How to Service a Farmall A || Part 2

[@russellbarron6775]

Funny story, I went on Wednesday to do a set of fork seals on a guys older Harley, but had ordered the wrong seals. So while hanging out shooting the bull, he asks me to look at his Super A. Which is stuck like glue. Not a bad looking worn out piece, but stuck. He had put a combination of trans, marvel and a few other things in the cylinders and been trying to move it over the past year or so. Still stuck. Going back over there once I get the correct fork seals for the bike. To be sure we can unstick it with a little more effort. This was his wifes fathers tractor with a ton of implements to go with it. So, it is more of an heirloom than a working piece. Anyway, as usual thanks for all the free information and keep up the good work.

[@leonardgordon1748]

I really love the care that you put into these old tractors. It’s unfortunate when someone doesn’t put the appropriate care required for these marvelous machines.

[@buckyihlenfeldt]

excellent videos! Picked up a little A and needed all the info you covered, thank you!

[@FarmallFanatic]

Awesome tractors

[@robbiebaker2412]

This is the video I needed for my job tomorrow! Thank you for taking the time to post this.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Once u do it, you can show someone else

[@tearav3]

@@FarmallFanatic hey buddy did you ever do part 3? On the radiator, or final drive bull gears are they the samething? was anything else left to do?

[@yearsgoneby7435]

You could also add some Lucas oil stabilizer in that, my company adds it to the transmissions and differentials on the semi's have over a million miles on my truck.

[@aaronbelden8894]

Going to buy a sickle bar mower for my A this weekend…no more paying buddies to brush hog for me…BOOM!

[@georgepruitt637]

You might like to ck out "belly mowers" for your A.

[@DavisFamilyLife]

Saw an antique red tractor pass my house the other day. Reminded me of you. 😊👍

[@FarmallFanatic]

Nice 👍

[@russellbecker2158]

It is interesting to listen to you talk about oil weight, I did not personally witnessed this but my dad tells the story our farm. My grandfather bought it brand new in 1947 VAC case tractor. Supposedly when it came out of the factory they had 190 weight oil in the transmission. Supposedly in the winter that way oil would put on the gear so hard but he barely had enough brake to hold the tractor still until the transmission warmed up.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Rockin' the super clean shirt ;) I know what you mean- my Maxxum's hold 20 gallons of Hy-Tran, and close to five gallons of engine oil. It does get expensive to own tractors.

[@AlyaaAly]

Very good my friend

[@williamsnipes7608]

Yep, you need another building for that 1066. That A is going ahhhhhh. Thanks for the fresh lube. When I bought my H, it wasn't by any means like it ought to be. It still needs work,but you need to be able to take care of what you've got. That came out of a collection of around 70 or more tractors. Too many for them to care for. The Farmall land collection was well taken care of.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

You know dont know how many times I've seen you blow up John Deere seems there back by the next video nice shinny green lol. Good entertainment sir. Have a good night.

[@Muleeardave]

I just found your channel and it is very informative I recently bought a 1946 mccormick deering W-6 it runs great and I am learning from you how to maintain it some thanks for sharing.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Nice machine 👏

[@Muleeardave]

@@FarmallFanatic I love it!

[@vf555fotia7]

When I finally got around to changing my rear end gear oil on my international 140. IT was white creamy sludge mixed with straight water.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Haha sounds typical

[@GerraldFarms]

I’ve herd old timers say you can swap the drives. Put left on right, and right on left. If it is loud in forward gears. And quit in reverse. They all most never get that much wear in reverse. So swapping them will make it quit in forward. Have a good one buddy

[@bobpaterson1845]

Good informative video 👍👍

[@bonniek3985]

I checked on the price of buckwheat a couple of years ago and it was $35.00 a bushel. The deer will love you.

[@georgepruitt637]

I agree that heavier oil quiets the noise from 59+ years of wear. But,if you use tractor in winter,viscosity of oil should be lighter.Also,slip a 1/2" extension on that breaker bar and the fill/drain plugs are easier to access.I noticed the grease fitting behind strg whl seemed a little dry.

[@ronniewalker2881]

good video man good job keep up the good work

[@AliMackMechanical]

Sounds good bit better after the service mate. 👍

[@colinvoss8484]

Sounds cuieter and yes the deer love the buckwheat.

[@zgofarm]

I know it has been a minute since this one aired but getting back to cleaning the rear out with diesel. If you were to do this on a M that takes 13 gallons of hydraulic oil would you use 13 gallons of fuel to clean it out?

[@FarmallFanatic]

No probably 7 or 8. I would also jack up the rear end so that i'm not driving it under load with no lubrication

[@copperhead6132]

How much diesel do you put in it? I want to change the gear oil on my A and I would also like to put some diesel in it to clean it out first.

[@FarmallFanatic]

I feel it halfway so it sloshes around

[@americanaxetoolco2076]

Welcome back for part 2 of Farmall Fanatics shop series! Where you will learn the mechanics of a Farmall A. Get your 🍿 boys and girls and sit back with a brewskie or 12 🍺 LOL!!! You’re a well dressed mechanic! Lol!!! Next week tune in for a 1 hour rebuild on the M complete with a full parts break down! Damn I’ve changed gear lube in all of em and can’t remember for the life of me how much!... 85 W 140 wasn’t available back in the day! It’s fine to use! As long as the 85 is there! After they quit using mineral oil 80 W 90 was it

[@LauraBruno33]

Definitely need another building🚜🏰

[@LivingInMPLS]

Great Video! I've got a 1946 A (was my dad's) and am doing a full fluid change including the final. How long do you drive it with diesel in the transmission/ gear case. Any tips or tricks for changing out the rear finals? Thank you, this is very helpful, great infotainment!

