Painting Tractors & Smoking Brisket

I'm preparing the Farmall 856 for paint. In this video, I show the types of paint I've used on past tractor projects, the pros and cons of each type, and how I prep the tractor for painting. As a bonus, I am smoking beef brisket on the Weber grill today!
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[@jimcour291]

Pete!! I am sure I speak for many when I tell you, I watch your videos because of you, your outlook, your character, your honesty!! Please don't change

[@tjw4947]

Couldn't have said it better. Pete you are like having a teacher where everybody is excited to get to the next class.

[@fetus2280]

I concur. Hes an awesome bloke.

[@bendugas8632]

jimcour291 has the sentiment of your loyal viewers please do not change, the nay sayers will go away thanks for the great videos.

[@allandart20]

You very much remind me of the days as a child going to the car club and watching my dad restoring a British 1956 jowett Jupiter, very fond memories. Alas the car is sitting in a garage in rural France. Thank you for bringing those memories back.

[@Orange_is_a_good_color2]

Agree completely

[@barryiowa2226]

Pete I’m a 60 year old farm boy from the farming capital of the world (Iowa) and been using those red tractors since I was 10. Don’t change anything, it’s a pleasure watching everything you do. Thanks to you and your beautiful wife for the entertainment. God bless the American farmer….

[@immytay65]

Go Hawkeyes

[@Bob-j9r8q]

Go Cyclones!!!

[@immytay65]

@@Bob-j9r8q sorry for your loss

[@jamescole1786]

3/26/24..thx for indepth 'show-tell' on paint removal from steel surfaces. Great video info on all those wire wheel tools..from Dewalt mini-grinder to Dremel. You are doing incredible detail restoration work on yur (850?) IH tractor. Stay safe & carry on!💪🔧🔩✅️👨‍🎨

[@FarmallFanatic]

You wear the old coat to auctions, and people will think you're not a high bidder, then 💥BOOM 💥 got em!! 😂

[@markfin7225]

When you carry a camera to an auction, the whole world watches you and expects you to pay more😂. @FarmallFanatic, what did you just buy?

[@paralyzedlife8763]

Around me all the high bidders are in old coats. They are all farmers and the auctioneer knows their pockets are deep😂

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@paralyzedlife8763 Amish here bid until they win lol

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@markfin7225 The video just Uploaded last night. Go check it out 😁

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

Get a Cockshutt yet??

[@IvanBloomfield-e4b]

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

[@pdrphil8159]

My dad & I started buying old tractors out of barns, tree rows, ditches & just about anywhere... We'd get what we could running & sell it . I realized that at one point most farms had a tractor or two that stopped working & simply were parked because they didnt know how to fix them.. Most often very little was wrong with them & for those that had serious problems we parted them out .. My dad & I enjoyed it & no one was happier than my mother . It got my dad out of the house & my dad was not easy to be around growing up.. In fact I avoided him because he was hateful & never failed to criticize.. But he taught me about things at every opportunity . He's 85 yrs old today & Im near retirement . My son works with me now that he finished college and we love it .. The biggest difference between my father & myself is that I could'nt wait to leave home & my son used to ask me if he "had" to leave home .. I told my son he was always welcome , but that he would want to leave home at some point . The one thing that kind of healed my relationship with my dad was oddly enough , tractors . I still remember certain ones that we got running & the thrill we both felt after pulling an old tractor outta the brush & making it useful again..

[@domthomas1002]

Keep the channel just the way it is. I was raised on a brand new Farmall "H', as a kid, on a dairy farm in upper Pennsylvania. My dad loved that tractor. Since then, my dad has passed to be with God and all of his friends. But, the "H" Farmall has been totally restored and is stored in a climate controlled building along with our 550 and 560 Cockshutts, 190 Allis-Chalmers, and last but not least, both Ford 8n and 9n. All have been restored. Thank you for the videos. I love watching them. Keep up the great work and don't forget to enjoy life. God bless you both.

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

We have Cockshutt 20,30,40 and 50 models

[@Joe90MC]

I second that the insight you provide and way you share what you know is priceless...Please please dont change the channel or split the channel into two. Tractors and the rest of the fram....

