Farmall "Preparation H" Project Episode #11: Installing Brakes, Belt Pulley & Fuel Tank Mounts

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[@neilshep50]

I can confirm the reassembled brakes work. I was just about to walk out the door when the notification popped up, so I stopped instantly to watch the video!

[@neilshep50]

@@squatch253 And true!

[@andyrobinson339]

Most remarkable thing about that picture of the guy painting : no mask. A lot of those guys ended up with severe pulmonary disease.

[@stevenmalcomb4168]

Excellent work, I have the utmost respect for the way you go about the job of restoring a tractor. Better than new. Beautiful. Keep up the great work! I’m gonna be watching and one of these days when I get called Home I look forward to telling Dad about your KZbin channel. He would definitely be impressed if he were alive to see you guys.

[@douglasbranham6099]

I love the way you do everything. You are the best.

[@jbj27406]

That gorgeous, lustrous color coat looks like it's still wet, almost like you could reach into it. That's no accident. That's a craftsman flowing the exactly right mix of paint on a perfectly prepared surface, in just the right amount of application and gun settings in all the passes, flawlessly. Just like a professional pilot flying low minimums instrument approaches. You make it look easy. It's not. The immaculate nature of your overall process and your nearly CNC sense of application renders this perfect outcome. Well done.

[@jimamundsen7029]

I just had to laugh (at myself). When I refreshed my '51 HI installed the light bar just as you did, but when my tractor was all finished I believed I had done it backwards. You just showed me that I had actually done it correctly! I'm glad I never went back and "fixed" it! Now about the dashboard that I installed upside down...well dang.

[@BigAmp]

Linesmen are the unsung heroes of the power supply system. Beautiful looking result on the H, well done.

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

When my brother restored his 'H' to show winning condition, all the oldtimers used to comment "Better than when they left the factory son" to my brother👍👍

[@hunterprowsemrereviews9141]

If you wanted it to look factory correct when it comes to paint. You’ll assemble the tractor raw down to the hubs leave the rims and tires and mufflers off, tape over the headlights, and spray over the whole tractor with one coat of paint. Then uncover the light lenses, install the tire mounted rims, then the Muffler goes on, and final touch the decals are applied. Back then they used Mylar decals, Vinyl decals didn’t exist. Like we have nowadays. And they had to soak the decals in a bucket of water first then place the wet decals on to the tract or in their appropriate places. And while it was still wet they could slide the decals around to line them up according to IH Specs. Once aligned properly, they used a flat squeegee like tool to push the water out which set the decal in place and officially stuck in place. That’s how they were able to achieve the perfect decal placements. That book he has and I have the same book, actually has the IH specs for decal placement in it. It’s a handy book to have. But the actual finished tractors, you’d have paint runs, and over spray on things like the engine drive belt the wiring harness, the steering wheel sometimes, and hardly any paint underneath the hood the underside of the grill, under tight places all that was mainly left either barley painted or sometimes not painted. IH only intended for these tractors to last 7 years, and then be replaced with the new models coming in the future. They wanted your repeat business rather than you buy one tractor and use it for the next 80 years lol. We now have Farmall letter series tractors still working in the fields everyday some 80 years later. That far exceeded the life span IH originally had for these tractors.

[@markhelseth253]

Looking good. Watching you assemble the pieces parts - I sometimes marvel at the engineering of these old tractors. It starts with slide rules, pencils and drafting paper and then the drawings are turned over to the guys to make it real. Castings, machining, stamping, assembly and of course painting. Amazing.

[@mrfarmall-vk4gw]

Looks brand new!👍❤️

[@ronaldlanning8728]

When iworked at a IH dealership back in the 80s our boss went on a tour of the factoy and the painting was done by robots. He said each robot had 6 arms & each arm was programed 2 paint its own area of the tractor

[@JamesJones-gk5jd]

Outstanding 👍

[@wemedeeres4105]

I know John Deere painted theirs pretty much the same all the way down to the guy running the paint gun without a respirator! 🤣🤣

[@michaelscriffiano9267]

Interesting brake adjustment process......looking good sir

[@raymondhorvatin1050]

thanks for sharing nice paint

[@cidpac54]

Good on yah Squatch for what you did for the guys at "Life After Our Loss" !! Also since I'm here thanks for your continued great effort to provide us we continued informative, interesting & entertaining content !!

[@MirceaD28]

What a beauty. Museum piece. Tell the electricity company to put the cables in the ground.

[@tonymessner5371]

That light bar mount is also called the handle bar for small young drivers to get enough leverage to push in the clutch while Dad walked along picking up bales.

