I was GIVEN a Semi Truck for FREE... Will It Start & Drive? WHO got the BETTER Deal... THEM or ME?

WELLLL... I was "given" a semi truck, but I not sure WHO got the better deal, them or me?!?

This truck is ROUGH... It's been sitting for at least 23 years, but from what I've bee told probably closer to 30 years, and I know NOTHING about it. It's been sitting at the back of a storage unit facility this whole time... the facility has changed hands a couple times over that time and even THEY didn't have ANY clue when this truck last moved!

The story began when I bought a Caterpillar D3 and a Gehl Skid Steer from a gentleman, and he had this truck sitting right next to them at the same facility, and he wanted all of it gone... He was tired of paying to store these machines that he had no intention of ever using again... I didn't want to PAY for the truck, but I told him I would take it off his hands as a part of the deal!

It turns out I'm going to have to pay quite heavily in my time for this semi, but as ALWAYS, I learn more with every project! This one is no exception!

This truck is a 1985 International S2300 tandem axle semi tractor with a day cab. Over all condition is rough to fair... Not sure what I'm going to do with it, but in today's video, we're going to figure out if this thing is worth saving or if it's just JUNK!

This one should be fun, thanks for coming along!

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0:00 - Let's check out the FREE IH Semi Truck
14:36 - Hooking up a battery... Hopes are LOW!
19:14 - Pulling out the Ignition Switch
19:58 - The Turbo is LOCKED up!
22:39 - Swapping the Ignition Switch & trying to turn the engine over
24:33 - Trying to figure out if the truck is 12v or 24v by getting access to the starter
27:21 - Removing the forest within & around the truck!
28:32 - Batteries Hooked up... is the engine ALSO stuck?
29:27 - I spent the rest of the DAY pulling the Starter
30:21 - Installing the rebuilt starter
34:10 - I found the Cummins Engine Badge... It fell off!
34:40 - Will It START?
36:09 - It's ALIVE... 1 PUFF of Starting Fluid and it FIRES RIGHT UP!!
40:36 - Checking if the Throttle Pedal Linkage is Stuck Somehow
44:21 - Did that Fix it... NO!
45:37 - Will the Transmission do ANYTHING?
46:11 - Back the next day... Looking for problems
47:41 - Cummins L10 Cold Start... First Start of the Day
48:31 - The Turbo Joined the Party and Started Working!
50:01 - The Steering WORKS and let's Check the Gauges
51:21 - We're not building Air Pressure any Longer?!?
52:21 - Vacuuming out the Potential Sickness in the Cab
54:22 - Pulling the Starter AGAIN to access the Injection Pump
1:00:09 - Removing the Injection Pump from the Engine
1:03:56 - Cleaning the OUTSIDE of the Injection Pump
1:05:04 - Opening up the MAGIC Fuel box in Search of the PROBLEM!
1:08:15 - I FOUND the missing Ignition Key in the GRAVEL!
1:09:08 - The pump has been REINSTALLED... now for the starter
1:09:59 - Will it FINALLY IDLE?!?
1:11:05 - Still Not Fixed!
1:12:55 - Re Installing the Original Ignition Switch with the Original KEY!
1:14:40 - Looking for Broken Fuel Pickups in the Fuel Tanks
1:15:40 - Does this ELBOW have a Check Ball in it?
1:18:40 - Did we Fix it? ... NO!
1:20:33 - Bypassing the Trucks Fuel System to check for air leaks
1:24:33 - Did THAT fix it?!?
1:25:42 - I found a couple fuel leaks... DIDN'T fix it!
1:27:33 - Testing the Transmission... KINDA! (Clutch DROP!)
1:29:40 - It's MOVING Day! I'm OVER working on this truck HERE!
1:31:39 - Setting up the Service Truck and the Winch Rigging
1:34:39 - FINALLY Pulling the Truck OUT of it's HOLE!
1:35:26 - Cold Start to Turn the Wheels & Strapping in the Steering Wheel
1:36:38 - Pulling the DEAD Truck onto the Trailer
1:39:50 - Check out these OLD School HEAVY Truck Wheel Chock Out-Riggers
1:41:45 - Chaining down the Truck and Fixing the Gravel where the Truck was Sitting
1:42:25 - Let's ROLL Out!
1:44:42 - We Safely got the Truck BACK to the Salvage Cave!
1:45:10 - Thank you for your Support! I truly appreciate it!

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