That long wooden tool is a TAMPER. It's used to compact dirt after the pole has been set. The spool of rubber hose at the back is a pneumatic or hydraulic vibrator also used to tamp dirt after pole has been set.
My uncle run a line truck probably about the time this truck was new. The hydraulic hose reel was also used with a hydraulic impact wrench. They put the crossarms, anchor cable bolts, etc on with them when setting up a pole before they stood it up.
@SalvageWorkshop in addition to a tamper, you can use it for all the tools you mentioned and more. I've also seen hydraulic chainsaws used with them. Give Clint a call at C&C equipment and he can hook you up with a bunch if hydraulic tools. He should have some since they come with a lot of his unimogs that he buys.
The winch has less pulling force with larger cable spools because the distance between the cable coming off the spool and the axle of the spool is reducing the mechanical advantage as it increases.
Yes indeed. The motor driving the winch has a set torque that keeps the same number. If the arm(inches) get more the force gets less. 10(pounds)x1(inch)=10 Now its 2(inch), four layers of wire. Now 2(inch)x5(pounds)=10. Figures for explanation only!
29:29 Those are heavy gauge connectors for copper or aluminum power lines, Instead of diameters they mark the with AMPS, They need a special hydraulic pump style crimping tool .. you use these instead of the large copper split bolts, to connect two high amperage wires together.
The hydraulic hose reel was originally used for a hydraulic handheld tamper to tamp the dirt around power poles. The wood pole in the top toolbox also looks like the standard tamping rod for tamping poles in
It looks like the front seat was once the back seat. There is no cover on the back of the seat so it was probably against the back wall of the cab. Both seats have a notch for clearance for a floor shifter so they probably used the same seat base. The rear seat probably didn't get much use so when the front seat got bad, they switched seats and didn't bother to switch seat backs.
could also be that both seats are originally front seats for a single row cab, but it does look like they switched the front and rear seats. Might be interesting to look at the back of the rear seats and see if there is a cover of some sort on the back.
If anyone wants more info on the stuff left in the truck 8:13 can be called “poly bells”. They Polymer deadend insulators 8:23 probably low voltage splices for triplex based on the size 8:25 It is called a neutral spool. It goes on the neutral. The d rings to the left of them are what the spools are mounted on(clevis pin thru spool) 8:28 fuse links that go in a fuse door that goes in a cutout 10:01 Fiber glass guy wire extension rod/ isolator rod. You probably have a 6ft one as that size is common(at least where I live). It goes in betweeen a “goat head” that is mounted to a pole and the preform wrap onto the guy wire A lot of the hardware in there is new 12:17 that is a called a CR reel that you moved. Those attach to a winch pto and pull old wire 14:05 Probably a throttle pedal, on a newer digger Derrick I operated, it had one of those. I think it is standard 14:11 the newer ones are pointed at a slightly shallower angle from what I’ve seen(just a comment on what I saw) 15:39 you may find air brake connections(glad hands or whatever other connecter they used) 16:35 probably for “shotgun sticks” or hot sticks or line hose(can be called tiger tails, guts, eels, or other things) 17:26 probably for hanging hardware off of but that is a guess. Some of the newer trucks i’ve seen that do work on my local utility have a hanger setup. 18:53 A hot stick would do some of the moving jobs on high voltage. At least now, wood would definitely not pass any safety inspections for live line tools 19:20 The augers are detachable and interchangeable. You can put a drive end wrench on there (needs a Kelly bar adapter and locking dog collar) for driving helical guy anchors but I assume your assumption of increasing capacity may be partially correct at least for older digger trucks. A 55 ft class 3 pole pentagon treated weighs about 2100 lbs but I assume 40ft class 3 poles were more common back then (950 lbs) Do not mistake helical guy anchors(also called screw anchors by some) with "bust anchors" or rock anchors. 20:03 that box has crossarm braces(wood things with metal attachments), pins for pin insulators, wedge clamps for triplex also called chicken catchers or whatever other name 20:15 that is a preform guy grip 20:30 cool snatch block! 24:57 I guess I didn’t need to explain what it was. The pto shaft on newer trucks is on the front bumper. That is where the winches are now. 26:29 for jack hammers, tampers, impact wrenches, and more. 28:37 automatic sleeve/splice 28:39 neutral d ring missing clevis pin 28:41 goat head guy hook combination 28:47 deadend shoes, they are usually an aluminum alloy of sorts I see bolt, maybe da bolts(all thread), and curved washers 28:53 probably for H taps( larger crimp connectors than you would see not in this realm) 29:03 machine bolts, those are long ones. Probably for hanging crossarms on poles. 29:26 you are correct. I see a stirrup in the badkground. A hotline clamp attaches to the stirrup. I also see some deadend clamps for smaller wire 29:31 not fuses, secondary crimps. You push the wire in the top and bottom(thru caps, penetrating them). Then you use a bg die to crimp them. I think they are 4 gauge and 2 gauge based on the color(6 is blue yellow is 1/0, red is 2, orange is 4, these are a few of the common sizes for triplex, you don't see 1 gauge a lot, also that is color coded green) 29:39 stirrup, I see an eyenut in background. To lower right are “hard heads”. You pound them in with a hanner(sometimes pre drill, sometimes dont. Usually not at least from what ive seen 29:43 hotline clamp 29:49 definntely not cheap. Your hand is over an eyenut and a conduit cap of sorts 30:00 H taps as I mentioned previously 30:11 crimps for smaller ground wire. I have a few but can't recall exactly the wire size they go on. You need what can be called a "pop tool". I have one with an O die and D die. O die, D die, and bg die are most common for crimps, with 840, N die, 350mcm, and a kearney die for small crimps following at least what my local utility does. 30:40 for outrigger pads 31:00 newer ones are composite, I have a couple along with the wood style. 31:22 I've only ever seen the 24x24 or whatever solid ones 32:51 not sure either. Could be for a light or for a tool of some sort are my main guesses 33:12 for hoists and climbing gear is my guess 36:58 I see a lot of smokers and vapers 37:09 a ratcheting wire cutter or conduit cutter but I assume condiut cutter due to the design and the speed of the blade 50:00 At least for the diesel trucks I see, the crane can be run on idle, with the throttle pedal used for increasing speed. 51:57 Don't use the pole guides primarily for pulling or lifting, they are not made for that. They are only made to stop the pole from moving around when being set - basically hold it stable. Use the turret winch and/or a hydraulic pole puller to pull poles. The pole guides are also not a grapple. 52:11 From what I've seen, the sling is about the center of the pole(balance I think is name) so that they can move it easily then have it already ready to set the pole. The guides are usually used a few feet above the sling. 56:42 also another thing to not do, there is a sling that is attached to the auger to help stow it. Also when stowing and unstowing it, try to keep the auger as close to vertical as possible so the sling and sling mounting hook doesn't experience a lot of force that it shouldn't(ive heard of many pins on the securement point breaking, but not sure if this is the cause) Also the long storage could be for holding rubber blankets, but those usually have a sophisticated container for them. While scrolling through the comments, someone mentioned that this was a corner mount digger derrick, which I didn't mention. The center rear/whatever its called mount is the most common. This corner mount is why the outriggers are asymetrical. Some other comments have mentioned the winch being for pulling wire overhead or underground which are possible uses, but I have only ever seen a sophisticated dielectric wire puller/underground wire puller mounted on a trailer so this wasn't my first thought. Some linemen call the digger derricks "line trucks". Some digger derricks have a pin on bucket, which at least this one doesn't have one included. Some of the center mount digger derricks(at least new ones) have a pole support for transporting 1 pole at a time without needing a trailer. BTW not a lineman, just someone who likes things related to the trades, engineering, and more that learns from others and the internet. I know many lineman(some not local) so if anyone has any questions, I can try to answer them myself or ask someone if I don't know. Great finds! Keep the hardware or sell it are my recommendations(although I am probably late to this video to have much say). Sorry if this comment isn't that clear or thorough or lists every possible use for something.
