74 year old vintage tractor left in a barn for 20 years... Will it start??

I saw an ad for a 1946 McCormick Farmall for sale so I went to investigate.
It was pushed into a shed when it stopped running 20 years ago, the farmer needs the shed space for his new boat so he just wanted it gone.
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[@tinytproductions6238]

Hey Marty! I saw this video when you first uploaded it when I was 12 or 13! At the time I was a kid who loved seeing old tractors run. This video inspired me to restore an old tractor when I get the chance. Now I’m 15, turning 16 in 2 months. And last winter I restored a ford 8n and it looks unbelievably good! Today I looked at a cockshutt 30 that I am planning on buying for my next restoration, and when my dad asked why I wanted to fix another tractor… I just kept thinking of this video! Took me awhile to find it but I was determined to let you know how much I appreciate this channel. I am now proudly subscribed! I am planning on uploading a few videos to my channel about my 8n and hopefully one day my cockshutt! Thanks again!

[@smitty9733]

The farmer should have said I will give you $300 just to start it.

[@glennhatley2010]

$200, that is stealing

[@graytoby1]

Oh god I've fallen deep into the old tractor repairing KZbin wormhole, someone call for help!

[@GP9railfan]

Wow you stole that Super A for $200 bucks!!

[@jstewart2005]

Is that the original gasket

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Two hundred bucks?!?! What a steal of a deal even if it didn’t run. I’ll give you three hundred for it even before I see the whole video…lol

[@snocrushr]

So you just happened to the correct oil filter when you went to investigate this tractor. Now that's being prepared.

[@amazin1827]

You said okay pretty quick. Your supposed to flinch a little bit like it was pretty close to what you were thinking. he went inside and started punching himself in the mouth😉

[@mrboffo44]

Never understood why Archie Mc Cardell was allowed to kill International Harvester, which made Farmall Tractors. We lost a billion dollars worth of orders in the 1980's and I.H. Stock lost 3/4 of its value. The business was fragmented and went from near the top all the way down. Melrose Park, Broadview, Burr Ridge and Chicagoland itself was integral to the original vibrant International Harvester. A tragedy.

[@mar56cos]

My wife: Why don't you ever cry or show feelings?

[@rollienewton2192]

When I was a kid on the farm, we had a Super C Farmall. This brought back a lot of good memories.

[@chriskramer4034]

There is something about this man and this video that bring such solace to life. I have found myself returning to this video and watching it in full more than half a dozen times in recent years. There is some sort of peace in the way it was carried out and gifted to all of us to enjoy. Marty was the first I subscribed to on you tube and now the first I have ever commented on. I patiently wait daily for new videos as amazing as this one from him. He is the inspiration for the reason why I now have two tractors of my own to tinker with. I am blown away by how intelligent this man is! I hope to watch many more videos from him for many more years to come.

[@tristan.bevins]

Imagine staring at that tractor for 20 years just for someone to get in running in a couple hours. Good work!

[@jamesrivis620]

For me Marty represents the true spirit of the season. He finds old machines and vehicles rotting , seemingly, into the ground. He tinkers with a few important parts, a bit of oil here, some grease here, talking all the while to the soul of this supposedly inanimate object and, a bit at a time, this bolt, that locked up joint, a drink of gas, some gearbox oil , turns the key and 20 years after this old tractor coughed it’s last beat, a spark reaches the fuel, a few pistons cough , smoke billows upwards, filling the old pole barn. Marty adjusts the choke, turns the key again and before we know it, he’s chugging his old friend across the field and onto the awaiting trailer. Happy Holidays Marty, you warmed my heart for sure. $200NZ and a deft hand and life goes on.

[@allpointsorganized]

There's a real level of calm and patience in the manner in which this man's way of doing things. A good lesson to learn for all men.

[@billbrowning50]

My parents bought an old farm property back in the early 70’s. An elderly couple had passed, the estate sold everything as a package. Belongings and all.. it was like walking through history... or an antique store. In one of the large cattle barns, all the way in the back corner was an old John Deere B. Covered in years of dirt, pigeon shit, straw and leaves. I was 16 at the time, and I was well versed in automotive engines, so I at least had basic knowledge. It took me a good month after school and weekends to get it cleaned up to the point of working on it. Finally after many attempts to crank that flywheel by hand, on Easter morning.. dressed in my powder blue leisure suit ready for church.. I don’t know why I felt the need to crank it, but alas and joy... hit me at the same time... actually... oil hit me as it spattered out the exhaust pipe when it began to run. I didn’t go to church that day, but I got my ass blistered instead. I had so much fun after that... driving it down the old country roads.. I was king

[@BionicBeatBoy]

I bet when old mate heard that running he wished he'd said $500

[@winginitwithjohn8451]

Who doesn't get a big smile when the blue smoke first rolls out of the exhaust pipe?

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

$200 Dollars and she starts up after hardly any prep. Shes a keeper.