Oil Tractor Hidden In A Barn

Lube up and start of The Bolinder Munktell Bm20 from 1948. It is a two-stroke 2cyl hot bulb engine in it. We bought this tractor many years ago. but we just unloaded it from the trailer and put it here in my dads neighbours barn. Then almost forgot about it, but now i am going to have a vintage engine rally at my place this weekend, so i wanted it home by then.
When running and lubed up i decided to drive it home. 40 Kilometers or oround 30 Miles. It all went wery well.
Im going to make more videos of this tractor in the future, And use it here on the farm.
Thanks, and please Subscribe to my channel.
Richard Andersson, Sweden.

[@ianpickersgill3211]

After 73 years the condition of that tractor is amazing. It must have had some good owners during its life. It was nice to see that it is still being looked after well.

[@plainnpretty]

Nice tractor thanks for sharing

[@themidnightracer3537]

I’m so glad I found this channel, I love the fact that you maintain and keep things running. I’d rather see something that has a bit of history and runs instead of something sitting in a scarp yard or rotting in a field sadly

[@chrishoward9134]

I Enjoy Seeing Old Tractors Come Alive, and I appreciate you going through the Methodology of the Maintenance. Well Done.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you! /Richard

[@spacecase13]

Fantastically beautiful machine. I especially loved the tour on how it works, and the view from the drivers seat! Thank you for sharing!!

[@thad7496]

Very happy to have found this channel. I didn't even know engines like this existed. Extremely cool. Thank you for the look back in time.

[@steveanderson9290]

Fascinating machine, thank you for the video. It makes me appreciate the paltry maintenance needs of my 50 year old machines, something I still manage to complain about.

[@dwightcarlson7136]

My grand parents emigrated from Sweden in the late 1890's to homestead in Canada. Visited some relatives in early 2000's in Sweden. Really amazed that you can make a living on the size of the Swedish farms that we saw. Love to see more videos of your equipment and farming methods. Real pleasure to watch you work!👍👍👍

[@Zirler]

Beautiful piece of machinery. Congratulations

[@beakittelscherz5419]

sweeet find! Enjoyed all Videos so far of this Tractor ! Thank you for Sharing your Projects!

[@Jarmezrocks]

This knowledge is so valuable! Thank you for taking the time to keep this information alive 👍

[@jc5445]

Love old machines. I drive a fuel truck for the local farm co-op, and I see a lot of rusty old machines sitting in fields and sheds, all of them not in serviceable condition. Nice to see some working instead of rotting.

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

Exactly. Machines like to work even old ones. Keeps them living longer.

[@TheVictorianPiper]

What a beautiful machine. I'm very jealous!

[@randymonninger9913]

Love see old iron tractor runs better then new ones

[@bigtrev8xl]

Thanks for explanation.. Luv it 👍👍😊

[@essexfarmer9610]

Excellent! Thank you so much for uploading this piece of tractor history. It's very well made to still be so reliable, provided you attend to her many maintenance needs! Very brave of you to drive it rather than trailer it! But I think you know her well, so you knew she would make it! Thank you once again from an English Farmer.

[@pauljewitt1445]

What a beautiful well maintained machine never seen one like it .

[@acajutla]

Remarkable finish for its age. Must have never been stored outside.

[@mr.shannon6137]

We may need this technology again in the future. I imagining a scenerio like this; Once the bulk of fossil fuels are gone . Agriculture will be mostly small farms again. Being powered by human, horse, cow, wind and solar. After harvest some of there corn, or soy crops is set aside to make oil to drive a tractor and wagon to the nearest steam powered rail road, to take there goods to market.

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

She’s beautiful 😍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@loturzelrestaurant]

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[@kenmunn4421]

Wow,never seen an engine like that… amazing….

[@berniepokorski6608]

Whata Great tractor! Thank you for the 'Education', and the 'Ride-Along!'

[@ingvarsvennberg435]

My father had a BM20 tractor and I use to drive it very often, but my father started it.

[@fsj197811]

Very cool, thanks for sharing. :)

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@DoctoreE644]

I have loved all your videos, from the forest bear to the tiller. Just getting them running, after so much age and neglect, is exciting to watch. Keep up the good work!

[@richardanderson2742]

I love old tractors....although sometimes they don't love me. First class video. Thanks!

[@johnblecker4206]

Good old two stroke still runs well and sounds cool.

[@cjsgarage3662]

great machinery, interesting with the preheating.

[@2flyabove]

Your tractor is in very good condition for its age. It also looks well designed, with all of the grease knuckles and oiling points that are easily accessible.

[@BensWorkshop]

That is in fantastic condition. Lovely engine.

