80 year old Vintage Allis Chalmers Tractor left in a barn for 20+ years... Will it start??

This1945 Allis Chalmers model B has been parked in a barn for years, the owner no longer uses it so he asked me to take it away.

[@jetskisnowboardski]

I have many channels in my feed but when Marty uploads is the only time I’m truly happy I have KZbin.

[@samblacklock9593]

Literally when Marty uploads, it's the only time I press on it straight away. The others get cleared till later 😂

[@mishahendriks3020]

Hear hear!!

[@geotechtestingtesting7772]

😂 well said sir

[@shanefuller8907]

Same here.. It's a shame that at this point 9000 views with only 2.5 likes helps him so much.

[@matrix54190]

Me too👍👍

[@frrapp2366]

many of the B's were set up with belly equipment -- cultivators and mowers . while small they were a versatile little tractors!!! HAVE FUN

[@richardford4570]

I would love to see that beauty restored and taken to vintage field days .cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@robertbrewer2190]

What a thrill to get such an old tractor running. I found photos of the saw mill setup. It should only be used whilst in the car park of a hospital with advanced trauma care!

[@MartyT]

😂

[@souleater32]

A little bit of work and on the second try,she fired right up .she sure sounds good for being 80 years old .

[@faFsman]

Great job Marty, joining those belts is no big deal but look to see if you have a larger pin. Put it into the clip while you hammer the teeth home on an anvil then the smaller pin will have a snug fit when you finally join the two sides together. Otherwise it will be painful trying to get them together. Used a lot of those flat belts years ago when sorting potatoes. Have fun

[@Tiki63]

Learnt to"drive" in/on one of these,six creamcans on the back tray and she'd do mean wheelstands going up the cutting so....."You kids upthe front to keep the nose down"...thanks dad😂

[@1aview]

Running like was in the field yesterday putting in work

[@IndependentLiberty]

Simply amazing. Well done! Thanks for sharing!

[@hankcuccina5260]

Great job, good on you.

[@chrissmith7655]

Hi Marty, what a beauty. They don't make them to last these days. Many thanks from UK.

[@Bigtbuilder]

Can’t imagine my 2020 Volvo XC90 would start like that if it stood for 80 years.

[@tonymarkey6525]

Bloody brilliant love seeing the old girl firing up and running like she’d only be parked up the day before, not 2 decades before!!😂😂

[@SweIceMan]

When i started watching this video, the closed captioning was turned on for some reason and for once i have to agree with what it wrote when you started the engine for the second time, Marty. The CC simply said [Music].

[@williamglaser6577]

You have a lot of skill Marty :-)

[@ronwoolacott8880]

Another awesome barn find. But I'm pretty sure I heard your wife say in one of your videos "No More Tractors" lol. Enjoy your project!

[@Bethresen]

Marty, "will it start?" Is always a rhetorical question with you 😂 Great video as always!

[@WadeSmith19]

Lol I thought the same thing to myself when I read the title

[@Trey4x4]

This man can start up a submarine sunk 😂

[@fergalquigley292]

Engine missing... he drives it home 😆

[@deanjones2525]

I like the authenticity of these "will it start" videos. Nothing is done for the sole purpose of views.

[@chanbulgin5382]

Spoiler: For Marty, they always start. The question is rhetorical.

[@samrolfe2563]

How authentica can it be when he has never failed to start / fix something. Wouldn't be surprised to see him find a spare tyre, spark plug and a fan belt in a paddock, start it, drive it home and grade his drive way.

[@erik_dk842]

I love the absence of fake drama, too

[@mjm7187]

Marty always makes it look simple. He's the definitive troubleshooter and a most enjoyable youtuber.

[@KaterKomPuter]

Hes just doin things heaps practical, love it ^^

[@benjaminlebens2260]

Could watch your videos all day every day mate.

