Prob 5 or 6 years ago I watched someone fix an old ugly forklift on UA-cam and now I’m watching the same guy fix another one. It’s been a fun ride Wes.
Hahaha seriously 😂 they definitely forgot to tighten that flywheel down cause there’s no way those would have came out if they were tightened down properly
This is exactly the kind of thing I want my patreon contribution going toward! As someone who's casually on the lookout for a forklift for myself, I'm super envious of the deal you got on this one. That thing is awesome.
Here is a free tip, make 1 or 2 “studs” to screw into the crank to guide heavy objects on. Once you slide it on you can install a couple of bolts and then unscrew the studs and replace with the correct bolts. I work by myself all the time and its like having a third hand.
A dramatic recreation with models! I felt like I was watching "Back to the Future" with Doc Brown explaining how to send Marty back. Just needed the 1.21 Jiggawatts from a lightning bolt.
"Now if you put the jumper cable here, and the forklift doesn't catch on fire and drop into that pile of oily rags over there, everything will be fine."
I drove an old hyster like that. It was gas powered. Had a 4 speed manual transmission. It was a lot of fun picking up cubes of bricks with that thing.
Happy Holidays to you and yours', Sir. I do recall a saying that goes something like...No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...the rabit is not impressed with the stuck lift in the mud, but wishes to thank you for his timely release.
When I was a teenager working at my uncle’s large greenhouse buisness, he had a Hyster that was at least 60 years old at the time. I remember asking why he had that very old ratty looking forklift rather than a shiny Toyota or something new, especially given that they had lots of other new equipment. He had suggested that as long as his resourceful local mechanic was alive the machine would run essentially forever, so he had zero incentive to change it. There basically wasn’t anything on that forklift that could break that couldn’t be fixed. Basically everything else was so overbuilt and simple that if you just used the machine as intended it, only standard wear items would require replacement basically indefinitely.
As a Brit and someone who’s repaired forklifts since leaving school in 1988 I can tell you the best thing about that machine is the Perkins 4.236 engine. 😂
The 4.236 is the little brother of the 6.354, Between them the provided huge service to the UK & Australian markets plus plenty of others in small medium tractors & medium trucks of the day from around 1960 to 1990 or so.
@@WatchWesWork I worked on so many of those engines back in the 70's, I actually worked for Australia's biggest Perkins dealer, been a long time and maybe it was just what I did but I don't remember then being particularly difficult to work on, just seeing that engine brings back lots of memories.
That's a nice deal for a 7 ton, high-lift Hyster. And the "patina" is priceless. Being stuck in the mud is a bummer, but, that's life. Merry Christmas!!
That giant Forklift looks a lot like one we used to have at work. I don't know exactly what brand it was but it was bigger than this one. It had 20" wheels with foam filled tires that weighed at least 500 pounds each, and it had 4 since it was a dually. I was told by the boss it used to be in the army and it was from the 1950s. It had a Ford inline 300 6 powering it and the transmission had a high and low range. The thing was totally sketch to drive, power steering wasn't the best, the brakes didn't work at all unless you pumped the pedal twice, then it could easily skid all 4 drive wheels to a stop. The engine was really tired and worn out, it barely ran and died a lot and was always difficult to start. One day the drive axle destroyed itself, it looked like someone had set explosives off in it. Everything was destroyed beyond recognition, even the axle housing got some pretty serious gouges carved into it. Since finding that exact axle wasn't possible we needed something else. I found an old 1967 Ford F-600 tow truck that was totally rotted out and hadn't ran in years. But it's rear axle looked pretty similar to what the forklift had. So I removed it and swapped it into the forklift. The pinion was a little longer on the replacement axle so we had the drive shaft shortened. Everything worked great except forward was now reverse and reverse was now forward. That got it a few more years of life until it was becoming too worn out and we eventually scrapped it. But when the thing was up and running it was great. It could easily lift full size semi truck trailers off the ground. The reason we got rid of it was it almost always had something wrong preventing it from being used.
