Massey Ferguson 1800 project moves forward! Steering is working-ish. 😆

[@IH_5288]

This has become my new favorite ritual. Get up friday, friday being my day off. Wake up to a new video from mr JT, drink my coffee, have a piece of toast. Then go out to my little farm and go play with my own old tractor. Thank you JT, you absolute legend.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you very much! I appreciate that!

[@davebur3350]

That Thing FIREs🔥UP as Good as The SPACE-SHUTTLE Now J.T.🤩👍...Just a Bit SMOKEYer'☁️...and FITs I. BARN like My D.... In Jr.HIGH GIRLs🤥👙 Back-In-The-Day...NICE&TITE🤣....In the End I think IT is going to ROLL-THUNDER⛈️...GLAD You Gott Her InDoors!!!🧑‍🔧🚜

[@ericfrancis9035]

Who needs an exercise program when you can climb over and under your tractor 10 times holding 30 pounds of parts and tools in awkward positions? You're a good man JT.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! I agree! That is more than a workout lol

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Now my Friday is good! Thanks JT.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Any time!

[@Rob-zx8lm]

What a machine! Look forward to watching this project progress to a magnificent completion.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You and me both!

[@iainpaton1865]

Hi friend you never fail you know your stuff when it comes to old tractors first class please keep the great videos coming from Scotland 😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks, will do!

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Another Great Video. Looking forward to seeing the 1800 come together. Thanks for the Videos.

[@ericwittersheim]

That’s great progress on the 180.

[@richardrollins184]

you are one man that knows his tractors

[@ProtonD1200]

From Denmark, When I was a young man in 1972, I was on a farm for 4 years. We drive with a new MF 165, an MF 35, MF 178. We also had a Danish built Tractor a BUKH 403, a 40Hk with 3 Cylinder, a fantastic tractor. It has been many years since Denmark stopped building tractors, we were too small. But there were quite a lot of the BUCK 302/403 and 452 in Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s. And our combine was an MF 87 8ft. One of the most stable combines I knew, never any problems and it harvested 70 hectares = 173 Acres every year.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s a handful with a 8ft machine!

[@ajworkman3332]

My son and I love to watch your videos every weekend. He, and I do too, loves the Massey stuff. As we run 6 Massey's ourselves. Including 165 and 1105 and some newer ones as well. Keep up the good work. We appreciate you 🌞

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That makes me happy! I appreciate that very much!

[@kurtreinhardt6789]

Making progress is always a good thing great work so far JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Good call flushing the lines!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! They were pretty bad!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Hearing all the honking sounds like a Canadian invasion!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

They have been out in full force lately!

[@garyfeltus9801]

It moves that's a step in the right direction. Always fun to watch your videos J T. I'm going to enjoy seeing this old tractor back to work .

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@russellmcknight7226]

Great success with the ol girl,least like you said it.s under cover

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You got that right!

[@jeremylarock2081]

Nice work bud!!! Gonna be a great old workhorse when she’s done. Soon you’ll have a nice new shop to work in. Love the videos JT.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@JohnCarter-qv1ie]

Give you credit JT. Freezing just watching this!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😆. It’s not bad as long as I keep moving lol

[@rayscrafield2106]

Great video. So happy to see you aren't drinking Bud lite. Keep up the great work and know that you are making an old man (81) happy. I love this stuff but would hate to be doing it myself.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Glad I can help 😉

[@glennschlorf1285]

Wow.... it lives it moves it steers

[@edwardking2217]

The fine folks at Massy Ferguson made sure you would have fun working on it

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s for sure 😉

[@skipman8yard]

Great vidj nice big old bit of kit 👨‍🌾👍🏴‍☠️👌💯🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💯💯💯

[@LeslieOtwell]

Nicely done JT! She is just air bound

[@thomasrogers4201]

Enjoy watching you diagnose your equipment and not be afraid to tackle the project. Great job!🤜🤛

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! Still a long way to go but I’ll get it 😉

[@ACF6180T]

Nice fab, & idea on the oil fill tube, & as usual great content, & never a dull moment. Some some guys would have given up, & start pounding sand😒😪. Remain calm, & tractor on.