[@ThatBonzaLife]

What a perfect way to sit with a coffee on a Monday morning, thanks for the video marty, constant inspiration to enjoy life

[@peterarmstrong8613]

Another very lucky tractor saved by Marty from a lonely retirement destined to rust away neglected with only memories of its once proud owner feeding it clean fuel and fresh oil.

[@Monkeysic]

Little does that Allis know it has just hit the tractor lottery and now will live a life of luxury.

[@eugenej5408]

And a bunch of relatives!

[@nicholasproietto2500]

I said that about my tractor after I brought it home. If you'd have seen the place I bought it from, you'd understand. Nice people but looked like extras from the movie The Hills Have Eyes. Tractor was outside in a junk infested unkempt, weed filled back yard next to a swimming pool that looked like you could fish in it and catch trout.

[@jodywhitehead9173]

What did your wife say about not bringing home anymore tractors.

[@noturfather1106]

​@@nicholasproietto2500"im gonna take you away from these bad people little tractor"

[@the_hate_inside1085]

@@nicholasproietto2500 At least they were nice people...

[@michaelmustermann6527]

Honey, I got you a present! ... "It's not another 70 year old tractor is it?" ... Well, you know how you're always cold in the winter? "Yeah?" .... So, TECHNICALLY, it is a tractor... BUT it can also be used as a sawmill to make fire wood to warm you up ... "🙄"

[@colddiesel]

The history of the Allis B in the UK is interesting. 1000's were imported from the USA early in WWII. My uncle bought one in 1940 for 100 pounds brand new. For many UK farmers it was the first time they had anything other than a horse.The UK models were usually Petrol to start converting to TVO when the engine warmed up. Uncle's never had electric start fitted because it crank started so easily. (I noted your 2nd and 3rd starts. Allis also produced a small (5' cut!) trailer combine(Allis C) which had a more powerful engine. We cannibalised one of those for the tractor and a good machine suddenly became very good. Uncle sold the B in 1977 for 50 pounds to a young neighbour who still uses it, particularly on soft ground in winter because it doesn't tear the ground up (so light) . I have never seen the sawmill before but they came with a range of mid-mounted equipment. Definitely a blast from the past, which I spent hundreds of hours piloting. Good memories.

[@Morpheen999]

My Grandpa died before I was born, he bought an allis B brand new in 1938.. Its the only thing of his that I have... Ive got the original bill of sale with it.. My goal is to restore it! Thanks Marty!

[@dannyDC2]

the content we all come here for

[@NZ_NATIV3]

It always amazes me how longer lasting older technology is epic video Marty

[@nickturner2606]

Evening mate, this upload brings back memories! My father bought an old Aliss way back in the seventies, he was in the waste reclamation industry and stuff like this came along from time to time. The one he had might’ve been earlier than the one here, it had to be swung as I remember and it kicked like a bugger! He bought it home on a low loader and started it after putting some petrol in it, ( it started on petrol but ran on TVO-tractor vaporising oil)in just a few swings! He proceeded to drive it around the lawn, tearing it up in chunks! My mother was not thrilled but he was laughing like a kid and popping wheelies it had so much torque! I later understood that this propensity for early tractors to rear up on the back wheels killed more than a few operators and hastened the development of the three point linkage. He put it in a barn and was intent on restoring it but , like most men in his industry, when a profit came along he took it and bought something else!🤣 It was fun to watch but not particularly safe! Take a note mate, they can flip over with devastating consequences.

[@Ragnar8504]

The same thing can happen with some 60s tractors if you put something too heavy onto the three point hitch. I helped clean up the aftermath of an accident like that just a few years ago, thankfully with barely any consequences. The threaded rod on the linkage broke and the driver was pretty shaken because he had no longer been able to steer. He did brake fairly quickly but not quite fast enough.

[@nickturner2606]

Some hard lessons were learned back in the early days, sadly too hard for some. The manufacturers of equipment developed much safer systems so those hardworking people’ terrible sacrifices weren’t in vain. Modern agricultural machinery is much safer and operator friendly. It’s a pity we don’t learn and evolve as quickly in other facets of our existence.