I guess it's been awhile now, but what ever happened to the all-terrain fork truck on your remote family land. That's the first thing I thought of is why did he buy another one. Frivolous thought. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Ya done good! When you mentioned that sometimes it’s easier to line up the clutch to accept the trans input shaft by eye, it brought back a memory from 1960, working on my 1953 Jaguar XK120. The driven disc destroyed itself when making a moderate rpm upshift. My Jaguar mentor loaned me a toward made specifically for the car model. With the car parked in front of my parent’s house I removed the trans & clutch. This was done after the seats, floor boards & trans tunnel were removed. I bought a new clutch & driven disc, & had the flywheel resurfaced and was waiting for my mentor, Dave to get home from work so I could borrow an input shaft to align the clutch. I had a few hours to kill, so I eyeballed the clutch spline to the pilot hole in the crank. I was sure it was good, but not wanting to damage the disc in case it wasn’t perfectly aligned. When Dave got home I borrowed the input shaft/alignment tool and tried it out. That thing slid all the way through the splines and into the pilot hole in the crank. It was perfect! I wasted several hours waiting for a tool I didn’t need. Merry Christmas to you, your wife & son.
There's just one concept that I don't still fully grasp. That's the unloading of the forklift from the trailer, even with the recreation. I'd like to see it again in claymation, if possible?
Hope you make a video of putting a little paint on your 11 ton Hyster, fixin muffler replacing seat ect. Nice to see you get the Hyster going again. You done good.
In the real world you will never get a mechanic to put a flywheel on a lathe and shore it up. They just send it back and get a new one. You truly get first class with Wes. Must be nice for folks in Illinois.
We now need a recreation of getting the fork lift out of the mud. Happy Christmas to you Wes, Mrs Wes, Kiddo and Max and a prosperous and healthy New Year xx
The hours invested in the dramatic reconstruction! Do your limits know any bounds? Merry Christmas to you & yours. All the best in the New Year. Take care & stay safe.
Wes, the best CA glue lives on end caps of Harbor Freight. When I was working in a crime lab, that was the stuff we used. CA is also humidity dependent; the more humid, the quicker it cures.
Loved the Volkswagen Rabbit Proof-Of-Concept tests. "The forklift works because it can pick up a rabbit" and this whole video had me chuckling even when the flywheel fell on the floor. Normally I go "oh no!" but there was no danger. Nicely done, Wes.
Quite stressful watching the dramatic recreation but I survived. Much enjoyed the reclamation, thanks for sharing the things you do. All the best to you, the boss, kiddo and pup. Enjoy the season and may the new year be even better.
I’d say You did pretty good and didn’t have to work on it for a week, which is also good. 👍. I remember the rabbit video. That would be a good unit to hang onto for only one reason. That young fella will be able to reach the pedals before You know it. Would be a great buggy for him to learn the 3 pedal skills in. Other than that, I wouldn’t consider putting any $$ into it. I’d pretty much gar un tee it’s pretty low on compression and the injection pump is pretty much spanked. I have a lot of experience with those. Started working on them when they new, yeah, I’m that old. 👍👍🇺🇸
These old hyster machines are good. My old employer had one that we used to bring steel in from the lay down yard,and unload trucks of fullsize plate steel.. the one we had was a true standard trans.. handfull to operate..
Kudos for trying to save the bunny. Getting stuck at this attempt is some stuff that happens to me all the time, too! 🙌🐰 Thanks for all your vids this year and Merry Christmas! 👋🎄✨
She's a runner, just as I suspect you knew she'd be. Super nice work with the lathe curing the runout issue. And as always, love your dry and delightful sense of humor!
Happy holidays to you Wes! As an engineer fresh out of college, I’ve learned so much practical knowledge from you over the years! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom Surya
That old Hyster brought back many old memories. Some not so good. We had a couple of those 30K versions in the 70s. The trannys and the clutch were a constant problem and we ended up putting an allison in them. Looks like you found a good one.
Couldn’t find the Patreon link so I just spend $50 CAD on some rather remarkable stickers instead. I’m at the point in my career where I believe there is literally no point in lifting or manipulating heavy stuff manually. I use a winch, chain fall, come along, lever hoist, block and tackle, hydraulic jack, anything really that keeps the wear and tear off my body. I work with people who aren’t even 40 and have done permanent damage to their bodies. Knees, backs, shoulders, hands… they are expensive to repair and can be FUBAR’d pretty quickly. It’s possible I’m just a lazy or wimp maybe 🤷♂️. I know from watching your videos that you’re incredibly intelligent, so I’m not for a second telling you how to do your thing. Im just sharing my perspective. Absolutely love your videos and insights. Look forward to watching many more in the future. Have yourself a wonder Christmas, happy holidays, news years and all that jazz. I hope you get to enjoy a bit of R&R. 🎄🎅🍗
What a great buy! Congrats on the recreation, the fix, the rabbit, and especially the comparison to your wife. One of the best videos of the year. Merry Christmas to you and the family. Thanks for sharing.
