Three Tractor Challange Accepted

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi T44! Really enjoyed your answers to the challenge! And now I know what the 44 on your channel name means too. You have a marvelous collection of machines!

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you Martin, for the compliment. You can see I don't spend a lot of money on sandpaper and paint huh. Not that I don't want to, it's the lack of time to do all the things a fellow wants to do. I am glad you found a bit of enjoyment in my own personal torment LOLOL !!!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

HaHaHa! What a well done video T44! Lots of great tractors ( I like the road grader! ) and lots of laughs! I really enjoyed the video and I'm pretty sure you won the showdown! LOL I know how hard it is to pick a favorite. When you would be proud to just own one of a few dozen! haha! have a great weekend T44! I hope you don't run me out of town by sunset!! lol

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahahahaha... Heck John, the only way I'd run you out of town would be to make you go pick up another tractor !! That'd be a good thing huh. Thank you for callin' me out for the challenge sir! It was a fun and quick video to do and all off the cuff. I went walking by the old Fordson and thought..Wait a minute !! Lets do this !! I'm glad you enjoyed it sir. Thanks again, and you have a nice week as well !!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

I would love a few more tractors! When I have the time to do a video. I just grab the camera and film! lol

[@tractorman4461]

Yeah, that's me too. I don't have any type of schedule at all...its usually totally impromptu up this way as well. Thanks again John..It was fun.

[@billfischer6464]

Man I loved this video! I am right there with you. Tractors or tools a man never has enough. I just drool at the tractors in the background. Id love to walk through checking them out. Its much better talking to a man that loves his tractors than someone who just paints and parks them. As you know, working them is best, sitting is bad for anything. looking forward to the next one

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you Bill for the comment sir. But I have to admit that there are some of them sitting around a bit too long though. I tend to concentrate more on the mechanical end other than the cosmetic end and they really put to work as often as can be. One of these days, I'll make one a bit prettier.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good evening Wendel, you should open a museum for all the tractors that you have!!! the last tractor ( road grinder ) is very rare indeed. Just for info Wendel, your video are always really fun to watch !!! Cheers !!!

[@tractorman4461]

Well Dave, it would have to be named ''The Lazy Man's Antique Tractor Museum" because there is a supreme shortage of paint on the herd !! Ol Joe has more paint on his Case than I have on all of them put together !!! Thank you for the compliment and I am glad you enjoy the stuff that somehow or other gets put up here in my name....LOLOL ! Its fun to do and all the great comments make the efforts worthwhile sir. And most of the time I don't need a safety harness to do it. That's even better. hahahahaha

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@tractorman4461 LOL, your so funny Wendell,,, LOL I do not need to take my happy pills, when i'm looking at your video of even better reading your very good comments !!! Cheers !!!

[@tractorman4461]

Well Dave, I figure there's humor in everything a person sees but it really depends on how a person looks at it !! There's a good side and a bad side of everything....like ice cream. Its really really good to eat. Good side. But too much of it makes your belly hurt. Bad side. LOL.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@tractorman4461 I AGRE WENDEL 110 % but there is no bad side of having to much tractors !!! LOL

[@CountryFamily]

Wise words about women and tractors at the end! 😀

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahaha...fortunately I've not had to learn that lesson the HARD way....it's more of an observation. Of course, that...and opinion. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@GPOutdoors]

Good morning T! I think you pulled a Columbo on 'ol John there. LOL. Really enjoyable. Loved to hear about each one. Been trying to catch up on the honey-do list this week so hopefully will be back up at the cabin next week. Classic line about ladies and tractors. So true. LOL. Thanks for taking us through the yard today. T44 videos. Always best served in the early morning with the first cup of your favourite bean, I say. Cheers!

[@tractorman4461]

Good Evening Sir !! Thanks for stopping in and looking at them. Bad thing about these old things though, is if I just drew up a chair, I could talk for hours about any of them. Well maybe not that much, but definitely a lot longer than the few minutes each here. I didn't want to lull anyone off to sleep.... Thank you again sir, and you have a great evening !! But there WAS 'just one more....' wasn't there. LOL.

[@GPOutdoors]

LOL. There often is. :)) Sounds like I could pull up a chair and a drink and enjoy the talk. Cheers T!

[@metallicafan53]

You need to do more videos like this! Great video and great channel!!!

