How To Fire Up a Steam Powered Tractor | Start to Finish [HD]

[@RadDad5550]

Every year after Midwest Old Threshers, I try and find someone to teach me all about what I see. This is the best one out there. Keep the stream vidyas coming!

[@FarmAlarm]

You should attend Midwest Old Threshers "Steam School". You'll learn a lot and it's a fun weekend. Call them. Oh, and thanks for watching!

[@josephmurray3583]

My 90yr old friend had a 110 hp case by his barn in 1970 I asked him why was it left outside to rust to ruins he teared up and told me that was a most powerful beast but times had rendered her outdated and no one had time or money or knowledge to renovate her and he said it stays there while im alive kept his memories sharp to see it in person.. I saw on your channel the case 110 hp and all these years later im the one with tears in my eyes those were and are true majestic beasts. The men who run and maintain those powerful machines are a rare breed great of you fellows to work so hard to keep the history alive..peace to you all have a good and productive 2024. PS. Marshall Campbell was the owner of the old retired CASE 110hp Steamer..

[@JeffBolen]

This brings back memories. I used to help my dad fire one of these up and learned how to operate it. My Dad was a high pressure Engineer

[@FarmAlarm]

That is awesome. Good memories

[@jamesely379]

Love this so much! Just found this page on here, keep watching that water level boys

[@trhoads0503]

I really didn’t appreciate the complexity in starting a steam engine until I watched this video. Very interesting, thanks for showing the intricacies so that future generations might also appreciate!

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks so much! Do you attend any steam engine shows?

[@markwriter2698]

First time I’ve seen someone clean the boiler tubes. Best overall demonstration how to start a steam engine. Thank you.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for the great comment!

[@BrabaiBbar-l3t]

Ni mo mo mo mo mo ko NY no​@@FarmAlarm

[@montenlee5797]

The best steam tractor video

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks!!!

[@ghoulishvampire2116]

Wish there was still steam powered things in modernized time, always cool

[@AndrewAllen-sr6ur]

I think it's cool to

[@jarnevanderstraeten]

About every powerplant uses steam to turn turbines which generate electricity, its still used.

[@danielcastle80]

yes def cool... but its just not practical anymore ya know?

[@PowerTrain611]

@@jarnevanderstraeten beat me to it, came here to say this

[@yourdudethebrown]

There still is but the problem with steam engines is the risk of them blowing up and if u want to know how bad an explosion is just look up steam locomotive explosion

[@toonseten]

I bed all Primitive Technology followers putted subtitles on directly. Nice video. Thanks.

[@KCPrible98]

I had a book when I was a kid on how to start a steam engine. It got lost over tge years. I think your video was better then the book. Thank you.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@sargentslaughter3509]

The machine looks phenomenal and the pinstripping looks great!

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks so much. The pin striping was a fun project

[@c.e.ardanaz1234]

I have seen the complete video, magnificent work of both the lines or painted fillets, and the process of starting up the steam tractor machine, thank you for showing us how work days were started almost a century ago, to value the effort , ingenuity and determination of our ancestors, and respecting ourselves, upholding those important human values that were inherited. Greetings from San Luis Argentina!!!

[@stevesaner8239]

Great video. Filled in a few holes in my knowledge of how these machines work.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching

[@deety1964]

Subtitles on. Great video. No awful music droning away.

[@oldmandoingstuff8997]

Well Done. Great camera work. The Inside , reverse camera, . Few Utubers do that. Captions are. Good. Like Reading a Book an video together. Works for Me

[@Polycarp815]

Hi

[@jeffboyles3611]

Great to see your son participating in such a practical task. Really a lost art mostly. I couldn't get a steam engine going, but wish I could.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching Jeff.

[@ahmedlasfer8037]

magnificent video, very beautiful creativity from our great-grandparents of the time!, imagine the number of engineers who worked for this magnificent machine!, thank you for this magnificent video guys!

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed filming the process 😀

[@ahmedlasfer8037]

@@FarmAlarm merci infiniment.

[@JayMangal-rh8jf]

2021131

[@malcolmreed3742]

interesting video. Watched the whole thing. I've loved these old steam engines since I was a kid. A gentleman down the road from me had two of them when I was growing up.... a Sawyer Massey and a Nichols and Shepard.

