Farmall A Tested || You Might Not Believe It!

Farmall A Tested || You Might Not Believe It! Antique tractor put to the test. How much weight can an antique tractor pull? #farmallfanatic #antiquetractors #farmall

[@tyfrank3427]

I did the steering box on a W-6 at one time. Filled it with a slurry of oil and grease. Best steering W-6 we ever had. On the A you should be able to get away with grease. They use a worm on a worm wheel. The newer steering boxes like the W-400, W-450, 560, 660 tractors as well as the 9 series to 650 use a worm and a sector arm with a point and a double roller bearing. Those boxes need oil for the proper lubrication for the bearing. I'm not surprised that the A moved the coop. Loaded wheels and weights make a difference. Dad had a sloop loaded with wet bales. He pulled it with a John Deere D and it spun out part of the way. He got the W-4 with loaded wheels and weights, hooked onto it and the W-4 moved it all the way. Red Power!

[@stevekline7247]

They are loaded ? I asked him months ago when he pulled the plow. I thought so but was hoping he would reply. Hes out growing us small guys.

[@stevekline7247]

Well, your all big guys, maybe just me. Hes a good man don't get me wrong .

[@tyfrank3427]

@@stevekline7247 He wouldn't been pulling what he did if they weren't. Certainly not the 2 bottom plow. The A is very small tractor...

[@tractorhyatt7044]

Good stuff, no problem moving the chicken coop. You have a beautiful property, complete with railroad tracks. How cool is that?! 🇺🇸🚜👍

[@casedoumasr656]

Great pull with the A I new it would .In mid 1960 I was 14 we had a 100 and a A I went 6 miles pulling 2 very full hay wagons of baled straw back home my dad said here you go and he left and after that I was not a green horn the tractor pulled those 2 wagons in 3rd gear 🤔💣

[@FarmallFanatic]

Excellent 💥

[@richardwilkens4577]

We had a B Farmall on the farm growing up used it to pull wagons in from the field

[@nickmckay1635]

I put corn head grease in my steering box and works just fine.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yeah that would work

[@TheIronDuke502]

I love to hear that “FarmAll IH Whine”. I’m a Lucas user too. Lucas has some really good penetrating oil that I use quite a bit of.

[@kylemccourt663]

Nice job showing what she can do. Finally got my A this week after years of dreaming. I've had several larger "workhorse" tractors over the years but always wanted the A. It was what I learned to drive on when I was 12 (some 40 years ago) but I found it hard to justify having just a puller. But years go by, I found a bit of spare change, and a local machine felll in my lap. She even has a custom hydraulic hitch run off of the pto. Couldn't be happier. Even the wife loves her!!! I'll eventually set her up with a belly mower.

[@FarmallFanatic]

You will like that tractor even more...As time goes on

[@aaronbelden8894]

Just like I told ya…that little A is quite the puller!!!

[@johnnycampbell5234]

Always loved the Culti-vision on the As 👍🇺🇸🚜 neat old tractors

[@americanaxetoolco2076]

BOOM there it is! I had fill confidence in her!!! Great video for those who doubt their A’s!

[@FarmallFanatic]

Still hasn't hit me yet lol

[@americanaxetoolco2076]

@@FarmallFanatic then go do it again LOL!!

[@stevenalbert4435]

I have a super A with a fast hitch and pull 2 row bottom plow with no problem. They are strong tractors.

[@TAHDAHFarm]

There is no way a compact tractor with equal hp would have budget it. That is pure old time tractor power, lol.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Agree 👍

[@MiuMiuKoo]

Hello Good to see you 🤗 Is hunting season over now😁 It is beautiful and started up a treat 🥰👍

[@FarmallFanatic]

You know it 👍

[@MiuMiuKoo]

@@FarmallFanatic 😁👍🥰

[@mosesjh8272]

wow nineteen forty seven still kicking pulling twenty yards!

[@FarmallFanatic]

They made these old machines to last

[@mosesjh8272]

@@FarmallFanatic awesome!

