a good mechanic a problem and he will solve it. Great job
Wow. I was absolutely fascinated. Especially when he got to the end, and stated the compressors were from walk-in coolers. So the compressor they used on their ice cream machine cold was powerful enough to keep a whole room cold. Crazy.
Fascinating stuff. Your Dad has saved some absolute treasures of vintage industrial design. The thought that he could refurbish equipment that old says something about the benefits of design for simplicity and durability. Looking forward to seeing these gems in action.
JR it was awesome hearing your Dad explain the stories behind these ice cream machines. Along with how he was troubleshooting them and bringing them back to life. My dad passed in 2000 and listening to this really reminded me of him Thank you.
Your fathers nickname should be "Magnet", once he starts talking you get pulled in by a force so strong you don't even try too fight it because you know you can't win, lol. As long this video was it seemed like it was only 10 seconds by the end of it. You are blessed more than you could ever imagine. My dad could barely tie his shoe much less do anything else. I will give him some credit though, he gave me a empty tool box and 25 piece socket set when I was 8 yrs old. I used the money I made from delivering newspapers to buy tools. As a kid I tinkered with just about anything I could get my hands on to see how it worked. I hung around people's garages and any shade tree mechanics that would tolerate me, watching and listen and usaully only asked question after they were finished. Luckily I had older people that recognized that I was absorbing what they were doing and they would contact me when they had something new so I learned a lot from them. I also remember wishing I would hurry up and be old enough to drive to drive because my tool box started getting heavy and wouldn't fit on my bike either. Anyway, the video was awesome, now it looks like I'll getting into restoring icecream makers.Thanks for sharing!
Your dad is awesome. Do not try to change him. I love his explanations and his stories. He's an excellent storyteller. This was so much fun to watch. Thank you.
Your pop reminds me of my dad......smarter then pretty much anyone I know. When I see a new video from you and it has your dad in it......I *know* I'm gonna learn something completely new. So cool. My dad passed away 12 years ago.....treasure your pop everyday :-)
I bet there are some old "Carvel" franchises here on Long Island that have those early Taylor models. They look like they could double up as a locomotive boiler!! As I've written in the past, your Dad is priceless........and such a wealth of knowledge........Keep going Mr. Ross!!!
I've said it before, you are so lucky to have a dad like that. Anyone with a bent towards mechanical geekdom would love to hear your dad's stories. He is a true 'shade-tree mechanic' who also knows what he's doing. Cool! It is also apparent that you have learned well, Grasshopper.
I love when you spend time with your dad and record it for us JR. I miss my father SO much.. Enjoy these memories, one day you'll be in my shoes.. Thank you
I really like ice cream, but I absolutely love your Dad's passion for it , his easy confident style & way of making mere mortals understand the basics of any classic machinery that he's shown us is a joy to behold , your Dad needs a regular spot on your channel or even his own to share with us all the joy of ice cream to metal crushers & everything in between, really great episode JR !
Looks like carbon can be added to EPDM. Didn't know that either. That is what made the windshield fluid hose conductive. Really interesting troubleshooting. Something is only obvious after you figure it out.
McDonald's needs to hire this man
The ice cream machines would never be broke 😬
@WatchJRGo went through there last night wanted a shake and the machine was down... like why is the machine always down haha
The problem with the new McDonald's shake/soft serve machine is software and the manufacturer being against right to repair. They want to service the machines and they charge way over going rate. When you find someone else to repair the machine, they void the warranty and then sue you.
It's like McDonald's doesn't really want you to have ice cream
@@nathanlewis5682 it's a much deeper story. McDonald's and Taylor are being sued by a company that made a fix for the Taylor Ice Cream Equipment.
"Kytch, a California tech company, filed a $900 million complaint in March, accusing McDonald’s and Taylor of defamation and stealing trade secrets.
The complaint claims that in 2019, while Kytch was testing a device that allows users to remotely fix broken ice cream machines at a number of McDonald's locations, McDonald’s and Taylor were stealing the information and secretly developing their own device that did the same thing."
