Recovering and fixing a Pettibone crane

Great job filming this repair Jesse! It started off as the "Dissection of the Pettibone" and am very impressed how it all worked out. Working outside at night, seems to be a common thing for those who live in upstate NY. :)

Jesse, if ur replacing ripped disposable gloves all the time, I found some that are 10 times better. Grease Monkey disposable gloves. They make a black pair and gray, the gray gloves with a textured grip are the ones worth checking out. I paid something like $20 for 100pair online, just an FYI. BOL

How much did u pay for it

Well done man, great video!

***** BEAUTIFUL ENDING ***** Total tear jerker...

Please help. I need closed captioning. Thank you.

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The first man ever to do a oil change without getting some on hisself🤝

The first thing you should of done is the compression test. If it's good you can tell straight away that the mechanical side of things is good. Also to give a proper reading the engine should be cranking on the starter. Adjusting the valve clearence also can sometimes make a huge difference in compression since bad adjustment messes up the cam timing. Next, if the compression is bad, check the cam timing and lift with a dial gauge. If every thing is good, just lift the head of right away (probably faster than taking of the sump on this engine). That way you can see what the head gasket looks like. Also measuring piston stroke with a dial gauge will tell you if the crank bearings are good and if the connecting rods are bent or not (you will never be sure with a visual inspection). If every thing looks good, you then need to pressure test the cylinder head. Hope this helps ! and sorry for my bad english....

How did u tip it over??

weeeeeeeee a fabulous new toy ... GREASE GREASE GREASE and move that hose away from the exhaust manifold please :)

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Awesome video

Love the flag also. God bless America.

Nice video. Cool that you got it going again. Did you freeze your butt off doing it outside? Look forward to watching videos of you building your house.

Superb work

great vidio thumbs up.

Just a simple suggestion Sir, when tightening down head nut's or bolt's in stages, chalk mark each one as you go, then you can see where you've been and follow the correct pattern. Rub off the chalk between stages then repeat.

Respect.

Looks like the hydrolock pushed oil from 3 to 2 or 2 to 3 and blew that gasket apart at its weakest point. Looks like maybe Case yellow. I've spent hours in a Case

Well done Jesse. It's great how you and Andrew work together. I watch both channels and love the work you guys do.

Are the 2 of you related? You sound alike. Your voices sound to be "cut from the same cloth"?!?

The head looks mighty clean... It looks like this had a top end done recently, which is cool by me.

Another great video Jesse!! May you and fam have wonderful and prosperous New Year!! Stay safe and please be careful.

A diesel engine wastes such little heat at idle that you can place your hand on the exhaust manifold and feel the difference in temperature from one cylinder to the next at the head, just after start up for quite a while. I doubt that the starter could make enough force cranking against the oil in the cylinders to bend a connecting rod. That would take the engine running at speed to have enough force spinning the crank and flywheel to bend a rod !

Your videos are almost same as Andrew Camoratas videos ,,,,

I know the crane is running now. Just a suggestion from an old mechanic, when you had the motor down that far anyway. I would have put new valve seals in it and done a poor man valve seating using a drill and lapping compound . It will Make the valves act like new. And while the pan was off check each main bearing and rod bearing one at a time. It may take more time but in the long run if you find something it’s better to fix it now when the engine is apart. Oh well I wish you well you work hard for what you have . May God Bless you and I love the Castle

keep up the good work. the flag was the best part

sounds good....Nice job!

I would definitely carry a set of wheel chalks with you....those brakes still seem a little sketchy.

You’ll get stronger weld running 7018 in DCEN on thick shit like that. It’ll give you full pen welds vs AC.

good to see young guys gettin high on the real thing...new head gaskets lol

The ending was great Music fits perfect I want to know what this song is called

Excellent video

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Super cool ending , That was the best .

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Nice..

Must have happened long time ago, no roof on the castle?

Awesome finish with the flag! Music fits fantastically!

Jesse I really appreciate how you explain what your thoughts are on repairs and how you go about it.

At 1:11:39 your missing a lug nut for the tire

Had one just like it when I worked at the railroad. It had the Detroit engine in it

So it is a cripple crane?

fabulous!! great end

Love the flag at the end...wish the UK were a bit more inclined to show flag loyalty

Job well done sir. And excellent fitting tribute at the end. God bless you, God bless our families, and God bless the United States of America.

She’s running like a top👍

Nice video and a really nice touch at the end Flying the Red, White and Blue ( Old Glory ).

Great video with great ending

Pre- roof build :)

Jesus man. You and Andrew are like Geniuses. I was able to fix a busted light fixture at my house. My mom and sis were really impressed. lol.

The ending was spectacular! God bless the USA...

