What a treat, 3 of our most favourite You-Tubers, Chris, Matt and Sam, and the fabulously clever Clint gets a mention too. And the machine- what can we say. Thankyou from us here is Australia! #letsdig18 #scrappyindustries #dieselcreek #c&c equipment
I remember seeing these when the developers were building our neighborhood back in the 60's. The smell of grease & oil from 30 feet away, will be forever burned in my memory.
I remember the custom home builder using one of these to dig the basement for a new 1800 sq. foot home, next door to my home, in about 1968 or 69 up in Garden City, Michigan (suburb of Detroit.) It was the coolest thing watching them work for hours. Thanks for bringing back the memories, Chris.
She may not be steam, but you just have to call her Mary Ann🤣. Soon you won't need to bring any of your commercial machines home, you'll have all you need here!😁You looked like you were having a blast. Nice purchase, Chris and thanks for sharing with us.
❤ I spent many hours in a shovel in the '70's But it was a 1959. One thing my supervisor said, "Keep the end of the stick lower than the cabin!" I made the mistake and blew the windows out one day. Because the stick hit the roof of the cabin. Yep, it wasn't below the cabin. It scared the HELL out of me!
Love it - the fun of many future hours playing in the dirt. Things will never change. Good friends Diesel Creek and Scrappy Industries. So happy for you LetsDig18.
Your toy box is filling up nicely. I'm sure Matt and Scrappy will find more old equipment that you didn't know you need. I would love to own some cable operated equipment, it brings back memories of operating cranes in the late seventies.
Nice machine Chris, and that little Cummins sounds sweet! Very happy to see that you, Sam, Matt and Clint are saving as much old iron as you can. Without interest from young fellows your age, iron that guys my age ran would be cut for scrap. Thank you!
Awesome! It's nice to see the old equipment being used and appreciated. Enjoy the new toy Chris,it found itself a good home. Take care and God Bless!!!❤😊
OUGHT TO BE SHAMED OF HIMSELF THAT THINGS NEEDS TO BE Run ACROSS THE SCALE QUICK FAST AN IN A HURRY WHO DOES THAT BUY AN OLD JUNKER LIKE THAT AN THINK THEY BE DOING SOMETHING BIG🎉
Wow, what a great addition to what looks to be the beginnings of a very nice collection of old machinery. Congratulations. I am really glad to see you and a few others really interested in keeping some of these old machines out of the scrap pile. And even better when they run. Thanks
My grandfather from West Virginia was a shovel operator and mine owner. This reminds me of seeing him mine coal with a shovel. I do not remember the details much 50 years makes stuff fade away. Good luck with her.
Great to see Sam, you got yourself a gem there young man, going to look forward to seeing you tinker around with it on the farm. Great find, enjoy the toy, thanks for the video.
Very cool piece of dirt moving history ...it puts life in perspective as I was 10 years old already when this was made...I feel I have aged a little better as this Shovel looks like a 1950's vintage!
What an ancient pile of awesomeness that is! One year younger than me, but still in much better shape, loving it and hope to see it in proper use soon 👌
I'm subscribed to both guys and it's a treat to see you all together. It's great that you guys are preserving old machinery and bring them back to working condition.
I have been watching Sam at "Scrappy industries"UA-cam channel for a couple years now.. He's a very talented young man.. I heard about him through Matt at Diesel Creek.. Congratulations Chris on your Shiny new penny.. you'll have a fleet of them in a few years.. Doug in Ohio
Nice Army surplus machine. Rear of operator small round plug known as a "slave cable receptical" to jump start if battery was dead. Also the camo and rust paint job leads me to believe it came from the Ft Drum NY area. We had one just like it in the early 80's while I was in the 76th Engineer Battalion at Drum we used it in the quarry where we got trap rock for the roads down range. Really in great shape. enjoy!!
Chris is creating his own heavy equipment museum... between this, the dragline.. Betty.. even the D7 are all pre 1980's equipment (now I feel old.... Betty was built/ sold the year I was born)..
