Moving an Oliver Tractor with Seized Rear Wheels - Will it Run?

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  • Опубліковано 22 кві 2023
  • My dad bought this Oliver 1600 with a seized up transmission. We move it and then see if it will run.
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  • @MRrwmac
    @MRrwmac Рік тому +122

    Wes, the best part of this video was seeing your Dad and the two of you working together! He sure does know his stuff. All those years of experience and some of it rubbed off on you (somehow..haha)! Thanks, hope to see more.

  • @6minutemedia543
    @6minutemedia543 Рік тому +84

    "It's bolted together ... but not really." Is a UA-cam title if ever I heard one. Really admire you and Dad seeing that and your collective optimisim.

  • @arduinoversusevil2025
    @arduinoversusevil2025 Рік тому +6

    Majestic collection of historical romance! Where's your wife keep her books?

  • @jimgrady7458
    @jimgrady7458 Рік тому +91

    Nice collection.
    "Wes gazed longingly at the tractor. Reaching out slowly with a single quivering hand he caressed the heaving case he knew he was about to undo and lay bare. In his other hand, he had a firm grip on a large throbbing 9/16 wrench; the biggest, stiffest wrench the tractor had ever seen, there would be no protest..." 😁

  • @talesfromthebottle6314
    @talesfromthebottle6314 Рік тому +172

    Runs better than half the stuff Wes works on everyday

    • @nicholasviney5975
      @nicholasviney5975 Рік тому +34

      Way less rust too

    • @Rs500ybd
      @Rs500ybd Рік тому +1

      @@nicholasviney5975 This is Absolute Clear Proof That things can be built to last all this modern day Flimsy shite is just no good Sort her issues she will be good for another 100 years. Proper Built to last . eat that Elon musk .

    • @endall6783
      @endall6783 Рік тому +3

      And not as rusty by a long shot!

    • @bmacd2112
      @bmacd2112 Рік тому +4

      And probably last longer as well.

    • @deathroll5701
      @deathroll5701 Рік тому +2

      yeah its also less rusty

  • @donald1056
    @donald1056 Рік тому +208

    I credit your dad for still working - doing what he likes - not sitting on his ^ss doing nothing - keeping his mind occupied - I admire that

    • @jakealter5504
      @jakealter5504 Рік тому +3

      That sounds like my dad too

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Рік тому +8

      That's the best thing they can do

    • @bolski-uitlaatstore9130
      @bolski-uitlaatstore9130 Рік тому +1

      @@jakealter5504 Nope. It's mine.

    • @tuguybear930
      @tuguybear930 Рік тому +7

      It's good that they are still physically able to do it. Some aren't that lucky.

    • @darlenegeorgeboyd8493
      @darlenegeorgeboyd8493 Рік тому +12

      Exactly. Us old guys, I'm 73, must stay busy to stay healthy. I have four old trucks, a car, a house, a shop and a yard. Always plenty to do.

  • @WatchWesWork
    @WatchWesWork  Рік тому +3

    Be sure to tell me about the winch I need. The one that pulls a tractor on a trailer with seized up rear wheels...

    • @richardpeoples2887
      @richardpeoples2887 Рік тому

      I have a winch on my gooseneck trailer, it is strong enough to pull a dead tractor up the ramps, it has been a savior many times. At the end of the video, your Dad was able to get the tractor to roll by shifting the transmission collars, that will make moving the tractor a lot easier in the future.

  • @joepiker
    @joepiker Рік тому +22

    Your Dad seems to have the same great sense of humor as you do!

  • @JamesCouch777
    @JamesCouch777 Рік тому +2

    Any day with dad is a good day. I wish every day that my dad was still around.

  • @Hey_Its_That_Guy
    @Hey_Its_That_Guy Рік тому +23

    Your dad is like a kid with a new toy with that tractor! Thanks for sharing!

  • @andrewslagle1974
    @andrewslagle1974 Рік тому +24

    Enjoy every moment with your father Wes .Time goes by so fast .My father was just like your dad always doing something mechanical.

  • @cathiepieszak6967
    @cathiepieszak6967 Рік тому +54

    Yes Wes their generation are unstoppable . My dad was the same way . This vid brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. Thanks for the memories.