[@vumba1331]

Lovely spring day with old tractor, old Opel car and a successful retrieval, all good👍!

[@bushratbeachbum]

What a beautiful machine. It's lucky to have a caring owner again. It looks like it's been looked after so im guessing it will outlast most of us!!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thanks. Yes if you just oil a machine like this it just never stops 😊 /Richard

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Excellent videos ! 👍

[@andrek5008]

Wow what a Lovely machine

[@Masseyferguson65]

Wery Nice trip and Nice to See your old clasick tractor 👍😊let is See more Please. Thanks a lot . Michell .Norway 👍😊😊🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@Bearlake1624]

She’s a beauty great to see someone work it properly quality job!

[@austinmetro6317]

Lovely Tractor

[@nineteenandfortyone]

Watching you prepare that tractor to run and starting it then putting it through it's paces is just fascinating. I really appreciate those of you who have these things sharing them with those who are interested in them. Excellent video.

[@bobpaterson1845]

Great video of a lovely old tractor 👌

[@FeeeshEP3]

This was awesome!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

KZbin has Issues... if you wanna know a way to help, tell me. I claim to know one. Daring claim? Maybe. But i still say so and ask you to ask me about it. I fought Racism, Sexism, P0rn, Scammer, Spam-Bots and P-Spam-Bots before - and you can do this too. So my claim.

[@mmaxx8771]

Nice video. Beautiful tractor!

[@TheByard]

Wow it took me back to my childhood of the 1950s, dad would take me to work on Sat Sundays, he dug tunnels and in the compressor shed was a line on Consolidated Pneumatic compressors from the USA all shining with the oily rag polish constantly given them by the attendant. Lube oil sight glasses, grease cap being filled, belts being listened to, the note changed when they needed adjusting of course you needed to be an expert to know the note. My uncle retiring his Shire horses from ploughing to a life of cart pulling and resting in the orchard, when the Brand new Ferguson tractor arrived in it's grey livery. My first job on leaving school driving a Fordson Major, crank start, petrol start and paraffin for running (TVO) tractor vaporising oil. Cast iron grill, metal seat but fitted with a deluxe cushion of a hessian sack folded just right. Those were the days when a tractor driver drove a straight line by eye, not a GPS hands free gizmo. Thanks for taking me back, stay safe.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Love to hear that 😊👍

[@danw1955]

This one is a first for me. That governor/injection pump is quite the assembly! For a 2 stroke hot bulb engine, the smoke is very minimal. Very nice rig in great condition!😁👍

[@douro20]

Yeah it's a bit complicated; it's a rotary pump with separate metering for each cylinder and you can even control the action of the sprayers. The engine produces its peak power at 900rpm which is quite fast for a hot-bulb oil engine.

[@greyriddance64]

Beautiful

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Seen my comment, i wonder?

[@adamoneale4396]

What a lovely tractor, she is just loyal! I love how hands on the engine is but imagine having to do that procedure every day though!

[@edifyguy]

You wouldn't normally do that entire procedure every day. He did a full lube on it because it had been sitting for a long time. The bulk of that procedure is performed intermittently as maintenance.

[@adamoneale4396]

@@edifyguy oh fair enough. Wouldn't the moving parts wear dry fairly quickly being manual fill?

[@edifyguy]

@@adamoneale4396 He explained in a separate comment where I inquired about the lube system that there is oil being pumped to various parts of the engine; I suspect he gave the various items a bath because they had been sitting for years, which allows all the oil they had before to weep down, and he didn't want to dry start them. The pump would have eventually refilled it, but running a completely irreplaceable engine dry until then is just not a good plan. :)

[@adamoneale4396]

@@edifyguy fair enough. I was thinking about all the nipples he had to fill with the grease gun mainly. I completely concur with the advice on not running an engine dry. That equals the big sad

[@jfjjjjfj]

Underbart :-)

[@jenkodiesel5768]

Hi Richard , this video is absolutely gold mate. I’ve seen only a couple of Munktells here in Australia and they are not in original paint. Love the two headed blowlamp . Cheers Jenko

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hello Jenko! Thank you. So there is some old BM's over there to, thats fun. Here old BMs are very common, but not these old hot bulb ones. Yes that torch is original to just this modell. Very sensitive, as you can see. I think it running a bit rich on kerosene. Regards.

[@rcaddict69]

@@YesterdaysMachinery, we even have a few BM's here in New Zealand.

[@richwhitaker1506]

Just discovered your channel. Wonderful tractor. Hoping to see more of your collection and learn more. Subscribed.