[@Jtwes]

It’s always a good day when there’s a new video from Pete.

[@billwinterlk777k4]

Pete, don't make too drastic of a change in your videos. The variety is a good mix of the farm content and restoration. Something of value for those who watch for either subject without an overwhelming amount of info on any specific topic. Well done as is.

[@kevinschroeder3889]

Nothing better than go to church Sunday morning and listening to Pastor Pete deliver the message of saving the International Harvester. It is Plum Sunday after all. Bless you Pastor Pete.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Hallelujah

[@ssamuel408]

Praise the Lord!

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Plum Sunday....uhmmm🤷 Palm Sunday 😊👍🙏

[@grantmagnuson4883]

You can make those videos as instructional as you feel necessary if there are two general, we are going to learn the details in the pudding

[@DD-fm4pk]

I like the formula of this video. You mix it all together in an entertaining way with informative information.

[@johnskelton5683]

I love when Pete stops and then goes to the barbeque grill and fires it up for cooking up the rewards for another days hard work! 😂

[@djcunningham1962]

I love how Pete always pokes fun at the people that use Celsius lmao

[@patrichardson7481]

Pete , you have more personality than any one else here on KZbin ! Dont change anything as many have told you here ! Thanks for all you do in your efforts to make these videos for us and share a small piece of your life with us !

[@darindougherty9341]

Pete, what you are doing is leaving a blueprint for future generations of enthusiasts. As long as your channel is available they will be able to see how the master did with a perfect amount of explanantion.

[@gordoncarpenter1552]

I enjoy your videos I'm 74 yrs old farmed and drove truck all my life and still at it . I raised 80 sows and sold feeder pigs and milked 70 cows . I think your decision to pasture raise feeder pigs is a good one.

[@adamdavid9382]

Hey Pete, I’m a born and raised city boy an I love your passion on anything you do on the farm! Please don’t ever change your approach on farming. You have a great heart! Have a great day.

[@alyssahartman3688]

Hello Pete , hope your day is going good. Me and my wife have been watching your videos from day one and have always enjoyed your content, you are always relaxing to listen to and we love the dad jokes! I am 35 years old and have had chickens for many years but because of you and your videos we wanted to get some beef cows. So we have three acres, ( literally just a few acres) and we purchased two and a half cows One heifer, one cow who is pregnant. The heifer is one year old. cow is registered Dexter and so is her calf. Heifer is half Dexter half jersey. So we just wanted to say you inspired us. Where we live Hey, is readily available and with the rise in beef cost we want to be more self-sufficient.BTW this video was a perfect example of you just being you, Don’t ever think it’s not good enough! Thanks again, your subscriber Jacob

[@geragarcia98]

You had me at tractor and brisket

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

👍👍👍👍👍 absolutely

[@johnr3603]

Amen 😎

[@rogercarrico4975]

I am blown away by the cost of paint these days. However, there is NO WAY I'm going to put cheap paint on something I ve spend days, greasing, prepping, etc!!!

[@AaronDwyer]

My youngest has just started studying architecture at university. He’s interested in sustainable architecture. I told him you were an architect and now a farmer and KZbin sensation 😊

[@keithwest2575]

Pete, I have been swamped working for a bit and am running behind on your videos. Now trying to play catch-up, and have quite a few of the tractor rebuilds to view. Saw this one this morning and had to take a break (at work) to watch it. Not having seen the last video, but listening to you comments, I will interject my 2 cents worth. One of the main pleasures of your channel is the diversity of subject matter. Your family, your family business, and your love of machinery and your sharing ALL of them is what I find as the main reason that I look forward to any new posts that you offer. Of course, your personality, Hillary, and your family also are major contributors. So will close by asking, leave well enough alone and thank you for sharing yourself and your family with the 437K viewers. It is a pleasure to see all of you when available. Take care and stay safe.

[@georgerdavis4585]

Pete, your Imperial to Metric skills are impeccable!! It amazes me how quickly you can spit out those conversions. Keep up the great work.