Congratulations, my friend. What an amazing piece of machinery to add to the collection. You definitely deserve it. You've been killing it, so kudos to you, my friend, and I hope you enjoy
Now Chris, take it one pin at a time and clean them up and use some good quality grease to lubricate everything really good, a little bit of break clean and some wet dry paper on every single moving part will help with the operation of it.
I love it when my favorite UA-camr's collaborate on a project !!! I watch all of Sam's videos also and I look forward on seeing this old Iron being picked up and readied for you! Great Job guys!!!
Big boys and their big boy toys. A bit of fact according to my Mom was. Men grow old but we never really grow up. Inside us somewhere is a little boy tryin' real hard to get out and play with some toys. Chris's are big and mechanical antique in nature. Nice to see Mr. Scrappy delivery Cris's new toy.
A special Loader come of the Farm and bring You a Cable Shovel, what good run and Work! This and Your Dragline is a Perfect Chronologie from the Progress the to Industrialize the last Hundred Years. A very good Shop!! It is to see how You have a Fun. Thanks for this Video.
I'm not going to say that machine is not from the 70s, but I think it is way older than 1970. The engine maybe newer and it does run smooth as silk! I googled excavators and 1970 and they haven't changed much look wise as the new excavators you have now. All the Caterpillar stuff was hydraulic as far as I could see. I'd be curious to know, I'd guess 1950s or older just based on the 5 minutes I looked around.
Chris, you got the feel of it very quickly !! Every machine is different. When you get all your machines at home one day, you should line them up for a show. Greetings from Australia
It's always great to see operators with a passion for their machines and their history and development and want to preserve it for future generations. Keep up the good work all you boys with toys. As you have a `Betty' and a `Barney' this is shovel has got to be `Wilma' as she's too good looking to be a `Fred'.
Chris now you’ll bd needing to contact Clint to see if possible you could get him & Kev down there to work there C & C magic on this beautiful piece of Plant Machinery and do a fantastic paint job over it as a restoration and preservation preventative work which you as meticulous and such a perfectionist as you are will no doubt already have going through your mind a beautiful addition to your historic collection of heavy Plant Machinery Chris
I'll bet if there are any ole timers who actually ran these machines watching, they'd be smiling away and saying "Yup, yup, I remember my first time at trying to make that machine work."
Welcome to North Carolina Sam, you definitely have some miles for your log book. Chris has a new toy for the July 4th holiday. What a network of friends, Scrappy Industries, Diesel Creek, C&C Equipment, Dirt Perfect, Kyle & Robert.
My Dad was the head of the Northweest Service and Training Deptrtmant from 1958 thru 2010. I rember when that crane was built and they built several on a government Contract as a Shovel that was NEVER a Crane!
I have a feeling that DirtPerfect may turn his Abandoned Farm into some Diesel Creek workshop area. I could now imagine him checking auctions for (at least) one of these trench-excavators (with either a digging wheel or a digging chain). And then (at least) one of those side-boom tractors from pipe-laying. But he wouldn't have the time to use that equipment instead of the 850J. - Pity: imagine him and Man Behind The Scenes each operating one of those old machines. Slapstick! :-)
What a treat, 3 of our most favourite You-Tubers, Chris, Matt and Sam, and the fabulously clever Clint gets a mention too. And the machine- what can we say. Thankyou from us here is Australia! #letsdig18 #scrappyindustries #dieselcreek #c&c equipment
Every time I see anything on a cable shovel, I can't help but remember Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel
I think you need to get Kevin from C&C Equipment to come over and paint this old girl
Dittos❤
Yes! C&C's Kevin does a nice paint job.. that would be a neat part of restoration.
Once the cabin is finished Chris you can have a heavy equipment theme park for grown-ups
Excellent idea.
He could charge more.
Too far from Finland though 😅
Heck Yea !!
I'd go for sure
Chris add several more old machines and you have another business
I remember seeing these when the developers were building our neighborhood back in the 60's. The smell of grease & oil from 30 feet away, will be forever burned in my memory.
I remember the custom home builder using one of these to dig the basement for a new 1800 sq. foot home, next door to my home, in about 1968 or 69 up in Garden City, Michigan (suburb of Detroit.) It was the coolest thing watching them work for hours. Thanks for bringing back the memories, Chris.
