Two Farmall Tractors for $2400 | Will They Run?? (Sitting Many Years)

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Diesel Creek

Diesel Creek

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@matthewb8229
@matthewb8229 9 ай бұрын
Coming from a family of farmers, it warms my heart to see the old machinery being brought back to life! I'd keep the 400.
@Military-Museum-LP
@Military-Museum-LP 9 ай бұрын
I’d keep them both. It’s like giving up a child so no way.
@silent1967
@silent1967 9 ай бұрын
Yep, I would keep both ! You can't have enough old Farmalls.
@paulhinchcliffe3973
@paulhinchcliffe3973 9 ай бұрын
I would keep the 400 the m is nice but I think the 400 would work better for you if it's a 400
@Steve-iw8yz
@Steve-iw8yz 9 ай бұрын
Wrong keep the m
@matthewb8229
@matthewb8229 9 ай бұрын
@@Steve-iw8yz Show us where the Farmall 400 touched you. It's okay. We believe you.
@brianbell3748
@brianbell3748 9 ай бұрын
Yes! New Diesel Creek to postpone starting my Saturday chores.
@rintin1874
@rintin1874 9 ай бұрын
Snap 😂
@DieselCreek
@DieselCreek 9 ай бұрын
Enjoy!
@dilwyn1
@dilwyn1 9 ай бұрын
@@DieselCreek We will !!
@gerry-p9x
@gerry-p9x 9 ай бұрын
Whoop hoo!! Waiting for new content
@dans_Learning_Curve
@dans_Learning_Curve 9 ай бұрын
​@@DieselCreek always do!! 👍
@mummabear01
@mummabear01 9 ай бұрын
I'm relieved to see you back after a two-week absence. I was worried a piece of equipment had crushed you or you got wiped out by carbon monoxide. Glad to see you back safe and sound. Keep making those videos!
@terrycarleton3634
@terrycarleton3634 9 ай бұрын
they are both good tractors worse case scenario the one with the most toys wins
@richardg7445
@richardg7445 9 ай бұрын
Same here. I was thinking maybe Eva wasn't happy with the D9 purchase and there was domestic termoil!
@dougmcarthur3026
@dougmcarthur3026 9 ай бұрын
Glad I wasn’t the only one worried
@richardanderson2742
@richardanderson2742 9 ай бұрын
As a tractor collector, I'd always say keep both. However with your love of collecting things, what you likely really need are more covered areas before you need more things that really should be covered.
@almac2598
@almac2598 9 ай бұрын
Some nice big tarps would help. I could not go to all the effort of getting something running and then leave it in the open.
@ASadSloth
@ASadSloth 9 ай бұрын
@@almac2598 putting tarps on things just makes them rust faster
@almac2598
@almac2598 9 ай бұрын
@@ASadSloth Not been my experience, we used them extensively when I was at sea to protect upper deck fittings, and now retired I live in a country with much more benevolent weather than this part of the USA, so things may be different there.😁
@ASadSloth
@ASadSloth 9 ай бұрын
@@almac2598 oh, i don't live in the usa either 😂 but i have seen few cars that have been put under a tarp for several years and they have been rusted to hell after it
@MarcelKoop
@MarcelKoop 9 ай бұрын
Covering with plastic creates moisture and that promotes rust. Best kept is dry and preferably warm.
@j.c.linden
@j.c.linden 9 ай бұрын
Pete at Just a Few Acres Farm channel is a person who works on Farmall tractors and has a wealth of knowledge about them. Besides what he shows on videos, he mentions where he gets parts.
@dankreoger611
@dankreoger611 9 ай бұрын
Farmall Fanatic has a channel also
@mikescubcadetworld
@mikescubcadetworld 9 ай бұрын
I love Pete’s videos! I’ve learned a ton from him
@mikeduffy7271
@mikeduffy7271 9 ай бұрын
Maybe Pete would take the 400. If you decide to pass it on.
@derekd9349
@derekd9349 9 ай бұрын
Between Pete and Diesel Creek, it’s a toss up between who is my favorite KZbinr.
@richardbates2367
@richardbates2367 9 ай бұрын
He basically made a air diffuser think of the restrictor in a dirt bike muffler lol
@StrikerV3
@StrikerV3 9 ай бұрын
I love old tractors so much. When you just need something to take a beating and only ever start and stop. Old tractors are just lovely. Visually and mechanically. No sensors or copious amounts of plastic or stamped metal to let you down.