[@Baldskul]

Using the wire wheel to take it down to bare metal, is truly a labor of love! Thumbs up Pete.

[@user-bx3gi3xp6x]

Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

[@genedieball]

Hi Pete it’s good to see you again. Thank You for your time and your videos Sir. Stay safe and please keep your videos coming.

[@Orange_is_a_good_color2]

Hey Pete, happy you’re not doing another channel. What and how you do what you do is just right the way it is. Keep it comfortable for you and what works for you, that’s why we or at least me enjoy your content, because it’s like you are bringing us along with you during your activities. Thanks again for the little piece of joy you bring me in your videos.

[@gloriacoffey4651]

Your interpretation of Celsius always makes me laugh 😂

[@joesanders6069]

Hey, Peter, how glad we all are there are no severe penalties for “jokes”! Enjoy the content, pls stay the course.

[@RachelMorrison-g9i]

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

[@MurielHenrietta]

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything hes got.

[@jimheise1]

Thanks Pete for my Sunday sermon....helps make the rest of the week tolerable. Good idea on refurbishing the pig pens for raising brooders.. That will be a much nicer facility.

[@bmanferlife]

Pete, I say do you. Do not worry about the comments of this channel. Only the positives. It's impossible to please people on the internet, Just know with every upload you have a loving, caring, and loyal fanbase. Regardless of what you upload that it will always be there and continue to grow. I've noticed over the years how the bad comments have some what gotten to you a bit. For every 10 people who love you there will always be a negative Nancy. Focus on the good and let the bad slip through the cracks. I have loved this channel from the start and always will. I wish I could help with any negativity that comes your way because it is so ridiculous you even get a single person to do so. Your channel reaches out to many and we all LOVE ya'll. Maybe stop reading our comments. It could help the process. Do what you love to do, and we will always be here.

[@CapnBubbaa]

Just a Few Acres Farm channel, informative, Instructional, as well as just fun to watch... the direction of the channel is perfect, life on a farm.... Greeat!!!! Don't change your format.. your choice to cease the Hog Breeding Operation is understood, raising feeder Pigs, will be probably more profitable, providing you can find a reliable source of weaner pigs.. you did it with the chicks, you will do it with the pigs to... the expense & issues with breeder stock is indeed a major expense.... just remember, 'Steady she goes MATE'

[@prestonmiller9552]

Nothing better than getting down to the nitty gritty of how things can be accomplished. My grandpa used to tell me when I was a young lad, "it's not the work you do, it's the finished product when you get it done right that brings the most satisfaction." As the years went by for me, I can see the wisdom more and more in his statement..

[@thomasgraham1138]

Pete my friend..... having lived here in Texas for 40+ years (yet a native New Yorker) I must tell you that the brisket looked mighty righteous!!!!! You can tell good brisket just from the way it slices. Good job sir!!!!

[@NathanielRuskin]

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.

[@michaelgeise8332]

Pete, I wouldn't change a thing !! As someone raised on farms in eastern Indiana, a Diesel / Heavy Equipment mechanic of over 37 years, and now Training and Technical Support Specialist for a large heavy equipment company in Ohio, I have seen the change in how kids are taught (or Lack Of) in schools and at home. Any time you can break down the basics most people can better understand the more Technical, and the way you do that is excellent when it comes to the tractors. And even though most people probably watch your videos for the Tractor stuff, I especially like how you break it up and show that you have to take care of the "Not so Fun Stuff" before you can do the things you really enjoy doing. Excellent channel, keep it the same, and I'm going back to using the old Weber.....

[@coryridder1937]

After watching the channels that I watch, even though I've never personally met any of them; you begin to feel like you're friends. People with similar lifestyles or interests and people doing things I do or want to do. Also having channels run by people with similar views on life is rather refreshing. It's nice to have your channel to watch Pete. You're not always in a rush or talking a million miles an hour. It doesn't matter if most of a video doesn't particularly pique my interest. I'll watch them anyway just because you throw life into them. You never know what little tidbit you might have to say. Keep up the videos just the way you have been doing them

[@hoov1998]

Pete, I think you do a good job and you’re always concerned with what the viewer thinks and I think these changes you’ve added made it more entertaining and informative so thanks for working hard at what you do!

