Spent close to 20yrs of my life on Ford 800... wish many times had half track.. thank you for taking us along

Nice tractor. The Chinese carbs are ok if you need to get something going, but the original rebuilt is the way to go.

When I was a kid back in the day? We made carburetor gaskets out of cardboard milk curtains. It worked fine.

Some of your problem is the Chinese carb., It's not for the "Jubilee" that you have, but rather for a 2N or 8N. Order a proper carb kit for your old cast iron carb and rebuild it. The exhaust elbow should be the post 58 2-inch to fit properly. Clean and coat your fuel tank, and this will do yeoman work for many more years. I had "Arp's" half tracks on a Massey Ferguson 35, approximately the same size, and power. Unlock your brakes so you can brake individual rear wheels to make skid tight turns. Have fun!

@ericd7532

7 ай бұрын

china carb is an abomination on this beauty

@craigalston2208

6 ай бұрын

You're half right . The other major problem is that most american companies don't have enough pride in their work to continue to make parts for their old products on a by request basis . About the only exception to this that I can think of is john deere & caterpillar who will reverse engineer a broken part if you send it to them and can afford to pay them for the time & materials to do so .

A most unusual device; never seen a set-up like this in Australia. We mostly don't have snow but do have high rainfall and hilly areas which are farmed so plenty of need in the day. One would think the extra power needed to drive all the tracks would limit the work uses a bit; mowing and raking rather than tillage. Good for rotary hoes though. Really good channel; honest, enthusiastic, shows it as it is! Thanks from Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate the support! 😊

Their is a screen on the inside of the tank. The tank always feeds off of the bottom. That screen often get plugged with rust and crime. AKA the settlement bowel. Fords solution. Get the grime and water at same time. Use your air compressor, on the fuel line and blow out that screen on the bottom of the tank. Make sure the fuel is turned on when you do this.

So we’re usually in snow. Not at lot of sinking. But they don’t like reverse. I noticed yours brace to the rear. Our brace to the front. We run a small maple business south of Ottawa. The farmall pulls a wagon with a tank on it. Works perfect.

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

Ohhh you aren’t that far from me then. Ya iv noticed it doesn’t like to reverse to far it will try to throw the track lol I wasn’t sure if that’s a adjustment I need to work on or if that’s just what they do lol. But I’m glad to hear they work well anyway! 😊

Love the half track. I grew up across the street from one of them used to clear snow at a dairy. I have a ford 8n. I can tell you from my experience that those plastic in-line fuel filters don’t allow enough fuel to the carb from a gravity flow tank. Try removing it if your next fix doesn’t work.

@ironwoodworkman4917

7 ай бұрын

I always have problems with the screen on the bottom of the tank. I never want to take the tank off and clean it out right. So I blow air back into tank and am good until. The last part of this video. :-)

@peterraftery2426

6 ай бұрын

there should be a governor that kicks in when tractor hits a heavy pull, they get tardy

Strange looking contraption, but appears to be very effective in mud!

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Ya I’ll do some more mud testing soon and see how it goes then try skidding some logs with it as well :), I’m curious to see how it does in snow though 😊

Интересная консультация! Классный трактор! Классное видео получилось! Мне понравилось! Круто Круто!!!👍👍👍

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

😊😊

Fair play Victor great patience enjoyed the 2 videos

cool tractor...hopefully you get it running better...my guess is sediment in the tank, maybe clogging the filter a bit...seems to happen when under a load...so its starving for something...would like to see this with a coat of paint and brought back to its glory years...Damn I miss farming

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Ya we drained the tank and had a look but it looks fine so we put fresh fuel in it but we are going to have to have another look I guess lol. And yes I want to take a wire wheel to it and paint it eventually even just to save the metal! 😊 and yes farming can be a pain in the butt sometimes and you just wanna pull your hair out but I would miss it too 😂

Sometimes a little impromptu machine work is in order. Neat trick with the file. You could take it off and do a proper repair later. Dress it up with a grinder etc... My brother has two of those China carbs on Farmall and Deere tractors and they seem to work well so far. Make you a flange and a piece of black iron pipe elbow for the muffler mount. I hate working in damp cold weather.

Cut a nice, neat hole in the hood and run a muffler top side. I'm not a fan of those under side exhaust systems. Great save gentlemen!!! I love old iron!!

