Two worn-out John Deere engines, one to save: JAMSI's tractor short
The father-and-son machine shop in rural Colorado posted three shorts, and the one about old green iron passed 370,000 views in three days.
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#shorts Two worn-out John Deere engines. One chance to save it. 🔧
A usual day at Jim's Automotive Machine Shop brings in around 600,000 views, and this week ran a bit cooler than that. The shop still did plenty of work on camera: three new shorts, each one a small rescue.
The one that traveled furthest is "Two worn-out John Deere engines. One chance to save it." Two tired tractor engines, enough good parts between them for one, and a comment section that reads like a club for people who love old farm machinery. Many viewers say simply that old iron is worth saving, a few call it a piece of history, and one sharp-eyed watcher wants to know about ketchup apparently doing duty as assembly lube.
The other two stayed closer to the shop's usual cars. A set of cylinder heads came back for a second rebuild after barely running, and a Buick block already bored .060 over was somehow saved anyway, as its title puts it.
The heavy lifting on the channel also comes from earlier shorts. A piston story from twelve days ago, about "perfect" replacements that turned into a new problem, has passed 1.2 million views, and a connecting rod short about one tiny radius is still drawing a steady crowd.
Among the car and motoring channels of a similar size, JAMSI gained the second most views this week, behind only ClawBoss. NoNonsenseKnowHow ran warmer than its usual pace, while DEBOSS GARAGE had a quieter stretch. For a shop Jimmie Wolfrum opened in January 1983, now run with his son Nicolaus, a tractor engine is familiar work, and a reminder of why the rural Colorado setting suits it.
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What viewers say
Nothing better then making old iron run again!
@Captain_Bad_BillSee it on YouTubeKetchup for assembly lube. That's a new one. :p
@DChrlsSee it on YouTubeSAVING stuff is a lost art. Congratulations on a much needed job well done!
@jimmuo9286See it on YouTube
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John Deere has its headquarters in which Illinois city?
Deere & Company has been based in Moline, Illinois, since the 19th century.