@thatgamingprotogen7043
@thatgamingprotogen7043 9 ай бұрын
You can say that again, I’ve got a 1947 McCormick W6, it’s never let me down whether it’s power or starting
@gerry-p9x
@gerry-p9x 9 ай бұрын
Don't clean it wipe the grease and leave. Patina.....
@tomfarley3924
@tomfarley3924 9 ай бұрын
Pete, from 'Just a Few Acres Farm' on KZbin has restored many old Farmalls. If you contact him, he could answer your questions or give you the resources to find what you need to know. I say keep both tractors. Build a bigger building to store them (and other equipment) in. It's a win for us. Just think of all the great video content we get to see 😊. Thanks for letting us tag along with you.
@Vagabond1975
@Vagabond1975 9 ай бұрын
came here to say this.... Two of my favorite channels doing a collab would be amazing!
@jamesrobinson1022
@jamesrobinson1022 9 ай бұрын
Or Squatch253, he is very detail orientated and his eye would be twitching just watching Matt and his struggles.
@lonniegrimes3665
@lonniegrimes3665 9 ай бұрын
Thats what I thought of as soon as Matt had problems. I thought WOW Pete would know what to do right away. Matt should try and contact him, who knows maybe Pete would come down being they are not to far apart. Pete being in NY And Matt in PA.
@Vagabond1975
@Vagabond1975 9 ай бұрын
@@jamesrobinson1022 not sure who that is but i'll check him out. Have a great day.
@Vagabond1975
@Vagabond1975 9 ай бұрын
would be an interesting video for sure.
@taylorriley572
@taylorriley572 9 ай бұрын
The perfect diesel creek video. Old rusty stuff that wasn’t running brought back to life by yours truly. Thanks for another awesome video Matt!!
@Zttplumbing
@Zttplumbing 4 ай бұрын
I agree
@chubbysumo2230
@chubbysumo2230 9 ай бұрын
70 years old, these tractors are 70 years old, and they run perfect. International really made something that was stands the test of time, I wish they made the same quality today.
@GlenCollins-j4c
@GlenCollins-j4c 8 ай бұрын
I had a mdl B and loved it!
@normanbuchanan9710
@normanbuchanan9710 9 ай бұрын
Now that spray paint cap was just sheer shocking genius, amazing how well it idles, wow .
@iflifewaseasy
@iflifewaseasy 9 ай бұрын
I worked on a few 40s & 50s cars and I was wondering if it was missing the oil bath.
@martineus63
@martineus63 9 ай бұрын
"We're gonna pretend like we didn't see that.." Vice Grip Garage, anyone? Lol 😂 Love you both!
@mountainjeff
@mountainjeff 9 ай бұрын
And Derek just did a tractor!
@trailboss6057
@trailboss6057 9 ай бұрын
This video brought back so many memories to me. Back in the early 60s my dad and grandfather shared equipment. Dad had a H that he used as a planter. My grandfather had a M with the tricycle front end and I drove the coolest of the three, a M with a wide front end. I started driving full time for dad when I was around 12. We moved off the farm after the crop came in in 1964. I spent many hours listening to the sound of that engine. I loved moving between fiends because I could shift into 5th gear and tear down the road. When you shifted into 5th gear I relived that thrill. At the end of the day the sound made by that engine was such so pleasant. There was something about putting in a full day with two of my favorite people and knowing you had accomplished something. After we left the farm dad would line up a job for me with our old neighbors. Every summer I spent many long days driving a 560 deisel. For some reason I don't have the same warm feeling about the 560 as I have for "my M". Thanks for the memories.
@OldGrizz59
@OldGrizz59 9 ай бұрын
My Uncle had a couple of hundred acres in corn for silage rotated with Alfalfa And 5 acres in produce for canning plus sharing with family. He also had another 300 in bottom land along the river for grazing. He also had 64 acres and a farm house his mom owned and lived on( passed in the 80's). As young as 6 years old we would "drive" the tractor with him and around 11 or 12 then on our own. Some of the most fun was standing on a trailer full of cantaloupes and tossing them down to the cows as they ran along side us lol. White faces turned orange fast,
@paulmorphew1520
@paulmorphew1520 8 ай бұрын
I just made a comment about a Super M on the old farm I worked on it would fly down the road going to another field or lunch if it wasn't brought to us. His housekeeper always made a huge lunch..
@MrStrocko
@MrStrocko 8 ай бұрын
@@OldGrizz59 а молоко пахло фиалками ...and the milk smelled like violets
@AntiqueCarsRCool
@AntiqueCarsRCool 9 ай бұрын
My dad had a 1955 IH 300 Utility (smaller, but the same hood design as your 400/450) with a forklift mounted on the rear. Love these old Farmals and IHs!