Hey youngin' I'm a retired lineman It's called an Auger truck and it sets utility poles they're not telephone poles. The phone companies pay to run their line on our utility poles. Keep up the good work.
you dont want to bring up running the damn thing 30ft near the live lines, just the utility pole thing..... dont get within 10 feet of those damn utility poles with that damn thing
That paddle as you called it is actually a hand tamp for tamping the dirt down after they set the new pole.Also the yellow reel we call a caption reel. We use it for rolling up wire that has been cut down. Mainly on tare out jobs nobody really want to roll up a lot of wire by hand.
the rubber push button on the rear bumper was usually a hi/low remote throttle speed to reduce fuel burn while holding a pole in place , or other tasks that dont need full throttle
More cable on spool lowers capacity due to diameter if the wire wound on the spool. Bigger diameter creates a larger torque working against the winch motor so capacity goes down to compensate.
The long boxes were for storing line hose guards or what we called guts for insulating the power lines from the boom while setting a pole. And guy guards for putting on the down guy wires.
With that truck you can install the power pole guy wire anchors for people to chain down various vehicles, trailers and equipment. To reduce theft . Anchors for propane tanks. Generators, motorcycles and atvs. You could install poles for shade cloth or poles for solar panels. Even poles for ham radio guys.
7:12 The Dunlop SP431 is considered to be a Premium commercial use tire. a set of 4 is well over $6000 list price. These are rated for multiple times of re-treading, but I don't think this examples has been retreaded yet, tire tread pattern is the Original Pattern. In most areas re-tread tires must be branded as such too.
It is called a corner mount digger derrick. The main reason for these units is to save manpower. The operator can get down and hook up items other than a rear mount digger derrick where the operator is parked in the seat all the time. They call the big outrigger on the side the digger derrick is mounted is a walking outrigger and the one on the other side is just a A frame outrigger. I sold hundreds of these only they were Altec which were electric over hydraulics to give you a smoother operation.TelElect has been bought and sold many times
The pully are for the winches used when pulling primary cables in overhead and underground system , the u shaped hooks could have held an extension for the auger to spin in screw in anchors for back guying poles. The wooden arms with aluminum ends are cross arm braces. the wire u shaped items are preforms or deadends for hanging a span of wire. I just retired as a lineman and this all looks like the same we used . hooks were used to hang span wire , triplex , lamp wire , watch releasing the auger it will swing when the lock is removed and can swing wildly. Good luck with your "Digger Derrick"
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That was my thought too. It might be the actuator for that pedal in the rear control stand. There could be parts missing from an engine or carburetor swap.
The capstan was used to pull strand wire with a rope, and was usually used either between poles, or at the end of several poles. ATO= auxiliary take off.
The pedal is for increasing engine rpm so the controls work faster, the winch looks to be a twenty thousand pound winch meant for pulling underground cables when replacements are required. One storage box in back was for a ladder. Your new truck is for setting the poles and digging those holes, the hooks are for hanging line or coils of short wire leftover from a reel. The yellow paddle wheel is for wrapping up line or the tape that is sent through conduit for pulling wire. The “U” shaped items on box are for holding a fiberglass Derrick off end of boob to hold lines up if a cross arm is being replaced. Your bucket truck is to take one or two men up for working on replacing items on a pole since the men almost never climb pole’s anymore it is a contract thing. There should be a load tag on the other truck stating load limit for bucket, 700-800 pounds are two man buckets otherwise a single is rated for 350 max generally, your bucket appears to be for a single person. The start switch is generally for the truck so it can be shut down when just holding lines above cross arms when replacing the arms so you and neighbors don’t have to listen to the truck. Those are termites not ants so don’t let them take over or move into your man cave. The cone is for different size tubes/conduit for guiding the line/wire through. The cylinder by carb is part of the throttle from rear controls for increasing engine rpm’s, the “Jasper” tag is a reman tag as they do atom of reman of engines and trans, sorry don’t recall if they do diffs or not. ALWAYS PUT OUTRIGGERS DOWN BEFORE EVER TOUCHING BOOM CONTROLS I SAY IT FOR YOUR SAFETY SIR NOT TO ME A JERK the boom weights enough it could possibly tip truck over if you weren’t on level ground. If you want a deeper hole drill down a bit with the auger unpin it and lift boom and resin at next hole of auger extension.
