How Bad is the Damage? Tearing Apart the Farmall MD Tractor

[@michaelkoon8371]

Pete I love watching you work on your tractors very interesting I’m learning a lot from watching you thank you enjoy watching your videos

[@PurpleCollarLife]

I’m always so impressed with people who have the knowledge and skill set (and confidence) to take apart the engine like that. Nice work.

[@Miker1776]

Pete, I'm almost as relieved and happy as you are!

[@bentfork]

Hey Pete! We've got to give your dad a lot of credit for shutting the MD down as quickly as he did. Damage could have been SO much worse if he hadn't. Also, thank you so much for the continued great content even though some of it is due to issues. Stay well!

[@ihrescue]

I thought the same thing bentfork. His dad knew the potential and reacted appropriately.

[@ronaldsimmons8346]

yup

[@robreesor5011]

Yep he got it shut down as soon as he heard things going south. And probably saved that motor and head from some very serious damage.

[@tanneradams20]

Poppa few acres knows his stuff.

[@timpeterson60]

Pete, I'm very impressed with the depth of your knowledge and versatility! Mechanic, accomplished nature based farmer. And all this AFTER a corporate career! Pete for POTUS!

[@stevensutter4386]

Your ability to be positive is possibly my favorite part of your videos. Teach your children that trait and keep us informed of your progress

[@davidbradford2664]

Pete, you are such an optimistic person. Most folks would have been complaining and very downtrodden; but, you say, “this is a happy day.” I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for sharing.

[@jimmcalister3808]

I was so sick at my stomach for you in the first video. I'm so happy that things weren't worse.

[@johnwythe1409]

You the man! So calm. You must adhere the the saying. “No use crying over spilt milk.”

[@LedgemereHeritageFarm]

You’ll get ‘er back to top shape again. I wish my Dad was still around . Yours is a great man, but you already know that😊

[@andybarritt8642]

I was just starting to get irritated with nothing to watch,then your vid came up Pete,thank u. Your one of the rare creator's who get a thumbs up immediately from me

[@tombuckhardt7152]

Pete, good news on the MD. Look forward to watching you putting it back together again and getting in back in the field. You explain things so well and make it look easy. Thanks

[@AcmeCountryAcres]

Good to hear the damage is not as bad as you thought. Looking forward to seeing the MD back in action.

[@theburnhams2925]

Happy Day for Pete = a happy day for us viewers. Glad engine damage was relatively limited. We're waitin' to hear her "purr" again.

[@zackjohnson9432]

Happy to see the damage was minimal Pete! Can’t wait to see you putting that tractor back to work!

[@richardirwin7275]

Glad to see it didn't do as much damage as it could have been. Thanks for sharing Pete!

[@DanielJohnson-ls2nh]

Happy it wasn’t as bad as you thought. Often times we imagine things being way worse then they are. So glad it’ll be an easy fix and can’t wait to see the MD back in action. Thanks for another great video.

[@KarelRode]

A man that does not allow external factors to impact his mood. Love the calm and collected way you roll with the punches that life doles out. Looking forward to the parts arriving and part to of this repair. IH B275 owner.

[@lars277]

Well said. Cool and calm.

[@joshk.6246]

I wish I was as chill as Pete.

[@leethiel5790]

I admire your patience, taking apart things you just put on, no sign of a sour mood, Pete who are an inspiration, yes ,to me anyway

[@pn3846]

I agree that the immediate shut down helped save your engine i watched you from the beginning to the end on your rebuilt you done a heck of a job sorry to see you have to go back through it but at least you don’t have to redo the whole engine if you can find a back up head I’m thinking that it might have a small crack some where we had a crack in our head on our J D two cylinder we had it welded drove it around a little it over heated we shut it down and your head gasket look like the way our J D looked took the head back off and like your shop ours did the same thing they did a manga flex test over it crack on the other side of the head so they done what they called cold welded it they heated the head and stuff the crack with JB weld they let it air dry for about a week ground down the weld and re heated it again stuffed it full again done that three times and no problems today I’m not saying that’s what it is but the way your head surfaced look was exactly the way ours looked on our John Deere wish you good luck

[@Angerua1]

@@pn3846 Yo repasaria la biela de ese cilindro, así como el cigüeñal.

[@cjsmcm]

Hi Pete, I spend a lot of time on youtube watching various subjects. I must say that your videos are addictive. I enjoy watching all of your videos, no matter what you're doing. I know farming is hard work, buy it seems that your life is close to ideal - close to the land with a wonderful wife and two great kids. You are truly blessed.

[@Michaelbettinger1]

You know, I’ve been watching this channel religiously for a few years now, I watched the early days of explaining haybines with brightly coloured letters and the start of the MD saga. This is truly a great channel for education while being entertaining enough! Thank you for making my evenings and sometimes mornings way better! Good luck with the repairs to a beautiful restoration!