[@ericsargent4551]

Great work!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@Mattfordfusion]

Just fixed my brakes on my And they work really good video was very helpful

[@ricksadler797]

Nice 👍 work

[@craigthoricht2214]

In 1950, the Rock Island plant was pumping out 350 tractors a day. I can imagine that as long as they were mostly red, they were shipped.

[@albanliege4989]

VERY NICE WORK !!!!!!!! Alban

[@thomasheaney2087]

Well done sir

[@logantisler721]

Thank you good sir! Really enjoy the restoration. Your videos will be a great resource when I begin to restore my grandfather’s 1949 H.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

She's looking real nice, buddy!! That steel pulley is sharp, I agree.

[@CapnJackSB]

WOW ! You should have put a little mettle flake into that red paint...😵‍💫

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Nice looking paint and shine. Be nice to see it in person. I don’t really understand how the adjusting bolt on the brake band works. Maybe I should rewatch the video.

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

@@squatch253 ahh. Thanks for that. I Understand now.

[@apollorobb]

You paint for show they painted for work and utility . She's lookn good

[@snuffbandit5708]

I wish that storm that knocked out your power had dumped more rain on me. I recognized those power trucks right away, I work on alot of their equipment

[@clydeschwartz]

The H is looking good you definitely put more paint on then the factory ever did. It looks really nice keep up the great videos

[@michaelwest4325]

I watch because I learn a lot to tackle the restoration on my Cub, it is a 48, one year newer than the one in the picture, and I have that book too! Thank you again for class!

[@Casey9269]

I’m glad someone else asked the question about whether tractor parts were painted individually before assembly or after because I had the same question come to mind for me while watching your video. Again great video and kudos to your linemen for great recovery time on getting power up and going so quickly 👍🏻

[@TMxl-w5t]

Luv the colour of that red paint, it looks absolutely gorgeous 👌👌

[@StragglerTx]

Love the paint , as a child I grew up grandad always wanted his plows and drills the same way I was a busy kid .

[@stevew270]

I remember my grandpa saying the paint on the old Farmalls was a dull orangy looking color with the runs as you mentioned, they defonitely weren't beauty queens. Thanks for another great update!

[@curtislowe4577]

Given your fairly universal level of OCD I was surprised you didn't create a U-shaped elastomer bumper for the pedal stop edge to protect the paint. I suspect McMaster-Carr has an exact product but even some short lengths of split wiring loom cover would work. Maybe not as well as short lengths of red heater hose but far better than nothing. Years ago I found a supplier that offered various colors of the split wiring loom cover. Perhaps red is available.

[@Radiotexas]

I have to say Toby, you are-- by far-- the best restorer I have seen in many years of watching and doing this stuff! I've never done a tractor but many hit-and-miss type engines. Thanks! My wife will kill me if I drag home a tractor though!!!

[@pinwizz69]

Yummpin' Yimmini that's a moghty fine lookin' conglomeration of beautifully painted steel. Preperation H is definitely gonna win some trophys in the near future this summer and fall I've absolutely no doubt. Toby and his Dad are pire artists getting her all painted up better than the day it came off the production line then off to a showroom floor if it wasn't delivered directly to a farm. Well, they didn't have today's modern paint so there's that to be said.

[@mrbill8542]

I'll bet it didn't shine like that from the factory !!!!

[@StragglerTx]

Sure they did , paint was actually better back then imo

[@leeeikszta3999]

Yes it did

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Better than new from the factory. Heck of a job you're doing. Painted my barn find Troy Bilt chipper yesterday. Rattlecanned it. I give my paint job an "eh". It's got paint on it. 😅

[@geneguenther4325]

Thanks again for the update. Preparation H is coming along nicely. The paint looks amazing. Hopefully the head will be done and usable soon. What’s on the list next? Start to work on the seat and front half paint prep? Can’t wait to see the next video. Thanks again Toby

[@kevinschroeder3889]

One sweet looking tractor.

[@codysp]

Interesting brake setup. Having just done a brake job on my 1944 Ford 2N, I can say the farmall system appears to be way easier to service!

[@carlosg1165]

Awesome paint job ❤❤❤❤❤loved your hard work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bobpaterson1845]

The finish on that paintwork is absolutely amazing great job 💪👍

[@Slaaibak]

Haha been waiting for you to use "Preperation H" and "Backend" in a single sentence. Classic

[@rawbsworld6604]

🤦‍♂️ 🤪😝

[@raincoast9010]

The paint looks amazing!

[@randyparker5287]

Congrats on busting 70K subs.

