Forest-Bear # Part 2. Everyone should own one!
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2021
- Part 2 of the Moto-Standard tracked forest machine Built in the early 1960's. Here we test it up hills and in mud and water.
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With that 'tractor' you built for your youngest you are officially the Swedish Colin Furze.
Haha, i like that. Thanks! Might make a video of it some day. /Richard
A cornerstone of conservation is keeping perfectly usable equipment out of the trash heap.
Look up cash for clunkers.
Where good vehicles were destroyed & the owners given some cash.
agreed totaly
@@elonmust7470 cfc was car genocide
A cornerstone of conversation is keeping out of the trash heap.
Conservation would be to melt it down and make something more efficient.
Can’t tell you how much it warmed my heart to see your daughter doing her chores. There is hope for this world yet.
Wow I was really impressed with how much power that little engine has!!
The automatic subtitles interpret the engine sound as “applause”! How perfect!
I enjoyed seeing the Forest Bear come to life and go through the different types of terrain. Great job.
Thanks! /Richard
The use of jumping kids was top notch professional mechanic 👍😂
Ye thats what the OM said, "Tension of tracks should be adjusted using 2 small kids on a flat surface" 😁
What a great machine! I have an old M274A2 Mule, from around the same era, but it's wheeled, not tracked. It goes almost anywhere, but it's really light and just doesn't have the pulling power your Forest Bear has. Really nice!
What an amazing little machine: small in stature but with the heart of a lion! Your first video showed how it refused to die despite much neglect, and this one just how astonishingly capable it is following a little TLC. It's an absolute credit to its original designers and builders, and I'd love to think that one of them may someday find your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot 😊👍 /Richard
You put a lot of time into setting up your cameras. Thanks for good stuff.
There's nothing today comparable. In ruggedness, reliability, simplicity and usefulness. Things you could repair by yourself, without companies sueing you. I advocate for the right to repair. Sometimes I think we are going backwards.
This thing the Forest bear needs to go back in to production what a great machine,
Cheers to all.
OK you sold me. I'll take one.
Yep. Me too.
This guy has me searching for a walk behind tractor like mad.
Me tooooo
I'll take two
I like it but looks like a death trap tbh
I'd really like to see the Forest Bear's underside. I'm really interested in the way it's put together. You can see the thinking with the spring adjusters in the back that you loosened up. VERY smart and practical. Thanks for the running test, it's always good to see how it runs in its native environment!!! Awesome!!
Hi! Thank you. Yes maybe i should explain a little more in detail how it works. /Richard
That machine isjust awesome, it seems unstoppable. i kept thinking it was going to konk out but it just trundled on. Amazing. I love old engines and machinery, in fact almost anything old. Andy UK
Thank you Andy! /Richard
Wow, Elly's got me beat by about 5 years. I started driving tractors when I was 8 (I hate to say this, almost 60 years ago) helping out on Saturdays, with my Grandad and his sons in Lincolnshire, he was a timber merchant.
Love the crawler, by 10yrs I was driving my favourite, a Ford Major on tracks!
Keep up the good work!
That looks like fun. I would love one, only problem is I would never get any work done 😂
Yeah, draging some logs out, fastest way possib..*Oooh look deep mud!!* 😅
Hey Marty!!! Thanks for all the tips on your videos!! You're one of my favorite UA-camrs!!
I am here in Canada, I see you got a nut job of a prime minister too! things are really screwed up here!
@@SuperHurdman Yes, quite scary what the government is forcing on us, rapidly heading towards communism
Sounds like you have the same type of screwed ministers as we do i Sweden.
Great! I don't have a use for one in my present situation, but after seeing this, I want to adapt my situation so as to need one. :) Looks more fun to operate than it is, I'm sure, but it's very nice to see young people taking advantage of (& joy in) older machinery, & not just throw $$ after the latest disposable technology.
I bet there is a lot of work left in the ol'girl.
She may not be the "beauty at the ball", but still has a ton to offer.
I salute you for bringing her back to life, and to be useful again.
Not only is this a most wonderful machine, but you sir, are an absolute breath of fresh air. Please keep doing these wonderful videos. I am figuring out how to build this in Lego Technic.
It will get you places a SUV wouldn’t. Nice machine.
Can you imagine how it was when it was brand new.
Your English is better than my Swedish
Love the ending bit.
Thanks for part two. Once again, what a beautiful old tractor. I've never seen anything like it.