@mitchbrown8627
@mitchbrown8627 9 ай бұрын
Matt!!!! We were getting worried.
@davidmorris7696
@davidmorris7696 9 ай бұрын
Was just checking the channel early this am, to see if I had missed stuff!!!!
@briancasey4917
@briancasey4917 9 ай бұрын
Same here, no videos for 3 weeks. Was concerned something happened to him.
@DinDooIt
@DinDooIt 9 ай бұрын
@@briancasey4917 Nothing happened, he will start posting monthly or longer like others who made it to the income level as dc, they get lazier and lazier the more subs they get, just my opinion of what I've witnessed with many channels.
@ronbelanger4113
@ronbelanger4113 9 ай бұрын
Get over yourself, life goes on for all of us.
@briancasey4917
@briancasey4917 9 ай бұрын
@@ronbelanger4113 life can't go on without Matt and Diesel Creek. I'm an addict to videos.
@MikeTaylor-vj6vk
@MikeTaylor-vj6vk 9 ай бұрын
Don't forget to check the timing advance on the distributor. If they are seized, you won't get full power at higher RPM. A distributor left standing would be a Prime Suspect for seized Bob weights. Love watching your show from the UK. Cheers, Mike.👍
@neonjoe6180
@neonjoe6180 9 ай бұрын
Good head,man,hate working on something that hasn't moved in 20 years ,as soon as you start em up every seal in goes to hell😢😢
@robertlewis3712
@robertlewis3712 9 ай бұрын
Matt if you’re going to make one parade ready, keep the M. If you’re going to pull a wagon , keep the 400. If you have a piece of equipment that will do what the 400 does and the M isn’t a future parade piece, sell both and move on to another rescue.
@dischler2010
@dischler2010 9 ай бұрын
To my knowledge, 300s and 400s were painted all red. 350s and 450s had a white grill and white on the side of the hoods. Great tractors!
@DanielCurious
@DanielCurious 9 ай бұрын
Yup. That’s a 400. My grandfather, father, and I farmed with a 450 for decades. It was only tractor my grandfather bought new. When we sold it a neighbor bought it and he’s still using it as a utility tractor around his farm.
@DrEVIL-og4qv
@DrEVIL-og4qv 7 ай бұрын
I've been around dozens of FARMALL'S, and I can tell what model one is from 100+ ft away at 60 mph. I absolutely HATE when somebody puts the model decal on the grill, the rib embossed in the hood was formed special to curve around the decal. There's a book called " IH tractor ORIGINALITY GUIDE WRITTEN BY GUY FAY. he has all the decal placements shown the way they were installed AT FARMALL in ROCK ISLAND. BUT the tractor your calling a 400 is actually a 300, it's about 2 models after a FARMALL H. 300 is a really usable tractor. The order was straight H from 1939 to 1952 then SUPER H from 1953 to 1954, then 300 from 1955 to 1957 , then 350 from 1957 to 1958. Tractor Data has all the information you could ask for on-line on ALL those tractor models, lots of people bad mouth Tractor Data but don't bad mouth it, it will be right much more than ANYONE you know.
@roycarlsen3335
@roycarlsen3335 9 ай бұрын
Keep whatever makes you happy. You can always sell later. I've found that sometimes you only need to keep things long enough to enjoy them and then something else becomes the thing that you need. There can be joy in passing something on to the right person.
@rickmcbride6208
@rickmcbride6208 9 ай бұрын
Matt, you have to decide if you want to keep 1 or both of those jewels. The thing that would be smart is to put them under cover or at least cower them with something. You definitely got a good deal! Love your channel!
@nomex1996
@nomex1996 9 ай бұрын
As much carb work as you do you might want to get an Ultrasonic Cleaner tank. Put Dollar Tree PineSol cleaner in it and you will be AMAZED with the results! All the best! Great video!
@GunfighterWyo
@GunfighterWyo 9 ай бұрын
Sounds great! Keep them under cover as they are so good. Nothing like old iron that runs. Keep both of them.
@mrkthmn
@mrkthmn 9 ай бұрын
You get two frames of that spark at 17:11 and it looks awesome! You can see the light from it initially sparking on the illuminated engine and then you get 2 frames of it shooting forward.
@roadtoad1965
@roadtoad1965 9 ай бұрын
My first summer of working, (12 yrs. old) my dad taught me how to drive an M. on our 110 acres. When I was 18 I was driving a D9 crawler pulling a 60 ft wide 36in disk on a 25,000 acre ranch. keep and restore the M!