[@tractorman4461]

Thank you for the very supportive comment. As time allows, I'm sure different ones will be highlighted. I've got one old MH 30 ready to move into the shop pretty quick for an electrical 'once over'. Actually it's stripped to the bone and needs it from the dash on out. Thanks once again for the compliment.

[@daveknowshow]

you got lots of cool tractors over there. you are a bad influence on me. I could easily become a tractor addict. lol ha ha to funny.

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks Dave, I'm glad you enjoyed it. In addition to answering the challenge, the intention was just that: to be a bit entertaining. To clarify though... I am NOT a tractor addict, and I do NOT have a problem. Well, I guess the first step to accepting addiction is knowing you're not being able to accept being addicted..... Thank you for taking the time to watch sir. John really surprised me with the challenge.

[@WildBill1122]

Great video. Real cool seeing these tractors. I also guessed the 44 came from you having 44 tractors lol. Have a good one.

[@tractorman4461]

Well Bill, I guess I had you fooled. hahahahaha... The only thing better than the old 44's is the MH 55. But they are more scarce than hen's teeth over this way so I'll never get one of those. Thanks Bill for the comment and thanks for the cool videos of your daughter giving it the dickens in the wood pile !! She's an awesome kid man. You do the 'proud father' thing very well !!

[@marksparkplug7758]

Great time buddy! You filled the street up with gun smoke from them Army 44's. Take care.

[@tractorman4461]

Hahahahaha..... I fumbled a few times before I got it to fire off though !!! Thanks for hanging in there and watching. Man it turned nasty as all getout down this ways. I got everything stacked in the shed that got split and buzzed last week but that's it. Soppy wet snow and muck out here now.

[@marksparkplug7758]

@@tractorman4461 I dropped a couple standing dead Ash and bucked one up and split, got almost a rick and a half. Supposed to be cold all week, keep stuffing the stove buddy.

[@tractorman4461]

Just shucked my shirt from topping off the wood rack a minute ago. Making ashes fast as I can. lol

[@FromSteelToWood]

That was great Wendell! I really like the way you present your opinion. That is really entertaining! I am still laughing at the extreme disqualification! Nice Allis Chalmers Speed Patrol Road Grader. Is it working?

[@tractorman4461]

Yes, the old Allis is a worker, but does have its issues. Its needing a ring job and a little head work, but with a little patience it does fine. Burns a little oil ya know... It's been parked for about three years so its nearing time to doll it up a bit. This particuar one has a very unique story and unfortunately there is no tag on the machine, but it is a WC series, manual in operation. Thanks Joe for watching and for the comment sir !!

[@OldSneelock]

Wendell, your Fordson just needs a little TLC. I've run my 8N with a quart gas tank off a lawnmower while I was working on the hood and engine at the same time. A 2x4 bolted on for a seat and a couple rims will have you plowing in no time. I would have all three challenge tractors in one picture. All I have is the 8N unless you count the little 10 hp lawnmower. Nice string of tractors you have there. I know you have close to 10 times that many waiting for inspiration. You will be lugging around your batteries come spring getting all of them together for one BIG picture. 😆

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks Old Sneelock for the awesome comment sir !! Yes, a little TLC is definitely gonna be required to get the old Fordson back in the field...That and maybe an oil change...and a little air in the front tires too. LOL. I try to keep four batteries on tenders over the winter to switch amongst the herd. Of course the ones that are used throughout the winter usually keep themselves freshened up on their own. But if all the old gals were side by side, I may need a wide angle lens.....

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Great response to the challenge Wendel!! I thought you were 'tractor man 44' because you had at least 44 tractors!!! I must admit I cheated and looked at Joe's comment about the Allis Chalmers. All I saw was the grader blade and I knew I wanted it!!! Great review of your 'fleet' of machines and why they mean what they do to you!!! Take 'er easy!!!

[@tractorman4461]

Oh heck Mike...the missus don't know it, but my username would've been outdated a long time ago...LOL. The Allis is my main grading machine when we do heavy road maintenance and will be the focus of a video later in the year. Thanks for the comment sir and try not to get snowed in this weekend.

