You know it's really a shame that you're doing all that work to make the inside look great, but you don't have a roof to protect the work you just did! And a piece of Plexiglas would work just fine for a windshield. And you can also make a curtain of some kind to cover the side windows. It's just a thought!
Nice. One of the latest Diesel creek videos he went to a show in bowling greene ohio and there was a half track with a dragline type crane on the back of it. Thought of your halftracks when I seen it lol.
I SO LOVE when you can fix/rebuild something with cheap (Low-Buck) cross referenced parts and/ or rebuild kits. They are out there. You just need to find them. James contributes some improved parts for the Jeep enthusiasts. Thank You James and to all that do cross referencing for everyone. You are True Heroes! 😍🤩👍🥂🎆🎉🎖👑🎈❤
Your videos make my week, every week! It's so great to watch the problem solving and fabrication (and humor of course). Thank you for the time and effort that you put into your channel.
James used to be my favorite big kid on UA-cam. Now, I reckon he's my favorite big kid anywhere on the internet. I'm glad to see those subscriber numbers continue to climb. Glad and not in the least surprised.
I'm really glad I ran across your channel. I admire the fact that you fabricate and adapt the parts you have to make them *what you need.* All of us UA-camr's should take note of your work. Hats off to you my friend 🙂👍 Glad you're making progress. Be safe and have fun wrenching 🔧
Grease those bottom rollers often. That comes from a friend. He also said that he thinks those were used on heavy duty industrial buggies. You can still buy steel wheels with vulcanized rubber on them. The sprockets he said you are on your own. LOL! As for the tracks he said you would have a better chance of winning the lottery. It would help paying for them too 😁.
Tommy Hunt's first recommendation to me regarding halftracks was, "Get and good grease gun and use it!" Tommy was the parts manager of the now long gone Southern Parts of Memphis, TN "World's Largest Supplier of Halftrack Parts. Tommy was at Remagen when the bridge collapsed. God rest his soul!
@@ItsDaJax These old war machines are cool but their parts are obsolete nowadays and have been replaced on the market with far superior parts. Will it look original? No. Will it run far longer and require less maintenance and babying? Heck yes
@@JohnZombi88 The first thing I would do if I could get my hands on one is restomod it. I don't care about keeping vehicles original, especially when there are plenty examples of it original or restored.
Oh he'll yeah it's looking badass!! It's really looking good and coming together you do amazing work. Can tell just how you make parts you really do know your shot. As a metal fabricator can just tell. Love the humor. Thanks for the hard work you do for your videos it shows.
The replacement master cylinder part number for NAPA is NMC P34232. Just a warning when driving the halftrack as is is that if the track breaks it can whip up and hit you. Having the tracks covered is a must for safety FYI. Great video!!
In the late 1940s my dad was driving a half track from one job to the next. The passenger side track broke, going through the back of the cab, demolishing the seat, ending with the entire track coiled up in the passenger compartment. Fortunately the seat was empty at the time.
Its funny, I completely forgot to put in a "like and subscribe", it didn't even occur to me until this morning. I'm still working on getting the hang of this video stuff...
I love the sound of that old HUGE flathead six, and the sounds of the transmission doing its thing. Reminds me of the sound my 41 Power Wagon made. I like that you have a curious mind and can figure things out, plus all the toys and junk to engineer, build, or jury rig something to work with junk lying around. I used to do that a lot trying to make a close linkage or make a upgrade to something on my Dart. Glad I found you.
I have loved doing stuff like this, since I was a kid. I'm 71 now and some stoved up, but hope to be able to do some again soon. You are absolutely right. If it ain't fun, you are doing it wrong.
Hi James!! You are on your way!! It's like a snowball rollin' down a steep, snow covered hill. C'mon 500K!! 😄 I just started retirement so I can now catch up on any earlier videos I may have missed. Maybe watch some reruns! 🤣🙂
Glad the half track finally made it to good enough status. Watching the rollers on the tracks was oddly satisfying. Can’t wait for your next project completion
Looking good and and I really like your humor and appreciate your make what you have work . Now you need a WW2 GI helmet to wear when driving the half track
Some purists will probably roll their eyes when they watch this...and I'd go for as many NoS parts as possible to do her up...but one thing's for sure...you're damn good at making do with what you have...just blown away with how much you fix yourself....