@whiteyfarm
@whiteyfarm 3 ай бұрын
In 1992 when I bought my over gown 20 acres in the country I needed a tractor with a bucket to work on the place and clean things up and do all kinds of chores. I found a 1953 M with a snow bucket on it for $1350. I live in western Wisconsin so a snow bucket it a plus with a 900 foot driveway. I also got an old beat up Gehl flail chopper that I used for a couple of years to mow the fields and chop up the burdock. I love the sound that burdock makes going through the chopper. New plugs, points ignition resistor, and oil changes is all I've done with it in 32 years. A real Sweetie. My Grand dad and my uncle both had Ms in the 50s and I think of them both whenever I get on mine. The best machine I have ever bought. It has never let me down. It sounds just like those two. Purr. Fred.
@OuradventuresGU
@OuradventuresGU 9 ай бұрын
As Matt rolled down the drive, all the other projects shed a little tear, the new projects get the warmth of the workshop, but with a very small amount of tinkering they burst in to life, a quick test down the drive made the project a success, some fuel issues but hey it’s a project, they now sit waiting for the next time when maybe they will be sold or put to work on an ambitious project up at the hill or out on the farm! Brilliant as always 😂👏👏👏👍👍
@dragon81heart
@dragon81heart 9 ай бұрын
That sound! There is just something so satisfying and damn near soothing as the sound of one of these running that damn good! Really miss hearing these and the Poppin Johnny’s all the time when I was a kid. Definitely takes me back to some really good memories!
@paulmorphew1520
@paulmorphew1520 8 ай бұрын
Those old popping John's were something else. Just barely popping and still pulling. The had some torque.
@geoffreyclaxton3624
@geoffreyclaxton3624 9 ай бұрын
Hi Mat: Geoff here in Australia, you got such a good deal on the tractors I would keep them both. Had 55 tractors once and I showed them but now I live in a unit and they have moved on, I really miss them, so please keep them and enjoy them while you can.
@SilverFox-qr1ci
@SilverFox-qr1ci 8 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, my grandfather had a 400. That thing saw the war! The starter went on it. For a few months, he parked it on the edge of a hill. It still had the rear wheel guards and a side mounted PTO for running things powered by a belt. My favorite tractor of all time. It still ran when we sold it 10 years ago. You got a steal for $2400. I was told one time that old tractors were timeless, as in easy to keep or get running.
@awkwarddude
@awkwarddude 9 ай бұрын
Always enjoy seeing IH Farmalls rescued and resuscitated, Matt. Nicely done. I'd choose the M but you know their conditions better. I just like the looks of the M. Doesn't look like it would take much TLC to spruce her up and make her shine a bit without getting carried away on a resto. I've watched US Farm Report every weekend for years and their Tractor Tales segment and there's a lot of Farmalls absolutely perfectly restored. A lot of work by anyone's estimation. So the M looks like she'd take well to some simple pressure washing and some spit and polish to the paint. Degrease and change the fluids, plugs points and wires and as you said remake and reroute the added on hydraulic lines and put the starter switch back where it's supposed to be. A good buy for both regardless which one you chose to keep.
@marlobreding7402
@marlobreding7402 9 ай бұрын
51:12 gas in open buckets 🪣 and you said " In the meantime. I guess I can check for sparks". ⚡️⛽️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💧
@thesteelrodent1796
@thesteelrodent1796 9 ай бұрын
TBF, varnished gas doesn't burn easily. It'll still burn, but it takes more than a spark to ignite it
@einfelder8262
@einfelder8262 9 ай бұрын
Varnish doesn't ignite easily..... it's like diesel.
@John_Ridley
@John_Ridley 9 ай бұрын
My dad set open coffee cans full of gasoline (or as we called them, parts washers) on fire while welding so many times we didn't even bother trying to put them out anymore. Just watch the pretty fire until it dies.
@justinanderson1727
@justinanderson1727 9 ай бұрын
Safety third.That minty canuck Peg would approve
@suncitybooksgeraldton335
@suncitybooksgeraldton335 8 ай бұрын
spark check first sort that out first without it it wont even run on aerostart and flattening the battery and wearing out the starter wont save time.
@altonjh
@altonjh 9 ай бұрын
Matt, install the duct to the oil bath filter and it will restrict the air flow enough to cause the fuel to rise up to the engine. Make sure the air filter has oil in it.
@Sebastopolmark
@Sebastopolmark 9 ай бұрын
Well Matt, you sure have the attitude for fixing the old equipment. Slow and steady, front to back! !! !!!