Hi, yes they are quite rare here also. Happy to have this one. /Richard
That is such a cool machine! I've never seen one!
Do the old girl a favor and give her a coat of paint.
I love you too. You are a beautiful man. And I love your Forest Bear! That is a great machine. I am jealous!
You did a wonderful job bringing this back to working condition.
I may try to replicate this someday. Thanks for sharing.
"My forest" I'm so jealous! Such a great little machine. Huge respect to you for your choice of life and we love you too, Richard.
Slightly spooked to see a comment I would have made written by my namesake. Salut William.
@@willrich258 My long lost twin! Skol
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Wow! I'm in awe of this little machine. Part 1 had me impressed by it, but this video shows it can do far more than I thought. I see now what you meant by the box for your feet doing very well at keeping the operator clean and away from the tracks. Can't wait to see your next video! 🙂
Same here!! I would love to find something like that. Now I have a modern tractor on my family’s 28 acres but this would be awesome during the winter. Make a slide and bring in firewood. Use it to bring in logs to build fences. Of course just to have a hay day riding it!! 🤣
I Came on Your blog tonight and enjoyed can/t wait to see what you got going . Thanks AJ East,Texas USA
Wow, what a beautiful place to live. Nice tractor too
Hello from Russia. Nice and kind videos. Keep doing them in that way. Have a good luck in all your projects.
Hi! Nice to hear from Russia! Thanks /Richard
It makes me happy to see the little one operating with hearing protection. Good job dad.
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That's cool that it fits perfectly in the horse trailer
I'll keep my modern tractor with it's safety, comfort, usability and power. But the Forest Creeper is cool, no question
We need more people like you in this world.
Thank you! /Richard
That has to be one of the craziest machines I've seen that actually works
That must be a good thing!
A big light on the front a gun rack and a serious truck style air horn. Perfection I love it.
Thats so nice, you must be very proud. I have fond memories of logging with my cousin using his rare Cushman Traxster, fiberglass body on hydrostatically driven rubber tank treads
Thank you for preserving history's genius machinery!!! I can't wait to see your Forest Bear do the snow❄❄❄😊
Neat machine. I can't wait to see it in the snow.
I hope the snow will come early this year! I think snow will be fun to play on with this one. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery don't forget to video it out in the snow ❄️🌨️ pulling a log.
Myself being a fabricator welder machinist machine builder this makes me want to fabricate one of these with newer components thank you for the idea. I think it would be very easy to construct with a walk behind commercial lawn mower.
I have only one word.....MAGNIFICENT.
Thanks mate! /Richard
@Yesterdays Machinery - For skidding logs on the ground, I recommend a log skidding plate or a log skidding cone. It keeps the logs from digging in the ground and keeps dirt off the logs for when you cut them. Less dirt means your blades will stay sharper for a longer time.
Log skidding cones can be made from broken plastic/urethane car bumpers and log skidding plates can be made from damaged car hoods for cheap.
Hi! Yes i got a log skidder. A glas fibre one and old ones made out of wood. Yes i am running a big circular sawmill, and dirt are not welcome. But logs from my forest i collect with crane. Most of the time i by logs because it pays better to work in the sawmill than out in the forest. This log was just for fire wood. Thanks for comenting! /Richard
It looks like great fun. I'm looking forward to seeing you do more with it. It looks pretty stable but still please don't flip it over onto yourself.
Amazing your 3 yr. old daughter operating the tractor. She must be a smart little girl.
Yes, shape them young. She loves old machines with engines! /Richard
Howdy from Texas USA! That is a very interesting little tractor. Thank you for saving the past through preservation and for sharing.
Hi there! Nice to hear from Texas. Got a lot of relatives in the US, but not Texas i think. /Richard
Part one was great and this second piece was made even better for having watched it!
Thanks! /Richard
Thanks for the video, there was a lot of camera placement going on to get great shots. What an awesome machine, looks like a lot of fun.
So cool. Now I will convert one of my gravelys to a crawler. Thank you
That's the best. My little 2019 Massey can pull 3 logs because the 3 point can pick the front of them up.
Good show man. Good save for sure.
Definitely going to be a handy tractor to have. Especially in the winter...
I love the Forest-Bear. I can imagine how useful that is for you. Looks like you had a lot of fun trying this out. I wonder why the design did not prove popular.
Thanks for the video.
Dave.