Not going to lie.... ending with the flag brought a tear to my eyes 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The cold start smoke looks really good. They all smoke on startup from back then. Vacuum brakes might only need a truck air tank to store the vacuum. What is the story with the park brake?

A lot of folk don’t realise those rotary pumps hate to bleed the air out even if it is running. Wow they have caused me some misery over the years :D (super glad it didn’t bend a rod, because I wasn’t sure when it was first kicked up after the roll) Hands up if you used to put three belts on and tied the two spares to the rad with baler twine ^-^ And the last one only lasted a couple of months because it had been coated in engine oil for months.

We gotta get you and Andrew some cordless impact wrenches

Hello. Have you found a cement bucket for the crane? One on Craigslist in Mentor Ohio. Sorry don't know how to share the link

Put a can of Engine Restore in it every oil change and those rings have a couple of thousand hours of life left in them.

I like the video I am a new subscriber today from Andrew but I subscribed because you fly my colors! We need more people to fly those colors and believe in what they stand for millions have sacrificed their lives so we the people could have the Easy road😢❤️ God bless America! I PRAY GOD WILL ENFORCE OUR CONSTITUTION❤️🇺🇸

Jesse...nice work on Andrew's old crane...now your new one..LOL

i didn't think I would enjoy this because I don't like compression motors, I am basically a wood guy, but to my surprise, I did. Good work to both of you.

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change oil pump too ..PAPA..NOW THAT UR THERE

Jesse that was by far a 5⭐ video. The ending made it even more meaningful Thank you ❤️🙏✌️ God bless yah

First thing i would have done was a compression test, save a lot of fuckin about.

That air intake that was full of oil, are you sure it wasn't an oil bath air filter? Pretty popular on older engines. To service them you pull the wire wool section out, wash it out in diesel (we used to set fire to them to burn them out), drain out the old oil, wipe out the can, refill to the mark with clean oil and put the whole lot back together.

For a shagged out engine, with possibly too many hours at low power, is day it's doing ok as regards cold start smoke. The engine could probably use a kiss with a glaze buster on the bores but for your usage is probably not worth the effort of pulling the engine apart. It may be worth having the fuel injectors overhauled to bring them back to spec and to check you haven't got any dribbling injectors ( that will give you smoke) but the fact that the engine cold starts ok indicates that the fuel atomisation is good enough. Out of interest, what engine is in the machine?

All that for a flag pole..... and worth it! Nice work.

Nice job Jesse. That should really come in handy. Please don't scare the chickens LoL.

at 21:54 whatever the part you picking up breaks into 2pieces , u installing same part at 48:08 as 1 piece. can u explain things bru?

i REALLY hope that you move the fuel line away from the exhaust pipe or all that great work will be up in SMOKE !!!!!!

Awesome project, something about old iron that simply just works. She's ready for another 20 years of service now.

Love the Flag.

Oil burning is probably from valve guides

Great video. Reviving old machinery is quite satisfying. The end with the flag flying off the crane... EPIC!

Nice work J-man

Nice flag! 🇺🇲

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I believe that while I had the head off a valve job would be in order.

hey how much time did you put into this project?

When you were driving down the road the Pettibone was crabbing to the left, which means the rear end differential is out of alignment and you were turning right to compensate.

It is obvious those who design the machines don't have to service them.

Did you soak or treat the fuel injectors/lines before putting them back on? Just curious

i appreciate your videos but for future reference. 1,engine runs bad heat check cylinders with a laser temp gun 2,compression test cylinders 3, valve gear for damage 4,take head off check for bent valves 5,measure from top for bent rods. you wasted so much time going about this backwards. i appreciate your artistry is construction and fair play for mending your own stuff. i'm not trying to be a keyboard warrior just trying to help

49:25 does that torque bar keep track of what bolts you tightened or what , seems like it was

had to subscribe, came over from Andrews channel!

Loved the Video, I was Really Wondering what caused the Debacle in the first place. I was guessing head gasket but was awesome to see you tear into it and find the problem. I wouldn't have messed with the Rings to much involved but would have done the Upper end anyway you were there. I was kinda hoping you were the one it went to from Andrew's video. Lot of Critics here I notice from reading some of the responses, Wish people could just enjoy a great video without all the Criticizing. LOVED The FLAG If nothing else it makes a great Flagpole LOL. Thanks Jesse

I assume the Vacuum pump is used to supply vacuum to the Hydrovac that creates the amount of pressure the master cylinder pressure to wheel cylinders?

Love the flag raising at the end. Great job on alot of hard work.

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Hell of a job, getting it back up and running

Patriot. Good moving ending,

That’ll be way cool!

Wow a few bad cylinders plus maybe a valve or two.

so this is where the crane ended up

Cool video man. That old motor is fine. That smoke on start up is normal. Run it.