[@garyfeltus9801]

Another old tractor saved . And of course it starts right up . Marty you are the man . I was just fixed to go to bed when video came . Of course had to watch. Great video.

[@RB-yq7qv]

What a great find. This old girl should be restored to her loving best to celebrate a long working life. History needs to be preserved and if this old girl could talk what a story she could tell.

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

That would be great. The new generation...

[@paulvale2985]

I agree, what a great series of Marty Vids that would be.

[@rolandgsl]

I suspect someone already has the perfect museum piece. Setting it up to reliably get its hands dirty would seem like an honest tribute to me. As a lad, dad brought home one about a decade newer, it had the adjustable front end and distributor/alternator. I want to say someone made a 3-point conversion, you may be able to find enough info to scrounge one together.

[@watersipper1116]

Does your wife know you just brought home another vintage tractor?

[@JohnMGibby]

I can just imagine the sigh MrsT makes when she sees Marty leaving w/ the trailer hooked up. LOL You are the Tractor Whisperer!

[@MartyT]

😂

[@paulvale2985]

Yes, we need an audio of Mrs T as Marty drives through the gate. I reckon it'll be something along the lines of "Oh for ........ not another one" 😂

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@@MartyT can we get her reactions/thoughts of your ventures?

[@johnmacdonald6201]

Marty's magic never fails, I actually thought that this one might be more of a challenge than others, but once again he proved me wrong !

[@Tincad4]

You had that old tractor purring like a happy kitten

[@glenpaul3606]

Marty, it is amazing the "touch" you have with these old machines. Eighty years old and you brought it back to life. Good video.

[@555Trout]

The carb takedown always evokes anxiety. 😮😂

[@ancientbuilds3764]

Bloody things. Done hundreds of them. It's like brain surgery. Careful where you point that air. Or it's "Wheee - see ya later"

[@markfowler2066]

The rooster crowing had me in tears, I really miss farming.... Blessings from Chattanooga Tennessee

[@smitthone]

For Marty T standards, sitting 20 years and parked in a barn (and being driven into), equals brand new from the dealer. Not surrounded by overgwrown vegetation, not capzised in a swamp, not sitting in the open. Come on' mate, that was an easy one!😉

[@stephenhewitt5835]

🤣😂🤣

[@jesusisGod1434]

@@stephenhewitt5835ikr Marty did t have to trek into the bush for three hours carrying all his tools and fuel on his back! This one was like someone handed him the keys to a brand new Cadillac!!

[@PaulG.x]

The oil bath air cleaners don't actually have the air traveling through the oil. The air travels down towards the surface of the oil and takes a 180° turn and travels up into the carburettor. The 180° turn causes particles to hit the oil and stay there due to their angular momentum. The metal mesh in the filter catches any oil splashed by the air flow and lets it drain back into the bath and not carry on into the cylinders to cause carbon deposits

[@robertfalkjacobsen]

A few months ago I got a Ferguson tea 20 which have been sitting in a barn for 32 years. Yesterday I got it running, tomorrow I will hopefully be driving it home 😂 Thanks for the video 🤘

[@TokyoCraftsman]

Can you imagine in the year 2104 a 2024 tractor being able to be brought back to life as simply as that...? Nice save Marty! Cheers from Tokyo!

[@richardanderson2742]

No I can't, but I'll wager tractors from the 1920s through the 1970s will still be putting along. I have a cub of that vintage and while it sits for months, pull the choke with ignition off and crank slowly twice, switch on the ignition and it almost always starts on the first crank.

[@mattshaw6828]

I will never get bored of watching you fix something, and then drive it on to your trailer, which you fixed.