Wes, welcome to the wonderful world of Hyster … the only forklift that capacity is a suggestion and much like Keith Richard’s .. can’t be killed by conventional means……..
That dramatic recreation was almost more than my little heart could take, wow!!!!!😮😊😂😂. Glad that fork lift turned out so good, you got yourself a functioning heavy lifter. Thanks for the update, got a good deal on the fork lift, enjoyed watching, “MERRY CHRISTMAS” Wes and family.
Pneumatic pen engraver works great for extracting bolts and not damaging threads. I use one quite often in a steel mill for extraction of big bolts down to M4 bolts broke off in hydraulic manifolds
I couldn't stop laughing. Watching you and who I believe is your brother remove that flywheel, brought me back to my high school days of me and my buddies working on equipment out in the barn yard. Not exactly fun then, but great memories now. Thinking about what you found as an issue. Bet this was done by a barn yard mechanic. Looks like you got one of those special deals that I hear so much about. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Holidays! I've just assumed it was just me that was doing something wrong with superglue. But I have the same experience with it, only way to use it is with the accelerator. Maybe to many people glued their fingers, and now they make it so slow you will realize what you are doing before they are really stuck?
Wes, I use s.o.s. pads on old glass like that. They will clean it like new, don't use brillo they will scratch. Little water and a scrub. Hope this helps. Sweet lift! ✌️
That'll do it for now = it'll stay that way until it breaks again. Merry Christmas to you all, have a lovely time. Thanks for another year of providing great 'man stuff' content to stave off the boredom.
Pretty nice old forklift. Thanks for the Videos. It never fails, try to help someone or something out and end up stuck or broke. I have a few of those stories too. You and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I have to the say the reenactment of getting that unloaded really had me at the edge of my seat! I thought for sure it was a broken crankshaft. You lucked out! Great video, Wes. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Wes, I love the fact you got an absolute win!! Good on you! I don’t know why, but I’d sure like to see you address the remaining issues and get that thing in a better state! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Hey, I had that Linde forklift toy from Bruder when I was a kid! Gave it and the like 30 other Bruder toys I had away to a children in need organization before I moved to the US. Nice seeing one again.
It's crazy that we have a Clark at work that is massively larger than this machine, but is only rated for 17k lift capacity. Great score on this machine Wes!
Man I love those old hysters. Had to pull an injection pump, have it rebuilt, and reinstall it on a four cylinder turbo Perkins. I fell in love with the Perkins after that.
Sounds like small potatoes problems,,, finally!! Really glad you got it AND it was just the sheared bolts! Marry Christmas to you and your wonderful family!!
Hey Wes, when I first started the video I thought to myself. Damn this guy loves punishment. Then I see the broken bolts and I thought, I just love it when a plan comes together. Nice job my friend and Merry Christmas.
That was the best dramatic recreation I have ever seen Wes. I felt like I was THERE watching it come off the trailer
That's exactly what I was hoping to hear!
Better than Hollywood
I thought we were witnessing a catastrophic collision video.
I wish films these days had practical effects on this level.
Had me on the edge of my seat!
Prob 5 or 6 years ago I watched someone fix an old ugly forklift on UA-cam and now I’m watching the same guy fix another one. It’s been a fun ride Wes.
Great comment!
I wasnt here 6 years ago, but i have watched that video too. I liked the videos so much that i went and watched pretty much all of the old ones
It's a good thing you got all that easy out on film otherwise nobody ever believe it, I was cheering over here!
Hahaha seriously 😂 they definitely forgot to tighten that flywheel down cause there’s no way those would have came out if they were tightened down properly
Now we call them Ez flywheelbolts Out
Great episode. We need a part 2.