[@FarmallFanatic]

I actually don't like to drive it with the diesel in it.I jack it up and let it spin so there's no real pressure on the gearing without lube

[@LivingInMPLS]

@@FarmallFanatic I was thinking the same thing. about 5-10 minutes or? Thanks again!

[@FarmallFanatic]

@LivingInMPLS yea, and if that's not long enough...do it again. Not all tractors are equal in filth lol

[@LivingInMPLS]

@@FarmallFanatic The oil was black as coal, and chunky, but no water... My dad didn't do much maintenance, it may need a dual flushing!

[@jimschnars2866]

Why low ash ? I thought the lack of zinc in oil was the problem ?

[@FarmallFanatic]

You don't get the sludge build-up and zinc is definitely a problem as well

[@LedgemereHeritageFarm]

Dad used to tell me not to worry about them dripping oil until they stopped dripping oil.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Oils too expensive now days to go that route anymore...believe me, we did too

[@LedgemereHeritageFarm]

@@FarmallFanatic none of mine leak either. It just reminded me of something he used to say. 😄

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@LedgemereHeritageFarm the everything was cheap days lol

[@LedgemereHeritageFarm]

@@FarmallFanatic yeah. And the days when if the store uptown didn’t have it, you didn’t need it.

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@LedgemereHeritageFarm yep

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Amen FF! If you can afford to buy a tractor, you can afford a good shelter for it and your's is a nice one. Just curious. When you got the A, did it have the front and rear hand lifts with it? 🤠👍👍

[@chrismorris308]

My sandy ground likes the buckwheat!!!👍

[@earlschultz7880]

I was looking for a farmall super A, but a farmall A is for sale in my area. Seeing how many tractors you have, can I ask you if you can hook a snow plow up on the A? maybe lift the plow with a winch? what do you think? thanks. love your tractor videos, and the one about trespassers.

[@FarmallFanatic]

There's a lift bar you can get for them for manual lift like if you look on my Cub there's a depth control lever on the right it's similar to that

[@earlschultz7880]

@@FarmallFanatic where would I find the manual lift kit?

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@earlschultz7880 It's hit-or-miss I mean you might find them at an auction or somebody has one for sale you know that's the thing with these antique tractors everything is hit or miss

[@earlschultz7880]

@@FarmallFanatic thanks, I can't see spending the money for new ones, but the used ones aren't any cheaper#@! but thanks anyway! enjoy your videos!

[@alhuseinghoneim7678]

great job u did, l'm trying to get in touch with you because like to get Combine small used one but need your help if it possible.

[@FarmallFanatic]

What state you in?

[@David-fv7zg]

So....why do you prefer the low ash oil? I appreciate it was the recommendation back in the 40's and 50's when these tractors were built, but there weren't many options back then, certainly not the types of oil we have today. if IH updated its recommendations, do you think a newer oil would be a better choice? I may open the floodgate here, but what about a synthetic? Im starting to work on an old cub I picked up a year or so ago, just curious what you think.

[@FarmallFanatic]

The time to change oil is at an overhaul

[@FarmallFanatic]

And I mean change oil type

[@dylanhemmelgarn1395]

We have a old Farmall h and it does all the farm work and is still like new

[@jimschnars2866]

From my exceptionally short and unsuccessful racing career i seem to remember castrol was supposed to be low ash and presently Brad-Penn 10w30 racing oil has zinc about 75 $ for ten ?!! I think

[@Rdrake1413]

Thing about maintenance is you can spent a little money now to prevent problems or spent a lot of money later to fix problems.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Yep

[@kevinkoll2420]

I was laughing while you were unscrewing the fill plugs, Why??? Righty-tighty Lefty-Loosie #1 to remember. Looking forward to our next video, The C's Rear end! Video will be rated "PG!"

[@kennyirish5021]

Hey there, New to the farmall. The trans is turning all gears with out moving? I kinda thought just the input shaft will be turning and nothing else. If I'm wrong my bad. Your thoughts?

[@FarmallFanatic]

Now i'm gonna have to go back and watch the video l o l

[@trevorfout4759]

80 90 with some lucas seems to work well two

[@brandonlyon8632]

My dad has about 12 tractors, only 1 is rotting, and it's a 350 high utility with a Continental diesel

[@brandonlyon8632]

He has injectors for it, but he gave up on it, he should have sold it then

[@hturbo1007]

Buck wheat?? Wasn't he in the little Rascals? BOOM!!

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Cat thanks for reminding me I’m having Chinese food today😂

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Red Power 💪❤ Part deux

[@PaulOtis]

💥💥BOOM! 💥💥

[@stumpy2816]

👍👍

[@paulpochan9631]

Buck wheat.....!?!? Isn't that where the bear s**t....??

[@AllenOutdoors868]

Never new about the diesel fuel...

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Put snake oil in they go twice as fast

[@traderjack6151]

No offense FFanatic draining transmissions,gearbox’s,and rear ends , drain before you start the water will separate from the oil and be the first to drain, and those drop boxes if your not sure remove pans and clean their usually full of sludge , it’s time consuming. I would never recommend using hytran inplace of 80/90 gear lube .

[@FarmallFanatic]

I wouldn't either...I put 140w in it

[@traderjack6151]

@@FarmallFanatic thanks! Good Buddy none of us knows everything!

[@FarmallFanatic]

No and that's what keeps me going

[@MrJohndeere3720]

now i no what 2 run in mine..lol

[@phillipstotts8180]

Letting a tractor set outside in the weather is harder than running it

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

I’ll pay money for a hand cranking video😂

[@cbr1thou]

Just hand cranked mine today, fired right up