Checking Over a New-To-You Old Tractor - My Complete Inspection Routine Before Using It - Super W4

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[@charlesward8196]

None of this “Been sitting for 42 years, will it start?” Clickbait. A conscientious, thorough check of critical fluid levels to ensure that there is adequate coolant and lubrication to ensure that systems are not damaged during operation. What could be more relaxing on a Sunday morning than watching cold 90W gear oil draining from a transmission case JUST slightly older than I am…..

[@ironman3406]

@@squatch253and let’s be realistic the algorithms push videos like that out more too - I’ve seen the difference even on my channel with a “will it start” in the title vs without, it performs way different.

[@1crazynordlander]

@@squatch253 Can you active "Scratch and Smell" feature on YT from your end to get the gear lube smell to come from the computer screen?

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

I, too have noticed that change... And the "shorts" really outperform.. Just another testament to just how short society's attention span has become.@@ironman3406

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Even better is his meticulous attention to details during assembly of components. I especially appreciate his working with CLEAN pieces in a clean environment. Drives me half crazy seeing YT channels who work with dirt/grease/oil caked parts when assembling equipment. Argh!

[@DrRust]

The difference is 2 million views 1 time or building a audience that watch everything you put out with bated breath. you are in it for the long haul and your content is top notch I learn something every time that’s we keep coming back and will it run just gets old eventually

[@nandi123]

As a qualified shadetree mechanic I support your use of the crescent hammer. 😂

[@benterbieten9540]

It's definitely a Farmall, pretty nice old tractor.

[@d00dEEE]

Your oil plug change was amazing! You didn't even get oil past the gloves, up to your elbows and spraying in your face, which is what I would have done.

[@keithrowlett3436]

❤

[@fritzhawes1784]

Looks like you have a very cherry 🍒 super w-4 congratulations!

[@deanehill9730]

You have made a nice purchase there. Thanks for the video. Hope your eye is improving.

[@tyfrank3427]

That's a very nice Super W-4. It runs very nice. Someone put an 8V battery in it I see. 2 grease points that are very important are the ones on the rear axles. I grease them heavily. We have had lots of the standard tractors, and W-4s rarely get water in the rear end. W-6s are the worst for that. W-4s and 9 series tractors, the gear shift is under the fuel tanks, but W-6s are exposed. Well done on the video!

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

That W4 sounds really good. It will sound even better with all the decals & badges.

[@theda850two]

I can appreciate that we are In agreement :)

[@tpniefer]

Very nice old lady that someone took excellent care of. Great find, Toby. She's in good hands.

[@gregoryschmitz2131]

I got a Bronco swamped with water lo many years ago. A car mechanic (former NASA engineer of all things) said to replace the fluid with diesel and move it a bit. Worked a charm, one gear oil change for the Transfer case , trany and rear pumpkin and it was good. Key was Diesel has some lubricity (added now) and as long as low strain, enough lubrication and no idea why but it flushed out on one change.

[@stevenrapp3217]

What a lovely little machine. Man, do I sure love to hear her sing!!!!

[@martinwall8863]

Looks just like me 1952 super w6

[@rogerallen6644]

This is valuable information for anyone looking at old equipment. Methodical and logical.

[@RuralTowner]

For flushing milky oil I found from others to help get rid of the remnants of the milkshake is a 50//50 mix of gear oil & diesel. Run only for a few minutes then drain. The diesel will help wash away any residue while being just enough of a lube itself to prevent damage. Drain & drip away for awhile. By the time it stops dripping you're good. Refill with oil of your choice. Did this on my 63 Massey Ferguson 101 (Industrial version of the TO35) after sitting out & found I had shake in the case. Since then whenever checking the dip stick...still got 80W90 & nothing else on it.

[@woodzy575]

You could take you favorite tractor around the property and talk about the projects lying around waiting for repairs or the recent repairs

[@sosayweall1952]

I would have tried the shop vac trick to change out that oil plug. You can tape the hose of the shop vac to the fill hole, turn the shop vac on and then the oil cant drain out when you pull the plug out.

[@PixelSchnitzel]

Nice tractor! When you made that first turn, my brain started singing, "watch out for that tree!" (Squatch Of The Jungle)

[@karlfischer1011]

i saw that steering plug with perfect corners and thought "It's gonna be dry!"

