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-LP9 ай бұрын
I’d keep them both. It’s like giving up a child so no way.
@silent19679 ай бұрын
Yep, I would keep both ! You can't have enough old Farmalls.
@paulhinchcliffe39739 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-iw8yz9 ай бұрын
Wrong keep the m
@matthewb82299 ай бұрын
@@Steve-iw8yz Show us where the Farmall 400 touched you. It's okay. We believe you.
@brianbell37489 ай бұрын
Yes! New Diesel Creek to postpone starting my Saturday chores.
@rintin18749 ай бұрын
Snap 😂
@DieselCreek9 ай бұрын
Enjoy!
@dilwyn19 ай бұрын
@@DieselCreek We will !!
@gerry-p9x9 ай бұрын
Whoop hoo!! Waiting for new content
@dans_Learning_Curve9 ай бұрын
@@DieselCreek always do!! 👍
@mummabear019 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!
@terrycarleton36349 ай бұрын
they are both good tractors worse case scenario the one with the most toys wins
@richardg74459 ай бұрын
Same here. I was thinking maybe Eva wasn't happy with the D9 purchase and there was domestic termoil!
@dougmcarthur30269 ай бұрын
Glad I wasn’t the only one worried
@richardanderson27429 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.
@almac25989 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.
@ASadSloth9 ай бұрын
@@almac2598 putting tarps on things just makes them rust faster
@almac25989 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.😁
@ASadSloth9 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
@MarcelKoop9 ай бұрын
Covering with plastic creates moisture and that promotes rust. Best kept is dry and preferably warm.
@j.c.linden9 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.
@dankreoger6119 ай бұрын
Farmall Fanatic has a channel also
@mikescubcadetworld9 ай бұрын
I love Pete’s videos! I’ve learned a ton from him
@mikeduffy72719 ай бұрын
Maybe Pete would take the 400. If you decide to pass it on.
@derekd93499 ай бұрын
Between Pete and Diesel Creek, it’s a toss up between who is my favorite KZbinr.
@richardbates23679 ай бұрын
He basically made a air diffuser think of the restrictor in a dirt bike muffler lol
@StrikerV39 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.
@thatgamingprotogen70439 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-p9x9 ай бұрын
Don't clean it wipe the grease and leave. Patina.....
@tomfarley39249 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.
@Vagabond19759 ай бұрын
came here to say this.... Two of my favorite channels doing a collab would be amazing!
@jamesrobinson10229 ай бұрын
Or Squatch253, he is very detail orientated and his eye would be twitching just watching Matt and his struggles.
@lonniegrimes36659 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.
@Vagabond19759 ай бұрын
@@jamesrobinson1022 not sure who that is but i'll check him out. Have a great day.
@Vagabond19759 ай бұрын
would be an interesting video for sure.
@taylorriley5729 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!!
@Zttplumbing4 ай бұрын
I agree
@chubbysumo22309 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-j4c8 ай бұрын
I had a mdl B and loved it!
@normanbuchanan97109 ай бұрын
Now that spray paint cap was just sheer shocking genius, amazing how well it idles, wow .
@iflifewaseasy9 ай бұрын
I worked on a few 40s & 50s cars and I was wondering if it was missing the oil bath.
@martineus639 ай бұрын
"We're gonna pretend like we didn't see that.." Vice Grip Garage, anyone? Lol 😂 Love you both!
@mountainjeff9 ай бұрын
And Derek just did a tractor!
@trailboss60579 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.
@OldGrizz599 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,
@paulmorphew15208 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..
@MrStrocko8 ай бұрын
@@OldGrizz59 а молоко пахло фиалками ...and the milk smelled like violets
@AntiqueCarsRCool9 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!
@mitchbrown86279 ай бұрын
Matt!!!! We were getting worried.
@davidmorris76969 ай бұрын
Was just checking the channel early this am, to see if I had missed stuff!!!!
@briancasey49179 ай бұрын
Same here, no videos for 3 weeks. Was concerned something happened to him.
@DinDooIt9 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.
@ronbelanger41139 ай бұрын
Get over yourself, life goes on for all of us.
@briancasey49179 ай бұрын
@@ronbelanger4113 life can't go on without Matt and Diesel Creek. I'm an addict to videos.
@MikeTaylor-vj6vk9 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.👍
@neonjoe61809 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😢😢
@robertlewis37129 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.
@dischler20109 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!
@DanielCurious9 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-og4qv7 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.
@roycarlsen33359 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.
@rickmcbride62089 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!
@nomex19969 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!