I just spent 27 minutes of my life learning about antique ice cream machines of all things and I loved it 🤣 Fantastic story!
No need to learn about antique ice cream machines, the current ones work the same way, the fundamentals haven't changed.
I watched at speed X1.5. Loved it as well.
Came to the comments to find this comment and 100% agree😂
I've said it once and I'll say it again, I love the old man. When he retires he needs to teach young men the knowledge that is in he head. Because it is obvious that he is a very, very intelligent man. John your very lucky to have a father like him, and it's obviously paid off for a positive future for you.
People like Jr’s dad never really “retire”. Reminds me of my dad, who was a welder for almost 60 years. Even when he officially “retired” he never stopped tinkering around and fixing things around the house and in our yard, or welding and fixing things for family and friends. I learned so much from my pops, and watching Jr’s videos with him and his father remind me of all that. Our fathers were from a different generation!
JR and his Dad have something you can't teach. You might be able to train them how to repair something, but not the processing that it takes to troubleshoot a problem.
@@tony_25or6to4 aswell as drive to figure it out
I love him. His excitement for things is infectious and real and that's how you get people interested. It clearly was passed down from him 😁
You have a great Dad JR, spend as much time as you can with him. Some folks are smart, but your dad is wicked smart.
Your dad needs his own youtube channel. An absolute fountain of knowledge and great in front of the camera. I could listen to him for hours and never get bored. We need far more content from him on a regular basis.
100% agree!
You're right. But only if that means we don't have to watch him on this channel.
His channel should be called Short Story Long.
@@yolo_burrito LoL that is an Ol' guy thing.
Agreed. I would subscribe to him or at least if you do a once a week series with him would be cool too.
I sat engrossed watching this. Your Dad is the best. You can tell he's a straight-up no-BS kinda guy, and that is a good thing. Sorely lacking in today's world and when he's on the channel, it is always a "must watch" WatchJRGo video. Fantastic stuff.
I was thinking the same thing. He explains things so well!
Didn’t understand the tech stuff one bit, but bloody well loved this! Ross is an absolute jet. I want to buy him a beer, or an ice cream.
I have no interest in ice cream machines, hvac, other than the aspect of how it was done back then. In this case - historically essentially. But your dad kept my attention for every minute. Obviously a creative thinking kinda guy. A repairman's true repairman. It is impossible for you to truly grasp the wealth/depth of character you have as your dad. Not because you don't appreciate him, but because you don't know any other kind of way a father would be.... you grew up with it. You should have him on more, great guy! Thanks for sharing
Deductive reasoning. Old school but right on point.
Absolutely. That man needs his own channel. I don't watch this channel but this video was recommended to me because of my viewing habits and for good reason, I was enthralled haha.
Bravo!
Every word "Old School" said was true. I got a dad like that. His passion was motorcycles. He went to Harley-Davidson School in Milwaukee in the late 1930's.
He could take a basket of parts and turn it into a motorcycle. It didn't matter if he had ever seen one before.
My first motorcycle was handed over the back fence in boxes. We had it all restored in months. I'm 70 now, those are my best memories.
I got a lot of respect for your dad, I’m a refrigeration tech and I can tell your dad knows what he’s talking about. I would really like to hear your dad talk about his career and how he got to where he is at.
I grew up in the HVACR business... started carrying my dad's tools when I was eight. That was fifty years ago. In all my years, I've never seen any of those three machines, nor have I met (aside from my Dad) anyone as intelligent as your Pops. The term "technician", had to be invented to describe men like them. They've forgotten more than most of us will ever know. Cherish that man, and listen intently to every word he says!
I would use "engineer" instead of "technician.". An engineer builds from scratch instead of being a part swapper. I like the definition of an engineer as being, "Someone who can make for £5 what everyone else would make for £10."
Well said. Was going to say the same thing but no need. As someone who also grew up in the HVACR trade with my dad I highly respect this guy. When you have passion in what you do and learn you will absorb ALOT. This is a awsome video
@@denislostinlondon199 in my experience its more like "make for $5 what everyone else buys for $100" haha, at least with electrical engineering projects haha :)
But I agree 100%, many old school 'technicians' are miles ahead in engineering talent than the vast majority of my graduating class at one of the best engineering focused universities - my dad is one of them too.
