Sudden Weight Loss? — Primmer Speaks Out

Written by: Andi Hawthorne & the Curb Fail Studios Team

Over the past several months, rumors and speculation surrounding CommonX Podcast co-host Ian Primmer have quietly circulated across Substack threads, Reddit forums, and social media conversations.

Some noticed the weight loss.
Others noticed the slower release schedule.
A few wondered if CommonX Podcast was quietly coming to an end.

For the second time now, the internet has started asking questions.

So let’s clear the air.

Yes — Ian Primmer has lost weight.

No — he is not sick.

In fact, according to Primmer himself, he feels healthier today than he has in years.

“Honestly, I feel better than I have in a very long time,” Primmer told the Curb Fail Studios Team this week. “I’ve been focusing on my health, working hard, staying active, and trying to build a better lifestyle.”

Followers of CommonX may have noticed the visible changes in recent videos and appearances. While speculation online ranged from burnout to illness, the reality appears far less dramatic — and far more human.

According to those close to the show, Primmer has embraced a fitness-focused lifestyle while balancing his demanding career in railroading, family life, and podcast production.

But that’s not the only thing changing.

Over the last several months, Primmer has developed a growing passion for restoring vintage tractors, cleaning up old equipment, and learning the history behind forgotten machinery scattered across the Pacific Northwest.

What started as a simple project involving a 1942 Ford 9N tractor quickly evolved into something much bigger.

“It’s hard to explain unless you’ve done it,” Primmer said. “You start cleaning one of these old machines up and suddenly it starts telling you a story. These tractors fed families. Built farms. Survived generations. A lot of them were just left out in fields to disappear.”

Friends close to the project say Primmer has become fascinated not just with restoration itself, but with the history, engineering, and emotional connection tied to preserving old iron.

The projects now include multiple tractors, shop work, and even a growing interest in classic vehicles and ranch culture — themes that have slowly begun appearing across Ian’s creative work and online presence.

Primmer’s growing fascination with restoration work has already started finding an audience online.

His newly launched YouTube project, “Last Chance Tractor Works,” quietly crossed 300 subscribers and more than 4,200 views in its early stages — documenting tractor restoration projects, ranch life, old iron preservation, and the stories behind forgotten machinery across the Pacific Northwest.

The channel represents a different side of Ian Primmer than many CommonX listeners may be used to seeing.

Less politics.

Less noise.

More dirt, steel, storytelling, and second chances.

According to Primmer, the project was never designed to compete with CommonX Podcast — but rather to document a growing personal passion that unexpectedly began resonating with viewers.

“People connect to real things,” he explained. “There’s something honest about old equipment that still wants to work.”

Followers interested in restoration content, ranch projects, vintage tractors, and behind-the-scenes shop life can follow the journey at:

Last Chance Tractor Works

And judging by the early response… the project may just be getting started.

But while some fans interpreted the shift as a sign that CommonX Podcast was fading away, Primmer says that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“Jared and I are still very close,” he said directly. “CommonX isn’t over. Not even close.”

Sources close to Curb Fail Studios confirm the two continue to work together behind the scenes while also pursuing individual passions and creative projects outside the podcast.

That evolution, according to the team, was always part of the vision.

CommonX Podcast built its audience by embracing real life — not manufactured internet personas. The show has always reflected where its hosts actually are in life, whether that meant politics, music, mental health, family struggles, or now… restoring old machinery in a shop somewhere in rural Washington.

And maybe that’s the bigger story here.

Not decline.
Not collapse.
Not scandal.

Growth.

The internet often assumes change means something is wrong. But sometimes people simply evolve.

Sometimes they lose weight.
Sometimes they get healthier.
Sometimes they rediscover old passions.
Sometimes they slow down long enough to hear stories hidden beneath decades of rust and faded paint.

And sometimes… they come back stronger than ever.

For now, one thing appears certain:

CommonX Podcast is still alive.
Ian Primmer is doing just fine.
And somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, another forgotten tractor is probably about to get a second chance at life.