A tractor mechanic, a farmer, a architect , a business man , and has a utube channel thats doing very well. This guy is amazing !

Very cool to see it all coming together and what an honor and privilege to be able to work alongside your Dad on the project! Love your channel.

So close to hearing that thing purrr. Yet so far away. The joys of tinkering.

A pleasure to watch thankyou

I don't know nothing about tractors but its super interesting and keeps me watching thanks for your videos pete

I never realized I would ever be interested in a engine rebuild until I met Pete. God Bless!

Great restoration series. Nothing better than seeing another classic Farmall being brought back to life. Really liked how you explained using the gasket sealant on the oil seal edge. Thought I was the only one that did that.

Watching you rebuild the tractor is quite fascinating.

Daily I come by here and when I see you've posted a new video, the kid inside me is almost as excited as when I'd used to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings!!! "Oh boy!!!, it's time for another PETE SHOW"!!!!! ;o)

@KingJamesBibleBeliever-de9fy

3 жыл бұрын

Same here best farm youtube channel!

Great video on your assembly and one of life's lessons hitting some roadblocks such as the worn keyway, but I have no doubt you will triumph. Looking forward to the engine firing up once again. Long live the MD.

Fantastic presentation Pete. Every time I form a question in my mind it seems you answer it in the very next statement. The sign of a natural instructor. Thumbs up!

Nice to see your actually using a ratchet, I thought I was the only one who actually used thoes yet

The Bob Ross of farming

@TheBaken1

3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it.

@devinstocker3215

3 жыл бұрын

lol

As always I am a fan love old farmalls and watching you work on them.

We used to hammer the woodruff key into the slot... it is normally mild steel, so much softer than the hardened shaft. We would use a small ballpeen hammer which tends to expand the key by deformation both outside and in... then the wear is taken up by the expanded key.. a lot cheaper an option than getting new keyways milled into the shaft and gear.

Pete you and your father are really talented folks! 👍👍👍

Love the wrench turning on the old tractors! Those old girls really do last forever when taken care of.

We had a really old Ford that we used for light work and grading a rock drive on some property we own but couldn’t find anyone who could fix its problem so had to sell it to someone who could work on it himself. My husband just not a wrench guy.

A loose harmonic balancer wallowed out a keyway in the crankshaft of a 4 bolt 350 in a 3 ton GMC I had. I brazed in the key with the engine still in the truck and filed it off smooth where the salvaged harmonic balancer went on without a wobble and I never had a problem with it.

A few videos back you received a strange looking set of pliers. They are safety wire pliers used mostly in aviation. They are used to twist wire like you did on the oil pump. Put the two wire ends in the jaws and lock them. Then you can pull on the piece that comes out and it will twist your wire tight.

I’m surprised you didn’t use your lock wire pliers when you installed the oil pump. Perfect tool for the job and a very professional end result.

Thank you for sharing.

Great stuff I love to see the progress of the MD

Great teamwork 🤗

She’s looking great buddy thanks for sharing can’t wait to hear it running god bless

Pete, Congrats on 100k!!

Pete does good work.

Just recently discovered you on here but now im hooked. Love the small farm atmosphere. I grew up on a small dairy farm just a couple hrs west of you.

Ya know...I was going to ask you a question about the stud extractor/installer. But like a good instructor, you answered it before I could. Excellent video Pete. Thanks.

Another great video Pete. Love the variety of your channel.

I have been looking forward to see this!

Excellent presentation 🚜✈️

100k subscribers. Very nice job!

@edwardalamo2507

3 жыл бұрын

You have to be a mechanic, and a agriculturalist.

Road block time to be a farmer again and you can play mechanic when the parts come in. Enjoyed the video thumbs up for you

Awesome Pete!!! Worth the wait to see this.

Really good stuff. Glad to see your Pop's in there ..

Thanks 😊

Thanks Pete have a great day my friend

I'm slowly making me dreams come true , city boy urban farming now! Country Man farming in the future! - Thanks for the support, KZreadrs! I hope to grow and show and much as I can on the way! Much love

It's always fun when people give me crap for running gas tractors. While they may be less frugal with fuel (and not as cool). They sure are easy to work on and find parts for. Keep up the good work Pete!

@jamesmorrison1884

3 жыл бұрын

For those of you who don't know this engine starts on gas and runs on diesel

If you need help with keyway.. I can make a new one.. Or lathe a new shaft. Our machine shop usually makes things for aerospace... So any gear, flywheel, or shaft that needs to be made is a piece of cake. Made a couple replica D spoke flywheels last year about this time.