[@Melripley48]

Hi from Melbourne Australia. My father bought a new Australian assembled International Harvester AWD 6 in 1954/5 - not sure which and your rebuild brings back so many great memories as the design consistency is remarkable and I suspect some parts including the gear lever are probably identical. Once you got it started, particularly in winter with the diesel pre-combustion chambers, it was a great reliable tractor with terrific lugging ability. I was only 5/6 when he bought but I still got to spend plenty of time driving it as he kept it a long time. Congratulations on a great paint job and assembly.

[@mrcamelpmw]

where were you at that time in Victoria?

[@Melripley48]

No NSW out from Deni@@mrcamelpmw

[@robertrockwell7581]

said it before and I'll say it again. the paint is looking good. I love that belt Pully to.

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Yeah, assembly line products often painted as full assembly, in fact, I believe they even dipped into a vat of paint for the painting process. Nice job Squach...

[@bruceharkness4497]

Most amazing thing I saw in my career was them dipping a near complete JD combine, minus header, into a large liquid paint tank. Most of the time, AG and Cat stuff is painted post assembly at the factory. The parts supplied by the subcontractors are generally painted prior to delivery. AG/Construction was our largest customer, I have been in most Deere/Cat plants in the USA and many others worldwide.

[@haydenc2742]

I'm surprised you don't have a 300 gallon propane tank/diesel tank and a whole house backup generator! So very beautiful and red! Keep em coming!!!!

[@geraldharkness8830]

such a pleasure watching the care you take on reassembly of the farmall h thank you!

[@richardw.foxhall3392]

Preperation H is looking well. Nicely done Toby, bonus points for the persistance of finnishing the Video

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Cool episode. I like some drama and an out of shop excursion. Tractor looking pretty fine also 👌🏽

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

19:14 You can dig deep on youtube and find old videos that have been posted of archive films of factory tractor paint lines. "Spray and pray" comes to mind. Shoot some paint at it and hope it lands "mostly" where you want it. Both interesting and funny to me. But can't say it enough: you're doing one FINE job on that tractor.

[@transmitterguy478]

That paint looks fantastic.

[@jeffreyplum5259]

I just had my first power failure in years this week early in the morning, The power crew beat the estimate by hours. Thanks guys. Also another Super Squatch Video!

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Ya'll got some SERIOUS skeeters up there. Double ugh!! Power company was on it: good job to them.

[@michaelbrash8843]

Send some of that rain down here. East Central illinois. Last rain two weeks ago. Half an inch.

[@dougkubash8673]

The H sure is looking good Squatch!! The paint you used has a hell of a nice gloss!

[@northwoodsguy1538]

You are getting the rain we got last year here northeastern WI when you were so dry. We are dry as a bone this year.🙁

[@JasperFromMS]

Thanks! That's what I figured. I don't do tractors, but I have military vehicles. You don't want the paint and finish to look TOO good, hug you don't want it to rust either.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

18:10 I had that EXACT question in my mind way back near the beginning of this video and thought, "I'll wait, see if he might say something about it"... uncanny.

[@couttsw]

Dumb question squatch, what standing water do you have around the homestead. I used to do work with / not for vector control in California. Standing water, small tubs of water that are not emptied and ponds of water that are not used and just get stagnant are the cause of your mosquito problem. If you can get access to Tilapia fry, adding those to the pond will also kill off your mosquito problem as the small fish just love to nibble of the mosquitos and they don't taste half bad either.

[@couttsw]

@@squatch253 Minnesota will have a vector control department which is the same type of organisation I sold equipment to in California. I'd be surprised that if you contacted them they didn't offer to help with spraying at least in the immediate vicinity of your homestead to reduce the potential spread of mosquito borne diseases in your area. West Nile Virus and various types of Encephalitis are common vector diseases carried specifically by mozzies in MN. As I said contact MN Vector Control and see what they have to say about treating the region, often what they can do is an over flight very similar to crop dusting to reduce if not eliminate Vectors in your area.

[@couttsw]

@@squatch253 Bummer.

[@raymondutter2616]

Enjoy watching you reassemble your family H . Know you have super M . Would like with your expertise to see you get a 1953 - 1954 super MTA diesel. With your dozer experience I think that you might enjoy the switch over from gas to diesel. We had a 54 super MD and what a thrill pulling back the lever. Thank you for sharing

[@raymondutter2616]

@@squatch253 thanks for your reply. Had buzz saws filling grandpops wood shed for grandma's kitchen wood stove and a sawmill through grandpa and pa . Have hit and miss with buzz . But morning start up working fields waking up silent giants was something I will never forget. Guess ponys on D's feel the same , pop always the ran the D-2 . I will keep up with your videos because they have the feeling of home..

