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I Needed a Bigger Forklift
🕑 Added 2024-12-13 00:59:01 +0000 UTCShe's a real peach. 11 tons of well patinaed American iron. If that hour meter is correct, she's put up a good fight.
Of course it doesn't actually run. The starter will turn the transmission, but not the engine. That can't be good.
Video coming soon!
Comments
sean
I loved the nervous chuckle u made when the back wheels came off the ground on the other fork lift. Mrs Wes was thinking how much life insurance do I have on him again? I bet your hands were white nuckled on that steering wheel Mine would be
James Phillips
We had the CAT version of the same forklift. It would go through mud and dirt. We had taken it in on trade and the truck driver brought it in explained that it was smoking really bad and the guy who traded it in said it was just plain junk wore out. So you could use it for about maybe 5 to 10 minutes and then she started smoking. So after 3 years of sitting outside running maybe a few minutes a month it did smoke. Bad. Being the bright young lad I am I checked the air filter. No mice but a large bird's nest and the air filter and pre-filter were plugged solid. Took both air filters out and the nest was gone and it ran like a charm. So we got more money for it at the auction. A lot of red-faced mechanics arguing who was the one that checked it in? Nobody had checked it in. That's why it sat out there. No cab or heat like yours but it did run!
boubaros
What happened to the other forklift from location X?
Darran
Im starting to think you like to punish yourself buying things that have 'light use' lol. Maybe get Brian to come up and do a little engine swap with you?
Reese
20k hours! She is sure to be minty!
Sammy Fender
I see a cab door! That’ll mean HVAC!! Wow! And good tires for the gravel!! Man! A steam bath and she’s perfect!!
Casey Hill
Well since the starter is turning the transmission already.... you are almost there to having an electric forklift. Come on Wes get with the hair bun wearing/soy latte crowd and embrace the electrics. I mean who wouldn't want 9 or 10 computers on their forklift.
David Yates
I'm looking forward to following you on the journey from useless scrap to functional scrap Wes!
Bryan Smith
YESSS!!!
Bryan Smith
Nah... ...Wes is a 7.3 Powerstoke fellow. There should no problem finding a rusted to the roofline farm truck to use as a donor for a fork truck engine swap. Guarantee there would enough content for at least 4 videos. IF, a HUGE IF, Wes pulled off this swap, I'd be glued to tube watching every second!
Marshall
I do have faith in your nunchuck skills. ✅
Corey Brabant
Do the Brian bloc swap, cummins make everything better
Mark Rages
It's an upgrade!
Jeffry Blackmon
Onward and upward!
Jeffry Blackmon
I was wondering if it would clear the overhead door.
Chris M
"They are all idling hours" - that's what the seller said....
Archie
As long as the price was right, the repairs I fear not, you’re a great mechanic, you fix it right or not at all, and will help your shop immensely.
Flying Aardvark
I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me. — Mitch Hedberg
Greg
I can't wait to see what you find, I love old iron, Ive got a mid 80's prime mover ld50 mini loader, looks like crap, but its a hoot and very handy. Hopefully that Perkins has a standard sae pattern bell housing and flywheel should it need to be abandoned.
centauri61032
'Need' is relative. (So I keep telling my wife.)
Watch Wes Work
Scrap price.
Vadim
can be a great idea to swap it. several videos struggling to fix it. then more videos for swap - profit!
K H
So you got a good deal?
Watch Wes Work
I won't rule out a swap. Maybe a Ford 300 inline 6.
Neal Schurr
Swap to a Cummins?
Vadim
you have a metal 3d printer in you shopping list, don't you?
Alan Wood
You're also going to need a bigger workshop at this rate!
Vadim
c'mon. that's the closest to the old equipment in the woods location we can get.
Vadim
a good set for torchers
Watch Wes Work
It's a Perkins engine. It's becoming hard to get parts for them.
Vadim
but from channel viewer pov, I hope it is :))))))))))))
Vadim
Why do you think it's not good? I think it will be a great content for the channel!
Watch Wes Work
No. This one is much worse.
Brian Eltherington
Hate to say, but that is the only failure mode that I can think of.
Marco Lopes
Is this the forklift from 3 years ago?
Noah Bluesky
Love it! Look forward to the videos :)
Watch Wes Work
Oh come on now!
Terry Kasprzyk
20,000 hrs just broke in
Marshall
🤦
Watch Wes Work
Back to my roots!
Watch Wes Work
I stand by it.
Watch Wes Work
I think she had something a little more civilized in mind when I said I needed another forklift.
Watch Wes Work
I'm just hoping it's not a broken crankshaft.
Denis Brandis
What's that mean?Sheared fly wheel bolts maybe 🤔
Martin lewis
I'm sure the Mrs. insisted that you get a bigger forklift after moving those milling machines.
Bryan Smith
I recall you mentioned in a past video that a proper shop needs three things: 1. Lathe 2. A good set of torches 3. Fork Truck
Caleb Collins
The bigger ugly forklift! Excited to see what you get into there.