@SeanONeill13
@SeanONeill13 9 ай бұрын
I bought a 1950 Farmall C last year and rebuilt it. Rattle can paint job and all. Its a lot of fun owning one of those, people always asking me to attend events and parades. Enjoy.
@keithbarry001
@keithbarry001 9 ай бұрын
Keep them both! You're a young man and imagine what two 100 year old tractors would be worth by the time you retire.
@localcrew
@localcrew 9 ай бұрын
My late father had one of the predecessors to the M tractor. It was the Farmall Special. Exposed steering shaft and gears with the steel cables that would apply inside brakes when you turned hard. Steel rears. Started on gasoline then switched over to kerosene once it was running. He used it to pull stumps on our property.
@gregholl5011
@gregholl5011 8 ай бұрын
That sounds like an original Farmall. Many now call it Farmall Regular. The next series of Farmall was the F series. F 12 F14 F 20 and F30.
@waitemc
@waitemc 5 ай бұрын
Prob an H model
@RoscoeTwoDogs-od3eb
@RoscoeTwoDogs-od3eb 9 ай бұрын
Keep both. Love all your videos no matter what kind of equipment you are playing with. These add a simplicity to your collection and experiences.
@ttyR265
@ttyR265 9 ай бұрын
Float wasn't clean enough. Clean with carb cleaner, then scotchbrite until it's very shiney. Use acid-core solder with flux, and it would have soldered easily. Solder doesn't work unless things are *super* clean. I soldered the float on one of my old Kohler gensets last summer. Worked a treat.
@mikethorntonr1
@mikethorntonr1 9 ай бұрын
Exactly but even better to braze it have it
@RobertJones-ic2vo
@RobertJones-ic2vo 9 ай бұрын
KEEP BOTH!! You will regret it the second it’s gone, add two great tractors to your collection!!
@eugeneharrelson3933
@eugeneharrelson3933 9 ай бұрын
For as long as I can remember my grandfather had a Farmall tractor. I believe he had the model H. I know I helped my dad fix and paint several. Wonderful memories.
@toddavis8603
@toddavis8603 9 ай бұрын
SK&M IMPLEMENT SHOP used to repair and sell IH when i was a kid, 1960's in the Finger Lakes of N.Y..The colors look great on your shop wall Matt.
@mwburfeind
@mwburfeind 9 ай бұрын
Growing up on 100 acres of a hobby farm in southeastern Minnesota I learned how to drive in grade school on the seat of a 52 Ford 8 N and by the time I was in high school I was helping various dairy farm neighbors. I've driven just about any color of Green (Coop/Oliver or John Deer) Orange Gray Silver or Red that you can think of. The only thing that I can remember that I did not like about the Farmalls was #1 the fact that you did have an ejection seat that you were sitting on when you hit a bump and #2 I always thought that they missed a gear between 4th and 5th gear because once you hit that 5th gear it was off to the races and down the road you'd go. Some 50 years ago I got away from the farm life and got myself involved in electronics and computers and now in retirement, I do enjoy watching all of these various channels that take the time to continually restore and refurbish older equipment that I remember Ronnie so many years ago
@shoogenraad
@shoogenraad 9 ай бұрын
"As i drain the tank, we can check for spark!" I thought you were going to. 😁
@richardracette6162
@richardracette6162 9 ай бұрын
Great video, Matt. When I was a kid my uncle on the family farm went from horses to a Farmall Super A. I spent a few summers helping with the haying, driving that Super A all over. Good memories! Good luck with both tractors.
@antigrav45
@antigrav45 9 ай бұрын
"In the meantime i guess i can check for spark" got me crackin' 🤣
@jgreitz
@jgreitz 9 ай бұрын
Genius idea with the cap. Keep the 400 to work and the m for restoration and show. You always need a chore tractor especially for towing your wounded adoptions off trailers.
@gregculverwell
@gregculverwell 9 ай бұрын
That yellow gunk is lead from evaporated old times fuel - not something to mess with. Talking about distributor caps - my experience in trying to cure missfires and flat spots is that while a spark can jump a good sized gap, it struggles to penetrate much junk.
@buckhunter1378
@buckhunter1378 9 ай бұрын
I grew up on the Farmall M's, complete with the tractor rodeo's when most all farm tractors were tricycle narrow fronts and could turn on a dime. 50's were the days. Great to hear the old familiar sound of the four and six bangers, but had a real soft spot for the two-cylinder John Deere as well. JD model G turning over ground pulling a 3 bottom (sometimes 4) was another beautiful sound for a 14 yr old boy. First Farmall was at age 11 '52, I hired out to a horse farmer who just bought a new Farmall H to replace his team of horses. I was the tractor driver pulling the oat binder, then the wagon pulling the loose hay loader, then on the rope pulling up hay into the barn. Those were the days, for sure. You did great work sorting out the needed fixes to get those two prizes up and running smooth.