    • @alanprather8399
      @alanprather8399 Рік тому +7

      I think it must be a person to person thing. only thing my retired pops has been working on is the ass groove in the couch.

    • @jeffkaczmarek3577
      @jeffkaczmarek3577 Рік тому +5

      @@alanprather8399 I think profession plays a part too. My dad is a retired cop and he's been sitting on the couch since 1998, collecting checks for 3/4ths of his old pay and complaining about socialism and how kids today are lazy.

    • @almarkowbender
      @almarkowbender Рік тому +2

      ​@@jeffkaczmarek3577Yea that's a good one

  • @samuelchartier3684
    @samuelchartier3684 Рік тому +4

    That part where you and your dad both raised your hands and shrugged your shoulders at the same time, that was priceless man. One of my favorite channels on UA-cam!

  • @dirtydeedsvienna
    @dirtydeedsvienna Рік тому +2

    Nothing beats reading a few pages of romance novel at lunch break in the shop!

  • @LAactor
    @LAactor Рік тому +1

    When you lifted your hand like your dad did after that engine barked off, I did one of those Watch Wes belly laughs. All three reactions were like second nature, kind of like family around here now.

  • @mikelyons9971
    @mikelyons9971 Рік тому +18

    Its always entertaining to watch you and your dad work together. Some of the best memories you can make as a boy or man is the memories you make with your father.

  • @Military-Museum-LP
    @Military-Museum-LP Рік тому +1

    I love when you involve your father in your videos. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

  • @alanfenwick9307
    @alanfenwick9307 Рік тому +6

    Wes, I enjoy you and your Dad working together. What impresses me greatly is the mutual respect shown. I think your Dad looks for your input just as much as you look for his and that's something to treasure. Thank you for sharing.

  • @wallysprint
    @wallysprint Рік тому +1

    I like when your dad says "hey I'm happy!"

  • @fastflash6566
    @fastflash6566 Рік тому +7

    There is nothing better than being grown and working with your dad. I love the videos!

  • @paulcooper2897
    @paulcooper2897 Рік тому +3

    Busy retired guys live longer! Hopefully you'll have your dad around for a long time!
    Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

  • @MWFBULL1
    @MWFBULL1 Рік тому +11

    Love seeing you working with your dad together on a project

  • @itbigboy1984
    @itbigboy1984 Рік тому +6

    Your Dad is cool Wes, we need to see more stuff with him in it! Really enjoy your videos!

  • @kylemccann2500
    @kylemccann2500 Рік тому +6

    Big fan of the Wes and Dad series. Really cool to see you two wrenching together

  • @troyritchey6352
    @troyritchey6352 3 місяці тому

    I enjoy watching you work with your father. Wish i was still able to do so. Mine passed away 2 months shy of his 50th birthday. Treasure the time you have even if you don’t always see eye to eye on everything.

  • @rhondasweeney7271
    @rhondasweeney7271 Рік тому +15

    I absolutely love this video. You and your Dad together working together and laughing together on that old tractor, what a treasure!

  • @Tailss1
    @Tailss1 Рік тому +5

    Wow it runs good - doesn't even smoke even after sitting so long. Your dad has got a good engine there.

  • @charlesschneiter5159
    @charlesschneiter5159 Рік тому +3

    It's beautiful and heartwarming to watch how you and your dad interact together. Congrats on a truly amicable relationship!
    Greets from far away Switzerland! Charles

  • @dennyleeds6795
    @dennyleeds6795 Рік тому +5

    Your dad seems like a really great guy.

  • @PlayscBricks
    @PlayscBricks Рік тому +4

    your father sounds like all the retired people I know. busier than before, but doing what THEY love. I plan on doing just that.

  • @peteraitken6494
    @peteraitken6494 Рік тому +19

    Loving the shenanigans Wes lol all it needs is an oil change and your good to go haha 👍👌🔧🔧🔧 good to see you with your dad doing gods work 👍👌❤️

  • @alanharney5278
    @alanharney5278 Рік тому +6

    So great to see you and your dad figuring it out together. My pop has been gone for 18 years but I still talk to him when I have a problem in the shop. Thanks for the video, Wes.