[@waterbourne9282]

I couldn't help giggling as you drove it off home...like you need another tractor aye 😂

[@markbroomhall2706]

"It's mine! My own, my precious." 😂😂 ITS REAL"TREASURE"

[@trevorgrimes7273]

Those leather belt connectors are called alligator belt lacings ,I used to used them in my apprenticeship days in the 1960 s, all the lathes and other machinery were belt driven.

[@arthursilva6140]

I am always amazed when you take a machine that's not been run in 20 years or so and bring it back to life.

[@swbusby]

I appreciate the simplicity of older engines.

[@BruceBoschek]

That looks like a Fairbanks Morse magneto. If it is you can depend on it for another 60 years! Great job of getting that old girl running and moving. Thanks, Marty.

[@kataboy112]

Little Marty, "did you tell mom you bought another tractor?" :) love the videos!!!

[@selwynandrews9665]

I think we had one of those when I was about 10 years old, so around 1970. I thought it had the steering column canted to one side, but I must have remembered that wrongly. It must have been a Model B as it was tiny. We called it "Chuffy" because of its characteristic exhaust sound. A handy little tractor for a small farm. Another great video, thanks Marty!

[@williamdodd5113]

Are your vids heavily edited marty cause after 40 years, this old girl was looking forward to a bit of excitement again.

[@mrben6573]

What a cute tractor! Tractors are tractors, but there's something about the proportions of this one that make it very photogenic.

[@chanbulgin5382]

Three years ago my wife and I bought 2 acres with lakefront and I would really love to find a machine like this to restore vs. buying new. Watching your videos for a long time makes me think I could actually make it work!

[@infocpctrainer]

I'd like to see an 80 year old John Deere made in 2022 start with as little input as this dear old lady. The JD ECU would be toasted with rust and need an electronic heartbeat installation. They dont make them like they used to, "Farmer Friendly". Great video looking forward to next update.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

right. none of the modern stuff is going to be able to run in 50 years.

[@paulriggers1558]

6v starters will happily run on 12v, you just need to isolate the dynamo

[@eric_seguin]

No cuss, no fuss, just straight up fixin'. Such a great guy. Thank you for sharing with us. Those belt making materials don't grow on trees. Cherish them. lol Great little tractor and the saw setup is right up your alley. Have fun with it.

[@tomasviane3844]

We all knew the answer to the video's question was: "Yes". Looking forward to the follow up!!

[@townsville69]

Eighty-year-old shakes off a 20 yearlong nap and is super keen to get back to work :)

[@Ltech-ludditetechnologies]

Havent watched the video yet but of course it will, no machine can withstand the tractor whisperer.

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

Now whaere are those spiders going to live? Another impressive rescue, thanks. You're a national treasure, and I can't wait until they open a museum for you and your projects.

[@jonpeterson9733]

But honey, it just followed me home🤣

[@davidjohannson4364]

Drove a slitley newer version on our farm in the 1950s, mowing, tedding and hay bale loading. Never had any problem with flipping backwards. Great basic tractor.

[@bergsagelrekertepperensas8794]

I thought the missus said "no more tractors"? Or is this a circular saw with a "tractor like" power unit then?

[@MartyT]

Its a self propelled firewood saw ;)

[@geoffpriestley7310]

The wife " not another bloody tractor go find me a classic holden"

[@regsparkes6507]

Wonderful old tractor to be sure. Magnetos will rarely let you down, here's another one that proves this. No smoke while it's running is good to ( not ) see too. I'm looking forward now, to see this Allis Chalmers buzzing through some firewood soon.

[@ironsidestwo]

Excellent little ol tractor! they dont make them like that anymore, I would be grinning ear to ear driving that around...👍

[@nelsoncreekfarm]

Great video as always. My farm still uses those little Allis Chalmers tractors, in particular the models B & C. When changing the oil, use caution removing the filter so as not to break off the little tube at is a part of the filter base assembly. That gets the motor oil up into the filter media and must be there for proper oil filter pressure.