[@558vulcanxh]

U.K> also uses miles as well , so thanks for the conversion 👍👍😊

[@robertkeyes2654]

Never heard of such an engine . . . as the saying goes, you learn something new every day! Stumbled across your channel and have been watching your videos. Quite interesting.

[@maggs131]

Look up shotgun tractor start if you want another weird machine

[@stefanandersson5604]

Thanks for the great show to see the Same tractor my grandfather had! 🚜😊❤️✨

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! Yes many in Sweden have memories with these old Munktells from back in the days 😊/Richard

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Cool a new brand I didn't know of ! I love the sound of these old engines. 🥰

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Very odd and interesting! /Richard

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

That tractor looked at home coming down your driveway. The surroundings suited it. Glad to know you will give the tractor some work. Old machinery likes to have something to do, it keeps them happy. 👍😎

[@dwightcarlson7136]

Kind of like old people. 😎

[@jumanjii1]

What a beast.

[@karlruf6514]

Der PKW sieht nach Opel Olympia aus, sehr schön !

[@rayjohn3946]

Wow! This is really something! Thanks for your video here Mr. Richard! What a cool ole tractor, I really enjoyed this video.

[@558vulcanxh]

Top marks sir 👍👍👍😊

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you 😊

[@SilentKnight43]

Awesome vid! Fascinating to see what it took to fire this up. And nice to see ya' take it for a drive - so many of these start-up videos end shortly after getting it started.

[@robertwierzbicki7183]

Great Videos , Very Glad I Found These !

[@malle-8971]

Ännu en helt klart gammal trevlig maskin coolhets faktor 110% :)

[@chrisjohnson4666]

Had a Detroit run backwards on me once was quite an exciting experience!!!!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

A backwards running Detroit often ends with new underwear. /Richard

[@chrisjohnson4666]

@YesterdaysMachinery yeah I was in a jump seat sitting next to it and right by the exhaust and air cleaner... will change your world lol...

[@nhmtrhd]

I live in the US, have been into tractors since as a boy I lived on my Uncles farm. Now in my 60’s I regularly go to organized antique tractor & small engines events in my area. I bring my own stuff, buy sell and love to talk tractors with other enthusiasts. I do my share of watching utube for rigs that are new to me. You deal with old but runnable European examples that are quite fascinating! I have revived similar old implements and odd things but your machines I would never see over here. Your channel is very relaxing and interesting at the same time! You have a nice vibe and you like to share your passion with the rest of the world. Thankyou

[@swedishcrowbar4211]

Have you ever seen a Volvo Bm in real life?

[@nhmtrhd]

@@swedishcrowbar4211 I have never seen one over here. I feel there are a lot more US tractors over there than European tractors over here.

[@swedishcrowbar4211]

@@nhmtrhd Well I Tell you, Bolinder Munktell and Volvo BM are Swedish cuality tractors!

[@paulsvensson5247]

Hey Richard, not only to turn the key and press the startbutton 😄 Remember on my first job , when may employer show me how to start his BM 10. Exactly the same procedier. Wintertime we hade some kerosen mixed with the dieselfuel to make it start eaesier. Thanks for interesting video.

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

Fin video af en gammel maskine 🚜 😁👍 Tak for deling 🤗

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Takk sjelv 😊

[@rogerpettersson3413]

Nice to se someone taking care of those old mashines great vork

[@guyapeterson]

That's a fine tractor.

[@tjohnson9051]

I've never seen a tractor like that, that's what makes playing with old tractors fun. One thing for sure, nobody can steel it unless they know the starting procedure. We have one fire truck that is still carbureted and only the people over 50 which is half the force, can start it.

[@moefuggerr2970]

Very cool

[@OldRustyEngines]

Mycket trevlig film 😊 Den låter precis som min 21:a 😎

[@redryderaus]

The old girl probably appreciated the long drive home. Clear all the cobwebs out and get everything moving again. Great video.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes, i think so too. She feels happy now when running again 😊

[@thehaze1972]

Det var länge sedan man "drog kryckan" :-) Fin video.

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

Cool! I didn't know multi-cylinder hot bulb tractors were a thing

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Oh yes. And they are actually very nice to use. Very little vibrations and strong. /Richard

[@perrydebell1352]

Very impressive Richard. That is a very carefully preserved 1957 Opel Olympia Rekord & only 9 years younger than the Munktell. 😉 OTOH, the Rekord 1488 cc ohv four-cylinder water-cooled engine engine dates back to 1937, but is considerably easier to start.

[@garypellerin5576]

Thanks for Identifying the car for me. Wish It would have made more of an appearance.

[@kerryburke3864]

Totally intrigued by the type of car you drive. Thank you.

[@alpcns]

Very nice and interesting video of a lovely old piece of machinery - in very good shape indeed, runs amazingly well. Thank you for sharing.