That runs so sweet it got to be worth a paint job to preserve it.
Clear coat over patina!!❤️😁🍀
Why don’t you have Kevin from C&C EQUIPMENT put a coat of fresh paint on it.
That's the original paint job that's still on it, its MERDEC Winter Verdant. I've never seen a shovel in camouflage before.
Chris is like a kid on Christmas Morning with that grin on his face! He sure looks happy!!!!
A boy and his toys. You crack me up Chris. Enjoy!!!!
A quote from my dad when I was a kid… the difference between men and boys is the price of their toys!
Now you done it, DP is going to want one now
who remembers " Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne " ?
One of my favorites. 😺
My absolute favourite. Still have it at 71.
Me too. 😺@@tomrogers9467
The bucket on this screams "I AM GROOOOOOOT"!
Great to see collaboration videos.
She may not be steam, but you just have to call her Mary Ann🤣. Soon you won't need to bring any of your commercial machines home, you'll have all you need here!😁You looked like you were having a blast. Nice purchase, Chris and thanks for sharing with us.
his home will need to be called the old Iron homestead
That’s what built America and its still going 👍👍👍👍👍
Congratulations on that Awesome Shovel! It's great to see It's going to a good home
Cool, I love these guys you should name this one Mary Ann from the childrens book Mike Mulligan and Mary Ann
❤ I spent many hours in a shovel in the '70's But it was a 1959. One thing my supervisor said, "Keep the end of the stick lower than the cabin!" I made the mistake and blew the windows out one day. Because the stick hit the roof of the cabin. Yep, it wasn't below the cabin. It scared the HELL out of me!
Love it - the fun of many future hours playing in the dirt. Things will never change. Good friends Diesel Creek and Scrappy Industries. So happy for you LetsDig18.
good to see Sam over here I remember the Ohio trip with Matt
this was a great video love your new toy she sounds great
Your toy box is filling up nicely. I'm sure Matt and Scrappy will find more old equipment that you didn't know you need. I would love to own some cable operated equipment, it brings back memories of operating cranes in the late seventies.
Nice machine Chris, and that little Cummins sounds sweet! Very happy to see that you, Sam, Matt and Clint are saving as much old iron as you can. Without interest from young fellows your age, iron that guys my age ran would be cut for scrap. Thank you!
Maybe include DP in that.
Every man who read “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel” as a kid is very jealous right now. We are all living our childhood through you Chris.
Awesome! It's nice to see the old equipment being used and appreciated. Enjoy the new toy Chris,it found itself a good home. Take care and God Bless!!!❤😊
Sam grew up on these machines and taught by the BEST
Always exciting when Chris gets a new Toy.
OUGHT TO BE SHAMED OF HIMSELF THAT THINGS NEEDS TO BE Run ACROSS THE SCALE QUICK FAST AN IN A HURRY WHO DOES THAT BUY AN OLD JUNKER LIKE THAT AN THINK THEY BE DOING SOMETHING BIG🎉
@@saramcdonalds9038this is big boy toys nothing you should be concerned about 😂
@@saramcdonalds9038 Jealousie smells bad....get yourself some big toys your self and stop whining online!
Wow, what a great addition to what looks to be the beginnings of a very nice collection of old machinery. Congratulations. I am really glad to see you and a few others really interested in keeping some of these old machines out of the scrap pile. And even better when they run. Thanks
My grandfather from West Virginia was a shovel operator and mine owner. This reminds me of seeing him mine coal with a shovel. I do not remember the details much 50 years makes stuff fade away. Good luck with her.
So cool. My grandfather was a mechanic on these rigs. He use to follow road construction job’s all over the country building interstates.
Fantastic to see why sam was doing all the work to the ford rig. Awesome to see the old iron still play running.
Great to see Sam, you got yourself a gem there young man, going to look forward to seeing you tinker around with it on the farm. Great find, enjoy the toy, thanks for the video.
Very cool piece of dirt moving history ...it puts life in perspective as I was 10 years old already when this was made...I feel I have aged a little better as this Shovel looks like a 1950's vintage!
A bit of cleaning, some grease, oil on chains, tightening of tracks, be like new. To work within minutes. Great find Chris.