[@bartekgaa1127]

Nice Guys! Greets from Poland!

[@PeteDriver530]

what a beautiful machine, the pinstriping is very well done! this was fun and instructive to watch, liked the bits of humor thrown in 👍

[@ВладимирСуховерх]

Интересно смотреть. А сколько км он проедет на одной заправке?

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks, pin striping it by hand was fun. I'm glad you caught the humor. 😆

[@alexf9574]

Удивительная техника. Сколько времени уходит, чтобы прогреть этот двигатель?

[@mirkovicen5689]

Very,very nice video.😊😊

[@FarmAlarm]

Thank you!

[@FishermanKyle]

the steerink linkage on thse is so cool. so simple, but it works.

[@geraldharkness8830]

a truly exellent video all stages of raising steam shown! the pin striping looks awesome!

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The pin striping was very satisfying to paint by hand!

[@billowen2354]

That is a very cool and interesting engine! I like it.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks Bill. It's listed on Aumann's Pre 30 auction

[@JadonAlexanderSchintu]

0:19 - introduction with rooster

[@mbahcarrier1629]

BIG old AIRPLANE ENGINES , The older you get, the more you love.......Seeing your video, I feel amazed and thank you for sharing this video and success always "Farm ........"....Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia

[@jacobandtheminimachines7075]

i turned on captions

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching

[@Baconhead1127]

Same

[@DanMaker]

thank you for the CC

[@FarmAlarm]

You're welcome 😊

[@ramjibhaijamod330]

​@@FarmAlarmsuper video ❤❤❤❤

[@fastj14]

Very cool Tracy! It's crazy to think of how much work went into getting a tractor up to steam to do a day's work. I'm guessing farms back in the day had stand pipes or water towers around for re filling the boilers?

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks John. I couldn't even imagine. It was a job just getting going, let alone doing actual real work lol. They had tanks and water wagons. But they also pulled water from lakes and ponds. The boilers would get muddy in the bottom.

[@dejansworldofimagination]

That my be true?

[@OrionsLuminence]

Yeah I stayed in the end, amazing videos,❤from France

[@FarmAlarm]

Awesome! Thank you for the comment.

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting

[@FarmAlarm]

Thank you for watching 😃

[@barneyporter6138]

Yes I turn on the captions and it was very well explained this is my cup of tea very done 😊

[@acersalman8258]

Beautiful ❤

[@ber936]

Really cool! I've got a couple curious questions after watching this: 1) You mention that the steam tractor is efficient with its water usage. What's the range of this particular tractor? Range per gallon of water? 2) You mentioned as well that you grease up all bearings every time you start up. How much grease do you go through in a week? > Where do you get your lubricating oil? Do you make it? > Was there a reason you didn't use ball/roller bearings instead? 3) If the tractor wasn't a scale replica, are there any changes you would have made to the design for better efficiency or usability?

[@colinfarquhar918]

Traction engines are actually pretty inefficient with regards to water usage, by comparison to stationary or marine plants of the same era. Efficiency was traded for ease of use and repair, and also the environment in which they operated necessitated some trade offs. "Range" per gallon of water is all dependent upon how hard you're working then engine, but some general ideas for usage: A 75HP Case w/ the optional contractors bunkers has about 260 gallons of water storage (over what's already in the boiler). Working the engine steadily on a sawmill I'd expect to go through that in an hour or so? Lubrication wise, you'd go through a tube a day if stationary, and probably two if ploughing. Worth noting that these would all be hand grease cups, so not grease guns, but you get the idea. Steam Cylinder Oil is readily available from a few companies still.

[@davidhansen4471]

very well done seams like a lot of work to mosey around the farm but well worth the effert thank you

[@darknessssssssss]

Phải cảm ơn nó, một cỗ máy tuyệt vời giúp nhân loại đạt được những thành tựu đầu tiên trong công nghiệp

[@ozarkmountainrails544]

I stayed until the end! Great video and very informative, I learned a lot more abt steam tractors, I’ve always wanted to operate one!