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

I'm catching up a bit in between working about the homestead. Tractors are just COOL, ain't no way around it! I've already toasted your way and then saw this video so a second toast is in order. You could be Tractorman88 with those two 44s, eh? Thanks for this tractor packed vid with my second cuppaJO! I'll send a pic of my latest project. Tomorrow, weather providing, our Amish Friend Mary is coming to help Alice outside. Mary Loves working in the garden and with plants of all kinds. Her sister helps cleaning our house once a month or so. We also get our homemade eggs from them. Can't beat a good orange yoke from happy chickens! So more Thanks from this end of the country and many May Bleasings! DaveyJO

[@tractorman4461]

Hot dang DaveyJO...sorry I missed yet another one. I hope all worked out well for Alice and Mary for the day back then. Thanks for always the smile inducing comment my friend. I'm running a bit late right now....gotta go !

[@michaelkennedy2528]

A little city called Palatka Florida where my dad lived some 45 miles south of me has hundreds of old tractors. It is after all farm land and the owner of all these tractors has made a museum out of them all. I would guess that 95% or more will never run again, they are just static displays, but some are from the very early 1900's. Really cool place, we donated my late brother's 1946 John Deere to them, that thing broke a few fingers over the years as it was hand crank only.

[@tractorman4461]

That's cool for you to have donated the old Deere. Some of them could be cantankerous to start by hand. Next time I get down to Florida, I'll have to see if I can find that museum.

[@regsparkes6507]

I only have one, a 2007 Kioti CK20S, nowadays I used it mostly for snow clearing,..if we get any, I do wish I could find a decent but old tractor to rebuild and or tinker with. But I too, love Tractors. I like Joe LeSage's Case too,..there's a powerful ol' beast,...opps, the tractor I mean, not Joe...Hahaha. Anyway that's for the partial run through on your 'stable' of tractors Wendell...I appreciate the video.

[@tractorman4461]

You are quite welcome Reg, it was a quick and fun video to do too. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and I was wondering if you've gotten any further locating either a new or old time buzz saw for the Kioti.... ?? I agree Joe's old Case is a workhorse as well as is Joe himself. Good thing he's got such a good neighbor as Dave to ''rein'' him in a bit and keep him under control huh !!

[@regsparkes6507]

@@tractorman4461 Things here at my place have changed and I have to hold off on that saw for some time. Thanks for asking though. Yes, I do enjoy watching Joe as he works around his home with those project etc. I agree too that it's good to have his buddy Dave there to help out from time to time. Everybody needs to have a buddy nearby to make things run even better sometimes. Cheers.

[@tractorman4461]

Well hopefully things will turn around for you with the fresh spring weather coming in soon. I know what its like for things to go sideways on occasion, but they always straighten themselves out over time.

[@regsparkes6507]

@@tractorman4461 Yes, I guess they do. Cheers!

[@danielh4759]

Hi 44! I also have a 4500! Great honorable mention. Your absolutely right, the hoes on those old Fords are tough and strong. I just got done rebuilding my hoe and adding a hydraulic thumb. I will post a video of that build soon. Grest video!

[@tractorman4461]

Yes, I found your video through Joe Lasage while he was fabbing the SSQA for his 430 Case. You did a fine job on the old tractor so I'm sure the thumb project turned out sweet as well !! Thanks for waching and commenting sir.

[@timothykoller5210]

Do you have any old farm loaders? Great videos thank you for creating them.

[@tractorman4461]

Yes I have a Ford loader for an 8n and also one for the hundred series Fords. Glad you like the videos Tim. They are fun to make but the editing is kinda tough..

[@dance3476]

I have a diesel ford 3400 that yellow one you have sounds alot like the others but to get to the point I am replacing my clutch and I just have to say it is a real pain trying to split the tractor and getting that loader off was also very hard. so if your clutch is acting up it will probably be very difficult to take the loader off.

[@tractorman4461]

Your 3400 iirc, has the 174 cu in 3 cylinder ...?? And yes you are correct about removing the loader, I had to twice in the past and neither time was fun at all !! I had the flywheel surfaced and I installed a new clutch at the same time, about 50 running hours ago. So I'm in good shape for a while....I hope. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

[@CountryLivingWithTheHarnishs]

you are really the tractor man for sure .great video

[@tractorman4461]

Thanks guys...I try !! lol. Kinda like Pringles....only one will never do. Well, it will until ya get another. Thanks for the comment and for watching !!

[@oliver-ht1lv]

I got a 1950 44 with the widefront i got it out of a barn where it sat for probably 30 or 35 years im working on getting it back to work

[@tractorman4461]

The 44 is my favorite tractor of all time. I was raised on a pair of 44's, one with a loader, neither with power steering and both narrow front. So is your 44 a high arch wide front or a 44 standard ?