@larryanglea3458
@larryanglea3458 2 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I am 81 yrs. old had lots of old tractors a lots of farmall's.
@D8PETE
@D8PETE 9 ай бұрын
Awesome find Matt! Judging by the grille, your tractor is a 350 and not a 400. My grandfather had a 300. It was an excellent tractor! The _50 series tractors had power steering.👍
@craiglacey9827
@craiglacey9827 7 ай бұрын
I believe the tractor is a 450, with the power steering and a newer style steering wheel. It is larger and has a deeper sound than a 300 or 350. The placement of the starter switch on the M is correct/original.
@justinstearns9723
@justinstearns9723 4 ай бұрын
@@craiglacey9827It’s a 300. 350/450 had a different style of fast hitch, plus the grille is different between a 300 and 400. 400/450 have a different curve to the pedals as well. Plus a very noticeable size difference.
@docholliday3150
@docholliday3150 9 ай бұрын
If you don't need both I'd keep the one I wanted most. If you are going to park it in the woods with the lawn tractors, sell them both. Until you have some covered storage, collecting isn't the way to go.
@johnsnyder4143
@johnsnyder4143 2 ай бұрын
I love seeing old farm machinery coming back to life. One reason I like watching Pete on Just a few Acres. My vote is to keep em both n restore em both. Then if you only want to keep one, choose. Of course you could keep one for the wife to drive in parades or take to shows. But I do agree with the majority, you need another building to store all these gems in 😁
@RichardMixon-m2g
@RichardMixon-m2g 9 ай бұрын
Matt, don't let those cherry machines degrade anymore. If you can't put them under cover, pass them on to someone who will bring them back completely. You won't lose money for sure, and I don't think you are planning on farming, at least not in the near future.
@ericstinnett283
@ericstinnett283 9 ай бұрын
You probably already fixed it but we have several of these old things and most of time its a blockage in the tank. Great video!! Thanks.
@cinestan4384
@cinestan4384 9 ай бұрын
Keep both. M for parades, the 400 for work. Growing up we had 2 Farmall 300s. One was converted into a 2 row Cotton picker for awhile and then back again. The other was used mainly for sowing wheat.
@dno5779
@dno5779 9 ай бұрын
Around 1972 my dad was looking at tractors. A used M was on the list along with Massey Ferguson. We ended up buying a new British Leyland 75hp. It was an odd duck (neg. ground, no glow plugs, etc.) but was a pretty good tractor & was half the price of a JD 4020. Keep the one you like! Great vids.
@donnydenfeld2394
@donnydenfeld2394 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great content. When I was helping on my grandfather farm we started out on the H then graduated to the 450 and that's my favorite one.
@jamarie1972
@jamarie1972 9 ай бұрын
I used to love Tractors but for now I’m An Ex Tractor Fan Great video Matt All the best from England
@deskingdom6205
@deskingdom6205 9 ай бұрын
Somewhere I got lost,watched you fitting the turbo that Area Diesel did a fantastic job on, then you had it stuck down by the creek, i’am not an old engineer,they are no alls,I just love watching you fix stuff. I was a Dental Prosthetist .ret Des
@rogerg.mosquerajr292
@rogerg.mosquerajr292 5 ай бұрын
Watching this channel always gets me motivated to get my projects or jobs done😊
@walterchapman2884
@walterchapman2884 5 күн бұрын
I enjoy watching you bring these old tractors back to life!
@glennfischer2945
@glennfischer2945 8 ай бұрын
Your smile on the 400 tells the story, I have no reason to keep a small tractor at my home but I was given it, got it running super smooth and my smile riding it is similar to yours, I keep it to pull my utility trailer to the street (my idea of justification). You will not break it on your property and it will come in handy if you need to move a tree or something, like mine you will find a reason to utilize your tractor, sell one and keep your smile going!
@douglasmayherjr.5733
@douglasmayherjr.5733 9 ай бұрын
Looks like a nice pair of old IH Tractors. I liked the 400 and 450, the diesel especially, starts on gas, runs on Diesel. They made a MD Diesel as well, gas and diesel in one engine. Thanks for the videos, Matt.
@davidnancyjakway8230
@davidnancyjakway8230 9 ай бұрын
you better keep em both you have a lot of room and they are both in great condition. Better put them under cover like the owner that you bought did.