Thank you! I figured that as long as I didn't ruin any of the factory stuff, eventually someone with deeper pockets will be able to make it more original.
When a number of out fits converted them with cranes , winches etc for construction work , the yellow was a standard . The crime was the junking of the armour plate and the interiors
That’s so awesome! Great job. It’s a little late to stick a grommet in the hole to protect the brake line, unless you cut a grommet and stick it in or get some rubber hose and slice it open and wrap it around the line and then slide it into the firewall.
Thanks! The hole in the firewall was pretty small, so the fittings on the end barely fit through. I'll definitely have to go with something split and slide it in with the hose in place.
I had a job where we had a bunch of wwii surplus equipment in a ground support role for aviation. Its a good time seeing you working on the same kinda stuff I was 40 years ago. I really enjoy seeing all this stuff live again! Man I need a half track gin truck for the ranch! I could pull my own 900 ft well pump among things
I've watched this video 3 times already, and every time when I see the half track driving on the dirt what comes to mind is "Warp speed Mr. Zulu!" "Scotty I need more!" "I jest cant doo it captin, if I push 'er much she's gonna blow!"
I like to chime in when my thoughts are gathered. Like you, I found out that I'm pretty ''OK'' at DIY. I do my thing in a small 10×10 ''shed'' in So-cal, we brought it at Lowes. I am working on renovating a 250-year-old French Mobier grad father clock. I said all that to say, ''I could just about imagine what could be done in a proper shop. But as you know, love is blind! And I love what I make!!!! Keep it up and thank you for sharing! Anyone ever tell you you look like Chuck Foose?
very interesting vehicle indeed. great to have gotten it going like this again, lots of practical use, even today, I guess. besides, when going backwards in dirt, it looked like you could steer front wheels to whereever, the tracks didn‘t worry too much anyway… :-D I‘d always asked myself alike, also in view of german sd.kfz.251 armoured vehicles, which seemed to have had differentials etc. to ‚steer by track‘, too, though.
I'm going to pretend you've never heard of this channel, there's a channel in Utah called "Matts Off Road Recovery", and Matt is supposed to be hosting a big YT event called, "the Tow-Truck Olympics", why don't you slap a few wenches on that half-track, maybe an American flag or two, several Low-Buck Garage logo's, a partner (if you can find one), and enter the event, Matt is building a monster rear-steer off-road wrecker just for this event, the FabRats channel is also building one, and there's another guy named Rory, his channel-n-tow-truck is called "Trail-Mater", now Rory's an odd duck, he wears those old-fashion women's bonnets almost every day, he claims they help keep him cool while out doing recovery's in the desert, IDK!,🙄, other than that, he seems alright,😄, and I'm sure they'll be many others there at the TTO's, those are just three that I watch regularly, this would be a awesome opportunity for you to get some really good exposure too millions of new viewers, viewers who are already known too really like this content,😉👍, you'd be crazy NOT too throw your hat in this ring, I'd love to see you go there, and show all those dumb Canadian-hoser rejects exactly how the cow ate the cabbage, J/K, awesome video bro, thanks for sharing.
I like the older military vehicles they have the glove carparments on them and i will always put the information papers in it for over the road use on them
I would take another piece of plywood and seal it up with a few coats of paint and put it over the back of your seat to keep the fabric from tearing off the back but thats just my OCD LOL...