Your father being a refrigeration engineer explains everything, I knew the answers to all his issues, as an apprentice in the 80's in New Zealand we were still fixing fridges from the 40's and 50's. I later did a full Taylors course in the late 90's. Nice to see the R12 bottle with the Black Cap that must be at least 30 years old. Note this is the first time since I finished my apprentice and of this stuff has come up, at every company afterwards we just replaced the old stuff.
Your dad is one of those people who has endless stories to tell and every one of them is solid gold. You'll never get them all out of him but these videos will become one of the most cherished things you have. This is among if not the most riveting videos you have posted. I literally could not stop watching.
I had to google "dairy metal." I had never heard of it before
Thats because the stories are not stories. They are just something that happend
@@persimonsen8792 When most of us say "stories" that's what we mean.
WatchSRGo is a National Treasure He's over here backward engineering an ultra rare Ice-Cream machine as a hobby that's Dad level Darpa shit right there!!!! Protect this man at all Costs :)
When his glasses go on: “it’s time to listen, we’re about to learn something good.”
"You gonna learn today!"
- Kevin Hart
Dad level DARPA shit 😆
@@jedlhuberHaha, yes!!
I love listening to your Dad - his enthusiasm for his projects and his ability to tell a tale are brilliant
Your dad's stories are awesome, its great you let him just keep going without trying to reel him in.
I really like seeing old machines being rebuilt and working again. My dad is in the hospital so it warms my heart to hear your dad tell a story about these ice cream machines. Looking forward to seeing the progress!
Wishing you and your family peace and blessings 🙏❤️🙏 and you wishing for your dad a speedy recovery 🙏
Everything I didn't know that I needed to know about those ice cream machines! I was in suspense, amazement and awe at how he told the story, kept me teetering on if it was gonna run, and did not disappoint. He left it with me feeling satisfied he can fix ANYTHING. Now all I want to see is you all having 3 machines making ice cream all at once! I will go tomorrow to get ice cream now. Thanks, JR, and JR Senior, for a great video!
Your Dad is a gem. It’s no wonder you are so mechanically able and capable of so many different skills. You’re very blessed to grow up with a Father line him.
I could watch your dad tell stories like this all day long. Just amazing to listen to how his mind works through these problems and how he patiently works on these projects. So cool.
I instantly had a flashback to being a young boy in the sixties and listening to my Grandfather explain things to me for hours. Your Dad is fantastic and could teach the world a thing or two.
So great to watch this. We have a pre WW2 Mills Model 25 Ice cream machine that we bought used in the early 40's. We make ice cream in it for our business almost every day. It is nearly impossible to find information on these old machines. Many of these companies had to stop production to make things for the war. It is Awesome to see someone else geek out on these! I also have a Frick model 100-F8 compressor in the basement that used to run our deep freezer that I cannot find anything about.
Post a picture! Would love to see your machine!!!
Wow! Reddit Forum Time methinks. Then you two and others can geek out and eat ice cream!!!!
Thank you, you guys are absolutely amazing especially your Dad is the man, but I love how each of you learn from each other and the amount of knowledge you both have I love learning new things. I know I said it before it is becoming a lost art working with your own hands on things, sadly nothing is made to last anymore. Thanks again I wish you and your family all the very best.
Love your dad he definitely needs to make a channel of his own so enthusiastic and tells a great story and very knowledgeable and entertaining to watch him work and fix stuff
Yes somehow john needs to figure this out. I’m not sure it makes a bunch of money but to have all this knowledge in one place archived is priceless.
I've said it before and i'll say it again your father is incredible! I honestly love watching this man work on anything. The way he backwards engineered that wiring was bad ass. i was in awe saying things like ''no freaking way'' under my breath the whole time he was explaining how he figured it all out.
Your dad is like a super hero for older equipment - and it's very evident where you get your problem solving abilities from - so keep up the great work as I appreciate your content!