@GunfighterWyo9 ай бұрын
Sounds great! Keep them under cover as they are so good. Nothing like old iron that runs. Keep both of them.
@mrkthmn9 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.
@roadtoad19659 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!
@whiteyfarm3 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.
@OuradventuresGU9 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 😂👏👏👏👍👍
@dragon81heart9 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!
@paulmorphew15208 ай бұрын
Those old popping John's were something else. Just barely popping and still pulling. The had some torque.
@geoffreyclaxton36249 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-qr1ci8 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.
@awkwarddude9 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.
@marlobreding74029 ай бұрын
51:12 gas in open buckets 🪣 and you said " In the meantime. I guess I can check for sparks". ⚡️⛽️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💧
@thesteelrodent17969 ай бұрын
TBF, varnished gas doesn't burn easily. It'll still burn, but it takes more than a spark to ignite it
@einfelder82629 ай бұрын
Varnish doesn't ignite easily..... it's like diesel.
@John_Ridley9 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.
@justinanderson17279 ай бұрын
Safety third.That minty canuck Peg would approve
@suncitybooksgeraldton3358 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.
@altonjh9 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.
@Sebastopolmark9 ай бұрын
Well Matt, you sure have the attitude for fixing the old equipment. Slow and steady, front to back! !! !!!
@SeanONeill139 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.
@keithbarry0019 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.
@localcrew9 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.
@gregholl50118 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.
@waitemc5 ай бұрын
Prob an H model
@RoscoeTwoDogs-od3eb9 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.
@ttyR2659 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.
@mikethorntonr19 ай бұрын
Exactly but even better to braze it have it
@RobertJones-ic2vo9 ай бұрын
KEEP BOTH!! You will regret it the second it’s gone, add two great tractors to your collection!!
@eugeneharrelson39339 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.
@toddavis86039 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.
@mwburfeind9 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
@shoogenraad9 ай бұрын
"As i drain the tank, we can check for spark!" I thought you were going to. 😁
@richardracette61629 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.
@antigrav459 ай бұрын
"In the meantime i guess i can check for spark" got me crackin' 🤣
@jgreitz9 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.
@gregculverwell9 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.
@buckhunter13789 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.
@larryanglea34582 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I am 81 yrs. old had lots of old tractors a lots of farmall's.
@D8PETE9 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.👍
@craiglacey98277 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.
@justinstearns97234 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.
@docholliday31509 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.
@johnsnyder41432 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-m2g9 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.
@ericstinnett2839 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.
@cinestan43849 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.
@dno57799 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.
@donnydenfeld23949 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.
@jamarie19729 ай бұрын
I used to love Tractors but for now I’m An Ex Tractor Fan Great video Matt All the best from England
@deskingdom62059 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.mosquerajr2925 ай бұрын
Watching this channel always gets me motivated to get my projects or jobs done😊
@walterchapman28845 күн бұрын
I enjoy watching you bring these old tractors back to life!
@glennfischer29458 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.57339 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.
@davidnancyjakway82309 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.
@RocklandPaul9 ай бұрын
Matt, that was ingenious!!! I love watching you fix these things with common sense!
@robertnaughton54178 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-x9l9 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
@tylerbazar55308 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!
@whodeyalldey9 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! 🚜
@vonRow8 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.
@endermwatts8 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.
@brucevallee56239 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.
@philipwiegman2 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.
@brianreagan13499 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.
@TheEasystart9 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!
@GoneRiding20258 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.
@mikekuhn62168 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.
@sterlingmke9 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.
@kennethjackowitz85249 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.
@RedneckLn9 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.
@scottsullivan14649 ай бұрын
This was one of my favorite videos of yours! Your diagnosis was awesome
@craiglacey98277 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-s2e9 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.
@evelynebeauregard46709 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
@brick43219 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.
@ronaldslater46469 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_Studios9 ай бұрын
I love your attention to detail, so many things I wouldn't have thought of!
@SamSnyderSr8 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-qt1gn8 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...
@williambremner90229 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.
@Staches2 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
@terriellis51452 ай бұрын
Matt keep both of them ❤❤!! Ms 4-180 girl from Ne 😅😅😅
@gideonstrydom8242Ай 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.
@PaunguliaqTheWANDERER7 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.
@jamesoniten76649 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
@LarryCassar8 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-pl1gd3 ай бұрын
I love seeing polish ingenuity at its best. That cap idea was impressive. Would have never thought of that
@ccooksey12159 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. 😞
@PoodlePuncher9 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!
@curtday54632 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.