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72 years old here, greetings from Southeast Texas. I have a lot of mechanical experience with military & oilfield heavy equipment. I've done a lot of things, learned many trades, built many things. It was a pure pleasure watching this video. From start to finish. 1st class all the way. Your attention to all the details was excellent. Your skills with all the tools and equipment was also excellent. The fact you did it all by just yourself was impressive. You are a master craftsman and I thank you for such a great experience. You will get a lot of enjoyment & work out of it now. It is in better then new shape in my view. Well done sir, well done! It was really a joy watching your fabrication & all your work. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. It was great!

With over 40 years in the industry, you are one of the most talented I have seen. I have watched you for years. I guess the thing that impresses me the most is you are not afraid of a grinder, a millwrigh's best friend.

As a former Argo tech it was great to see you go all the way and split the shell and pull/fix the frame issues! We serviced a couple of fleets of these things back in the day for oil/gas and the Canadian forestry service. Often when the fleet machines were dropped off for service they were beyond mangled and often packed solid with mud... it was a total pain in the rear doing bearings chains and sprockets without splitting the shell (some tight spots to work in)... considering how relatively clean it looked when you unloaded it I can only imagine how many units we serviced and sent back out with frame issues that were missed during inspection... Cool that you did the floor pan it should really help reinforce the frame for another 20 years if not longer (guessing this is an 03-05 think 06 was the change over for fuel injection). Great Build and thank you for a trip down memory lane :) P.S. Just read your video description... would be crazy if this was a unit we worked on back in the day lol

Love the format. For guys that known what's going on, it cuts to the chase. No filler.

(1) Great to have a workshop so big. (2) Great to have all the tools - hate to think how much they all cost. (3) Just got to admire the guys skills, I envy that most of all.

Superb!!!!!!! Enjoyed watching this more than any movie or documentary. Watching the meticulous care, thought, planning, ability to improvise, improve, strengthen was enlightening. Use of various tools, jigs, milling machines, welding and especially, the straightening of that shaft was priceless. I envy you your natural, native abilities and skills built over no doubt, countless hours, weeks, months and years of hard graft. Thanks for sharing the re-build with us. I especially like the fact that you don't bore the viewer with self-congratulatory comments. Instead, you quietly do - and we get to see the 'what, how and when' and are not frightened to point out a missed step or its corrective action. That makes it real. Brilliant!!! You have a gift. Bless you!!

Just watched this -- my first of your videos -- and subscribed. Brilliant video. All the steps with good viewing angles in focus; details when necessary; timelapse when not. Short annotations to clarify. (No AI generated voiceover mispronounciations!) A proper restoration. Proper parts where necessary; economy where possible; improvements where needed. Nice, clear, pucker engineering. No hype; no "personality"; no loud music; no stupid beards, hats, tats nor facial expressions. No explosions, pointless destruction. No "cute" cats, kids or dogs.

The first cake eating sequence was priceless! Well done as was the whole video. Thanks for taking the time for us.😆

Amazed you took it on, amazed how much work and seriously impressed with all that you did - thank you for sharing.

Hi. Usually people do appreciate engineers more, than regular mechanic for some reason. I dont know why? But what I see here, is a pretty damn excellent mechanic, who can handle all the engineering stuff and also all the mechanic stuff. So, all I can do, is just say, that I appreciate a very very much of your work! It is something, that not everyone can do. So, be brave! You are talented one. Very talented actually! Pleace, keep that on your mind! And well.. pleace keep doing just that, what you are doing! This is nice!!

I use to work on 6x6 Argo at the shop I was at. They are not the easy to work on. You did a great job taking it all apart! That's the way to rebuild one.

nicely done. Love how you paid attention to details. Powder coating is the way to go. Great job.

I used to work for a shop that sold and serviced these . While I didn't get to work on them I did get to drive them occasionally . Lots of fun!!

50 years of rebuilding its good to see someone with your skills a lot of skills are being lost thats why scrapyards are full of good kit nobody can be bothered to fix and restore gear .👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great job, been doing the same thing to cars about 45 years, last 22 years now here near Denver. I'm too beat up now to do much but it's nice to see someone just put their heart in bringing a work of art back to life. And this rig might just save you life someday. Hopefully you are keeping it, especially since you've just gone through it. And if the SHTF this serve many needs. Your skills even more in demand.

