Boom Lift Engine Repair. Can I Finally Fix It??? JLG 80HX. Ford LRG-425 engine.

This old Ford engine has really put up a fight. Can I finally get it running properly? I review what I've done to it already, then we check the compression, fix some wires, put on a manual choke, try several cold starts, check for vacuum leaks, take care of some cows, and finally install a manual choke cable kit. Is it fixed? But there is more work yet to be done... Regarding disassembly of the boom, I should have explained more. All commercially used lifts have to get an OSHA inspection annually, and that inspection requires a boom teardown within the last 2 years. So every lift on every jobsite and every rental place has had the boom serviced within 2 years. JLG recommends servicing the lift if the machine is left sitting for longer than 6 months, for what that's worth. Not sure sitting idle would really warrant a teardown, but the last inspection this machine had was 2009. That last boom teardown may have been 2007, so 14-16 years ago. And the boom isn't working properly: it won't fully extend and retract properly as shown in a previous video. Finally, the telescope cylinder in the boom does weep a small amount of oil. It's just a matter of time before this will need to be done, I'd rather do it now and have it safe for all the upcoming jobs rather than wondering the whole time and then doing it. 🤷‍♂️ Patreon:   / farmcraft101   MERCH STORE!: https://www.farmcraft101.com Amazon Affiliate Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/farmcraft101 Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/farmcraf... Facebook:   / farmcraft101   Evolution power tools affiliate link: (promo code: Farmcraft) http://aspireiq.go2cloud.org/aff_c?of... Save 5% for yourself and also help out the channel. Thanks! 0:00 Intro 2:02 Fix wires 3:28 Check compression 5:35 Cold start, choke problem? 7:40 Carb teardown 11:25 Cold start with manual choke 13:32 Moving cows 18:04 Cold start with no choke 19:53 Smoke test 22:40 Cows 23:43 Running great 24:21 VERY cold start 25:15 Manual choke cable install 30:45 Fixed. What's next? 35:06 Outro.