[@CainSample]

You know the thumbs down is from that lil Whistlinweasel 😆😆🤙✌️

[@FarmallFanatic]

I wouldn't doubt it it's definitely for mother channels and not viewers

[@leonardgordon1748]

That was awesome! What a great little tractor. 🚀

[@gusthefarmer5608]

You might want to mix the grease with a little oil to prevent the gears from willowing a cavity in the grease and running dry.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yeah I'll probably put some Lucas additive in there

[@johnhalter7287]

I usually do that once grease seals the leak.

[@stewthorne]

love these old tractors they are better than the new computers on wheels

[@FarmallFanatic]

Absolutely 👍

[@ianbeeping809]

That was awesome! I’m about to start working on one that’s been setting for 30+ years and this gives me hope! Keep it up! -Ian

[@FarmallFanatic]

You'll be glad you did

[@jamesmorrison1884]

I was thinking the same old Lucus take care of things on that gear box. Oh I figured it would pull it add some John Deere gas and boom away she goes lol. Have a great night

[@FarmallFanatic]

My neighbor with the John Deere B called and asked if he could borrow some gas ahahahahahahaha

[@jamesmorrison1884]

@@FarmallFanatic lol some good farmall gas a

[@tannertuner]

Makes me really miss our old Super A. I still have it but it hasn’t been cranked in probably 20 years now. I pulled on the crank this spring and it’s locked up. We used to pull cut down oak trees out of the woods with it. I was actually expecting it to pull the coop better

[@FarmallFanatic]

This coop is really heavy

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Impressive power! Nicely done! Have a good week! See ya!

[@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors]

Why do people thumbs down stuff? So annoying. Not like someone is holding a gun to their heads and making them watch it

[@FarmallFanatic]

I've been on here a while... the thumbs down are other channels that I've encountered that are highly jealous of my success. I got mixed up with the wrong crowd my 1st year on KZbin

[@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors]

@@FarmallFanatic well, I love your show. You won’t get a 👎🏼 from me

[@williamsnipes7608]

I had a feeling it would pull. Grounds a little wet. Nice little A.

[@crslyrn]

Another awesome display of "RED POWER". 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Farmall, thank you 💪❤️

[@MiuMiuKoo]

Hey sis Love you🥰💕

[@lynnmitzy1643]

@@MiuMiuKoo hi sis ❤️🐈 love you too.

[@CainSample]

Next video: Fixing Ruts with Farmall😆✌️

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yeah drag the coop right across the ruts and BOOM 💥

[@mce-jc2mw]

probably my favorite tractor you have!

[@canadianHAWK3]

awesome.

[@duaneadams3786]

Well I learn something today my C leaks at the gear box I think I'll use grease and Lucas on it also

[@FarmallFanatic]

Ull be happy

[@AllisChalmersMN]

I knew that old girl could do it. Best machine for the job? No but it got done.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Exactly

[@CainSample]

I love my Lucas too👍👍

[@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors]

I put a wheel weight on the back of my SA by myself today😰

[@FarmallFanatic]

my word

[@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors]

They’re a little bit heavy 😰

[@cleobean8723]

The A has tons of power for it's size. 2nd gear would have done it. It Always loses traction too soon, even with loaded tires. The toughest pull I've experienced has been a small 4-gang disc pulling in 3rd. Good content bud.

[@Sandy_Loam-088]

That coop is only a minor challenge to a Farmall A, especially one in good shape such as yours. I remember the time when a Farmall A was the only tractor we had for our little farm. That tractor was capable of most any reasonable task and a few unreasonable ones as well. 👍

[@FarmallFanatic]

It do all the plowing and disking?

[@Sandy_Loam-088]

@@FarmallFanatic Absolutely. It pulled one 16 with ease and an 8' disk. So wagons and drag harrows were a breeze.