WARNING!!! To everybody that has an old US halftrack from WWII. If you do not have a bed over the tracks... DO NOT drive the vehicle faster than about ten miles per hour. I was told a story by Tommy Hunt, parts manager of the defunct Southern Parts Corp. of Memphis, TN - World's Largest Supplier of Halftrack Parts. Tommy recounted the sad tale of two youngsters that were driving halftracks that had the original beds removed. They decided to drag race one another briefly. Far briefly than planned. The track broke on one and whipped up and decapitated one of the boys. At higher speeds, even if you have the original bed, should a track break it will whip about crazily and even try to keep going. (I speak from personal experience.) Yes, it had a Hydrovac originally. PS: There is a wrong way and a right way for a halftrack's rubber track to be put on. It has to do with the bolt on inner steel guide pieces. Each has a wider half. Which goes forward - I cannot remember.
As you’re learning, working in these MV’s isn’t that hard in any way once you know how things are and where to get various parts. Many of the wheel bearings can be bought at most local parts stores. I make my own brake and fuel lines as well. That booster is a definite for a Halftrack, not an easy thing to stop without one.
You know it's really a shame that you're doing all that work to make the inside look great, but you don't have a roof to protect the work you just did! And a piece of Plexiglas would work just fine for a windshield. And you can also make a curtain of some kind to cover the side windows. It's just a thought!
To watch the half track Chassé from underneath while working was pretty cool!
Enjoyed the undercarriage drive over and really enjoyed watching the bogie suspension camera shots seeing how it flexes over the terrain, great job.
Thanks! I agree, I actually sat there staring at those clips for a while when I was editing it. I'll do more on my next half-track video.
As always, your 'Supply Chain' is the best part!
Nice. One of the latest Diesel creek videos he went to a show in bowling greene ohio and there was a half track with a dragline type crane on the back of it. Thought of your halftracks when I seen it lol.
I seen that to and first thing I thought of was this halfback and how good it's gonna look and be when it's all done.
Same
Saw that too, immediately thought the same thing.
love your channel, your humor and ingenuity!
Thank you!
@@LowBuckGarage hate to change a flat rear tire...
@@harrywalker5836 Then youre doing it wrong!
That’s the best off road rescue vehicle!
I SO LOVE when you can fix/rebuild something with cheap (Low-Buck) cross referenced parts and/ or rebuild kits. They are out there. You just need to find them. James contributes some improved parts for the Jeep enthusiasts. Thank You James and to all that do cross referencing for everyone. You are True Heroes! 😍🤩👍🥂🎆🎉🎖👑🎈❤
Your videos make my week, every week! It's so great to watch the problem solving and fabrication (and humor of course). Thank you for the time and effort that you put into your channel.
Thank you, I'm glad you like them!
James used to be my favorite big kid on UA-cam.
Now, I reckon he's my favorite big kid anywhere on the internet. I'm glad to see those subscriber numbers continue to climb. Glad and not in the least surprised.
I'm really glad I ran across your channel. I admire the fact that you fabricate and adapt the parts you have to make them *what you need.* All of us UA-camr's should take note of your work. Hats off to you my friend 🙂👍 Glad you're making progress. Be safe and have fun wrenching 🔧
I love your channel to sir. It is in the same vein as Low Buck and I adore that. Please keep up your own saving, restoring amd tinkering!
@@travisgamble8765 thank you for the kind words 🙂👍 That truly means a lot. Take care 🔧
I'm digging the Pontiac steering wheel in the Jeep!
The White halftrack is truly a marvel of simplicity and reparability. I am so glad to see this one has found a home.
Grease those bottom rollers often. That comes from a friend. He also said that he thinks those were used on heavy duty industrial buggies. You can still buy steel wheels with vulcanized rubber on them. The sprockets he said you are on your own. LOL! As for the tracks he said you would have a better chance of winning the lottery. It would help paying for them too 😁.
Tommy Hunt's first recommendation to me regarding halftracks was, "Get and good grease gun and use it!" Tommy was the parts manager of the now long gone Southern Parts of Memphis, TN "World's Largest Supplier of Halftrack Parts. Tommy was at Remagen when the bridge collapsed. God rest his soul!
I'm sure if one isn't a purist, there are alternative tracks out there. Too many different tracked vehicles and track systems for there not to be.
