Lets Move A Massey Harris 44 Special To The Shop- Hydraulic Issue

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Man yeah Mr Wendell, the special has made it to the shop!! Boy it sure is nice to have all those extra parts 😉 Looking fwd to seeing part 2!! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@tractorman4461]

Good Evening Nelson. Good to hear from ya. Hopefully a few minor things besides this casting and it'll be ready to go to work. When It sprayed me full of oil, I only ran it for 3 or 4 seconds so I don't know yet how well she's gonna run. Gotta be something needing a bit of fiddling though, I'm sure.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

@@tractorman4461 😉😉😁😁

[@tectalabyss]

Hello Wendell. Great to have parts for these great old Tractors. As always I liked and shared. All my very best to you and yours.

[@tractorman4461]

Well Bobby, I hope the holiday found you heathy and wealthy as well as wise my friend !! Thanks for the visit today.

[@tectalabyss]

@@tractorman4461 Hi Wendell. Well I struck out on the wealthy and wise part : ) Ha ha. I hope you got all three though my friend.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good Evening Sir, ( Let me say that was a gross UNDERSTATEMENT !!! ) LOL : ) Disk Brakes On Tractor that is very interesting ? Very Nice Informative video Sir !!! You are marvelous Sir !!! CHeers !!!

[@tractorman4461]

There's no comparison between the 44 Specials with the disc's vs the regular 44's with the drum style Dave. Thank you for always the kind Canadian style comment mon ami !!

[@garyturner1318]

You are a national treasure, so talented.

[@tractorman4461]

Now I'm betting the Missus would argue that point. (-: But thank you for a cool comment Gary. Hopefully this one will become a good reliable daily driver soon.

[@ericrice6748]

That looked like a fun little job!!! 👍

[@tractorman4461]

It's not too bad, the most aggravation coming from dealing with the nasty grease and dirt plus the rusty components on the donor machines. It's just nice to have spare parts on Death Row.

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Interesting 👍

[@tractorman4461]

There's ALWAYS something to repair or replace on these things.... (-;

[@leonardryan8723]

Mr Wendell great little job for you buddy . 😊

[@tractorman4461]

Good Morning Leonard....thank you for stopping by for moral support. Yeah, this isn't too comprehensive of a project just a bit difficult to handle the heavy components.

[@REVSMOG]

Was that heavy rain I was hearing about 1:56 into the video? Good sound of rain on a tin roof!

[@tractorman4461]

Yes it was intermittent heavy rain during a 12 hour period of continual rain. I think we got near 4", thankfully though the heavy rain was minimal.

[@Wheelloader__]

Cool video T man. 🚜

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you my friend...now if it'll only work at the end of the project I'll be happy.

[@tomfillmore9710]

Good day buddy hope your part works on the other tractor if not I know someone that will come up with plan lol hope you're having a great week take care

[@tractorman4461]

Coupling it up on the inside of the housing is gonna be an aggravation because you can't 'see' the things that have to slip together. But I'm pretty sure it'll work but if not, I still have another option or two Tom. Good Morning and you two have a great week as well.

[@nigelgwillim644]

got my 555d going when i was back in uk ,throttle stuck but wd40 it up seems ok pas not working resevoir on the top of bonnet empty and noticed no belt from pump to bottom pulley which i guess powers it is that right.

[@tractorman4461]

WD 40 is our friend when it comes to old tractors Nigel. Not having a 555D I'm not totally sure of the arrangement of the hydraulics...but it sure sounds like you are on the right track. The pump is definitely ran by belt off the crankshaft. There's only one hydraulic system on these tractors that power the steering and the rear lifts.

[@akquilter3519]

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[@tractorman4461]

Follow up coming soon !! Thanks for watching.

[@jankotze1959]

Hi Wendell, this was a great video, can you tell more or less how many many tractors do you own, dead and alive, just a number... I guess 15

[@tractorman4461]

Well I'd say you'd be safe to say more than 50 but less than 60....maybe. LOL. Good Morning my friend. Always good to hear from you.

[@jankotze1959]

@@tractorman4461 Whaoo that is a lot

[@tractorman4461]

@@jankotze1959 Well, I'm beginning to thin them down. I'd like to move some of the parts tractors and maybe a few runners this summer.