[@stevemccoy8138]

That is a really nice tractor, someone has taken responsible care of it. I've never run a W4, but grew up on a WD9 pulling a 16' one way. Thanks for Sharing. 😊

[@Thomasgarrick113]

i don't think I have seen tie rod ends like on the W4 very interesting will look forward to seeing one disasembled one day engineers back then without computers were not dumb they figured things out and they worked good

[@chrisrhodes5464]

Looks like the next rebuild series after the preparation h is done

[@trevor7918]

Hello. You forgot the grease zerk in the flywheel for the pilot bushing. Also greased with discretion 😊

[@JasperFromMS]

Good. You needed an old tractor. Now you have one.

[@beginlivinglikeaboss]

If the swail in the pan bothers you, the strange gas cap bothers me! lol And the few twisted wire keepers 😂 All in all nice tractor. Yes I found the foot controls awkward as well.

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

On our old Farmall H, I think my foster dad over greased the throw out bearing because it used to stick, it won't release right away.

[@jmailbell]

Wow, the more I see of that tractor the more I see what a great find it was. You have just enough stuff to do to make good KZbin content!

[@mrbill8542]

The tins are in excellent shape --This was clearly a well kept tractor--great find !!!

[@CleverMonkey-jd3du]

Nice going to town rig.

[@ron827]

Congrats on a nice tractor. I grew up on a Farmall "M" in the 50s and do not recall the rear end whine. My neighbor bought an AC WD sight unseen on an auction and I suggested we check the transmission/rear end gear boxes for water as you did. Not a drop of oil or water came out, completely dry. Oooooops!

[@bcbloc02]

Reminds me a lot of my LA case

[@neilshep50]

"Back end is a little bit noisy" Well we all know where that leads, don't we.

[@earlwest7351]

Never saw one of those refractory gizmos and never knew they existed. Always trusted the floating balls. Never that cold down here

[@horstszibulski19]

That was one thing I was questioning myself, if a high level of water in the oilpan could freeze over and crack something...thx for answering that! 👍👍👍

[@jerrybocksnick2867]

Nice tractor. There’s one more grease fitting. The pilot bearing greases from the bottom up through the flywheel. Locate fitting on flywheel. At least that’s how they grease on a H. Thanks

[@karlfischer1011]

his series of H videos show it in the engine and clutch assembly stages, though he does not discuss the grease fitting.

[@thefencepost]

Looks like you got a winner there. Well purchased.

[@uglysteve1]

Thanks for the tour of “Squatch acres” looks good. A lot of snow to plow there.

[@vburke1]

Man I love the sound of a classic Farmall

[@johnnymorrow63]

I'm loving that little tractor! Can't wait to see it more in the spring.

[@sterff8990]

Sounds good! I just bit the bullet and bought a 5 gallon bucket of gear oil and a bucket pump yesterday ironically. It made filling final drives on my “A” so much easier. Look forward to seeing this plow in the future!

[@AB-nu5we]

Glad to see you're getting well enough to ride on a moderately bouncy vehicle. Thanks for the 'New-To-You...tractor inspection. Good stuff!

[@johnquinn3899]

Nice find Squatch. Love to hear those straight-cut gears. John

[@geneguenther4325]

Great looking tractor. Glad everything is in good shape. I enjoyed seeing what you all do with the precheck. Thanks again and can’t wait to see the next video

[@jim5870]

Crescent wrench AKA Farmer's Micrometer

[@danielbutler578]

The grabby clutch syndrome is familiar. When I was a teenager, we had a couple tractors that would sit idle all winter. At first startup in the spring, I would do a high gear takeoff to clean the rust out of the clutch. After that, I would check adjustment and that clutch would engage as smooth as butter.

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Another brilliant video Squatch. I had to do this one in a few bits cos I was supposed to be doing Something Else. Fantastic to see your checklist and your knowledge of these machines. Thanks again Squatch

[@RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr]

Nice tractor Toby. I enjoyed how you went through everything that you do when checking out a new to you tractor. Great video.

[@johnd7288]

She looks good for her age keep up the work !

[@jankotze1959]

Very nice Tobie

[@edhoran1709]

Toby, you missed the plug on the distributor. IH distributors take grease and have a relief hole drilled into the housing opposite the from the plug so it can't be over greased as the excess grease will come out that hole. About 1 pump is all it needs. Delco distributors have the same plug, but no relief hole because the plug is supposed to be oiled for the oil lite bushing Delco uses on the shaft. Looks like a great tractor.

[@SalisburySnake]

I was going to mention the distributor shaft grease point too. The reason for the slotted plugs is to prevent a less knowledgeable operator from greasing them daily along with the other points. They're only supposed to be greased about once per year. Same reason for the caps on the water pump zerks.