[@ronfrance4041]

My grandfathers Farmall 130 he bought new in ‘58 did all the work on the farm until 1972 when my grandfather bought a big Massey Ferguson to work with it. That 130 pulled a 52’ hay wagon with over 200 bales according to my dad

[@aideningram434]

I love me an offset tractor, or any antique red tractor for that matter

[@AJmx2702001]

I dont waste much time with die hard IH or kubota guys on the whole oil issue anymore lol Kubota guys are by far the most loyal to the OEM oils .. So i am glad you discuss what you do since i have a neighbor that just does antique rides with his MV and he has to use a heavy gear oil to keep the rear end from leaking down to the risers.. He even uses 15w40 in the engine since the new oils are low ash i told him it should be fine

[@FarmallFanatic]

I go 15w40 after a rebuild

[@AJmx2702001]

@@FarmallFanatic well that is what i think too since its a rebuilt tractor i mentioned and he does check valves yearly and bottom end as well

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@AJmx2702001 Rotella 😁

[@AaricHale]

That's pretty awesome she got the job done ! Do you have a dream tractor or do you already got it ? I hope you have a great evening !

[@FarmallFanatic]

They are all dream tractors ahahahahahahaha

[@JeepWranglerIslander]

@@FarmallFanatic What's your goal for your collection? One of every letter designation? Only thing missing is a B and a Cub at this point eh?

[@bobpaterson1845]

Red Power 💥 great little tractor 💪👍

[@nickdial8610]

The story of the little A that could Enjoyed the video 👍

[@FarmallFanatic]

Ahahahahahahaha 🤣 sucker spun and won!

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

That was impressive in the soft ground.

[@marvinmulford2536]

I have a '48 Farmall Cub that pulls like a bear. I have a cyclebar mower bolted to it that I cut hay, rake and other light things. I'm getting too old and weak to change equipment. I need an Farmall A to plow, drag, run a belt and other small farm things without using a wrench and muscle.

[@FarmallFanatic]

I like dedicated tractors

[@mrbrown3462]

It's funny you were saying about people calling 140w grease I have a farmall B we actually ted hay with for the 25 yrs we have ran corn head grease in the trans and rear end and drop boxes the tractor was side swiped years ago and welded back together by my grandfather and he packed it full up white lithium grease because it leaked as fast as you poured in the oil we cleaned all the lithium out of it and packed it full of corn head grease it's been running for years like that and it's gonna run till it doesn't anymore like that it works and it doesn't whine and it shifts pretty smooth. Sometimes when it's hot out and the tractor has worked all day the green corn head grease will seep out of the welds and we joke rhat it's the John Deere come through the red because we use the John Deere corn head grease that's green, We buy it by the pallet because we rebuild our combine head every year and usually use a few cases there and we repack the b once a year and we have a few gearboxes that won't hold oil any longer and to expensive to replace so we just pack them with corn head grease works slick kind of like duct tape for the farm.

[@FarmallFanatic]

That would definitely work

[@DLTJR1959]

Have you tried corn head grease? I've used that in bush hog gearboxes before with good success. I think it's a 00 flowable grease.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yeah somebody else was saying that and I know it works great

[@timpedzinski230]

I never had a doubt!

[@darrencerveny2028]

Your own version of tractor pulls, boom💥

[@FarmallFanatic]

Pulling with a purpose 🤠

[@LauraBruno33]

Strong like bull.."A" Power 💥Boom💥

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

If you had been pulling it across some of our hard North Carolina clay rather than that gray soil, it would have kept on pulling...😁

[@paulbrooks2024]

Lucas is the best Trans oil, I don't know an original steering gear that is tight, my old tractor has slop .

[@johnhalter7287]

Pump full of grease is my fix, maybe a little stiff in severe cold but works

[@FarmallFanatic]

You'll never know on a 90ﾟ day lol

[@PaulOtis]

A Power! BOOM! 💥💥💥

[@mikekorth1733]

No worries, no problems and no doubt with red power!

[@johnhalter7287]

Honestly I looked at that chicken coop and thought no problem at all for an A. Maybe if it was wet I would worry.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

Another option which I think may be between grease and 140 but is probably sacrilege is JD cornhead grease. Lol😂

[@BearCat459]

Don’t use normal grease on the steering box we in the cub community use either John Deere corn head grease which is 00 grease or I use Cotten head grease from tractor supply which is also a 00 grease. If you put normal grease in it it can cause wear because the normal grease doesn’t flow like the 00 grease does.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yes I have cornhead grease

[@tractorhead04]

A for Amazing! BOOM!