What an ancient pile of awesomeness that is! One year younger than me, but still in much better shape, loving it and hope to see it in proper use soon 👌
I'm subscribed to both guys and it's a treat to see you all together.
It's great that you guys are preserving old machinery and bring them back to working condition.
I have been watching Sam at "Scrappy industries"UA-cam channel for a couple years now.. He's a very talented young man.. I heard about him through Matt at Diesel Creek.. Congratulations Chris on your Shiny new penny.. you'll have a fleet of them in a few years..
Doug in Ohio
Very cool video thanks for sharing congrats on the new play toy 👍🏻
May be the first time I found the "rust patina" to be beautiful. Perfect size too.
That cable shovel is a piece of history! Kudos to Diesel Creek and Scrappy Industries for saving it from the scrapyard! 👏
Wow, I must say the patina on that hulk is something else. Rattle can will fix that right up. Subscribing to Sam......I really like that shovel.
Nice Army surplus machine. Rear of operator small round plug known as a "slave cable receptical" to jump start if battery was dead. Also the camo and rust paint job leads me to believe it came from the Ft Drum NY area. We had one just like it in the early 80's while I was in the 76th Engineer Battalion at Drum we used it in the quarry where we got trap rock for the roads down range. Really in great shape. enjoy!!
Chris is creating his own heavy equipment museum... between this, the dragline.. Betty.. even the D7 are all pre 1980's equipment (now I feel old.... Betty was built/ sold the year I was born)..
I LOVE your new toy. (From a 76 year old Grandma)
Looks like a little kid with a new toy. Good for you! Enjoy it
Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
That d be cool to have Kevin from C and C come down and give it some new paint
Wow what a lovely machine looks in good order lovely project.
Well, at the very least you can make Mike (DP) jealous with it.
The evolution of heavy equipment is amazing.
Thanks for sharing your excitement.
Be safe and prosper.
Awesome! Congrats Chris.
I think the 1970 date is the last overhaul not the original build date
I agree. Seems older then the 70s
Congratulations, my friend. What an amazing piece of machinery to add to the collection. You definitely deserve it. You've been killing it, so kudos to you, my friend, and I hope you enjoy
You going to have a museum soon, what with all the "aged" items at your place!
Now Chris, take it one pin at a time and clean them up and use some good quality grease to lubricate everything really good, a little bit of break clean and some wet dry paper on every single moving part will help with the operation of it.
I love it when my favorite UA-camr's collaborate on a project !!! I watch all of Sam's videos also and I look forward on seeing this old Iron being picked up and readied for you! Great Job guys!!!
Call it Fred from the Flintstones!! Ya got his friend Barney!
The wrecking ball is Bam Bam .
@@kaboom4679 noice!!
Big boys and their big boy toys.
A bit of fact according to my Mom was.
Men grow old but we never really grow up.
Inside us somewhere is a little boy tryin' real hard to get out and play with some toys.
Chris's are big and mechanical antique in nature.
Nice to see Mr. Scrappy delivery Cris's new toy.
A special Loader come of the Farm and bring You a Cable Shovel, what good run and Work! This and Your Dragline is a Perfect Chronologie from the Progress the to Industrialize the last Hundred Years. A very good Shop!! It is to see how You have a Fun. Thanks for this Video.
scrappy is great
Got to love the old machines.
That took me back 40 - 50 years to my Ruston Bucyrus 10RB drag shovel. I moved a lot of dirt with that thing - Thank you for posting
Good job guys love watching those old machines keep up the good work
Chris, you run one of those things all day long and the bed will feel really good at night. Quite a work out.
I'm not going to say that machine is not from the 70s, but I think it is way older than 1970. The engine maybe newer and it does run smooth as silk! I googled excavators and 1970 and they haven't changed much look wise as the new excavators you have now. All the Caterpillar stuff was hydraulic as far as I could see. I'd be curious to know, I'd guess 1950s or older just based on the 5 minutes I looked around.
Good guys Sam and Matt.
These were manufactured right here in my Home town of Erie Pennsylvania. ! Awesome video ! Keep them coming Guys !
Outstanding. Nice piece.
Best regards from Indiana.