I'm sure there will be a part 2. Probably a 3 and 4 too.
@@WatchWesWorkthis does have the traits of a perpetual content machine. 🤔
That dramatic recreation had me on the edge of my seat. Thanks for the good work.
it was Oscar worthy!
I agree! Worthy of a National Geographic spot!!
Merry Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Wes and son.
And Max, don’t forget Max, on the rodent patrol
This is exactly the kind of thing I want my patreon contribution going toward! As someone who's casually on the lookout for a forklift for myself, I'm super envious of the deal you got on this one. That thing is awesome.
I'm glad I didn't get burned like the last big ugly forklift.
Here is a free tip, make 1 or 2 “studs” to screw into the crank to guide heavy objects on. Once you slide it on you can install a couple of bolts and then unscrew the studs and replace with the correct bolts. I work by myself all the time and its like having a third hand.
I should have. I just didn't have anything 1/2-20.
A dramatic recreation with models! I felt like I was watching "Back to the Future" with Doc Brown explaining how to send Marty back. Just needed the 1.21 Jiggawatts from a lightning bolt.
You're not thinking 4th dimensionally!
Lmfao….nicely done Wes. Nicely done
"Now if you put the jumper cable here, and the forklift doesn't catch on fire and drop into that pile of oily rags over there, everything will be fine."
Fairly certain that description of the GoPro, is universal for all wives. Thank you for bringing us along.
The other universal rule with wives is that you’re wrong even when you’re right
Since we won’t be seeing each other this year, Merry Christmas to you,
Mrs Wes, Kiddo, and Max!
I drove an old hyster like that. It was gas powered. Had a 4 speed manual transmission. It was a lot of fun picking up cubes of bricks with that thing.
Won the lottery, I love the little smirks on Wes's face because that's how I'd feel too
Happy Holidays to you and yours', Sir. I do recall a saying that goes something like...No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...the rabit is not impressed with the stuck lift in the mud, but wishes to thank you for his timely release.
When I was a teenager working at my
uncle’s large greenhouse buisness, he had a Hyster that was at least 60 years old at the time. I remember asking why he had that very old ratty looking forklift rather than a shiny Toyota or something new, especially given that they had lots of other new equipment. He had suggested that as long as his resourceful local mechanic was alive the machine would run essentially forever, so he had zero incentive to change it. There basically wasn’t anything on that forklift that could break that couldn’t be fixed. Basically everything else was so overbuilt and simple that if you just used the machine as intended it, only standard wear items would require replacement basically indefinitely.
As a Brit and someone who’s repaired forklifts since leaving school in 1988 I can tell you the best thing about that machine is the Perkins 4.236 engine. 😂
They work great, they just aren't fun to work on.
The 4.236 is the little brother of the 6.354, Between them the provided huge service to the UK & Australian markets plus plenty of others in small medium tractors & medium trucks of the day from around 1960 to 1990 or so.
@@WatchWesWork I worked on so many of those engines back in the 70's, I actually worked for Australia's biggest Perkins dealer, been a long time and maybe it was just what I did but I don't remember then being particularly difficult to work on, just seeing that engine brings back lots of memories.
That's a nice deal for a 7 ton, high-lift Hyster. And the "patina" is priceless. Being stuck in the mud is a bummer, but, that's life. Merry Christmas!!
Seeing it in the light it's no surprise. I was way off in the rhubarb.
The flywheel bolts were the first thing that I suspected. Now you have a new lift to change tires and oil!!!!! Nice job Wes!!!!
Merry christmas to you and your family as well!
WOW! Actual footage of an Easy Out actually working!
the remark of the easy out actually worked for a decade, is so true, they always break/snap, and you want to burn your workshop to the ground
That giant Forklift looks a lot like one we used to have at work. I don't know exactly what brand it was but it was bigger than this one. It had 20" wheels with foam filled tires that weighed at least 500 pounds each, and it had 4 since it was a dually. I was told by the boss it used to be in the army and it was from the 1950s. It had a Ford inline 300 6 powering it and the transmission had a high and low range.
The thing was totally sketch to drive, power steering wasn't the best, the brakes didn't work at all unless you pumped the pedal twice, then it could easily skid all 4 drive wheels to a stop. The engine was really tired and worn out, it barely ran and died a lot and was always difficult to start.