[@Englishpatriot106]

Another Massey back up and running ready for work 😃👍👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You got that right!

[@douglaskauffman2692]

Good vid. Never change the content

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! I’ll keep my content as it is! 😉

[@peterbenson3776]

If it helps we’re all pulling on the wrench with ya

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That makes all the difference 😉

[@jtoddjb]

Growing up in the logging and farming business and doing it for over 30 years I've done a bit of working on these old treasures myself. It can sure be a rewarding and enjoyable experience when you approach as you do with that certain attitude. If rust and debris falling in your eyes, ears, and mouth, while at the same time something unknown is crawling down your collar just as your hand slips off a wrench and smashes your knuckles bloody would turn you off from a project then I'd suggest avoiding these machines as much as possible. If you can stick to buying newer stuff with warranty and dealer support. Stay clean and keep your sanity. For those that can though, and I know many still out there can and do, a day like this is all just a party. Most importantly though let's keep as much good old iron as we can out of the recycling. I have nightmares of old cabover Peterbilt's, and C6 Tree Farmers coming back as Kias and Subarus. And for you "eyesore" kind of people, please try hard to keep in mind that old one's man's junk is another man's treasure thing too. Lets not limit this to old machinery either. There are true advantages to some of this old stuff that are not at all related to sentimentality

[@guillaumebaudel8364]

Great job ;)

[@davidherring7287]

You are the Red Green of farming

[@kevinspringer60]

Love your videos I grew up in a Massey family. Over the years Dad had a 65,165.1100,1105,1130.1150 and a 2775.The first combine I remember was a 300,no cab. He then had a 410 and then a 750. My favorite of all was by far the 1150. Keep up the awesome videos and get a Massey combine!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

As soon as I can find one 😉

[@gleanerk]

Yessir, you’re getting closer! Well done JT ! Enjoyed watching!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! Hopefully will have this one in the field before too long!

[@gregquirk4161]

Thanks for allowing us to enjoy your journey.

[@richardschaffling9882]

Very well done

[@Rudy_316]

Every time I watch your wonderful videos, I love to be a farmer like you, and I love old agricultural tractors, with all my respect to you.❤❤

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! I appreciate that!

[@larryklostermann5779]

Cheers JT! Nice video!

[@billycapshew2411]

Aha !!! I caught that the siding is still on the carport this was made before the last one we saw. !!!!😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Yes it was! I was trying to do both at roughly the same time lol

[@birddoggirl]

I had to do the same job on my 1805 about 20 years ago. I also had belts hanging for the hydraulic pumps but I have never had to change one in the almost 30 years I have owned it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

It’s all about alignment with those. As long as they’re straight they’ll last 😉

[@ardtessa]

By the words of Bob Marley: Steer it up JT !! 😄 Cheers, Ard

[@davebur3350]

F'en-HILLARIOUS🤣😭🤣🤩👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😆😆

[@karlfischer1011]

under the dash and under the tractor, wondering how they did it at the factory: well they had a team of 6. one guy, JT under the dash in a precarious position, 3 standing watching, and 2 out sick! gotta love jobs where you need a helper but they are just in the way! I bought a set of thin angle wrenches and they help, sometimes...often it's regular wrench 1 degree, angle wrench side 1, 1 degree; angle wrench end 2, half degree; flip regular wrench quarter degree; REPEAT; drop wrench! careful with the back, they don't heal and it's the silliest way that you hurt it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I hear that! Seems like nothing heals up nearly as well as it once did 😉

[@kenfrazier616]

great to see it moving in the cab, the price you have invested awesome

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video JT :) also glad parts got to and fix up temporarily also barn shop to fix up too! Like homemade dipstick made too and well done!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@AndrewHCann]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 welcome JT :)

[@peterbenson3776]

We had an Oliver 1900 with that gear motor steering it became worn a few thousands of inches and wasnt very responsive but it worked

[@Giovanni-z9n]

My dream for after hs is to apprentice under someone like JT and learn the ways of working on good ole equipment

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! I like how you think!