These are my personal favorite type of WatchJrGo videos
Beautiful semi-hermetic compressor in the second unit you showed. I'm also impressed with your method for drilling the fan motor and punching the stator out. I've been trying to figure out how to get the two-phase stators out for rewinding on some other units I've had for rebuilding. Really enjoying seeing this so far. Now to resume watching...
Very cool find on the compressor motor! General Electric had a patent on the metal-glass fused terminal pins for years which they used on the old SO2 Monitor Top compressors. Everyone else had to use the design you had there with the phenolic insulators. Westinghouse also had a design like that which failed all the time. They were susceptible to electrical shorts from exposure to sulphur dioxide. Those all failed and shorted to ground. SO2 was still being used back in the days when this was made with R12, and mistakes happened with refrigerant charging. I would say someone likely put SO2 in the system by accident. Is that a GE made compressor? I have a few of the Frigidaire semi-hermetic units from the 50's which had similar terminal seals as yours, but have not seen a GE with them. It confuses me since that had a GE condensing unit nameplate.
Amazing find on that second "almost new-old-stock" Taylor machine, as well! What are the chances?
But life in the vintage refrigeration hobby has taught me one thing.... These machines come in multiples to those who save them. They hide until a worthy soul starts looking for them, then they reach out for salvation. That is how this works....
It's wild that they originally denied making this.
Thanks so much for sharing these! I am going to share your video on the Facebook Vintage Refrigerator Collectors group, which has a major following for older commercial equipment as well as home fridges. Hope you are a member there and can comment on it. I have several belt-drive compressors which I have collected over the years and do rebuild them. I remember seeing those two Brunner units you bought! Had no idea they were from the Coors plantation. They were too far from my place in Alabama so I didn't consider them.
I can't wait to see your belt-drive Taylor ice cream machine! Please do continue sharing these videos! Also I hope you have seen some of my antique refrigeration videos. This is also one of my passions.
Sincerely,
David
Thanks for sharing! Will have to look this group up!
@@tigercub1587 Happy to share. I made a second comment with the group link. Check your comments held for approval for that one.
As a former Taylor technician this video is an Oscar winning documentary. I've worked on refrigeration equipment all over the world. And to see this is shear joy. I was almost killed awhile ago and suffered neurological damage. So I'm not able to work in something that I started by handing tools to my uncle at 10. It's hard now but nice. Called a doover 10 years ago and found my true love and started a family. We currently live on the island of Malta. So while life is tough it's beautiful here. Just got to get back on my feet and hopefully they remove a cyst from my brain and can get back to doing what I love. Wow what a pleasure to see and hear someone talking about something like I do. Thank you. God bless.
Gotta love the episodes with pops…. Can make a 30min video entertaining about 80 yr old ice cream machines 🤯🤯
I really wish your dad had his own channel. I love seeing him every time you put him in front of the camera. Thank you for all of your projects.
I swear man your dad is a genius when it comes to anything mechanical like this. He’s so full of knowledge
John can just go up to anyone any say “my dad is cooler then your dad.” And you cannot argue with him.
I recognize the curiosity and excitement your dad has for figuring out these machines. It reminds me of my younger days in the Navy as an electromechanical tech with outdated systems on outdated ships. Our equipment was old and not supported so we had to first figure out how it worked, then figure out what was actually wrong, determine if a part or substitute part existed and usually have to make it ourselves. That was for mechanical, electrical and electronic parts. They were scary and happy times because we didn't know how half the stuff we had to fix worked, initially, so every day was a new adventure. We developed the motto that we may not know how it works but we can absolutely fix it. We became the tiger team that went to all the other similar ships on the waterfront to help them figure out and repair their antiquated systems. I remember so many stories like what I just heard in your video along with the smiles and the satisfaction for figuring out the head scratchers. So many of them happened just like what your dad just explained. We didn't have the internet but we had every copy of the Electronic Information and Maintenance Bulletins (EIMB) in massive binders that helped us through many "unsolvable" problems. Thanks for sharing this.
