I bought a 1950 Unit Dragline!!
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2021
- Its not often you see on of these machines come for sale so when I saw it I bought it. I Think its pretty darn cool myself.
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Just tell your wife you have a long term plan to open an equipment museum and charge admission. You already have a good start.
No even cooler: use the old equipment to do your work! When you need your driveway fixed, wouldn't it be cool if the dude doing it rolled up in a 1950s Autocar towing a WW2 lowboy, with a 1960s grader on it?
@@NSEasternShoreChemist apart from potential safety and regulations issues - will such business be able to pay for consumed gas/diesel & spare parts?
@@NSEasternShoreChemist that would be a nice setup to take to antique machinery shows.
@@user-qb8nt9if6j if not, UA-cam earnings will. Diesel creek does a great job
@Dave Iaucco ah thats where a machine shop and a foundry are very handy its actually common on historical railroad equipment to send parts out to shops and they can easily make a few spares
That Clark loader became a celebrity pretty quick. 2.5 million combined views in less than a month. I’m so glad you save those legendary machines.
Clark loader is keeper 😍 who's with me? 😎
The loader made a couple appearances in this vid too. Now it's kind of like the lost puppy that won't leave the porch. He wanted to pass it on, but I can see the attachment growing on him.
@@NenadKralj He could benefit from the lack of new machines available on the market to rent it and make some bucks.
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Gotta give Credit to all the Skilled Truckers that can back a low boy or wide load or a Over weight Load Down narrow dirt roads For miles In reverse takes An amazing about of Coordination and Skills Nice work To the trucker Matt 21:40 @Diesel Creek
I made a living repairing strip mine draglines for a while. I miss the machines.
I was just thinking back a time where this one guy said, "I'll never need this big of a loader." Looks like it came in handy.
Who doesn’t love a peek at diesel creek early in the AM
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Heck yeah
I sure do
@@mrman1701 maybe they just don't approve of the age or condition of the equipment that he buys.
@@TF856 I agree but think about it he is smart new things are ment to break old things are quite good
Matt, you're an old soul in a young body and God bless you for being so. Keep saving these old pieces of iron. They are worth saving
Would be good to have an open day where admirers can come and oil and paint things for a meal and a free cap.
I totally agree, for a happy few, certainly. OFC we want all our workers to work with the modern equipment in everyday work.
I am an 18 year old that has been watching your videos for a while and I have learned how to fix a bunch of equipment because of you!!! Thank you for all the advice in your videos!
Do I NEED a dragline?, well of course, how many times a day have I said, if only I had a dragline . Will be an interesting story to see where it ends up
Everyone needs a dragline at sometime in their life. Why wait until the last minute.
You never know when you need to drag a lake for yourself, or maybe some Evergreen boat get stuck to your local stream...
Many times I have asked myself, “What wonderful things could I have done with a drag line? “
Jonathon has one too with a Detroit in it. Nice find
Now it's official: Diesel Creek is safe heaven for tired iron. And that's good!
A place for tired iron? Yes. Safe? Debatable 😂😂😂
I found this channel a few weeks ago and oh boy, I do not regret it.
Awesome!! Glad to have ya!!
Same here.
Just like Jonathan w you are now a unit owner and rebuilder,total respect for you, test negative stay positive cheers and beers from Aus 🇦🇺
Yep, beat me too it, thats why I look through the comments to see if anyone has posted this. He has done and is STILL doing a lot of work to it. DC, ya aught-a check it out. Man it was in rough shape. But its working good now
Beat me to it, looked for Jonathan comments before watching. Jonathan's series has been great. Matt will have a very different presentation...looking forward to this.
@Bill the Welding Sloth Agreed. I am lookin forward to seeing it painted. Matt's is in much better condition, although similarly left at its last job.
At least Matt didn't have to struggle as much as Jonathan did trying to get his drag line out of the swamp.
Nice to see another one of these get saved, Jonathon W rescued a Unit 614 a few months back and has been repairing on his channel.