@@ItsDaJax These old war machines are cool but their parts are obsolete nowadays and have been replaced on the market with far superior parts. Will it look original? No. Will it run far longer and require less maintenance and babying? Heck yes
@@JohnZombi88 The first thing I would do if I could get my hands on one is restomod it. I don't care about keeping vehicles original, especially when there are plenty examples of it original or restored.
Oh he'll yeah it's looking badass!! It's really looking good and coming together you do amazing work. Can tell just how you make parts you really do know your shot. As a metal fabricator can just tell. Love the humor. Thanks for the hard work you do for your videos it shows.
Thank you, I sure appreciate that!
I second that!
The replacement master cylinder part number for NAPA is NMC P34232. Just a warning when driving the halftrack as is is that if the track breaks it can whip up and hit you. Having the tracks covered is a must for safety FYI. Great video!!
In the late 1940s my dad was driving a half track from one job to the next. The passenger side track broke, going through the back of the cab, demolishing the seat, ending with the entire track coiled up in the passenger compartment. Fortunately the seat was empty at the time.
*- I remembered to hit the "like" button.*
*- I bet it will turn into another really useful piece of shop yard equipment to make things easier.*
Its funny, I completely forgot to put in a "like and subscribe", it didn't even occur to me until this morning. I'm still working on getting the hang of this video stuff...
Clearly you have master talent, you crack me up with what appears to be good enough skill when in reality is master skill, thank you
I love the sound of that old HUGE flathead six, and the sounds of the transmission doing its thing. Reminds me of the sound my 41 Power Wagon made. I like that you have a curious mind and can figure things out, plus all the toys and junk to engineer, build, or jury rig something to work with junk lying around. I used to do that a lot trying to make a close linkage or make a upgrade to something on my Dart. Glad I found you.
Thank you!
WWII should that be Gerry or Jerry rigged not jury rigged?😁
@@iffykidmn8170 in WW2 it'd be called n* rigged
Dude youre a hell of a mechanic -- fun to watch a low buck master at work!
It works and that's what matters. Nicely done.
That was so soothing to watch. What a unique and fun vehicle!
I have loved doing stuff like this, since I was a kid. I'm 71 now and some stoved up, but hope to be able to do some again soon. You are absolutely right. If it ain't fun, you are doing it wrong.
Hi James!! You are on your way!! It's like a snowball rollin' down a steep, snow covered hill.
C'mon 500K!! 😄 I just started retirement so I can now catch up on any earlier videos I may have missed. Maybe watch some reruns! 🤣🙂
brake cylinder hones are super handy for a tone of things but i think this is the first time i have seen someone use a for a a brake cylinder. 🤣
The old girl looks great. Like the seats & fuel tank set up as well. Cheers from B.C, Canada.
My Grandfather used these for logging 'set out trucks' in the 50's.
You've done really well, it's a great looking vehicle for a realistic budget.
Thank you!
I love love seeing these projects.
Glad the half track finally made it to good enough status. Watching the rollers on the tracks was oddly satisfying. Can’t wait for your next project completion
Great project, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't wait to see what you pull out of the hat next!
Looking good and and I really like your humor and appreciate your make what you have work . Now you need a WW2 GI helmet to wear when driving the half track
Greetings and best wishes from the North Coast of Ireland ☘️Really enjoy your videos.
Awesome! Thank you!
Some purists will probably roll their eyes when they watch this...and I'd go for as many NoS parts as possible to do her up...but one thing's for sure...you're damn good at making do with what you have...just blown away with how much you fix yourself....
Thank you! I figured that as long as I didn't ruin any of the factory stuff, eventually someone with deeper pockets will be able to make it more original.
Absolutely. A good way to look at it. Love your videos by the way...
That was fun. You have cool toys. Its amazing how the track stays in contact with the ground. What? No suspension for driver comfort. Nice video. Boe
Thanks! I spent a while in editing just watching the tracks drive over stuff, the way they move is really neat.