[@wagon9082]

Good Video, nice tractor

[@digitalrailroader]

Well, looks like all this SW4 needs is just a little Squatch TLC, and it will be a welcome and very useful addition to the fleet!

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

Outstanding video. I don’t know too much about these old tractors, but I absolutely love them. This video is very, very helpful!

[@stumpy2816]

Looks like has been well taken care of. 👍👍

[@justinblain928]

I overhauled a w6. They are neat tractors

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Pretty much the same routine I do.... Check 'em over. See what's broke... And brainstorm just how deep you'll have to go. Ha ha! Seems like a solid old unit, though!

[@robertquast9684]

Pretty nice little tractor. Shout out to Kyle Christ for hooking squatch up. So what will be the winter plans being the paint booth is closed for the season?

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing awesome job changing the plug I’d had oil everywhere lol

[@curtarseneau]

Good check over video Squatch and glad to hear there's room indoors for the winter. I assume the front axle pivot pin has a grease fitting that you lubed off screen.

[@mrfarmall-vk4gw]

Looks like nice tractor, love that red power!👍

[@deeredrummer47]

I learned the hard way about water in a super m rear end. Checked all the fluid level’s and was going to service everything in the spring, bought the tractor around Christmas. I knew the oil was milky in the rear end but left it. Went to move snow and the rear end was locked up. I drained gallons of water out of it. Video on my channel

[@markdavich5829]

Beautiful machine and it'll make for great content - As easy as I hope it goes in terms of restoration, I'm also looking forward to more time on the lathe and milling machines.

[@emerycreek8016]

What a standup little tractor! I really don't like 8 volt batteries. 6 volt stuff works great and starts well once you get them to charge. (those converted to 12 volts work great too). Think of the stories it has to tell. I have a 53 Super C which I got from the original owner (thru his son) 5 or 6 years ago and the guy was 100 years old. And he was a young man to be buying a new tractor in 1953. Most of the farmers buying new letter series tractors were one or two generations older than the WW2 veterans who are now 100+ years old. These old tractors saw a lot.

[@shaneharrison4775]

Pretty nice runner a little whiney but they usually are idle dropped down nicely when she warmed up and the issue my be as you said adjustments or the governor. Still a sweet new to you addition.

[@lauraockfen3643]

I appreciate you’re Chanel very much. Thank you for all you do. I have a 1951 W4. User you have the hand crank for it. On this video I didn’t see it in its storage space. I wondered if you knew were it goes. I found mine by accident a year after we bought the tractor. It sits under the carburetor between the engine block and the cast frame. The handle end is towards the flywheel housing pulled up and fits into a clip o the housing. I think you’re going to have a lot of fun with that tractor.

[@lauraockfen3643]

As much as you know about IH and other tractors I thought you might have known of that. Keep up the good work.

[@samiam5557]

I used to own a '46 IH Cub. Nice tractor you have there.

[@rickyjessome4359]

Great video Toby! Seems like you have yourself a nice little tractor. Cheers

[@shawnfaloon2343]

Might be too much of a pain, but I'd like to see a compression test done. By the way, you're doing a great job on the channel. Especially while your eye is healing. You mentioned in another video about not being able to haul do to your eye. I had another seizure in August and I can't drive until February. It frigin sucks. I hope you can at least drive around not hauling.

[@sixtoes2313]

👍

[@mattavera4323]

Great video as always. Loving this new project already

[@davidsmith-ee8cb]

I still can't believe than you bought a tractor that runs under 24:18 it's own power and doesn't have to be rebuilf from the ground up.😊

[@mcleanfarmsryan3897]

I am firm believer if I buy a new old tractor I am changing oil no matter what previous owner says or if there is a fairly recent date on the filter that way I know for sure

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Yes Sir they are notorious for water in the rear case's,I bought a 140 once got it home transmission had at least 2 gallons in it.

[@aserta]

Very comprehensive list of things to look for. Noice! Also, to my everlasting shame, i was not aware that you could use other methods to verify the properties of coolant. That's a new tool to me, going in to my tool bag very soon.

[@dougkubash8673]

Sounds great!!

[@Pamudder]

Marvelous video! How much of this tractor’s mechanicals are shared with its corporate sibling the IH Farmall? I found one online history of IH that said that IH discontinued the McCormick-Deering name in or about 1948., which is obviously wrong.

[@melsplace4007]

Made my day. A W4 or W6 (or if I'm feeling really crazy at the time W9) is on my wish list. She seems like a nice machine. Can't wait until next summer when you really get a chance to run her.