One day the drive axle destroyed itself, it looked like someone had set explosives off in it. Everything was destroyed beyond recognition, even the axle housing got some pretty serious gouges carved into it. Since finding that exact axle wasn't possible we needed something else. I found an old 1967 Ford F-600 tow truck that was totally rotted out and hadn't ran in years. But it's rear axle looked pretty similar to what the forklift had. So I removed it and swapped it into the forklift. The pinion was a little longer on the replacement axle so we had the drive shaft shortened. Everything worked great except forward was now reverse and reverse was now forward. That got it a few more years of life until it was becoming too worn out and we eventually scrapped it.
But when the thing was up and running it was great. It could easily lift full size semi truck trailers off the ground. The reason we got rid of it was it almost always had something wrong preventing it from being used.
I guess it's been awhile now, but what ever happened to the all-terrain fork truck on your remote family land. That's the first thing I thought of is why did he buy another one. Frivolous thought. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
It's not mine. Still running though.
As soon as I saw the VW in the background, I knew he was going to pick it up.
This was a great one Wes! One of your best ever!
We'll add some loctite...so if the bolts shear off again, there will be little to no chance of getting the nubs out. :)
Just heat it and its liquid again
Some bolts see oil from engine and leak. I always used locktite now.
One 341w Ford dump truck smoked a new clutch from oil seeping out onto flywheel.
Saving old machines is an inherited disease, great to see the tradition being carried forward.
Merry Christmas & have a great 2025.
0:33 you are a brave man to take a jab at your wife dealing with the cold. Do look forward to more long videos
Ya done good! When you mentioned that sometimes it’s easier to line up the clutch to accept the trans input shaft by eye, it brought back a memory from 1960, working on my 1953 Jaguar XK120. The driven disc destroyed itself when making a moderate rpm upshift.
My Jaguar mentor loaned me a toward made specifically for the car model. With the car parked in front of my parent’s house I removed the trans & clutch.
This was done after the seats, floor boards & trans tunnel were removed.
I bought a new clutch & driven disc, & had the flywheel resurfaced and was waiting for my mentor, Dave to get home from work so I could borrow an input shaft to align the clutch. I had a few hours to kill, so I eyeballed the clutch spline to the pilot hole in the crank. I was sure it was good, but not wanting to damage the disc in case it wasn’t perfectly aligned. When Dave got home I borrowed the input shaft/alignment tool and tried it out. That thing slid all the way through the splines and into the pilot hole in the crank. It was perfect! I wasted several hours waiting for a tool I didn’t need.
Merry Christmas to you, your wife & son.
Love the cardboard 'dramatic recreation'!
Hi Wes. It’s a Perkins 4236. Very common, reliable truck and plant power unit here in the UK. Thanks for posting.
Merry whatsit.
There's just one concept that I don't still fully grasp. That's the unloading of the forklift from the trailer, even with the recreation. I'd like to see it again in claymation, if possible?
I'd have to hire that out.
Hope you make a video of putting a little paint on your 11 ton Hyster, fixin muffler replacing seat ect. Nice to see you get the Hyster going again. You done good.
Framed a house today. -11⁰ in Maine. Came home to watch Wes work. Good stuff bud.
In the real world you will never get a mechanic to put a flywheel on a lathe and shore it up. They just send it back and get a new one. You truly get first class with Wes. Must be nice for folks in Illinois.
We now need a recreation of getting the fork lift out of the mud. Happy Christmas to you Wes, Mrs Wes, Kiddo and Max and a prosperous and healthy New Year xx
Another benefit is that with your new toy you can greatly increase your yard storage capacity. Looks like you could stack at least 3 vehicles high.
The hours invested in the dramatic reconstruction! Do your limits know any bounds? Merry Christmas to you & yours. All the best in the New Year. Take care & stay safe.
That dramatic recreation had me on the edge of my seat. What a nail biter!!
🎄 So happy for you. It's a keeper. A seat, a little body work, paint the eye sore and it'll be factory fresh. Merry Christmas. 🎄
breaking out the toys for Demonstrations, !! 10/10 master teacher! LOL love it
Wes, the best CA glue lives on end caps of Harbor Freight. When I was working in a crime lab, that was the stuff we used. CA is also humidity dependent; the more humid, the quicker it cures.