    • @stevedibiase728
      @stevedibiase728 Рік тому +3

      Many of us talk to Dads long long after he has been gone you not alone.

  • @keithparady2594
    @keithparady2594 Рік тому +2

    Gotta love working with the old timers there a wealth of knowledge and experience but hard of hearing also god bless ‘em lol

  • @jasonrowland1594
    @jasonrowland1594 Рік тому +12

    Great video as usual Wes. I really like seeing your Dad in the videos. You can tell he's forgot more stuff than most mechanics will ever know to begin with. Really cool how you are following along in his footsteps so to speak.

  • @OZD-mb2bs
    @OZD-mb2bs Рік тому +1

    2 smart Men fixing a piece of history! I love it!

  • @bladerunner6282
    @bladerunner6282 3 місяці тому

    i'm imagining "the bride" thought the tractor an eyesore sitting out in front of the house and all, and wanted it gone. then had to laugh at the bit of bumbling from the "help". :)

  • @festus51
    @festus51 Рік тому +4

    I'm amazed how easily that engine started after sitting so long. Great vvid with your father

  • @Renville80
    @Renville80 Рік тому +4

    Nothing like working with your dad on a project… hope to see more on this little project and a postmortem on that seized shaft.

  • @JDevine687
    @JDevine687 Рік тому +2

    "You're pushing the 3 point arms through the deck." "Oh. Shit." lol

  • @billsears1622
    @billsears1622 Рік тому +3

    Love videos with your dad.
    Always appreciate his knowledge as a mechanic and listening to his voice. He would have made a great radio announcer too!!

  • @onceashadetree8833
    @onceashadetree8833 Рік тому

    Never seen a tractor trans open like that. Good stuff. Right on Dad👍

  • @oldguy4833
    @oldguy4833 Рік тому +1

    Wes the only thing better than seeing you work with your dad was if you had your son with you on this video - there is no substitute for making memories with your kids and the grand parents -
    hope to see a follow up on this video soon !!

  • @paulwomack5866
    @paulwomack5866 Рік тому

    What UA-cam needs RIGHT NOW is a Squatch Senior meets Wes's Dad cross over!

  • @Shagnasty
    @Shagnasty Рік тому +18

    Very interesting video. Great seeing your dad working with you. Really want to see the next video. Hope you definitely make part 2. Thanks for sharing.

  • @chriswareham
    @chriswareham Рік тому +3

    Thoroughly enjoyed this installment of "Watch Wes And His Dad Work". I love the ugly yet elegant look of old tractors, so hope this becomes a series on the Olivers.

  • @alanprather8399
    @alanprather8399 Рік тому +2

    nothing like adventures with dad.

  • @chrislambert2889
    @chrislambert2889 Рік тому +1

    Awesome father and son time spent together 💯🙌

  • @jamessmith7691
    @jamessmith7691 Рік тому

    I wish my dad lived longer as we had good times too.

  • @paulaspinall919
    @paulaspinall919 Рік тому +2

    Well Wes! Great fun video. Fascinating. My Dad is long gone now and we used to do stuff together, but not enough. They were some of the best times. I look back now and think you can’t do too much together. Like the supermarket advert “Once they’re gone they’re gone”.
    Great to see you working with your Dad.🥳🍺

  • @grudd61
    @grudd61 Рік тому

    You gotta love the skill and beauty of Tyrell Knifeworks guy.

  • @mikei2141
    @mikei2141 Рік тому +8

    Back in 2012 I bought a ih 706 gas that didn't run at consignment auction. I hauled it home on the same type of trailer and truck setup you have, except mine had a 460. Still have the tractor and truck. Tractor needed a piston and the head gone through. I pulled the air filter out and it was stamped 1986, so I cleaned it and put it back in to this day. Tractor and truck still run good! Fun times

  • @lanceglassgow3761
    @lanceglassgow3761 Рік тому +1

    Nothing better than projects with the old man. Coincidentally nothing more frustrating 😂

  • @renem6441
    @renem6441 Рік тому +3

    Your dad need it’s own UA-cam channel!! He’s not scared to get dirty!! When the engine started I was waiting for the silencer to go flying!! Thanks for sharing

  • @joeanonemouse
    @joeanonemouse Рік тому

    So cool to see you working with your dad. Thanks Wes.