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The yellow apparatus does exactly what you said it does. In power line work it is referred to as a butterfly reel. It can also be installed on the head of a line truck that has a self contained winch. Meaning the rope of the winch is all on a spool located at the end of the boom. You can remove the hook on the rope winch and tie the rope to it self (so it doesn’t pay out or in , in other words it just spins in place) and install the butterfly on the shaft and use the butterfly allowing the operator to boom close to the ground or in any direction to assist in retrieving the wire to be rolled up. A lot of the materials in your new truck are line work materials. Some have value but most likely someone doing line work would be the only one needing them such as the hot line clamps, hot line stirrup, shoulder bolts(cross arm bolts), cross arm braces and the compression sleeves which require a special tool to compress. All in all looks like you got a good truck that has had some care shown it considering its age.
The winch will pull more on an empty drum due to the lower gearing,in the bush we were always aware of breaking the rope on a long heavy pull,but the D 8 would stall with a full drum,sooner than break the rope
Nice find, I could see all kinds of situations that rig could be used for. The hydraulics look to be very responsive, engine sounds awesome for a gas engine. Have fun with it, I’m sure we be seeing a rescue coming up using that truck. Thanks for the update young man, enjoyed the walk around.
The electric company will set the electric or power pole and install the power lines, transformers, etc. After the power company is finished, cable tv or phone will install their cables. Don't assume it is a "telephone pole". The long insulating rod looks like a guy wire insulator. The insulators below the toolbox are primary deadend insulators for the high voltage conductors to connect to a pole or crossarm. The round grey insulators can be used to mount the neutral to the pole or used on a guy wire if they do not use the long guy insulator. If a primary line failed and touched the top of the guy wire, it will insulate the bottom half of the guy wire in case someone touched it. The phone company provides a phone line of about 50 volts. Don't be confused with an electric company where their voltage could be 7.2/12.5 kV up to 19.9/35 kV. Telephone/cableman are want-to-be electric lineman. Electric lineman have one of the top dangerous jobs in the world. So, appreciate an electric lineman when they are out in the middle of the night when it is 100 or 0 degrees, rain or snowing out there getting the power back on.
You could not pay me enough to be an electric lineman. When working on 8KV they are not allowed even ONE mistake lest they end up with very serious injuries or death.
That hydraulic line/reel will be very useful for you. While serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in the 90's, we had what was known as a "C" truck. It was a lite duty "back hoe". On board was multiple hydraulic tools including chain saw and jack hammer. If you can find those to carry in the truck you won't regret it.
These line trucks commonly have a man lift bucket that can be attached to the end of the boom. I have spent many hours in the buckets on the end of these booms. That collapsing spider is indeed used for coiling wire. The hydraulic hose is mostly used for a tamper for setting the poles. The other use for the hydraulics is for a jack used to pull a pole out of the ground. The jaws on the end of the boom are used to position the pole after the pole is picked up with the wench. You get the pole up and into the hole then grip the pole above the wench choker on the pole. Then you use the jaws to grip the pole and center and plumb the pole. Then the hydraulic tamper and a shovel are used to back fill and tamp the dirt around the pole. In addition one of those open ended storage boxes in the bed was most likely used to store a ladder.
The winch in the front of the bed is for pulling power lines tight. They don't look all that tight because of he sag but there is actually a fair amount of tension on them. You can tell that by how much tension is on the anchor wires at the end of a pole run. The 2000' cable you mentioned on your other truck is to string through pullies hanging on poles and then pulling the line or cable back through them.
Cool. Did you see the Allis Chalmers motor Matt got for his "Fat Allice" loader there? Got it at an auction where I guess they were selling off some army surplus generators. He got a Detroit 671 diesel at a similar auction. He paid 500 dollars for the Fat Alice motor. Thing runs great :-)
A brilliant addition to your collection and can't wait to see you put it into use. You have been greatly missed but hopefully you and your entire family are well especially to your wife and new arrival. Looking forward to finding out what was under the cover and I just wonder if I am right what I think it might be.
The long empty boxes in the bed are for ladder storage and tools. The ladder only needs to reach up to the climbing cleats. I think the brake pedal at the back is to arrest the swinging of the crane when lifting poles so you don't turn the truck over, power poles never being the same weight by nature heavier at one end.
Great find. I bet you can sell the fuse links and pole line hardware for at least half what you paid for the truck. Would have be nice if it was oil burner.
With that cab you could turn it into a place to sleep out on the road , and those out riggers if you measure the distance from the crane to the outer tips of the outriggers you may find they are the same distance apart
It's a Pole Erection Unit. We had them in the Telephone Company, ours could also carry 2 or 3 poles for the day's supply. They replaced several 6 man gangs that were used before to manually dig stepped holes for the poles. The hydraulic cables could be connected to a Hydraulic Jack Hammer for concrete or rocky ground, also they might have used a Hydraulic Tamper to compact the soil around the pole. Which could have been the use of that flat bladed wooden tool. Each hole needed to be 5 ft or more deep.
Thanks Matt…man, you’re enthusiastic about that truck. You should be in sales… I think half of us are sold on buying one too… what I would do with it I have no idea 😊 Hadn’t seen videos for a while from you so glad to see this one 👍… the other Matts on UA-cam are good, but you’re the best.
That would have an Allison automatic transmission. To engage the power take off, put the transmission in low with your foot on the brake, turn the PTO on then ease off the brake so the truck moves a little and the PTO engages. You can also shut the engine off, engage the PTO and start the engine. If you just turn the PTO on in neutral with the engine running, you will eventually damage the PTO and the transmission.
I have been working around auger trucks in FL for 38 years. Yours is 1st one I have seen with the auger mounted at the back of the truck. it is also the 1st time I have seen the boom mounted off to one side.
I was about to make the same comment. You can also look at the backseat. There’s an indent in the middle, where it looks like the gear shifters would’ve been.
@@waldo0072 That is completely possible... Both seats have that same indent in them... I'm pretty sure international used the same seats no matter what from what ive seen, same as the doors... all 4 are exactly the same... makes production cheaper!
You could use that auger to drill some posts to stabilise the bank behind your shop. Put in some 12' conduit filed with concrete and going the same depth below ground as height above.
Nice find! The tall skinny shelf space was likely for a ladder, the wooden paddle was for tamping around poles. They must of either broke or never had the hydraulic tamper that those hydraulic lines are for.
52:30 .. Here it's common to use a "screw in" Anchors for the guy wires, You'd use your power Auger drive, to screw in the guy-tie, then attach the guy-wire to that! :) Google, screw in Anchors guy wires, to see a picture of a bunch of styles. .. But the foam seems like amore modern approach!