[@jcamisa50]

Well Pete I'm glad that company will work with you so you could get that baby back to gather when ever you have the time. Good luck Pete, see you next time.!!!!

[@moosiem60]

Thanks for the update Pete . I'll be glade to see the MD running again .

[@pastorbrian7227]

Real glad to hear that it wasn't worse. Can't wait to see the repair videos and to see it back up and running again. Good luck Pete!!

[@johnwesner3935]

Pete, I am so glad the damage wasn't worse. When you told us about the failure my heart dropped. I rebuild old stuff as well and know what it's like when after a rebuild and start up that the machine shop didn't replace the small plugs in the ends of both heads:( With the old stuff nothing is guaranteed. We do the best we can and fix all the little stuff as it comes up. Thanks for the great videos!:)

[@delprice3007]

At least the gasket issue was identified! Great video, thanks Pete.

[@larrycrawford173]

So glad it wasn’t a complete catastrophe Pete!

[@scottmcfarland1110]

Pete, I watch all your videos but never comment. I wanted to say that I really appreciate your attitude through this ordeal. I'm sure you were initially discouraged, but you haven't let it keep you from moving forward. I struggle myself with significant setbacks like this and it often delays me more than it should due to the mental factor. I appreciate your pressing on.

[@KW58]

Glad to hear Bates is standing up for you. I’ve had good luck with them to, good company to deal with 👍

[@BoxcarJerry]

Hi Pete glad to see there isn't any serious damage and you'll be able to do all the work yourself. Thumbs up to Bates for what they did to help you . Take care .

[@brietzterry]

My heart sank when you said, “oh, no!” Glad it wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been and poking forward to watching you get it running again! Kudos to your dad getting it shut down so quickly.

[@MrSteveKape]

Pete, I really appreciate your positive attitude. If this had been me, I’d have been crying like a baby!

[@stevenpage3311]

Glad to hear Pete that the damage isn’t that bad ! Y’all take care 🤙

[@michaelmchugh6011]

Lucky for you Pete your dad was driving the M.D.,and he was aware of what was going on. It is good to have skilled equipment operators around.

[@jeffcooper5789]

Very important to listen to your equipment.

[@harbortim1]

I can feel your joy! Can't wait to see her running again.

[@ihus9950]

Hello Pete, sorry about the MD engine failure, your very lucky there wasn't more damage and your Dad shutting down the engine fast certainly helped. Hope you don't find any other problems and it runs better then before 👍🏻

[@larrygreenwood9044]

Thanks to DAD, he had a since of what it maybe and shut it of quickly👍👍👍👍 Thanks Dad!

[@blackscotydog]

Glad Dad shut it down fast... So happy for you there is little damage. The MD will Live again!!

[@ralphwood5875]

Hi Pete ,so glad the damage on the MD wasn't as bad as it could have been and that you've got the parts needed located. Knowing you you'll make time to get your best girl back and running in her shiny clean dress as soon as possible. There's a lot of Pete in the MD, Of course the 756 is envious maybe she'll get the Pete treatment this coming winter. Cheers Pete, Hillary and all those chicken rustlers, take care

[@steveperyer4850]

Well all in all you dodged a big bullet Pete. Your Dad did the right thing shutting it down. Your supplier did you a solid by going good for the issues, and looking forward to you video on the rebuild and install of the engine. Thanks for showing us what happened with the engine, and the head gasket. Your never too old to learn new things with the way to install that head gasket. Like your channel, and brings back many memories on the farm days of my childhood. Take Care!

[@kirkwilson10]

Pete, you are a farmer/mechanic/architect with the heart of a teacher! Hats off to Hilarie, the glue at Just A Few Acres... Actually, after watching this one, I have a sense of relief. My daughter & son-in-law just purchased their homestead with an H sitting in the yard, woohoo! 🙂

[@johnmenz148]

Glad that the news wasn't worse for your MD. I know that tractor means a lot to you and you put a lot of time and sweat restoring it. Glad to know that the fixes, while major, could have been a lot worse. The old girl is in great hands!

[@benchacon4983]

Glad to hear no major damage was done. Hope y’all are all doing well!

[@brucepeterson9068]

So glad the damage wasn't catastrophic...I could see from your reaction at the end, it could have been much worse. Look forward to the repair and seeing the MD run again. Have a great summer on the farm!

[@bay9876]

Plan for the worst and in this case it's really good news. The Tractor lives for another day. Love to see the repairs and your Dad's old tractor running free out in the fields again.

[@mattblank4402]

While it does suck that you have to replace thous parts you might have never known something was wrong with the gasket until something really bad happened and you had to replace it all again. Possible blessing in disguise. And your dad was smart enough to turn it off right away as soon as he knew something was wrong.