@@LowBuckGarage keeping everything lubricated and the tracks adjust from time to time will keep it great shape
Half tracks are the coolest
Brilliant. Looks amazing
Thanks!
I can not believe how completely they painted those things yellow! A great watch, keep up the fun work.
When a number of out fits converted them with cranes , winches etc for construction work , the yellow was a standard .
The crime was the junking of the armour plate and the interiors
That’s so awesome! Great job. It’s a little late to stick a grommet in the hole to protect the brake line, unless you cut a grommet and stick it in or get some rubber hose and slice it open and wrap it around the line and then slide it into the firewall.
Thanks! The hole in the firewall was pretty small, so the fittings on the end barely fit through. I'll definitely have to go with something split and slide it in with the hose in place.
That thing is so cool.
love the half track... awesome truck
I love the spring loaded glove box door
Neat to see it rolling along.
Beautiful build what a master mechanic you are love watching your work
Thank you very much!
American Ingenuity at its finest!! Well done James.
This thing looks good,You’ve done a nice job on it! Good to see a half track still around in running condition.
This one was just as much fun to watch as the last one.
Nice shots of the suspension in action.
Low-Buck Garage :- _It's Good Enough!_ my new mantra to live by 😉
I had a job where we had a bunch of wwii surplus equipment in a ground support role for aviation. Its a good time seeing you working on the same kinda stuff I was 40 years ago. I really enjoy seeing all this stuff live again! Man I need a half track gin truck for the ranch! I could pull my own 900 ft well pump among things
Congrats LBG on taken-us on another adventure of getting ur WW11 Half-Track up and running great. Great Job..
world war eleven?
I LOVE that half-track.
Really enjoying your builds and the practical ingenuity you apply..working through all your vids. Love the channel
also your editing work is just amazing, really fantastic what you choose to all show
Glad you spent time on it and fixed it up.
Glad you are doing all this work on the Half-track , I hope its been a top viewed series for your channel
That thing's a beast. Always wondered why us Brits never had one.
Awesome!!! Came out great!!
You have got the greatest toys, I do a lot of things like you do but on a lot smaller scale.
Great video.
Thanks!
This is one of my new favorites
Great job
Love the big boy toys
Love it. You did a great job on this beast. Love the way the tracks follow the contour of the ground. Like and shared. All my best.
Thank you!
@@LowBuckGarage You are very welcome. Can't wait to see the next video from you.
I've watched this video 3 times already, and every time when I see the half track driving on the dirt what comes to mind is "Warp speed Mr. Zulu!" "Scotty I need more!" "I jest cant doo it captin, if I push 'er much she's gonna blow!"
Awesome job keep them coming 👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you! Will do!
I like to chime in when my thoughts are gathered. Like you, I found out that I'm pretty ''OK'' at DIY. I do my thing in a small 10×10 ''shed'' in So-cal, we brought it at Lowes. I am working on renovating a 250-year-old French Mobier grad father clock. I said all that to say, ''I could just about imagine what could be done in a proper shop. But as you know, love is blind! And I love what I make!!!! Keep it up and thank you for sharing! Anyone ever tell you you look like Chuck Foose?
I think you did an outstanding job on that project. That includes the upholstery!
Thank you!
I'm laughing out loud - I love your deadpan sense of humor
I like this Half Truck!
Show it in outher Episodes please!
You can make a Rain and Sun Cover out of a plane.
Outstanding! Thanks...
Well done
Nice rig! Looks awesome!
Thanks 👍
very interesting vehicle indeed. great to have gotten it going like this again, lots of practical use, even today, I guess. besides, when going backwards in dirt, it looked like you could steer front wheels to whereever, the tracks didn‘t worry too much anyway… :-D I‘d always asked myself alike, also in view of german sd.kfz.251 armoured vehicles, which seemed to have had differentials etc. to ‚steer by track‘, too, though.
awsome. cheers for the uploads
jim
Nicely done. Think of adding three mirrors for reversing (specifically on lifting jobs).
