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I Bought a Very Broken Forklift
🕑 Added 2024-12-21 04:58:30 +0000 UTCAnd then I fixed it!
I need some help with a title for this video. There are too many options.
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drift run
I don't know why, but this video with your dad, and the old old one with your brother and the old crawler are really special, I don't really know why there are millions of people starting up old equipment and it's got boring. I think it's the shuttle interaction with your dad and bro with the old iron that is special.
John Gislason
Even the Blind Dog.... :)
Sam Ellison
Have a great holiday.
Michael S Wilhelm
Wow! Best project yet! Well, played, sir! Nothing succeeds like success.
Stevie Bboy
Huh.... I need a 7 ton fork lift!!!! Also look at the shyster on that hyster 😁. Sorry buddy
Reese
F**ked Forklift Fixed!
K H
The indignity thrust upon that poor Volkswagen being used as a test weight. Lol.
David Yates
Great score with the forklift Wes, it has to happen occasionally! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Dave
Merry Christmas Wes
Keith Mezzina
Man, that is an awesome score! It doesn't happen often for most of us, but it's pretty nice to save something from the scrapper *and* is an inexpensive fix.
Kris Franklin
Wes I use the gorilla super glue in the squeeze bottle a bit bigger than a eye drop bottle. It has blue grips on it. I use it to do the same oring repair on low pressure o rings. The bonus I can get a year put of the bottle without it clogging tips and drying up. Clean razor cut. Brake clean the joints and glue.
Kate Cole
can it make any down force with the forks? enough to get some blocks under the drive wheels?
Dan Martin
Wes, it's come full circle for you and I. Many years ago, I was working on a slightly older 12K Hyster similar to yours here, repairing a busted Continental flathead 6 gasser (also got for scrap price). Your videos on the 4 cylinder engine you were working on (very similar) is how I discovered you and have been a fan ever since. This was I think pretty early in your youtube career. I learned a few tricks about these engines from you, and we did get that thing running pretty sweet, and still use it today. We also had to rebuild the side-shift cylinder on ours. They take a beating I think because they are out in the weather. Pretty easy stuff to fix as long as it's serviceable (ours was). Be glad the brakes worked on yours.... the hydroboost system they use is pretty wonky. Anyways, it's fun to see you get something similar and post a few videos. Happy Holidays to you and the family. Looking forward to what's coming in 2025. Dan
South Street Barbecue
It kind of looks like you have a portable vehicle lift now, provided you can brace it when a vehicle is up in the air!
Hamish van Groeneveld
Suggestion... a t-shirt.. 'The bunny Lives!'
Jeff Chandler
I am betting that Wes could fab up a pretty decent drivers door and take advantage of that cab heater. Does it have mirrors? Forgot to check….
Virtue Streams
Deal of the decade—awesome purchase—Merry Christmas!
David Baldwin
Merry Christmas Wes and Mrs Wes and little Wes
Bill
Also, I'm proud to support the creation of frivolous content. That's the best kind. Merry Christmas, Wes (and Mrs. Wes).
Colin McElduff
Should be an equal match 🤞
Watch Wes Work
They never fail to always fail.
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LOL!
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"get forked"
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I'll have to pull it with the Oliver.
Watch Wes Work
A Kubota like the one in my skid steer would be great. I might start looking for a spare just in case.
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Wife was not impressed.
James Riordan
OK - that is a true B.U.F.F. 🙌
Chris Freemesser
Your excitement at the end of the video when you got it running for under $10 was actually palpable. It's great to have wins like this once in a while! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Wes!
Bill
I vote for more dramatic recreations
CapnMac82
The front glass may need some "headlight restorer" to get it to clear up. Made me wonder, early on, what a good replacement diesel might be, and I'm not sure that Onana or Izusu would fit the Perkins footprint. But, all's well in the end (barring being in the mud--mind, with all that filthy white stuff on the ground . . .). Merry Christmas from Texas where it's 50°F on the Solstice, and the only snee around comes in a can. :-)
Colin McElduff
Merry Christmas Wes and family, thanks for another year of great content!, hopefully you get it back into garage, Best wishes for 2025!
Bill Rutherford
If its Big and Ugly...it must be Bugly
Russ Wideman
Merry Christmas Wes!!
Jeff Richardson
Keep it Simple: Saved from the Scrapyard: Will it run and lift a a VW Golf?
Rich Wielechowski
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thanks for a year of great videos!
Michael Belt
Merry Christmas! Great episode!
TJ Miller
Title: Forky is trash?
brian cook
Merry christmas Wes we used to call them shysters not as good as the climax but i'm biased
Terry Kasprzyk
Jerry Lee Lewis there's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on. Good thing you checked the run out.
David G King
Wes Wins One! Congrats!
GoatBreath
wow, what a score!
nevermind_za
"Ho ho?.... oh no....."
scottgm321
Can’t think of a title but a theme song came to mind. Love lift us up where we belong Where the eagles cry On a mountain high Love lift us up where we belong Far from the world we know Where the clear winds blow. Thanks for the video. Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Watch Wes Work
Junk moving junk
Tom Hollowell
Some of the “oh baby”, heavy breathing and grunting make this a video for mature viewers
Watch Wes Work
I think part of it was a burr on the crankshaft that I missed. But, I wonder if the runout was part of why the bolts broke.
Watch Wes Work
Right. WiFi Flywheel.
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There's plenty to come!
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That goes way, way back. Those first ugly forklift videos must have been 7 years ago.
Watch Wes Work
It does have side shift. If you are clever with some blocks, you can use it to shift the forks. It might need some grease first.
Watch Wes Work
Do they still make engines there? I know Cat bought them. Usually that's a good way to ruin a company.