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you learned 😃. Next time you go to a Steam show, ask someone if you can help.

[@dejansworldofimagination]

A modern tractor pulling a old tractor. New tractor: son Old tractor: grandpa

[@torstivuorma2905]

Wonderfull machine..!

[@AltafMemon-b5s]

Very,old,tractor,very,nice, 👍💞👍💞👍💞

[@Александр-г2р6щ]

Молодцы мужики видно всей душой любят старинную технику

[@donwood7700]

Very nice!

[@TheSteamAndGasShowsAndMore]

Great video I didn’t know how to either I guess if I Get a Steam Tractor I’ll know how to fire it

[@MrKmoconne]

You can still download a service manual for this tractor that explains all the features and how to safely operate a steam tractor. 100 years ago, they still needed technical manuals.

[@melisavalencia770]

Gran video amigo

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks friend

[@mohamarzainuddin-cf6jg]

sangat indah dan tenang suasananya

[@suryabk1688]

Super technology

[@Denumamawatha]

Superbb

[@senoseno1076]

🎉🎉 GOOD LACH

[@AndrewAllen-sr6ur]

I wonder how much repairs cost on that steem tractor

[@lokaero]

If i get a time travelling M/C along with modern tractor, i would love to see the reaction of those days farmers.

[@СергейМалюгин-й2ы]

Есть душа в этих аппаратах. И Магия Механики

[@jetjumbo2129]

This is very interesting

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks

[@kirannair6518]

Nice video 💯🎉❤

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks 💯

[@bigolemike33]

Cool Video.

[@FarmAlarm]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

I might be getting one of these for a backyard railroad to help my locomotives go up my steep ahh hill at my house (yes my locomotives im gonna make are gonna be steam powered and locomotives that i can ride on)

[@Baconhead1127]

I’m a Canadian 12y/o that loves steam tractors,is there any way I could come over and start one up?

[@Nick-pr5gw]

lovely! But is that a new built steamer? Ive never seen that before? the plumbing and taps look like modern stuff. also curious why not use coal instead of wood, but I guess you'll say you got a lot of wood and no coal, right?

[@restinga01]

Do you know how many kilos or pounds of wood this tractor needs to travel 100 km or 60 miles?

[@hisyamhisyam7563]

Traktor canggih pada zamannya😮.

[@rachellynnsummers6273]

What i find interesting that these old steam engines had quite a bit of power. 1930s and 40s you had your gasoline framalls and deere tractors but little horse power. Steam engines were the field king of the day. Specially for large acres. Monster truck tractors didn't come around until the 70s.

[@azmanrahim9226]

You should sell word burning steam tractor agricultural technologies to Malaysian and Indonesian universities for 21st century innovation....

[@azmanrahim9226]

Wood burning steam agricultural tractor...

[@DaDi-Rider-Micro]

Hey very cool video :)) one question how long do it take to running the Traktor ?

[@FarmAlarm]

Takes about 2 hours to get going

[@Foria777]

- Bae, are you coming? - Yeah, let me start my machine😊

[@FarmAlarm]

😆 🤣

[@dieusaolangbui3614]

Great

[@francisnjoroge5723]

❤nice one

[@Robertsfarm323]

What model is your steam traction engine?

[@FarmAlarm]

Homemade. But it is a 3/4 scale, modeled off of a 65 hp Case

[@pro-seriesfabrication3810]

Never knew this thing would have that many metric fasteners

[@FarmAlarm]

😆

[@SurnaturalM]

I have a wood heating stove, they tried so hard to get me to get rid of it, the assurance, the laws, but I didn't give up. Winter lasts for months where I live. And I have 100 acres of woodland, so I won't get rid of it anytime soon.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

How long will the boiler full of water last

[@stanfischer6175]

I have a question: Does the rear axle have any kind of differential action? Can one wheel be clutched for sharp turns?

[@FarmAlarm]

Yes this machine has a differential axle

[@manishkandwal5702]

V nice.

[@Melodycanvas9]

4:08 This noise just sounds like a song to me😅😅 4:21

[@jkhippie5929]

How much run time until it is out of water ..... gallons per minute ?

[@thomaserixton4662]

Is this the one that's for sale in Missouri now?