  • @jeremyah78
    @jeremyah78 Рік тому +4

    Very cool seeing father and son. Can see where you get it from, Wes!

  • @lloydrobinson7081
    @lloydrobinson7081 Рік тому +2

    it was good to see u r dad again, keep the clips coming

  • @t.j.pantazis8769
    @t.j.pantazis8769 Рік тому

    Your old man needs to wrench with you more on here, he's awesome!

  • @tnekkc
    @tnekkc Рік тому

    My aunt had an oliver bulldozer from 1956 to 2000 on her 20 acres on Bainbridge Island. As a child, I got to drive it.

  • @davidkraft3690
    @davidkraft3690 Рік тому +2

    No wonder you will tackle ANYTHING, Wes, You got it honestly! Great to see Father and son work together. Hope we see a follow up on this one.

  • @cantbearsedmechanics
    @cantbearsedmechanics Рік тому +7

    I love those engines and work on them regularly. Everything from servicing to full rebuilds. .

  • @Hjerte_Verke
    @Hjerte_Verke Рік тому +3

    Many thanks for showing the recovery at the beginning. Not only do we hear that the tractor was sitting for a long time, but you show us too. The land was trying to reclaim that tractor judging by the depth it had sunk into the earth. Anyway, it provides us with some history and prologue and that is always interesting.

  • @Kowyn
    @Kowyn Рік тому +1

    Your father knows how to live a long time, never stop working.

  • @rickhaver5876
    @rickhaver5876 Рік тому +5

    Wes the Oliver Man! Who doesn’t love a tractor video!

  • @douglasmayherjr.5733
    @douglasmayherjr.5733 Рік тому +1

    That was a pretty calm video loading the tractor and accessories. My dad, years ago would have been throwing stuff and yelling at everyone within a 1/4 mile radius. He has calmed down a lot, Ahh. The good old days. Thanks for the Videos, Wes. It looks like a project.

  • @James-xo4uv
    @James-xo4uv Рік тому +1

    Wes , nice video of you and your Father getting his " new" tractor,
    And yes don't hurt the paint on your truck..

  • @artemiasalina1860
    @artemiasalina1860 Рік тому +11

    I'd love to see a postmortem on that counter shaft bearing.

  • @Chris.Y.054
    @Chris.Y.054 Рік тому +4

    Nice video Wes. Cherish all the time you can spend with your dad.

  • @Rik.B
    @Rik.B Рік тому

    Great to watch you both, boy you have some of the loudest birds I have ever heard in the background chirping away.

  • @KarateSensei71
    @KarateSensei71 Рік тому +1

    Good thing you had 3 people spotting for your Dad you might have run over the hydraulic cylinders and lines! Your Dad is awesome, more Dad videos please.

  • @moegeek
    @moegeek Рік тому

    That forklift rattling would drive me crazy. It's good to see you're an avid reader :)

  • @jason_dean4032
    @jason_dean4032 Рік тому +1

    I like when Wes gets in touch with his inner Matt

  • @Itsjustme-Justme
    @Itsjustme-Justme Рік тому +4

    Mr. Wes and Daddy Wes doing Diesel Creek style stuff. I love it ❤

  • @12345NoNamesLeft
    @12345NoNamesLeft Рік тому +2

    6:03 Fork holes lining up with frame holes and pinned together, that's awesome.
    We would have used short chains that unhooked themselves about 20 gagallion times.

  • @RenoBusdriver
    @RenoBusdriver Рік тому +1

    Good on your dad for staying active.
    My neighbor who I believe is 80 now tried to retire 8 years ago. He just couldn’t stand staying home so he went back to antique shopping and helping people move their stuff.
    I myself will keep driving till they pry my cold dead hands from the steering wheel. Joking aside I will stop if and when I feel it’s unsafe, at some point we all should give up driving.

  • @MattSchindler
    @MattSchindler Рік тому

    Here i find myself watching wes, just purchased and hauled home a Furgeson TO30 Yesterday, that hasnt ran since 1988. Might be in contact for some wisdom and advice. Glad to see both of you still working hard.