[@trevorn9381]

Do you know if parts are available to rebuild the hydraulic control valve on a 44? We have a 1952 44 Diesel with a factory three point lift that has not worked in over 40 years. When it stopped working, my dad went to the Massey dealer and they told him they didn't have parts to rebuild it but could sell him a new valve. He said they wanted more $$$ than he paid for the whole tractor for that valve. Times were tight on the farm in the '80s and since that old tractor was by that point mostly used for raking hay, running the grain auger and pulling wagons (none of which used the three point) it never got fixed. I'd like to fix it and was just wondering if that is even possible on a tractor that is now 72 years old.

[@tractorman4461]

I'd seriously doubt if you could find dealer supplied parts, but I would look for an assembly form a guy parting out a known running tractor. There are plenty of them out there. If you have access to Facebook, go to a Massey Harris page...just type in Massey Harris Groups in the search bar on FB and you'll find a good number of them. As long as you kept hydraulic fluid in it, the hydraulic pump hasn't ran dry and ruined...but if it DID run dry for an extended period, I'm sure you can buy an entire hydraulic set up pretty easy. I think I have a follow up video on this repair. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5XZZGSXfNJnh9E There will soon be another video showing the hydraulic install and first real start. So you can see how easy replacing the whole assembly really is. Thanks for watching and sorry for the delay in response, I've been building a shed for my daughter.

[@trevorn9381]

@@tractorman4461 Yeah it still has fluid in the system, just hasn't been used since the valve quit working circa 1985. Since then it was pretty much only used as our auger tractor. I liked using it for the auger tractor because I could pull the clutch pedal and engage the PTO from the ground without climbing onto the tractor.

[@carllewis8203]

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[@tractorman4461]

Thanks for watching....tons of tractor related stuff here. A sample: kzbin.info/aero/PLk72G9DTzZ1u4HTcEVKC3ehyV_UsFYaAG. Several other tractor playlists up above too.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

That old 44 sure is beefy

[@tractorman4461]

The 44, the Special and the 444 Massey's are the flagship of the lineup Matt. A direct competitor to the Farmall M's and Oliver 88's.

[@trevorn9381]

Those were BIG tractors in their day when many farms were using tractors the size of N series Fords and a few were still using mules. When my uncle bought a 44 Diesel in 1952 it was the biggest tractor in the county and the only diesel. Some 60 years later I was in the Massey dealership and mentioned that we had an old 44 Diesel my uncle bought new. The dealer's dad who was in his mid 90s overheard the conversation and piped up and immediately called my uncle's name and said: "I remember when he bought that tractor, that was the only 44 Diesel around here." If that old man still remembered who owned that tractor 60 years on it must have been a BIG DEAL back in the day!

[@clarencetrice4442]

HI 😊😊 some body done a poor job of fixing that 😮😮 U have 2 take your time welding it takes time 2 do it right 👉 😊 and 2 make the welds look good the 44 specials was only made 4/ 3 years then they went 2 the 444 tractors they was also only made 4/ 3 years also they had the low and high side W transmission 😊😊 7 1O 2O24

[@tractorman4461]

Yessir Clarence, the attempted repair was done by the previous owner. I think there's a little nickel rod and also some stainless blobbing on it. I'm sure this is going to turn into a good machine. I'm expecting some minor issues to get it sorted out though.

[@SK-tr9ii]

Seems like this is one of those moments where you can casually remark in front of the missus about all the money you saved by having that tractor on inventory down in the bone yard...geez Honey, I think I saved enough I might be able to buy another one.

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahaha....yes, a trick that's been used with reasonable frequency here. (-:

[@BrentLong-o1d]

How about a coat of paint on the body of the tractor

[@tractorman4461]

Well, one day I may get around to making one pretty, but I seem to have a continual line of other duties that never allow that luxury. But then if I had a pretty one, I would hesitate heading into the woods and through the brush and saplings.

[@chestypuller9614]

Semper Fi

[@tractorman4461]

Good morning my brother....Always was faithful and will continue to be so.

[@catfish500mark9]

☆☆☆☆☆

[@tractorman4461]

Hopefully another one will soon be ready to go back to work !! Thx for visiting.