I don’t know why it is but I’m always thrilled to see those bearing puller tools. Bushing removers, and then setting the new ones inside that transmission. Maybe it’s the mystery of it, but this one captivated my attention the whole way through. Thanks for speeding it up here and there!!

WELL DONE!! not like that lazy bs on other restaurations channels. The whole process is presented without words, clearly and comprehensibly. beautifully put together. I would probably already be out of the game when disassembling and reassembling the gearbox, hahaha thanks for showing.

Best restoration video I've ever watched.

Awesome to see a young man demonstrating why their called Industrial Art's, Well Done!

What an awesome project. Thank you for sharing it with us. When you are done it is even better than when it came out of the factory. You put a bit of you into it; something the factory just can't replicate.

Nice job Buddy! That toy makes fun big time! Tom 😎

I was lucky enough to drive a few of these these for a living. We only ever used the tracks in snow. I can still remeber the smell of the breaks after ripping though a tight twisty wood. Driven up, down and accross places you couldn't believe with 6 people stuffed in the back and my leg hanging out the side.

Worth noting you run a clean shop, and clean up while you work. 👍

You are such a very talented man! You have mastered so many disciplines of manufacturing! Very impressive!

Very few people anymore with your talent and skill set. Loved your video and the time speed presentation. Your parents should be very proud of your ability. Thank you from Nor Cal.

That grin at the end says it all.. Well done, my little brother by another mother,very well done... 😃

Hi, Cork is a good all round jointing material for low pressure, low temperature liquids and gases. Water no problem. Many thanks for ALL your uploads , enjoyed every one.60 years maintenance engineer from Nr Liverpool UK.

Hope you are paid well for this content! Great job man!

You are a Methodical Master Blaster Mechanic! Well done!

Impressive rebuild - well done Sir !

Crafty fellow, nice work!👍

Those Argos are cool. I was fascinated by them as a kid.

a splendid rework, our guy!

Every time I see an Argo i think of the very entertaining and very silly program The Banana Splits This was shown on Saturday morning purely for entertaining us youngsters The Argo was the star of the show because of the amphibious capabilities and that it would carry the Splits without sinking Also one of your other comments says that even after 50 they still would have one. I am of the same thinking totally crackpot but what fun to go into the sea and drive out without the nonsense of a trailer brilliant And as i live at the most southerly point of England the Argo would be perfect I already have a strange beast in my stable A three wheeled electric/ tricycle called A Sinclair C5 A totally crackpot vehicle This one was given to me by some students that used to drink in the same pub as myself. They thought that i would be the best person to give it to as they knew that i love to fix up odd stuff so people could see strange beasts rather than see pictures and video Well have fun and i am very envious of you and hating you in a friendly way Over n out Karl Claydon

Totally! It caught me off guard with its creativity.

I've been mechanic 45 yrs and ur over hall video is one of the best i ever watched.. Keep up the work , think u God Bless you and your Family and your Furbabys

I enjoy rebuilding these older machines.

outstanding work; I reckon that in some respects it was BETTER than new after you showed it all that love!

I stated working on old flat fender jeeps back in 68 0r so in my dads shop. I have since retired ab a milwright machine erector after 30 yrs , I was acertified welder and still fiddle in my own shop. You are a very capable young man and I do hope you continue what you do. Keep very careful use of yopur knees and hands or you will end up in pain every day. Carry on

Pretty is not always necessary, but it is appreciated. You do good work

Great vid and thank you sir for not having awful music in it.

From the bottom of my Canadian heart...Thank you for the loving restoration of a iconic Canadian made off road leisure vehicle .❤ On a side note... please forgive us for the poor quality welding job on the wheel hubs, we should be ashamed for such poor craftsmanship. 😔

Never seen a Chain dispencer before in my life until today :) Nice job!!!

I really like the DIY parts

You can gently hit that upper green body panel with a propane torch and make it look brand new.