Really enjoy your vids . I'm a retired mechanic , I started on heavy equipment way back in the day . Did my time on the torch , sledge hammer and impact . Best part of watching your vids for me is that it's you doing it . You sure have drive and determination . Respect and good luck to you .
Touched my heart, I was born in West Allis Wisconsin back in 1948. Lived about six blocks from the Unit Crane factory. Watched many a machine being built and spent a lot of time watching the parts made at the forge factory on Becher St. Good luck with your restoration project. Richard O
Like the Tin Man, I can hear the old thing pleading "OIL CAN. OIL CAN!"
Probably wont hold oil best fill her up with grease.
Now you and Jonathan W have the same projects on the go - my two favourite mechanical UA-camrs with Unit drag lines!
Thanks for making videos like this, they bring tons of nostalgia back. Grew up on a ranch, and my dad had a large construction company. I miss seeing all this types of heavy equipment like this.
That old flathead sounded great after it warmed up. It purred like a kitten. Evidently it didn't smoke. If the oil pressure was good and it didn't leak oil to amount to anything, you have a treasure with just the engine. I have done stuff like this, on a smaller scale, since I was a young man and loved it. I'm old and semi cripped up now and can't do much any more, but I enjoy watching your videos, wishing I could participate. Thank you for your well done presentations of your activities. Enjoy it while you can.
What an absolute,"UNIT"!
I could tell that that fella coudn't resist helping out and getting his hands dirty.
I was just thinking that hahaha Absolute Unit
Yes he’s a really nice guy, he had a hand injury I had to keep reminding him not to hurt himself anymore. He wants to come run it once I get it all put back together
yeah that's what I was thinking
@@DieselCreek That would be a cool video. I bet you get a pond on the farm.
You have your peculiar form of madness, a form which would infect me far too easily, my wife is thankful for the ocean between us!
He's only 40 miles from me and yes I feel myself getting sucked into the vortex. I have little time left with my own work but I would love to help polish those machines up.
As there is always something entertaining going on with this channel, I put it on while waiting for a pizza to bake. At the part where the sprocket won't turn, my mate says, "that'll turn OK, once he gets the newness off the machine.."
When you're walking a machine with slack tracks, always keep the drives to the rear when turning. That will keep the slack on the top and not push it under allowing the tracks to sag into any hole or low spot you cross and come out of the rollers.
Can you keep as far away as possible from the winding gear in the cab it looks like it is designed to pull you into mincedmeat.
I just love all these "exhaust optional" projects. Man's stuff!
This one is more like manifold optional 😂😂
@@DieselCreek URH!RUUH!!! GARRR!!! (REAL man sounds)
You and Andrew must be in competition to acquire new equipment. And now you’ve got yourself a new tilt-a-whirl.
First, the MOPAR FlatHead 6 runs so good. This is going to be a nice project to come. I’m glad you’re rescuing old iron from being scrapped and put back to use. Nobody does this and it’s about time someone does preserve vintage equipment and you’re that guy. Have a Blessed One Sir.
The cost of repair makes it a boondoggle. Cables looked flat to me.
my wife wanted to ring my neck after i bought my duce and a half, than again when i brought home a at the time non running forklift, your wife is a saint sir
I ran a 1956 Unit 1020 dragline many years ago. Looked very similar. Brought back many memories.
I’m a simple man, I see a Diesel Creek video, I click thumbs up.
😎👍🏼
Love his videos...
Gorgeous unit 1020 Dragline Wow Nice Find Matt 1:26 @Diesel Creek
Work in a junkyard around machines like this my whole life glad to see someone save them from being cut up
Johnathan w just put a lot of work into one of these old units !!!
Yep, beat me too it, thats why I look through the comments to see if anyone has posted this. He has done and is STILL doing a lot of work to it. DC, ya aught-a check it out. Man it was in rough shape. But its working good now
You may not need a dragline but a crane is always handy!
