1967 Black Jack Custom Built Muscle Tractor - Classic Tractor Fever Tv

[@lynettstratton5105]

This is my Grandpa! =) I remember going out in the fields with him in this thing when I was super little.

[@miles_da-tractor_man]

Nice

[@chipps1066]

A great American innovator!

[@haroldswick9962]

I love it when farmer's solve their own problems instead of relying on engineers. This fellow is a generous for building his own tractor to serve his needs.

[@arfarms5711]

That fella was way ahead of the times back then. Simply awesome is what comes to mind

[@holdendroog2518]

He is still ahead of his time, after all we still don’t have tractors with air compressors

[@Valtra103]

@@holdendroog2518 60s russian tractors already had air compressors. I have mtz-50 and some of them had compressors. Mine does't, but it has Little cover under the cab on gearbox side, where compressor can be mounted.

[@randybrown2642]

@@holdendroog2518 my 1964 Wagner has a 220 Cummins and air brakes. So no he wasn’t ahead of his time haha. Still a cool tractor

[@trainnerd3029]

That thing just looks tough and the fact that it’s Homebuilt puts it off the charts on the “cool factor“! Wonder where it is today 🤔

[@aced6394]

That is the coolest tractor i have ever seen, looks like a monster truck and a skid steer had a baby and it is beautiful

[@andrewludwig5304]

It takes big balls to drive a custom built tractor 45mph. Nice!

[@Chalz108]

Since he was the one who built it I'm sure he was aware it could handle 45

[@reaperhunter7297]

I want to see it run 60

[@uuyittn]

what an intelligent resourceful man. good for him

[@blackscotydog]

Good ole American ingenuity this guy is a real genius.

[@davebrittain9216]

Well that is what you get when you have a farmer build his own tractor. Things are thought out much better when the hands on people get involved in the design and build. Very cool!

[@RustyCarnahan]

I spent probably two hours talking to this fine man at the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Reunion in Plain City Ohio over the last weekend. Really wonderful man to sit and talk to. In that two hour conversation we farmed, and excavated, and mechanic'd, and fixed bridges, and I'm not real sure what all else. Given the opportunity, I'll do it again!

[@deborahchesser7375]

Brilliant man, there are plenty of doctors that can’t change the tire on their $125,000 Mercedes

[@kerrykaverga786]

Doctors deserve that 120k plus mercedez....this old man dont deserve shit

[@teresajohnson849]

@@kerrykaverga786 fuck you you SOB

[@gabetidyman2022]

@@kerrykaverga786 He had probably worked harder than doctors his whole life

[@kerrykaverga786]

@@gabetidyman2022 yeah probably

[@letsdothis9063]

Both of my dad's brothers are doctors. For the oldest, this is certainly true. The youngest has actually built a few tractors himself. He has also never bought a new vehicle for himself. He has bought new ones for his wife. He drives a 12yr old chevy that looks like a farm truck. He has built a few hotrods as well. I'm not trying to be a smart alec. The comment just got me thinking about how some doctors are. I was doing irrigation work at one of the biggest hospitals in my area. A coworker made a comment about an old Ford Taurus thay was parked in the directors parking spot. It turned out that car actually did belong to the highest paid doctor at the hospital. Thay was his daily. An OBGYN at the womans hospital drove a 60's model Unimog.

[@om617yota8]

Great tractor. Great trigger finger discipline on the impact wrench.

[@_________Eh.Sun______2020]

awesome☘ Matt paint job 🌿🌿🕊☘

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

That's pretty cool, especially the compressed air system. I run compressed air in my jeep and I can agree onboard air comes in handy

[@Creeperboy099]

Seems like this tractor became a template for some of the present day tractors

[@azmankmn]

I think so

[@Creeperboy099]

@@CurtisWithoutHandles I mean the layout of the heavier articulating tractors

[@fynbo1007]

Thank you for telling us this very interesting story, just love it. God bless you and your family

[@joelbeaudoin2761]

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[@jackrabbit8703]

American ingenuity at its finest. Thanks for sharing.

[@dandannels8821]

Love it dad and I made 3 tractors great job may God loves ya bless

[@patricknewlun7928]

Good job! God bless America!

[@oopieyoho3411]

SUPER COOL!

[@interman7715]

This gentleman is a pioneer.