[@Denis-tu1pd]

Those are the trucks I used to turn wrenches on In CA. Denis from Santa Rosa CA

[@johnlydon533]

Great video , love the attention to detail. Looking great. Enjoyed watching.

[@mnfirefighter813]

It sure is looking nice!

[@farmall51]

I have enjoyed this restoration. Looking forward to seeing the final results

[@ccga3359]

Beautiful shiney parts but possibly too much? Did they come this glossy from the factory in the day?

[@rickyjessome4359]

Thanks for the video Squatch! The back section of the H is looking great. Cheers

[@rickbrandt9559]

With all shiny newness will Prep H ever see another plow working day or a Tumble Bur dust, 😄 lol. sure looking good needs dealership display before working.

[@richardcavalloro8355]

Wow, that tractor looks great. Hope the new head works out. You need a Standby generator. I finally broke down and added a 24kw generac and it's awesome

[@tomhoffman9729]

I really like all that RED paint. ATTN: to Jasper, You need to realize back in the day these tractors were made to work and not to show. If you look in the "150 Years of International Harvester" by C.H. Wendel you can find a photo of a prospective tractor buyer and a IHC salesman leaning on a fender of a 10-20 or 15-30 (can't remember) and the decal was all FUBAR. At that point in time details of appearance didn't matter. LOVE OLD IHC!!

[@chrisj8822]

Next project: Cat powered backup generator.

[@ron827]

Your paint job looks like it was powder coated even the cotter pins. :-)

[@stevenfischer5493]

Awesome video. Keep up the great work!

[@josephperkins4163]

You sure do amazing work! Only accolades for you, top shelf all the way!

[@mikevaske8255]

Belt pully, if it not being used, is just more to get in the way of everything.

[@antoniolepore6875]

Amazing job with the repairs and painting! do you have a pto generator for longer power outages?

[@smaggies]

Great video thank your for sharing your work. A question, I hear those brake peddles hitting the gear box, so you have any thought of adding a thin rubber bumper pad. I know it not factor original but would eliminate contact and rubbing the metal to metal. Its been some time since I have driven those Farmall so don't remember all that noise.... :)

[@tedriggs8377]

Looks great. Makes me want to redo my super A

[@ironman3406]

Down tree on the road reminds me of a squatch Bork story 🤔 also man that paint looks great - can’t wait to see it finished - how’s the timeline on the head?

[@evankibbe590]

Looking real good 😊

[@flatnose7314]

Beautiful

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Very nice work 👍

[@edwardpolinder6434]

Toby the tractor look better than new

[@stuartstephens]

I think it would look better with no paint on the shift knob, but I suppose they were already installed when the tractors were painted at the factory. It would wear off soon enough once the tractor was in use anyway.

[@aserta]

I really like your idea of painting the bolts a little on the threads. This is a good thing against rust. Even if some of it gets chipped off, quite a bit will seal the gaps and stop water ingress. This might just become standard for me even on non prettied up machinery. It's not quite a sealant, it's not quite a thread locker, so it's best of both worlds.

[@brycewiborg8095]

I was surprised to see that you you Used a knuckle banger adjustable wrench. They are a last resort for me. Having assembled similar tractors I'm interested to watch the order of assembly you use. Thank you.

[@karlfischer1011]

It's his metric set 😂

[@1murder99]

You should get an emblem cut with "Preparation H" on it in the style of the Farmall logo.

[@paulsilva3346]

Squatch, I'm TORN with curiosity.! What SHAPE WILL THE NEW Radiator base rubber gaskets be.??.? Given your angst on The Super M... Smile.

[@paulsilva3346]

@squatch253 😁 I pay attention, must consider the eye twitchero..oh yeah...

[@SuperMAZ007]

I think the paint dose shine better when you use a different camera. Pete from a Few Acers Farm had the same deal the the GoPro would not render the red correctly. Over all it's now much better than it was painted in the factory. With electric poles there are laws that say you can't have tall or dead trees from the pole at a certain distance. Just for general safety reasons.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

I like steel pulleys also. And if the crown is in good shape, it should retain the belt just fine as long as there is good alignment on the driven implement.

[@alanharney5278]

Squatch, I noticed the brake pedal return spring was painted. Does paint flake off springs as they stretch and contract? Thanks for the video.

[@ricksmith-iw2op]

Very nice. I need to do that to my H.

[@FarmallFanatic]

I used your "youtubing around" phrase 😆