[@warrengee-f9l]

gotta love the smoke show of a true vintage muffler articulating tractors are so fun ,spent a summer on a family farm in Saskatchewan with a JD 8630 . far cry from our Ontario row crop tractors of the time

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I gotta ditch that old muffler sooner than later 😆

[@warrengee-f9l]

some people are sure hooked on patina lol @@jtsbarnngrill6873

[@jamiemckechnie3662]

You need to invest in several loads of rock there for your mud problem.

[@CircleTFarms419]

Great video JT, I can’t tell you how many times my 50/50 chances, went the other way 😂, it’s great to have something to think about 👍🏻

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Seems like that happens more often than I’d like to admit lol

[@prevost8686]

60% of the time it goes my way every time…or something like that.

[@davidfist7801]

Love the tractor, love the video, but please put a new muffler on it!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Working on it! Just like Johnny cash. One piece at a time

[@randy9715]

You'll get her

[@juanballesteros9472]

Good job jt.

[@craigrasnic4178]

Awesome job there sir, that ole girl is gonna be one sharp tractor when you get if finished and all painted up.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I hope so!

[@NubsFarmingVideos]

I watched your first video the other day. We need some more garden tractor revivals, the John Deere and Case was nice, but we need more 😆. Its great how you haven't changed in the 3 years that you've done this. Thank you, and P.S. my boss said he's going to sell that 165 Massey, I'm going to cry, I guess I will have to buy my own massey after high school.😅

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

If I can come across a little MF lawn tractor we will definitely have another lawn tractor revival on our hands 😉

[@NubsFarmingVideos]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 I have Massey Ferguson 10 that I would let sell you, I runs great but needs a new transmission and I don't have a spare one, I won't go into any gear

[@NubsFarmingVideos]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 I'm in central Ohio, probably to far away from you

[@Mowerboy5503]

I don’t know I kind of like the big tractors

[@NubsFarmingVideos]

@@Mowerboy5503 I mean I like big tractors just as much as I like garden tractor, I have 3 old garden tractors and 1 W400 International, I like all tractors, it's just that when Jt did his 3 garden tractor videos, I liked them a lot,

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Joe,,nicely done, as always. Couple things,,was getting concerned about all the smoke, but looks like it cleaned up ok. Second,,,gunslinger is gonna demand a shootout,,lol.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

The smoke concerns me a little too, but it’s been sitting for such a long time and it’s not all that warm around here. I need to get it hooked to something and let it rip for a few hours. Then, I’ll be either real concerned or it’ll clean right up 😉

[@ronzezulka6646]

@jtsbarnngrill6873 Does it seem to be oil or fuel? Lot's of o-rings and seals in that engine don't like to sit.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think it’s mostly fuel blubbering

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks JT

[@canvids1]

I sure am enjoying watching you getting that old girl back running again! the old saying is nothing ventured, nothing gained You will get it running right and can't wait to see you fixing it up and cleaned up then working in the field.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! I have high hopes for this one

[@thomasjones3946]

Good one JT definitely deserve a beer 👏👏

[@northdakotaham1752]

I wish I had half of your ambition JT! Every time I crawl up into that space between the engine and the transmission I either am missing a tool I need or I gotta take a pizz! Bad enough crawling in there wearing jeans and a T shirt much less all that winter gear!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s for sure. It’s tight in there already, the extra layers sure don’t help 😉

[@SilojensenDK]

I really enjoy your videos on those old Masseys.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Glad you like them!

[@steveschweiger6569]

That old girl could sure use a straight pipe for the exhaust.

[@garyparrish9300]

Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed following along with your progress on the rehab. My recollection is that steering was very responsive on the 1800s, even more so than on the 1805s, but that may have had them juiced because we were running extra-wide flotation tires so that we could work in the rice fields. It is really nice to see the old girl run, even a little.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think I’ve seen that myself somewhere. The flow divider is a little different between the two, maybe that contributes to that. I think the cylinder is shot on this one causing my problems.

