International T-9 Steering Clutch Restoration | First start and drive in 20 years

This International T9 Crawler has been sitting for over 20 years.
We'll get it going, fix the steering clutches, and put it back to work.
Chapters:
0:00 - First Start
0:53 - Recap
7:06 - Cleaning and Painting the Clutches
12:46 - Clutch Assembly and Tractor Prep
29:56 - Brakes
36:23 - Clutch Installation
41:47 - Bolts and Brakes
53:09 - Fixing to Drive
1:01:55 - First Drive

[@thomaspetroff9117]

As a Retired 55 year heavy equipment mechanic, I have been where you Are, more times than I care to count. Well Done Young Men. Grandpa would be Proud! Merry Christmas TGP

[@PlateauFarms]

Thanks for the encouragement, this one has been a battle the whole way.

[@zischeriboy8641]

This is definetley the best first video i've ever seen. Very interesting and entertaining

[@paul4124]

Totally agree, l was hooked from the start. Love the way it was done without too much talking (some KZbinrs are really bad for that) and the captions were very informative. Keep up the good work.

[@vintageiron6905]

Well done video! I like that you don't hold the camera up to you face and talk about what you are going to do for a third of the video. You just do it. I wish others doing this type of video would do the same. Keep it up. I look forward to your next video. Thanks.

[@PlateauFarms]

I also greatly dislike that. Thanks for watching.

[@richardmiels3402]

Wow; you guys are terrific. I reckon I have stumbled across my next favourite channel. Three guys working together, with humour, good will and smarts. You let the content speak for itself and the camera work shows lots of effort, as does the editing. More please but don't lose Dad; I bet he has plenty to say to help you get it done. Congrats from a bush mechanic on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

[@wills5482]

Good thing you had help, doing all this alone would've sucked major ass

[@PlateauFarms]

Free labor is the best labor.

[@goodevins9408]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share!

[@torvaldsorenson2079]

Hey there, Most excellent video! So good to see so much more of the saga. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@torvaldsorenson2079]

At about 18:40 you start assembling a set of clutch disks (I assume for the steering clutches). The disks look to be brand-new. Are they new or did you do some sort of magical restoration on them?

[@torvaldsorenson2079]

Oh, I see. The disks were totally destroyed from corrosion as shown at 6:53.

[@PlateauFarms]

Yes and they have also been upgraded from the original fiber frictions to new Bi-metallic ones which hopefully will be less prone to swelling and seizing the clutches up if the tractor is allowed to sit.

[@daleolson3506]

Nice job

[@1234554321ep67890]

So fun to watch you guys working together on that! Loved the seat set up!! It's a huge project and great to watch the progress!

[@PlateauFarms]

Gotta have that International Red Seat for our International Red Crawler!

[@76tryg]

Very impressed! You guys have great mechanical aptitude and skill. Great job.

[@PlateauFarms]

Thanks, more to come.

[@doughboy1966]

Enjoyed the video and looking forward to upcoming videos on the dozer.

[@PlateauFarms]

Working on the next dozer video, and others as well.