JR your father is a national treasure in my eyes. You make awesome content but it’s never better than when he’s involved in the storyline.
Mr. Lumpert, sir… I will never tire of hearing your stories of restoring/repairing these old legends. I can see where JR gets his enthusiasm from. From all the way Down Under 🇦🇺
Love the videos with your dad! He is such a wealth of knowledge. He needs his own channel.
I love it when you find someone passionate about their hobbies.
Your dad is such an interesting person. A human bank of all things mechanical. Thanks for sharing his knowledge with us from time to time. You can tell he gets excited to share and teach others what he knows.
I couldn't imagine a better shop teacher that Jr's dad. Loved the man that taught at our Jr. high. Both Automotive and industrial arts. Automotive teacher has passed and my brother actually is doing some work for the Industrial arts teacher we both had. I graduated roughly 30 years ago! I was surprised to find he is still kicking.
I'm just climbing on the bandwagon of the fans of your Dad! Please do a follow-up on the ice cream machines, and any other projects your old man is involved with... fascinating stuff! Also, I really appreciate how much you cherish your Dad. My Dad was a senior computer systems analyst for the government with a high school education, and he learned Fortran, Cobal, and LISP. He worked at the Pensacola Naval Air Station until he retired at 50 (after 30 years of working for the government). I remember him taking me into the building where he worked as the boss... he told me that the entire building was dedicated to keeping up with dry-goods inventory for the U. S. Navy. Later on, in the early '90s I showed him my first home computer running on MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. He told me that my home computer had more computing power than his whole building at the N. A. S.!
My uncle had the Connecticut, Taylor franchise in the late1950's through the 1980's. He made a ton of money, being the exclusive distributor for the whole state. When he bought in, he was given the choice of 1/2 of New Jersey, or all of Connecticut. His wife refused to live in New Jersey, so he took the less profitable option.
It’s fun to watch your Dad go on about these. You can tell it’s a true labor of love/passion. I get a kick out of that.
I’ve never seen JR’s dad so excited and animated as he is when he’s talking about ice cream machines.
Care to explain how you have my user name?
@@joelmurphy7980 it doesn’t appear that I do?
WE had a Taylor ice cream parlor/lunch counter pharmacy in our town
of Lakewood,N.J. back in the fifties.
Taylor ice cream machine...lot's of memories:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Your Dad is awesome, I've known people like Him with all that
knowledge, no B.S., but they are few and in between , as they say:)
Don't you just love the enthusiasm ! Your father clearly needs his own channel.
Your dad is so enjoyable to watch. His enthusiasm is contagious. Thanks for featuring him from time to time.
Your Dad is simply amazing. There can't be many around with his astonishing knowledge and ability to turn it into a fascinating conversation. We need much more of him pleeeeeze!! Could this be a regular feature or could you run a channel for him? Watching from the UK. Thank you and please extend heartfelt thanks to your Dad. Best regards, Bob
Well said Bob!
Also - watching from Oxfordshire UK! :)
Didn't realise how much I needed to know about vintage ice cream machines until your dad started talking! The enthusiasm is infectious!
I know Taylor wants one of thos emachines but something your dad can do for them would be so scan all the manuals and paperwork that came with that one complete unit and place it online somewhere. Also I would send a copy of it to Taylor so they can add it to their archives. I am sure the big fire they had in 1949 wiped out most of all that documentation and they would love to have a copy.
I just found your channel and it was probably suggested because I love to restore old equipment. My latest being a 1945 Power King drill press. Your dad is doing some amazing work and I am glad he is returning them to working order. Thank you for sharing this video.
Now I want a bowl of ice cream... I grew up with a corner store right next door. They had two Taylor soft ice cream machines (one vanilla, one chocolate). When the store closed in the mid 70's, I asked the store owner what they were going to do with the machines and he said I could have them if I wanted. I was on the moon with excitement right up until my mother gave me the stink eye and said NO. I was one sad 13 year old for the next week or so!
Awe😢. And Exactly right only a week or so🤣
That is an amazing story! Wow, but it's awesome to see someone who not only knows thier stuff, but can do some wonderful and amazing things!