[@es2404]

WOW!!! I am so happy to see that the damage was so minimal!!! GEEZE! it could have been so much worse! Good luck on the Repairs!

[@wyattreynolds2600]

You’ll get it fixed I have full confidence in you Pete!

[@billrotundo7814]

Great news Pete.. Minor damage is always a good thing.. Glad they are working with you..

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Your dad knew what he was doing when he shut it down. Nice catch, Dad Just a few Acres

[@solitarybell2836]

Good morning Pete I’m still chuckling from the video yesterday!

[@tomthomson8762]

I was riddled with anxiety as you began to take things apart. So glad it turned out that it can be repaired without too much work and expense. Wish you the best Pete. Look forward to each and every video.

[@marine3250l]

I'm so glad to hear the damage is not as bad as you'd feared!

[@Webfra14]

Looks like your Dad saved you alot of work and headache. Thanks Dad!

[@dandun1974]

I started watching the whole restoration series after this video. I have to say I absolutely love hearing your dad talk. He reminds me so much of my dad who passed away several years ago. He was a farmer who served in the army. He was a mechanic his whole life. He worked for the city for years. He even preferred welding, and heavy maintenance over things like rebuilding carburetors. He would fabricate things for use on the farm like your dad. So many similarities. They were cut from the same cloth.

[@yknott9873]

Far beyond delighted it did so little damage, and message taken about putting the head gasket in dry. Thanks again!

[@raincoast9010]

Not the worst bad news, good to hear.

[@ralphmills7322]

Good that the damaged parts are replaceable. Good luck on the repair. We all will celebrate when the MD is back in service!

[@terryatpi]

Glad it rained. Wondering what’s wrong will keep you up at night. Now you know. Thanks. Great video.

[@mikescubcadetworld]

Happy to hear that it wasn’t too bad. My heart sunk as well as I’m sure everyone else watching did when you went “oh no”. Hopefully you can get the parts to fix her up!

[@duett445]

Love your videos watch them as a great escape from all the bad news and awful happenings around the world . You are doing a great service and besides they are very interesting both the tractor and farming episodes.

[@johnsullivan824]

Pete, you got extremely lucky. So glad that the damage was not that bad. Great video, keep them coming.

[@scottpetersen8386]

I'm glad that it had no major damage,hope it goes together well,and no more problems,thanks pete!

[@wanderingweederspapa7878]

That's is absolutely the best outcome possible.. .. I've seen blocks and heads go to the scrap yard because of catastrophic damage... Great video Pete...

[@carlkraus6034]

I really admire your work and everything you've done over the years.

[@davidlynch7853]

Humble, True & Honest makes for good fortune. Very informative, thanks for that and a huge pat on Dad's back for recognizing the breakdown and shutting it down as fast as possible to help minimize damage. Truly enjoying your content and approach to the old school ways and respect to taking the time to video and document it the New Way the world is rolling.

[@ihrescue]

Excellent news Pete. You went about all in the right way and you got the warm you deserve.

[@aafarm1652]

So glad that the damage wasn’t as bad as first thought! Glad it will be an easy repair! Great video as always!

[@robertspringer4019]

I was a auto mechanic for 30 years and never saw a valve bent that way. I would keep that on my desk as a conversation piece.

[@VWFarmLLC]

Nahhhh, take a hammer to it and straighten it out! But seriously, I would hot glue that to a picture frame and hang it in the shop

[@johngillon6969]

saw some dude wearing a T shirt that said "you can trust me, I'm a mechanic!". most folks could not handle being a mechanic. I was lucky, i worked as a machinist. I never let no body working on my bicycles motorcycles cars, pick ups, or boats.

[@stoudt78]

Pete. You are amazing. Your confidence to complete the repairs on the MD yourself is inspiring. Glad to see that the damage wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

[@parkerbrothers75]

Glad to hear that this wasn’t as bad as it could have been. Best luck.

[@connieholdren6534]

I REALLY enjoyed this video. I'm glad it wasn't as bad as you thought and that it'll be an uncomplicated fix! Thank you, Pete!

[@daleredmond6449]

Hi Pete, so happy it's not major and I'm sure your father is relieved.

[@russelliott5351]

I've been with you since the start of this project. While I hate that this happened I'm so glad we're going to get to see some more wrenching on this beautiful old machine! Happy the damage was less than it could have been and they stepped up on the parts.

[@inthejcurve7968]

Great video, fun and informative. Glad the repair won’t be too bad.

[@wovenrootsfarmstead5177]

Good thing Pops knew what he heard and shut it off quickly.

[@kiprussell6102]

Glad it was minimal damage. Thumbs-up to a wise operator to shutdown quickly. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

[@turnertruckandtractor]

My heart sunk almost as much as yours about the valve spring. The potential for damage was huge but got lucky in your unluckiness and the head may have been coming off anyway in time due to the gasket. We are cheering you on. Thanks for the video, the explanations, and your good natured attitude.