Excellent video Pete :) also yes seen mean about head studs my late Dad 1963 McCormick International B414 Desiel motor 40 hp 156 Cubic Inches 4 cylinder studs for head never got changed too , 1970 International 624 A 60 hp Desiel motor 206 Cubic Inches size 4 cylinders head studs were okay too and 1978 International 724 B 72 hp 265 Cubic Inches size 4 cylinders motor head studs did have changed because original guy had before we got it motor overall did bad job on head also block resurfaceing machine job but by file instead and both head plus block were not 90'degrees straight and bolts had broke threads inside top block also we got motor rebuilt plus fuel pump screw up ! Then found block was crack top to bottom top oil pan in middle of block on number 2 also 3 cylinders also one piston line crack bad so had find new block at junk yards of tractor salvaged yard of better one ! Brand new block was pricey in big dollars and used block work fine then after full rebuilt plus nice price on used block ! Took little time longer rebuilt but was okay to because did Winter Season months when farm operations slowed down in 1995 year!

Remember the 2 plier-looking tools a viewer sent you? Those are safety wire twisters. They are great & make the twisted safety wire look professionally done :-) Your channel is one of my favorites!

Totally Interesting and I am happy to see the MD's update.

Congrats on 100 k

I rebuilt the engine on a 1952 ford 8N. It’s like stupid easy compared to your dual gas / diesel!!!!!!!! I’m very impressed with you knowledge and skills!!!!

With the distributor drive just buy a bigger key and file it down until you have a tight fit. I have done it with warn chansaw flywheels and it works well.

your getting close Pete exciting

Hurry up and get her assembled cant waite lol it's going to be awesome runner

Great video Pete! Nice to see everything going back together! I always learn something new whenever I watch your videos!

Very interesting.... I'm also reading your book and enjoying it!

Singing: "It's beginning to look a lot like, tractor..."

once again pete, great video. to me at least the restoration is getting very interesting.

That’s a lot accomplished in one video despite the hold ups you are facing. You must get up up pretty early!

You have a really good channel 👍🏻

Pete I really never comment but your my favorite man.

i cant wait for the first start

Pete, glad to see you are using a T handle on the tap, Too many young guys use power tools tapping threads, one can not " feel " the tap threading into the hole, and avoid the impending disaster of a broken tap. We all know how fun that can be. Where is Henry?

Looks like you're "pushing a rope"! Great progress! Good call on repairing the keyway!

I am thinking like setting up dies here, but us the wear mostly on one side of the key way? If so, it might be possible to put some small tight welded spots on that side of the key, then mill or surface grind them back down to the correct new dimension. Maybe these could be done on both sides of the standard woodruff key. Just a thought...haven't ever tried that on a key myself.

Pete,glad to see things are moving,well,along,but you and I know,stumbling blocks will be! I feel that snug feel is a definite plus,timing will be accurate,plus it’s the right thing to do,I listen to others in my classic ford club,so many don’t mind fixing some things twice. I’ve learned long ago to take the time or make the time.see ya next vid.

You might consider contacting Abom79 for help with the timing gear shaft. He is a machinist with spray welding capabilities and occasionally collaborates with other KZread creators on projects. I think you would enjoy his content as you both have some of the same nerve endings. Thank you for providing interesting and informative content, even the Dad jokes!

Nice careful work. I usually keep a cup of mineral spirits and an old toothbrush handy when chasing threads. Makes quick work of cleaning the tap.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe someone sent you a gift set of pliers for safety wire.

When chasing threads on blind holes we use grease for lube on the tap as it has the benefit of capturing all the crap the tap cuts out. Just replace the grease for each hole

Make a stepped woodruff key for the distributor drive.

Congratulations Sir on 100k

While I appreciate the idea of the tappet retainers, if the tractor ends up on it's back, runaway tappets would be on the low-priority list.

Great job really enjoy the excellent work you do.

When I was in the Navy, we used what you are calling mechanics wire on all of the bolted connections on our airplane engines. After running the wire thru the first bolt head, we used approx. 8-12 twists per inch to reach the next bolt where we would run it thru that bolt's holes, and so on, and so on until we went all around the bolted connection, with each space between bolt heads receiving about 8-12 twists per inch. The wire always terminated after going thru the last bolt, not in the middle between two bolts like you showed in the video. Hope this helps. Not trying to negatively criticize, just offering some constructive criticism !!

One step closer!!!!!!

Great video!

You did good

@edwardalamo2507

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like being your own boss ,

Nice job!!!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

Omg my dad had several of the same screw jacks you used under the bell housing of the back of the tractor.

You could have a custom key made, widen the keyway in the shaft, and have the key ground to match the smaller keyway in the gear. It may or may not be cost effective compared to just enlarging the keyway in the gear.

Pete, you can get double step key stock, call NAPA or Fastenall , tractor supply probably sells it too...