Now you and Jonathon W got another thing in common. He don’t like to see these old workhorses get scrapped out either. I wish you luck with your 20 ton hobby. 😎👍👀
Looks like the same crane. Different engine. 🤔
Every family should have one.
Those tracks look like a good place for your used oil.
If you oil the tracks, the oil will start trapping dust and sand, not really what you want. It's going to be dirty anyway, no need to keep extra on it.
Jonathan W would be so proud of you for saving this Unit.....ESPECIALLY if you go back to its stock ORANGE color when you fix it up!!! If you haven't seen his series on rescuing his Unit 614, it might help you repair yours. Glad you two are out there caring for these oldies....they're neat!!
Was gonna say, pretty sure Jonathan W was saving one of these too.
Ditto, you both can help each other out
Yours is cherry compared to Jonathan's. His was a real disaster, boom all bent and twisted, had a hard time getting it to run and then taking it out of a swamp. Ya gotta see his series on it.
It’s gonna be orange again some day
It would be super cool to see him rip that whole machine apart and do a complete overhaul. Cleaning/replacing/greasing/painting it all back to A1 sauce. I doubt anyone would, but man! That is a tank! Cool video.
This thing will look badass being hauled behind the Autocar one day! Fingers crossed that happens!
I agree! Going to take a while that’s all
Way back when you uploaded that first video on the autocar, I knew your channel was going to be another special one like Vice Grip Garage/Johnathan W. You've greatly exceeded my expectations. I love everything about old iron but don't have the funds or means to save them in the way you guys do so I want to give you my huge thanks for sharing your journey with us! Speaking of Jonathan W, he's been restoring a Unit crane about that age so he could help you with parts!
JW might 'dial in' as jib reconstruction consultant ;
Thanks friend! That means a lot
His is a 1952, a few years newer, but it should be useful for this 1950 still
Yep, beat me too it, thats why I look through the comments to see if anyone has posted this. He has done and is STILL doing a lot of work to it. DC, ya aught-a check it out. Man it was in rough shape. But its working good now
@@DieselCreek Hey Matt, Jonathan W did a series on his Unit dragline. His has a small Detroit Diesel in it. Need to get the Autocar ready for just such an emergency.
I worked for a company back in the 80’s that had a Unit crane on rubber. It had a 3-71 Detroit power plant. I did a ton of work on it over the years including rebuilding the engine. The old operator when lowering a load would disconnect the main clutch and lower the load through the house. It was neat seeing him using both arms and feet operating the machine. What a beast!
Mos important SAFETY ITEM is to get that guard put back there in the cab as your arm was a little too close to those moving parts!! That track has way too much sag in it. Get both that track and undercarriage well-lubed up. Also before you re-rig up that boom and bucket, get new cables as the condition of all those cables is probably close to the condition of the one that broke. You failed to mention whether or not whether there were still any hours left on the factory warranty for this 1950 Machine and whether or not that engine is Tier 4 compliant?? (ha, ha). Definitely worth the $1500 for dredging out a creek or muddy area. Nice find and thanks for sharing this!!
Looks just like the one Johnathon W picked up except his has a 2 cylinder Detroit diesel in it.
I follow several chanels with similar contents, but Diesel Creek beats them all with ease, really. Thank you for the show!
Woooo thank you!!! Means a lot!!!!
My Dad was a dragline operator most of his life ,he ran them all from the old bucyrus eerie to link belt and american, and even one of the biggest machines in the United States back in the 90s. Dragline operator was one of the highest paid operators back in the day
Hello Wesley, for a long time I worked alongside the "RUSHTON" Canes and Drag lines, good old British Metal.
Geoff Lewis Wales UK 🏴
There's a 92y/o guy in my church that ran draglines a lot. Ran a northwestern shovel and Bucyrus machines and even owned a few Bucyrus'. He ran one digging sand for the asphalt plant up till a few years ago
My daddy was a dragline operator and a Instructor all of his life to till he retired bk in 85 he was one of the first Mexican American in the state of New Mexico to use one
Family motto for a lot of us...."Do I need it? No. Is the wife going to be upset thet I bought it? Absolutely." You got lots of company Matt.