Another great salvage - seems as if almost everything is still in excellent working condition too! And you have found jobs it can perform for you almost immediately after driving it 300 miles home...
Yeah I pretty much got the truck home and immediately did a job with it! It's going to need a service and cleaning, but after that it's going to be customizing it and setting it up for my needs! (maybe an engine / trans swap if i can find the right deal!)
Hello sorry r, Rev. Paul, Eustis Florida. To repair the cable on the drum, pull the cable out full length. Then place a heavy weight dragging the cable on the drum while reeling in on the drum guiding the cable by hand to prevent any overlap. This process can be repeated as often as need to keep unused cable lubricated. PS new subscriber too:)
Power lines up to 11,000 bolts are maintained live. Utilities commonly replace insulators and even entire poles without isolating the power. They work live. Oh yes they do.
From owning an electrical company many years ago these trucks were commonly referred to as polecat trucks as we used the trucks to set utility poles. Ray Stormont
There were a number of accessories for your wet lines, such as a drill, impact wrench and a chainsaw. Those hydraulic lines are non-conductive, so one couldn't accidentally come into contact with live power lines.
Yeah I can see that! I would love to start collecting a few of those tools, and maybe a few others like spreaders, jacks, a tamper, and WHO know what else! with hydraulics, there are SO many options! I was also thinking of putting together a kit of hydraulic connections / adapters of all kinds to hook up the aux hydraulic lines to machines that are dead... that way I can lift outriggers, excavator booms, buckets, or whatever else on machines that don't run in order to load them up and haul them away.
@@SalvageWorkshopthe only bad part of hooking the truck hydraulic hoses to old machines is that you introduce the old hydraulic oil and water from the old machines into the truck system. God bless you!
I can't help but think that crane was designed to destroy houses then adapted for powerlines. Seriously cool bit of kit. Another addition to the fleat that fit right in. Can't wait to see the old girl cleanrd up a touch
6:30 Even if worst case scenario that old Kohler needs a full rebuild? You could do that in one afternoon!! :) As you know they were real workhorses, designed to run for days on end, I wager this is setup to draw fuel from the vehicle's main gas tank.
Your best bet to free up those controls (or anything really)is to spray them down with some PB blaster or kroil. That way you get full penetration of your moving parts. 0:00
To engage the PTO in an automatic put the gearbox in gear, engage the PTO then put the gearbox out of gear. Diong this it all should engage silently. Having driven automatics for 30 years this procedure was described in the operators manuals. If the gears don't line up they still engage when neutral is selected.
Matt, that's a cool truck I'm sure that it will come in handy for the type of work you do. Only bad thing is, is you'll have to have a second driver if you need both trucks on a job. Great video as normal. Keep up the awesome work I'm always watch for your new videos to come out.
The front and rear seats may have been switched. The back of the front seat is exposed, it would not have been an issue when it was in the back of the cab. The wear on the back seat, and the lack of wear on the front supports this assertion.
Make sure you create a decent hour rate. Once you have that communicated. This truck will pay for itself. The trick is to service it well. You can do well digging, road rescue and specialty digging for electrical. Keep that specialty truck inside and it will last you a lifetime. New tyres and new hydraulic lines and it will last you a lifetime. Create a roof above all your trucks. It will save you aLOT of maintenance.
That long wooden tool is a TAMPER. It's used to compact dirt after the pole has been set. The spool of rubber hose at the back is a pneumatic or hydraulic vibrator also used to tamp dirt after pole has been set.
Interesting! I can see that! As for the hydraulic tamper / vibrator, that makes total sense... Now I want to find one of those for the truck!
My uncle run a line truck probably about the time this truck was new. The hydraulic hose reel was also used with a hydraulic impact wrench. They put the crossarms, anchor cable bolts, etc on with them when setting up a pole before they stood it up.
@SalvageWorkshop in addition to a tamper, you can use it for all the tools you mentioned and more. I've also seen hydraulic chainsaws used with them. Give Clint a call at C&C equipment and he can hook you up with a bunch if hydraulic tools. He should have some since they come with a lot of his unimogs that he buys.
The winch has less pulling force with larger cable spools because the distance between the cable coming off the spool and the axle of the spool is reducing the mechanical advantage as it increases.
makes sense. what he said just didn't seem right.
Thank you I was kind of cringing
Yes indeed. The motor driving the winch has a set torque that keeps the same number. If the arm(inches) get more the force gets less.
10(pounds)x1(inch)=10 Now its 2(inch), four layers of wire. Now 2(inch)x5(pounds)=10. Figures for explanation only!
@@AffordBindEquipment he just makes shit up most of the time😄
29:29 Those are heavy gauge connectors for copper or aluminum power lines, Instead of diameters they mark the with AMPS, They need a special hydraulic pump style crimping tool .. you use these instead of the large copper split bolts, to connect two high amperage wires together.
The hydraulic hose reel was originally used for a hydraulic handheld tamper to tamp the dirt around power poles. The wood pole in the top toolbox also looks like the standard tamping rod for tamping poles in
The hydraulic tamper will rattle the teeth out of your head
It looks like the front seat was once the back seat. There is no cover on the back of the seat so it was probably against the back wall of the cab. Both seats have a notch for clearance for a floor shifter so they probably used the same seat base. The rear seat probably didn't get much use so when the front seat got bad, they switched seats and didn't bother to switch seat backs.
could also be that both seats are originally front seats for a single row cab, but it does look like they switched the front and rear seats. Might be interesting to look at the back of the rear seats and see if there is a cover of some sort on the back.
If anyone wants more info on the stuff left in the truck
8:13 can be called “poly bells”. They Polymer deadend insulators
8:23 probably low voltage splices for triplex based on the size
8:25 It is called a neutral spool. It goes on the neutral. The d rings to the left of them are what the spools are mounted on(clevis pin thru spool)
8:28 fuse links that go in a fuse door that goes in a cutout
10:01 Fiber glass guy wire extension rod/ isolator rod. You probably have a 6ft one as that size is common(at least where I live). It goes in betweeen a “goat head” that is mounted to a pole and the preform wrap onto the guy wire
A lot of the hardware in there is new
12:17 that is a called a CR reel that you moved. Those attach to a winch pto and pull old wire
14:05 Probably a throttle pedal, on a newer digger Derrick I operated, it had one of those. I think it is standard
14:11 the newer ones are pointed at a slightly shallower angle from what I’ve seen(just a comment on what I saw)
15:39 you may find air brake connections(glad hands or whatever other connecter they used)
16:35 probably for “shotgun sticks” or hot sticks or line hose(can be called tiger tails, guts, eels, or other things)
17:26 probably for hanging hardware off of but that is a guess. Some of the newer trucks i’ve seen that do work on my local utility have a hanger setup.
