My Foundry Life

I recently purchased a Karcher S4 Push Sweeper to keep my warehouse floor clean. Is it worth the cost? Let's see how it does.

I clean up part of an early 20th century foundry warehouse for a new venture.

I replace the junky clamp-on battery cable ends with a good set of solder-on units.

Spent some time in the woods, brought home some meat, and cooked stuffed wild hog back strap on the Jen-Air.

In this video I replace a factory style APPS with a Timbo APPS and discuss the results I had between the Timbo unit and the cheap Amazon unit. Timbo APPS: http://www.dodgecumminsapps.com/index.html Forum: https://mopar1973man.com/

I set out to the woods to check on my stand and feeder, then I meet up with a few buddies to make some improvements to the hunting camp. We build a two-room rustic outhouse with a toilet and shower.

I diagnose and repair the cruise control on my 24v Dodge and a buddy stops by with his Nissan Titan XD Diesel.

I diagnose and repair a minor issue I discovered when pulling a trailer for the first time with my recently acquired 2nd Gen Dodge.

I use a handy teleboom forklift to do some weekend chores around the yard.

Giving the interior a much needed cleaning and fixing the rear bench seat that was stuck in the down position. Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 4x4 2nd Gen Cummins 24V

With a little TLC, it cleaned up nice. My first Dodge. We'll see how it goes... 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 4x4, 5.9 24V Cummins Music: Jim Britton Banjo

Checking out my shop built crude oil tanker.

Testing the air compressor on the rig and repairing the automatic lubricator.

Taking my rig and new tools for a test run on an oil well.

Building a downhole weight/multi-tool for my Oil Hound. I smelt about 100 lbs of lead and we do some welding and fab work. One step closer to putting the rig to work. Music: Ross Nickerson Banjo

Taking a trip to the boneyard to grab some parts and check out an old D4 dozer, an R model Mack and various F600/F700 trucks.

We take a little road trip to check out an antique track hoe. Hy-Hoe 685 B excavator. 4-56 Detroit powered, fully hydraulic with an operating weight of about 36k lbs. Music: Jim Britton Banjo

I cut some vinyl decals to install on the Oil Hound.

Fixing the generator on my oil rig, and building an enclosure to reduce noise.

I bought an Oil Hound, a mobile oil production rig that can operate to depths of 3000 feet. Over time, many abandoned and otherwise marginal oil wells will regenerate marketable amounts of oil. This machine is designed to recover any oil that may be present in those wells. Music: Jim Britton Banjo

Getting closer to putting it to work. More to come.

I diagnose and repair a strange intermittent turn signal and brake light failure on a Gen 10 F-Series truck.

In this video I review the Goodyear Wrangler Authority tires on my truck after 10 years.

I demonstrate how I remove most vinyl graphics from both a clear coated and non-clear coated surface. I discuss when to use and when not to use an eraser or scraper. There is a time and place for each method depending on the condition of the vinyl and the type of surface it is on.

In part 2 of this series, I install a B&W gooseneck hitch on Brut.