[@shawnhulke7385]

That tractor is cleaner than most peoples cars. Awesome!

[@colingrant767]

i am glad also at finding this channel lovely tractors from the past

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thanks! 😊

[@petergardner2334]

very interesting video

[@adamjones2025]

Beautiful machinery was made to be looked after and last forever, Toady's machinery is lucky to last the warranty period.

[@GICK117]

1st timer here. Very cool to see/hear your video and not a bunch of techno music. Bravo from New Mexico.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thanks 😊😊

[@bfarm44]

Sure is a beauty

[@threethreedelta]

I remember a company near Halstead in Essex that sold Volvo dump trucks with the Bollinder Munktells initials after it....ie Volvo BM. I am intrigued by the connection. Anyone know any more on this subject. Fantastic video by the way and bravo for reinvigourating this old beauty.

[@cobbleup]

Those tractors look to be of very high Quality….nice score 👍

[@djaekley]

Love the car.

[@kennethoblenesjr8493]

Love watching old equipment 🎅🏻👍

[@jannemannetje32]

Nice tractor. We have 3 BM’s: a 320, a 350 and a 55.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

In my youth in 1965 I learned how to operate an old similar engine for a fishing boat, with a top, which had to be heated to red before being started with compressed air! And sometimes going the wrong way - and how to change direction then.

[@pauljohansson695]

She sounds nice

[@robwhite3241]

I thought Id never see one! I read about em in a book when I was a kid but I never thought id see one running!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Nice machines i think, and really a odd interesting design. Sure could use one at the Crusty Crab 😉

[@TheProgrammerGuy]

WHOA! Those "shoes" 3:24 are HILARIOUS!!

[@nhmtrhd]

Well sir there is a reason why I have the nick name of Motorhead. I love hands on, including the “petroleum paws” my wife used to kid me about! I wish I was there with you cranking’em up 👍 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Yesterdays Machinery man. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! A very interesting vehicle respectively piece of history. Hope that you will have a lot of fun with it and that you will pur it to good use. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

[@jackx4311]

To many people, these days, having to spend 20 minutes pre-heating the engine might seem a very long time - but there's nothing to stop the driver from doing something else while waiting; and it's still VERY much quicker than feeding, grooming, and harnessing up even one horse (yes, I've done it, so I know!). You must look at vintage machinery in the context of the time; in their day, tractors like this were a big step forward.

[@user-dr1bv7gg1r]

My father once said ,two hours to feed the horses groom harness then brakefast I said good day dad anser like hell but I where 19 teen and new nowt else good west Cumberland dad miss him just saying

[@mattwiedenman3268]

Ain't every day I see someone post a video from Sweden. Pretty cool.

[@milujemelegendy]

Nice tractor, greetings from Czech Republic 👍

[@drewlow9731]

Fine looking tractor. Looks as though it was pristine when parked. I don't think I have ever seen tires in such good condition on a tractor that has been out of service for some time. Interesting, trouble free delivery drive home. Years ago I worked in Norway and I recall that tractors that were driven on the roads to get from field to field had to have number plates like an automobile to be perfectly legal on the roads. Look forward to more videos when posted. Hope you have some suitable work for that BM to keep it happy in it's later years. Reminds me of the old seaman's observation: "Ships and men rot in port!"

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hello! That is the original Good Year tires from new in 1948. Got some small cracks in them, but they are in very good condition. The tractor was purchased new to run stationary farm eguipment by belt. So it has not been used very much at all. Regards Richard /Sweden.

[@JH-lo9ut]

To run a tractor legally on Swedish roads, you need to display a certain sign on the back of the veichle. (LGF sign) this tells everyone that this is a slow moving veichle. This is not just for tractors but all kinds of slow moving veichles. The tractor in this video doesn't have one, but my guess is, that's just for the sake of looking original on camera. I have to Imagine Richard didn't drive 40 km's on public roads without one.

[@claesmansson9070]

Send him a fine if it s important to you, see if he pays?

[@juliogonzo2718]

@@claesmansson9070 oh they probably called the police 😂

[@reclinerdriver1489]

I started to giggle when I realized just how hooked on this old iron U are .. ;-}

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

I bet you are one of few people that know about that tractor. I never saw such a thing with a starting sequence like that. That's a cool car too!

[@em.2s767]

Seu canal é muito bom. Parabéns

[@skunkjobb]

Vad fint skick traktorn är i. Och häftig blåslampa med dubbla utblås, det har jag aldrig sett förut.

[@adrianrouse5148]

Thanks for sharing your old opel and the bm . Any old sweedish motorcycles.