[@tyfrank3427]

How many W-4s, W-6s or W-9s do you want?? I'm in Alberta and we have lots of them.

[@tyfrank3427]

How many W-4s, W-6s or W-9s do want? Here in Alberta, we have a pile of them!

[@melsplace4007]

@@tyfrank3427 only one, but I'm all the way down in North Carolina and they get way out of my price range when they live that far away!

[@tyfrank3427]

The trip is the problem. I'd gladly trade you a W-6 for a Super A, but the trip is a problem. Going to NC is on my bucket list, and I have a couple of friends to visit along the way, but I can't yet make the trip.

[@melsplace4007]

@@tyfrank3427, sir, a summer trip to fish and a hunting season trip to you place would be high up on my list as well. If you get down here and don't have a Super A we can sure find one.

[@ericsargent4551]

Great video!! Nice addition!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@SuperMAZ007]

I would say replacing the gear oil was a good idea. Probably it was contaminated with condensation. I believe they did not put a grease fitting on the distributor to avoid over greasing. Kind of IH fail safe way to handle things.

[@waltermattson5566]

Nice tractor!

[@tundramanq]

I was wondering if you were going to hit road gear with your restrictions. Glad your brain stayed engaged. Our old Ford 8N really took off in road gear.

[@tmscheum]

Nice!

[@bigredgreg1]

Good content. 👍

[@theskepticalnegativist1004]

First snow today here in the middle of sweden.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Water and oil same as mine in the trans

[@toddvisser5445]

Runs pretty sweet

[@bobpaterson1845]

Excellent video 👏👏 was amazed as you went through each checkpoint how many similarities there are to my 1958 B series tractor over here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 apart from mine having an engine driven hydraulic pump for the 3 point linkage 👌👍

[@char23c]

Good to see your retina is holding. question, why does the tractor have a 8 volt battery on it, didn't it come from the factory with a 6 volt electrical system?

[@EvanMcGill-ji6qo]

Should grease go in the other flat head plug on the distributor too? Mine is the same as yours. It points about 45 degrees down. Please advise, you have so much knowledge on these.

[@rustyreckman2892]

I like this tractor

[@bishopcorva]

I'd have to agree about the water seep into the gear case. Depressed bolt areas are notorious for that unless they have some sort of sealer that the bolt goes through. For the amount of oil contamination in the gear case. I'd about think it's a combo of seep and not running long enough to get hot to get moisture out but that's just me. Either way it would still be a change item on the list for before storage at the very least. If not a change, run/work till hot. Change again to make sure residual moisture is driven out and get a good oil coating on the gears, bearings and such. After that storge under a cover, preferably in a enclosed building if possible. Next would be under a carport like cover. If none of that is available, two tarps, one poly over a waxed cloth tarp.

[@ThisOldFarm]

I don’t know if someone answered the question to why they have a plug on the distributor grease point over a permanent zerk, it was to prevent over greasing. It’s the same reason there’s caps on the zerks on the water pump.

[@Lstaley]

This unit is nicer than the super m that I bought at auction so you are likely safe saying the filter will live another day. The super m I bought had no oil filter!

[@geebskerbal2771]

How many times do you read the manuals before you start on a project? Or do you just dive in and just use them to answer questions you come across?

[@davidpeterson5186]

You got a lightly used well maintained machine, so a complete nuts and bolt tear down is in order here! It will start with a carb cleaning.

[@Denis-tu1pd]

My 1926 Oldsmobile generator has the same lube spots.

[@Thomas-bv9mn]

My tractors have all demanded to be Sent to Squatch for excellent care and maintance. I shouldn't have let them watch KZbin.

[@tomkergil3304]

Toby; You mentioned your new IH tractor has valves whick rotate as a new feature. Would love to hear how old tractors, which ran gas with lead in it, cope with unleaded ethanol blend gas or must you run ethanol free gas? The impact ethanol has and the lack of lead to lubracation old valves when you do plow days is my concern. The checked rubber on tires and steering wheel show lots of UV exposure on the old tractor. Thanks

[@billb410]

Only -25F? IMO even -35 is not good enough in the great north though it would get a temporary pass. I also use a refractometer and generally shoot for -50F. Refractometers are available at such low cost these days I cant see why anyone would use anything else. Back in the day I payed $150 or there about. If I'm forced to mix by volume I pick a ratio for the lowest freeze point. Oh I'm jelly! Thats a great find and I cant wait to see the progress.

[@lorraineallen1366]

Just checked my serial # 785 J. Location New Brunswick, Canada. Would be curious to see the distribution of machines across N. America.