18:53 A hot stick would do some of the moving jobs on high voltage. At least now, wood would definitely not pass any safety inspections for live line tools
19:20 The augers are detachable and interchangeable. You can put a drive end wrench on there (needs a Kelly bar adapter and locking dog collar) for driving helical guy anchors but I assume your assumption of increasing capacity may be partially correct at least for older digger trucks. A 55 ft class 3 pole pentagon treated weighs about 2100 lbs but I assume 40ft class 3 poles were more common back then (950 lbs)
Do not mistake helical guy anchors(also called screw anchors by some) with "bust anchors" or rock anchors.
20:03 that box has crossarm braces(wood things with metal attachments), pins for pin insulators, wedge clamps for triplex also called chicken catchers or whatever other name
20:15 that is a preform guy grip
20:30 cool snatch block!
24:57 I guess I didn’t need to explain what it was. The pto shaft on newer trucks is on the front bumper. That is where the winches are now.
26:29 for jack hammers, tampers, impact wrenches, and more.
28:37 automatic sleeve/splice
28:39 neutral d ring missing clevis pin
28:41 goat head guy hook combination
28:47 deadend shoes, they are usually an aluminum alloy of sorts
I see bolt, maybe da bolts(all thread), and curved washers
28:53 probably for H taps( larger crimp connectors than you would see not in this realm)
29:03 machine bolts, those are long ones. Probably for hanging crossarms on poles.
29:26 you are correct. I see a stirrup in the badkground. A hotline clamp attaches to the stirrup. I also see some deadend clamps for smaller wire
29:31 not fuses, secondary crimps. You push the wire in the top and bottom(thru caps, penetrating them). Then you use a bg die to crimp them. I think they are 4 gauge and 2 gauge based on the color(6 is blue yellow is 1/0, red is 2, orange is 4, these are a few of the common sizes for triplex, you don't see 1 gauge a lot, also that is color coded green)
29:39 stirrup, I see an eyenut in background. To lower right are “hard heads”. You pound them in with a hanner(sometimes pre drill, sometimes dont. Usually not at least from what ive seen
29:43 hotline clamp
29:49 definntely not cheap. Your hand is over an eyenut and a conduit cap of sorts
30:00 H taps as I mentioned previously
30:11 crimps for smaller ground wire. I have a few but can't recall exactly the wire size they go on. You need what can be called a "pop tool". I have one with an O die and D die. O die, D die, and bg die are most common for crimps, with 840, N die, 350mcm, and a kearney die for small crimps following at least what my local utility does.
30:40 for outrigger pads
31:00 newer ones are composite, I have a couple along with the wood style. 31:22 I've only ever seen the 24x24 or whatever solid ones
32:51 not sure either. Could be for a light or for a tool of some sort are my main guesses
33:12 for hoists and climbing gear is my guess
36:58 I see a lot of smokers and vapers
37:09 a ratcheting wire cutter or conduit cutter but I assume condiut cutter due to the design and the speed of the blade
50:00 At least for the diesel trucks I see, the crane can be run on idle, with the throttle pedal used for increasing speed.
51:57 Don't use the pole guides primarily for pulling or lifting, they are not made for that. They are only made to stop the pole from moving around when being set - basically hold it stable. Use the turret winch and/or a hydraulic pole puller to pull poles. The pole guides are also not a grapple.
52:11 From what I've seen, the sling is about the center of the pole(balance I think is name) so that they can move it easily then have it already ready to set the pole. The guides are usually used a few feet above the sling.
56:42 also another thing to not do, there is a sling that is attached to the auger to help stow it. Also when stowing and unstowing it, try to keep the auger as close to vertical as possible so the sling and sling mounting hook doesn't experience a lot of force that it shouldn't(ive heard of many pins on the securement point breaking, but not sure if this is the cause)
Also the long storage could be for holding rubber blankets, but those usually have a sophisticated container for them. While scrolling through the comments, someone mentioned that this was a corner mount digger derrick, which I didn't mention. The center rear/whatever its called mount is the most common. This corner mount is why the outriggers are asymetrical. Some other comments have mentioned the winch being for pulling wire overhead or underground which are possible uses, but I have only ever seen a sophisticated dielectric wire puller/underground wire puller mounted on a trailer so this wasn't my first thought.
Some linemen call the digger derricks "line trucks". Some digger derricks have a pin on bucket, which at least this one doesn't have one included. Some of the center mount digger derricks(at least new ones) have a pole support for transporting 1 pole at a time without needing a trailer.
BTW not a lineman, just someone who likes things related to the trades, engineering, and more that learns from others and the internet. I know many lineman(some not local) so if anyone has any questions, I can try to answer them myself or ask someone if I don't know.
Great finds! Keep the hardware or sell it are my recommendations(although I am probably late to this video to have much say).
Sorry if this comment isn't that clear or thorough or lists every possible use for something.
I agree with the people who are saying that WE NEED MORE VIDEOS!! I can’t believe that truck is that old!! Totally Awesome!!!
Hey youngin' I'm a retired lineman It's called an Auger truck and it sets utility poles they're not telephone poles. The phone companies pay to run their line on our utility poles. Keep up the good work.
you dont want to bring up running the damn thing 30ft near the live lines, just the utility pole thing.....
dont get within 10 feet of those damn utility poles with that damn thing
Pedal in the back is a hydraulic throttle that connects to that thin cylinder by the carb. Good find
The long stick is a tamping tool when back filling the hole after the pole is set.
Diesel Creek's latest video shows the power company using this style of truck with all its features.