He ran right up to it. "Mother, Mother! Here I am, Mother!" he said to the big thing.
Nice Dr.Suess reference. one of my favorites as a wee tot.
@@jarrodroettger7981....and then the big thing said "SNORT!"
What a beauty! And a steal for $1500! Hopefully the Autocar don't take too long cause I wanna see more of this thing! 👌
Luck that you and Jonathan W. both found old UNIT draglines
You know, watching you take that boom apart is giving me flashbacks to disassembling a couple hundred yards of conveyor in northern New Mexico last year. That was a fun job...
I love your content! Thank you!
My grandpa was a dragline operator in that era in Alberta so this was fascinating and nostalgic. I remember as a kid jumping in the cab and checking out his dragline before he retired.
I have found in my own experiences that the old girls like this that seemingly dont give you a really hard time with everything like getting running or removing old hardware is because they do have “personality” and are happy someone has come to the rescue. Bravo Matt, and well done!
I love it when it went to spinning round and round like a Tilt-A-Whirl and it didn't even stall
Looks like its got a Good Old Heavy Chrysler power Plant heck yeah Matt love it 😮 3:00 @Diesel Creek
I live in Japan but I'm from Canada.my Dad worked at a landfill in the 70s , drove a caterpillar D-7 or D-8 don't remember. they had a dragline at the dump cause the dump was near a major river. Parked there were 3 dozers, weren't used,had a pulley on front with a cable attached to the blade to raise and lower it, before hydraulics what,1930s or 40s stuff? Used to play on them when my Dad worked overtime on weekends, I was 7or8 at the time. Your videos bring back memories. Thanks, keep those machines rolling! Anything with tracks on it
I gotta look at them. Cheers! 🐛
You have take me back 65 years. In my first five years my father was in construction. I am recalling drag lines, cable operated shovels, cranes, ....
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Aside from the obvious what's the difference between a drag line and crawler crane
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I remember drag lines being use on longer reaches than the boom would allow. Someone correct me if I am wrong but clam-shell buckets may not have been as useful on a drag line.
Quick tell Cleetus, This is a UNIT! 😜
But, is it a RIPPER?
@@Acoustic_Theory yup, it ripped the drive chain right apart
When my wife and I got married I moved to the farm my father in-laws front end loader was dry as hell didn’t seem to bother him. I fixed the grease fittings and greased it for 2 decades
You have GOT to be my long-lost "brother from another mother" to love old machinery that much!
PROMISE ME you will "take us along" while you fix her up. If I'm still alive I'll crank up the truck and go see it work in person when you are through.
PS - my buddy is the last licensed dragline operator in the State of Kansas - pretty sure he'll come along too...
It looks like the same one that Jonathan has!
Looks like the one Matt has
@@Dragonballguy270 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes it looks very similar.
This one's a few years older though, a 1950 versus Jonathan's 1952
I hope this one doesn’t have a giant brass gear , I hope he checked the gear oil , nice find
The last time I was this early.... My wife was severally disappointed! Good work bud, just a mint unit!
@Trump Grass I'm taking a sh!t at work hahaha
Damn dident expect to see Zip ties and bias plies here
Peg!
Boss makes a dollar I make a dime that’s why I Poop on company time....
Lucky bastard 😁
The old girl runs pretty good. Those flathead Chryslers were actually a good engine. Unit used alot of Chryslers both L6 and V8s for their gas engines.The Unit cranes and shovels were unique how they used the enclosed gear box design for all the cranes functions. The other manufacturers used open shafts/gears which flew oil and grease all inside the house. Good luck and thanks for another great video!
I got to hand it to yah. You’re never afraid to get your hands dirty or take on an seemingly impossible task. I’ll keep watching.