[@dougwilson9636]

Old tractors and BBQ. Life does not get any better!!!!

[@BigBaddaBoom]

On those early tractors, it is amazing they could tell the difference between the different shades of red. Everything was black and white!

[@Nonde-w8l]

You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.

[@bthreet2000]

Been drawn to your videos because of your passion. Found your channel while trying to show my kids videos of cutting hay to explain what I did as a teenager. I grew up doing farm work, and working on the equipment that goes with it. I am so grateful for the work you put into the details you include in your videos on the tractor series. I love the animal videos as well. I have the Super C Farmall that I learned to drive on. Someday your Super C video series will be a useful series for me to revisit. Dad passed of complications from Covid in 2021. He had taken apart a 706 that had lost its reverse gear. I have taken interest in the 806-transmission series because of that. Dad's old tractor will hopefully be one of my future projects. Also priceless to learn of your sources for parts, tips, explanation of the workings of each system, and your homemade tools. I look forward to every video you post. Take your time, never feel like you are obligated to get a video out, and we will all be here when you get around to it! What a great channel!

[@fredsmith2193]

Amen to Pete in everything he does is so precise when he is restores those farmalls,I always look forward to each one of his videos .Keep on keeping on Pete

[@3v249]

I love the amount of detail. Thank you Pete for sharing the method you use. Very informative to someone who had no basis in which to start painting my mechanical jungle.

[@callmebob9895]

Pete just keep doing what you are doing, I love your channel as many of us do, the only thing that should change on your channel is the seasons.❤

[@bethknapp2736]

Me and my hubby Eric enjoy your channel. Today is my hubby Eric's 6 year post heart transplant Anniversary. ❤❤

[@RatdogDRB]

I've mentioned it once, I may mention it again later. My vote for the only change for the channel is... ya need a farm dog, my friend. People LOVE dogs, and they tend to become the stars of the channel. Ya got the barn cat, but he only follows you when you happen to be where he is. Always enjoy your videos, whether they be the mechanical ones, or the farming process ones, or the hang with the critters ones, even the world according to Pete ones. It's always a bonus when Hilarie joins in. A man couldn't ask for a better help meet. Ya got a good one there, Pete. Keep warm, LOVE the brisket. God bless you two in your efforts.

[@beefchicken]

In one of his older videos he said he won’t ever have a farm dog and, no, he won’t talk about why. I’m happy with that answer.

[@mitchp350]

Pete If you make the videos they will watch. I love the resto video's. But the regular farming videos are great as well. At the end of day it is your channel, you can make whatever type of video you want, There will always be plenty of interest.

[@allisonbrown3385]

My father was an international truck dealer for 17 years and the bulk of trucks he ordered were 2150 red, no power steering , no radio. I became tired of that colour but over the years have come to look at it fondly. Keep up the good work.

[@dlzastera]

Hello Pete, finding that hidden IH logo on the side of that engine was like a gold nugget waiting for someone to uncover it. Forever Red.

[@brandywineblue]

Thank you Pete for sharing your Sunday with us. We dont mind what you do, we're just happy to hear about it. All relevant to normal human life, which is living on a farm. (Genesis 3:17-19)

[@mcadamsrandy]

I could almost taste that brisket. Good video Pete!

[@Antieau4]

Pete: I to enjoy all aspects of your channel. I am not mechanical at all, but love old tractors. I enjoy you breaking them apart and explaining the "what & why", and "how-to". The explinations of what each component does and how it functions is great! Very educational! It makes me want to go get my uncles Farmall 230-WF and tear it apart... Your finished work is some of the best detailed work I've seen. I go to a lot of tractor shows and auctions. Then, the fact that you work your tractors on your farm, and don't just keep them for show,... That's even better! You do not need a second channel. I love the farm videos too. The seasonal mix is good. Farm work, Shop work. Just make your content. Do you!, and allow the viewers to decide what they want to see from you. Don't sweat the YT numbers. You are still a draw with a large viewing audiance. Thanks Pete for all you do!