Loved the Volkswagen Rabbit Proof-Of-Concept tests. "The forklift works because it can pick up a rabbit" and this whole video had me chuckling even when the flywheel fell on the floor. Normally I go "oh no!" but there was no danger. Nicely done, Wes.
Quite stressful watching the dramatic recreation but I survived.
Much enjoyed the reclamation, thanks for sharing the things you do.
All the best to you, the boss, kiddo and pup.
Enjoy the season and may the new year be even better.
Dude you totally have a future in movie special effects. Your dramatic recreation was perfect! Merry Christmas!!!
I’d say You did pretty good and didn’t have to work on it for a week, which is also good. 👍. I remember the rabbit video. That would be a good unit to hang onto for only one reason. That young fella will be able to reach the pedals before You know it. Would be a great buggy for him to learn the 3 pedal skills in. Other than that, I wouldn’t consider putting any $$ into it. I’d pretty much gar un tee it’s pretty low on compression and the injection pump is pretty much spanked. I have a lot of experience with those. Started working on them when they new, yeah, I’m that old. 👍👍🇺🇸
It was one of the finest recreations I've ever watched. Spelbound is a fittlng term 😊
Wes, I’m guessing you got an “A” in drama class. That recreation was spot on! 😂
These old hyster machines are good. My old employer had one that we used to bring steel in from the lay down yard,and unload trucks of fullsize plate steel.. the one we had was a true standard trans.. handfull to operate..
Kudos for trying to save the bunny. Getting stuck at this attempt is some stuff that happens to me all the time, too! 🙌🐰 Thanks for all your vids this year and Merry Christmas! 👋🎄✨
I like your optimistic approach
That's an interesting take on it.
Loved the re-creation
I love the sound of a diesel trying to start with a low battery it sounds like it's laughing at you .🤣🤣
She's a runner, just as I suspect you knew she'd be. Super nice work with the lathe curing the runout issue. And as always, love your dry and delightful sense of humor!
Quite the project! Very useful and handy machine once she is running nicely again.
Happy holidays to you Wes! As an engineer fresh out of college, I’ve learned so much practical knowledge from you over the years!
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom
Surya
That old Hyster brought back many old memories. Some not so good. We had a couple of those 30K versions in the 70s. The trannys and the clutch were a constant problem and we ended up putting an allison in them. Looks like you found a good one.
Couldn’t find the Patreon link so I just spend $50 CAD on some rather remarkable stickers instead.
I’m at the point in my career where I believe there is literally no point in lifting or manipulating heavy stuff manually. I use a winch, chain fall, come along, lever hoist, block and tackle, hydraulic jack, anything really that keeps the wear and tear off my body. I work with people who aren’t even 40 and have done permanent damage to their bodies. Knees, backs, shoulders, hands… they are expensive to repair and can be FUBAR’d pretty quickly. It’s possible I’m just a lazy or wimp maybe 🤷♂️.
I know from watching your videos that you’re incredibly intelligent, so I’m not for a second telling you how to do your thing. Im just sharing my perspective.
Absolutely love your videos and insights. Look forward to watching many more in the future.
Have yourself a wonder Christmas, happy holidays, news years and all that jazz. I hope you get to enjoy a bit of R&R. 🎄🎅🍗
There will never be a forklift video from Wes that doesn't get an immediate like from me! WWW and forklifts are always the best videos!
It's good to know that gravity kept working even when the gopro didn't, and kept right on working when you were moving that flywheel around.
What a great buy!
Congrats on the recreation, the fix, the rabbit, and especially the comparison to your wife.
One of the best videos of the year.
Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Thanks for sharing.
Wes, welcome to the wonderful world of Hyster … the only forklift that capacity is a suggestion and much like Keith Richard’s .. can’t be killed by conventional means……..
Glad you found yourself a heck of a deal! Can't wait to watch you fix it up and put it to good use.
That dramatic recreation was almost more than my little heart could take, wow!!!!!😮😊😂😂. Glad that fork lift turned out so good, you got yourself a functioning heavy lifter. Thanks for the update, got a good deal on the fork lift, enjoyed watching, “MERRY CHRISTMAS” Wes and family.