Another great video! I really enjoy watching you work on this stuff. I’m already looking forward to your next project. Thanks, don in New Hampshire
Awesome, thank you!
half tracks are super cool
Awesome as this is, I couldn't do it because my first instinct would be "Let's take it on the road!"
I just found your channel I really enjoyed it
You forgot to say, "That ain't goin' nowhere!" when you mounted the tank, hahaha!
Great video and the result is amazing.
Thank you!
I made a seat bottom one time and I duct tape down the first layer real tight with many layers of duct tape but the Dual layer foam is a good idea.
Super JEL, JEL!!
Great work!
Thanks!
I'm going to pretend you've never heard of this channel, there's a channel in Utah called "Matts Off Road Recovery", and Matt is supposed to be hosting a big YT event called, "the Tow-Truck Olympics", why don't you slap a few wenches on that half-track, maybe an American flag or two, several Low-Buck Garage logo's, a partner (if you can find one), and enter the event, Matt is building a monster rear-steer off-road wrecker just for this event, the FabRats channel is also building one, and there's another guy named Rory, his channel-n-tow-truck is called "Trail-Mater", now Rory's an odd duck, he wears those old-fashion women's bonnets almost every day, he claims they help keep him cool while out doing recovery's in the desert, IDK!,🙄, other than that, he seems alright,😄, and I'm sure they'll be many others there at the TTO's, those are just three that I watch regularly, this would be a awesome opportunity for you to get some really good exposure too millions of new viewers, viewers who are already known too really like this content,😉👍, you'd be crazy NOT too throw your hat in this ring, I'd love to see you go there, and show all those dumb Canadian-hoser rejects exactly how the cow ate the cabbage, J/K, awesome video bro, thanks for sharing.
seconded!
I like the older military vehicles they have the glove carparments on them and i will always put the information papers in it for over the road use on them
Look up MICO master cylinder it has telescopic piston to move fluid fast the apply high pressure. Was used on Clark forklifts. 3hole mount aswell
That thing is so rad! Anyone that says different is just a hater! Nice work👍
i love that rig, if i could afford it id totally would lol, great job on the progress
Thanks 👍
Unstoppable!
sweet rig
I would take another piece of plywood and seal it up with a few coats of paint and put it over the back of your seat to keep the fabric from tearing off the back but thats just my OCD LOL...
Beyond Kool!
Master cylinder looks like an old Clark fork lift and aircraft tug unit.
WARNING!!! To everybody that has an old US halftrack from WWII. If you do not have a bed over the tracks... DO NOT drive the vehicle faster than about ten miles per hour. I was told a story by Tommy Hunt, parts manager of the defunct Southern Parts Corp. of Memphis, TN - World's Largest Supplier of Halftrack Parts. Tommy recounted the sad tale of two youngsters that were driving halftracks that had the original beds removed. They decided to drag race one another briefly. Far briefly than planned. The track broke on one and whipped up and decapitated one of the boys. At higher speeds, even if you have the original bed, should a track break it will whip about crazily and even try to keep going. (I speak from personal experience.) Yes, it had a Hydrovac originally. PS: There is a wrong way and a right way for a halftrack's rubber track to be put on. It has to do with the bolt on inner steel guide pieces. Each has a wider half. Which goes forward - I cannot remember.
I would love to have the rear track system to experiment with. I've always wanted to build an off-road vehicle with the half track configuration
Machine81, If you are really serious there are plenty of half worn out tracks from skid steers and mini excavators around for next to nothing $$
I know where there is a half track, that was buried in the 60's. As far as I know it's still there. They dug a hole and drove in and covered it up.
As you’re learning, working in these MV’s isn’t that hard in any way once you know how things are and where to get various parts. Many of the wheel bearings can be bought at most local parts stores. I make my own brake and fuel lines as well. That booster is a definite for a Halftrack, not an easy thing to stop without one.
very nice
The big question, how much is it worth now? Certainly a lot more than before :o) seats look spot on.
its crazy that you can find parts for that thing.