I watched that video right before watching this video
That paddle as you called it is actually a hand tamp for tamping the dirt down after they set the new pole.Also the yellow reel we call a caption reel. We use it for rolling up wire that has been cut down. Mainly on tare out jobs nobody really want to roll up a lot of wire by hand.
the rubber push button on the rear bumper was usually a hi/low remote throttle speed to reduce fuel burn while holding a pole in place , or other tasks that dont need full throttle
More cable on spool lowers capacity due to diameter if the wire wound on the spool. Bigger diameter creates a larger torque working against the winch motor so capacity goes down to compensate.
The long boxes were for storing line hose guards or what we called guts for insulating the power lines from the boom while setting a pole. And guy guards for putting on the down guy wires.
Great Video, to engage pto, put transmission into drive, depress brake, switch on pto, then shift back to neutral and finally release brake
With that truck you can install the power pole guy wire anchors for people to chain down various vehicles, trailers and equipment. To reduce theft .
Anchors for propane tanks. Generators, motorcycles and atvs.
You could install poles for shade cloth or poles for solar panels. Even poles for ham radio guys.
SOOO Many OPTIONS!
7:12 The Dunlop SP431 is considered to be a Premium commercial use tire. a set of 4 is well over $6000 list price.
These are rated for multiple times of re-treading, but I don't think this examples has been retreaded yet, tire tread pattern is the Original Pattern. In most areas re-tread tires must be branded as such too.
It is called a corner mount digger derrick. The main reason for these units is to save manpower. The operator can get down and hook up items other than a rear mount digger derrick where the operator is parked in the seat all the time. They call the big outrigger on the side the digger derrick is mounted is a walking outrigger and the one on the other side is just a A frame outrigger. I sold hundreds of these only they were Altec which were electric over hydraulics to give you a smoother operation.TelElect has been bought and sold many times
The yellow paddle wheel is used to pull on mule tape or rope through ducts.
It’s the change in diameter that changes winch strength. It changes the mechanical advantage.
The pully are for the winches used when pulling primary cables in overhead and underground system , the u shaped hooks could have held an extension for the auger to spin in screw in anchors for back guying poles. The wooden arms with aluminum ends are cross arm braces. the wire u shaped items are preforms or deadends for hanging a span of wire. I just retired as a lineman and this all looks like the same we used . hooks were used to hang span wire , triplex , lamp wire , watch releasing the auger it will swing when the lock is removed and can swing wildly. Good luck with your "Digger Derrick"
I’ve read several of the comments & none were negative, all positive & what this or that did or does
You’ve got some nice subscribers be thankful.
Thank you Sir, for the video
I COMPLETELY agree, and trust me, I DON'T take that for granted! I truly appreciate every one of my viewers, and their amazing comments! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, lots more to come!
Nice collection of Binders
great vid,that plunger by the carburettor looks like a throttle control so when you use the auxiliary equipment the engine will rev up automatically
That was my thought too. It might be the actuator for that pedal in the rear control stand. There could be parts missing from an engine or carburetor swap.
Throttle control from the foot pedal at rear controls
Hydraulic throttle, works with that pedal back by the boom control.
The capstan was used to pull strand wire with a rope, and was usually used either between poles, or at the end of several poles. ATO= auxiliary take off.
Makes sense!
That truck was in service not long ago. All those line parts (blackburns, Burndy splices, hot line clamps, etc) are relatively new.
*Great score on the new truck... PS: Congratulations to you, your wife & family on number three baby. 🙂.*
The pedal is for increasing engine rpm so the controls work faster, the winch looks to be a twenty thousand pound winch meant for pulling underground cables when replacements are required. One storage box in back was for a ladder. Your new truck is for setting the poles and digging those holes, the hooks are for hanging line or coils of short wire leftover from a reel. The yellow paddle wheel is for wrapping up line or the tape that is sent through conduit for pulling wire. The “U” shaped items on box are for holding a fiberglass Derrick off end of boob to hold lines up if a cross arm is being replaced.
Your bucket truck is to take one or two men up for working on replacing items on a pole since the men almost never climb pole’s anymore it is a contract thing. There should be a load tag on the other truck stating load limit for bucket, 700-800 pounds are two man buckets otherwise a single is rated for 350 max generally, your bucket appears to be for a single person. The start switch is generally for the truck so it can be shut down when just holding lines above cross arms when replacing the arms so you and neighbors don’t have to listen to the truck. Those are termites not ants so don’t let them take over or move into your man cave. The cone is for different size tubes/conduit for guiding the line/wire through.
The cylinder by carb is part of the throttle from rear controls for increasing engine rpm’s, the “Jasper” tag is a reman tag as they do atom of reman of engines and trans, sorry don’t recall if they do diffs or not.
ALWAYS PUT OUTRIGGERS DOWN BEFORE EVER TOUCHING BOOM CONTROLS I SAY IT FOR YOUR SAFETY SIR NOT TO ME A JERK the boom weights enough it could possibly tip truck over if you weren’t on level ground. If you want a deeper hole drill down a bit with the auger unpin it and lift boom and resin at next hole of auger extension.
great !
The two hydraulic lines on the reel were used for a hydraulic tapper to tamp the pole after it was set.
Pole jack for pulling a pole as well.
glad you are back, been missing good material from your site for the last month
Congratulations to you and your wife on your 3rd child. 🎉
I am so glad that this video is working today as tried to watch yesterday and it just wouldn't let me watch??
So sat down with a coffee and going to enjoy 👍👍👍
So much usefulness packed into a small space.
Damn what a find! That first aid kit is pristine. It doesn't look like it has been used once.
The yellow apparatus does exactly what you said it does. In power line work it is referred to as a butterfly reel. It can also be installed on the head of a line truck that has a self contained winch. Meaning the rope of the winch is all on a spool located at the end of the boom. You can remove the hook on the rope winch and tie the rope to it self (so it doesn’t pay out or in , in other words it just spins in place) and install the butterfly on the shaft and use the butterfly allowing the operator to boom close to the ground or in any direction to assist in retrieving the wire to be rolled up. A lot of the materials in your new truck are line work materials. Some have value but most likely someone doing line work would be the only one needing them such as the hot line clamps, hot line stirrup, shoulder bolts(cross arm bolts), cross arm braces and the compression sleeves which require a special tool to compress. All in all looks like you got a good truck that has had some care shown it considering its age.
19:11
That is an incredible piece of machinery.
It is in really great condition.
Must have been well maintained in the past.
Thanks for the great content.