You know a man means business when he is holding a chewing toothpick behind his ear. 😂 Love the content JR!
I love your dad's passion for ice cream machines.
Always good to see Mr. Ross .. much much knowledge dropping always when hes on!🙌🏼
love how excited your Dad gets when he clearly is talking about something he loves
Absolutely awesome!
I’d be digital documenting the manuals, diagrams and motor/gear specs.
Would be great to keep those Taylor units alive!
Your dad is brilliant!! OMG, that was an absolutely FANTASTIC story!!! He was so energized taking through that process of working on those machines, he just kept me on the edge of my seat!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Your dad is a great storyteller. He made ice cream machines more interesting than I ever thought they could be. 😀
First of your videos I ever saw. Completely enthralled to the end. Cool story Pops. I love old machines too. I have quite a few and I get more every year.
Great content JR.
Your dad in that category I call "Has forgot more than anybody can learn and still running at 100%"
LOVE having your Dad on the channel. The knowledge that he possesses is amazing. I could listen to him for days on end. Thanks Dad!!!
I still remember your dad hand cranking that tractor with one arm. Dad power!
Your dad is great love his stories and how he refuses to give up on his projects.He’s the best.
20:29 I hope one of you have taken the time to scan all of that rare and precious documentation and upload it to the Internet Archive.
As a HVACR guy that grew up in the trade I really enjoyed your dad's Knowledge. I was thinking how does he know all this stuff. When he said he use to do refrigeration then it all made sense. I truly loved this video.
Ice cream, You scream, we All scream for Ice Cream!
Love your dad’s stories, he needs his own channel.
Coming to Wichita tomorrow for the first time in my life. Now I’m hungry for ice cream. Any old ice cream shops in Wichita?
Eh, Papa's General store is about as close as you'll get... but I think they just sell normal ice cream from the giant containers 🍦
I like to watch your channel and especially when your dad is on it and is working on one of his projects. He is a an absolute treasure. You can sense it in his voice and body language how excited and proud he is of figuring out these things, and he's darn good at it. Absolutely AMAZING.
Uh…__what is the hp/torque rating and zero to sixty time of those two? Great story and wonderful deductive logic!
1/3hp and very slow 🐌
The correct question is, "How many gallons of ice cream does these make in one hour?"
The amount of wisdom your dad has is amazing. Everything is a puzzle that he just needs time and figures any and all things out!
When your dad retires he needs to start a TH-cam channel named Restorations with Ross. He’d become a millionaire with the knowledge he has.
15:10 That has to be the funniest story I've heard from your dad so far. I've had a rough few days and this got me to burst out laughing. Gotta love it when it finally seems like everything is coming together and then luck takes a dump on you.
But I have to say a massive thank you to your dad - his "beat it up without beating it up" saved my bacon when a pipe burst and I had to close a valve that both hasn't moved *and* had water leak on it for decades. Some penetrating oil from all sides, tapping it with a tack hammer (doing my best woodpecker impression) and turning it back and forth got it all the way closed.
I thought the rarest was one at a McDonalds that works past 8:30pm...
Touche` 🤣
Holy crap I have never been more excited about ice cream till this video I could literally watch this man for hours listening to the cool stories and how excited he gets just talking about the machines great awesome video
Your Dad makes boring videos interesting. That's all there is to say.
This is awesome. Your Dad is great! What an awesome hobby to have.
Wow! What a story! This kind of thinking is what makes America great.
If it wasn’t for one thing, I would suggest that you make sure that someday Taylor gets the machines to preserve them. Of course the one thing is Taylor’s keeping users from being able to fix their own equipment (right to repair).
That's frikkin' awesome. I love vintage commercial food machines.
I love your "DAD" videos. He is like an excited kid when he tinkers.
Your Dad should have his own channel, he is easy to listen to and very smart. I cant believe it would take him any time to figure that ice cream maker out after rewiring that crusher. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much, your dad is a great story teller. I alway enjoy it when you have him on.