Glad this machine is a runner. Can't wait to see the updates.
Pneumatic pen engraver works great for extracting bolts and not damaging threads. I use one quite often in a steel mill for extraction of big bolts down to M4 bolts broke off in hydraulic manifolds
Good idea!
I couldn't stop laughing. Watching you and who I believe is your brother remove that flywheel, brought me back to my high school days of me and my buddies working on equipment out in the barn yard. Not exactly fun then, but great memories now. Thinking about what you found as an issue. Bet this was done by a barn yard mechanic. Looks like you got one of those special deals that I hear so much about. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Dramatic recreation had me rolling.
Happy Holidays! I've just assumed it was just me that was doing something wrong with superglue. But I have the same experience with it, only way to use it is with the accelerator. Maybe to many people glued their fingers, and now they make it so slow you will realize what you are doing before they are really stuck?
Same here, sure seems like the formula has changed.
That dramatic recreation, oh man, so exciting. I've got no fingernails left. That was INCREDIBLE.
Wes, I use s.o.s. pads on old glass like that. They will clean it like new, don't use brillo they will scratch. Little water and a scrub. Hope this helps. Sweet lift! ✌️
I lost it with your dramatic recreation😂😂
A very nice addition for your collection of machinery to make your life easier.
Awesome!
The CGI work on that recreation was epic - expect a call from Disney any minute now.
That'll do it for now = it'll stay that way until it breaks again. Merry Christmas to you all, have a lovely time. Thanks for another year of providing great 'man stuff' content to stave off the boredom.
Awesome find. Scrap prices for machinery is a steal .Merry Christmas wes Family!
Having Wes in my living room with each upload is always a good thing. Now he's got a new going to town car.
Can't wait to see a video on sprucing this machine up.
Thank you, Merry Christmas, Wes, and your family. Happy New Year
I am so happy. A new Watch Was Work video. Home sick today and had this nice surprise.
It's great to see you win one without too much extra unforeseen work. Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your family.
Merry Christmas to Wes and family.
Pretty nice old forklift. Thanks for the Videos. It never fails, try to help someone or something out and end up stuck or broke. I have a few of those stories too. You and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Sweet find Wes, and what an, uh.."easy" fix!
Wes versus a big, old forklift. I feel like I’ve seen this one before. Merry Christmas Wes!
I have to the say the reenactment of getting that unloaded really had me at the edge of my seat! I thought for sure it was a broken crankshaft. You lucked out! Great video, Wes. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Wes, I love the fact you got an absolute win!! Good on you!
I don’t know why, but I’d sure like to see you address the remaining issues and get that thing in a better state!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Your forklift content is the pinnacle of UA-cam.
Despite getting it stuck, I'm very impressed. Merry Christmas guys!
I'm glad it was a relatively easy fix and nice job getting the broken bolts out.
Hope you and your family have a great Xmas.
Jinxed it with all your excitement, Wes, got a little mud in yer eye. Happens to the best of us.
Hey, I had that Linde forklift toy from Bruder when I was a kid!
Gave it and the like 30 other Bruder toys I had away to a children in need organization before I moved to the US.
Nice seeing one again.
Found it at the local farm supply store a few years ago. My son and nephews love it.
It's crazy that we have a Clark at work that is massively larger than this machine, but is only rated for 17k lift capacity. Great score on this machine Wes!
Ratings are kinda weird for large forklifts.
Wes’s, I can only say the unloading was a lot better than a cold wife ! It worked !
Man I love those old hysters. Had to pull an injection pump, have it rebuilt, and reinstall it on a four cylinder turbo Perkins. I fell in love with the Perkins after that.
Very nice. Its always super nice when you get a machine that you will use alot, for a song, price. Great find.
Sounds like small potatoes problems,,, finally!! Really glad you got it AND it was just the sheared bolts! Marry Christmas to you and your wonderful family!!
it would be nice to see a series of videos on you fixing this machine up.:):):)
Merry Christmas!!! Glad you got a new project to show us.
wes, wife, the kid and the dog
merry xmas thanks for everything
Hey Wes, when I first started the video I thought to myself. Damn this guy loves punishment. Then I see the broken bolts and I thought, I just love it when a plan comes together. Nice job my friend and Merry Christmas.