Only thing I love more than this thing running over absolutely everything is how damn well it fits in that horse trailer.
Everyone should like this video just on the premise of how much he had to move the camera in that bog.
I love the little vehicle in the coolest little off-road tractor farm equipment it's just badass glad you got it working stay safe
Having driven tracked vehicles in the Army for a short while, (M-113 and M-114 A1 E1) I've been delighted to see your efforts with the 'Forest Bear'. Not having 'log scissors' to use in my younger days, we would hook up a mule to the head of a log but would tie a coal shovel so that it smoothed out the transition between the sharp edge of the log and whatever it was being pulled over. Lacking the shovel, we would have to bevel the nose of the log for the same purpose. Either way seemed to placate the mule a great deal. Pleas continue your good work.
Very cool antique ! Was pleased to see you could resurrect it.
Thank you! /Richard
That little tractor 🚜 is amazing ☺️
Very nice machine and very good videos entertaining and informative I love old stuff and you keep them coming
Awesome machine, seems to run well! Definitely needs a headlight for those dark winter evenings! Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Hi! Thank you. Yes i have found a back worklight from an old Ford 5000 tractor that i think i will use. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Brilliant machine ! Try an LED bulb in it, because I bet the alternator output is only 2 to 5 amps? You can get bridge rectifiers very cheaply on Ebay which you could build into the lamp perhaps? Or hide away a small electrical box with the modern stuff in, to preserve the looks? A good rub over with cahainsaw bar oil will keep the patina from deteriorating (its even wetter here in Wales!, & obviously warmer)
This is just awesome! I’m having fun watching you ride it around!
Your boy at the end cracked me up! that wee tractor is absolutely adorable.
God keep you and your family brother.
Marvellous tool , those scissors or dogs as we call them ( get your fingers in the way and you're bitten ) will be a great addition. Your English is just fine , don't be doing yourself down . Great video 👍🇬🇧
Thank you mate! /
Love the machine, looks like a post apocalyptic tank. Good work great channel
Thank you! /Richard
Dear Yesterdays Machinery man.
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic again and as always (video and work). I absolutely love the Forest Bear (and not only because my nickname is a combination made out of a piece of my Surname and Bear). It's a very versatile vehicle and I'm pretty surprised that it is able to pull/log trees with such a relatively small engine. I hope that there will be a third part where we can see the modifications. This time I subscribed at last, because I don't want to miss anything new from your channel.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Post Scriptum: A absolutely loved to see your little daughter driving the DIY mini tractor. It reminds me so much....
This machine gave me some ideas. I need a mechanical mule for work on my own property and think I might build something based off this. Probably with a diesel powerplant, PTO, and the ability to power other tools via flatbelts to drive things like the lumber mill I plan on building. Thank you so much for the inspiration! I think I have my winter project picked out! 😁
That's the coolest vehicle I ever saw!
Gday, I’d say that it preformed very well, great to see Elly having fun as well, Cheers
Hi there! And thanks. Yes Elly enjoys that tractor more than i enjoy mine i think. She is a good driver, i usually sitts in the wagon behind and points where she should drive me. Haha. /Richard
I'm quite envious! That looks like so much fun to work with! I think I would figure out a better ratio to maximize the available torque. This is the perfect design for service, utility and adaptability, way too cool! Going to have to watch the part 1 again.
Fun to work on and fun to use! Yes, this machine would sure be more useful after some modifications. But this is original, and still very good i think so it will stay. Better do make a home made improved copy, when iv'e used it for so long that i know what needs to be improved and how. Thanks, /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery I want to build one now! I have a couple old skidoos that I can use to start with.
Northern Sask, would love to own one. Your daughter rocks.
I'm never lucky enough to find any cool machines like that.
Pretty neat little machine you've found there. Make's me a bit jealous, except I've got plenty of my own to care for already. Looks like a good little workhorse.
I was surprised how well this machine seems to float over the forest floor whilst not tearing it up badly. It looks like a very useful old machine indeed.
It's because of how light it is.
@@elonmust7470 Low ground pressure due to the area of the tracks.
@@webtoedman which is directly correlated to weight.
@@elonmust7470 Applied pressure= force divided by area. Area in this case being the track length in contact with the ground.
@@webtoedman applied pressure is 100% related to the machine's weight.....