@RocklandPaul
@RocklandPaul 9 ай бұрын
Matt, that was ingenious!!! I love watching you fix these things with common sense!
@robertnaughton5417
@robertnaughton5417 8 ай бұрын
This brought me back to my childhood,we had a “H” & “M” dad went thru some of the same issues you did but back in the late ‘60s n ‘70s, this video meant a lot to me 👍
@DennisBowen-x9l
@DennisBowen-x9l 9 ай бұрын
Great Channel I grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York driving a Farm All M at 7 years old - Dennis now 73
@tylerbazar5530
@tylerbazar5530 8 ай бұрын
These tractors came from our farm! And boy what a load of great memories! My grandpa loved these tractors and put a lot of work in with them! We had always called the brighter red one Emily lol. He was the one who repainted it and dad helped maintain it even after we retired it from bailing. I hope you can make some great memories with her just like we did!
@whodeyalldey
@whodeyalldey 9 ай бұрын
Such a great find. If you decide to keep just one the M is nice, but the way the 400 runs and idles is music to my ears. I'd say go with your gut. Thanks for teaching me your tricks. I'm rocking the DC hat daily and people ask me about it all the time. I decided to get a couple of shirts as well. Love the passion for old machines! 🚜
@vonRow
@vonRow 8 ай бұрын
Keep both of them! I prefer the 400, with the live hydraulics. But the M is a great companion machine to have around too. Carbs and ignition parts are interchangeable --I've done that on my own machines around the farm here. Tires too, for the most part. Tune em up, and they practically beg for something to do.
@endermwatts
@endermwatts 8 ай бұрын
The first tractors I remember around our family farm were the JD 600, 620, & 630. The 600 didn’t run for the longest time until we finally got around to doing all the work it needed. The 620 worked for a bit then sat until after the 600 was fixed and the 630 always ran. The 600 and 620 were both narrow front ends and the 630 had a wide front end.
@brucevallee5623
@brucevallee5623 9 ай бұрын
It's been said the best way to judge success is by its taste. And it taste sweet. I am always amazed by the sound of the old engines and their desire to live again. Thanks for keeping them alive.
@philipwiegman
@philipwiegman 2 ай бұрын
The 400 is an outstanding tractor you can't go wrong with it. I still do small farming with my 46 M, the difference for collecting is the M is an icon, the 400 TA has a better operating range but it's not an M. I prefer the basic M or Super M reliable and easy to repair can be found at good prices, plenty of parts available from used to aftermarket. Keep up the great videos.
@brianreagan1349
@brianreagan1349 9 ай бұрын
I learned to rake hay on a Oliver 60, pulling two side discharge rakes. She would roll 42 mph in road gear. Had long 6 cyl. Really brought back some memories. I learned how to small round bale on an Johnny popper. You had to stop when the arm dropped to wind on the sisle twine... Also remember how mad the bumble bees get hearing the pop pop pop pop pop....Love the content.
@TheEasystart
@TheEasystart 9 ай бұрын
I had a Farmall Cub do exactly the same thing. Had the carb acid dipped and rebuilt, new manifold still wouldn't run! So I sold it as it was either that or push it off a cliff!
@GoneRiding2025
@GoneRiding2025 8 ай бұрын
I had 1949 Super M for several years it comes with Factory Power Steering… It was very strong Tractor one of the best! I added 3 point hitch before I sold it to some guy from St Louis area.
@mikekuhn6216
@mikekuhn6216 8 ай бұрын
I grew up on a Farmall H which dad traded for a '49 M in 1956. In 1966 he traded the M for a very nice 450. Which one to keep: the M. It's a classic. Regarding the starter button, it belongs to an H and that is where it was positioned to hit with your palm. Thanks for the video.
@sterlingmke
@sterlingmke 9 ай бұрын
Sell the M to a collector and keep the other, one day paint It up, use It for now to do whatever, It's awesome.
@kennethjackowitz8524
@kennethjackowitz8524 9 ай бұрын
Matt, keep both. Reno both which should be easy to find buyers that see the value .. Another awesome video....Please give us tractor recovery/ purchase more often.
@RedneckLn
@RedneckLn 9 ай бұрын
some years back my son bought a super c and it had sat for some time but after some tinkering it fired right up but had a stuck clutch. after some time it did break free what a simple tractor it was to work on though. great video matt keep them coming.
@scottsullivan1464
@scottsullivan1464 9 ай бұрын
This was one of my favorite videos of yours! Your diagnosis was awesome
@craiglacey9827
@craiglacey9827 7 ай бұрын
Great video. I grew up on a Montana cattle ranch, initially driving an H, a 300 and a 460. This video with the 450 and the M brought back many memories! Thanks.