I gotta say I've seen a few restoring videos an I half expected this vid to be anouther one of them, but im pleased to say this is a very straight forward an perfect restore of a Argo avenger great job bud an hello from alaska home of the argo is. I think we have more argos here then anywhere where else in the world lol

I would say super hard working man, with growing experience and good memory

Thanks for sharing 😀👍

Excellent work young man 👍

excellent work, wicked vehicle. thanks

Good skills with the welder and plasma torch

I can still remember the first time I saw one of those probably 50 years ago, you must love them as much as I did, only you moved to the next level ")

When the hands grow out of the right place. Well done

The incredible speed that you work at very impressive, and I know it's definitely not sped up

Saya sangat menikmati vidio nya dan Anda sangat Luar biasa,

Nicely done sir. 😎

Really enjoyed this rebuild. Nice skills!

Super job,fantastic attention to details and great result, (just thinking you need some padding on the back rest though).👍

I’m totally impressed with your skills

Бул жигитке лайк басайлы онорун баалайлы мен зерикбей видеолорун баарын калтырбай кором талантына тан калам🎉

Nicely done, we had a 4 seat version, we used it hunting, but it also had a propeller and rudder on it so ya could take it on the water, we took it duck hunting alot. Also when hunting, we took it out on the water fishing, they are fun.

Satisfying watch! 👍

You're the rebuider i ever seen your awesome and precise

What a lovely project. I can see just by your welding you don't know nothing. 👍

Love you're work you would be very welcome on any australian cattle station, I know because I have worked out Bush my whole life. Keep it up, love watching your work, it's very interesting to me and gives me ideas. Hahaha.

Great restoration

great job Professor!

Well done! I have always wanted one of these. Now I think if I could find a used one I could do the same thing. So thanks for the video.

Awesome rebuild!

Ihr Können, Ihr Talent, Ihre Gewissenhaftigkeit = ❤💯👍👏👏👏

Absolutely brilliant work, your attention to detail, using materials that are available for the job and your final product is amazing. Thanks for your videos from Australia 🇦🇺 😊

This poor baby needed the work. I’m glad you got it and gave it the help it deserved. 👍🏼👍🏼 PS, you now have a new subscriber my friend!

Great job. Thanks for uploading it.

Dam good work.. got to admit im a little envious of your garage. Press, CNC, metal lathe 😨

Perfekt Genial! Danke😍🤗

All he needs now is a Banana Splits costume ( I vote for Snorky) and their theme music.

I really enjoyed this video. I never had one but always wanted to buy one. I lived in Northern Lower Michigan. I really could have made use of one. Nice job 👍👍

if you wanted to revive the color of the plastic you can hit it with a fire torch lightly and it will bring all the color of the faded plastic back, then you can spray it with uv protectant.

That was a cool build. I watched all the episodes on this, yet it was still interesting to watch again. Really nice job on the editing. Thanx for sharin'!

Young boy , very good work .

Many years back I saw advertisements in magazines that sold DIY amphibious vehicle kits that provided you with the blow moulded shell and the plans to build your own amphibious six wheeled vehicle. The plans told you what engine and other parts you would need to make it. I always wanted to make one but was too young and financially challenged to buy it and complete the build. Now I’m older and still financially challenged I’d still like to build it.

Maaan , you got some skills for sure 😁

Good job man!

Great job!! 😃

Love it... I straightened shafts even more crudely - v-blocks and a dial indicator lol. I always loved these Argos since I was a kid, but first could never afford one, now I have nowhere to drive it lol. Clutch looks rough; still runs ok? Still have my MIG, but kinda sad I sold my Tig welder now, but haven't done any big projects in a long time.

I kind of like the Argos, after helping a friend rebuild his, they feel more like a really cool high school project than a commercially produced vehicle. I’ll buy one if the price is right, but every one I’m seeing locally is over $15,000

good job on amazing skill.....bravo from Indonesia

bro awesome work my man

Bestial su trabajo y mimando hasta el ultimo detalle , gracias por compartir sus trabajos . 💯💯💪💪👍👍👍

Just like brand new. Nice job! 💯👍👏

New to the channel and loving it. The attention to detail and skilled workmanship makes for an enjoyable watch thank you.

What a cool thing...love it😮😊

Just Fascinating ! Skill + plus a hole lot of brains.

Well done, sir. Well done!

Saludos desde ARGENTINA BAHIA BLANCA, espectacular trabajo 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇷🇦🇷

Duuuuuuuuuuuude, well done!

Worth watching. Nice work. Should last a while. Better than New after an engine rebuild.

SPLENDID MAESTRO

Любо дорого смотреть. Мастеру здоровье и счастье, а техника класс.