Your English is just fine. I just found your channel, and love it. Also i love the Forrest Bear. Thank you for bringing this machine to me. Very nice. I look forward to seeing it again.
seems like a practical machine for its day and now as well.. Also looks like fun as well
I'm glad you showed it pulling a log. It looked great for a personal runaround but until you did that I was wondering how much work could be gotten out of it.
I already watched your first video so if I missed it I apologize. Is this a one-off home built design or are these made by an actual company?
It's a two wheel tractor from Moto-standard in germany with a track conversion kit from Trygve Owren in Norway. Two wheel tractor conversions for forestery were pretty common in Norway, both tracked and various 4wd constructions.
It is cool no doubt I am 72. IV run dragline down in the woods. Company brought me fuel on Something like that back in the day
What a fantastic little machine - thanks for the videos about getting it running etc - fascinating and I can see how usefull it is going to be for you in snowy Sweden. Take care 🙂
SIR, your English is very good and your abilities are outstanding . Please go with God one day at a time , in Jesus name amen ." THANK YOU GOD ALMIGHTY FOR OUR SALVATION IN JESUS NAME AMEN .
awesome machine; they would sell today; i would buy one; thanks for sharing.
Obviously a working machine but so much fun, there should be an owners club
What a workhorse,and Elly's tractor is so good,thank you!
Beautiful country you have there and what a really cool old machine!
Elly knows exactly what she wants to do 😍😍👍🏴
Yes, i think i will make a little video with this tractor and Elly. She is outstanding, and likes is. Then learning goes fast 🙂 /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery please do make a video of yourself and Elly, she outstanding and very cute 🥰. All of you Stay safe and well.
A remarkable little machine. It can perform do many unique tasks in terrain no other could even pass.
I want one of those forest-bears. Great thing to have if you have a lot of trees on some land.
Yes wet land brings this machine to good use. Else a tractor is better. /Richard
Your English is awesome and we love the bog stomping capabilities of your Forest Bear 😊 Keep up the good work, we look forward to seeing more 'Bear adventures ☺️
Found your channel and have subscribed. That's a lot of work to record and edit. Very professional result. Great little machine. Excellent work restorinng it to working oorder. Very useful machine. Much better than a quad-bike and mch more durable. Congratulations.
Man... right when I was thinking "i would love to see him hook up to a log" he hooks up to a log 😁 did great in the mud too!!
She got some torque! Great content thanks
Looks really handy. Might want to beef up the motor for towing and hills.
Yep needs some mud guards for shore. Great channel.cheers from Australia
I’d be welding me a little wrap around the back...lower back support to help you stay on the seat... help u keep from sliding off backwards!!! She’s a beautiful little beast!!! Noticed that you were just cruising along there around 1/2 throttle... just letting her cruse along!!! She’s got plenty of gumption for dragging some logs out for the firewood pile!!! That’s an awesome little skidded...love that it doesn’t make any ruts and it’s going to be awesome in the snow!!!
Next time you want to drag a log you need to get a 55 gallon plastic barrel and cut about a 2 inch hole in one end with the other end completely open. Pull your chain through the 2 inch hole and secure it tight on the log and that log will pull up inside the plastic barrel and any log can be pulled with ease that way. It doesn’t dig into the ground anymore and it will ride over any surface that way putting less stress on your machine.
Ok the first thing first, I want full length fenders and a roll bar before anything else is done. I recommend 2x4 square tubing or pipe. To start with, make two up-rights off the rear axle under seat, run a trans-verse bar from one side to other on top of up-rights, same up front. Then add roll bar up and over the seat and connect that to the trans verse bar, then run a bar or pipe front to back outer edge of track to the trans verse bars, then 10-12 ga sheet metal on top of those as a fenders, old 250 gal oil drum would work good for that.....
Then we can talk about another motor with electric start, a small log arch on rear, lights, paint, front hood rack for saw and ginger ale.............Hey from ME USA.
hi from the state of maine in us love that little tractor so cool thanks love your vids keep them coming
What a machine! Excellent stuff.
Watching this in action made me chuckle & giggle!😆
4:40 "I'm gonna find me a winch, but I don't think it's gonna be easy. It will take a while, I think, but someday."
Me too, dude. Mee too.
..... Thank you for posting these films... They are appreciated... Your mechanical skills are top notch ... Best regards .....
The way this thing moves, it's almost like stop-motion.
Lovely to see a Welsh person on here instead of the usual Chinese Pakistan people building and maintaining these awesome beasts