[@DanKoning777]

Marty there's something I've always wanted to see you do, and this tractor is a prime candidate-a full tear down/restoration. You're very gifted and I learn something(s) new with every video. Great job once again. You don't make "house calls" do ya-say to the U.S. West Michigan area? 😂 [edit]: I'll even buy shrimp and 1" thick steaks! *;)* Btw; I'd love to see how well one of todays $90mill PC tractors function after sitting 80yrs.-even 8 yrs. God bless.

[@caveweta]

Ready to watch that PTO saw when you’re ready to show us. Onya Marty.

[@salemengineer2130]

Some parts of Allis Chalmers still exist as subsidiaries of other companies. I worked for AC as a recent college grad at the company's HQ in West Allis in the early 80's. It was a huge company with an illustrious history dating back to the Civil War. In addition to making tractors and combines, it built rotary kilns for processing taconite ore, the hydraulic turbines for the Aswan High Dam, and the blowers used at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project for the uranium gaseous diffusion separation process. Unfortunately, by the late 1970's, the company was being very badly managed, tens of thousands of workers were laid off in the early 80's, and the various subsidiaries were sold off or shutdown.

[@trialsrider1952]

Hey Marty, have you tried molasses rust removal? Let rusty parts soak in molasses/water mixture for a couple weeks. Stir every few days. Take out & power wash. Rust is gone. Also water goes where your sand blaster can't. Horse molasses from the farm store. 9 parts water to 1 part molasses. The mixture will last for months.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

Nice job as always Marty. Bring us back when you do the next going over. I like sharing your whole process. By the time you are finished with step 2 (getting her started, onto the trailer and home to Marty's Equipment Emporium being Step 1) I always feel like the machine has a level of dependability far beyong what the age would indicate :) Watching you change oil is not boring!

[@2observant]

MARTY, purely for practicality, cut fuel tank enough to fit plastic replacement inside (jerry can) and connect tap direct through hole in bottom.

[@talesfromthebottle6314]

You're going to have to build some dry storage for all these machines soon

[@MartyT]

I'm working on it 😉

[@Wairoakid]

@@MartyT You need a BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shed.

[@stephenhewitt5835]

You tease you

[@richardrichard508]

Simple mechanics combined with ascetics makes this very photogenic: guaranteed to make anyone smile😀

[@skipproctor8979]

I knew you would not leave without this fix. The step by step process you go through on all these large repair jobs is the same which helps any of us that might want to take on a project of this magnitude. Fuel, spark, carb, oil, wheels/tires, fluid levels, etc. And if all works, move forward with a more formal restoration. I think you should consider writing a book on basic restoration repairs. I know I'd buy a copy. As usual, great job!

[@beachbum5118]

your video brings a rush of memories for me. When we moved back to our Alabama old family farm in the late 50's I was 8 years old. In a shed was an old allis chalmers from the 30's pretty much like you found. My uncle said it hadn't run in at least 15 years but my stepdad and I got it running after a couple of afternoons messing with it. He said I could drive it but I couln't use the hand crank to start it because of kickback. Can't remember if it even had a battery. Anyway my cousins and I would siphon gas out of my mother's chevy and then we would start it with a rope wound on the pulley that you have at the back of the tractor. It would take a couple of us to pull since we weren't that big but we had great times joyriding around our 200 acre farm.

[@laurencecharlton8760]

Many of these came to the UK in the forties,then converted to electric start.My dad had two and he could start them with one swing of the handle,battery was always flat!!This was in his late eighties,he died,92,in 22!!When would this arrive in NZ,any idea?🤔👍🇬🇧🚜

[@arthurjennings5202]

Beautiful. I worked on some of those old Allis Chalmers tractors. They were very reliable and quite useful. When I worked for the US Postal Service, we used quite a few of those laced belts. There is a machine that allows you to perfectly cut the belt and crimp in the lacing, but if you are careful, you can cut square ends and drive the lacing into the ends with a hammer. Use a rod through the laces to keep them from collapsing when you install them.