Pete, take a thicker Woodriff and file or grind it to fit.

I started at the last video and I’m working my way back to the 1st. 🤔

Thanks Pete.Glad to see you didn't peen the sides of the wood ruff key with a pointed punch. We could get away with that at a sawmill but your engine parts are a lot less accessible if a problem develops there again. Plus we always had the night shift/weekend to go back and replace the parts. Sometimes (wink)

@JustaFewAcresFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, I think we've all done that once or twice...dimple the key and coat it with red loctite. I know I've gotten by with keys on the baler doing that until I had time to fix it right.

@jimmeroniuk8266

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustaFewAcresFarm Hi Pete thanks for the reply. I like the green better. To me red is just a thread locker, where as the green is made for holding cylindrical objects in place. Thought maybe some one used it on that seal you were trying to remove. :) Bye the way really enjoy your channel.

24 hour Araldite your gear and woodruff key to the shaft

use locktite thread sealer on All the head studs. This will seal tose going into the water jackets and will keep the others from rusting together and provide the lubricant for accurate torque. BTW use same on light torque bolts to semi lock them in place so they dont vibrate loose.

@JustaFewAcresFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I could do that too. But the stuff I used works fine.

Wonderful videos as per usual. I would advise not putting any liquid into a blind hole though. You can crack your block.

@JustaFewAcresFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think a light coating of oil on the threads is going to crack a block, and it ensures the studs go in without binding. Typically the entire hole is not threaded, leaving a well at the bottom. As long as the holes are cleaned beforehand, you're good to go.

@lukassawatzky604

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustaFewAcresFarm I just wanted to let you know! I’m a transport truck mechanic in Canada. Engine rebuilding is something I’ve done lots! I would just hate to see you finish the tractor and have a block crack from hydraulic lock. Although usually it will crack when you’re torquing it down. But I would imagine with heat and vibration it could potentially crack later on. That’s very high pressure in a localized area! Thanks for what you do and the level of class you bring to farming and KZread!

Excellent video you can have a machinist mill a step size woodruff key or resize a bigger one

those are nylon washers ... the best!

When you came to wiring up the bolts, didn't someone send you a set of lockwiring pliers a few weeks ago? Looking at the engine hoist, I'm guessing that was home-made?

Nice. 😊👍

Amazing... How old is your dad. Wish mine was still here...

@tryhardfinessedyou

3 жыл бұрын

RIP your Dad. RIP my Dad. Glad we can at least share these interactions with Pete and his old man!

@a.m.v.6938

3 жыл бұрын

You learn so much from your dad. My dad was born in 1910, often I think how did he know so much.To all who still have your dads go give him a hug and tell him how much you love and appreciate him. I also miss him very much.

@anthonyhengst2908

3 жыл бұрын

@@tryhardfinessedyou I'm fortunate, my Dad is still here. He's 80 and still saws all of his winter wood. Old farmers just keep going it seems.

@anthonyhengst2908

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! It's so exciting watching that MD coming back together.

@Brian.N

3 жыл бұрын

My dad passed away in 2017,he was 63..He always wanted a Farmall Cub,well a year before he passed away he bought his dream Tractor a Farmall Cub.He gave it to me,and I'm in the process of gathering everything I need to completely redo the Tractor. I want to make it look like new,because that's what he wanted to do.I wish he was still here to help me with it,but I know he will be here in spirit.

Slowly coming together.

Alos, Pete: I just snapped a head stud off that I re-used on my Super M. It wouldn't come up to spec on the re-torque. I know this isn't your first time around the block but I'd hate to see you have to take the thing all back apart and buy another head gasket for a broken stud. Murphys motor services in Louisiana can get you a new set of ARP studs for it if need be (that's what I ended up doing). I'm sure you'll be more patient and smarter than I was and stop if you feel like they're stretching lol.

@dansherrell6803

3 жыл бұрын

.... And i just now got to the part where you say not to worry about re-using them lol. Sorry!

🙌🙌🙌👍👍 Excellent.

I liked your test got tdc

When did they start torqueing engines? I'm 75 and we never owned a torque wrench when I was younger.

Good video Pete did you put new clutch in it? Have a great day.

Hay pete starting to com to gearher yes it is a bummer wen u run in to stuff like that press on. It will all come to geather and then u can say ajob well done

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed!

Let me just say that Pete are doing a great job with your KZread career how long did it take you to get where you are because it would be good to get a estimate of when I might get their

Both Me and a Walrus like a tight Seal

Hey Pete, What is the socket that you are using to install the head bolts? I've never seen that before.... I've always used two head nuts against each other to place studs in... Thanks! Looking Good!

@traderjack6151

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, I bought mine on Mac truck

If only one side of the keyway is worn you make a step key