I couldn't agree more! can't wait to clean it up, set it up for my uses and put it to work!
The winch will pull more on an empty drum due to the lower gearing,in the bush we were always aware of breaking the rope on a long heavy pull,but the D 8 would stall with a full drum,sooner than break the rope
For the PTO. put transmission in DRIVE before engaging PTO, then back to neutral
Nice find, I could see all kinds of situations that rig could be used for. The hydraulics look to be very responsive, engine sounds awesome for a gas engine. Have fun with it, I’m sure we be seeing a rescue coming up using that truck. Thanks for the update young man, enjoyed the walk around.
Nice well-thought-out truck. Good find/fletch from the UK
The electric company will set the electric or power pole and install the power lines, transformers, etc. After the power company is finished, cable tv or phone will install their cables. Don't assume it is a "telephone pole". The long insulating rod looks like a guy wire insulator. The insulators below the toolbox are primary deadend insulators for the high voltage conductors to connect to a pole or crossarm. The round grey insulators can be used to mount the neutral to the pole or used on a guy wire if they do not use the long guy insulator. If a primary line failed and touched the top of the guy wire, it will insulate the bottom half of the guy wire in case someone touched it. The phone company provides a phone line of about 50 volts. Don't be confused with an electric company where their voltage could be 7.2/12.5 kV up to 19.9/35 kV. Telephone/cableman are want-to-be electric lineman. Electric lineman have one of the top dangerous jobs in the world. So, appreciate an electric lineman when they are out in the middle of the night when it is 100 or 0 degrees, rain or snowing out there getting the power back on.
You could not pay me enough to be an electric lineman. When working on 8KV they are not allowed even ONE mistake lest they end up with very serious injuries or death.
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Do mean crispy critter
@@dirtfarmer7472 or pile of carbon.
That hydraulic line/reel will be very useful for you. While serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in the 90's, we had what was known as a "C" truck. It was a lite duty "back hoe". On board was multiple hydraulic tools including chain saw and jack hammer. If you can find those to carry in the truck you won't regret it.
These line trucks commonly have a man lift bucket that can be attached to the end of the boom. I have spent many hours in the buckets on the end of these booms. That collapsing spider is indeed used for coiling wire. The hydraulic hose is mostly used for a tamper for setting the poles. The other use for the hydraulics is for a jack used to pull a pole out of the ground. The jaws on the end of the boom are used to position the pole after the pole is picked up with the wench. You get the pole up and into the hole then grip the pole above the wench choker on the pole. Then you use the jaws to grip the pole and center and plumb the pole. Then the hydraulic tamper and a shovel are used to back fill and tamp the dirt around the pole. In addition one of those open ended storage boxes in the bed was most likely used to store a ladder.
The cable reel flips open to put a new coil of wire on it, then unwind it to install, or recoil old wire and remove it.
The winch in the front of the bed is for pulling power lines tight. They don't look all that tight because of he sag but there is actually a fair amount of tension on them. You can tell that by how much tension is on the anchor wires at the end of a pole run. The 2000' cable you mentioned on your other truck is to string through pullies hanging on poles and then pulling the line or cable back through them.
Cool. Did you see the Allis Chalmers motor Matt got for his "Fat Allice" loader there? Got it at an auction where I guess they were selling off some army surplus generators. He got a Detroit 671 diesel at a similar auction. He paid 500 dollars for the Fat Alice motor. Thing runs great :-)
A brilliant addition to your collection and can't wait to see you put it into use.
You have been greatly missed but hopefully you and your entire family are well especially to your wife and new arrival.
Looking forward to finding out what was under the cover and I just wonder if I am right what I think it might be.
Great tool, well maintained it will earn it's keep.
That truck deserves a nice shed! Thanks.
The long empty boxes in the bed are for ladder storage and tools. The ladder only needs to reach up to the climbing cleats.
I think the brake pedal at the back is to arrest the swinging of the crane when lifting poles so you don't turn the truck over, power poles never being the same weight by nature heavier at one end.
Barron Von Rashke "the claw!". Great stuff
Great find. I bet you can sell the fuse links and pole line hardware for at least half what you paid for the truck. Would have be nice if it was oil burner.
With that cab you could turn it into a place to sleep out on the road , and those out riggers if you measure the distance from the crane to the outer tips of the outriggers you may find they are the same distance apart
It already has a bed, all I need is a sleeping bag! lol
Thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍
It's a Pole Erection Unit. We had them in the Telephone Company, ours could also carry 2 or 3 poles for the day's supply. They replaced several 6 man gangs that were used before to manually dig stepped holes for the poles. The hydraulic cables could be connected to a Hydraulic Jack Hammer for concrete or rocky ground, also they might have used a Hydraulic Tamper to compact the soil around the pole. Which could have been the use of that flat bladed wooden tool. Each hole needed to be 5 ft or more deep.
I own a 82 s1854 4x4 bucket truck and a 78 s1854 2wd western hauler style. Amazing dependable work trucks. Both are diesel. I H for life here!
Thanks Matt…man, you’re enthusiastic about that truck. You should be in sales… I think half of us are sold on buying one too… what I would do with it I have no idea 😊
Hadn’t seen videos for a while from you so glad to see this one 👍… the other Matts on UA-cam are good, but you’re the best.
That would have an Allison automatic transmission. To engage the power take off, put the transmission in low with your foot on the brake, turn the PTO on then ease off the brake so the truck moves a little and the PTO engages. You can also shut the engine off, engage the PTO and start the engine. If you just turn the PTO on in neutral with the engine running, you will eventually damage the PTO and the transmission.
Or possibly in Reverse to stop the transmission gears from spinning. Our newer by a few years boom truck is driven off the Reverse gearing.
Man you find thee coolest equipment.
Best wishes from Yorkshire England.
consider putting a vinyl roof on the truck. That would seal up those cracks really well and not too costly.
I have been working around auger trucks in FL for 38 years. Yours is 1st one I have seen with the auger mounted at the back of the truck. it is also the 1st time I have seen the boom mounted off to one side.
I’d bet the front seat was once the rear seat and they switched them because of the wear. The exposed jute backing is a dead giveaway.😊
I was about to make the same comment. You can also look at the backseat. There’s an indent in the middle, where it looks like the gear shifters would’ve been.