Now that is a beauty bro and big thanks to Sam and Matt too. Will watch out for Sam's video of it. Safe travels. Ken.
AWSOME Big Boy Toy,,Whatta Hobby!!! Fun Fun 😂❤ Let's Dig 18 when you want!!! Thanks again for sharing 👏 😊
That thing is sweet Chris! Absolutely love it!
Chris, you got the feel of it very quickly !! Every machine is different. When you get all your machines at home one day, you should line them up for a show. Greetings from Australia
Your tree is looking great!
It's always great to see operators with a passion for their machines and their history and development and want to preserve it for future generations. Keep up the good work all you boys with toys. As you have a `Betty' and a `Barney' this is shovel has got to be `Wilma' as she's too good looking to be a `Fred'.
Glade you guys are saving the old iron a lot of life left in it
Awesome!! Congratulations!
Awesome job Chris! You can operate anything Brother! That shovel engine sounds great!
Ahhh nothing more relaxing than coming back and watching another LetsDig18 video - cheers Chris
That has got to be the best camo paint job I've ever seen.
Urban junkyard camo!! 😂😂.
It wouldn’t take too much to give its sandblast, prime and then paint it army green again.
Chris now you’ll bd needing to contact Clint to see if possible you could get him & Kev down there to work there
C & C magic on this beautiful piece of Plant Machinery and do a fantastic paint job over it as a restoration and preservation preventative work which you as meticulous and such a perfectionist as you are will no doubt already have going through your mind a beautiful addition to your historic collection of heavy Plant Machinery
Chris
Chris i think there is a very good possibility that bad ass machine needs to be restored.
Congratulations on your new machine. Love the camouflage by the way.
Chris, with that big SMILE on your face, it's hard to tell that you weren't EXCITED about the new Big Boy Toy LOL !!
I'll bet if there are any ole timers who actually ran these machines watching, they'd be smiling away and saying "Yup, yup, I remember my first time at trying to make that machine work."
That's a great way to turn over your topsoil stockpile and have fun!
The smile on Chris's face well worth it 😊
I can tell right now Chris is going to sell all his excavators and go with shovels and draglines. Pretty soon he’ll be using steam equipment. 😂
He generates enough wood for fuel , and , ponds for water are his forte .
This could work .
And no DEF.
Nice. Takes me back to my days working on the big electric shovels in iron ore mine.
LetsShovel18!😅
Congrats on your new shovel and scrappy is awesome
Absolutely love your new play toy 😊
Great shape, lots of patina!!
Welcome to North Carolina Sam, you definitely have some miles for your log book. Chris has a new toy for the July 4th holiday. What a network of friends, Scrappy Industries, Diesel Creek, C&C Equipment, Dirt Perfect, Kyle & Robert.
Way cool Chris! Congratulations!!
Q: How do you know that Chris has really mastered the shovel?
A: When he has a similar bucket made for the 350. :-)
congrats on a nice ol should be good fun to come. good times. cheers.
darn it should say nice ol unit my bad.
Love it Chris, And Sounds NEW.
You're starting to amass quite the collection of antique equipment there...
My Dad was the head of the Northweest Service and Training Deptrtmant from 1958 thru 2010. I rember when that crane was built and they built several on a government Contract as a Shovel that was NEVER a Crane!
The tracks on that old boy needs some love
Hey Chris i drove one just like that one with no rust when i was 15 its great to see know i am 76 have fun
DP is going to be sooooo jealous! 🤣
I have a feeling that DirtPerfect may turn his Abandoned Farm into some Diesel Creek workshop area. I could now imagine him checking auctions for (at least) one of these trench-excavators (with either a digging wheel or a digging chain). And then (at least) one of those side-boom tractors from pipe-laying. But he wouldn't have the time to use that equipment instead of the 850J. - Pity: imagine him and Man Behind The Scenes each operating one of those old machines. Slapstick! :-)
@@chrislaarman7532
I would not be surprised. I’m waiting to see what DP does with MBTS’s bargain trailer on the Abandoned Farm.
Wow, just like Scrappy below, I soooo remember this in use in rt during the 60's and early 70's!! They were soooo excting to see working!
Always having a adventure