[@montmorencysjerome3769]

Thank goodness the problem wasn't catastrophic, Pete. It made me a little sick to see you taking apart that tractor after all the work you put into it. Good luck with the parts and the re-refurbishment.

[@cliffblackburn8102]

Sorry it happened...thank goodness it didn't do much damage..thanks Pete for the update on the M

[@cambian3]

Beautiful tractor, glad you have restored it. SO very sorry the problem happened to you. I restored and 8N & Ford 4000 3 cyl diesel, and you are correct on finding good parts. They are a total hit and miss. GOOD LUCK , looking forward to seeing it run again and watching your repair video. You are very patient!.

[@kevinkohler5140]

So glad that the damage turned out to be relatively minor and that you got to find the head gasket issue before it became bigger. Sure do enjoy your tractor repair and overhaul videos Pete!

[@stumpy2816]

Glad it worked out the way it did.kudos to Dad for shutting her down quick👍👍

[@mattvarricchio1045]

My father in law is like this doesn't cuss , never heard him say a bad think about anyone even me lol , and always makes his own day a good one - the world needs more like them for sure . Good Luke Pete . I've been struggling w my h and the governor - trying to take pointers from you and my dad on my attitude and demeanor !

[@jimmeroniuk8266]

Thanks for sharing Pete. Always great to see you at work on the machines

[@cameronmyers875]

GET IT PETE!!! YOU CAN DO IT! Watching you take apart tractors is my jam. Sorry bro.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

I really think your fathers knowledge of engines saved that one from more damage. He immediately knew something happened and shut it down quickly. Glad it wasn't too bad!

[@petegraham1458]

Your Dad acted quickly , that little bit of damage is a result of his quick thinking! I am happy for you ! I was sick when I saw what happened . Now after seeing the head gasket issues that valve spring failure may have been a blessing !

[@davemetcalfe3388]

Well, I'm breathing a lot easier for you and your baby. I really enjoy your step-by-step tear-down and explanations. I'm looking forward to the rebuild. Good luck!

[@RatdogDRB]

What a big relief there Pete! It could've definitely been much worse. Luckily your dad knew what to do and acted so quickly, minimizing the damage. He'll sigh a deep sigh too. Get him back up in that saddle again when she's purrin' like a kitten once again. She's in good hands. With the news on the head gasket, who knows, this may've been a blessing in disguise. We're pullin' for ya there Kemosabe!

[@arra3410]

Sorry to hear that, being a farmer and would be mechanic myself, I understand exactly how this makes you feel. I admire your calm, I would go beserk.

[@arvbergstedt3303]

Yes I quit mechanics. Became a Electrician. Too much stress. Pete has truckloads of patience.

[@davidfarrish3768]

Your very lucky it didn’t do more damage thanks in no small part to you Dads quick action. Interesting about putting in the head gasket dry. I learned something. 👍

[@smalltownMainer]

nice thats its minimal damage, and as you know it would have to come apart anyway for the head gasket

[@lindamartin7800]

Oh Pete.. as this video started around the tractor, remembered your words about not wanting to do this again! Started praying through the video. So happy God granted it to be not so bad. Good to see the hoisting worked. Another “ earned you rest moment.”!!!

[@alanpranke3299]

Love the time we get to visit with you. Post time was one minute and I was # 64. Glad the damge appears minimal. Keep up the good work!

[@dwighthires3163]

It is great that Bates is helping out through their manufacturer's advice about installing the head gasket dry and price of the replacement parts. This sounds like a great opportunity to praise the Lord for a broken valve spring for it revealed the head gasket problem before more major damage was done. Also, a thank you belongs to dear old Dad for shutting down the engine so quickly. Tough loss but so well minimalized; CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have a great support system of wise people about you.

[@jeffreyjohnson8212]

Great video…all things considered, that’s good news on the MD! Looking forward to the updates and seeing it back at work!

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Your dad was quick to recognize the problem. Glad it isn't so bad!.

[@adamfultz9835]

Had me biting fingernails when you grunt after the head was off, thought the worst had happened, luckily it didn’t and I am happy for you. Can’t wait to see it running again.

[@janetbattaglia8869]

Pete, I am so glad the damage to the MD is not as bad as it could have been. Good luck with the repair and keep the fabulous videos coming. I just love your channel!! Take Care.

[@lynnclark3495]

Hey Pete. I am glad to see no bent rod or busted head. A fluke in dede. It should go back together nice.

[@terrapod4898]

Looks like your Dad's quick shut-down of the MD saved the day! Thanks for documenting this broken tractor problem so thoroughly. I really appreciate the work you put into sharing your mechanical knowledge. Looks like you have a good chance of turning a Sow's Ear into a Silk Purse. Good luck with the repair.