[@Alex23092709]

I absolutely love those F to C conversions ... ROFL

[@BaldwinSapir]

As the years pass by, we all know owners look more and more like their dogs.

[@tinafitzwater972]

I love your videos whether it’s tractors or cow or chickens I love it all❤

[@LeslieOtwell]

Your channel is fine the way it is. Watch you every time a new video drops.

[@johnsullivan824]

Pete, I watch your videos for entertainment and learning. I will watch both farm and mechanical. Just stay with one channel, less headache that way. That brisket looked delicious. Have a great day and God bless.

[@TheRomanticsWB]

Totally agree about keeping it all on one channel. It's the natural flow of the farm to switch to different topics based on the time of the year and I've quite enjoyed all of it. Thank you for your time Pete.

[@davidshay4773]

Your tractor videos are spot on ! Don’t change a thing 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AllanMalpass]

Hi Pete and family , my wife and I moved from the U.k. to Spain, we have just over 1 acre.Pat is 81yrs Im 73yrs enjoying gardening, growing our own fruit and veggies, keeping chickens . Just would like to say how much we enjoy watching your videos.thank you Allan

[@TheOtherPhilip]

I’m planning on moving onto a 10 acre property in the next few years. I bought a 1962 Farmall 140 which will need to be restored within the next 5yrs or so. The reality is that the way of life that you live and I will live does not separate the farm part from the mechanic part. It’s all one life, and the fact that it’s on one channel gives a much more accurate insight into your way of life. And if nothing else, I appreciate that.

[@maryricketts8526]

Great as usual. Certainly seems to take a lot of patience to refurbishing a tractor. A true act of love for the work.

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this one, you gave us a lot of good information on your method of stripping paint and cleanup, along with painting and types to use. That brisket looked awesome, made my mouth water. Thanks Pete, I hope you have a nice day.

[@jdub3475]

Love the old Farmalls and all the restoration videos ..long live red power! You also have my vote for clock ⏰️ fixing videos. Great work, as always.

[@Rangersly]

Yes! I think this is a good moves for the mechanical videos. Stay on the same channel and add little bits of non-tractor farm stuff to the mixt. It then becomes a farm life video not just a tutorial.

[@r.lavernemiller9047]

Pete I am so amazed @ how you teach on this channel ! You have an extraordiiary gift that you pour out on every clip !! Keep up your hard and dedicated work !! Thank you

[@Telephony954]

You and your wife, help us remember what America is. Thanks for sharing. Be well

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

As you so wisely stated, the majority of us, love what you are doing exactly the way you have been. don't change a thing . the mechanicals are spot on. informative, tutorial., and plenty of tidbits of informative items. like the brushes. tools methods etc. all are completely spot on. and you and Hillary are superb in what and how to show the channel thanks to both of you and by all means enjoy that brisket! I can almost taste and smell it from here! thanks for sharing. God speed. ECF.

[@scottalspach8020]

Glad your not doing a separate channel. I agree with what a lot of the other viewers are saying and that your channel is genuine, and honest. Keep bringing the corny jokes, I like them.

[@timothyrill3825]

Again I am so impressed ! Your attention to details shows no short cuts and the result is better than when it was new. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing!❤

[@montana4939]

Bottom line is the reason why we view is just simply because of you and Hillary . Yes your content is great and we learn a lot but it’s the both of you who we value so much ! The kids are going to start growing scales with all the tuna fish for dinner 🤭

[@jenniferbuxton3483]

I am so glad that the dad jokes are back! 😂❤ Sorry, had some time away so catching up on videos, but Pete, I'm so glad you seem happier in these videos as opposed to the ones a month or two prior. 🙌 Thanks for continuing to show cooking on your channel! 👍

[@mrmiked48]

Hello Pete, Mike here from Michigan, a retired auto worker, salesman and business owner. Your videos are fun to watch and informative on farming, tractor restoration, and grilling. Please don't change and start another channel, I watch because of your personality, dad jokes, and the skills you demonstrate around the farm. Keep up the good work.