Mr. Jerry has a supportive grandparent vibe that I appreciate
Super nice dude!!
Matt, the man who takes the term "bucket list" very seriously ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Makin' a livin' the old hard way
Takin' and givin' my day by day
I dig snow and rain and bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (Draggin' the line)…
My daddy used to use the drag line for a very long time till he retired in 85 he was one of the first Mexican American in the state of New Mexico to ever drive it an was a driving instructor they are some beautiful Machines
those exposed flywheels in the cab are crazy! Don’t wear long sleeves 😬
I’m not sure if there’s a cover missing there or what, it does seem dangerous even buy old Skool standards
Has to be a cover missing, but every time i see old equipment with exposed gears, drives, etc i can't help but think people were just more careful back in the day.
@@mattg1987 More careful, or you lost bits and pieces. A neighbour where i grew up had a slaughterhouse. His son lost an arm in a meat grinder. They had to take the whole grinder to the hospital to get what was left of his arm out. When the grinder came back, it still had his hand/forearm in it.
@@Bikeeast 😳....
@@DieselCreek Thats an inspection hole no cover needed....
Well Clark has just paid for himself and proved a invaluable member of the team, and Unit the drag line looks safe as eggs👍
I so wanted to see some lubricant on those dry, dry drive chains!
No matter what anyone says thats a good buy. Unit cranes are always in demand. They are small and versatile. Ageless iron web page shows alot of them restored. You can now dig pond's.
In sand and gravel industry use those to clean out crushing plant ponds.
See, that loader isn't too big. 😂😂
I have been using it a fair amount… I’m not gonna say that you guys were right yet… But I will say it has been handy a few times already 😬
Yeah I see it staying with you for a long time , it's just the bills go up as the size does. Part of life.
Don’t know you need it til you have one. Then you can’t live without it! Lol!
A good size wheel loader is invaluable once u have one.
Yes, every museum is going to be proud to have a dragline from the 1950s ... Good luck!
I know those 3/4" impacts come with half inch fittings but going up to a screw compressor and 1" airline on our service trucks was a game changer, no more cheater pipes and hand wrenching, that same gun as yours when its not starving for air can break those bolts if they don't want to co-operate and unscrew
Well done Matt; I'm somewhat surprised you didn't lube the sprockets before moving it which probably put more strain on the toothed wheels than was necessary and it would have made it quieter which would have been a bonus. Never-the-less you're doing a good thing well done!
Man, I'm simultaneously envious of your opportunity to work on this big old iron, but also glad you feel it's worth sharing it with us so that we can enjoy it vicariously through your (mis) adventures
When he came rolling in with the car and trailer all i was thinking was your going to need a bigger trailer
Thats EXACTLY what I thought
I don't need to see your wife's reaction when you tell her you bought a dragline.
I want to see her reaction after she's first seen it.
You're a brave man.
Nice to see you taking the 'torch' that old Jerry's passing to you, Matt. I hope you'll 'run' with it!
I used to be the maintenance electrician in a precast plant down here in Texas.We had Myjacks which are capable of lifting about 45,000 pounds. I would help when they re-roped it . Basically they would weld a new cable to the old cable and let the machine string it.It was usually a couple hundred feet of cable.
Was I the only one who's brain was screaming BEFORE YOU MOVE IT LUBE THE LINKS !!!
matt likes squeeky tracks
No would have spent the day with 5 gallons of grease and gun
That was my first thought!
You must have heard me shouting Diesel up the drive chain FIRST, Best of luck Matt, keep moving. Geoff Lewis Wales UK 🏴
@@davesilvia9711 he must. He didn't even take the opportunity to lube the links before reinstalling.
Turned my playback to 25% and enjoyed the drive back to the farm. My dad's side of the family came from Pennsylvania to Iowa in the 1800's. Good to see the old Quaker settlement buildings along the roads. Means a lot. Thanks, Matt.