[@oliver-ht1lv]

@@tractorman4461 its a adjustable wide front axle

[@mikeadams2339]

Awwsome video az usual. Interested in snow removal. Can you pont me to any videos you have made? Got a front plow for my 5065e and need all the help (and educational knowledge) to run the rear blade at the same time and not tear up my gravel driveway.

[@tractorman4461]

You know Mike we have such little snow here I haven’t had the opportunity to even make a snow removal video. I think I had to grade snow maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But when I do most times I’ve used the old Allis Chalmers Motor Patrol fitted with chains. Before that I’d just use a six foot blade on the 800 Ford. With that I would set it second position from the most angled deepest position and hit it as fast as I could go in third gear to toss the snow as far off the side as possible. I’d start off the shoulder and work my way to center then another round to shift the shifted snow back out from the center outwards. The key to not digging into the gravel is shorten the third link to minimize ‘draft’ of the mulboard. It’ll have more of a tendency to glide over the top of gravel and not dig in as it will with the top link extended. The further it is extended the more the draft is created and the deeper the cutting edge will be drawn into the gravel. I’ve not ran both the front bucket and back blade in the snow. Hope this helped ....??? Lol. Draft is your friend moving dirt or gravel but not so much moving snow.

[@mikeadams2339]

Thanks so much for your response. Just saw your video on chains forthe tracktor.found some for mine but heard or saw puting chains on front of 4x4 wasn't good for front end?

[@tractorman4461]

@@mikeadams2339 I personally think its counter intuitive to not put chains on all fours on a tractor equipped with FWA....Front Wheel Assist. (Fancy abbreviation for 4 WD). Chains dramatically increase your traction in slick, wet terrain or muddy hillsides. Chains will even assist in steering in those same situations. The guys that argue the point of your question claim the excess traction causes extra strain on the front end components and possible early wear. My suggestion is not to worry because most of these tractors are overbuilt anyway for their weight class. Especially on the smaller tractors, 50 hp and lower. Another thing to consider....the ratio of the circumferences of wheels from front to back. In an exaggerated scenario, think of taking 24'' rears off and installing 28's in place on a 4wd unit. Think of what that's gonna do to the differentials and parts that are supposed to work together at a specific ratio. Now, think of the change in circumference of putting chains on the rear. Yes, the chained tire now travels further per revolution. Your front tires without chains continue to travel the same distance as before the chains were added to the rear. So in theory, the rear end is forcing the front end to go further per revolution than it wants to....causing the front end to actually slip FORWARD !! But if you add chains to the front, you eliminate that potential from happening and enjoy better traction in all nasty terrain and can even steer and stop better as described above. I think though that the perceived added strain by this scenario is similar to the perceived added wear to the front end with chains scenario. Again Mike, this is all opinion but in a nutshell as long as you're running off road I'd never run without all wheels chained, summer or winter. Actually...LOL...right now I have been running chains ONLY on the front of the little B3030.... but that's another story that has to do with laziness.... Even grading the road, 4 wheel chains make a huge difference in traction, especially when the gravel is boiling over your molboard and the load is pulling the tractor half way sideways. Four wheel chains in steep and or rocky terrain helps minimize tire damage from slashes in the tire treads or sidewalls to a great extent. The chains will grab onto rocks or tree roots and pull you right on over with much less spinning and slippage. Less gouges in the treads make them last a lot longer. That's why I actually prefer an R4 industrial tread over R1 Agricultural tread because there is less area between treads for puncture by sharp stobs and sharp stone. Whoops....off topic a bit. Hope the rambling helps at least a little. It is so hard to get a thought across in print as compared to just talking back and forth. LOL

[@1rustytree]

If I had a lot of money, I would spend it on old tractors!

[@tractorman4461]

Actually you'd be surprised. There is a number of these old things I came by pretty cheap. At least 6 or 8 came from trading air conditioner or furnace repairs. One old Oliver 70 was traded even for just one 8' piece of ductwork. Several were just given to me to haul off over the years and a lot of them were $200 or less. But a fellow has to be willing to work on them a bit though. Now I ain't saying they are all that cheap, because there a few that's took the bottom out of the Missus' butter and egg jar !!! Thanks for hanging in there and watching sir. I do sincerely appreciate it.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Kind of looks like my brother-in-law’s collection!