[@fetus2280]

Dont change, Please. Youre doing amazing now, if it aint broke dont fix it mate. Cheers.

[@BASRANCH]

thank you, Pete. It's an awesome job as always. follow your heart, and we will follow you. See you on the next one.

[@bobmoroney3643]

You are a very patient man. Such a nice job you do on you're tractors.

[@nolehopkins1077]

Your true fans come to see you and all your everything.

[@akelkhunter]

Yup. The format of this video was spot on.

[@nixer8984]

So good to see you two smiling at the end of the video!

[@dmr6640]

Never can predict the weather. Like how you have ideas of what to cover and a back up just in case. Like the video format. Very enjoyable. Thank you for spending your valuable time making videos for viewers to enjoy.

[@ezone913]

I'm here for the tractors and a barn cat. There's 1 in every video. Thanks, Pete -EZ

[@shermdog6969]

One of the few channels I don't skip the commercials.😊

[@hayfork100]

I could tell this video was a little different in structure, and I think it's a good mixture of Mechanical detail, some animal interaction , and humor. Nice job!

[@jpf9632]

I like the tweak in the format to see the restoration sprinkled with cooking and time with Hilarie.

[@PatKunkle]

Pete keep up the great videos. I'd watch you and Hilary if you were sitting on buckets counting stones in driveway ❤.

[@colettenewell4634]

Gator joke was better than the koala one. Brisket looks great. Have a wonderful week.

[@stevenbrown3901]

Pete, I just wanted to let you know, that the MD restoration, just blew me away. I still think it’s the most beautiful tractor, that I have ever seen. I understand about selecting the correct color, for the correct tractor, but I love the color of the MD. You use all of your tractors on the farm, so I think it’s not so important, to get the correct color of paint. Just use that beautiful, MD color and the tractor, that you are working on, will be gorgeous! I can hardly wait to see your current project painted and finished. Thanks to you and Hillary for all of your hard work and for bringing us all, great content. Stay safe and keep them coming. 👍❤️🙏

[@michaelackerson1601]

I love that you still have a Weber kettle grill and know how to use it best grill ever

[@1crazynordlander]

Thanks for the paint information. Keep doing what you are doing. Don’t change a thing. Looking forward to your garden series.

[@johnkraus2637]

I spent my whole life working in the city, and now retired. I'm now in the country and just started tearing down a Ford Jubilee, this is because of enjoying watching you Pete! Thank you. I've never done anything like this but the details you share give me the confidence to try. Again thank you.

[@mechanicalmind496]

I greatly appreciate the break down of what paints you've used, can't wait to paint mine!

[@overwatch2671]

Hey, Pete. Another awesome video. My Sundays wouldn't be the same without one of your great videos. I'm sure that I'm not just speaking for myself, but your videos are very educational and chock-full of some great philosophical tid bits. Keep up the good work. Can't wait till next Sunday. Thank you and Hillary. Have a great week.

[@Jeffreyperez-rp6ow]

Thanks Pete, for keeping me focused on how I want to be.

[@gene2024]

Pete ... I love watching all of your restoration work. BUT ... when you get to this point of cleaning, priming, and painting ... I really get excited. Something magic is about to happen. So, I can't wait for the next video.

[@carlolson1203]

Glad to see you back and busy. I enjoy ALL of your videos.

[@doug1883]

Keep it the same Pete.. we are here for you and the words of wisdom!

[@cliffkeller7471]

Pet im 62 and I am a small engine mechanic. I enjoy watching your videos. I've always wanted to restore a small tractor but now I'm really interested in doing so thanks to your videos you have done all the research for me. But I know if I screw up that's on me, I found your video to be very educational. Keep up the good work...

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

Pete we enjoy your videos with our coffee in the morning. Your attention to the details is what makes the difference. Patience, knowledge and time are the key elements for a great restoration. Looking forward to watching your videos on the cleaning and painting of this tractor. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your brisket. I use our Sous Vide a lot.

[@GeneBerkeley]

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.