Great story love the old machines I am a second generation hvac man myself and I’m near retirement and I’m always amazed on how you give a good mechanic a problem and he will solve it. Great job
Oh man, what a wild ride. I love listening to stories like that!
Wow. I was absolutely fascinated. Especially when he got to the end, and stated the compressors were from walk-in coolers. So the compressor they used on their ice cream machine cold was powerful enough to keep a whole room cold. Crazy.
Fascinating stuff. Your Dad has saved some absolute treasures of vintage industrial design. The thought that he could refurbish equipment that old says something about the benefits of design for simplicity and durability. Looking forward to seeing these gems in action.
JR it was awesome hearing your Dad explain the stories behind these ice cream machines. Along with how he was troubleshooting them and bringing them back to life.
My dad passed in 2000 and listening to this really reminded me of him
Thank you.
Your fathers nickname should be "Magnet", once he starts talking you get pulled in by a force so strong you don't even try too fight it because you know you can't win, lol. As long this video was it seemed like it was only 10 seconds by the end of it. You are blessed more than you could ever imagine. My dad could barely tie his shoe much less do anything else. I will give him some credit though, he gave me a empty tool box and 25 piece socket set when I was 8 yrs old. I used the money I made from delivering newspapers to buy tools. As a kid I tinkered with just about anything I could get my hands on to see how it worked. I hung around people's garages and any shade tree mechanics that would tolerate me, watching and listen and usaully only asked question after they were finished. Luckily I had older people that recognized that I was absorbing what they were doing and they would contact me when they had something new so I learned a lot from them. I also remember wishing I would hurry up and be old enough to drive to drive because my tool box started getting heavy and wouldn't fit on my bike either. Anyway, the video was awesome, now it looks like I'll getting into restoring icecream makers.Thanks for sharing!
I so enjoyed hearing your dad explain his adventure. He is a true treasure, the knowledge he has is amazing. Big fan of Mr. Ross.
Your dad is awesome. Do not try to change him. I love his explanations and his stories. He's an excellent storyteller. This was so much fun to watch. Thank you.
This is one of your best uploads ever! Loved seeing papa JR get so enthusiastic about these things and all the effort he put into restoring them!
WatchJrGo Senior is a joy. Thanks for featuring your dad on the channel. Ive never been this interested in ice cream machines. lol
Your pop reminds me of my dad......smarter then pretty much anyone I know.
When I see a new video from you and it has your dad in it......I *know* I'm gonna learn something completely new.
So cool.
My dad passed away 12 years ago.....treasure your pop everyday :-)
My dad passed when I was 11 you are a very lucky man to have a dad like him. I would do anything for a talk like this with my dad.
I bet there are some old "Carvel" franchises here on Long Island that have those early Taylor models. They look like they could double up as a locomotive boiler!! As I've written in the past, your Dad is priceless........and such a wealth of knowledge........Keep going Mr. Ross!!!
I've said it before, you are so lucky to have a dad like that. Anyone with a bent towards mechanical geekdom would love to hear your dad's stories. He is a true 'shade-tree mechanic' who also knows what he's doing. Cool! It is also apparent that you have learned well, Grasshopper.
I love when you spend time with your dad and record it for us JR. I miss my father SO much.. Enjoy these memories, one day you'll be in my shoes.. Thank you
Best video JR, we learn so much for our father!! You have a great dad! He’s amazing.
I love how much passion he has for these.
I really like ice cream, but I absolutely love your Dad's passion for it , his easy confident style & way of making mere mortals understand the basics of any classic machinery that he's shown us is a joy to behold , your Dad needs a regular spot on your channel or even his own to share with us all the joy of ice cream to metal crushers & everything in between, really great episode JR !
Looks like carbon can be added to EPDM. Didn't know that either. That is what made the windshield fluid hose conductive. Really interesting troubleshooting. Something is only obvious after you figure it out.
I love listening to your Dad and his never give up attitude. He is a Gem!
JR your Dad is like a national treasure bro! We unfortunately just don’t have many people like this left. Thank you for sharing him with us. 👍