  • @williammcquary4227
    @williammcquary4227 Рік тому +5

    You will definitely have to keep us updated on that all Oliver I think it looks like it's worth fixing

  • @Jeg_er_grim
    @Jeg_er_grim Рік тому +4

    how the holding the flashlight for your dad table has turned

  • @jdmccorful
    @jdmccorful Рік тому +1

    Only thing missing is the shade tree and concrete blocks. Nice work, thanks for the look.

  • @mattthescrapwhisperer
    @mattthescrapwhisperer Рік тому +5

    A THT! (Tractor hauling trip)......Your dad and I are roughly the same age and like him, I never figured out how I had time to go to work 😂. I have friends in their 80s that are still going strong; wrenching and collecting old iron. One friend just finished building a rat rod at 87! So, keep it up Wes's dad, and mount a winch on your trailer Wes!

  • @dougr.6734
    @dougr.6734 Рік тому +1

    The value of present and involved fathers cannot be overstated. If they happen to be mechanically inclined is a very, very nice bonus. I like to think I'm in a very similar boat as you, Wes.

  • @GeminiWoods
    @GeminiWoods Рік тому

    Look at that OBS Ford doing work. I have a soft spot of 80s/90s Fords.

  • @kensherwood4866
    @kensherwood4866 Рік тому +1

    Anxious as you loaded and unloaded the Oliver, but in the end you had the measure of the task and your Dad, who is a great guest "star" on your channel, showed it whose boss. Lovely to see it started after being laid up so long

  • @williammills5111
    @williammills5111 Рік тому

    Well, there’s sketchy, and then there’s Pa loading the tractor…. Yikes!!! Loved it, glad for no extra drama. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @jimrt1738
    @jimrt1738 Рік тому +3

    I like your dad old school through and through👍.

  • @garyp2244
    @garyp2244 Рік тому +1

    Son still learning from his dad. Brings back fond memories. Thanks for the video.

  • @jimbos1567
    @jimbos1567 Рік тому +1

    Now I know where your penchant for lost causes comes from. Genetics. It's fun to watch you guys tackle this stuff.

  • @davidmcd8400
    @davidmcd8400 Рік тому

    My Mrs. would like to send KUDOS to Mrs. Wes on the romance collection so prominently displayed .

  • @axcs0119
    @axcs0119 Рік тому +1

    Some assembly required, right up your alley.

  • @uther10
    @uther10 Рік тому +4

    Love your novel collection! Especially on April 23rd World Book Day!

    • @owen368
      @owen368 Рік тому +2

      Don't you mean St George's day.

  • @gmansecond4103
    @gmansecond4103 Рік тому +2

    Really nice seeing father and son working together.

  • @poot111111
    @poot111111 Рік тому +2

    I'm impressed by the F250 with the gooseneck, that was quite a haul !!!

  • @paulc.sachsejr.7209
    @paulc.sachsejr.7209 Рік тому +2

    Great video. Having flash backs with my dad. Thx

  • @reidhutcherson593
    @reidhutcherson593 Рік тому +2

    I was looking forward to you rebuilding the transmission and then putting the tractor back together. I love long videos.

  • @randy2835
    @randy2835 Рік тому +2

    I really enjoy watching you and your dad work together, me and my father used to work on cars together all the time and sure do miss that , he would always come up with some ingenious work around to the problem .

  • @user-bx1pr4fq4i
    @user-bx1pr4fq4i Рік тому +4

    Don't scratch the paint. Lol. When I was lloading a piece of equipment on my old truck, I would say, "don't put any shiny spots in my rust."

  • @TroubadourJuggernaut
    @TroubadourJuggernaut Рік тому +2

    Your dad has a great "radio voice" !!

  • @user-br2bf1hl6n
    @user-br2bf1hl6n Рік тому

    That was fun Wes. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Deb

  • @milwsdl39
    @milwsdl39 Рік тому

    Awesome job like seeing you and Dad working

  • @TheJstewart2010
    @TheJstewart2010 Рік тому +2

    You guys made that move look easy. I'm sure it wasn't, but the two of you are a great team.

  • @DanEBoyd
    @DanEBoyd Рік тому +3

    BEST way to start the week!!!