[@paulpochan9631]

Similar to the "C", but only in an emergency... it'll pull a 2 bottom to school...3mi....uphill both ways...in the snow.....except she'll need chains....and filled to the rim with BRIM....!!!!

[@FarmallFanatic]

BRIM AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@johnhalter7287]

I like the A but really have been looking for a BN,

[@FarmallFanatic]

There was a nice one for sale about 3 months ago and I missed out on it

[@johnhalter7287]

@@FarmallFanatic I ran one as a kid and loved it, someday I will find another. Restoring a 806 right now, than a H which was never my favorite tractor. This one my dad bought new but the Korean War made him sell it, well he was in the Army. He sold it to my grandfather and it’s how he met my mom. The very tired H was given me by my uncle. He had parked it in a swamp, I put gas in it and a battery and drove it out. I bought another H for rims and tires that was advertised as locked up rear end and engine. Brake was stuck and water had run around threads in exhaust manifold. Had it running and driving in 15 minutes. Paid 250 for it at auction. Than I bought another one for parts but it’s also is a good runner. Now I have 3.

[@rogermccann7627]

Is it difficult to install a starter and battery?....Is there someplace to order parts to restore an A????

[@FarmallFanatic]

No it's very simple and yes you can get a starter on eBay and a battery at your local auto parts store

[@TomA6788]

Never doubted the A would do it 💪💪💪 Now that it has handled the coupe, you can add USDA Grade "A" certification 💥BOOM💥

[@FarmallFanatic]

💥BOOM💥

[@kylecasetta4091]

Can't believe you doubted the A.

[@FarmallFanatic]

I had to get you wondering a little bit

[@stanleybaker8707]

Have you started harvesting yet?

[@FarmallFanatic]

No

[@randybennett5417]

Isn"t the A a bit hard to get on and off of ?

[@FarmallFanatic]

Extremely lol

[@cleobean8723]

@@FarmallFanatic No-way man! One footstep on the drawbar, next footstep on PTO cover, next footstep onto the platform, and BOOM

[@reaperhunter7297]

Do you know if the Farmall 544 is a good tractor? I was thinking about buying one later if I can find it.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yes they are

[@reaperhunter7297]

@@FarmallFanatic ok thank you

[@seniorelectrician6831]

if you can lift it a little you will do better, it adds little weight to the rear and reduces the friction on the skids. too much is not good either though

[@FarmallFanatic]

I can shorten that chain up and it pulls a lot better

[@arrowhunter1026]

i Like farmall a

[@bobkinney7913]

Alphabet soup baby!!

[@bobkinney7913]

They're green with envy for a reason my friend....

[@mce-jc2mw]

hey...I tried to buy the red t-shirt...when I clicked on it, it said page not found...I'd like to buy another shirt...its quality stuff...any suggestions?

[@FarmallFanatic]

Interesting

[@CheeseE.ChuckYT]

My dad has 3 tractors I’m about to have one of his he’s trying to decide if o should have the super C or his H

[@FarmallFanatic]

man that is a tough call

[@stumpy2816]

👍👍

[@paulbrooks2024]

I noticed r r tracks😮you live south of these tracks

[@FarmallFanatic]

North

[@ihus9950]

👍

[@johnseavey6622]

Grease will NOT be carried by gears in a steering box

[@FarmallFanatic]

I can definitely prove that wrong. We had a leaky brush hog one time, and instead of putting gear oil in it, we used grease... and then 1 day the brush hog finally crapped out as far as the deck and we tore the gearbox apart and all the gears were completely covered in grease

[@bobkinney7913]

Look like Peloshis depends.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Ahahahahahahaha 🤣

[@mce-jc2mw]

pulled it easy...

[@dannygoin6552]

👋👋👋☕️☕️☕️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👀👀👀

[@tedwpx123]

👍👍