@JohnBeer-s2e
@JohnBeer-s2e 9 ай бұрын
I grew up farming with an M and a 400. I loved the M and hated the 400. The 400 was powerful , but only had a 6 volt system (hard starting) and was very hard to steer compared to the M (ours didn’t have power steering). But I was only 9 or 10 when I drove it. I love your show.
@evelynebeauregard4670
@evelynebeauregard4670 9 ай бұрын
it warmed my heart that you managed to save your 2 farmall and hear them purr congratulations btw I really like your videos even if I haven't been following you for long
@brick4321
@brick4321 9 ай бұрын
I have an H in love it the seats on those tractors u have were know for farmers falling off the back and getting killed make sure that shock absorber is in good shape.
@ronaldslater4646
@ronaldslater4646 9 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the 1948 Farmall we had had that needed to be hand cranked to get it started. Loved that tractor when I was a kid.
@Teeny_Studios
@Teeny_Studios 9 ай бұрын
I love your attention to detail, so many things I wouldn't have thought of!
@SamSnyderSr
@SamSnyderSr 8 ай бұрын
Matt, when you are trying to make the trackor run, looks like not getting furl, once you get it running a little even with ether, rev it, the put your hand over the carb input, force furl, and any air lock in the fuel system... Good luck, Sam
@OliverT-qt1gn
@OliverT-qt1gn 8 ай бұрын
Nice video...but (dare I say it) what pleased me even more was your Robert Heinlein quote, "If it's silly(or stupid) but it works, then it's not silly(or stupid)." It's a very, very sensible way of lookin' at the world, and especially machinery. And yep, a slow, steady idle is a sign of a engine with all of it's systems co-operating properly...
@williambremner9022
@williambremner9022 9 ай бұрын
I drove my grandfather's Super M in the '70s and '80s to spread manure, haul straw bales on flat racks, pull loads of field tomatoes in baskets and tons of other jobs on the farm. You've gotta keep the "M"! It's just looks so much cooler and there isn't a heck of a lotaa difference between the two.
@Staches
@Staches 2 ай бұрын
Love the IH Farmall M... My Grandfather had 2 Farmalls and I learned to drive on one in 1959 ish. Great Memories thank you and KEEP THE M
@terriellis5145
@terriellis5145 2 ай бұрын
Matt keep both of them ❤❤!! Ms 4-180 girl from Ne 😅😅😅
@gideonstrydom8242
@gideonstrydom8242 Ай бұрын
I'm only watching this video now October 18. Don't know what happened to either in the meantime, but to me the choice is obvious. The 400 having a 3point hitch and power steering is the obvious one to keep. That hitch makes it just so much more practical and usable.
@PaunguliaqTheWANDERER
@PaunguliaqTheWANDERER 7 ай бұрын
Matt, I have never sat on a tractor in my life. I would not know how to get in the saddle. But I watch so many of your videos my wife is scared I will be filling up the yard with dingy diesels, tired tractors, and extinct excavators. I hope you are making good money off of your passions here. I have an inexplicable love for Farmalls now.
@jamesoniten7664
@jamesoniten7664 9 ай бұрын
I grew up with a 1942 farmal M, just recently got rid of it because it was still the old 6 V and she was all original, so she was worn out and we still used her on a yearly basis to pull in the hay
@LarryCassar
@LarryCassar 8 ай бұрын
Just imagine the way that engine sounded just and popped that in here. When it was wide open, it's gonna be moving.
@Robert-pl1gd
@Robert-pl1gd 3 ай бұрын
I love seeing polish ingenuity at its best. That cap idea was impressive. Would have never thought of that
@ccooksey1215
@ccooksey1215 9 ай бұрын
Love the sound those two machines make! I ran a narrow front M growing up as a kid, Dad would drive our J.D. tractor. Wouldn't have traded tractors with him for the world. What a workhorse! Went to the military and came back years later to find Dad had sold it to my brother-in-law who parked it in a barn and left it there ever since. Hasn't ran since maybe '86? I've tried buying it off of him, no luck. 😞
@PoodlePuncher
@PoodlePuncher 9 ай бұрын
keep em both! you know whichever one you're using will quit in the middle of something. nice to have a backup. Plus, you can race them!
@curtday5463
@curtday5463 2 күн бұрын
You have worked your tail off Matt, i think you should keep both, restored both, the 400 need some emblems and decals. The love how well engineered the engines are. Purr like a kitten at idle.
@markklosterman5331
@markklosterman5331 9 ай бұрын
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