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree! And thanks for the support! 😊

The elbow comes in two sizes early have 1 5/8” inch after 58 2 inch all fit the manifold you have

Just found your channel love it!! Like your ford half-track would have loved to had something like it at my grandparents ranch in Southern Oregon winters made our ford 9N's slip and slide. as for skidding logs out we used the draw bar and put actual chokers on the back since grandpa was a logger made it way easier to skid logs out to cut.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

lol thanks man 😊 ya I’m excited to see how it does in the snow :p and that’s a good idea with the chokers! 😊

You need to invest in a dremel grinder for stuff like the manifold modification. Would have done the job in minutes.

Great video. Just came across your channel. After watching this one I found the first in the series. You got the second out real quick. Also just subbed 👍 Would love to add a half track to my ‘56 640, and a front loader 😁 Leave the 8N for all other duties

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Ya that would be cool! it seems like a good system so far :p. Thanks for the support! 😊

Just stumbled on the channel, and I definitely enjoy the breath of fresh air with the differences between your channel and others. Only other comment I've got is that while I do think it'd look nice repainted, I do think even just a clear coat would look nice to preserve the patina it's got going on. Sure it's a little rough in spots, but I just think it looks cool with it not being all dolled up like a show tractor, especially with it being a half-track. Either way, it's yours to do what you want to it, and I'm sure it'll look good no matter what you do with it.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Hey I never thought of that idea! It would look cool!. And Thanks I appreciate the support 😊

I had an old farm all that had the 5' 10" rear tires on the back and the tricycle front tires use to take it 4 miles on this old logging road where four wheel drive trucks wouldn't do good at all.we used to drive the tractor 🚜 all the way to the end and by the way there were trees on both sides at the end was the marsh and we'd go 🦆 duck hunting. Never had a problem she'd dig right through.

I have a set of half tracks on a farmall A. We use it to collect maple sap. Nice video

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Hows it do in the deep snow? And do you have trouble with the front wheels sinking?

Makes the Right To Repair arguments even stronger!

Hey, great video, looking forward to seeing your channel grow! Be well.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate the support😊

Congrats guy's on finally gotten ur ford half track running and going good until it ran-out-of-gas.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Lmao 😂 thanks man! Hopefully the next video we will drive it for longer 😂

Ultra Copper permetex gasket maker works great for high heat applications like exhaust manifold........just for future reference

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

Ohh thanks for the tip, I’ll look into that! 😊

Nothing like Mud Puddle Mechanics

That so freaking sweet

Man I've got some cool vice grips with long handles that would work great on that adjustment where you don't have a lot of room.

I suppose your perfect with everything you do

Poor guys doing all the work himself 😂😂 hope you pay him well! I'm sorry I can't sit and watch others work I got to help 😂

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

Oh I pay him well lol, he’s the mechanic lol I help where I can when I wasn’t videoing but he’s obviously much better at this then I am but I’m trying to learn more 😊 I’m lucky to have him around that’s for sure though! 😊

Good luck guys!

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate the support! 😊

Well after looking at the tractor you are working on the decal on the side of the hood looks wrong, because the engine looks just like my jubilee. I also have problems with the points until I hanged it over to electronic.

the best way to seal that carburator on would have been to remove the studs from the unit itself and drill out the threads and mount the nuts underneath, then offer it back up to the manifold studs in place, and then flood weld the bolts into place on the manifold.

This is cool

Good work guys

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Thank you :), Victor is the master mechanic on these old projects but I help him where I can lol 😂

@paulmordh4308

7 ай бұрын

Hey I love how you narrate the repairs, your voice reminds me of John candy.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

@@paulmordh4308lmao and my size 😂 but I’ll take it as a compliment! He was fantastic! 😊

I have did 4 exhaust manifold the same way to fit the carburetor to it

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Do what ya gotta do to make it work! 😊

Looks surprisingly light on the ground. How easy is it to steer with the wheel? Do you need to use the independent brakes a lot?

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

It’s easy to steer in what Iv had it in so far, the breaks aren’t actually working right now lol I’m going to have to tare into them cuz I wanna try putting skies on the front so I will probably need them to steer then :p

Just a small bit of heat proof furnace silicon or muffler putty jobs done

You should be a game show host

A dremel tool could come in useful . You need to be more patient get it done right the first time. If no parts available for that model then MacGyver is your best friend still like to see it done right . Cool.tractor i want one no place for it live in a mobile home park ,but i still want one lol

need to adjust the power side of the carb.. there is 2 adjusters idle air and a power adjuster

That is a pretty neat set up. Admire you and victor for saving these older tractors etc. and seeing them run and work again. Before the snow flies- have you had any issues with the torque converter on the chevys? I also have one although a bit newer and had a guy tell me I should think about swapping out for a better constructed one. I haven’t had any issues to date , I plow , haul etc. - your thoughts?

