r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 20d ago
Imagine how good of a mechanic they could be if they had the proper tools...
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u/No-Goose-6140 20d ago
And they dont even smoke while spraying gasoline to clean the cylinder
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u/raaaarrrrrr 20d ago
Its probably diesel, and you could in fact do that with diesel while smoking without starting a fire.
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u/spankdaddylizz 20d ago edited 19d ago
Does Harbor Freight carry these calibrated rock stands? These guys get it done with what they have!
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u/Curt28781 20d ago
I got some in my yard. $5/each.
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u/spankdaddylizz 20d ago
I ain't no fool! They have to meet OSHA standards for jack stands. But, I'm gonna under bid you!!
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u/septubyte 16d ago
The alternative is you fucking starve so ya. They get it done. Props but it's not ok
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u/Girderland 20d ago
This was fun to watch. Not exactly the safest way to lift something but bonus points for ingenuity.
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u/Agathocles87 19d ago
Used to live in the third world. There are some truly great mechanics there, because it’s not a throwaway society. There’s no such thing as it’s broken so just buy another. You either fix it or you don’t have it. So the mechanics tend to become extremely good
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u/Here4th3culture 19d ago
I’ve worked the trades for years, and by far the most talented tradesperson I worked for was a young Turkish man.
We were both early 20’s when we worked together. He could build a car or a house. He took apart, cleaned, and rebuilt a junkyard engine and transmission to put in his truck. We welded metal onto the rusted part of his truck frame and repainted it before putting his truck back together. Some of his tools were Turkish (220v) so we would tie into a two-pull breaker on the homeowners electrical panel. We would mix concrete with shovels instead of a mixer. Leveled patios using a tube filled with water to find level. Everything we did seemed old school but way better than than any modern method
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u/ConditionSudden4300 19d ago
Best electrician I know comes straight from Africa. Dude smokes everybody in my shop.
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u/Agathocles87 19d ago
He must have been awesome
Yeah some of the old school methods are really good because they can’t glitch or anything
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u/Zigor022 20d ago
And here at my work with fancy computers and Snap on and Milwaukee tools the shop never has parts in stock or cant troubleshoot worth a damn.
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u/bgriswold 20d ago
So it looks like this was put back together with all the old parts from what i can tell. The way the video is edited does not really make it clear what was bad. I am guessing one of the retaining rings broke? Based on the fact that outer and inner part of that hydraulic unit were not together when they were removed that is the only thing that makes sense to me.
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u/slightlyassholic 16d ago
It's usually the seals that blow on a hydraulic cylinder. It's almost always the seal.
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u/Seamusjim 19d ago
This reminds me of a quote from Stephen Jay Gould (famous scientist and science communicator) when asked to comment on the then recently revealed knowledge that's Albert Einsteins Brain had been removed post death and examined he said this;
"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
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u/ranger2112 20d ago
Reminds me of Bush mechanics on ABC. Aborigines needing to get from A to B, and improvising with whatever things they had.
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u/30yearCurse 20d ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEkOT3IngMQ
This is how we fix things on Russian SpaceCraft... classic scene.
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u/burnt-turds 19d ago
"American components, Russian components.....all MADE IN TAIWANNN!" lollllllll
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u/htxthrwawy 19d ago
So.
I’ve worked in other countries with workers just like this.
Hate to spoil it for you. They do awful work with better tools. Much more likely to do something stupid and ruin good tools.
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u/TrevaTheCleva 19d ago
If they only used new hydraulic fluid and a filter, they probably would not need to remove the cylinder at all.
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u/el_dingusito 19d ago
Ya know it just goes to show you what kind of abuse some of those old ass trucks can take.
But still... some of that hurt to watch
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u/FaithlessnessDue5362 19d ago
theses guys have a real skill that will help more than any degree, the ability to use what you have and its fucking incredible
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u/Maximum_Activity323 19d ago
Who says he isn’t a “good” mechanic?
Watching that I’d say he’s a great mechanic
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u/Chemical-Seat3741 17d ago
They go it to work, I'll give them props for that. Not ho I would've done it, but I can respect it.
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u/Background_Being8287 17d ago
Those guys make it work with what they have available ,hats off to them.
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u/Stalinov 17d ago
Grew up in the third world, there are still operational WWII trucks and converted busses in the old country. When you look at them, it's obvious that they're from another era, but they still look new because they replaced piece by piece, repair the body and rust and repainting.
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u/Curt28781 20d ago
Jokes on you. It says OSHA in permanent marker on them. Also buy ten get one free.
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u/SpecialExpert8946 20d ago
These are real mechanics. If I took that truck to a shop it would sit there for a week and then I’d get a call “looks like your hydraulic ram is busted we need to buy a new one and swap it out. Probably should replace the hydraulic lines while we’re at it. It’ll take 2 months and cost as much as I can get away with”
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u/ShibaInuDoggo 19d ago
I think that they are good mechanics due to not having all the proper tools.
I'll take a bush mechanic and a farmer over a F1 crew any day of the week.
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u/DollarsPerWin 18d ago
I would totally get behind a charity that provides basic tools, safety gear, nails, gloves, screws, and the like to developing countries so mechanics loke this can do their job easier and safer.
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u/Butthurtz23 16d ago
Man, that's seriously beaten up from heavy wear and tear, and they managed to keep it going. I remember watching another video where you could actually see through the gaping hole on the floor bed of the driver's side, and they don't seem to be bothered and kept driving.
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u/cooolcooolio 16d ago
I took a 6 month introduction course in mechanics when I was 18 and my teacher was a guy who used to work as a roadside assistance in the Soviet Union. He said he had a screwdriver, a hammer and a monkey wrench to fix anything.. and I believe him because he could literally fix anything and knew how just about any engine could run using the bare minimum, it was so cool
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u/l0udninja 20d ago edited 19d ago
Somehow I have the feeling these dudes wouldn't use "proper" tools even if they were available to them.
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u/Timsmomshardsalami 20d ago
Is that a filter?
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u/Active-Map5884 20d ago
No, I believe it’s a hydraulic piston.
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u/Timsmomshardsalami 20d ago
Damn if only i watched the last few seconds of the video😂
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u/PiMan3141592653 20d ago
Seems like it's a small start/end cylinder. Like it gets the load pushed up a foot or two before the main cylinders take over. I'm guessing that while the bed is near the horizonal/down position, the main lift cylinders have a massive mechanical disadvantage and would be able to reliably lift the load. So this little cylinder gets the bed past that point so the main ones can take over.
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u/ABraveNewFupa 20d ago
Very cool, what exactly were they fixing on it?
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u/Extension_Two_206 2h ago
The sheer fact they did all of this with hardly anything "tools", no gloves or modern equipment makes them "GREAT" mechanis
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u/MotorcycleDad1621 20d ago
It’s crazy to me they have access to these trucks, fuel, oil, and apparently SOME tools but don’t have anything other larger than that little bottle jack….