[@paulmartineau7881]

I love this guy! “ I think it’ll go 60”

[@stokeburner6730]

I love it. It looks tough as nails and like others have already said it was a head of its time kind of like the Beatles and fits right in with what is being built today. Its just one of those things that when you look at it you know its special.

[@LynnCDoyle-ek2oh]

Very good job. Thanks for sharing your story with us common folks.

[@littlebull8881]

That beast must of looked awsome back in the day, looks good now but can you imagine 1960s old timers scratching their heads seeing it for the first time

[@jankotze1959]

That is nice, like it, the air hose and tools is awesome, thanks for the video

[@actorzone856]

I like, a lot of farmers around the world made home made tractors, great job Jack.

[@tiredleeches771]

Hats off to you good sir, very unique build

[@rossbryan6102]

THIS IS THE NICEST LOOKING HOMEBUILT I HAVE EVER SEEN! AT THE ROLLAG STEAM AND ANTIQUE SHOW THEY HAD AN SHOW EMPHASIS ON HOME BUILT TRACTORS THIS YEAR!( 2018) WAS REALLY GREAT SEEING ALL THE DESIGNS AND IDEAS!

[@billyhighfill]

Wow. One smart fella.

[@edwardpate6128]

Reminds me of Johnny Cash One Piece at a Time! LOL

[@ergbudster3333]

Great stuff.

[@92xl]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@skadill]

That is super cool.still looks relevant and proper in todays world 50 some years later.Really dont see the current young generation thinking the way they did back then.Buy it,use it,abuse it,toss it aside mentality.This owner should be proud of this every day of his life.He made his own reward,and its pays it forward back to himself yearly.

[@tallervc9107]

skadill You got the trueist comment ever seen

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Young generation? Everything's been going that way for years, and older people are just as guilty if not more. I for one am not of this mindset. I'd rather have some old antiquated "junk" than new crap. You look at my dad for instance, I try to fix things myself and rebuild rather than replace. Which is difficult since he is in charge and doesn't wanna take the time. Not realizing that the time spent is a LOT of time actually saved. I try to fix it myself, he takes it to the dealer. There are some of us who have some sense, and remember we learned from the previous generations. So maybe look in a mirror once in a while, just a thought.

[@nellsonstout7001]

skadill well I certainly wasn’t expecting to see you in this corner of KZbin

[@bryanblake8607]

One person’s crazy is another brilliant idea. You have to do what you have to do to get things done.

[@mattlf9120]

I saw the intake manifold on the engine when the video started and I instantly knew that it was a 855 Cummins:)

[@darrenmisick3493]

The Versatile 118 tractor in 1967 had a 6 cylinder Cummins engine.

[@jonathandexter135]

And not one of that Tractor Companies picked up on this build. Amazing guy, Awesome build.

[@goliathprojects7354]

I've seen a picture of it once. Couldn't believe it was selfmade, it looks pretty much like a commercially available machine.

[@edkiggans1626]

Love it!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@marlonparsons634]

This guy is a boss #respect

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

Oh yeah that is awesome and that is what a true American it's all about

[@gthesuperman903]

That beast will live on long after him

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

Hopefully he wrote the manual

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

It will be disassembled and buried alongside him.

[@gthesuperman903]

Make Asylums Great Again • 10 years ago yep

[@hankelrod7315]

My grandfather built his own tractor after coming home from ww2 out of a truck & gear reduction gear box. That was his main heavy tractor for over 30 years on his veg truck farm that he used cubs & 140’s to hoe with

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

cool tractor

[@iansloan4261]

That man has True Grit.

[@DanMcAdam950]

So cool

[@MrAstrojensen]

There's a lot in it that reminds me of the Mercedes MB Trac tractors, like the equal-size wheels, air brakes, mid-mounted cab, etc.

[@davidtonge1093]

totally agree with you

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Back in the day when when farmers wanted something they built it themselves. Our farm is filled with homemade equipment from my grandpa that could never be built by factories today.

[@pfarraldcash6095]

Awsome Machine, cool Guy ! 👍🚜

[@1965ace]

That is a great Idea!

[@davidphilpott6606]

Outstanding!!