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Might have to wait for some warmer weather.
Sammy Fender
"one day, I may buy something that actually works" Now, what would be the fun in that? "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Hyster!"???
Watch Wes Work
I should. My DSLR never messes up. The GoPro, well...
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Something like that!
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Weird. I know the Detroits are fussy about flywheel mounting. You have to use their special grease on the bolts.
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The guy I got it from said he had it sold for $6500 before it broke.
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He loves raising himself on the jack.
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I know. It's weird.
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I put everyone to work who happen to stop by. The neighbor, my gypsy carpenter, even the wife and kid.
Watch Wes Work
This one had a center divider, so it might be tough.
Watch Wes Work
It should be a handy tool.
Watch Wes Work
It does a good job at that for sure!
Watch Wes Work
I found it a few years ago at a local farm supply store. It's a German toy (Linde is a German forklift brand).
Brien Devine
Thank you for the hours of entertainment you have provided us. And merry Christmas to you and your family.
Peter Facey
I was going to say "That's the first time I've seen an easyout actually work", and then you said it for me. Happy Christmas!
Sue Rollinson
I didn't know that you can buy toy forklifts!
Eric Corse
Using an easy out or left hand drill bit doesn't get any better than that. I have never had any luck with super glue the only thing I stick with it is my skin. I guess it was designed to do that.Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Anthony deFreitas
Watching the forklift back in with the Golf reminded me of a predator dragging its prey into its lair!
Steve Reese
Watch Wes Lift
Adrian Gadd
Not frivolous, money in the bank.
Anditainment
What a win! As a thought: On my lift, the dual extending arms actually touch when I turn them inwards and they do cherry picker things on occasion.
Russell Middleton
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm glad to see you got some help on some of the heavy lifting. My dad was a former WWII Royal Canadian Engineer and could do amazing things himself, but every once in a while, a second set of muscles was handy. I think your skill set is amazing: carpentry, mechanical, electronic & video production. A modern Renaissance man.
Blake Field
Name of the video is easy: Big. Forkin’. Lift. Proceed.
tommy bengtsson
It looks like a very handy forklift. You won the lottery on this one. And working brakes! its like a fairytale.
Jeffry Blackmon
I echo your 4 x Cool! The appearance of brake cleaner at @24:05 deserves a shout out from Rain Man Ray and from Eric O. Your trouble shooting and repair work were great. It's nice seeing your family and especially you son who's "coning up in the world" on a floor jack. I wish a God-blessed Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy 2025.
Tim Allan
Merry Christmas, the smiles you supply are worth every £
Jeff Chandler
So good to hear you laugh and see you so happy! I would not describe this as a “frivolous” project. That forklift will be a very useful item to support other projects and I’m pretty sure you can sell it one day for significantly more than you paid. Thank you for the video and wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Roger Howell
Back in the day we had new flywheel bolts shear off on a Detroit engine. Bogus bolts. The foreman reinstalled the flywheel with the old bolts. No further problem. In the 80's bogus motor mount bolts on a new Pete popped the heads off the bellhousing.
Noah
Merry Christmas Wes! Thanks for all your work this year.
Roger Howell
Spanners Wes.
Dennis Lesh
Get rid of the Gopro and go to a DJI action cam..........they work much better.
Marshall
"Clutch Play: Scoring a Scrapped Forklift"
James Allen
Degrease and a coat of pain - beautiful
Max Chaplin
Happy Christmas to you and all the family Wes, thanks for all the excellent videos this year. I live about 20 miles from the Perkins factory in the UK so if I can be of help with locating or shipping parts in the future don't hesitate to ask. As for the title, perhaps something a la B-52 nickname (BUFF) based, Big Ugly Failing Forklift, Big Ugly Forklift Flywheel or Big Ugly Fantastic Forklift?
Micah Bottomley
I think that is just the cutest little cab. Love those 7t Hysters, but shame it doesn't have power shift for those class 4 forks. Love the videos! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Carson Zimmerman
Video could be called “I Bought a Bigger, Uglier Forklift” as an homage to the classic Big Ugly Forklift series. Even for viewers who haven’t seen that series, this title would still work since you open the video by expressing your need for a bigger forklift.
Marshall
"You load 11-teen tons, what do you get?"
Jon Koferl
Just what the Doctor order.... and no broken digits . Nice fix Wes.
Patrick Hathaway
Hmm. Heck with Sanford and Son - really date myself with the British original show - Steptoe and Son!
Patrick Hathaway
Great video. Merry Christmas. Looking forward to more WWW wit and wisdom!
Corey Brabant
Flywheel. Connection not found, Bluetooth transmission, or some wireless pun
John OBrien
Great video and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
Greg
No kidding, local guy was in the shop literally today to get a Rockford twin disk adjustment collar faced on a rebuild, said they got a flywheel from an outfit in Texas, said the casting looked lousy and it was a 1/16" out, just like yours. must have been a bad batch from the big rock candy mountain. and stellar score on the shyster!
Watch Wes Work
Long before my time.
TheOnespeedbiker
How about, I bought a Big Broken (Ugly) Forklift and fixed it.
Theo R.
From broken ugly, to just ugly. By the way, i see nothing ugly.
TheOnespeedbiker
Problem is your really dating yourself; you'd have to be a Boomer to even know who Fred and Lamont were, meaning Wes probably doesn't. But you're right it would have been right at home in their junk yard.
Marshall
A picture is worth a thousand words, so 'See-No-Evil-Monkey 🙈' immediately came to mind. 😊 ..... Perhaps 'This Video Sponsored by Sanford and Son" ... Thanks for the video... I will give a title some more thought. #WesForTheW
Terry Lawrence
Ugly Betty is Pushing Iron!