@@waldo0072 That is completely possible... Both seats have that same indent in them... I'm pretty sure international used the same seats no matter what from what ive seen, same as the doors... all 4 are exactly the same... makes production cheaper!
You could use that auger to drill some posts to stabilise the bank behind your shop. Put in some 12' conduit filed with concrete and going the same depth below ground as height above.
You can probably run that winch line out the bottom so you can use it in the front or back, there are other trucks built like that,
Nice find! The tall skinny shelf space was likely for a ladder, the wooden paddle was for tamping around poles. They must of either broke or never had the hydraulic tamper that those hydraulic lines are for.
Love your videos!!
Always bringing home more toys!!
Soon you'll need a bigger yard!!
52:30 .. Here it's common to use a "screw in" Anchors for the guy wires, You'd use your power Auger drive, to screw in the guy-tie, then attach the guy-wire to that! :) Google, screw in Anchors guy wires, to see a picture of a bunch of styles. .. But the foam seems like amore modern approach!
Another great salvage - seems as if almost everything is still in excellent working condition too!
And you have found jobs it can perform for you almost immediately after driving it 300 miles home...
Yeah I pretty much got the truck home and immediately did a job with it! It's going to need a service and cleaning, but after that it's going to be customizing it and setting it up for my needs! (maybe an engine / trans swap if i can find the right deal!)
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Just stay with what you have, I doubt that you will use it enough to pay for the engine & transmission.
What a beast of truck. Nice find !
I have found in my work truck that if I put the automatic transmission into gear and then engage the pto, it doesn't grind.
that in the back with the shovel is a anchor stay rod you'd cement it into the ground with a foot or so out to hold up the pole on an angel.
Hello sorry r, Rev. Paul, Eustis Florida. To repair the cable on the drum, pull the cable out full length. Then place a heavy weight dragging the cable on the drum while reeling in on the drum guiding the cable by hand to prevent any overlap. This process can be repeated as often as need to keep unused cable lubricated.
PS new subscriber too:)
Hooray! A new episode
Now you can effortlessly put your own fence posts in and maybe utility poles as well.
Yeah, I was thinking of starting a Power Line install company LOL!
Power lines up to 11,000 bolts are maintained live. Utilities commonly replace insulators and even entire poles without isolating the power. They work live. Oh yes they do.
From owning an electrical company many years ago these trucks were commonly referred to as polecat trucks as we used the trucks to set utility poles. Ray Stormont
What is happening with BIG RED ???
Yeah, i can see that! My other truck has an actual PoleCat branded crane on it!
There were a number of accessories for your wet lines, such as a drill, impact wrench and a chainsaw. Those hydraulic lines are non-conductive, so one couldn't accidentally come into contact with live power lines.
Yeah I can see that! I would love to start collecting a few of those tools, and maybe a few others like spreaders, jacks, a tamper, and WHO know what else! with hydraulics, there are SO many options!
I was also thinking of putting together a kit of hydraulic connections / adapters of all kinds to hook up the aux hydraulic lines to machines that are dead... that way I can lift outriggers, excavator booms, buckets, or whatever else on machines that don't run in order to load them up and haul them away.
@@SalvageWorkshopClint from C&C equipment has those unimog things that came with hydraulic powered tools. Maybe he has extras or ones to fix up?
@@SalvageWorkshopthe only bad part of hooking the truck hydraulic hoses to old machines is that you introduce the old hydraulic oil and water from the old machines into the truck system.
God bless you!
Nice score !! This will come in very handy in the future I am sure !! That winch alone will be fantastic !!
I can't help but think that crane was designed to destroy houses then adapted for powerlines. Seriously cool bit of kit. Another addition to the fleat that fit right in. Can't wait to see the old girl cleanrd up a touch
its , Butterfly wheel, used for pulling wire thru long runs of conduit, ie Diesel Creek channel
6:30 Even if worst case scenario that old Kohler needs a full rebuild? You could do that in one afternoon!! :) As you know they were real workhorses, designed to run for days on end, I wager this is setup to draw fuel from the vehicle's main gas tank.
Your best bet to free up those controls (or anything really)is to spray them down with some PB blaster or kroil. That way you get full penetration of your moving parts. 0:00
That truck is going to be an asset to the company and earn its keepyour videos are the best great explanations thank you Matt
Another nice finding ... Always enjoy watching your content. And you are always excited when doing stuff 😊
This may be one of your best finds. I see a ton of content from this one!
To engage the PTO in an automatic put the gearbox in gear, engage the PTO then put the gearbox out of gear. Diong this it all should engage silently. Having driven automatics for 30 years this procedure was described in the operators manuals. If the gears don't line up they still engage when neutral is selected.
36:14 That hose is a Premium Quality molded lower Radiator Hose for International 1700, 1800, 900 Series Trucks made from 1979 to 1981
Matt, that's a cool truck I'm sure that it will come in handy for the type of work you do. Only bad thing is, is you'll have to have a second driver if you need both trucks on a job. Great video as normal. Keep up the awesome work I'm always watch for your new videos to come out.
The front and rear seats may have been switched. The back of the front seat is exposed, it would not have been an issue when it was in the back of the cab. The wear on the back seat, and the lack of wear on the front supports this assertion.
Nice truck bro ...keeper I like...good video
Hello Salvage Workshop: We love your videos here in Sweden and we've given you the nickname baboon-butt, or BB in short. Keep up the good work!
Nice to see you back been a minute
Make sure you create a decent hour rate. Once you have that communicated. This truck will pay for itself. The trick is to service it well. You can do well digging, road rescue and specialty digging for electrical.
Keep that specialty truck inside and it will last you a lifetime. New tyres and new hydraulic lines and it will last you a lifetime.
Create a roof above all your trucks. It will save you aLOT of maintenance.
This truck stars in the current Diesel Creek episode in which it extracts a utility pole around 31:30
Not bad looking truck,looks like it was a good buy,good video.👍👍👍😎😎😎
Thank you for sharing your cool things.
Great find, very cool and useful. I'm sure you will make it go to work again.
The auxiliary lens is used to pull electrical cables into pots.
The black button on the bumper probably is a buzzer in the cab, we have them on our fire trucks as a signal for backing up etc.
That truck is like a multitool for grownups!
those aux hydraulic lines, you could possibly run a hydraulic jackhammer for breaking up concrete, tarmac