[@FarmAlarm]

No, I sold this in 2023

[@Gabrielgarcia-kw2bo]

Yes I turned on captions

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks for watching Gabriel

[@jappedut9009]

I would love to own a share in a machine like that ❤❤❤

[@AbucafarAlioğlu]

Hello friends, I want a motor like this. How much does it cost? Any help?

[@fokkerd3red618]

My knowledge of Steam Tractors is very limited. Why is the high pressure water blowing up through the smoke stack?

[@sweetwater6319]

And modern cars just need one startup by a key or button.. what an evolution..

[@stunna7807]

Should have a tug o war with the tractor that pulled it out of the shed

[@FarmAlarm]

😆 🤣 LOL

[@troybriannatyler4962]

What is that valve on flywheel side of boiler that was letting water out as you turned that valve

[@FarmAlarm]

What timestamp in the video?

[@troybriannatyler4962]

@@FarmAlarm @ 13:38

[@jamesely379]

Water purge through the prv perhaps? Most likely till saturated steam was to the prv?

[@saltsunandtimestorage6663]

It can start with compressed air in the same engine.

[@lenwhatever4187]

I love watching this stuff but I can see why we don't use steam power much any more.

[@FarmAlarm]

It's definitely a fun thing to learn. If you go to any Steam Engine Show, be sure to stop and talk to any engineer.

[@ГригорийКусков-е2х]

А сколько времени надо чтобы это чудо ехало 😊

[@24681359David]

This is in the pre-30 auction now isn't it?

[@FarmAlarm]

Yes it is

[@24681359David]

@@FarmAlarm How come you decided to sell it? It looks like you both were having a ball!

[@FarmAlarm]

We were definitely having fun. I have too many tractors and too many projects. So time to start selling.

[@jamesely379]

Wow

[@scottguy5452]

Steam is so quiet compared to diesel tractors

[@pphet2508]

Marshal steam engine

[@JoeMama-ib2st]

Did you build that?

[@FarmAlarm]

I did not, but it is home built.

[@TheBikerDodge]

Starting procedure's about the same as my old Morris minor.

[@stupidusedrnames]

Hi, just watched your Blackberry video and have a ? so hopefully you will read this, nice video by the way. My canes that grew last year are probablt 15-20 feet, all over the palce. I am moving the plant and am afraid if I prune all those nice long canes, aren't I destroying a potential ton of berries? Berries form on last years canes so if I prune them down to 5 ft, I am loosing 10 ft of potential harvest....I am kinda confused! Thanks so much, T

[@FarmAlarm]

I have several blackberry videos. Which exact one did you watch? Asking because I have others that will explain your question.

[@rajshah2441]

"Brother! How many year's old steam tractor is this..??

[@27centauro]

Que mão de obra, nada ecologico😅, porém acho brilhante as tecnologias antigas 😊

[@ashipnerdoffical4260]

Turn on subtitles.

[@rockminer8195]

Yes

[@MidwestFarmToys]

Can you imagine how easy it would be to start your wheat field on fire with one of these things on the prairie haha jeez. 5mph wind and those embers can end up anywhere

[@GermanShepherd1983]

Why new style water valves? I'd think you'd want the authentic valves on this.

[@chuckcafiero4546]

yes,i like external combustion

[@tmada8270]

wood is so inefficient...coal?

[@lautanbintangempatlima8350]

Coal is expensive Dumbass And beside this is in the US not the UK wood burning engines is common

[@laurad258]

The whole thing is inefficient

[@Veryc0ncerned]

​@@laurad258 Yeah well in a time where better efficiency hasn't been designed yet, it's efficient enough. I've seen them power threshers, saw mills, dozens of smaller machines, hit and miss, etc

[@laurad258]

@@Veryc0ncerned Electric cars are efficient or hybrid cars are the most efficient a petrol car is also more efficient then this old thing.

[@MarshallRedmon01]

Coal is quite expensive compared to wood

[@randallarias6496]

How long does it take from cold to Hot and running? By the way this is the 100th comment 😊

[@roberto.jrf_]

Ligar essa máquina, é como cozinhar. Você não come até a água ferver. 😅