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Hey thanks! 😊 I haven’t had any issues with any of my trucks yet anyway and I know I’m not easy on them lol I would wait until I started having a issue before changing out a perfectly working one 😊

@plowboy6636

7 ай бұрын

@@4Dan21 Ok appreciate the advice. I am not Victor so would have to farm this out anyway. My age(73) is catching up with me on doing anything like that. I have had electrical issues- touch screen, 4wd switch stuff but that’s about it. Tried a different undercoating touch up ( surface shield) it is wool wax based so will see how it holds up to the salt. Plow is snoway and it has held up good. Haven’t had much snow last couple of years in western pa, and who knows this year. Appreciate the videos.

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboy6636ya it’s usually the electronics that fail on me as well! Iv also gotta get on undercoating my trucks cuz we have had freezing rain and a bit of snow so it coming lol. But good luck with everything! 😊

I sure hope your going to change both front tires so they match.

That's some fine afro engineering there.

Anti seize is your best friend once you get it moving a little lol

You should use some chasing oil so it don't destroy your thread chaser

It ran fine until you went though the mud and did some dips and dives. Fuel in tank would run to front and back away from pickup.

Everything is always perfect ,it's like putting lipstick on a pig

nice ford

👍👍

Mint

Seems you aren't getting extra gas when it demands more. Could be the after market carb

Freehand cutting with an angle grinder is dangerous . You should always clamp the workpiece to something solid

Drill a hole in the round part of sleeve

It's a lot better running now but if I were you I'd find a better carb. Get rid of that Chinese knock off and find a better made model. Too if nothing is in for you to do a total restoration I'd get rid of that underbelly exhaust and drill a hole in the tin and put a stack on it be easier to make a flange to fit that manifold and put in a straight piece and muffler with a rain flapper. You'll be much happier if you do when you go to hookup an implement and not be bombarded by the exhaust!! Good luck with it!!

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Lol you are very right! 😂 I plan on doing both those things eventually 😊

@harrymiller3986

7 ай бұрын

The gas tank is straight up use a couple of 90 degree bends after the muffler

You need a dremel and you can grind that easy

Were are you guys located?

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

We are in eastern Ontario 😊

Rip screwdriver 12:47

Must have some trash in the fuel tank!

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Yes there may be! We did drain the tank and had a look and it looked fine and there wasn’t anything in the old gas so we put fresh stuff in and carried on lol but it doesn’t mean we didn’t miss something! :p

Bro please put a matching tire on the other side

tip some cold water on it

20:02 DID HE JUST BREAK THAT BEAD WITH HIS BARE HANDS?

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

Ya he did! 💪🏻 lol there’s not much of a bead to break on those, they are tubed tires and where very rotten 😂

GOOD CANADIAN KNOW HOW LOL

Like that tractor don't they have conversation kits for Ford tractors if you wanna make normal tractor half tracks

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Yes they do :), I’m not sure if they still make anything like that anymore :p

That’s not a 2000 Ford tractor, it’s a 1953 Jubilee or a 1954 NAA

@KellyVeasey-nc3po

7 ай бұрын

Never mind, saw your first video an$ you mentioned it was a Jubilee, I was referring to the 2000 decal on the hood in my first post, looks like the tractor could be very handy with the tracks

How in the world does a carburetor below the intake manifold work? It must be anti gravity. Lol not 😢

@4Dan21

7 ай бұрын

Lol it’s an updraft carburetor. The fuel is drawn into the carburetor by the vacuum created on the downstroke of the piston. When the air accelerates through the Venturi, it makes a low pressure area and the speed of the intake air increases, the speed causes the air and fuel to mix and vaporize 😊

Try Free All lube from O'Reilly auto parts

like the orange hat perhaps he is afraid a hunter will mistake his ford for a deere and shoot it .

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

lol I was hunting before I came down there I just left my orange coat in the truck 😂

Я так понял это бензиновый двигатель?

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

Yes it is a gas engine 😊

People can learn by watching the mistakes y'all are making like filling down the exhaust manifold if it would have been me I would have removed the studs from the carburetor housing and opened up both of the ends that way a couple of replacement bolts and nuts it would bolt right up without doing any harm to any part

Wrong carb. Rebuild the old one. It's not hard to do

Traktor nur als Diesel. Alles andere ist Spielzeug.

Where do you get those tracks for the back of the tractor ??? Where can you order or buy them. ??? Phone number I hope ?

@4Dan21

6 ай бұрын

lol I’m not sure if you can order them anymore or not, I bought the tractor just because it had this old system on it 😂

It's junk how can it be perfect

4dan what type of unregistered guns do you have?