[@tractorman4461]

Good for him !! LOL. I like to hear of other guys that suffer the same affliction !! Thanks Pat for stopping in and having a looksee.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

@@tractorman4461 I’m the same way, but because of past circumstances, I don’t have the collection, or the space for it. And if I did, my wife would kill me and my son, because we would always be broke and living in a barn!

[@tractorman4461]

@@thesmallwoodlot433 Well...I gotta admit that part sounds a bit familiar.....LOL.

[@houndsmanone4563]

Just some encouraging and motivational inspiration needed before a day's work. Take a big whiff of burnt coffee grounds, then go kick a$$ and take names. AhOoorah! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmbRmoB8id6bp9U Before my men and I deployed to Saudi, we got pumped on some tradition!! Semper Fi, brother!

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Where is your steam tractor? Lol!

[@tractorman4461]

Hey Pat...I'm old, but not THAT old. LOL. We never had steam on the farm. We went from horses straight to tractors. As a matter of fact, the last team was 'put out to pasture' when I was a little kid. Sweetheart and Bess, my dad's favorite. They actually used them in '51 to pull my uncle and aunt away in a buggy from church on their wedding day !!

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

@@tractorman4461 I have seen 3 steam powered units that still function, however the only time they are out is on trailers because of insurance cost and being considered a fire liability. The one that I have seen run, the insurance company required an adjuster and fire department on hand and it to be placed in the middle of a field during startup! And his insurance just to keep it is quite high!

[@mikeadams2339]

When ya got time i would like to see your snow mover.

[@tractorman4461]

I went to fire it up and for the first time ever it had no spark. I gotta pull the magneto cap and check for oxidation on the points. I'm positive that's it. It runs a little rough and burns a lot of oil. The old motor is getting a bit tired....but one of these days, she'll be the item for discussion for sure. I love grading gravel or snow with it though, with the ten foot mulboard it can MOVE the product !! Thanks Mike for the comment sir.

[@debbiehughes8464]

Hey it's me

[@tractorman4461]

Do you by chance have the Perkins diesel powered '83 Mazda flatbed..? Thanks for watching the tractor challenge !!

[@debbiehughes8464]

@@tractorman4461 yes it me James I'm using my lady's email :-)

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Got your ears lowere!

[@tractorman4461]

Yeah, I do that twice a year whether I need it or not !! Usually I need it though. I'm due right now too !!

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

@@tractorman4461 my wife takes care of that for Chris and I, about quarterly give or take, but the girls go to the salon! I find my face when I sharpen my k-bar.lol😅

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Wendel get that old for truck going

[@tractorman4461]

Oh I'll get there eventually. Its a 302 automatic and it'll run pretty easily...just a little TLC is all. I need to find the shifter shaft that travels alongside of the steering column... Its been sitting since '96 when a buddy's dad passed away. One owner truck, 1972. IIRC 70 or 80,000 miles.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

@@tractorman4461 I would find those parts ASAP, that drive train is one of the best! I’ve been looking for an older Ford myself, still holding out for a F250-350 crew cab from 1965 -74, but I want the 6 cylinder and a 3 speed, or a big block! Either that or an old Studebaker truck for my daily driver.

[@tractorman4461]

@@thesmallwoodlot433 My daily driver 'go-to' wood hauling tractor getting truck is an 85 F250 with an '86 one ton dually rear end and flat bed. Its got a .030 over 460 with a bumped cam. Four speed 4 WD. I also have my dad's '56 F250 with 292 v-8 and three on the tree in the lean-to. I'm supposed to be getting a 77 Ford 2 ton with 10' grain bed with dump cylinder for scrap price. Supposed to have a Ford v-8 industrial engine. Fellow told me to bring a battery and some gas and drive it right on the trailer. But I have to see it to verify the particulars myself. Just haven't had the time to go look yet. He bought it new and has been kept in a shed its whole life. Sounds too good to be true to me but I will find out soon.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

@@tractorman4461 go for it, almost nothing to loose!

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Well Wendel, my go to truck is a lot less then what I desire, 😂, it’s a 1995 dodge Dakota 2 wheel drive with a 4 cylinder and 5 speed. But for $200.00 dollars I’m not complaining, it starts and drives and stops when I want it to, and has paid fir itself between bringing home fire wood, and about 12 times what I paid for it in scrap metal going to the yard!