[@davewilburn2772]

I love your videos. That’s the kind of stuff I love to do. Keep up the good work!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@ProtonD1200]

From Denmark, It's always exciting to see your channel and what you come up with. thumbs up.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you very much!

[@jerryhenry662]

i couldn't do any thing if it wasn't for the hard way you beat me bad nice work

[@Nudnik1]

Excellent 👍 Happy positive fun channel

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! Those are my goals 😉

[@stevewbeards]

Been so busy working on my own stuff that i missed this one yesterday.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’ll happen! Glad you caught it 😉

[@johnwesner3935]

Hey JT, congrats on getting that big thing moving and steering. My current project had a bad ring gear so I couldn't start it without a tug. My critics couldn't understand why it was important to , first thing, replace the ring gear. I'm with you 100%! If it moves under it's own power everything else is much easier!😊 Years ago I got a good deal on a set of "crows foot" wrenches. I've only ever used them two times but when I pulled the control valve ( bucket) out of my Bobcat, they saved the day. The satisfaction of getting something working again is worth the cold, snow, rain, mud, .....? Sure it is!😊 Thanks

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! You are 100% correct on all points 😉. I will be investing in some crows feet in my near future lol

[@GeneMusall]

I’d say it was a victory. You got her in the barn. I’m not a big fan of mechanic work in the cold. You accomplished what many young ones today wouldn’t even attempt to do.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Thank you!

[@northdakotaham1752]

Filters....could be you aren't getting enough flow through the filter for the steering pump. Starving the pump for oil would cause all thar foam also. Just an idea....

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’m a step ahead of ya 😉

[@michealnemecek580]

If you loosen the hose on the rams but don't take off try stear it it get air out of the line like bleating then but it be messy that should help you out

[@christopherekman4862]

Thanks , JT for another....Fast + Easy !/2 hour of Get'in to it + at least somewhere .....wrench en !!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You bet 😆

[@mgrillo2863]

ive never put together a hydraulic system backwards, but to be fair ive never put one back together someone else took apart 20yrs prior. ive always had it together when i started and took pictures. good on you

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I try 😉

[@richardhaughey532]

If it fits it ships

[@TKM1951]

Your a cup half full guy . I admire that !

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Yes I am! It’s the only way for me lol

[@davebur3350]

HELL-HAL'...I Coulda'-Swore He was a FULL-CAN🍺GUY Until SomeBody DRINKs Him!!!🥳

[@corydriver7634]

Correction, there’s 17,500 of us under that tractor at one time. Good on ya!👍🏻 I would bet a year from now that number will have another 0 behind it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That would be awesome! I can hope!

[@markklumpp39]

So excited to see beast brought back

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@andywilkinson3792]

Nice one.J.t at lest you got in the dry that mud is no fun iv had anuf off that in my life. Glad you got in the work shop a broken up floor beets mud any day. Hope you had good day last Tuesday. From Andy in uk

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! The concrete definitely isn’t the best in there, but it beats mud all day long!

[@jeffalleshouse9783]

Great vid bud always a joy!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@richardnorthern6945]

Looks like a snug fit in the barn 😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Not much room for error lol

[@duanekabanuk3974]

My 1805 has a leak from the steering under the hood was hoping it was a hose. I may need to pay attention when you rebuild that valve.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Hopefully it’ll help!

[@matthewanderson7766]

That thing sure does burn alot of oil

[@jameshaynes9631]

Good video jt glad to see it move 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@grahamclark7594]

Hej JT, greetings from Sweden.... always mark your orbital hoses,centre punch or paint pen 😊. In terms of your dipstick mod, well it may have cost 3 USD to include it on the job 1 build BUT you need to consider the other costs, design, material selection, specification, approval, part identification, parts carry etc, etc. Every part used on MF equipment goes through a rigorous approval and acceptance process. Same for all tractor manufacturers and through the production run upgrades and modifications are released through rectification programmes and dealer service bulletins. It's not as easy as you seem to believe. 😊😊😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Well, I can agree with that. Just seems like since they only had a standard pipe 90’ fitting they could have changed that to a 45 with an extension pipe.