[@jiggjohns1028]

That’s an awesome build way to go

[@screamingdemon2453]

Nice piece of machinery

[@lisakigar9850]

That's awesome 👌

[@daslow132]

That’s an awesome tractor! Amazing he built it himself! But I believe that the Jcb fasttrac comes with air brakes standard

[@cummins595959]

Budry 063 so does a fendt

[@terryfrye4552]

Yes sir brakes are standard now. He built it in 1967 when it wasn't common

[@stevenspaziani9159]

Awesome old tractor, you did a great job.

[@ericmcdowell5762]

Great job Jack, ... if you compare that to the Big Bud's, you were years ahead of your time.

[@nathanmeier2908]

Awesome build.... Amazing man.....

[@ryanslogging7069]

I'd love to have that... that's a beauty of a work beast I'd put her to work that's for sure haha ..

[@KRISHNATRACTORS.]

Big Tractor

[@Lukey-Dukey-AUS]

Cool ahead of it's time.

[@nellsonstout7001]

Lukey Dukey AUS not really

[@coyoteguyke]

Big Bad Boy ! Love this machine !

[@blixerelixer3615]

A so cute its like a mini big bud

[@willcojak9650]

Very nice job.

[@jorda.2412]

very nice

[@donshilo2024]

Beautiful toy

[@waitemc]

Simple perfection

[@Demondante86]

Its just right......so damn right

[@brianstreet2123]

American ingenuity!

[@hooXpoo]

And the best thing, You can fix it your self ;)

[@timbylander7015]

Well done!

[@paulskopic5844]

Looks like this gentleman is not scared of a little wrenching.

[@mitchelldemarr4995]

the ol 855 sounds pretty good

[@markdanielczyk944]

Cool! The only change I would make is to move the exhaust off to the side, other than that 👍.

[@moebandy8274]

You’re a genius you were ahead head of your time

[@Brad772006]

That is super cool. I love this kind of engineering. The machine looks like a beast.

[@KevinBigg]

I like it

[@tonyangel6428]

My guy!

[@rclamb04]

Pretty cool!

[@aaronsanborn4291]

That's awesome

[@teagzy07]

We need this in farming simulator

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

And when big manufacturers came out with big 4wd tractors they acted as if they had broken the world record for innovation in design lol

[@CurtisWithoutHandles]

There were plenty of large articulated tractors available at the time he built this. Wagner had tractors with 300hp and air brakes in 65. Versatile as well, and John Deere had their 8010's and 8020's. Cool tractor, but bot the first

[@Scott-wl2zh]

You could have Ordered up a custom Stieger long before this was built lol

[@robertordewald8678]

I hope he still works it!

[@FarmallBen]

Sweet

[@Harro4870]

should see what kind of home made tractors we got here in australia

[@erik61801]

that things bad ass

[@kennethyoung2077]

Is this how versatile got the idea back then? I had a 145 versatile , It was a bare bones work horse.

[@Sara-L]

Easy conversion from an Ag to a Construction machine? Flip the gears around and turn the seat 180 degrees. the rear of the tractor becomes the front. Could probably fit a bucket kit on there.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Cool job,glad to see that 180,220 is in a tractor they wasn't fit for trucks.Lots of tork no horse power.

[@egreenie3819]

Sweet🤗

[@roblarson5302]

Looks like a beefed up Versatile 145.

[@neilphillips162]

I think JCB had their eye on this machine and because you didn't sell it to them they built the JCB FASTRAC. GREAT TRACTOR

[@venumus1]

wow your not wrong the early generation fastrac looks like a knock off

[@Darkmatter2134]

Sad thing is this is the basic features we want in tractors but still can't get.

[@boltonky]

Decides it time to put a modern twist on it, puts a compound turbo setup and takes it to a tractor pull

[@burtvincent1278]

Would be nice to know some specifics like axles and transmission etc.

[@kerrykaverga786]

0:59 quiiick that old man is having a heart attack lol

[@thermidorlevrai65]

shut up loser

[@4gauge10]

In 1957 the Steiger Bros.built a 4-wheel drive that had 220 hp(engine borrowed out of a Allis dozer).OUT THE DOOR. It's on record that in the spring of 1958,John Steiger used the very FIRST Steiger to pull a 12 bottom plow(this tractor successfully pulled 3-5 bottoms without issue,15 bottoms total)in the spring of 1958. This is tractor in this video is really cool,but if it ever went up against the 1957 Steiger,it would be a massacre.

[@imtheman3039]

That is fucking bad ass!