[@dougdavidson175]

Monday morning, Caffeine, and Marty. Awesome start to the week! Thanks M8. Take care & stay safe.

[@andywindy]

Mind your fingers with that lacing (Alligator clips on the belting), them points gash the ends of your fingers and thumbs for fun! Another worthwhile save Marty, well done.

[@ragnarocking]

I'm surprised by how well it runs.

[@Mtli95]

And there I was wondering what possible use could you have for yet another machine, especially one so niche like this... And then the blades and the belt were revealed. All made sense 😎 Cheers from Slovenia. If you've ever heard of us sub-alps slavs.

[@emilylane170]

Keith Rucker's Vintage machinery has a video of making those belts and using the clips. Well worth a look, even to refresh the memory.

[@normsweet1710]

The pully belt repair kit was a rare find. Hard to find in the USA, unless you know where to look. My uncle had several belts; used them to start the tractor that had the “Buzz Saw” attached to it. A lot of work to cut wood to stay warm in Michigan winters.

[@gymntonic]

This gives me flashbacks! My dad had an Allis Chalmers A Model when I was small. Super tractor for a small garden!

[@DaveBooth-qs7sw]

I bought an old Allis Charmers tractor just to put the family jet boat into the river near the family beach cottage! First I had to repair & replace the clutch & pressure plate. Then I registered it & drove it 60 miles along a road at a slow pace & not once did it miss a beat! There was no muffler so I just had a straight pipe pointing upwards & it chugged away merrily until it got dark & all the sparks flying out of the exhaust pipe was enough for me to see the road ahead until I parked it at a farmers property for the night only to return the following morning to continue my journey! 0:06

[@AB-nu5we]

Yeah, I think it's earned a LOF, cooling system check-over, bath and oil-diesel coat to get things started. Nice find.

[@jimmyeatshoe]

Such a beaut! Looking forward to the next one seeing that saw mill hooked up to the PTO. Cheers for the awesome content Marty!🎉

[@I_M_Nonno]

My Dad always warned me to use my left hand to hand crank an engine. That way, if it kicks back the handle will be pulled out of your hand instead of breaking your wrist. Also, what are the chances that in 80 years any of our vehicles will be around never mind starting on the second crank.

[@geoffluck]

Love your videos Marty, got a 780 David Brown here in the UK, and a Kubota b2400.

[@leonmita724]

Excellent video mate. That saw sure is handy. I could stand there all day cutting firewood. Thanks mate.

[@tubeDude48]

Even though were worlds apart, (I'm in the US), I sure enjoy your video's. 👍

[@davidbeazley1958]

Mate, I’ve seen you resurrect a tractor that had been sitting in a swamp for 20 years or more. When I saw this had been stored in a shed I thought you’d have this going with BOTH arms tied behind your back. 😅

[@MartyT]

😂

[@brianwilliams1094]

new Marty vid is a great way to start a day of working on my own truck. Hopefully I'll make it look 1/4 that easy....

[@Stu1982]

Marty wife:: your dads home, Kids:: mum he has a new tractor😂 Marty:: it’s the last one promise🤣🤣

[@rgplpc]

I have a tractor of the same era, with a magneto like the one on this machine. I know that if both the start timing and the run timing are not correct, the engine can try to run backward, leaving the operator with a broken arm. As careful as Marty always is I'm surprised he didn't check that first. And at the very least, don't use both hands to crank or close any fingers around the crank handle.

[@mrparlanejxtra]

You will have to shout yourself a camera that goes down the spark plug hole. And a battery. Even better if it got a Dulux resto'

[@thatdudeinorange5269]

Got at least one maybe two new oilfilters for that one out in the shed. Pretty much exactly on the opposite side of the planet from Marty T, so that wont help him much. Its basically a tin can with clean rags in it 😅 Oil pressure gauge right next to the filter has a scale with 1/10th or less where its to low pressure and rest of it its ok.