[@chadtosh6831]

Think skinny getting in those tight spots. Lol 😆 That is an awkward spot to get to with that valve. The old girl starts really nice 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

She’s getting better every time I start it!

[@thomasr.miller5553]

Now you know what more to do to make the 1800 more better . 😁 baby steps before running laps . Hydraulic Cylinder rebuild ? Great video . thanks

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think the cylinder is probably shot, but I’ve got some testing to do

[@ianwille5780]

I wonder if you can pull a vacuum on that hydraulic steering system to bleed the air out of it? A simple air conditioner vacuum pump could be put onto your hydraulic oil fill tank neck?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Not sure if I could or not. I think the steering cylinder is probably shot too, it acts similar to how my 1805 was when that one went

[@Papermaker-fl4bh]

Old Smokey.. till you get the exhaust leak fixed. I would have done the same thing for that dip stick/filler tube myself... they could have done something like that from the factory. Be careful and looking forward to the next update videos.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@farmark457]

Great progress irregardless. I bet a lot of the air will dissipate just sitting. 50% chance Lol. Thx

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Hopefully!

[@davebur3350]

GREAT-FUNNY...I'm 50%LAUGHING🤩🤣

[@timmywade1313]

You remind me of me I could use a little help a lotta times but can't hire help for now and then chores

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I hear that!

[@averysenior6571]

Looks great!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@duanedale2505]

, I changed a leaky hose on a jd 4630 steering system that the steering valve needed repair. Started up the tractor and steering won’t work properly. Though that maybe steering valve was still giving issue but turned out the new hose was restricting oil flow, never would have guessed or seen that before . Glad you checked out your hoses. There should be a gpm and pressure output spec for that pump would be first place to start after filter change. Then after that see what’s bypassing or internal leakage

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on. I believe that is what’s going on here. Seems like it steers good for a few seconds at a time

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great work👍, thanks for sharing 💨💨

[@tman8939]

Glad to see that was NOT a" bud light beer".

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

It was not.

[@johnfugate3432]

All I can say is plus plus an to you have laid in the mud working on anything you wouldn't understand good video thanks

[@HanhiEmo]

I was sure it was gonna be too high for that barn but luckily i was wrong :D

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

She’s a close fit 😉

[@timothyvandeberg2367]

My Massey experience has been riding a dump rake behind a Massey Harris 44 and working summer fallow in north western North Dakota on a Massey Ferguson super 90

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on

[@notajp]

Obviously this was recorded before last week’s episode, since the lean-to shed is still there in the background…

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I worked on this for a couple weeks.

[@stevemccoy8138]

Good Morning J T,thanks for taking us along on this Quest for tractor SUPERIORITY. I know you and your sidekick FLUFFY can fix it. I do have one question tho, do you think that the engine will smoke less when warmed up ? Happy Wrenching !😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think so. It needs to have an implement hooked to it for about a day and I think she’ll come right back

[@LynnKorte-ve4qf]

They had some issues with flaking bull gears ,,make sure to dump the trans fluid and put in a gal of Lucas Gear additive when changing

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Will do!

[@thomasfriis-eriksen7687]

Your videos a great, you make it all seem so easy and fun. I would love to see a project one day where one of these massive «Diesel Monsters» are converted to «Green fuel» tapped from a PV System on the Roof of your barn and pulling some heavy equipment without any funny fumes or emissions. Up for the challenge? 😊 (Sorry couldn’t hold it back after looking at exhaust coming out in all direction from the MF)

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Maybe I can start making soybean oil and run it on that 😉

[@thomasfriis-eriksen7687]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 How many beans to fill the tank?? May be demanding to produce fuel with so many processes, even if soya is a «Low maintenance crop». (I know very little about farming though, but I see a lot of hard work being done on the fields)

[@ryanduren2739]

Good video! Love ur never say die attitude!! America had that attitude at one time. What the Hell happened???

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s a good question

[@davebur3350]

JOE-BIDEN and Other-IDIOTs is WHAT-HAPPENED!!!😵‍💫😤🤬