Make sure that there is oil in the drive gear behind the clutch, Jonathan W found out what happens when you have one that’s dry and I think he found the only new one in existence!
A new toy for you, and a new entertainment series for all of us!
You must be crazy, Matt; but, seriously well done, buddy. This channel just gets better and better every video. I am gonna LOVE seeing this bought back to life !!
If I’m not mistaken, Unit Crane & Shovel started out as the Wilford Shovel Co., and was started by Henry Fords brother. Southern Railway had a whole fleet of these Unit cranes that were captive on flat cars. They used them all over their system for track maintenance tasks, mostly loading up old crossties along the mainlines when they’d do tie replacement. The last one I saw was in the early 90’s, and I managed to get the stamped “Unit Crane & Shovel -Milwaukee, Wis.” badge from it! It was headed to scrap, the plate had fallen off and was laying on the flatcar, and I worked for the railroad, so it was the perfect storm! Still have it to this day!
The music REALLY makes this channel. LOVE Vinny's work!!!!
Taking rusty riffs and turning them into gold nuggets
23 minutes and already almost at 5k views. Love your videos. Can't wait to see the Gallion up and running down the driveway.
Going to work on some of it today!
@@DieselCreek Heck yeah, Those are pieces my Father and grandfathers worked with so it means something to me seeing them come back to life. Love your content. It is very relaxing watching a piece of equipment breath again.
This old yellow toad needs lots of love. And a whole new set of steel rope. I hope the price was right.
Going to order a new cable Monday. No clue when I will actually get it put on though
@@DieselCreek I was wondering what that would cost??? I have no real idea but I was thinking somewhere in the $4,000 range???
@@stanthehandyman3719 I don’t really have a clue either, I know it won’t be cheap but I hope your estimate is high lol
A long time ago I ran a Unit with a 50' boom & a magnet , in a junkyard. Had a Detroit 3-71 in it and when I overhauled it , lo & behold half a 6-71 overhaul kit was the ticket as there were none available for the 3-71. Got sooo cold I got an old tin bucket & would make a charcoal fire in the cab to stay warm. Wife's Dad had one, same thing, but it was a cable backhoe.
Nice one Matt I'm glad you bought this this is so cool I absolutely love the idea of you grabbing these old pieces of equipment and bringing them back to life I am so happy that you did this I would love to meet you in person someday you are a man after my own heart I am 58 years old grew up in a family of truck drivers and heavy equipment operators I have three older brothers my dad passed away in 2017 at 98 years old and was a truck driver all of his life so I have been around heavy equipment in tractor trailers all of my life
Jonathan W just rescued one of these. Yours looks mint compared to what he started with!
Another episode of UA-cam University with Matt at Diesel Creek! We're basically dragline experts now. Thanks as always for taking us along for the ride Matt!
Of all the things to buy, this certainly takes the cake! I thought I was doing good picking up a Gardner Denver air track drill in dubious condition for $55.
Perhaps you already know, Jonathan W has been rebuilding this same model on his channel, so if you have any questions he may have already done it. Neat machine, I would like to have one myself.
AWESOME! Sounds great too. Kudos for rescuing more historic plant from going in pieces to China and coming back as badly-machined OE parts 😆 I’ll be watching this series obsessively 🤟🏼
Now his wife will ask : “what are you doing”
His answer: “playing with my unit” 😂😅😂😅😂😅
Subtle... NOT!
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Lol
I was also wondering what the wife said, when he brought this guy home.
@@laoluu i guess you have a new “unit” to play with!😂🤣😂🤣
Now really, you've got yourself a BEAUTY of a machine there. Quite happy to see it didn't end up being scrap. Hopefully you're able to make her shine and working again. I'll follow!! All the best from the Netherlands!!
Aside from the obligatory Unit jokes, looks like you've really one-upped Mr Jonathan W on the condition and spec of this one. Heck it's not even buried in the woods requiring a hike out every time you want to bring tools and parts, you're living the dream Matt!